JP2003067810A - Paper money receiving device and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper money receiving device which is simple in a structure and in which a paper money housing part can be easily taken out, and to provide a game machine. SOLUTION: In these paper money receiving device 16 and game machine 10, one side 35b of a spring 35 of a spring part 32 is fixed to the paper money housing part 23 in an attachable and detachable way, and the paper money housing part 23 is fixed by a stopper 25 at a second position when normally used. If the stopper 25 is released, for instance, when paper money is collected, the paper money housing part 23 is made to move from the second position to a first position by the biasing force of the spring 35 of the spring part 23. Namely, the paper money housing part 23 is pulled up by the spring part 23 from a bottom part of, for example, the game machine 10, etc., to be easily accessed. Also, the paper money receiving device 16 and game machine 10 do not need a hook, a pulley, etc., in a pulling up device so as to allow a simple configuration.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a bill receiving device to be housed and a game machine provided with the bill receiving device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, some game machines utilize a bill acceptor for aligning bills in a container. That is, when a player inserts a bill into the game machine, the bill is stored in a safe (banknote storage unit) in the bill receiving device after the bill validator determines whether the type is proper or not. However, since the bill storage unit is often arranged at the bottom of a game machine that is difficult to access, it is difficult for the bill collector to take out the bill storage unit.

In order to solve such a problem, there is disclosed in AU-A-91344 / 98 a technique for pulling up a bill storage portion to a height which is easily picked up by a collecter at the time of collecting bills by a spring force.

[0004]

However, the above-described conventional bill receiving apparatus has the following problems. That is, a pulling device using a spring mainly includes a fixed shaft, a spring having one end fixed to the fixed shaft and being wound, a cover having the other end of the spring fixed, and a hook protruding from the cover. In addition, it is equipped with other parts such as springs and columns. Further, in the conventional bill receiving device, when pulling up the bill storing part, the twisted cable is hooked on the above-mentioned hook and the twisted cable is passed through the pulley. Stranded cables and pulleys will be needed. As described above, the above-described bill receiving device has a problem that the number of parts of the device is large and therefore the structure of the device becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bill receiving device and a game machine which have a simple structure and can easily take out a bill storing portion.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A bill receiving apparatus according to the present invention has a spring portion having a central axis and a band-shaped spring wound on one side fixed to the central axis and having the other side attached and detached. A bill storage unit that is fixed as much as possible and that stores bills, a first position in which the bill storage unit is stationary by the spring force of the spring unit, and an upward spring force to the bill storage unit below the first position. Among the second positions to which is added, a stopper for fixing the bill storage portion at the second position is provided.

In this bill receiving device, one side of the spring of the spring portion is detachably fixed to the bill storing portion, and the bill storing portion is in the second position by the stopper in the normal use. It is fixed. Then, for example, when the stopper is released at the time of collecting the bill, the bill storing unit moves from the second position to the first position by the urging force of the spring of the spring unit. That is,
The bill storage portion is pulled up by a spring portion from the bottom portion of, for example, a game machine, which facilitates access. Moreover, since this bill receiving device does not require a hook, a pulley, or the like, it can have a simple configuration.

Further, it is preferable that the bill accommodating portion is supported by a supporting case, and the other side of the spring is fixed to the supporting case. In this case, the bill storage portion and the spring can be detachable with a simple structure.

Further, it is preferable to further include a guide rail for linearly guiding the support case when the bill storage unit moves between the first position and the second position. In this case, the bill storage unit can be guided in the vertical direction by the shortest distance, so that the bill storage unit can be taken out quickly.

Further, a damper unit is further provided for reducing the moving speed of the bill storing unit when the bill storing unit is unlocked by the stopper and the bill storing unit moves from the second position to the first position. Is preferred. In this case, by restraining the rising speed of the bill storage unit to some extent, the work of taking out the bill storage unit can be performed more safely.

Further, it is preferable that a bill validator for determining the suitability of the bill accommodated in the bill accommodating portion is further provided above the bill accommodating portion. In this case, it is possible to prevent improper banknotes from being stored in the banknote storage unit.

Since the game machine according to the present invention is equipped with any one of the above bill receiving devices, the bill storage portion is pulled up from the bottom portion of the game machine by the spring portion,
Easy to access. Further, since the bill accepting device in this game machine does not require a hook, a pulley or the like, it can have a simple structure.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of a bill receiving device and a game machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game machine 10 has a housing 11 that entirely surrounds the inside of the machine. The top 11a of the housing 11 is inclined, and a monitor 12 is installed on the surface of the top 11a so as to face obliquely upward along the surface. Further, on the surface of the top part 11a, at a position adjacent to the monitor 12, a banknote insertion slot 13a for the player to insert a banknote, which is a part of the banknote validator 13 for judging the suitability of the banknote, is exposed. Except for the bill insertion slot 13a, the bill validator 13 is entirely covered by the access door 11b which is a part of the housing top 11a. The access door 11b is connected to the main body of the housing 11 at the hinge portion 14 above the slope of the housing top portion 11a. Further, below the bill validator 13, a bill acceptor 15 that receives the bills that have passed through the bill validator 13 is provided, and the bill acceptor 16 is configured by the bill acceptor 15 and the bill validator 13. Has been done.

