JPS5850390B2 - Automatic ticket gate with payment ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an automatic ticket gate installed at a railway station, etc., where if a passenger inserts one coin of a predetermined amount into an automatic ticket gate, a payment ticket will be issued and the passenger will be allowed to pass through. This invention relates to an automatic ticket gate with a ticket issuing device that allows passengers to pay their fares using their ticket at a train station.

In recent years, in order to streamline operations at railway stations and reduce personnel costs, mechanization and automation have progressed significantly, and as part of this, the system of selling tickets through automatic ticket vending machines has become widespread.

Therefore, passengers purchase a desired ticket by inserting a predetermined amount of coins into an automatic ticket vending machine, but operating the automatic ticket vending machine is cumbersome and causes considerable mental strain.

In other words, the first step is to find the fare to your destination station using the fare table, but when you are using a route for the first time, it can be extremely stressful and time-consuming to find it, and if you don't have time before the departure time. I find this particularly frustrating.

Even if you finally find the fare, you may not be able to make it in time for the departure time because other passengers may be lining up in front of the ticket vending machine and it takes time to insert coins.

The purpose of the device of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned inconvenience for passengers, and it issues a payment ticket that can be paid at the destination station by inserting one coin of a predetermined amount, such as an IOO yen coin. This invention provides an automatic ticket gate with a payment ticket issuing device that allows passengers to pass through and enter the campus.

An embodiment illustrating the apparatus of the present invention will be described below.

In Figure 1, the right side is outside the premises, the left side is inside the premises, 1 is the coin verification section, 2 is the coin slot, 3 is the coin return slot, 4 is the safe, and 5 is the coin slot.
1 is a ticket issuing section, 6 is a forced opening signal section, 7 is a counter, 8 is a ticket slot, 9 is a shrine transfer section, 10 is a ticket takeout port, 11 is an automatic ticket gate validity determination section and a control section, 12 is a door It is an actuator.

In the figure, the hatched parts 1 to 7 are parts related to the payment ticket issuing device of the present invention, and the rest are mechanisms installed in a normal automatic ticket gate.

The coin verification unit 1 has a mechanism for detecting whether the coins inserted through the coin slot 2 are of a predetermined type, and is of the same type as those equipped in ordinary vending machines. If the coin is not the specified coin, it is returned to the coin return slot 3,
If it is a specified item, store it in the safe 4 and at the same time send it to the ticket issuing unit 5.
A signal is issued to the forced open signal section 6, and the number of times the signal is issued is recorded in the counter 7.

The ticket issuing section 5 receives the signal from the coin verification section 1, issues a payment ticket with the departure station, fare, unit weight, etc. printed and magnetically recorded, sends it to the shrine transfer section 9, and transports it to the ticket takeout port 10. .

The automatic ticket gate validity determination section and control section 11 has a control function that sends an opening/closing signal to the door actuator 12, and the forced open signal section 6 receives a signal from the coin verification section 1 and sends an open signal to the control section 11. This is the part that generates the signals necessary to make the signal appear.

The ticket slot 8 is a slot for inserting a ticket for an automatic ticket gate issued by a normal automatic ticket vending machine, and the inserted ticket is conveyed to the ticket outlet 10 by a shrine transfer section 9.

The automatic ticket gate with a payment ticket issuing device of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration is suitable for passengers who do not have time to purchase a ticket from an automatic ticket vending machine, or passengers who do not have appropriate coins (with a large amount of money). Passengers who have only banknotes or who cannot find the fare to their destination on the fare list insert a predetermined amount of coins, for example, one 100 yen coin, into the coin slot 2.

The inserted coins reach the coin verification section 1, where they are judged as to type and authenticity, and if the coins are appropriate, they are stored in the safe 4, and if they are inappropriate, they are returned to the return slot 3.

If the coin verification unit 1 determines that the coin inserted is appropriate,
A payment ticket issuing command signal is sent to the ticket issuing section 5, and at the same time, a door opening signal is sent to the forced opening signal section 6.

The ticket issuing section 5 receives the signal, issues a payment ticket, sends it to the shrine transport section 9, and transports it to the ticket outlet 10.

Further, upon receiving the signal, the forced open signal unit 6 generates a signal necessary for instructing the control unit 11 to send an open signal to the door actuator 12, and the door is opened.

Therefore, the passenger can pass through the automatic ticket gate, take out the payment ticket from the ticket takeout port 10 at the exit, and enter the ticket gate.

Then, at the destination station, the passenger pays the fare at a manned payment booth or an automatic payment machine and exits the station.

Furthermore, with the device of the present invention, a passenger who has purchased a ticket for an automatic ticket gate from an automatic ticket vending machine as in the past can insert the ticket into the ticket slot 8 and pass through, and then take the ticket out from the ticket takeout slot 10 at the exit. It also functions as a normal automatic ticket gate that allows you to take out and enter the ticket gate.

As described above, according to the automatic ticket gate device with a payment ticket issuing device of the present invention, passengers who do not have time to operate an automatic ticket vending machine and purchase a ticket, passengers who do not have appropriate coins, etc. You can enter the tank immediately by inserting one coin of a predetermined amount, so you will not be late for departure time.
In addition, there is no need to worry about searching for prices based on a price list, and there is no need for mental stress.

Therefore, there is an advantage in providing convenience to these passengers.

In addition, if you want to leave a quiet station unmanned at night, you can use the payment ticket as a station departure certificate.

Furthermore, automatic equipment that can automatically process banknotes at stations, etc. is expensive, and it is advantageous in terms of investment efficiency to install as few such equipment as possible. In terms of service to passengers, it is desirable to install as many as possible, and generally speaking, investment effectiveness and improving service to passengers are not compatible.

However, since the device of the present invention only needs to be equipped with a payment ticket issuing device mechanism in addition to the conventional automatic ticket gate, it can be made relatively inexpensive, and the installation of expensive equipment can be reduced without degrading the service to passengers. It also has the advantage of being able to

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention. 1... Validation department, 5... Ticket issuing department, 6.
. . . Forced opening signal section, 11 . . . Automatic ticket gate validity determination section and control section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A coin verification section that detects coins of a predetermined amount, a ticket issuing section that issues a payment ticket that can be settled at the destination station based on a signal from the coin verification section, and an automatic ticket gate based on a signal from the coin verification section. An automatic ticket gate with a payment ticket issuing device, characterized in that it is equipped with a forced opening signal section for generating a signal for forcibly opening a door to a control section of the machine.