WO2012028070A1

WO2012028070A1 - Control method for issuing tickets and apparatus for processing tickets

Info

Publication number: WO2012028070A1
Application number: PCT/CN2011/078930
Authority: WO
Inventors: 谷长刚; 王鑫; 徐志刚; 车磊
Original assignee: 山东新北洋信息技术股份有限公司
Priority date: 2010-08-30
Filing date: 2011-08-25
Publication date: 2012-03-08
Also published as: CN102385763A

Abstract

Disclosed are a control method for issuing tickets and an apparatus for processing tickets. The control method for issuing tickets comprises: when ticket paper is stopped at a ticket outlet, detecting the motion state of the ticket paper at the ticket outlet; determining whether or not the ticket paper is moving; and when it is determined that the ticket paper is moving, sending the ticket paper out of the ticket outlet. By means of the present invention, convenient and quick ticket-taking can be realised on an apparatus for processing tickets.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket issuing control method and a ticket processing apparatus. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Bill processing devices, such as automatic ticket vending machines, automatic ticket gates, and the like, generally use motor control ticket transport, and need to send the ticket paper after completing the operations such as ticket making or ticket checking. By controlling the rotation of the motor, the ticket paper is sent out and accurately positioned at the ticket gate, and the ticket paper is clamped by the rubber roller, waiting for the user to take the ticket paper. However, due to the overshoot of the motor when it is stopped too fast, the ticket paper cannot be accurately stopped at the predetermined position, and even when it is serious, it even flies out of the ticket gate. In order to prevent the ticket paper from flying out of the ticket gate, there is provided a method in the related art that when the partial length of the ticket paper is ejected, the motor stops rotating, and at this time, the ticket paper is sandwiched between the rubber rollers of the ticket gate. At the same time, there is a long distance of the ticket paper left in the bill processing device. However, in this method, the user needs to overcome the resistance of the transmission mechanism when taking the ticket, and drive the rubber roller to rotate, so that the ticket paper needs to be pulled hard, which makes the user difficult to collect the ticket, and if the force is too large, the ticket paper may also be caused. Damage, in addition, because the need to pull the ticket paper to take the ticket paper away, it is bound to extend the ticket collection time and reduce the efficiency of the bill processing device. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the problem that the ticket processing apparatus of the related art is not convenient for ticket collection. Therefore, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a ticket issuing control method and a ticket processing apparatus to solve the above problems. In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, a ticket issuing control method is provided. The ticket issuing control method according to the present invention includes: detecting a movement state of the ticket paper at the ticket gate after the ticket paper is stopped at the ticket gate; determining whether the ticket paper is moving; and in the case of determining the movement of the ticket paper, the ticket is Paper is sent out of the ticket. Further, detecting the movement state of the ticket paper at the ticket gate comprises: detecting a displacement of the ticket paper at the ticket exit, and determining whether the ticket paper is moving comprises: determining whether the displacement of the ticket paper at the ticket gate is greater than the first gate The limit value, wherein, in the case where the displacement amount of the ticket paper at the ticket gate is greater than the first threshold value, the ticket paper movement is determined. Further, detecting the displacement of the ticket paper at the ticket exit port comprises: detecting a rotation angle of the ticket roller; and calculating a displacement amount of the ticket paper at the ticket gate according to the rotation angle of the ticket issuing roller and the radius of the ticket issuing roller. Further, detecting the movement state of the ticket paper at the ticket exit port comprises: detecting a rotation angle of the ticket roller, and determining whether the ticket paper is moving comprises: determining whether the rotation angle of the ticket roller is greater than a second threshold value, wherein When the rotation angle of the ticket roller is greater than the second threshold value, the ticket paper movement is determined. In order to achieve the above object, according to another aspect of the present invention, a ticket processing apparatus is provided. A bill processing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a detecting mechanism for detecting a movement state of a ticket paper at a ticket gate after the ticket paper is stopped at the ticket gate; a control mechanism for determining whether the ticket paper is moving; and a transport mechanism , used to send the ticket paper out of the ticket gate when the ticket paper movement is determined. Further, the conveying