JP2005125028A - Game medium washing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly remove washing liquid stuck to a game medium mounted on a dehydrating conveyor during the displacement of the dehydrating conveyor. <P>SOLUTION: For the dehydrating conveyor 10 provided in a case body 11, a conveyor body 12 is provided with freely rotatably pivoted rollers 13 and 14 and an endless belt 17 is wound to the rollers 13 and 14. Holes 22 are provided at equal intervals along a length direction on the outer peripheral surface of the endless belt 17 and the holes 22 are disposed at equal intervals along a width direction roughly orthogonal to the length direction. On gaps between the holes 22 provided along the width direction of the endless belt 17 and edges of the holes 22, a plurality of projection parts 23 are provided at equal intervals along the width direction roughly at the center part of the holes 22. The projection parts 23 are fixed to the endless belt 17 by an adhesive. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium cleaning apparatus that cleans medals that are game media used in gaming machines such as pachislot machines and slot machines.

A game media cleaning device for cleaning medals used in pachislot machines, slot machines, etc., a step of inserting medals, a step of aligning the medals so as not to overlap each other, and a step of cleaning one side of the aligned medals A step of inverting the medal that has been cleaned on one side, a step of cleaning the other side of the inverted medal, a step of removing the cleaning liquid from the cleaned medal, and a step of drying the medal from which the cleaning liquid has been removed. And a step of discharging the dried medal (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Patent No. 2538501 (2nd page, 4th column to 3rd page, 5th column)

The game medium cleaning apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is characterized in that medals are placed and conveyed on a belt conveyor having a certain width in each process. In this case, the process of removing the cleaning liquid from the cleaned medal is performed on the belt conveyor, and then the operation of wiping the medal with the wiping roller is performed.
However, in such a work process, since the cleaning liquid adhering to the medal cannot be quickly removed during transfer by the belt conveyor, the cleaning liquid adhering to the medal cannot be completely wiped off.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game medium cleaning apparatus that can quickly remove a cleaning liquid adhering to a medal during transfer of a belt conveyor.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a game medium cleaning device for removing dirt attached to a game medium used in a gaming machine,
A conveyor body;
A moving member that is wound around a rotating body that is rotatably supported by the conveyor body and is displaced;
An opening provided in the moving member;
A protrusion provided on the moving member;
With
During the displacement of the moving member, the game medium is locked to the protrusion and the liquid adhering to the game medium is discharged from the opening.
According to the present invention, since the liquid adhering to the game medium placed on the moving member is removed while the moving member is displaced, the effect of drying the game medium can be enhanced.
In this case, it is preferable that the openings are provided at equal intervals in the length direction of the moving member and a plurality of openings are provided in the width direction because liquid stored in the moving member can be discharged from the opening.
Further, when a plurality of the protrusions are provided along the opening perpendicular to the length direction of the moving member, the game medium placed on the moving member is locked to the protrusion and the moving member It is possible to prevent the sliding and to ensure the conveyance.
Further, when the opening is circular, oval or polygonal, it is possible that the liquid adhering to the game medium can be easily dehydrated by the moving member.
Furthermore, the moving member is provided with grooves along the length direction, and a plurality of the grooves are formed in the width direction, and the grooves are formed in a substantially V-shaped or U-shaped cross section. The contact part of the medal that contacts the member is reduced, and the liquid can be easily removed.
In this case, if the traffic jam sensor for detecting the jam of the game medium placed on the moving member is provided in the conveyor body, the jam of the game medium may be detected.
In addition, if the guide member for preventing the drooping is provided on the moving member, the moving member may be held flat, and superposition of game media may be avoided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to remove the liquid adhering to the game medium placed on the moving member while the moving member is displaced, and the effect of drying the game medium can be enhanced. Furthermore, work such as inspection of the game medium cleaning device can be facilitated, and maintenance costs can be reduced.

  A preferred embodiment of a dewatering conveyor of a game medium cleaning apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic structure of a dewatering conveyor 10 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the dewatering conveyor 10 has a conveyor body 12 attached to a casing 11 in which a game medium cleaning device is formed. The conveyor body 12 is formed in a box shape having a slope 12a and a flat surface 12b, and rollers (rotators) 13 and 14 are rotatably provided along the slope 12a.

The rollers 13 and 14 are supported by bearings 15 and 16 attached to the conveyor body 12 and are driven by a driving source (not shown).
A wide flexible endless belt (moving member) 17 is wound around the rollers 13 and 14. Therefore, the endless belt 17 is displaced in the length direction by the rotation of the rollers 13 and 14.
The roller 13 is provided so as to be displaceable in the length direction of the endless belt 17 by a tension adjusting mechanism (not shown), and the tension of the endless belt 17 is adjusted.

  A chute 19 that guides the washed game medium 18 to the endless belt 17 is disposed near one end of the endless belt 17, for example, near the roller 13 positioned at the lower end of the inclined surface 12 a of the conveyor body 12. Thereby, the game medium 18 slides down the chute 19 and is placed on the endless belt 17.

  Further, a stopper 20 is provided above the endless belt 17 in the vicinity of the roller 13 to prevent the game medium 18 placed on the endless belt 17 from dropping. The stopper 20 is disposed on the conveyor body 12. Therefore, even if the game medium 18 is placed on the endless belt 17, the game medium 18 is maintained in a state of being placed on the endless belt 17 without falling.

  Further, the conveyor main body 12 is provided with a traffic jam sensor (detector) 21 for detecting the traffic jam of the game medium 18 placed on the endless belt 17 above the endless belt 17. The game medium input unit of the game medium cleaning device (not shown) is stopped for a predetermined time, and the supply of the game medium input to the game medium input unit is interrupted.

  Further, the endless belt 17 is formed with openings, for example, circular holes 22 at regular intervals along the length direction around the outer peripheral surface, and is linear along the width direction substantially orthogonal to the length direction. Are provided at equal intervals. The distance between the holes 22 in the length direction of the endless belt 17 is larger than the diameter of the game medium 18. In this case, the hole 22 has a function of discharging the cleaning liquid adhering to the game medium 18 from the belt upper surface of the endless belt 17. The shape of the hole 22 is not limited to a circular shape, and may be an oval shape, a triangular shape, a quadrangular shape, or the like.

At intervals and edges of the holes 22 provided along the width direction of the endless belt 17, a plurality of protrusions 23 are provided on the straight line at equal intervals along the width direction at a substantially central portion of the holes 22. The protrusion 23 is fixed to the endless belt 17 with an adhesive.
It is preferable that the dimension of the distance between the protrusions 23 in the length direction of the endless belt 17 is set so that the game medium 18 is accommodated between the protrusions 23. In addition, it is preferable that the protrusion amount of the protrusion 23 from the belt surface of the endless belt 17 is slightly smaller than a numerical value at which the game medium 18 is locked, for example, the thickness of the game medium 18.

  As a result, the game medium 18 placed on the endless belt 17 is locked to the protrusion 23 and conveyed by the displacement of the endless belt 17. It should be noted that the size of the hole 22 and the position to be drilled can be determined as appropriate according to the size (diameter) of the game medium 18.

  A guide plate (guide member) 24 that avoids bending of the endless belt 17 along the inclined surface 12 a of the conveyor body 12 is provided close to the inner peripheral surface side of the endless belt 17.

A dewatering roller unit 25 for wiping off the cleaning liquid of the game medium 18 is provided detachably on the flat surface 12 b of the conveyor body 12 in the vicinity of the roller 14.
In this case, the game medium 18 placed on the endless belt 17 and conveyed to the vicinity of the roller 14 is introduced into the dewatering roller unit 25 through the guide 26.

  On the upper surface 17 a of the endless belt 17, a reverse rotation roller 27 that rotates in the direction opposite to the displacement direction of the endless belt 17 is provided. The reversing roller 27 is rotatably supported on the conveyor main body 12 via a bearing 28 and is driven by a driving source (not shown) so as to prevent the game medium 18 placed on the endless belt 17 from being superimposed.

  The dewatering conveyor 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is basically configured as described above. Next, the operation and effects thereof will be described.

  A plurality of the washed game media 18 are discharged from the chute 19 onto one end side of the endless belt 17, for example, the endless belt 17 near the roller 13. As a result, a plurality of game media 18 are locked to the protrusion 23 and conveyed upward by the endless belt 17, and are arranged and placed one by one on the endless belt 17 by the protrusion 23 and the reverse rotation roller 27 during the conveyance. .

While the game medium 18 is conveyed to the other end of the endless belt 17, for example, to the vicinity of the roller 14, the cleaning liquid attached to the game medium 18 is easily discharged from the hole 22 of the endless belt 17.
The guide 26 is carried between the dewatering rollers 25a and 25b of the dewatering roller unit 25, and the game medium 18 is removed by the dewatering rollers 25a and 25b, and is transported to the next step.

In the dehydrating conveyor 10 according to the present embodiment, the game medium 18 has been described.
Needless to say, the present invention can also be applied to a transported object transported by a similar conveyor.

  It is a perspective view which shows schematic structure of the spin-drying | dehydration conveyor of the game media cleaning apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Dehydration conveyor 12 ... Conveyor main body 13,14 ... Roller 17 ... Endless belt 18 ... Game medium 21 ... Congestion sensor 22 ... Hole 23 ... Projection part 24 ... Dehydration roller unit 26 ... Guide 27 ... Reverse rotation roller

Claims (8)

A game medium cleaning device for removing dirt attached to a game medium used in a gaming machine,
A conveyor body;
A moving member that is wound around a rotating body that is rotatably supported by the conveyor body and is displaced;
An opening provided in the moving member;
A protrusion provided on the moving member;
With
A game medium cleaning apparatus, wherein the game medium is locked to the protrusions and the liquid adhering to the game medium is discharged from the opening while the moving member is displaced. The game media cleaning device according to claim 1,
2. The game medium cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the openings are provided at equal intervals in the length direction of the moving member, and a plurality of the openings are provided in the width direction. The game media cleaning device according to claim 1 or 2,
The game medium cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the protrusions are provided along the opening perpendicular to the length direction of the moving member. The game medium cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The game medium cleaning apparatus, wherein the opening is circular, oval or polygonal. The game medium cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A game medium cleaning apparatus, wherein the moving member is provided with a groove along a length direction, and a plurality of the grooves are formed in a width direction. The game media cleaning device according to claim 5,
2. The game medium cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the groove has a substantially V-shaped or U-shaped cross section. The game medium cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The game medium cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conveyor body is provided with a detector for detecting congestion of the game medium placed on the moving member. The game media cleaning device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A game medium cleaning apparatus, wherein the moving member is provided with a guide mechanism for preventing drooping.

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