JP2005222128A - Issuing device for ticket or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set the interval between a ticket-side guide and a ticket travel reference guide to a proper value even if tickets have variance in width, to array tickets by properly changing their directions halfway on a conveyance path, and to prevent a ticket from being broken by detecting the width of a ticket, moving the ticket-side press guide according to the width of the ticket, and controlling the gap between the ticket-side press guide and ticket travel reference guide when the ticket which is small-sized such as an Edmonson ticket is issued. <P>SOLUTION: An issuing device for tickets which handles tickets of a plurality of sizes and rotates a small-sized ticket to change its direction has a conveying device which conveys the ticket, the travel reference guide which guides tickets, and the ticket-side press guide which can move at right angles to the travel reference guide, and moves the ticket-side press guide according to the detected width of the ticket to control the gap between the travel reference guide and ticket-side press guide. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device.

  Conventionally, various ticket issuing devices such as a railway ticket issuing device installed in a railway station and a parking ticket issuing device installed in a car parking lot issue tickets of various sizes. It is like that. For example, in the case of a railway ticket issuing device, three types of size tickets are issued and discharged from the opening. In this case, the boarding ticket includes a first large ticket having a length of 85 [mm] and a width of 57.5 [mm], a length of 120 [mm] and a width of 57.5 [mm]. There are three types of sizes: a second large ticket, and an Edmonson ticket having a length of 57.5 mm and a width of 30 mm.

  Moreover, in the said ticket issuing device, the roll paper which wound the elongate strip-shaped continuous paper in roll shape is used. The roll paper fed from the roll set in the feeding device is cut to a predetermined length by the cutter device, and then a predetermined item is printed on the front surface by the printing device, and the back surface of the roll paper is printed by the recording head of the recording device. Predetermined items are recorded in a recording unit such as a magnetic stripe and issued as a boarding ticket.

  Here, in the case of the railway ticket issuing device, since three types of size tickets are issued, the cutter device cuts the same roll paper by changing the cutting position according to the type of the ticket. It is supposed to be. In this case, the roll paper has a width of 57.5 [mm]. And when issuing a 1st large sized ticket, the said cutter apparatus cuts roll paper in the position of 85 [mm] from the front-end | tip of the said roll paper. Moreover, when issuing a 2nd large sized ticket, the said cutter apparatus cuts roll paper in the position of 120 [mm] from the front-end | tip of the said roll paper. Furthermore, when issuing an Edmonson ticket, the cutter device cuts the roll paper at a position of 30 mm from the tip of the roll paper.

  By the way, in the case of a ticket such as a train ticket, items recorded in a recording unit such as a magnetic stripe on the back surface are generally recorded with the longitudinal direction of the ticket as the recording direction. Therefore, the recording apparatus is transported so that the longitudinal direction of the ticket coincides with the transport direction so that the recording head relatively moves in the longitudinal direction of the ticket. Further, when the issued ticket is discharged from the opening of the ticket issuing device, it is transported and discharged so that the longitudinal direction of the ticket coincides with the transport direction. Therefore, in the ticket issuing device, when issuing a small ticket such as an Edmonson ticket, the direction of the ticket is changed in the middle of the transport path, and the ticket is aligned (for example, patent document). 1).

  FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of a ticket transport mechanism of a conventional ticket issuing device.

  In the figure, reference numeral 101 denotes a boarding ticket, and 102 denotes a transport belt for transporting the boarding ticket 101 inside the railway ticket issuing apparatus. Here, the boarding ticket 101 is an Edmonson ticket, and a cutter device (not shown) is created by cutting a roll paper having a width of 57.5 [mm] at a position 30 [mm] from the tip, not shown. It is assumed that a predetermined item is printed on the surface by the printing apparatus. The boarding ticket 101 is transported in the direction indicated by the arrow A by the transport belt 102. A recording device (not shown) for recording predetermined items on a recording unit such as a magnetic stripe on the back surface of the boarding ticket 101 is disposed on the downstream side in the transport direction (left side in the drawing).

