JPS6024514B2 - magnetic ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device that issues magnetic tickets, such as tickets for automatic ticket gates, one by one, or a device that can issue a plurality of magnetic tickets at once.

In devices that issue magnetic tickets by recording value information magnetically at the time of issuance, an echo check is performed after encoding, and if the echo check determines that the encoding is defective, the magnetic ticket is collected into the device and the encoder is determined to be good. Only approved tickets are issued.

By the way, since the performance of echo checking is generally inferior to the performance of encoding in terms of reliability, even if encoding is performed effectively, the echo check may determine that the encoding is defective and the data may be collected. Therefore, since there is a risk that the collected magnetic ticket may be used illegally by an attendant or the like, conventionally, characters, symbols, etc. are printed on the printed surface of the magnetic ticket to indicate that the ticket is invalid. However, since ticket gates and the like are unmanned, the above printing alone cannot completely prevent unauthorized use. In a multi-ticket issuing machine, magnetic tickets that are determined to be encoded well by echo check are held internally until a predetermined number is reached, and when the predetermined number is reached, the held magnetic tickets are sent all at once to the ejection port. discharge.

In the event of a power outage during the issuance operation, or if the issuance operation is canceled due to a magnetic ticket jam or other malfunction,
Since the memory of the information to be printed/magnetically recorded and the number of magnetic tickets held is erased, it is necessary to collect all the magnetic tickets held when the power is restored or when a failure occurs. Therefore, especially in multi-ticket issuing machines, there is a strong demand for a means to completely prevent unauthorized use, instead of simply printing on the ticket surface at the time of collection. Therefore, this invention applies not only to magnetic tickets that are determined to be encoded incorrectly by echo check, but also to magnetic tickets that are determined to be encoded properly and are put on hold, but are collected due to some kind of malfunction, even though they are correctly encoded. It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic ticket issuing machine that can completely prevent magnetic tickets from being used illegally.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a printing machine for printing predetermined items on the magnetic ticket t to be issued by this ticket issuing machine, and it cuts a roll paper having a magnetic surface or a magnetic stripe on one side each time it is printed to produce a magnetic ticket. It also has a mechanism that separates and sends out magnetic tickets one by one from a storage unit each time magnetic tickets, which are originally made in sheets, are printed.

These mechanisms themselves are not shown as they are known in this type of technical field. Further, as the printing method used in the printing machine, any method commonly used in this type of apparatus can be used. The type of ticket surface to be printed may be one type (ie, single bearer) or multiple types (ie, multifunctional). In the case of a multi-function machine, the printing machine is controlled by a printing control circuit 4 that receives binary information from a data generation circuit 3 that generates binary information such as the departure station name, issue date, fare or boarding section, and ticket number. 1 is controlled, and items corresponding to the binary information are printed on the ticket surface. Reference numeral 2 denotes a magnetic encoder section, which includes a write control circuit 5 having the function of scanning the binary information outputted from the data generation circuit 3 and the function of storing the binary information, and a write control circuit 5 having the function of scanning the binary information outputted from the data generation circuit 3, and the write control circuit 5 having the function of storing the binary information. a write head h that encodes magnetic information corresponding to the printed information on the magnetic surface or magnetic stripe of the magnetic ticket whose surface has been printed by the printing machine 1 using binary information; and a read head h2 that captures the encoded magnetic information. , refutes the write information given from the write control circuit 5 and the discussion information given from the read head h2 via the amplifier 6 provided as necessary, and only when the two pieces of information do not match, the drive is started. It has an echo check determination circuit 7 which outputs a signal S.

The magnetic ticket that has been encoded and echo checked in the magnetic encoder 2 is sent out from the magnetic encoder toward between the first belt B and the second belt &. The first belt B and the second belt B2, like the third to sixth belts described later, are each composed of a pair of belts arranged on both sides in the width direction of the magnetic ticket, and are on the same side in the width direction of the magnetic ticket. 1st belt and 2nd belt in
Each of the belts is supported, and the magnetic ticket is carried between the belts that abut each other. 2nd belt &
The first belt B extends downward to just above the collected ticket hopper 13, which will be described later, and is stretched by driven pulleys IJP4 and P5, but the first belt B extends only along a part of the upper side of the second belt & However, it is stretched by a driving pulley P and driven pulleys P2 and P3. A third belt B3 is located below the first belt B at an appropriate distance from the driven pulleys P6 and P.
7 and is in contact with the second belt B2. Then, on the side opposite to the second belt B2 with respect to the pulley P6, a first
A wing W is provided so as to be swingable about its support shaft 9,
Its support shaft is a rotating means 101 such as a rotary solenoid.
The tips of the first blades are normally maintained on the second belt B side, as shown by solid lines in FIG. The rotation means 10' is connected to a drive circuit 8, and to this drive circuit, in addition to the echo check determination circuit 7, a printing push button switch 11 and an erroneous printing detection circuit 12 are connected.

