KR19980078885A - Dedicated test device and method of ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a dedicated test apparatus and method for a ticket issuing device (TIU), which is a unit of the AFC system equipment.

The dedicated test apparatus for the ticket issuing device relates to a device for testing whether or not the ticket issuing device is repaired or more, comprising: fixing means for fixing the ticket issuing device frame; Board support means for protecting and supporting the control board and the PNL board of the ticket issuing device; A horizontal support formed of a shelf having a fixing means for fixing the TIU frame on one surface thereof and a board supporting means formed on the other end thereof in parallel thereto; A plurality of legs such that the horizontal support has a predetermined height from the ground, and has strength sufficient to support the weight of the devices placed on the horizontal support, and which is formed perpendicularly to the lower portion of the horizontal support; It is characterized by comprising a power supply for supplying the DC power required to convert the external AC power to the control board of the ticket issuing device.

According to the configuration of the present invention as described above, each component part of the ticket issuing device can be seen at a glance to determine whether there is an abnormality, it is easy to check the function and repair work.

Description

Dedicated test device and method of ticket issuing device

The present invention relates to a dedicated test apparatus and method for a ticket issuing device (TIU), which is a station automation system (AFC) system equipment, and more specifically, a ticket for diagnosing abnormalities while looking at the internal unit devices of the ticket issuing device at a glance. It relates to a dedicated test device for the issuing device.

In general, the subway, which has to deal with a large number of users, is equipped with an AFC system that allows all the tasks such as ticketing, ticketing, bidding, and electoral service to be done unattended. The automated service system consists of a dog, ticket vending machine, ordinary ticket machine, fixed price ticket machine, fare checker and automatic ticket machine and many other equipment. Among these, the unit device constituting various ticket vending machines, payment machines, ticketing machines, etc. related to issuance of a ticket must include a ticket issuing device (TIU). The ticket issuing device is a unit device that prints predetermined information, such as a place of purchase, a date and time of purchase, section information, etc. in accordance with the entered ticketing information, and records predetermined information in its own barcode to generate a ticket for the user.

A general ticket issuing apparatus is schematically shown in FIG. Surfaces not shown in FIG. 1 are shown in FIG. 2. Fig. 2 schematically shows the arrangement of the mechanical configuration of a general ticket issuing device.

As shown in Fig. 1, a conventional ticket issuing device (TIU) is a TIU frame 30 that defines the overall form and mechanically supports a part, and a ticket issuing device protruding on one side of the TIU frame 30. (40), a self test operation key 22 and a 7-line display device 24 installed on the surface opposite to the built-in self test, and a control board (TQS) for controlling each part (10). And a PNL board 20 for fixing and controlling the self-test operation key 22 and the seven-line display device 24. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the roll paper driving unit 52, the feeding unit 54, the cutting unit 56, the printing unit 58, the magnetic recording unit 62, the reading unit 64, and the conveying unit 66. And a mechanical part for printing a predetermined information and releasing a ticket having recorded a magnetic record on a magnetic barcode.

Conventionally, in the ticket issuing device as described above, in the case of checking for abnormality, the self-test operation key 22 provided at one end of the ticket issuing device is operated to drive the test program embedded in the PNL board 20. As a result, the sign displayed on the seven-line display device 24 was read to check for abnormality of the ticket issuing device. That is, the operator who wants to check the abnormality of the ticket issuing device instructs the operator to perform a test for the function to be checked by sequentially operating the operation keys 22 composed of three switches as shown, for example. This command is input to the PNL board 20 and the PNL board 20 sends a signal to the ticket issuing device control board (TQS) 10 to check the function and inform the result.

The connection state of a conventional ticket issuing device is shown by FIG. The PNL board 20 and the TQS board 10 are connected by a data bus, and the TQS board 10 having received this signal controls whether the corresponding function, for example, a part of the printing unit 58, operates properly. Drive through to check and send the result to the PNL (20). The PNL 20 displays this result to the worker through the seven-segment display device 24. This allows the operator to get information about whether the function is working properly or whether a component has a problem.

