JPS6155717B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket inspection device that is used, for example, in station service and has a ticket inspection function and a ticket collection function, and more specifically, each function outputs an abnormality detection signal. It concerns the control method when

(b) Prior Art The original automatic ticket gates could only allow passengers to pass in one direction, so a separate passage had to be allocated to those passing in the opposite direction.

For this reason, not only did the collection ticket gate require a large area, but also only one side could be used during morning and evening rush hours, resulting in low customer handling capacity.

An automatic ticket gate system, for example, described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 31879/1983, has been developed which overcomes this drawback and allows one passageway to be used in two directions.

However, although this ticket inspection device has a switching function for collecting and collecting ticket gates, it does not have a backup function that allows the use of the other non-faulty function if one of the ticket collection and collection functions fails.

That is, each of the improved function and the ticket collection function includes abnormality detection that detects when an abnormality occurs, such as when an abnormality occurs in the transportation of tickets, or when a ticket is jammed and cannot be transported. Although means are provided, if an abnormality is detected in either the ticket inspection function or the ticket collection function, the use of this automatic ticket inspection device must be stopped.

The above-mentioned automatic ticket inspection device forms a ticket inspection passage with a pair of ticket inspection tables facing each other, and when one ticket inspection table is configured with a ticket inspection function, the other ticket inspection table is configured with a ticket collection function, and as a result, an abnormality may occur in one function. Even if this occurs, the other function remains in a normal state, and as mentioned above, if an abnormality occurs in one function and the entire apparatus is stopped, this has the disadvantage of reducing the operating rate of the apparatus.

(C) Purpose of the Invention This invention provides that even if an abnormality occurs in either the ticket inspection function or the ticket collection function, the other function can be continued as it is by changing the setting switch, and the function can be used as is to the extent possible. The purpose of this invention is to provide an abnormality detection control method for an automatic ticket inspection device that can increase the operating rate.

(d) Structure of the Invention The abnormality detection control method for an automatic ticket inspection device according to the present invention includes a ticket inspection function and a ticket collection function, a setting switch for setting these functions to one side, and a setting switch for setting these functions to one side, and a control method for controlling the automatic ticket inspection device to detect an abnormality when the ticket inspection function is abnormal. The automatic ticket inspection device is equipped with a ticket gate abnormality detection circuit that outputs an abnormality signal and a ticket collection abnormality detection circuit that outputs a ticket collection abnormality detection signal when the ticket collection function is abnormal, wherein one of the functions can be set by the setting switch. The feature is that when set, the output of the abnormality detection signal in the other function is prohibited.

(E) Effects of the Invention According to this invention, when set to either the ticket inspection function or the ticket collection function, the output of an abnormality detection signal in the other function is prohibited, so if an abnormality occurs in the ticket examination function, the ticket collection function is disabled. In addition, if an abnormality occurs in the ticket collection function, it can be used as a ticket gate function. Therefore, even if an abnormality occurs, by using the other function, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the operating rate. ,
Effective feature usage is obtained.

(f) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention having the above characteristics will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

The drawing shows an automatic ticket inspection device used in station operations.
In FIG. 1, an automatic ticket inspection device 1 includes a pair of ticket inspection tables 3 and 4 facing each other and forming a ticket inspection passage 2.
One of them 3 has a ticket inspection function, and the other 4 has a ticket collection function, and each of the ticket inspection stands 3 and 4 is provided with devices constituting the respective functions. Note that the devices themselves for each function are well known.

A display 5 is provided in the upper part of the automatic ticket inspection device 1 to indicate the functions of ticket gate and ticket collection, and in this example, it indicates that it is a ticket gate.

Then, settings are made in the management room for ticket gate and ticket collection settings, and the display 5 is displayed based on these settings.

In the figure, 6 is a gate door, 7... is a human detector, 8 is a ticket slot, and 9 is a ticket discharge slot.

Figure 2 shows the abnormality detection control circuit, and the setting switch 10 is a 3-position switch, which sets the ticket gate function when turned on in the upper part of the figure, and sets the ticket gate function when turned on in the upper part of the diagram.
When turned ON, the ticket collection function is set, and when it is set to neutral, both the ticket gate and ticket collection functions are set.

The ticket gate abnormality detection circuit 11 is a circuit that detects and generates a signal when an abnormality occurs in the ticket gate function device configured in the ticket inspection stand 3. The abnormality is, for example, when a ticket is jammed in the ticket transport path. , or when the ticket reading device is no longer able to read the ticket, the ticket gate function cannot be performed, and various configurations for detecting these abnormalities are well known.

Further, the ticket collection abnormality detection circuit 12 is a circuit that detects and generates a signal when an abnormality equivalent to the above-mentioned ticket gate function occurs in a device with a ticket collection function configured in the ticket inspection table 4.

When the aforementioned setting switch 10 is turned ON up or down, a ticket gate setting signal or a ticket collection setting signal is outputted via the inverter 13 or 14, and the display 5 displays the function of the automatic ticket inspection device 1 based on this output.

Further, each of the above setting signals inhibits the corresponding AND gate 18 or 19 of the abnormality control circuit 17 via the inverter 15 or 16.

The above-mentioned AND gate 18 is connected to the ticket collection abnormality detection circuit 12, and the AND gate 19 is connected to the ticket examination abnormality detection circuit 11. Therefore, for example, when the ticket examination function is set, the AND gate 1
8 is prohibited, and even if an abnormality detection signal is output from the ticket collection abnormality detection circuit 12, this will be prohibited. A signal is outputted through the gate, and this output indicates the occurrence of an abnormality on the abnormality display 21, and the output of the OR gate 20 is outputted as a signal indicating that the ticket gate function is disabled.

Of course, when the ticket collection function is set, the AND gate 19 is prohibited and the output of the ticket gate abnormality detection circuit 11 is prohibited.

As a result, if an abnormality occurs in either the ticket gate function or the ticket collection function, the setting switch 1 will be set to the other function.
If 0 is switched, that function can be used, and an abnormality in one of the functions will not cause the automatic ticket inspection device to go down.

Figure 3 shows an abnormality detection circuit using a CPU.
Explaining with reference to the flowchart in Figure 4,
The setting switch 10, the ticket inspection abnormality detection circuit 11, and the ticket collection abnormality detection circuit 12 are the same as those in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2 described above, and their explanation will be omitted.

A RAM 23 is connected to the CPU 22, and this RAM
23 has flag areas F1, F2, FF1, FF2
is set.

The flag F1 is set when the ticket gate abnormality detection signal is output, the flag F2 is set when the ticket collection abnormality detection signal is output, and the flag FF1 is set when the above-mentioned flag F1 is set, and the flag F2 is set when the ticket collection abnormality detection signal is output.
FF2 is set each time the aforementioned flag F2 is set.

For example, if the automatic ticket inspection device 1 is set to the ticket inspection function using the setting switch 10, the setting signal is
The data is input to the CPU 22 and an appropriate area of the RAM 23 is set.

Next, it is determined whether an abnormality detection signal has been output from the ticket gate abnormality detection circuit 11, and if an abnormality is detected, a flag F1 is set.

Next, it is determined whether or not an abnormality detection signal is output from the stack collection abnormality detection circuit 12, and if an abnormality is detected, a flag F2 is set.

Next, RAM2 determines whether to set the ticket gate or the ticket collection.
Judgment is made based on the memory of 3. Note that this determination may be made by directly observing the output of the setting switch 10.

As mentioned above, it is set to the ticket gate function, so
When flag F1 is set to an abnormal signal at the ticket gate, flag FF1 is set, and the other flag is
FF2 will be cleared.

In addition, if the ticket collection function is set, flag F
When the abnormality signal of the collection is set in 2, the flag FF1 is cleared.

Next, the set states of flags FF1 and FF2 are determined.

As mentioned above, it is set at the ticket gate, so if flag FF1 is set, it means there is an error at the ticket gate.
The ticket gate function is displayed as disabled. However, when there is an abnormality in ticket collection, even if flag F2 is set, the next flag FF2 is cleared, so the ticket gate function is not disabled and the ticket gate continues to be used as a ticket gate.

Note that even if the ticket collection function is set, even if an abnormality is detected at the ticket gate and flag F1 is set, flag FF1 is cleared, so the ticket collection function will not be disabled and the ticket collection function will not be abnormal. It is displayed as disabled only when it is detected.

In this way, when an abnormality is detected in either the ticket inspection function or the ticket collection function, the other function can be activated.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic ticket inspection device, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an abnormality detection control circuit, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of another abnormality detection control circuit, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of another abnormality detection control circuit. This is the flowchart. 1... Automatic ticket inspection device, 10... Setting switch,
11...Ticket gate abnormality detection circuit, 12...Ticket collection abnormality detection circuit, 17...Abnormality control circuit, 22...
CPU, 23...RAM.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Equipped with a ticket gate function and a ticket collection function, a setting switch that sets these functions to one side, a ticket gate abnormality detection circuit that outputs a ticket gate abnormality signal when the ticket collection function is abnormal, and a ticket gate abnormality detection circuit that outputs a ticket gate abnormality signal when the ticket collection function is abnormal. An automatic ticket inspection device comprising a stack collection abnormality detection circuit that outputs a tag abnormality detection signal, wherein when one function is set by the setting switch, the output of the abnormality detection signal in the other function is prohibited. Anomaly detection control method for automatic ticket inspection equipment.