JPS6142198Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a ticket reading processing device that reads and checks information on tickets accepted at automatic ticket gates and the like.

Conventionally, for simple tickets such as transportation tickets, coupon tickets, and numbered admission tickets, it is difficult to provide the same information on both the front and back of the ticket, mainly due to cost reasons, so it is difficult to write the same information on both sides of the ticket. Instead, two information reading sensors of the ticket reading/processing device were installed on the front and back sides of the ticket to be read, one for the front and one for the back. Therefore, information can be read by either sensor no matter which side of the ticket is facing up, and there was no problem in this respect. If the inserted ticket is a counterfeit ticket, the ticket is returned to the return slot. However, when investigating the actual situation of passengers boarding and alighting, we found that most passengers insert their tickets into the machine with a certain side facing up, so one information reading sensor may be sufficient. I came to the conclusion that no. Therefore, the inventor of the present invention installed only one information reading sensor, and at the same time, the ticket inserted with the back side facing upward is turned upside down and returned to the vicinity of the insertion slot, so that the customer can return the ticket with the correct orientation as it is. We devised a device that could solve the problem by just throwing it in.

An embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a ticket slot of the device, and a ticket return slot 2 is provided directly below the ticket slot 1. Reference numeral 3 denotes a main endless belt consisting of an elongated loop installed between a pulley 4 and a pulley 5, and a driving force is applied when the pulley 4 is driven by a drive source (not shown).
Reference numeral 6 denotes another endless belt installed in a long and narrow loop between pulleys 7 and 8, and is arranged in parallel so that one side of the endless belt 6 is in pressure contact with one side of the main endless belt 3. . The endless belt 6 is interlocked with the main endless belt 3 as its pulley 7 receives driving force from the pulley 4 of the main endless belt 3. The main endless belt 3 and the endless belt 6 constitute a first conveying device that receives and conveys tickets from the input slot 1. 9 is pulley 10
and one endless belt installed in an elongated loop between pulley 11 and pulley 12,
The endless belt 9 is also arranged so that one side thereof is in pressure contact with one side of the main endless belt 3 opposite to the one side. The endless belt 9 interlocks with the main endless belt 3 by having its pulley 11 receive driving force from the pulley 5 of the main endless belt 3. The main endless belt 3 and the endless belt 9 constitute a second conveying device that conveys the ticket toward the return port 2. 13 is a ticket sorting device, pin 13
a, and its swinging tip 13b
is facing the dividing line between pulley 4 and pulley 7. The tickets coming out from between the pulleys 4 and 7 are sorted by the sorting device 13 to the storage side indicated by the I arrow and to the second conveyance device side indicated by the J arrow. Reference numeral 14 is a reading sensor for reading ticket information, and 14 corresponds to one side of the ticket while the inserted ticket is being conveyed.
Only one can be provided. 15, 16, 17 are input ports 1
and a member forming the return port 2. 18 is return port 2
The proximal end 18a is fixed to the forming member 15 by a compression spring plate provided at the
It extends from a toward the exit of the return port 2 and is provided so as to be pressed against the opposing forming member 16 with an appropriate pressure. Next, the operation will be explained. When a ticket is inserted from the slot, the ticket is conveyed in the direction of the arrow H with its upper and lower surfaces sandwiched between the belts 3 and 6. After the information on the ticket is read by the reading sensor 14 on the way, it is discharged from between the belts 3 and 6 to the sorting device 13. The sorting device 13 guides normally read tickets in the storage direction indicated by the I arrow, and guides unreadable tickets in the direction of the second conveyance device indicated by the J arrow. The ticket guided to the second conveyance device is conveyed in the direction of arrow K with its upper and lower surfaces sandwiched between belts 3 and 9, and returned to the return slot 2. At the return gate 2, the ticket is braked by the pressure-bonded spring plate 18, so that the ticket will not fly out. As shown in FIG. 3, even if a ticket is accidentally thrown in from the return slot 2, the compression spring plate 18 prevents the ticket from entering. Next, referring to FIG. 2, the inserted ticket 20 and the returned ticket 3
To explain the relationship with 0, let us assume that the front side of the ticket is A, the back side of the ticket is B, the back side B is informationized, and the reading sensor 14 reads the bottom side of the ticket as shown in Figure 1. assuming that it is installed like this. Now, when the inserted ticket 20 shown by the imaginary line is inserted, since the back side B is on the lower side, it is normally read by the reading sensor 14 and stored in the storage side (I arrow). On the other hand, in the case of the inserted ticket 20 shown by the solid line, since the front and back are reversed, the reading sensor 14 cannot read it, and the ticket is returned to the return slot 2 via the second conveyance device. In this case, the returned ticket 30
The ticket is returned with the front and back sides reversed relative to the inserted ticket 20. Therefore, since the front and back sides are normal at this point, it is only necessary to throw the paper into the slot 1 directly above it again. Note that even a correctly inserted ticket will be returned if the information is incorrect, but in this case, the ticket will be returned with the back B facing up.

The present invention consists of the above-mentioned structure, and only one reading sensor is provided on one side of the ticket, and if the ticket is inserted with the front and back sides reversed, the ticket is returned in the correct orientation. Since only one reading sensor is required, the device can be made smaller and costs can be reduced. In addition, since the ticket is returned in the correct orientation, it is only necessary to re-insert the ticket, which does not take much time and requires only a simple instruction sign.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a simple diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention;
3 and 3 are partially enlarged views of FIG. 1, respectively. 1... Ticket slot, 2... Ticket return slot, 3... Main endless belt, 6... Endless belt, 9... Endless belt, 13... Ticket sorting device, 14... Reading sensor, 18... Crimp Spring plate, 20... tickets to be thrown in, 30... tickets to be returned.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A first conveying device that accepts and conveys tickets from an input slot, and a second conveyance device that conveys tickets toward a return slot that is separately provided near the input slot. and a sorting device that is located at a terminal position of the first conveying device and distributes the tickets to a storage side and a side of the second conveying device, and a sorting device that is located at a terminal position of the first conveying device and distributes the tickets to a storage side and a side of the second conveying device, 1. A ticket reading/processing device, characterized in that a ticket information reading sensor is provided corresponding to one side of the ticket, and the second transport device transports the inserted ticket with the front and back reversed. (2) The first conveyance device is composed of a main endless belt made of a long and narrow loop that is supplied with driving force from a driving source, and another long and narrow endless belt that is pressed against one side of the main endless belt and interlocks with it. is,
The second conveying device comprises the main endless belt and yet another elongated endless belt that is pressed against and interlocked with the side opposite to the one side of the endless belt. type of reading and processing device. (3) The return port is equipped with a pressure-bonded spring plate that narrows the return port toward the exit.
2. The ticket reading processing device according to item 1 or 2.