JP2001151374A - Bank note conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bank note conveying device that prevents occurrence of bank note jam and has a good operability during maintenance or inspection. SOLUTION: The bank note conveying device comprises a conveying passage through which a bank note is nipped and conveyed from the upstream side to the downstream side, and a merge conveyance driving portion that merges the bank note inserted into a bank note inserting machine with the conveying passage and has a driving source, and is installed in a game parlor. The conveying passage comprises a base case, an opening/closing case removably mounted to the upper side of the base case, and a joint member comprising a lid body that slides in the conveying direction of the bank note at the tip and a base member. The opening/closing case and the lid body are provided with groove-like upper bill conveying guide that guides the proximity of the upper end of the bank note and includes gradually narrower interval toward the downstream side in the conveying direction of the bank note, and the opening/closing case has pins removably mounted to the base case at a plurality of portions including four corners.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention provides
Conveys (collects) bills inserted into bill input machines, currency exchange machines, etc.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a bill transport device that configures a bill transport passage portion and that connects and connects a plurality of bill transport units that are configured to open and close a part of the bill transport passage portion.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is known a bill insertion machine (hereinafter referred to as a coin machine) which is used as a bill and a coin for use in a pachinko game store or the like. Among them, in recent years, coin machines that can use not only 1,000 yen bills but also 5,000 yen and 10,000 yen bills have appeared. In such a background, the bill transport device that reliably collects these bills plays a large role.

[0003]

Heretofore, this type of banknote transporting apparatus has been constituted by a base case which opens in one side of the direction in which the banknotes are held, and an openable and closable case which closes the opening of the base case. An endless round belt for conveyance is attached to the base case, and a plurality of pressure contact rollers for pinching and conveying bills in cooperation with the endless round belt are attached to the opening / closing case. Further, the non-clamped portion of the bill is configured to prevent the bill from falling down by the guide walls provided on both sides thereof.

[0004] When a banknote is jammed in the banknote transfer passage, a clerk opens the opening / closing case of the banknote transfer device with respect to the base case to release the pinched state of the banknote and to transfer the banknote. The structure is such that banknotes stuck in the passage can be quickly removed. This is because, for example, banknotes having various habits, such as curled banknotes and bent banknotes, are inserted into the ball lending machine, and the workability when the banknotes are jammed is considered.

[0005] However, in the conventional banknote transport device, banknotes are often jammed. This is because the gap between the guide walls is wide, and particularly in the case of curled banknotes, the banknotes run wild, and the banknotes run around (escape) upward.

Further, since the above-described opening and closing operation of the opening / closing case, that is, the attaching / detaching operation, is performed in a groping state in a narrow island of a game store, the workability is extremely poor, and it is extremely troublesome. Moreover, during this operation, the game must be interrupted, which inconveniences the customer.

[0007] The pressing rollers are provided at intervals of about 50 ° (about half of the bill length). The pressing roller is provided with tension springs for pressing the endless round belt at two upper and lower positions with the pressing roller interposed therebetween. The number of such tension springs was enormous, and the installation was performed manually. For this reason, a great deal of labor is required for assembling, and the assembly cost such as labor cost is high. Further, when the tension spring is removed, the bills may not be smoothly conveyed, and the bills may be jammed.

In some ball lending machines, noise processing is not performed at all. For this reason, this product sometimes caused malfunctions in other devices.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and it is a first object of the present invention to provide a bill transporting apparatus which is free from jamming of bills and has good workability during maintenance and inspection.
A second object of the present invention is to facilitate the work of mounting the tension spring, which requires a great deal of trouble, and to reduce the assembly costs such as labor costs due to the mounting structure in which the tension spring does not come off. It is to provide an inexpensive banknote transporting device. A third object of the present invention is to provide a noise processing structure of a ball lending machine in which no consideration has been given in the past.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transfer path portion for transferring a bill from an upstream side to a downstream side in a state of being sandwiched, and a bill passage device for carrying the bill. A banknote transport device installed in a game store having a merging transport drive unit having a drive source while merging the banknotes into the transport path unit, wherein the transport path unit includes a base case and the base case. An opening / closing case detachably attached to the upper side of the housing, and a joint member comprising a lid member and a base member slidable along the bill conveying direction at the end thereof, and the opening / closing case and the lid member Has a groove-shaped upper bill transport guide that gradually narrows the interval toward the downstream side in the bill transport direction, and provides a groove-shaped upper bill transport guide that guides the vicinity of the upper end of the bill. Detachable Attached pin and being provided at a plurality of positions including the four corners.

By providing the groove-shaped upper bill transport guide for guiding the vicinity of the upper end of the bill as described above, the bill can be transported in a stable posture, and the bill can be prevented from being jammed.

Further, since the opening / closing case is provided with a plurality of pins including four corners for detachably attaching to the base case, for example, the pin prevents deformation of the transport path due to interference with other equipment. It is.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a transport path for transporting a bill from the upstream side to the downstream side in a state where the bill is sandwiched, and the bill fed to the bill input machine are joined to the transport path and driven. A bill transport device installed in a game store having a merging transport drive unit having a source, wherein the transport path for nipping and transporting the bill is a first base case, and is freely openable to the first base case. An opening side of the first base case, the base case including a second base case to be attached, and an opening / closing case provided to face the base case and capable of opening and closing a part of the transport passage. Has a second
A mounting guide for easily attaching and detaching the base case is provided.

As described above, especially when the second base case is attached, the lower end of the second base case is brought into contact with the inclined surface of the attachment guide, so that the attachment operation can be easily performed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a transport path for transporting a banknote from an upstream side to a downstream side in a sandwiched state, and a banknote inserted into a bill input machine are joined to the transport path section and driven. A conveyer drive unit having a source and a conveyer drive unit installed in a game store, the endless round belt stretched to a plurality of pulleys a conveyance path for pinching and conveying the banknotes, facing the pulley In the urging means of the pressing roller disposed at the position, one end is engaged with the pressing roller shaft, the other end is bent inward at the other end, the side wall of the roller rail, and the roller holding portion formed on the roller rail. And a protruding edge.

As described above, the assembling has been facilitated, so that labor costs and the like can be reduced. Further, since the tension spring does not come off, there is no paper jam.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transport passage section for transporting a bill from the upstream side to the downstream side in a state where the bill is sandwiched, and the bill fed to the bill insertion machine is joined to the transport passage section and driven. And a merging and transporting drive having a source, wherein the banknote conveying device is installed in a game store and has a ground wire attaching portion for removing noise of a bill insertion machine on a bill passage opening surface of the merging and transporting drive. A transport device mounting bracket for mounting and supporting the banknote transport device is connected to the ground wire mounting portion and the back of the banknote inserter.

[0018] Since the noise processing of the ball lending machine is performed in this way, the present bill transporting device is more basically a hall computer,
Alternatively, the malfunction of each of the counting machines is eliminated.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a banknote transporting device (banknote transporting unit) 10 of a remote type (a ball lending machine is arranged between every two gaming tables or above a table). FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a banknote transport device (banknote transport unit) 10 of an all-unit type (a ball lending machine is arranged at every other gaming table or above a table). In the following description, when referred to as the banknote transporting device 10, it indicates a banknote transporting unit for connecting a plurality of banknote transporting devices to constitute the entire banknote transporting device.

The bill transporting device 10 of these embodiments comprises:
It is composed of a combined transport drive section 100 and a transport path section 200. The transport path 200 includes a base case 210 and an opening / closing case 220, and a lid 300a
And the base member 300b and the joint member 300 are attached. Then, a plurality of the banknote transporters 10 are connected to each other to constitute the entire banknote transporter disposed on the island of the game arcade.

Then, the bill transfer device 10 according to the present invention
Is provided with a locking device 5 that enables the opening / closing case 220 to be freely fixed or released to the joint member 300. More specifically, by inserting a removable key (not shown) into the keyhole 52 of the locking device 5, the opening and closing case 220 is prevented from being released, and the sliding of the joint member 300 toward the upstream side is restricted. The opening and closing case 2
20 is configured so that it cannot be opened and closed in the dark, thereby enhancing security. At the same time, the adjacent bill transporting devices 10 are connected to each other in this state.

In each of the bill transporting devices 10, usually, the merging and transporting drive 100 is inserted into the coin machines Q on both sides in the space on the back side of the two rows of gaming tables P arranged back to back. It is arranged so as to be in a position where the bill S2 can be received, and is connected to the adjacent bill transport device 10 via the joint member 300. And it is connected so that it may become length corresponding to the length of the island of a game store (FIG. 3).

The joint member 300 is slidably provided at one end of the transport path 200. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the joint member 300 is provided with an engagement rail 20 that engages with the distal end portion of the transport passage portion 200 and slidably supports the joint member 300. Lateral displacement when the 300 is extended is prevented.

More specifically, the second engagement piece 20b which supports the side wall 211b of the second base case 210b forming the transfer passage portion 200 from below and has a hook 201 which is engaged with the inner surface of the side wall 211b. To the joint member 3
On the inner side surface of the inner surface 00, an engaging rail 20 is provided so as to protrude in the longitudinal direction. In addition, the length of this engagement rail 20 can be set appropriately,
In the illustrated embodiment, it is provided partially but may be provided over the entire length.

On the other hand, the first engaging piece 20a that is engaged with the protruding edge 233 'protruding from the edge of the bottom surface of the pedestal rail 233 provided on the first base case 210a forming the transport path 200 is connected to the joint member 300. On the upper surface of the engagement rail 20
(Fig. 5).

Then, when the joint member 300 is assembled to the transport passage portion 200, as shown in FIG. 5, the second engagement piece 20b supports the lower end of the side wall 211b and the hook 2
01 is locked to the side surface of the side wall 211b. Further, the first engaging piece 20a is engaged with the protruding edge 233 'of the pedestal rail 233. Therefore, the first engagement piece 20a and the second
Since the first base case 210a and the second base case 210b are locked to the joint piece 20b, the joint member 300
To slide the two base cases 210a, 210
Even if it extends from the transport path section 200 formed by b, there is no lateral deflection. For this reason, since the joint member 300 does not sway and the transport path of the bill is not bent or crushed, there is no occurrence of jamming of the bill. It is to be noted that a greater effect can be obtained by providing the engagement rail 2 also at the upper portion and preventing lateral vibration of the joint member 300 at the four upper and lower portions.

In the present invention, the joint member 30 described above is used.
0 is provided with a connecting means 22 for connecting and fixing to the adjacent banknote transporting device 10 to improve workability. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 7, FIG. 8, FIG. 16 and FIG.
A pair of connecting means 22 is provided. This connecting means 22
It is made of an elastic body, and has an engaging head 221 at a tip portion. The engaging head 221 has an engaging step 222.
In the illustrated embodiment, the connection is made via the joint member 300. However, the connection means 22 may be provided in the base case 210 to directly connect the bill transport device 10.

Further, the other end of the banknote transporter 10, that is, the end face of the transport passage portion 200 of the banknote transporter 10 on the downstream side in the case of the stand type, and the frame F Engagement holes 23 are formed in end surfaces of the side walls 111a, 111b, 111c as connection means receiving portions corresponding to the connection means 22. In addition, the transfer passage 20
A plurality (four) of connection pins 3 protruded in the horizontal direction from the end face on the downstream side of the joint member 300 are provided on the end face of the joint member 300.
A fitting hole 321 for fitting 2 is opened to perform positioning.

The connecting means 22 as described above is, for example,
It can be obtained by bending a leaf spring into a desired shape.
Then, in order to connect and fix the adjacent banknote transporting devices 10 by using the connecting unit 22, the connecting unit provided in the second banknote transporting device 10 is provided in the engagement hole 23 formed in the end face of the one banknote transporting device 10. When the pressing is performed with the engaging head 221 facing the engaging hole 22, the leaf spring, which is an elastic body, is once deformed while the inclined surface of the engaging head 221 slides along the edge of the engaging hole 23 and engages. When the vertex of the step 222 is dodged and the vertex passes through the edge of the engaging hole 23, the leaf spring returns and the engaging step 222 is locked on the back side of the engaging hole 23. Therefore, the adjacent bill transport devices 10 are connected and fixed to each other. When removing the banknote transporting device 10, the main body 22a of the connecting means 22 may be pinched to release the engagement between the engaging step portion 222 and the engaging hole 23 and to pull out the same.

According to the connecting means 22, the screwing work in the narrow island is not required, and the workability is remarkably improved. In addition, since the positioning is performed accurately, jamming of bills due to troubles caused by the mounting operation is also prevented.

The joint member 300 is provided with a transport groove 31 communicating with the tip of a bill transport guide 270 to be described later, for example, as shown in FIG. The transport groove 31, that is, the bill passage C, is connected to the downstream bill transport device 10.
Therefore, the banknote is held by overlapping with the banknote transport device 10 on the downstream side.

As shown in FIG. 3, for example, the merging / transporting drive unit 100 takes in the banknote S1 sent from the banknote conveying device 10 on the upstream side and the banknote S2 put into the ball lending machine Q and transfers the banknote S2. It is sent to. The merging / conveyance driving unit 100 is provided with a first edge at an upstream edge around a vertically long hole 112 opened so that bills can pass through opposed side walls 111a and 111b of a frame F divided into a hollow rectangular shape. The receiving guide member 120 is formed, and the slot 1 is formed.
A second receiving guide member 130 is formed at the downstream edge of the second receiving member 12. These receiving guide members 120, 130
The synthetic resin is formed integrally with the frame F.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the first receiving guide member 120 forms a first passage A for receiving and guiding the bill S1 from the bill transport device 10 on the upstream side. The second passage receiving plate 121 and the second guide for receiving and guiding the bill S2 from the side ball lending machine Q connected at the intermediate portion of the first passage forming plate 121.
Second passage forming plate portion 1 for forming the passage B of
22, and the base end of the second passage forming plate 122 is connected to the edge of the elongated hole 112.

The first receiving guide member 120 is inclined such that the upstream end of the first passage forming plate portion 121 is slightly opened toward the upstream side. It is connected to the edge of the bill entrance 113 of the frame F to be constituted.

As described above, when the upstream end portion of the first passage forming plate portion 121 is formed to have a tapered shape that opens slightly, the bill S1
Even if the curled leading edge of the paper is hit, the paper is guided in the transport direction as it is, so that the paper money jam near the paper money inlet 113 does not occur.

In the frame F, the first passage forming plate portion 121 of the first receiving guide member 120 forms a first passage A for receiving and guiding the bill S1 from the bill transport unit 10 on the upstream side. You. on the other hand,
The second receiving guide member 130 is formed by connecting a passage forming plate portion 132 curved corresponding to the second passage forming plate portion 122 of the first receiving guide member 120 to the frame F, and The second passage forming plate portion 122 of the guide member 120 and the passage forming plate portion 132 of the second receiving guide member 130 form a second passage B that receives and guides the bill S2 from the ball lending machine Q. You.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14,
The passage forming plate portion 132 of the second receiving guide member 130 extends long downstream and protrudes into the transport passage portion 200. In addition, the downstream end portion 120a of the first receiving guide member 120 constitutes an extended portion that extends to the depth downstream of the second receiving guide member 130.

As described above, since the downstream end portion 120a extends deep and is extremely narrow, the downstream end portion 120a enters the second passage B from the ball rental machine Q until it reaches the end of the passage forming plate portion 132. The first bill S2 is placed on standby
There is no possibility that the banknote S1 coming from the passage A will be interfered with and cause a banknote jam. Further, since the banknote S1 travels through the narrow first passage A, even if the banknote S1 has wrinkles or the like, the banknote S1 can proceed straight without causing a banknote jam.

In the present invention, the first receiving guide member 120 and the second receiving guide member 130 are integrally formed of a synthetic resin together with the frame F, and the frame F is divided. That is, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the upper block BU in which the upper frame Fu and the upper receiving guide members 120u and 130u are integrally molded.
, Lower frame Fl and lower receiving guide member 120
l, 130l and the lower block BL integrally molded,
It is divided.

For example, by combining the upper frame Fu and the lower frame F1 configured as shown in FIGS. 9 to 14, a merge transport driving unit 100 in the bill transport device 10 according to the present invention is configured. At this time, between the upper frame Fu and the lower frame Fl, a notch-shaped space 124 in the horizontal direction of the first passage forming plate portion 121 and the horizontal direction of the passage forming plate portion 132 of the second receiving guide member 130 are formed. A notch-shaped space 133 in the direction is formed. And this gap 13
In No. 3, the drive rollers 160a, 160b, the endless round belt 161, and the friction ring 162 to be described later enter.

According to the merging / conveying drive section 100 divided as described above, the number of parts can be significantly reduced, and the cost of parts and the cost of assembly can be reduced. In addition, the position of the receiving guide member is constant, and a product of uniform quality can be provided. In addition, no steps or gaps occur due to an assembling error or the like, so that the cause of the banknote jam can be eliminated.

A motor unit 140 is fixed to the bottom of the frame F, as shown in FIG. The motor unit 140 includes a wiring box 141 and a motor 142 which are integrally formed of a synthetic resin. The wiring box 141 is provided with the shaft hole portion 14 for receiving the drive shaft of the motor 142.
3 and mounting plates 145a, 14
146a, which receives and supports 5b in the horizontal direction,
146b, and a positioning boss 144 and the like.

The wiring box 141 is provided with means for fixing the motor 142. The fixing means is, for example, a motor 14
The fixing button 148 urged by an urging means, for example, a spring, is provided at a position where the fixing button 148 comes into contact with the side edge of the second mounting plate 145a.
Is provided so as to be able to protrude and retract from the bottom surface of the wiring box 141. When the fixing button 148 protrudes from the bottom surface, the rotation of the motor mounting plate 145a is prevented, and when the fixing button 148 is retracted into the wiring box 141, The motor mounting plate 145a is configured to allow rotation. Alternatively, the fixing button 148 may be integrally formed of synthetic resin together with the wiring box 141 through a partial cutout, and the elasticity of the synthetic resin may be used as the urging means.

Therefore, the motor 142 is connected to the wiring box 14.
1, the motor mounting plates 145a and 145b are inserted into the shaft hole 147 of the wiring box 141 while pressing the fixing button 148 of the fixing means into the wiring box 141. 146
a and 146b. When this rotation is completed, the motor mounting plates 145a and 145b are
When locked to 46a, 146b, the fixed button 148 protrudes and is locked to the side edge of the motor mounting plate 145a. Therefore, the motor mounting plate 145a prevents the return rotation,
It is fixed to the wiring box 141. On the other hand, the motor 142
In order to remove the lock, the motor mounting plates 145a and 145b are rotated while the fixing button 148 is pushed in to release the engagement with the support portions 146a and 146b, and then pull out.

The motor unit 140 as described above has
It is preferable to use a synchronous motor. Synchronous motors are smaller and less expensive than geared motors used in conventional banknote transport devices 10 because they do not have gears. If a synchronous motor is used, the height of the motor itself is reduced, so that the overall height of the bill transport device 10 can be reduced, and installation in a narrow island becomes easy. Further, in the present invention, unlike the transmission gear that simply transmits the rotation of the motor, the speed is reduced by the gears 17, 18, and 19 described below.

In addition, according to the motor unit 140 having the above-described structure, the motor 142 can be easily exchanged, the operation can be performed without using a tool such as a screwdriver, and the motor unit 140 is left on the rear side of the game console P. It is extremely effective for working in narrow internal spaces.

One drive shaft 170 (see FIG. 16) is provided between the bottom wall 110b and the upper wall 110a of the frame F which constitutes the above-mentioned merged transport drive unit 100, ie, between the upper block BU and the lower block BL. Is mounted so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. Further, below the bottom wall, the drive shaft 1
The gear 17 provided at the lower end of 70, the gear 18 of the drive shaft of the motor 142, and the gear 19 of the drive shaft 173 mesh with each other so that the rotation of the motor 142 is transmitted to the drive shafts 170 and 173. (See FIG. 17).

Similarly, two driven shafts 171 and 172 are vertically rotatably mounted between the upper wall 110a of the upper block BU and the bottom wall of the lower block BL.
Above the upper wall 110a, the drive shaft 170 and the driven shaft 1
The driven shaft 171 is rotated at the same speed in the same direction as the drive shaft 170 by the belt 175 mounted between the pulleys 174 a and 174 b having the same diameter and fixed to 71. Gears 176 and 177 meshing with each other are fixed to the rotating shaft 170 and the driven shaft 172.
Rotate in the opposite direction at the same speed (see FIG. 24).

As shown in FIG. 16, the driven shaft 171 is located slightly closer to the side wall 111a than the first receiving guide member 120, and is located at an intermediate portion, that is, the first passage of the first receiving guide member 120. Horizontal gap 12 of forming plate portion 121
At a position corresponding to No. 4, the pulley 150 is fixed. The pulley 150 has an annular groove at the center in the vertical direction, and an annular ring 151 made of a friction material such as rubber is attached to the annular groove so as to protrude outward. It protrudes. In the banknote transfer device 10 of the stand type, an endless round belt or the like is attached to the pulley 150. The drive shaft 1
70 is supported by a bearing member (not shown) mounted in a bearing member mounting hole 179 opened in the frame F. The same applies to the other driven shafts 171 and 172.

In opposition to this, a pressure roller 153 having a friction member on the outer periphery is rotatably mounted on a roller base 152 fixed to the side wall 111b of the lower block BL constituting the lower half of the frame F by a shaft 154. Installed. Since the shaft 154 is urged toward the pulley 150 by urging means (not shown) such as a spring, the annular ring 1 of the pulley 150 that is rotationally driven in the first passage A is provided.
The pressing roller 153 rotates in contact with the pressing roller 51. For this reason, the bill S sent from the bill transport device 10 on the upstream side
1 is held between the annular ring 151 of the pulley 150 and the pressing roller 153 in the first passage A and is taken in.

The drive shaft 170 is located slightly outside the passage forming plate portion 132 of the second receiving guide member 130 of the second passage B, and has a vertically intermediate portion, that is,
At a position corresponding to the gap 133 on the passage forming plate 132 side, the drive roller 160a is fixed in a state protruding into the second passage B. A friction ring 162 is mounted on the drive roller 160a, and a feed roller 164 biased by a spring abuts the friction ring 162. The feed roller 164 is provided on a mounting plate 127 mounted on mounting claws 125 provided on the upper block BU and the lower block BL.
, And protrudes from a gap 124 formed between the upper block BU and the lower block BL.

For this reason, in the present embodiment, the bill S2 sent out from the ball lending machine Q to the second passage B is pressed against the friction ring 162 by the feed roller 164 and is pinched and conveyed. Becomes Therefore, it is possible to reliably catch even a banknote that is not stiff or a banknote that cannot be taken in with the conventional device because it has a wrinkled and accordion-like shape.

In the illustrated embodiment, the first transport path A for pinching and transporting the banknote S1 from the upstream and the second transport path B for transporting the banknote S2 from the ball rental machine Q merge. In the transport drive unit 100, a receiving guide 126 is provided for bringing the end of the second transport path B closer to the drive roller 160a connected to the drive source. That is, in this embodiment, a receiving guide 126 is provided that protrudes in a rib shape toward the contact point between the outer peripheral surface of the feed roller 164 and the endless round belt 161. This acceptance guide 126
It is provided integrally with the mounting plate 127, is positioned above and below the feed roller 164, and is provided as a pair facing the drive roller 160a or 160b.

According to the receiving guide 126 as described above, even if the leading end of the bill S2 sent out from the ball lending machine Q to the second transport path B is curled, the leading end of the bill S2 is not broken. The bill S2 can be reliably guided in the contact direction between the feed roller 164 and the endless round belt 161 to improve the biting of the feed roller 164. That is, the bills S2 sent from the coin machine Q can be surely merged into the transport passage 200.

As described above, the second driven shaft 172 is
The second passage B is located slightly outside the passage forming plate 132 of the second receiving guide member 130 and projects to the second passage B at the same height as the first driven shaft 171. , The drive roller 160b is fixed. A friction ring 162 made of a friction body such as rubber is fitted in the annular groove of the driving roller 160b, and the friction ring 162 projects into the second passage B. The feed roller 164 is attached to the friction ring 162 so as to protrude from the front end side gap 124 of the first receiving guide member 120 via a spring. For this reason, the bill S2 sent out from the ball rental machine Q is fed by the feed roller 164 and the friction ring 16
2 and 2 are securely clamped and taken in on the same principle as above.

A gear cover 180 is attached to the upper wall 110a of the frame F constituting the merged transport drive unit 100. On the upstream side of the gear cover 180, a locking portion of the locking device 5 that prohibits the opening of the open / close case 220 of the banknote transporting device 10 on the upstream side is provided so as to protrude therefrom.
With the lock hole of. Also, at the downstream end, the upper surface of the upstream end of the opening / closing case 220 is pressed,
A locking piece 181 is formed so as to regulate the detachment of the lock piece. Note that, in the stand-type banknote transport device 10 shown in FIG.
In the same manner as in the case of FIG.
Of the opening and closing case 220 is regulated.

As shown in FIGS. 9 to 14, an extension fixing plate 115 is integrally formed on the side wall 111 of the lower block BL constituting the lower portion of the frame F of the merged transport drive section 100. The transfer passage portion 2 is
The banknote transporting apparatus 10 is configured by fixing the base case 210 constituting the banknote 00.

The side wall 111a (111) of the frame F
On the front surface of b), a metal transfer device bracket 117 is mounted together with a terminal 149a described later via a mounting screw 117a. The transfer device mounting bracket 117 is a ball rental machine Q
For attaching the bill transport device 10 to the back of the banknote. Thereby, the bill transport passage between the ball lending machine Q and the bill transport device 10 is connected.

Then, the side wall 111a of the lower block BL
At the lower part of (111b), as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, a ground wire attaching portion 1 for removing noise from the ball rental machine Q.
16 are provided. This ground wire mounting portion 116
A terminal mounting portion 116a for attaching a terminal 149a of the ground wire 149, and a locking claw 116b for fixing the ground wire 149
Are formed.

The ground terminal mounting portion 116a is connected to the terminal 1
49a, the outer surface of which is formed to a flat depth when attached.

The other end of the ground wire 149 is connected to a power input connector 141a of a wiring box 141 shown in FIG. The power input connector 141a sequentially receives power from the adjacent downstream banknote transport device 10, and
The motor 142 is driven. This power supply supplies power to the adjacent upstream banknote transporting device 10 via a power supply cord K connected to the power supply output connector 141b (FIG. 21). Therefore, the noise of the ball rental machine Q is caused by the transfer device mounting bracket 117, the ground wire 149, the power cord K
Removed through.

As shown in FIG. 4, for example, the transport passage section 200 includes a first base case 210a and a second base case 2 which is openably attached to the first base case 210a.
10b, and the base case 2
Opening / closing case 2 removably mounted on the upper side of 10
20. Note that the open / close case 220 is not illustrated in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, or FIG. 18, a pulley rail 230 and a pedestal rail 233 each having a substantially U-shaped cross section are provided inside the side wall 211a of the first base case 210a. This pulley rail 2
A vertical shaft 232 erected from the pedestal rail 233 is provided between the upper plate 230a and the lower plate
, A plurality of pulleys 231 are rotatably mounted in a cantilever state. Then, the merging / conveyance driving unit 10
The endless round belt 161 is stretched between the drive roller 190 of the drive shaft 173 at 0 and each pulley 231 of the first base case 210a.

The first base case 210a having the above structure is integrally formed of synthetic resin. Therefore, there is no need to individually attach each member with screws or the like as in the conventional product, and the number of assembling steps can be greatly reduced. In addition, since no error occurs during assembly, the product has a stable quality. Also, since the number of parts is greatly reduced, management and the like become easy.

The mounting guide 23 is provided on the open side of the first base case 210a, that is, on the second base case 210b side.
6 are provided at appropriate intervals as shown in FIG. Describing in more detail, a lower bill transport guide 2 to be described later is arranged from the tip of the bottom wall 211b of the first base case 210a.
It is integrally formed in an inclined shape over the 70 guide walls 271.

When attaching and detaching the second base case 210b, the lower end 210 'of the second base case 210b is brought into contact with the inclined surface 236a of the mounting guide 236 so that the mounting operation can be easily performed. Thus, the endless round belt 161 is not damaged by the lower end 210b 'of the second base case 210b, for example (FIG. 20).

On the other hand, the first base case 210 as described above
The second base case 210b is attached to the first base case so as to be freely opened and closed.
Is also integrally formed of a synthetic resin in the following configuration. That is, the pulley rail 23 of the first base case 210a is provided on the inner surface of the side wall 211b of the second base case 210b.
At a height opposite to 0, a roller rail 260 is provided. Each pressure contact roller 261 facing each pulley 231 is attached to the roller rail 260 so as to be rotatable by a shaft 262 and urged toward the pulley 231 by a spring 263.

The spring 263 will be further described.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 21, the spring 263 is
1, one end 263a is provided with a hole 26
2a, the other end 263b has its tip curved toward the conveyance passage side (inward) to form a side wall 267 of the roller rail 260, a roller holding portion 268 formed on the roller rail 260, and May be inserted so as to be gripped by the protruding edge 269. Thus, it is possible to provide a structure in which the attachment operation is simple and the spring 263 does not come off.

As described above, the pressing roller 261 on the second base case 210b is pressed against the endless round belt 161 of each pulley 231 on the first base case 210a side. For this reason, the banknote sent out from the merging / conveyance driving unit 100 is smoothly conveyed while being sandwiched between the endless round belt 161 and the pressing roller 261 in the thickness direction.

The pulley 231a and the pressing roller 261a closest to the merging / transporting drive unit 100 are connected to the ball rental machine Q
And is positioned so as to be located slightly downstream from the leading end position of the banknote S2 in the standby state after being sent out from the server. For this reason, the endless round belt 161 and the pressing roller 261a of the pulley 231a on the most upstream side are not covered with the bill S2 from the ball lending machine Q in the standby state. Therefore, the bill S1 conveyed from the first passage A is transferred to the endless round belt 16.
1 and the pressing roller 261a are securely held, so that bills are not jammed.

In this embodiment, the roller rail 26
The transporting surface 260d of the zero-pressure roller 261 is widened at the position where the pressure roller 261 is axially attached, and a corrugation having a gentle curved surface is formed at appropriate intervals.
At a position beyond 61, the width is reduced through a sharp step 260e. For this reason, the tip curls and the pressing roller 2
Even a bill facing the 61 side is not caught by the pressing roller 261, and no noise is generated when the banknote gets over the pressing roller 261.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, the upstream end of the roller rail 260 is used as a cut surface 260a, and the guide surface 2 following this cut surface 260a.
60b was formed almost parallel to the base end surface 260c of the roller rail 260, and was connected to the above-mentioned transport surface 260d.

According to the above-described receiving portion of the roller rail 260, even if the tip of the bill is curled, it does not enter the gap and become jammed. Further, even if the distance overlapping with the joint member 300 of the adjacent banknote transporting device 10 is short, the banknote can be reliably guided to the transport path 200, so that banknote jam does not occur. Moreover, in order to overlap, the joint member 300
Since the protruding piece 301 provided on the base plate can be formed small, the protruding amount is small and the handling is easy.

Further, in this embodiment, the spring 263 for urging the pressing roller 261 has relatively low elasticity. For this reason, even when the new bill is folded in two, even if the waist is strong and the chevron is conveyed toward the pressing roller 261, the pressing roller 261 can escape the chevron, and the banknote jam caused by this occurs. There is no.

At the bottom of the first base case 210a or the second base case 210b constituting the transfer path 200,
A groove-shaped lower bill transport guide 270 can be provided along the longitudinal direction. This lower bill transport guide 270 is
For example, as shown in FIG.
That is, a pair of opposing guide walls 271 and both guide walls 27
And a bottom plate 272 connecting the lower ends of the bottom plate 2
The lower side of the bill is placed on the top of 72, and the pair of guide walls 271 and 271 support the lower end in the vicinity, and the bill sandwiched between the endless round belt 161 and the pressing roller 261 advances.

According to such a lower bill transport guide 270, the lower end portion of the bill can be guided from both sides, so that lateral escape of the bill can be reliably prevented.
The lower bill transport guide 270 may be provided in the second base case 210b on the open side, or may be provided in both base cases 21b.
0a and 210b can be formed in combination.

Therefore, in the banknote transporting device 10 according to the present invention, a discharge port is provided at a position where pellets can be efficiently discharged, that is, near the lower end of the lower banknote transport guide 270 (see FIG. 4) as described above. Opening 273 is opened. If a discharge port is provided at this position, it is possible to prevent pellets and the like from entering the downstream banknote transporting device 10, and to prevent banknote jams.

Between the ball lending machine Q and the merging / transporting drive unit 100, a bill relay device 400 for feeding the bill S2 sent from the ball lending machine Q to the entrance of the merging / transporting driving unit 100 is interposed. This bill relay device 400 is intended to cope with different island widths depending on the game store, that is, even if the depth of the island is different and the distance between the ball rental machine Q and the merged transport drive unit 100 is different. , S2 bills are surely merged and transported by drive unit 1
It is for sending to 00.

Therefore, the bill relay device 400 includes a feed mechanism 41 having a pair of rotary pulleys 410 and a pressure roller 420, and a case / spacer 42 for accommodating the feed mechanism 41. The feed mechanism 41 includes a rotating shaft 412 provided rotatably in the up-down direction of the base body 411.
And a rotary pulley 410 provided in the middle of the rotation, and a pressing roller 420 urged to press against the rotary pulley 410.

The base body 411 is a member molded of a synthetic resin, and is provided at one end with a connecting portion 4 which can be fitted and connected to a connecting portion 430 provided on the frame F of the merge / transport drive unit 100.
40 and the other end of the connecting portion 4 of the frame F
30 having a connecting portion 450 having the same shape as that of the base body 41.
1 can be connected one after another.

On the other hand, the case / spacer 42 that can cover the base body 411 can be fixed to the side wall of the merge / transport drive unit 100. This case and spacer 42
In order to function as a case, the base body 411 provided with the above-described feed mechanism 41 is housed, and a driving pulley 413 is provided on the ceiling portion, so that
The drive belt 415 is bridged between the drive pulley 414 of FIG. On the other hand, when functioning as a spacer, a pulley or the like is not provided in the case, but a tension roller for the drive belt 415 is provided on the top plate. Then, the above-described feeding mechanism 41 and the case / spacer 42 are appropriately combined to form the bill relay device 400 at a desired interval.

According to the above-described banknote relay device 400, even if the width of the island is widened, the ball rental machine Q and the merging / transporting drive unit 10
Since the bill transport path is formed between 0, bills are not jammed. Furthermore, by combining a single member, it is possible to flexibly cope with different island widths, which reduces costs and facilitates inventory of parts. In addition, it has an extremely high practical value, as it can immediately respond to sudden changes in specifications. The adjustment of the distance less than the distance between the case and the spacer 42 may be performed by the cylindrical spacer 45, and the ball lending machine Q and the merging / conveyance drive unit 100 are arranged without any gap regardless of the distance. Can guide banknotes.

At least two or more sensor attachment portions 310 to which the bill detecting sensors R are attached are formed in the joint member 300 constituting the transport passage portion 200. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the sensor mounting portion 310 protrudes so as to sandwich the lower bill transport guide 270. And when the above-mentioned bill relay device 400 does not exist, that is, specifically, in the embodiment in which the island width is small as shown in FIGS.
On the other hand, in the embodiment in which the island width is wide and the bill relay device 400 is used, the bill detection sensor R is attached to the sensor attachment portion 310b on the rear end side.

The bill detecting sensor R as described above includes a bill S1 sent from the upstream side of the transport passage 200 and a bill S2 sent from the side by the ball lending machine Q. This is to prevent overlap in the merged transport drive unit 100, that is, the number of bills counted when the coins are inserted into each coin machine Q does not match the number of bills finally collected in the stacker. It is to prevent. Moreover, the mounting position is appropriately selected depending on the island width. The reason why the bill detecting sensor R is provided on the joint member 300 is that the distance between the bill detecting sensor R and the ball lending machine Q is always kept constant even when the joint member 300 is slid. This eliminates troublesome control due to a change in the distance between the bill detecting sensor R and the ball lending machine Q and troubles such as erroneous control.

In the above, according to the island width,
Although the mounting position of the bill detection sensor R has been described as being moved (selected), the sensor mounting portion 310 on the front end side has been described in advance.
It is sufficient to connect either one of the wire a and the bill detecting sensor R provided on the sensor mounting portion 310b on the rear end side.
In addition, a control program for preventing banknotes from overlapping
By changing each time according to the island width, it is possible to prevent bills from overlapping even if the island width is different. However, the response by the control program makes the management of the control program complicated, and furthermore, at the time of emergency such as specification change, it is impossible to respond at all, and the cost is not justified.

As described above, since the bill detecting sensor R is provided in the bill conveying device 10, the joint member 30
A slide amount of 0 can be secured. That is, a wide variety of gaming facilities on the island, or their own projections (for example,
Since there is no danger of interference by the fastener 240 and the second fastener 250), a sufficient sliding amount can be secured.

Further, by providing the bill detecting sensor R in the bill transporting device 10, it is possible to eliminate the damage of the bill detecting sensor R and to transmit the bill detecting sensor R to the base case 210. No need to open holes or cutouts. Further, the provision of the bill detecting sensor R in the vicinity of the lower bill conveying guide 270, which is the conveying passage section 200, allows even the inexpensive bill detecting sensor R having relatively low sensitivity to function sufficiently. be able to.

As described above, the extension fixing plate 1 of the frame F
The second base case 210b is detachably attached to the first base case 210a fixed to the first base case 15. This is because, for example, the second base case 21 is inserted into the engagement hole 240a of the first fastener 240 attached to the bottom wall of the first base case 210a.
0b of the second fastening member 250 attached to the lower edge 210b '
The engagement protrusion 250a may be removably engaged. With this configuration, the second base case 210b is rotatable about the engagement hole 240a with respect to the first base case 210a with the engagement protrusion 250b engaged with the engagement hole 240a as a fulcrum. And disengage the second base case 2
10b can be separated.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, an openable / closable case 220 is detachably mounted on the upper surface of the assembled base case 210. That is, the lower edge of the opening / closing case 220 is provided with a plurality of pins 220 at appropriate positions including four corners.
a of the upper wall of the first base case 210a and the hole 214 of the upper wall of the second base case 210b.
b (see FIG. 4) from above. This constitutes means for attaching and detaching the opening / closing case 220 and the base case 210.

By providing a plurality of the pins 220a and engaging them, deformation of the transport passage portion 200 due to external pressure (interference with other game equipment) is prevented.

Further, the opening / closing case 220 and a joint member 30 slidable along the leading end of the case 220 along the direction in which bills are conveyed.
The zero cover 300a is provided with a groove-shaped upper bill transport guide 280 that gradually narrows the gap toward the downstream side in the bill transport direction and guides the vicinity of the upper end of the bill.

The upper bill transport guide 280 is, for example, in the form of a gutter having a lower opening as shown in FIGS. 27 and 28, and has a pair of opposed guide walls 281 and both guide walls 28.
The upper and lower guide walls 281 and 281 support the upper end near the upper end, and the bill held between the endless round belt 161 and the pressing roller 261 advances.

Since the interval between the upper bill transport guide 280 is gradually reduced toward the downstream side in the transport direction, the bill can be smoothly transferred to the next bill transport device 10.

The opening / closing case 220 is preferably made of a transparent material, like the first base case 210a and the second base case 210b. That is, if the transparent material is used, the normal flow of banknotes in the transport passage and the status of banknote jams can be visually recognized without opening the open / close case 220 from the outside.

The structure of the bill conveying device 10 of the present invention is as follows.
The present invention can be easily applied as a transport device of a prepaid card, an IC card, or the like in which money or a game medium value is stored.

[0096]

As described above, in the bill transporting device of the present invention as set forth in claim 1, the transporting passage portion includes a base case, an opening / closing case detachably mounted on the upper side of the base case, and It is composed of a joint member consisting of a lid and a base member that slides along the direction of transport of the banknote at the tip, and the openable case and the lid include, toward the downstream side in the direction of transport of the banknote, The interval is gradually narrowed,
A groove-shaped upper bill transport guide that guides the vicinity of the upper end of the bill is provided, and the open / close case is provided with a plurality of pins detachably attached to the base case at a plurality of locations including four corners. Banknotes can be transported in a stable posture, and jamming of banknotes can be prevented. In addition, the opening / closing case is provided with pins for detachably attaching to the base case at a plurality of appropriate positions including four corners, so that, for example, deformation of the transport path portion due to interference with other devices is prevented. is there.

[0097] In the bill transporting device according to the present invention, the transporting passage for nipping and transporting the bill comprises a first base case and a second base case removably attached to the first base case. A base case, and an opening / closing case that is provided to face the base case and that can open and close a part of the transport passage portion. An opening side of the first base case is provided with a second base case. By providing the mounting guide for easy attachment and detachment, especially in the mounting work of the second base case, if the lower end of the second base case is brought into contact with the inclined surface of the mounting guide, the work can be easily performed. You can do it.

[0098] In the bill transfer device according to the present invention, an endless round belt in which a transfer passage for pinching and transferring a bill is stretched over a plurality of pulleys, and a pressing roller provided at a position facing the pulley. In the biasing means, one end is engaged with the pressing roller shaft, the other end is bent inward, and is gripped by the side wall of the roller rail, the roller holding portion formed on the roller rail, and the protruding edge. By doing so, assembly becomes easier and labor costs etc. can be reduced.
Since the tension spring did not come off, there was no paper jam.

In the bill transporting device of the present invention as set forth in claim 4, an earth wire attaching portion for removing noise of the bill inserting machine is formed on the bill passage opening face of the merging / transporting drive portion, and the earth wire attaching portion and the bill are connected to each other. By connecting a transfer device mounting bracket that mounts and supports the banknote transfer device to the back of the input machine, noise processing is performed by the ball lending machine. This eliminates any malfunction of the counter or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a stand-type banknote transport device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an all-unit banknote transport device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view showing a specification state of the bill transport device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment in which a base case is opened.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a partial embodiment of a transport passage portion.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the inside of a joint member and a base case.

FIG. 7 is a plan view illustrating a lower bill transport guide and a joint member.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the inside of the bill conveying device in an open state.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a frame of a combined transport driving unit divided vertically.

FIG. 10 is an upstream side view of a frame of a merging / conveying drive unit divided vertically.

FIG. 11 is a side view on the downstream side of the frame of the combined conveyance drive unit divided vertically.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a frame of a merging / conveying drive section divided vertically.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view showing the inside of the upper frame.

FIG. 14 is a bottom view showing the inside of the lower frame.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a motor unit.

FIG. 16 is a plan view of a main part showing a merging / conveyance driving unit.

FIG. 17 is a front view of the open state showing the inside of the bill transporting device.

FIG. 18 is a front view of a main part showing a ground wire attachment part of the merged conveyance drive unit.

FIG. 19 is a downstream side view of a main part showing a ground wire attachment part of the merged conveyance drive unit.

FIG. 20 is a schematic plan view showing the inside of the wiring box.

FIG. 21 is a schematic front view showing a connection state of the bill transport device.

FIG. 22 is a schematic explanatory view showing a specification state of a mounting guide.

FIG. 23 is a plan view of a main part showing urging means of a pressure roller.

FIG. 24 is a plan view showing a merging / conveyance drive unit and a bill relay device.

FIG. 25 is a front view showing a merging / conveying drive unit and a bill relay device.

FIG. 26 is a side view showing the merging / conveying drive unit and the bill relay device.

FIG. 27 is a bottom view illustrating the inside of the openable case and the lid.

FIG. 28 is a front view of an opening / closing case and a lid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Banknote conveyance apparatus 100 Merge conveyance drive part 116 Earth mounting part 117 Carrier mounting bracket 140 Motor unit 141 Wiring box 149 Earth wire 200 Transfer passage part 210 Base case 210a First base case 210b Second base case 220 Opening / closing case 230 Pulley rail 240 First fastener 240a Engagement hole 250 Second fastener 250a Engagement protrusion 260 Roller rail 263 Spring 268 Roller holding part 269 Projecting edge 270 Lower bill transport guide 280 Upper bill transport guide 281 Guide wall 400 Bill relay device A transport Passage B Transport passage C Bill passage F Frame Fl Lower frame Fu Upper frame K Power cord P Gaming machine Q Ball lending machine S1 Bill S2 Bill

Claims (4)

[Claims] A transport path for transporting the banknote from an upstream side to a downstream side while sandwiching the banknote; and a merging transport drive unit having a drive source while merging the banknote inserted into the bill input machine into the transport path section. A bill transfer device installed in a game store comprising: a transfer passage portion, a base case, an opening / closing case detachably mounted on an upper side of the base case, and transfer of a bill at a tip end thereof. And a joint member composed of a base member and a lid body that slides along the direction, and the opening and closing case and the lid body are configured such that the interval thereof is gradually narrowed toward the downstream side in the bill conveying direction. A groove-shaped upper bill transport guide that guides the vicinity of the upper end of the bill is provided, and pins that are detachably attached to the base case are provided at a plurality of locations including four corners in the opening and closing case. When That paper money transport device. 2. A convey transport section for conveying a bill from the upstream side to the downstream side in a state where the bill is sandwiched, and a convey transport section having a drive source and having a bill fed into the bill input machine into the convey path section. A bill transport device installed in a game store comprising: a transport passage portion for nipping and transporting the bill, a first base case, and a second base member openably attached to the first base case.
A base case formed of a base case, and an opening / closing case provided to face the base case and capable of opening and closing a part of the transfer passage portion. (2) A bill transport device provided with a mounting guide for easily attaching and detaching the two base cases. 3. A conveying path portion for conveying the bill from the upstream side to the downstream side while sandwiching the bills, and a merging / conveying drive section having a drive source while converging the bills inserted into the bill insertion machine into the conveying passage portion. A paper currency transport device installed in a game store comprising: an endless round belt in which a transport passage portion for pinching and transporting a banknote is stretched over a plurality of pulleys; and a pressure contact roller disposed at a position facing the pulley. In the biasing means, one end is engaged with the pressing roller shaft, the other end is bent inward, and is gripped by the side wall of the roller rail, the roller holding portion formed on the roller rail, and the protruding edge. A bill transport device, characterized in that: 4. A transport path for transporting paper money from an upstream side to a downstream side in a sandwiched state, and a merging transport drive section having a drive source while merging bills fed into a bill insertion machine into the transport path section. A bill transfer device installed in a game store comprising: a ground wire attachment portion for removing noise of a bill insertion machine is formed on a bill passage opening surface of the merging / conveyance drive unit; A bill transfer device, wherein a transfer device mounting bracket for mounting and supporting the bill transfer device is connected to the back of the bill insertion machine.