JP2001276406A - Paper sheets recovering device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the recovering work of paper sheets in a paper sheets recovering device storing many kinds of paper sheets. SOLUTION: This paper sheets recovering device installed in a game machine island arranged with a plurality of game machines is provided with a storing means having a plurality of storage parts storing paper sheets, a sorting means conveying the paper sheets to individual storage parts of the storing means, a conveying means conveying the inserted paper sheets in the aligning direction of the game machines, and an identifying means provided near the sorting means to identify the types of the paper sheets. The storing means stores the paper sheets in individual storage parts according to their types, and the sorting means is rotated based on the type of the paper sheets identified by the identifying device to make the storage part storing the paper sheets communicate with the conveying means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet collecting apparatus installed in a gaming machine island in which a number of gaming machines are arranged.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a paper sheet collection device that conveys and stores paper sheets such as banknotes inserted into a banknote insertion slot of a game medium lending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko hall, a so-called gaming machine island in which gaming machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines and gaming media rental machines such as medal and ball rental machines are alternately arranged. ing. In such a gaming machine island, bills inserted into the gaming medium lending machine are transported to the end of the gaming machine island (hereinafter, referred to as "island end") and stored in a bill storage device provided at the island end. It has become so. Then, by collecting the banknotes stored in the banknote storage device, it is possible to perform a banknote collection operation for each gaming machine island.

For example, on a pachislot island in which slot machines and medal lending machines are alternately installed, as shown in FIG. 2, a medal lending machine 11, a bill transport device 12, and a wife plate 14 at the island end are provided therein. A banknote collection device 10 including a banknote storage safe 13 is provided. First, when a 1,000-yen bill is inserted into a bill insertion slot (not shown) of the medal lending machine 11 to borrow a medal for a slot machine game, it is taken inside to determine whether or not the bill is a true bill. I do. If it is determined to be a bill, the number according to the amount of the inserted bill,
That is, 50 medals are paid out to a medal tray (not shown) provided below the medal lending machine 11. On the other hand, the inserted bill is taken into the pachislot island as it is, transported to the island end (in the direction of the arrow M) by the bill transport device 12, and stored in the bill storage safe 13. . Then, at the time of collecting the bills, by collecting the bills stored in the bill storage safe 13, the bills can be collected for each pachislot island.

Conventionally, in the bill collecting apparatus 10 having the above structure,
The medal lending machine 11 that handles only 1,000 yen bills was used. That is, a bill discriminating device (not shown) provided in the medal lending machine 11 determines whether or not the inserted bill is a 1,000-yen bill, and when it is determined that the bill is a 1,000-yen bill, Is taken inside the pachislot island, transported to the edge of the island, and stored in the banknote safe 13. Therefore, when using a 5,000-yen bill or a 10,000-yen bill to borrow a medal, you must exchange money into a 1,000-yen bill before you can borrow medals, so you have to suspend the game during that time. I didn't get it.

[0005] In recent years, in order to eliminate the trouble of exchanging money from 10,000 yen bills or 5,000 yen bills to 1,000 yen bills, banknotes of other denominations (5,000 yen bills, There is an increasing demand for a medal lending machine 11 that can also use a ten-yen bill. However, when the medal lending machine 11 capable of using such banknotes of a plurality of denominations is installed on a pachislot island, the conventional banknote collection device 10 stores banknotes of a plurality of denominations in a banknote storage safe 13 in a mixed manner. Will be. That is, at the time of collecting the banknotes, after the banknotes are once collected from the banknote storage safe 13, a sorting operation for each denomination is required, and there is a problem that the collecting operation becomes complicated.

In view of the above, a bill storage device (a bill collection device) has been proposed in which bills sent from a ball lending machine are automatically sorted and stored in stockers for each type, whereby the sorting operation can be omitted. JP-A-10-1579
04). This bill storage device, depending on the type of bill,
The table on which a plurality of stockers are placed is moved horizontally, or the bill guide unit is moved horizontally along the direction in which the plurality of stockers are lined up, and the structure becomes very complicated,
In addition, the device was large. Therefore, if the installation space is not enough, there is a problem that it cannot be mounted. Further, since the moving distance of the table or the bill guide portion is long, there is a problem that it takes much time to move and a quick storing operation cannot be performed.

