JP2001190819A - Bill carrying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bill carrying device capable of preventing a jam of a bill in a connecting place of connecting carrying passages and a main carrying passage. SOLUTION: This bill carrying device 20 is composed of a main carrying device 21 extending in the island row direction on the back face side of a game machine row and carrying a bill (w) along the main carrying passage 22 having one end connected to a bill recovering storage part and plural connecting carrying devices for carrying the bill along the respective connecting carrying passages 27 having one end connected to the main carrying passage and the other end connected to a bill sending-out port respectively. The connecting carrying passages of the respective connecting carrying devices are arranged so as to cross the main carrying passage, and the bill is carried along these connecting carrying passages up to a delivery position where the long side center line of the bill almost coincides with the center line of a main carrying passage cross section in a state of erecting the short side. This bill is towed by being doubly folded by a carrying bar 43 of the main carrying device to be carried in a state of being restricted from both sides by a pair of side walls of the main carrying passage.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill transfer device for collectively collecting bills from a plurality of game medium lending machines installed in a game arcade such as a pachinko hall.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a game hall such as a pachinko hall, a plurality of pachinko machines or slot machines are arranged side by side to form one gaming machine row, and two such gaming machine rows are arranged back to back. Thus, one gaming island is configured, and a gaming-medium renting machine is arranged between adjacent gaming machines in each gaming machine row or at predetermined intervals. When bills can be used with this machine, a bill validator is provided inside the machine, and a bill transport device is arranged on the back side of the gaming machine row on the gaming island, The banknotes inspected by the discriminator are sent out from the banknote delivery port on the back side to the banknote transfer device side, and are conveyed to a banknote collection and storage unit arranged at the end of a game island or the like to be collected.

[0003] As the bill transporting device, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-55414, the bill transporting device extends in the island row direction on the back side of the gaming machine row and has one end connected to a bill collecting and storing unit. A main transport device that transports banknotes along the main transport path (a pinch transport device referred to in the above publication).
And a plurality of connecting and conveying devices (similarly, a guide mechanism) that convey the banknotes along each of the connecting and conveying routes, one end of which is connected to the main conveying path and the other end of which is connected to the bill outlet of each inter-machine. Things are known. Each of the main transport device and each of the connection transport devices is configured to transport a bill by sandwiching the bill with a belt and a roller in a state where the short side thereof is set upright.

[0004]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional paper money transport device, when the paper money is transferred from each connected paper path to the main paper path, it is usually necessary to bend the paper money by 90 degrees. A guide member extending from the road side to the main transport path side is provided, but the banknotes transferred from the connection transport path are not smoothly guided to the main transport path by this guide member, or the banknotes are transported along the main transport path. However, there is a problem that bills are likely to be jammed at the connection point between the connection conveyance path and the main conveyance path due to contact with the guide member and bending.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide an appropriate method for transferring banknotes from the connecting transport path to the main transport path and transporting the banknotes on the main transport path. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bill transport device capable of preventing a bill from being jammed at a connection point between a connecting transport path and a main transport path.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an invention according to claim 1 is provided in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged side by side, between adjacent gaming machines in a row of gaming machines or at a predetermined position. The inter-machines that at least perform the lending control of the game media by inserting the bills are arranged, and the bills inserted into these inter-machines are inserted into the gaming island from the bill sending port provided on the back side of each inter-machine. As a bill transporting device that transports to a bill collecting and storing unit disposed at a predetermined location, a bill extends along the main transport path extending in the island row direction on the back side of the gaming machine row and having one end connected to the bill collecting and storing unit. A main transporting device for transporting, a plurality of connecting transporting devices for transporting bills along one connecting transporting route connected at one end to the main transporting route and the other end to the bill feeding port of each of the inter-machines. It is assumed that it is prepared. In each of the above-mentioned connecting and conveying apparatuses, the connecting and conveying path is provided so as to intersect with the main conveying path, and the banknotes are arranged along the connecting and conveying path with the short side thereof set up and the center line of the long side of the banknote. A main conveyance path having a pair of side walls facing each other with a predetermined gap therebetween, while the main conveyance path is configured to be conveyed to a transfer position substantially coincident with the center line of the road cross section; A transport rod inserted between the pair of side walls, and transfer means for moving the transport rod along the main transport path. It is configured to be folded and towed, and to be conveyed while being restrained from both sides by a pair of side walls of the main conveyance path.

