JPH0632106B2 - Ticket processing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a coupon ticket processing device for issuing coupon tickets to crew members.

(b) Conventional technology and problems to be solved by the invention At route bus sales offices, there is a device for issuing coupon tickets that are sold by passengers in vehicles, but the conventional unsold coupon tickets are not used for issuing. there were. For this reason, there is a drawback that manpower is required to manage and settle the unsold coupons, and the unsold coupons require a large number of prepared coupons in order to reduce the storage capacity of the issuing coupon storage unit.

In view of the above drawbacks, an object of the present invention is to provide a coupon ticket processing device that can collect and reuse unsold coupon tickets.

(c) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides an issuance coupon storage unit in which issuance coupons are stored, and a lifter for vertically moving the coupons in the issuance coupon storage unit. A transfer roller provided at an upper position of the lifter, a lifter control unit that raises the lifter until the uppermost numbered ticket reaches the transfer roller position when the numbered ticket is issued, and lowers the lifter otherwise. A chute that is formed of a slope provided from the position of the transport roller toward the tray and discharges the coupon ticket transported by the transport roller to the tray, an insertion slot for inserting the collection coupon, and an insertion slot for the insertion slot. A transport path for transporting the coupon ticket to the vicinity of the transport roller; a unit provided on the transport path for reading print information for determining the validity of the coupon ticket; A means for storing the coupon ticket in the issuance coupon ticket storage unit through the transport roller only when the coupon ticket is valid; and when the coupon ticket is invalid, the coupon ticket is inserted through the transport path. It is characterized in that it comprises means for discharging from.

(d) Action When the coupon ticket stored in the issuing coupon storage portion is issued, the lifter is driven to be lifted by the lifter lifting means so that the uppermost coupon ticket is located at the position of the transport roller. Then, the uppermost coupon ticket is transported by the transport roller, discharged to the chute provided near the roller, and discharged to the tray. In this way, one or more arbitrary number of coupons stored in the issuing coupon storage unit can be discharged to the tray.

On the other hand, when an unsold coupon is inserted into the insertion slot, the coupon is stored in the issuing coupon storage unit for collection as follows.

That is, when the coupon ticket is inserted into the insertion slot, the coupon ticket is transported to the vicinity of the transport roller along the transport path, and the validity of the coupon ticket is read by reading the print information on the way. Then, when the coupon ticket is valid, the coupon ticket is stored in the issuing coupon storage unit via the transport roller.
By doing so, the coupon for collection inserted from the insertion slot can be used again at the time of issuance.

(e) Embodiment FIG. 2 is an external view of a coupon ticket processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is an insertion slot for the crew ID card. Reference numeral 2 denotes an illuminated push button switch group according to the number of issued sheets, and includes push buttons for designating one to three sheets. 3 is a tray for issued coupons, and 4 is an insertion slot for coupons brought back by crew members. Reference numerals 5 and 6 are a bill for sales, a bill insertion slot for inserting coins, and a coin insertion slot. Reference numeral 7 is a display for displaying the amount of shortage at the time of payment.

FIG. 4 shows a booklet-type coupon issued by the coupon ticket processing apparatus of this embodiment. The end surface 9 of the booklet-shaped coupon ticket is glued, and an identification bar code is printed on one surface.

FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a coupon ticket processing device.

First, the mechanism for discharging a coupon ticket will be described. Reference numeral 21 is a issuing ticket storage unit. The coupon tickets are accumulated and stored on the lifter 25 in the coupon ticket storage section 21. A stepping motor 42 transmits a rotational force from its output shaft 43 to the picker cam shaft 10 and the lifter shaft 11 via a belt 44. Electromagnetic clutches 12 and 13 are mounted on the picker cam shaft 10 and the lifter shaft 11, respectively, and a picker cam 14 and a lifter pulley 15 are mounted on the armature of each clutch. When the electromagnetic clutch 12 is excited, the picker cam 14 attached to the armature rotates clockwise in the figure, and the picker cam 1
Picker lever 18 biased by spring 16 against 4
Swings clockwise about the shaft 17. The coupon ticket 22 at the top of the coupon ticket storage section 21 rises together with the other coupon tickets accumulated on the lifter 25 until it comes into contact with the movable contact of the micro switch 26, and when the micro switch 26 is turned on, the lifter ticket is lifted. 25 moves stop. A pressing roller 27 is pressed against the uppermost coupon ticket 22,
The pressure suitable for pushing out coupons is given.
When the picker lever 18 moves clockwise, the picker 20 locked by a pin 19 at the lever tip moves the uppermost coupon 22 of the coupon storage section 21 until the tip 23 of the ticket reaches the transport roller pair 24. Push out.

