JPS595946B2 - Rainbow color - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a dual pricing device for use in ticket vending machines.

When using a ticket vending machine as a food ticket vending machine at a specific cafeteria, for example, there may be differences in price even for the same food, such as between union members and non-union members, employees and non-employees, etc. If there is a contract to sell food products at a double price, it is impossible to use such vending machines because conventional vending machines can only sell tickets at one price for one food item.

In other words, in the case of such double pricing, union members and employees are able to purchase products at discounted prices that are lower than the purchase prices of other users.

In view of the above points, this invention enables the sale of two types of tickets, regular rate and discount rate, and also automatically checks whether the person is eligible for the discount rate. However, the details are as follows.

In the figure, A is a ticket vending machine embodying the present invention, which has a coin slot 1, an input amount display board 2, and a selection button 3. When a coin is inserted into the coin slot 1, the machine appears on the display board 2. The deposited amount will be displayed.

Further, the selection button 3 has a built-in lamp, and the display board 2
If there are many types of food whose prices correspond to the amount displayed, the button 3 corresponding to all the food items lights up.

Therefore, when the user looks at the illuminated button 30 and presses the desired one, the ticket printing device built into the machine operates, selects the brand stamp plate of the food corresponding to the pressed button 3, and prints a blank card. is printed and sent out to the ticket outlet 4 as a meal ticket.

If you are a non-union member, non-employee, or general user, you will purchase a ticket using the procedure described above, but if you are a union member or employee, you will need to prove your qualifications in advance.

For example, if you lend a specific card with a magnetic mark or perforation, such as the credit cards currently used at banks, or a recognition member such as a key, those users will first check the card. By inserting the card into the insertion slot 5 or, in the case of a key, into the key insertion slot (not shown) instead of the card insertion slot 5, a device within the machine recognizes that the person is qualified to purchase at a discounted rate.

As a result, the selection button 3, which does not turn on unless a general user spends, for example, 300 yen, is designed so that the selection button 3 will turn on when the user spends 200 yen.

Therefore, after inserting the recognition member into the insertion port 5, for example, 2
When a desired button of the selection button 3 corresponding to 300 yen which is lit after inserting 00 yen is pressed, a meal ticket corresponding to food worth 300 yen is delivered to the ticket outlet 4.

Further, the card inserted into the insertion slot 5 is returned at the same time as the ticket is issued or when the refund lever 4' is operated to perform a refund operation for the purpose of canceling the purchase.

Next, a device for operating the above function will be described with reference to FIG.

The coins inserted into the coin slot 1 enter the coin mechanism 6, where the coins are sorted, a coin switch is activated, a coin pulse signal is sent to the coin counting device 7, and the coins are inserted into the display board 2 of the input amount display device 8. The amount will be displayed.

When a user uses a magnetic recording type recognition card as an example of a recognition member, when the user inserts the recognition card into a recognition card discriminating device 9 as an example of a discriminating device, this device 9 recognizes the magnetic mark on the card. This confirmation signal is sent to the fare box 1 and the second setting device 10 only when the card is read and confirmed to be a regular card.

The above setting device 10 receives both the input amount signal from the coin counting device 7 and the confirmation signal from the discriminating device 9.
If the input amount signal first enters the device 10, this signal is sent through the device 10 to the first setting device 11 for the next food brand charge.

This device is usually for rate setting.

Further, when the confirmation signal from the discriminating device 9 enters the device 10 first and then the input amount signal enters the device 10, this input amount signal is sent to the second setting device 12.

This device is for discount rate setting.

As described above, when a signal from the device 10 is input to either the setting device 11 or 12, a regular charge or a discount charge is set in the push button brand selection device 13, and the lamp of the corresponding selection button 3 is lit.

If you do not have a recognition card, insert a coin into the coin slot 1 and press the desired selection button 3 under the condition that the normal charge is set on the push-button brand selection device 13, and the brand stamp selection device 15 will operate to select the ticket. The brand printing plate of the printing device 16 is moved to a predetermined printing position, the brand name, price, etc. are printed on a blank sheet of paper, and by inserting a normal price, for example 300 yen, a food ticket corresponding to 300 yen is dispensed. .

In addition, if you first insert the recognition card into the discrimination device 9, then insert a coin into the slot 1, and then press the desired selection button 3 under the condition that the discount rate is set on the push button brand selection device 13, the discount rate will be charged. For example, by inserting 200 yen, a meal ticket corresponding to food worth 300 yen is paid out.

However, if a coin is inserted into the coin slot 1 first, regardless of the recognition card holder, the first setting device 1
1, the normal charges will be set.

In this case, it goes without saying that once the selection button 3 is pressed, the meal ticket will be paid out at the normal price.

However, if the recognition card is inserted into the discrimination device 9 after inserting a coin into the coin slot 1 and before pressing the selection button 3, and then the selection button 3 is pressed, the fare box 1, the second setting device 1
There will be no problem if the push-button brand selection device 13, which has been set to the normal price, is switched to the discount price setting and the meal ticket is dispensed at the discount price.

In the case of the above-mentioned discount rate, the special display plate selection device 17 can be activated by the recognition card discriminating device 9 to print a special mark in parallel with the above-mentioned brand printing.