Next, the bill receiving device 16 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bill accepting device 16 includes
It has an outer case 20 which is a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped container,
The opening at the top is closed by the bill validator 13. The bill validator 13, which also functions as a lid of the outer case 20, is hinged to the game machine 10 so as to be openable and closable on the back side (right side in the drawing). Here, the hinge part 21 in which the outer case 20 and the bill validator 13 are hinge-connected will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the hinge portion 21, a pair of small diameter shafts 30 are inserted into the side walls 20a on both sides of the outer case 20 and fixed to the side walls 20a. The pair of small diameter shafts 30 have the same axis line, and the axis line is perpendicular to the side wall 20 a of the outer case 20.
Further, in the pair of small-diameter shafts 30, the portions (outer protruding portions) 30a projecting to the outside of the outer case 20 are inserted into a pair of through holes (not shown) provided in the bill validator 13, and thereby the outside The case 20 and the bill validator 13 are hingedly connected. On the other hand, in the pair of small-diameter shafts 30, the portions (inner protruding portions) 30 protruding inside the outer case 20
Each of b is provided with a damper spring 31 that cushions an impact when the bill validator 13 falls down so as to cover the outer periphery of the inner protruding portion 30b. Therefore, even if the bill validator 13 falls down vigorously, the damper spring 3
By the elastic force of 1, the shock at the time of closing the lid can be buffered, and the work safety can be further improved. Further, when the lid is opened, the bill validator 13 can be easily lifted by the elastic force of the damper spring 31.

A spring portion 32 is hooked on the rear side wall 20b of the outer case 20 between the pair of small diameter shafts 30. The spring portion 32 has a spring case 33, and the upper and side portions of the spring portion 32 are covered with the spring case 33. A large-diameter shaft (center shaft) 34 having an axis parallel to the axis of the small-diameter shaft 30 described above is erected on the spring case 33, and is rotatably fixed to the spring case 33.
A slit 34S (see FIG. 2) is formed in the large-diameter shaft 34 in the axial direction, and one end 35a is inserted into the slit on the outer periphery of the large-diameter shaft 34 and fixed to the metal strip spring. 35 is wound several times. This spring 35
Of the end of the spring 35 fixed to the large-diameter shaft 34, the end 35b opposite to the one end (shaft fixed end) 35a of the spring is pulled away from the large-diameter shaft 34, and the spring 35 tries to return to its original shape. To do. That is, when the end 35b of the spring is separated from the large diameter shaft 34, a restoring force (spring force) is accumulated in the spring 35.

As shown in FIG. 2, the end (case fixed end) 35b of the spring 35 opposite to the shaft fixed end 35a is pulled out from the spring case 33, and the side wall of the support case 22 which is a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped container. Is fixed to the support case 22 with rivets and screws at the lower part of the. At this time, a substantially upward restoring force is accumulated in the spring 35.
In the support case 22, a safe (banknote storage unit) 23 for storing banknotes is installed. Therefore, the spring 35 and the safe 23 are indirectly connected, and the spring 35 can be easily attached to and detached from the safe 23. Note that a bill outlet (not shown) of the bill validator 13 and a bill inlet (not shown) of the safe 23 are in communication with each other, and bills passing through the bill validator 13 are stored in the safe 23.

On the front side of the game machine of the support case 22 (on the left side in the drawing), a piece-like projection 22a is formed, and this projection 22a and a fixing lever provided inside the outer case 20. A stopper 25 is constituted by 24. Here, the stopper 25 will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 4, the stopper 25 is a protrusion 2 formed by cutting and raising a part of the support case 22.
2a and a fixed lever 24 which is rotatably supported by the outer case 20 by a fixed pin 40.
In the fixed lever 24, a cutout portion 24a is formed in a portion that comes into contact with the projection portion 22a, and by the projection portion 22a being hooked on the cutout portion 24a,
The vertical movement of the support case 22 is suppressed (fixed state). When the fixing lever 24 is rotated, the protrusion 2
The notch 24a is separated from 2a, and the support case 22 can be moved in the vertical direction (released state). The upper portion 24b of the fixed lever 24 is exposed to the outside of the outer case 20 through the stopper window 41 formed in the outer case 20, so that the worker can easily rotate the fixed lever 24. ing.

Further, as shown in FIG.
A pair of linear guide rails 26 are erected on the. The guide rail 26 is connected to the support case 22 via, for example, a bearing so that the support case 22 can move up and down. Therefore, the movement of the support case 22 is restricted only in the vertical direction, and the support case 22 is guided by the guide rail 26 in the vertical direction at the shortest distance. As a result, the movement of the support case 22 can be accelerated, and accordingly, the work of taking out the safe 23 can be accelerated.

A rack bar 27, in which a rack is vertically cut, is erected in the outer case 20. The rack bar 27 and a reduction mechanism 28 fixed to the support case 22 are provided. The damper portion 29 suppresses an increase in the speed of movement of the support case 22 along the guide rail 26. As shown in FIG. 5, the speed reduction mechanism 28 is composed of a gear 50 and a speed reducer 52 that are connected via a rotary shaft 51 that rotates in conjunction with the gear 50. Therefore, when the gear 50 meshing with the rack bar 27 is about to be rotated at high speed as the support case 22 moves at high speed, the speed of the gear 50 is suppressed by the speed reducer 52. It will be slowed down.

As described above in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5, the bill receiving device 16 is closed by the bill validator 13 during normal use of the game machine 10, and the bill insertion slot of the game machine 10 is used. The bill inserted into 13a is stored in the safe 23 after the bill validator 13 determines, for example, whether the type is proper or not. The safe 23
Are fixed by the stopper 25 (second position). When the safe 23 is in this second position, the restoring force accumulated in the spring 35 causes the support case 2 to move.
A substantially upward force is applied to 2 and the safe 23, but the support case 22 and the safe 23 are stopped by the stopper 25.

Next, a case where a worker such as a bill collecting person takes out the safe 23 of the bill receiving device 16 will be described.

When the worker takes out the safe 23, first, the access door 11b of the game machine 10 is opened to expose the bill validator 13 (see FIG. 1). Then, the bill validator 13 hinged to the outer case 20 is lifted (see FIG. 2). Next, the fixing lever 24 is rotated counterclockwise (in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4) to release the stopper 25 (see FIG. 4). As a result, the support case 22 rises along the guide rail 26 by the spring force of the spring 35. At this time, the reduction mechanism 28 fixed to the support case 22 and the rack bar 27 cooperate to support the support case 2
Since the rising speed of 2 is reduced, the safety of work is improved (see FIG. 5). Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the spring 3
Due to the decrease in spring force caused by the case fixed end of No. 5 approaching the large-diameter shaft 34, the safe 23 and the support case 22 stand still at the position where the self-weight of the safe 23 and the support case 22 and the spring force balance. Position 1). This first
When there is the safe 23 in the position, the worker can easily take out the safe 23 from the bill receiving device 16.

As described above, in the bill receiving device 16 according to the present embodiment, in order to pull up the safe 23,
Only the large diameter shaft 34, which is the central shaft, and the spring 35 are sufficient, and other parts are not particularly required. Therefore, the bill receiving device 1
6 has a simple structure. It should be noted that the banknote receiving device 16 can be continuously used by installing an empty safe in the support case 22 and setting it to the second position after the taking-out work.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but various modifications can be made.

For example, the spring portion 32 may be fixed to the outer case 20 with bolts or screws. In addition, the spring 35
The fixing of the support case 22 by means of is not limited to the end portion of the spring, and may be any portion to which a spring force is applied, such as an intermediate portion of the spring. Further, the spring 35 and the safe 23 may be directly fixed so as to be detachable, instead of being indirectly fixed via the support case 22. Further, in the damper part, the reduction gear and the gear are integrated, and the reduction gear and the gear are integrated to save the space of the device.

[0030]

According to the bill receiving apparatus of the present invention, the central shaft and the spring portion having one side fixed to the central shaft and the wound belt-shaped spring and the other side of the spring are detachably fixed. At the same time, the banknote storage part for storing banknotes, the first position where the banknote storage part is stationary by the spring force of the spring part, and the upward spring force is applied to the banknote storage part below the first position. Since the stopper is provided to fix the bill storage unit in the second position among the second positions, the structure is simple and the bill storage unit can be easily taken out.

Further, since the game machine according to the present invention is provided with the above-mentioned bill receiving device, the structure is simple and the bill accommodating portion can be easily taken out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the banknote receiving device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a hinge portion of the bill receiving device of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a stopper of the bill receiving device of FIG.

5 is a schematic view of a speed reduction mechanism of the bill accepting device of FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the banknote receiving device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Game machine, 13 ... Banknote validator, 16 ... Banknote receiving device, 22 ... Support case, 23 ... Safe (banknote storage part), 2
5 ... stopper, 26 ... guide rail, 29 ... damper part,
32 ... Spring part, 34 ... Large diameter axis (central axis), 35 ... Spring.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A bill containing a bill, in which a central shaft and a spring portion having one side fixed to the central shaft and a wound band-shaped spring, and the other side of the spring being detachably fixed, and containing a bill. A storage unit, a first position in which the bill storage unit is stationary by a spring force of the spring unit, and a second position in which the upward spring force is applied to the bill storage unit below the first position. And a stopper that fixes the bill storage unit in the second position. 2. The bill receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the bill storage portion is supported by a support case, and the other side of the spring is fixed to the support case. 3. The guide rail further includes a guide rail that linearly guides the support case when the bill storage unit moves between the first position and the second position. The bill receiving device according to item 2. 4. The fixing speed of the banknote storage unit is decelerated when the banknote storage unit is unlocked by the stopper and the banknote storage unit moves from the second position to the first position. The bill receiving device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a damper unit. 5. The bill validator for determining the suitability of a bill accommodated in the bill accommodating portion is further provided on an upper portion of the bill accommodating portion, as described in any one of claims 1 to 4. Banknote receiving device. 6. A game machine comprising the bill receiving device according to claim 1. Description: