KR101727651B1 - Paper residual quantity sensing apparatus for automatic ticket issuing machine and automatic ticket issuing machine having the paper residual quantity sensing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A paper residual quantity sensing apparatus for an automatic ticket issuing machine is disclosed. According to the present invention, the paper residual quantity sensing apparatus for an automatic ticket issuing machine comprises: a printing unit provided inside an automatic ticket issuing machine, and having a printing paper roll wound in a roll shape; and a shape recognition sensing unit arranged adjacent to the printing unit, and sensing a residual quantity of the printing paper roll by recognizing a shape of the printing paper roll.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a paper residual quantity sensing apparatus for an automatic teller machine and an automatic teller machine having the same,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of paper for unattended machines and a unmanned automated teller machine having the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for detecting a remaining amount of paper for unattended machines, And a unmanned automatic ticket vending machine having the same.

In general, lottery tickets refer to tickets that are sold by the state or public institutions for the purpose of issuing specific business funds. The types of lottery tickets are lottery lottery lottery lottery ticket game And the Gyeonggi Lottery.

When the lottery type is divided according to the participation method of the lottery buyer, there are a lottery lottery and an instant lottery ticket in which the numbers and symbols of the winning lottery are determined in advance, There are lottery games, lottery games, racing games, racing games, and so on.

As described above, when the lottery purchaser directly selects or enters a number or symbol, the lottery buyer enters his / her desired number or symbol into the betting slip and then submits the purchase ticket together with cash to the seller And makes a purchase request.

When the seller inserts the purchase table received from the lottery purchaser into the ticket machine, the ticket machine reads the purchase information written in the purchase table by the scanner and sends it to the main server, and the main server receives the lottery ticket based on the purchase information received from the lottery ticket machine And transmits the issued lottery ticket information to the lottery ticket seller.

Then, the lottery ticket machine that receives the lottery ticket information from the main server prints the lottery ticket information received from the main server to issue the lottery ticket, and the seller delivers the issued lottery ticket to the lottery buyer.

In such a ticket machine, a printing unit for printing the lottery ticket information and the like is provided, and the printing unit prints lottery ticket information and the like on the printing paper.

On the other hand, the printing paper used entirely by the repetitive printing operation of the printing unit must be replaced with a new printing paper. Since the printing paper is to be placed inside the ticket machine due to the characteristics of the ticket machine, there is a problem that it is difficult to check the remaining amount of the printing paper from the outside .

Therefore, the conventional unattended vending machine is provided with a mechanical detection sensor that is in direct contact with the printing paper. Such a mechanical sensor includes a near-empty sensor provided at a paper loading portion and an empty sensor provided at a printing portion.

Near-Empty detection sensor is a sensor that detects almost no printing paper (Near-Empty state), and Empty detection sensor detects a state in which all printing paper is used (Empty state) .

However, in the case of the conventional unmanned automatic ticket vending machine, if the amount of usage is large, the printing paper may be changed from a state in which there is almost no printing paper (Near-Empty state) to a state in which all printing paper is used (Empty state) There is a problem that the remaining amount of the printing paper can not be known at all before the Near-Empty detection sensor indicates the Near-Empty state.

In particular, in the case of the unmanned automatic ticket vending machine, the unattended vending machine is frequently used due to a shortage of printing paper due to the fact that the operator can not immediately replace the printing paper.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0127875, (Nov. 25, 2013).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a printing apparatus that not only reports a state in which there is almost no printing paper (Near-Empty state) or a state in which all printing paper is used (Empty state) And an unmanned automatic ticket vending machine having the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printing apparatus comprising: a printing unit provided inside a unattended ticket vending machine and equipped with a rolled printing paper roll; And a shape recognition type sensing unit disposed adjacent to the printing unit and recognizing the shape of the printing paper roll to detect the remaining amount of the printing paper roll.

The shape recognition type sensing unit includes: a light source unit for emitting light toward the printing paper roll; An image pickup section for picking up the printing paper roll; And a control unit electrically connected to the image pickup unit and receiving a video signal photographed by the image pickup unit.

The image pickup section can pick up a side portion crossing the rotation center axis of the printing paper roll.

Wherein the light source unit includes: a light source that irradiates the light onto a side surface portion that intersects a rotation center axis of the printing paper roll; And a light source control unit electrically connected to the control unit to turn on / off the light source.

The control unit may determine the remaining amount of the printing paper roll by comparing the image of the printing paper roll taken by the imaging unit with the reference image provided with the reference pattern.

The reference pattern may be a pattern in which a plurality of grids are regularly arranged, and the control unit may determine the remaining amount of the printing paper roll according to the number of grids in which the printing paper roll is superimposed.

The control unit can determine that the printing paper roll is a superimposed lattice when the overlapping area of the printing paper roll with respect to the inner area of the grid is 50 to 100 percent (%).

Wherein the reference pattern is a pattern in which circles of different sizes are regularly arranged in one point and the outer circumferential surface of the printing paper roll among the circumferences of the circles The size of the circle having the adjacent circumference can be determined as the size of the printing paper roll.

The display unit may further include a display unit that is provided in the unmanned automated teller machine and is electrically connected to the control unit and displays an image of the printing paper roll taken by the imaging unit.