The trial printing push button switch 11 is activated by the printing machine 1 before issuing the ticket.
If the ticket is of a type in which a number of tickets are pre-printed in advance, the pre-printed tickets will be discarded at the end of one business day's deadline or at the start of the next business day. Alternatively, it is operated to perform trial printing after troubleshooting. Further, when the printing machine is a multi-function machine, the printing machine detecting circuit 12 detects whether the printing machine's printing hammer or heat generating element, etc., which is operated by the printing control circuit 4, is selected from the data generating circuit 3. Detects and outputs when it does not correspond to the given print character, etc. In this way, when the trial printing push button switch 11 is operated immediately after the close of business, just before the start of business, or after the completion of troubleshooting, when the print error detection circuit 12 detects a misprint, or when the magnetic ticket is printed normally. However, when the echo check determination circuit 7 determines that the encoding is defective, drive signals S, S2, and S3 are applied to the drive circuit 8, respectively, and accordingly, the rotation means 10 is The first wing W, is connected to the second wing W, as shown by the chain line in FIG.
Lay it down on the side opposite to belt B2. Therefore, the magnetic ticket that has been conveyed between the first belt B and the second belt string is further conveyed between the second belt B2 and the third belt B3,
It is dropped into the collected ticket hopper 13 from its lower end. If no erroneous printing is detected during normal issuing operation and the echo check determines that the encoding is good, the magnetic ticket that has been conveyed between the first belt B and the second belt B2 is transferred to the first wing W4. It is guided outward from between the first and second belts B, B2.

On the opposite side of the second belt B2 with respect to the third belt &, a third
A fourth belt lug, which is a driven belt, has approximately the same length as belt B3, and pulleys P8 to P, . Therefore, it is stretched apart from the third belt B3.

Pulleys P3 and P,. The rotation axis of . is a fixed axis, but the pulleys P9 and P, . The rotation axis of is a movable axis. Furthermore, on the opposite side of the second and third belt strings B3 with respect to the fourth belt B4, a fifth belt & is stretched by drive pulleys P, 2 to P, 5. The pulleys P and 2 are connected to a drive source (not shown) such as a motor. The fifth belt and the fourth belt are
between pulleys P, 3, and P9, and between pulleys P, 4, and P, respectively.
, o, and the pulleys P9, P, o having movable shafts are urged toward the pulleys P, 3, P, 4 by compression springs sp, , sp2. Also,
The portion between the pulleys P8 and P9 of the fourth belt B4 and the portion between the pulleys P, 2 and P, 3 of the fifth belt lug are inclined toward the pulleys P9, P, 3, respectively, and have a trough-like shape. A pool portion pl is formed, and the magnetic ticket whose traveling direction has been changed by the first blade W is guided to this pool portion pl.

Photoelectric or mechanical-electric type magnetic ticket passage detectors 14, 14' are provided on both sides of the magnetic ticket conveyance surface formed by the first belt B and the second belt base.

The detection signals from the detectors 14, 14' are used for the purpose of counting the number of issued magnetic tickets, and the fourth and fifth belts B4, ears are not driven, and the first wing W,
The magnetic ticket guided through the magnetic ticket is held in the pool section. By the way, the first wing W and the fourth belt booley P8,
Depending on the degree of inclination of the portion between P9, the previously held magnetic ticket may interfere with the aligned holding of the following magnetic ticket, resulting in jamming of the magnetic ticket. In order to prevent this, based on the detection signal issued when the magnetic ticket is detected by the passage detectors 14, 14', the magnetic ticket is detected by the first wing W,
Immediately after the first wing W is warped, the first wing W is laid down as shown by the chain line in FIG.
The magnetic ticket that was leaning on the part between the pulleys P8 and P9 of the fifth belt B is moved to the part between the pulleys P, 2, P, and 3 of the fifth belt B, so that the magnetic ticket that is guided next can be smoothly accepted. In this way, the magnetic tickets can be lined up and held one after another. In order to count the number of magnetic tickets that have been determined to be encoded well and are held in the pool part pl,
and the second belt B2.
′, if the echo check determines that the encoding is good, the detection signal output from that detector is used for counting, and when it is determined that the encoding is bad, the detection signal output after that is used for counting. Either a method that does not use the detection signals from the detectors 14 and 14' is used as an addition signal, and a separate connection between the lower ends of the second and third belts and the collected ticket hopper 13 is investigated. detector 15,1
5' and use the detection signal from this detector as a subtraction signal.

