JP2002123856A - Paper money recovery and pay-out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make easily adjustable the height of a receiving and sending-out device 40 in a paper money recovery and pay-out device and a receiving part 80 of a storage and pay-out device 70 even when the height of a paper money carrying device 4 is different for the paper money recovery and pay-out device wherein paper money put in a game machine island is carried by the paper money carrying device 4 to be recovered and paid out for money changing. SOLUTION: A slidable paper money receiving device 110 is disposed between a lower end of an outlet port 46 of the receiving and feeding device 40 and an upper end of the receiving part 80.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention collects banknotes inserted in a tama ball lending machine installed in a pachinko parlor, for example.
The present invention relates to a bill collecting and dispensing device that dispenses collected bills as needed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game store such as a pachinko parlor, for example, as shown in FIG.
A large number of 1,... Are arranged in two rows in a straight line, and are arranged side by side in parallel with a certain space in a back-to-back manner to form a so-called Pachinko Island (Yu-Gu Island) 2.

In this game island, one ball rental machine (game media rental machine) 3, 3,... Is installed between each game table 1 and each game table 1. The small-sized bills of 1,000 yen or the like can be inserted into the game medium lending machines 3, 3,..., And the small-sized bills inserted into the respective game medium lending machines 3, 3,. After being taken in by the bill transport device 4 installed along, it was conveyed by this bill transport device 4 in the horizontal direction, and was conveyed to the collection safe 5 provided in the island end or the center. .

[0004] At the island end or at the center, a currency exchange machine 6 for exchanging 10,000 yen bills or 5,000 yen bills into 1,000 yen bills that can be used by the game media lending machine 3 is provided.

However, as described above, the collection safe 5 and the money changer 6
Separately providing them takes up space, and the money changing machine 6 often runs short of 1,000 yen banknotes for money changing, and the clerk must replenish each time, which is troublesome.

In order to eliminate such troubles, a bill collecting and dispensing apparatus 7 for collecting and paying out 1,000 yen bills inserted into the game media lending machine 3 and exchanging them for exchange has recently been installed on the island end. I have.

As shown in FIG. 18, a conventional bill collecting and dispensing apparatus 7 of this type has a box-shaped housing 9 installed at the end of an island to transfer bills A conveyed from the bill conveying apparatus 4 in a horizontal direction. ,
A unitized receiving / sending unit 12 that receives the light from the hole 11 of the back plate 10 of the housing 9, changes its direction, and sends it down from the outlet 12 a is fixed to the inner wall of the back plate 10 of the housing 9.

[0008] A mounting table 13 is fixed to a lower portion in the housing 9, and a bill 14 a downwardly projected from the outlet 12 a of the receiving and sending unit 12 is received by the receiving section 14 a.
The storage and dispensing unit 14 unitized to receive, transport and accumulate in the stock unit, and dispose of the accumulated banknotes to the dispensing port 14b in response to a change request, is mounted on the mounting table 13
It is fixed to the upper surface of.

[0009]

However, the above-mentioned conventional bill collecting and dispensing apparatus having such a structure has the following inconveniences.

That is, in the amusement store, since the installation height of the amusement stand 1 and the game media lending machine 3 is different for each store, the installation height of the banknote transporting device 4 installed in accordance therewith is also different. Therefore, the receiving and sending unit 12 is fixed to the back plate 10 of the housing 9 so that the entrance 12b of the receiving and sending unit 12 coincides with the height of the bill transport device 4, and then the mounting base 13 The storage and dispensing unit 14 is fixed on the mounting base 13 while adjusting the height, and the outlet 1 below the receiving and sending unit 12 is fixed.
The upper surface of the receiving portion 14a at the top of the accumulation and dispensing unit 14 is in contact with the lower surface of 2a.