And an external terminal connected to the control unit through a wired or wireless connection and receiving the image signal photographed by the image sensing unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for detecting a remaining amount of paper for an unmanned standstill according to any one of claims 1 to 10. And a paper reading collecting device for reading the paper sheets input by the user and storing the paper sheets separately for each size of the paper sheets read.

The paper reading and collecting apparatus includes a first paper and a second paper sheet having a size smaller than the first paper sheet, the first paper sheet and the second paper sheet being read therein, ; A paper recovery unit having a draw direction regulating cassette which is coupled to the apparatus cover so as to be pulled out to one side or the other side of the apparatus cover and in which first and second paper collecting sections are provided in which the first and second paper are individually collected, ; And a second paper feed unit that is disposed between the paper feed reading unit and the paper recovery unit and that divides the first and second paper sheets fed into the paper feed reading unit into the first or second recovery unit The paper feed unit may include a paper feed unit.

The paper recovery unit is provided on the apparatus cover and the pull-out direction adjustable cassette, and determines whether the pull-out direction adjustable cassette is coupled to the apparatus cover or the pull-out direction adjustable cassette is detached from the apparatus cover And a cassette position sensing unit for sensing the cassette position.

The cassette position sensing unit may include: a position sensing sensor coupled to the device cover; And a sensor signal generator coupled to the pulling direction adjustable cassette and generating a signal when the position sensing sensor is proximate to the position sensing sensor.

The paper feeding unit includes a paper feeding unit provided in the apparatus cover for feeding the first and second sheets fed to the paper feeding unit to the pulling direction adjusting cassette; And a paper conveying direction branching unit disposed at one side of the paper conveying unit and capable of branching the conveying direction of the first paper or the second paper.

The paper conveying direction branching unit includes a first conveying guide surface for guiding the first paper to be conveyed to the first recovery unit side of the draw direction regulating type cassette and a second conveying guide surface for guiding the second paper to the second take- And a second conveying guide surface for guiding the conveying direction to the conveying direction; And a lever rotation driving unit for selectively rotating the rotary branching lever.

The embodiments of the present invention include a shape recognition type sensing unit that recognizes the shape of the printing paper roll and sense the remaining amount of the printing paper roll, so that it is possible to provide a state in which there is almost no printing paper (Near-Empty state) It not only informs the used state (empty state) but also makes it possible to specifically know the remaining amount of printing paper inside the ticket vending machine.

FIG. 1 is a view illustrating an unattended ticket vending machine provided with an apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of paper for an unmanned automatic teller machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view illustrating an apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of paper for the unmanned automatic launcher of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of paper for the unmanned automatic launcher of FIG. 2;
FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating a method of superimposing and comparing an image of a printing paper roll taken at the image sensing unit in the control unit of FIG. 3 with a reference image provided with a reference pattern.
6 and 7 are views for explaining a method of superimposing and comparing an image of a printing paper roll photographed by an image pickup unit and a reference image provided with a reference pattern in a control unit of an apparatus for detecting paper remaining amount for an unmanned automatic launcher according to a second embodiment of the present invention Fig.
Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the paper reading and collecting apparatus of Fig. 2;
Fig. 9 is a view showing the draw-out direction adjustable cassette drawn out in the direction A in Fig.
10 is an enlarged view of the main part of Fig.
11 is a diagram showing the closing latch stopper of Fig. 10 in an inverted state.
Fig. 12 is a view showing the draw-out direction adjustable cassette drawn out in the direction B in Fig.
13 is an enlarged view of the main part of Fig.
Fig. 14 is a cutaway perspective view of Fig. 8 showing a state in which the first valentine sheet is directed to the first collection portion by the rotary branch lever. Fig.
Fig. 15 is a view showing a state in which the second bar coin paper is directed to the second collecting portion by the rotary branching lever. Fig.
16 is a front view of Fig.
17 is an enlarged view of the paper branching unit of Fig.
18 is an enlarged view of the rotary branch lever region of Fig.
19 is an enlarged view of the paper branching unit of Fig.
Fig. 20 is an enlarged view of the rotary branch lever region of Fig. 19;
Fig. 21 is a control block diagram of the paper reading recovery device of Fig. 2;

In order to fully understand the present invention, operational advantages of the present invention, and objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in order to avoid unnecessary obscuration of the present invention.

1 is a view showing an unmanned vending machine provided with an apparatus for detecting a remaining amount of paper for an unmanned automatic teller machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention, 4 is a block diagram showing the apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of paper for unattended printing machine in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 are diagrams for explaining the operation of the control unit of Fig. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the paper reading and collecting apparatus of FIG. 2, FIG. 9 is a view of the drawing direction adjustable cassette taken out in the direction A in FIG. 8, Fig. 12 is a view showing a state in which the draw-out direction adjustable cassette is pulled out in the direction B in Fig. 8, Fig. 13 is a view showing the cut- 12 enlargement of the main part Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the cutter shown in Fig. 8, showing a state in which the first bar coin paper is directed to the first return unit by the rotary branch lever, Fig. 15 FIG. 16 is an enlarged view of the paper branching unit of FIG. 14, FIG. 18 is an enlarged view of the rotary branch lever region of FIG. 17, and FIG. FIG. 20 is an enlarged view of the rotary branch lever area of FIG. 19, and FIG. 21 is a control block diagram of the paper reading recovery device of FIG.

