JPS642203Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Field of industrial use) The invention is used, for example, in commuter pass issuing devices, etc., and is used to change the background color of ticket paper for men and women, adults and children, etc. The present invention relates to a card feeding device that feeds different types of tickets by changing the number of cards.

(Prior Art) Commuter ticket printing and issuing machines have been developed and put into practical use for the sale of commuter passes, which are a type of card. This device allows staff to set the departure station, arrival station, and transit station using the station name buttons, and select the validity period of 1 month, 3 months, etc. based on the details entered in the application form by the purchaser. By selecting and inputting a ticket, the designated station name and validity period will be printed and issued on a ticket paper (card).

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in this type of device, when it is desired to issue cards with different background colors, such as tickets for men and women, tickets for adults and children, etc., it takes time to exchange cards in the hopper. This made it virtually impossible to respond.

Therefore, a device has been proposed that is equipped with a plurality of hoppers and selectively takes out cards from the hoppers.
(Utility Model Publication No. 52-135199). However, in the case of this device, if no measures are taken, problems such as an increase in the size of the device and occurrence of card jams during card feeding may occur.

This idea was made based on the above circumstances,
To provide a card feeding device which can reduce the size of the device and can surely transport cards without clogging, in a device which feeds a plurality of different types of cards.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a first hopper for placing and accommodating cards in a stacked state, and a first hopper facing the first hopper. a second hopper for placing and accommodating cards provided in a stacked manner; a first ejecting means for ejecting cards accommodated in the first hopper to the second hopper; a second ejecting means for ejecting the card housed in the second hopper to the first hopper; and a first ejecting means and a second ejecting means provided between the first hopper and the second hopper. a conveying mechanism for conveying the cards taken out by the second taking out means in a direction different from the direction in which the cards were taken out; a direction changing means for changing the direction in the conveying direction of the conveying mechanism; a first blocking means for preventing the card taken out from the first hopper sent to the direction changing means from entering the second hopper; and second blocking means for preventing a card taken out from the second hopper sent to the direction changing means from entering the first hopper.

(Function) With the above configuration, the present invention takes out different types of cards housed in a plurality of hoppers to a common transport mechanism, and efficiently supplies different types of cards. Further, a card taken out from one hopper is prevented from entering the other hopper by the blocking means.

(Example) The present invention will be described below based on an example shown in FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG. 1 is a side view showing the structure of an automatic commuter pass vending device. This device is an old ticket reading section
and a ticket issuing section Y that prints and issues a new commuter pass based on the content read by the old ticket reading section X. In FIG. 1, a main body 1 of the device incorporates the old ticket reading section X and the ticket issuing section Y.
At the upper left side of the main body 1, there is a hopper (first hopper) 2 that stores the original commuter pass P1, and a hopper (second hopper) that stores the original commuter pass P2 of a different type from the original ticket P1. )2' are provided in close proximity. Opposed to the hopper 2 is a first original document supply mechanism 3 that supplies the original documents P1 one by one, and to the hopper 2' is a second original document supply mechanism 3' that also supplies the original documents P2 one by one. It is located.
The selection of the original tickets P1 and P2 (for example, men's and women's tickets) is made by reading the purchase information of the old ticket (previously used ticket) inserted by the purchaser from the insertion slot 4 shown in Figure 2. By reading it in part X, it is automatically performed based on the reading information. Further, by pressing the selection button 5, the user selects the desired validity period. When the validity period is selected, the amount of the corresponding commuter pass is displayed on the display section 6. When the purchaser inserts money from the money slot according to the amount displayed on the display section, the input amount is displayed on the display section 7. When the input amount displayed on the display section 7 becomes the same as or more than the purchase amount displayed on the display section 6, the purchaser presses an issue button 9 to start ticket issuing operation.
Note that 8 is a display section that displays the difference as change when the input amount on the display section 7 is larger than the purchase amount on the display section 6. Further, 61 is a call push button for calling the staff, 62 is a cancellation push button when the purchaser wishes to cancel the purchase of the ticket due to convenience, and 6
Reference numerals 3 and 64 designate a microphone and speaker used when responding to an attendant called by the push button 61.

Next, the first original note supply mechanism 3 and the second
The configuration of the original note supply mechanism 3' will be described in detail. Inside the hopper 2, 2', a large number of original documents P1, P2, each formed in the form of a card, are stacked with the printed side facing upward, and card holders 10, 10 are placed on top of the original documents P1, P2. Being pressed. As shown in FIG. 3, the original note feeding mechanism 3, 3' is operated by a forward/reversible note feeding motor 11 driven by a forward/reverseable note feeding command as shown in FIG. (ejecting means) or 12' (second ejecting means) is configured to reciprocate. Above hopper 2 or 2'
The original ticket P1 or P2 inside is a picker knife 12.
Or, by the reciprocating motion of 12', the sheets are sent out one by one passing through the throat knife 13 or 13'.
At this time, the original tickets P1 and P2 are transferred to the hopper 2,
2' in the transverse direction of the original note, and changes its direction in the longitudinal direction in the original note supply path 15. Original ticket P
A direction changing unit (direction changing means) 16 for changing the direction of the hoppers 2, 2' includes a pair of take-out rollers 17a, 17b or 17'a, 17 for taking out the original note P1 or P2 fed out from the hoppers 2, 2'. 'b
And the original note P taken out by this take-out roller
1 or P2 in a predetermined position, and stopper pins (blocking means) 18, 18' for aligning the original paper P1, P2 at a predetermined position.
2 selection command, the take-out rollers 17a, 1
7'a, a solenoid 19, 19' that simultaneously operates the stopper pins 18, 18', and a pair of direction changing rollers 20a, 2 that operate in conjunction with this solenoid.
0b, and the ticket feeding motor 11 is configured to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise in response to a ticket issue command. For example, when the note feed motor 11 rotates clockwise, the picker knife 12 that feeds out the original note P1 moves in the direction of arrow
b comes into contact from a state where it can be separated. Further, the stopper pin 18' rises to a position where it closes the supply path of the original note, and furthermore, the direction changing rollers 20a and 20b are released from the contact state and the original note P1 is taken out onto the supply section 15. Thus, the original note P1 is connected to the supply path 15.
When the ticket feed motor 11 is fed upwardly, the ticket feeding motor 11
stops driving, and the solenoid 19
By turning off the take-out rollers 17a, 17
b is released from the contact state, and the stopper pin 1
8' is lowered to its original position below the supply channel 15. Next, the direction changing rollers 20a and 20b come into contact with each other from the releasable state, sandwich the supplied original note P1, and transport the original note P1 toward the exposure section 22 installed perpendicularly to the supply path 15. do. On the contrary, when the note feed motor 11 rotates counterclockwise, the picker knife 1 sends out the original note P2.
2' moves in the direction of arrow Y and the solenoid 19' is turned on, thereby removing the take-out roller 17'.
a and 17'b come into contact with each other from a state where they can be separated. Also,
The stopper pin 18 rises to a position where it closes the supply path 15 of the original note, and further the direction changing roller 20
a, 20b are released from the contact state, and the original note P2 is taken out onto the supply path 15. In this way, when the original note P2 is aligned and supplied onto the supply path 15,
Similarly to the above, the ticket feeding motor 11 stops driving and the solenoid 19' is turned off, so that the take-out rollers 17'a and 17'b are released from the contact state. Further, the stopper pin 18 descends to its original position below the supply path 15, and furthermore, the direction changing rollers 20a and 20b come into contact with each other from the removable state to sandwich the supplied original note P2, and move toward the supply path 15. and the exposure section 22, which is installed perpendicularly. That is, the take-out rollers 17a, 17
b, 17'a, 17'b and direction changing roller 2
0a and 20b have one-way rotating clutches (not shown), and the ejection of different types of original notes P1 and P2 can be switched depending on the rotational direction of one note feeding motor 11.

In addition, in FIG. 1, the original note P1 or P2 whose direction has been changed is moved along the note conveyance direction by first feed rollers (conveyance mechanism) 21a, 21b, first detector 14, exposure section 22, first 2 feed roller 2
3a, 23b, sorting roller 24, second detector 2
5. Thermal head 26 and platen roller 2
7, a third detector 29, a fourth detector 30, an encoder 33 consisting of a magnetic write head 31 and a magnetic read head 32, and a seventh detector 34 are arranged in this order.
5 and a third sorting guide 36, tickets that are normally printed and recorded are sent to a discharge port 37, and tickets that are fraudulently printed and recorded are sent to a waste ticket box 38 and accumulated. There is.

On the other hand, 4 is an insertion slot into which the old ticket p is inserted, 39 is a storage unit that takes in the old ticket p inserted into the insertion slot 4 and temporarily holds it, and 40 is a collection box that accumulates the old ticket p that has been taken in. It is.

Furthermore, rails 41 for pulling out the main body 1 are laid at the bottom of the apparatus, and a high-voltage power source 42 for exposure and a capacitor 43 are arranged between the rails. Furthermore, a first motor 44 and a second motor 45 are arranged above the exposure power source 42, and the output shaft 45-s of the second motor 45 is connected to the shaft 46-s of the conveyor belt drive roller 46. is connected via a timing belt (not shown).
Further, when the old ticket p is inserted into the insertion slot 4, the second motor 45 detects it with a fifth detector 47 provided nearby and starts driving, and the shutter 48 operates. Then, the old note p is taken into the device, and the first conveyance path sorting guide 35 rotates counterclockwise to pass the magnetic reading head 32. The magnetic reading head 32 reads the contents magnetically recorded on the passing old note p. If there is no error in the contents, the second conveyance path sorting guide 49 rotates counterclockwise, and the first stopper 50 disposed on the front side of the holding section 39 operates to open the old ticket. is sent to the holding section 39. A sixth detector 51 is provided above the holding section 39, and when it detects that the old ticket p is temporarily held in the holding section 39, the first stopper 50 returns to its original state. 2
The motor 45 stops.

In addition, the old ticket p temporarily reserved in the storage unit 39 is released when the next purchasing customer inserts the old ticket p into the insertion slot 4 and the fifth detector 47 detects the old ticket p, or when the old ticket p is detected inside the device. When the old ticket collection push button (not shown) is pressed, the second stopper 52 located on the sending side of the storage section 39 is operated and opened. That is, the old ticket p is sent out from the storage section 39, and is further transferred to the permanent magnet 5 provided on the sending side.
3, the magnetic information is erased and stored in the collection box 40.

Note that the second motor 45 is connected to the seventh detector 34.
The number of rotations is lowered by a signal that detects the leading edge of the old note p, and the number of rotations is reduced to a speed at which the magnetic reading head 32 can read the contents of the note, and when the reading result is correct, the number of rotations of the second motor 45 is lowered. This has been increased to reduce the waiting time for customers.

On the other hand, the output shaft 44-s of the first motor 44 is connected to the shaft 21a-s of the first feed roller 21a via a timing belt (not shown). This first motor 44 is rotationally driven by the above-mentioned ticket issuing command, and is driven to rotate by the above-mentioned original ticket supply mechanism 3 or 3'.
The original document P1 or P2 sent out is held between the first feed rollers 21a and 21b and transferred to the exposure section 22. The original note P1 or P2 is the first detector 1
4, the first detector 14 detects the original note P.
1 or P2, and the exposure section 22 performs activation exposure on the original note P1 or P2 based on this detection signal. The original note P1 or P2 that has been exposed is transferred while being held between the second feed rollers 23a, 23b, and as the sorting roller 24 rotates counterclockwise, the original note P1 or P2 is transferred to the second feed roller 23a, 23b.
It passes through the detector 25 and is transferred to the printing section 28, where it is printed by the thermal head 26. In addition,
When the second detector 25 detects the leading edge of the original note P1 or P2, the rotation speed of the first motor 44 is lowered to a printable speed, and
When the second detector 25 detects the rear end of the original note P1 or P2, a signal to start printing is issued. That is, the second detector 25
The distance from the print head to the heat generating portion 26h of the thermal head 26 is positioned so that it is equal to or larger than the distance from the rear end of the original document to the printing start position.

Printing in the printing section 28 is carried out while the original note P1 or P2 is being conveyed while being held between the platen roller 27 and the thermal head 26. When printing is completed, the second detector 29 detects the leading edge of the original note. However, by increasing the rotational speed of the first motor 44, the speed at which the original ticket is conveyed is increased, thereby shortening the ticket issuing time. When the original note P1 or P2 passes through the first detector 14 again, the first detector 14 detects the rear end of the original note, and the original note is in a state where it cannot be recolored by the exposure section 22. That is, after the fixing exposure is performed, the sheet is conveyed while being held between the second feed rollers 23a and 23b. Then, as the sorting roller 24 rotates clockwise, the original note P1 or P2 is sent to the encoding section 33. At this time, the fourth detector 30 detects the leading edge of the original note, and this detection signal is transmitted to the encoder 33. is transmitted to magnetic write head 31. The magnetic writing head 31 simultaneously records magnetic information B for an automatic ticket gate and purchase information A for a commuter pass vending machine as shown in FIG. 4 on the transported original ticket. Then, the magnetic reading head 32 reads and checks whether the recorded contents are correct or not, and if the contents are correct, the third distribution guide 36 is activated to send them out to the ejection port 37. On the other hand, if the recorded content is incorrect, the third sorting guide 36 does not operate.
The original ticket is taken into the discarded ticket box 38.

Next, Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the flow of the system of this device from the insertion of an old note into the insertion slot 4 until the issuance of a new note, and Fig. 6 is a timing chart showing the operation of this device. be. First, in the reading operation of an old ticket, when the purchasing customer inserts the old ticket p into the insertion slot 4, a signal is sent to the shutter 48, which opens the shutter 48, and then the first sorting guide 3
A signal is sent to 5 and the old ticket p is taken into the device. (See Figures 6a and b). And the seventh detector 3
When the old ticket p passes 4, a signal is sent to the magnetic reading head 32 of the encoder 33, and the purchase information A magnetically recorded on the ticket is read.
(See Figure 6c). When the magnetic reading head 32 finishes reading the purchase information A, a signal is sent to the second sorting guide 49 (see Figure 6d).
The stopper 50 is opened, and the old ticket p is stored in the holding section 3.
9 and was temporarily put on hold, and the 6th detector 51
The first stopper 50 is returned to its original position by a signal emitted from the stopper 50 (see FIG. 6e).

Therefore, the old ticket p temporarily reserved in the holding section 39 is released by a signal when the next purchasing customer inserts the old ticket p into the insertion slot 4 or presses an old ticket collection button (not shown) in the device. The second stopper 52 is opened and stored in the collection box 40 (see FIG. 6f).

Next, in the ticket issuing operation, the purchasing customer inserts the old ticket P into the insertion slot 4, and the purchase information A is read by the magnetic reading head 32, whereby the original ticket P1 stored in the hoppers 2 and 2' is and P
2 selection, for example, discrimination between men's and women's products, is automatically made. After the purchaser selects the selection button 5 and inserts money, a signal to start supplying original notes is issued by pressing the issue button 9 (see FIG. 6A), and the hopper 2 or hopper 2' One original ticket is taken out.

Thus, the extracted original note passes through the first detector 14, and a detection signal is transmitted to the exposure section 22 (see FIG. 6B). When the original note that has been subjected to activation exposure in the exposure section 22 passes through the second detector 25, a detection signal is transmitted to the printing section 28 (see FIG. 6C), and the printing section 28 prints the ticket surface. When the printed original ticket passes through the third detector 29 and the first detector 14 (see FIG. 6D), a detection signal is again sent to the exposure section 22 (see FIG. 6E). Magnetic information B and purchase information A are simultaneously written by the magnetic write head 31, and read and checked by the magnetic read head 32.

In this way, when the original note that has been magnetically recorded in the encoder 33 passes the seventh detector 34, a signal is transmitted to the first sorting guide 35 (see FIG. 6F). Since the original note is rotated clockwise, the original note is ejected to the ejection port 37, and a detection signal indicating the completion of ejection is issued (see Fig. 6G).
reference). At this time, if there is a problem with the printing or magnetic recording of the ticket, it will not be ejected to the ejection slot. Waste ticket box 38
is stored in.

In addition, in one embodiment of the present invention, a new ticket is issued by inserting the old ticket into the insertion slot and inserting money, but if an automatic payment machine is installed, it will be possible to issue a new ticket It also has the advantage that charges can be settled by inputting the information.

Furthermore, although the above embodiment has been described using an automatic commuter pass vending device as an example, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, but can be used in general devices that feed different types of cards.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, cards of different types housed in a plurality of hoppers can be taken out to a common transport mechanism, and the entire device can be downsized. Further, by providing the blocking means, it is possible to prevent a card taken out from one hopper from entering another hopper, and therefore it is also possible to prevent card jams from occurring.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view and back view of a device showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view showing the customer service side of the device, Fig. 3 is a configuration diagram showing a card feeding device, and Fig. 4 is a plan view showing an example of card encoding;
This figure is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing the operation of the same example. P1, P2...Card, 2, 2'...Hopper, 1
2, 12'... Taking out means, 16... Direction changing means,
18, 18'...Blocking means, 21a, 21b...Transportation mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A first hopper that accommodates cards placed in a stacked state; and a second hopper that is provided opposite to the first hopper and that accommodates cards that are placed in a stacked state. a hopper; a first ejecting means for ejecting the card accommodated in the first hopper to the second hopper side; and a second ejecting means for ejecting the card accommodated in the second hopper to the first hopper side. an ejecting means provided between the first hopper and the second hopper, for transferring the cards taken out by the first ejecting means and the second ejecting means in a direction different from the common ejecting direction; a conveying mechanism for conveying; a direction changing means for changing the direction of cards sent to the conveying mechanism from the first take-out means and the second take-out means to a conveying direction of the conveying mechanism; a first blocking means for preventing a card taken out from the first hopper from entering a second hopper; and a first blocking means for preventing a card taken out from the second hopper from entering the direction changing means. A card feeding device comprising: a second blocking means for blocking entry into the first hopper.