However, it is very complicated to adjust the height of the mounting table 13 so that the lower surface of the upper outlet 12a and the upper surface of the lower receiving portion 14a come into contact with each other. The accuracy of the height position is difficult to achieve, and a gap is created between the lower surface of the upper outlet 12a and the upper surface of the lower receiving portion 14a, making it difficult for bills to be smoothly received by the lower receiving portion 14a. And often cause banknote jams. An object of the present invention is to provide a bill collecting and dispensing apparatus which solves such a problem.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for receiving bills sent from a game media lending machine and conveyed in a game island, and accumulating and dispensing the bills from an outlet. Receiving and sending device to send out to the side, and a banknote sent out from the exit portion of the receiving and sending device, the receiving unit, receiving and accumulating in the stock unit, and a storage and dispensing device for dispensing as needed. In the bill collecting and dispensing device, the receiving portion of the accumulating and dispensing device is provided with a slidable bill receiving device between the outlet of the receiving and sending device and a tip of the receiving portion.

[0013] With this configuration, the bill receiving device of the storage and dispensing device can be slid so that the bill receiving device is brought into contact with the outlet of the receiving and sending device. And obstructions such as jamming of banknotes can be eliminated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a bill receiving device slidable between the outlet of the receiving and sending device and a tip end of the receiving portion in the receiving portion of the storage and dispensing device. And a lock member is provided at the outlet portion, and the bill receiving device is locked by the lock member in a state in which the banknote receiving device is in contact with a tip portion of the outlet portion.

[0015] With this configuration, the bill receiving device can be reliably held in the adjusted state by sliding the bill receiving device, and troubles such as bill jamming can be prevented.

[0016]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bill collecting and dispensing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention. The bill collecting and dispensing device 20 includes a receiving and sending device 40 for receiving and sending the bill A sent from the bill transferring device 4 downward in a vertically long rectangular box-shaped housing 30; A storage and dispensing device 70 that receives and accumulates the bills A sent downward, accumulates the bills A, and pays out the bills in response to a change request is attached.

The flat mounting panel 41 of the receiving / sending device 40 is provided with a rectangular hole 41a at the center, and a horizontal base 42 is fixed to an inner wall below the rectangular hole 41a on its rear plate. Have been.

On the upper surface of the base 42, a plurality of game media lending machines 3 in the amusement island 2 feed out and are fed by the horizontal bill transport device 4 with one end in the longitudinal direction in the upright position. The banknote receiving section 43 receives the received banknotes A in the same posture, and holds the banknotes A from both sides in the thickness direction of the banknotes by sandwiching them with a conveyor belt (not shown). And a posture conversion unit 44 that twists 90 ° and vertically feeds downward from the longitudinal end thereof is fixed. The posture converting unit 44 converts the banknote in the standing state into 9
It has a curved passage 45 that twists downward by 0 °, and a delivery roller (not shown) is provided above the outlet 46 at the lower end of the curved passage 45.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a U-shaped angle 50 is fixed to a side surface of the base 42, and a lock member 60 described later is rotatably attached to the angle 50.

As shown in FIG. 1, a bill collecting and dispensing device 2
The rear plate 31 of the housing 30 is provided with a rectangular hole 31a having a larger size than the rectangular hole 41a of the mounting panel 41.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the height of the mounting panel 41 is adjusted so that the receiving passage portion 43a of the bill receiving portion 43 matches the height of the tip exit portion 4a of the horizontal bill transporting device 4. Then, the mounting panel 41 is fixed to the inner wall of the rear plate 31 of the housing 30 by an appropriate means such as a screw.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the accumulating and dispensing device 70 includes a hollow rectangular case 71 and a case 7.
A receiving portion 80 protrudes upward from the upper plate 71a.

In the case 71, the receiving and sending device 40
After the bills sent downward from the outlet 46 are received by the receiving unit 80 and conveyed downward, the bills are horizontally pulled in from the front end in the longitudinal direction to stack the bills in a horizontal state and accumulate in the stock unit 120. In addition, a pay-out unit 200 is provided which feeds the minimum bill among the bills stored in the stock unit 120 to the payout port 73 in response to a change request.

The front plate 71b of the case 71 is provided with an opening 72 for a store clerk to take out the banknotes stored in the stock section 120 by hand or to replenish the banknotes. A payout port 73 for paying out currency exchange bills fed out at 200 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, the receiving portion 80 of the accumulating and dispensing device 70 has a main body 9 attached to the mounting hole 74 of the upper plate 71a of the case 71 so as to protrude upward.
0 and the main body 90 are slidably fitted in the main body 90.
And a bill receiving device 110 that can project upward.

The main body 90 is in the shape of a rectangular box opened up and down.
A rotating shaft 92 is horizontally rotatably mounted between the opposed parallel side walls 91a and 91b, and a take-in roller 93 is fixed to the center of the rotating shaft 92 (FIG. 10).
Further, a pressing roller 95 that is pressed against the take-in roller 93 and takes in the banknote is rotatably attached to the same rotating shaft 94. A pulley 96 is fixed to the rotating shaft 92 outside the side wall 91b.

As shown in FIG. 10, a rotating shaft 97 is rotatably mounted between parallel frame side plates (not shown) in the case 71. A gear 98 and a pulley 99 are fixed to the end of the rotating shaft 97.

A transmission belt 100 extends between a pulley 96 of the main body 90 and a pulley 99 below the pulley 96.

A drive motor 101 is attached to the frame side plate, and the rotational force of the drive motor 101
02, 103, 104 (FIG. 10)
Has been communicated to This rotational force is applied to the transmission belt 100
To the pulley 96 of the main body 90, so that the take-in roller 93 rotates to take in the bill downward.

The bill accepting device 110 is slidably fitted in the main body 90 and has the take-in roller 93.
In addition, the side plates 110a and 110b which are opposed to each other so as not to contact the pressing roller 95 are provided with vertically long notches 111 and 112 from the lower end to the vicinity of the upper end.

On the outer surface of the side wall 91c of the main body 90,
As shown in FIG. 7, a vertical shaft hole 105a is formed in the upper center.
A mounting plate 106 provided with a ridge 105 having a fixed shape is fixed. This mounting plate 106 is provided with two slits 107, 107 vertically.

On the outer surface of the side plate 110b of the bill receiving device 110, leg plates 114a, 114a are provided with the slits 10a.
A box-shaped operation case 114 having an open side on one side of the banknote receiving device 110 located in the insides 7 and 107 is fixed.

The upper and lower ends of a vertical shaft 115 (FIG. 6) slidably fitted in the shaft hole 105a of the ridge 105 are fixed to the operation case 114.

An operation handle 116 (FIG. 8) is fixed to the side plate 114b of the operation case 114. Therefore, a finger is put on the operation handle 116 and the bill receiving device 1 is moved upward.
10 can be pulled up until it reaches the outlet 46 at the lower end of the receiving and sending device 40.

As shown in FIG. 8, the operating case 114 has an upper end of a spring 118 mounted on a locking piece 119, and a lower end of the spring 118 mounted on a locking portion (not shown) in the case 71. Thus, the bill receiving device 110 is urged downward.

At the upper end of the bill receiving device 110, a flange portion 117 which protrudes outward in the horizontal direction is provided. A plurality of projections 118 are provided on the flange 117 so as to fit into fitting holes (not shown) on the lower surface of the outlet 46.

As described above, as shown in FIGS.
At the lower end of the curved passage portion 45, a lock member 60 is rotatably provided on a U-shaped angle 50 along a horizontal plane by a shaft 61.
Is installed.

The lock member 60 has a U-shaped cross section, and an engagement fitting 62 is provided on the inner surface of the side plate 60a.
It is slidably mounted along the slit 60b of the line 0a.

As shown in FIG. 4, the engagement fitting 62 is urged in the direction of the shaft 61 by a spring 63. An engagement projection 64 having a tapered portion 64a at the tip of the engagement fitting 62
Is provided.

The engaging projection 64 is attached to the angle 50.
A mounting bracket 65 to which an up-down engaging rod 65a to be engaged with is mounted is fixed.

Therefore, when the lock member 60 is rotated clockwise about the shaft 61 from the state shown in FIG.
4a is pressed against the engaging rod 65a, and after the engaging metal fitting 62 moves in a direction away from the shaft 61 against the urging force of the spring 63, the engaging rod 65a rides over the tapered portion 64a and enters the concave portion 64b. Engage and lock. To release the locked state, the operation piece 66 protruding outward from the slit 60b is released by pushing the operation piece 66 away from the shaft 61 with a finger.

2, 4 and 5 are attached to the tip of the lock member 60.
As shown in FIG. 5, a receiving stand 67 is provided to support the lower surface of the flange portion 117 from below while the flange portion 117 at the upper end of the bill receiving device 110 is pushed up to the lower surface of the outlet portion 46 of the receiving and sending device 40. ing.

The back plate 9 of the main body 90 of the receiving portion 80
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, an L-shaped angle 91f is fixed to the outer surface of 1d (see FIG. 6) in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, near the distal end of the lock member 60, an L-shaped locking metal fitting 68 locked to the L-shaped angle 91f is fixed vertically. As shown in FIG. 5, in the locked state, the main body 90 is locked by the abutment of the locking fitting 68 against the L-shaped angle 91f on the main body 90 side.

A locking member 69 for locking the outlet 46 of the receiving / sending device 40 is provided at the tip of the locking member 60 as shown in FIG.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, after the mounting base 13 is attached to the inner wall of the housing 30 below the receiving / sending device 40, the case 71 of the accumulating / dispensing device 70 is attached to the mounting base 13. The spring 11 is fixed to the upper surface and the spring 11 is moved until the lower surface of the outlet portion 46 at the lower end of the receiving and sending device 40 is reached.
Since the bill accepting device 110 may be slid upward by putting a finger on the operation handle 116 against 8 to lock the bill accepting device 110 with the receiving base 67 of the lock member 60,
Even if the bill conveying device 4 has a different height, the outlet 46 can be adjusted without adjusting the mounting height of the accumulation and dispensing device 70.
And the bill accepting device 110 can be connected without generating a gap, and bill jams and the like do not occur at this portion.

In the locked state by the locking member 60, the locking member 68 on the locking member 60 side and the L-shaped angle 91f on the main body 90 side are locked as shown in FIG. Case 7 to which main body 90 is fixed
1) is also locked at the same time, and the outlet portion 46 of the upper receiving / sending device 40 is also locked by the locking member 69 on the locking member 60 side. Accordingly, the upper receiving / sending device 40 and the lower accumulating / dispensing device 70 are thus connected without looseness.

In FIG. 8, the bill accepting device 110 is urged downward with respect to the main body 90 by the spring 118. However, the bill accepting device 110 is urged upward by the spring by reversing the direction. Alternatively, the bill receiving device 110 may be pushed downward to connect to the outlet 46.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of microswitches 55a and 55b are provided at the upper end of the bill receiving device 110 and the lower end of the outlet portion 46, respectively. Contact, the micro switches 55a and 55b are turned on, and when they are separated, they are turned off. Then, in the OFF state, the control unit stops driving the bill transport device 4 and the receiving / sending device 40.

For this reason, if there is a gap between the lower end of the outlet 46 and the upper end of the bill receiving device 110, the movement of the bill is stopped, and troubles such as jamming of the bill are prevented from occurring in the gap. I have.

Further, if the gap is generated in a state where the lock by the lock member 60 is released, the movement of the bill is stopped, thereby preventing the occurrence of the above trouble in the unlocked state.

In this way, the bills conveyed in the horizontal direction by the bill conveying device 4 are received and transmitted by the receiving and sending device 4.
After passing through 0, it is taken downward by the receiving unit 80 of the accumulation and dispensing device 70 and is accumulated in the stock unit 120 described below.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, below the rotating shaft 97, beside the horizontal stock plate 121 of the stock portion 120, a horizontal rotating shaft 125 is provided on the frame side plate (FIG. 9). (Not shown).

Two conveyor belts 1 are fixed between two pulleys 126 and 126 fixed to the upper rotating shaft 97 and two pulleys 127 and 127 fixed to the lower rotating shaft 125.
28 and 128 are bridged.

As shown in FIGS.
0 between the horizontal stock plate 121 and the upper frame upper plate (not shown), a column stopper 130 for regulating one end in the horizontal direction so as not to protrude beyond the longitudinal end of the bill. Mounted in direction.

A banknote temporary holding device 135 that receives the bills from the receiving portion 80 and conveys the bills conveyed downward from one end in the longitudinal direction of the banknotes in the horizontal direction and temporarily holds the bills in the column stopper 130 has one end thereof. Are slidably mounted in the vertical direction.

The banknote temporary holding device 135 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, a frame 138 having a U-shaped cross section composed of an upper plate 136 and both side plates 137 and 137 is provided, and both ends in the width direction of the banknote A drawn in the frame 138 in the horizontal direction from below. The receiving inwardly bent edges 137a, 137a are
7, 137 are provided at the lower end.

As shown in FIG. 11, rotating shafts 140, 141, 14 are provided between both side plates 137, 137 of the frame 138.
2, 143 are rotatably mounted, and each of the rotation shafts 140,
141, 142, and 143 respectively have a pulley 144,
145, 146, and 147 are fixed two by two.

A rotating shaft 14 is provided between the frame side plates.
8, 149, 150, 151, 152 are rotatably mounted, and each of the rotating shafts 148, 149, 150, 151, 1
52, pulleys 153, 154, 155, 1
56 and 157 are fixed by two.

Each of these two pulleys 144, 14
5, 146, 147, 153, 154, 155, 15
6, 157, two conveyor belts 160
It is spanned as shown.

As shown in FIG. 10, the gear 104 is fixed to the rotating shaft 152 and the drive motor 101 is fixed.
Is transmitted through the gears 102 and 103 as described above. For this reason, the transport belt 160 moves in the direction of the arrow, and moves downward with the bill interposed therebetween.

As shown in FIG. 11, a support arm 161 protrudes from the end of the frame 138 on the side of the rotation shaft 140, outside the pulley 144. 162 is rotatably mounted, and a pulley 163 is fixed to the rotating shaft 162.

Further, both side plates 137, 137 of the frame body 138
A rotation shaft 164 is rotatably mounted between them, and a pulley 165 is fixed to the rotation shaft 164. A belt 166 is stretched between the pulley 163 and the pulley 165. This belt 166 is, as shown in FIG.
The transport belt 16 stretched over the lower right pulley 144
0, the intermediate portion is curved in an arc shape, and
Follow 60.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, an arc-shaped guide 161a for guiding a bill is projected below the lower right pulley 144 from the support arm 161.

Since the frame 138 is slidably mounted on the column stopper 130 in the vertical direction as described above, the frame 138 acts downward on the pulley 147 on the left end by its own weight and by the driving of the conveyor belt 160. By the force of, the lower ends of the side plates 137 and 137 of the frame body 138 are in contact with the stock plate 121 of the stock unit 120, or in a state where the banknotes are stacked on the stock plate 121, in a state where they are in contact with the upper surface of the topmost banknote. Has become.

The bill received by the receiving unit 80 is
The transport belt 128 and the transport belt 160 are held down from both sides in the thickness direction while one end in the longitudinal direction is directed downward, and are lowered by the guide 161a at the position of the lower right pulley 144 by the guide 161a. And the lower side belt 166, is pulled in the horizontal direction into the frame 138, and the banknote A has its longitudinal end abutting against the column stopper 130, and as shown in FIG. Both ends are bent edges 13 at the lower ends of both side plates 137 and 137 of frame 138
It stops while riding on 7a and 137a. Subsequent bills are further stacked on the previous bill.

A sensor 81 (FIG. 11) for detecting the passage of a bill is provided in the main body 90 of the receiving section 80. When a bill is not detected for a certain period of time or longer, a command from the control section causes the inside of the frame 138 to move. The extruding device 170 provided in the frame 138 operates to push the bill A in the frame 138 downward as shown in FIG. When the bill is pressed, both ends in the width direction are slightly bent and the both ends in the width direction are disengaged from the bent edges 137a and 137a, and on the horizontal stock plate 121 of the stock part 120,
Alternatively, the user rides on the bills on the stock plate 121.

In this manner, the bills fed in the horizontal direction from the bill transporter 4 are sequentially stacked on the stock plate 121 of the stock section 120, and are held with the frame 138 mounted thereon.

The lowermost banknote among the stacked banknotes is fed out in response to a change request as described later.
If the downward pressing force of the frame 138 on the stacked banknotes is large, the feeding operation becomes difficult due to frictional force.

For this reason, as shown in FIG. 12, a bobbin 174 is fixed above the column stopper 130, and a lower end of a leaf spring 175 wound around the bobbin 174 is fixed to an end of the frame 138. It is urged to pull up. As a result, the pressing force on the stacked bills is reduced, so that the bill feeding operation is not hindered.

The biasing means can be replaced by a coil spring or the like instead of the above-mentioned leaf spring. The bill A pushed out from the frame 138 to the stock plate 121 has its longitudinal end restricted by the left column stopper 130 so as not to move to the left (in FIG. 11), but has its rear end. A vertical alignment protrusion 180 for restricting movement to the right therefrom is provided on the stock plate 121.
The hole is provided so as to be able to protrude upward from the hole. The alignment projection 180 is urged by an urging means (not shown) so as to project upward to a certain height.

The lower part of the right end of the frame 138 is provided at the same position as the alignment projection 180 with the vertical projection plate 1 inserted into the vertical notch 181 of the alignment projection 180.
85 protrudes downward.

As shown in FIG. 16, the alignment projection 180
An engagement piece 182 is provided at the lower end of the notch 181 of
When the thickness of the banknotes stacked on the stock plate 121 is small and the frame 138 is lower, the engaging portion 186 at the lower end of the protruding plate 185 is engaged and the alignment protruding member 180 is moved downward. Is pushing down. Then, when the thickness of the stacked banknotes increases and the frame body 138 moves upward, the alignment projecting body 180 is raised by the urging means.

When the frame 138 is further moved upward, the projecting plate 185 is attached to the engaging piece 183 at the upper end of the aligning projecting body 180.
Are engaged from below so that the aligning projections 180
Is further raised above a height that can be raised by the urging means.

As described above, the rear end of the bill in the longitudinal direction is prevented from protruding by the alignment projecting body 180 and the projecting plate 185, and is accumulated in an aligned state between the bill and the left column stopper 130.

The bills thus accumulated are stored in the case 71
It can be taken out by hand from the opening 72 of the front plate 71b. Also, bills can be inserted for replenishment through the opening 72 for currency exchange.

As described above, the stock plate 121 and the frame 138
In response to the exchange request, the lowest bill among the bills accumulated in a stacked state between the bills is drawn to the far side in the width direction of the bill by the feeding unit 200 shown in FIG. It can be paid out to the payout port 73.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 13, the roller 2 is fed upward from the three holes 121a of the stock plate 121.
02 is provided below the stock plate 121 so as to protrude therefrom.
3. A pressure roller 204 is provided above the bill, and the lowermost bill is delivered in the width direction of the bill by the delivery roller 202, and the delivery roller 203 and the pressure roller 204
And is drawn into the curved passage 201 and further fed to the payout port 73 by a feed roller 205 or the like partially protruding into the curved passage 201.

As described above, the bills fed in the horizontal direction from the plurality of game media lending machines 3 of the game island 2 by the bill transporting device 4 are received by the receiving / sending device 40 of the bill collecting / dispensing device 20 and then downward. It is sent out with its posture changed, is received by the receiving unit 80 of the storage and delivery device 70, is horizontally drawn into the stock unit 120, is stacked, and is fed to the payout unit 73 in response to a change request. The outlet 46 at the lower end of the receiving / sending device 40 and the receiving portion 80 of the accumulating / dispensing device 70 are connected by sliding the bill receiving device 110 of the receiving portion 80. You do not need to adjust it. Also, because the lock keeps the connected state without gaps,
Troubles such as banknote jams are eliminated, and the receiving / sending device 40 and the accumulation / dispensing device 70 are connected and fixed to each other without rattling.

Note that the payout of the banknotes from the stock unit 120 is not limited to the exchange request, but may be paid out according to another payout request.

[0081]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the receiving and sending out of the bills sent out and conveyed from the game medium lending machine in the amusement island and sent out from the exit portion to the accumulation and dispensing device side. In the bill collection and dispensing device, the device and the bill sent out from the outlet of the receiving and sending device are received by the receiving unit, and are accumulated in the stock unit, and the accumulation and dispensing device that dispenses as needed. A slidable bill receiving device is provided in the receiving portion of the accumulation and dispensing device between the outlet of the receiving and sending device and a tip portion of the receiving portion.

Since the bill receiving device of the accumulating / dispensing device can be slid and brought into contact with the outlet of the receiving / sending device by the above configuration, even if the bill conveying device has a different height, the bill receiving device can be completely removed. And obstructions such as jamming of banknotes can be eliminated.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a bill receiving device slidable between the outlet of the receiving and sending device and the tip of the receiving portion is provided at the receiving portion of the storage and dispensing device. And a lock member is provided at the outlet portion, and the bill receiving device is locked by the lock member in a state in which the banknote receiving device is in contact with a tip portion of the outlet portion.

With this configuration, it is possible to reliably hold the bill receiving device in the adjusted state by sliding the bill receiving device, thereby preventing troubles such as bill jamming.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the lock mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the lock mechanism of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the receiving unit of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a receiving unit of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a receiving unit of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an exemplary perspective view showing the accumulation and dispensing apparatus of the embodiment;

FIG. 10 is an exemplary perspective view showing a main part of a stock unit mechanism according to the embodiment;

FIG. 11 is an exemplary front view showing a main part of a stock unit mechanism according to the embodiment;

FIG. 12 is an exemplary perspective view showing the accumulation and dispensing apparatus of the embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a left side view showing a mechanism of the accumulation and dispensing device of the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a view showing an operation principle of the bill temporary holding device of the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an operation principle of the banknote temporary holding device of the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of a main part showing a relationship between the alignment projecting body and the projecting plate of the embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of Yu-Gu Island.

FIG. 18 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a conventional bill collecting and dispensing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Bill Conveying Device 20 Banknote Collection and Dispensing Device 40 Receiving and Sending Device 60 Lock Member 70 Accumulating and Dispensing Device 71 Case 73 Dispensing Port 80 Receiving Unit 90 Main Body 110 Banknote Receiving Device 120 Stock Unit 121 Stock Plate 130 Column Stopper 135 Temporary Bill Retaining Device 138 Frame 170 Extrusion device 174 Bobbin 175 Leaf spring 180 Alignment projection 200 Feeding part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A receiving and sending device for receiving bills sent and conveyed from a game medium lending machine in a game island and sending the bills to an accumulating / dispensing device side from an exit portion, and from the exit portion of the receiving / sending device. In the bill collection and dispensing device, which includes a bill to be sent out, received in the receiving unit, accumulates the stock in the stock unit, and dispenses the bill when necessary. A bill collecting and dispensing device, wherein a slidable bill receiving device is provided between the outlet of the dispenser and the tip of the receiving portion. 2. A receiving / sending device for receiving bills sent and conveyed from a game medium lending machine in an amusement island, and sending the bills to an accumulating / dispensing device side from an exit portion, and from the exit portion of the receiving / sending device. In the bill collection and dispensing device, which includes a bill to be sent out, received in the receiving unit, accumulates the stock in the stock unit, and dispenses the bill when necessary. A state in which a slidable bill accepting device is provided between the outlet portion of the device and the distal end portion of the receiving portion, and a lock member is provided at the outlet portion so as to contact the distal end portion of the outlet portion. Wherein the bill receiving device is locked by the lock member.