JPS6113276B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention detects the validity or invalidity of a ticket encoded with information, controls the passage of customers, and handles ticket inspection operations. The present invention relates to a processing device for cards that processes a ticket by inserting scissors into the ticket or attaching a required mark to the ticket after detecting information by accepting a ticket inserted into the card.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

For example, in an automatic ticket gate at a station, information on a train ticket or commuter pass accepted through the entrance is read magnetically or optically to determine whether the ticket is valid or not. Passengers are allowed to pass, and the tickets are returned to the outlet or collected in a collection box installed within the device. On the other hand, the system is equipped with a function that prevents passengers from passing if the ticket is invalid and warns of abnormal conditions.It also has a punch mechanism that automatically inserts scissors into the ticket, which previously had to be done by station staff. In order to improve processing capacity and prevent passengers from mixing up tickets at the delivery exit during busy times, two tickets will be accepted in succession, and while the first one remains at the exit, the second ticket will be accepted. A storage mechanism is now provided to temporarily store tickets within the device.

However, conventionally, the punch section and the store section, which have these functions, have an independent structure.The punch section temporarily stops the incoming ticket and inserts it, and the store section uses an electromagnetic clutch, Since the feeding means was temporarily stopped using a brake or the like, the length of the device had to be increased, and the structure was complicated and expensive.

Furthermore, in recent years, automatic ticket gates have been required to have a function of attaching a visible stamp other than a punch to a ticket. For example, (a) Stamping the boarding station name or mark instead of the insert hole on the ticket.

(b) Stamp the fare on the ticket.

(c) In the case of a round-trip ticket, stamp the previous day's mark.

(d) If you are getting off the train midway, stamp the stopover mark on your ticket.

(e) Stamp the boarding station name on the coupon.

It is a function such as.

However, conventional automatic ticket gates have a function that allows them to accept tickets without requiring them to specify the front and back sides of the ticket. Therefore, if it is necessary to attach a stamp to one side of the ticket, two stamps corresponding to the front and back sides of the ticket must be stamped. It is necessary to install a set of stamp parts, and therefore the space must be widened. For example, when attaching the stamps (a) to (e) above to a printed surface on which necessary information such as fare, date, issuing station name, etc. are printed in advance, it is necessary to determine whether the printed surface is being transported on the front or back side. After that, the stamp unit corresponding to the printing side is activated. In particular, for tickets that have a magnetic coating such as iron oxide on the side opposite to the printed side to record magnetic information, even if the information is printed on the magnetic side, it is unclear, and stamps cannot be attached to the printed side. It will have to be done.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to provide an economical card processing device that has a simple structure, is compact, improves processing efficiency, and reduces costs. This is what we are trying to provide.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. Figure 1 shows the outline of an automatic ticket gate system, including a sorting section A that aligns inserted tickets on one side, and a magnetic field that reads information magnetically recorded on the aligned tickets. A reading section B, an optical reading section (not shown) that optically reads the face information printed on the face of the ticket, and the above-mentioned magnetic reading section B.
and a ticket collection unit C that collects used tickets (regular tickets) using an optical reading unit (not shown);
and a printing device consisting of a punch mechanism 29 for punching tickets, or printing mechanisms 30A and 30B provided for stamping the date of issue, boarding station name, etc. on tickets, and a store mechanism for accepting two tickets;
It is constituted by a process D consisting of an outlet 46 and the like.

Next, in the automatic ticket collection device based on the above configuration, the present invention aims to improve the processing section, and details thereof will be explained based on FIGS. 2 to 7. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a transport path for cards K, which transports cards K sent from a pre-processing section (not shown) horizontally and in the side direction, and sends them out to a post-processing section (not shown). As shown in FIG. 5b, the conveyance path 1 is formed by the opposing surfaces of two pairs of endlessly running conveyor belts 2a, 2b and 2c, 2d, respectively. , 2c, 2d are pulleys 3...
is hung over the arrow
It is configured to be moved in the direction.

Further, 4 is a pair of photoelectric detectors consisting of a light projector 4a and a light receiver 4b, which are arranged in the middle of the transport path 1 to detect the entry of cards K. Further, at the rear of the transfer side of the conveyance path 1, there is a stopper 5 that can freely appear and retract to stop the cards K.
is provided, and when it is necessary to stop it, it protrudes onto the conveyance path 1 to abut the cards K and hold it in a stopped state.

