Invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of invoice printer
Through the design of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism, the paper jam problem caused by the out-of-synchronization of invoice printing and transportation in the self-service payment machine is solved, the charging efficiency and intelligence level are improved, and equipment and maintenance costs are reduced.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510500853.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-21
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-04
AI Technical Summary
In the invoice printing system of the self-service payment machine, paper jam problems caused by the out-of-synchronization of the secondary conveying and the printer affect charging efficiency and quality, and increase management costs and work difficulties.
An invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism is designed, including a support frame, conveying belt, belt drive assembly, auxiliary pressing wheel assembly, push rod assembly and push rod driving assembly. The movement of the auxiliary pressing wheel assembly is controlled through the push rod driving assembly to avoid the invoice being blocked during the transportation process and ensure the smooth output of the invoice.
It solves the problem of mismatch between invoice delivery and printer speed, reduces paper jam failure rate, reduces equipment and maintenance costs, and improves the intelligence of toll stations.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of high-speed toll collection equipment, and particularly to an invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism for an invoice printer. Background Art
[0002] At present, there are mainly various ways to collect vehicle tolls at highway toll stations across the country. Among them, ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) is an advanced toll collection method. Through wireless communication and information exchange between in-vehicle electronic tags and microwave antennas on toll station lanes, it realizes non-stop fast passing and automatic deduction of fees, greatly improving the toll collection efficiency and reducing the waiting time of vehicles in line, and is favored by the majority of vehicle owners. The manual toll collection method is a traditional toll collection mode, where toll collectors manually operate toll collection equipment to calculate and collect fees for passing vehicles. Although this method can handle special situations to a certain extent, the toll collection speed is relatively slow and human errors are prone to occur. In addition, self-service payment machines are also a toll collection method gradually promoted in recent years. It allows vehicle owners to complete the payment process by themselves, which is convenient for vehicle owners and reduces the pressure on manual toll collection.
[0003] In addition to the above different toll collection methods, during the toll collection process at highway exits, the ways of issuing invoices also show diverse characteristics according to the specific management requirements and actual situations in different regions. Specifically, it is mainly divided into several forms such as printing paper invoices, printing paper invoice vouchers, and electronic invoices.
[0004] In terms of printing paper invoices, it is further divided into two different types. One is manual printing. This method usually does not have a secondary conveying function, that is, after printing, it is necessary for the operator to take out the invoice from the printer and hand it to the vehicle owner. At the same time, this manual printing method generally does not have a waste invoice recycling function, and the discarded invoices are often randomly discarded or piled up beside, lacking an effective management and recycling mechanism, which not only easily causes waste of resources but also may cause certain pollution to the environment. The other is to realize automatic printing of invoices through self-service payment machines. This method usually has a secondary conveying function and can automatically convey the invoice to a designated position after printing, which is convenient for vehicle owners to pick up. The invoice printing system of some self-service payment machines also has a waste invoice recycling function. When printing errors or other abnormal situations occur, it can automatically recycle the discarded invoices and perform corresponding processing, which improves the utilization rate of resources and the cleanliness of the environment to a certain extent.
[0005] However, in the actual use process, there are also some problems with the invoice automatic printing system of this self-service payment machine. Among them, the more prominent one is the out-of-sync situation between the secondary conveying function and the invoice printer. Since the invoice printer and the secondary conveying device are controlled by different control systems respectively, the coordination and cooperation between the two are not precise enough, resulting in frequent paper jams during the invoice printing and conveying process. Once a paper jam occurs, it will not only affect the normal charging process, cause the vehicle queuing waiting time to extend, reduce the charging efficiency, but also bring inconvenience to the vehicle owners, and even may lead to some unnecessary disputes. In addition, the paper jam problem may also cause invoice damage or loss, increasing the management cost and work difficulty. Therefore, how to solve the paper jam problem caused by the out-of-sync between the secondary conveying and the printer in the self-service payment machine invoice printing system and improve the efficiency and quality of invoice printing has become an urgent technical problem in the current highway toll collection field. Summary of the Invention
[0006] In view of the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism for an invoice printer, which is used to solve the paper jam problem caused by the out-of-sync between the secondary conveying and the invoice printer in the self-service payment machine invoice printing system.
[0007] An embodiment of the present application provides an invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism for an invoice printer, which is installed at the front end of the invoice printer, and includes a support frame, a conveying belt, a belt driving component, an auxiliary pressing wheel component, a push rod component, a push rod driving component, and an invoice outlet channel; wherein: the belt driving component controls the operation of the conveying belt, the conveying belt is arranged in the support frame and is docked with the output port of the invoice printer, and is used to transmit the invoice output by the invoice printer to the invoice outlet channel; the auxiliary pressing wheel component is installed on the belt; the push rod component is connected to the auxiliary pressing wheel component, and under the drive of the push rod driving component, pushes the auxiliary pressing wheel component to move upward away from the conveying belt, or downward close to the conveying belt, so as to control the transmission of the invoice on the conveying belt.
[0008] In a possible implementation manner, the push rod component includes a first side arm, a second side arm, and a push rod support end; the first side arm and the second side arm are respectively fixedly connected to both ends of the auxiliary pressing wheel component, and the push rod support end is arranged at the tops of the first side arm and the second side arm. When the push end moves, it drives the first side arm and the second side arm to move upward or downward.
[0009] In a possible implementation, the push rod drive assembly includes a push rod drive motor, a push rod drive gear, a push rod rack, and a rotating shaft; the push rod drive motor drives the push rod drive gear to operate; the push rod drive gear meshes with the push rod rack to drive the push rod rack to move; the rotating shaft is connected to the push rod rack and is driven by the push rod rack to flip; the rotating shaft is placed above the push rod support end and pushes the push rod support end to move when flipping.
[0010] In a possible implementation, the push rod support end is bent upward relative to the first side arm and the second side arm; the push rod support end has a support surface; the support surface fits against the outer surface of the rotating shaft.
[0011] In a possible implementation, the push rod drive motor is arranged vertically outside the support frame, the push rod drive gear is arranged at the bottom end of the push rod drive motor, and the push rod rack meshes with the push rod drive gear in the horizontal direction.
[0012] In a possible implementation, the auxiliary pressure wheel assembly includes multiple groups of auxiliary pressure wheels arranged along the conveyor belt, and each group of pressure wheels includes a connecting shaft and at least one auxiliary pressure wheel installed on the connecting shaft, and both ends of the connecting shaft are respectively fixed on the first side arm and the second side arm.
[0013] In a possible implementation, the belt drive assembly includes a power wheel gear, a power wheel motor that drives the power wheel gear, a driving wheel gear connected to the power wheel gear, and a driven wheel set connected to the driving wheel gear; wherein the conveyor belt is installed on the driven wheel set and is driven to operate by the driven wheel set.
[0014] In a possible implementation, the belt drive assembly further includes a stop portion that is cooperatively connected to the driven wheel set to limit the operation of the driven wheel set.
[0015] In a possible implementation, the power wheel motor is placed below the transmission belt, and the power wheel gear and the driving wheel gear are placed on the outer surface of the support frame.
[0016] In a possible implementation, it further includes a waste ticket recycling box arranged at the opposite end of the invoice exit channel and located outside the transmission belt.
[0017] As described above, in the present application, the push rod driving assembly drives the movement of the push rod assembly to push the auxiliary pressure wheel assembly upward away from the conveyor belt, so as to control the transmission of the invoice on the conveyor belt, enabling the auxiliary pressure wheel to actively avoid the invoice entering the transmission belt, eliminating the blockage of the invoice during the printing process, allowing the invoice to be freely output during printing, thus avoiding the paper jam problem caused by the asynchronous transmission of the invoice and the invoice printer, eliminating the interference of external factors on the invoice printer, and enabling the invoice printer to be in an optimal state. When the invoice moves towards the invoice exit channel, the auxiliary pressure wheel flips downward to press tightly against the invoice, and the invoice adheres tightly to the conveyor belt, facilitating the conveyor belt to drive the invoice to be conveyed back and forth; the overall mechanism of the present application is simple and compact, which can comprehensively solve the problem of speed mismatch between the invoice printer and the transmission belt of the self-service payment machine and various invoice paper jam and other fault problems caused by the matching problem, thereby reducing the selection restrictions, replacement restrictions, equipment costs, as well as the debugging and post-maintenance costs and the labor intensity of the toll station special service personnel. At the same time, it also improves the intelligence level of the intelligent toll station. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required to be used in the embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present application, and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other related drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.
[0019] Figure 1 It shows a schematic connection diagram of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer of the present application with the invoice printer in an embodiment.
[0020] Figure 2 It shows a schematic overall structure diagram of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer of the present application in an embodiment.
[0021] Figure 3 It shows a left view of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer of the present application with the invoice printer in an embodiment.
[0022] Figure 4 It shows a right view of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer of the present application with the invoice printer in an embodiment.
[0023] ELEMENT LABEL DESCRIPTION
[0024] 100 Invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism
[0025] 110 Support frame
[0026] 120 Conveyor belt
[0027] 130 Belt drive assembly
[0028] 131 Driving wheel gear
[0029] 132 Driving gear of the driving wheel
[0030] 133 Driving wheel motor
[0031] 134 Driven wheel set
[0032] 135 and 136 Stopping parts
[0033] 140 Auxiliary pressing wheel assembly
[0034] 141 Auxiliary pressing wheel
[0035] 150 Push rod assembly
[0036] 151 First side arm
[0037] 152 Second side arm
[0038] 153 Push rod support end
[0039] 160 Push rod drive assembly
[0040] 161 Push rod drive motor
[0041] 162 Push rod drive gear
[0042] 163 Push rod rack
[0043] 164 Rotating shaft
[0044] 170 Invoice outlet channel
[0045] 180 Waste invoice recycling bin
[0046] 200 Invoice printer
[0047] 300 Invoice box Specific implementation mode
[0048] The following uses specific specific examples to illustrate the implementation modes of the present application. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present application from the information disclosed in the present application. The present application can also be implemented or applied through other different specific implementation modes. Various details in the present application can also be modified or changed according to different viewpoints and application modes without departing from the spirit of the present application. It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.
[0049] The following takes Figures 1 to 4For reference, the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art to which the present application pertains can easily implement it. The present application can be embodied in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.
[0050] In the description of the present application, the reference to terms such as "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "example", "specific example", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics represented by the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics represented can be combined in a suitable manner in any one or a group of embodiments or examples. In addition, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and combine the different embodiments or examples represented in the present application and the features of different embodiments or examples.
[0051] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for the purpose of indication and cannot be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a group" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.
[0052] Although in some examples the terms first, second, etc. are used in the present application to represent various structural features, these structural features should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one structural feature from another. Furthermore, as used in this embodiment, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context indicates otherwise. It should be further understood that the terms "comprise" and "include" indicate the presence of the described structural features, but do not exclude the presence, occurrence, or addition of one or a group of other structural features. The terms "or" and "and / or" used herein are interpreted as inclusive, or meaning any one or any combination. Thus, "A, B or C" or "A, B and / or C" means "any one of the following: A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A, B and C". An exception to this definition only occurs when the combination of structural features is inherently mutually exclusive in some way.
[0053] To clearly illustrate the present application, structures irrelevant to the description are omitted, and the same or similar structural components throughout the specification are given the same reference numerals.
[0054] In the description of the specific embodiments throughout the text, when it is said that a certain structure is "connected" to another structure, this includes not only the case of "direct connection", but also the case of "indirect connection" where other structural elements are placed in between. Additionally, when it is said that a certain structure "includes" a certain constituent element, unless there is a particularly contrary record, it does not exclude other constituent elements, but rather means that other constituent elements may also be included.
[0055] The technical terms used herein are only for referring to specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application. The singular forms used herein also include the plural forms as long as the statements do not clearly indicate the contrary meaning. The meaning of "including" used in the specification is to specify specific characteristics and structural elements and does not exclude the existence or addition of other characteristics and structural elements.
[0056] Although not defined differently, all terms, including the technical terms and scientific terms used herein, have the same meaning as generally understood by those skilled in the technical field to which this application belongs. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries are additionally interpreted to have a meaning consistent with the relevant technical literature and the currently presented information. As long as they are not defined, they should not be over-interpreted as ideal or overly formulaic meanings.
[0057] This embodiment provides an invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism for an invoice printer, which is used to solve the paper jamming problem caused by the asynchronous secondary conveying and the invoice printer in the invoice printing system of the self-service payment machine.
[0058] Specifically, this embodiment is an auxiliary invoice printer adaptive invoice secondary conveying mechanism, which can provide auxiliary invoice conveying for the invoice printer of the self-service payment machine. The invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of this embodiment is installed at the front end of the invoice printer to avoid the problem that the driver directly forcibly pulls the invoice during the printing process. It is a good handshake bridge between the invoice printer and the driver.
[0059] The invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of this embodiment mainly solves the coordination and synchronization problem between the invoice printer and the secondary conveying mechanism during the invoice printing process, solves the debugging difficulty between the secondary conveying mechanism and the invoice printer, reduces the debugging workload of professional engineers, and solves problems such as invoice jamming, paper pulling, and blocking leading to deviation of the paper cutting position caused by the coordination and synchronization problem, and reduces the overall failure rate of the self-service payment machine. At the same time, it reduces the selection restrictions, replacement restrictions, equipment costs, debugging and post-maintenance costs, as well as the labor intensity of the special service personnel at the toll station, reduces the selection restrictions on the printer and the problem of high costs caused by special restrictions, and at the same time reduces the debugging difficulty and the restrictions on the professionalism required for debugging, and reduces the labor cost.
[0060] The following will be combined with Figures 1 to 4Elaborate on the principle and implementation method of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of an invoice printer in this embodiment, so that those skilled in the art can understand the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer in this embodiment without creative labor.
[0061] An embodiment of the present application provides an invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism for an invoice printer. As Figure 1 shown, the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100 is installed at the front end of the invoice printer 200, and performs secondary transmission on the invoice output after the invoice printer 200 finishes printing, avoiding the problem that the driver directly and forcibly pulls the invoice during the printing process of the invoice printer 200.
[0062] Figure 2 It shows a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100 of the invoice printer 200 in an embodiment of the present application. As Figure 2 shown, the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100 includes a support frame 110, a conveying belt 120, a belt driving assembly 130, an auxiliary pressing wheel assembly 140, a push rod assembly 150, a push rod driving assembly 160, and an invoice outlet channel 170.
[0063] Among them: The belt driving assembly 130 controls the operation of the conveying belt 120. The conveying belt 120 is arranged in the support frame 110 and is docked with the output port of the invoice printer 200, and is used to transmit the invoice output by the invoice printer 200 to the invoice outlet channel 170; the auxiliary pressing wheel assembly 140 is installed on the belt; the push rod assembly 150 is connected to the auxiliary pressing wheel assembly 140, and under the drive of the push rod driving assembly 160, pushes the auxiliary pressing wheel assembly 140 to move upward away from the conveying belt 120, or downward close to the conveying belt 120, so as to control the transmission of the invoice on the conveying belt 120.
[0064] In this embodiment, when the invoice printer 200 is working, the push rod driving assembly 160 drives the push rod assembly 150 to move, thereby pushing the auxiliary pressing wheel assembly 140 upward away from the conveying belt 120, so as to eliminate the blockage of the invoice during the transmission process of the invoice to the ticket auxiliary conveying mechanism, and the invoice can be freely output to the ticket auxiliary conveying mechanism. Thus, the problem of the speed mismatch between the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100 and the invoice printer 200 is avoided, the interference of external reasons to the invoice printer 200 is eliminated, and the invoice printer 200 is in an optimal state. When the invoice printer 200 finishes, the printed invoice is cut off from the subsequent blank invoice, and the printed invoice is output onto the conveying belt 120 of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100. At this time, the push rod driving assembly 160 drives the push rod assembly 150 to move in the opposite direction, thereby pushing the auxiliary pressing wheel assembly 140 downward to be close to the conveying belt 120 and pressing the invoice on the conveying belt 120, and the invoice is closely attached to the conveying belt 120, which is convenient for the conveying belt 120 to drive the invoice to be conveyed forward or backward.
[0065] The following will detail the support frame 110, the conveying belt 120, the belt driving assembly 130, the auxiliary pressing wheel assembly 140, the push rod assembly 150, the push rod driving assembly 160, and the invoice outlet channel 170 of the ticket auxiliary conveying mechanism in this embodiment.
[0066] In this embodiment, the support frame 110 is used to support the conveying belt 120, the belt driving assembly 130, the auxiliary pressing wheel assembly 140, the push rod assembly 150, the push rod driving assembly 160, and the invoice outlet channel 170, so that the two ends of the conveying belt 120 are respectively docked with the output port of the invoice printer 200 and the invoice outlet channel 170. The invoice output by the invoice printer 200 can directly enter the conveying belt 120, and the conveying belt 120 then conveys the invoice to the invoice outlet channel 170, so that the driver can obtain the invoice from the invoice outlet channel 170.
[0067] In a specific implementation manner of this embodiment, the support frame 110 includes first support side plates and second support side plates on the left and right sides, a support bottom plate connected between the bottom ends of the first support side plates and the second support side plates, and a cross beam connected between the top ends of the first support side plates and the second support side plates; the first support side plates, the second support side plates, the support bottom plate, and the cross beam form a containing space for containing the conveying belt 120, the belt driving assembly 130, the auxiliary pressing wheel assembly 140, the push rod assembly 150, and the push rod driving assembly 160.
[0068] Among them, the invoice export channel 170 is arranged at the front end of the support frame 110. In this embodiment, a waste invoice recycling box 180 is further included, which is arranged at the opposite end of the invoice export channel 170 and outside the transmission belt. The first support side plate and the second support side plate of the support frame 110 are fixed on the waste invoice recycling box 180, so that the support frame 110 maintains a certain height corresponding to the invoice output port of the invoice printer 200.
[0069] In a specific implementation manner of this embodiment, the push rod assembly 150 includes a first side arm 151, a second side arm 152, and a push rod support end 153; the first side arm 151 and the second side arm 152 are respectively fixedly connected to both ends of the auxiliary pressure wheel assembly 140, and the push rod support end 153 is arranged at the top of the first side arm 151 and the second side arm 152. When the pushing end moves, it drives the first side arm 151 and the second side arm 152 to move up or down.
[0070] Among them, the first side arm 151, the second side arm 152, and the push rod support end 153 form a fixed frame structure for fixing the auxiliary pressure wheel assembly 140. The auxiliary pressure wheel assembly 140 is located within the fixed frame structure formed by the first side arm 151, the second side arm 152, and the push rod support end 153.
[0071] Specifically, in this embodiment, the auxiliary pressure wheel assembly 140 includes multiple groups of auxiliary pressure wheels 141 arranged along the conveyor belt 120. Each group of pressure wheels includes a connecting shaft and at least one auxiliary pressure wheel 141 installed on the connecting shaft. Both ends of the connecting shaft are respectively fixed to the first side arm 151 and the second side arm 152. In this way, by moving the first side arm 151 and the second side arm 152 up or down, the auxiliary pressure wheel 141 can be driven to lift up or drop down.
[0072] In this embodiment, the purpose of driving the auxiliary pressure wheel 141 to lift up or drop down is achieved by controlling the push rod support end 153.
[0073] Specifically, in a specific implementation manner of this embodiment, as Figure 3 shown, the push rod drive assembly 160 includes a push rod drive motor 161, a push rod drive gear 162, a push rod rack 163, and a rotating shaft 164; the push rod drive motor 161 drives the push rod drive gear 162 to operate; the push rod drive gear 162 meshes with the push rod rack 163 to drive the push rod rack 163 to move; the rotating shaft 164 is connected to the push rod rack 163 and is driven by the push rod rack 163 to flip; the rotating shaft 164 is placed on the push rod support end 153 and pushes the push rod support end 153 to move when flipping.
[0074] By controlling the moving direction of the push rod rack 163 through the push rod driving motor 161, the flipping direction of the rotating shaft 164 can be controlled, so as to realize the control of the push rod support end 153 in different directions.
[0075] In this embodiment, when the rotating shaft 164 flips forward, it will apply pressure to the push rod support end 153. Since the bottom of the push rod support end 153 is suspended, the rotating shaft 164 pushes the push rod support end 153 to move forward, so that the first side arm 151 and the second side arm 152 are lifted upward, driving the auxiliary pressing wheel 141 to lift upward. When the rotating shaft 164 rotates back, the rotating shaft 164 presses the push rod support end 153 to move backward, so that the first side arm 151 and the second side arm 152 move downward, driving the auxiliary pressing wheel 141 to press the transmission belt downward.
[0076] To make the rotating shaft 164 facilitate the control of the push rod support end 153, in a specific implementation manner of this embodiment, as Figure 4 shown, the push rod support end 153 is bent upward relative to the first side arm 151 and the second side arm 152; the push rod support end 153 has a support surface; the support surface is attached to the outer surface of the rotating shaft 164.
[0077] In a specific implementation manner of this embodiment, as Figure 3 shown, the push rod driving motor 161 is arranged outside the support frame 110 in the vertical direction, the push rod driving gear 162 is arranged at the bottom end of the push rod driving motor 161, and the push rod rack 163 is engaged with the push rod driving gear 162 in the horizontal direction. The rotating shaft 164 is installed on the push rod support end 153 and is perpendicular to the push rod rack 163. By the forward and backward horizontal movement of the push rod rack 163, the up and down flipping of the rotating shaft 164 can be driven. Furthermore, the up and down movement of the auxiliary pressing wheel 141 is realized.
[0078] In this embodiment, when the invoice printer 200 is working, the push rod drive motor 161 drives the push rod drive gear 162 to run; the push rod drive gear 162 meshes with the push rod rack 163, driving the push rod rack 163 to move forward. The push rod rack 163 drives the rotating shaft 164 to turn downward, and the rotating shaft 164 pushes the push rod support end 153 to move forward, so that the first side arm 151 and the second side arm 152 are lifted upward, driving the auxiliary pressure wheel 141 to lift upward and leave the surface of the conveyor belt 120, eliminating the blockage of the invoice during the transmission of the invoice to the conveyor belt 120 of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100. The invoice can be freely output to the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism, thus avoiding the problem of speed mismatch between the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100 and the invoice printer 200, eliminating the interference of external reasons on the invoice printer 200, and making the invoice printer 200 in an optimal state.
[0079] When the invoice printer 200 finishes, the printed invoice is cut off from the subsequent blank invoice, and the printed invoice is output onto the conveyor belt 120 of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100. At this time, the push rod drive motor 161 drives the push rod drive gear 162 to rotate in the reverse direction. The push rod drive gear 162 meshes with the push rod rack 163, driving the push rod rack 163 to move backward. The push rod rack 163 drives the rotating shaft 164 to turn in the opposite direction, and the rotating shaft 164 pushes the push rod support end 153 to move backward, so that the first side arm 151 and the second side arm 152 move downward, thereby driving the auxiliary pressure wheel 141 to move downward and close to the conveyor belt 120, and pressing the invoice on the conveyor belt 120. The invoice is closely attached to the conveyor belt 120, facilitating the conveyor belt 120 to drive the invoice to be conveyed forward or backward.
[0080] As Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, in a specific implementation manner of this embodiment, the belt drive assembly 130 includes a power wheel gear 131, a power wheel motor 133 that drives the power wheel gear 131, a driving wheel gear 132 connected to the power wheel gear 131, and a driven wheel group 134 connected to the driving wheel gear 132; wherein the conveyor belt 120 is installed on the driven wheel group 134 and is driven to run through the driven wheel group 134. Among them, the driven wheel group 134 includes at least two driven wheels placed in parallel.
[0081] Among them, the power wheel motor 133 is placed below the transmission belt, and the power wheel gear 131 and the driving wheel gear 132 are placed on the outer surface of the support frame 110.
[0082] Specifically, the driving wheel motor 133 drives the driving wheel gear 131, the driving wheel gear 131 drives the driving wheel gear 132, and the driving wheel gear 132 drives the driven wheel group 134 provided with the conveyor belt 120 to operate. The conveyor belt 120 surrounds the driven wheel group 134 and rotates cyclically along the driven wheel group 134.
[0083] Among them, in this embodiment, a belt or a chain drive can be adopted between the driving wheel gear 131 and the driving wheel gear 132.
[0084] In addition, in a specific implementation manner of this embodiment, the belt drive assembly 130 further includes a stop portion that is cooperatively connected to the driven wheel group 134 and limits the operation of the driven wheel group 134. Among them, as Figures 2 to 4 shown, for example, if there are two driven wheels in the driven wheel group 134, the stop portion includes two: the stop portion 135 and the stop portion 136, and one stop portion is correspondingly provided for each driven wheel.
[0085] In this embodiment, the driven wheel group 134 includes at least two driven wheels placed in parallel. When the driven wheels rotate forward, they drive the transmission belt to run forward and convey the invoice to the invoice outlet channel 170. When the driven wheels rotate backward, they drive the transmission belt to run backward and convey the invoice into the waste invoice recycling bin 180.
[0086] To enable those skilled in the art to further understand the principle and implementation manner of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100 of this embodiment, the following describes the usage process of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100 of this embodiment.
[0087] Multiple rolls of unprinted invoices are placed in the invoice box 300. An operator loads one roll of unprinted invoice into the invoice printer 200. When the invoice printer 200 is printing, the invoice auxiliary pressing wheel 141 is in the up-flipped and opened state. When the invoice printer 200 prints each line of information, the invoice conveying is intermittent and is continuously conveyed onto the conveyor belt. After all invoice information is printed, the invoice is completely sent out of the invoice printer 200 and is automatically cut.
[0088] When the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100 is working, the driven wheel drives the transmission belt to run forward when rotating forward, and the push rod drive motor 161 drives the push rod drive gear 162 to run; the push rod drive gear 162 meshes with the push rod rack 163, driving the push rod rack 163 to move forward. The push rod rack 163 drives the rotating shaft 164 to turn downward by an angle, and the rotating shaft 164 pushes the push rod support end 153 to move forward a certain distance, so that the first side arm 151 and the second side arm 152 are lifted upward, driving the auxiliary pressure wheel 141 to lift upward and leave the surface of the conveying belt 120, making the auxiliary pressure wheel 141 in the upward-turning and open state to actively avoid the invoices on the conveying belt 120, eliminating the blockage of the invoices during the transmission of the invoices to the conveying belt 120 of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100. The invoices can be freely output to the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism, thus avoiding the problem of the speed mismatch between the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100 and the invoice printer 200, eliminating the interference of external reasons to the invoice printer 200, and making the invoice printer 200 in the optimal state.
[0089] When the printer finishes printing and cuts off, the auxiliary pressure wheel 141 is driven by the reverse rotation of the push rod drive gear 162 to mesh with the push rod rack 163 and move backward, so that the auxiliary pressure wheel 141 turns downward to press the invoice tightly, and the invoice is closely attached to the conveying belt 120, facilitating the conveying belt 120 to drive the invoice to convey forward and backward.
[0090] When the driver needs an invoice, the invoice will be sent out through the invoice outlet channel 170 by the conveying belt 120, and this process is completed after the subsequent invoice-taking action is completed. When the invoice is printed and the driver does not need the invoice, control the conveying belt 120 to convey a certain distance in the direction of the invoice outlet channel 170 first to make the invoice completely exceed the position of the waste invoice recycling port, and then control the conveying belt 120 to convey in the reverse direction to convey the waste invoice into the waste invoice recycling channel and enter the waste invoice box through the waste invoice recycling channel to complete the waste invoice recycling process.
[0091] The overall structure of the invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism 100 in this embodiment is simple and compact, which can comprehensively solve the problem of speed mismatch between the invoice printer 200 of the self-service payment machine and the adaptive conveying and recycling device, as well as various invoice jamming and other fault problems caused by the matching problem. Thereby reducing the selection restrictions, replacement restrictions, equipment costs, as well as the debugging and post-maintenance costs and the labor intensity of the toll station special personnel, and at the same time improving the intelligent technology of the intelligent toll station.
[0092] In summary, in this embodiment, the push rod driving assembly 160 drives the push rod assembly 150 to move, pushing the auxiliary pressure wheel assembly 140 to move upward away from the conveyor belt 120 to control the transmission of invoices on the conveyor belt 120, enabling the auxiliary pressure wheel 141 to actively avoid the invoices entering the transmission belt, eliminating the blockage of the invoices during the printing process, and allowing the invoices to be freely output during printing, thereby avoiding the paper jam problem caused by the asynchronous operation of invoice transmission and the invoice printer 200, eliminating the interference of external factors on the invoice printer 200, and enabling the invoice printer 200 to be in an optimal state. When the invoice moves towards the invoice exit channel 170, the auxiliary pressure wheel 141 flips downward to press the invoice tightly, and the invoice adheres closely to the conveyor belt 120, facilitating the conveyor belt 120 to drive the invoice to be conveyed back and forth; the overall mechanism of this application is simple and compact, which can comprehensively solve the problem of speed mismatch between the invoice printer 200 of the self-service payment machine and the transmission belt, as well as various invoice paper jam and other fault problems caused by the matching problem, thereby reducing the selection restrictions, replacement restrictions, equipment costs, as well as the debugging and later maintenance costs and the labor intensity of toll station special service personnel. At the same time, it also improves the intelligence level of the intelligent toll station. Therefore, this application overcomes various shortcomings of the existing invoice printers and has high innovation.
[0093] The above embodiments are only illustrative of the principles and effects of this application and are not intended to limit this application. Any person familiar with this technology can modify or change the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of this application. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes completed by those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field without departing from the spirit and technical ideas disclosed in this application should still be covered by the claims of this application.
Claims
1. An invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism for an invoice printer, characterized in that, Installed at the front end of the invoice printer, it includes a support frame, a conveyor belt, a belt drive assembly, an auxiliary pressure wheel assembly, a push rod assembly, a push rod drive assembly, and an invoice outlet channel; where: The belt drive assembly controls the operation of the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is arranged inside the support frame and is docked with the output port of the invoice printer, and is used to transmit the invoices output by the invoice printer to the invoice outlet channel; the auxiliary pressure wheel assembly is installed on the belt; the push rod assembly is connected to the auxiliary pressure wheel assembly, and under the drive of the push rod drive assembly, it pushes the auxiliary pressure wheel assembly to move upward away from the conveyor belt or downward close to the conveyor belt to control the transmission of the invoice on the conveyor belt.
2. The invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer according to claim 1, wherein, The push rod assembly includes a first side arm, a second side arm, and a push rod support end; the first side arm and the second side arm are respectively fixedly connected to both ends of the auxiliary pressure wheel assembly, and the push rod support end is arranged at the tops of the first side arm and the second side arm. When the push end moves, it drives the first side arm and the second side arm to move upward or downward.
3. The invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer according to claim 2, characterized in that, The push rod drive assembly includes a push rod drive motor, a push rod drive gear, a push rod rack, and a rotating shaft; the push rod drive motor drives the push rod drive gear to operate; the push rod drive gear meshes with the push rod rack to drive the push rod rack to move; the rotating shaft is connected to the push rod rack and is driven by the push rod rack to flip; the rotating shaft is placed on the push rod support end and pushes the push rod support end to move when flipping.
4. The invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer according to claim 3, characterized in that, The push rod support end is bent upward relative to the first side arm and the second side arm; the push rod support end has a support surface; the support surface fits the outer surface of the rotating shaft.
5. The invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer according to claim 3, characterized in that, The push rod drive motor is arranged vertically outside the support frame, the push rod drive gear is arranged at the bottom end of the push rod drive motor, and the push rod rack meshes with the push rod drive gear horizontally.
6. The invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer according to claim 2, characterized in that, The auxiliary pressure wheel assembly includes multiple groups of auxiliary pressure wheels arranged along the conveyor belt. Each group of pressure wheels includes a connecting shaft and at least one auxiliary pressure wheel installed on the connecting shaft. Both ends of the connecting shaft are respectively fixed to the first side arm and the second side arm.
7. The invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The belt drive assembly includes a driving wheel gear, a driving wheel motor for driving the driving wheel gear, a driving wheel gear connected to the driving wheel gear, and a driven wheel group connected to the driving wheel gear; where the conveyor belt is installed on the driven wheel group and is driven to operate through the driven wheel group.
8. The invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer according to claim 7, characterized in that, The belt drive assembly further includes a stop portion that is cooperatively connected to the driven wheel group to limit the operation of the driven wheel group.
9. The invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer according to claim 7, characterized in that, The driving wheel motor is placed below the conveyor belt, and the driving wheel gear and the driving wheel gear are placed on the outer surface of the support frame.
10. The invoice auxiliary conveying mechanism of the invoice printer according to claim 1, characterized in that, It further includes a waste invoice recycling box arranged at the opposite end of the invoice outlet channel and outside the conveyor belt.