JP3354789B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate,
In particular, the present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate suitable for a doorless type.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic ticket gate body (hereinafter referred to as "body")
In the automatic ticket gate of the insertion type, which inserts a magnetic ticket such as an ordinary ticket into an automatic ticket gate, when a magnetic ticket is inserted into the main body, data recorded on the magnetic ticket is transmitted to a magnetic head. The read data is read by the control unit, and the read data is configured to be used for arithmetic processing by a control unit mainly formed by a microcomputer.

[0003] As a result of the arithmetic processing by the control unit, when entry and exit (revision ticket) can be permitted, a door provided in a housing forming the main body is opened (when the main body is a normally open type, the door remains open). On the other hand, when the result of the arithmetic processing cannot permit entry / exit, the door is controlled to be closed.

In recent years, in order to improve the convenience of users,
2. Description of the Related Art A non-contact type automatic ticket gate that allows a user to automatically input a ticket without inserting tickets into the main body has been proposed.

In this non-contact automatic ticket gate, data is exchanged between a non-contact ticket possessed by a user, which is an IC card having a radio communication function, and a transmitter provided in a main body. Is configured.

[0006] In this non-contact type automatic ticket gate, as in the case of the above-mentioned insertion type automatic ticket gate, the opening / closing of the door is also performed based on the result of the arithmetic processing based on the data obtained from the non-contact ticket side. The control is configured to be performed.

[0007]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional automatic ticket gate, the passing of invalid tickets or billless users (hereinafter referred to as "tagless persons") can be effectively prevented. Doors are provided to
Whether or not the door is opened / closed is not known to the user, which may cause some kind of anxiety, and there is a problem that noise is generated when the door is opened / closed.

In order to solve such a problem, the automatic ticket gate is of a doorless type (no door type),
Alternatively, it is also conceivable to use a display screen provided on the upper surface of the housing together with the audio to guide the permission state or the non-permission state of entry and exit.

[0009] However, the display screen provided on the main body is almost horizontal and is a small display screen, so that it is not possible to expect the passage of a billless person.

It is conceivable to provide guidance by increasing the sound volume when a billless person is generated. However, when the sound volume is increased in this way, a new problem occurs in that the noise to the environment increases. .

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to particularly enable a person without a bill to be effectively notified of passage permission.
It is to provide a doorless type automatic ticket gate.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention provides a ticket gate passage formed when a pair of housings are installed at a predetermined distance from each other.
It is characterized in that it is provided in a curved shape or an S-shaped shape when viewed from the side, and a guide portion for guiding the user is provided at a position in front of the user who proceeds along the bent ticket gate passage. I have.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic ticket gate according to one embodiment, in which a main body a is a non-contact type.

The main body a forms a ticket gate P by keeping a pair of housings G1 and G2 at a predetermined interval. These housings G
The shape of 1, G2 when viewed from the top surface is in the shape of a "ku". Therefore, the ticket gate passage P is bent in the shape of a "ku".

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a ticket gate passage P of one of the housings G1.
The guide section is provided on the end face on the entry side of the main body, and is configured to indicate the operating state of the main body a. The arrow shown in the figure indicates that the main body a is currently in operation and the ticket can be processed.

In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a ticket gate passage P of one housing G1.
Is an antenna provided on the upper surface on the approach side of, and shows a guide for holding a contactless ticket. The antenna 2 is connected to a transmitter described later.

In the figure, reference numeral 3 denotes a ticket gate passage P of one of the housings G1.
And a large display screen 3a at a position in front of a user passing through the entrance side of the ticket gate P, which is provided so as to protrude from the upper surface on the exit side. In addition, a television camera 3b is provided in the display unit 3 at the upper right of the display screen 3a, and is configured to be able to image a user passing through the ticket gate passage P.

In the figure, reference numeral 4 denotes a human detector including a photo sensor provided between a pair of housings G1 and G2, which is configured to detect a user in a ticket gate passage P. Reference numeral 5 denotes a speaker, which is configured to provide voice guidance to a user.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the main unit a, which is mainly configured by a control unit 10 mainly formed by a microcomputer (CPU) for controlling the main unit a in a centralized manner. .

The control unit 10 includes a transmitter 1 for exchanging data with the contactless ticket C 1 via the antenna 2.
1, a display driver 12 for driving and controlling the display content of the display screen 3a, an audio driver 13 for driving and controlling the audio generation content from the speaker 5, an imaging unit 14 for processing image data from the television camera 3b, and a human. A sensor amplifier 15 that receives a signal from the detector 4 is connected. In addition, a driver or the like that drives and controls the display contents of the guide unit 1 is connected to the control unit 10, but is omitted here.