mechanism comprises: a driving mechanism connected to the control mechanism for providing a driving force; and a ticket issuing roller connected to the driving mechanism for sending the ticket paper out of the ticket outlet by the driving force provided by the driving mechanism. Further, the detecting mechanism comprises: a sensor for detecting displacement of the ticket paper at the ticket issuing port, wherein the control mechanism determines whether the ticket paper moves according to the displacement of the ticket paper at the ticket issuing port. Further, the sensor includes an encoder. Further, the encoder is disposed in one of the following manners: coaxially disposed with the ticket issuing roller; coaxially disposed with the motor, wherein the driving mechanism includes the motor; and coaxially disposed with any of the transmission gears between the ticket issuing roller and the motor Wherein the drive mechanism comprises a motor and a transmission gear. Further, the bill processing device includes one of the following: a ticket vending machine, a ticket checking machine, and a printer. According to the present invention, the movement state of the ticket paper at the ticket gate is detected; whether the ticket paper is moved; and the ticket paper is sent out of the ticket gate in the case of determining the movement of the ticket paper, thereby solving the ticket processing device in the related art. The problem of insufficient ticket collection is convenient, and the effect of collecting tickets is convenient and quick. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are set to illustrate,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, In the drawings: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a ticket processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention; 2 is a flow chart of a ticket issuing control method according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a ticket processing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a ticket processing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a ticket issuing control method according to the ticket processing apparatus shown in FIG. 5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. 1 is a schematic diagram of a ticket processing apparatus in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the bill processing apparatus includes a detecting mechanism 5, a control mechanism 1, and a transport mechanism 9. The detecting mechanism 5 is configured to detect the movement state of the ticket paper at the ticket issuing port after the ticket paper is stopped at the ticket issuing port, for example, may be a sensor; and the control mechanism (or controller) 1 is used to determine whether the ticket paper is moving. And the transport mechanism 9 is configured to send the ticket paper out of the ticket gate in the case of determining the movement of the ticket paper. Wherein, the conveying mechanism may comprise a driving mechanism and a ticket issuing roller, the ticket issuing roller being located at the ticket issuing opening of the bill processing device for feeding the ticket paper out of the bill processing device, for example, when the ticket issuing roller is holding the ticket paper After the position is set, the rotation is stopped. At this time, the front end of the ticket paper can protrude from the ticket issuing device; the driving mechanism is electrically connected to the control mechanism 1, and is connected to the ticket issuing roller, under the control of the control mechanism 1, Powering the rotation of the ticket roll. 2 is a flow chart of a ticket issuing control method according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps: Step S12: After the ticket paper is stopped at the ticket exit port, the motion state of the ticket paper at the ticket exit is detected. The detection may be performed by the above-mentioned detecting mechanism, for example, using a mechanical sensor or a photoelectric sensor to detect whether the displacement of the ticket paper at the ticket gate is greater than the first threshold, or the displacement sensor may be used to detect the rotation of the ticket roller. Whether the angle is greater than the second threshold value, determining the movement state of the ticket paper at the ticket exit port, wherein the first threshold value is a predetermined threshold value of the ticket paper displacement amount, and the second threshold value is the ticket issuing roller rotation angle The predetermined threshold. In step S14, it is determined whether the ticket paper is moving. At the ticket gate, a mechanical or photoelectric sensor for detecting the displacement of the ticket paper is provided. When the ticket paper stops at the ticket exit, the tail of the ticket paper covers the surface of the sensor, and the sensor outputs a first detection signal, such as a high level; when the ticket paper moves a set distance, the tail of the ticket paper is separated from the sensor, and the sensor outputs a second detection. The signal, such as a low level, can determine whether the displacement of the ticket paper at the ticket gate is greater than the first threshold according to the change of the sensor output signal. Alternatively, the displacement sensor is used to detect the movement state of