The force that pushes the lifter 25 upward is the lifter pulley 1
Given from 5. That is, the electromagnetic clutch 12 is excited at the same time as the electromagnetic clutch 13 is also excited, and the lifter pulley 15 mounted on the armature of the electromagnetic clutch 13 rotates in the clockwise direction so that the lifter 25 fixed to the belt 28 becomes a belt 28. Increases with movement. As described above, when the micro switch 26 is activated, the electromagnetic clutch 13 is turned off, but the lifter 25 activates the micro switch 26 by the ratchet wheel and the notches (these are not shown) fixed to the lifter pulley 15. It is held in the position where it was made.

Reference numeral 31 is a motor that drives the conveying roller pair 24. The coupon ticket 22 sent to the pair of transport rollers 24 by the picker 20
Is detected by the discharge detection photoelectric sensor 41, and the chute 29 is dropped by the pair of transport rollers 24 and discharged to the tray 3. The electromagnetic clutch 12 continues to be in the excited state even after the picker 20 pushes out the coupon ticket, and when the picker lever 18 is returned to operate the micro switch 30, the excitation is turned off.

Next, the mechanism for collecting coupons will be described. 36 is the insertion port 4
It is a recovery conveyance path for guiding the coupon ticket inserted from. When the insertion detection photoelectric sensor 32 detects a coupon ticket,
The motor 31 is driven to rotate the pair of transport rollers 24, 33, 34. Subsequently, the shutter solenoid 35 is excited,
The shutter 37, which shields the transport path 36 until the photoelectric sensor 32 detects the coupon ticket, rises and the coupon ticket is taken into the transport path 36. . Reference numeral 38 is a bar code reader that reads the bar code of the coupon ticket taken into the transport path 36. When it is determined that the coupon ticket is valid by the barcode read by the barcode reader 38, the shutter solenoid 39 is excited and the coupon ticket is discharged to the upper portion of the coupon ticket storage portion 21 by the conveying roller pair 24 while pushing down the flapper 40. . When it is determined that the ticket is invalid, the shutter solenoid 39 is not excited and the coupon ticket is returned to the insertion slot 4. When the coupon ticket is discharged into the coupon ticket storage portion 21, the position of the uppermost coupon ticket is lowered by lowering the lifter 25 so that the coupon ticket is normally accommodated.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of the control unit. Control unit is CP
It is composed of a micro computer system including a U50, a program memory 51, and a data memory 52. The outputs of the photoelectric sensor and the micro switch are given to the CPU 50 through the input device I / F circuit 54. The motor, clutch, and solenoid are connected to C via the output device I / F circuit 53.
It is controlled by the PU 50. The CPU 50 processes the issuing and collecting of the coupon tickets as well as the settlement process. That is, the sales money brought back by the crew member is put into the bill insertion slot 5 and the coin insertion slot 6, and if there are unsold coupons, they are inserted into the insertion slot 4. Settle according to the number of coupons. If there is a shortfall due to settlement, the amount is displayed on the display 7.

Next, the operation of the coupon ticket processing apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

First, as a premise when issuing a coupon, reading and checking of the ID card and input of the number of issued cards are performed. When the crew member inserts the ID card into the insertion slot 1, an ID card reader (not shown) checks whether the card is valid, and when it is valid, the push button switch group 2 blinks. The crew member presses the push button switch group 2 and inputs the desired number of sheets. FIG. 5 shows the operation at the time of issuance thereafter.

Step n1 (hereinafter step ni is simply referred to as ni)
The stepping motor 42 is rotated in the clockwise direction.
Next, the motor 31 is turned on to rotate the conveying roller pair 24 in the clockwise direction. (N2). Further, the electromagnetic clutch 12 is turned on, the picker cam 14 is rotated, and the picker lever 18 is rotated.
Is swung clockwise (n3). Subsequently, the electromagnetic clutch 13 is also turned on and the lifter pulley 15 rotates clockwise, so that the lifter 25 moves up (n4). When the coupon ticket 22 at the top of the coupon ticket storage section 21 rises until it contacts the movable contact of the micro switch 26, the electromagnetic clutch 13 is turned off and the lifter 25 is stopped (n5, n).
6). The electromagnetic clutch 12 is still on after the picker 20 pushes out the coupon ticket, and is turned off when the picker lever 18 is returned and the micro switch 30 is operated after pushing out the coupon ticket (n7, n8). Electromagnetic clutch 12
Is turned off, the stepping motor 42 is also turned off (n
9). Next, when the release of the coupon ticket 22 to the tray 3 is detected by turning off the photoelectric sensor 41, the motor 31 is turned off and the process ends (n10, n11).