When the number of sheets on hold reaches a predetermined number, the drive source for the fifth belt B5 is started, and the fifth belt and the fourth belt B4, which is a driven belt in contact with the fifth belt, are rotated, and the sheets are transferred to the pool portion pl. The held magnetic tickets are collectively conveyed downward between the fourth and fifth belts. Since the pulleys P9, P, and o have movable shafts, they can be conveyed regardless of the number of magnetic tickets to be conveyed at once. 4th belt & pulley P
, P of . The fifth belt B is inclined between pulleys P and 5 to near the outlet 12, and the first blade W is located approximately in the middle of each inclined portion. A second wing W2 having a similar side sliding door shape is provided so as to be swingable around the obstacle 16.

A rotating means 17 such as a rotary solenoid is attached to the support shaft 16.
As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, the second wing W2 is normally held in an oblique state so that its tip protrudes between the fourth belts, so that it is connected to the pool part pl. The magnetic ticket conveyed between the fourth and fifth belts is guided in the direction along the fifth belt by the surface of the second wing W2 on the fifth belt side, and is guided by the guide flow r,, r2 and the fifth belt B5. It is discharged to the outlet 18 through the air. On the other hand, even after the predetermined issuance time has elapsed since the issuance command signal was issued by the issuing machine, a predetermined number of magnetic tickets still remain in the pool section.
If it is not stored in l, the issuing machine stops issuing operation. Reasons for not reaching the predetermined number of reserved tickets within the predetermined time include a jam in the magnetic ticket, a malfunction in the encoder's encoder or echo check, or a paper shortage.
In these cases, the issuing operation must be stopped and corresponding processing must be performed. When the issuing operation is stopped, records such as printing contents, magnetic recording contents, and the number of magnetic tickets held are usually cleared. Therefore, the held magnetic ticket needs to be collected. Therefore,
When it is detected that a predetermined number of tickets are not held within a predetermined time, or when a magnetic ticket jam failure, paper out, etc. The circuit 8 and the second blade drive circuit 21 are driven, and the first blade W and the second blade W2 are operated by the rotating means 10 and 17 operated by signals from the drive circuits 8 and 21, respectively, and the magnetic encoder 2 , the magnetic ticket remaining in the sections of the first and second belts B, , is transferred to the second belt by the first wing W,
The magnetic tickets passing between the third belt and between the pool part pl or the fourth and fifth belts & B5 are passed through the fourth belt B4 and the guide flow r3 by the second wing W2, and are respectively stored in the collected ticket hopper 13. transported.

In addition, even if a power outage occurs during the issuance operation, it is necessary to collect the magnetic tickets that have been put on hold for the same reason as mentioned above. Therefore, the issuing machine is equipped with a power-on detection circuit 20, so that it can be restored after the power outage. When this happens, the printing machine, the encoder, and all the belts operate for the time required to issue one ticket based on the output signal from the circuit, and the first wing W and the second wing The blade W2 is also operated in response to the output signal from the circuit 20, and transports all the tickets that were present in the printing machine, the encoding section, the pool section, between each belt, etc. at the time of the power outage into the collected ticket hopper 13.

A collected ticket cutting machine C having a rotary cutter 23 such as a circular metal saw is provided below the outlet 13' of the collected ticket hopper 13, and a collection box 35 is provided below the cutting machine. The cutting machine C has a sixth belt B6 consisting of a pair of belts separated in a direction perpendicular to the direction of conveyance of the magnetic ticket, pulleys P, 6, P, 7 that support each belt under tension, and a pulley for each pulley. Correspondingly provided pinch rollers r4, [5 and
A rotary cutter 23 whose circumference is partially protruded between the pair of belts, and shafts 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 that support each pulley, pinch roller, and rotary cutter.
29, plates 30 and 31 that support each shaft, and a power transmission means that includes a pulley 32, belt 22, etc. that rotates the sixth belt B6 in conjunction with the first belt B or the fifth belt base, It comprises a driving means 34 such as a motor for rotating the rotary cutter 23. This driving means 34 is activated when the first blade W or the second blade W2 is operated, and rotates the rotary cutter 23 at a circumferential speed much higher than the sixth belt circumferential speed. In this way, the magnetic ticket dropped into the collected ticket hopper 13 through the second and third belts or between the fourth belt and the guide roller r9 is passed from the exit of the hopper to the sixth belt & between the pinch roller r4. transported. The tip of the magnetic ticket comes between the sixth belt and the pinch roller, and is firmly held by the sixth belt and the pinch rollers r4 and r5, and at the same time, the magnetic ticket is cut by the rotary cutter 23 that rotates at high speed. It falls into the collection box 35. In the above embodiment,
It does not matter which branch side of the magnetic ticket running path the first wing and the second wing are located at normal times, but at least the first wing is used to determine encoding failure during printing, when detecting misprinting, and during echo check. At the time, the magnetic tickets that have been conveyed along the magnetic ticket format path to the first wing are distributed in the direction of the collected ticket hopper, and when the echo check determines that the encoding is good, the magnetic tickets are distributed in the direction of the pool section. In addition, when the number of magnetic tickets held in the pool section reaches a predetermined number within a predetermined time, the second wing distributes the magnetic tickets conveyed from the pool section in the direction of the exit, and the number of magnetic tickets held in the pool section is increased. If the number of magnetic tickets does not reach a predetermined number within a predetermined time, or when a power outage is restored, the magnetic tickets conveyed from the pool section may be sorted toward the collected ticket hopper.

As mentioned above, this invention completely makes unauthorized use of coupon tickets impossible by cutting magnetic coupons that are collected based on encoding defects, trial printing, incorrect printing, issuing machine failure, power outage, etc. It has the greatest feature in points.

Therefore, if the ticket issuing machine implementing this invention is a multiple issuing machine, as described above, it is necessary to hold magnetic tickets until the number of tickets to be issued is reached, so the first wing and the second wing are separated. The magnetic tickets being conveyed are sorted into a pool section or a collected ticket hopper, and a take-out port or a collected ticket hopper, respectively. However, in the case of an issuing machine that issues one ticket at a time, it is not necessary to have a pool section. Therefore, it is only necessary to provide one blade for distributing the conveyed magnetic tickets to the collected ticket hopper or the take-out port. The present invention is applicable to both such single-sheet issuing machines and multi-sheet issuing machines. As described above, according to the present invention, even if the encoding is effective due to low echo check performance, the magnetic ticket is determined to be encoded poorly and is collected, or the encoded ticket is determined to be good and is held in the pool section, and then issued. Magnetic tickets that are collected due to some kind of machine failure or when the power is restored are cut by a cutting machine, so
Not only can the staff easily identify a recovered magnetic ticket, but even if the recovered magnetic ticket is correctly encoded, the magnetic information on the ticket is destroyed by shredding. Therefore, the collected magnetic tickets cannot be used illegally, such as not being able to pass through the automatic ticket inspection aisle, or being unable to insert the collected magnetic tickets into an automatic payment machine to make a payment. There is no possibility of it happening.

