Automatic vending equipment, ticket issuing device and ticket issuing system

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of self-service terminal equipment, and discloses a ticket dispensing device, including a shell and a first and a second limiting member. The shell is provided with a ticket entry port and a ticket entry channel, and the ticket entry channel is connected to the ticket entry port. The first limiting member is installed on the shell. The second limiting member is located in the ticket entry channel, and two of the second limiting members are respectively located on opposite sides of the first limiting member, and the two second limiting members and the first limiting member are used to cooperate with each other to bend the bills entering the ticket entry channel in a direction perpendicular to the ticket dispensing direction and toward the first limiting member. Through the above structure, the bills to be rubbed out can be slightly separated from other bills to reduce the friction between the bills, so as to facilitate the separation of the bills to be rubbed out from other bills, and ensure the accuracy of single bill dispensing.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of self-service terminal equipment, and in particular to a ticket issuing device. Background Art

[0002] With the development of economy and increasingly fierce market competition, in order to improve the competitiveness of enterprises, the self-service sales model that completes transactions efficiently and accurately without the need for staff supervision has become an option for enterprises to expand sales channels.

[0003] In current self-service vending machines, when a ticket dispensing device of a single-ticket type self-service vending machine rubs out multiple tickets from a ticket bin, it is not easy to separate a required single ticket from other tickets, and the accuracy of the single-ticket dispensing cannot be guaranteed. Summary of the invention

[0004] The embodiment of the present invention aims to provide an automatic vending machine and a ticket issuing device and a ticket issuing system thereof, so as to solve the technical problem in the prior art that the accuracy of issuing a single ticket cannot be guaranteed.

[0005] The embodiment of the present invention solves the technical problem by adopting the following technical solution: providing a ticket issuing device, comprising:

[0006] A housing, wherein the housing is provided with a ticket entry port and a ticket entry channel, and the ticket entry channel is connected to the ticket entry port;

[0007] A first limiting member, the first limiting member is installed on the housing; and

[0008] A second limiter, the second limiter is located in the ticket entry channel, two second limiters are respectively located on opposite sides of the first limiter, and the two second limiters and the first limiter are used to cooperate with each other to bend the bill entering the ticket entry channel along a direction perpendicular to the ticket exiting direction and toward the first limiter.

[0009] In some embodiments, the first limiting member includes a ticket rubbing roller, and the ticket rubbing roller is close to the ticket inlet.

[0010] In some embodiments, two of the second limiting members are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the first limiting member along a direction perpendicular to the ticket issuing direction.

[0011] In some embodiments, the first stopper comprises a first abutment portion;

[0012] Each of the second limiting members comprises a second abutting portion;

[0013] The contact point between the first abutting portion and the bill does not intersect with the line connecting the two second abutting portions of the two second limiting members, and the contact point between the first abutting portion and the bill is located above the line connecting the two second abutting portions, so that the first abutting portion and the two second abutting portions can cooperate with each other to bend the bill entering the ticket entry channel along a direction perpendicular to the ticket output direction and toward the first limiting member.

[0014] In some embodiments, each of the second stoppers comprises a guiding slope;

[0015] The guide slope faces the ticket inlet, and is used to guide the bill to abut against the second abutting portion.

[0016] In some embodiments, a ticket restriction channel is provided in the ticket entry channel;

[0017] The thickness of the bill limiting channel is greater than the thickness of one bill and less than the thickness of two bills.

[0018] In some embodiments, the housing includes a first stopper and a second stopper;

[0019] The first stopper and the second stopper together define the bill limiting passage.

[0020] In some embodiments, the first stopper comprises a blocking slope;

[0021] The blocking slope faces the ticket inlet, and is used to abut against multiple bills rubbed into the ticket inlet channel, so that the multiple bills rubbed out are gradually separated from a bill that needs to be sent out, and the bill that needs to be sent out enters the bill restriction channel.

[0022] In some embodiments, the housing is provided with a ticket outlet and a ticket outlet channel;

[0023] The ticket dispensing channel is connected to the ticket dispensing port;

[0024] The exit of the bill limiting passage faces the entrance of the bill dispensing passage.

[0025] In some embodiments, the two second limiting members and the second stopper together define the ticket entry channel;

[0026] The first stopper is located between the two second limiting members.

[0027] In some embodiments, the ticket dispensing device includes a rubber roller assembly, which includes a first rubber roller and a second rubber roller;

[0028] The first rubber roller and the second rubber roller are respectively installed on the shell and are located between the ticket input channel and the ticket output channel. The first rubber roller and the second rubber roller are aligned in a direction perpendicular to the ticket output channel and abut against each other. The abutment point of the first rubber roller and the second rubber roller is located between the ticket input channel and the ticket output channel.

[0029] The embodiment of the present invention also adopts the following technical solutions to solve the technical problems:

[0030] Provided is a ticket dispensing system, comprising a ticket bin and the above-mentioned ticket dispensing device, wherein the ticket bin is connected to the ticket dispensing device;

[0031] The ticket bin is used to store tickets, and a ticket outlet is provided in the ticket bin, and the position of the ticket outlet corresponds to the position of the ticket inlet.

[0032] The embodiment of the present invention also adopts the following technical solution to solve the technical problem: an automatic vending machine is provided, including the ticket issuing system described above.

[0033] Compared with the prior art, in the automatic vending machine and its ticket dispensing device and ticket dispensing system provided in the embodiment of the present invention, the two second limit members and the first limit members are used to cooperate with each other to bend the bill entering the ticket input channel in a direction perpendicular to the ticket dispensing direction and toward the first limit member, so that the bill to be rubbed out can be slightly separated from other bills to reduce the friction between the bills, so as to facilitate the separation of the bill to be rubbed out from other bills, thereby ensuring the accuracy of single bill dispensing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] One or more embodiments are exemplarily described by pictures in the corresponding drawings, and these exemplified descriptions do not constitute limitations on the embodiments. Elements with the same reference numerals in the drawings represent similar elements, and unless otherwise stated, the figures in the drawings do not constitute proportional limitations.

[0035] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of a ticket issuing system provided by one embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the ticketing system shown;

[0037] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the ticket dispensing device of the ticket dispensing system shown;

[0038] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 An enlarged schematic diagram of part A of the ticketing system is shown;

[0039] Figures 5 to 7 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the ticket dispensing device of the ticket dispensing system at different angles

[0040] Figure, in which the note is bent. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the present invention is described in more detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that when an element is described as "connecting" another element, it can be directly on another element, or there can be one or more centered elements therebetween. The orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "upper end", "lower end", "top" and "bottom" used in this specification is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0042] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this specification have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention. The terms used in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0043] See also Figure 1 One embodiment of the present invention provides a ticket issuing system 100, including a ticket bin 10 and a ticket issuing device 20, wherein the ticket bin 10 is connected to the ticket issuing device 20.

[0044] Please also read Figure 2 and Figure 3 The ticket bin 10 is a cubic structure for storing bills 200. The ticket bin 10 includes a ticket outlet 102 and a ticket pressing roller 104. The ticket outlet 102 is close to the bottom wall of the ticket bin 10. The ticket pressing roller 104 is installed in the ticket bin 10 and is located inside the ticket bin 10, and is used to press the bills 200 in the ticket bin 10.

[0045] The ticket dispensing device 20 includes a housing 22 , a first limiting member 24 , a second limiting member 26 and a rubber roller assembly 28 . The first limiting member 24 , the second limiting member 26 and the rubber roller assembly 28 are all located in the housing 22 .

[0046] The housing 22 is provided with a ticket inlet 220, a ticket outlet 222, a ticket inlet channel 224 and a ticket outlet channel 226. The position of the ticket inlet 220 corresponds to the position of the ticket outlet 102, the ticket inlet channel 224 is connected to the ticket inlet 220, and the ticket outlet channel 226 is connected to the ticket outlet 222. A bill limiting channel 228 is provided in the ticket inlet channel 224, the outlet of the bill limiting channel 228 faces the entrance of the ticket outlet channel 226, and the thickness of the bill limiting channel 228 is greater than the thickness of one bill 200 and less than the thickness of two bills 200.

[0047] Please continue reading Figure 4 The housing 22 includes a first stopper 221 and a second stopper 223 , and the first stopper 221 and the second stopper 223 together define the bill limiting channel 228 .

[0048] The first stopper 221 includes a blocking slope 2210, and the second stopper 223 is in the shape of a flat plate. The blocking slope 2210 and the second stopper 223 form an acute angle, and the blocking slope 2210 faces the ticket inlet 220. The blocking slope 2210 is used to abut against the extra bills 200 that are rubbed out, so that the extra bills 200 are gradually separated from the one bill 200 that needs to be sent out, and the one bill 200 that needs to be sent out enters the bill limiting passage 228. Because the thickness of the bill limiting passage 228 is greater than the thickness of one bill 200 and less than the thickness of two bills 200, during the transmission process of the bills 200, the extra bills 200 will be blocked by the first stopper 221 and the second stopper 223 in the ticket inlet passage 224, so as to separate the extra bills 200 and wait for the transmission of the next bill 200. In addition, the first blocking member 221 includes a blocking slope 2210 , which can facilitate the gradual separation of the extra bills 200 and the bill 200 that needs to be sent out, so as to guide the bill 200 that needs to be sent out to the bill limiting channel 228 .

[0049] In some embodiments, at least one position of the first stopper 221 and the second stopper 223 can be adjusted, so that the thickness of the bill limiting channel 228 can be adjusted according to the thickness of different bills, so that the thickness of the bill limiting channel 228 is greater than the thickness of one bill and less than the thickness of two bills. For example, the first stopper 221 is installed above the bill and can be moved in a direction perpendicular to the bill to adjust its relative position with the second stopper 223. When the thickness of the bill limiting channel 228 is adjusted to be greater than the thickness of one bill and less than the thickness of two bills, the first stopper 221 can be fixed to the housing 22 by bolts or screws, so that the relative positions of the first stopper 221 and the second stopper 223 are fixed.

[0050] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the first limiting member 24 is installed on the housing 22, and the first limiting member 24 is located outside the ticket entry channel 224 and close to the ticket entry port 220. In the present embodiment, the first limiting member 24 is a ticket rubbing roller, which is located at the bottom of the ticket compartment 10 and close to the ticket exit 102. When the bill 200 is placed in the ticket compartment 10, the bill 200 is pressed on the ticket rubbing roller 24 by its deadweight. In addition, the ticket pressing roller 104 is pressed on the top of the bill 200, so that the bill 200 further presses the ticket rubbing roller 24, so as to increase the friction between the bill 200 and the ticket rubbing roller 24, which can help the ticket rubbing roller 24 to rub the bill 200 out of the ticket exit 102. The ticket rubbing roller 24 is connected to the motor, and when the motor drives the ticket rubbing roller 24 to rotate around its rotation axis, the ticket rubbing roller 24 rubs the bill 200 in contact with it out of the ticket exit 102.

[0051] Please also read Figure 5 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 The second stopper 26 is located in the ticket entry channel 224. There are two second stoppers 26. The two second stoppers 26 are arranged in a direction perpendicular to the ticket output direction and are respectively located on opposite sides of the ticket rubbing roller 24. The two second stoppers 26 and the ticket rubbing roller 24 cooperate with each other to bend the bill 200 entering the ticket entry channel 224 in a direction perpendicular to the ticket output direction and toward the ticket rubbing roller 24. When the ticket rubbing roller 24 rubs the bill 200 out of the ticket bin 200, multiple bills 200 will be rubbed out. The two second limit members 26 and the ticket rubbing roller 24 work together to bend the multiple bills 200 entering the ticket entry channel 224 in a direction perpendicular to the ticket output direction and toward the ticket rubbing roller 24, so that the bill 200 in contact with the ticket rubbing roller 24 can be slightly separated from other bills 200, so as to reduce the friction between the bills 200, so as to facilitate the separation of the bill 200 in contact with the ticket rubbing roller 24 from the remaining bills 200.

[0052] The first stopper 24 includes a first abutment portion 240 (see Figure 7 ), each of the second stoppers 26 includes a second abutment 260. The contact point between the first abutment 240 and the bill 200 does not intersect with the line connecting the two second abutment 260 of the two second stoppers 26, and the contact point between the first abutment 240 and the bill 200 is located above the line connecting the two second abutment 260, so that the first abutment 240 and the two second abutment 260 can cooperate with each other to bend the bill 200 entering the ticket entry channel 224 in a direction perpendicular to the ticket dispensing direction and toward the ticket rubbing roller 24.

[0053] In this embodiment, the two second stoppers 26 are symmetrically arranged relative to the first stopper 24. Each second stopper 26 comprises a guide slope 262, which faces the ticket inlet 220 and is used to guide the bill 200 rubbed out by the ticket rubbing roller 24 to abut against the second abutting portion 260.

[0054] The two second position-limiting members 26 are sheet-shaped structures. The two second position-limiting members 26 and the second stopper 223 together define the ticket insertion channel 224 . The first stopper 221 is located between the two second position-limiting members 26 .

[0055] It can be understood that, in some other embodiments, the first limiting member may be other structures, as long as it can cooperate with the two second limiting members 26 to bend the bill 200 entering the ticket entry channel 224 along a direction perpendicular to the ticket output direction and toward the ticket rubbing roller 24. For example, the first limiting member may include a ticket rubbing roller and a limiting structure. The limiting structure may adopt a structure similar to the second limiting member 26. After the ticket rubbing roller rubs the bill out of the ticket bin, the limiting structure cooperates with the two second limiting members 26 to bend the bill 200 entering the ticket entry channel 224 along a direction perpendicular to the ticket output direction and toward the ticket rubbing roller 24.

[0056] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 The rubber roller assembly 28 is disposed between the ticket entry channel 224 and the ticket exit channel 226, and includes a first rubber roller 280 and a second rubber roller 282. The first rubber roller 280 and the second rubber roller 282 are respectively mounted on the housing 22 and are located between the ticket entry channel 224 and the ticket exit channel 226. The first rubber roller 280 and the second rubber roller 282 are aligned and abutted against each other in a direction perpendicular to the ticket exit channel 226. The abutting portion of the first rubber roller 280 and the second rubber roller 282 is located between the ticket entry channel 224 and the ticket exit channel 226. The first rubber roller 280 and the second rubber roller 282 can rotate around their respective rotation axes to rub the bill 200 from the ticket entry channel 224 into the ticket exit channel 226 and send it out from the ticket exit 222.

[0057] In the ticket dispensing device 20 of the present embodiment, the two second limit members 26 and the first limit member 24 are used to cooperate with each other to bend the bill entering the ticket input channel 224 in a direction perpendicular to the ticket dispensing direction and toward the first limit member 24, so that the bill to be rubbed out can be slightly separated from other bills to reduce the friction between the bills, so as to facilitate the separation of the bill to be rubbed out from other bills, thereby ensuring the accuracy of single bill dispensing.

[0058] In addition, since the thickness of the bill limiting channel 228 is between the thickness of one bill and the thickness of two bills, during the transmission of the bill 200, if multiple bills enter the ticket entry channel 224, only one bill will be sent from the bill limiting channel 228 to the ticket exit channel 226, and the remaining bills will be left in the ticket entry channel 224 and wait for the next transmission.

[0059] Another embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic vending machine, which includes the ticket issuing system 100 provided in the above embodiment.

[0060] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit them. Under the concept of the present invention, the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments may also be combined, the steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other changes in different aspects of the present invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of simplicity. Although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, a person of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features may be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A ticket dispensing device (20), characterized in that: include: A housing (22), wherein the housing (22) is provided with a ticket entry port (220) and a ticket entry passage (224), wherein the ticket entry passage (224) is connected to the ticket entry port (220); A first limiting member (24), the first limiting member (24) being installed on the housing (22), the first limiting member (24) being close to the ticket entrance (220); as well as a second limiting member (26), the second limiting member (26) being located in the ticket entry channel (224), the two second limiting members (26) being located at opposite sides of the first limiting member (24), the two second limiting members (26) and the first limiting member (24) being used to cooperate with each other to bend the bill entering the ticket entry channel (224) in a direction perpendicular to the bill exiting direction and toward the first limiting member (24); Wherein, the first limiting member (24) includes a first abutting portion (240), each of the second limiting members (26) includes a second abutting portion (260), and the contact point between the first abutting portion (240) and the bill does not intersect with the line connecting the two second abutting portions (260) of the two second limiting members (26).

2. The ticket dispensing device (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first position-limiting member (24) comprises a ticket-rubbing roller, and the ticket-rubbing roller is close to the ticket inlet (220).

3. The ticket dispensing device (20) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The two second limiting members (26) are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the first limiting member (24) along a direction perpendicular to the ticket dispensing direction.

4. The ticket dispensing device (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The contact point between the first abutting portion (240) and the bill is located above the line connecting the two second abutting portions (260), so that the first abutting portion (240) and the two second abutting portions (260) can cooperate with each other to bend the bill entering the bill entry channel (224) in a direction perpendicular to the bill exiting direction and toward the first limiting member (24).

5. The ticket dispensing device (20) according to claim 4, characterized in that: Each of the second limiting members (26) comprises a guiding inclined surface (262); The guiding inclined surface (262) faces the ticket inlet (220), and the guiding inclined surface (262) is used to guide the bill to abut against the second abutting portion (260).

6. The ticket dispensing device (20) according to claim 1, characterized in that: A ticket restriction channel (228) is provided in the ticket entry channel (224); The thickness of the bill limiting channel (228) is greater than the thickness of one bill and less than the thickness of two bills.

7. The ticket dispensing device (20) according to claim 6, characterized in that: The housing (22) comprises a first stopper (221) and a second stopper (223); The first stopper (221) and the second stopper (223) together define the bill limiting channel (228).

8. The ticket dispensing device (20) according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first blocking member (221) comprises a blocking inclined surface (2210); The blocking slope (2210) faces the ticket inlet (220), and is used to abut against multiple bills inserted into the ticket inlet channel (224), so that the multiple bills inserted are gradually separated from the bill that needs to be sent out, and the bill that needs to be sent out enters the bill limiting channel (228).

9. The ticket dispensing device (20) according to claim 7, characterized in that: The housing (22) is provided with a ticket outlet (222) and a ticket outlet passage (226); The ticket dispensing channel (226) is connected to the ticket dispensing port (222); The exit of the bill limiting passage (228) faces the entrance of the bill dispensing passage (226).

10. The ticket dispensing device (20) according to claim 9, characterized in that: The two second limiting members (26) and the second blocking member (223) together define the ticket entry channel (224); The first stopper (221) is located between the two second limiting members (26).

11. The ticket dispensing device (20) according to claim 9, characterized in that: It comprises a rubber roller assembly (28), which comprises a first rubber roller (280) and a second rubber roller (282); The first rubber roller (280) and the second rubber roller (282) are respectively installed on the shell (22) and are located between the ticket input channel (224) and the ticket output channel (226); the first rubber roller (280) and the second rubber roller (282) are aligned in a direction perpendicular to the ticket output channel (226) and abut against each other; the abutting point of the first rubber roller (280) and the second rubber roller (282) is located between the ticket input channel (224) and the ticket output channel (226).

12. A ticket issuing system (100), characterized in that: It comprises a ticket bin (10) and a ticket dispensing device (20) according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the ticket bin (10) is connected to the ticket dispensing device (20); The ticket bin (10) is used to store tickets. The ticket bin (10) is provided with a ticket exit (102), and the position of the ticket exit (102) corresponds to the position of the ticket entry (220).

13. An automatic vending machine, characterized in that: It comprises the ticket issuing system (100) as claimed in claim 12.

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