  Also, on one side of the transport belt 102, a first ticket travel reference guide 103 serving as a reference surface for transporting the ticket 101 is disposed in parallel with the transport belt 102, and the transport belt 102 is sandwiched between On the opposite side of the first ticket travel reference guide 103, a second ticket travel reference guide 106 is disposed in parallel with the transport belt 102. The distance between the first ticket travel reference guide 103 and the second ticket travel reference guide 106 is the longitudinal dimension of the Edmonson ticket and the short direction of the first large ticket and the second large ticket. The width dimension is slightly wider than 57.5 [mm] and is narrower than 85 [mm] which is the dimension in the longitudinal direction of the first large note.

  Further, a ticket side pressure guide 104 is disposed between the transport belt 102 and the second ticket travel reference guide 106. The ticket-side pressure guide 104 is rotated in the clockwise direction in the figure by a pressing means (not shown) around the ticket-side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 105, and the ticket 101, which is an Edmonson ticket, is moved to the first ticket travel reference guide 103. Can be pressed against the side wall. Note that, at the position of the ticket-side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 105, the distance between the first ticket travel reference guide 103 and the ticket-side pressure guide 104 is slightly wider than 30 [mm] which is the dimension in the width direction of the Edmonson ticket. It has become.

  The ticket side pressure guide 104 is also perpendicular to the transport surface of the ticket transport mechanism (substantially the same plane as the transport surface of the transport belt 102) by a lifting device (not shown) including the ticket side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 105. It can be moved in the direction (direction perpendicular to the paper surface in the figure). When the ticket 101 is an Edmonson ticket, the ticket side pressure guide 104 including the ticket side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 105 is raised by the lifting device and protrudes from the transport surface of the ticket transport mechanism. In addition, when the said boarding ticket 101 is a 1st large sized ticket or a 2nd large sized ticket, it is not raised and it does not protrude from the conveyance surface of the said ticket conveyance mechanism.

As a result, the board 101, which is an Edmonson ticket that has been transported from the upstream side in a sideways state, that is, in a state where the width direction coincides with the transport direction, hits the upstream end of the ticket-side pressure guide 104 in the transport direction. , Rotate in the direction indicated by arrow B and turn 90 degrees. Then, it is pressed against the side wall of the first ticket travel reference guide 103 by the side wall on the downstream side in the transport direction of the ticket-side pressure guide 104. Therefore, the tickets 101 are aligned in a state where the longitudinal direction coincides with the transport direction, and are transported downstream along the first ticket travel reference guide 103, and sent to the recording device. Therefore, the boarding ticket 101 is conveyed in the recording apparatus so that the recording head moves relatively in the longitudinal direction of the boarding ticket 101, and predetermined items are recorded in a recording unit such as a magnetic stripe on the back surface.
JP 2000-67282 A

  However, in the conventional ticket issuing device, since the distance between the first ticket travel reference guide 103 and the ticket side pressure guide 104 is constant, if the dimension in the width direction of the ticket 101 changes, the ticket 101 cannot be properly aligned. That is, when the ticket 101 is an Edmonson ticket, the cutter device cuts a roll paper having a width of 57.5 [mm] at a position 30 [mm] from the tip. . Therefore, if the position where the roll paper is cut changes for some reason, the width direction dimension of the boarding ticket 101 changes.

  And when the dimension of the width direction of the boarding ticket 101 has become considerably smaller than the space | interval of the 1st ticket travel reference | standard guide 103 and the ticket side pressure guide 104, the said ticket side pressure guide 104 makes the boarding ticket 101 1st. It becomes impossible to fully press against the side wall of the ticket travel reference guide 103. Therefore, the longitudinal direction of the boarding ticket 101 does not coincide with the transport direction, and the boarding ticket 101 is transported in a skewed state.

