JPH065557B2 - Booklet storage device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of the Invention The present invention, for example, releases a required number of booklet coupon tickets that a bus crew member of a fixed-route bus sells to passengers in accordance with the crew member's request, and The present invention relates to a booklet storage device having a function of collecting booklet coupons that are left unsold by crew members by inserting them.

(B) Background of the invention For example, in the above-mentioned route bus business, conventionally, a booklet-shaped coupon ticket has a peculiar shape, so that the issuing and collecting processes are artificially performed. .

In addition, even if it is mechanized, if the issuing device and the collecting device are configured with separate storages, not only the cost of the device increases but also the collected coupon cannot be used immediately However, there is a problem that a large number of preparations are required, which is not beneficial to the user.

(C) Object of the invention The present invention aims at cost reduction by issuing and collecting a booklet such as the above-mentioned coupon ticket by one device, and by using the collected booklet as a booklet for issuing. An object of the present invention is to provide a booklet storage device that can reduce the number of booklets to be prepared.

(D) Summary of the Invention According to the present invention, a booklet storage unit for stacking and storing booklets is provided with a receiving plate that is capable of moving the booklets up and down.
When the booklet is discharged, the top plate is positioned at the loading / unloading port of the booklet storage unit by the receiving plate driving means, and when the booklet is stored, a storage space is provided between the loading / unloading port and the topmost booklet. The booklet is moved up and down to form the booklet, and a booklet feeding means is provided above the booklet. The booklet storage portion has a discharge passage for discharging the discharged booklet and a front portion through the inlet / outlet. It is a booklet storage device that has a carry-in passage for loading the booklet into the booklet storage section, and a distribution plate that distributes the booklet to each passage according to the entry and exit of the booklet at the front of the inlet / outlet port. And

(E) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, the booklet delivered from the booklet storage section is
When it is again loaded into the carry-in passage, the receiving plate is moved to form a storage space between the loading / unloading port and the top booklet, and the booklet can be stored in this storage space. Booklets can be issued and collected with the storage device, and the cost can be reduced when manufacturing the device.

Furthermore, since the collected booklets are reused as publication booklets, the number of booklets to be prepared can be small, and the management of the publication booklet and the collection booklet can be done by managing one booklet storage device. Work becomes easy.

(F) Embodiment of the Invention One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows a booklet-type coupon payment processing device and a coupon ticket storage device used in bus line business. In FIG. 1, a card for identifying a crew member or a staff member is inserted into the card slot 15, and this card A card reader (not shown) is provided inside the insertion slot 15, and a code number indicating a specific person is magnetically recorded on the above-mentioned card. The card reader reads this code number and based on this code number. When the validity is judged and the coupon ticket is issued, the coupon type and the release amount are magnetically recorded on the card.

The issuance selection button 16 ...
The type and issuance amount of the coupon ticket are designated and input, and a plurality of coupon tickets are prepared in different denominations depending on the boarding section.

Then, the issued coupon ticket is released to the tray 17.

The coupon ticket insertion slot 18 throws in a coupon ticket to collect the coupon tickets that the specific person has left unsold. At the time of collection, a card is also inserted into the card insertion slot 15 to indicate the specific person.

The banknote input port 19 and the curing input port 20 input the sales money of the specified person, and inside these input ports 19 and 20, counting devices (labor saving in the figure) are respectively provided to count the inserted coins.

The amount display 21 displays the amount of shortage at the time of settlement of sales,
The displayed amount of deficit is subtracted each time the coupon ticket is collected, and when collection is completed normally, the collection is completed,
There will be no shortage.

However, when the shortage amount is displayed even after the collection is completed, the corresponding amount of money is reinserted into the bill insertion slot 19 or the curing insertion slot 20.

The confirmation button 22 is operated when the amount displayed on the above-mentioned amount display 21 is zero and the settlement process can be approved.

FIG. 2 shows a coupon ticket to be issued. The coupon ticket 23 is formed in a booklet shape, and a bar code 24 is printed on the front surface. The bar code 24 indicates the ticket type and the amount of money.

FIG. 3 shows a coupon ticket 23 formed inside the settlement processing device.
The storage device 25 is shown, and the storage portion 26 has a storage box 27 whose upper surface is open. Inside the storage box 27, a horizontal receiving plate 28 is located, and the receiving plate 28 is a side wall of the storage box 27. 29
Is provided as a guide so as to be movable in parallel in the vertical direction by the guide rollers 30 and 30, and the outer end of the receiving plate 28 is fixed to a belt 31 stretched in the vertical direction.

