JP3637093B2 - Automatic ticket gate - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to an automatic ticket gate apparatus that automatically performs a ticket gate operation by taking a ticket inserted by a passer-by at a railway-related station, for example.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, for example, in the railway industry, when a user (passenger) who uses a facility enters or exits the facility, it is provided at the entrance or exit of a facility such as a railroad for the purpose of labor saving in ticket gate work. Or, when changing facilities, take a ticket (recording medium) carried by the user and inspect it, and if the ticket is valid, allow the user to pass, and if it is invalid, An automatic ticket gate that prevents passage has been introduced.
[0003]
This type of automatic ticket gate is a magnetic information (for example, recorded in a magnetic recording unit formed on one side (back side) of a ticket inserted into a slot by a user at the time of entry, exit, or transfer. , Ticket gate information such as entrance station and valid fee), and based on the read information, it is determined whether to allow or block the passage of the user, and predetermined processing on the ticket, for example, printing processing on the ticket surface, After the magnetic recording process is performed on the magnetic recording unit, the boarding ticket is discharged to the outlet.
[0004]
In general, in such an automatic ticket gate, permission and blocking of traffic are performed by opening and closing a door attached to the main body of the automatic ticket gate, and a user-entered ticket cannot enter or leave. If it is a thing, if you try to pass with something that is not a ticket, or if you try to pass without inserting a ticket, close the door to prevent passengers from passing A ticket is issued, or an announcement is made to request that the checkout machine and the staff handle the transaction.
[0005]
In addition, for example, a child before attending school permits passage without a ticket, and can freely pass through a passage in the automatic ticket gate. Therefore, when an adult user tries to pass and does not have an appropriate ticket or tries to pass without a ticket, the child closes the door, but at that time a preschool child was near the door In such a case, there is a possibility that the child's head may be hit at the door, so the current automatic ticket gate device has an infant protection function.
[0006]
In general, automatic ticket gates have a human detection function that detects the passage of passers-by, and by detecting the passers-by passing through the aisle and combining it with the information on the ticket, the door is opened and closed. Permit and deterrence. The infant protection function is based on the sensor information used for this human detection function, and when a child is standing near the door, the door opening / closing operation is prohibited and the child is not struck by the door. Control is being performed.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the human detection function is currently realized by the pattern and sequence of sensors arranged on the automatic ticket gate, and the human detection sensor is also provided on the upper part of the door. Moreover, in the present automatic ticket gate apparatus, there is a frame-shaped thing called a pole part, in which a sensor for human detection and a lamp for user guidance are arranged, and the pole part above the door There are also human detection sensors.
[0008]
When an adult passes, the arrangement is such that both the sensor at the top of the door and the sensor at the pole portion above the door are blocked. When a passer whose height is lower than the pole part passes, the sensor arranged in the pole part is not blocked, but only the sensor at the upper part of the door is blocked. In such a case, the automatic ticket gate determines that the child is near the door and prohibits the door operation. This prevents the door from hitting a child near the door.
[0009]
However, the entire movable range of the door cannot be detected, and it is determined only by the state of the sensor above the door.Therefore, when an infant stands so as not to touch the sensor, or the height of the upper side of the door. When there is an infant with a short height, it cannot be detected by the sensor at the top of the door, the infant protection function does not operate, and the door may operate, which is very dangerous.
[0010]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus that can avoid a collision between an infant existing in the movable range of the door and the door and can protect the infant correctly.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The automatic ticket gate according to the present invention is provided in an apparatus main body forming a passage through which a passer-by passes, and an end portion corresponding to the exit side of the passage of the apparatus main body so as to be opened and closed, and controls the passage of the passer-by A reading door that reads the ticket gate information from a recording medium on which ticket gate information is recorded, presented by the passerby entering the passage, and whether the recording medium is correct or not based on the ticket gate information read by the reading device. A first control unit that controls opening / closing of the door according to a determination result of the determination unit, and a first unit that detects whether an object is present at an upper end of a movable range of the door. When the object detection means, the second object detection means for detecting whether or not an object exists at the lower end of the movable range of the door, and the first and second object detection means both detect the presence of the object The determination result of the determination means And and a second control means allowed to prohibit the operation of the door regardless.
[0012]
The automatic ticket gate of the present invention is provided with an apparatus main body forming a passage through which a passer-by passes, and an end portion of the apparatus main body corresponding to the exit side of the passage so as to be openable and closable. A door for controlling the ticket, reading means for reading the ticket information from a recording medium on which ticket information is recorded, presented by the passerby entering the passage, and the recording medium based on the ticket information read by the reading means Determination means for determining whether the door is correct, first control means for controlling opening / closing of the door according to a determination result of the determination means, and first detecting whether an object is present at an upper end of the movable range of the door. 1 object detection means, a second object detection means for detecting whether or not an object is present at the lower end of the movable range of the door, and standing on the upper part of the apparatus main body for defining the passage The frame and the door of the frame And a passer-by detection means for detecting a passer-by of a predetermined height passing through the pass-through detection means, and the first and second object detection means both detect the presence of an object, and And second control means for prohibiting the operation of the door regardless of the determination result of the determination means when the passer-by detection means does not detect a passerby.
[0016]
[Action]
By detecting whether or not an object exists in the movable range of the door and detecting the presence of the object, the door operation is prohibited regardless of the determination result of the determination means for determining whether the recording medium is correct or not. It is possible to avoid the collision between the infant and the door existing in the movable range, and the infant can be protected correctly, and the safety can be improved.
[0017]
【Example】
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 schematically shows an external configuration of an automatic ticket gate installed in a railway station according to the present embodiment. The automatic ticket gate apparatus 1 is usually installed as a set of two cars at a ticket gate of a station, and a passage through which a passerby passes is formed between the two.
[0018]
At one end of the upper surface of the automatic ticket gate main body 2, for example, a slot for inserting a magnetic type ticket (such as a commuter pass or a regular ticket) in which ticket information such as a valid period or a use section is magnetically encoded is recorded. 3 is provided, and the other end is provided with an outlet 4 for discharging the ticket received from the slot 3. The insertion port 3 is provided with a shutter (not shown) that opens and closes it.
[0019]
A guidance display unit 5 is provided in front of the outlet 4 on the main body 2 to provide guidance to passers-by and station staff.
Doors 6 and 6 that can be opened and closed are respectively provided at both ends of the side of the main body 2 on the side of the passage, and the doors 6 and 6 are opened and closed based on the determination result. To be controlled.
[0020]
A temperature sensor 7 serving as a temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature in the movable range of the door 6 is provided on the side surface on the passage side of the main body 2 and corresponding to the tip of the door 6 on the outlet side. The temperature sensor 7 is for determining whether or not an object having a predetermined temperature (for example, an infant's head) exists in the movable range of the door 6 by detecting the temperature of the movable range of the door 6. For example, a pyroelectric area temperature sensor is used.
[0021]
The temperature sensor 7 is actually provided in each of the two automatic ticket gates 1 and 1 that make a pair as shown in FIG. 2, and can detect the temperature of the movable range of the door 6. The mounting position, detection sensitivity, and the like are set so as to be the detection area SE.
[0022]
A frame-shaped pole portion (frame body) 8 for defining a passer's passage is erected on the upper portion of the main body 2. A plurality of optical sensors as passer-by detection means, for example, exit detectors 9 and 10, entry detectors 11 and 12, and a central passage are provided on the side surfaces of the pole portion 8 and the main body 2 on the side of each passage. Each detector 13 is provided. The exit detector 9 detects a passerby that passes through the portion of the insertion port 3, the exit detector 10 detects a passerby that passes through the portion of the guide display unit 6, and the entrance detector 11 includes the antenna unit 5. The entrance detector 12 detects a passer who passes the portion of the outlet 4, and the center passage detector 13 detects a passer who passes the central portion of the passage. Is.
[0023]
Further, on the pole section 8, a state display section 14 is provided for displaying the operation state of the apparatus (insertion of a child ticket, insertion of an invalid ticket, abnormality of equipment, etc.).
FIG. 3 schematically shows the internal configuration of the main body 2. That is, a conveyance path 21 for conveying the boarding ticket P inserted from the insertion port 3 to the outlet 4 is formed between the insertion port 3 and the outlet 4. A plurality of detectors 22, 23, 24, and 25 are provided on the conveyance path 21, and the passage of the ticket P conveyed on the conveyance path 21 is detected by these detectors. Each detector 22-25 is an optical sensor which consists of a light source and a light receiving element, for example, and detects boarding ticket P by shading when boarding ticket P passes between between a light source and a light receiving element. It has become.
[0024]
On the transport path 21, reading heads (magnetic heads) 26 and 27 as reading means for reading magnetic information recorded in the magnetic recording portion of the boarding ticket P between the slot 3 and the outlet 4, boarding Writing heads (magnetic heads) 28 and 29 as writing means for writing magnetic information to the magnetic recording portion of the ticket P, and reading heads (magnetic head) as reading means for reading the magnetic information recorded on the boarding ticket P 30 and 31 are provided.
[0025]
Each of the read / write heads 26 to 31 is provided with rotating rollers 32 to 37 so as to leave a predetermined interval as the conveyance path 21 and maintain the respective intervals.
[0026]
Each of the read / write heads 26 to 31 can read and write magnetic information with respect to the magnetic recording unit on the back side even when the ticket P is inserted in either the front or back side. In addition, one pair is provided above and below the conveyance path 21.
[0027]
On the conveyance path 21, sorting gates 38 and 39 for sorting the tickets P are provided. Since the distribution gate 38 is different from the ordinary ticket and the post-processing is different, the stored ticket P (for example, abbreviated as “SF card” hereinafter) is used as the SF processor according to the width of the ticket P. On the 40th side, the ordinary ticket is for distributing to the thermal printer 41 and the piercing punch 42 side. The sorting gate 39 distributes the ticket P in the direction of the exit 4 when the inserted ticket P is to be discharged, and collects the ticket P to be collected. The ticket P is distributed in the direction of the bill collection unit 43.
[0028]
FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the control system of the automatic ticket gate configured as described above. That is, this control system reads from a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 51 that controls the entire automatic ticket gate, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 52 that stores a control program of the CPU 51, and a ticket P. RAM (Random Access Memory) 53 as a storage means for storing information as a control program buffer, and an entrance station where the use of the ticket P is started (or an entrance corresponding to the entrance station) A fare memory 54 that stores fare information corresponding to the station code), an interface circuit 55 to which the temperature sensor 7 is connected, a reading circuit 56 for controlling the reading heads 26, 27, 30, 31 and the writing A write circuit 57 for controlling the heads 28 and 29 and a gate control for driving and controlling the sorting gates 38 and 39, respectively. A circuit 58, a print control circuit 59 for controlling the thermal printer 41, a punch control circuit 60 for controlling the punching section 42, a display control circuit 61 for controlling the display sections 5 and 14, and the detectors 9-13. A human detection circuit 62 that detects a passing condition of a passer based on each detection output, a ticket detection circuit 63 that detects a conveyance condition of the ticket P based on each detection output of the detectors 22 to 25, and the SF processing SF processing control circuit 64 that controls the unit 40, a transport control circuit 66 that drives and controls a transport motor 65 that drives a transport system such as the transport path 21, and a door control that controls a door opening and closing mechanism 67 that drives the door 7. The circuit 68 and a transmission control circuit 69 that transmits information to and from a host computer (not shown) that controls the apparatus are included.
[0029]
Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, when a power switch (not shown) is turned on, the CPU 51 checks whether or not the boarding ticket P has been inserted into the insertion port 3 (S1). If not, the detector 13 provided in the center of the passage is It is checked whether or not a passerby is detected (S2). As a result of this check, if the detector 13 has not detected a passerby, the CPU 51 returns to step S1, and if it has been detected, for example, determines that it has entered without entering the boarding ticket P, and currently It is checked whether or not the door 6 is open (S3).
[0030]
If the door 6 is not in the open state as a result of this check, the CPU 51 determines that the door 6 is in the closed state, and ends the process. As a result of the above check, if the door 6 is in the open state, the CPU 51 reads the output of the temperature sensor 7 through the interface circuit 55, so that the temperature near the human body temperature (for example, It is checked whether or not there is an object having (around 40 ° C.) (S4).
[0031]
If there is an object having a predetermined temperature as a result of this check, the CPU 51 checks whether or not the detector 10 provided at the exit of the pole portion 8 detects a passerby (S5). As a result of this check, if the detector 10 has not detected a passerby, the CPU 51 finally determines that there is an object that can be regarded as an infant with a short stature in the movable range of the door 6, and returns to step S4. Steps S4 and S5 are repeated until there is no longer any problem. That is, in this case, since there is an object that can be regarded as an infant within the movable range of the door 6, it is prohibited to close the door 6 until the object disappears.
[0032]
As a result of the check in step S4, if there is no object at the predetermined temperature, the CPU 51 closes the door 6 by sending a door close command to the door control circuit 68 (S6), and ends the process. As a result of the check in step S5, if the detector 10 detects a passerby, the CPU 51 determines that there is an object that can be regarded as a tall adult in the movable range of the door 6. In this case, the door 6 Is closed (S6), and the process is terminated.
[0033]
On the other hand, if the ticket P is inserted into the slot 3 as a result of the check in step S1, a determination process for the ticket P is performed (S7). That is, the inserted ticket P is transported to the take-out port 4 by the transport path 21, and the ticket gate information magnetically recorded on the ticket P is read by the reading head 26 (or 27) during the transport. It is read and sent to the CPU 51 via the reading circuit 56.
[0034]
The CPU 51 determines the validity of the ticket P from the read information. If the ticket P is invalid as a result of the determination, the CPU 51 proceeds to step S3 and closes the door 6 by performing the same operation as described above. However, in this case, if there is an object that can be regarded as an infant in the movable range of the door 6, it is prohibited to close the door 6 until the object disappears, as described above. In this case, the CPU 51 displays the reason for the door being closed on the guidance display unit 5 via the display control circuit 61.
[0035]
When it is determined in step S7 that the boarding ticket P is valid, the CPU 51 controls the writing head 28 (or 29) via the writing circuit 57 to thereby control the boarding ticket P. The entry date and time and the entry information such as the entry station are written, and it is checked whether or not the door 6 is currently closed (S8).
[0036]
If the door 6 is not in the closed state as a result of this check, the CPU 51 determines that the door 6 is in the open state, and ends the process. As a result of the above check, if the door 6 is in the closed state, the CPU 51 reads the output of the temperature sensor 7 through the interface circuit 55, so that the temperature near the human body temperature (for example, It is checked whether there is an object having (around 40 ° C.) (S9).
[0037]
If there is an object having a predetermined temperature as a result of this check, the CPU 51 checks whether or not the detector 10 provided at the exit of the pole portion 8 detects a passerby (S10). As a result of this check, if the detector 10 does not detect a passerby, the CPU 51 finally determines that there is an object that can be regarded as an infant with a short stature within the movable range of the door 6, and returns to step S9. The processes in steps S9 and S10 are repeated until there is no longer any problem. That is, in this case, since there is an object that can be regarded as an infant within the movable range of the door 6, it is prohibited to open the door 6 until the object disappears.
[0038]
As a result of the check in step S9, if there is no object at the predetermined temperature, the CPU 51 sends the door opening command to the door control circuit 68 to open the door 6 (S11), and the process is terminated. As a result of the check in step S10, when the detector 10 detects a passerby, the CPU 51 determines that there is an object that can be regarded as a tall adult in the movable range of the door 6, and in this case, the door 6 Is opened (S11), and the process is terminated.
[0039]
In addition, the boarding ticket P which complete | finished the determination process is discharged | emitted to the exit 4, and waits for the boarding ticket P to be extracted from the exit 4.
Thus, the temperature sensor 7 for detecting the temperature in the movable range of the door 6 is provided, and an object (human head) having a temperature in the vicinity of the human body temperature in the movable range of the door 6 by the output of the temperature sensor 7. If the object is present and the detector 10 of the pole portion 8 is in the non-detection state, it is determined that there is an object that can be regarded as an infant in the movable range of the door 6. By performing the control so as to prohibit the operation of the door 6, it is possible to avoid the collision between the infant existing in the movable range of the door 6 and the door 6, and to protect the infant correctly.
[0040]
In the above-described embodiment, the temperature sensor 7 for detecting the temperature of the movable range of the door 6 is provided, and the temperature sensor 7 outputs an object having a temperature near the human body temperature to the movable range of the door 6 (human's body temperature). Head), that is, the case of determining whether or not an infant is present, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. In the lower part, line sensors 15 and 16 as object detecting means are respectively installed in the horizontal direction, and even one pixel of these line sensors 15 and 16 is blocked, and is arranged on the pole part 8 at the upper part of the door 6. If the detector 10 is not obstructed, it may be determined that an object that can be regarded as an infant exists in the movable range of the door 6 and the opening of the door 6 may be prohibited until the object disappears.
[0041]
In this case, the configuration diagram of the control system is as shown in FIG. 7, and the flowchart for explaining the operation is as shown in FIG. 8 differs from FIG. 5 in that steps S4 and S9 in FIG. 5 are steps S4a, S4b, S9a, and S9b, respectively.
[0042]
That is, in steps S4a and S9a, it is checked whether or not the line sensor 16 provided below the door 6 is in a dark state. If not, the process proceeds to step S6. It progresses to S4b and S9b. In steps S4b and S9b, it is checked whether or not the line sensor 15 provided above the door 6 is in a dark state. If not, the process returns to steps S4a and S9a. Proceed to S5 and S10.
[0043]
As described above, the line sensors 15 and 16 are disposed at the upper and lower portions of the door 6, respectively, and whether or not an object exists in the movable range of the door 6 is determined according to the state of the line sensors 15 and 16. And the detector 10 of the pole portion 8 is in a non-detection state, it is determined that there is an object that can be regarded as an infant in the movable range of the door 6, and control is performed to prohibit the operation of the door 6. By performing the above, it is possible to avoid the collision between the infant 6 existing in the movable range of the door 6 and the door 6 and to protect the infant correctly.
[0044]
In the above-described embodiment, the condition that the detector 10 of the pole portion 8 is in the non-detection state is also included in determining whether or not an object that can be regarded as an infant exists in the movable range of the door 6. It is not always necessary to enter the condition, and it is sufficient to determine whether or not an object exists in the movable range of the door 6 based on at least the output of the temperature sensor 7 or the line sensors 15 and 16.
[0045]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic ticket gate apparatus that can avoid the collision between the infant and the door existing in the movable range of the door and can protect the infant correctly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an appearance of an automatic ticket gate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a detection area of a temperature sensor.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an internal configuration of an automatic ticket gate.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a control system.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation.
FIG. 6 is a side view of a main part for explaining an installation state of a line sensor according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a control system according to another embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining an operation according to another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic ticket gate apparatus, 2 ... Automatic ticket gate apparatus main body, 3 ... Loading slot, 4 ... Outlet, 6 ... Door, 7 ... Temperature sensor, 8 ... Pole part (frame), 9- 13 ... Detector, 15, 16 ... Line sensor, 21 ... Conveyance path, 26, 27 ... Read head, 28, 29 ... Write head, 51 ... CPU, 52 ... ROM, 53 ... RAM 55... Interface circuit 56... Reading circuit 57 .. writing circuit 62 .. human detection circuit 63 .. ticket detection circuit 67 .. door opening / closing mechanism 68. , P ... Magnetic ticket.

Claims (2)

An apparatus main body that forms a passage for passers-by;
A door that opens and closes at an end corresponding to the exit side of the passage of the apparatus body, and controls the passage of the passers-by;
Reading means for reading the ticket gate information from a recording medium on which ticket information is recorded, presented by the passerby entering the passage,
Determination means for determining whether the recording medium is correct or not based on the ticket gate information read by the reading means;
First control means for controlling opening and closing of the door according to a determination result of the determination means;
First object detection means for detecting whether an object is present at the upper end of the movable range of the door;
Second object detection means for detecting whether an object is present at the lower end of the movable range of the door;
A second control unit that prohibits the operation of the door regardless of the determination result of the determination unit when the first and second object detection units both detect the presence of an object;
An automatic ticket gate device comprising: An apparatus main body that forms a passage for passers-by;
A door that opens and closes at an end corresponding to the exit side of the passage of the apparatus body, and controls the passage of the passers-by;
Reading means for reading the ticket gate information from a recording medium on which ticket information is recorded, presented by the passerby entering the passage,
Determination means for determining whether the recording medium is correct or not based on the ticket gate information read by the reading means;
First control means for controlling opening and closing of the door according to a determination result of the determination means;
First object detection means for detecting whether an object is present at the upper end of the movable range of the door;
Second object detection means for detecting whether an object is present at the lower end of the movable range of the door;
A frame standing on the upper part of the apparatus body and defining the passage;
Passer detection means provided at a portion corresponding to the door of the frame and detecting a passerby of a predetermined height passing through the door;
When both the first and second object detection means detect the presence of an object and the passer-by detection means does not detect a passer-by, the operation of the door is performed regardless of the determination result of the determination means. A second control means for prohibiting;
An automatic ticket gate device comprising:

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