  Further, when the dimension in the width direction of the ticket 101 is considerably larger than the distance between the first ticket travel reference guide 103 and the ticket-side pressure guide 104, the ticket 101 becomes the position of the ticket-side pressure guide 104. When rotating by striking the upstream end in the transport direction, the rotation angle is insufficient or excessive. Therefore, the top and side edges of the boarding ticket 101 collide with the first ticket travel reference guide 103 and the ticket side pressure guide 104, and turn or bend.

  The present invention solves the problems in the conventional ticket issuing device, and when issuing a small ticket such as an Edmonson ticket, detects the dimension in the width direction of the ticket, to the dimension in the width direction of the ticket Accordingly, by moving the ticket side pressure guide accordingly and controlling the distance between the ticket side pressure guide and the ticket travel reference guide, even if variations in the dimension in the width direction of the ticket occur, there is a difference between the ticket side pressure guide and the ticket travel reference guide. To provide a ticket issuing device that can set the interval to an appropriate value, can change the direction of the ticket appropriately in the middle of the transport path, and can prevent the ticket from being damaged. With the goal.

  Therefore, in the ticket issuing device of the present invention, it is a ticket issuing device that handles a plurality of sizes of tickets, rotates a small ticket and changes the direction, and transports the ticket, A travel reference guide that guides the ticket and a ticket side pressure guide that is movable in a direction perpendicular to the travel reference guide, and moves the ticket side pressure guide according to the detected width dimension of the ticket. And the interval between the travel reference guide and the ticket side pressure guide is controlled.

  In another ticket issuing device of the present invention, the ticket side pressure guide further protrudes from the transport surface of the ticket when the ticket is a small ticket.

  In still another ticket issuing device of the present invention, the ticket further strikes the ticket-side pressure guide and rotates.

  In still another ticket issuing device according to the present invention, the ticket-side pressure guide presses and aligns the rotated ticket against the travel reference guide.

  In still another ticket issuing device of the present invention, a gap is formed in the travel reference guide.

  According to the present invention, when issuing a small ticket such as an Edmonson ticket, the dimension of the ticket in the width direction is detected, the ticket side pressure guide is moved in accordance with the dimension of the ticket in the width direction, and the ticket side pressure is The interval between the guide and the ticket travel reference guide is controlled. As a result, even if variations in the width direction of the ticket occur, the interval between the ticket side pressure guide and the ticket travel reference guide can be set to an appropriate value, and the direction of the ticket is appropriately changed in the middle of the conveyance path. Can be aligned, and the breakage of the ticket can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a configuration of a ticket transport mechanism of a ticket issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a ticket transport mechanism of the ticket issuing device in the present embodiment. The ticket issuing device is, for example, a railway ticket issuing device disposed at a railway station or the like, or a parking ticket issuing device disposed in a car parking lot, but a ticket for issuing any type of ticket. It may be a class issuing device. The ticket issuing device is a ticket issuing device that can issue a plurality of sizes of tickets, issues a plurality of types of tickets having different sizes, and is transported by the ticket transport mechanism 10 and is not shown. It is designed to be discharged from the ticket outlet.

  In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the case where the ticket issuing device is a railway ticket issuing device will be described. Reference numeral 11 denotes a ticket such as a boarding ticket. The ticket 11 may be of any size, and may be any number, but here it is described in the section “Background Art”. Similar to the conventional ticket issuing device, a first large-sized ticket having a length of 85 [mm] and a width of 57.5 [mm], a length of 120 [mm] and a width of 57.5 [mm] And a second large ticket, and an Edmonson ticket as a small ticket having a length of 57.5 [mm] and a width of 30 [mm].

  Moreover, in the said ticket issuing device, the roll paper which wound the elongate strip-shaped continuous paper in roll shape is used. The roll paper is a belt-like continuous paper made of a printable material on the front surface and having a magnetic layer for forming a recording portion such as a magnetic stripe on the back surface. The roll paper is set in a feeding device (not shown) provided in the ticket issuing device and is automatically fed out. Then, the roll paper fed from the roll set in the feeding device is cut to a predetermined length by a cutter device (not shown), and then conveyed on a conveyance path (not shown) including a belt, a roller, a guide, etc. It is sent to the ticket transport mechanism 10 disposed in the middle of the transport path.