However, in the conventional inspection method as described above, there is a problem that the work is cumbersome and complicated because there is no separate dedicated repair apparatus. That is, even if the inspection was carried out by executing the self-test program of the ticket issuing device, in the event of a problem, each part had to be removed and inspected and repaired. In addition, the self-test program could easily check for the abnormality of a specific function of the ticket issuing device, but it was not intended for hardware repair.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a dedicated test apparatus and method for a ticket issuing device that can be easily dismantled and inspected for the ticket issuing device to be repaired.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a general ticket issuing device (TIU).

2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a mechanical drive of a typical TIU.

3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a connection state of each part constituting a general TIU.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of a dedicated test apparatus of the ticket issuing device according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating the appearance of using another embodiment of the dedicated test apparatus of the ticket issuing device according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a flow chart showing a process of one embodiment of a dedicated test method of the ticket issuing device according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: TIU control board (TQS) 12: power line and communication line

14: control line 20: PNL board

22: Self test operation key 24: 7-segment display device

30: TIU frame 40: ticket release unit

52: roll paper driving unit 54: feeding unit

56: cutting portion 58: printing portion

62: magnetic recording unit 64: recording reading unit

66: transfer unit 100, 200: TIU dedicated test device

110: groove 112: locking device

120: board support 130: power supply

140: leg 150: horizontal support

210: fixing member 220: board support protrusion

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a device for testing whether or not for the repair of a ticket issuing device (TIU) that is a station automation system (AFC) system equipment, comprising: a fixing means for fixing the ticket issuing frame; Board support means for protecting and supporting the control board (TQS board) and the PNL board of the ticket issuing device; A horizontal support formed of a shelf having a fixing means for fixing the TIU frame on one surface thereof and a board supporting means formed on the other end thereof in parallel thereto; A plurality of legs such that the horizontal support has a predetermined height from the ground, and has strength sufficient to support the weight of the devices placed on the horizontal support, and which is formed perpendicularly to the lower portion of the horizontal support; Provides a dedicated test device for a ticket issuing device, characterized in that it comprises a power supply for converting the external AC power to supply the DC power required for the control board of the ticket issuing device.

In addition, the dedicated test apparatus for the ticket issuing device to be provided by the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the fixing means formed on the horizontal support is a groove of a predetermined form formed in the horizontal support and TIU frame disposed in the groove The locking device may be formed at one end of the groove to be fixed, or a plurality of protruding fixing members may be formed in a predetermined shape on a horizontal support.

In addition, the dedicated test apparatus of the ticket issuing device to be provided by the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the board support means formed on the horizontal support, a plurality of rubber board support protrusions protruding from the horizontal support in a predetermined form It may be formed, or may be made by attaching a plate of a rubber material formed in a predetermined form a plurality of protruding projections on the horizontal support.

In addition, the present invention, for the repair of the ticket issuing device (TIU), which is a station automation system (AFC) system equipment, using a dedicated test device having a fixing means, a board support means, and a power supply device dedicated test of the ticket issuing device A method, comprising: fixing and arranging a ticket issuing device to a fixing means of the dedicated test apparatus; Separating the TQS board and the PNL board of the ticket issuing device and placing them on the board support means of the dedicated test device; Supplying power to the TQS board; Operating a self test operation key of the ticket issuing device to input a command instructing to perform a test for any function; And performing a repair corresponding to the problem when the abnormality is displayed from the display shown on the seven-segment display device of the ticket issuing device, and when the abnormality does not occur, testing the following function. Provide a dedicated test method for a ticket issuing system.