In the case of the method shown in FIG. 21, the fare box 1, the second setting device 1
The input amount signal sent from the coin counting device 7 by 0 is sent to the setting devices 11 and 12, but
In the method shown in Figure 3, the input amount signal is set by both setting devices 11 and 12.
The setting device 10 associates one of the set amounts with the selection button 3 at the same time.

FIG. 6 is an example showing this relationship. FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a part of the first setting device 11 for setting charges by food brand, and FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a part of the second setting device 12 for setting charges by food brand. It is a circuit diagram showing a part of.

The method shown in FIG. 3 will be explained based on these figures and FIG. 6.

If, for example, 300 yen is inserted into the coin slot 1, the input amount signal of 300 yen is simultaneously applied to the input circuits 23 and 33 of the first setting device 11 and the second setting device 120 in FIGS. 4 and 5. A signal of vl is sent to the input circuit of the fare box 1 and the second setting device 100, a part of which is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 6, if the user is a person who does not have a card, the gate 62 is closed and the gate 61 is open, so the signal V1 passes through the gate 61, passes through the gate 63, activates the transistor 64, and the push button brand display device 14 activates. Then, the selection button 30 lamp 65 corresponding to the push button brand selection device 130,300 yen is turned on.

Next, when the selection button corresponding to the push-button brand selection device 130,300 yen is pressed, the switch 66 in FIG. A food ticket worth 300 yen will be issued.

In addition, if the user is a recognition card holder, after inserting this card into the discriminator 9 and inserting 200 yen into the coin slot 1, the input amount signal 200 yen will be displayed in the device 11 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. 120 input circuits 22 and 32 at the same time, and the v2 signal is sent to the input circuit of the setting device of FIG.

Also, since the gate 61 is closed and the gate 62 is open due to the insertion of the card, the signal v2 is
, the transistor 64 is operated, the push button brand display device 14 is operated, and the lamp 65 of the selection button 3 corresponding to the push button brand selection device 130,300 yen is turned on.

Therefore, by pressing the selection button 3 corresponding to the push-button brand selection device 130,300 yen and closing the switch 66, the signal ■ is sent to the brand stamp selection device 15, and with the input amount of 200 yen, you can buy a meal ticket for the regular price of 300 yen. will be paid out.

In the case of this device, if the recognition by the discriminating device 9 is before the push button 3 is pressed, there is no time between before and after the coin is inserted.

As mentioned above, this invention allows two types of tickets, one for regular users and the other for discounted users, to be selectively sold by one ticket vending machine, and the recognition is based on a card or key. This is done by inserting a recognition member such as this, which has the effect of preventing fraud.Also, although there is a multiple price system, the selection button is one type of button, so there is a risk that the user will feel inconvenienced in making a selection due to too many selection buttons. Since there are no selection buttons and there are fewer selection buttons, it has various effects such as reducing manufacturing costs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a ticket vending machine implementing this invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are block diagrams showing this invention, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams showing a fare setting device. Circuit Diagram FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a part of the fare box 1, the second setting device, etc. A...Ticket vending machine, 1...Coin slot, 2...Input amount display board, 3...Selection button, 4...・Ticket extraction port, 5...Card insertion slot, 7...Coin counting device, 9...
...Recognition card discrimination device, 10...Price box 1,
Second setting device, 11...First for food brand charges
Setting device, 12...Second setting device for charges by food brand, 13...Push button brand selection device, 15...
...Brand stamp selection device, 16...Ticket printing device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a ticket vending machine that automatically sells tickets when coins are inserted, a coin counting device that integrates coin pulse signals caused by coin insertion, and a discrimination device that generates a signal when a recognition member is inserted. a device, a fare box 1 that receives an input amount signal from the coin counting device, a signal from the discriminator, a second setting device, and only when a signal is received from the fare box 1, the second setting device; A first setting device and a second setting device for food brand charges which are selected by the next push button brand selection device are selected. A push-button brand selection device sends a signal to the brand printing plate selection device by operating a button, and the brand printing plate corresponding to the signal is moved to a predetermined printing position under the control of the brand printing plate selection device and printed on the ticket. It consists of a ticket printing device, and when the fare box 1 and the second setting device receive only a signal from the coin counting device, they send a signal only to the first setting device, and when they receive a signal from both the coin counting device and the discrimination device, they send a signal to the first setting device. A dual price setting device having a function of sending a signal only to a second setting device when receiving a signal. 2. In a ticket vending machine that automatically sells a ticket when a coin is inserted, there is a coin counting device that integrates the coin pulse signal caused by the coin insertion, and a food brand charge number that simultaneously receives the input amount signal from the coin counting device. 1
A fare box 1 that receives a setting device, a second setting device, a discriminating device that generates a signal when a recognition member is inserted, a signal from the discriminating device, and signals from the first setting device and the second setting device. , a second setting device, a push-button brand selection device that receives signals from the fare box 1 and the second setting device and sends a signal to the brand stamp selection device by operating a selection button, and controls the brand stamp selection device. The ticket printing device moves the brand printing plate corresponding to the signal to a predetermined printing position and prints on the ticket, and the fare box 1 and the second setting device operate when there is no recognition member insertion signal from the discrimination device. The present invention has a function of causing the push-button brand selection device to select the rate set by the first setting device, and causing the push-button brand selection device to select the rate set by the second setting device when a recognition member insertion signal is received from the discriminating device. Features a dual pricing device.