JP5404249B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate installed in, for example, a station premises or a play facility.

  This type of automatic ticket gate is provided with a detection sensor, and the detection sensor optically detects a user passing through the passage so as to recognize the passage state.

  By the way, if the detection sensor becomes dirty, it becomes impossible to obtain user position information, and it becomes impossible to accurately perform door opening / closing control and guidance display. For this reason, the detection sensor is regularly cleaned.

  The detection sensor is provided in the casing, and the casing is provided on the upper surface side of the main body of the automatic ticket gate so as to be freely opened and closed. When cleaning the detection sensor, the operator opens the casing and cleans the detection sensor.

  However, conventionally, since the detection sensor is cleaned by opening the casing, the detection sensor is exposed to the outside during cleaning. For this reason, there is a possibility that the position of the detection sensor is known to the user, and the unauthorized use of the user is promoted.

  Further, since the opening operation of the casing is required every time the detection sensor is cleaned, the operation is troublesome.

  In an elevator or the like, cleaning is performed by providing a brush that interlocks with the raising and lowering operation of the cage, and sliding the brush against the main control panel (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-230813

  However, in the above-described known example, the brush is interlocked with the basket that is always operated with the normal function, so that there is an inconvenience that it is easy to break down.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus that can be easily cleaned without causing the user to know the position of the detection sensor and without causing a failure. Is to provide.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with an apparatus main body, an opening / closing cover for opening and closing the upper surface portion of the apparatus main body, and disposed on the upper surface portion side of the apparatus main body along the direction in which the user passes. A plurality of detection sensors for optically detecting the user, a translucent casing that covers the plurality of detection sensors, and the casing provided in the casing , along the direction of passage of the user a plurality of cleaning tool arranged, the connecting cover and the said plurality of cleaner, the plurality traveling along the passage direction of the user based on the opening and closing operation of said cover And a connecting member that makes the cleaning tool slidably contact the plurality of detection sensors.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the position of a detection sensor can be easily cleaned without being known to the user, and an automatic ticket gate that is difficult to break down can be provided.

The perspective view which shows the automatic ticket gate apparatus which is one embodiment of this invention. The side view which shows the automatic ticket gate apparatus of FIG. The perspective view which shows the cleaning mechanism of the detection sensor of the automatic ticket gate of FIG. The figure which shows the cleaning brush of the cleaning mechanism of FIG. 3 from the back side. The side view which shows the cleaning brush of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof.

  The automatic ticket gates are usually installed as a set of two, and a ticket gate passage through which a user can pass is formed between the two. Ticketing media that can be used with automatic ticket gates that perform ticket processing, such as admission processing and entry processing, include magnetic and wireless ticket media such as ordinary tickets, commuter passes, limited express tickets, coupon tickets, prepaid cards, etc. Is targeted.

  These ticket media include identification information unique to the ticket media, for example, a multi-digit identification number consisting of a combination of a plurality of numbers, and ticket information necessary for ticket processing, such as available section information, expiration date information, and entry records. Information, participation record information, user information, and the like. Such identification information and ticket gate information are magnetically recorded in a predetermined format on the magnetic recording layer of the ticket surface in the magnetic ticket medium, and are stored in a predetermined format in the memory unit in the wireless ticket medium. Yes.

  The automatic ticket gate device includes a housing 1 as a device body. A top cover 7 as an opening / closing cover is provided on the upper surface of the housing 1 so as to be freely opened and closed. The top cover 7 is opened at the time of maintenance and inspection in the housing 1. The top cover 7 is provided with a loading port 2, a discharging port 3, and a display unit 4.

  The insertion slot 2 is provided on the upstream side of the ticket gate passage in the housing 1 and can receive the ticket medium inserted when entering the facility or entering the facility. A shutter is provided in the vicinity of the slot 2 to prevent the ticket medium from being inserted.

  The discharge port 3 is provided on the downstream side of the ticket gate passage in the housing 1 and discharges the ticket medium received from the input port 2 as necessary.

  The display unit 4 is arranged in front of the outlet 3 in the housing 1 with respect to the user's direction of travel, and displays various guidance information, such as a guidance screen corresponding to the result of the ticket gate process, to the user and staff. Display in a predetermined display pattern.

  In addition, door mechanisms 5 are disposed on the side surfaces of the housing 1 on the inlet side and the outlet side, respectively. The door mechanism 5 is configured to be openable and closable in order to control user traffic. The door mechanism 5 opens the ticket gate passage when allowing the user to pass, and closes the ticket gate passage when blocking the user.

  Further, a casing 6 is provided on the upper surface side of the housing 1, and a plurality of detection sensors 10 to 12 are disposed in the casing 6 at predetermined intervals along the direction of passage of the user. ing. The casing 6 is made of acrylic and has translucency.

