JPS61136189A - Ticket issuing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device that holds two rolls of ticket paper, especially when one of the paper rolls is worn out and paper runs out. This invention relates to a ticket issuing device JjtVc in which the other ticket is automatically set without interrupting a busy ticket issuing operation.

[Prior art]

The purpose of introducing automatic ticket vending machines to railway stations, etc. is to save the labor of station staff in issuing tickets, and even to make station staff unmanned. However, the ticket issuing system installed in the automatic ticket vending machine
When K paper runs out, it is necessary to immediately replenish ticket paper, which is an impediment to unmanned operation.

Therefore, conventional ticket issuing devices are known in which a spare ticket is automatically loaded when the ticket in use is exhausted and the paper runs out. .

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in the conventional ticket issuing device described above, when replenishing tickets from the outside, the ticket issuing operation of the device must be temporarily stopped and the automatic ticket vending machine must be placed in a state where ticket sales are stopped before the ticket can be replenished or replaced. If the ticket issuing machine runs out of paper or the ticket issuing machine runs out of paper, the automatic ticket vending machine will be in a discontinued state for the period from when the CJ ticket operation stops until the spare ticket paper is automatically loaded and the ticket can be issued. There was a drawback that it became.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, the present invention makes it possible to replenish or replace ticket sheets without interrupting the ticket issuing operation, and also prevents the ticket issuing operation from being interrupted even when a spare ticket sheet is automatically loaded. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a ticket issuing device that does not cause problems.

[Means for solving problems]

This invention provides a ticket issuing device in which a cutting mechanism that cuts ticket paper into predetermined dimensions and a printing mechanism that prints predetermined information on the ticket surface cut by the cutting mechanism are respectively disposed on a main frame. first and second ticket holders each supported by a support shaft including a first and second ticket wound around the main frame; and the first and second ticket holders can be pulled out from the main frame. first and second support mechanisms that support the first and second ticket holders, and first and second guide passages that respectively guide the first and second tickets pulled out from the first and second ticket holders to the cutting mechanism, respectively; and disposed near respective inlets of the first and second guide passages into which the first and second ticket sheets are respectively drawn, and transport the first and second ticket sheets, respectively. 1st
, a second loading roll, and first and second feed rolls that are respectively disposed near the cutting mechanism in the first and second guide passages and transport the first and second ticket sheets, respectively. and the first
, first and second driving means for interlocking and driving a second loading roll and the first and second feed rolls, respectively; One of the starting ends passes through the cutting mechanism and is located close to the printing mechanism, and the other starting end is located close to the cutting mechanism.

[For production]

If one of the first or second tickets runs out of paper, the other ticket is sent to the cutting mechanism and the ticket issuance operation continues. Even when one of the paper holders is pulled out to replenish or replace paper tickets, the ticket issuing operation continues to be performed using the paper ticket held by the other paper holder.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are a partially cutaway side view and a rear view showing the configuration of a ticket issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In these figures, 1 is the main frame of the ticket issuing device, which includes side plates 1a and 1'b, a lower end plate 1c fixed to each upper end of the side plate 11lb, and a lower end plate 1c fixed to the upper end of each side plate 11lb. It is composed of a lower end plate portion 1a having a double-shaped cross section and fixed to the lower end portions of a, e, and l b. 2 &, 211
A ticket holder is supported by slide rails 3a and 3'b attached parallel to each other on the lower surface of the upper end plate portion 1q so as to be able to be pulled out in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. These ticket paper holders 2m, 2b have support shafts 5& for supporting the ticket paper 4&, 4b wound into rolls.

5b are provided respectively, and a guide roller 6'95b is provided.
, 7&, 7b and 8 av 8 b are provided, respectively. Moreover, a knob 2a*2a used for pulling out the paper ticket holder za, zb is formed at the upper end of each of the paper ticket holders za, zb. In this case, since the ticket holders 2ae2b are independently supported by the slide rails 3a and 3b, it is possible to replenish the ticket 4a or 4b separately.

That is, it is only necessary to pull out the ticket holder 2 & or 2b in the direction of the arrow by picking either the knob 20 or 2. Further, the slide rails 3 & 13b are provided with a stopper so as to stop the ticket holder 2at2b as soon as it is pulled out to a predetermined position. In addition, the ticket M4& is wound into a roll.

The micro switch 101 attached to each side plate part 1aK of the main frame 1 is responsible for the paper shortage caused by the paper 4b being worn out and being busy! Detected by L, lOb. In this case, the detection levers 11&, 111) of the microswitch 10asIOb are in contact with the outer periphery of the guide rollers 6 at 6b via the keys &41L and 4b, respectively, and the detection levers 11Jllb are in contact with the outer circumferences of the guides &4a, 4b, respectively. Each starting end of the ticket paper 4m and 4b is configured to detect paper outage by being biased by the terminal end.
and 8as8b sequentially guide the ticket paper holder 2.
They are drawn out from each lower end of a*2b. These drawn out tickets i4a*4b are transferred to the upper guide plate 12a.
, 12b, and lower guide plates 13a, 13b extending along these upper guide plates 12a, 12b with a predetermined gap therebetween.

The gap between the guide plate 12, 12b and the guide plate 13&, 13b is widened, and the ticket paper 4a is formed.

Inlet ports 15&, 15b are respectively formed, into which the guides 4b are inserted. In the vicinity of these inlet ports 15a + 15b, there are guide plates 12 as shown in FIGS.
&, 131L, 12b, and 13blC are provided with photosensors 16 & t16b for ticket detection, respectively, and drive rolls 17a, '1'yb for ticket loading, and a presser roll 18a in pressure contact with each of the drive rolls 17a, 17b.
, 18b are provided respectively.

In addition, guide plates 12&, 12b and 13a, 13b
The intermediate portions of each are curved diagonally upward, and the other end portions reach a cutting mechanism 20 that cuts the ticket sheets 4IL and 4b to a predetermined size. In this case, the guide plates 12b and 13b are gradually curved in the width direction so as to vertically overlap the guide plates 12a and 13a, and at a point just before reaching the cutting mechanism 20, the lower guide plate 13b and the upper guide plate 12&
are in contact with each other, thereby interconnecting the passages 141L and 141). A ticket paper 4a is provided near this passage connecting portion 21.

7 automatic sensors 22a, 22b for detecting 4b, [@Low/I/231L, 231) for ticket conveyance, and each drive 1a.
f170-The presser rolls 24a, 24b which are in pressure contact with the guide plates 12a, 13a and 12, respectively
b and 13b, respectively.

Also, a belt 25h is provided below the guide plates 12a, 13&.
A motor 26& that rotates and makes a sound of the drive roll 23& for conveyance is provided, and the rotation of the drive roll 23& is transmitted to the drive roll 23& for loading via a transmitter M30& consisting of a belt 27a, a pulley 28&, and a belt 29a. It is set to 3 to be transmitted to 17a. Similarly, the guide plate 12
A motor 26b that rotationally drives a drive roll 23t via a belt 25b is disposed above b and t3b, and the rotation of the drive roll 23b is controlled by a belt 27b and a pulley 28.
b.

The signal is transmitted to the drive roll 12b via a transmission mechanism 3ob consisting of a bell) 29b.

Then, the ticket paper 4a is cut by the cutting mechanism 20.

4b is held by a holding member 33, and predetermined items are printed and issued by a printing 1m38 consisting of a thermal head 34, a platen rule 35, and a motor 37 that rotationally drives the platen roll 35 via a belt 36. It looks like this.

The above-mentioned components are arranged separately on the side plate 1a of the main frame 1, as shown in Figs. It is kept to a minimum.

Next, the operation when the ticket issuing device having the above-described configuration is applied to an automatic ticket vending machine will be explained.

First, in the initial state, the starting end of the ticket 4a is located at the passage 14 &
The cutting mechanism 20 is guided by the
The thermal head 34 and platen rolls 3 and 5
It stops at the position where it touches.

Also, at this point, the starting end of ticket paper 4h is passage 14.
It stops at a position where the photosensor 22b is cut off, and waits in front of the passage connecting part 21.

Here, when a passenger presses any one of the plurality of ticket selection buttons provided on the customer service surface of the automatic ticket vending machine, a ticket is issued in the following manner. First, the ticket paper 4& is cut by the cutting mechanism 20.
When the cut is made to a predetermined size, the motors 26& and 37 rotate in the directions of arrows B and C shown in FIG. Then, predetermined information is printed on the cut ticket paper 4& by the printing mechanism 38, and the printed ticket is delivered to the ticket outlet on the customer service side. In this case, the starting end of the ticket 4& stops at the initial position, that is, the position where the thermal head 34 and the platen roll 35 are in contact. Further, in the process of ticket issuing 11, the motor 26b does not rotate, so the ticket 4b remains in its initial state.

Next, when the ticket paper 4a is exhausted and paper runs out, the micro switch 10I! L detects. Then, the motor 261L rotates in the opposite direction of the arrow C and discharges the remaining portion of the ticket 4a to the rear of the ticket issuing device. Next, when the motor 26b rotates in the direction of the arrow, the busy motor 37 rotates in the direction of the arrow B, and from this K, the drive low N25b.

1713 rotate in conjunction with each other to move the starting end of the wrapping paper 4b to a position where the thermal head 34 and the grating roll 35 are in contact with each other. Thereafter, when the ticket selection button on the customer service side of the automatic ticket vending machine is pressed, the ticket paper 4b is cut into a predetermined size instead of the ticket paper 4 & described above, and predetermined information is printed on it and sent out to the ticket outlet. It will be done.

On the other hand, if the paper ticket 4& is out of paper, which is detected by the microswitch 10&, the station staff is notified by an alarm device or a monitoring device. When the staff member receives this notification, regardless of whether the automatic ticket vending machine is in operation or not, the ticket paper thread Ruda 21! Pull out only L in the direction of the arrow shown in figure 1, that is, toward the back. In this case, since the slide rail 31L is equipped with a stopper, the ticket holder 2& is pulled out to a predetermined position. Then, the ticket paper 4a is wound into a new roll.
replenish. After replenishing the new ticket 4a, the ticket holder 21L is pushed into the fixed position shown in FIG. 1, and the starting end of the ticket 4a is inserted into the introduction port 15&. Here, when the 7-point sensor 16& detects the starting end of the paper ticket 4a, the master 26 rotates in the direction of arrow C, conveys the starting end of the ticket 4& to the front of the passage connection part 210, and then stops.

Note that the same applies when replenishing and loading the ticket paper 4b.

〔Effect of the invention〕

This invention includes first and second ticket holders that support the first and fJ2 tickets wound into a roll by support shafts, and the first and second ticket holders are mounted on the main frame. first and second support mechanisms that are each supported in a drawable manner;
the first paper ticket holders respectively pulled out from the first and second ticket holders;
, first and second guide passages for respectively guiding the second ticket to the cutting mechanism, and respective inlets of the first and second guide passages into which the first and second ticket are drawn, respectively. Each placed nearby 4
and a first and a second ticket sheet for transporting the first and second ticket sheets, respectively.
a loading roll; first and second feed rolls each disposed near the cutting mechanism in the first and second guide passages and transporting the first and second tickets; 1st, 2nd
The loading roll and the first and second feed rolls are respectively driven in conjunction with each other. The starting edge is passed through the cutting mechanism and positioned close to the printing mechanism, and the other starting edge is positioned close to the cutting mechanism, so that when one ticket runs out, the other ticket can be removed. is sent to the cutting mechanism and the ticket issuing operation continues, and
Even when one ticket paper is replenished or replaced, the ticket issuing operation continues using the other ticket paper, thus preventing the ticket issuing operation from stopping or being interrupted due to running out of paper, especially when this ticket issuing device is incorporated. This has the effect of improving the operating rate of automatic ticket vending machines, improving service to passengers, and saving labor for station staff.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway side view showing the configuration of a ticket issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a rear view showing the structure of the same embodiment, and Figs. 3 (a) and (b) are the same. FIG. 2 is a partial plan view and a partial side view showing a partial configuration of an example. 1... Main frame, 1 &... Side plate part, 2a. 2b...Ticket holder, 4a, 4b...
Ticket paper, 5&. 5b...Support shaft, 12a, 12b, 13a, 1
3b...Guide plate, 14a, 14b...
・Guidance passage, 15λ, 15b... Inlet, 17
a, 17b... Drive roll for loading, 18IL
, 18b...presser roll, 23&, 23t)・
... Drive roll for conveyance, 24 a, 24
b...-presser roll, 26a, 26'b...
Motor, 30a, 30b...transmission mechanism. Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A ticket issuing device in which a cutting mechanism that cuts ticket paper into predetermined dimensions and a printing mechanism that prints predetermined items on the ticket surface cut by the cutting mechanism are respectively disposed on a main frame. In the apparatus, a. first and second ticket holders each supporting a first and second ticket wound into a roll by support shafts, and b. the first and second tickets. first and second support mechanisms that support paper holders on the main frame in a manner that allows them to be pulled out, c. The first and second leads respectively to the cutting mechanism.
a guide passage; and d, each of the first and second guide passages is disposed near each inlet into which the first and second ticket sheets are respectively drawn;
first and second loading rolls that transport the first and second tickets, respectively; first and second feeding rolls that transport second ticket sheets, f, the first and second loading rolls, and the first and second loading rolls;
and first and second driving means for interlocking and driving the feed rolls of the paper, and passing the starting end of one of the first and second tickets through the cutting mechanism to cut the paper. A ticket issuing device, characterized in that the ticket issuing device is located close to the printing mechanism, and the other starting end is located close to the cutting mechanism.