The unmanned vending machine 100 of the present embodiment can be applied to all types of registered lotteries and lottery tickets to be purchased by filling in a number or symbol desired by the lottery buyer such as a lottery ticket, a coupon ticket, a bicycle race ticket, And a sales device for selling sports (soccer, baseball, basketball, volleyball, golf, wrestling, etc.) lottery tickets.

1 and 2, the unmanned vending machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes a paper remaining amount detecting device 1 for an unattended vending machine disposed inside the unattended vending machine 100, A paper reading recovery device 2 which is disposed in the inside of the unmanned vending machine 100 and reads and stores the sheets according to the sizes of the read sheets and a front door 150 which opens and closes the inside of the unmanned vending machine 100 And a display unit 140 disposed on the front side of the unattended ticket vending machine 100.

The display unit 140 of this embodiment displays the detection result detected by the remaining paper amount detecting device 1 for the unmanned automatic teller machine in addition to the contents displayed to the user at the time of release. To this end, the display unit 140 is electrically connected to the control unit 125 to be described later.

On the other hand, the front door 150 is provided with a charging port 160 through which paper to be transferred to the paper reading recovery device 2 is charged.

The paper conveyed to the paper reading and collecting apparatus 2 may vary depending on the kind of lottery tickets released by the unmanned ticket vending machine 100. For example, when the unmanned vending machine 100 is for racing, The paper delivered to the device 2 is a purchase ticket (not shown) and a purchase ticket (not shown).

The paper reading recovery device 2 of this embodiment recognizes the information contained in the purchase table (not shown) and the purchase right (not shown), and transfers the recognized information to the printing unit 110 described later.

Here, the purchase table is a so-called OMR card in which the user directly marks the ranking of the horse racing game, and the purchasing ticket is a receipt for the bet amount. At this time, since the purchase ticket is an OMR card, the size is long and large, while the purchase ticket is small.

Then, after purchasing a purchase ticket with a predetermined amount, the user marks a game and a rank to be bet on his / her purchase table, and then displays a purchase ticket and a purchase ticket, that is, The horse racing game can be enjoyed after putting it in the reading and collecting device 2.

On the other hand, as described above, since the size of the book mark paper, that is, the purchase table and the purchase ticket are different from each other, the paper reading and collecting apparatus 2 of this embodiment divides and manages the paper sheets by size It is convenient to manage the distribution of the betting liquid and the like. The detailed configuration of the paper reading recovery device 2 according to the present embodiment will be described later for convenience of explanation.

1 to 5, the apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of paper for unattended machines includes a printing unit (not shown) provided in the unattended vending machine 100 and equipped with a rolled-up printing paper roll R A shape recognition type sensing unit 120 disposed adjacent to the printing unit 110 for recognizing the shape of the printing paper roll R and detecting the remaining amount of the printing paper roll R, And an external terminal (130) connected to the unit (120) by wire or wireless and receiving the detection result of the shape recognition type sensing unit (120).

The printing unit 110 prints on the printing paper the information recorded in the purchase ticket and the purchase ticket recognized by the paper reading recovery device 2 and provides it to the user.

The printing unit 110 is provided inside the automatic ticket vending machine 100 and the printing unit 110 is equipped with a rolled-up printing paper roll R. When all the printing paper rolls R are used by continuous printing of the printing unit 110, the unmanned vending machine 100 of this embodiment is stopped due to lack of printing paper.

On the other hand, the shape recognition type sensing unit 120 is disposed adjacent to the printing unit 110 and recognizes the shape of the printing paper roll R to sense the remaining amount of the printing paper roll R.

The shape recognition type sensing unit 120 of this embodiment includes a light source unit 121 that emits light toward the printing paper roll R, an imaging unit 124 that images the printing paper roll R, And a control unit 125 electrically connected to the image sensing unit 124 and receiving the image signal photographed by the image sensing unit 124.

The image pickup section 124 picks up an image of the printing paper roll (R). In this embodiment, the image sensing unit 124 includes a camera. As shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the image pickup unit 124 picks up a side portion that intersects the rotation center axis of the printing paper roll R. Fig.

Thus, the apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of paper for unattended walker 1 according to the present embodiment can easily detect the change in the size of the printing paper roll R, which is changed in accordance with use, by picking up the side surface portion other than the outer peripheral surface of the printing paper roll R can do.

The image of the printing paper roll R photographed by the imaging section 124 is used to recognize the remaining amount of the printing paper roll R without opening the front door 150 by the operator who replaces the printing paper roll R And is displayed on the display unit 140 so that it can be performed.

On the other hand, the light source unit 121 irradiates light toward the printing paper roll (R). Thus, the apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of paper for unmanned automatic ticket machines 1 according to the present embodiment includes the light source unit 121 that irradiates light toward the printing paper roll R, thereby allowing the unattended vending machine 100, And irradiates light to the printing paper roll R disposed therein to enable imaging of the printing paper roll (R).

The light source unit 121 of the present embodiment includes a light source 122 that irradiates light to a side surface portion that intersects the rotation center axis of the printing paper roll R and a light source 122 that is electrically connected to the control unit 125, And a light source control unit 123 for turning on / off the light source.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the light source 122 irradiates light to the side surface portion that intersects the rotation center axis of the printing paper roll R. As shown in Fig. As described above, the apparatus for detecting remaining amount of paper for unattended walker 1 according to the present embodiment includes the light source 122 that irradiates light to the side surface portion picked up by the image pickup section 124, thereby making the picked-up image more clear.

In this embodiment, the light source 122 is made of LED, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various kinds of light sources for emitting light may be used as the light source 122 of the present embodiment.

The light source control unit 123 is electrically connected to the control unit 125 and turns on / off the light source 122. Thus, the apparatus for detecting remaining amount of paper for unmanned automatic launcher according to the present embodiment includes a light source control unit 123 for turning on / off the light source 122, It is possible to turn on the light source 122 only at the time of image pickup of the image pickup device 1 and save energy.

The control unit 125 is electrically connected to the image sensing unit 124 and receives the image signal photographed by the image sensing unit 124. [

The control unit 125 compares the image of the printing paper roll R photographed by the image pickup unit 124 with the reference image 170 provided with the reference pattern 171 to compare the remaining image of the printing paper roll R, . In this embodiment, the reference pattern 171 is a pattern in which a plurality of grids 171 are regularly arranged as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. In this embodiment, the gratings 171 are provided in a square shape.

The controller 125 of the present embodiment determines the remaining amount of the printing paper roll R according to the number of the grids 171 in which the printing paper roll R is superimposed.

In this embodiment, as shown in "A" in FIG. 4, the boundary (outer circumferential surface) portion of the printing paper roll R can be partially overlapped without completely overlapping the grating 171. In this case, 125 determines that the printing paper roll R overlaps the grid 171 when the area of overlapping the printing paper roll R with respect to the inner area of the grid 171 is 50 to 100 percent.

The control unit 125 controls the number of the grids 171 in which the reference image 170 is superimposed on the image of the newly picked up printing paper roll R and the size of the printing paper roll R The amount of use and the remaining amount of the printing paper roll R are calculated by comparing the number of grids 171 in which the captured image and the reference image 170 are overlapped.

On the other hand, the external terminal 130 is connected to the shape recognition type sensing unit 120 by wire or wireless, and receives the detection result of the shape recognition type sensing unit 120. The external terminal 130 of the present embodiment is connected to the control unit 125 by wire or wirelessly, and receives the image signal photographed by the image sensing unit 124.

The usage amount and the remaining amount of the printing paper roll R calculated by comparing the image of the printing paper roll R with the reference image 170 are displayed on the external terminal 130.

Hereinafter, the paper reading recovery device 2 will be described with reference to Figs. 8 to 21. Fig. In the present embodiment, the paper reading recovery device 2 is described as recovering the first and second wrought iron sheets having different sizes. The paper reading recovery device 2 of this embodiment is not limited to a multi- Various lottery papers having different sizes can be read and retrieved.

The paper reading and collecting apparatus 2 according to the present embodiment can branch and collect first and second master pieces of paper having different sizes. In particular, it is possible to adjust the drawing direction of the cassette 310 And may include a reading unit 10 for loading paper, a paper branching unit 200, and a paper recovery unit 300, which can greatly improve convenience in use. The sheet feeding-out reading unit 10, the sheet branching unit 200 and the sheet collecting unit 300 can be controlled by the controller 500 as shown in FIG.

First, the sheet feeding-use reading unit 10 inserts a first binding sheet having a first size and a second binding sheet having a second size smaller than the first size, and inserts the first book binding sheet and the second book binding sheet Is read out.

Here, the first book marking paper may be a so-called purchase mark as an OMR card in which the user directly marks the rank or the like of the horse racing game, and the second book marking paper may be the receipt for the betting amount. Purchase tickets are not only OMR cards, but also have to mark the rankings of the games. For reference, in the present embodiment, the first book marking paper is purchased and the second book mark is purchased, but the first and second book marking sheets do not necessarily have to be the purchase ticket and purchase ticket.

Referring mainly to FIG. 8, the sheet feeding-out reading unit 10 includes a reading unit main body 11. The reading unit body 11 refers to an assembly type in which a plurality of parts are assembled.

On one side of the reading unit main body 11, a paper feeding portion 12a into which the first and second wrought iron sheets are inserted is provided. An abnormal paper discharge unit 12b is provided below the reading unit main body 11. As the abnormal paper discharge unit 12b, misfeeded or abnormal paper, such as folded or torn paper, may be discharged.

In the reading unit main body 11, a paper reading module 13 (Fig. 21) is provided. The sheet reading module 13 is disposed on the feeding path of the first and second bar coin sheets inserted into the reading unit main body 11 through the sheet feeding portion 12a and reads the first and second bar coin sheets do.

The specific structure of the paper reading module 13 is not shown, but the paper reading module 13 detects the size of paper to be fed into the paper feeding portion 12a through a structure such as a sensor or vision, Is the first coinage paper or the second coinage paper. The read result is sent to the controller 500, and the controller 500 can control the operation of the paper branch unit 200 based on this signal.

The printing module 14 can be further equipped with the reading unit 10 for feeding sheets according to the present embodiment. The printing module 14 may be provided in the main body 11 of the reading unit, and the printing operation can be performed on any one of the first and second binding sheets. That is, the printing module 14 can be used when printing a simple logo or marking on either the first binding sheet or the second binding sheet. It is desirable that a part of the printing module 14 is replaceable because it is necessary to exchange the ink.

