JPS6246903B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic ticket issuing device that is installed at an entrance gate of a toll road and issues tickets unattended.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, toll collection systems for toll roads include, for example, multi-section toll collection systems.
At the entrance gate, the collector presses the vehicle type button corresponding to the incoming vehicle at the pass ticket issuing machine according to the type of vehicle that is approaching, and issues the vehicle type number corresponding to the vehicle.
Print out the entrance interchange number, month, date, hour, minute, collector number, serial number, etc., and also print the vehicle model number, entrance interchange number, month, date, hour, minute, etc.
Magnetic stripe section for magnetic recording of information such as collector number, vehicle number (license plate), number of axles, etc.
A pass ticket CD as shown in Figure 1 recorded in the MS is issued. Furthermore, at the exit gate, a collector runs this ticket through a ticket verification machine, reads the vehicle model number and entrance interchange number, and automatically calculates the toll amount.

That is, the above-mentioned pass ticket verification machine uses a toll road terminal that has the functions of a pass ticket issuing machine and a ticket confirmation machine, as shown in Figure 2, and this device writes data to the magnetic recording section MS of the pass CD. Alternatively, the magnetic heads 1, 1', 1'' for reading and the printing unit 2 for printing in the printing zone of the pass CD are arranged around the transport drum D, facing each other and close to it. Belt B is attached to pulley P on the outer circumference of D.
Belt B is attached to conveyor drum D by passing it over belt B.
are in contact with each other, and together they form a main conveyance section 3 for conveying the pass CD. Further, a pass hopper 4 for storing a new pass CD is provided near the entrance of the transport route of the main conveyance section 3, and a pass ticket hopper 4 for storing a new pass CD is provided near the pass ticket hopper 4 for manually inserting the pass CD. An insertion port 5 is provided. The insertion slot 5 and the pass ticket hopper 4 are provided with transport parts 6 and 6' for transporting the pass ticket CD to the main transport part 3, respectively. A feeding or feeding mechanism is provided for feeding.

In addition, a pass ticket CD is provided on the exit side of the main conveyance section 3.
a transport section 9 provided with a collection stacker 7 and a discharge port 8, each provided between the main transport section 3;
9'.

Furthermore, a flapper FP for allocating the conveyance path is provided between the main conveyance sections 9, 9' and the conveyance sections 9, 9'.

In such a device, a pass ticket is inserted into the insertion slot 5.
By inserting the CD, the pass ticket CD is sent to the main transport section 3, where it is held between the rotating transport drum D and the belt B, and the pass ticket CD is sent to the exit side. During this time, the magnetic stripe part MS of the pass CD comes into contact with the magnetic heads 1, 1', 1'', and the above-mentioned information recorded in the magnetic stripe part MS is read.Then, the margin for printing on the pass CD is read. Printing is performed on the portion SP by the print head 2 as necessary, and the stacker 7 is distributed to the discharge port 8 by the flapper FP and sent out.

When used as a pass ticket issuing machine, a new pass CD is taken out from the pass ticket hopper 4, and while passing through the main conveyance section 3, the magnetic heads 1, 1',
1", the necessary information is written and read in the magnetic stripe part MS, and print head 2 reads the margin part.
Necessary information is printed and recorded on the SP. If there are no errors in the recorded contents in the magnetic stripe MS, the pass CD will be issued.
is sent to the discharge port 8 by the flapper FP, and if there is an error, it is collected by the stacker 7.

Such devices are used to issue or confirm passes, but since they are assumed to be issued or confirmed by a ticket collector, inputting the information necessary for ticket issuance and confirmation is not necessary. For example, manual operation by the operator such as keying in the vehicle model button is required.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As described above, the conventional ticket issuing machine is a device that requires manual operation by an operator. On the other hand, since toll roads are public facilities that are used day and night, collectors must always be stationed at toll booths. However, since collection work involves vehicles, the working environment is harsh, and it is difficult to secure manpower, especially late at night. In addition, due to the rising cost of human rights, there is a strong desire to automate tollgate operations, especially entrance operations.

However, as described above, the conventional ticket issuing machine is a device that requires manual operation by an operator, so even if the vehicle identification input etc. are automated, the following problems remain.