  Here, in the case of the ticket issuing device, since three types of tickets are issued, the cutter device changes the cutting position according to the type of the issued ticket, and the same roll paper is used. It is designed to cut. In this case, the roll paper has a width of 57.5 [mm], the length of the roll paper fed out is detected by a sensor, and the length of the bill 11 that is a cut piece of paper has a predetermined dimension. Is cut by a cutter device. And when issuing a 1st large sized ticket, the said cutter apparatus cuts roll paper in the position of 85 [mm] from the front-end | tip of the said roll paper. Moreover, when issuing a 2nd large sized ticket, the said cutter apparatus cuts roll paper in the position of 120 [mm] from the front-end | tip of the said roll paper. Furthermore, when issuing an Edmonson ticket, the cutter device cuts the roll paper at a position of 30 mm from the tip of the roll paper.

  In the ticket issuing device, a printing device (not shown) is disposed between the cutter device and the ticket transport mechanism 10, that is, on the upstream side (right side in the drawing) of the ticket transport mechanism 10 in the transport path. A predetermined item is printed on the surface by the printing apparatus. The predetermined items include, for example, items indicating the type of the ticket 11 such as a boarding ticket, an express ticket, items indicating the boarding section of the boarding station, the getting-off station, etc., items indicating the fee of the ticket 11 such as a boarding fee, an express fee, etc. It is. The printing device may be any type of printing method such as an ink jet method, an electrophotographic method, or a thermal transfer method, and is a printing device capable of printing the predetermined matter on the surface of the ticket 11. Any type of printing apparatus may be used.

  In the ticket issuing device, a recording device (not shown) is disposed between the ticket transport mechanism 10 and the ticket discharge port, that is, on the downstream side (left side in the drawing) of the ticket transport mechanism 10 in the transport path. Then, a predetermined item is recorded on the recording unit composed of the magnetic layer on the back surface by the recording head of the recording apparatus. The predetermined items include, for example, items indicating the type of the ticket 11 such as a boarding ticket, an express ticket, items indicating the boarding section of the boarding station, the getting-off station, etc., items indicating the fee of the ticket 11 such as a boarding fee, an express fee, etc. It is. In the case of a ticket such as a train ticket, items recorded in the recording unit on the back surface are usually recorded with the longitudinal direction of the ticket 11 as the recording direction. For this reason, in the recording apparatus, the recording head is transported so that the longitudinal direction of the ticket 11 coincides with the transporting direction so that the recording head relatively moves in the longitudinal direction of the ticket 11. Also, when the issued ticket 11 is discharged from the ticket discharge port, it is transported and discharged so that the longitudinal direction of the ticket 11 coincides with the transport direction.

  However, when the ticket 11 is an Edmonson ticket, the roll paper having a width of 57.5 [mm] is transported through the transport path in a state of being cut at a position of 30 [mm] from the front end. That is, the ticket 11 is unloaded from the cutter device and sent to the printing device in a sideways state, that is, in a state where the width direction coincides with the conveying direction, and the predetermined matter is printed on the surface by the printing device. The conveyance path is conveyed downstream. Therefore, in the ticket issuing device, when the ticket 11 is an Edmonson ticket by the ticket transport mechanism 10 disposed between the printing device and the recording device in the middle of the transport path, the orientation of the ticket 11 Are transferred so that the longitudinal direction is aligned with the conveying direction.

  As shown in the drawing, the ticket transport mechanism 10 includes a transport belt 12 as a transport device, and transports the ticket 11 in the direction indicated by the arrow C by the transport belt 12. The conveying belt 12 is wound around a plurality of belt pulleys (not shown) and is driven by a belt driving device including a belt driving source (not shown) such as an electric motor. In the example shown in the figure, the ticket 11 is an Edmonson ticket, and is loaded into the ticket transport mechanism 10 from the upstream side in a lateral state, that is, in a state where the width direction coincides with the transport direction.

