JPS63149783A - Automatic toll collection system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a system for automatically collecting tolls in an unmanned manner at toll gates of toll roads.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a device A for automatically collecting tolls. This device divides the front panel 2 of the housing L into two levels, upper and lower, and each level is equipped with various display windows, toll collection ports, change payment ports, etc., so that drivers of large vehicles and regular vehicles can It corresponds to high. That is, in the lower compartment corresponding to regular vehicles, there are two displays: a toll display window 3 for displaying the toll according to the vehicle type and an input toll display window 4 for displaying the amount actually paid. A window, three fee collection ports provided according to the method of fee payment, namely a coin insertion port 5, a banknote insertion port 6, and a coupon insertion lower, and a payment port 8 for change and receipts are provided. In addition, the upper section H, which accommodates large vehicles, also has two display windows, a toll charge display window 3' and an input charge display window 4', and three toll collection ports, namely a coin insertion slot 5' and a bill insertion slot 6. ', a coupon insertion lower part ', and a payment slot 8' for change and receipts. Furthermore, an interface 9 and its switch 10 for communication with the administrator are provided.

Such an automatic toll collection device A is installed on an island 1) raised from the road surface 1) as shown in FIG.

A conventional automatic toll collection system executed by the device A described above will be described below.

For example, when a regular vehicle C enters the vehicle entry section divided by the island 12, the vehicle type is determined by a separately installed vehicle type discrimination device (not shown), and the toll fee is displayed based on the discrimination data sent from there. The specified toll is displayed on window 3. The person paying the toll, for example, the driver (hereinafter the same) decides whether to pay the toll with coins, bills, or coupons, and when paying with coins, inserts coins into the coin slot 5, and when paying with bills. When paying with a coupon, the user reaches out from the train window and inserts or inserts the bill into the bill insertion slot 6, and the coupon into the coupon insertion lower when paying with a coupon. When the fee is paid in this way, the paid fee is counted and the paid amount is displayed on the input fee display window 4. If the amount calculated by the counting is the same as the amount displayed on the toll display window 3 (specified amount), a receipt will be issued from the payment port 8, and the exit gate that was closed until now will be closed. (shown) opens. If the amount is more than the specified amount, the difference is paid out as change to the payment port 8 along with the receipt, and then the exit gate is opened. The same applies when tolls are paid by coins and banknotes, coins or banknotes and coupons, coins, banknotes, and coupons, etc.

When the exit gate is opened and the vehicle leaves the toll plaza gate, the vehicle detector detects this and the exit gate is closed to prepare for toll collection for subsequent vehicles. The same applies to toll collection for large vehicles. Furthermore, the inter-on 9 is used when the driver speaks with the manager.

In order to run such an automatic toll collection system smoothly and provide good service to drivers, it is necessary for the driver to be able to safely approach the above-mentioned device with the vehicle, and to It is essential that the driver be able to easily reach out his hand through the window of the approaching vehicle and easily pay a toll or receive change.

However, as shown in FIG. 6, the device A and the curb 12a of the island 12 are separated by a distance determined by regulations regarding building limits.

In other words, the curb 12a of the island 12 projects a distance in front of the device A. The reason for ensuring this distance is that in order to ensure safe passage of moving vehicles, it is required that there be no structures such as protrusions on the passageway. However, if the curb 12a protrudes a distance in front of the device A as described above, the curb 12a
This makes it difficult for the vehicle C to approach the device A. If it is not possible to bring the vehicle close enough, the driver may have to reach out from the window in an unreasonable position to pay the toll, or in extreme cases, the driver may have to re-close the vehicle.
The driver had to get out of the car and pay the toll. For this reason, conventional automatic toll collection systems tend to significantly impair the service they provide to drivers.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As described above, with conventional automatic toll collection systems, it is not always possible to pay tolls and receive change, etc. smoothly, and the service provided to drivers may be significantly impaired. Ta. This is because the curb of the island restricts the approach of vehicles entering the toll gate to the automatic toll collection device, so drivers are not allowed to approach the toll collection or payment port of the device while remaining in the vehicle. This is due to the inaccessibility.

゛ This invention provides an automatic toll collection system that can solve the problem described above by making the toll collection port and change payment port protrude toward the automatic vehicle entering the toll gate. The purpose is to

[Means for solving problems]

The measures taken to achieve this purpose are to display the toll fee according to the type of car in the toll display window based on the data identifying the type of car that entered the toll gate, and to make payment by the toll payer. By detecting the act and using the detection signal to move the toll collection port toward the vehicle, and by moving the toll collection port back and forth after the toll has been deposited into the toll collection port, To return the vehicle to its position, count the tolls entered into the toll collection port, and when the amount corresponding to the counted value is greater than the amount displayed on the toll display window, pay out the difference as change to the payment port. , pushing out the payment port in a direction approaching the vehicle; having the change recipient return the payment port to its original position by withdrawing the change after receiving the change from the payment port; collecting the toll and making change; After the payment is made, the exit gate will be opened.

