JPS62243091A - Ticket printing issuing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is used, for example, in transportation facilities, etc., and is issued by recording predetermined information on the surface of commuter passes, fare tickets, etc. The present invention relates to a ticket printing and issuing device.

(Prior art) For example, commuter passes issued by a commuter pass issuing device, which is a ticket printing and issuing device used in railway institutions, etc., have the boarding station, alighting station, the user's name, etc. printed on the surface. has been done. In such a commuter pass issuing device, when storing a station name other than the preset and stored station name, that is, when opening a new station, changing the station name, etc., the following operations must be performed.

First, as shown in FIG. 11, in order to store characters, two figures, etc. to be registered in the storage section, for example, characters to be registered in a plurality of addresses are divided and laid out.

When this layout work is completed, it is converted into a hexadecimal number corresponding to the layout divided into each address (see FIG. 12). Then, find the empty memory area of the storage section and 16 areas corresponding to each of the addresses.
It stores the base number (see Figure 13). In order to print the registration information added in this way on the face of the issued ticket, it is necessary to change the input means and software. For this reason, it takes a long time to register new information in the conventional device, and as mentioned above, there is a problem that the input means and software need to be changed, so it is impossible for the staff to register the information arbitrarily. Ta.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, in the conventional ticket printing and issuing device, it takes a long time to newly register information to be printed on the face of the issued ticket. .

There is a problem in that the system cannot be registered arbitrarily by a staff member because it requires software changes. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the drawbacks of conventional devices, the present invention aims to provide a ticket printing and issuing device that can easily add information to be printed on the issued ticket.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The structure of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems includes, for example, an insertion slot into which a registration recording medium on which characters, two figures, etc. are written; a reading means for reading recorded information on the registration recording medium; a storage means for storing information read by the reading means; a selection means for selecting image information stored in the storage means; A designating means for designating a predetermined printing position is provided.

(Function) The function of the present invention with the above configuration is that the information to be registered is stored as image information, so that the printed information on the face of the issued ticket can be easily registered.

(Example) An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a commuter pass issuing device used in a railway engine or the like will be explained as an example.

In FIG. 1, the configuration of the device of the present invention is as follows: 1 is a CPU which is a control means for controlling the entire device; 2 is a memory in which a %Q control program is stored; 3 is a register for station name information, fare information, etc., which will be described later. A magnetic disk serves as a storage means for storing image information, distance information, transit information, etc., and 4 prints the issued commuter pass.

A ticket issuing unit that performs encoding; 5 a transfer unit that is a reading means for reading the name of the user purchasing the commuter pass and image information to be additionally registered as described later; 6 a recording medium for registration set in the reading means; CRT for display
, 7 are departure/arrival stations and transit stations.

A group of input buttons for setting the validity period, 20% off ticket type, etc., 8 is a registration area button for registering image information in a predetermined area of the storage means, and 9 is a preset printing position on the commuter pass to be issued. The card face area button 10, which is a designation means for designating the card, includes a card face set button which reads image information recorded on a registration recording medium set in an insertion slot, which will be described later.

The appearance of the ticket printing and issuing device having such a configuration is as follows.
It is as shown in the figure. In the figure, 5a indicates an insertion slot into which a commuter pass purchase form written by the user when purchasing a commuter pass or a registration recording medium to be described later is inserted. In addition, those indicated by 14 in the same figure are the start button 2 condition setting button,
an input button group 7 including station name, etc.; the registration area button 8;
This is an attendant operation section in which the ticket area button 9, the ticket set button 10, etc. are arranged.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the attendant operation section 14.

As shown in the figure, the attendant operation section 14 includes a registration area button 8 having buttons 1 to 10, a ticket face set button 9 having ten buttons from A to J, a ticket face set button 10, and a start button. A button 11, a condition setting button 12, and a station name button 13 are arranged as appropriate. This staff operation section 14
By operating this, the clerk in charge prints and issues the commuter pass that the customer desires.

The insertion slot 5a is provided in the transfer unit 5, and the insertion slot 5a has a transport mechanism as shown in FIG. A reading device is provided to read the name or recorded information.

To explain the outline, an insertion detection sensor 17 for detecting the inserted registration recording medium etc. is provided at the rear stage of the insertion slot 5a in the vertical direction in the figure across the paper conveyance path. It is designed to detect the presence or absence. A conveyance mechanism 18 for conveying paper is provided downstream of the insertion detection sensor 17, and the recording medium for registration, etc., taken in and conveyed by this conveyance mechanism 18 is placed at a predetermined position of a reading device 35 provided at the back. Sera 1~ is done.

This reading device 35 includes a mirror 19, a rotating mirror 20, a condensing lens 21, a photoelectric conversion element such as a CCD 22, and a light source 36.
irradiates light onto the surface of the inserted paper,
The recorded information is subjected to photoelectric conversion and is stored as image information on the aforementioned storage means, for example, the magnetic disk 3. In this way, in this embodiment, the image information to be registered is read by the reading means that conventionally read the user's name written on the regular spring sleep entry/exit, so there is no need to install a new reading device. There are benefits. The registration recording medium used here has a substantially rectangular shape as shown in FIG.
4. The information recorded in this registration area 24 is read by the reading device a3. The read image information is written in each of the registration areas 1 to 10 in which no information is stored yet among the memory areas shown in FIG.

The selection of each of the registration areas 1 to 10 can be easily made by pressing the registration area buttons 1 to 10 of the staff operation section 14 provided corresponding to each of the registration areas 1 to 10.

The ticket issuing unit 4 is provided with an outlet 4a on the staff side as shown in FIG. The commuter pass is equipped with a printing device that has the function of printing the name, etc. written on the commuter pass issued. The commuter passes issued from the ticket issuing units 1 to 4 are as shown in FIG. On this commuter pass, ten preset printing areas indicated by 25 to 34 are provided, and each printing area corresponds to each of the ticket face area buttons A° to J, respectively. By doing this,
Printing can be easily performed without spending unnecessary time selecting parts to be printed. Specifically, for example, the print area 25 is the A button.

The print area 26 corresponds to the B button, and the print area 26 corresponds to the C button. Therefore, the clerk can set any stored image information at a desired position on the commuter pass by simply pressing two buttons, the ticket area button 9 and the registration area button 8.

The image information registration operation will be explained below.

First, characters, nine figures, etc. to be recorded in the storage means are recorded in the recording area 2 of the registration recording medium 23 shown in FIG.
Fill out step 4 using a writing utensil. By doing so, it is possible to register complex figures and the like that cannot be done with conventional devices. Examples of the entries are shown in FIGS. 8(a) to 8(f).

When the registration recording medium is prepared as described above, the staff member inserts one of the registration recording media shown in FIG. 8 into the insertion slot 5a. Here, we will first introduce Figure 8 (A
It is assumed that the inserted registration recording medium shown in > is inserted. The leading edge of the inserted registration recording medium is the paper detection sensor.
17, the transport mechanism 18 is controlled to start driving, takes in and transports, and is set at a predetermined position of the reading device 35 provided at the subsequent stage. Then, for example, a button "1" of the registration area buttons 8 is pressed. Then, the information recorded in the recording area 24 is photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion element C0D 22, and stored in the registration area 1 of the magnetic disk 3, which is a storage means. When this storage control operation is completed, the transport mechanism is controlled to rotate in reverse, and the stored registration recording medium is transferred to the insertion slot 5a.
Emissions are becoming more controlled. Through this operation, the image information shown in FIG. 8(a) is stored in the registration area 1. In the same manner, Fig. 8(b) to (
The figures shown in f> are stored in registration areas 2 to 6, respectively. At this time, for example, if the figure shown in FIG. 8 (a>) is to be stored in the registration areas 1 to 3, it can be registered by pressing the registration area buttons 1, 2.3 in sequence.

To print the information registered in this way at a predetermined position on a issued ticket, such as a commuter pass, first press the registration area button 1, press the A button of the ticket area buttons 9, and press the ticket set button 10. Press . By this operation, the image information shown in FIG. 8(a) registered in the registration area 1 is printed in the print area 25 shown in FIG. 7 corresponding to the A button of the ticket area button 9. Similarly, for example, Fig. 8 (1)
) In order to print the information shown in FIG. 7 in the print area 26 shown in FIG. 7, the registration button 2 is pressed, the 8th button of the card area buttons 9 is pressed, and the card set button 10 is pressed.

After setting the image information to be printed as described above, the operator presses the start button 11 provided on the operator operation section 14.

Then, a commuter pass having the ticket face information as shown in FIG. 9 is printed and ticket issuance is controlled.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

For example, predetermined printing areas for commuter passes, which are tickets, may be set as shown by 40 to 54 in FIG. 10, and printing may be performed in these printing areas. By doing this,
For example, it is possible to easily cope with the construction of a new station. Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the registration recording medium is designed to record a character, one figure, etc. to be registered only on one side thereof, but the above-mentioned reading device is configured to correspond to the above-mentioned configuration so that both sides can be read and controlled at the same time. It's okay. By doing this, the time required for registration work can be significantly shortened. Generally speaking, in the above-mentioned embodiment, a commuter pass was explained, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to train tickets, reserved tickets, admission tickets, and other types of tickets.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a ticket printing and issuing device that can easily additionally register information to be printed on the face of an issued ticket.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the configuration of the ticket printing and issuing device of the present invention;
2 is a front view showing the external appearance of the ticket printing and issuing device shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the staff operation section shown in FIG. 2, and FIG.
5 is an explanatory diagram showing the internal structure of the reading means, FIG. 5 is a front view of the registration recording medium, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the storage means, and FIG. 7 is a front view showing an embodiment of the commuter pass. Figure 8 (a) to (
f) is a front view showing an example of the information written on the registration recording medium; FIG. 9 is a front view showing an example of the commuter pass;
FIG. 10 is a front view showing the other side of the commuter pass according to the present invention;
FIGS. 11 to 13 are explanatory diagrams showing a conventional information storage method. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Control part, 3... Storage means, 5... Reading means, 5a... Insertion slot, 8... Selection means, 9... Designation means, 23... Recording medium for registration . Agent Patent Attorney Masayoshi Misawa Figure 13

Claims (1)

[Claims] A ticket printing and issuing device that prints and issues a predetermined image on the face of a ticket, comprising: an insertion slot into which a registration recording medium in which information is recorded is inserted; and a reading means which reads recorded information on the inserted registration recording medium as image information. , comprising a storage means for storing the image information read by the reading means, a selection means for selecting the image information stored in the storage means, and a designation means for designating a predetermined printing position on the face of the ticket. A ticket printing and issuing device characterized by: