JP2001199588A - Bill conveying unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To connect plural bill conveying units without trouble even when distances between adjacent two rental ball dispensers are different from each other and prevent the jamming of bills at the connecting part. SOLUTION: In this bill conveying unit having a conveying path device 200 for conveying bills supplied from a bill charging part in the direction along plural arranged game machines, the conveying path device 200 is composed of a conveying path body 300 and a sliding member 400 mounted at one end of the conveying path body 300 slidably in the direction along the conveying direction, the total length of the conveying path is adjustable by sliding the sliding member 400, a locking means to be fixed to a next bill conveying unit is mounted on a tip part in the direction along the conveying direction of the sliding member 400 to be connected to the next bill conveying unit without being displaced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote transport unit which constitutes one unit of a transport mechanism for transporting a banknote inserted into a banknote insertion section on the back side of a plurality of gaming tables (for example, pachinko machines). More specifically, the present invention relates to a bill transport unit that can be freely adjusted in length when a plurality of bill transport units are interconnected.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a game store such as a pachinko parlor,
A plurality of game consoles (for example, pachinko machines) are arranged side by side in two rows and separated from each other with a space between them (a double-island system), or are arranged on a wall in a single row with a space between them (Kamishima Island). method). Then, a thin ball lending machine is placed between or above the gaming machines every two or one gaming machine, and the bills inserted into the ball lending machine are arranged laterally in the space behind the gaming machine. The bills are transported by the bill transport mechanism and accumulated in a stacker arranged at an end of the gaming table row or the like or in a money changer.

[0003] This bill transport mechanism is constituted by connecting a plurality of bill transport units.

Normally, the length of one bill transport unit is
When a ball rental machine is installed in a stand for each game console, the length in the horizontal direction, such as one game console, one ball rental machine, and the installation interval between them, is set to the total length. In the case where a ball rental machine is installed for every two, two gaming tables and a ball rental machine 1
It is necessary to make the length in the horizontal direction such as the table and the installation interval thereof a total length.

[0005] Each banknote transport unit has a front-stage receiving port for receiving banknotes from the upstream banknote transport unit, that is, a front-side receiving port for receiving banknotes from a side ball lending machine, Side, that is, an outlet for sending out the banknote to the next-stage banknote transport unit, and the banknote sent from the preceding-stage banknote transport unit is received at the front-stage inlet, and is sandwiched in the thickness direction to be in the outlet direction. The bills sent from the ball lending machine beside the transport passage are accepted from the side entrance and merged so as not to overlap with the bills from the preceding entrance, and also in the thickness direction. The sheets are nipped and conveyed one by one in the direction of the outlet.

[0006] However, the horizontal length of the gaming table or ball lending machine, or the interval between them, may differ depending on the amusement shop or the model of the gaming table, etc., and the length of the bill transport unit may also be changed accordingly. Have to change it.

For this reason, a plurality of banknote transport units having different lengths must be prepared. However, a huge number of types having minute different lengths must be prepared. Often occurred, and the work required to match the length on site required a great deal of time. Further, when the gaming table is replaced with another type, the bill transport unit has to be replaced in accordance with the change in the length.

To solve these inconveniences, Japanese Patent Publication No. Hei 4-5622 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei 5-3 have been disclosed.
0048, JP-A-4-256639 and the like.

In Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-5622, a socket member protruding in a cantilever shape outward in the longitudinal direction is fixed to one end of the bill transport unit, and the end of the adjacent bill transport unit is attached to this socket member. They are inserted and connected by fitting, and the amount of insertion is adjusted according to the horizontal length of a game console or the like.

In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-256639, joints of a plurality of lengths are prepared, and a joint having a length corresponding to the lateral length of a game console or the like is selected to provide an end of two bill transport units. It was connected between the clubs.

In Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Hei 5-30048, the lengthwise connecting portions of the bill transporting unit are provided with concave and convex portions which can be fitted into each other so as to be able to advance and retreat with each other.

[0012]

However, in the apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 4-5622 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-30048, when the length of the game console in the horizontal direction is large, the bill transport unit connected to the socket member. Due to the structure where a gap is created between the ends, when a folded or curled banknote or a wrinkled banknote is transported, the banknote may be jammed in this gap or fall from the gap, In addition, banknotes may be pulled out from the gap by a clerk or the like, and there has been a problem that sales at the time of collection will not match.

