JPH024957B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate for exiting, for example, at a railway station, which automatically performs the ticket checking operation at the time of exit.

(Prior Art) Generally, in this type of automatic ticket gate, a passer, i.e., a passenger, inserts a ticket, such as a commuter pass or train ticket, with magnetically encoded data to determine whether it is correct or not, into a ticket slot. While transporting the ticket to the ticket exit, the magnetic data is read from the ticket during the transport, and the read data is sent to the data processing determination unit to determine whether the ticket is correct or not. Based on this determination result, the door is opened and closed, allowing passengers to It guides or prevents the passage of.

These automatic ticket gates are usually capable of processing both train tickets and commuter passes, but other than collecting used tickets,
Tickets that should be returned to passengers, such as fraudulent tickets, commuter passes, connecting tickets that are valid for connecting to other companies' lines, and tickets that are valid for forward travel and allow for a stopover, are returned to passengers at the ticket exit. On the other hand, recent automatic ticket gates allow up to two tickets to be inserted into the device in order to smooth the flow of passengers.
It is well known that a pool method is used.

However, the conventional automatic ticket gate device described above has the following problems. In other words, in conventional two-pool automatic ticket gates, after the first ticket is inserted, before the first ticket is removed, the second ticket is accepted and temporarily stopped internally. After the first ticket is removed, the second ticket that has been temporarily stopped is sent out. Therefore, for example, if the first ticket is forgotten, the second ticket will not be sent out, so there is no chance of a ticket mix-up where the passenger with the second ticket mistakenly takes away the first ticket. Occur.

To be more specific, a passenger may leave a particular return ticket, such as a commuter pass whose validity period has expired, as it is at the ticket exit. In such a situation, the next passenger mistakenly takes the commuter pass home, resulting in a mix-up of tickets.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, the present invention provides that when a specific return ticket such as a commuter pass whose validity period has expired is left in the ticket exit, the next person passing through the ticket may accidentally return the ticket. This was done to solve the problem of tickets being mixed up when returning a returned ticket, and it is possible to determine whether the inserted ticket is a specific returned ticket or not. When the judgment is made, the shutter means provided in the ticket slot is closed to prevent tickets from being inserted, and then,
When it is detected that the returned ticket has been left in the ticket outlet for a certain period of time, the returned ticket is removed from the ticket outlet, and when this removal is completed, the shutter means is reopened to allow the ticket to be inserted. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate device that can prevent tickets from being mixed up even if a particular return ticket is left at a ticket exit.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention transports a ticket inserted into a ticket slot by a passing person to a ticket takeout slot, and extracts predetermined data from the ticket during this transport. In an automatic ticket gate for exit, which reads the ticket and determines whether it is correct or not, and automatically determines whether or not the passer can pass based on the result of this determination, the ticket inserted into the slot should be returned to the corresponding passer. a determining means for determining whether or not the ticket is a specific returned ticket; a shutter means provided at the ticket slot for opening and closing the ticket slot; and a shutter for opening and closing the ticket slot for leaving the specific returned ticket at the ticket slot a detection means for detecting that a specific returned ticket has been left in the ticket outlet when a detection signal is output from the detection means; and control means for closing the shutter means when it is determined that the return ticket is a ticket, and opening the shutter means when the removal means has finished removing a specific returned ticket.