[For production]

The above means works as follows.

When a car enters the toll gate, the prescribed toll according to the type of car is displayed on the toll display window. When the toll payer starts to pay, this act is detected, and the detection signal causes the toll collection port to move closer to the vehicle. The above-mentioned payment act is, for example, an act in which the driver puts his hand out of the car window. Therefore, the person making the payment can easily put the toll into the toll collection port that approaches the car without taking an unreasonable posture. When the toll is put into the toll collection port, it is counted and the amount corresponding to the counted value is compared with the prescribed toll displayed on the toll display window. Changes are then paid as needed. When change is paid, the payout port approaches the vehicle. Therefore, a change recipient, for example, a driver, can receive change as easily as when paying a toll. Please exit the toll collection gate and change payment gate after approaching. Even if you set the timing for these vehicles to exit immediately after inserting the toll or receiving change, the exit gate will open after toll collection and change payment, and the car will exit the toll gate. Go out and
It may be set to exit when the exit gate is closed again.

〔Example〕

Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an automatic toll collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which a car C is entering the toll gate, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a car C is entering the toll gate. FIG. The appearance of the automatic toll collection device used to implement this system is similar to device A in FIG.

As is clear from FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the system is started when car C enters the toll plaza gate, and when car C leaves the toll plaza gate,
The system is terminated by closing the exit gate 20. When the automobile C enters the toll gate as indicated by arrow X in FIG. 2, the exit gate 20 is closed and the automobile C temporarily stops. Further, the type of vehicle C that entered the toll gate is detected by the vehicle type discrimination device B, and the toll according to the vehicle type is displayed on the toll display window 3 based on the discrimination data. When a toll payer, for example a driver, sees this display and starts paying by extending his/her hand out of the car window, this act is detected by the sensor 21 (see Figure 3), and the detection signal triggers the toll collection port 30. It approaches car C. The toll collection port 30 has three slots: a coin insertion slot 5, a bill insertion slot 6, and a ticket insertion lower, and the toll can be paid in coins, banknotes, and coupons. There are cases where it is done. Therefore, even if the coin slot 5, the bill slot 6, and the coupon insertion lower are all pushed out at the same time and the driver selects one of them to collect the toll, the system will correspond to the payment method used by the driver. You can also make it so that only the objects loom out. When a fee is inserted into the fee collection port 30 by one of the three payment methods described above, the amount is counted and an amount corresponding to the counted value is displayed on the input fee display window 4. Also, the amount corresponding to the counted value and the prescribed toll displayed on the toll display window 3 are compared, and the amount calculated by counting is the same as the prescribed amount displayed on the toll display window 3. A receipt is issued from the payment port 8, and if the amount is greater than the specified amount, the difference is paid out as change to the payment port 8 together with the receipt. At this time, the payment port 8 approaches the vehicle C, and the driver receives change and a receipt from the payment port 8 that protrudes. Further, when the amount of toll input into the toll collection port 30 is less than the prescribed amount, the insufficient amount is displayed on the input fee display window 4, for example, and the driver is asked to input the insufficient amount into the toll collection port 30, and the above steps are repeated. repeat. When the collection of the toll and the payment and issuance of change and receipt are completed in this way, the exit gate 20 opens, and when the car C leaves the toll gate, the vehicle detector detects this and the exit gate closes. and prepare for toll collection from following vehicles.

The toll collection port 30 and payment port 8 are exited after approaching, but
Even if you set the timing for them to exit immediately after inserting the toll or receiving change, the exit log game (20) will open after the toll collection and change payment are completed, and car C will It may be set to exit from the exit gate 20 and exit when the exit gate 20 is closed again.
For example, when it is detected that a bill or coupon is inserted into the bill insertion slot 6 or the coupon insertion lower, or when the amount corresponding to the count of coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 5 exceeds the specified fee. They may be retracted when either one occurs, and as an auxiliary means, all may be retracted when a vehicle detector detects the passage of a vehicle.