[0007] Further, when a game media lending machine for renting pachinko balls and medals using a prepaid card is installed on a gaming machine island, a collection case is installed for each game media lending machine, and the use cases stored therein are set. A staff member collects the prepaid card that has already been used. That is, there is a problem that the staff must collect the used prepaid card for each game media lending machine, and the collection operation becomes complicated. Therefore, there has been a demand that such a used prepaid card be conveyed to the island end and stored in the paper sheet collecting device in the same manner as the above-mentioned bills, thereby saving labor in collecting work.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention is capable of individually storing a plurality of types of paper sheets, for example, a plurality of denominations, a plurality of types of prepaid cards, or both a banknote and a prepaid card. It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple paper sheet collecting apparatus.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a paper sheet collecting apparatus installed in a gaming machine island having a large number of gaming machines arranged in a row, comprising a plurality of storing sections for storing paper sheets. Sorting means for transferring the paper sheets to each storage section of the storage means, transfer means for transferring the inserted paper sheets in the direction in which the gaming machines are arranged, and provided near the sorting means. Identification means for identifying the type of paper sheet, wherein the storage means stores the paper sheet in each storage section according to the type, and the sorting means, It is characterized in that it rotates based on the type of the identified paper sheet and communicates with the storage unit for storing the banknote and the transport means.

Further, according to the present invention, in a paper sheet collecting apparatus installed on a gaming machine island in which a large number of gaming machines are arranged, storage means having a plurality of storage sections for storing paper sheets is provided. Conveyance means for conveying the paper sheets to the storage means, distribution means for selecting a storage part for storing the paper sheets from a plurality of storage parts of the storage means, and a paper sheet provided near the distribution means Identification means for identifying the type of class, wherein the storage means stores paper sheets in each storage section in accordance with the type, and the transport means stores the paper sheets in a row of gaming machines. A main transport path for transporting the paper in the setting direction, and a plurality of sub-transport paths for transporting the paper sheets transported in the main transport path to each storage unit of the storage unit; A sub-transport communicating with a storage unit for storing the paper sheet based on the type of the paper sheet identified by the identification unit. Characterized by being adapted to open only.

According to the present invention, in the paper sheet collecting apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the storing means stores the banknotes individually according to a denomination.

According to the present invention, in the paper sheet collecting apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the storing means stores the prepaid cards individually according to the type.

According to the present invention, in the paper sheet collecting apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the storing means stores the bill and the prepaid card individually.

Further, according to the present invention, in the paper sheet collecting apparatus according to the first or second aspect, when one of the storage sections is full, the paper to be stored in the full storage section is provided. It is characterized in that a spare storage section for storing leaves is provided.

According to the present invention, in the paper sheet collecting apparatus according to the first or second aspect, the storage means may include at least two sheets.
It is characterized by having storage units having different numbers of storage units of different types.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a bill collecting apparatus 1 according to the present invention, which is provided inside a pachislot island. In FIG. 1, a bill collecting apparatus 1 includes a medal lending machine 2 for lending a number of medals according to the inserted amount by inserting a 1,000 yen bill or a 5,000 yen bill. Bill transport device 3 for transporting in the direction of
a bill discriminating device 4 that identifies a denomination of a bill being transported in a and outputs an identification signal corresponding to the denomination, and a sub-transport that transports the bill based on the identification signal output by the bill identifying device 4. A sorting unit 5 that rotates the sorting unit 5a so as to select a path, a banknote storage safe 6 that stores transported banknotes, a wife plate 7 that forms an island end and supports the banknote storage safe 6, and the like. Have been. Note that the bill validator 4
Is for identifying only the denomination of the transported banknote and transmitting an identification signal to the sorting unit 5, but does not transmit data to a hall computer (not shown). Also,
The banknote storage safe 6 is a first storage unit 6a for storing 1,000-yen bills.
And a second storage unit 6b for storing a 5,000-yen bill. The sorting unit 5a provided in the sorting unit 5
Based on the identification signal output at, the banknote conveying direction is selected by closing either the first sub-conveying path 3b or the second sub-conveying path 3c to select the sub-conveying path for conveying the banknote. It is supposed to.

The operation of storing the bills inserted into the medal lending machine 2 in the bill storage safe 6 in the paper sheet collecting apparatus 1 having the above-described configuration will be described.

