JPH0650543B2 - Card type ticket vending machine - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a card-type ticket vending machine used for purchasing a ticket purchasing card (hereinafter simply referred to as “card”) and purchasing a ticket using this card. Regarding

<Background of the Invention> In this conventional ticket vending machine, when a customer purchases a card and purchases a ticket using the card, the purchase operation of the card and the purchase operation of the ticket are performed in stages. However, the purchase operation and its processing were complicated and inefficient.

<Object of the Invention> It is an object of the present invention to provide a card-type ticket vending machine which realizes simplification and efficiency of a purchase operation and its processing by making it possible to purchase a card and a ticket at the same time. To do.

<Structure and Effect of the Invention> The card-type ticket vending machine of the present invention includes an operation panel unit operated by a customer, a ticket issuing unit for issuing tickets, and a card issuing device for issuing a ticket purchasing card capable of recording the remaining amount. Department,
The control unit controls the operations of the ticket issuing unit and the card issuing unit according to the purchase operation of the operation panel unit by the customer. The operation panel section is provided with a coin slot and a ticket purchase card and a designation operation means for designating the simultaneous purchase of tickets, and the control section controls the ticket purchase card into the slot. In response to the insertion of money corresponding to the amount of money and the operation of the designated operation means, the ticket issuing unit is caused to perform a ticket issuing operation, and the amount of the ticket to be issued is deducted from the card issuing unit. The issuing operation of the ticket purchasing card in which the remaining balance is recorded is executed.

According to this issuance, if the customer throws in money and operates the designated operation means, the ticket and the ticket purchasing card with the remaining amount recorded will be issued at the same time, so purchasing the ticket purchasing card Compared with the conventional example in which the operation and the ticket purchasing operation need to be carried out stepwise, the remarkable effect of achieving the object of the invention is that the purchasing operation and its processing can be simplified and streamlined.

<Explanation of Examples> FIG. 1 shows a card type ticket vending machine for selling railway tickets,
The card insertion / ejection port 10 on the operation panel section 1 on the customer side,
Banknote slot 11, coin slot 12, ticket / card button switch 13, card button switch 14, destination button switch 1
5, a discharge port 16 for tickets, cards, change, etc. is provided. The destination button switch 15 is for purchasing a ticket of an amount corresponding to the destination (boarding section), and the card button switch 14 is for purchasing a card of a desired amount. Further, the ticket / card button switch 13 constitutes a designation operation means for designating the simultaneous purchase of a ticket and a card.

FIGS. 2 (1) and 2 (2) show an example of the structure of a card. Information such as the amount of money, expiration date, and issue date of the card is printed on the surface of the card 7, and the balance entry section 71 is used each time the card is used. The remaining amount will be printed on. Further, a strip-shaped magnetic recording portion 72 is provided on the back surface of the card, and the magnetic recording portion 72 magnetically records the print information and balance data on the card surface.

FIG. 3 shows a circuit configuration example of the card type ticket vending machine. In the figure, the card issuing unit 2 issues a card of the amount type selected by the card button switch 14. The bill discriminating unit 3 and the coin discriminating unit 4 determine the authenticity of the inserted bills and coins. The ticket issuing unit 5 issues a ticket of the amount designated by the destination button switch 15 according to the amount of money inserted or the remaining amount of the card to be inserted. The operation panel unit 1 is provided with a ticket / card button switch 13, a card button switch 14, a destination button switch 15 and the like which are necessary for purchasing a card or ticket. Based on the purchase operation of the card and ticket by the customer, the control unit 6
The operation of each part of the machine is controlled in series to execute ticket and card issuing processing.

This card type ticket vending machine uses the ticket / card button switch 13
It is possible to purchase a card and a ticket at the same time by pressing the button. Fig. 4 shows the control operation at the time of inserting money. When a bill or coin is inserted into the bill insertion slot 11 or coin insertion slot 12, step 81 or step 82 becomes “YES”, and the bill discriminating section 3 or the coin discriminating section 4 determines whether the currency is true or false. The control unit 6 calculates the amount of money to be inserted (step 83). Then, when one of the destination button switches 15 is pressed next, step 84 becomes "YES", and if it is the destination designation within the range of the input amount, the ticket issuing unit 5 issues the ticket for the designation ( Step 85). On the other hand, if any one of the card button switches 14 is pressed, step 86 returns "YES".
And if it is a specified amount within the range of the input amount,
The card issuing unit 2 issues a designated card (step 87).

However, if the ticket / card button switch 13 is pressed without pressing the destination button switch 15 or the card button switch 14, step 88 becomes "YES", and the control section 6 designates the simultaneous purchase process of the card and the ticket. Recognize what was done. In this case, the destination button switch 15 and the card button switch 14 are successively pressed, and the control unit 6 waits for the pressing operation of one of the button switches. First, when the destination button switch 15 is pushed and then the card button switch 14 is pushed, steps 89, 9
Both 0s are "YES", the ticket of the amount designated by the ticket issuing unit 5 is issued, and at the same time, the card of the amount designated by the card issuing unit 2 is issued (steps 93, 94). On the other hand, first, when the card button switch 14 is pressed, step 89 becomes "NO", step 91 becomes "YES", and then the destination button switch 15
When is pressed, step 92 becomes "YES", and the processing of steps 93 and 94 is similarly performed thereafter.

In the above case, if it is assumed that the customer purchases 5000 yen after purchasing 5000 yen and purchases a ticket for 500 yen using this purchase card at the same time,
Data of the remaining amount of 4,500 yen is printed and magnetically recorded in the remaining amount writing portion 71 and the magnetic recording portion 72 of the card 7.
If the amount of money to be inserted exceeds the amount of the specified ticket or card, the control unit 6 calculates the difference and the change of the corresponding amount is released at step 95.

Although the above-described embodiment shows a ticket vending machine for railway tickets, the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to other ticket vending machines.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an operation panel section of a card type ticket vending machine,
2 (1) and 2 (2) are explanatory views showing a ticket purchasing card, FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of the card type ticket vending machine, and FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the control operation of the card type ticket vending machine. 1 ... Operation panel section, 2 ... Card issuing section 5 ... Ticket issuing section, 6 ... Control section 13 ... Ticket / card button switch

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An operation panel section operated by a customer, a ticket issuing section for issuing a ticket, a card issuing section for issuing a ticket purchasing card capable of recording the remaining amount, and a purchase operation for the operation panel section by the customer. A card-type ticket vending machine having a ticket issuing unit and a control unit for controlling the operation of the card issuing unit according to the above, wherein the operation panel unit is a slot for coins and a ticket purchasing card and the simultaneous purchase of tickets. The control unit, in response to the operation of the designated operation means and the insertion of money corresponding to the amount of the ticket purchase card into the slot, the control unit, A card-type ticket vending machine that causes the ticket issuing unit to perform a ticket issuing operation, and also causes the card issuing unit to perform a ticket purchasing card issuance operation in which the remaining amount after recording the amount of the ticket to be issued is recorded .