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

4 and 5 illustrate one embodiment of a dedicated test apparatus for a ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in Figure 4 one embodiment of the dedicated test apparatus 100 according to the present invention is a plate of rubber material formed with a plurality of protrusions in the groove 110 and the locking device 112, the board support means as a fixing means 120, the horizontal support 150 is formed with the fixing means and the board support means, a plurality of legs 140, and the power supply 130 is composed of.

The groove 110 and the locking device 112 should be manufactured in accordance with the size of the ticket issuing device frame 30 so that the ticket issuing device as shown in FIG. The depth of the groove 110 may be shallow, but only if the ticket issuing device is pushed out. The lower surface of the ticket issuing device (TIU) is fixed by the fixing means so as not to be shaken by the groove 110, and the locking device 112 is fixed so that the ticket issuing device frame 30 fitted into the groove 110 is fixed. It serves as an assistant.

The fixing means may be formed of a fixing member 210 as shown in FIG. That is, it may be formed by fitting the four lower edges of the ticket issuing device frame 30 so that the frame 30 can be fitted and fixed. The fixing member 210 of this type is not limited to that shown in FIG. 5, and various modifications are possible in height and width thereof.

The board support means 120 serves to protect various devices or chips mounted on the PNL board 20 or the TQS board 10 disposed thereon from being injured. Therefore, it is preferable to be made of a soft rubber material, it is desirable to ensure a space in which the elements mounted on the board can be protected by forming an appropriate protrusion according to the shape of the board (10, 20) is arranged.

The power supply device 130 receives an external power supply, for example, AC 220V, and converts the power supply into a form of power required by the ticket issuing device, such as DC 5V and 24V, and opens the TQS 10. Thus, the power supply device 130 has a supply terminal to the external input terminal TQS board 10, and also includes a converter. The power supply device 130 is preferably mounted on the lower side of the horizontal support 150 toward the TQS board 10 is raised.

The horizontal support 150 is supported by a plurality of legs 140, the fixing means and the supporting means is formed on the upper portion and the power supply is provided at the bottom, the size is a rectangular flat plate similar to the size of the ticket issuing device It is preferable.

5 illustrates another embodiment of the dedicated test apparatus for the ticket issuing device according to the present invention, in which the control boards 10 and 20 of the ticket issuing device (TIU) are separated from each other. This dedicated test apparatus 200 is generally the same as the embodiment 100 as described above, except that the fixing means is composed of a plurality of fixing members 210, the board support means is formed on the horizontal support 150 What is composed of a plurality of rubber protrusions 220 is different.

As shown in FIG. 5, the operator fixes the ticket issuing device (TIU) that needs to be inspected to the fixing means 210, and then separates the TQS board 10 and the PNL board 20 to support the board. Will be placed in. In this situation, the operator runs a self-test program built in the ticket issuing device and repairs the troubled part.

6 is a flowchart showing a process of the dedicated test method of the ticket issuing device (TIU) according to the present invention. First, the operator fixes and arranges the ticket issuing device to the fixing means 110 of the dedicated test apparatus 100 as shown in FIG. 4 (T1 step). The fixing and arranging work is completed by fixing the bottom of the ticket issuing device frame 30 which defines the appearance of the ticket issuing device. At this time, the surface on which the control board 10 rests on both sides of the ticket issuing device is directed in the direction in which the board support means 120 is located. Then, the TQS board 10 and the PNL board 20 of the ticket issuing device are separated and placed on the board support means 120 of the dedicated test apparatus 100 (T2 step). Each board (10, 20) is fixed to the inner plate of the ticket issuing device frame 30 with a screw or the like, so when removing it, you can loosen these fixing screws and put them on the board support means. The board support means secures a space for protecting the elements or chips protruding from the boards. At this time, each board is left as it is connected to the control line 14 and the like connected to each component of the ticket issuing device. When the separate arrangement of each board is completed, the power supply line 12 connected to the ticket issuing device control board 10 is connected to the power supply device 130. The power supply device 130 supplies power required for driving the ticket issuing device such as DC 5V, 24V, and the like. This completes the preparation for testing and repairing the ticket issuing device.

