JPS6145572Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to an automated ticket printing and issuing device that prints and issues automated tickets such as train tickets and commuter passes for automatic ticket gates.

Conventionally, this type of printing and issuing device includes, for example, a ticket vending machine as a short-distance ticket issuing machine, a commuter pass issuing machine exclusively for commuter passes, a Shinkansen ticket vending machine, a medium- and long-distance printing machine, a seat reservation terminal, etc. . However, these are all single-function machines that are used as dedicated machines. Recently, it has become possible to issue automated tickets (tickets for automatic ticket gates, commuter passes, etc.) that are equipped with all of these functions and are suitable for each type of ticket.
Furthermore, it has been desired to develop an automated ticket printing and issuing device that is small, inexpensive, and has excellent reliability and maintainability.

This idea was made in view of the above circumstances,
The purpose of this is to be able to issue many types of automated tickets while having a small and inexpensive configuration, and to be able to reliably record and issue encoded information for automatic ticket gates suitable for each ticket type, and to achieve reliability. The present invention also aims to provide an automated ticket printing and issuing device that is also excellent in maintainability.

An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In Fig. 1, 1 is the main body of the device, and this main body 1
At the upper right side of the machine, a first supply device 2 is provided which sequentially supplies, for example, card-shaped original tickets _P1 of commuter passes for automatic ticket gates one by one. This first supply device 2 is
For example, there is a hopper 3 that stores about 1000 stacked original documents P ₁ , etc., and the lowest original document P ₁ in the hopper 3 is taken out as the picker 4 moves back and forth in the horizontal direction. It is adapted to be fed into a supply path 6 constituted by a plurality of feed rollers 5, 5, . Further, as shown in FIG. ₂ , for example, the original ticket P1 has a printed recording layer 8 on the upper surface of a plastic film 7 that can withstand passage through an automatic ticket gate many times over a long period of time, and a magnetic recording layer on the lower surface. 9, and was punched out into a card shape in advance.

Further, below the ticket supply direction side of the first supply device 2, for example, original tickets P ₂ of automatic ticket gates are sequentially placed one after another.
A second supply device 10 for supplying sheets one by one is provided. This second supply device 10 feeds a strip material P ₃ wound into a roll on a reel portion 11 to a roller 1.
2 and 12 sequentially, and feed roller 1.
The material P ₃ is fed into a supply path 14 composed of parts 3, 13, etc., and cut into predetermined dimensions by a cutter device 15 provided at the starting end of the supply path 14. Further, the original note _P2 has a printing recording layer 17 on the upper surface of the paper 16 and a magnetic recording layer 18 on the lower surface, as shown in FIG.
It is formed to the same shape and thickness as P ₁ .

Thus, the supply path 6 of the first supply device 2 and the supply path 14 of the second supply device 10 merge at their terminal ends, and a thermal printing device 19 is disposed near this merge point. This thermal printing device 19 prints the printing recording layer 8 of the original note _P1 or the original note P2 _.
This is a dot matrix type in which necessary visual information is thermally printed (heat-sensitive printing) on the printing recording layer 17 of _the paper _. It is composed of a head roll 21, etc., which is used to transport the head.

Furthermore, a conveyance path 23 is provided in the main body 1 to take in the original note P ₁ or P ₂ that has passed through the printing device 19 and convey it to the note discharge port 22 . This conveyance path 2
3 is two pairs of upper and lower conveyor belts 24, 25, 24,
It is formed between the mutually opposing surfaces of the original note P ₁ or P 2 and conveyed while holding both ends of the original note P 1 or P ₂ , that is, the non-information recording area. A flash fixing device 26 is provided at the starting end of the transport path 23. This fixing device 26 is for fixing the visual information on the print recording layer 8 or 17 printed by the printing device 19, and includes, for example, a xenon flash lamp 27 using a quartz tube and an ultraviolet transmission filter 28. configured. Also,
A magnetic recording device 29 is provided in the middle of the conveyance path 23.
is installed. This magnetic recording device 29 includes
This is for magnetically recording predetermined encoded information for automatic ticket gates on the magnetic recording layer 9 of the original ticket P ₁ or the magnetic recording layer 18 of the original ticket P ₂ that has passed through the fixing device 26. For example, the above information can be written. It is composed of a write magnetic head 30 for writing information, and a read magnetic head 31 for reading and checking the written information. The magnetic recording device 29 is
Although details will be explained later, encoded information is recorded at bit intervals according to a timing signal from a timing signal generator 32, which will be described later.

Furthermore, a timing signal generator 32 is provided at the end of the conveyance path 23. This timing signal generator 32 selectively generates, for example, two types of timing signals that determine the recording bit interval of encoded information by the magnetic recording device 29. Equally spaced bar marks 33,3
4, and mark detectors 37, 38 that optically detect the bar marks 33, 34, etc. The disk 35,
36 is provided coaxially with the roller 39 around which the conveyor belts 25, 25 are wound, and is configured to rotate as the conveyance path 23 moves. Further, the intervals between the bar marks 33 and 34 are different from each other, and in this example, the bar mark 33 is wider than the bar mark 34. Further, the detectors 37 and 38 output timing signals (clock pulses) by optically detecting the bar marks 33 and 34, and for example, irradiate light onto the peripheral edges of the disks 35 and 36. It consists of a light source and a light receiving element that receives the reflected light and converts it into an electrical signal. The output of the detector 37 or 38 is selected depending on the type of automated ticket to be issued, and the magnetic recording device 29 is operated in accordance with the selected output (timing signal). In this example, the output of the detector 37 is selected when issuing a commuter pass, and the output of the detector 38 is selected when issuing a ticket other than a commuter pass. In addition, 40 in the figure is the main motor, 41 in the figure
is the feed motor.

Next, the operation in the above configuration will be explained. First, the user specifies the type of ticket to be issued on the operation panel (not shown) and presses the issue start button. For example, when issuance of a commuter pass is designated, the output of the detector 37 is selected, the first supply device 2 is operated, and the original ticket P ₁ is supplied to the printing device 19 . In the printing device 19, the original note _P1 is conveyed while being pressed against the printing head 20 by a head roll 21, and predetermined visual information is thermally printed on the print recording layer 8 using a dot matrix method. The printed original note P ₁ is taken into the conveyance path 23 and conveyed while being held by the fixing device 26.
Flash fixation is performed by passing through the inside. As a result, the visual information printing portion of the print recording layer 8 is
It has heat resistance, light resistance, automatic ticket gate resistance, etc. However, the original document that has passed through the fixing device 26
P ₁ reaches the magnetic recording device 29, where predetermined encoded information for automatic ticket gates is recorded on the magnetic recording layer 9. That is, when the conveyance path 23 operates, the disks 35 and 36 rotate accordingly, so that the detectors 37 and 38 output timing signals corresponding to the bar marks 33 and 34. In this case, since the timing signal from the detector 37 is selected, encoded information is recorded at bit intervals corresponding to the timing signal. That is, the bar mark 33 on the disk 35 corresponding to the detector 37
Since the mark interval is wide, the bit interval of the timing signal, that is, the clock pulse, in the magnetic recording layer 9 has a value corresponding to this. In this example, the bit interval is set to, for example, "1.33 mm." Therefore, encoded information is recorded in correspondence with the bit interval of the clock pulse. An example of this recording format (encoding format) is shown in Figure 4, where CP is a clock pulse track, D ₁ ,
D ₂ , D ₄ and D ₈ are data tracks, W ₁ and W ₂ are write tracks, and P is a parity track. The original ticket _P1 with encoded information recorded thereon is then discharged to the ticket outlet 22 as a commuter pass for automatic ticket gates.

On the other hand, when issuance of a ticket other than a commuter pass is specified, the output of the detector 38 is selected and the second
The supply device 10 operates and the original note P ₂ is supplied to the printing device 19 . Then, the original note P ₂ is transferred to the magnetic recording device 29 through the same process as the original note P ₁ described above.
At this point, predetermined encoded information for automatic ticket gates is recorded in the magnetic recording layer 18. in this case,
Since the timing signal from the detector 38 has been selected, encoded information is recorded at bit intervals corresponding to the timing signal. That is, since the bar marks 34 on the disk 36 corresponding to the detector 38 have a narrow mark interval, the bit interval of the clock pulse in the magnetic recording layer 18 has a value corresponding thereto.
In this example, the bit interval is set to, for example, "1.05 mm." Therefore, encoded information is recorded in correspondence with the bit interval of the clock pulse. An example of this recording format (encoding format) is shown in FIG. The original ticket _P2 on which the encoded information has been recorded is then discharged to the ticket outlet 22 as a ticket for automatic ticket gates.

Here, the reason why the recording bit interval of the encoded information is varied depending on the type of automated ticket to be issued, which is also the gist of this invention, will be explained. As is clear from Figure 4, the amount of encoded information recorded for a commuter pass, for example, is relatively small; on the other hand, for medium and long distance tickets, etc. As is clear, the amount of encoded information to be recorded is extremely large. For this reason, if encoded information is recorded at regular bit intervals on an original ticket with a predefined size, it may be impossible to record all the necessary encoded information for a ticket with a large amount of information. . Therefore, in this invention, information is recorded at relatively wide bit intervals in the case of commuter passes (or short-distance tickets), which have a relatively small amount of information, and in the case of medium- and long-distance tickets, which have a large amount of information. In the case of a ticket, information is recorded at intervals narrower than normal bit intervals. This makes it possible to record all necessary encoded information even on a ticket with a large amount of information. Therefore, encoded information for automatic ticket gates suitable for each ticket type can be reliably recorded and issued.

In the above embodiments, the flash fixing device is constructed by a combination of a xenon flash lamp and an ultraviolet transmission filter, but the same purpose can be achieved even if only an ultraviolet light emitting lamp is used, for example.
Further, although two types of automated tickets are issued, the present invention is not limited to these. Furthermore, all original notes may be in the form of a card or a band. Further, the timing signal generating device may also be configured using other methods.

As detailed above, according to the present invention, one of the rollers that drive the conveyor belt is provided with a rotating disk coaxially with the roller and having a diameter larger than that of the roller, depending on the type of ticket issued by this device. Since bar marks are arranged at regular intervals along the outer periphery of the rotating disk, it is possible to issue a wide variety of automated tickets, and the automatic ticket gate encoding is suitable for each type of ticket. It has the feature that it can reliably encode at constant intervals even if the transport speed changes. Furthermore, according to the present invention, by increasing the diameter of the rotating disk, the number of barcodes that can be written on the circumference can also be increased, so that recording can be performed at a higher density.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing shows one embodiment of this invention.
The figure is a schematic diagram of the overall configuration of the device, Figures 2 and 3 are cross-sectional views of different original tickets, Figure 4 is an encoded format diagram of a commuter pass, and Figure 5 is an encoded format diagram of a train ticket. It is. P ₁ , P ₂ ... Original note, 2 ... First supply device, 8, 1
7... Print recording layer, 9, 18... Magnetic recording layer, 1
0...Second supply device, 19...Printing device, 23...
... Conveyance path, 26 ... Fixing device, 29 ... Magnetic recording device, 32 ... Timing signal generation device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A plurality of supply devices that store original notes having print recording layers and magnetic recording layers for each type of note and selectively feed them one by one; A common printing device that prints and records the visual information required for each ticket type, a conveyor belt that conveys the original note printed by this printer at the same speed regardless of the ticket type, and this conveyor belt. A plurality of rollers to be driven, a plurality of rotating disks provided coaxially with one of these rollers according to each ticket type, and having a diameter larger than that of the roller;
A plurality of types of timing bar marks are provided concentrically at equal intervals along the vicinity of the outer periphery of these rotating disks, and these bar marks are selected depending on the type of the original note and optically detected. It is equipped with a mark detector and a magnetic recording device that records encoded information on the magnetic recording surface of the original ticket in synchronization with the detection signal of the bar mark of the mark detector, and according to the type of automated ticket to be issued. An automated ticket printing and issuing device characterized in that recording bit intervals of encoded information are varied.