In other words, if the preceding vehicle takes away the toll ticket issued to the following vehicle at the ticket gate, or if the preceding vehicle drives away without taking the toll ticket issued to the preceding vehicle, the confusion that ensues (the leading vehicle may This is a problem that arises due to automation, such as how to avoid situations where the issued ticket is unknowingly taken by the following vehicle, and the driver then receives another person's ticket in turn. be.

In addition, the process of magnetically recording and printing the necessary information on the pass ticket and supplying it to the driver of the incoming vehicle, specifically how to speed up the process of transporting it to the issuing gate, will be studied to prevent traffic congestion. It was also a related problem, and a major challenge for practical application.

Therefore, this invention allows you to smoothly hand over a ticket, and also prevents another vehicle from taking the ticket issued to your own vehicle.It also magnetically records and prints the necessary information on the ticket. To provide an automatic ticket issuing machine that can smoothly issue tickets to drivers of vehicles.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows. In other words, it has a vehicle type discrimination device installed on the vehicle entrance side that discriminates the vehicle type and detects the driving direction based on the optical path shielding pattern of the passing vehicle, axle, and wheel detection information, and a pass ticket issuing slot for storing unused passes. a first standby mechanism for temporarily holding the pass tickets sequentially retrieved from the hopper; a storage section for sequentially storing and reading out the vehicle type information to be recorded on the pass passes given from the standby mechanism; a recording section that records vehicle type information, interchange number, and other necessary information; at least one second standby mechanism that temporarily holds the recorded pass ticket; and the above-mentioned pass provided by the second standby mechanism. A conveying mechanism that sequentially transports tickets to the ticket issuing port, a hopper that collects and stores uncollected tickets at the ticket issuing port based on information on the passing of the vehicle, and a transport ticket installed near each ticket issuing port to receive the transported tickets. It has a temporary holding mechanism that performs operations such as temporarily holding, ticketing, transporting to the unnecessary ticket collection hopper, and temporarily pulling back, and a control unit that controls each of them. It consists of a ticket issuing device installed at The present invention is characterized in that the toll ticket for a following vehicle is held in a standby mechanism that temporarily holds the recorded toll ticket while being sent to the toll ticket issuing port, and is maintained in a state where it can be issued.

[Effect]

Such a device works in conjunction with a vehicle type discrimination device and a vehicle start detection device, sequentially records necessary information on a ticket, and then automatically issues the ticket at a ticket issuing gate. Also,
If vehicles enter in succession, the next vehicle's pass is held in a temporary holding mechanism installed at the ticket gate until the vehicle in front passes by, i.e. until the departure detection device is activated, to prevent multiple tickets from being issued for the same vehicle. do. In addition, in the case of a non-sampling start, the toll ticket is collected and sent to the unnecessary toll ticket collection hopper, and the toll ticket held in the temporary holding mechanism is sent to the ticket issuing gate, without issuing a non-sampling toll ticket to the following vehicle. Automatically collects the vehicle and issues a ticket for the vehicle. Therefore, unnecessary passes are automatically collected, and if a vehicle is following, the issuance of a ticket for the following vehicle is temporarily held in a holding mechanism until the vehicle in front has passed, so that one vehicle does not collect double tickets. It is possible to provide an automatic ticket issuing device which prevents accidental removal and removal, prevents confusion, and automatically issues tickets smoothly and accurately.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in Figures 3 to 5.
This will be explained with reference to the figures.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the system configuration of the apparatus of the present invention. 11 in the figure is an automatic ticket issuing machine of the present invention, 1
2 is an automatic vehicle type identification device, 13 is a start detection device, 14
is a vehicle traffic route.

The automatic vehicle type discrimination device 12 includes, for example, optical vehicle pattern measurement devices 12a and 12b that detect vehicle patterns based on the state of optical path blocking by vehicles installed oppositely on islands on both sides of the entrance side of the vehicle traveling path 14. The step board 12c is buried in the road surface under the optical path and operates in response to the road pressure of the vehicle, and detects the number of axles, wheels, etc. of the vehicle from the operating state thereof.

Both of them are installed before the automatic ticket issuing machine, and automatically determine the type of the incoming vehicle based on the detection information, and send the vehicle model number to the automatic ticket issuing machine 11. It also detects when the vehicle moves backward after entering the vehicle.

The start detection device 13 is installed on an island further in the direction of travel than the automatic ticket issuing machine 11, facing across the road, and is connected to optical vehicle number counting devices 13a and 13b for detecting vehicles and under the optical path thereof. It consists of a footboard 13c buried in the road surface and operated by the pressure of the vehicle, which detects the forward and backward movement of the vehicle and provides a vehicle start state signal to the automatic ticket issuing machine 11.

When a vehicle enters a tollgate gate, this device automatically identifies the vehicle type and stores it in the order of entry, and automatically issues passes in conjunction with the departure detection device 13, and issues multiple tickets of different heights depending on the vehicle type. It has a function that automatically selects and issues one of the tickets, and also automatically collects the uncollected toll ticket of the preceding vehicle, or automatically collects the uncollected toll ticket of the preceding vehicle. By detecting the movement of the vehicle, a machine automatically performs a temporary withdrawal function for the passing ticket for the following vehicle when reversing, and quickly and accurately transfers only the passing ticket of the approaching vehicle to the vehicle concerned. This is to have the document issued.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the mechanism of the automatic ticket issuing machine 11 according to the present invention, in which 21 is a housing, and 24 is a ticket hopper in which a plurality of unused magnetic card type ticket CDs are stored. A lifting mechanism 24a is provided at the bottom of the ticket hopper 24 to push up the ticket CD upwards, and a mechanism 24a is provided at the top of the ticket hopper 24 to sequentially take out the ticket CDs in the hopper. A roller 25 is provided. 26 is a well-known gate pawl for preventing double-feeding, which peels off and sends out only one ticket when there are two or more passes fed out by the feeding roller 25, and a guide plate for feeding passes. Install the gate claw 26 so that the gap between it and the guide 27 is at least the thickness of one pass ticket CD and no more than the thickness of two pass tickets.
The protrusion amount is set so that only one sheet can be fed out. 28 is the pass ticket sent out through this gate claw 26
This is the primary standby mechanism for waiting for CDs. As shown in the figure, endless belts V ₁ and V ₂ stretched over a pair of pulleys are placed close to each other, and the pass CD sent along the guide 27 is held between the belts V ₁ and V ₂ . A motor (not shown) rotates or stops the pulley to wait and send the pass ticket. This primary standby mechanism 28 feeds out the pass ticket CD in advance at this position in order to process the pass ticket to be issued next at high speed.
This is a mechanism to keep it on standby.

PS ₁ and PS ₂ are photo sensors that optically detect the passing position of the pass CD. PS ₁ is for the feeding roller 25, and PS ₂ is for the primary standby mechanism 2.
8. Determine the stopping position of each.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a main conveyance section provided on the downstream side of the primary standby mechanism 28. This main conveyance section 29 is constituted by a disk-shaped conveyance drum D and a belt _V3 that is in contact with the circumferential surface of the disk-shaped conveyance drum D and is movably supported by being stretched around a pulley P.

A part of the pass CD sent into the main conveyance unit 29 by the drive of the primary standby mechanism 28 is held between the belt V ₃ and the conveyance drum D, and as these rotate, the pass ticket CD is transferred to the secondary standby mechanism 30 (described later). It is transported to the position. Note that the main conveyance section 29 is constantly driven by a motor (not shown).

Reference numerals 21 and 21' denote magnetic heads for writing or reading necessary information on the magnetic recording section (magnetic stripe section) MS of the pass CD, and these heads are located close to the pass pass transport path on the transport drum D of the main transport unit 29. It is provided. Of these, 21 is a write head for writing, and 21' is a read head for reading. A pad roller for pressing the magnetic recording part MS of the pass against these magnetic heads 21, 21' is not shown here.

22 is the blank area which is the printing zone of the pass CD.
This is a print head that prints necessary information on the SP, and in this embodiment, it is provided near the delivery port side of the conveyance drum D, and the conveyance drum D also serves as a printing platen. PS ₃ is a positioning photosensor provided near the pass ticket entrance side of the transport drum D for determining the timing of magnetic recording and printing of the pass CD.