  The detection sensor 10 is provided near the entrance of the automatic ticket gate, the detection sensor 11 is provided near the center of the automatic ticket gate, and the detection sensor 12 is provided near the exit of the automatic ticket gate. These detection sensors 10 to 12 are reflection-type optical sensors that detect user traffic using infrared rays and output detection signals.

  An indicator 8 is arranged on the upper surface of the casing 6 so as to notify an operation state of the apparatus such as insertion of a child ticket, an invalid ticket or an abnormal ticket, or an abnormality of a device.

  By the way, if the above-described detection sensors 10 to 12 are contaminated with dust or the like, the detection performance deteriorates, and therefore it is necessary to periodically clean them.

  Therefore, a cleaning mechanism 14 for cleaning the detection sensors 10 to 12 is provided in the casing 6 as shown in FIG. The cleaning mechanism 14 includes a connecting wire 15 as a connecting member, and the connecting wire 15 is stretched between pulleys 16 a and 16 b disposed in the middle of the frame 6 on the inlet side and the outlet side. ing. One end side of the connecting wire 15 is connected to the top cover 7 of the housing 1, and the other end side is fixed to the fixing portion 20 via a spring 19 as a winding member.

  A plurality of cleaning brushes 22 to 24 as a plurality of cleaning tools are attached to a middle portion of the connecting wire 15 with a predetermined interval, that is, an interval between the detection sensors 10 to 12. The cleaning brushes 22 to 24 are reciprocated in the directions of arrows a and b based on the opening / closing operation of the top cover 7 and are brought into sliding contact with the surfaces of the detection sensors 10 to 12 for cleaning. When the top cover 7 is closed, the cleaning brushes 22 to 24 stand by at a standby position away from the surfaces of the detection sensors 10 to 12. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cleaning brushes 22 to 24 include acrylic brush portions 22 a to 24 a and their holding portions 22 b to 24 b, and the lower ends of the holding portions 22 b to 24 b are connected to the connecting wire 15. It is fixed.

  Next, the cleaning operation of the detection sensors 10 to 12 will be described.

  When the top cover 7 is opened as shown in FIG. 3 at the time of maintenance and inspection inside the housing 1, the connecting wire 15 is pulled in the direction of the arrow a against the urging force of the winding spring 19, and the cleaning brush 22-24 move. Thereby, the cleaning brushes 22 to 24 are brought into sliding contact with the surfaces of the detection sensors 10 to 12 for cleaning.

  When the maintenance inspection is completed and the top cover 7 is closed, the connecting wire 15 is rewound in the direction of arrow b by the urging force of the winding spring 19. As a result, the cleaning brushes 22 to 24 again come into sliding contact with the surfaces of the detection sensors 10 to 12 for cleaning, and then move away from the detection sensors 10 to 12 and return to the standby position.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the detection sensors 10 to 12 are cleaned based on the opening and closing operation of the top cover 18 that is opened and closed during maintenance and inspection, the detection sensors 10 to 12 are used.
The detection sensors 10 to 12 can be cleaned without removing the casing 6 that covers the cover. Accordingly, the detection sensors 10 to 12 can be cleaned without exposing them to the outside. Therefore, the position of the detection sensors 10 to 12 is not known to the user, and unauthorized use by the user is not promoted.

  Further, since the detection sensors 10 to 12 can be automatically cleaned after the maintenance and inspection work in the housing 1, there is no need for dedicated cleaning work of the detection sensors 10 to 12, and workability is improved. It can be improved, and the adverse effects that the user cannot pass can be reduced.

  Furthermore, unlike the elevators that are linked to the basket that is always operated with the normal function, the cleaning brushes 22 to 24 are operated only at the time of maintenance and inspection in the housing 1, so that it is difficult to break down. There are advantages.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above-described embodiments. For example, you may delete some components from all the components shown by embodiment mentioned above.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Housing | casing (device main body), 6 ... Casing, 10-12 ... Detection sensor, 22-24 ... Cleaning brush (cleaning tool), 15 ... Connection wire (connection member), 16 ... Pulley, 18 ... Top cover (opening and closing) Cover), 19... Spring (biasing member).

Claims (3)

The device body;
An opening and closing cover for opening and closing the upper surface of the apparatus body;
A plurality of detection sensors disposed on the upper surface side of the apparatus main body along the direction of passage of the user and optically detecting the user;
A translucent casing that covers the plurality of detection sensors;
A plurality of cleaning tools provided in the casing and disposed along the direction of passage of the user ;
The opening / closing cover and the plurality of cleaning tools are coupled, and the plurality of cleaning tools are used as the plurality of detection sensors by traveling along the direction of passage of the user based on the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing cover. An automatic ticket gate device comprising a connecting member that is in sliding contact.   The connecting member has a midway portion spanned between pulleys arranged at a predetermined interval, one end connected to the opening / closing cover, and the other end fixed to the casing via a biasing member. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein:   3. The automatic ticket gate apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning tool is an acrylic brush.

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