KR19980025979A - Cutting part dust collector for ticket vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for collecting dust at the cutting portion of the ticket vending machine applied as part of subway station automation.

In the ticket vending machine for forming and discharging a roll paper into a ticket T state in which a predetermined record is input while passing through the feeding section, the cutting section, the printing section, and the recording section of the ticket issuing unit 1, the ticket T is provided. A dust collector (21) installed detachably under a transport path of the dust collector and storing a cutting residue; A lower support plate 22 installed at an upper center of the dust collecting container 21 and having a dust collecting brush 25 in contact with a lower surface of the ticket T; An upper support plate 23 disposed parallel to the lower support plate 22 and having a dust collecting brush 25 in contact with the upper surface of the ticket T; And a photocoupler 24 mounted at a predetermined height inside the dust collecting container 21 and integrally formed to face the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit.

Therefore, by automatically cleaning the cut portion of the ticket issuing unit that generates a lot of dust in the ticket vending machine, there is an effect of preventing malfunction of the device due to the accumulation of dust, improving the operation reliability and achieving efficient station automation.

Description

Cutting part dust collector for ticket vending machine

The present invention relates to a subway ticket vending machine, and more particularly, to a ticket vending machine for automatically cleaning a place where a lot of dust is generated in a ticket vending machine that is applied as part of subway station service automation to prevent malfunction of the device due to accumulation of dust. It relates to a cut dust collector.

1 is a block diagram showing the inside of a ticket vending machine as a block.

In general, a ticket vending machine employed in a subway or the like is installed while the operation / display unit 5 is exposed to the outside, and a ticket issuing unit 1, a banknote processing unit 2, a coin processing unit 3, and the like are installed therein. In recent years, the card is used as a payment means of various charges, and the card processing unit 4 may be provided in parallel with the bill processing unit 2 and the coin processing unit 3.

In addition, the ticket vending machine is provided with a power supply unit (not shown), a coin collecting box, a bill collecting box, etc., which form a predetermined operating power source, and the power supply unit is a circuit breaker for connecting or disconnecting an external AC power source and a DC power source. It is divided into a battery to preserve.

When the subway user inputs a predetermined amount of money and inputs a destination in the operation / display unit 5, the control unit 6 charges in the bill processing unit 2, coin processing unit 3, and card processing unit 4, which can be referred to as the charge processing unit. To release the change, and send the ticketing information to the ticket issuing unit 1 to issue a ticket having a predetermined record.

On the surface of the ticket, the place of purchase of the ticket, the date of purchase, section information, discount information for persons with disabilities, distinction between adults and children, and the like are printed, and various magnetic information is recorded on the back side of the magnetic record section composed of magnetic barcodes.

The so-called mechanical information that can be read mechanically is the date of purchase, date of purchase, section information, discount information for persons with disabilities, distinction between adults and children, and the date, time, issuing station, and entry, which are recorded by automatic dog / visitor at the time of entry. Data, device number, etc.

Tickets are released in the form of tickets, fixed tickets, or commuter tickets, all of which are wound on rolls (not shown) inside the ticket issuing unit 1 in such a length that thousands of sheets can be released.

The right to draw is usually made of paper because it is used within the day, and the fixed pass and commuter pass are usually made of synthetic resin such as plastic, which is not easily damaged because it is used for a relatively long time due to a one or two month usage fee.

On the other hand, the ticket issuing unit 1 issuing such a ticket must not only process the above-described processing quickly and accurately, but also ensure that the user's convenience is free from malfunctions caused by dust or foreign matters inside, and maintained by station attendants. · It saves time to manage and achieve efficient service automation.

However, the conventional ticket issuing unit 1 cuts and uses a roll of paper rolled up in the thousands of sheets on the roll, so that dust or foreign matters are excessively generated. There is a drawback that a malfunction occurs in the transport path leading to the recording unit and the conveying unit.

In particular, in the case of ordinary paper using paper materials, fine residues of paper, which are frequently generated at the cutting portion for cutting the roll paper to a certain standard, are attached to various sensors in the ticket issuing unit 1, and thus the ticket vending machine Occasionally, ticketing stops, causing inconvenience to users and station attendants and reducing the efficiency of station automation.

Accordingly, the present invention is to automatically clean the cut portion of the ticket issuing unit that generates a lot of dust in the ticket vending machine is applied as part of the subway station automated machine, thereby preventing malfunction of the device due to the accumulation of dust to improve the operation reliability The object is to provide a cut dust collector.

1 is a block diagram showing the inside of a ticket vending machine as a block;

2 is a configuration diagram showing an arrangement position of a device according to the present invention;

3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the apparatus of the present invention;

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: ticket issuance unit 2: banknote processing unit

3: coin processing unit 4: card processing unit

5 operation / display section 6 control unit

11: feeding part 12: cutting part

13 printing unit 14 recording unit

15: conveying unit 20: dust collector

21: dust collector 22: lower support plate

23: upper support plate 24: photo-coupler

25: dust collecting brush R: roll paper

T: Ticket

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ticket vending machine for discharging roll paper through a feeding part, a cutting part, a printing part, and a recording part of the ticket issuing unit 1 in a state in which a predetermined record is input and discharged. A dust collecting container 21 is detachably installed under the transport path of the ticket T and stores cutting residues; A lower support plate 22 installed at an upper center of the dust collecting container 21 and having a dust collecting brush 25 in contact with a lower surface of the ticket T; An upper support plate 23 disposed parallel to the lower support plate 22 and having a dust collecting brush 25 in contact with the upper surface of the ticket T; And a photo-coupler 24 mounted to a predetermined height inside the dust collecting container 21 and integrally formed to face the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit. .

At this time, the dust collecting cylinder 21, the lower support plate 22, and the upper support plate 23 are installed between the cutout portion 12 and the printing portion 13.

In addition, the upper support plate 23 is provided with a vibrator vibrating at a predetermined frequency, the vibrator connects an oscillator for outputting a predetermined electrical oscillation signal.

EXAMPLE

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement position of the device according to the invention.

First, the configuration and function of the ticket issuing unit 1 (Fig. 1) to which the present invention is applied will be described.

The present invention has a ticket roll paper inside the ticket issuing unit 1, the roll paper is passed through the feed section 11, the cutting section 12, the printing section 13, the recording section 14, the predetermined record is entered ticket It is formed in the state (T), and if it is a normal ticket is sent to the user from the return port, if the abnormal ticket is applied to the ticket vending machine sent to the closed box through the return unit 15.

In the ticket vending machine, the feeding section 11, the cutting section 12, the printing section 13, the recording section 14, the conveying section 15, and the like are sequentially arranged, and a continuous operation occurs. Each part is connected to and driven by a plurality of motors, respectively.

The feeding part 11 functions to convey or stop the roll paper R in one direction. The feeding section 11 moves the roll paper R using sliding frictional resistance, and the ticket roll on which the roll paper R is wound is rotated by the movement of the roll paper R. As shown in FIG.

The cutting part 12 functions to cut one end of the roll paper R conveyed by the feeding part 11 to a predetermined length. The cut portion 12 operates the cutter at a high speed to form a ticket of a predetermined length (for example, 66 mm) separated from the roll paper R.

The printing unit 13 functions to record predetermined time information on the front surface of the ticket transferred from the cutting unit 12. The printing unit 13 has a thermal head having a plurality of fine heaters and locally generating heat only at a predetermined position.

The recording unit 14 functions to record predetermined readable information on the back side of the ticket transferred from the printing unit 13. This information is an important criterion for judging whether the user is read and legitimately used as he or she passes through the interrogator.

The conveying unit 15 functions to collect separately without sending to the user if the ticket conveyed from the recording unit 14 is defective. The inlet of the conveyance part 15 is provided with the lever mechanism which guides the flow of a ticket to the conveyance part side.

At this time, the cut part dust collector device for a ticket dispenser according to the present invention is installed between the cut part 12 and the printing part 13.

As described above, many cutting residues (also known as sawdust) are generated in the cutting portion 12, and these residues are easily accumulated in the thermal head having a plurality of fine heaters in the printing portion 13 and are likely to cause malfunctions.

3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the apparatus of the present invention.

The apparatus according to the present invention includes a dust collecting container 21, a lower support plate 22, an upper support plate 23, and a photo, which are installed to face up and down the transport path of the ticket T between the cutout portion 12 and the print portion 13. It consists of a coupler 24, a dust collecting brush 25, and the like.

The dust collecting container 21 is detachably installed under the transport path of the ticket T and stores cutting residues.

Dust collector 21 is preferably formed of a transparent acrylic material so that the extent to which the cutting residues are laminated can be easily identified from the outside.

The lower support plate 22 is installed at the upper center of the dust collecting container 21, and a dust collecting brush 25 is formed in contact with the lower surface of the ticket T.

When the ticket T moves from the cutting part 12 to the printing part 13 side, the dust collecting brush 25 of the lower support plate 22 carries the cutting residue attached to the lower surface of the ticket T below the dust collecting container 21. To fall.

The upper support plate 23 is installed in parallel to the upper side of the lower support plate 22, the dust collecting brush 25 is formed in contact with the upper surface of the ticket (T).

Similarly, when the ticket T moves from the cutout portion 12 to the printing portion 13 side, the dust collecting brush 25 of the upper support plate 23 moves the cutting residue attached to the upper surface of the ticket T to the bottom of the dust collector ( 21) Sweep down.

The photo coupler 24 is integrally formed to face the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion, and is mounted at a predetermined height inside the dust collecting container 21.

When the cutting residue stacked on the dust collecting container 21 reaches a gap between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion that are opposite to the photocoupler 24, since the light input of the light receiving portion becomes zero, it is recognized that the cutting residue is in a full charge state. Can be used as a signal.

On the other hand, the upper support plate 23 is provided with a vibrator vibrating at a predetermined frequency, the vibrator is preferably connected to the oscillator for outputting a predetermined electrical oscillation signal.

When the vibrator is installed, the dust collecting brush 25 of the upper support plate 23 is easily removed from the ticket T, and the cutting residue attached to the dust collecting brush 25 is immediately transferred to the dust collecting container 21. Since it can fall, the dust collection capability is improved.

The application of the present invention is mainly applicable for the use of paper for general ticket sales because it is used for single use and disposed of within a few hours. However, the user can use it for a long period of time, so it can be applied for the sale of a fixed price ticket using PVC material in consideration of mechanical strength.

Since the paper material has a larger amount of cutting residues and is more susceptible to accumulation in other places than the PVC material, the present invention enables a more efficient function when applied for the sale of ordinary tickets.

1 to 3, the operation according to the present invention will be described.

In the ticket issuing unit 1, the microcontroller 6 having a microcomputer control is wired to the banknote processing unit 2, the coin processing unit 3, the card processing unit 4 and the operation / display unit 5, but the control unit 6 ), The dust collecting device 20 of the present invention, as well as the feeding section 11, the cutting section 12, the printing section 13, the recording section 14, the conveying section 15, etc. of the ticket issuing section 1 Wiring is connected.

When the subway user inputs a predetermined amount of money and inputs a destination in the operation / display unit 5, the controller 6 checks the authenticity and amount of money, rotates the feeding unit, and the ticket wound on the roll paper is cut out 12. To reach.

The ticket T cut to the size defined by the cutting unit 12 is transported on the belt while the upper and lower cutting residues are cleaned by the dust collecting brush 25 of the dust collecting apparatus 20, and then the printing unit 13 is kept in a clean state. And predetermined information are recorded in the recording unit 14. As a result, the printing unit 13 and the recording unit 14 are not contaminated with foreign matter or the like.

The control unit 6 which performs the microcomputer control inputs an input of an optical sensor (not shown) installed in the feeding unit 11, the cutting unit 12, the printing unit 13, the recording unit 14, the transfer unit 15, and the like, respectively. It is determined whether the flow of the ticket is smooth or in which state the ticket is caught, and alarm, and receives the input from the photo-coupler 24 of the dust collector 20 according to the present invention to alert the full charge of the cutting residue can do.

At this time, the display (not shown) and the alarm lamp (not shown) are alerted on the operation / display unit 5 connected to the output side of the control unit 6. The display can be made to display certain characters (eg, cleaning indications) or symbols, and the alarm light can be lit or flashing.

As described above, the cutting part dust collecting device for the ticket vending machine of the present invention automatically cleans the cutting part of the ticket issuing part that generates a lot of dust in the ticket vending machine which is applied as part of the subway station automation, thereby preventing malfunction of the device due to the accumulation of dust. It has the effect of achieving efficient service automation by improving operation reliability.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments, it will be understood that the invention can be variously modified and modified without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below Those skilled in the art can easily know that.

Claims (3)

In a ticket vending machine for forming and discharging roll paper in a state in which a predetermined record is input through the feeding, cutting, printing, and recording sections of the ticket issuing unit 1: A dust collecting container (21) installed detachably under the transport path of the ticket (T) and storing cutting residues; A lower support plate 22 installed at an upper center of the dust collecting container 21 and having a sole 25 in contact with a bottom surface of the ticket T; An upper support plate 23 installed parallel to the lower support plate 22 and having a sole 25 in contact with the upper surface of the ticket T; And Cutout dust collecting device for a ticket vending machine, characterized in that it comprises a photo-coupler (24) which is mounted inside the dust collector (21) at a predetermined height and is formed integrally facing the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion. The dust collector of claim 1, wherein the dust collecting cylinder (21), the lower support plate (22), and the upper support plate (23) are provided between the cutting portion (12) and the printing portion (13). . 2. The cutting part dust collector for a ticket vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the upper support plate (23) is provided with a vibrator vibrating at a predetermined frequency, and the vibrator connects an oscillator for outputting a predetermined electric oscillation signal.