(Operation) It is determined whether or not the ticket inserted into the ticket slot is a specific returned ticket. When it is determined that the ticket is a specific returned ticket, the shutter means provided in the ticket slot is closed and the next ticket is inserted. Prevent input. When it is detected that the specific returned ticket has been left at the ticket outlet for a certain period of time, the specific returned ticket left at the ticket outlet is removed from there, and after this removal is completed, the shutter means is reopened. It is something. By doing this,
The next person passing through will have to wait temporarily at the entrance until the shutter means is opened, and even if a specific return ticket is left in the ticket exit, it is possible to prevent tickets from being mixed up.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a casing, which is erected on the side of the passage for people passing through. At the upper right end of the housing 1, there is a ticket slot 2 for inserting tickets such as commuter passes or train tickets for automatic ticket gates, and at the upper left end there is a ticket outlet 3 for receiving the inserted tickets.
is provided. Inside the housing 1, ticket conveyance paths 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ , and 4 ₃ are sequentially provided for pinching and conveying the tickets inserted into the ticket slot 2 to the ticket takeout port 3 . An alignment mechanism 5 for arranging the inserted tickets is provided in the middle of the ticket transport path ₄₁ . Further, in the middle of the ticket conveyance path ₄₂ , a reading device 6 for reading magnetic data from the ticket being conveyed is provided.
A punch mechanism 7 for punching the ticket is also provided. Furthermore, in the middle of the ticket conveyance path ₄₃ ,
A stopper mechanism 8 is provided for temporarily stopping the tickets being conveyed (pooling two tickets). This stopper mechanism 8 is composed of a stopper plate 8 ₁ and a solenoid 8 ₂ that projects the stopper plate 8 ₁ onto the ticket transport path 4 ₃ when the ticket is stopped. However,
The ticket slot 2 is provided with a shutter 9 that opens and closes the slot as needed. This shutter 9 is
It is driven by a solenoid 10 via an opening/closing mechanism (not shown), and when the solenoid 10 operates, the shutter 9 closes the ticket slot 2. Here, the shutter 9 and solenoid 10 constitute shutter means. Further, the ticket slot 2 is provided with a detector 11 that optically detects the inserted ticket. On the other hand, the ticket outlet 3 is provided with a detector 12 that optically detects the presence of a ticket there.

The ticket take-out port 3 is provided with a ticket take-in mechanism 13 as a removal means. This ticket intake mechanism 13 is
When a ticket is left in the ticket outlet 3 for a certain period of time, the ticket is taken into the device, and is, for example, a rotatable friction roller that supports the ticket P in the ticket outlet 3 from the back side. 14. A sliding plate 15 that removes the ticket P by pressing the ticket P supported by the roller 14 from the right side of the drawing. An arm 17 that is rotatable about the sliding plate 15 about a shaft 16 as a fulcrum. It consists of a solenoid 18 that slides in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure through the sliding plate 15, a storage box 19 that stores the tickets P removed by the sliding plate 15, a lid 20 that opens and closes the top opening of this storage box 19, and the like. There is. Normally, the sliding plate 15 is set in the state shown in the figure, and when the solenoid 18 is activated in this state, the sliding plate 15 slides to the left in the drawing, and the tip of the sliding plate 15 is Press the top of ticket P. Therefore, since the ticket P is pressed against the roller 14, the roller 14 rotates accordingly, and the ticket P is forcibly moved in the direction of the storage box 19, and is then removed into the storage box 19. It is.

A detector 21 is provided at the left end of the housing 1, that is, at the exit, to optically detect a person passing there, that is, a passenger.

FIG. 2 shows the control circuit, which is constructed as follows. That is, the output of the reading device 6 is
The data is supplied to a data processing determining section 31 as a determining means. The data processing and determining section 31 processes the data read from the ticket according to a predetermined procedure, determines whether the ticket is correct or not based on the data, and outputs the determination result. Further, when the determination unit 31 determines that the validity period of the commuter pass has expired, that is, the inserted ticket is a commuter pass and its validity end date coincides with the current day (expiration date), or a connecting ticket If it is determined that the ticket is a ticket that allows for an intermediate stop, a signal to that effect, that is, a specific ticket signal (pulse) indicating that the ticket is a specific return ticket to be returned to the passenger is output.
Note that in the case of connecting tickets and tickets that allow intermediate stops, a special code indicating this is usually written on the ticket, and the above determination is made by detecting this code. On the other hand, the detector 11
The output of the detector 12 is supplied to the set input terminal of an initial reset type flip-flop circuit (hereinafter simply referred to as FF circuit) 33 via a differentiation circuit 32, and the output of the detector 12 is supplied to the FF circuit via a differentiation circuit 34. It is applied to the reset input of circuit 33.
The differentiating circuits 32 and 34 generate differential pulses at the falling edge of the detection signals from the detectors 11 and 12. The set output of the FF circuit 33 is supplied to an AND circuit 35 together with the output of the differentiation circuit 32. Further, the set output of the FF circuit 33 is supplied to the set input terminal of an initial set type FF circuit 37 via a differentiating circuit 36.
The output of the AND circuit 35 is supplied to the reset input terminal of the circuit 7. The differentiation circuit 36 generates a differentiation pulse at the rising edge of the set signal of the FF circuit 33.