In the automatic ticket gate configured as described above, when entry and exit can be permitted by data exchange performed between the main body a and the non-contact ticket C1, use of "Please pass" on the display screen 3a. The content that allows a person to pass is displayed (see FIG. 3 described later).

On the other hand, when entry / exit cannot be permitted due to data exchange performed between the main unit a and the non-contact ticket C1, for example, when the period of the non-contact ticket C1 has expired, this fact is displayed. While being displayed on the screen 3a, the fact that the vehicle cannot pass is displayed (see the display screen 3a in FIG. 1), and the fact is also guided through the speaker 5.

As described above, the fact that the vehicle cannot pass is displayed on the large display screen 3a in front of the user whose passage has been blocked, so that the passage of the user can be effectively performed even if the door is not closed as in the related art. Can be blocked. When a user whose passage is blocked in this way occurs, the user is imaged by the television camera 3b. Therefore, when the user forcibly breaks through the ticket gate P, it can be used as evidence of unauthorized passage later.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views when the main body a is an insertion type. Therefore, instead of the transmitter 11 including the antenna 2 of the above example,
A card handler that processes the magnetic ticket C2 inserted from the insertion slot 20, discharges it to the discharge slot 21, and returns it (when the main body a is a participation ticket and does not need to be returned, it is collected in the main body a). H (see FIG. 4) is provided.

In the automatic ticket gate of the insertion type as well, when the result of the arithmetic processing based on the data recorded on the magnetic ticket C2 can be permitted to enter and exit, a guidance to that effect is displayed on the display screen 3a. (See display screen 3a in FIG. 3). If the result of the calculation cannot permit entry / exit, a message indicating that the entry / exit is not allowed is displayed, and guidance is also given by voice via the speaker 5.

As described above, the fact that the vehicle cannot pass is displayed on the large display screen 3a in front of the user whose passage has been blocked, so that the passage of the user can be effectively performed even if the door is not closed as in the related art. Can be blocked.

FIG. 5 shows entry and exit of a single main unit a (revision ticket).
It is a top view at the time of making it a non-contact type two-purpose machine automatic ticket gate machine which can process.

In the case of this dual-purpose machine, the shape of the pair of housings G1, G2 when viewed from a plane is substantially S-shaped so that the display unit 3 can be installed in front of the user from both directions. It is in the shape.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of an automatic ticket gate of an insert-type dual-purpose machine. In this case as well, FIG. The shape is substantially S-shaped.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the main body a is a non-contact type or an insertion type. However, one main body a is provided with a transmitter and a card handler so that a non-contact ticket and a magnetic ticket can be processed. You may.

In the above-described example, the door is not provided on the main body a, but the door may be used together. In this case, it is possible to effectively prevent a billless person from opening the closed door and forcibly breaking through.

[0032]

According to the automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, the ticket gate passage formed when a pair of casings are installed at a predetermined interval is formed in a V-shape or an S-shape when viewed from a plane. It is provided in a bent position, and a guide portion for guiding the user is provided at a position in front of the user who travels along the bent ticket passage, so that a display portion in front of the user who has been blocked from passing. since that it can not pass through is displayed on a conventional door as Gana Kutomo, it can effectively block the passage of the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view when a main body is a non-contact type.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view when the main body is an insertion type.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration.

FIG. 5 is a plan view when the main body is a non-contact dual-use machine.

FIG. 6 is a plan view when the main body is an insertion-type dual-purpose machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Guide part 2 Antenna 3 Display part 3a Display screen 4 Human detector 5 Speaker 10 Control part 11 Transmitter 20 Insertion opening 21 Exit H Card handler C1 Contactless ticket C2 Magnetic ticket a Automatic ticket gate main body (main body) G1, G2 housing Body P ticket passage

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-73743 (JP, A) JP-A-48-65000 (JP, A) JP-A-52-145300 (JP, A) JP-A-7- 296206 (JP, A) JP-A-6-89381 (JP, A) JP-A-7-41660 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07B 15/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A ticket gate formed when a pair of housings are installed at a predetermined distance from each other when viewed from a plane.
It provided with bent in shape or S-shape, and the bent
A doorless type automatic ticket gate provided with a guide portion for guiding a user at a position in front of a user who travels through a ticket gate passage.