The pulley 32 on the input side of the belt 31 is provided with a first drive pulley 34 via a one-way clutch 33. The first drive pulley 34 receives power from a first motor 35, which is a stepping motor. It is input via the belt 36.

Then, the transmission direction of the one-way clutch 33 is set so as to transmit the driving force (for example, the reverse rotation direction) from the first motor 35 in the direction of moving the receiving plate 28 downward.

On the upper surface side of the above-mentioned storage box 27, guide rollers 37 ... Are arranged at the front and rear positions thereof, and an inlet / outlet opening 38 for the coupon ticket 23 is formed on the front side thereof.

The receiving plate 28 is always biased upward by the coil spring 39.

In the above-mentioned storage section 26, the coupon ticket 23 is placed on the upper surface of the receiving plate 28, and is pressed into contact with the upper guide rollers 37 ...

Further, when the first motor 35 is reversely controlled by a predetermined number of steps, the driving force thereof drives the input side pulley 32 via the one-way clutch 33, so that the receiving plate 28 moves downward via the belt 31. The entrance / exit 38 and the maximum coupon ticket 23
A storage space is formed between the storage space and the storage space, and this space is formed for collecting coupons.

The picker 41 is provided on the side wall 29 side of the upper part of the storage box 27.
Is located on the lower end of the lever 42.
3 and is held in a horizontal state by the biasing force of the spring 44 against the stopper.

The lever 42 described above is pivotally attached at its upper end by a pin 45,
The intermediate portion is in contact with the eccentric cam 46 and is biased by the spring 47 toward the eccentric cam 46 side.

A second drive pulley 49 is connected to the above-described eccentric cam 46 via a one-way clutch 48.
The power of the first motor 35 is input to 9 through the belt 36 described above.

The one-way clutch 48 is set to transmit the driving force in the direction opposite to the transmission direction of the one-way clutch 33, that is, the normal rotation direction of the first motor 35, to the eccentric cam 46. There is.

Further, on the rear side of the base of the lever 42, the lever 4
The first switch 50 for detecting the initial position of 2 is provided oppositely,
The first switch 50 is operated when the lever 42 reciprocates once and returns to the initial position.

The operation of the picker 41 described above is performed as follows. That is, when the first motor 35 is controlled to rotate in the forward direction and the eccentric cam 46 makes one rotation, the lever 42 makes one reciprocating swing, and the swing causes the picker 41 to move to the top of the storage box 27. The coupon ticket 23 located at is pushed out at its tip, is fed forward from the inlet / outlet opening 38, and then returned to its original position.

When the uppermost coupon ticket 23 is discharged, the receiving plate 28 is moved upward by the biasing force of the coil spring 39, and the next coupon ticket 23 is moved to the uppermost feeding position.

The storage unit 26 configured as described above stores the single type coupon 23, and the various coupons 23 are each configured by the same storage unit as the storage unit 26 and are arranged in parallel. .

As shown also in FIG. 5, the entrance / exit 38 of the coupon ticket 23 in the plurality of storage sections 26 ... In which various coupon tickets 23 ...
A pair of rollers 51 and 52 are provided in a vertical position in front of each other, and the upper roller 51 is controlled by the second motor 53 in the forward and reverse directions.

In addition, a distribution plate 54 is provided at the front position of each roller 51, 52.
The front side of the distribution plate 54 is pivotally attached to the pin 55, and is biased upward by a spring 56 wound around the pivotal portion. Discharge passage 40 formed and connected to the pan 17
Then, the fed-out coupon ticket 23 is guided.

However, when the coupon ticket 23 is stored in the storage section 26 from the outside, the distribution plate 54 is pressed against the spring 56 by the conveying force of the coupon ticket 23, and the coupon ticket 23 can be collected.

Incidentally, 57 is a first sensor that detects the feeding of the coupon ticket 23.

A second sensor 59 is provided on the side of the loading port 18 in the carry-in passage 58 that communicates the above-mentioned coupon ticket loading port 18 and the loading / unloading port 38.
However, a shutter 60 is further provided inside the
The sensor 59 detects when the number ticket 23 to be collected is inserted, and the shutter 60 is connected to the first solenoid 61, and based on the detection signal of the second sensor 59 described above,
The shutter 60 is opened by the operation of the first solenoid 61.

In the above-mentioned carry-in passage 58, two pairs of upper and lower conveying rollers 62, 63 and 64, 65 are arranged, and the rollers 62, 64 above these conveying rollers are provided with an appropriate transmission mechanism. The drive is controlled by the second motor 53 described above.

At the intermediate position between the above-mentioned transport rollers 62 and 64, the coupon ticket 2
A bar code reader 66 for reading the bar code 24 of No. 3 is provided.

The lower roller 65 of the rear-side transport roller described above is provided via an appropriate mechanism so as to be able to come into contact with and separate from the upper transport roller 64. By separating this transport roller 65, The carrying power is lost.

The stopper 6 is provided on the rear side of the above-mentioned transport rollers 64 and 65.
7 is located, the base of the stopper 67 is pivotally attached to the pin 68, and the second solenoid 69 is connected to the intermediate portion of the pin 68. Normally, the second solenoid 69 is in the OFF state, and the stopper 67 is installed in the loading passage. The carry-in passage 58 is opened by being positioned inside the 58 and being ON-controlled.

The above-mentioned stopper 67 is provided to stop the transfer of the coupon ticket 23, and the stop of the movement of the coupon ticket 23 is performed to move the coupon ticket 23 from the carry-in passage 58 to another storage section 26. Therefore, the transfer belt 70 that intersects the carry-in passage 58 at a right angle and the touch roller 7 that moves up and down.
1 is disposed at the front position of the rear transport rollers 64 and 65.

As shown in FIG. 4, sub-carry-in passages 58a are formed at the left and right positions of the carry-in passage 58 corresponding to the respective storage parts 26 of the various coupon tickets 23, and are provided in the carry-in passages 58a. Is the rear conveyance rotors 64, 65, the distribution plate 54, the discharge,
Collection rollers 51 and 52 are provided, and the transfer belt 70 is extended to the sub-carrying paths 58a.
A plurality of touch rollers 71 in the lower portion are arranged at a position where the coupon ticket 23 can be conveyed in the lateral direction.

The transfer belt 70 is controlled by the third motor 72 in the forward and reverse directions.

FIG. 5 shows a control circuit of the coupon ticket storage device, which includes a CPU 7
Reference numeral 4 controls each circuit device according to a program stored in the ROM 75, and RAM 76 stores and reads out necessary data.

The switch 50 and the sensors 57, 59 are input to the CPU 74 via the interface 77, and the first, second,
The third motors 35, 53, 72 are individually driven and controlled by the motor drive circuit 78 under the control of the CPU 74, and the first and second solenoids 61, 69 are controlled by the CPU 74 to control the solenoid drive circuit 79. Is individually controlled by.

The operation of the coupon ticket storage device 25 thus configured will be described.

The issuing operation of the coupon ticket 23 will be described with reference to FIG. 6. When a specific person inserts a card into the card insertion slot 15, the card data is read by an internal card reader, and the code number and other card data are read. It is stored in a predetermined area of the RAM 76.

In the initial state of the storage section 26 of the coupon ticket 23, the coupon ticket 23 at the uppermost position that is stacked and accommodated is located at the upper feeding position.

In the first and second steps 81 and 82, the first and second motors 35 and 53 are continuously driven and controlled in the forward rotation direction.

By the normal rotation of the second motor 53 described above, the conveyance rollers 51, 52
Is driven in the discharge direction, and the second drive pulley 49 is driven via the one-way clutch 48 by the forward rotation of the first motor 35, and the eccentric cam 46 is controlled to rotate one revolution.

One rotation of the eccentric cam 46 causes the lever 42 to reciprocate once, and the picker 41 pushes the uppermost coupon ticket 23 into the front inlet / outlet 38, and when the lever 42 returns, the first switch 50 is turned on. To do.

When the ON of the first switch 50 is detected in the third step 83, it indicates that the discharging operation of one copy of the coupon ticket 23 is completed. Therefore, in the fourth step 84, the first motor 35 is stopped.

The coupon ticket 23 sent out to the inlet / outlet port 38 by the above-mentioned pushing out of the picker 41 is sandwiched by the transport rollers 51 and 52, pulled out forward, and guided downward by the distribution plate 54, so that the discharge passage 40 is formed. It is discharged to the saucer 17 via.

When the first sensor 57 detects the discharge of the coupon ticket 23 in the fifth step 85, the second motor 53 is stopped in the sixth step 86, and the discharging operation of one coupon ticket 23 ends.

In addition, when ejecting a plurality of various coupon tickets 23, the above-described operation is repeatedly executed. Since the coupon ticket 23 thus dispensed is discharged to the tray 17, the specific person takes it out.

In addition, the type and quantity of the released coupon ticket 23 are recorded on the card and returned to the card slot 15, and at the same time R
The AM 76 also stores the ticket type and the released amount corresponding to the code number of the specific person.

Next, the collecting operation of the coupon ticket 23 will be described with reference to FIG.

When the specified person settles the sales of the coupon ticket 23, the card held by the operator is inserted into the card insertion slot 15, the sales money is inserted into the bill insertion slot 19 and the coin insertion slot 20, and the sold coupon ticket 23 is also sold. Is inserted into the coupon ticket slot 18 one by one.

The card data of the inserted card is read by an internal card reader, that is, the ticket type and the amount of the coupon ticket 23, and at the same time, the ticket type and the release amount corresponding to the specific person in the RAM 76 are read out. The type of coupon ticket 23 and its amount are calculated.

Further, the inserted money is calculated by an internal counting device, the sales amount is subtracted from the amount at the time of discharging, and if there is a shortage amount, the amount is displayed on the amount display 21.

Then, the shortage amount is subtracted after the coupon ticket 23 is collected.

In the eleventh step 91, when the second sensor 59 detects insertion of the sold-out coupon ticket 23, the first motor 35 is reversely driven a predetermined number of steps in the twelfth step 92, and the first driving pulley 34 is driven by this driving force. The belt 31 is driven via the one-way clutch 33, and the receiving plate 28 moves downward by a predetermined amount to form a predetermined amount of storage space between the receiving plate 28 and the entrance 38.

During this drive, the one-way clutch 4 on the eccentric cam 46 side.
Since the driving direction of 8 is opposite, the eccentric cam 46 is not driven.

In the thirteenth step 93, the second motor 53 is driven in the reverse direction, and by this drive, the transport rollers 51, 5 in the carry-in passage 58 are driven.
2, 62 to 65 are driven in the loading direction.

In the fourteenth step 94, the first solenoid 61 is driven, the shutter 60 is opened, the inserted coupon ticket 23 is taken inside, and then the coupon ticket 23 passes through the second sensor 59. At 95, the passage of the coupon ticket 23 is detected, and at the 16th step 96, the first solenoid 61 is turned off and the shutter 60 is closed.

The ticket data of the barcode 24 is read by the barcode reader 66 from the coupon ticket 23 taken into the carry-in passage 58, and the validity of the coupon ticket 23 is determined based on the read ticket data in the 17th step 97. If it is determined that the coupon ticket 23 is invalid, the coupon ticket 23 is returned in the eighteenth step 98.

That is, the second motor 53 is controlled to rotate normally, the carry-in passage 58 is driven in the return direction, and the first solenoid 61 is turned on.
Under the control, the shutter 60 is opened and the coupon ticket 23 is returned to the specific person.

When the validity of the coupon ticket 23 is determined in the seventeenth step 97, the coupon ticket 23 collected in the storage box 27 connected to the sub carry-in passage 58a is determined in the nineteenth step 99.
Is determined based on the ticket type of the ticket data, and when it is determined, the second motor 53 is stopped and controlled in the twentieth step 100 to bring the coupon ticket 23 to the position of the stopper 67. At the same time as stopping, the lower carrying roller 65 is moved downward to cut off the carrying force, and in the 21st step 101, the touch roller 71 is raised to press the coupon ticket 23 against the transfer belt 70, and the 22nd step 102. Then, the third motor 72 is normally or reversely rotated to move the coupon ticket 23 to the side of the sub carry-in passage 58a corresponding to the ticket type.

In the twenty-third step 103, when the movement of the coupon ticket 23 is detected by an appropriate detector provided at the position of each sub-carrying-in passage 58a, the third motor 72 is stopped in the twenty-fourth step 104, and the twenty-fifth step is performed. In step 105, the touch roller 71 is moved downward to end the movement of the coupon ticket 23 to the sub-carry-in passage 58a. In step 26, the second motor 53 is reversely controlled to move the carry-in passages 58, 58a. By driving in the carrying-in direction to convey the coupon 23 again, in the 27th step 107, the second solenoid 69 is driven to raise the stopper 67 to allow the coupon 23 to pass, In step 108, the first sensor 57 causes the coupon ticket 23.
When the passage of is detected, the second solenoid 69 is turned off in the 29th step 109.
Controlled by.

Then, the coupon ticket 23 is dropped and stored in the storage space portion of the storage box 27 corresponding to the ticket type by its own weight.
Collection of 3 is completed.

In the 30th step 110, it is judged by the detection signal of the second sensor 59 whether or not the next coupon ticket 23 is inserted into the coupon ticket slot 18. If it is judged that the next coupon ticket 23 is inserted, the The process returns to step 94.

When it is determined in the above-mentioned 19th step 99 that the coupon ticket 23 is collected in the storage box 27 connected to the carry-in passage 58, the process is skipped to the 27th step 107 and is collected in the storage box 27. To be done.

If it is not determined in the above-mentioned 30th step 110 that the next coupon 23 is collected, the 31st step 111 stops the second motor 53, and the 32nd step 112 controls the forward rotation of the first motor 35. The eccentric cam 46 is controlled to rotate once.

This rotation is not transmitted as a driving force for moving the receiving plate 28 upward, but since the receiving plate 28 is unlocked, the receiving plate 28 can be moved upward by the urging force of the coil spring 39. The placed coupon ticket 23 can be brought into contact with the upper guide roller 37 and can be placed in the feeding state.

Further, even if the picker 41 reciprocates once by one rotation of the eccentric cam 46 described above, since the stored coupon ticket 23 is not located at the upper dispensing position, the coupon ticket 23 is not dispensed.

When one rotation of the eccentric cam 46 is detected in the 33rd step 113, the first motor 35 is stopped in the 34th step 114,
The collection processing operation of the coupon ticket 23 ends.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, an example in which a card is used as the input of the specific person is shown, but as another means, the code number of the specific person may be input by the ten keys.

Although the coupon ticket 23 is shown as an example of a booklet, it can be used for a booklet-shaped cash voucher and other booklets.

Further, although the pick-up ticket 23 is fed by the picker 41, it may be a feeding roller, a means for feeding a booklet by a pin that reciprocates in the feeding direction, or another feeding means.

In the correspondence between the present invention and the configurations of the above-described embodiments, the receiving plate drive means of the present invention is the first motor 35,
Corresponding to the configuration of the first drive pulley 34, the one-way clutch 33, the input side pulley 32, and the belt 31, hereinafter, similarly, the feeding means corresponds to the picker 41 and its drive system, and other parts are the same parts of the embodiment. Although corresponding to the name structure, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

[Brief description of drawings]

 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a coupon ticket settlement processing device, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a coupon ticket, FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of a coupon ticket storage device, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the carry-in passage, FIG. 5 is a control circuit block diagram, FIG. 6 is a flow chart of the issuing operation, and FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the collecting operation. 18 ... Ticket slot, 25 ... Storage device 26 ... Storage part, 31 ... Belt 32 ... Input side pulley, 33 ... One-way clutch 34 ... First drive pulley, 35 ... First motor 39 ... Coil spring, 40 ... Discharge Passage 41 ... Picker, 42 ... Lever 46 ... Eccentric cam, 48 ... One-way clutch 49 ... Second drive pulley, 54 ... Distribution plate 58 ... Carry-in passage

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A booklet storage portion in which booklets are stacked and stored, and an inlet / outlet for the booklet is formed on one side of an upper end, and inside the booklet storage portion, upward or downward movement is permitted and storage is performed. When the booklet is ejected, the receiving plate is moved up so that the uppermost booklet is positioned at the inlet / outlet, and when the booklet is stored, the inlet / outlet and the uppermost booklet are placed. A receiving plate drive means for moving the receiving plate downward to form a storage space therebetween, a feeding means for above the booklet storage portion for feeding out one stored booklet from the inlet / outlet port, and the booklet storage A discharge passage that is formed forward and downward from the inlet / outlet of the unit and discharges the fed booklet; , At the front of the slot for the booklet compartment, Booklet storage apparatus having a sorting plate which distributes to each passage corresponding to Ri.