Furthermore, 66' shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. Reference numeral 6' indicates that while the stopper 5 protrudes onto the transport path 1 to stop the cards K, it is detached from the transport belts 2a, 2c and does not act on the cards K. When the paper is separated from the conveyance path 1, the presser rollers 6, 6' roll into contact with the conveyor belts 2a, 2c to clamp and increase the conveyance force. That is, in FIGS. 2 to 4 a to c, the stopper 5 is
When the stop electromagnetic solenoid 7 is energized, link A8 and lever A
9. Lever B11 moves in the direction of arrow X via transmission shaft A10
direction (as shown in FIG. 3). Then, the pin A1 attached to the tip of the lever B11
2 also rotates in the direction of arrow X, pushing up the linear lever c13, one end of which is swingably supported, in the same direction.

Therefore, the presser rollers 6, 6', which are pivotally supported approximately at the center of the lever c13, are attached to the conveyor belt 2.
a, 2b, and at the same time, the tip of the lever c13 contacts the cam 14 and moves in the direction of arrow Y (Fig. 4c).
The stopper 5, which is rotated in conjunction with the cam 14, is rotated in the direction of arrow Z (the fourth Diagram b
) and protrudes onto the conveyance path 1. These return operations are performed by a return spring A17 and a spring B18.

Further, the transmission shaft 15 and the stopper 5 are supported by a support 19 shown in FIG.

Next, the punch mechanism 29 for punching the cards K will be explained. The punch mechanism 29 includes a punch pin 20, a punch stand 21, a lever E22, a pin B23, a lever F24, a transmission shaft C25, a punch electromagnetic solenoid 26, a link B27, and a return pull C28.

That is, a punch pin 20 for inserting scissors into the cards K and a punch stand 21 are arranged on the support body 19 so as to face the conveyance path 1. As shown in FIG. 4a, one end of the punch pin 20 is connected to a pin B fitted to one end of the lever E22.
23, and when the lever E22 rotates, the punch pin 20 is inserted into the insertion hole 19a of the support body 19.
It moves up and down inward and fits into the through hole 21a of the punch table 21.

On the other hand, 24 is the lever E22 and the transmission shaft C.
The lever F is fixed via a lever F25, and a link B27 connected to a punching electromagnetic solenoid 26 is engaged with the lever F24. Accordingly, by energizing the punching electromagnetic solenoid 26, the lever E22 is rotated clockwise to lower the punch pin 20 so that the cards K can be inserted with scissors. (See Figure 3) In addition, 28 shown in Figure 3 is a return spring C.
When the electromagnetic solenoid 26 for punching after entering the cards K is deenergized, the punch pin 20 is raised to return above the conveyance path 1.

Next, in front of the stopper 5, as shown in FIG. A printing device consisting of printing mechanisms 30A and 30B is located at. Here, the printing mechanisms 30A and 3
Since the structure of 0B is almost symmetrical to the conveyance path 1, the structure and function of one printing mechanism 30A will be explained.

In FIGS. 5a and 5b, 31 is a printing tool consisting of a printing plate 31a and a case 31b. That is, the printing plate 31a is formed by impregnating ink into a porous material having fine continuous pores, such as sponge rubber or a resin material, and is covered with the case 31b except for the printing surface. (See FIGS. 6a and 6b) The printing tool 31 is provided in a mounting groove 33 cut out in the movable holder 32, and is mounted by a fixed leaf spring 34. It is configured so that it can be attached and detached by operation.

Next, guide rollers 35 are appropriately disposed on the movable holder 32, and are configured to engage with guide grooves 36a, 36a carved in the mounting base 36 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. . Further, a compression spring 37 is stretched over the upper part of the movable holder 32 so as to apply a pressing force to the movable holder 32 at all times. Therefore, the movable holder 3
2 and the printing plate tool 31 are pressed toward the conveyance path 1 by the compression force of the compression spring 37. Furthermore, an engagement hole 38 is bored in approximately the center of the movable holder 32, into which a pin C40 fixed to one end of an L-shaped lever G39 that is slidably supported is inserted into the engagement hole 38 in a loosely engaged state. It's becoming like that.

A printing electromagnetic solenoid 42 for rotating the lever G39 is connected to the other end of the lever G39 via a link C41, and is located near one end of the lever G39 so as to apply the compression force of the compression spring 37. A return spring D43 having a larger biasing force is tensioned.

Therefore, when the printing electromagnetic solenoid 42 is deenergized, the lever G39 is rotated clockwise by the tension of the return spring D43, one end is pushed up in the direction of arrow P, and it is movable by the pin C40. The upper part of the periphery of the engagement hole 38 of the holder 32 is pushed up in the direction of arrow P. At this time,
Since the tension of the return spring D43 is greater than the compression force of the compression spring 37, the movable holder 32 is held in a pushed-up state in the direction of arrow P. position and stop. Next, when the printing electromagnetic solenoid 42 is energized, the lever G39 rotates counterclockwise and one end is pushed down in the direction of the arrow Q, so that the pin C40 is inserted into the engagement hole 38.
It separates downward from the upper part of the periphery. Then, the movable holder 32 is pushed down in the same direction by the pressing force of the compression spring 37. However,
When the printing plate 31a of the printing plate tool 31 is in contact with the printing surface of the cards K, the outer diameter of the pin C40 is formed to be considerably smaller than the inner diameter of the engagement hole 38, and the pin C40 is Even when the movable holder 32 is displaced to the lowest point, only the pressing force of the compression spring 37 acts on the movable holder 32 because the movable holder 32 is loosely engaged without coming into contact with the lower periphery of the engagement hole 38.

Further, reference numeral 44 denotes a stamp stand disposed below the conveyance path 1, and the conveyance is stopped when the cards K arrive between the printing tool 31 and the stamp stand 44. ing. Therefore, the printing tool 31 that operates integrally with the movable holder 32 can print with the constant pressing force of the compression spring 37 while the cards K are stopped on the stamp pad 44, and Printing electromagnetic solenoid 4
It becomes possible to appropriately set the energizing time to 2 using a timer (not shown) or the like.

This has the advantage that printing defects caused by "unevenness" in pressing force when conventional type hammers are used can be prevented, and reliable and clear printing can be obtained.

Furthermore, a reading device 47 consisting of a plurality of magnetic heads is provided on the transport path 1, and is adapted to read magnetic information recorded on the cards K. The information read by this reading device is input to a reading determination device (not shown), and it is determined whether or not it is necessary to attach scissors or a stamp.

In the above configuration, the electromagnetic solenoid for stopping 7, the electromagnetic solenoid for bread 26, and the electromagnetic solenoid for printing 42 are connected to the photoelectric detector 4, a reading determination device (not shown), etc. by an electric circuit, and are controlled based on the detection results. It is becoming more and more linked. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an outlet 46 is provided at the end of the conveyance path 1.
A detector 45 is provided to detect the presence or absence of cards.

Next, the processing process of cards in this embodiment will be briefly explained. First, in a so-called standby state in which cards K are not accepted into the receiving port of the device, the stop electromagnetic solenoid 7, the punch electromagnetic solenoid 26, and the printing electromagnetic solenoid 42 are all deenergized, and the stopper 5 and the punch pin 20 and the printing plate tool 31 are located at a position separated from the conveyance path 1.

Now, when the cards K are accepted, the information recorded on the cards K is read by the reading unit 47 that is conveyed on the conveyance path 1, and a reading judgment device (not shown) attaches a pair of scissors or a stamp. The following describes the case where it is determined that it is necessary.
When the cards K block light from the light projector 4a' of the photoelectric detector 4, the entry of the cards K is detected, and the stopping electromagnetic solenoid 7 is energized in conjunction with this detection signal. Then, as described above, the stopper 5 protrudes onto the conveyance path 1 and at the same time the presser rollers 6, 6' are separated from the conveyor belts 2a, 2c, so that the cards K are moved onto the conveyor belts 2a, 2b, 2c,
It comes into contact with the stopper 5 while slipping between 2d and stops.

Here, after entering the photoelectric detector 4 and being detected, a timer or the like (not shown) is used to delay the cards K for a certain period of time, that is, a time sufficient for the cards K to be transferred and stop when they come into contact with the stopper 5, and for punching. The electromagnetic solenoid 26 or the printing electromagnetic solenoid 42 is energized. Then, the punching electromagnetic solenoid 26 or the printing electromagnetic solenoid 42 is energized, so that the punch pin 20 or the printing plate tool 31 protrudes onto the conveyance path 1 and performs its respective action, and after a predetermined time has elapsed by the above-mentioned timer or the like, Since the punch pin 20 or the printing plate tool 31 is deenergized again, the punch pin 20 or the printing plate tool 31 is removed from the conveyance path 1 and returned to its original position.

In addition, the printing electromagnetic solenoid 4 shown in FIG.
The selection of which of 2 and 42' to activate is made based on the detection results of a front/back detector (not shown) in the preprocessing section.For example, when cards K are being transported, When present, the printing electromagnetic solenoid 42,
When the printing surface is on the lower side, the printing electromagnetic solenoid 42' is activated.