The reset output of the FF circuit 37 is sent to the differentiating circuit 38.
The specific ticket signal output from the determination section 31 is also supplied to the OR circuit 39 via the OR circuit 39 . The differentiation circuit 38 generates a differentiation pulse at the rising edge of the reset signal of the FF circuit 37. The output of the OR circuit 39 is supplied to the set input terminal of an initial reset type FF circuit 40, and the set output of this FF circuit 40 is supplied to the drive circuit 4.
1. The drive circuit 41 drives the solenoid 10. Further, the output of the detector 12 is supplied to an AND circuit 42 together with the set output of the FF circuit 33.
The output of No. 2 is supplied to the drive circuit 43. The drive circuit 43 drives the solenoid ₈₂ . Further, the output of the detector 12 is supplied to a timer circuit 44, and the output of the timer circuit 44 is supplied together with the output of the detector 12 to an AND circuit 45. When the detection signal is output from the detector 12 for a certain period of time (T ₁ ) or more, the timer circuit 44
A pulse is output after a certain period of time has elapsed. That is, the detector 12, the timer circuit 44, and the AND circuit 45 constitute a detection means for detecting that the ticket has been left in the ticket outlet 3 for a certain period of time or more.
The output of the AND circuit 45 is supplied to a monostable multivibrator circuit (hereinafter simply referred to as MM circuit) 46. Above MM circuit 46
is set when a signal is supplied from the AND circuit 45, and outputs the set signal for a certain period of time (T ₂ ). The output of the MM circuit 46 is the drive circuit 4
7, and the solenoid 18 is driven by this drive circuit 47.

Further, the output of the MM circuit 46 is supplied to an OR circuit 49 via a differentiating circuit 48.
9 is also supplied with the output of the differentiation circuit 34. The differentiation circuit 48 generates a differentiation pulse at the falling edge of the output signal of the MM circuit 46. The output of the OR circuit 49 is an initial reset type FF.
This FF is supplied to the reset input terminal of the circuit 50.
A set input terminal of the circuit 50 is supplied with a specific ticket signal outputted from the determination section 31. The reset output of the FF circuit 50 is supplied to an AND circuit 51, and the output of the detector 21 is also supplied to the AND circuit 51 via a differentiating circuit 52. The differentiation circuit 52 generates a differentiation pulse at the falling edge of the detection signal from the detector 21. Thus, the output of the AND circuit 51 is supplied to the OR circuit 53 together with the output of the differentiation circuit 48.
The output of No. 3 is supplied to the reset input terminal of the FF circuit 40.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained with reference to the timing chart shown in FIG. Normally, the FF circuit 40 is in a reset state,
As a result, the shutter 9 is in an open state. In this state, the passenger who wants to participate now has to insert the ticket into the ticket slot 2.
When a ticket (hereinafter referred to as the first ticket) is inserted and entered, the inserted ticket is detected by the detector 11, and the FF circuit 33 is set at the falling edge of the detection signal. on the other hand,
The inserted ticket is conveyed to the ticket outlet 3 by the ticket conveyance paths 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ , 4 ₃ , but during the conveyance, the magnetic data is read by the reader 6 , and the read data is The data is supplied to the data processing determination section 31.
Thereby, the determination section 31 determines whether the ticket is correct or not, and outputs the determination result. Then, based on this determination result, a door (not shown) is controlled to open and close.
In other words, if the ticket is determined to be a valid ticket, the ticket is allowed to pass through the door and the passenger is guided through the door, and if it is determined to be a fraudulent ticket, the ticket is prevented from passing through the door and the passenger is prevented from passing through. It is something to do. In addition, in the case of a fraudulent ticket, the shutter 9 is closed and an alarm is issued to notify the clerk of the fact. When the next passenger subsequently inserts a ticket (this is the second ticket) into the ticket slot 2 and enters, the detector 11 detects this. As a result, since the FF circuit 33 is in the set state at this time, the AND circuit 35 is established at the falling edge of the detection signal, and the FF circuit 37 is reset by its output signal. When this FF circuit 37 is reset,
The FF circuit 4 is activated by the rising edge of the reset signal.
0 is set, which activates the solenoid 10 and closes the shutter 9. That is, when two tickets are inserted, the shutter 9 is closed.