If a circular metal saw is used as the cutting machine, even when an arbitrary number of tickets are collected at once in a multi-ticket issuing machine, the tickets can be cut reliably.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a multi-ticket issuing machine to which this invention is applied, Fig. 2 is a front view of the cutting machine, and Fig. 3 is a
FIG. 4 is a block circuit diagram showing one of the drive systems for the blades. FIG. 4 is a block circuit diagram showing the drive systems for the first blade and the second blade. 1...Printing machine, 2...Magnetic encoder section, B. ...first belt, B2...second belt, B3...third belt,
Ears: 4th belt, ears: 5th belt, B6...
6th belt, W. ...First wing, W2...Second wing, 1
3... Collected ticket hopper, 18... Takeout port, C... Cutting machine, 23... Rotating cutter, 34... Drive means, 35
...Collection box. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A write control circuit 5 having a function of storing binary information output from the data generation circuit 3, and a write control circuit 5 that corresponds to the information printed on the magnetic surface or magnetic stripe of the magnetic ticket t by the control circuit 5. A write head h_1 encodes magnetic information and a read head h_1 reads the encoded magnetic information.
_2; and an echo-check determination circuit 7 that echo-checks the write information from the write control circuit 5 and the read information from the read head h_2; a trial printing push button switch 11; and an erroneous printing detection circuit. 12 and; the magnetic encoder 2 and the trial printing push button switch 11;
and a drive circuit 8 that operates based on an output signal from the erroneous printing detection circuit 12; and a pair of drive circuits each disposed on both sides in the width direction of the magnetic ticket t which pinches and conveys the magnetic ticket t after passing through the magnetic encoder 2. first and second belts B_1, B_2; and a third belt B_3 disposed below the first belt B_1 and in contact with the second belt B_2.
and: a first wing W_1 disposed between the first belt B_1 and the third belt B_3 and driven to swing through a rotating means 10 by a signal from the drive circuit 8; When it is determined that the encoding is good in the echo check, the erroneous printing detection circuit 1
2, or when the echo check by the magnetic encoder 2 determines that the encoding is defective, the magnetic tickets t conveyed in the direction of the collection box 35 are sorted and collected in front of the collection box 35. A magnetic ticket issuing machine characterized by being equipped with a cutting machine C for cutting magnetic tickets. 2. A write control circuit 5 having a function of storing binary information output from the data generation circuit 3, and a write head that encodes magnetic information corresponding to the printed information on the magnetic surface or magnetic stripe of the magnetic ticket t by the control circuit 5. h_1 and a read head h_1 that reads the encoded magnetic information.
2, and an echo-check determination circuit 7 that echo-checks the write information from the write control circuit 5 and the read information from the read head h_2; a trial printing push button switch 11; and an erroneous printing detection circuit. 12 and; the magnetic encoder 2 and the trial printing push button switch 11;
and a first drive circuit 6 that operates based on an output signal from the erroneous printing detection circuit 12; when it is detected that a predetermined number of magnetic tickets t are not reserved within a predetermined time, or when a jam failure occurs in the magnetic ticket t. , a detection circuit 19 that outputs a signal when paper out is detected; a power-on detection circuit 20 that operates for a time set as the time required to issue one magnetic ticket when the power is restored after a power outage; the detection circuit 19 The first blade drive circuit 8 is operated based on the output signal of the power-on detection circuit 20, and both the detection circuits 19,
20; a second blade drive detection circuit 21 operating based on at least one of the following; First and second belts B_1, B_2; and a third belt B_3 disposed below the first belt B_3 and in contact with the second belt B_2.
and; has approximately the same length as the third belt B_3;
A fourth belt B_4 stretched apart from the third belt B_3; A fifth belt B_5 that comes into contact with the fourth belt B_4 to sandwich and convey the magnetic ticket t; The fourth belt B_4 and the fifth belt B_5 Formed by belt B_5,
a pool part pl for holding a predetermined number of magnetic tickets; disposed between the first belt B_1 and the third belt B_3, and swing-driven via the rotating means 10 by a signal from the first blade drive circuit 8; the first wing W_1; the fourth belt B
The rotating means 1 is located below the abutting surface of the fifth belt B_5 and the fifth belt B_5, and is
a second wing W_2 which is swing-driven via the first wing W_2;
and magnetic ticket passage detectors 14, 14' for detecting a predetermined number of issued magnetic tickets t, which are arranged on both sides of the magnetic ticket conveying surface by the second belts B_1, B_2; When the magnetic ticket t that has passed through the magnetic encoding unit 2 is judged to be encoded successfully in the echo check, it is transferred to the pool unit pl direction, and when the trial printing push button switch 11 performs trial printing, the erroneous printing detection circuit 12 detects erroneous printing. At the time of detection or when it is determined that the encoding is defective in the echo check by the magnetic encoding unit 2, the magnetic tickets t conveyed in the direction of the collection box 35 are sorted, and the second wing W_2 magnetically encodes a predetermined number of magnetic tickets within a predetermined time. When the ticket t is held in the pool part pl, the magnetic ticket t released from the pool part pl is taken out in the direction of the exit 18;
When a predetermined number of magnetic tickets t are not held in the pool part pl within a predetermined time, or when a power outage is restored, the pool part P
The magnetic tickets t emitted from the collection box 35 are distributed in the direction of the collection box 35, and the magnetic tickets distributed in the direction of the collection box 35 by the first wing W_1 and the second wing W_2 are placed in front of the collection box 35. A multi-magnetic ticket issuing machine characterized by being equipped with a cutting machine C for cutting tickets T. 3. The multi-magnetic ticket issuing machine according to claim 2, further comprising a cutting machine C that cuts the magnetic tickets t using a circular metal saw.