A casing 150, which forms a certain space, is provided at one side of the reading unit main body 11. The casing 150 is a tubular structure, and a plurality of through holes 151 are formed on one surface thereof.

Next, the paper recovery unit 300 will be described in advance of the description of the paper branch unit 200. The paper collection unit 300 is a place where the first and second voucher sheets are individually collected.

The paper branching unit 200 may include a pulling direction adjusting cassette 310. The pulling direction regulating cassette 310 can be coupled to the device cover 400 in such a manner that it can be pulled out at one side (direction A in FIG. 9) or the other side (direction B in FIG. 12) of the device cover 400. If the draw direction adjusting type cassette 310 can be taken out to a desired position as in the present embodiment, it is easy to take out the recovered wrought paper in the draw direction adjusting type cassette 310, have.

The apparatus cover 400 is a place where the draw direction regulating cassette 310 including the paper dividing unit 200 is slidably coupled. The apparatus cover 400, which is applied as a plate type, is provided in a pair. A paper branching unit 200 is coupled to an upper region of the pair of apparatus covers 400, and a draw direction regulating cassette 310 may be slidably coupled.

The first and second collecting units 310a and 310b, in which the first and second binding sheets are individually collected, are provided inside the draw direction control type cassette 310 having a drawer structure. The size of the first watermark paper is larger than that of the second watermark paper so that the volume of the first collecting portion 310a may be larger than the volume of the second collecting portion 310b.

The partition 313 is formed in the draw direction control type cassette 310 so that the first and second collection parts 310a and 310b can be formed. The partition 313 is a wall installed inside the draw direction regulating cassette 310. The inner space of the draw direction regulating cassette 310 is connected to the first and second collecting portions 310a, 310b. ≪ / RTI > Since the spaces between the first and second collecting units 310a and 310b are separated by the partition 313, the first and second collecting units 310a and 310b collect the first and second collecting units 310a and 310b, Do not mix.

When the draw direction regulating type cassette 310 is pulled out in the direction A of FIG. 9 or in the direction B of FIG. 12, on both sides of the draw direction adjustment type cassette 310, first and second The knobs 311 and 312 are engaged.

The first and second paper-closing preventing portions 321 and 322 are provided on the bottom of the draw direction adjusting cassette 310, that is, the bottoms of the first and second collecting portions 310a and 310b. The first and second paper adherence preventing portions 321 and 322 prevent the first and second binding sheets from adhering to each other from the bottoms of the first and second collecting portions 310a and 310b.

In this embodiment, the first and second paper-closing preventing portions 321 and 322 are provided on the bottoms of the first and second collecting portions 310a and 310b, respectively. The first and second paper- And is applied to the stop plates 321 and 322. That is, when the center is convexly processed to be disposed on the floor in the first and second collecting units 310a and 310b, the paper sheets of the first bookmaking sheet and the second bookmaking sheet are not brought into close contact with the floor, When the first and second binding sheets are taken out from the first and second collecting parts 310a and 310b, they can be easily taken out.

The cassette position sensing unit 330 is provided in the paper recovery unit 300 according to the present embodiment. The cassette position sensing unit 330 is provided in the apparatus cover 400 and the pulling direction adjusting cassette 310 and is configured to detect whether the cassette 310 is coupled to the apparatus cover 400, It is detected whether or not the pulling direction adjustable cassette 310 has been removed. The detection result value may be displayed by a lamp or a buzzer. The cassette position sensing unit 330 is used to detect whether the draw direction adjusting cassette 310 is coupled to the apparatus cover 400 or the draw direction adjusting cassette 310 is separated from the apparatus cover 400 , It is possible to prevent the mistake of assembling the apparatus in a state where there is no draw-out direction adjustable cassette 310.

The cassette position sensing unit 330 may include a position sensing sensor 331 coupled to the device cover 400 and a cassette position sensing unit 330 coupled to the pulling direction adjustment cassette 310, And a detector signal generator 332 that generates a signal when it is detected. When the cassette position sensing unit 330 having such a structure is applied, the reliability of the detection result value can be improved without malfunction.

Meanwhile, the paper recovery unit 300 according to the present embodiment is provided with a latching stopper 340 for finishing as shown in FIGS. 10, 11 and 13. The closing latch stopper 340 is detachably coupled to the apparatus cover 400 and serves to prevent any movement of the pulling direction adjusting cassette 310 when the apparatus is coupled to the apparatus cover 400. [

In addition, the closing latch stopper 340 is engaged with the device cover 400 in the lower region of the pulling direction adjustable cassette 310 as shown in FIG. Thus, the overall appearance of the device can be improved.

An elastic latch 341 protruding toward the closing latch stopper 340 is provided on the pulling direction adjustable cassette 310 so that the closing latch stopper 340 can be detached and attached to the corresponding position, Is provided with a latch block 343 having a latch groove 342 to which the elastic latch 341 elastically engages. Therefore, the finish latching stopper 340 can be engaged or disengaged at the corresponding position by an easy operation.

The latch block 343 provided with the latching groove 342 is provided on the latching stopper 340 for the closing operation while the elastic latch 341 is provided on the pulling direction adjusting cassette 310 and the latching block 343 having the latching groove 342 is provided on the latching stopper 340. However, Is also possible. It is also possible that the elastic latch 341 is provided in the latching stopper 340 for the closing and the latch block 343 having the latching groove 342 is provided in the pulling direction adjusting cassette 310. [ Therefore, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the shape of the drawings.

