JP2002273021A - Thin plate body storage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thin plate body storage apparatus wherein a transfer drive means (drive motor, or the like) is not driven at all times to eliminate a deadly failure or trouble generated during the operation of a game parlor, and thin plate bodies put into a game medium renting machine in a game island can be conveyed and stored in alignment. SOLUTION: Thin plate bodies put into each of game medium renting machines set in a game island are conveyed toward an end of the island, and at a point of time when (only when) a detecting means provided near the end of the island detects the plate bodies, the transfer drive means (drive part) of the storage apparatus of the thin plate body storage apparatus begins to operate.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game island in which a plurality of gaming machines (for example, pachinko machines or slot machines) and a gaming medium lending machine are installed adjacent to each other and installed in a group. Sheet transfer device (banknote transfer device or card transfer device) provided on a game island with a thin plate (thousand-yen bills, used prepaid cards, etc.)
And a thin plate-like body storage device that carries the wafers to the island end and arranges and stores them.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a game island in a game store is constructed as shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, for example, a plurality of gaming machines (here, pachinko machines) 2
Is a thin game media lending machine (here, a banknote table using 1,000 yen banknotes), which is arranged in a straight line and is formed in a vertically long and rectangular shape between two gaming machines 2 adjacent to each other. Plural machines are provided. In addition, a game medium (here, a pachinko ball) in an amount corresponding to a 1,000-yen bill inserted into the bill renting machine 3 is a ball pot or the like (not shown).
Lending to In the case of this game island, each game medium rental machine 3
The thin plate-shaped body (here, a thousand-yen bill) inserted into the (bank bill lending machine) is provided by being connected to the inside of the back surface of the gaming machine 2 (here, the bill transport device 4). , A thin plate-shaped body storage device 5 provided on the partition wall 1a at the island end of the gaming island 1.
It is conveyed to the storage device 6 provided therein, and is sequentially arranged and stored.

[0003] The configuration of the storage device 6 provided in the thin plate-shaped storage device 5 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the storage device 6 of the thin plate-shaped body storage device 5 is
And a driving unit 6b as a conveyance driving unit, a conveyance unit 6b, and a holding unit (stacker unit) 6d.
And a holding portion 6c. The thin plate-like bodies (thousand-yen bills) conveyed by each banknote conveying device 4 provided in the game island 1 are turned one by one by a driving unit 6b including a conveying belt and a pulley and a conveying unit 6b. As a result, the sheets are conveyed to the stacker section 6d of the holding section 6c and are sequentially aligned and stored. As a result, the thin plate-like bodies (thousand-yen banknotes) are aligned and held in a stacked pressed state (by an urging means or the like not shown) in the stacker section 6d in the holding section 6c.
The stacker unit 6d for receiving a thin plate (thousand-yen bill)
Is movably supported by a biasing means or the like in the horizontal direction in accordance with the amount of stored 1,000 yen bills, and is biased to the right.

[0004] According to the gaming island 1 having such a configuration, the thin plate-shaped body inserted for lending the gaming media to the gaming media lending machine 3 adjacent to each gaming machine 2 is used for the gaming media lending machine 3.
Is transferred to each bill transport device 4 provided inside the game island on the back side of the game island, and is transported by each bill transport device 4 to the storage device 6 of the thin plate body storage device 5 provided at the island end of the game island 1. , Aligned and stored. Then, the sheet bodies transported into the storage device 6 of the sheet body storage apparatus 5 enter the inside one by one, are transported by the drive unit 6b and the transport unit 6b, and stand upright on the stacker unit 6d of the holding unit 6c. They are stacked in a posture and aligned and held in a pressed state. Incidentally, the number of the stored thin plate-like bodies is counted by a counting sensor (not shown) provided in the drive section 6b near the bend.

[0005] In FIG. 5, the explanation of the thin game medium lending machine provided on the game island 1 has been described with reference to a bill bill lending machine 3 that uses 1,000 yen bills. Using a 1,000-yen bill), a prepaid card or IC card is issued at its seat or at a nearby position (card issuing machine), and additional billing (additional payment to the remaining card) can be made. Lending machines (card system 1) are also appearing. It should be noted that the number of game media equivalent to 1,000 yen bills inserted into the card-to
It is discharged directly to the upper plate of R game machines. In the card cradle lending machine, a thin plate (thousand-yen banknote) which is disposed on the left side (adjacent) of each CR gaming machine and which is inserted for renting a game medium is used for the card cradle. It is delivered to each bill transport device provided inside the game island on the back of the lending machine, and is transported by each bill transport device to the storage device of the thin plate-like body storage device provided at the island end of the game island, and aligned and stored. Is done. Further, in the card lending machine for a card, the used thin plate (prepaid card or IC) is used as described later.
Card) is transferred to a card transport device provided inside the game island on the back of the card renting machine for cards, and the card transport device is used to store the thin plate-shaped body storage device provided at the island end of the game island. Transported and stored in a line.

[0006] Further, a card-to-ball lending machine (card system 2) having a configuration in which a lending process can be performed using a thin plate (prepaid card) has also appeared.
A desired amount of a prepaid card to be inserted into a card-to-ball lending machine is purchased in advance at a card issuing machine, and when the prepaid card is inserted and lent, a corresponding number of game media are stored in an adjacent CR gaming machine. It is discharged directly to the upper plate. In the card cradle lending machine, the prepaid card which is disposed on the left side (adjacent) of each CR gaming machine and is inserted for renting out game media, and which has been used, is a card cradle lending machine. The card is transferred to a card transfer device provided inside the game island on the back of the machine, and is conveyed to the storage device of the thin plate storage device provided at the end of the game island by the card transfer device, and is aligned and stored.

[0007] In the above-mentioned lending machine for cards between cards,
The used thin plate (prepaid card or IC card) has been returned to the player until the used (zero balance) thin plate has been returned. Due to problems such as scattering of the thin plate returned to the store, and waste of resources, the used thin plate (prepaid card or IC card) is collected and recycled ( A card carrier and a thin plate carrier are provided inside the gaming island for reuse.

[0008]

In the case where the game medium lending machine 3 is installed on the game island 1 as a bill lending machine for bills, the transport driving means in the storage device 6 of the thin plate-like body storage device 5 is as follows. It is composed of a driving section 6e and a transport section 6b. The drive unit 6e is composed of a pulley that is driven to rotate and a belt wrapped around the pulley, and the transport unit 6b is composed of a drive motor, a pulley, and the like. The drive motor of the transport unit 6b is configured to turn on the power of the thin plate storage device 5 (island management device) at the same time as the power is turned on before the store opens, and to control the drive during the business hours of the game store.
It is always driven.

[0009] However, the thin plate (thousand-yen banknote) is transported and collected in the thin plate transport device immediately before opening the store, but depending on the time of day, when the thin plate is not transported or when the thin plate is transported. Even when the transport of the body is small, the transport driving means (the drive motor and the like) is always driven and is useless driving. As described above, the pulley formed of the plastic material or the like of the transport unit 6b is worn out due to the long use, and the drive motor is burned or the like, so that the life is shortened. 5, the entire storage device 6 will break down. If the storage device 6 of the thin plate-shaped storage device 5 breaks down during business hours, and the thin plate (thousand-yen bills) cannot be conveyed, the use of each game medium lending machine must be temporarily stopped. In addition to causing a great deal of inconvenience to the gamers, it has become a fatal problem for game shops, which results in a decrease in loan sales.

[0010] Another problem is that a game media lending machine is installed on a gaming island as a card-to-card lending machine, and each card carrier conveys and collects a thin plate (used card). The transport driving means in the storage device of the thin plate-shaped body storage device is also always driven, and as described above, the pulleys formed of the plastic material and the like of the transport unit are worn out due to long use. In addition, the life of the drive motor is shortened because the drive motor is burned or the like, and as a result, the entire storage device of the thin plate storage device is broken. If it becomes impossible to transport thin sheets (spent cards) during business hours, clerks will need to manually store the thin sheets (spent cards) that have been transported to the island edge and collected. It was troublesome work.

In view of the above points, the present invention does not always drive the transport drive means (drive motor, etc.) of the storage device of the thin plate-shaped storage device, and a fatal event that occurs during the operation of the game store is achieved. A thin plate storage device that can transport and store thin plates (thousand-yen banknotes, used prepaid cards, etc.) inserted into a game media lending machine on a gaming island by eliminating breakdowns and troubles It is intended to provide.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game medium renting machine provided between gaming machines on a game island for playing a thin plate-like body. A thin plate body storage device provided with a storage device that is transported to an island end by a thin plate body transfer device provided in the island and aligned and stored, wherein the storage device provided in the thin plate body storage device is transported. The transport driving means is provided so as to sequentially arrange the thin plate-shaped bodies coming therefrom, and detecting means for detecting the passing transport of the thin plate-shaped body near the island end of the game island is provided. This is achieved by a configuration in which the thin plate-shaped body conveyed by the shape body conveying device is activated when detected by a detection means provided near the island end.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the thin plate-like body put into each game medium lending machine is conveyed toward the island end of the game island, the detecting means detects the thin plate-like body. By doing (at the time of detection), the storage device of the thin plate-shaped body storage device is operated (starts driving). Thus, the storage device is operated (starts driving the transport driving means) only when the thin plate is transported to the vicinity of the island end, and otherwise (does not detect the thin plate). At this time, the transport driving means is stopped. Therefore,
Unlike the transport driving means of the conventional sheet transport device in game islands, it is not constantly driven, so the transport driving device that drives the storage device (wear of pulleys, burning of the drive motor, etc.) is significantly damaged. It is possible to reduce and eliminate the occurrence of troubles during business and obtain.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game board provided between game machines on a game island, and a sheet-like body inserted into a game medium lending machine provided in the game island. A thin plate body storage device provided with a storage device that is transported to an island end by a shape transport device and aligned and stored therein, wherein the storage device provided in the thin plate body storage device stores a thin plate body to be transported. The transport drive means is arranged and stored sequentially, and the transport drive means is provided in an interference prevention sensor provided in a thin plate-like body transport device at the lowermost position of the game island, or provided in a game media lending machine at the lowermost position. This is achieved by a configuration that operates when a genuine bill discrimination sensor detects a thin plate.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the thin plate-like body put into each game medium lending machine is transported toward the downstream side of the island end of the game island, and the thin plate-like body transporting device closest to the most downstream. When the thin plate-shaped object is detected by the interference prevention sensor provided in the device or the genuine bill discriminating sensor provided in the most downstream game medium lending machine, the storage device of the thin plate-shaped storage device operates (starts driving). It consists of Thereby, the storage device, the thin plate-shaped body is provided only at the time of detection by the interference prevention sensor of the thin plate-shaped body transfer device provided at the most downstream, or the true discrimination sensor of the game media lending machine provided at the most downstream,
The operation is started (the driving of the transport driving unit is started), and in other cases (the thin plate is not detected), the transport driving unit is stopped. Therefore, since the driving device is not always driven like the transport driving device of the conventional thin plate transport device on the game island, the failure of the transport driving device for driving the storage device (wear of the pulleys, burning of the driving motor, etc.) may occur. It is greatly reduced, and the occurrence of trouble during business is eliminated. In addition, a new detecting means (separate part) is provided because the detecting means uses an interference prevention sensor of the sheet-like-body transporting device closest to the lowermost stream or a genuine bill discriminating sensor of the technical medium lending machine. Can be detected without any problem.

That is, when the anti-interference sensor provided on the sheet-like body transporting device closest to the lowermost stream is used, the above-mentioned sheet-like body transporting device transports each game medium lending machine to the island end of the game island. Transport driving means (a drive unit, a transport unit, a holding unit, etc.) in the storage device using a detection signal of an interference prevention sensor that detects the thin plate members so that the thin plate members do not interfere (do not overlap) with each other. Is operating. In other words, when a genuine bill discriminating sensor provided in the game media lending machine closest to the most downstream is used, the inserted thin plate (thousand-yen banknote) is discriminated for genuine bill discrimination by the game media lending machine. Or a transport drive unit (drive unit, transport unit) in the storage device using a detection signal of a genuine bill discrimination sensor provided for discriminating a card such as a used prepaid card to be collected (zero balance) or the like. , Holding part, etc.).

In the case where the thin plate is a 1,000-yen bill to be inserted into, for example, a banknote lending machine (card slot lending machine), the thin plate-shaped body is inserted into the banknote lending machine. Thousand-yen bills are transported through each bill transport device provided inside the game island, and when they are transported to the island edge, when the detecting means detects the passage of these 1,000-yen bills, the thin plate-like body storage device By operating the transport driving means of the storage device, the 1,000-yen banknote is transported to the storage device of the thin plate-shaped body storage device, and is sequentially stored. Therefore, the storage device of the thin plate-shaped body storage device breaks down during business, and it becomes impossible to transport 1,000 yen bills,
A situation in which the use of each game media lending machine is temporarily stopped is avoided, the player is not inconvenienced, and the lending sales for the game store are not reduced.

In the case where the above-mentioned thin plate is a prepaid card or the like to be inserted into a card slot machine, for example, the prepaid card or the like inserted into the card slot machine is placed inside the game island. Convey each card carrier provided,
When the sheet is conveyed to the island edge, the detecting means detects the passage of the prepaid card or the like, and by activating the conveyance driving means of the storage device in the thin plate-shaped object storing device, the prepaid card or the like is It is conveyed to the storage device of the storage device and is sequentially aligned and stored. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the storage device of the thin plate-shaped body storage device breaks down during business hours and the prepaid card or the like cannot be collected, and the troublesome and troublesome collection work performed by the clerk is eliminated.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a game island 10 provided with a first embodiment of a thin plate-shaped object storage device according to the present invention. The gaming island 10 (gaming island 70 using bills) in FIG. 1 includes a plurality of left and right gaming machines 21L1, 21L2,.
1Ln and 21R1, 21R2,..., 21Rn;
Plural bill bill lending machines 3 disposed between the gaming machines
1L1, 31L2, 31L3,..., 31Ln and 3
1R1, 31R2, 31R3,..., 31Rn, a power supply line 11 for supplying power to each banknote lending machine, and a thin plate-shaped body discharged from each banknote lending machine (here,
Bill transporting device 13A for transporting (thousand-yen banknotes), and a thin plate-like body storing device 12 internally provided with a storing device 20 provided at the island end.
(Island management device), and shows the configuration of the gaming island 10 showing the case of so-called both islands.

The above-mentioned bill renting machines 31L1, 31L for bills
2, 31L3, ..., 31Ln and 31R1, 31R
2, 31R3, ..., 31Rn, after the inserted 1,000-yen banknote is discriminated as a true-yen banknote by a banknote recognition machine (not shown) equipped with a genuine-note discrimination sensor, A number of game media (for example, pachinko balls) corresponding to the amount of money are counted by a ball-counting means (not shown) provided therein and lent to a ball pot (not shown). The inserted 1,000-yen banknote is configured to be transferred from the merging and conveying path 13b on the back to the main body conveying path 13a of the thin plate-shaped body conveying device 13 (the bill conveying device 13A) provided inside the gaming island 10. .

The above-mentioned thin plate storage device 12 has the same configuration as the thin plate storage device 5 described earlier (FIG. 5 of the conventional example), and has a storage device 20 inside. As shown in FIG. 1B, the storage device 20 includes a transport unit 21 and a holding unit 22 and a drive unit 23 for driving the transport unit 21. Means 24 are provided. In addition, the configuration of the transport unit 21, the holding unit 22, and the drive unit 23 is referred to as a transport drive unit. Then, only when the detecting means 24 detects a passing 1,000-yen bill (at a point in time), the transport driving means operates so that the transported 1,000-yen bills are sequentially aligned and stored in the holding portion 22 in the storage device 20. Next, the storage device 20 is operated.

The above-mentioned sheet-like body transporting device 13 (bill transporting device 13A) has a main body transporting path 13a and a bill for each bill in the game island 10 for guiding the sheet-like body transporting device 13 provided at the island end. Taima ball rental machines 31L1, 31L2, 31L3,
.., 31Ln and 31R1, 31R2, 31R3,
.., And a merging transport path 13b as a transport path from 31Rn to the main body transport path 13a. still,
The main body transport path 13a is connected to the same length as the game island 10.

Each of the bill renting machines 31L1, 31L for bills
2, 31L3, ..., 31Ln and 31R1, 31R
Thousand-yen banknotes inserted into the insertion ports of 2, 31R3,..., 31Rn are respectively conveyed to the main body conveyance path 13a after passing through the merging conveyance path 13b, and the main body connected from one end to the other end. The sheet passes through the inside of the conveying path 13a and is sequentially conveyed to the other end on the downstream side (toward the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12 side). The merging conveyance path 13b and the main body conveyance path 13a include, for example, a conveyance belt and a feed roller (not shown), and are sequentially conveyed while being sandwiched (longitudinal position) between the conveyance belt and the rollers. At this time, the 1,000-yen bills interfere with each other at the respective merging portions of the main body transport paths 13a (thousand-yen bills inserted and 1,000-yen bills transported through the main body transport path overlap).
A configuration described later is provided so as not to cause the problem. That is, at the confluence of each merging conveyance path 13b and the main body conveyance path 13a,
Each of the merging devices 14 is provided, and the merging device 14 is provided at the rear side in the transport direction of the 1,000-yen banknote to determine the passage of the 1,000-yen banknote. 15 are respectively connected (provided).

The anti-interference sensor 15 is for detecting the passage of a 1,000-yen banknote.
31L2, 31L3, ..., 31Ln and 31R1,
.., 31Rn are sent to the respective merging devices 14 via the corresponding merging and conveying paths 13b, and then delivered to the respective main body conveying paths 13a, and the passage of 1,000-yen bills is determined by the interference prevention sensor 15. Then, the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12 is sequentially conveyed toward the inside of the storage device 12 through the main body conveyance path 13a at the island end (the other end on the downstream side) without overlapping.

Further, the interference prevention sensor 15 is
Detects a 1,000-yen banknote conveyed from 3a, and thereafter, simultaneously with, for example, 31L3 or 31R3 of the banknote ball lending machine connected to the merging device 14 (for example, the bankroll lending machine for banknotes), or When a 1,000-yen bill is inserted with a slight time lag, the detection signal of the interference prevention sensor 15 is output to the bill-to-bead lending machine 3 for bills.
It is sent to 1L3 or 31R3, and temporarily stops the conveyance of the 1,000-yen banknote by the merging and conveying path 13b of the inter-table ball lending machine 31L3 or 31R3, and preferentially transfers the 1,000-yen banknote by the main body conveying path 13a. And conveyed to the merging conveyance path 13
b, the 1,000-yen banknote that has been temporarily stopped
3b, the paper money is transferred to the main body transport path 13a to prevent an interference phenomenon due to the merging of 1,000-yen bills in the main body transport path 13a of the bill transport device 13A. In the above case, the inserted 1,000-yen bill is used as the bill-for-table lending machine 31.
While temporarily stopped in L3 or 31R3, it is determined whether or not the inserted 1,000-yen bill is genuine. If it is genuine, a pachinko ball corresponding to the genuine bill is lent ( Supply) and a sales signal
(The control unit of the island management device) and the host.

Further, near the most downstream island end of the main body transport path 13a (at a position closest to the thin plate-like body storage device 12), a detecting means 24 such as a transmission type sensor for discriminating the passage of a 1,000 yen bill is provided. The detecting means 24
Only when the passage of a 1,000-yen banknote is detected in the storage device 20 (the drive unit 23, the transfer unit 21, the holding unit 22, and the like).
Is operated, and the 1,000-yen banknotes collected in the holding portion 22 are aligned and stored by this operation.

Next, the thin-plate body storage device 12 provided in the game island 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, and its operation will be described. 31L1, 31L2, 31L3,..., 31Ln
And 31R1, 31R2, 31R3,..., 31Rn
Thousand-yen banknotes, which are thin plate-shaped bodies collected in the above, are respectively conveyed to the corresponding merging device 14 by the merging and conveying path 13b of the banknote conveying device 13A. In the merging device 14, the 1,000-yen bill delivered to the main body transport path 13a is
The thin plate-like body storage device 1 provided at the island end of the game island 10 by a
2 (island management device).

Here, the interference prevention sensor 15 detects the 1,000-yen banknote from the main body transport path 13a, and the 1,000-yen banknote is connected to the merging device 14, for example, the banknote lending machine 31R3 or 31L3 at the same time. When the bill is inserted, the detection signal of the interference prevention sensor 15 is sent to the bill bill lending machine 31L3, and the bill bill lending machine 31L3 or the convey path 13b is used to convey the 1,000 yen bill. It temporarily stops, and transports the 1,000-yen banknote by the main transport path 13a with priority, and after passing through the merging transport path 13b, the temporarily stopped 1,000-yen banknote is transferred to the main transport path 13a by the merging transport path 13b. Delivery, interference phenomenon due to merging of 1,000-yen banknotes in the main body transport path 13a of the banknote transport device 13A (overlap between banknotes)
Thousand-yen bills do not overlap in the bill transport device 13A, and the thin-yen bill storage device 1 provided on the other end side of the island end of the game island 10 by the main body transport path 13a.
2 will be conveyed.

The detection signal is generated only when the 1,000-yen banknote conveyed through the main body conveyance path 13a via the most downstream merging device 14 passes through the detecting means 24 provided near the island end and its passage is detected. Based on the above, the transport driving means (the drive unit 23, the transport unit 21, the holding unit 22, and the like) in the storage device 20 are operated. By this operation, the holding portion 22
Are collected and stored.

As described above, each bill bank lending machine 31L is used.
1, 31L2, 31L3, ..., 31Ln and 31R
, 31R3, ..., and 31Rn, the 1,000-yen banknote transported to the storage device 20 provided in the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12 by the banknote transport device 13A is detected by the detecting means 24 provided near the island end. The transport driving means of the storage device 20 is operated based on the detection signal of (1). Therefore, since the transport driving unit operates only when necessary, the operation time is significantly reduced as compared with the conventional case where the driving unit is constantly driven, so that the life of the parts is improved. Failures due to parts (wear of the pulleys, seizure of the drive motor, etc.) are eliminated, and when a bill bill renting machine is installed on the game island 10, the thin plate-like body storage device 12 The storage device 20 breaks down during business hours and cannot transport 1000-yen banknotes. This avoids a situation in which the use of each banknote lending machine is temporarily stopped, and does not bother the player. For amusement arcades, lending sales will not be reduced.

FIG. 2 shows a game island 30 provided with a second embodiment of the thin plate-shaped object storage device according to the present invention. The gaming island 30 (gaming island using bills) in FIG. 2 includes a plurality of left and right gaming machines 21L1, 21L2,..., 21Ln and 21R1, 21R2,. A plurality of bill-to-bead lending machines 31L1 for bills,
31L2, 31L3, ..., 31Ln and 31R1,
31R2, 31R3,..., 31Rn, a power supply line 11 for supplying power to each banknote lending machine, and a thin plate (thousand-yen banknotes) discharged from each bankage lending machine. Transport device 13A for transporting the paper money, and a thin plate body storage device 12 (island management device) internally provided with a storage device 20 provided at the end of the island.
0 is shown.

The gaming island 30 having the second embodiment is:
The difference from the gaming island 10 of FIG. 1 is that the detection means 24 for operating the storage device 20 of the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12 is not provided in the main body transport path 13a (near the island end). In the game island 30 provided with the second embodiment, the lowermost sheet-like body storage device 12 of the main body conveyance path 13a is provided.
Detection (detection means) of the merging device 14 and the interference prevention sensor 15a closest to the most downstream position (island management device) or the true note discriminating sensor 16 of the banknote ball lending machines 31L1 and 31R1 near the most downstream. Storage device 20 based on
Is provided with a function of operating the transport driving means. In other words, the existing detection sensors (the interference prevention sensor at the lowermost stream, the new ticket discrimination sensor) attached to the product are effectively utilized, and serve as the detection means.

The interference prevention sensor 15a determines the passage of a 1,000-yen bill as in the first embodiment, and the genuine bill discrimination sensor 16 includes a bill-to-bead ball lending machine 31L.
1, 31L2, 31L3, ..., 31Ln and 31R
1, 31R2, 31R3,..., 31Rn are provided with sensors for discriminating and detecting genuine bills of 1,000 yen bills inserted. Interference prevention sensor 15a here
Alternatively, only when the true bill discriminating sensor 16 detects a 1,000-yen bill, the transport driving means (the drive unit 23, the transport unit 21, the holding unit 22, and the like) in the storage device 20 is operated.
With this operation, the collected 1,000-yen banknotes are aligned and stored in the holding unit 22.

That is, in the game island 30 provided with the second embodiment, the merging device 1 at the position closest to the thin plate-like body storage device 12 (island management device) at the most downstream of the main body transport path 13a.
4, the storage device 20 is operated based on the detection of the interference prevention sensor 15a at the lowermost position or the true note discriminating sensor 16 of the bill lowering device 31L1 and 31R1 at the lowermost position. The drive control means (for example, without providing the detection means 24 as in the first embodiment)
Only by changing a program change or a control circuit change), a very simple configuration can be obtained, and the present embodiment can be a very useful configuration.

Next, the thin-plate body storage device 12 provided in the game island 30 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, and its operation will be described. 31L1, 31L2, 31L3,..., 31Ln
And 31R1, 31R2, 31R3,..., 31Rn
Thousand-yen banknotes, which are thin plate-shaped bodies collected in the above, are respectively conveyed to the corresponding merging device 14 by the merging and conveying path 13b of the banknote conveying device 13A. In the merging device 14, the 1,000-yen bill delivered to the main body transport path 13a is
The thin plate-shaped body storage device 1 provided at the island end of the game island 30 by a
2 (island management device).

Here, the interference prevention sensor 15 detects a 1,000-yen bill from the main body transport path 13a, and the 1,000-yen bill is connected to the merging device 14, for example, the bill-to-ball lending machine 31R3 or 31L3 at the same time. When the bill is inserted, the detection signal of the interference prevention sensor 15 is sent to the bill bill lending machine 31L3, and the bill bill lending machine 31L3 or the convey path 13b is used to convey the 1,000 yen bill. It temporarily stops, and transports the 1,000-yen banknote by the main transport path 13a with priority, and after passing through the merging transport path 13b, the temporarily stopped 1,000-yen banknote is transferred to the main transport path 13a by the merging transport path 13b. Delivery, interference phenomenon due to merging of 1,000-yen banknotes in the main body transport path 13a of the banknote transport device 13A (overlap between banknotes)
Thousand-yen banknotes do not overlap in the banknote transporter 13A, and the 1,000-yen banknotes are stacked on the other end of the island end of the game island 30 by the main body transport path 13a.
2 will be conveyed.

Then, the 1,000-yen bill conveyed through the main body conveyance path 13a via the most downstream merging device 14 is detected by the detecting means 24.
Anti-interference sensor 1 of the merging device 14 closest to the lowermost stream
Only when the signal passes through 5a and is detected, the transport driving means (the drive unit 23, the transport unit 21, the holding unit 22, and the like) in the storage device 20 is operated based on the detection signal.
With this operation, the collected 1,000-yen banknotes are aligned and stored in the holding unit 22.

Further, the most downstream banknote lending machine 31 for bills is used.
Thousand-yen banknotes inserted into L1 and 31R1 are conveyed by the most downstream merging and conveying path 13b, and the most downstream merging device 1
At 4, it is delivered to the main body transport path 13 a on the most downstream side, and is conveyed into the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12 by the main body transport path 13 a.
Is not detected by the interference prevention sensor 15a. For this reason, as the detecting means 24 for operating the storage device 20 provided in the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12, a true bill discriminating sensor of the banknote ball lending machines 31L1 and 31R1 provided at the lowermost position. Only when 16 passes and detects a 1,000-yen bill, the transport drive means (drive unit 23, transport unit 21, holding unit 22, etc.) in the storage device 20 is operated based on this detection signal. . By this operation, the holding portion 22
Are collected and stored.

As described above, each bill bank lending machine 31L is used.
1, 31L2, 31L3, ..., 31Ln and 31R
Thousand-yen banknotes collected from 1, 31R2, 31R3,..., 31Rn and conveyed by the banknote conveyance device 13A to the storage device 20 provided in the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12 are located at the most downstream position as the detection means 24. Interference prevention sensor 15a or the most downstream banknote lending machine 31L1, 31R for bills
The transport driving means of the storage device 20 operates based on the detection signal of the genuine bill discrimination sensor 16 in 1. Accordingly, since the transport driving means operates only when necessary, the operation time is significantly reduced as compared with the conventional case where the driving means is always driven. This prevents the occurrence of a failure due to burn-in, etc.), and in the case where a bill-to-bead lending machine is installed on the gaming island 30, the storage device 20 of the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12 fails during business. As a result, 1000 yen bills can no longer be transported, avoiding the situation of temporarily suspending the use of each lending machine for bills, without inconveniencing the player, and reducing the loan sales for the game store. Will not be.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment (modified island) of the second embodiment of the thin plate-shaped object accommodating device according to the present invention, in which a game island 40 is shown. The gaming island 40 (gaming island using bills) in FIG. 3 has a layout of a gaming island different from that of the gaming island 30 shown in FIG. A space such as a shelf plate is appropriately provided as a space. In FIG. 2, bill slot machines 31L1 and 31R1 (same symbols) provided at the most downstream end (closer to the thin plate-like body storage device) and the gaming machine 2
The layout in the case where 1R1 is not provided (it becomes a shelf plate or the like) is shown, and similarly, the above-described most downstream interference prevention sensor 15a and the genuine bill discrimination sensor 16 are not provided.

For this reason, as the detecting means 24 for operating the storage device 20 provided in the thin plate-like body storage device 12, when a 1,000-yen banknote is conveyed from the upstream side of the banknote conveying device 13A, Interference prevention sensor 15b provided near
To detect the passing 1,000-note banknote. Thereby, the conveyance driving means (the driving unit 23, the conveyance unit 21, the holding unit 22, etc.) in the storage device 20 of the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12 starts the timer from the time when the interference prevention sensor 15b detects the 1,000 yen bill. For example, it operates for about 15 seconds set by the means, and then stops. It should be noted that while the 1,000-yen banknote is continuously detected by the interference prevention sensor 15b, it remains activated. In addition, the 1,000-yen bill inserted into the slot of the bill lent machine 31L1 or 31R2 for bills is not detected by the interference prevention sensors 15 and 15b. for that reason,
31 L bill bank lending machine near this lowermost position
1 or 31R2 is a genuine bill discrimination sensor 16 provided inside
By using a, a 1,000-yen bill is detected. Thereby, the conveyance driving means (the driving unit 23, the conveyance unit 21, the holding unit 22, etc.) in the storage device 20 of the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12 starts the timer from the time when the genuine note discriminating sensor 16a detects the 1,000 yen bill. For example, it operates for about 10 seconds set by the means, and then stops.

FIG. 4 shows a game island 50 provided with a third embodiment of the thin plate-shaped object storage device according to the present invention. The gaming island 50 (gaming island using cards) in FIG. 4 includes a plurality of left and right CR gaming machines 21L1, 21L2,.
Ln and 21R1, 21R2,..., 21Rn, and a plurality of inter-card ball rental machines 31L1, 31L2, 31L3,..., 31Ln and 31R1, 31R2, 31R3 arranged between the CR gaming machines. , ..., 31Rn
And a power supply line 11 for supplying power to each card lending machine for cards
And a card transport device 13B for transporting a thin plate (here, a prepaid card) discharged from each card inter-ball lending machine, and a thin plate storage having a storage device 20 provided at the island end therein. And a device 12 (island management device), and shows a configuration of a game island 50 showing the case of so-called both islands.
The same components as those in the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

The game island 50 having the third embodiment is:
The difference from the gaming island 30 of FIG. 2 is that the used prepaid ball bill renting machine is a card batted ball renting machine, and the thin plate to be collected and conveyed is a 1,000 yen bill. A card transport device 13A and a card transport device 13B
The prepaid cards used in the storage device 20 provided in the thin plate storage device 12 are aligned and stored.

A game method for playing a game using the prepaid card will be described. First, a case of a gaming island in which the above-described card system 1 which has recently appeared is installed will be described. In playing the game, the player purchases a desired amount of a prepaid card at a card issuing machine installed near the entrance of the game store or at the island end beside the aisle, and holds the prepaid card, and any of the CR gaming machines described above. Card lending machines 31L1, 31L2, 31L3,.
.., 31Ln and 31R1, 31R2, 31R3,
・ ・ Put it into the input port of 31Rn. The inserted prepaid card is read /
A reader / writer (not shown) for writing is provided, the corresponding prepaid card (written amount data, etc.) is read by the reader / writer, and a pachinko ball of a consideration amount is directly written on the CR gaming machine by a lending operation. Discharged into a dish.

As described above, as the lending operation is carried out in the card lending machine, the remaining amount (zero) of the prepaid card of the purchased amount is lost and the card is used.
The remaining amount (zero) of the purchased prepaid card is read, that is, it is determined whether or not the prepaid card has been used, and the prepaid card determined to be used is
The above-mentioned card lending machine 31L1, 31L2, 31L for cards
3, ..., 31Ln and 31R1, 31R2, 31R
,..., 31Rn are transferred to the card transporting device 13B of the thin plate-like transporting device 13 provided inside the gaming island.

The above-mentioned sheet-like body conveying device 13 (card conveying device 13B) has a main body conveying path 13a in the game island 50 and a card for each card for guiding the sheet-like body storing device 12 provided at the island end. Taima ball rental machine 31L1, 31L2, 31L3,
..., 31Ln and 31R1, 31R2, 31R3,
.., And a merging transport path 13b as a transport path from 31Rn to the main body transport path 13a.
The main transport path 13a has substantially the same length as the game island 50, and the configuration of the main transport path 13a here (transport means).
May be conveyed while being pinched (longitudinal position) in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments. For example, a used prepaid card may be placed on a belt conveyor or a chain (not shown) and conveyed. It may be configured so that

Each of the lending machines 31L1, 31L for cards
2, 31L3, ..., 31Ln and 31R1, 31R
The used prepaid cards inserted into the inlets of 2, 31R3,..., 31Rn pass through the merging conveyance path 13b, are conveyed to the main body conveyance path 13a, and are provided from one end to the other end. After passing through the main body transport path 13a, it is sequentially transported to the other end on the downstream side (toward the storage device 20 side of the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12). Each body transport path 13a
In the above, when the prepaid card is conveyed while being held (longitudinal position) by the conveying means, the prepaid cards are interfered with each other at each merging portion (the prepaid card which has been inserted and used and the prepaid card conveyed through the main body conveying path). In order not to overlap), a configuration described later is provided. That is, the merging device 14 is provided at the merging portion of each merging conveyance path 13b and the main body conveyance path 13a.
The merging device 14 is connected (provided) with, for example, an interference prevention sensor (escrow sensor) 15 such as a transmission type sensor for determining the passage of the prepaid card at the rear side in the transport direction of the prepaid card. ) Has been.

The anti-interference sensor 15 determines whether or not a prepaid card has passed, and each of the inter-card lending machines 31L1, 31L2, 31L3,..., 31Ln and 31R1, 31R2, 31R3,. 31Rn through the corresponding merging and conveying paths 13b, each merging device 1
4 and then transferred to each main body transport path 13a, the passage of the prepaid card is determined by the interference prevention sensor 15, and the main body transport path 13a at the island end (the other end on the downstream side) is sequentially determined so as not to overlap. Is conveyed toward the inside of the storage device 12 of the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12 through.

Further, the interference prevention sensor 15 is
3a, and thereafter, among card lending machines that are connected to the merging apparatus 14, (for example, 31L3 of the card lending machine or 31R at the same time)
3) When the prepaid card is inserted at the same time or with a slight time difference, the detection signal of the interference prevention sensor 15 is sent to the card battling machine 31L3 or 31R3, and the card battling machine 31L3. Or 31R3 merging transport path 1
3b, the transport of the prepaid card is temporarily stopped, the transport of the prepaid card by the main transport path 13a is preferentially transported, and after passing through the merged transport path 13b, the paused prepaid card is moved to the merged transport path 13b. To the main body transport path 13a and the card transport device 13B
Of the prepaid card in the main body transport path 13a.

Like the game island 30 of the second embodiment,
The most downstream of the main body transport path 13a (the thin plate-shaped
A detecting means 24 for determining the passage of the prepaid card may be provided at a position near the island end closest to the (island management apparatus). Only when the interference prevention sensor 15a detects a prepaid card conveyed through the main body conveyance path 13a, based on this detection signal, the conveyance driving means (the driving unit 23, the conveyance unit 21, the holding unit 22, etc.) in the storage device 20. )
Is activated. With this operation, the collected prepaid cards are aligned and stored in the holding unit 22.

Also, the most downstream card slot machine for renting a ball 3
The prepaid card thrown into the 1L1 and 31R1 and collected after being used is conveyed by the most downstream merging conveyance path 13b, and delivered to the most downstream main body conveyance path 13a by the most downstream merging device 14. In this case, the prepaid card is not detected by the interference prevention sensor 15a of the merging device 14 on the lowermost stream side. For this reason, as the detecting means 24 for operating the storage device 20 provided in the thin plate-shaped body storage device 12, a true bill discriminating sensor of the card ball lending machines 31L1 and 31R1 provided at the lowermost position. Only when the pre-paid card 16 detects the prepaid card, on the basis of the detection signal, the conveyance driving means (the driving unit 23, the conveyance unit 21, the holding unit 22, etc.) in the storage device 20 is operated. By this operation, the holding portion 22
The collected prepaid cards are arranged and stored.

As described above, the inter-table ball lending machine 31 for each card is used.
L1, 31L2, 31L3,..., 31Ln and 31
, 31Rn collected by the card transport device 13B
The prepaid card conveyed to the storage device 20 provided in the inside 2 is provided with the interference prevention sensor 15a on the lowermost side as the detecting means 24 or the inter-table ball lending machine 31L on the lowermost side.
The transport driving means of the storage device 20 operates based on the detection signal of the genuine note discriminating sensor 16 in 1, 31R1. Accordingly, since the transport driving means operates only when necessary, the operation time is significantly reduced as compared with the conventional case where the driving means is always driven. In this case, the occurrence of a failure due to burn-in or the like is eliminated, and in the case where a lending machine for a card is installed on the game arcade 50, the storage device 20 of the thin plate-shaped storage device 12 fails during business. As a result, the situation in which the prepaid card cannot be collected is avoided, and the troublesome and troublesome collection work performed by the clerk is eliminated.

Also, in the case of a gaming island where the above-described card system 2 which has recently appeared, the configuration of the card system is only partially different.
In the same way as above, the used thin plate (prepaid card, etc.) is placed on the edge of the game island by the thin plate transfer device (card transfer device) provided in the game island on the back of the card lending machine. Since it is transported to the storage device of the provided thin plate-shaped storage device, it has the configuration and effect as described in the fourth embodiment.

In the above description, the banknote lending machine for banknotes has been described as a thin plate-like body as a 1,000-yen banknote. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to convey other banknotes (5,000 yen or thousands of bills) or postcards. In the above description, the card lending machine for a card has been described as a magnetic prepaid card as a thin plate, but it may be used for conveying an IC card or an IC coin. Furthermore, here, the explanation was made that the pachinko ball was lent to the game media as a bill-to-bead lending machine for bills and a bill-to-bead lending machine for cards. The game media may be medals.

[0055]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the structure of the present invention, when the thin plate-like material inserted into each game medium lending machine is conveyed toward the island end of the game island, it is detected. The means (for example, the detecting means 24, the most downstream interference prevention sensor or the true bill discrimination sensor) detects the thin plate (at the time of detection), and the storage device of the thin plate storage device operates (drives). Start). Thus, the storage device is activated (the driving of the transport driving means is started) only when the thin plate is transported to the vicinity of the island end, and otherwise (the thin plate is not detected).
At this time, the transport driving means is stopped. Therefore, since the driving device is not always driven like the transport driving device of the conventional thin plate transport device on the game island, the failure of the transport driving device for driving the storage device (wear of the pulleys, burning of the driving motor, etc.) may occur. Greatly reduced, the life of each part is improved,
Therefore, the occurrence of a trouble during the operation of the apparatus is eliminated and obtained.

In the case where the thin plate-shaped body is a 1,000-yen bill to be inserted into, for example, a bill lending machine for bills (card leasing machine for cards), the thin plate-like body is thrown into the bill lending machine for bills. Detecting means (for example, detecting means 24, an interference prevention sensor or a true bill discrimination sensor at the most downstream position) when the 1,000 yen bill is transported to each bill transporting device provided on the game island and transported to the edge of the island,
By detecting the passage of the 1,000-yen bill, the actuation of the transport drive means of the storage device in the thin-plate body storage device, the thousand-yen bill is transported to the storage device of the thin-plate body storage device, sequentially It will be arranged and stored. Therefore, a situation in which the storage device of the thin plate-shaped body storage device breaks down during business hours and cannot transport 1,000-yen banknotes, and a situation in which the use of each game media lending machine is temporarily stopped, is avoided, and the player is troubled. Without multiplying
For amusement arcades, lending sales will not be reduced.

In the case where the above-mentioned thin plate-shaped body is, for example, a prepaid card to be inserted into a card slot machine, the prepaid card or the like inserted into the card slot machine is provided on a game island. Each of the card transport devices is transported, and when transported to the island end, detecting means (for example, detecting means 24, an interference prevention sensor or a true bill discrimination sensor at the lowermost position),
By detecting the passage of the prepaid card or the like, the prepaid card or the like is conveyed to the storage device of the thin plate body storage device by activating the conveyance driving means of the storage device in the thin plate body storage device, and sequentially. It will be arranged and stored. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the storage device of the thin plate-shaped body storage device breaks down during business hours and cannot collect the prepaid card, and the troublesome and troublesome collection work performed by the clerk is eliminated.

Thus, according to the configuration of the present invention, the driving control is performed so that the transport driving means in the storage device is not always driven, so that the occurrence of breakdown during business is reduced, and the thin plate-like member ( Thousand-yen banknote, prepaid card or I
An extremely excellent thin plate-like body storage device capable of carrying and storing a C card or the like can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of a game island provided with a first embodiment of a thin plate-shaped object storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of a game island provided with a second embodiment of the thin plate-shaped object storage device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a specific example of the gaming island of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of a game island provided with a thin plate-shaped object storage device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a configuration of an example of a gaming island.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of an example of a storage device for a gaming island.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 12 sheet-like body storage device (island management device) 13 sheet-like body transfer device 13A bill transfer device 13B card transfer device 15 interference prevention sensor (detection unit) 15a interference prevention sensor (detection unit) 15b interference prevention sensor (detection unit) 16 Genuine note discrimination sensor (detection means) 16a Genuine note discrimination sensor (detection means) 20 Storage device 21 Transport unit (transport drive unit) 22 Drive unit (transport drive unit) 23 Holding unit (transport drive unit) 24 Detecting unit 10 Game island (First embodiment: game island using 1,000 yen bill) 30 game island (second embodiment: game island using 1,000 yen bill) 40 game island (third embodiment: game island using 1,000 yen bill) 50 Game Island (fourth embodiment: gaming island using prepaid card)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A storage device that transports a thin plate-like object inserted into a game medium lending machine provided between gaming machines on a game island to an island end by a thin plate-like member transport device provided in the game island and arranges and stores it. The storage device provided in the thin plate-shaped object storage device is provided so as to sequentially align and store the transferred thin plate-shaped objects by the transport driving means, Detecting means for detecting the passing conveyance of the thin plate-like body is provided near the island end, and the conveyance driving means of the storage device is provided with a thin plate-like body conveyed by the thin plate-like conveying device provided near the island end. Characterized in that it is activated at the time of detection in step (1). 2. A storage device for transporting a thin plate-like object inserted into a game medium lending machine provided between gaming machines on a game island to an island end by a thin plate-like member transport device provided in the game island, and aligning and storing the thin plate-like member. A storage device provided in the thin plate-shaped object storage device, wherein the storage device provided in the thin plate-shaped object storage device is configured to sequentially arrange and store the conveyed thin plate members by a transfer driving unit, and the transfer driving unit includes: Is the anti-interference sensor provided in the sheet-like body transport device near the most downstream of the gaming island, or
A thin plate storage device characterized in that it operates when a thin plate is detected by a genuine note discriminating sensor provided in a game media lending machine near the lowermost stream.