JP2004081516A - Token polishing and lifting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a token polishing and lifting device in which an arrangement space can be reduced, and a polishing device and a lifting device can be easily moved. <P>SOLUTION: The polishing device 2 for polishing tokens, and the lifting device 4 for lifting the tokens are arranged in the case 100 of a game machine arrangement island, and respectively independently and freely put-in/out of the case 100 of the game machine arrangement island. The polishing device 2 includes casters 2a, and the case 100 includes a bottom board 401 having groove line parts 402. The casters 2a are fitted to the groove line parts 402, so that the polishing device 2 is arranged under the lifting device 4 so as to be freely put-in/out. The casters are provided on the bottom of the lifting device 4, and also the case 100 includes the bottom board 401 with the groove line parts formed therein for guiding the casters. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medal polishing and lifting device for polishing a medal inserted and transporting the medal to an upper part of a gaming machine installation island.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At the end of the gaming machine installation island where gaming machines such as slot machines are lined up, a polishing device for polishing used medals discharged from the gaming machine and collected, and a gaming machine for polishing polished medals A hoisting device for hoisting above the installation island is provided. Conventionally, the polishing equipment has been installed side by side adjacent to the lifting equipment, so that it is necessary to secure a large installation space, so that the gaming hall is made narrower and the layout flexibility is low. Was. Further, since the polishing apparatus is integrally assembled with the lifting apparatus, it cannot be moved separately, which makes the operation extremely difficult when performing maintenance of the polishing apparatus and the lifting apparatus.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and to provide a medal polishing and lifting device that can reduce the installation space and can easily move a polishing device and a lifting device. It is a thing.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a medal polishing and feeding apparatus according to the present invention comprises a polishing machine for polishing medals and a lifting apparatus for lifting medals installed in a game machine. The polishing apparatus and the lifting apparatus are disposed in a housing of the island, and the polishing apparatus and the lifting apparatus are independently disposed so as to be able to enter and exit from the housing of the gaming machine installation island.
[0005]
It is to be noted that a caster is provided at the bottom of the polishing apparatus, a bottom plate having a caster guiding groove is formed in the housing, and the caster is fitted into the groove. it can. In addition, a caster can be provided at the bottom of the lifting device, and a bottom plate having a groove for guiding the caster can be arranged in the housing, and the caster can be fitted into the groove. Further, the polishing apparatus has a discharge port for sending out the polished medals, the lifting apparatus has a receiving port for receiving the medals, and the discharge port and the receiving port are communicated with each other to transfer medals from the polishing apparatus to the lifting apparatus. It is desirable to arrange the polishing device below the lifting device so that the polishing device can be fed.
[0006]
The medal polishing and feeding device of the present invention is configured such that a polishing device for polishing medals and a lifting device for discharging medals are disposed in a housing of a game machine installation island, and the polishing device and the lifting device are respectively provided. Since it is arranged independently so that it can enter and exit from the housing of the gaming machine installation island, it is extremely easy to perform maintenance of the polishing device and the lifting device by separately pulling out the polishing device and the lifting device from the housing. it can.
[0007]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[Structure of gaming machine installation island]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a gaming machine installation island in which a medal polishing and lifting device of the present invention is disposed, and 11 is a gaming machine such as a slot machine, and a medal discharge port 12 is provided below the gaming machine 11. Provided and used medals fall from the medal outlet 12 into the gutter 13. A medal collecting vehicle 14 is disposed on the gutter 13, and a rotating piece 14 a for pushing the medal in one direction and collecting the medal is vertically provided on the medal collecting vehicle 14, and falls into the gutter 13. The accumulated medals are pushed out to one side of the gaming machine installation island and collected. The collected medals are thrown into the polishing device 2 by the collection conveyor 15 and polished, and then transported to the upper part of the game machine installation island by the lifting device 4. In the upper part of the gaming machine installation island, a supply conveyor 16 and a medal supply vehicle 18 running left and right on rails 17 are provided. The medal supply vehicle 18 converts the medals supplied from the supply conveyor 16 into medals. It transports to the insufficient gaming machine 11 and supplies medals from the supply pipe 19. As described above, medals circulate in the gaming machine installation island. Reference numeral 100 denotes a housing of a gaming machine installation island, and a polishing device 2 for polishing medals and a lifting device 4 for lifting medals are provided inside the housing 100 as described below. I have.
[0008]
[Configuration of medal polishing and transporting device]
FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of the medal polishing / lifting device. The medal polishing / lifting device is disposed in a housing 100 provided at one end of the gaming machine installation island, and a collection conveyor on the gaming machine installation island side. The polishing apparatus 2 includes a polishing apparatus 2 for polishing medals inserted from the path 15 through a passage 15a, and a lifting apparatus 4 in which the polishing apparatus 2 is disposed below. The polished medals are lifted upward by the lift 42 of the lifting device 4. In addition, the counting device 6 provided with a medal counter 61 at the upper part and a medal payout part 62 at the lower part is provided in the lifting device 4 in parallel, and the counting device 6 includes a locking hook 72 and a caster 76. The hook 72 is hooked on a locking hole 55 provided on a side surface of the lifting device 4, and is disposed so as to be separated and movable from the polishing device 2. The counting device 6 sends medals from the conveyor 68 to the polishing device 2, but the counting device 6 can be used independently of the polishing device 2.
[0009]
[Configuration of polishing apparatus]
Details of the polishing apparatus 2 are shown in FIGS. The polishing device 2 includes a medal transport device 30 attached to the support plate 20 and a set of polishing cloth feed devices 26 attached to the support plate 27.
In the medal transport device 30, a motor 21 mounted on a support plate 20, a drive pulley 22 driven by the motor 21, and three driven pulleys 22a interlocked with the drive pulley 22 are arranged in a square shape with an interval. Have been. A pair of endless toothed belts 23 are mounted around the pulleys 22 and 22a. As shown in FIG. 5, teeth 221 are formed on the above-described pulleys 22 and 22a, and irregularities 231 are formed on the entire circumference of the back side of the toothed belt 23 so as to bite into the teeth 221. Therefore, the toothed belt 23 can be reliably rotated even when a slight load is applied to the toothed belt 23.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 6, on the pair of right and left toothed belts 23, thin plates 24 for holding medals having a substantially U-shape and thinner than the thickness of the medals are arranged at regular intervals in a ladder step shape. The belt 30a for conveyance is comprised. The thin plate 4 is fixed to the toothed belt 23 by screwing both ends of the thin plate 4 to form a receiving portion 25 for polishing medals which is opened between the thin plate 4 and the front and rear thin plates 24. The receiving portion 25 has a size that allows one medal to enter in the traveling direction, but is formed to have a width that allows a plurality of medals to enter in the lateral direction with respect to the traveling direction. The medals can be held in a horizontal row and polished efficiently. The medal transport device 30 is provided with a discharge port 301 for sending polished medals to the lifting device 4. Since the discharge port 301 communicates with a receiving port 41 of a lift 42 described later, medals can be sent to the lift 42. The U-shaped opening of the thin plate 24 may be directed in the traveling direction as shown in FIG. 6 or may be reversed in the traveling direction as shown in FIG.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a pair of polishing cloth feeders 26 are disposed above and below the medal transport belt 30a. A drive take-up shaft 28 and a driven pay-out shaft 28a are provided, and a roll-shaped polishing cloth 29 is mounted on the take-up shaft 28 and the pay-out shaft 28a. The polishing cloth 29 is stretched so as to sandwich the thin plate 24 connected in a ladder step shape from above and below. The polishing cloth 29 has a pressing plate 31 for pressing the polishing cloth 29 and guide rollers at both ends. 32, the moving medals in the receiving portion 25 are pinched, pressed and polished. Since the heater 311 is disposed on the back side of the pressing plate 31, the polishing cloth 29 can be heated to an appropriate temperature. In addition, the polishing cloth 29 is disposed near the guide rollers 32 at both ends when the polishing cloth 29 is contaminated. A pitch roller 34 and a guide roller 34a for measuring a feed amount when the polishing surface is displaced by dispensing a fixed amount of 29 are provided. A pressing roller 35 is disposed near the winding shaft 28 so that the polishing pad 29 can be wound neatly during winding.
[0012]
The medals sent from the counting device 6 or the collection conveyor 15 are put into a medal receiver 36 provided at an end of the polishing device 2. Since the medal receiver 36 has a bottom surface 361 inclined downward toward the medal transport belt 30a, the medals inserted into the medal receiver 36 are sent to the receiving portion 25 of the medal transport belt 30a. You. The medals sent to the receiving portion 25 move on the support plate 37 to the entrance of the stretched polishing cloth 29. Above the position where the medals are ejected from the medal receiver 36 and fall on the medal transport belt 30a, a medal leveling member 38 that swings like a pendulum and a distance from the medal leveling member 38 in the advancing direction slightly. A rotating brush-like medal leveling member 38a is provided. Therefore, the medals sent to the receiving portion 25 are conveyed in a single state without overlapping, and pass between the polishing cloths 29 stretched vertically facing each other. The back side can be polished at the same time. In addition, on the medal-entering side of the polishing cloth feeder 26, the polishing liquid impregnating portions 39 are provided vertically facing each other, and the polishing liquid is supplied to the polishing cloth 29, so that the polishing of the medals can be performed more efficiently. Can be.
[0013]
[Movement mechanism of polishing apparatus]
A ball-shaped caster 2 a for facilitating the movement of the polishing apparatus 2 is provided at the bottom of the polishing apparatus 2. The casters 2a are arranged on a bottom plate 401 arranged at the lowermost part of the lifting device 4 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and the bottom plate 401 is provided with two groove portions 402 in parallel. Since the casters 2 a are fitted into the groove portions 402, the polishing device 2 can be easily moved outside the lifting device 4. As described above, the medal discharge port 301 provided in the medal transport device 30 and the receiving port 41 provided in the lower portion of the lift 42 communicate with each other, and the polishing device 2 is disposed in the lower portion of the lifting device 4. Is established.
[0014]
[Structure of lifting device]
In the lifting device 4 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, medals polished by the polishing device 2 are sent to a lift 42 from a receiving port 41 provided in a lower portion of the lifting device 4 and lifted to an upper portion of the gaming machine installation island. Sent. The lift 42 of the lifting device 4 has a structure as shown in FIG. 10, and a large number of medal holding portions 43 are provided in series with a toothed belt 44. An opening 45 is formed at one end of the medal holding unit 43 and the bottom surface 46 is inclined low toward the opening 45, so that the medals thrown into the medal holding unit 43 and pumped out from the opening 45. It is discharged and sent to the medal supply vehicle 18 via the upper exit 47 and the supply conveyor 16.
[0015]
When the medal supply vehicle 18 is at the standby position for supplying medals, medals are supplied from the supply conveyor 16 to the medal supply vehicle 18, but when the medal supply vehicle 18 is running and is not at the standby position, the supply conveyor 16 is supplied. The medals which are rotated in the reverse direction and fed are put into the intermediate tank 48. The medals inserted into the intermediate tank 48 are discharged from a discharge path 49 provided below the intermediate tank 48, sent out from the intermediate insertion port 50 to the lift 42, and then re-fed. Therefore, even when the medal supply vehicle 18 is not at the standby position, the lift 42 of the lifting device 4 can lift medals without being stopped. Further, since a large amount of medals can be replenished from the intermediate tank 48, medals can be quickly mounted on the medal supply vehicle 18.
[0016]
A caster 42a is attached to the bottom of the lift 42 of the lifting device 4, and two cast grooves (not shown) are formed on the bottom plate 401 in parallel with each other. is there. The groove is formed in a direction orthogonal to the groove 402 for guiding the polishing apparatus 2 described above. Therefore, the polishing device 2 and the lifting device 4 can be pulled out of the casing 100 independently of each other, so that the maintenance of the polishing device 2 and the lifting device 4 can be performed extremely easily.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the medal polishing and feeding device of the present invention includes a polishing device for polishing medals and a lifting device for discharging medals arranged in a housing of a gaming machine installation island, and the polishing device And the lifting device are independently provided so as to be able to enter and exit from the housing of the gaming machine installation island, so that the polishing device and the lifting device can be separately pulled out from the housing during maintenance. Therefore, the polishing and lifting apparatus of the present invention has a great advantage that the degree of freedom of the layout of the game machine installation island can be increased and the maintenance of the polishing apparatus and the lifting apparatus can be performed extremely easily. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a gaming machine installation island.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the medal polishing / lifting device of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part of the polishing apparatus.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of the polishing apparatus.
FIG. 5 is a detailed view of a pulley and a toothed belt.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the medal transport device.
FIG. 7 is a plan view of the medal transport belt.
FIG. 8 is a front view of the medal polishing and lifting device.
FIG. 9 is a side view of the medal polishing and lifting device.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a lift.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Polishing device 2a Caster 4 Lifting device 401 Bottom plate 402 Groove 100 Case

Claims (4)

A polishing device for polishing medals and a lifting device for lifting medals are disposed in the housing of the gaming machine-installed island, and the polishing device and the lifting device are independently provided in the housing of the gaming machine-installed island. A medal polishing and lifting device, which is arranged so that it can enter and exit freely. The caster according to claim 1, wherein a caster is provided at a bottom portion of the polishing device, a bottom plate having a caster guiding groove formed thereon is arranged in a housing, and the caster is fitted into the groove. Medal polishing and lifting equipment. 3. A caster is provided at the bottom of the lifting device, a bottom plate having a groove for guiding the caster is formed in a housing, and the caster is fitted into the groove. 2. The medal polishing and lifting device according to 1. The polishing device has a discharge port for sending out the polished medals, and the lifting device has a receiving port for receiving medals. The medal polishing and feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the polishing device is disposed below the lifting device as a proper state.

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