  On one side of the transport belt 12, a ticket travel reference guide 13 as a travel reference guide for guiding the ticket 11 is disposed in parallel with the transport belt 12. The ticket travel reference guide 13 is divided into an upstream portion and a downstream portion, and a gap is formed between the upstream portion and the downstream portion. The ticket travel reference guide 13 includes a straight portion 13a parallel to the conveyor belt 12 and an inclined portion 13b connected to the straight portion 13a on the upstream side and the downstream side of the gap. The side surface of the straight portion 13a of the ticket travel reference guide 13 on the side of the conveyor belt 12 (the lower side in the figure) serves as a reference surface when the ticket 11 is conveyed. Further, an auxiliary guide 16 is disposed in parallel with the transport belt 12 on the opposite side of the ticket travel reference guide 13 with the transport belt 12 in between. In addition, the space | interval of the linear part 13a of the said ticket travel reference | standard 13 and the auxiliary | assistant guide 16 is the dimension of the width direction as the dimension of the longitudinal direction of an Edmonson ticket, and the short direction of a 1st large-sized ticket and a 2nd large-sized ticket. Is slightly wider than 57.5 [mm], and is narrower than 85 [mm] which is the dimension in the longitudinal direction of the first large-sized ticket.

  A ticket-side pressure guide 14 is disposed between the transport belt 12 and the auxiliary guide 16. The ticket-side pressure guide 14 is rotated in the clockwise direction in the drawing by a pressing means (not shown) around the ticket-side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15 so that the ticket 11 which is an Edmonson ticket is moved to the straight portion 13a of the ticket travel reference guide 13. Can be pressed against the side wall. The pressing means is, for example, a spring, but may be provided with a driving source such as an electric motor, or may be of any kind.

  The ticket-side pressure guide 14 includes a ticket-side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15 and a guide lifting / lowering device (not shown) with respect to the transport surface of the ticket transport mechanism 10 (almost the same plane as the transport surface of the transport belt 12). It can be moved in a vertical direction (a direction perpendicular to the paper surface in the figure). When the ticket 11 is an Edmonson ticket, the ticket-side pressure guide 14 including the ticket-side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15 is raised by the guide lifting device and protrudes from the transport surface of the ticket transport mechanism 10. Further, when the ticket 11 is a first large ticket or a second large ticket, the ticket 11 is not raised and does not protrude from the transport surface of the ticket transport mechanism 10. The guide elevating device includes an elevating drive source such as an electric motor and a solenoid plunger, a power transmission mechanism such as a link mechanism, etc., but the ticket side pressure guide 14 includes the ticket side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15. Any type of device may be used as long as the device can be lifted and lowered.

  Moreover, the detection means for detecting the dimension of the width direction of the ticket 11 which is an Edmonson ticket in the upstream from the ticket side pressure guide 14 in the said ticket conveyance mechanism 10, or the upstream from the ticket conveyance mechanism 10 in the said conveyance path. As shown, a sensor (not shown) is provided. The sensor includes, for example, a plurality of optical sensors, and each optical sensor can detect whether or not the ticket 11 is present at each position. Therefore, the dimension in the width direction of the ticket 11 can be detected depending on which optical sensor detects the presence of the ticket 11 and which optical sensor does not detect the presence of the ticket 11. The sensor may be of any kind, and the number and position of the sensors can be determined as appropriate. In addition, it is desirable that the sensor can determine which type of the ticket 11 is a first large ticket, a second large ticket, or an Edmonson ticket.

  Further, the ticket-side pressure guide 14 includes the ticket-side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15 in the transport direction of the ticket 11 indicated by the arrow C in parallel with the transport surface of the ticket transport mechanism 10 by a guide interval adjusting device (not shown). It can be moved in a direction perpendicular to the direction (indicated by an arrow E in the figure). If the ticket 11 is an Edmonson ticket, the ticket travel reference guide 13 is moved by moving the ticket-side pressure guide 14 in the direction indicated by the arrow E according to the width dimension of the ticket 11 detected by the sensor. And the space between the ticket side pressure guide 14 are controlled. Further, when the ticket 11 is the first large-sized ticket or the second large-sized ticket, the ticket-side pressure guide 14 does not move because the guide interval adjusting device does not operate. The guide interval adjusting device includes an electric motor, a drive source for movement such as a solenoid plunger, a power transmission mechanism such as a link mechanism, etc., but the ticket side pressure guide 14 is also connected to the ticket side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15. Any type of device may be used as long as the device moves in the direction indicated by the arrow E. Furthermore, the guide interval adjusting device may be configured integrally with the guide lifting device.

  The ticket side pressure guide 14 is at the reference position when the width direction dimension of the ticket 11 which is an Edmonson ticket is a reference value, and when the width direction dimension of the ticket 11 is larger than the reference value, When the dimension in the width direction of the ticket 11 is smaller than a reference value, the ticket 11 is moved in a direction approaching the ticket traveling reference guide 13. When the ticket side pressure guide 14 is at the reference position, the distance between the straight portion 13a of the ticket travel reference guide 13 and the ticket side pressure guide 14 at the position of the ticket side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15 is the width direction of the Edmonson ticket. It is slightly wider than 30 mm.

  Here, the gap of the ticket travel reference guide 13 is at a position corresponding to the ticket side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15 in the transport direction. Since the gap and the inclined portion 13b form a wide interval between the ticket travel reference guide 13 and the ticket side pressure guide 14 around the position corresponding to the ticket side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15, as will be described later. The bill 11 which is an Edmonson ticket in a state of facing sideways can be rotated so that the longitudinal direction of the ticket 11 is aligned with the transport direction.

  Further, the ticket issuing device has a control device (not shown). The control device is a kind of computer that includes a calculation means such as a CPU and an MPU, a storage means such as a semiconductor memory and a magnetic disk, a communication interface, etc., and receives a sensor output signal, a belt drive device, a guide lifting device, Controls the operation of the guide interval adjusting device and the like. Furthermore, the control device may control all operations of the ticket issuing device including a feeding device, a cutter device, a printing device, a recording device, and the like.

  Next, the operation of the ticket issuing device configured as described above will be described. First, the case where the ticket 11 issued by the ticket issuing device is the first large ticket or the second large ticket will be described.

  In this case, roll paper having a width of 57.5 [mm] is fed out from the roll set in the feeding device. When the ticket 11 is a first large ticket, the cutter device cuts the roll paper at a position of 85 mm from the tip of the roll paper. Moreover, when the said ticket 11 is a 2nd large sized ticket, the said cutter apparatus cut | disconnects a roll paper in the position of 120 [mm] from the front-end | tip of the said roll paper.

  Subsequently, the ticket 11 is transported along the transport path so that the longitudinal direction coincides with the transport direction. Then, predetermined items are printed on the surface of the ticket 11 by a printing device arranged in the middle of the transport path.

  Subsequently, the ticket 11 reaches the ticket transport mechanism 10 disposed on the downstream side of the printing apparatus. Here, the sensor determines that the ticket 11 is a first large ticket or a second large ticket. Therefore, since the guide lifting device does not operate, the ticket side pressure guide 14 is not raised, and the state where it does not protrude from the transport surface of the ticket transport mechanism 10, that is, the retracted state is maintained. As a result, the ticket 11 is transported in the direction indicated by the arrow C by the transport belt 12 and passes through the ticket transport mechanism 10. In addition, the space | interval of the linear part 13a of the ticket travel reference | standard 13 and the auxiliary | assistant guide 16 is 57.5 [mm] which is the dimension of the width direction as a transversal direction of a 1st large sized ticket and a 2nd large sized ticket. Since it is slightly wider and narrower than 85 [mm] which is the dimension in the longitudinal direction of the first large ticket, the ticket 11 is guided by the ticket travel reference guide 13 and the ticket transport mechanism 10 is moved. pass.

