JPS6025638Y2 - Toll road terminal - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention is a toll road terminal that can be installed at the entrance gate of a toll road and used as a ticket issuing machine, and can be installed at the exit gate and used as a ticket confirmation machine. It's about machines.

A conventional toll road terminal of this type will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

First, to explain the pass ticket (information medium) using Figure 1, A
is a toll ticket, B or the magnetic recording part installed at the bottom of the same toll ticket A,
C is a printing zone (printing zone at the entrance gate and exit gate) provided on the upper part of the ticket A.

Next, this toll road terminal will be explained with reference to Figure 2.
1 is a ticket hopper when the above-mentioned terminal is used as a ticket issuing machine at an entrance gate, and the tickets A in the hopper 1 are conveyed one by one by a feeding roller 11 into a conveyance guide 6.6'
It is designed to be sent between

The conveyance guide 6.6' includes conveyance rollers, but they are not shown.

3 is the insertion slot for the pass A, 19.19' is a pair of photosensors that detect the insertion of the pass A, and 10.10' is the photo sensor 19.19' that detects the insertion of the pass A. This is a feed roller that is driven by the feed roller and feeds the ticket A to the confluence section 5 through the conveyance guides 7 and 7'.

Note that the conveyance guide 7.7' includes a conveyance roller, but this is also omitted from illustration.

The ticket A sent from the hopper 1 or the ticket A sent from the insertion port 3 passes through the merging section 5 and is guided along the conveyor belt 13 to a conveyance path between the conveyor drum 14.

This conveyor belt 13 is stretched around the drum 14 so as to guide the ticket A to the flapper 18, but only a portion thereof is shown in the figure.

Further, numeral 12 denotes a boot for tensioning the conveyor belt 13.

Note that illustrations of other pulleys and pulley drive devices are omitted.

Further, 15. 15' and 15'' are write heads and read heads for writing magnetic information into or reading magnetic information from the magnetic recording section B of the ticket A (15 is a read head 15' is a write head, and 15'' is a read head).

16.16', 16'' are the same heads 15, 15', 15
The pad roller that is in pressure contact with `` has the role of pressing the magnetic recording section 13 against the magnetic head.

A print head 17 prints on the print zone C of the ticket A, and in this case, the conveyance drum 14 also serves as a print platen.

Further, 2 is a stacker for storing the ticket A sent between the transport guides 8, 8' by a transport roller (not shown), and 9, 9' is a stacker for storing the ticket A sent between the transport guides 8, 8' by a transport roller (not shown).
18 is a conveyance guide for guiding the conveyance ticket A to the discharge port 4, and a flapper 18 is for sorting the conveyed ticket A to the stacker 2 or the discharge port 4.

Note that the ticket A will proceed to the discharge port 4 if the flapper 18 is in the solid line position, and to the stacker 2 if it is in the dotted line position.

The left half of FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line X-X in FIG. 2, and the right half is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line Y-Y in FIG. It is held between the transport drums 14 and transported in the direction of the arrow in FIG.

At this time, the magnetic recording part B of the pass A is recorded on the magnetic head 1 disposed directly under the conveyance drum 14 as shown in the left half of FIG.
5 and the pad roller 16, and when the ticket A reaches the position of the print head 17, the printing zone C of the ticket A is located in the right half of FIG. As shown, printing is performed by passing between the print head 17 and the conveyance drum 14.

Next, the control system of this toll road terminal will be explained with reference to FIG.
23 is a pass ticket insertion mechanism consisting of a 'Fort sensor 19. The conveyance control section mainly controls the conveyance system, and controls the hopper mechanism 21, ticket insertion mechanism 22, conveyance mechanism 23, and flapper 18.

Reference numeral 25 denotes an information control section that mainly controls magnetic recording and print recording for the pass A, and is connected to the conveyance control section 24 .

In addition, the man-machine interface with the 261 work Jj allows the transport control section 24 and the information control section 2 to be displayed on the alky board display section.
5.

In addition to specifying the car type, the keys include function keys for specifying special processing, and a numeric keypad for data entry.

In addition to displaying the charge amount, the display includes displaying data input using the numeric keypad, displaying errors, etc.

Next, the operation of this toll road terminal will be explained.

When used as a pass ticket issuing machine at an entrance gate, a ticket issuing command is sent from the keyboard display unit 26 to the conveyance control unit 28 according to the setting of the vehicle type etc. by the staff member, and one pass ticket A is dispensed from the hopper 1. .

When the magnetic recording section B passes between the read head 15 and the pad roller 16, the passed ticket A is
It is confirmed that it is not used, and when it passes between the write head 15' and the pad roller 16', the entrance toll gate number, vehicle type, date and time, etc. are written, and the read head 15'
When passing between the pad roller 16'' and the pad roller 16'', the written magnetic information is checked. If the magnetic information is recorded normally at this time, the necessary information is transferred to the print zone C by the print head 17. After being printed, it passes between the flapper 18 and the conveyance guide 9' and between the conveyance guides 9 and 9' and is then discharged from the discharge port 4. If there is an error in recording magnetic information, that fact will be displayed on the print zone. Print head 1 to C
After being printed by 7, it is stored in the stacker 2 through the flapper 18, the conveyance guide 8, and the conveyance guides 8 and 8'.

