JP2003265840A - Bill transport device for game island - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bill transport device to attach in a vicinity of the upper part of the front panel of each game machine easily in a short time, thus eliminating the trouble of large scale remodeling of the game island without a bill transport device. <P>SOLUTION: The bill transport device for a game center comprises a plurality of game machines, a ball dispensing machine, which lends game media, a game machine equipment provided at an attachment in the vicinity of the upper part of each game machine, and a bill transport device, which transports bill dropped into a bill slot of the game media lending machine. The bill transport device is attached between the attachment in a vicinity of the upper part of the game machine and the game machine equipment. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine (pachinko machine, slot machine machine, etc.) and a game medium lending machine for renting game media (pachinko balls and medals). Is installed on the game island where is arranged, and relates to a bill transporting device for transporting bills (banknotes and cards) inserted into the gaming medium lending machine in order to lend the gaming medium, and more particularly to a gaming table. Attachment members near the upper part and gaming island equipment (call lamp or carton storage section)
And a bill transfer device attached between the two. 2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a game island (for example, an island in which a slot machine is provided) is constructed as shown in FIG.
In FIG. 9, a gaming island 1 has a plurality of gaming tables (slot machines in the illustrated case) 2, which are arranged linearly in the horizontal direction.
2,..., A game medium lending machine (in the illustrated case, a medal lending machine between machines) 3, 3 provided between the adjacent gaming machines 2 (between one in the figure). , ..., gaming island equipment (for example, call lamps) 5, 5, ... provided above each gaming table 2, 2, ..., and stock box further provided above And the like, in which the box storage sections 6, 6,... The above-mentioned gaming island 1 includes a plurality of gaming tables 2, 2,... And a gaming medium lending machine 3, 3,.
, And ball box storage units 6, 6,... For storing the above-mentioned gaming island equipments 5, 5,... And stock boxes, etc. above the respective gaming tables 2, 2,. By doing so, it is assembled. Generally, a game medium lending machine 3 installed on a game island is configured to identify inserted bills and then store the bills in a bill identification device with an internal storage device. When it is full of bills inserted in 3,
The clerk of the amusement store had to open the front door of the game medium lending machine 3 and manually collect the full bill stored in the bill recognition device with a storage device on the inner side. [0005] On the other hand, in order to eliminate manual collection of bills, recently, each of the game media lending machines 3, 3,.
A gaming island provided with a bill transport device on the back side inside the gaming island is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-90389 (hereinafter referred to as Prior Art 1). In this game island, FIGS. 10 and 11
As shown in the figure, a bill inserted for lending of a game medium is inserted into a bill through a bill insertion device 3b provided above each of the game medium lending machines 3, 3,. The bill is transported in the upright posture by the bill transport device 4 and is transported into the island management device provided at the end of the gaming island 1 and is aligned and stored in the bill storage device on the inner side. [0007] According to the gaming island 1 having such a configuration, each of the gaming tables 2, 2,.
Is provided, the player can receive the rental of the game medium by inserting a bill from the bill insertion slot 3a of the game medium lending machine 3 adjacent to the gaming table 2. . Further, the clerk does not have to manually collect the banknotes stored in the banknote recognizing device with a storage device on the inner side of each of the game medium lending machines 3, 3,. On the other hand, a bill transporting device having a configuration as shown in FIG. 12 is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 6-139435 (hereinafter referred to as Prior Art 2). In FIG. 12, a bill transporting device 7 that transports the inserted bills in a solid posture is attached to the upper outside of each of the gaming tables 2 on the gaming island,
The bill lamp discriminating device 7b is disposed so as to protrude forward above the above-described call lamp 5 and a carton storage unit 6 for holding a stock box and the like, and a bill insertion slot 7a opened downward. The banknotes conveyed through are transported to the island management device provided at the end of the gaming island, and the banknotes in the solid posture are arranged and stored in the banknote storage device on the inner side. [0009] However, the above-described prior art 1 or prior art 2 banknote transport device 4 or 7.
