JPS605416Y2 - Ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to improvements in ticket issuing devices such as automatic ticket vending machines that automatically issue tickets.

In recent years, automatic ticket vending machines account for a large proportion of the automatic labor-saving equipment for station operations that has been increasing in quantity.

Therefore, automatic ticket vending machines need to be easy to maintain and handle.

Therefore, the conventional method for processing obsolete tickets in an automatic ticket vending machine is to provide a discontinued ticket storage box in front of the winding outlet of the ticket vending machine, store the discontinued tickets in this box, and take out the discontinued tickets periodically.

However, in the past, the obsolete ticket storage box was fixed to the ticket printing and issuing machine or the issuing ticket outlet, so when removing obsolete tickets, issuing of tickets was stopped and the ticket printing and issuing machine was removed from the ticket vending machine housing. There is a problem in that the issued ticket must be withdrawn at the same time or the entire issued ticket is withdrawn, and the discontinued ticket must be removed after the ticket sale has ended.

The present invention was developed based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to provide an automatic ticket vending machine that has a simple structure but can remove obsolete tickets to the outside without stopping the machine even when issuing tickets. It is something to do.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a housing of an automatic ticket vending machine, and a ticket printing and issuing machine (ticket issuing mechanism) 2 is housed within this housing 1.

This ticket printing and issuing machine 2 can be slid using rails 4, 4 provided on a mounting base 3 inside the housing 1 as guides, and can be moved outside the housing 1 by opening the back cover 5 of the housing 1. It has a structure that allows it to be easily pulled out.

Further, a ticket ejection lower is provided at the bottom of the front operation panel 6 of the housing 1, and when the customer operation is performed normally, the ticket printing/issuing machine 2 is operated and the roll paper 8 is cut into a ticket. The paper 9 is conveyed to the ticket ejection lower side via the ticket conveyance path 10, and predetermined printing is performed during this conveyance.

If the ticket paper 9 has the dimensions as specified, it is discharged as it is to the ticket discharge lower as a normal ticket 9a, and if the dimensions do not meet the regulations, it is discharged as a discontinued ticket 9b to the branch conveyance path 11.
The tickets are then stored in a discarded ticket storage box 13 installed in a space 8 between the ticket printing and issuing machine 2 and its mounting base 3 adjacent to the front lower part of the ticket exit 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the obsolete ticket storage box 13 is configured to be inserted and removably inserted between box insertion guides 14 provided on the mounting base 3.
3 is connected to a rod 15 serving as a drawer body for a discontinued ticket storage box.

Therefore, the discontinued ticket 9b stored in the discontinued ticket storage box 13
.

Further, when installing the discontinued ticket storage box 13, it is inserted between the box insertion guides 14 and 14.

Therefore, these operations can be performed without stopping the issuance of the ticket 9.

In the description of the above-mentioned embodiment, the rod 15 serving as a drawer for the discarded ticket storage box is integrally attached to the discarded ticket storage box 13, but the two may be connected in a detachable manner.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the normal ticket outlet and the obsolete ticket storage box are adjacent to each other but separate, and the obsolete ticket storage box is installed at the bottom of the ticket issuing mechanism. Checked tickets can be easily sorted, ejected, and stored without having to go through a long and complicated transportation route.

In addition, a bar-shaped drawer is connected to the obsolete ticket storage box in one direction, and an insert is inserted into the storage space of the obsolete ticket storage box to guide the obsolete ticket storage box from the back of the case to the installation position of the obsolete ticket storage box. By providing the guide, the discontinued ticket storage box can be easily and reliably inserted and pulled out from the back side of the casing.

Moreover, since there is no need to move the normal ticket ejection port or the vending mechanism when inserting and pulling out the discarded ticket storage box, discontinued tickets can be removed to the outside without stopping the mechanism even during ticket issuance.

Furthermore, since the obsolete ticket is removed from the back, there is no risk of interfering with a person who is issuing tickets at the front of the casing, and other effects are achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional side view of the main parts, FIG. 2 is a rear view, and FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 1. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Housing of ticket issuing device, 2...Ticket issuing mechanism, 3...Mounting base, 7...Discharge port, 9...・Ticket, 9a...issued ticket (normal ticket), 9b...discontinued ticket, 10...conveyance path, 13...discontinued ticket storage box, 14・・・・・・
Insertion guide, 15...Discontinued ticket storage box drawer body,
8... Space.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] After writing the set ticket face information on the ticket paper, it is checked whether the ticket complies with the standard or not, and the ticket that complies with the standard is ejected from the ticket ejection port on the front of the housing as a normal ticket. In a ticket issuing device that has a ticket issuing mechanism that transports the ticket so that it is stored as a discontinued ticket in a discontinued ticket storage box adjacent to the above-mentioned ticket discharging port inside the casing, the non-conforming ticket is stored in a discontinued ticket storage box adjacent to the above-mentioned ticket discharging port. It is configured separately from the obsolete ticket storage box, and a rod-shaped obsolete ticket storage box drawer is connected in one direction to the obsolete ticket storage box, and the above-mentioned obsolete ticket storage box is connected to the upper part of the mounting base of the ticket issuing mechanism of the ticket issuing device housing and the ticket issuer. A space is provided at the bottom of the mechanism to store the obsolete ticket storage box, and the obsolete tickets are dropped from the ticket issuing mechanism and stored, and the obsolete ticket storage box is installed on the mounting base from the back side of the casing. A ticket issuing device characterized by being provided with an insertion guide that guides the user to a position.