First, a bill inserted into a bill insertion slot (not shown) of the medal lending machine 2 is conveyed inside (in the direction of arrow S). During this transport operation, a bill discriminating device (not shown) determines whether or not the inserted bill is a 1,000-yen bill or a 5,000-yen bill. If it is determined that the bill is neither a 1,000-yen bill nor a 5,000-yen bill, the inserted bill is conveyed in the direction opposite to the arrow S and paid back to the bill insertion slot. On the other hand, if the inserted bill is determined to be a 1,000-yen bill or a 5,000-yen bill, the number of medals (for example, 50 in the case of a 1,000-yen bill) according to the amount of money is It is paid out to a medal tray (not shown) provided at the lower part on the front. On the other hand, the inserted bill is taken into the pachislot island as it is, and further transported to the island end along the main transport path 3a (transport direction M) by the bill transport device 3 and transmits data to the hall computer. I do. Then, while being transported in the main transport path 3a, the banknote recognition device 4 reads the magnetic characteristics and optical characteristics of the banknote, and outputs an identification signal to the distribution unit 5 based on the read data. In the sorting unit 5, the sorting unit 5a is rotated in the direction of the arrow R or in the direction opposite to the arrow R based on the input identification signal, that is, the denomination of the transported banknote, and one of the sub-transport paths is closed. The banknotes are conveyed to the other sub-transport path.

For example, when the inserted bill is a 1,000-yen bill, the sorting unit 5 rotates the sorting unit 5a based on the identification signal output from the bill identifying device 4, and the dotted line in FIG. Is driven to move to the position. As a result, the second sub-transport path 3c is closed, so that the bills (thousand-yen bills) conveyed from the main transport path 3a travel on the first sub-transport path 3b, The sheet is conveyed to and stored in the first storage section 6a. On the other hand, when a 5,000-yen bill is inserted, the sorting unit 5a is rotated clockwise (to the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 1) to close the first sub-transport path 3b, and The 5,000-yen bill is stored in the second storage section 6b such that the bills that have been drawn travel on the second sub-transport path 3c.

Next, in order to collect the banknotes stored in the banknote storage safe 6, the 1,000-yen bill and the 5,000-yen bill are individually collected from the first banknote storage section 6a and the second banknote storage section 6b, respectively. The collection operation is completed only by taking out.

In the present embodiment, the first bill transfer device 3
Alternatively, by closing one of the second sub-transport paths 3b and 3c with the sorting unit 5, the sub-transport path for transporting the banknote is selected, but the present invention is limited to such a form. Not something. That is, a transport mechanism may be provided in the distribution unit 5 itself, and a desired storage unit and the main transport path 3a may be communicated by the distribution unit 5 according to the type of paper sheet.

The embodiment of the present invention relates to a bill storage device for storing bills of a plurality of denominations (thousand-yen bills and 5,000-yen bills). It is not limited to such a form. That is, a paper sheet collection device that stores a plurality of types of prepaid cards or that stores both banknotes and prepaid cards may be used.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the first and second
The banknote transport device 3 provided with the sub-transport paths 3b and 3c, and one sorting unit 5 separately stores banknotes of two denominations in the banknote storage safe 6. May be provided with three or more sub-conveying paths, and three or more types of paper sheets may be stored in the paper sheet collection device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the bill validator 4 is provided in front of the sorting unit 5, but based on a detection signal output from a bill validating sensor provided inside the medal lending machine 2. Thus, the distribution unit 5 may be driven.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the banknote storage safe 6 has a number of storage sections corresponding to the types of banknotes that can be stored, but a spare storage section is provided, and one of the storage sections is provided. When it becomes impossible to store, banknotes to be stored in the storage unit may be stored in a spare storage unit.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first storage section 6a and the second storage section 6b have the same size, but storage sections having different numbers of storages may be provided. For example, in the above example, the 1,000-yen bill may be stored in a storage unit having a large number of storages, and the 5,000-yen bill may be stored in a storage unit having a small storage number.

[0028]

According to the present invention, in a paper sheet collecting apparatus installed in a gaming machine island in which a large number of gaming machines are arranged, storage means having a plurality of storage sections for storing paper sheets, Sorting means for transferring the paper sheets to each storage section of the storage means, transferring means for transferring the inserted paper sheets in the direction in which the gaming machines are arranged, and paper sheets provided near the sorting means Identification means for identifying the type of class, wherein the storage means stores paper sheets in each storage section according to the type, and the sorting means is identified by the identification means. The paper sheets are rotated based on the type of paper sheets, and the storage unit for storing the banknotes and the transporting means are communicated with each other, so that the inserted paper sheets can be individually stored according to the type. In addition, the operation of collecting paper sheets is facilitated, and the configuration of the apparatus is simple and the size can be reduced. . In addition, since the moving range of the sorting means is narrow, it is possible to store sheets of different types continuously, and to store the sheets quickly.

Further, according to the present invention, in a paper sheet collecting apparatus installed in a gaming machine island in which a large number of gaming machines are arranged,
A storage unit having a plurality of storage units for storing paper sheets, and a transport unit that transports the inserted paper sheets to the storage unit,
The storage unit includes a sorting unit that selects a storage unit that stores paper sheets from a plurality of storage units of the storage unit, and an identification unit that is provided near the sorting unit and that identifies a type of the paper sheet. The means is configured to store paper sheets in each storage unit according to the type, and the transport means includes a main transport path that transports the paper sheets in a row direction of the gaming machine and a main transport path. And a plurality of sub-conveying paths for conveying the conveyed paper sheets to the respective storage sections of the storage means, wherein the sorting means is based on the type of the paper sheets identified by the identification means. Thus, since only the sub-transport path communicating with the storage unit for storing the paper sheets is opened, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, the used prepaid card is also transported to and stored at the edge of the island, so that the used prepaid card can be collected for each gaming machine island. Therefore, there is also an effect that the collection operation becomes easy.

Further, according to the present invention, since a spare storage section is provided in the storage means, even if one of the storage sections cannot be stored, paper sheets to be stored in the storage section are stored in the spare storage section. It is not necessary to stop the paper sheet collecting device because the paper collecting device is accommodated in the paper collecting section. For example, even when any of the storage units is full, it is not necessary to perform the bill collection operation every time the storage unit is full.

Further, according to the present invention, since the storage sections provided in the storage means have different numbers of stored sheets, the paper money which is frequently inserted is stored in the storage section having the larger number of stored paper sheets, so that the bills can be stored. The number of times of collection work can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a bill collecting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a conventional bill collecting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 bill collection device 2 medal lending machine 3 bill transport device 3a main transport path 3b first sub-transport path 3c second sub-transport path 4 bill identification device 5 distribution unit 5a distribution unit 6 banknote safe 6a first Banknote storage unit 6b Second banknote storage unit

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroaki Mannen 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka F-term in SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (reference) 2C088 BB36 BC74 BC79 3E040 AA01 AA03 BA17 CA05 FC03 FG08 FL06

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A paper sheet collecting apparatus installed in a gaming machine island in which a number of gaming machines are arranged, comprising: storage means having a plurality of storage sections for storing paper sheets; Sorting means for transporting each storage section of the storage means, transport means for transporting the inserted paper sheets in the direction in which the gaming machines are arranged, and the type of paper sheets provided near the distribution means Identification means for identifying, wherein the storage means stores the paper sheets in each storage section according to the type, and the sorting means, the paper sheets identified by the identification means Rotate based on the type of
A paper sheet collecting apparatus, wherein a storage unit for storing the banknotes and the transport unit are communicated with each other. 2. A paper sheet collecting device installed in a gaming machine island in which a number of gaming machines are arranged, comprising: a storage unit having a plurality of storage units for storing paper sheets; Conveyance means for conveying the leaves to the storage means, distribution means for selecting a storage part for storing the paper sheets from a plurality of storage parts of the storage means, and paper sheets provided near the distribution means Identification means for identifying the type of paper, wherein the storage means stores paper sheets in each storage section in accordance with the type, and the transport means arranges the paper sheets in a row of gaming machines. And a plurality of sub-transport paths for transporting the sheets conveyed in the main transport path to each storage unit of the storage unit, wherein the sorting unit is configured to perform the identification. Based on the type of paper sheet identified by the means, only the sub-transport path communicating with the storage unit that stores the paper sheet is opened. A paper sheet collecting apparatus characterized in that: 3. The storage means according to claim 1, wherein said storage means stores banknotes in respective storage sections according to denominations.
Or the paper sheet collection device according to 2. 4. The paper sheet collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storing means stores the prepaid card in each storing section according to a type. 5. The paper sheet collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said storing means stores bills and prepaid cards in respective storing sections. 6. The storage unit according to claim 1, further comprising: a spare storage unit for storing paper sheets to be stored in any of the storage units when the storage unit cannot be stored. 3. The paper sheet collecting apparatus according to 1 or 2. 7. The paper sheet collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storing means includes two or more types of storing sections having different numbers of stored sheets.