In this configuration, bills fed from the bill delivery port on the back side of the machine are first conveyed to the main conveyance path by the connection conveyance device with the short side standing along the connection conveyance path. The machine temporarily stops at the transfer position where the center line of the long side substantially coincides with the center line of the cross section of the main transport path. continue,
The bill is abutted against the transport rod of the main transport device in the main transport path, folded in half, folded in two by the transport rod, and restrained from both sides by a pair of side walls of the main transport path. It is towed along the transport path and transported to the bill collection and storage unit. In the case of this transport system, the introduction of the banknote into the main transport path by folding and the transport of the banknote in the main transport path are both performed reliably by the transport rod of the main transport apparatus. There is no need for a guide member for guiding the connection conveyance path to the main conveyance path, and no jamming of bills at the connection point between the connection conveyance path and the main conveyance path due to this guide member occurs.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of transport path units are provided so that the length of the main transport path of the main transport apparatus can be easily changed in accordance with the length of the game island in the island row direction. Are preferably connected in series along the island row direction to form a main transport path. That is, in the two adjacent transport path units, the transport rods are inserted between the pair of side walls of the main transport path from opposite directions to each other, and the two folded bills are partially overlapped in the island row direction. And transport it. In the case of this configuration, at each connecting portion of the transport path unit, for example, the folded paper money is pulled by the transport rod inserted from below between the pair of side walls in the upstream transport path unit, and the downstream side remains in this pulled state. After the transfer rod inserted from above between the pair of side walls of the transfer path unit overlaps on the upstream side of the transfer rod of the upstream transfer path unit and runs in parallel, instead of the transfer rod of the upstream transfer path unit The transport rods of the downstream transport path unit now pull the folded bills, and the transport rods always pull the folded bills for transport. It becomes difficult to do.

The invention according to claim 3 provides a preferred embodiment of the main transport device. That is, the transfer means of the main transfer device drives one of the pair of sprockets provided on both ends of the main transfer path, the chain wound around the pair of sprockets, and one of the pair of sprockets. When a plurality of transport rods are attached to the chain at predetermined intervals, and each of the transport rods is moved in the banknote transport direction in a position where the transport rod mounting point of the chain is close to the main transport path. The main transport path is inserted between a pair of side walls and moved along the side walls. In this configuration, the transporting means can be relatively easily configured by using the chain and the sprocket, and a large number of bills can be transported at once by a plurality of transport rods attached to the chain at predetermined intervals. .

[0010] The invention according to claim 4 provides a particularly preferable form in the bill transport device according to claim 3. That is, each of the transport rods is supported so as to be rotatable about an axis in a state where the transport rod is erected with respect to the chain and a state where the transport rod is tilted, and is always urged to rotate to an upright state by a spring, and the chain is attached to the transport rod. When the portion moves away from the main transport path and moves in a direction opposite to the bill transport direction, the location is provided so as to abut against the tilting member and be tilted against the urging force of the spring. With this configuration, when the transport rod mounting point with the chain moves in the bill transport direction near the main transport path, the transport rod is held upright from the chain by the urging force of the spring, and the pair of main transport paths 2 inserted between the side walls of
Tow the folded paper money. On the other hand, when the transport rod mounting point with the chain moves away from the main transport path in the direction opposite to the bill transport direction, the transport rod contacts the tilting member and tilts against the chain against the urging force of the spring. The main transport device is rotated and held in a state, and the movement range of the transport rod in a region separated from the main transport path is limited, so that the main transport device can be downsized accordingly.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show the entire facilities of a gaming island A of a slot machine provided with a bill transport device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this gaming island A, a plurality of (four in the figure) slot machines 1, 1,... Are arranged side by side to form one machine row 2, and two machine rows 2 are arranged back to back. And each machine row 2
Between two adjacent slot machines 1 and 1 and on the left side of the leftmost slot machine 1,
Is arranged.

The slot machine 1 and the inter-machine 3 in each of the machine rows 2 are mounted on the same mounting table 6, and the end plates 7 are vertically arranged at both ends of the gaming island A in the island row direction. An island host 8 is provided on the side of the one end plate 7. This island host 8 has a built-in safe 9 as a bill collection and storage unit. The mounting shelves 1 are arranged above the slot machines 1 in each machine row 2 in order from the lower side.
1, a lamp plate 12 and a curtain plate 13 are provided. The lamp plate 12 is provided with a lamp 14 and the like which are turned on when a player calls an employee of a game hall.

Each of the inter-machines 3 has a vertically-elongated bill insertion slot 16 in the upper portion of the front surface thereof.
When a predetermined banknote (for example, a 1,000-yen bill) is inserted with its short side set up vertically, the slot machine 1 on the right is instructed to pay out a predetermined number of medals and the inserted banknote is provided on the back side. The bill is sent out from a bill delivery port (not shown) to the bill transport device 20 side.

The banknote transporting device 20 collects all the banknotes sent out from the banknote outlets of the inter-machines 3 and transports them to the safe 9 in the island host 8. The number is two (10 in the figure) connected transfer devices 26, 26,... As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
Is the bill insertion slot 1 on the back side of the machine row 2 and the machine 3
The banknote w is transported along a main transport path 22 that extends horizontally in the island row direction at the same height position as the main transport path 6.
One end of 2 penetrates the wife plate 7 and is connected to the safe 9. Further, each of the connected transport devices 26 transports the bill w along the connected transport path 27, and one end of each of the connected transport paths 27 is connected to the main transport path 22.
The other end of 7 is connected to the bill sending-out port of each machine 3 except for those at two places that do not correspond to the machine 3.

The connecting transfer path 27 of each of the connecting transfer devices 26
Consists of a rectangular thin thin-walled closed section material that extends in the vertical direction,
And it is provided orthogonal to the main transport path 22 and forms a crossroad with the main transport path 22 and the connecting transport path 27 on the opposite side of the main transport path 22. In addition, each connecting and conveying device 26
As shown in FIG. 5, a pair of conveyor belts 32, 32 facing the inside of the connection conveyance path 27 through openings 31, 31 respectively provided on the left and right side walls of the connection conveyance path 27 are provided. The bill w is conveyed while being pinched with its short side standing upright.

Each of the conveyor belts 32 includes a pair of pulleys 3.
3, 33, an endless belt 34 wound around these, and a motor (not shown) for rotating and driving one pulley 33. Each transport belt 32 is transported by the actuator (not shown) into the connection transport path 27 and transports the bill w (a position indicated by a solid line in FIG. 5), and a standby position away from the connection transport path 27. (Position indicated by a virtual line in FIG. 5). When a bill is sent out from the bill delivery port of one stand-to-stand machine 3, the first connecting / conveying device 26 corresponding to the stand-to-head machine 3 and the first connecting / transferring device 26 located on the opposite side of the main transfer path 22 with respect to this. In the second connecting / conveying device 26, the pair of conveying belts 32, 32 move to the conveying position, respectively, and first, the bill w is transferred along the connecting / conveying path 27 by the pair of conveying belts 32, 32 in the first connecting / conveying device 26. Main transport path 22
When the banknote w crosses the main conveyance path 22 and reaches the connection conveyance path 27 on the opposite side, the first and second connection conveyance devices 26, 26 together form a pair of conveyance belts 32, 32. As a result, the bill w is nipped and conveyed to a delivery position where the long side center line substantially coincides with the center line of the cross section of the main conveyance path 22.

When the banknote w is transported to the transfer position, a position sensor 36 is provided in each of the communication transport paths 27 as shown in FIG. 6, and the position sensor 36 detects that the banknote has reached the transfer position. And stop the transport. In order to prevent the bill w from entering the main transport path 22, shutters 37, 37 for restricting and guiding both sides of the bill w on the main transport path 22.
Is provided. This shutter 37 is normally
As shown by an imaginary line, the connecting conveyance path 27 is located above or below the main conveyance path 22 so as to be on the opposite side of the main conveyance path 22 with respect to the location of the transfer means 44 described later of the main conveyance apparatus 21. When the banknote w is transported by the actuator, it is lowered or raised by an actuator (not shown) and inserted into the main transport path 22.

The length of the main transfer path 22 of the main transfer device 21 depends on the number of the slot machines 1 and the inter-machines 3 in the machine row 2 of the game island A, and furthermore, the length of the game island A in the island row direction. A plurality of (four in FIG. 2) transport path units 41, 41,... Are connected in series along the island row direction. Each transport path unit 41
Like the connecting transport path 27, it is made of a rectangular thin closed cross section material that is elongated in the vertical direction. The distance between the left and right side walls 41a, 41a, and thus the lateral width is set to be larger than that of the connecting transport path 27, and the length is One slot machine 1
Is set substantially equal to a value obtained by adding the width dimension of the one inter-machine 3 to the width dimension of the single machine 3. Each of the transport path units 41 is provided with a slit 42 extending over substantially the entire length in the longitudinal direction on the bottom surface or the upper surface.

The main transport unit 21 includes a transport rod 43 inserted between the left and right side walls 41a, 41a of each transport path unit 41 through the slit 42, and a transport rod 43 for each transport path unit 41. Each transport path unit 4
And transport means 44 for moving the paper money w conveyed to the delivery position by each of the connecting and conveying devices 26, as shown in FIG. Transport rod 43 corresponding to unit 41
, It is folded in two, towed, and conveyed while being constrained from both sides by left and right side walls 41a, 41a of the conveyance path unit 41.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each of the transfer means 44 is provided at both ends of each of the transport path units 41.
A pair of sprockets 46, 46 rotatably supported by two bearings 45, 45;
An endless chain 47 wound around 6, 46;
A motor 48 for rotating one of the pair of sprockets 46, 46;
7 are provided with a plurality of transport rods 43 at predetermined intervals. Each of the transport rods 43 is inserted between the left and right side walls 41a, 41a of the transport path unit 41 when the transport rod mounting portion of the endless chain 47 moves in the transport direction of the bill w close to the transport path unit 41. The side wall 41a, 41 is pulled by pulling the folded banknote w.
It is designed to move along the interval a. In addition, between the two adjacent transport path units 41, 41, two corresponding transfer means 44, 44 corresponding to these are disposed on the opposite sides in the vertical direction with the main transport path 22 interposed therebetween. The transport rods 43 attached to the respective endless chains 47 of the means 44, 44 are inserted between the left and right side walls 41a, 41a of the corresponding transport path unit 41 from opposite directions. Are inserted from above, and those arranged below the transport path unit 41 by the transfer means 44 are inserted from below, and the folded bills w are partially overlapped in the island row direction. To be transported.

As shown in detail in FIG. 8, each of the transport rods 43 has a large-diameter portion 43a inserted into the transport path unit 41 and used for pulling the two-fold bill w.
And a small-diameter portion 43b having a smaller diameter than the large-diameter portion 43a having one end connected thereto. The other end of the small-diameter portion 43b is formed by extending the pin 47a of the endless chain 47 to the side of the link 47b. Each transport rod 43 is connected to the portion 47c.
Are supported so as to be rotatable around a pin 47a in a state of standing upright and an inclined state with respect to the endless chain 47. A running roller 49 is provided at the tip of the extension 47c.
The traveling roller 49 travels along a guide rail 50 having a U-shaped cross section which extends annularly along the endless chain 47 along with the operation of the endless chain 47 and the movement of the transport rod 43. Thus, the support strength of the transport rod 43 is increased.

The extension 47c is provided with a spring 51 for constantly urging the transport rod 43 in an upright state, while covering the outer periphery of the endless chain 47 on the side opposite to the transport path unit 41. One tilting member 52 is provided for each transport path unit 41. And each transport rod 4
The endless chain 4 receives the urging force of the spring 51 when the conveying rod mounting portion of the endless chain 47 moves in the conveying direction of the bill w close to the conveying path unit 41.
7 and is inserted between the left and right side walls 41a, 41a of the transport path unit 41 to serve for towing and transporting the two folded bills w. When the banknote w moves in the opposite direction to the transport direction of the banknote w, the banknote abuts on the tilting member 52 to be in a tilted state against the urging force of the spring 51, and moves in that state.

The width of the slit 42 is such that the transport rods 43 on the endless chain 47 at both ends of the transport path unit 41 are allowed to change from an upright state to an inclined state or vice versa. Is set to be larger than the diameter of the large-diameter portion 43a.
The diameter of the large-diameter portion 43a of the transport rod 43 is set so as to prevent the bill w from slipping out of the transport path unit 41 through the slit 42 in the portion near the center of 1.
Note that the bill w is passed through the slit 42 to the transport path unit 41.
In order to prevent it from getting out, as shown in FIG.
Fine hairs 53 may be provided on the left and right edges of the slit 42, respectively.

On the other hand, inside the island host 8, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 12 or FIG.
A delivery device 60 is provided for storing the banknote w folded and folded in 3 and transported in the safe 9 in a spread state. The transfer device 60 is rotatable about a fulcrum 61a between a closed state (a state indicated by a solid line in FIG. 12) and a fan-shaped open state (a state indicated by a virtual line in FIG. 12). Two delivery rods 61 provided in
61, a slider 62 that supports the fulcrum 61a side of the delivery rod 61 and moves the delivery rod 61 inside the safe 9 along an extension of the main transport path 22, and a lifter 63 that moves the slider 62 up and down. Prepare. The delivery rods 61, 61 are normally in a closed state at a lower position near the main transport device 21 of the safe 9, and the folded paper money w is transferred by the transport rod 43 of the main transport device 21 to the main transport path. When it is conveyed to the safe 9 along the line 22, first, both delivery rods 61, 61 are lifted by the lifter 63.
Rises integrally with the slider 62 and is inserted into the folded banknote w from below, and then the two delivery rods 61, 61 pull the folded banknote w to the back inside the safe 9 by the slider 62, At that position, both delivery rods 61, 6
The banknote w is spread by opening 1 around the fulcrum 61a. Thereafter, while the left and right pressing rollers 64, 64 abut against the bill w and hold it in the spread state, the two delivery rods 61, 61 are closed, and the slider 62 moves and the lifter 63 descends to the original standby position. I'm going back.

Next, the operation of the bill transfer device 20 will be described. The bill w sent to the bill transfer device 20 from the bill delivery port on the back side of the machine 3 is first connected to the connection transfer device 26 (specifically, Both the first connecting and conveying device 26 corresponding to the inter-machine 3 and the second connecting and conveying device 26 located on the opposite side of the main conveying path 22 with respect to the first connecting and conveying apparatus 26) along the connecting and conveying path 27 along the short side. Is conveyed to the main conveyance path 22 side in a state where the paper money w stands vertically, and the long side center line of the bill w is
Stop temporarily at the transfer position that substantially matches the center line of the cross section. At this time, since the shutters 37 are inserted into the main transport path 22 to restrain both sides of the banknote w, the banknote w can be prevented from entering the main transport path 22.

Subsequently, the bill w at the delivery position is folded into two after being brought into contact with the transport rod 43 of the main transport device 21 in the main transport path 22 and then folded by the transport rod 43 in the main transport path. 22 left and right side walls 41a, 41a
As a result, the vehicle is towed along the main transport path 22 while being restrained from both sides, and transported to the safe 9 in the island host 8.

Therefore, in such a bill transport device 20, the introduction of the bill w from the connecting transport path 27 to the main transport path 22 by folding and the transport of the bill w in the main transport path 22 are both performed by the main transport apparatus 21. Is carried out by the transport rod 43, so that the banknote w is transferred to the connecting transport path 27 as in the conventional banknote transport apparatus.
No guide member is required to guide the paper to the main transport path 22 from above, and bills are not jammed at the connection point between the connecting transport path 27 and the main transport path 22 due to this guide member.

In the above embodiment, the length of the main transport path 22 is set to the slot machine 1 in the machine row 2 of the game island A.
And a plurality of transport path units 41, 41,... Are connected in series along the island row direction so as to be easily changeable in accordance with the number of the stand-to-wall machines 3 and thus the length of the game island A in the island row direction. To form the main transport path 22, the transport path unit 4
In each of the connecting portions of the first and the first 41, for example, the folded paper money w is pulled by the transport rod 43 inserted between the left and right side walls 41a, 41a of the upstream transport path unit 41 from below. The transport path unit 4 on the downstream side
1, the transport rod 43 inserted from above between the left and right side walls 41a, 41a is the transport rod 43 of the upstream transport path unit 41.
After running in parallel in an overlapped state on the upstream side, the transport rod 43 of the downstream transport path unit 41 instead of the transport rod 43 of the upstream transport path unit 41 pulls the folded banknote w, The folded banknote w is always pulled and transported by the transport rod 43 in the main transport path 22. For this reason, bills are not jammed in the respective connecting portions of the transport path units 41, 41, and the bills w can be transported smoothly. Further, since a special mechanism is not required for each connecting portion, it is advantageous in realizing the implementation.

In addition, the transfer means 44 provided for each of the transport path units 41 is not only relatively simple using a sprocket 46 and an endless chain 47, but also includes a plurality of endless chains 47. Since a large number of banknotes w can be transported at once simply by attaching the transport rods 43, 43,... At predetermined intervals, the present invention can also be applied to the gaming island A having a large number of inter-machines 3.

Further, in the transfer means 44, each of the transport rods 43 is biased by the spring 51 when the transport rod mounting portion of the endless chain 47 moves in the transport direction of the bill w close to the transport path unit 41. The transport path unit 4 is held upright from the endless chain 47,
The endless chain 47 is inserted between the left and right side walls 41a, 41a to perform towing and transport of the two folded bills w.
The tilting member 5 moves when the transport rod mounting point moves away from the transport path unit 41 in the direction opposite to the transport direction of the bill w.
2, the transport rod 43 moves in a region separated from the transport path unit 41 because the rotary rod is tilted and held against the endless chain 47 against the biasing force of the spring 51. The range can be limited, and the size of the main transfer device 21 can be reduced accordingly.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes various other forms.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, in the main transport device 21, the transfer unit 4 that moves the transport rod 43 along the main transport path 22.
4 as a sprocket 46 and an endless chain 4
7 and the like, but instead of this, the island host 8
As in the case of the transfer device 60 provided in the inside, a configuration using a slider 62 and a lifter 63 may be used.

In the above-described embodiment, the connecting and conveying device 2
When the bill w is conveyed to the transfer position where the short side of the banknote w is upright and the center line of the long side of the banknote w substantially coincides with the center line of the cross section of the main conveyance path 22, the banknote w The banknote w is transported by both the first connected transport device 26 and the second connected transport device 26 located on the opposite side of the first transport device 26 with the main transport path 22 interposed therebetween. Needless to say, the bill w may be conveyed only by the first connecting and conveying device 26 corresponding to No. 3. Further, in order to stop the banknote w at the transfer position, instead of using the position sensor 36 as in the embodiment, the number of rotations of the driving pulley 33 of the transport belt 32 is counted, or both of them are doubled. You may check.

Further, when the bill w is folded in two and pulled by the transport rod 43 of the main transport device 21, it is desirable to take measures to prevent the bill w from shifting. For example, an uneven portion may be formed on the surface of the transport rod 43 or the transport rod 4
3, a bill suction device such as a vacuum is provided inside,
The transport rod 43 is provided on the left and right side walls 41a, 41a of the main transport path 22.
A wire or the like that moves at the same speed as the above may be provided.

[0034]

As described above, according to the bill transport device of the present invention, both the introduction of the bill by the folding from the connecting transport path to the main transport path and the transport of the bill in the main transport path are performed by the main transport apparatus. Since the transfer is performed by the transport rod, it does not require a guide member for guiding the banknote from the connecting transport path to the main transport path as in the related art, and prevents the occurrence of bill jam at a connection point between the connecting transport path and the main transport path. be able to.

In particular, in the invention according to the second aspect, when a plurality of transport path units are connected in series along the island row direction to form a main transport path, the folded paper money is always pulled by the transport rod. Since the transfer is performed, the occurrence of the banknote jam can be prevented at each connecting portion of the transfer path unit. Moreover,
This does not require a special mechanism at the connecting portion, and is very effective in realizing the implementation.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the transfer means of the main transfer device can be relatively easily constituted by using a chain and a sprocket, and a plurality of transfer rods attached to the chain at predetermined intervals. Accordingly, an effect that a large number of bills can be conveyed at one time is also exerted.

Further, in the invention according to the fourth aspect, since the moving range of the transport rod in the area separated from the main transport path can be limited, the main transport device or the bill transport device can be made compact by that much. It also has the effect that it can be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a gaming island of a slot machine provided with a bill transfer device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a transport path structure of the bill transport device.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a connection point between a connection conveyance path and a main conveyance path.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view for explaining an operation of folding a bill into two by a transport rod.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 4;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line ZZ in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a configuration of a transfer device in the island host.

FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway side view.

FIG. 12 is a front view of the vicinity of a delivery rod of the delivery device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 w Banknote 1 Slot machine (game machine) 2 Machine row (gaming machine row) 3 Inter-machine 9 Safe (banknote collection and storage unit) 20 Banknote transfer device 21 Main transfer device 22 Main transfer path 26 Connection transfer device 27 Connection transfer path 41 Conveying path unit 41a Side wall 43 Conveying rod 44 Transfer means 46 Sprocket 47 Endless chain 51 Spring 52 Tilting member

Claims (4)

[Claims] An inter-machine that at least controls the lending of game media by inserting bills between adjacent gaming machines in a gaming machine row in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged side by side or at predetermined intervals. It is a bill transport device for transporting the bills inserted into these inter-machines from a bill sending-out port provided on the back side of each inter-machine to a bill collection and storage unit arranged at a predetermined location in the gaming island, A main transport device that extends in the island row direction on the back side of the gaming machine row and one end transports bills along a main transport path connected to the bill collection and storage unit, one end is on the main transport path, and the other end is It is composed of a plurality of connecting and conveying devices that convey bills along each connecting and conveying path connected to the bill sending-out port of each inter-machine, and each of the above connecting and conveying devices intersects with the main conveying path. The banknotes are provided along this connecting transport path. It is configured so that the short side is set up and the long side center line of the banknote is conveyed to a delivery position that substantially coincides with the center line of the main conveyance path cross section, and the main conveyance device has a predetermined gap. A main transport path having a pair of side walls opposed to each other, a transport rod inserted between the pair of side walls of the main transport path, and transfer means for moving the transport rod along the main transport path, The bills conveyed to the transfer position by each of the above-mentioned connecting and conveying devices are transported by the transport rods to the bills.
A bill transport device configured to be folded and towed and transported while being constrained from both sides by a pair of side walls of a main transport path. 2. The main transport path of the main transport device is configured by connecting a plurality of transport path units in series along an island row direction.
In the two adjacent transport path units, the transport rods are inserted between the pair of side walls of the main transport path from opposite directions, respectively, and pull the folded bills in a state of being partially overlapped in the island row direction. The bill conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the bill is conveyed. 3. The transfer means of the main transfer device includes a pair of sprockets provided at both ends of the main transfer path, respectively.
A chain wound around this pair of sprockets,
A motor that rotationally drives one of the pair of sprockets, and a plurality of transport rods are attached to the chain at predetermined intervals. 2. The moving device according to claim 1, wherein the moving member is inserted between a pair of side walls of the main conveying path and moves along the side wall when moving in a bill conveying direction near the path.
Or the bill transport device according to 2. 4. Each of the transport rods is supported rotatably about an axis in a state of being upright and inclined with respect to the chain, and is always urged by a spring to be in an upright state. When the transfer rod mounting portion moves away from the main transfer path in the direction opposite to the bill transfer direction, the transfer rod mounting portion contacts the tilting member and is tilted against the urging force of the spring. Item 3. The bill transfer device according to Item 3.