30 is provided on the exit side of the main conveyance section 29,
This is a secondary standby mechanism having the same function as the primary standby mechanism 28 described above. This secondary standby mechanism 30 arranges two conveyor belts V ₄ and V ₅ that are stretched around pulleys in close proximity to each other, and holds the pass CD between both conveyor belts V ₄ and V ₅ and also detects the pass ticket. Photosensor PS ₄
A motor (not shown) is provided for driving the conveyor belts V ₄ and V ₅ , and the photo sensor PS ₄ detects the ticket to determine the secondary standby stop position of the ticket.

31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,
Reference numerals 38 denote conveyor belts for conveying passes, each of which is supported by being stretched around pulleys or the like. 39,3
Reference numerals 9' and 39'' are ticket issuing openings provided at different heights such as low, middle, and high, respectively.

The conveyor belt 31 is stretched from the delivery port of the secondary standby mechanism 30 toward the low-positioned pass ticket issuing port 39 and to the vicinity of the height of the middle-positioned pass ticket issuing port 39'. The conveyor belt 32 runs from the outlet 30 to the low-position ticket issuing port 39, and the conveyor belt 36 extends from this branch point to near the height of the mid-position ticket issuing port 39'. 31. In addition, the conveyor belts 31 and 3
A switching flapper 40 for changing the conveyance path is provided at the exit portion of the conveyance path formed by 2, and when this flapper 40 is closed toward the conveyance belt 31 side, the conveyance ticket is closed. The CD is guided toward the low-level ticket issuing port 39, which is the terminal conveyance path, and when the flapper 40 is open, is guided by the flapper 40 toward the conveying belt 35 side, and is guided toward the middle and high-level ticket issuing ports 39', 39''. Further, the conveying end side of the conveying belt 35 is bent toward the ticket issuing port 39' in the middle position, and a conveying belt 36 is disposed at this bent portion. to form a terminal conveyance path to the pass ticket issuing port 39' in the middle position.Furthermore, a flapper 4 for switching the conveyance path is provided at a branch position from this terminal conveyance path.
1 is provided, and when this flapper 41 is closed to the conveyor belt 31 side, the pass ticket is branched by this flapper 41 to the conveyor belt 36 side which is the terminal conveyance path, and when the flapper 41 is open is branched to the conveyor belts 37 and 38 side.

The conveyor belts 37 and 38 transfer the passes sent from the conveyor belt 31 to the pass ticket issuing port 39'' located at a high position.
It is for sending to the side.

Fratsupa 40 is located on the low-position ticket issuing gate 39 side.
A conveyor belt 3 is used to guide the branched ticket.
3 and 34 are provided, and temporary ticket holding mechanisms 42, 42', and 42'' are provided at each of the ticket issuing ports 39, 39', and 39''. This temporary holding mechanism 42, 4
2' and 42'' are each composed of a pair of belts placed close to each other and passed around pulleys, etc., and the pass ticket is held between the belts and the pass ticket is fed out to the ticket opening, that is, "ticket issuing". It has functions such as "temporary retention" and "storage" into hoppers 43, 43', 43'' for storing collected tickets provided near the ticket issuing ports 39, 39', 39''.

The conveyor belts 31 to 38 are constantly driven by a drive motor (not shown).

Next, details of the temporary holding mechanism 42, 42', 42'' will be explained.
The explanation will be given by taking the temporary holding mechanism 42 of No. 9 as an example, and since the others have the same structure and the same function, the explanation will be omitted.

The temporary holding mechanism is composed of two conveyor belts V ₆ and V ₇ and photosensors PS ₅ and PS ₆ provided near both ends thereof. Although not shown, the conveyor belts V ₆ and V ₇ are driven independently by motors that are independent of the main conveyor section 29 and the conveyance path formed by the conveyor belts 31 to 38 . However, unlike the primary and secondary standby mechanisms 28 and 30, they are reversibly controlled. As shown in the figure, the conveyor belt _V7 has a structure in which it opens and closes in two positions, as shown by the solid line and the dotted line, with its rotation center being the center of the belt pulley on the ticket issuing port side. In the ticket waiting state, the belt is stopped and is in the "open" state shown by the solid line. The pass ticket CD is fed from the conveyor belts 33 and 34, and the photo sensor
When PS ₅ detects this (PS ₅ is set slightly inside belts V ₆ and V ₇ ), belt V ₇ is driven to the dotted line position, ie, the "closed" position, and belts V ₆ and V ₇ are driven to the correct position. The driver is turned over and pays out the pass ticket CD to the ticket issuing slot 39.

The unrolling length is controlled by a photosensor PS ₆ .

When pulling back, belts V ₆ and V ₇ are kept "closed" and reversed, stopped and held. Further, when the reverse is applied, the pass ticket CD is stored in the hopper 43. At this time, the switching of the pass CD to the hopper passage is guided by pressing the belt _V7 to the dotted line position.

In addition to the above-mentioned functions, the photo sensor PS ₆ also has a pass ticket CD.
By arranging two of them in the direction of travel, it is possible to detect whether the pass CD is "withdrawn" or "withdrawn" from the timing of these switchings.

Next, the control circuit of the ticket issuing machine 11 will be explained with reference to FIG. In the figure, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 4 indicate the same parts. In the figure, the reference numeral 44 denotes a hopper mechanism section including the feeding roller 25 of the pass ticket hopper 24, and the reference numeral 28 denotes the above-mentioned primary standby mechanism section, which includes conveyor belts V ₁ , V ₂ , photosensors PS ₁ , PS ₂ and the like. Reference numeral 45 denotes a transport mechanism section consisting of the main transport section 29, transport belts 31 to 38, photosensor PS ₃ , etc., and 30 is the aforementioned secondary standby mechanism section, which is a transport belt.
It consists of V ₄ , V ₅ and photo sensor PS ₄ . 4
0, 41 are the aforementioned flappers, 42, 42', 4
2″ is the low, medium, and high position ticket issuing port 39,3
This is a temporary holding mechanism section provided at 9' and 39''.
Reference numeral 46 is a conveyance control section that mainly controls the conveyance system of these passes. 47 is mainly a pass
This is an information control unit for controlling magnetic recording and print recording of CDs. Reference numeral 48 denotes a vehicle type storage unit that stores the vehicle type signal transmitted from the aforementioned vehicle type discrimination device 12 in accordance with the entry order. 49 is a central control unit;
It is connected to the aforementioned transport control section 46, information control section 47, vehicle type storage section 48, and start detection device 13, respectively, and performs control of transmission and reception therebetween and logical judgment.

Next, the operation of the above-described apparatus of the present invention will be explained. First, the drive roller 25, the primary and secondary standby mechanisms 28, 30, and the temporary holding mechanisms 42, 42', 4
The timing of starting and stopping 2'' will be explained.

The drive roller 25, primary standby mechanism 28, and secondary standby mechanism 30 are driven by receiving a vehicle type code signal from the vehicle type storage section 48. The driving roller 25 is stopped by the photosensor PS ₁ , the primary standby mechanism 28 is stopped by the rising delay signal of the photosensor PS ₂ , and the secondary standby mechanism 30 is stopped by the rising delay signal of the photosensor PS ₄ .

In the temporary holding mechanism 42, the conveyor belt _V7 is "closed" and _V6 and _V7 are driven by the output of the photosensor _PS5 .

Further, the stop at the time of ticket issuance is carried out by the rise delay signal of the photosensor _PS6 . Temporary storage and storage are performed by reversing the conveyor belts V ₆ and V ₇ under the control of the central controller 49, and by stopping them in response to a falling delay signal from the photosensor PS ₆ . The delay signal explained above is controlled by a timer inside the central control unit 49 and output.

Next, the effect when a vehicle actually enters will be explained. First, we will explain the case where vehicles enter one by one instead of consecutively.

When a vehicle enters the vehicle type identification device 12, the vehicle type of the vehicle is automatically determined, and the vehicle type storage unit 48
is memorized. At the same time, a vehicle type signal is transmitted to the central control unit 49. Then, the central control section 49 immediately gives a ticket issuing command to the conveyance control section 46 and the information control section 47.

Upon receiving the command, the conveyance control unit 46 controls the drive roller 25.
is driven, and one pass ticket CD is fed out from the hopper 24. At the same time, the primary standby mechanism 28 is also driven, so the dispensed pass ticket passes through the gate claw 26 and is sent to the main conveyance section 29, which is constantly driven. If two sheets are fed out by mistake, only one sheet is extracted by the gate claw 26. When this extracted pass ticket enters the primary standby mechanism 28, it is sent to a photo sensor.
PS ₂ detects this and uses the photo sensor as mentioned above.
Automatically stops when PS ₂ output rises. During this time, the pass ticket previously held in the primary standby mechanism 28 is sent to the main conveyance section 29, and when the end of the ticket is detected by the photosensor PS ₃ , a notification is sent to the central control section 49. can be conveyed. Upon receiving the ticket end signal from the photosensor PS ₃ , the central control section 49 transmits signals such as the already set vehicle type signal, the entrance toll gate number, and the date and time of passage to the information control section 47. Then, the information control section 47
drives the write head 21 by timing the recording position in the pass ticket magnetic storage unit MS,
Record this information. The recorded information is read out and checked when the pass passes the next read head 21'. At this time, if the magnetically recorded information is recorded normally, necessary items are printed in the print zone SP by the print head 22, like the magnetically recorded information.

The printed pass ticket is sent to the secondary standby mechanism 30, which is already in operation, via the transport drum D section. When the pass ticket reaches the position of the photosensor PS ₄ , the photosensor PS ₄ detects this and sends it to the conveyance control section 46. As a result, the conveyance control unit 46 checks whether the central control unit 49 determines whether there is no previously issued ticket in the temporary holding mechanism 42, 42', 42'' or whether the vehicle holding the ticket has already started. If no ticket is issued and the vehicle has already started, the secondary standby mechanism 30 is subsequently driven via the conveyance control section and the vehicle is fed onto the conveyor belts 31 and 32.

As mentioned above, the secondary standby mechanism 30 is a photo sensor.
Detects the falling edge of PS ₄ output and automatically stops.

At the same time, the conveyance control unit 46 again controls the drive roller 25,
The primary standby mechanism 28 is driven to feed out the next ticket to be issued and put it on primary standby.

Since the ticket issuing port for the pass ticket sent to the conveyor belts 31, 32 has already been determined based on the vehicle type, the temporary holding mechanism 42, 42', 42', 4
For example, if the vehicle type is an ordinary passenger car, the ticket is sent to the temporary holding mechanism 42 of the low-level toll ticket issuing port 39, which is the lower part closest to the driver's seat of the ordinary passenger car. The photo sensor PS ₅ detects the entrance of the pass, and the conveyance control unit 46
The belt V ₇ is "closed" under the control of the belt V 7 , and the ticket is inserted between it and the other belt V ₆ of the temporary holding mechanism 42 and driven, and the ticket is delivered to the ticket issuing slot 39 . The unrolling length is determined by the photo sensor PS ₆ .
It is controlled by the timer of the central control section 49 in response to the signal. When the issued ticket is removed, the photosensor PS ₆ detects this, and the central control unit 49 enters into a state of issuing a new ticket.

Next, an explanation will be given of the operation when a following vehicle enters the vehicle consecutively during the ticket issuance operation of the preceding vehicle.

In FIG. 3, it is assumed that there is a distance between the vehicle identification device 12 and the ticket issuing machine 11 that allows a plurality of vehicles to enter. Then, the vehicle type storage section 48 automatically stores the vehicle type information determined by the vehicle discriminating device 12 according to the entry order of the vehicles. When the vehicle type signal of the following vehicle is generated, the central control unit 49 determines the conveyance position of the passing ticket of the preceding vehicle by itself, and if the secondary standby mechanism 30 is “empty” (photo sensor PS ₄ outputs “L”) and the main conveyance unit If there is no pass on the transport route of 29,
The pass ticket that is always on standby is fed out to the primary standby mechanism 28, and the standby ticket is issued to the secondary standby mechanism 30. During this time, necessary recording contents are recorded and checked in the main conveyance section 29.

If the secondary standby mechanism 30 is "full" (photo sensor PS ₄ is "H"), the vehicle remains stored in the vehicle type storage section 48 and remains on standby. “Starts” normally after the preceding vehicle’s toll ticket is removed.
Or hopper 43, 43', 4 of non-sampling ticket
When processing for the preceding vehicle, such as "recovery" to 3'', is completed, the secondary waiting pass ticket is dispensed and conveyed to the ticket issuing gate, and at the same time, the memory contents of the preceding vehicle's vehicle type are cleared and the vehicle type storage section 48 shifts the memory contents one step forward and transfers the memory contents of the next vehicle to the central control unit 4.
Tell 9. When the forward movement signal of the preceding vehicle is given from the start detector 13, the central control section 49 confirms this, clears the vehicle type storage section 48, and sets all the control sections to a standby state for the next vehicle.

If an incoming vehicle forcibly crosses the road without taking out a ticket even though it has been issued, the central control device 49 will activate the temporary hold mechanism 42 when the start detection device 13 receives a forward signal. The remaining pass ticket is detected to determine whether it has not been picked up, and the conveyance control unit 46 reverses the temporary holding mechanism 42 to transfer the ticket to the hopper 4.
Collect the ticket to 3. This collection is carried out by photo sensors.
It is detected by the fall of the output of PS ₆ , and the vehicle type storage unit 4
8, etc., to return to the initial state.

Even when the vehicle moves backward after entering the vehicle type discriminating device 12, once the ticket is issued, it is collected in the hopper 43 by the temporary holding mechanism 42, as described above. lead head 2
If a recording error is detected as a result of the reading check in step 1', the ticket is sent to the temporary holding mechanism at the shortest ticket issuing gate, collected in the hopper, and the next ticket in the primary waiting mechanism is conveyed to the secondary waiting mechanism 30. and process a new ticket.

If a magnetic recording error occurs in a subsequent ticket that should be placed on hold, the central control unit 49 checks each photo sensor of the blank temporary hold mechanism to check its signal status and select the temporary hold that is vacant and at the shortest position. Select the holding mechanism, transport the ticket, and as above,
The hopper (43, 43', 43'') collects the ticket.These processes are performed in parallel during the ticket issuance process for the preceding vehicle.

Next, as explained in the case of a single vehicle approach, when the preceding vehicle starts without pulling out, the central control unit 49 detects the start and then checks the collection of the pass (the output of the photo sensor PS ₆ system). (fall), the issuing operation for the following vehicle (secondary standby, extending the primary standby mechanism, shifting the stored contents of the vehicle type storage section 48, etc.) begins.

Next, consider a case where the preceding vehicle removes its own ticket, starts normally, and then moves backward.

The toll ticket for the following vehicle has already been issued to the toll ticket outlet at the height corresponding to the vehicle type, or is in the process of being transported. At this time, when the central control device 49 receives the reverse signal from the start detection device 13, it immediately determines the state, and if the pass ticket has already been issued at the ticket outlet, the central control device 49 reverses the temporary holding mechanism to place the pass ticket at the ticket issue port. The driver pulls back to the inside, waits for the vehicle in front to take off, and then rolls out to the ticket gate.

Therefore, there is no possibility that the preceding vehicle will take away the toll ticket of the own vehicle.

After entering the vehicle discrimination device 12, if the vehicle moves backward for the purpose of changing lanes or the like, the vehicle type information of the vehicle is cleared from the last stored vehicle type information in the vehicle type storage unit 48 by the reverse signal of the vehicle discrimination device 12. will be deleted by.

In addition, the central control unit 49 controls the photosensors PS ₁ to
Using the status and timing of each output of PS ₆ as a starting point, timer management detects ticket jamming, automatically monitors the failure status of the temporary holding mechanism 42, 42', 42'', and changes the ticket issuing port. It is also possible to make noises and issue alarms.
Further, although illustrations and explanations are omitted, in order to guide and instruct the vehicle to start and stop, it can be easily linked with a signal light, an opening/closing machine for opening/closing a traffic road, and the like.

In this way, the automatic ticket issuing device works in conjunction with the automatic vehicle type identification device to automatically convey the ticket to the ticketing port at the optimal height depending on the vehicle type among the multiple ticketing ports installed at different heights. In addition, the start detection device is linked to a temporary holding mechanism installed at the ticket issuing gate, and the passing ticket for the following vehicle is temporarily held in the holding mechanism. Make sure that you do not pull out duplicate tickets, and if the car in front leaves a toll ticket behind, collect the unnecessary toll ticket and then send a new one to the ticket gate to prevent the following car from accidentally picking up a toll ticket. It is possible to issue each correct ticket to each vehicle by preventing the ticket for the preceding vehicle from being taken out, and it is also possible to issue a new ticket for the following vehicle by providing a primary and secondary standby mechanism. It is possible to achieve effects such as shortening the ticket issuance time by causing the ticket to be issued on standby in advance and enabling high-speed ticket issuance processing on congested passageways. Although the structure and operation of the secondary standby mechanism 30 is described in detail in the case where one is provided at the rear of the magnetic and print recording device section, it is also possible to install a similar mechanism immediately before the approach path of each temporary hold mechanism 42, 42', 42''. This enables even higher speed processing.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to record necessary information on a pass ticket according to vehicle detection information and issue the ticket at the pass ticket issuing gate, and when a following vehicle follows, the preceding vehicle can receive an extra pass ticket. In addition, if the preceding vehicle does not take a toll ticket, it is collected as an unnecessary toll ticket, and subsequent vehicles are given a toll ticket other than the ticket issued for that vehicle. It is possible to provide an automatic ticket issuing machine having excellent features such as issuing tickets smoothly and without confusion because the machine does not issue tickets.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a diagram showing a magnetic card-type pass;
The figure shows a schematic configuration of a conventional ticket issuing machine, FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of an apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration of an automatic ticket issuing machine according to the present invention. 5 are block diagrams showing the configuration of the control circuit portion. 21...Write head, 21'...Read head,
22...Print head, 24, 43, 43', 43''...
Hopper, 28...Primary standby mechanism, 29...Main transport section, 30...Secondary standby mechanism, 31-38...Transport belt, 40, 41...Flapper, 42, 42', 4
2''...Temporary holding mechanism, 39, 39', 39''...Ticket issuing port, 12...Vehicle discrimination device, 13...Start detection device, 47...Information control unit, 46...Transportation control unit, 4
8...Vehicle type storage unit, 49...Central control unit, PS ₁ to _{PS 6}
...Photo sensor.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. It has a vehicle type identification device installed on the vehicle entrance side that identifies the vehicle type and detects the driving direction based on the optical path shielding pattern of the passing vehicle, axle, and wheel detection information, and a ticket issuing slot, which stores unused tickets. a hopper; a first standby mechanism that temporarily holds the passes sequentially taken out from the hopper; a storage unit that sequentially stores and reads out the vehicle type information to be recorded on the pass issued from the standby mechanism; a recording unit that records vehicle type information, interchange number, and other necessary information; at least one second waiting mechanism that temporarily holds the recorded ticket; and the ticket given by the second waiting mechanism; A transport mechanism that sequentially conveys the tickets to the ticket issuing gate, a hopper that collects and stores uncollected tickets at the ticket ticketing gate after obtaining information on the passing of the vehicle, and a hopper installed near each ticket ticketing gate to temporarily hold the transported tickets. Holding, ticketing,
A ticket issuing device is provided on the road side in front of the vehicle traveling path, which is remote from the vehicle type discrimination device, and has a temporary holding mechanism that performs operations such as conveyance to the unnecessary ticket collection hopper and temporary withdrawal, and a control section that controls each of them. ,
It consists of a device that is installed further ahead of the installation position of this device and detects the progress of the vehicle, and each time a vehicle enters, it sends out a pass ticket from the first waiting mechanism, sends the recorded pass ticket to the pass ticket issuing gate, and An automatic ticket issuing device characterized in that a ticket for a following vehicle is held in a holding mechanism that temporarily holds a recorded ticket so that it can be issued.