JP2000182090A - Structure for ticket extract port of automatic ticket examining machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To install an automatic ticket examining machine even at a location with wrong installation conditions liably exposed to the weather by providing a drip-proof structure to a ticket extract port of the automatic ticket examining machine. SOLUTION: A drip-proof mechanism 40 that has a shutter 44 closed by its self-weight and open by a carrying force of tickets or the like is provided at a ticket extract port 48. The ticket extract port 48 is formed on the drip- proof mechanism 40 which is provided with a block member 42 having a container chamber 50 to contain the shutter 44 turnably. In this case, a water drainage hole 52 is formed on a block member 42 so as to communicate with the container chamber 50.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate, and more particularly to an improvement in a ticket outlet for discharging inserted tickets, commuter passes, and the like. The present invention also relates to a ticket outlet structure in an automatic ticket gate that can be installed in a place where installation conditions are poor such as semi-outdoor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, automatic ticket gates are generally installed in station premises to avoid wind and rain because they are vulnerable to wind and rain and dust.

However, at small local stations, ticket gates are installed between the station platform and the ticket counter or waiting room. And there is a place where the roof is not attached to the station platform, or a place where the roof is small even if the roof is attached. In such a station, if an automatic ticket gate is installed at the ticket gate, if it rains, it cannot be avoided.

[0004] In particular, a ticket outlet of the automatic ticket gate is formed on the upper surface of the ticket gate main body, and the opening of the outlet faces upward. For this reason, the conventional automatic ticket gate has a structure in which rainwater easily enters the ticket gate main body through the outlet.

[0005] The same applies to the ticket slot as well as the ticket slot. However, due to mischief, for example, drinking water such as juice can be easily inserted into the ticket gate body from the slot or the ticket slot. I have.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has a drip-proof structure at a ticket taking-out port, so that the ticket taking-out port can be installed even in a place where installation conditions are easily exposed to wind and rain. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic ticket gate that can perform such operations.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a ticket outlet structure of an automatic ticket gate (10), which is provided on an upper surface of a main body (12) of the automatic ticket gate (10). A cover that covers the ticket transport mechanism (34) and has an inclined surface (32a) that is inclined downward toward the passage exit direction of the automatic ticket gate (10).
(32), a storage chamber (50) attached to the inclined surface (32a) and communicating with the ticket transport path, and a ticket outlet (48) for discharging the tickets was formed at an upper portion. A block member (42),
Stored in the storage chamber (50), the ticket take-out opening (48) with its own weight and the conveyance force of the tickets, with the support shaft (46) as the center.
And a shutter (44) for opening and closing the door.

The storage chamber (50) is attached to the block member (42).
If a drain hole (52) for draining rainwater from the ticket outlet (48) is formed, a shutter (44) in which rainwater from the ticket outlet (48) is closed. And is smoothly drained to the outside without accumulating in the storage chamber (50).

The cross section of the shutter 44 is
Since the hook (44b) engaging with the support shaft (46) and the vertical portion (44a) extending upward from one of the hooks (44b), the vertical portion (44a) Closes the ticket exit without drive by its own weight.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an automatic ticket gate 10 viewed from the front using a ticket outlet according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the automatic ticket gate 10 viewed from the top.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, an automatic ticket gate 10
Has a ticket gate main body 12 and an adult detection bar 14 attached to the upper part of the ticket gate main body 12. Opening doors 16 are provided before and after the passage surface of the ticket gate main body 12.

At one end of an upper cover 18 located above the ticket gate main body 12, a ticket insertion slot 20 for inserting a ticket such as a ticket or a commuter pass is provided.
On the upper surface of the upper cover 18, there is provided a ticket outlet 48 for returning the tickets to the passenger after subjecting the tickets inserted into the ticket insertion slot 20 to predetermined processing in the ticket gate main body 12. Discharge mechanism 30 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, a plasma display panel 22 for displaying the guidance of the user is provided on the upper surface of the upper cover 18 on the exit side.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the discharge mechanism 30. The ejection mechanism 30 includes a cover 32 for covering a transport mechanism such as catching rollers 34, 34 for temporarily holding the ejected tickets so as not to jump out of the ticket ejection port 48, and the ticket ejection port. From 48, a drip-proof mechanism 40 for preventing rainwater from entering the ticket gate main body 12 is provided. The drip-proof mechanism 40 is attached to an inclined surface 32a of the cover 32 which is inclined downward toward the exit of the automatic ticket gate 10 as shown in FIG.

The structure of the drip-proof mechanism 40 is shown in FIG. 4, a drip-proof mechanism 40 includes a block member 42, a shutter 44 housed in the block member 42, and a support shaft 46 for supporting the vertical portion 44a of the shutter 44 to rotate in a free state. It is composed of

As shown in FIG. 5, the block member 42 is provided with a ticket outlet 48 for discharging tickets in the width direction of the ticket gate main body 12. A storage chamber 50 for storing the shutter 44 is formed in the block member 42 so as to communicate with the ticket outlet 48. The storage chamber 50 communicates with a ticket transport path in the cover 32.
Further, a shutter 4 is provided below the slope of the block member 42.
When the ticket outlet 4 is closed, the ticket outlet 4 is closed.
A drain hole 52 is formed so that rainwater that has entered from 8 is drained.

The shutter 44 is shown in detail in FIG. According to FIG. 6, the shutter 44 includes a hook 44b bent at a right angle, which is engaged with the support shaft 46 in a free state,
And a vertical portion 44a extending vertically upward from one piece of the hook portion 44b. The shutter 44 extends in the width direction of the ticket gate main body 12 and extends at least to the width of the ticket outlet 48. That is, the vertical portion 44a is
6 is located at a position separated from the reference numeral 6. The shutter 44 is preferably made of a metal such as aluminum or stainless steel. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the shutter 44 may be made of a synthetic resin.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the shutter 44 is in a state where the vertical portion 44a is constantly urged downward by its own weight with the support shaft 44 as the center. For this reason, the tip portion 44c of the vertical portion 44a is
Collides with the inner surface of the storage room 50 to close the ticket take-out port 48 as shown in FIG.

Next, the movement of the shutter 44 will be described with reference to FIG.
A description will be given based on FIG. When the tickets are not discharged as described above, as shown in FIG.
Is rotated clockwise around the support shaft 46 by its own weight, and the distal end portion 44c of the vertical portion 44a is
The second storage chamber 50 collides with the inner surface and is locked. Accordingly, the ticket outlet 48 is closed by the shutter 44, and rainwater or the like once entering from the ticket outlet 48 does not enter the ticket gate main body 12. The rainwater that has once entered the ticket outlet 48 due to the closing of the shutter 44 is guided by the vertical portion 44 a of the shutter 44 and enters the storage chamber 50 of the block member 42. Drained outside. Therefore, the automatic ticket gate 10 can be installed even in a place where installation conditions are poor such as being exposed to the weather.

Although the shutter 44 is normally closed by its own weight, the automatic ticket gate 1 shown in FIG.
When a ticket such as a ticket or a commuter pass inserted into the ticket insertion slot 20 is conveyed and discharged, the shutter 44 is pushed upward by the conveyance force as shown in FIG. Classes are discharged from the ticket outlet 48. At this time, the tickets are temporarily held by the catching rollers 34, 34, and only the leading end portion of the tickets is in the ticket outlet 48.
Is held in a state protruding from When the user pulls out the ticket whose tip portion is protruding, the shutter 44 returns to its original state as shown in FIG.
The ticket outlet 48 is closed.

As described above, the shutter 44 opens the ticket outlet 48 by the transporting force of the tickets, and closes the ticket outlet 48 by its own weight. No power is required to operate it.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a drip-proof mechanism having a shutter which closes the ticket outlet by its own weight and opens the ticket outlet by the conveying force of the tickets. Therefore, the shutter can be opened and closed without any driving unit, and a drip-proof structure for the ticket outlet can be obtained with a simple configuration and low cost. Therefore, the automatic ticket gate can be installed in a place where installation conditions are poor such as being exposed to the weather.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the automatic ticket gate shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the discharge mechanism shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the drip-proof mechanism shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the drip-proof mechanism shown in FIG. 4, showing a ticket outlet;

6 is an enlarged perspective view of the shutter shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an operational view corresponding to FIG. 4, showing a state in which the shutter is opened with the conveyance force of the tickets.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Automatic ticket gate 12 Ticket gate main body 18 Top cover 30 Discharge mechanism 32 Cover 32a Inclined surface 40 Drip-proof mechanism 42 Block member 44 Shutter 44a Vertical part 44b Hook part 46 Support shaft 48 Ticket outlet 50 Storage room 52 Drain hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A ticket outlet structure of an automatic ticket gate (10), which is provided on an upper surface of a main body (12) of the automatic ticket gate (10) and covers a ticket transport mechanism (34). A cover (32) having an inclined surface (32a) inclined downward toward the passage exit direction of the automatic ticket gate (10); and a storage room (50) attached to the inclined surface (32a) and communicating with the ticket conveying path. ), A block member (42) formed with a ticket outlet (48) for discharging the tickets at the top, and stored in the storage chamber (50), with the support shaft (46) as the center. The ticket outlet (48) with its own weight and the conveyance force of the tickets
And a shutter (44) for opening and closing the ticket. 2. The storage chamber (50) is attached to the block member (42).
2. The ticket outlet structure of an automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein a drain hole (52) for draining rainwater from the ticket outlet (48) is formed. 3. The shutter 44 has a hook (44b) having a cross section engaged with the support shaft (46), and a vertical portion (44a) extending upward from one of the hooks (44b). The ticket take-out structure for an automatic ticket gate according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: