JPS61163483A - Automatically settling machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field to which the Invention Pertains] This invention reads information magnetically recorded on an inserted ticket, and performs settlement payment/receipt based on the result of comparing the magnetic information with reference information. This relates to an automatic payment machine that collects expired bonds and tickets that do not need to be returned to passengers onboard the aircraft.
In particular, it relates to automatic payment machines that have a function of erasing magnetic information on collected tickets at the time of collection.

[Prior Art and Its Disadvantages] Conventional automatic payment machines do not accept tickets that need to be returned to the customer, such as coupon tickets with remaining number of tickets or commuter passes (these tickets are referred to as non-returnable tickets in this AII). For example, after completing the payment for a regular ticket or other ticket that does not need to be returned to the customer (in this statement, this ticket is referred to as a collected ticket), Shun does not process the collected ticket's magnetic information in any way and does not distribute it. Items dropped from the vehicle are stored in a collection box. Therefore, a problem has arisen in which the clerk takes out the collected ticket from the collection box and misuses the validity of the magnetic information to commit fraudulent acts.

In order to prevent such unauthorized use of collected tickets, it is desirable to have a slot in the payment machine that erases magnetic information when collecting tickets, but the tickets that are inserted into the payment machine include a mixture of non-recoverable tickets and collected tickets. Therefore, the installation position of the erasing means is restricted, and if a method is adopted in which collected tickets are stored in a collection box by free-falling, a contact-type erasing means such as a magnetic head may be newly added in the free-fall path. However, mounting the magnetic head and wiring is troublesome, and a control circuit is also required, resulting in relatively high equipment costs.

[Object of the present invention] In view of the above points, the present invention provides an electromagnet that diagonally crosses a part of the free fall path between the sorting means and the collection box, and collects the collected items after payment has been completed. By energizing the electromagnet for a predetermined period of time based on the collection signal for the ticket, it can be easily installed, and the non-contact type allows for secure and complete erasure of magnetic information and collection without ticket jams. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic payment machine that does the following.

[Embodiment 1 of this invention Next, embodiments of the invention will be described based on the drawings.

When a ticket is inserted into the ticket insertion slot 1, an insertion detector (not shown) is activated, and the drive unit 2 is started based on the output, so that the inserted ticket is transferred to the reading unit by the conveyance units 3 and 4. 5 and sent out from the conveying section 4, the tickets are dropped via a chute 6 onto a sorting means 7 provided below. The magnetic information recorded on the magnetic surface of the ticket is read by the reading section 5, and the judgment section (not shown) reads the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic surface of the ticket.
The ticket type is determined as to whether the ticket is a collectible ticket or a non-recoverable ticket, and the payment amount is calculated based on the magnetic information read from the ticket and the reference information read from the storage unit. displayed on the screen by the display unit. When the customer puts in the same amount of settlement money, a judgment will be made as to whether the financial conditions are successful or not.
Based on the fulfillment of the conditions, a ticket issuing unit (not shown) issues a payment ticket, and at the same time, the driving unit 7b of the means 7 is started for sorting, and the tickets that have been waiting on the means are sorted according to the ticket type determination result. Depending on the location, the item is dropped in the direction of the return port 8 on the customer service area or in the direction of the collection box 9. The payment ticket is also released to the return slot 8.

In the illustrated example, the sorting means 7 includes a conveyor belt 7a that crosses below the chute 6, and a reversible motor (7b) that rotates the conveyor belt in the return direction or collection direction.
), and the rotation direction of the reversible motor (7b) is controlled according to the result of the bill type determination, but this is limited.

It is not necessary to set a fixed value, and any structure may be used which has a function of being activated by a monetary condition fulfillment signal and sorting the tickets that have passed through the reading section to the return side or the collection side.

According to the present invention, in the free fall passage 10 between the collection side end of the means 7 and the collection box 9, the Nla stone 11 diagonally crosses a part of the passage. The direction of magnetization is distributed so that the device is installed almost toward the collection side end.

Then, the electromagnet 11 is activated when the ticket inserted into the payment machine is determined to be a collection ticket, and when the payment for the ticket is completed (when the financial conditions are met), or at the latest, the electromagnet 11 is activated. When the means 7 is activated to collect the collected ticket, the electricity is energized and continues for a predetermined period of time.

Here, the predetermined time is the time required for the ticket that falls freely from the collecting side end by the driving of the sorting means 7 to be magnetically attracted to the upper surface of the electromagnet 11 as described later.

Such energization control of the electromagnet can be realized by an easily designed logic circuit that receives the payment completion signal or the drive signal for the drive section 7b (collectively referred to as a collection signal).

According to the above configuration, when a customer inserts a non-recoverable ticket and pays the bill, the ticket passes through the reading section 5 and is placed on standby in the means 7 for sorting.
The payment ticket is printed, and upon completion of the printing, the sorting means 7 is driven to the return side by a return signal, and the waiting non-recoverable ticket is discharged into the return slot 8 together with the payment ticket.

In addition, when the customer inserts a collection ticket and pays the bill, after inserting the coins and printing the payment ticket in the same manner as described above, the collection signal drives the distribution means 7 toward the collection side, and the electromagnet 11 is energized. . As a result, the tickets leaving the collecting side end of the means 7 are sorted by the electromagnet 1 which traverses the free fall path 10 at an angle.
Fall onto the top of 1. For example, the inclination angle of the electromagnet is 45°
Because of this, the ticket tends to slide further downward.

At this time, since the ticket has a magnetic film, it is attracted to the upper surface of the electromagnet by the magnetic force of the electromagnet. Therefore, the magnetic information on the collected ticket is completely erased.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electromagnet 11 has its magnetic pole face facing upward, with different poles facing each other, so even if a ticket falls diagonally to the electromagnet as shown in FIG. Due to the adsorption force on the magnetic film, it is rotated until it comes into close contact with each magnetic pole, as shown by gas in the figure. Therefore, the demagnetizing force works effectively.

After the magnetic information is erased by this close contact, the electromagnet is de-energized and the ticket is no longer attracted, so that the collected ticket naturally falls from the tilting electromagnet and is collected in the collection box 9.

By using an AC electromagnet, the electromagnet 11 matches the direction and magnitude of the magnetic force with the coercive force and orientation of the ticket falling from the distribution means, thereby effectively and reliably erasing the magnetic information on the collected ticket. Can be done.

Note that, as shown in the figure, the chute 6 allows the collected tickets to be transported to the transport section 4.
The distribution goes through the collection side of the means 7, and then the magnetic information erasing means 1.
It is desirable to continue the collection ticket until the position where it passes through 1. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the collected ticket inserted into the aircraft from being illegally removed by the staff before the magnetic information is erased.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the invention, the distribution is performed by an electromagnet installed in the free fall passage between the means and the collection box so as to diagonally cross a part of the passage. Since it is equipped with an erasing means, it is simple and inexpensive and can be easily installed without requiring special installation space.Moreover, since it is a non-contact type, it does not cause ticket jams and is completely magnetic. Information can be deleted. Therefore, the collected ticket of the automatic payment machine according to the present invention cannot be used fraudulently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of an example of Nl2 stone, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the effect of magnetic force on a ticket. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Ticket insertion slot, 2...Drive unit, 3.4...Transport unit, 5...Reading unit, 6...Chute, 7...Means for sorting, 8... Return port, 9...
Collection box, 10...Free fall passage, 11...Electromagnet.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A sorting means is provided for sorting the tickets conveyed through the reading section to a return side or a collection side based on the ticket type determination result, and a part of the passage is provided in a free fall passage between the sorting means and the collection box. The automatic payment system is characterized in that the electromagnet is provided with an electromagnet that crosses the bank diagonally, and the electromagnet is energized for a required period of time based on a ticket collection signal to erase magnetic information on collected tickets that fall from the sorting means. Machine.