FIG. 6 shows the operation of collecting coupons.

When the crew member inserts the ID card into the insertion slot 1 and then inserts the coupon ticket brought back into the insertion slot 4, the photoelectric sensor 32 is turned on to detect the insertion of the coupon ticket. Next, the motor 31 is turned on to rotate the pair of conveying rollers 24, 33, 34 (n2
0, n21). The rotation direction at this time is the counterclockwise direction opposite to that at the time of discharging. Subsequently, the shutter solenoid 35 is turned on, and the shutter 37 is raised until the photoelectric sensor 32 is turned off (n22 to n24). When the coupon ticket is taken into the transport path 36, the barcode reader 38 reads the barcode of the coupon ticket, and when it is determined that the coupon ticket is invalid, the pair of transport rollers 33 and 34 are reversely driven and returned from the insertion slot 4 ( n25, n38). Lifter 2 if the coupon is valid
Lower 5 to the coupon receiving position. That is, the stepping motor 42 and the electromagnetic clutch 13 are turned on (z26, n
27) Further, by turning on a notch release solenoid (not shown), the aforementioned notch preventing the reverse rotation of the lifter pulley 15 is released and the lifter shaft 11 can rotate counterclockwise (n28). As a result, when the stepping motor 42 rotates counterclockwise by N steps, the lifter 25 moves down to the coupon ticket receiving position 25 '(n29). At this time, the uppermost coupon ticket is the pressing roller 2
It goes down from 7 to the position 23 '. Then, the notch release solenoid is turned off to hold the lifter 25 at that position by the notch (n30). Next, the shutter solenoid 3
9 is turned on, and the coupon ticket is discharged to the upper part of the coupon ticket storage section 21 by the transport roller pair 24 (n31). Photoelectric sensor 41
When the release completion is detected by turning off the
It is judged whether or not is on (n32, n33),
When it is on, the process returns to n22 to collect the next coupon ticket.
If there is no next coupon ticket, the shutter solenoid 39,
The motor 31, the stepping motor 42, and the electromagnetic clutch 13 are turned off and the process ends (n34 to n37).

The above operation automatically collects the unsold coupons,
It can be stored and used for reissue.

(f) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention having the above configuration, the unsold coupons are circulated in the issuing coupon storage unit in the order of collection → reissue → sale. Therefore, the unsold coupons are collected and re-issued. It can be used, and there is an advantage that the number of preparations is small because the labor required for management and settlement of the unsold coupons is eliminated and the unsold coupons are returned to the issuing coupon storage unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of a coupon ticket processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external view of the coupon ticket processing apparatus, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control unit, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a booklet-shaped coupon issued by the coupon ticket processing apparatus, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are flowcharts showing the operation of the coupon ticket processing apparatus. 4 ... Counter ticket insertion slot, 21 ... Counter ticket storage unit, 24, 33, 34 ... Conveyor roller pair, 36 ...

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An issue coupon storage unit for storing an issue coupon, a lifter for moving the coupon up and down in the issue coupon storage unit, and a lifter provided at an upper position of the lifter. A conveying roller, a lifter control unit that raises the lifter until the highest numbered ticket reaches the conveying roller position when the numbered ticket is issued, and lowers the lifter otherwise, provided from the conveying roller position toward the tray. The chutes that are formed by the inclined surface and discharges the coupon ticket conveyed by the conveyor roller to the tray, the insertion slot for inserting the recovery coupon ticket, and the coupon ticket inserted in the insertion slot to the vicinity of the conveyor roller. A transport path for transporting, a means provided on the transport path for reading print information for determining the validity of the coupon ticket, and the transport roller when the coupon ticket is valid. Means for storing the coupon ticket in the issuance coupon ticket storage section through means, and means for ejecting the coupon ticket from the insertion port through the transport path when the coupon ticket is invalid. Ticket processing device.