JPS6343571Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] (a) Industrial application field This invention is applicable to ticketing, in which tickets are issued by cutting a roll of paper into ticket-sized pieces, such as tickets issued by automatic ticket vending machines at station operations. More specifically, the present invention relates to a ticket issuing device that has an automatic loading function that loads two rolls of paper and automatically supplies the other roll when one of the rolls in use runs out of paper. .

(B) Prior Art Conventionally, as an automatic roll paper loading device, there is, for example, a device disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 57-43283.

This conventional device is provided so that two rolls of paper can be loaded in parallel, and has a feed roller at each roll paper loading position for feeding the roll paper. It has a structure in which a motor is installed at each paper loading position and each roll paper is automatically loaded by driving each individual motor.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention In the case of the above-mentioned conventional device, two motors are required for each roll of paper, which increases cost and power consumption, and it is difficult to control them. This method is complicated, and requires space for two motors, resulting in an increased size of the device.

This invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems.

(d) Means for solving the problem This invention includes a roll paper loading unit that loads a plurality of roll papers, and a ticket issuing unit that issues tickets by controlling the ticket feeding of the roll paper supplied from the roll paper loading unit. The ticket issuing device is equipped with a feed roller for feeding the roll paper at a position corresponding to each roll paper of the roll paper loading part, and each of the feed rollers is driven in the loading direction of the roll paper. One motor is interlocked with a one-way clutch whose direction is set, and the feeding speed of each feed roller is set lower than the ticket feeding speed of the ticket issuing section, and the drive of each feeding roller is set to be lower than the ticket feeding speed of the ticket issuing section. Detection that is set to be synchronized with the feed control operation, detects the leading edge of each roll paper at a leading edge standby position of each roll paper loaded in the roll paper loading section, and controls the motor to stop based on the detection signal. It is characterized by being a ticket issuing device equipped with a container.

(E) Function The ticket issuing device of this invention, when one roll of paper is being used and another roll of paper is loaded, drives the feeding motor in synchronization with the feeding control of the paper roll being used. Rotate the feed roller to feed the loaded roll paper.

In this case, the feeding speed of the ticketing side corresponding to the roll paper in use is faster than the feeding speed of the roll paper for loading, so the feed roller for loading the roll paper in use is not engaged in one-way clutch. It becomes a slip state, and the leading end of the loaded roll paper can be fed to the standby position.

Then, when the leading edge of the loaded roll paper is detected by the detector, the aforementioned motor is stopped, and loading of the roll paper is completed.

(f) Effects of the invention As a result of the above, according to this invention, one motor can drive the feeding rollers for loading multiple rolls, and as a result, only one motor is required, and the driving speed of the motor is Control is simple, the space required for one motor is sufficient, and cost and power consumption are low.

Furthermore, loading the roll paper is simple, as it is only necessary to feed the leading edge of the roll paper to the feed roller.

(g) Example of the invention An example of the invention will be described below in detail based on the drawings.

The drawing shows a ticket issuing device used in station operations, and in FIGS. 1 to 3, this ticket issuing device 1 is installed on the roll paper loading section 3 side and the ticket issuing section 4 side with the cutter 2 as the boundary. has been done.

The above-mentioned roll paper loading section 3 has a loading section arranged in parallel so that two rolls of roll paper 5a, 5b are loaded in parallel, and each roll paper is placed at a lower position of these roll papers 5a, 5b. 5a, 5b, feed rollers 6a, 6b are provided, and these feed rollers 6a, 6b have a loading direction, that is,
One-way clutches 7a and 7b whose driving direction is set to feed the cutter 2 side are interposed, and their input shafts 8
A loading motor 9 is interlocked with the loading motor 9 via a belt 10.

Note that 11a and 11b are pressure rollers provided opposite to the respective feed rollers 6a and 6b.

The roll paper 5 is placed at the front stage of the cutter 2 described above.
Sizing rollers 12a and 12b are provided corresponding to the respective loading lines a and 5b, and these feed rollers 12a and 12b are interlocked and connected to a sizing feeding motor 13 that is driven and controlled by ticket feeding on the issuing side. has been done.

