JP2544151B2 - Ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device that cuts and issues each ticket from a tape on which a large number of tickets are printed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A so-called Tsukuba method has been proposed as a method for collecting empty cans such as coffee and juice. In this method, when empty cans that match the standard are put into an empty can collecting machine, a compensation cooperation certificate for subsidies, etc. is issued as a compensation, and a lottery ticket issued by the local government etc. is issued to the user by collecting a specified number of these. This is a system in which the winners are selected by a lottery established by the local government and the prizes are paid.

As a device for issuing such tickets, an identification mark indicating the delimiter of each ticket is previously attached to a tape on which a large number of tickets are printed at predetermined intervals, and each ticket is detected while detecting the identification mark. What is issued to. That is, the tape feeding is started based on the ticket issuing signal, the tape feeding is stopped by the detection of the identification mark, and at the same time, one ticket is cut.

However, in this case, the mark detecting means of the identification mark may mistakenly recognize the character or figure printed on the ticket as the identification mark. For this reason, the identification mark is provided near the left and right edges of the tape, and characters and figures are not overlapped on the reading locus of the mark detecting means. Therefore, there is a problem in that the area for printing the letters and graphics of the ticket is limited, and restrictions on the design of the ticket increase.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances,
An object of the present invention is to provide a ticket issuing device that can reduce design restrictions such as letters and figures of a ticket printed on a tape.

(Structure of the Invention) According to the present invention, the object is to feed a tape on which an identification mark is printed between tickets printed at predetermined intervals by one ticket based on a ticket issuing signal, and to send each ticket one by one. In a ticket issuing device that cuts and issues the mark, a mark detecting unit that detects the identification mark, a feed amount detecting unit that detects the feed amount of the tape, and a feed amount of the tape sent based on the ticket issuing signal are identified. A ticket issuing device, characterized in that when a predetermined amount smaller than the mark interval is reached, the output of the mark detecting means is validated and the tape is stopped and cut based on the detected identification mark. .

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a left sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a back sectional view, FIG. 3 is a left side view of a main part, and FIG.
-IV line sectional view, FIG. 5 is a drawing of the tape, FIG. 6 is an operation flow chart, and FIG. 7 is an overall schematic view of an empty can collecting machine to which this ticket issuing device is applied.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 10 denotes a cylindrical empty can.

A closing door 14 that opens and closes using the lower edge as a fulcrum
Is installed. The charging door 14 holds the empty can 10 in its open position, and drops into the can passage 16 in the closed position. A can material discriminating means 18 is attached to the loading door 14. That is, the can material discriminating means 18 includes a metal sensor for discriminating between a magnetic material (for example, iron) and a non-magnetic material (for example, aluminum), and a nonmetal sensor for discriminating between metal and nonmetal.

The inserted empty can 10 is discriminated by the can discriminating means 20 composed of an optoelectronic switch or the like as to whether or not the can is a prescribed shape and size. Reference numeral 24 denotes foreign matter selection means, and the can determination means 20
When empty cans 10, stones, wood chips, and the like, which are out of the standard, are thrown into the outlet 26 as foreign substances.

If the empty can conforms to the standard, the shipping device 28, which will be described later, issues one auxiliary ticket to the ticket issuing slot 30 and, at the same time, the empty can.
10 is sent to the pressing means 32 through the can passage 16 and pressed.

The pressing means 32 includes a cam 32B rotated by a motor 32A.
However, it is configured to push the pusher 32C. Numeral 34 is a weight sensor consisting of a swing lever 34A, which holds the empty can at the press position if the empty can 10 is not packed with foreign matters such as stones, and a pin is attached to the empty can that is heavier than the specified.
Swing clockwise around the 34B to drop the empty cans into the collection box. The appropriate empty can 10 caught by the weight sensor 34 is detected by the press sensor 36, and the motor 32A is started to start pressing. Also this press sensor 36
Is detected, the conveyor means 38 is started. When the empty can is properly pressed, the empty can is dropped onto the conveyor means 38 between the end of the lever 34A of the weight sensor 34 and the inner wall of the can passage 16.

The conveyor means 38 is started by the press sensor 36,
The motor 38A rotates forward and backward based on the output of the can material discriminating means 18. For example, for magnetic metal cans such as iron, rotate clockwise in FIG. 7 to the collection box 40A on the right side, and for non-magnetic metal cans such as aluminum, rotate counterclockwise and on the left side. To the collection box 40B. In addition, near the entrance of each collection box 40A, 40B, can passage sensors 42A, 4
2B is attached, the conveyor means 38 is stopped after a certain period of time after finally confirming the drop of the can, and the outputs of the sensors 42A, 42B are continuous, so the collection boxes 40A, 4
Detect full 0B.

44 is a control device composed of a microcomputer,
Each unit is controlled based on the output of each sensor.

Next, the ticket issuing device 28 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the ticket issuing device 28 sandwiches the tape 50, which is supplied from a roll 52 formed by winding the tape 50, between a pair of guide rollers 54 and 56 and guides the tape 50 downward to further sandwich the tape 50. It is made so that it passes through the planks 58 and 60, and is sandwiched between the drive roller 62 and the idler roller 64 and fed downward.
The idler roller 64 is a pair of left and right levers that are substantially triangular in side view.
Frame 70 by center shaft 68 through 66 (66a, 66b)
It is held so that it can swing freely. Therefore idler roller 64
Is pressed toward the drive roller 62 by its weight, and its rotation amount corresponds to the feed amount of the tape 50 held. 72
Is an encoder as a feed amount detecting means, and its rotation shaft is connected to the idler roller 64. An arm 74 is fixed to the main body side of the encoder 72.
The other end of 74 is engaged with one end of a clamp shaft 76 connecting both levers 66. The arm 74 regulates the rotation of the main body of the encoder 72. Reference numeral 78 is a motor for driving the drive roller 62, and a reduction gear is incorporated in the motor 78.

