JPH0720120Y2 - Ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device for issuing a ticket for a train, a bus, or the like.

Problems to be solved by conventional technologies and devices Train tickets and bus tickets are printed with special information such as commemorative tickets as well as ordinary-sized tickets (ordinary tickets) called Edmonson tickets. Large tickets may be used.

Conventionally, ordinary tickets and large tickets of different sizes are
They are issued by a ticket issuing device for ordinary tickets and a ticket issuing device for large tickets, respectively. A separate journal printer was used to publish the daily sales summary table (journal).

As described above, in the past, since a dedicated device was used for each ordinary ticket, large ticket, and sales summary table, the cost was high, and a large installation space was required as ticket selling equipment.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket issuing device which can issue a regular ticket, a large ticket, and a sales summary sheet by one unit, and therefore does not require a large installation space and is low in cost. .

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a ticket issuing device is provided with a roll-shaped ticketing paper (1) mounting portion (20) and a free end of the ticketing paper (1) as a feed amount. Depending on the cutter (2) that cuts according to a predetermined length, it is located immediately downstream of the cutter (2) and cooperates to hold the paper sheet with the reference holding force (F1) and convey the paper sheet to the paper surface. A printing mechanism including a platen roller (5) and a thermal printing head (4) for printing predetermined information, an upstream side pulley (7a) and a downstream side pulley (7a) arranged downstream of an extension of the printing mechanism in the paper feeding direction. 7b) and a lower endless belt (7) that extends toward the ticket issuing slot (21) and is driven by the first drive means (13) to be pressed into contact with the upstream pulley (7a) to clamp the reference pinch. Force (F
A pinch roller (10) that pinches the paper with a clamping force (F2) exceeding 1) and pulls the paper to send it downstream, and a pinch roller (10)
Is located on the downstream side of the belt and is wound around the upstream pulley (6a) and the downstream pulley (6b) and comes into contact with the lower endless belt (7) with a clamping force (F3) lower than the reference clamping force (F1). And an upper endless belt (6) forming a first conveying path (P1) for conveying the paper sheet toward the ticket issuing port (21), and an elongated plate-like member that is pivotally supported at one end A distribution plate (which is rotatably driven by a driving means (14) and has its other end rotatively moved so that the platen roller (5) and the pinch roller (10) can be blocked or opened so as to be rotatable. 11) and a second conveying path (P2) which is continuous with the guide surface of the distribution plate (11) on the shaft support side and conveys the paper sheet to a place other than the ticket issuing port (21).

Action In the above-mentioned device, the tip of the distribution plate is normally in a state where the platen roller and the pinch roller are opened, and the printed ticket is held by the printing mechanism, and the pinch roller operates regardless of its length. The transport is started by the first
It is issued and issued from the ticket issuing port via the transportation route. Further, when a sales summary table is required, the tip of the distribution plate is lowered to cut off between the platen roller and the pinch roller, thereby printing a predetermined sales record and cutting the sales summary table. It is discharged to another place along the distribution plate and the second conveyance path. That is, this device issues all of ordinary tickets, large-sized tickets and sales summary table by a single device by changing the cutting length and the printing content of the common ticket-issuing paper.

Embodiment Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a ticket issuing device according to the present invention includes a roll-shaped ticket issuing paper (1) mounting portion (20) and a ticket issuing paper (1).
A cutter (2), a printing mechanism (30) including a platen roller (5) and a thermal print head (4), which continues from the upstream side to the downstream side in the transport direction, and a downward direction extending toward the ticket issuing port (21). Endless belt (7) and pinch roller (10) located upstream of the lower endless belt (7)
And the lower endless belt (7) in contact with the reference clamping force (F
Hold the paper with a holding force (F2) less than 1)
An upper endless belt (6) forming a first conveying path (P1) for conveying toward (1) and a distribution plate () capable of blocking between the platen roller (5) and the pinch roller (10). 11) and a second conveyance path (P2) that branches through the distribution plate (11) and extends upward.

The cutter (2) is provided for cutting the free end of the ticket-issuing paper (1) in cooperation with a paper feed mechanism (not shown) whose feed amount can be controlled, so as to cut it at a predetermined length according to the feed amount.

The printing mechanism (30) is composed of a platen roller (5) and a print head (4) located immediately after the cutter (2),
The two work together to hold the paper sheet with an appropriate reference holding force (F1) and print the predetermined information on the paper surface while conveying the paper sheet. The platen roller (5) is driven by a pulse motor (not shown).

The thermal print head (4) can change print contents according to various tickets by a program and data stored in a ROM (not shown).
It is also possible to print a sales summary table based on sales data stored in (not shown).

The first conveying path (P1) is arranged downstream of the printing mechanism (30) in the paper sheet conveying direction and is wound around the upstream pulley (7a) and the downstream pulley (7b) to issue a ticket. A lower endless belt (7) extending toward (21) and having an upper side surface as a conveying surface.
When facing the lower endless belt (7) on the upstream side,
When driven by the driving means (13), the pinch roller (10) is brought into pressure contact with the upstream pulley (7a) and nips with a nipping force (F2) exceeding the above-mentioned reference nipping force (F1). , A pinch roller located downstream of the pinch roller (10) and wound around an upstream pulley (6a) and a downstream pulley (6b) to come into contact with the lower endless belt (7) and lower than the reference clamping force (F1) It is composed of an upper endless belt (6) configured to hold a paper sheet with force (F3).

Thus, the holding force (F3) between the upper endless belt (6) and the lower endless belt (7) is smaller than the reference holding force (F1) between the thermal print head (4) and the platen roller (5). Moreover, the holding force (F2) between the pinch roller (10) and the upstream pulley (7a) is set to be equal to or more than the reference holding force (F1).

Further, the transport speed of the first transport path (P1) is set to be faster than the transport speed of the platen roller (5).

The pinch roller (10) is fixed to the upper end of a dogleg-shaped actuating lever (9) pivotally supported at the central portion, and the lower end of the actuating lever (9) is a solenoid (first driving means). The solenoid (13) is connected to the plunger (13a) of 13), and is turned around the fulcrum (12a) by turning on and off the solenoid (13). By the movement of the lower end, it presses against the upstream pulley (7a) and cooperates.

The downstream pulley (7b) is driven by a conveyance motor (not shown), and the downstream pulley (6b) and the upstream pulley (6a) pull the paper with a force corresponding to the gripping force (F3). And guide you to the ticket issuing port (21). When the pinch roller (10) is driven and pressed against the upstream pulley (7a), the pinch roller (10) sends the paper sheet between the lower endless belts (7) downstream by a force corresponding to the holding force (F2).

The distribution plate (11) is a long plate-shaped guide member extending toward the second conveyance path (P2) while being inclined upward from immediately downstream of the platen roller (5), and is rotatable at one end side. It is pivotally supported and is rotationally driven by a solenoid (14) which is a second drive means, and the other end is rotationally moved to block between the platen roller (5) and the pinch roller (10) to guide the guide. A path is formed along one side to guide the paper sheet to the second conveyance path (P2). When it is not driven, it rotates by the spring action and the front end is pinched with the platen roller (5). It is designed to open between the roller (10).

That is, the distribution plate (11) has an upper end connected to a plunger (14a) of a solenoid (14) and is turned on and off by the solenoid (14) to rotate about a fulcrum (15a) as an operating lever (15). The platen roller (5) and the pinch roller (10) can be blocked by the tip of the fixed part.

The second conveyance path (P2) continues to the end of the distribution plate (11) on the pivotal support side and extends upwards so that the ticket paper (sales summary table) can be sent to other places (counter table take-out port, etc.) other than the ticket issuing port (21). It is designed to be transported.

In the above-mentioned structure, the clamping force (F1, F2, F3) of each part is set so as to have the specific relationship as described above. Generally, the gripping force (holding force) of the paper sheet is determined by the contact area of the paper sheet with the paper sheet, the surface condition, and the holding pressure. Therefore, compared to the standard clamping force (F1) by the platen roller (5) and the thermal printing head (4), a lower endless belt (F3) that requires a clamping force (F3) lower than this even when the large-sized ticket is most extended ( 7) and the upper endless belt (6) achieve the desired clamping force (and therefore the conveying force) by reducing the contact area and setting the clamping pressure weakly, while the reference clamping force (F
Increasing the contact area between the upstream pulley (7a) and pinch roller (10), which requires a clamping force (F2) that exceeds 1),
A predetermined clamping force (conveying force) can be obtained by strongly setting the clamping pressure.

FIG. 2 shows the front end portion of the ticket-issuing paper (1) mounted in a roll on the apparatus. The ticket-issuing paper (1) has a width of 57 mm, and is used for ordinary tickets by being cut at a point (C1) 30 mm from the tip, and an arbitrary point exceeding 30 mm from the tip (for example, C2). By cutting at, it becomes for a large ticket of the size desired by the user. Further, the ticket issuing paper (1)
Is also used as a form of sales summary that can be quite long.

Next, the operation of the device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A to 3C.

1) When issuing a plain ticket (Fig. 3A): In this case, the distribution plate (1) is in a state in which the front end is raised.

First, as shown in the figure, the tip of the ticket-issuing paper (1) is cut into a ticket-issuing paper piece (1a) having a length of 30 mm by the cutter (2). The piece of paper (1a) is held in a sandwiched state between the thermal print head (4) and the platen roller (5). At this time, the pinch roller (10) is separated from the lower endless belt (7) and raised. Next, when the customer puts in a fee and presses a predetermined button, the upper endless belt (6) and the lower endless belt (7) start to operate, and the sheet piece (1a) is set by the thermal print head (4). Platen roller (5) while information is printed
Transported by.

After the completion of such printing, when the solenoid (13) which is the first driving means is turned on, the pinch roller (10) descends with the rotation of the operating lever (9) as shown by the arrow, and the lower endless belt. Upstream pulley (7a) around (7)
The front end of the sheet piece (1a) is clamped by being cooperated with and pulled toward the first transport path (P1). As a result, the piece of paper (1a) is released from being held between the thermal print head (4) and the platen roller (5), and is issued as a single ordinary ticket through the first conveyance path (P1). It will be discharged to 21).

2) When issuing a large ticket (Fig. 3B): First, the distribution plate (11) and the pinch roller (10) are in a raised state, as in the case of issuing an ordinary ticket. Next, when the customer charges and presses a predetermined button, the upper endless belt (6) and the lower endless belt (7).
Starts to operate, and the leading end of the ticket-issuing paper (1) is sent to the thermal print head (4) via the cutter (2). In this way, the leading end of the ticket-issuing paper (1) is conveyed between the upper endless belt (6) and the lower endless belt (7) while the predetermined information is printed by driving the platen roller (5). . At this time, since the holding force (F3) between the upper endless belt (6) and the lower endless belt (7) is smaller than the holding force (F1) between the thermal print head (4) and the platen roller (5), The printing operation is the first
It is not affected by pulling etc. due to the high-speed transfer operation of the transfer path (P1).

In this way, as shown in the figure, when the printing of the leading edge of the ticket-issuing paper (1) is completed for a predetermined length, the conveyance by the platen roller (5) is stopped and the ticket-issuing paper (1) is cut by the cutter (2). ) Is cut into a large-sized ticket-issuing paper piece (1b), and then conveyance is restarted to generate the ticket-issuing paper piece (1b).
The remaining information is printed on the unprinted part of the. After printing is completed,
When the solenoid (13) as the first drive means is turned on,
The pinch roller (10) descends and the upstream pulley (7
By cooperating with a), the paper piece (1b) is clamped and pulled toward the first transport path (P1). As a result, the sheet piece (1b) is released from being held between the thermal printing head (4) and the platen roller (5), and the first conveyance path (P
It will be discharged to the ticket issuing port (21) as one large ticket through 1).

3) When issuing a sales summary table (Fig. 3C): When an employee pushes down the sales summary button (not shown), the second
The solenoid (14) as a driving means is turned on, and the tip end portion of the distribution plate (11) descends with the rotation of the actuating lever (15) to block the first conveyance path (P1). . Then, the leading edge of the ticket-issuing paper (1) is driven by the platen roller (5) to drive the thermal print head (4).
While the sales data is being printed by, it will be discharged as a sales summary sheet via the distribution plate (11) and the second conveyance path (P2).

In the operation in each of the above cases, the drive timing of each unit and the like are electrically performed by the control circuit (not shown).

Effect of the Invention As described above with reference to the embodiments, in the present invention, the ticket issuing device is configured such that the mounting portion (20) of the roll-shaped ticketing paper (1) and the free end of the ticketing paper (1) are fed depending on the feed amount. And a cutter (2) that cuts at a predetermined length with the cutter (2) located immediately downstream of the cutter (2) in cooperation with each other to clamp the ticket with a reference clamping force (F1) and convey the ticket to a predetermined surface. A printing mechanism (30) including a platen roller (5) for printing information and a thermal printing head (4), and an upstream pulley (7a) and a downstream side which are arranged downstream of an extension of the printing mechanism in the paper sheet conveyance direction. The lower endless belt (7) wound around the pulley (7b) and extending toward the ticket issuing slot (21), and driven by the first drive means (13) to be pressed against the upstream pulley (7a) and Clamping with a clamping force (F2) that exceeds the standard clamping force (F1), pulling the ticket paper and sending it downstream The pinch roller (10), which is located on the downstream side of the pinch roller (10) and is wound around the upstream pulley (6a) and the downstream pulley (6b), is in contact with the lower endless belt (7) and has the reference clamping force. An upper endless belt (6) forming a first conveyance path (P1) for nipping with a nipping force (F3) less than (F1) and carrying the ticket toward the ticket issuing opening (21), and a long plate In the shape of a shaft, which is rotatably supported at one end side, and is rotatably driven by the second drive means (14) and the other end portion is rotatably moved so that the platen roller (5) and the pinch roller (1
0) and a distribution plate (11) which can be rotated so as to be blocked or open, and a paper sheet connected to a guide surface of the distribution plate (11) on a shaft support side other than the ticket issuing port (21). Since it is configured with the second transport path (P2) that transports it to other places, a single ticket issuing device can smoothly issue ordinary tickets, large tickets, and even a sales summary table, greatly reducing equipment costs. While you can
It has a remarkable effect that it does not require a large device installation space.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged view showing an essential part of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the leading end of a ticket issuing sheet used in the device of the present invention, and FIGS. 3A to 3C are the devices. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the operation of FIG. (1): Ticket issuing paper, (2): Cutter, (4): Thermal print head, (5): Platen roller, (6): Upper endless belt, (7): Lower endless belt, (6a, 7a):
Upstream pulley, (6b, 7b): Downstream pulley, (1
0): Pinch roller, (11): Distribution plate, (13): 1st
Drive means, (14): second drive means, (20): mounting part,
(21): ticket issuing port, (30): printing mechanism, (P1): first transport path, (P2): second transport path.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yasushi Kobayashi 11 Hiraide Industrial Park, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture Japan Signal Co., Ltd. Utsunomiya Plant (56) Reference JP-A-55-61889 (JP, A) 61-180355 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A mounting portion (20) for a roll-shaped ticket issuing paper (1).
A cutter (2) for cutting the free end of the ticket-issuing paper (1) to a predetermined length according to the feed amount, and a cutter (2) located immediately downstream of the cutter (2) and working together to clamp the ticket paper as a reference. A printing mechanism (30) composed of a platen roller (5) and a thermal print head (4) for printing predetermined information on the face of the paper while nipping it with a force (F1), and a paper feed direction of the printing mechanism. A lower endless belt (7) that is arranged downstream in the extension and is wound around an upstream pulley (7a) and a downstream pulley (7b) and extends toward the ticket issuing slot (21).
And is driven by the first driving means (13) to be pressed against the upstream pulley (7a) and clamped with a clamping force (F2) exceeding the reference clamping force (F1) to pull the paper sheet to the downstream side. It is wound around a pinch roller (10), an upstream pulley (6a) and a downstream pulley (6b) located on the downstream side of the pinch roller (10), and comes into contact with the lower endless belt (7) to obtain the reference clamping force. An upper endless belt (6) forming a first conveying path (P1) for conveying a paper sheet toward the ticket issuing port (21) by nipping it with a nipping force (F3) lower than (F1), and a long plate Drive means (14), which is rotatably supported at one end side thereof
The distribution plate (11) which is rotatably driven by the other end and rotatably moves the other end portion so that the platen roller (5) and the pinch roller (10) can be rotatably blocked or opened.
And a second conveying path (P2) which is continuous with the guide surface of the distribution plate (11) on the pivotal support side and conveys the ticket paper to a place other than the ticket issuing port (21).