KR19980040935A - Roll paper remaining amount processing device for ticket vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a roll paper remaining amount processing apparatus for a ticket vending machine applied as part of subway station automation.

According to the present invention, when the ticket roll paper (R) has a feeding section (11), a cutting section (12), a printing section (13), and a recording section (14) inside the main body (10) of the ticket issuing section, In the ticket vending machine is formed: a cutter 22 which is provided in the cutting portion 12, for cutting the roll paper (R) to a predetermined length; A cutting stop sensor (25) installed upstream by a predetermined distance from the cutting portion (12) and detecting that an end of the roll paper (R) passes; And a control unit 6 further comprising a function of stopping the operation of the cutter 22 when the input is detected from the cutting stop sensor 25 and further dividing the remaining amount of the roll paper R into two parts. .

Accordingly, the present invention is effective in preventing jams from jamming the edges of the roll paper in the ticket issuing portion that issues a normal ticket having a predetermined standard in the ticket vending machine.

Description

Roll paper remaining amount processing device for ticket vending machine

The present invention relates to a ticket vending machine, and more particularly, a jam of a roll paper is caught in a ticket issuing unit that issues a normal ticket having a predetermined standard in a ticket vending machine which is applied as part of subway service automation. It relates to a roll paper remaining amount processing device for a ticket vending machine for preventing.

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 addition, a card processing unit 4 for processing a card used as one of payment means 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 collector, a bill collector, and the like, which form a predetermined operating power source. It is divided into a battery and the like to conserve.

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.

For reference, on the surface of the ticket, the place of purchase of the ticket, the date of purchase, the section information, the discount information for the disabled, the distinction between the person and the child, and the like are printed. Is recorded.

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 sold as ordinary tickets, fixed tickets, or commuter tickets, all of which are rolled up on rolls (not shown) inside the ticket issuing unit 1 (FIG. 1) to a length sufficient to release thousands of tickets. (R) (FIG. 2) is used.

Since the right to hold a user is generally short, the paper is made of paper, and the fixed price and commuter pass are made of synthetic resin such as plastic with high strength because of the relatively long holding period of the user.

In the ticket vending machine configured as described above, the remaining length of the roll paper R is not accurate, and thus the length of the edge is not fixed. Especially, since the paper is made of paper, the ordinary ticket rolled in a curve has a short length (for example, 30 mm or less). If cut) there is a problem that causes a jam phenomenon during the transfer by various belts.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a roll paper remaining amount processing device for a ticket vending machine for preventing jams from being caught in the edges of roll paper at the ticket issuing machine for issuing a normal ticket having a predetermined standard in a ticket vending machine applied as part of subway service automation. Its purpose is to provide.

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

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a main part arrangement state of the ticket issuing unit of FIG. 1; FIG.

Figure 3 is an enlarged front view showing a part to which the present invention is applied.

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

10: main body 11: feeding section

12: cutting portion 13: printing portion

14: recording unit 15: conveyance belt

16: empty box 22: cutter

23: thermal head 24: feeding part sensor

25: cutting stop sensor 26: cutting part sensor

27: printing part sensor R: roll paper

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ticket roll paper R having a feeding section 11, a cutting section 12, a printing section 13, and a recording section 14 in the main body 10 of the ticket issuing unit. A ticket vending machine formed of a normal ticket into which a record is input, comprising: a cutter (22) installed in the cutting portion (12) and cutting roll paper (R) to a predetermined length; A cutting stop sensor (25) installed upstream by a predetermined distance from the cutting portion (12) and detecting that an end of the roll paper (R) passes; And a control unit 6 further comprising a function of stopping the operation of the cutter 22 when the input is detected from the cutting stop sensor 25 and further dividing the remaining amount of the roll paper R into two parts. Provided is a roll paper remaining amount processing apparatus for a ticket vending machine.

At this time, the cutting stop sensor 25 and the cutter 22 is preferably set to about 100mm separation distance.

EXAMPLE

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the application part of this invention is selected using the block diagram of FIG. 2, and FIG. 2 shows the main part arrangement state of the ticket issuing part of FIG.

In the present invention, the ticket roll paper R has a feeding section 11, a cutting section 12, a printing section 13, and a recording section 14 in the main body 10 of the ticket issuing unit. Applied to ticket vending machines formed.

The ticket issuing section is composed of a feeding section 11, a cutting section 12, a printing section 13, a recording section 14, a conveyance belt 15, and the like, which are arranged so that sequential and continuous operations occur, 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 cut portion 12 functions to cut one end of the roll paper R transported by the feeding portion 11 to a prescribed length. The cut portion 12 operates a cutter (not shown) at a high speed to form a ticket of a predetermined length (for example, 66 mm) separated from the roll paper R. FIG.

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 section 13 has a thermal head 23 (FIG. 3) having a plurality of fine heater output stages and locally generating heat only at a predetermined position.

Accordingly, in the ticket, a record of various information such as a destination, a release date and time, a fare, a release station, a discount for persons with a disability, a distinction between a person and a child, a device number, etc. is maintained in a printed form. Such printing information is easy to settle the fare since important ride information is stored in the printing state even when the information recorded in the magnetic barcode is erased.

The recording unit 14 functions to record predetermined readable information on the back side of the ticket transferred from the printing unit 13.

The ticket held by the user maintains a record of various information such as the user's destination, the date and time of the sale, the fare, the station of sale, the discount for the disabled, the distinction between the person and the child, the device number, etc. When passing through the sticky area, it is an important criterion for determining whether this information is read and used properly.

The conveyance belt 15 functions to send to the user through the return port of the front end of the conveyance belt 15 when the ticket is conveyed from the recording unit 14 is normal, and to send it to the closed box.

If the length of the roll paper R after the cutout portion 12 is less than or equal to a predetermined value in the ticket issuing portion having such a configuration, the cutout portion 12, the print portion 13, and the recording portion until the edges reach the closed box 16 are provided. It is an object of the present invention to take appropriate measures to temporarily stop the operation of (14) and the like.

3 is an enlarged front view showing a part to which the present invention is applied.

At this time, this invention uses the cutter 22 which is provided in the said cutting part 12, and cuts the roll paper R to a fixed length.

The cutter 22 has a solenoid (not shown) connected to the output terminal of the above-described control unit 6 (Fig. 1) as a driving source.

In addition, the cutting stop sensor 25 of the present invention is provided on the upstream side by a predetermined distance from the cutting section 12, and detects that an end of the roll paper R passes.

The cutting stop sensor 25 is preferably a photocoupler having a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, similar to the feeding unit sensor 24, the cutting unit sensor 26, the printing unit sensor 27 and the like. The photocoupler uses light-emitting and light-receiving diodes that are disposed to face each other while maintaining a constant gap in a relatively rigid case, and detects the presence or absence of an object by light, and thus has an appropriate mechanical strength as well as reliability of operation.

At this time, the cutting stop sensor 25 and the cutter 22 is preferably set to about 100mm separation distance.

Conventionally, as soon as the end of the roll paper R passes the feed part sensor 24, the controller 6 recognizes that the roll paper R needs to be replaced, and the cutter 22 until it passes through the cut part sensor 26. Roll paper (R) was cut as short as possible. This increases the utilization rate of the roll paper R but often causes a phenomenon.

Thus, a cutting stop sensor 25 is installed between the feeding part sensor 24 and the cutting part sensor 26. When the distance between the cutting stop sensor 25 and the cutter 22 is about 100 mm, the cutting box may be cut longer than 66 mm, which is the length of a conventional ticket, so that the closing box 16 (Fig. 2) can be reached without being caught.

In addition, the present invention includes a control unit 6 further includes a function of stopping the operation of the cutter 22 and passing the remaining amount of the rolled paper R as it is when an input from the cutting stop sensor 25 is detected. do.

In the ticket issuing unit 1 shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 6 in which the microcomputer circuit using the CPU is formed is connected to the banknote processing unit 2, the coin processing unit 3, the card processing unit 4, and the operation / display unit 5 by wiring. However, the feed section 11, the cutting section 12, the printing section 13, the recording section 14, the conveyance belt 15, and the like shown in Fig. 2 are also connected to the output terminal of the control section 6.

Accordingly, the roll paper R cut to the size defined by the cutting unit 12 is transferred on the conveyance belt 15 (FIG. 2) via the printing unit 13 while predetermined information is recorded in the recording unit 14. Completed with a normal ticket.

Since the microcomputer circuit of the control unit 6 has its own memory, a counter timer, an input / output unit, etc., the light emitting unit of the cutting stop sensor 25 is always turned on through the output unit, and the moment when the end of the roll paper R passes. When light reaches the light-receiving portion of the cutting stop sensor 25, the cutter 22 is stopped until the light passing through the printing portion sensor 27 is detected, and the thermal head 23 and the recording portion 14 are stopped. (FIG. 2) is also stopped.

In FIG. 2, the remaining amount of roll paper R in which no recording is formed is collected in the closed box 16 along the conveyance belt 15. As shown in FIG.

As described above, the roll paper remaining amount processing apparatus for the ticket vending machine according to the present invention may cause jams to be caught in the roll issuing portion of the ticket issuing machine that issues a normal ticket having a predetermined standard in the ticket vending machine applied as part of the subway station automation. It is effective to prevent that.

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 (2)

In the main body 10 of the ticket issuing unit, the ticket roll paper R has a feeding section 11, a cutting section 12, a printing section 13, and a recording section 14, and the ticket is formed as a normal ticket into which predetermined records are input. In the vending machine: A cutter 22 installed in the cutting part 12 to cut the roll paper R to a predetermined length; A cutting stop sensor (25) installed upstream by a predetermined distance from the cutting portion (12) and detecting that an end of the roll paper (R) passes; And When the input is detected from the cutting stop sensor 25 to stop the operation of the cutter 22, including the control unit 6 further comprises a function for further dividing the remaining amount of the roll paper (R) as it is Roll paper remaining amount processing device for a ticket vending machine. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cutting stop sensor (25) and the cutter (22) have a separation distance of about 100 mm.