The information control unit 25 controls the writing, reading, read actor write check, and printing of the magnetic record based on the signal from the keyboard display unit 26 and the ticket position signal from the conveyance control unit 24.

Further, if an abnormality is found as a result of the check, this information is sent to the flapper 18 via the conveyance control section 24, and the flapper 18 is moved to the dotted line position.

When used as a pass ticket confirmation machine at an exit gate, when the photosensors 19 and 19' detect that the pass ticket A has been inserted into the insertion slot 3 by an attendant, the conveyance control unit 24 controls the feed roller 10. .10' is driven to start transporting the pass ticket A.

This pass A passes through the magnetic recording section B when the magnetic recording section B passes between the read head 15 and the pad roller 16.
At this time, if the ticket information is read normally, the information control unit 25 calculates the toll based on the vehicle type and entrance toll gate data. If the waist ticket information displayed on the display section is not properly read, the information control section 25 displays this on the display section 26.

Further, in the above-mentioned pass A, the magnetic recording section B is in the write head 15.
When the print zone C passes between the print head 17 and the pad roller 16', exit information is written, and when the print zone C passes between the print head 17 and the conveyance drum 14, necessary information is printed.

Also, items that have been processed normally are stored in the stacker 2 after passing between the flapper 18 and the transport guide 8 and between the transport guide 8°8', and items that have not been processed normally are stored between the flapper 18 and the transport guide 8. between and transport guides 9,9
' and is discharged from the discharge port 4.

At this time, the staff member visually confirms the items printed in the print zone C.

In this way, this toll road terminal can be installed as a ticket issuing machine when installed at the entrance gate, and as a ticket validating machine when installed at the exit gate, so it can be used both as a toll ticket issuing machine and a toll ticket validating machine. Therefore, parts management, maintenance, etc. can be simplified.

However, this toll road terminal has a hopper 1 that stores unused tickets for issuance, and a stacker 2 that stores tickets that have been confirmed at the exit and that has a magnetic recording error during issuance. are each provided independently with the same capacity S', so the terminal itself becomes extremely large due to the space of the hopper 1 and stacker 2, and it is extremely time-consuming in terms of construction, handling, and maintenance. There was a drawback.

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned conventional methods,
The magnetic head section that writes to or reads from the magnetic recording section of the pass ticket has a main conveyance section that has a printing unit that prints on the print zone of the pass ticket, and a pass ticket insertion path to the main conveyance section. A ticket storage box having a ticket insertion slot facing the aisle and a ticket storage passageway from the main conveyance section, and a ticket storage box from the main conveyance section to the ticket storage passageway or discharge port. The divided portions to be sorted and conveyed are arranged in a conveyance section, and the toll ticket storage box is provided with a pair of partition plates inside thereof that are biased by an elastic member and move toward the insertion path side and the storage path side. According to the present invention, if it is placed at the entrance gate like the conventional one mentioned above, it will function as a ticket issuing machine, and if it is installed at the exit gate, it will be a ticket confirmation machine, and it will function as a ticket issuing machine and a ticket issuing machine. It can also be used as a ticket verification machine, simplifying parts management and maintenance, and by combining the conventional hopper and stacker into one storage box, the terminal itself can be made smaller and the mechanism simpler. Handling and maintainability can be significantly improved, and if used as an issuing machine or a confirmation machine alone, the number of tickets with errors due to magnetic recording or magnetic reading is extremely small, so the actual number of tickets that can be accommodated can be reduced. It can produce excellent effects such as being able to significantly increase the amount of water.

The implementation of the present invention will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, but the mechanism of the main conveyance section having the magnetic head section and the printing unit, and the control mechanism of the conveyance section are the same as those of the above-mentioned conventional one. Identical parts are given the same numbers and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

In the figure, reference numeral 56 denotes a conventional ticket storage box which has both the functions of a hopper and a stacker. There is.

Further, a pass ticket insertion slot 3 is provided at a lower position in the extending direction of the insertion passage 51.
19 and 19' are photosensors that detect the insertion of a pass.

Reference numerals 53 and 54 denote a pair of partition plates disposed inside the pass ticket storage box 50, each of which has a portion 56 that partially protrudes below the base plate 55. One end of the spring 57 is engaged, and the spring 57 moves the pass ticket insertion passage 51 side (left side in Fig. 5) and the pass ticket storage passage 52 side (right side in Fig. 5) by forces p and p', respectively. energized.

In addition, when installed at a toll road entrance gate and used as an issuing machine, the pass ticket is loaded on the left side of the partition plate 53,
When the partition plate 53 is pressed against the conveyance guide 58 by the force of the spring 57 and is installed at the exit gate and used as a confirmation machine, a new pass ticket is not required for issuing.
As shown by the dotted line in the figure, there is one ticket on the ticket insertion passage 51 side.
It is pressed by a spring 57 with a gap that allows the sheet to pass through.