Next, the paper branching unit 200 is disposed between the paper feeding reading unit 10 and the paper collecting unit 300, and feeds the first and second gambling papers, which are fed into the paper feeding reading unit 10, To the first collecting portion 310a or the second collecting portion 310b of the pulling direction adjustable cassette 310 according to the size.

14 to 20, the paper branching unit 200 includes a paper conveying unit 210 and a paper conveying unit 210. The paper conveying unit 210 is disposed at one side of the paper conveying unit 210. The conveying direction of the first or second versatile- The paper feed direction branching unit 220 may be provided.

The sheet conveying unit 210 is provided in the apparatus cover 400 and serves to convey the first and second bar coin sheets to be fed into the sheet feeding reading unit 10 toward the pulling direction adjusting cassette 310.

In this embodiment, the paper conveying unit 210 conveys the first and second bar coin paper to the draw direction adjusting cassette 310 in a belt conveying manner.

The paper conveying unit 210 includes a conveying belt 211 that contacts the first and second binding sheets to transfer the first and second binding sheets to the pulling direction adjusting cassette 310, And a plurality of belt-supporting rotary rollers 212 connected to the conveyor belts 211 for rotation while supporting the conveyor belts 211.

The conveying belts 211 are applied as a pair, and one conveying belt 211 is provided with a plurality of belt supporting rotating rollers 212. Accordingly, when the belt-supporting rotary roller 212 is rotated, the conveyance belt 211, which is wound and connected thereto, can be rotated, whereby the first and second binding sheets can be controlled by the conveyance belt 211, Shaped cassette 310 as shown in FIG.

An entrance detection unit 250 is provided around the paper conveyance unit 210. The entry detection unit 250 detects whether the first and second binding sheets have entered the paper conveyance unit 210 and the sensed value can be transmitted to the controller 500. [ The entry detection unit 250 can detect the correct branching point of the first and second binding sheets and can operate the rotary branching lever 230 to be described later at an accurate timing.

The first watermarked paper conveyed through the paper conveyance unit 210 should be directed to the first recovery unit 310a of the draw direction control type cassette 310 and the second watermarked paper should be directed to the withdrawing direction control type cassette 310 And then to the second recovery unit 310b. In order to do so, the conveying direction of the first book binding sheet or the second binding sheet must be branched, which is performed by the sheet feeding direction branching unit 220.

That is, the paper conveying direction branching unit 220 is disposed at one side of the paper conveying unit 210, and serves to branch the conveying direction of the first or second versatile paper sheet. The paper transport direction branching unit 220 may include a rotary branching lever 230 and a lever rotation driving unit 240, as shown in detail in FIGS.

The rotary diverting lever 230 includes a first conveying guide surface 231 for guiding the first watermarked sheet to be conveyed toward the first collecting portion 310a of the draw direction regulating cassette 310, And a second conveying guide surface 232 for guiding the conveyance to be conveyed toward the second collecting portion 310b of the adjustable cassette 310. [

When the rotary lever 230 is rotated as shown in FIG. 11 by the unidirectional movement of the lever rotation driving unit 240, the first binding sheet, which is fed through the sheet feeding unit 210, Can be guided in the direction D1 through the guide surface 231 and then recovered to the first collecting portion 310a of the draw direction regulating cassette 310. [

In contrast, when the rotary diverter lever 230 is rotated as shown in FIG. 13 by the operation of the lever rotation driving unit 240 in the other direction, the first watermarked paper conveyed through the paper feeding unit 210 is conveyed to the second conveyance Is guided in the direction D2 through the guide surface 232 and then can be recovered to the second recovery unit 310b of the draw direction regulating cassette 310. [

The lever rotation driving unit 240 is connected to the rotary branching lever 230 and selectively rotates the rotary branching lever 230 as shown in FIG. 18 or 20.

The lever rotation driving unit 240 includes an actuator 241 for generating a driving force for driving the rotary branching lever 230 and a rotary switch 242 connected to the rotary branching lever 230 to rotate the rotary branching lever 230 The rotation support portion 242 is connected to the actuator 241 and the rotation support portion 242 and transmits the power of the actuator 241 to the rotation support portion 242 so that the rotation type branch lever 230 rotates And a motion transmission unit 243 for allowing the user to operate the portable terminal. The actuator 241 can be applied as a cylinder or a motor and the motion transmission portion 243 and the rotation support portion 242 are operated by the operation of the actuator 241, Can be rotated.

On the other hand, the controller 500 reads the first and second bar coin sheets to be fed into the sheet feeding unit 12a of the sheet feeding read unit 10, and then, as shown in FIG. 18 or 20, The reading unit 10 for inserting the paper and the paper branching unit 310 are provided so that the first and second valuation sheets can be respectively recovered to the first and second recovery units 310a and 310b of the draw direction control type cassette 310 through the action of the paper- (200).

The controller 500 performing such a role may include a central processing unit (CPU) 510, a memory 520, and a support circuit 530 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT).

The central processing unit 510 reads the first and second binding sheets that are fed into the sheet feeding portion 12a of the sheet feeding reading unit 10 in this embodiment and then performs the operation of the sheet feeding unit 200 The reading unit 10 and the sheet branching unit 200 (see FIG. 1) are arranged such that the first and second curbed sheets can be respectively recovered to the first and second recovery units 310a and 310b of the pulling direction adjusting cassette 310, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > industrial < / RTI >

The memory 520 (MEMORY) is connected to the central processing unit 510. The memory 520 is a computer-readable recording medium that may be installed locally or remotely and may be any of various types of storage devices, such as random access memory (RAM), ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, May be at least one or more memories.

The support circuit 530 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT) is coupled with the central processing unit 510 to support the typical operation of the processor. Such a support circuit 530 may include a cache, a power supply, a clock circuit, an input / output circuit, a subsystem, and the like.

In this embodiment, the controller 500 controls the operation of the sheet feeding-out reading unit 10 and the sheet branching unit 200. At this time, after the controller 500 reads the first and second bar coin sheets to be fed into the sheet feeding portion 12a of the sheet feeding read unit 10, The operations of the sheet loading unit 10 and the sheet branching unit 200 are performed such that the second wrought iron sheet can be collected by the first and second collecting units 310a and 310b of the draw direction adjusting cassette 310 A series of processes for controlling and the like may be stored in the memory 520. [ Typically, software routines may be stored in memory 520. The software routines may also be stored or executed by other central processing units (not shown).

Although processes according to the present invention are described as being performed by software routines, it is also possible that at least some of the processes of the present invention may be performed by hardware. As such, the processes of the present invention may be implemented in software executed on a computer system, or in hardware such as an integrated circuit, or in combination of software and hardware.

With such a configuration, after purchasing a purchase ticket with a predetermined amount, marking a game and a rank or the like to be bet on the purchase table, and then purchasing a purchase ticket and purchase ticket, i.e., first and second valuation sheets The user can enjoy the horse racing game after putting it in the paper input unit 12a of the paper loading unit 10, as shown in FIG. 18 or 20, by the operation of the paper branch unit 200, And can be recovered to the first and second collecting parts 310a and 310b of the pulling direction regulating type cassette 310 at positions corresponding to the first and second collecting parts 310a and 310b.

According to the present embodiment having the structure and function as described above, it is possible to branch and recover the multi-layered paper having different sizes. In particular, the pulling direction of the pulling direction adjusting type cassette 310, So that the convenience of use can be greatly improved.

Hereinafter, the operation of the apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of paper for unattended walker 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG.

When confirming the remaining amount of the printing paper roll (R), the light source unit (121) irradiates the side surface of the printing paper roll (R) with light. Thereafter, the image pickup section 124 picks up a side portion of the printing paper roll R. Then,

The image signal (an image of the print paper roll R) photographed by the image sensing unit 124 is transmitted to the control unit 125. [

The video signal transmitted from the controller 125 is transmitted to the display unit 140 and displayed so that the operator can specifically check the remaining amount of the printing paper roll R without having to open the front door 150.

The image signal transmitted from the control unit 125 is transmitted to the external terminal 130 so that the remote operator can specifically check the remaining amount of the printing paper roll R in the unmanned automatic payment machine 100, The visit schedule of the unmanned automatic ticketing machine 100 can be established according to the remaining amount of the printing paper roll R. [

As described above, the apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of paper for unattended walker according to the present embodiment includes a shape recognition type sensing unit 120 for recognizing the shape of the printing paper roll R and sensing the remaining amount of the printing paper roll R It is possible to know specifically the remaining amount of printing paper in the ticket dispenser, rather than only informing of a state in which there is almost no printing paper (Near-Empty state) or a state in which all printing paper is used (Empty state).

6 and 7 are views for explaining the comparison of the image of the printing paper roll photographed by the image pickup section and the reference image provided with the reference pattern in the control section of the paper remaining amount detecting device 1 for the unmanned floor lifting device according to the second embodiment of the present invention Is a diagram showing a method for performing the above operation.

The present embodiment differs from the first embodiment only in that the reference pattern 171a is provided with circles 171a having different sizes. In the other embodiment, the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 Therefore, the description of the same configuration will be omitted below, and the reference pattern 171a of this embodiment will be mainly described.

In this embodiment, the reference pattern 171a is a pattern in which circles 171a of different sizes are regularly arranged in one point as shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

The controller 125 of the present embodiment determines the size of the circle 171a having the circumference of the periphery of the print paper roll R among circumferences of the circles 171a close to the circumference of the print paper roll R Size.

The control unit 125 controls the size of the printing paper roll R determined by superimposing the reference image 170a on the image of the newly printed printing paper roll R and the size of the printing paper roll R, Is overlapped with the reference image 170a and the size of the printing paper roll R is compared to calculate the usage amount and the remaining amount of the printing paper roll R. [

The control unit 125 also prints the circle 171a having the largest size among the circles 171a having an area where the printing paper roll R is overlapped with the inner area of the circle 171a by 50 to 100% The size of the paper roll R can be determined.

