JP6969305B2 - Ticketing processing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a ticketing processing device that requires processing and accumulation of one ticket having a long ticket length.

A ticketing processing device that issues a baggage tag installed at an airport or the like and attached for sorting air baggage entrusted by passengers is known. Some airport automatic check-in machines print on roll paper with a printing mechanism, cut the printed roll paper to a predetermined length to create a baggage tag, eject the baggage tag from the outlet, and collect it in the stacker ( Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-144647

However, in the conventional technique, when the discharged baggage tags are collected in the collecting part, the baggage tags may bend and stretch in the collecting part, and the subsequent baggage tags may be clogged and cannot enter the collecting part. There is a problem that it may not be possible to collect a plurality of baggage tags in the collection section in a stable state.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ticketing processing device capable of accumulating a recording medium such as a baggage tag in a collecting unit in a stable posture.

The present invention comprises a supply unit that supplies a continuous medium and
A cutting section that cuts a continuous medium unwound from the supply section to form a recording medium, and a cutting section.
A discharge unit having a discharge port for discharging the recording medium, and a discharge unit.
A ticketing processing device provided below the discharge port and comprising an accumulation unit for accumulating the recording medium from the discharge port.
The integrated portion has a first guide member far from the discharge port facing each other so as to hold the recording medium, and a second guide member closer to the discharge port than the first guide member. death,
Around the discharge port, a guide member that comes into contact with the recording medium and guides the recording medium on the side of the second guide member is provided.

The present invention in this manner has the effect that a plurality of recording media can be offset and integrated in the integrated portion while the posture is stabilized.

1 is a front view (FIG. 1 (a)) and a right side view (FIG. 1 (b)) showing the appearance of the airport automatic check-in machine in the first embodiment. It is a top view of the baggage tag output from the airport automatic check-in machine in the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the baggage tag roll paper in 1st Example. It is a schematic enlarged part side sectional view which shows the structure of the baggage tag printer and the stacker of the airport automatic check-in machine in 1st Embodiment. It is an enlarged part side sectional view schematically showing the structure of the baggage tag printer of the airport automatic check-in machine and the stacker in 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing of the stacking operation of the baggage tag in 1st Example. It is an enlarged part side sectional view schematically showing the structure of the baggage tag printer of the airport automatic check-in machine and the stacker in the 2nd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, an airport automatic check-in machine will be described as an example of the ticketing processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings. In the examples, components having substantially the same function and configuration are designated by the same reference numerals, so that duplicate description will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a front view (FIG. 1 (a)) and a right side view (FIG. 1 (b)) showing the appearance of the airport automatic check-in machine of the first embodiment.

In FIG. 1, the airport automatic check-in machine (hereinafter, also referred to as a device) 10 is a multifunctional terminal device installed in, for example, an airport, etc., and performs boarding procedures at the airport, seat selection, etc., and is operated by a user. And issue a baggage tag. In this embodiment, the device 10 will be described only in the case of issuing a baggage tag to be wrapped around the handle or the like of the baggage of the airport user.

The device 10 has a touch panel 1, a magnetic card reader 3 and a non-contact IC card reader 4 in the operation table 2 under the touch panel, and a baggage tag printer (hereinafter, also referred to as a printer) under the operation table. 5 and the stacker 6 are provided. The operation table unit 2 is also provided with other interface devices, but the description thereof will be omitted.

The touch panel 1 is arranged on the front surface of the device 10 (the operation surface facing the user) and accepts the user's operation. The touch panel 1 is composed of a display unit such as a liquid crystal display and an input unit that accepts user input, displays information for guiding customer operations on the display unit, and is used according to the guidance displayed on the display unit. Accepts the operation of a person.

The magnetic card reader 3 accepts a user to insert a card with a magnetic stripe, and reads or writes various information to the magnetic stripe.

The non-contact IC card reader 4 wirelessly communicates with a non-contact IC card close to the user by the user, and reads or writes various information to the non-contact IC card.

The printer 5 prints characters and images according to various information on the baggage tag roll paper (hereinafter, also referred to as roll paper) 11R wound in a roll shape, and prints the printed roll paper 11R with a baggage tag (recording) with a predetermined length. The baggage tag 20 is discharged to the outside of the device from the discharge port 5a provided on the front surface of the device by cutting as the medium) 20.

The stacker 6 (integration unit) is provided below the discharge port 5a on the front surface of the device, and the baggage tag 20 printed and cut by the printer 5 and discharged from the discharge port 5a is directed to the user side from the vertical direction. Accumulate with a slight tilt.

The device 10 configured in this way has a control unit configured by a CPU or the like (not shown), and the control unit operates the entire device based on a control program (software) stored in a storage unit such as a memory. To control.

The device 10 of this embodiment accepts the user's operation by operating the touch panel according to the guidance displayed on the touch panel 1, and reads various information from the magnetic card reader 3 or the non-contact IC card reader 4. Based on the various information, the device 10 transports the roll paper 11R while printing on the supplied roll paper 11R with the printer 5, then cuts the roll paper 11R and issues a single baggage tag 20 as shown in FIG. do. The ejected elongated baggage tag 20 is accumulated in the stacker 6. The user takes out and receives the baggage tag 20 accumulated in the stacker 6.

FIG. 2 is a top view of one baggage tag output from the device 10. As shown in FIG. 2, one baggage tag 20 obtained by cutting the printed roll paper 11R to a predetermined length is composed of a mount 22 and tag stickers 23a, 23b, 23c attached to the mount 22. ing. Further, the mount 22 is formed with a half slit portion 24 for peeling the tag seals 23a, 23b, 23c from the mount 22.

A heat-sensitive surface 21 printed by the print head portion 13 is formed on the surfaces of the tag seals 23a, 23b, and 23c. In this embodiment, the case where the tag seal is largely divided into three regions will be described, but the tag seal may be divided into two or less or four or more regions.

The cut side on the transport direction side from which the baggage tag 20 is discharged will be referred to as a front end portion FE, and the cut side on the opposite side thereof will be referred to as a rear end portion BE.

Further, the baggage tag 20 of this embodiment has a length of about 500 mm in the transport direction indicated by the arrow A in the figure and a width of about 54 mm in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction. The baggage tag 20 is not limited to the above-mentioned size, and may be a long strip extending in the transport direction.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the roll paper 11R. As shown in the figure, the roll paper 11R is loaded into the supply unit 11 of the apparatus as a cylindrical body wound with the thermal surface 21 which is the printing surface of the tag seal 23a or the like attached to the mount 22 to the outside.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the configurations of the roll paper supply unit 11, the printer 5, and the stacker 6 in the apparatus 10. FIG. 4 is a schematic enlarged portion side sectional view of the portion surrounded by the broken line BL in FIG. 1 (b).

The printer 5 conveys the roll paper 11R supplied from the supply unit 11, prints characters and images on the printed surface thereof, cuts the printed roll paper 11R to a predetermined length, and uses it as a baggage tag 20. Is discharged to the outside of the device from the discharge port 5a.

The supply unit 11 rotatably supports and accommodates the roll paper in which the continuous roll paper 11R (continuous medium) is wound in a roll shape. The roll paper 11R is wound with its printing surface facing outward, rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow B in the figure, and supplied to the printer 5. Therefore, since the roll paper 11R is wound, it is supplied to the printer 5 so that the printed surface is on the curved outer side.

The printer 5 has a transport roller pair 12a and 12b, a print head portion 13, and a cutting portion 14. The transport roller pairs 12a and 12b convey the roll paper 11R supplied from the supply unit 11 in the transfer direction indicated by the arrow A in the figure and send it to the print head unit 13 and the cutting unit 14. The transport roller pair 12b is arranged on the downstream side of the transport roller pair 12a in the transport direction.

The print head unit 13 is a printing mechanism that is arranged downstream of the transport roller pair 12b in the transport direction and prints characters and images on the print surface of the roll paper 11R fed by the transport roller pair 12b. For example, thermal printing. It is a mechanism.

The cutting section 14 cuts the roll paper 11R unwound from the supply section 11. The cutting portion 14 is located downstream of the print head portion 13 in the transport direction and upstream of the discharge port 5a, and cuts the roll paper 11R printed by the print head portion 13 at a predetermined length in the transport direction. .. The cutting portion 14 cuts the entire width direction of the roll paper 11R with a cutter extending in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction. The transport roller pairs 12a and 12b have a discharge function of discharging the baggage tag 20 because the roll paper 11R is conveyed until it is cut.

The discharge port 5a of the discharge unit is an opening formed in the front surface of the supply unit 11, and the baggage tag 20 cut by the cutting unit 14 is discharged to the front of the device. Therefore, the baggage tag 20 cut by the cutting portion 14 freely falls from the discharge port 5a, is discharged to the outside of the device, and is accumulated in the stacker 6.

Around the discharge port 5a, for example, on the upper part of the discharge port 5a, the baggage tag 20 is placed on the second guide member 62 side (the side closer to the discharge port 5a than the first guide member 61) in contact with the baggage tag 20. A guiding member YB for guiding is provided. The guide member YB is a flexible plate body or a movable plate body that presses the baggage tag 20 in a direction (downward) that crosses the direction in which the baggage tag 20 is discharged. The guide member YB can be made of, for example, a resin film.

The printer 5 is arranged so that the transport roller pair 12b, the print head portion 13, the cutting portion 14, and the discharge port 5a project forward from the front surface of the device 10 shown in FIG.

The stacker 6 is arranged below the discharge port 5a and collects baggage tags that have fallen from the discharge port 5a. The stacker 6 is a tubular box body in which an opening 6a through which a baggage tag passes is formed in the upper portion, and is closed by a bottom portion 6b and a side surface member SB. As described above, the stacker 6 is arranged so that the opening 6a is below the discharge port 5a, and the issued baggage tag 20 is taken by the user from above.

Next, the stacker 6 will be described with reference to an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the stacker of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial side sectional view schematically showing the configuration of a part of the printer 5 and the stacker 6 in the apparatus 10. FIG. 5 is a schematic enlarged portion side sectional view of the front surface portion of the apparatus 10 in which the xx line of FIG. 1A is cut off.

Further, the stacker 6 is provided with a contact member TB arranged above the first guide member 61 and facing the discharge port 5a of the printer 5. The contact member TB is a plate-shaped member made of a transparent resin. Alternatively, the contact member TB may be a rod-shaped member. The contact member TB guides the roll paper 11R to the opening 6a of the stacker 6 below by contacting the front end portion FE of the roll paper 11R discharged from the discharge port 5a.

In FIG. 5, the stacker 6 is a second guide member 61 that is farther from the discharge port 5a facing each other so as to hold the baggage tag 20 between them, and a second guide member 61 that is closer to the discharge port 5a than the first guide member 61. It has a guide member 62. The stacker 6 of the cylindrical box body is formed by the first guide member 61 and the second guide member 62, the pair of side surface members SB connecting them, and the bottom portion 6b.

Further, the first guide member 61 at the lower part of the stacker 6 is provided with an opening KA with a door DR made of a transparent resin or the like for taking out a fallen object in case an object is accidentally dropped in the stacker 6. Has been done.

Further, the stacker 6 includes a horizontal shaft HS extending in parallel with the enlarged portion 61d of the first guide member 61 spanned between the pair of side surface members SB at the bottom portion 6b thereof. The horizontal shaft HS is arranged at a position where the front end FE of the baggage tag 20 comes into contact with the rear end BE of the baggage tag 20 when it is in contact with the guide member YB. Further, the horizontal shaft HS may be arranged at a height from the bottom portion 6b so as to be in contact with the tag seal 23a of the front end portion FE of the baggage tag 20.

The first guide member 61 is a plate-shaped member arranged so as to face the discharge port 5a of the printer 5. The first guide member 61 is formed with an inclined surface shape 61c that protrudes in the direction opposite to the bending direction of the baggage tag 20 discharged from the discharge port 5a. The first guide member 61 guides the baggage tag 20 discharged from the discharge port 5a downward. That is, the first guide member 61 guide member 61 has an inclined surface shape 61c that is inclined downward toward the discharge port 5a.

The second guide member 62 is a flat plate-shaped member formed so as to extend from the upper portion to the lower portion thereof, so as to be continuous (without protrusions) over the entire question of the opening 6a and the bottom 6b. It is formed. The second guide member 62 is arranged so that the lower portion thereof approaches the front surface of the device 10 from the upper portion. As described above, the first guide member 61 and the second guide member 62 are arranged so that the lower portion thereof approaches the front surface of the device 10 from the upper portion.

In this way, from the upper part to the lower part of the stacker 6, the distance between the first guide member 61 and the second guide member 62 in the inclined surface shape 61c is gradually narrowed, that is, from the upper side to the lower side of the stacker 6. It is formed so that the distance between the first guide member 61 and the second guide member 62 becomes narrower. That is, the stacker 6 has a second stacker 6 below the inclined surface shape 61c of the first guide member 61 and larger than the first distance K1 between the lower end of the inclined surface shape 61c and the second guide member 62. It has an enlarged portion 61d that defines the interval K2.

The lower end of the inclined surface shape 61c is provided at a position P1 such that the half slit portion 24 of the baggage tag 20 is located from the bottom portion 6b when the front end portion FE of the baggage tag 20 reaches the bottom portion 6b of the stacker 6.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram illustrating the stacking operation of the baggage tag 20 in the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 6A, when the first baggage tag is issued, the roll paper 11R pushes away the guide member YB provided in the discharge port 5a and is discharged downward. The front end FE of the printed roll paper 11R is discharged from the discharge port 5a and enters the opening 6a of the stacker 6, and the roll paper 11R enters the inside of the stacker 6 while curving the heat-sensitive surface outward. As it is, the roll paper 11R is guided between the first guide member 61 and the second guide member 62.

Here, since the inclined surface shape 61c of the first guide member 61 is inclined so as to project downward in the direction opposite to the bending direction (projecting direction) of the roll paper 11R, the front end portion of the roll paper 11R Even if the FE comes into contact with the FE, the FE is guided by the inclined surface shape 61c of the first guide member 61. Further, even if the front end portion FE comes into contact with the second guide member 62, the front end portion FE is guided downward along the flat surface shape of the second guide member 62 in the overhang state.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the rear end BE of the baggage tag 20 is cut by the cutting portion 14, the rear end BE of the baggage tag 20 is sandwiched between the discharge port 5a and the guide member YB. As a result, it remains in the discharge port 5a, and the front end FE of the baggage tag 20 reaches the horizontal shaft HS. It is preferable to set the depth position of the bottom portion 6b according to the length of the baggage tag 20 so as to be in this state (a state in which the front end portion FE does not touch the bottom portion 6b when the rear end portion BE is cut). As described above, the guide member YB is configured to hold the rear end portion BE so that the rear end portion BE of the baggage tag 20 remains in the discharge port 5a. This makes it possible to prevent the front end FE of the baggage tag 20 from colliding with the bottom 6b and bending when the rear end BE is cut. Further, the guide member YB is also configured such that, after cutting, the front end of the subsequent roll paper 11R pushes the back surface of the rear end portion BE of the baggage tag 20. As a result, the contact between the rear baggage tag and the front baggage tag 20 becomes smooth, and the baggage tag 20 leans against the inclined surface shape 61c.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), the rear end portion BE of the baggage tag 20 is released from the guide member YB by cutting, so that the rear end portion BE of the cut baggage tag 20 becomes the contact member TB. It repels toward and moves toward the contact member TB side. Therefore, the space of the opening 6a for the entry of the baggage tag 20 to be issued next becomes wider.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6D, the baggage tag 20a to be issued next rides on the baggage tag 20 and is issued and accumulated along the back surface of the baggage tag 20. Further, when the next baggage tag 20a is issued, it gradually moves downward due to friction with the previous baggage tag 20 and falls off from the guide member YB to the bottom 6b of the stacker 6.

As shown in FIG. 6D, the baggage tag 20a that has fallen to the bottom 6b of the stacker 6 has a wide space (enlarged portion 61d) under the half slit portion 24, so that the baggage tag 20a is bent in the stacker 6. It is integrated so as to lean against the first guide member 61 and the horizontal shaft HS without being stretched.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the rear end BE of the baggage tag 20 issued is always suppressed by the guide member YB at the discharge port 5a, so that the position of the rear end BE of the baggage tag 20 is different. It will always be in the same position without sticking. As a result, the baggage tag 20a to be issued next is collected on the baggage tag 20. Further, the baggage tags that have fallen to the bottom 6b of the stacker 6 are accumulated so as to lean against the first guide member 61 and the horizontal shaft HS, so that the front end FE of the baggage tag 20 does not bend and the baggage tag 20 and the first baggage tag 20 and the baggage tag 20 do not bend. A gap is created between the guide members 62 of 2, and the baggage tag 20 to be issued next is smoothly collected. From the above, it is possible to collect a plurality of baggage tags 20 without changing the order in which tickets are issued.

In this embodiment, the first guide member 61 and the second guide member 62 are plate-shaped members, but they may be parallel bar-shaped members extending downward and a plurality of them may be arranged in the transport direction.

The configuration of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the configuration of the stacker is different from the configuration of the first embodiment. Therefore, although the different parts will be described, the same parts as those in the first embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the configuration of this embodiment, a pair of elongated hole grooves TG facing each other of the pair of side surface members SB connecting the first guide member 61 and the second guide member 62 are cut horizontally. By providing springs SP at both ends of the shaft HS, the horizontal shaft HS that supports the front end FE of the baggage tag 20 can move up and down.

In the operation of the second embodiment, when the falling object in the stacker 6 is taken out, even if there is a falling object larger than the C dimension exceeding the length of the elongated hole groove TG as shown in FIG. 7, the horizontal shaft HS is used. It can be taken out by pushing it down. If there is a similar falling object in the first embodiment, the falling object will be taken out over the fixed horizontal shaft HS.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the guide member YB is provided at the discharge port 5a of the baggage tag 20, and the first guide member bent in a Z shape according to the position of the half slit portion 24 of the baggage tag 20. By providing a second guide member 62 that is straight to the 61 and arranging the horizontal shaft HS in the stacker 6 according to the height of the front end FE of the baggage tag 20, by making the horizontal shaft HS movable. An effect that a fallen object can be easily taken out can be obtained as compared with the first embodiment.

In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, an application example in a printer for a baggage tag such as a check-in machine has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and one ticket having a long ticket length is used. It can also be applied to devices that require integration. In the present invention, any device that discharges a band housed in a roll shape can be applied to a printer device, an information kiosk terminal, an automated teller machine, and the like.

Further, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the recording medium is described as a baggage tag, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any recording medium housed in a roll shape may not have a sticker.

10 ... Device 2 ... Operation table 5 ... Printer 5a ... Discharge port 6 ... Stacker 6a ... Opening 6b ... Bottom 61c ... Inclined surface shape 61d ... Enlarged section 11 ... Supply section 11R ... Roll paper 13 ... Print head section 14 ... Cutting Part 20 ... Baggage tag 22 ... Mount 23a, 23b, 23c ... Tag seal 24 ... Half slit part 61 ... First guide member 62 ... Second guide member SB ... Side member TG ... Long hole groove SP ... Spring YB ... Guide member HS ... Horizontal shaft

Claims (9)

A supply unit that supplies a continuous medium,
A cutting section that cuts a continuous medium unwound from the supply section to form a recording medium, and a cutting section.
A discharge unit having a discharge port for discharging the recording medium, and a discharge unit.
A ticketing processing device provided below the discharge port and comprising an accumulation unit for accumulating the recording medium from the discharge port.
The integrated portion has a first guide member far from the discharge port facing each other so as to hold the recording medium, and a second guide member closer to the discharge port than the first guide member. death,
The upper part of the discharge port is provided with a guiding member that comes into contact with the recording medium, suppresses the rear end of the recording medium, and guides the recording medium on the side of the second guide member. Ticketing processing device. The ticketing processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first guide member has an inclined surface shape that inclines downward toward the discharge port. The first guide member is an enlarged portion that defines a second distance below the inclined surface shape, which is larger than the first distance between the lower end of the inclined surface shape and the second guide member. 2. The ticketing processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an opening provided in the enlarged portion. A supply unit that supplies a continuous medium,
A cutting section that cuts a continuous medium unwound from the supply section to form a recording medium, and a cutting section.
A discharge unit having a discharge port for discharging the recording medium, and a discharge unit.
A ticketing processing device provided below the discharge port and comprising an accumulation unit for accumulating the recording medium from the discharge port.
The integrated portion has a first guide member far from the discharge port facing each other so as to hold the recording medium, and a second guide member closer to the discharge port than the first guide member. death,
A guide member that comes into contact with the recording medium and guides the recording medium on the side of the second guide member is provided around the discharge port.
The first guide member has an inclined surface shape that inclines downward toward the discharge port.
The first guide member is an enlarged portion that defines a second distance below the inclined surface shape, which is larger than the first distance between the lower end of the inclined surface shape and the second guide member. And further, it has an opening provided in the enlarged portion.
Said integrated unit, ticketing processing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a horizontal shaft running in parallel with facing said enlarged portion of said first guide member. The fourth aspect of claim 4 is characterized in that the horizontal shaft is arranged at a position where the front end portion of the recording medium comes into contact with the rear end portion of the recording medium when the rear end portion is in contact with the guide member. Ticketing processing device. The ticketing processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the horizontal shaft is provided in the integrated portion so as to be movable up and down. One of claims 1 to 6, wherein the guiding member is a flexible plate body or a movable plate body that presses the recording medium in a direction crossing the direction in which the recording medium is discharged. The ticketing processing device described in. Claims 1 to 7 are characterized in that the guiding member is configured to hold the rear end portion of the recording medium so that the rear end portion of the recording medium remains in the discharge port at the time of cutting. The ticketing processing device according to any one of the above. The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the guiding member is configured such that the front end of the succeeding continuous medium comes into contact with the back surface of the rear end portion of the recording medium after cutting. The ticketing processing device described.

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