Further, the protrusion 56 is held between a pair of slide rails 59 as shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 60 denotes a notch 61 provided approximately in the center of the partition plate 53.
The idle roller 60 is rotatably provided facing the partition plate 53, and the outer periphery of the idle roller 60 is arranged so as to be in contact with the outer tangent line of the partition plate 53.

Reference numeral 62 denotes a feeding roller protruding from and supported by a hollowed out part of the pass ticket 58. Normally, the roller 62 is stopped slightly apart from the surface of the conveyance guide 58, but the conveyance shown in FIG. When driven by a control signal from the control unit 24, it is pressed against a ticket by an electromagnetic clutch mechanism (not shown) and at the same time rotates for a certain period of time to ensure that only one ticket is delivered by the frictional force.

Reference numeral 63 denotes a retracting roller provided facing the ticket storage passage 52, and the retracting roller 63 stores the tickets against the biasing force P' of the partition plate 54.

According to this embodiment configured in this way, when installed at a toll road entrance gate and used as an issuing machine, toll tickets are issued by placing the partition plate 53 of the toll ticket storage box 50 on the toll ticket storage path 52 side (the fifth (Right side in the figure) Push it all the way to load it.

In this case, since the partition plate 54 has not yet stored a used ticket, the spring 57
(in the figure, the right side).

The partition plates 53 and 54 are structured so that they can be moved throughout the entire area inside the ticket storage box 50, but when the number of tickets increases in the space on the right side of FIG. 5 due to a writing error in magnetic recording, etc. Since the number of passes will be reduced, there will be no competition between the two sides.

When a ticket issuance command is issued by the clerk's key operation, the feed roller 62 is pressed against the ticket by an electromagnetic clutch (not shown), rotates for a certain period of time, and feeds out one ticket onto the conveyor belt 13. Predetermined magnetic recording and printing are performed, and the paper is selected at the position indicated by the solid line on the flapper 18 as in the conventional case, and is ejected and issued to the ejection port 4.
handed to the user.

At this time, if a magnetic recording error or the like occurs, the flapper 18 is selected to the position indicated by the dotted line and is stored in the ticket storage box 50 through the ticket storage passage 52 by the retracting roller 63.

Next, when using it as a confirmation machine installed at a toll road exit gate, the partition plate 53 of the ticket storage box 50 has a gap on the ticket insertion passage 51 side through which one ticket can pass, as shown by the dotted line in Figure 6. and is pressed by a spring 57.

When the clerk inserts the ticket into the insertion slot 3, the photosensors 19 and 19' detect this and drive the feeding roller 62.

The ticket is held between the pass roller 62 and the idle roller 60 and transported to the transport section of the transport belt 13, where the magnetic record is read and predetermined exit information is printed again on the magnetic record, and the flapper 18 moves as shown in the dotted line as in the conventional case. The ticket is selected and stored in the space on the right side of the ticket storage box 50 as shown in FIG.

The storage space can accommodate until the partition plate 54 hits the partition plate 53 pushed toward the conveyance guide 58 side.

Incidentally, if a reading error or the like occurs in the magnetic recording, the flapper 18 is selected to the position shown by the solid line and the magnetic recording material is ejected to the ejection port 4.

As described in detail above, one ticket storage box 50 can have both the functions of a hopper and a stacker, which were conventionally provided separately, and also have a ticket feeding and conveying mechanism and a ticket insertion mechanism. If installed at the entrance gate, it can be used as a ticket issuing machine, and if installed at the exit gate, it can be used as a ticket validating machine.

Moreover, since the entire machine can be made compact and have a simple mechanism with a small number of parts, the machine's ease of handling, maintainability, parts management, and reliability can be improved, making it extremely practical. .

In addition, if the size of the machine is the same as before, the storage mechanism itself can be made larger and the storage capacity can be increased, resulting in an isotropic effect that is extremely convenient in practice. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a pass ticket, Fig. 2 is a plan view showing a conventional toll road terminal, and the third fixed hand is a longitudinal section taken along the arrow X-X line in Fig. 2. Fig. 3 The right hand part is the second
4 is a control circuit diagram of the one shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a VI-- VI sectional view, FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing the structure of the partition plate section of FIG. 5. 50... Passage ticket storage box, 51... Passage ticket insertion passage, 52... Passage ticket storage passage, 53.
54...Partition plate, 57...Spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A main conveyance section that has a magnetic head section that writes to or reads from the magnetic recording section of the pass ticket, and a printing unit that prints on the printing zone of the pass ticket, and a pass ticket insertion path to the main conveyance section. A ticket storage box having a ticket insertion slot facing the aisle and a ticket storage passageway from the main conveyance section, and a ticket storage box from the main conveyance section to the ticket storage passageway or discharge port. The portions to be sorted and conveyed are comprised of a conveying section, and the pass ticket storage box is provided with a pair of partition plates inside thereof that are biased by an elastic member and move toward the insertion path side and the storage path side. A toll road terminal with special features.