As described above, the apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of paper for the inhaler according to the present embodiment is provided with a pattern in which circles 171a of different sizes in which the reference pattern 171a is in contact at one point are regularly arranged, By calculating the remaining amount of the printing paper roll R by comparing the paper roll R and the circles 171a, it is possible to obtain a state in which there is almost no printing paper (Near-Empty state) or a state in which all printing paper is used (Empty state) So that the remaining amount of printing paper in the ticket dispenser can be specifically known.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above drawings, the scope of the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described drawings and description.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Accordingly, such modifications or variations are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

10: reading unit for loading paper 11: reading unit main body
12a: paper feeding portion 12b: abnormal paper discharging portion
13: paper reading module 14: printing module
15: casing
100: Unmanned ticket vending machine 110: Printing unit
120: shape recognition type sensing unit 121: light source unit
122: light source 123: light source control unit
124: image pickup unit 125:
130: external terminal 140: display unit
150: front door 160: inlet
170, 170a: reference image 171: grid
171a: Circle 200: Paper branch unit
210: paper conveying section 220: paper conveying direction branching section
230: rotary branching lever 231: first conveying guide surface
232: second conveying guide surface 240: lever rotation driving part
241: actuator 242:
243: Motion transmitting unit 250:
300: Paper collection unit 310: Drawing direction adjustable cassette
310a: first recovery unit 310b: second recovery unit
311: first handle 312: second handle
313: partition wall 321: first paper adhesion prevention section (plate)
322: second paper adhesion prevention part (plate) 330: cassette position detection part
331: Position sensing sensor 332: Sensor signal generator
340: Closing latch stopper 341: Elastic latch
342: latch groove 343: latch block
400: device cover 500: controller
R: Printing paper roll

Claims (16)

A printing unit provided inside the unattended ticket machine and equipped with a roll of printing paper wound in a roll form; And
And a shape recognition type sensing unit disposed adjacent to the printing unit, for recognizing the shape of the printing paper roll and sensing the remaining amount of the printing paper roll,
The shape recognition type sensing unit includes:
A light source unit for emitting light toward the printing paper roll;
An image pickup section for picking up the printing paper roll; And
And a control unit electrically connected to the image pickup unit and receiving a video signal photographed by the image pickup unit,
Wherein,
Wherein the remaining amount of the printing paper roll is determined by superimposing and comparing an image of the printing paper roll taken by the imaging unit with a reference image provided with a reference pattern. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And captures a side portion crossing the rotation center axis of the printing paper roll. The method according to claim 1,
The light source unit includes:
A light source for irradiating the light onto a side surface portion intersecting the rotation center axis of the printing paper roll; And
And a light source control unit electrically connected to the control unit to turn on / off the light source. delete The method according to claim 1,
The reference pattern is a pattern in which a plurality of grids are regularly arranged,
Wherein,
Wherein the remaining amount of the printing paper roll is determined according to the number of grids in which the printing paper roll is superimposed. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein,
Wherein when the area of overlapping the printing paper roll with respect to the internal area of the grid is 50 to 100 percent, the printing paper roll determination unit determines that the printing paper roll is an overlapped grid. The method according to claim 1,
The reference pattern is a pattern in which circles having different sizes are regularly arranged in one point,
Wherein,
Wherein a size of a circle having a circumference in which the outer circumferential surface of the printing paper roll is close to the circumference of each of the circles is determined as the size of the printing paper roll. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a display unit provided on the unmanned automatic ticket vendor and electrically connected to the control unit to display an image of the printing paper roll taken by the image pickup unit. The method according to claim 1,
And an external terminal connected to the control unit by wire or wireless, and receiving an image signal photographed by the image sensing unit. An apparatus for detecting the remaining amount of paper for an unmanned automatic launching machine according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, and 6 to 10; And
And a paper reading recovery device for reading paper sheets input by the user and storing the paper sheets separately according to the size of the paper sheets read out. 12. The method of claim 11,
The paper reading /
A reading unit for reading a first sheet and a second sheet from a first sheet and a second sheet having a smaller size than the first sheet;
A paper recovery unit having a draw direction regulating cassette which is coupled to the apparatus cover so as to be pulled out to one side or the other side of the apparatus cover and in which first and second paper collecting sections are provided in which the first and second paper are individually collected, ; And
The first and second paper sheets fed into the paper feeding unit are branched to the first or second paper collecting unit according to their sizes, An unattended ticket dispenser comprising a paper branch unit. 13. The method of claim 12,
The paper recovery unit includes:
A cassette position sensing unit which is provided on the apparatus cover and the pulling direction adjusting cassette and detects whether the pulling direction adjusting cassette is coupled to the apparatus cover or whether the pulling direction adjusting type cassette is separated from the apparatus cover Further included unmanned ticket vending machines. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the cassette position sensing unit comprises:
A position sensing sensor coupled to the device cover; And
And a detector signal generator coupled to the pulling direction adjustable cassette and generating a signal when the position detecting sensor is proximate to the position detecting sensor. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the paper-
A paper conveying unit provided in the apparatus cover for conveying the first and second paper sheets fed into the paper feeding unit to the pulling direction adjusting cassette; And
And a paper conveying direction branching unit disposed at one side of the paper conveying unit and capable of branching the conveying direction of the first paper or the second paper. 16. The method of claim 15,
The paper conveying direction branching unit includes:
A first conveying guide surface for guiding the first paper to be conveyed to the first collecting portion of the draw direction regulating type cassette and a second conveying guide for guiding the second paper to be conveyed to the second collecting portion of the draw direction regulating type cassette, A rotary diverting lever having a conveying guide surface; And
And a lever rotation driving unit for selectively rotating the rotary branching lever.

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