When the first ticket is conveyed to the ticket outlet 3, it is detected by the detector 12. As a result, since the FF circuit 33 is in the set state at this time, the AND circuit 42 is established, and its output signal causes the solenoid 8 ₂
is activated to temporarily stop the second ticket being conveyed at this time. That is, when the first ticket is discharged to the ticket outlet 3, the stopper mechanism 8 is activated to temporarily stop the second ticket in the middle of the ticket conveyance path ₄₃ . Also, at this time, the timer circuit 44 is set by the detection signal from the detector 12 and starts operating, but if the ticket is removed within a certain period of time (T ₁ ), the timer circuit 44 is reset. Circuit 45 is not established. However, if the first ticket in the ticket outlet 3 is removed within a certain period of time, the detector 12 will no longer detect it, so at that timing the FF circuit 33 is reset and the AND circuit 42 fails. Therefore, solenoid ₈₂ is deenergized. As a result, the stopper mechanism 8 is released, and the temporarily stopped second ticket is conveyed to the ticket outlet 3. On the other hand, when the passenger who has received the first ticket passes through the exit section, this is detected by the detector 21, and the FF circuit 40 is reset at the falling edge of the detection signal. As a result, the solenoid 10 is deenergized, the shutter 9 is opened again, and the next ticket can be inserted.

Here, if the next passenger inserts a ticket again (this is the third ticket), the FF circuit 33 is set again at the falling edge of the detection signal, and the FF circuit 37 is set at the rising edge of the set output. is set again. At this time, assume that the determination unit 31 determines that the third ticket is a commuter pass whose validity period has expired (if it is a commuter pass and its validity end date coincides with the current day). . Then, the determining section 31 outputs a specific ticket signal, so that the FF circuit 40 is set again by the signal, and the shutter 9 is thereby closed again. Also, at this time, the FF circuit 50 is set by the specific ticket signal, and the gate of the AND circuit 51 is closed. Therefore, from then on, the signal from the detector 21 supplied via the differentiating circuit 52 is blocked from passing.
When the second ticket is conveyed to the ticket outlet 3, the FF circuit 33 is in the set state at this time, so the AND circuit 42 is established, the stopper mechanism 8 is activated again, and the third ticket is transferred. is temporarily suspended. on the other hand,
When the second ticket is removed, the FF circuit 33 is reset and the stopper mechanism 8 is released, as in the case of the first ticket, and the temporarily stopped third ticket is removed. is transported to the ticket outlet 3. Then, when the passenger who has received the second ticket passes through the exit section, it is detected by the detector 21, but at this time, the FF circuit 50 is in the set state and the gate of the AND circuit 51 is closed. So,
The FF circuit 40 is not reset by the detection signal. Therefore, the shutter 9 remains closed.

When the third ticket is conveyed to the ticket outlet 3, it is detected by the detector 12, and the timer circuit 44 is set by the detection signal and starts operating. At this time, it is assumed that the passenger with the third ticket left the ticket at the ticket exit 3 without receiving it. Then, the timer circuit 44 outputs a pulse after a certain period of time (T ₁ ) has elapsed, so the AND circuit 45
is established, and the MM circuit 46 is set by the output signal. As a result, the solenoid 18 operates for a certain period of time (T ₂ ), and the ticket in the ticket outlet 3 (the third commuter pass) is ejected into the storage box 19 by the action of the sliding plate 15. That is, when a ticket is left in the ticket outlet 3 for a certain period of time or more, the ticket taking-in mechanism 13 operates as described above to take the ticket into the device.
However, when the above ticket import is completed, that is,
When the MM circuit 46 is reset, the FF circuits 40 and 50 are each reset at that timing. As a result, the shutter 9 is opened again and the next ticket (fourth ticket) can be inserted.