  Subsequently, predetermined items are recorded on the recording unit on the back surface of the ticket 11 by a recording device disposed on the downstream side of the ticket transport mechanism 10. In this case, since the conveyance path is conveyed so that the longitudinal direction of the ticket 11 coincides with the conveyance direction, in the recording apparatus, the recording head relatively moves in the longitudinal direction of the ticket 11, and the recording unit The predetermined items recorded in the are recorded with the longitudinal direction of the ticket 11 as the recording direction.

  Finally, the ticket 11 is discharged from the ticket discharge port on the downstream side of the recording apparatus. At this time, the bill 11 is transported and discharged so that the longitudinal direction coincides with the transport direction.

  Next, the case where the ticket 11 issued by the ticket issuing device is a small Edmonson ticket will be described.

  In this case, a roll paper having a width of 57.5 [mm] is fed out from the roll set in the feeding device, and the cutter device cuts the roll paper at a position of 30 [mm] from the leading end of the roll paper. Subsequently, the ticket 11 is transported on the transport path in a sideways state, that is, in a state where the width direction coincides with the transport direction. Then, predetermined items are printed on the surface of the ticket 11 by a printing device arranged in the middle of the transport path.

  Subsequently, the ticket 11 reaches the ticket transport mechanism 10 disposed on the downstream side of the printing apparatus. Here, the sensor determines that the ticket 11 is an Edmonson ticket. Therefore, the guide lifting device is operated, and the ticket side pressure guide 14 is raised including the ticket side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15 and protrudes from the transport surface of the ticket transport mechanism 10. The sensor detects the dimension of the ticket 11 in the width direction. And when the dimension of the width direction of the above-mentioned bill 11 is a standard value, since the guide interval adjustment device does not operate, the above-mentioned bill side pressure guide 14 is in the standard position. In this case, at the position of the ticket side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15, the distance between the straight portion 13 a of the ticket travel reference guide 13 and the ticket side pressure guide 14 is slightly smaller than 30 [mm] which is the dimension in the width direction of the Edmonson ticket. It has become wide.

  In addition, when the dimension in the width direction of the ticket 11 is not a reference value, the guide interval adjusting device is activated, and the ticket side pressure guide 14 includes the ticket side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15 in the direction indicated by the arrow E. 11 is moved according to the dimension in the width direction. That is, the ticket side pressure guide 14 is moved away from the ticket travel reference guide 13 when the width direction dimension of the ticket 11 is larger than the reference value, and the width direction dimension of the ticket 11 is the reference value. If it is smaller, it is moved in a direction approaching the ticket travel reference guide 13. Thereby, even if the dimension in the width direction of the ticket 11 is not a reference value, the interval between the straight portion 13a of the ticket travel reference guide 13 and the ticket-side pressure guide 14 is larger than the dimension in the width direction of the ticket 11. Also slightly wider.

  And the said ticket 11 is conveyed in the direction shown by the arrow C with the conveyance belt 12 in the state in which the width direction corresponded with the conveyance direction, and when it arrives at the position 11a as shown in the figure, it is substantially the center of the said ticket 11. The portion abuts against the upstream end of the ticket-side pressure guide 14. In this case, since the conveying belt 12 continues to move in the direction indicated by the arrow C, the ticket 11 is counterclockwise in the figure with the portion that is in contact with the upstream end of the ticket-side pressure guide 14 as the center. Rotate in the turning direction (direction indicated by arrow D).

  Here, when the ticket 11 is rotated around a portion where it is in contact with the upstream end of the ticket-side pressure guide 14, the vertex that is farthest from the upstream end of the ticket-side pressure guide 14 of the ticket 11 (see FIG. The trajectory of the upper right apex in FIG. 9 draws an arc with a large radius centering on the portion that is in contact with the upstream end of the ticket-side pressure guide 14. However, the gap between the ticket travel reference guide 13 and the ticket side pressure guide 14 is formed widely around the position corresponding to the ticket side pressure guide rotation fulcrum 15 by the gap and the inclined portion 13b. Therefore, the vertex farthest from the upstream end of the ticket-side pressure guide 14 of the ticket 11 can draw an arc with a large radius without colliding with the ticket travel reference guide 13. Thereby, the ticket 11 can rotate without interfering with the ticket travel reference guide 13.

  And the attitude | position of the said ticket 11 changes sequentially as shown by the position 11b and the position 11c, changes 90 degree | times finally, and becomes an attitude | position as shown by the position 11d. Here, the ticket 11 is pressed against the side wall of the straight portion 13 a of the ticket travel reference guide 13 by the side wall on the downstream side in the transport direction of the ticket-side pressure guide 14. Therefore, the tickets 11 are aligned in a state in which the longitudinal direction coincides with the transport direction, and are guided by the ticket travel reference guide 13, pass through the ticket transport mechanism 10, and are transported downstream.

  Subsequently, predetermined items are recorded on the recording unit on the back surface of the ticket 11 by a recording device disposed on the downstream side of the ticket transport mechanism 10. In this case, since the ticket 11 is transported along the transport path so that the longitudinal direction coincides with the transport direction, in the recording apparatus, the recording head relatively moves in the longitudinal direction of the ticket 11 and the recording unit The predetermined items recorded in the are recorded with the longitudinal direction of the ticket 11 as the recording direction.

  Finally, the ticket 11 is discharged from the ticket discharge port on the downstream side of the recording apparatus. At this time, the bill 11 is transported and discharged so that the longitudinal direction coincides with the transport direction.

  Thus, in this embodiment, when the ticket 11 is a small ticket such as an Edmonson ticket, the sensor detects the width direction dimension of the ticket 11 and detects the detected width direction of the ticket 11. The ticket-side pressure guide 14 is moved in accordance with the dimensions, and the interval between the ticket-side pressure guide 14 and the ticket travel reference guide 13 is controlled. Therefore, even if the position where the cutter device cuts the roll paper changes for some reason and the width direction dimension of the ticket 11 changes, that is, the width of the ticket 11 varies, The distance between the side pressure guide 14 and the ticket travel reference guide 13 can be appropriately adjusted to a value corresponding to the dimension of the ticket 11 in the width direction. Thereby, when the ticket 11 hits the ticket-side pressure guide 14 and rotates, the rotation angle does not become insufficient or excessive. It does not collide with the reference guide 13 or the ticket side pressure guide 14 and turn or bend. Therefore, the direction of the ticket 11 can be appropriately changed and aligned in the middle of the conveyance path, and the damage of the ticket 11 can be prevented.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It can change variously based on the meaning of this invention, and does not exclude them from the scope of the present invention.

It is a top view which shows the structure of the ticket conveyance mechanism of the ticket issuing apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the structure of the ticket conveyance mechanism of the conventional ticket issuing apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

11 Ticket 12 Conveyor Belt 13 Ticket Traveling Guide 14 Ticket Side Pressure Guide

Claims (5)

(A) A ticket issuing device that handles a plurality of size tickets, rotates a small ticket, and changes direction.
(B) a transport device for transporting the ticket;
(C) a travel reference guide for guiding the ticket;
(D) having a ticket side pressure guide movable in a direction perpendicular to the travel reference guide,
(E) The ticket issuing device characterized in that the ticket-side pressure guide is moved in accordance with the detected size of the ticket in the width direction to control the distance between the travel reference guide and the ticket-side pressure guide. The ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ticket side pressure guide protrudes from a transport surface of the ticket when the ticket is a small ticket. The ticket issuing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ticket rotates while hitting the ticket side pressure guide. The ticket issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the ticket side pressure guide aligns the rotated ticket against the traveling reference guide. The ticket issuing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a gap is formed in the travel reference guide.

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