In this way, the cards K are affixed with scissors or stamps, and the punching electromagnetic solenoid 26
After the printing electromagnetic solenoid 42 is deenergized, the stopping electromagnetic solenoid 7 is deenergized with a further delay of a certain period of time. Therefore,
The stopper 5 is removed from the conveyance path 1, the stoppage of the cards K is released, and the conveyor belts 2a, 2 are removed.
b, 2c, 2d and the transfer force of presser rollers 6, 6' to send out to a post-processing section (not shown).

Next, an overview will be given of the process of operating the store mechanism. Now, the cards K... that have been accepted in succession remain in the ejection port 46 even after the preceding card _K1 has been processed and sent out to the ejection port 46. The residual state is detected by a photoelectric detector 45 (see FIG. 1).

Therefore, when the succeeding card K ₂ reaches the photoelectric detector 4 before the card K is removed from the outlet 46, the stop electromagnetic solenoid 7 is immediately energized, similar to the case of inserting scissors or stamps. Then, the subsequent cards _K2 are brought into contact with the stopper 5 and stopped. Then, when the preceding card K ₁ is removed from the ejection port 46, the photoelectric detector 45 detects the removal.
Since the stopping electromagnetic solenoid 7 is deenergized, the subsequent cards _K2 are released from the stopped state and are sent out to the ejection port.

In addition, it is possible to operate the punch function and the stamp function simultaneously based on the determination result of the pre-processing section, and also to operate the store mechanism at the same time by controlling the stop electromagnetic solenoid 7 in conjunction with the detection result of the extraction port. It has the advantage of being able to deal with any combination of these functions under any conditions.

Further, in the above embodiment, there is no designation of the front and back sides of cards K to be accepted, and a stamp is attached only to one predetermined side. In this case, the same purpose can be achieved with the above configuration, and furthermore, when the stamp can be applied to either the front or back side, or when the acceptance state is specified as either the front or back side and a predetermined single-sided stamp is applied, A set of printing mechanisms 3 is provided in the middle of the conveyance path 1.
By simply installing 0A or 30B, it is possible to achieve the same objective as in the previous embodiment. In addition, if it is necessary to select and attach more than one type of stamp to cards K, or if the direction of the characters on the stamp matches the direction of the characters printed on the printed surface of cards K, the printing mechanism described above should be used. It is only necessary to arrange a plurality of cards 30A or 30B and selectively activate them. Especially in the latter case, it is not necessary to provide a detection means for detecting the front and back sides of the cards K and the forward and reverse directions. Needless to say.

In the above embodiment, a conveyor belt was used as a transfer means, but a feed roller such as a rubber roller may also be used, and an electromagnetic solenoid was used as a drive source for punching, printing, and storing, but the present invention is not limited to this. , for example, a cam or clutch mechanism may be used.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention has a stopper for stopping cards, a punch mechanism for inserting scissors into cards, and a printing mechanism for attaching visual information to cards in an integrated manner. With this structure, the above-mentioned stopper performs the card storage function and the card stopping operation for printing on the cards and inserting scissors, which improves processing efficiency and reduces costs. has advantages.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view of an automatic ticket collection device incorporating an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a processing device illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. , a front view of the main parts showing a state in which the printing device, the conveyor belt, etc. have been removed; In FIGS. 4a to 4c, a is a plan view of FIG. 3, b is a left side view, and c
is a right side view, FIGS. 5a and 5b show the printer with the printer removed, a is a front view thereof, b is a right side view thereof, and FIGS. 6a and b are main parts of the printer. 7, a is a front view of the printing tool, b is a side view thereof, and FIGS. 7 a to c are main parts of the processing device, a is a front view of the movable holder, and b is a left side view thereof. Figure 3c is a plan view thereof. K...Cards (tickets), 1...Transportation route, 5
...Stopper, 29...Punch mechanism, 30A,
30B...printing mechanism, 45 ...detector, 46...
Output port, 47...Reading device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A transport path for transporting cards; a reading device provided on the transport path for reading information recorded on cards; and a reading device provided ahead of the reading card in the transport direction for reading cards. a first detector that detects the arrival of cards; a stopper that is provided in front of the first detector in the conveyance direction and that stops the cards based on the output of the first detector; and a stopper that stops the cards based on the output of the first detector; a punch mechanism that is provided opposite to the surface of cards and inserts scissors into the cards based on the output of the reader; and a punch mechanism that is stopped by the stopper at the same position where the scissors are inserted by the scissors insert mechanism. a printing mechanism provided opposite to the surface of the cards, which prints visual information based on the output of the reading device; and a printing mechanism provided at the card ejection port provided at the end of the conveyance path to detect the presence or absence of cards. and a second detector that outputs a signal to operate a stopper to stop subsequent cards while the card is detected to be in the ejection port. Processing equipment.