If the passenger with the third ticket receives the ticket within a certain period of time (T ₁ ), the detector 12 will no longer detect it, so the timer circuit 44 will be reset and the ticket receiving mechanism 13 will not operate. , and the FF circuit 50 is reset at that timing. Therefore,
When the third passenger who has received the third ticket passes through the exit section, the AND circuit 51 is established at the falling edge of the detection signal, the FF circuit 40 is reset, and the shutter 9 is opened. Note that the timing chart in this case is shown by the broken line in FIG.

Note that, for example, even if it is determined that the third ticket is a connecting ticket or a ticket that allows you to get off midway, the same operation as in the case of a commuter pass whose validity period has expired is performed.

In this way, if a commuter pass (or a connecting ticket, or a ticket that allows you to get off midway) is inserted, the validity period has expired.
By determining this, the shutter 9 of the ticket slot 2 is forcibly closed and the next passenger is prevented from inserting a ticket. If the ticket is received within a certain period of time, the shutter 9 will be opened again as the passenger has left the venue, and if the passenger leaves the venue with the ticket left at the ticket exit 3, the shutter 9 will be opened again for a certain period of time. Later, the ticket is taken into the device, and the shutter 9 is opened again when this is finished. By doing this, in this case there is only one ticket in the device, and the next passenger will have to wait temporarily at the entrance until the shutter 9 is opened. This can also prevent ticket mix-ups.

Note that the ticket taking-in mechanism 13 is not limited to the method described in the above embodiment; for example, by reversing the ticket conveyance path 4 ₃ and reversing the ticket in the ticket take-out port 3, It may also be of a type that is incorporated into the system. Further, in the above embodiment, the shutter is opened after the ticket left at the ticket outlet is taken into the device, but the invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to open the shutter when the object is removed.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, it is determined whether or not the inserted ticket is a specific return ticket, and when it is determined that the ticket is a specific return ticket, the ticket slot is inserted into the ticket slot. The provided shutter means is closed to prevent tickets from being inserted, and then, when it is detected that the returned ticket has been left at the ticket exit for a certain period of time, the returned ticket is removed from the ticket exit, and when this removal is completed, the returned ticket is removed from the ticket exit. By reopening the shutter means to enable ticket insertion, it is possible to provide an automatic ticket gate that can prevent tickets from being mixed up, especially even if a specific returned ticket is left in the ticket exit.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a side view of the internal mechanism seen from the passageway side, Fig. 2 is a block diagram of the control circuit, and Fig. 3 is a timing chart for explaining the operation. It is. 2...Ticket slot, 3...Ticket exit, 4 ₁ , 4 ₂ , 4 ₃
...Ticket conveyance path, 6...Reading device, 9...Shutter (shutter means), 11, 12...Detector, 13...Ticket taking mechanism (exclusion means), 31...Data processing judgment section (judgment means), 44...Timer Circuit, 45...and circuit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A ticket entered into a ticket input slot by a passing person to participate is transported to a ticket output port, and during this transportation, predetermined data is read from the ticket to determine whether the ticket is correct or not. In an automatic exit ticket gate that automatically determines whether or not a person is allowed to pass based on the result, it is determined whether the ticket inserted into the slot is a specific return ticket that should be returned to the corresponding person. a determining means; a shutter means provided at the ticket slot for opening and closing the ticket slot; a detecting unit for detecting that the specific return ticket has been left in the ticket slot for a predetermined period of time; removing means for removing a specific returned ticket left in the ticket outlet when a detection signal is output from the ticket outlet; and closing the shutter means when the determining means determines that the returned ticket is the specific returned ticket; An automatic ticket gate apparatus comprising: a control means that opens the shutter means when the removal means finishes removing a specific returned ticket.