the ticket paper at the ticket gate by detecting the movement state of the ticket roller. Since the ticket printing roller rotates synchronously during the movement of the ticket paper, it is possible to determine the displacement amount of the ticket paper at the ticket gate by detecting whether the rotation angle of the ticket roller is greater than the second threshold value. In step S16, in the case of determining the ticket paper movement, the ticket paper is sent out of the ticket gate. For example, in the case where the displacement amount of the ticket paper at the ticket gate is greater than the first threshold value, the ticket paper movement is determined. Alternatively, in the case where the rotation angle of the ticket issuing roller is greater than the second threshold value, the ticket paper movement is determined. In the case of determining the movement of the ticket paper, the ticket paper is sent out of the ticket gate. In the above embodiment, when the user picks up the ticket, since the user pulls the ticket paper movement, the detecting mechanism detects the ticket paper movement, or the user pulls the ticket paper movement to drive the ticket issuing roller of the holding ticket paper to rotate, thereby detecting The mechanism detects the rotation of the ticket issuing roller. When the detecting mechanism detects the movement of the ticket paper, it sends a signal to the control system. After the control system receives the signal, the control driving mechanism drives the ticket issuing roller to continue to rotate, and the ticket paper is sent out, thereby avoiding the user needing to force. The problem of pulling the ticket paper also increases the speed of ticket collection, thus greatly improving the ease of use and work efficiency of the product. Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of a ticket processing apparatus in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the bill processing apparatus includes a control mechanism 1, a ticket paper processing mechanism 2, a drive mechanism 3, and a detecting mechanism 5 electrically connected to the control mechanism 1, and a ticket issuing roller 4 that is drivingly coupled to the drive mechanism 3. The control mechanism 1 is configured to receive an instruction issued by the host control software, and control each mechanism of the ticket processing device to perform a corresponding operation according to the instruction; the ticket processing mechanism 2 may be a printing mechanism, a scanning mechanism, a magnetic writing mechanism, and a magnetic reading mechanism. Any combination of one or more of the information processing devices, under the control of the control mechanism 1, for printing, scanning, writing magnetic, or magnetic reading of the ticket paper; the ticket issuing roller 4 is located at the ticket paper Between the processing mechanism 2 and the ticket issuing port of the bill processing device, the ticket paper is sent out to the bill processing device, for example, when the ticket issuing roller stops at the set position of the gripping paper, the front end of the ticket paper can be The ticket processing device is extended from the ticket issuing port; the driving mechanism 3 is electrically connected to the control mechanism 1, and is simultaneously connected to the ticket issuing roller 4, and under the control of the control mechanism 1, provides power for the rotation of the ticket issuing roller 4; the detecting mechanism 5 It is disposed on the ticket issuing roller 4 and electrically connected to the control mechanism 1 for detecting the rotation state of the ticket roller 4, and feedbacks the rotation state of the ticket issuing roller 4 to the controller in real time. 1. 4 is a flow chart of a ticket issuing control method according to the ticket processing apparatus shown in FIG. The ticket issuing control method provided in this embodiment specifically includes: Step S101, ticket processing. The control mechanism 1 controls the ticket paper processing mechanism 2 to perform any combination of one or more of the ticket processing operations such as printing, scanning, magnetic reading, and magnetic writing. Step S102, stopping the ticket. After the ticket paper finishes the ticket processing, the control mechanism 1 controls the drive mechanism 3 to convey the ticket paper to the ticket issuing roller 4, and is sandwiched between the ticket issuing rollers, and the ticket issuing roller stops rotating. Step S103, detecting a ticket paper motion state. After the ticket paper is stopped at the ticket gate, if the user picks up the ticket, since the user pulls the ticket paper movement to drive the ticket issuing roller 4 to rotate, the detecting mechanism 5 derives the ticket paper moving state by detecting the rotation state of the ticket roller 4. In step S104, it is determined whether the ticket paper is moved. If yes, step S105 is performed; otherwise, step S103 is performed. The detecting mechanism 5 detects whether the rotation angle of the ticket roller 4 exceeds a predetermined value. If it exceeds the predetermined value, it is determined that the ticket roller 4 rotates, that is, the ticket paper moves, and then step S105 is performed. Otherwise, the ticket paper is not moved, and step S103 is performed. Continue to test. In step S105, the ticket is issued. When the detecting mechanism 5 detects the movement of the ticket paper, it sends a signal to the control mechanism 1, and after receiving the signal transmitted by the detecting mechanism 5, the control mechanism 1 controls the driving mechanism 3 to drive the ticket issuing roller 4 to rotate, and sends the ticket paper to the bill processing device. . The ticket issuing control method provided by the present invention, when the user extracts the ticket paper, and the ticket paper moves to drive the ticket issuing roller 4 to rotate accordingly, the detecting mechanism 5 detects the movement of the ticket paper by detecting the rotation state of the ticket roller 4, and the control mechanism 1 is When the signal is sent, the control mechanism 1 immediately controls the driving mechanism 3 to drive the ticket issuing roller 4 to rotate, and sends the ticket paper to the ticket issuing port of the bill processing device, so that the user does not need to continue pulling, thereby avoiding the difficulty of the user collecting the ticket, which is time consuming and laborious. The ease of use of the ticket processing device is ensured, and the efficiency of ticket collection by the user is improved. The ticket processing apparatus to which the ticket issuing method of the present invention is applied may be a ticket processing apparatus such as a ticket vending machine, a ticket checking machine, and a printer. The ticket checking control method provided by the present invention will be specifically described below by taking an automatic ticket checking machine as an example. Figure 5 is a block diagram showing the structure of a ticket processing apparatus in accordance with a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the bill processing device in this embodiment is an automatic ticket checking machine, and along the ticket paper running direction, the automatic ticket checking machine includes an inlet 10, a ticket checking device 6, a ticket issuing roller 4, an outlet 20, and the same as the ticket issuing roller 4. Shaft mounted encoder 7 and drive mechanism (not shown) In addition, a plurality of drive rollers 8 are also provided on the ticket paper running path. Wherein, the ticket checking device 6 is used for checking the validity of the ticket paper; the ticket issuing roller 4 is for sending the valid ticket paper out of the automatic ticket checking machine; the encoder 7 is for detecting the rotating state of the ticket roller 4; the driving mechanism includes the motor and the transmission gear , used to power the rotation of the ticket issuing roller 4. The ticket checking device 6 is determined according to the type of the bill information. If the bill information is recorded in the form of a printed barcode, the scanning device is used for ticket checking; if the bill information is recorded in the form of radio frequency information, the radio frequency identification module is used for ticket checking, if the bill information Recording in the form of magnetic data, the magnetic module is used for ticket checking. The ticket information in this embodiment is recorded in the form of magnetic data. Therefore, the ticket checking device 6 uses a magnetic information processing module, including a magnetic reading module 61, a magnetic writing module 62, and a printing module 63, wherein the magnetic reading module 61 is used to read the ticket paper. Magnetic information on the magnetic strip; the write magnetic module 62 is used to write re-encoded magnetically encoded check-in information on the ticket paper; the print module 63 is adapted to print visual information on the surface of the ticket for indicating that the ticket has been checked. On one of the rollers of the ticket issuing roller 4, an encoder 7 is coaxially mounted, and the encoder 7 is electrically connected to the control system. When the user extracts the ticket paper, the ticket paper moves to drive the ticket issuing roller 4 to rotate, and the encoder 7 rotates accordingly, and generates a pulse signal to be sent to the control system. After the control system receives the pulse signal, the control driving mechanism drives the ticket issuing roller 4 to rotate. The ticket paper is sent out of the exit 20 to the automatic ticket gate, and the user can easily take the ticket paper away. It should be noted that the encoder 7 in this embodiment is coaxially mounted with the ticket issuing roller 4, and may be coaxially mounted with the motor in the driving mechanism or any transmission gear between the motor and the ticket issuing roller 4, Synchronous rotation with the motor or the transmission gear generates a pulse signal, and it is determined that the ticket roller 4 rotates. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the detecting mechanism is the encoder 7. In other embodiments of the present invention, other commonly used displacement sensors may be used as the detecting mechanism, such as a grating displacement sensor, an inductive synchronizer, etc., It is detected whether the ticket roller 4 is rotated. Since the working principle of the displacement sensor is a well-known detection technique, it will not be described herein. It should be noted that the printing module 63 and the writing magnetic module 62 of the ticket checking apparatus 6 in this embodiment are installed in no order. After the magnetic reading operation of the ticket paper is completed and the ticket paper is determined to be valid, the printing operation may be performed first, and then To perform a magnetic write operation, you can also perform a write magnetic operation before performing a print operation. Fig. 6 is a flow chart showing a ticket issuing control method according to the ticket processing apparatus shown in Fig. 5. The ticket issuing control method provided in this embodiment specifically includes: Step S201, reading magnetic. The magnetic reading module 61 of the automatic ticket gate reads the magnetic information of the magnetic ticket paper, and the information includes contents such as a ticket, a train, a fare, and the like. In step S202, it is determined whether the ticket paper is valid. If it is valid, step 203 is performed; otherwise, step S209 is performed. The control system compares the acquired data with the set data, and considers that the ticket paper is valid when the acquired data is consistent with the set data. Step S203, writing magnetic. The magnetic ticket paper is conveyed to the write magnetic module 62 by the drive roller 8, and the re-encoded magnetic code check ticket information is written on the ticket paper. The magnetic code check-in information is information obtained by combining the original ticket information with the ticket checking information, such as the ticket gate code and the ticket checking time, and the information is re-encrypted. The purpose of writing the magnetic code check-in information is to prevent the ticket paper from being illegally reused. . Step S204, printing. After the magnetic writing is completed, the magnetic ticket paper is transported to the printing module 63 through the driving roller 8, and the visual information for indicating the ticket checking is printed on the surface of the ticket paper. The purpose of printing the visual information is to facilitate the visual inspection of the ticket by the staff. . Step S205, stopping the ticket. After the inspection ticket information is recorded, the control system controls the drive mechanism to convey the ticket paper to the ticket issuing roller 4, clamped between the ticket issuing rollers, and the ticket issuing roller 4 stops rotating. Step S206, detecting a ticket paper motion state. When the user extracts the ticket paper, the movement of the ticket paper drives the ticket issuing roller 4 to rotate, and the encoder 7 installed coaxially with the ticket issuing roller 4 rotates accordingly, and the angular displacement is converted into an electrical signal during the rotation of the encoder 7, and then The electric signal is converted into a counting pulse, and the number of the angular displacement is represented by the number of pulses. Therefore, according to the number of pulse signals output by the encoder, the magnitude of the rotation angle of the encoder can be detected, that is, the rotation angle of the issuing roller, and then The ticket roll rotation angle and the ticket roll diameter can be used to calculate the ticket paper movement distance. Step S207, determining whether the ticket paper is moving. The control system determines whether the ticket paper is moving by judging whether the angular displacement of the encoder 7 is greater than a predetermined value. If the angular displacement of the encoder 7 is greater than the predetermined value, determining the ticket movement, step S208 is performed, otherwise, step S206 is performed. In step S208, the ticket is issued. After the control system determines the movement of the ticket paper, the control drive mechanism drives the ticket issuing roller 4 to continue to rotate, and the ticket paper is sent out. Step S209, refunding the ticket. When the magnetic reading module 61 of the automatic ticket gate performs a magnetic reading operation on the ticket paper, and the read magnetic information does not conform to the predetermined content, the ticket paper is taken out of the automatic ticket gate from the entrance 10. It should be noted that steps S201 to S204 are methods for processing a ticket by the ticket processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The ticket processing method of the present invention is not limited to the above description, which is determined in accordance with the ticket processing apparatus. The automatic ticket checking machine in this embodiment adopts the ticket issuing control method provided by the present invention. After the ticket is completed for each ticket paper, the control system controls the ticket issuing roller 4 to rotate along with the ticket paper, and the ticket paper is sent out. At the ticket gate, the user does not need to continue to pull, thereby avoiding the problem that the user has difficulty in collecting the ticket, ensuring the smoothness of the user at the time of ticket checking, and greatly improving the working efficiency of the automatic ticket checking machine. From the above description, it can be seen that the ticket issuing processing method and the ticket processing apparatus provided by the present invention can realize simple and quick ticket collection. The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

A ticket control method, characterized in that it comprises:

After the ticket paper is stopped at the ticket exit port, detecting a movement state of the ticket paper at the ticket gate; determining whether the ticket paper is moving;

In the case where the movement of the ticket paper is determined, the ticket paper is sent out of the ticket gate.

2. The ticket issuing control method according to claim 1, wherein:

Detecting the movement state of the ticket paper at the ticket gate includes:

Detecting the displacement of the ticket paper at the ticket gate,

Determining whether the ticket paper is moving includes:

Determining whether the displacement amount of the ticket paper at the ticket gate is greater than a first threshold value, wherein a case where the displacement amount of the ticket paper at the ticket gate is greater than the first threshold value Next, determine the ticket paper movement.

3. The ticket issuing control method according to claim 2, wherein detecting the displacement of the ticket paper at the ticket gate comprises:

Detecting the angle of rotation of the ticket roller;

The displacement amount of the ticket paper at the ticket gate is calculated based on the rotation angle of the ticket issuing roller and the radius of the ticket issuing roller.

4. The ticket issuing control method according to claim 1, wherein:

Detecting the movement state of the ticket paper at the ticket gate includes:

Detecting the rotation angle of the ticket roller,

Determining whether the ticket paper is moving includes:

Determining whether the rotation angle of the ticket issuing roller is greater than a second threshold value,

Wherein, in the case that the rotation angle of the ticket issuing roller is greater than the second threshold value, the ticket paper movement is determined.

A bill processing apparatus, comprising:

a detecting mechanism, configured to detect a movement state of the ticket paper at the ticket outlet after the ticket paper is stopped at the ticket exiting port;

a control mechanism, configured to determine whether the ticket paper is moving;

a conveying mechanism for sending the ticket paper out of the ticket issuing cassette in the case of determining the movement of the ticket paper.

6. The bill processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the transport mechanism comprises: a drive mechanism coupled to the control mechanism for providing a driving force; and a ticket issuing roller, and the driving mechanism The connection is for sending the ticket paper out of the ticket outlet by using a driving force provided by the driving mechanism.

The bill processing device according to claim 5, wherein the detecting mechanism comprises: a sensor, configured to detect a displacement of the ticket paper at the ticket gate,

The control mechanism determines whether the ticket paper is moving according to the displacement of the ticket paper at the ticket outlet.

8. The ticket processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the sensor comprises an encoder.

9. The ticket processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the encoder is set in one of the following manners:

Coaxially disposed with the ticket issuing roller;

Coaxially disposed with the motor, wherein the driving mechanism includes the motor; and coaxially disposed with any of the transmission gears between the ticket issuing roller and the motor, wherein the driving mechanism includes the motor and Transmission gear.

The ticket processing apparatus according to any one of claims 5 to 9, wherein the ticket processing apparatus comprises one of the following:

Ticket machine, ticket gate, printer.