After the test preparation is completed as described above, a command for instructing to perform a test for any function is input by operating the self-test operation key 22 of the ticket issuing device (T4). The command input from the self test operation key 22 is provided to the TQS board 10 via the PNL board 20, and the TQS board 10 checks a component having a corresponding function, such as a printing unit 58, The result is sent to the PNL board 20. The PNL board 20 displays this check result by the 7-line display device 24. In this way, the inspection result is displayed and the operator recognizes whether or not a problem occurs in the part having the corresponding function (step T5).

If a result of any function is displayed, if no abnormality is found, the test proceeds to another function. If an abnormality is found, the operator may use a separate inspection and repair device such as an oscilloscope or tester. The parts are precisely diagnosed and appropriate repairs taken (step T6). In this way, the operator can repair the corresponding parts while checking the desired function, thereby making it easier to identify and repair the abnormality.

As described above, according to the dedicated test apparatus for the ticket issuing device according to the present invention, after disassembling each unit of the conventional ticket issuing device, the inspector must check each device individually, and issue a ticket to be repaired. Each control board of the ticket issuing device can be separately arranged so that each function of the device can be repaired at the same time, and the problem area can be repaired. There is.

While the present invention has been illustrated and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments, it will be appreciated that the invention can be modified and modified in various ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth in the claims. Those skilled in the art will readily know.

Claims (6)

In the device for testing whether or not to repair the ticket issuing device (TIU), which is a station automation system (AFC) system equipment, Fixing means for fixing the ticket issuing device frame 30; Board support means for protecting and supporting the control board 10 and the PNL board 20 of the ticket issuing device; A horizontal support 150 formed of a shelf having a fixing means for fixing the TIU frame 30 on one surface thereof and a board supporting means formed on the other end thereof in parallel thereto; The horizontal support 150 has a predetermined height from the ground, has a strength sufficient to support the weight of the devices placed on the horizontal support, the support means 140 is formed vertically below the horizontal support 150 and; A dedicated test apparatus for a ticket issuing device, comprising: a power supply device 130 for converting an external AC power to supply a DC power required for the control board 10 of the ticket issuing device. The method of claim 1, wherein the fixing means formed on the horizontal support 150, the groove 110 of the predetermined shape formed in the horizontal support 150 and the TIU frame 30 disposed in the groove 110 is fixed Dedicated test device, characterized in that consisting of a locking device 112 is formed on one end of the groove 110 to be. According to claim 1, wherein the fixing means formed on the horizontal support 150, the dedicated test device, characterized in that a plurality of protruding fixing member 210 is formed in a predetermined shape on the horizontal support (150). According to claim 1, wherein the board support means formed on the horizontal support 150, a plurality of protruding rubber support board 210 is formed in a predetermined shape on the horizontal support 150 Dedicated test device. According to claim 1, wherein the board support means formed on the horizontal support 150, characterized in that the horizontal support 150 is formed by attaching a plate of rubber material formed with a plurality of protruding protrusions 210 in a predetermined form Dedicated test equipment. For the repair of the ticket issuing device (TIU), which is an AFC system equipment, a dedicated test device 100 having a fixing means 110, a board support means 120, and a power supply device 130 is used. In the dedicated test method of the ticket issuing device, Fixing and arranging a ticket issuing device to the fixing means of the dedicated test apparatus 100; Separating the TQS board (10) and the PNL board (20) of the ticket issuing device and placing them on the board support means of the dedicated test device (100); Supplying power to the TQS board (10); Operating a self-test operation key 22 of the ticket issuing device to input a command instructing to perform a test for any function; And If an abnormality is indicated from the display shown on the seven-line display device of the ticket issuing device, repair is performed corresponding to the problem, and if the abnormality does not occur, the following function is tested. A dedicated test method for a ticket issuing device.