As the sensor 21 for detecting the act of paying a fee, it is possible to use a proximity sensor, an optical sensor using a beam, or other sensors. Further, the configuration for pushing out the toll collection port 30 may be such that the toll collection port 30 is driven in the direction of the arrow by an electromagnetic solenoid 31 as shown in FIG. 4, for example, or other configurations may be used.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the automatic toll collection system of the present invention, after a car enters the toll gate,
When the toll payer starts making a payment, the toll collection port protrudes and approaches the driver, so even if the curb of the island obstructs the vehicle's approach to the automatic toll collection device, the toll payment can still be completed. Passengers will be able to pay tolls easily without having to go through the hassle of re-aligning or getting out of the vehicle to pay the toll. Furthermore, since the payment port is closer to the car, it is easier to receive change and receipts. These results
The time required to collect tolls is shortened compared to the past, service to drivers is improved, and vehicles can pass through toll gates more smoothly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram of an automatic toll collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a plan view showing a car entering a toll gate, and Figure 3 is a diagram showing a car paying a toll. FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view illustrating a mechanism for pushing out and retracting the toll collection port, and FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the automatic toll collection device. 61st Xl+: z lotus ten! Myomura 1->Desk C...Car, 3,3'...Toll fee display window, 5゜5'...Coin slot, 6.6''...Banknote insertion slot, 7°7' ...Voucher insertion slot, 8.8'...Payment port, 2o...Exit gate, 30...Toll collection port. Patent applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. Representative Patent attorney: Suzue Takashi - Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 4 Procedural amendments dated January 24, 1986 Kunio Ogawa, Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office Automatic toll collection system Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. 6 Number of inventions increased by amendment 1 Contents of amendment A. Specification (1) The claims are corrected as shown in the attached sheet. (2) Page 3, line 1); "1)" is corrected to "12". (3) Page 5, line 8; “Payment, change, etc.” means making a payment,
If there is change, etc., easily correct it as J. (4) Page 7, lines 6 to 8: ``Vehicle type...display'' should be replaced with ``In an automatic toll collection system that collects a prescribed toll, the payment behavior of the toll payer is detected. Then, based on the detection signal, the toll collection port for collecting tolls is pushed forward in the direction toward the vehicle, and after the toll is put into the toll collection port, the toll collection port is moved back to return to its original position. Another method is to open the exit gate after collecting the toll.Another method is to use an automatic toll collection system that collects a predetermined toll from vehicles entering the toll gate. ,” he corrected. (5) Page 8, lines 4 to 6; "Then... it will be displayed." should be corrected to "Sh...". (6) Page 8, lines 13-20; Correct the phrase ``that's the payment port'' to r toll collection port J. (7) Page 9, line 1; “After” is corrected to “Further 1.” “These” is corrected to “toll collection gate J.” (8) Page 9, line 6; Add a new line after ``you may'' and add ``Also, according to the above method, in addition to the above, the tolls put into the toll collection port are counted, and the amount corresponding to the counted value and the toll fee are calculated. are compared, and change is paid as necessary.The change payment port approaches the car and then moves back and forth.'' (9) Page 9, line 17, page 9, line 19; Correct "system" to read "r series of system operations J". αΦ, page 13, line 1; Add the following information on a new line after "Moyoi." Note 7 The above-described embodiment is an example of a system in which different types of cars enter a common toll gate, and payment services such as change and receipts are required. Single-vehicle lanes may be provided, and tolls may be paid with coupons (prepaid cards, etc.) that do not require payment services such as change or receipts. Vehicle type identification devices are not required in single-vehicle lanes, and when paying tolls with coupons (prepaid cards, etc.) that do not require payment services for change or receipts, payment of change or receipts is required. A mouth is not necessary. 1 αD, page 13, lines 1) to 14; "Also...these" is corrected to "j. In a mobile collection system that collects tolls at motor vehicles, detecting the payment behavior of the toll payer and using the detection signal to push the toll collection port for collecting tolls in the direction toward the motor vehicle. , After the toll is put into the toll collection port, the toll is returned to its original position by withdrawing the toll collection port, the tolls put into the toll collection port are counted, and the amount corresponding to the counted value is the toll. When the amount is greater than the amount displayed on the display window, the difference is paid out as change on the payment date, and the payment port is pushed toward the vehicle; After the change recipient receives the change from the payment port, An automatic toll collection system characterized by: returning the toll to its original position by entering the payment port, and opening the exit gate after collecting the toll and paying change.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Displaying a toll according to the type of vehicle in the toll display window based on data identifying the type of vehicle that entered the toll gate; Detecting the payment behavior of the toll payer; and using the detection signal. Pushing out a toll collection port for collecting tolls in a direction approaching the vehicle; After the toll has been deposited into the toll collection port, moving the toll collection port back to its original position; Toll collection port If the amount corresponding to the counted value is greater than the amount displayed on the toll display window, the difference will be paid out as change to the payment port, and the payment port will be brought closer to the vehicle. After the change recipient receives change from the payment port, the recipient returns to the original position by withdrawing the payment port; Opening the exit gate after collecting the toll and paying the change; An automatic toll collection system characterized by: