Pivotable Reel Ticket Presentation Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional ticket presentation devices are inefficient in terms of space usage and control over ticket drop direction, often leading to ticket jams or incomplete separation from printing material, making it difficult for users to retrieve tickets of varying lengths.
Innovation Solution
A presentation device comprising a first and second presentation reel, a ticket holder, and a pivotable housing component with a supporting notch that guides and retains tickets, ensuring complete separation from printing material and stable presentation across different lengths, while minimizing structural space and preventing jams.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a compartment is provided as the presentation device into which the separated ticket drops, then the ticket can be presented to the user, but the device becomes intensive in terms of structural space and requires someone's hand or a device to reach into the interception region
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a vertical drop compartment to a horizontal reel-based presentation system. The ticket is conveyed horizontally along the reel circumference rather than dropping vertically into a compartment, eliminating the need for deep structural space and hand reaching.
Solution Approach 2:
The reel automatically presents the ticket to the user as it rotates, eliminating the need for manual intervention to reach into a compartment. The system self-presents the ticket through the rotation and gravity-assisted drop mechanism.
2Ease of operation
If a compartment is provided as the presentation device, then the ticket can be intercepted, but the drop direction can be controlled only very poorly and ticket jams can develop if tickets stick in the interception region
Solution Approach 1:
The guide edge surfaces are pre-configured with specific geometries (first guide edge surface extending along a tangent plane, second guide edge surface inclined toward a plane) to predeterminedly control the ticket's drop path. This preliminary geometric arrangement ensures reliable drop direction without requiring active control during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide edge surfaces act as intermediary elements between the reel and the ticket. These surfaces mediate the ticket's transition from horizontal conveyance to vertical drop, ensuring controlled and jam-free separation through their specific geometric configurations.
3Ease of operation
If the cutting unit does not separate the ticket from the printing material completely but only partially, then the user can tear off the ticket and take it by himself, but the printing material that remains behind the cutting unit can be torn apart or torn off as well
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the ticket from the printing material through complete separation by the cutting unit. The ticket is fully detached and then individually handled by the reel system, preventing any tearing of the remaining printing material while still allowing the user to take the ticket.
4Reliability
If the first guide edge surface extends essentially along a second tangent plane that is perpendicular to a first plane in which the rotating axis is located, and the second guide edge surface is inclined toward a second plane, then the ticket drop direction is controlled, but the device complexity increases with multiple housing components and pivotable mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The first housing component is made pivotable about a rotating axis, allowing the reel assembly to dynamically adjust its position. This dynamic capability enables the complex guide edge surfaces to be positioned optimally for ticket drop control while maintaining ease of maintenance through the pivotable design.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is segmented into multiple housing components (first housing component containing the reel, second housing component with the guide surfaces). This segmentation allows each component to be independently designed and optimized for its specific function, managing overall complexity through modular organization.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively presents completely separated tickets of varying lengths, reducing the risk of jams and improving user accessibility, with the pivotable design facilitating maintenance and handling.
Implementation Method 1
As the ticket advances from the presentation device, gravity pushes the ticket down onto the ticket holder, which is a reel.
Data Source
AI summary
A presentation device for presenting a ticket from a printer includes first and second reels, a ticket holder and a housing component. In operation, the first reel contacts a first side of the ticket, and the second reel contacts a second side of the ticket opposite to where the first reel contacts the first side of the ticket. As the ticket advances from the presentation device, gravity pushes the ticket down onto the ticket holder, which is a reel. The first reel, the second reel and the ticket holder are secured in the housing component. The housing component is pivotable about a rotating axis and has a supporting notch that supports the second reel. The supporting notch has a first guide edge surface that faces away from the rotating axis, a second guide edge surface, and a trough between the first guide edge surface and the second guide edge surface.