JPS603239B2 - How to print automated tickets - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automated ticket printing method for printing necessary information on an automated ticket such as a coupon ticket for an automatic ticket gate.

In recent years, the automation of stations has progressed and various automatic devices have been put into practical use.Among them, the spread of ticket machines and automatic ticket gates has been remarkable. It is desired that a printing device be installed inside the train to print necessary information such as departure station and date.

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automated ticket printing method that can easily, efficiently, and reliably print necessary information.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the external appearance of the automatic ticket gate, which is composed of a human detection section A, a ticket conveyance section B, a door section D for opening and closing the passage C, and a flute control section E. As shown in FIG. 2, the ticket conveyance unit B detects the automated ticket 1 inserted from any direction, front or back, and feeds the automated ticket 1 by engaging the shirt pocket 2. A sorting unit 4 that arranges the tickets, a magnetic reading layer 5 that negotiates and discriminates the information recorded on the automated tickets 1 that have been sorted, and a printing unit that prints necessary information such as departure station and date in the case of coupon tickets after Kentori discrimination. 6. Punch section 7 for entering the ticket gate, ejecting section 8 for discharging ticket terminals and coupon tickets for the ticket gate;
It is comprised of a ticket collecting section 9 for collecting tickets and a drive source 10 for a ticket conveying means.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the coupon ticket has a magnetic recording layer lb on one side of the support la and a printed recording layer lc on the other side. Conveyance path 11
The discrimination is made based on the difference in read and reproduced outputs of the magnetic heads 5a and 5b disposed on both sides of the disc, about 5 to 1 pitch.

Further, the printing section 6 includes thermal printing devices 6a and 6b arranged across the ticket conveyance path 11 from the front and back of the train entry punch section 7, as shown in FIG. 4, and includes the magnetic heads 5a,
Depending on the discrimination signal from 5b, only the printing device 6a or 6b located on the printing recording layer side is operated.

In addition, 12 and 12 are automated tickets 1 on the magnetic heads 5a and 5b.
13.13 is a pressure pad that brings the automated ticket 1 into close contact with the printing devices 6a, 6b.

The ticket is then inserted into the ticket transport path 1 in any direction, front or back.
1 is conveyed, the magnetic recording layer lb is determined based on the difference in the outputs of the magnetic heads 5a and 5b, and the printing section 6 is instructed to print the printed recording layer lc side. Only the printing device 6a or 6b is operated to print the departure station, date, etc. on the print recording layer lc.

At this time, since the printing devices 6a and 6b are thermal type, the image is fixed in the same manner as printing compared to conventional printing, and the printed surface is not stained by rubbing with the conveyance system during conveyance. . Further, when the printing device 6a is operated to print the departure station, date, etc. on the print recording layer lc, the automated ticket 1 is entered by the entry punch section 7 on the front side in the transport direction. The printing device 6b is operated to print the starting station on the printing recording layer lc.
When printing the date, etc., it is printed on the rear side of the automated ticket 1 in the transport direction by the entry punch section 7. In addition, when the respective printing devices are arranged at symmetrical positions across the conveyance path and the feeding punch section is placed on the discharge end side of the printing device, the automated ticket 1 is fed to the front side in the scale feeding direction. .

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the printing diamonds 6a and 6b are of a thermal type, but other types may be used.

Also, magnetic heads 5a, 5b and printing devices 6a, 6b
Although they are arranged so as to be shifted back and forth, they may be arranged symmetrically and vertically with the ticket conveyance path 11 in between. It goes without saying that various other modifications can be made without changing the gist of the present invention. As explained above, the present invention determines the front and back sides of an automated ticket having a magnetic recording layer on one side and a printed recording layer on the other side based on the difference in reading and reproducing output of magnetic heads disposed across the ticket conveyance path. The present invention provides an automated ticket printing method in which printing is performed by activating the printing device facing the print recording layer among the printing devices disposed across the conveyance path.

Therefore, it is possible to efficiently and reliably print necessary information by determining the front and back sides of automated tickets brought in from any direction.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic ticket gate, FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing the configuration of a ticket conveyance section of an automatic ticket gate adopting an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram used in the same embodiment. FIG. 4, a cross-sectional view of the automated ticket, is a schematic diagram of the main parts of the same embodiment. 1...Automated ticket, lb...Magnetic recording layer, lc...Print recording layer, 5a, 5b...
・Magnetic head, 6a, 6b...Printing device, 11
・・・・・・Ticket conveyance path. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The front and back sides of an automated ticket having a magnetic recording layer on one side and a printed recording layer on the other side were determined based on the difference in reading and reproduction output of magnetic heads placed across the ticket transport path, and An automated ticket printing method characterized in that printing is performed by activating a printing device of the printing device that faces the printing recording layer.