Then, the fixed size feed rollers 12a, 12b feed the roll paper 5a, 5b with a fixed length corresponding to the size of the ticket.

Further, pressure rollers 14a and 14b are provided opposite to the fixed size feed rollers 12a and 12b, and these pressure rollers 14a and 14b are used to feed the roll paper 5a or 5b to the ticket issuing section 4 side. Fixed size feed roller 12 is only available for those who are currently using it.
a, 12b, the pressing roller 14a or 14b corresponding to the unused loading line is separated from the corresponding fixed-size feed roller 12a or 12b, and is in a state where fixed-size feed is not possible. The pressing state of the pressing rollers 14a, 14b is automatically switched in response to the ticket issuing line being used or being switched.

The aforementioned cutter 2 and fixed size feed rollers 12a, 12
The position between the roll papers 5a and 5b is set to the leading edge standby position when the rolled papers 5a and 5b are loaded, and leading edge detection switches 15a and 15b are installed at this position to detect the arrival of the leading edges of the loaded roll papers 5a and 5b, respectively. It is provided corresponding to the loading line.

Note that the roll paper 5 in use is placed between the fixed size feed rollers 12a, 12b and the feed rollers 6a, 6b.
Paper-out detection switches 16a and 16b are provided corresponding to each loading line to detect when a and 5b have run out of paper.

The cutter 2 described above cuts the roll paper 5a, 5b, which has been fed to a fixed length by one of the fixed-length feed rollers 12a or 12b in the previous stage, into the size of a ticket.

The mechanism of the ticket issuing section 4 after the cutter 2 described above is configured for one ticket issuing line, and by moving the entire mechanism of this ticket issuing line corresponding to the loading line to be used with respect to the two loading lines. Can be switched.

A thermal head 17 for printing visible information on the ticket is provided downstream of the aforementioned cutter 2, and a feed roller 18 is in contact with the thermal head 17.

Furthermore, an encoding section 22 consisting of a writing head 20 and a reading head 21 is provided on the ticket issuing line formed by the conveyor belt 19, and the encoding section 22 magnetically records ticket information on the ticket and checks the recording.

A sorting plate 23 is provided at the rear stage of the conveyor belt 19, and collects and sorts defective issued tickets.
A collection box 25 is provided at the bottom via collection belts 24, 24.

The conveyor belt 26 after the above-mentioned sorting plate 23,
26 conveys the normally issued ticket to a discharge port 27.

Then, the feed roller 18 of the thermal head 17
is driven and controlled by the aforementioned fixed-size feed motor 13, and the transport belts 19, 26 and collection belt 24 are driven and controlled by a transport motor 28.

Note that the fixed size feed motor 13 is connected to the fixed size feed rollers 12a, 12b and the feed roller 18 described above.
If the output of the motor 13 is interlocked with the output of the motor 13 via an electromagnetic clutch, the output of the motor 13 can be used to control the conveyor belts 19, 24, 26.
The side drive can be controlled.

Then, a loading motor 9 and a fixed size feed motor 1
3 means that the fixed size feed motor 13 is
The feed speeds of a and 5b are set to be faster.

In the figure, 29 is a release sensor that detects the release of a ticket, and 30 is a collection sensor that detects the collection of the ticket, and these sensors 29 and 30 are constituted by well-known photoelectric sensors.

FIG. 4 shows a control circuit, and the CPU 31 controls each circuit device according to a program set in an appropriate memory.

The constant-size feed motor 13 performs constant-size feed by receiving a signal from the CPU 31 via the pulse gate 32.

In addition, the loading motor 9 is connected to a pulse gate 32.
A signal from the CPU 31 is inputted through the AND gate 33, and therefore, it is driven in synchronization with the fixed length feed motor 13.

Roll paper 5 of ticket issuing device 1 configured in this way
The loading operation of a and 5b will be explained with reference to FIG.

In a first step 41, the CPU 31 determines whether it is necessary to load new roll paper 5a, 5b based on the output of the paper out detection switches 16a, 16b, and if any of them detects that paper is out. In the second step 42, it is determined whether the paper is the roll paper 5a, and if it is not the roll paper 5a, the process is carried out in the third step 42.
3, it is determined whether it is the roll paper 5b.

When it is determined in the second step 42 that it is necessary to load the roll paper 5a side, in the fourth step 44, a new roll paper 5 is loaded into the roll paper loading section 3.
A is stored in the appropriate position by the staff member, and the leading edge of the roll paper 5a is moved between the feed roller 6a and the pressure roller 11.
Insert it between the

In fifth step 45, the CPU 31 determines whether or not a ticket is being issued on the other roll paper 5b side, and if a ticket is not being issued, the determination is repeated until a ticket is issued.

If the ticket is being issued, the fixed-size feed motor 13 will be driven, so in the sixth step 46,
The CPU 31 drives the loading motor 9.

As a result, the motor 9 is driven in synchronization with the above-mentioned fixed size feed motor 13, and the feed rollers 6a, 6
b is driven in the loading direction.

At this time, the feed roller 6b corresponding to the roll paper 5b that is being issued is also driven, but in this case, since the feed speed of the roll paper 5b by the fixed size feed motor 13 is fast, the The one-way clutch 7b is in the slip state, and as a result, even if the feed roller 6b is brought into the feed state by the loading motor 9, it has no effect on the issuing of the roll paper 5b.

As a result, the newly loaded roll paper 5a side is fed by the feed roller 6a.

However, this feeding is performed during ticket issuance, that is, while the fixed size feed motor 13 is being driven, and the amount of feed at one time of ticket issuance is one ticket.

At the seventh step 47, when ticket issuance is completed,
In the eighth step 48, the CPU 31 stops driving the loading motor 9, and in the ninth step 49, determines whether the leading edge detection switch 15a has detected the leading edge of the loaded roll paper 5a. The process returns to the fifth step 45 described above.

Then, each time a ticket is issued, a roll paper 5a is fed,
When the leading edge detection switch 15a detects the leading edge, it means that the leading edge of the roll paper 5a has been fed to the standby position, and therefore the loading of the roll paper 5a is completed and the operation is ended.

When it is determined in the third step 43 that the roll paper 5b side is to be loaded, the process proceeds to the tenth step 50.
Then, the roll paper 5b is stored in the roll paper loading section 3, and the leading end of the roll paper is placed between the feed roller 6b and the presser roller 11.
Insert it into b and set it.

Note that subsequent steps 51 to 55 are equivalent to steps 45 to 49 described above, and therefore their explanation will be omitted.

No matter which of the roll papers 5a and 5b is to be loaded in this way, loading is possible by driving the feed rollers 6a and 6b with one loading motor 9.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of this invention, with Fig. 1 being a schematic side view of the ticket issuing device, Fig. 2 being a partially omitted plan view, Fig. 3 being a front view thereof, and Fig. 4 being a control circuit block diagram. , FIG. 5 is a flowchart. 1...Ticket issuing device, 3...Roll paper loading section, 4...
...Ticketing department, 5a, 5b...Roll paper, 6a, 6b
...Feed roller, 7a, 7b...One-way clutch, 9...Motor for loading, 13...Set-size feed roller, 15a, 15b...Tip detection switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] A roll paper loading section that loads a plurality of roll papers;
A ticket issuing unit that issues tickets by controlling ticket feeding of the roll paper supplied from the roll paper loading unit, wherein the roll paper is placed at a position corresponding to each roll paper in the roll paper loading unit. Each of these feed rollers is interposed with a one-way clutch whose drive direction is set to the loading direction of the roll paper, and one motor is interlocked and connected, and the feed speed of each feed roller is adjusted. is set to be lower than the ticket feeding speed of the ticket issuing section, and the drive of each feed roller is set to be synchronized with the ticket feeding control operation of the ticket issuing section, and the leading edge of each roll paper to be loaded into the roll paper loading section is set to a standby position. , a ticket issuing device equipped with a detector that detects the leading edge of each roll paper and controls the motor to stop based on the detection signal.