The following issues were pointed out. That is, in any of the bill transporting devices 4 or 7, when an attempt is made to newly install a gaming island that does not include a bill transporting device (e.g., a medal lending machine with a bill transporting device), each gaming platform constituting the gaming island In addition, a large-scale construction (island remodeling) of the upper part of the game media rental machine was required, which required a great deal of cost and time. Further, in the above-described banknote transporting device 4 of the prior art 1, when the gaming tables are arranged side by side on both sides of the game island, the banknote transporting devices are arranged between the gaming tables arranged back to back. However, when attaching the bill transporting device, the cost of mounting the bill transporting device becomes expensive because a large-scale island remodeling of the upper part of each gaming table on the gaming island is required, and the bill transporting devices are arranged back to back. The space between the game consoles must be wide, so it becomes a wide game island and the space inside the store cannot be used effectively. Further, in the above-described banknote transporting device 7 of the prior art 2, the banknote insertion slot is located just above the gaming table, and the gaming island equipment (the ball box storage section 6 for holding the calling lamp 5 and the stock box). Since it is located above, the bill insertion slot becomes a considerably high position, and the bill insertion posture is vertical, so that when the player inserts a bill into the bill insertion slot, the player must be in the middle of his hand and hands It was difficult to insert it because it was extended and inserted into the bill slot. As a result, the willingness to rent out gaming media has diminished, and sales at amusement stores have fallen. [0012] In view of the above, the present invention provides a large-scale island remodeling even on a gaming island without a conventional banknote transporter by simply mounting the banknote transporter on the front side near the upper portion of each game console. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bill transport device for a game island, which can be attached in a short time by an easy operation without requiring a work. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game machine, a game medium lending machine for renting a game medium, and an upper portion of each of the game machines. A game island equipment provided on the attachment member of the above, and a bill transport device of the game island comprising a bill transport device for transporting the bills inserted into the bill slot of the game media lending machine, wherein the bill transport device Is
This is achieved by being mounted between the mounting member near the upper portion of the gaming table and the gaming island equipment. When a bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot of the bill transfer device attached to the front side near the upper portion of the gaming table, the bill is identified by the bill identification device as to whether it is genuine or not, and then enters the transfer path. The game medium is rented out from the game medium lending machine based on the identification result of the bill identifying device while entering and being conveyed by the drive unit. As described above, each bill transport device only needs to be mounted on the front side (outside of the game island) near the upper portion of the gaming table, and the bill transport device is provided on a game island without a conventional bill transport device. Even in such a case, it is not necessary to perform a large-scale renovation or construction of the game island, and the banknote transfer device can be installed at a low cost and in a short time. further,
Even if the present bill transport device is mounted on the front side near the upper part of the gaming table, the depth of the bill transport device becomes thin, and even if the present bill transport device is mounted on a gaming island without a bill transport device, the front of the gaming table can be reached. Can be made smaller. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 and 2
Shows a game island in which the bill transport device of the game island according to the present invention is used. In FIG. 1 and FIG.
Are a plurality of game consoles (in the illustrated case, for example, slot machines) 11, 11,... Arranged linearly in the horizontal direction.
, A thin-shaped game medium lending machine (in the illustrated example, for example, a medal lending machine between machines) 12, 12, ..., which is disposed between the adjacent gaming tables 11, 11, ..., A gaming island equipment (calling lamp) 13, 13, ... provided on the front side of each gaming table 11, 11, ..., and a ball box storage for storing a stock box and the like provided further above. (Not shown, but similar to FIG. 9). Further, in order to store bills (for example, 1000-yen bills) inserted into each game medium lending machine 12, a bill transport unit 14 is provided in the gaming island 10, and the bill transport units 14 are provided. Thereby, it is transported to the island management device 15 provided at the end of the game island 10, and is arranged and stored. When the bills are aligned and stored, the collected bills are counted by a counting sensor (not shown), and sales are counted. Here, the island management device 15 has only a structure in which collected banknotes are arranged and stored inward, but a recycling system provided with a structure for recycling collected banknotes (thousand-yen banknotes) for high-value banknotes. Good as a machine. The game island 10 is provided in a support frame constituted by a not-shown column member and a horizontal member, and the above-mentioned respective game tables 11, 11,... And game medium lending machines 12, 12,.
... and at the same time, each gaming table 11, 11, ...
, And a ball box storage section for storing the stock box and the like are placed above the game island equipment 13, 13,... In each of the gaming medium lending machines 12, the bill insertion slot 23 and the bill recognizing device 24 are formed separately from the gaming medium lending machine main body 12a (see FIG. 3), as described later.
It is arranged above the game medium lending machine main body 12a by being incorporated in a bill transport device described later. The gaming island equipment 13 is configured as a call lamp here, and is arranged on the upper front surface of the gaming table 11. In this case, the gaming island equipment 13 is located on the front side of a bill transport device 20 described later. It is attached. In addition, although the call lamp is used, the configuration of a ball box storage unit for storing a stock box or the like may be arranged on the upper front surface according to the demand of the game store. The bill transporting section 14 is composed of a bill transporting device 20 attached near the upper part of each gaming table 11. Each of the banknote transporting devices 20 has a structure shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG.
And a bill insertion device 23 and a bill discriminating device 24 provided at one end of one side (the right side in the case of the drawing) of the conveyance path 22. A driving unit 25 (see FIG. 8B) for transporting
Are configured as units. The unit main body 21 is formed in a thin and flat rectangular shape in the front-rear direction, and has a length substantially equal to the pitch of the gaming table 11 in the horizontal direction.
The unit body 21 is, as shown in FIG.
It is detachable from a mounting member 11a provided near the upper part of the gaming table 11, and is positioned and fixed. Specifically, the positioning of the unit main body 21 with respect to the mounting member 11a is performed by inserting the positioning boss 21a provided on the back surface of the unit main body 21 into the positioning hole 11b provided in the mounting member 11a, A fixing screw is screwed into the positioning boss 21a from the back surface of the mounting member 11a and tightened, so that the unit body 21 is detachably fixed and held to the mounting member 11a. Although the positioning boss 21a and the positioning hole 11b are used here, another mounting / removing structure (for example, a structure that can be removed by a fitting member or the like) may be used. Further, the unit main body 21 has a front cover 21b with the other end with respect to the bill validator 24.
It is swingably supported by hinges 21e and the like, and thereby covers the internal transfer path 22 formed between the base 21c and the base 21c so as to be openable and closable in the horizontal direction.
On the front cover 21b, the above-mentioned game island equipment 13
Is mounted with screws (not shown) or the like. Thus, the front cover 21a
Is opened, it is possible to quickly deal with (maintenance) even if a trouble such as a banknote jam occurs in any of the transport paths 22. Also, here, the front cover 2
Although 1a has been described as being openable and closable, another structure (for example, a structure that can be removed by a fitting member or the like) may be used. Further, when opening and closing the front cover 21a, only the store clerk can open and close the door by operating the locking device through the keyhole 21f, and a third party is illegal (theft).
Opening and closing operations cannot be performed. Although not shown, a sensor may be provided on the front cover 21a, and when an unauthorized opening / closing operation other than the locking device is performed, the sensor may be notified to a store clerk or the like. The transport path 22 is configured to extend over the entirety of the bill transport device 20 in the lateral direction.
As shown in (A), a transport flat belt 22a disposed on the front surface of the base 21c, and the transport flat belt 22a
Roller 22b that supports and stretches at both ends and an intermediate portion, and two guide rails 21d provided on the front cover 21b side. Conveyor belt 22a
Is preferably formed of a flat belt and wound around the same length as the unit body 21. In this case, the transport path 22 is configured to transport bills from the upstream side (right side) to the downstream side (left side).
As shown in FIG. 8B and FIG. 8B, a slidable connecting portion extending in a C-shape is provided, and the banknotes from the transport path 22 of the adjacent upstream (right) banknote transport device 20 are provided. Can be delivered without clogging. Here, the transport path 22 is composed of the roller 22b and the transport belt 22a of a flat belt. However, for example, a generally used transport mechanism such as the roller 22b and the transport belt 22a of a round belt may be used. Here, the roller 22b is formed in a so-called barrel shape having a maximum diameter near the center of the upper and lower ends in the axial direction, and is supported by the base 21c. The two guide rails 21d are provided on the front cover 21b side, and are spaced apart from the center of the roller 22b by a distance above and below the center of the roller 22b via a transport flat belt 22a.
It is configured to abut against. Thereby, the bill M conveyed along the conveyance path 22 is, as shown in FIG.
The guide rail 21d abuts on the surface of the flat transport belt 22a curved along the surface of the roller 22d in a substantially curved state. As shown in FIG. 7, upper and lower ends of the base portion 21c, that is, the front cover 2
It is preferable that two guide rails 21g are provided further above the two guide rails 21d provided on the 1b side, whereby the upper and lower sides of the banknote M are pressed and the banknote M is conveyed more stably. It becomes. In this way, the transport path 22 includes the transport belt 22a and the roller 22ba only on one side, so that the unit main body can be configured to be thin. Then, the clerk operates the locking device via the keyhole 21f, and the front cover 21a
Is opened, the guide rail 21d retracts forward from the transport path 22, as shown in FIG. 7B, so that the banknote M separates from the transport flat belt 22a. The shape of the roller 22b formed in the barrel shape described above is not limited to the above. For example, the roller 22b may have a gripping force for forming a convex portion or the like on the surface of the roller and transporting the roller. The bill insertion slot 23 is connected to the bill conveying device 20.
Is mounted near the upper portion of the gaming table 11, is located above the gaming medium lending machine 12, is used as a bill insertion slot of the gaming medium lending machine 12, and is inserted into a standing posture. It is formed in a vertical shape. The bill validator 24 is provided in connection with the bill insertion slot 23, and identifies whether or not the inserted bill is genuine by identification means (for example, the sensor 24a). When the bill is identified, the transport unit (not shown) takes the bill into the back and transports it, and joins it to the transport path 22. In addition, when it is not the identification of a genuine bill, the transport unit is reversed and the bill is returned to the bill slot 23. Each of the banknote recognition devices 24 and each of the transport paths 22 is provided with a sensor (not shown) for performing an escrow function. For example, when bills are being conveyed from the downstream side of each conveyance path 22, the inserted bills are temporarily held inside the bill identification device 24, and the bills are taken in after passing through the conveyance path 22. ing. As shown in FIG. 8, the drive section 25 includes a gear section 25a for driving a roller 22b at one end (right side) of the conveyor belt 22a, and a gear section provided on a drive motor 25b. When the drive motor 25b is driven, the gear portion meshes with the gear portion to rotate, and the gear portion 25a and the roller 22b rotate. With this rotation, the transport flat belt 22a is driven, and the right side of the transport path 22 and Banknote recognition device 2
4 is conveyed to the other end (left side). The bill transfer device 10 attached to the front side near the upper part of the gaming island is configured as described above.
It operates as shown below. In the paper currency transport device 20, when the drive motor 25b is driven, the gear 25a meshing with the gear is rotationally driven, thereby rotating the transport flat belt 22a.
, Each roller 22b is driven to rotate. As a result, the bills M abutted on the rollers 22b by the guide rails 21d via the transport flat belt 22a in the transport path 22.
Is securely held and transported. 1 and 2, the bill transfer device 2 attached to the game console 11 at one end (right side) adjacent thereto.
The bill entering from zero is at one end of the bill transport device 10,
The bills enter the transport path 22, are transported by the transport flat belt 22a, reach the other end (left end) of the transport path 22, and are further attached to the gaming table 11 at the adjacent other end (left side). It is conveyed by the device 20 and is aligned and stored in the island management device 15 at the end of the game island 10. When the bill M is inserted into the bill insertion slot 23, the bill M is discriminated by the bill discriminating device 24 as to whether it is a genuine bill, and then enters the conveyance path 22 and is similarly conveyed. The sheet is conveyed by the flat belt 22a and reaches the other end (left end) of the conveyance path 22. When the bill is recognized as a genuine bill by the bill validator 24, the fact is transmitted to the game medium lending machine 12, and the bill inserted from the game medium dispensing device (not shown) provided inside the game medium lending machine 12. Is rented out. In this case, the bill transporting section 14 extending over the entire game island 10 is constituted by a bill transporting apparatus 20 attached near the upper portion of each gaming table 11, and each bill transporting apparatus 20 has a unit. It is only necessary to attach from the front side near the upper part of the corresponding gaming table 11, and the bill transport device 2 is attached to a gaming island without a conventional bill transport device.
Even in the case where 0 is provided, there is no need to perform large-scale renovation and construction of the game island 10, and the banknote transport device 20 can be installed at low cost and in a short time. Further, since each bill transporting device 20 is configured to be thin, the number of protrusions of the gaming table 11 to the rear side is reduced. Therefore, even when the gaming tables 11 constitute a double-sided island in which the gaming tables 11 are arranged back to back, the back-to-back gaming tables 1
1 can be narrowed, so that the space of the game island 10 can be effectively utilized. Further, since the transport path 22 is configured to be openable and closable, even if a trouble such as banknote jam occurs in the middle of the transport path, the transport path can be opened and closed to quickly remove the jammed banknotes. I can do it. Also, the unit body 2
1 is provided with a locking device that is operated at one end side of the front cover 21a through the keyhole 21f, so that unauthorized opening / closing operations cannot be performed by a player other than a store clerk. Unauthorized (theft) can be prevented. Further, various game island equipments 13 are mounted on the front of the unit body 21, so that the game island equipment 13 requested by the game store can be arranged. Depending on the amusement store, it is possible to meet the demand for mounting a call lamp on the front face of the unit main body 21 and also to meet the demand for mounting the storage portion of the stock box on the front face of the unit main body. In the embodiment described above, the rollers 22b constituting the transport path 22 of the bill transport device 20 are
A barrel-shaped one having a maximum diameter near the center in the axial direction is adopted. However, the shape is not limited to this. If the center near the center in the axial direction has a diameter larger than both ends, a flat mountain-shaped cross section was used. The roller 22b may be used. In the above-described embodiment, the gaming medium lending machine is a gaming machine lending machine that lends medals to a lower receiving tray as gaming media, but a CR gaming machine lending directly to an upper plate of the gaming table. It may be a lending machine, or may be a lima ball lending machine (CR lima ball lending machine) that lends pachinko balls to a saucer as a game medium. In addition, the bills inserted into the game media lending machine are 1,000 yen bills, but may be moneys such as high-value bills. Further, the bills may be transferred to a card transporter that inserts and transports cards (prepaid cards, IC cards, etc.). You may adopt it. As is apparent from the above description, a plurality of gaming tables, a gaming medium lending machine for renting gaming media, and a gaming island facility provided on a mounting member near the upper portion of each of the gaming tables. And a bill transport device for transporting bills inserted into the bill slot of the gaming medium lending machine, wherein the bill transport device is mounted near an upper portion of a gaming table. Since it is configured to be attached between the member and the gaming island equipment, when a bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot of the bill transport device attached to the front side near the upper part of the gaming table, the bill is recognized by the bill identifying device. After being discriminated as to whether or not it is a genuine bill, it enters the conveyance path, is conveyed by the drive unit, and a predetermined number of game media are lent from the game medium lending machine based on the identification result of the bill identification device. It will be. Further, each bill transfer device only needs to be mounted on the front side (outside of the game island) in the vicinity of the upper part of the gaming table. In the case where the bill transfer device is provided on a game island without the conventional bill transfer device, Also, it is not necessary to perform large-scale renovation and construction of the game island, and the banknote transport device can be installed at a low cost and in a short time. Furthermore, even if this bill conveyance device is attached to the front side near the upper part of the gaming table,
The depth of the bill transport device becomes thinner, and even if the present bill transport device is attached to a game island without a bill transport device, the portion protruding to the front of the gaming table can be made smaller.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a part of a configuration of an example of a gaming island by a slot machine. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the game island of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of one embodiment of a bill transport device according to the present invention, showing a state of attachment to a gaming table in the gaming island of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing the bill conveying device of FIG. 3; FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the bill transport device of FIG. 4; 6A and 6B show the bill conveying device of FIG. 4, wherein FIG.
(B) is a plan view, and (C) is a left side view. FIG. 7 shows a transport path in the banknote transport device of FIG. 4,
(A) is a sectional view in a normal state, and (B) is a sectional view in a state in which a front cover is slightly opened. 8A and 8B show a bill insertion slot and a bill discriminating device in the bill transporting device of FIG. 4, wherein FIG. 8A is a partially enlarged front view, and FIG. 8B is a partially enlarged plan view. FIG. 9 is a front view showing a configuration of an example of a gaming island provided with a conventional slot machine. FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing a main part of an example of a configuration of a gaming island provided with a conventional bill transport device. 11 is a schematic sectional view of the game island of FIG. 10; FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a main part of a configuration of another example of a gaming island provided with a conventional bill transport device. [Description of Signs] 11 Gaming table 12 Game media lending machine 12a Game media lending machine main unit 13 Game island equipment 14 Banknote transport unit 20 Banknote transport device 21 Unit main unit 21b Front cover 21c Base unit 21d Guide rail 21G Guide rail 21f Keyhole (Locking Device) 22 Conveying Path 22a Conveying Flat Belt 22b Roller 23 Bill Input Port 24 Bill Recognition Device 25 Drive Unit

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A plurality of game consoles, a game media lending machine for renting game media, a game island facility provided on a mounting member near an upper portion of each of the game consoles, and the game media. A bill transport device for a gaming island comprising a bill transport device that transports a bill inserted into a bill input slot of a lending machine, wherein the bill transport device has an attachment member near an upper portion of a gaming table,
A bill transport device for a game island, which is mounted between the game island equipment.