KR19980075377A - Dedicated test device and method of automatic ticketing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a dedicated test apparatus and method for an automatic ticketing machine which is an AFC system equipment. This automatic ticket machine's dedicated testing apparatus relates to a device for testing whether the automatic ticket machine, the AFC system equipment, is repaired for the repair of the automatic ticket machine. The fare display section, the control panel, the journal printer section, the computer, and the ticket issuing section are provided. A horizontal support formed of an L-shaped shelf; Support means such that the horizontal support has a predetermined height from the ground, and has sufficient strength to support the weight of devices placed on the horizontal support, the support being formed perpendicularly to the lower portion of the horizontal support; A power supply terminal for supplying power to devices under test from the outside; And it characterized in that the computer is connected to the device under test and a communication line, a power line, and a computer containing a program for testing the device under test through this communication line. According to the configuration of the present invention can see the internal unit devices of the automatic ticketing machine at a glance to determine whether there is an abnormality, and also by using a test program built into the computer can accurately diagnose the presence or absence of the test or repair Work is easy to effect.

Description

Dedicated test device and method of automatic ticketing machine

The present invention relates to a dedicated test apparatus and method for an automatic ticketing machine which is a station automation system (AFC) system equipment. In particular, the internal unit devices of the automatic ticketing machine can be grasped at a glance to check whether there is an abnormality, and a test program built into a computer is also provided. The present invention relates to a dedicated test apparatus and method for an automatic ticketing machine that enables accurate diagnosis.

In general, the subway, which has to deal with a large number of users, is equipped with a station automation system that allows all the tickets, ticket gates, bills, and settlements to be done unattended.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the arrangement of the respective unit devices inside the general ticket machine. In general, automatic ticketing machines used for subways are devices that station officials sell at the request of passengers.They only carry passengers who are unfamiliar with the operation of devices such as ordinary ticket machines or fixed price ticket machines, or high-value tickets or coins in bad condition. Used to handle passengers present. This automatic ticketing machine usually consists of a main body 70 and a peripheral device. For example, the operation panel 20, the fare indicator 10, and the journal printer 30, which serve as the front panel portion and the station attendant panel portion of the ordinary ticket vending machine, are automatically It is a peripheral device connected to the ticketing machine main body 70, and the main body 70 includes a power supply unit 50, a main control unit 60, and a ticket issuing unit 40. In addition, a spare battery is installed to completely complete the operation of generating the ticket even when the power supply is interrupted in the middle of the ticket release operation.

If a person who wants to use the subway is unable to use an automatic ticket machine, such as a ticket machine, he or she will pay a fare directly to a station attendant and request a ticket. At this time, if the station attendant selects the ticket of the desired amount from the control panel 20, the fare indicator 10 displays the fare and informs the passenger, and the predetermined record is input from the ticket issuing unit 40 under the control of the main control unit 60. A fixed ticket is issued. The station attendant can check the ticketing status and the like by printing the journal printer 30.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a connection state of each unit device constituting the automatic ticketing machine as described above. The main control unit 60 and the respective unit devices, that is, the operation panel 20, the ticket issuing unit 40, the power transport unit 50 and the journal printer unit 30 are each connected by a communication line through which data can travel. When the station attendant operates the input key 24 on the operation panel 20, this data is processed by the operation panel control board 22 so that the corresponding information is displayed to the passenger and the station attendant through the fare display 10, and at the same time, The data is sent to the main control unit 60. The main control unit 60 controls the ticket issuing unit 40 according to a result of processing according to a built-in section-based fare standard or the like, so as to release the ticket in which predetermined information is recorded. Each unit device provides the main processing unit 60 with the result of the processing, so that the main control unit 60 can transmit statistical data such as ticketing status to the central control system connected through the repeater.

Conventionally, in the automatic ticketing machine as described above, when the main controller 60 detects an abnormality in a unit, the central control system connected to the repeater is notified of the abnormality or the fluorescent display of the operation panel. An error code is displayed on the device, so that the station attendant directly opens the device and checks and handles an abnormal condition such as a bill, a coin, or a ticket being caught in the middle of the device. If it is not a simple abnormality but a serious condition such as a defect in the circuit due to soldering off of the control board of each unit, the equipment is moved to the repair room, dismantled and repaired.

However, in the conventional repair work described above, there is a problem that the work is cumbersome and complicated because there is no separate dedicated repair device. That is, after disassembling each unit of the automatic ticketing machine, the inspector had to check each unit individually.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a dedicated testing apparatus and method for an automatic ticketing machine that can be easily tested and repaired by placing each unit device so that it can be easily tested after disassembly of the automatic ticketing machine to be repaired.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a general automatic ticketing machine.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a connection state of respective unit devices of the automatic ticketing machine shown in FIG. 1.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating the appearance of using an embodiment of a dedicated test apparatus for an automatic ticketing machine according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view schematically illustrating another embodiment of a dedicated test apparatus for an automatic ticketing machine according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a flow chart illustrating a process of one embodiment of a dedicated test apparatus for an automatic ticketing machine according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: tariff indicator (TQN) 20: operation panel

22: operation panel control board 24: operation panel input key

26: operation panel display 30: journal printer

40: ticket issue unit (TIU) 50: power supply unit

60: main control unit (TQM) 70: automatic ticket machine body

100, 200: Automatic ticket machine testing device

110: horizontal support 120: leg

130: power supply 140: computer

210: power line and communication line passage 220: connection terminal

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, in the device for testing whether or not for the repair of the automatic ticketing machine, AFC system equipment, a person who arranges the ticket issuing unit, the power supply unit, the computer, the fare indicator and the operation panel A horizontal support formed of a mold shelf; Support means such that the horizontal support has a predetermined height from the ground, and has sufficient strength to support the weight of the devices placed on the horizontal support and the vertical support, the support being formed perpendicularly to the lower portion of the horizontal support; A power supply terminal for supplying power to devices under test from the outside; And it provides a dedicated test device of the automatic ticket machine, which is connected to the device under test and a communication line, a power supply line, and a computer containing a program for testing the device under test through this communication line.

In addition, the dedicated test apparatus of the automatic ticketing machine to be provided by the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, a passage in which a power line and a communication line are further formed in the horizontal support is further formed, next to the point where the device to be tested is arranged Each may be configured to be further provided with a connection terminal.

The present invention also provides a method for testing whether the automatic ticketing machine, which is an AFC system equipment, for repair of the automatic ticketing machine, comprising the steps of: separating the automatic ticketing machine for each unit having a built-in self test program; Arranging the unit devices in a test device which can fix each unit device, can supply power to each unit device, and has a computer connected to each unit device via a communication line and having a built-in test program; Operating the test program to select one unit to be tested; Providing a command for instructing to execute the self test program to a unit device selected from a computer via the communication line; Receiving and analyzing result data output from a unit device that has completed the self test program; If no abnormality is detected by the analysis, the process returns to the first step of the test program and repeats the subsequent steps. It provides a dedicated test method of the automatic ticketing machine, characterized in that the step consisting of displaying to the operator.

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

Figure 3 illustrates the use of one embodiment of a dedicated test apparatus for an automatic ticketing machine according to the present invention. Dedicated test device 100 according to the invention as shown is a horizontal support 110 of the L-shape and a plurality of legs 120 and the external power terminal 130 and the computer 140 is built with a test program It is composed.

The horizontal support 110 is formed in a L-shape, as shown is the worker is located in the concave portion. The ticket issuing unit 40, the power supply unit 50, the fare indicator 10, the operation panel 20, and the computer 140 are sequentially arranged so that an operator can view each device at a glance. The external power supply terminal 130 is preferably disposed at a position close to where the power supply unit 50 is disposed. The horizontal support 110 is supported by a plurality of legs (120).

The computer 140 includes an input key through which an operator can input a command, a processing device capable of executing an embedded program, and a display device that allows the operator to check the contents of the work. In addition, the computer 140 has a test program for testing each unit of the automatic ticketing machine, and is connected to each of the devices 20, 40, and 60 by a communication line. Therefore, the operator can test each unit device of the automatic ticketing machine using the computer 140 and accurately diagnose the result, so that the test and repair work can be facilitated.

4 illustrates another embodiment of the dedicated test apparatus for the automatic ticketing machine according to the present invention. As shown, the dedicated test apparatus 200 according to the present invention is generally the same shape as the above-described dedicated test apparatus 100, but a passage 210 through which a power line and a communication line can pass inside the horizontal support 110. Is formed and the connection terminals 220 are formed next to the positions 230 where the unit devices are arranged. Therefore, the connection line is simplified on the horizontal support 110 to serve as a workbench can be carried out comfortably. Although not shown, it is obvious that the dedicated test apparatus 200 also includes a computer 140.

5 is a flow chart illustrating a process of the dedicated test method of the automatic ticketing machine according to the present invention.

First, the automatic ticketing machine is separated into each unit (step T1). As shown in FIG. 1, each unit device is blocked and connected to a communication line and a power line, respectively. Therefore, the disassembly is completed by separating the communication line and the power supply line and taking out each unit device from the main body 70 of the ticket machine. Next, each dismantled unit is placed in a dedicated test apparatus according to the present invention as described above (T2 step). The power supply unit 50 and the external connection terminal 130 are connected, and a power line and a communication line are connected from the power supply unit 50 to the computer 140 and to each unit device. This connection can be achieved by simply reconnecting the connection lines provided in each unit.

After the arrangement of each unit device and the computer 140 is completed, the operator starts a test program for checking the automatic ticketing machine built in the computer 140 (step T3). At this time, since the communication port is hardware-configured in each unit, each board (TQS, TQA, TQM board) is connected to this equipment and tested. The test program should have the same role as controlling each unit devices through the main control unit 60, and in addition, the test program should be displayed so that the operator can control the test program and monitor the result. When the test program starts up, the computer displays a menu that allows the operator to select the unit to be tested (step T4). This menu also includes terminating the program. For example, it is preferable to select a batch operation such as testing all the unit devices and displaying the result. There is an operator's choice to end the test program (T5), and the test program ends. If the end is not selected and the operator selects a test for one unit or all unit units, the test program sends a command to each unit unit to start its own test program and output the result through the connected communication line. Each unit receiving the command executes a self test program already built in, and transmits the result to the computer 140 through the communication line (step T6). This operation may be performed in the same manner as that in which data is transmitted and received between the main controller 60 and the respective unit devices.

Data received from each unit is analyzed by a test program built in the computer 140, and if an abnormality occurs (step T7), for example, the type and location of the abnormality, and preferably the solution is displayed to the operator. (Step T8).

The operator can proceed to the next step by taking appropriate measures by checking for abnormalities based on the displayed contents.

As described above, according to the dedicated testing apparatus and method of the automatic ticketing machine according to the present invention, after disassembling each unit of the conventional automatic ticketing machine, the inspector has to check each device individually, Each unit can be arranged so that it can be easily tested after disassembly, and the test can be performed by a computer, so that the test and repair work can be troublesome and accurate.

While the invention has been shown and described with respect 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 following claims. Those skilled in the art can easily know that.

Claims (3)

Apparatus for testing whether or not to repair the automatic ticketing machine which is an AFC system equipment, A horizontal support (110) formed of an L-shaped shelf for arranging the ticket issuing unit (40), the power supply unit (50), the fare indicator (10), the operation panel (20), and the computer (140); The horizontal support 110 has a predetermined height from the ground, and has sufficient strength to support the weight of the devices placed on the horizontal support, the support means 120 is formed vertically below the horizontal support 110 and; A power supply terminal 130 for supplying power to devices under test from the outside; And The computer 10 is connected to the device under test 10, 20, 40, 50 by a communication line, a power line, characterized in that the computer 140 containing a program for testing the device under test through the communication line Dedicated test device for automatic ticketing machines. According to claim 1, wherein the passage 210 in which the power line and the communication line is further formed inside the horizontal support 110, the connection terminal 220 is added to each of the right next to the point to be placed the device under test Dedicated test device, characterized in that provided with. In the method for testing whether there is more for the repair of the ticket machine which is the AFC system equipment, Separating the automatic ticketing machine for each unit having a built-in self test program; Arranging the unit devices in a test device which can fix each unit device, can supply power to each unit device, and has a computer connected to each unit device via a communication line and having a built-in test program; Operating the test program to select one unit to be tested; Providing a command for instructing to execute the self test program to a unit device selected from a computer via the communication line; Receiving and analyzing result data output from a unit device that has completed the self test program; And, If no abnormality is detected by the analysis, the process returns to the beginning of the test program and repeats the subsequent steps. If the abnormality is detected by the analysis, the operator is informed of the type and the occurrence point or solution thereof. Dedicated test method for an automatic ticket machine, characterized in that the step consisting of displaying.