A cutter 80 is arranged below the rollers 62 and 64.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cutter 80 includes a fixed blade 82 proximate to one side of the tape coming out of the rollers 62 and 64, a rotating blade 84 rotating against the fixed blade, and a rotating blade 84. And a motor 86 for rotating and returning. Tape 50 is both blades 82, 84
When the rotary blade 84 rotates in the interposed state, the tape 50 is cut by the two blades 82, 84.

Reference numeral 88 denotes an optical sensor as mark detection means. As shown in FIG. 5, the tape A is printed with the tickets A at regular intervals, and the identification mark B is printed on the right edge between the respective tickets A. The optical sensor 88 is located on the movement locus of the identification mark B, and determines the presence or absence of the identification mark B by the reflected light of the light emitted from the built-in light source.

44A is a control device of the ticket issuing device 28, and this control device 44A
The output signal a of the optical sensor 88 and the output signal b of the encoder 72 are input to the input device via an input interface (not shown) or the like. The control device 44A also outputs drive signals c and d to the motors 78 and 86 via an output interface (not shown) and driver circuits 90 and 92, respectively.

 The ticket issuing device 28 operates as follows.

The empty can 10 is put into the charging port 12, and the material is determined by the can material determining means 18 and the can determining means 20 determines that the can is a can. Be guided. When the press sensor 36 detects that the empty can 10 has entered the pressing means 32, the motor 32A is activated to start the pressing operation and the motor 38A of the conveyor means 38 is activated. The forward / reverse rotation direction of the motor 38A is determined based on the determination result of the can material determination means 18. When one of the can passage sensors 42A, 42B detects the passage of the pressed empty can, the control device 44 stops the conveyor means 38. When the control device 44 determines that an empty can conforming to the standard has been inserted, it issues a ticketing signal χ to the control device 44A.
Output to. The control device 44A sends a drive signal c to the motor 78 that drives the drive roller 62 based on the ticket issuing signal χ to start the motor 78 (FIG. 6, step 100). The controller 44A controls the rotation amount of the idler roller 64 by the encoder 72.
The output signal b is monitored. When the feeding amount of the tape 50 reaches a distance l'slightly smaller than the ticket interval l (Fig. 5) from this signal b, the output signal a of the optical sensor 88 is considered to be valid and starts to be read into the control device 44A. Since the encoder 72 sequentially outputs pulse signals in response to the rotation of the roller 64 by a fixed small angle, the control device 44A includes a counter 44B (first unit).
The pulse signals are integrated according to the drawing), and when the count value N reaches the count value N ₀ corresponding to the distance 1 ', it is judged that the tape feed amount has reached 1' (step 10).
2). The control device 44A waits until the optical sensor 88 detects the identification mark B, and when this mark B is detected (step 10).
4), the motor 78 is stopped to stop the feeding of the tape 50 (step 106). Then, a signal d is sent to the motor 86 of the cutter 80 to start the cutter 80 (step 108), and the ticket A
After separating only one sheet, it is restored (step 110). As a result, only one ticket A is cut and discharged to the ticket issuing port 30.

In this embodiment, the control devices 44 and 44A are shown separately, but it goes without saying that one CPU may have both functions.

Note that the control device 44A can detect the loss of the tape 50 on the roll 52 or detect a paper jam by using the outputs of the optical sensor 88 and the encoder 72. For example, if the encoder 72 continues to feed the tape but the output signal of the optical sensor 88 does not change at all, the tape
It can be 50 lost. Further, since the relationship between the output of the encoder 72 and the output of the optical sensor 88 is broken, it is possible to determine that the ticket is jammed.

Further, the present invention can be applied not only to the empty can collecting machine but also to a device for issuing various tickets or tickets, and includes such a device.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the identification mark is detected after the tape is fed by the distance l'which is smaller than the pitch of the ticket. Even if there are characters, figures, etc. inside, it is possible to issue each ticket accurately without being affected by these. Therefore, the degree of freedom in designing the letters and figures of the ticket increases.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a back sectional view thereof, FIG. 3 is a left side view of an essential portion, and FIG. 4 is its IV-I.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line V, FIG. 5 is a view of a tape, FIG. 6 is an operation flow chart, and FIG. 28 …… Ticketing device, 44A …… Control device, 50 …… Tape, 72
...... Encoder as feed amount detecting means, 80 ...... Cutter, 88 ...... Optical sensor as mark detecting means, A ......
Ticket, B ... Identification mark, χ ... Ticketing signal.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ticket issuing apparatus for feeding a tape having an identification mark printed between tickets printed at predetermined intervals by one ticket based on a ticket issuing signal and cutting and issuing each ticket. A mark detecting means for detecting the identification mark, a feed amount detecting means for detecting the feed amount of the tape, and a feed amount of the tape fed based on the ticket issuing signal to a constant amount smaller than the interval between the identification marks. And a control means for stopping and cutting the tape on the basis of the identification mark detected as valid when the mark detection means reaches the output.