In the apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-256039, a joint separate from the bill transport unit is prepared.
This must be incorporated, and there is a problem that this operation is extremely complicated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and to provide a bill transporting unit which can easily cope with different horizontal lengths of a game console or the like without forming a gap in a connecting portion. The purpose is.

[0015]

In order to achieve the above object, a bill transport unit according to the present invention is provided with a transport path device for transporting bills supplied from a bill input section in a direction along a plurality of gaming tables. A bill transport unit comprising:
The transfer path device is constituted by a transfer path main body and a sliding member slidably attached to one end of the transfer path main body in a direction along a transfer direction, and by sliding the slide member. The length of the entire conveyance path is adjustable.

[0016]

As described above, in the bill transport unit of the present invention, the length of the entire transport passage is adjusted by sliding the sliding member at the end of the transport passage main body in accordance with the lateral length of the game console. To adjust the adjacent banknote transport units to each other, so that there is no gap in the connecting portion, even if banknotes with curled corners or curls are conveyed, banknotes may be jammed or fall, It will not be removed.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the bill transport unit of the present invention. The bill transport unit 10 of this embodiment includes a transport driving device 100 and a transport passage device 200. The transport passage device 200 includes a transport passage main body 300 and a sliding member 400 slidably attached to one end thereof. .

As shown in FIG. 2, each bill transport unit 1
0, 10, ... are two-row gaming tables (for example, pachinko machines)
1, 1, ... in the horizontal direction in the space on the back side, and is arranged so that the transport driving device 100 is located at a position where the bills A2 inserted into the ball lending machines 2, 2 on both sides can be received, Sliding member 400 according to the lateral length of gaming table 1 or the like
To connect the sliding member 400 to the transport driving device 100 of the banknote transport unit 10 on the downstream side.

The transport drive unit 100 takes in the banknote A1 sent from the upstream banknote transfer unit 10 and the banknote A2 sent from the ball lending machine 2 on the side, and sends it to the transfer path device 200. FIG.
As shown in the figure, the longitudinal long holes 102a, 1b of the opposing side walls 101a, 101b of the hollow rectangular frame 101 are provided.
02b, the first receiving guide member 11
The mounting portions 111a and 111b of the second receiving guide members 120a and 120b are fixed to the right edges of the long holes 102a and 102b.
21b is fixed.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the first receiving guide members 110a and 110b are provided with a first passage B for receiving and guiding the bill A1 from the preceding bill transport unit 10.
Passage forming plates 112a and 112b for forming
And a curved portion for forming a second passage C for receiving and guiding the bill A2 from the side ball lending machine 2 continuously provided at an intermediate portion between the first passage forming plates 112a and 112b. And second passage forming plates 113a and 113b, as described above.
The fixing portions 111a and 111b at the tips of the a and 113b are fixed to the edges of the long holes 102a and 102b. Notches 114a, 114b, and 115a are provided at the front end side and the rear end side of the first passage forming plates 112a, 112b in the horizontal direction.
115b is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first passage forming plate 112
a, 112b have tapered portions 116a, 116b that are inclined so as to open slightly toward the upstream side.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper and lower ends of the tapered portions 116a and 116b are provided with inclined notches 117a and 117b whose upper and lower widths gradually decrease toward the upstream side. Bent portions 118a and 118b are bent laterally from the tips of the tapered portions 116a and 116b, and fit inside the side walls 103a and 103b on the upstream side of the frame.

As described above, the first passage forming plate 112a,
The upstream end of 112b is formed into a tapered portion 116a, 116b that opens small as shown in FIG. 3 instead of being curled into a large semicircle and opened as in the prior art, for the following reason. .

That is, in the case of a receiving opening which is curled and opened in a large semicircle as shown by a dotted line in FIG. 6, when a bill A1 having a wrinkle or curl at the tip comes as shown in FIG.
May be deviated in the W direction, causing a banknote jam at the receiving port. On the other hand, in the case of a tapered shape that opens slightly as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, even if the curled front end of the banknote A1 hits This is because the bill is guided in the correct direction of the arrow R as it is and does not cause a paper jam.

Further, as shown by a dashed line in FIG. 4, the upstream ends of the first passage forming plates 112a and 112b are not made horizontal as in the prior art, and the slanted notches 117 are formed at the upper and lower ends.
The reason why a and 117b are provided is as follows.

That is, if the upper and lower ends are horizontal and a bill A1 having a curled or bent corner at the upper and lower corners comes in as shown in FIG. This is because, if it is oblique as shown in the figure, the curled or corner-folded portion of the banknote A1 is raised and flattened by the oblique side, and as a result, the banknote is not jammed.

The second receiving guide members 120a, 120
b are the attachment parts 121a, 121 as shown in FIGS.
b and the passage forming plates 122a and 122b curved along the second passage forming plates 113a and 113b of the first receiving guide members 110a and 110b, and have horizontal notches 123a and 123b. As described above, the first passage forming plates 112a and 112b of the first receiving guide members 110a and 110b are used to receive and guide the banknote A1 from the banknote transport unit 10 in the preceding stage.
Is formed, and the first receiving guide member 110 is formed.
a, 110b, the second passage forming plates 113a, 113b and the second receiving guide members 120a, 120b, the passage forming plates 122a, 122b, for receiving and guiding the bills A2 from the side ball lending machines 2. Is formed.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the passage forming plates 122a of the second receiving guide members 120a, 120b,
The first receiving guide member 110b extends to the downstream side and protrudes into the transport path device 200.
The downstream end portions 110a 'and 110b' of the first and second receiving guide members 120a and 110b constitute extended portions that extend to the downstream side of the second receiving guide members 120a and 120b.

Thus, the downstream end portions 110a ', 1a
10b 'is extended deeply and extremely narrow, so that the ball forming machine 2 on the side in the second passage C
The bill A2 coming from the first passage B does not interfere with the bill A2 that is in a standby state while entering until reaching the tips of the first and second passages 22a and 122b. Therefore, even if the banknote A1 has wrinkles or the like, the banknote A1 can proceed straight as it is without causing a banknote jam.

In the second passage C, the second passage forming plate 1 of the first receiving guide members 110a and 110b is formed.
13a and 113b include rollers 160 and 162 to be described later.
Notches 118a 'and 118b' into which the belt 161 and the friction ring 164 can enter.

A motor unit 130 is fixed to the bottom wall of the frame 101, as shown in FIGS.
The motor unit 130 includes the wiring box 131 and the motor 1
32. The wiring box 131 includes a passage portion 134 that receives the drive shaft portion 133 of the motor 132 in a horizontal direction,
On its lower surface, a corner 135 of the mounting plate 135 of the motor 132 is provided.
a, support portion 13 for receiving and supporting horizontally 135b
6a and 136b. Therefore, the motor 132
The mounting plate 135 is horizontally supported by the support portions 136a,
36b, and the front corner 135 of the mounting plate 135 is inserted.
a, 135b are supported by the support portions 136a, 136b, and the rear corners 135c, 135d of the mounting plate 135 are fixed from the lower surface of the wiring box 131 by screws using the holding metal fittings 136. . Therefore, when the motor 132 breaks down, it can be easily repaired or replaced even in a narrow space on the back of the gaming table 1 by pulling out in the direction of the arrow, which is the narrow conveying path direction.

One drive shaft 140 (see FIG. 10) is mounted between the bottom wall and the upper wall 105 of the frame 101 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. A gear (not shown) is fixed to the lower end of the drive shaft 140 below the bottom wall,
Gear 137 fixed to the drive shaft 133 of the motor 132
Meshes with this gear, and the rotation of the motor 132 is transmitted to the drive shaft 140.

Also, as shown in FIG.
Similarly, two driven shafts 142 and 143 are vertically rotatably mounted between the upper wall 105 and the bottom wall, and are fixed to the drive shaft 140 and the driven shaft 142 above the upper wall 105 of the frame 101. Pulleys 144, 145 of the same diameter
The driven shaft 142 rotates in the same direction and at the same speed as the drive shaft 140 by the belt 146 mounted therebetween. Gears 147 and 148 having the same number of teeth meshing with each other are fixed to the drive shaft 140 and the driven shaft 143.
3 rotates in the opposite direction at the same speed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the driven shaft 142 is located slightly closer to the side wall 101b than the first receiving guide member 110b, and is located at an intermediate portion, that is, the first passage of the first receiving guide member 110b. The cylindrical body 150 is fixed at a position corresponding to the notch 114b in the horizontal direction of the forming plate 112b. The cylindrical body 150 has an annular groove at the center in the vertical direction, and an annular ring 152 made of a friction body such as rubber is attached to the annular groove so as to protrude outward. It protrudes slightly.

In opposition to this, the side wall 1 of the frame 101
A pressure roller 155 having a friction member on the outer periphery is rotatably mounted on a support 153 fixed to the support member 153 by a shaft 155a. This shaft 155a is a spring (not shown)
The pressing roller 155 is pressed against the annular ring 152 of the cylindrical body 150 that is rotationally driven in the first passage B and is rotated. For this reason, the banknote A1 sent out from the banknote transport unit 10 at the preceding stage is captured by being sandwiched between the annular ring 152 of the cylindrical body 150 and the pressing roller 155 in the first passage B.

The drive shaft 140 is located slightly outside the passage forming plate 122b of the second receiving guide member 120a of the second passage C, and has a vertically intermediate portion, that is, a passage forming plate. At a position corresponding to the notch 123b of the 122b, the pulley 160 is fixed so as to protrude into the second passage C. The pulley 160 is provided with an endless round belt 161 that is bridged between a plurality of pulleys of the transport path main body 300 described later.
Reference numeral 61 denotes a second passage forming plate 113b of the first receiving guide member 110b from the second passage C as shown in FIG.
Slightly in the notch 118b '. That is, the outer portion of the endless round belt 161 is in a state of overlapping on the passage forming plate 113b side.

Conventionally, there was no such overlap, so that the bill A2 in the second passage C was sometimes not taken in. However, as shown in FIG. 8, the outside portion of the endless round belt 161 formed the passage. The bill A2 sent out from the ball lending machine 2 to the second passage C is overlapped with the second passage forming plate 113b and the endless round belt 16 because the bill A2 is overlapped on the plate 113b side.
Since it is securely held between the two, the take-in becomes reliable.

Similarly, the second driven shaft 143 is connected to the passage forming plate 1 of the second receiving guide member 120a of the second passage C.
22a, the first driven shaft 1
Roller 1 is projected at the same height as 42 in the second passage.
62 is fixed. A friction ring 164 made of a friction material such as rubber is fitted in the annular groove of the roller 162, and the friction ring 164 is attached to the second passage forming plate 11
It slightly enters the notch 118a 'of 3a. For this reason, the bill A2 sent out from the ball lending machine 2 is securely held between the second passage forming plate 113a and the friction ring 164 according to the same principle as in FIG.

The gear cover 17 is provided on the upper surface of the frame 101.
0 (FIG. 1) is attached. The edge 107 on the downstream side of the frame 101 of the transport driving device 100 has the configuration shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 0, a bent plate 180 is protruded in the downstream direction, and the bent plate 180 has a substantially U-shaped first transfer passage frame constituting a transfer passage main body 300 as shown in FIG. 310 is fixed.

The transfer path device 200 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the transport path main body 300 and the sliding member 400 are provided. The transport path main body 300 includes the first transport path frame 310, the second transport path frame 330, and the upper lid 350.

The side wall 31 of the first transport path frame 310
1, a pulley support frame 31 as shown in FIG.
2 is fixed in a horizontal direction, and is rotatably mounted by a vertical shaft 314 having a plurality of pulleys 313 mounted between an upper plate 312a and a lower plate 312b of a pulley support frame 312, and 100 drive shaft 140 and tension roller 170 and first transport path frame 3
The endless round belt 161 is stretched over each of the ten pulleys 313.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the bottom end of the bottom wall 315 of the first transfer passage frame 310 has a plurality of
For example, two flat metal fittings 316 are fixed in such a manner that two of them protrude sideways, and at the protruding part, an engagement elongated hole 316a parallel to the bill conveying direction is provided.

The side wall 33 of the second transport path frame 330
An engagement protrusion 332 having two front ends bent at a right angle is fixed to the lower edge of 1 at a position corresponding to the engagement long hole 316a so as to protrude downward. The distal end portion of the engagement protrusion 332 has a length and width smaller than the length and width of the engagement elongated hole 316a, respectively, and moves the second transport path frame 330 shown in FIG. In the tilted state, the tip of the engaging projection 332 bent at a right angle can be removably engaged with the engaging long hole 316a, and can be rotated clockwise by 90 ° as shown in FIG. It can be moved upright.

The side wall 33 of the second transport path frame 330
A pulley support frame 333 is fixed to the inner surface of the first transfer passage frame 310 at a height facing the pulley support frame 312 of the first transport path frame 310. The pressing roller 334 is attached rotatably and urged toward the pulley 313 by a spring 335.

It is to be noted that each of the pressing rollers 334 is individually
Instead of biasing at 35, the entire pulley support frame 333 of the second transport path frame 330 may be biased by a plurality of springs 336 provided at equal positions as shown in FIG. In this way, the number of parts can be reduced.

As described above, the first transport path frame 310
The pressing roller 334 on the second transport path frame 330 side is pressed against the endless round belt 161 of each pulley 313 on the side. For this reason, the banknote A1 sent from the transport driving device 100 is transported while being sandwiched in the thickness direction by the endless round belt 161 and the pressing rollers 334 evenly arranged at a plurality of locations.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the pulley 313a and the pressing roller 33 closest to the transport driving device 100 side
4a is arranged so as to be located slightly downstream from the leading end position of the banknote A2 in a standby state sandwiched by the ball lending machine 2. Because of this, the bill A2 from the ball lending machine 2 in the standby state does not cover the belt 161 of the most upstream pulley 313a and the pressing roller 334a. For this reason, the bill A1 traveling straight from the first passage B and the bill from the ball rental machine 2 do not overlap,
Only the banknote A1 from the first passage B is the endless round belt 16
1 and the pressing roller 334a, it is conveyed reliably, and banknote jamming can be prevented.

As shown in FIG. 12, the side wall 311 of the first transport path frame 310 and the second transport path frame 330
Guide members 320 and 340 that guide the lower edge portion of the banknotes facing each other are fixed to the lower inner surface of the side wall 331 of the main body.

As shown in FIGS.
0 and 340 have upper plates 320a and 340a and lower plates 320b and 340b, respectively.
The lower plates 320b and 340b have tapered portions 321 and 341 on the side of the transport driving device 100, and have inclined portions 322 and 342 that are inclined inward so as to gradually narrow in the transport direction on the other end side. Have. For this reason, the bill is gradually located at the center as the bill is conveyed toward the downstream side, and is easily accepted by the next-stage conveyance unit.

The guide members 320 and 340 are made of a transparent material, and have a side wall 311 of the first transport path frame 310 and a side wall 331 of the second transport path frame 330.
Slots 323 and 343 (FIGS. 11 and 12) are provided at the lower part of the paper money so that the lower part of the bill in the transport path can be seen from the outside, so that troubles such as jamming of the bill can be seen from the outside.

On the upper surfaces of the first transport path frame 310 and the second transport path frame 330, an upper cover 35 of the same length is provided.
0 is detachably attached.

A plurality of pins 352 are provided at lower edges 351 on both sides of the upper lid 350, and holes 310 a in the upper wall of the first transport path frame 310 and holes in the upper wall of the second transport path frame 330 are provided. 330a (FIG. 11) from above, thereby engaging the second transport path frame 3
30 cannot be opened and closed with respect to the first transport path frame 310. Note that the relationship between the pin and the hole may be reversed.

Note that the upper lid 350 has side walls 353a, 353.
A locking tool (not shown) may be provided at b to be able to lock to the first transport path frame 310 and the second transport path frame 330, respectively.

Inside the upper cover 350, opposing guide walls 355a and 355b (FIG. 12) for guiding the upper edges of the bills A1 and A2 conveyed on the conveyance path are provided. The shapes of the guide walls 355a and 355b are the same as those of the lower guide members 320 and 340 shown in FIG.

The upper cover 350 is made of a transparent material, so that a normal flow of banknotes in the transport path and a situation such as banknote jam can be seen from the outside.

Each upper plate 320 of the guide members 320 and 340
At the downstream end of each of the vertical plates 361 and 362 connecting the lower plates 340a and 340b with the lower plates 340a and 340b, a horizontal guide notch (not shown) opened on the downstream side is provided. ing. Also, as shown in FIG.
At the downstream end of the side wall 311 of the transfer passage frame 310 and the side wall 331 of the second transfer passage frame 330, a horizontal opening at the same height as the guide notch (not shown) is provided. Directional notches 363, 364 are provided.

At the downstream end of the main body 300,
A sliding member 400 is slidably mounted. The sliding member 400 includes a main body 410 and a lid 430.

The main body 410 has opposed side walls 411a and 411b and a bottom wall 411c as shown in FIGS. Horizontal guide plates 412, 413 forming a passage D for guiding the lower end portion of the bill are protruded from the inner surfaces of the side walls 411a and 411b.

As shown in FIG. 17, the guide plates 412 and 413 have tapered portions 412a and 41
With 3a, it is easy to accept bills,
The passage D is gradually narrowed toward the downstream side so that the banknote can be sent out as straight as possible, and further, the guide plates 412, 413 have beak-shaped projecting pieces 412b, 413b on the downstream side. I have. This projecting piece 4
Since the banknotes 12b and 413b overlap the next stage and hold the bills, the banknotes can be reliably taken into the next stage.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 11, a horizontal guide slot 414 for sliding a sliding member is provided on the side wall 411b.

The guide plates 412 and 413 are connected to the first
Cutouts 363 and 36 in the side wall 311 of the transfer passage frame 310 of FIG.
4 and guide member 32 of first transport path frame 310
0 of the vertical plate 361 (not shown) of the vertical plate 361 of the guide member 340 of the second transport path frame 330, and
The main body 41 of the sliding member 400 is located in a state in which the stopper 415 fixed to the side wall 331 of the second transfer path frame 330 is located in the guide slot 414 of the side wall 411b.
0 is slidable along the transport path direction and detachable,
Mounted.

The amount of movement of the main body 410 in the horizontal direction is restricted by the stopper 415 in the guide elongated hole 414 of the main body 410 abutting on the end of the guide elongated hole 414.

On the downstream end surfaces of the side walls 411a and 411b of the main body 410, the front end side edge plates 103a and 103a of the frame 101 of the transport driving device 100 of the next banknote transport unit are provided.
A plurality of pins 416, 416 for insertion into holes 03b (not shown) or holes (not shown) in the stacker;
.. Are projected in the horizontal direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 17, on the upstream side of each of the side walls 411b and 411a of the main body 410 of the sliding member 400, at the same height as the guide plates 413 and 412,
A pair of light emitter 417a and light receiver 417b are attached to face each other, and when light is shielded by the conveyed bills, a bill detection signal is output from the light receiver 417b. When this bill detection signal is output, the bill A2 is pinched in the bill validator 2 in the bill validator 2 so that the bill A2 that has entered the second passage C does not enter any more. The frictional force for this pinching is larger than the frictional force of the pulley 160 and the roller 162, and even if the pulley 160 and the roller 162 rotate in contact with the bill A2, the bill A2 proceeds while being pinched by the bill validator. Instead, it waits for a certain time until the bill A1 passes.

When the light projector 417a and the light receiver 417b are attached to the main body 410 of the sliding member 400 as described above, even if the distance between two adjacent ball rental machines 2, 2 is different as shown in FIG. Since the sliding member 400 is slid according to the interval, the bill A1 sent from the preceding conveyance path is always detected at a fixed distance, and the waiting of the bill A2 from the ball lending machine 2 is always at a fixed timing. Can be performed.

The bottom wall 411 of the main body 410 of the sliding member 400
At the downstream end of c, an inclined portion 41 inclined upward.
9 are provided (FIGS. 1, 11, and 18).

The side walls 411a, 411 of the main body 410
As shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of engaging projections 420 for attaching the cover 430 of the sliding member 400 so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction are in contact with the upper end surface of the member b.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 11, 15, and 16, the lid 430 has opposing side walls 431a and 431b and an upper wall 43a.
1c, and a plurality of engaging claws 432 projecting from the lower ends of the side walls 431a and 431b so as to slidably engage with the plurality of engaging pieces 420 of the main body 410, respectively.

From the inner surfaces of the side walls 431 a and 431 b of the lid 430, the guide plates 412, 413
Opposite horizontal guide plates 433 and 434 exactly the same as in FIG. The guide plates 433 and 434 are respectively located in horizontal cutouts 356 at the downstream end of the upper lid 350.

A guide slot 436 is provided at the center of the upper wall 431c of the cover 430 along the transport direction. The guide slot 436 has a stopper 437 attached to the downstream end of the cover 350. Is located, and the lid body 430 is slidably attached to the upper lid 350 within a range limited by the stopper 437.

Accordingly, the main body 410 and the lid 430 are integrally formed with the end of the upper lid 350 and the transport path frame 310,
By sliding from the main body 410 until the locking claw 432 of the lid 430 is disengaged from the engaging projection 420 of the main body 410, the lid 4
30 can also be removed from body 410.

At the downstream end of the upper wall 431c of the lid 430, an inclined portion 438 inclined downward is provided as shown in FIGS.

On the upper surface of the inclined portion 438, a lid 430 is provided.
A locking tool 439 is attached to the paper money transfer unit 10 of the next stage to lockably and removably lock a lock hole (not shown) provided on the upper wall 105 of the frame 101 of the transport driving device 100 of the next banknote transport unit 10. ing.

Note that, as shown in FIG.
The main body 410 and the lid 430 have inclined portions 419, respectively.
Since the transport path main body 300 and the transport drive unit 100 of the next stage are not completely horizontal and have a slight difference in height, the banknotes 419 and 438 allow the banknote to move to the next stage. Is moved in the direction of the receiving opening of the transport driving device 100, so that the bills can be smoothly received at the connecting portion without being caught or jammed.

In the above embodiment, the transport driving device 10
Although the banknote transport unit 10 having the transport path device 200 only on one side of 0 is illustrated, it is a matter of course that the present invention can be applied to the banknote transport unit 10 having the transport path device 200 on both sides of the transport drive device 100. In this case,
The sliding member 400 having the above configuration is provided only at the end of the downstream transport path main body 300, and a locking hole (not shown) is provided at the end of the upper cover 350 at the end of the upstream transport path main body 300. ,
The latch 439 of the lid 430 of the preceding slide member 400 may be locked and connected to this lock hole.

In the above embodiment, the transfer path device 20
0 upper cover 350 includes first transport path frame 310 and second transport path frame 310.
The upper cover 350 is attached to the upper surface of the transfer path frame 330 so that it can be removed upward in the case of a banknote jam. As shown in FIG. 19, the upper cover 350 is divided into first and second upper covers 350a and 350b. And the second upper lid 350b is slidably mounted in the first upper lid 350a so as to be slidable with each other in a sliding door manner. , The upper surfaces of the first transport path frame 310 and the second transport path frame 330 can be partially opened.

[0077]

As described above, in the bill transport unit of the present invention, the transport path device includes the transport path main body and the sliding member which is slidably attached to one end of the transport path main body along the transport direction. By sliding the sliding member, the entire length of the transport path can be adjusted, so that the banknote transport unit itself can be shifted according to the horizontal length of the gaming table as in the related art. This eliminates the need for complicated work such as selecting and interposing spacers of different lengths, greatly reducing the time required for installation, and adjusting the overall length of the transport path to transport the next bill. Since the units are connected to each other, a gap is not generated in the connection portion, and even if a folded or curled banknote is conveyed, the banknote is not jammed or removed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a use state of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a transport driving device in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a first guide member of the transport driving device shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the first guide member of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram of a first passage in the transport driving device shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a second guide member of the transport driving device shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view of a second passage in the transport driving device shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing a motor unit.

FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view showing a driving mechanism of a transport driving device.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the conveyance path main body.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a main part of a pressing roller mechanism of the conveyance path main body.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a guide member of the conveyance path main body.

FIG. 15 is a front view showing a lid of a sliding member.

16 is a bottom view of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a main body of a sliding member.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a connection state between the sliding member and the transport driving device.

FIG. 19 is a front view showing another embodiment of the transport path device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 bill transport unit 100 transport drive device 101 frame 110 a, 110 b first receiving guide member 120 a, 120 b second receiving guide member 130 motor unit 161 endless round belt 200 transport path device 300 transport path main body 310 first transport path frame 320, 340 Guide member 330 Second transport path frame 350 Upper lid 355a, 355b Guide wall 400 Sliding member 410 Main body 412, 413 Guide plate 430 Lid 433, 434 Guide plate

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Kenji Hayashi 2-15-1, Fujimi, Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture Inside Sayama Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Noboru Akimoto 2-15-1, Fujimi, Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture Sayama Inside Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shinichi Igarashi 2-15-1, Fujimi, Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture Inside Sayama Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A transport path device (20) for transporting bills supplied from a bill input section in a direction along a plurality of gaming tables.
(0), wherein the transport path device (200) is connected to a transport path main body (30).
0) and a sliding member (400) slidably attached to one end of the transport path main body (300) in a direction along the transport direction, and slides the sliding member (400). This makes it possible to adjust the entire length of the transport passage, and to add a tip to the sliding member (400) in the direction along the transport direction,
A bill transport unit, characterized in that a locking means for fixing to a next banknote transport unit is provided so that it can be connected to the next banknote transport unit without displacement.