JP2006117418A - Thin piece conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thin piece conveying device having a simplified constitution in which the number of expensive endless belts is reduced and facilitating internal inspection of the conveying device and removal of jammed thin pieces, in conveying banknotes in a game facility. <P>SOLUTION: Vertically juxtaposed support members 53 are provided. An endless belt 51 is hung over rotators 54A, 54B arranged in one end side and the other end side of a conveying unit 50, respectively. Inside the endless belt 51, a belt bending prevention member is mounted on the vertical support members 53. A plurality of cover members 52 are juxtaposed in and outside the endless belt 51 so as to oppose to each other. The respective cover members 52 are detachably mounted on the vertical support members 53. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a thin piece transport apparatus, and as one form thereof, a gaming machine and an identification machine for identifying an inserted thin piece are provided side by side, and the thin piece identified by the identification unit is conveyed in one direction behind the game machine. The present invention relates to a technique that can be applied to a thin piece transfer device for a game facility.

  As a prior art, a plurality of game machines and a plurality of discriminators having a discriminating unit having a discriminating function for inserted bills are arranged in a straight line to form a group. A group in which a gaming machine and an identification machine are provided in this way is called a gaming island, an island of gaming machines, or simply an island because it appears to form an “island” in the gaming facility. As for such amusement islands, those arranged by the group back to back are referred to as “both island types”, and those on only one side are referred to as “Katashima types”.

  On the rear side of this group, there is one provided with a banknote transport device that forms a transport path for transporting the genuine banknotes identified by the identification unit in a straight line toward one end side of the group. Normally, this banknote transport device is also a general management system associated with amusement islands. In addition, a form is adopted in which the management of gaming machines related to the supply of pachinko balls and medals to gaming machines on the gaming islands, the situation of the launching, etc., and the management of the identification machines are integrated.

  In such a game facility, the banknotes transported toward the one end side of the group by the banknote transporting device are collected in a banknote storage unit (usually referred to as a safe) provided at the terminal end of the banknote transporting device. The configuration is This banknote storage part is a mechanism for holding the banknotes conveyed in a state of being sequentially stacked by a device called a stacker. The bills stored in the stacker can be taken out by a manager of a game facility that manages keys.

Such a banknote transport apparatus is identified by the relay transport apparatus that transports the banknotes by sandwiching and transporting the banknotes by a pair of front and rear belts spanned by a pair of rotors provided on the entrance side and the exit side of the thin piece, respectively. There are some which form a conveyance path for conveying the banknotes in one direction by alternately combining the merged apparatus for introducing the genuine banknotes to the entrance side of the relay conveyance apparatus (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).
JP 2000-88410 A

  Since the invention of this Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which relay transfer devices and merging devices are alternately combined, a complicated merging device is required and the position of the merging device is limited. There may be restrictions when installing a classifier. Further, the relay conveying device requires a pair of front and rear belts for conveying the banknotes between them, and the structure for maintaining the tension of these belts is complicated.

  In the present invention, instead of the conveyance system in which the thin pieces are sandwiched between the pair of front and rear endless belts, the conveyance belt is configured as a single endless belt system in order to reduce expensive endless belts. Furthermore, the present invention provides a transport device having a configuration that facilitates internal inspection of the transport device and removal of clogged flakes.

  In addition, as a configuration in which the attachment position of the thin piece introduction device for introducing the thin piece such as the bill introduced from the thin piece identification device such as a bill into the conveyance path is flexible, the installation of the thin piece conveyance device in the game facility has flexibility. Thus, a configuration is provided that enables efficient attachment according to the installation state of the gaming machine and the identification machine.

  For this reason, a conveyance path for sandwiching the flakes is formed between one endless belt and a cover member arranged opposite to the endless belt, and the conveyance unit is configured to convey the flakes. And this conveyance unit shall be connected in series and shall comprise a conveyance apparatus.

  In the present invention, the flake is a generic name including not only banknotes but also prepaid cards and other cards that can be supplied with game media (pachinko balls, medals, etc.). Any material can be used for bills and cards.

  The flake conveying apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention is a flake conveying apparatus in which a plurality of conveying units for conveying the flakes are connected in series by a one-way conveying drive of an endless belt to form a flake conveying path. A support member arranged in parallel, and an endless belt spanning a rotor arranged on each of one end side and the other end side of the transport unit, and an electric motor device that drives either one of the rotors, A conveying path is formed between the cover member attached over the upper and lower support members and the endless belt to convey the thin piece, and one side or both front and rear surfaces of the conveyance path are detachably adjacent to the upper and lower support members. It is covered with the plurality of cover members to be arranged.

  The flake conveyance device of the second invention is a flake conveyance device in which a plurality of conveyance units that convey the flakes by unidirectional conveyance drive of the endless belt are connected in series to form a flake conveyance path. A support member arranged in parallel, and an endless belt spanning a rotor arranged on each of one end side and the other end side of the transport unit, and an electric motor device that drives either one of the rotors, A conveying path is formed between the plurality of cover members detachably adjacent to the upper and lower support members and the endless belt to convey the thin piece, and the cover members are formed at both upper and lower end portions of the upper and lower support members. A fixed cover member that is detachably attached to the fixed cover member, and a rotary cover member that is pivotally supported by the fixed cover member so as to be pivotable by a shaft support portion and opens and closes the conveyance path. And wherein the door.

  A thin piece conveying apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is a thin piece conveying apparatus in which a plurality of conveying units that convey thin pieces by a one-way conveying drive of an endless belt are connected in series to form a thin piece conveying path. A support member arranged in parallel, and an endless belt spanning a rotor arranged on each of one end side and the other end side of the transport unit, and an electric motor device that drives either one of the rotors, A conveying path is formed between the plurality of cover members detachably adjacent to the upper and lower support members and the endless belt to convey the thin piece, and the cover members are formed at both upper and lower end portions of the upper and lower support members. A fixed cover member that is detachably attached to the fixed cover member, a pivot cover member that is pivotally supported by the fixed cover member at a shaft support portion, and the fixed cover member or the front It is composed of a combination of a slide cover member that is slidably combined with the rotating cover member in its length direction, and the conveyance path can be opened and closed by opening and closing the rotating cover member and sliding the slide cover member. Features.

  A flake conveying apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a flake conveying apparatus in which a plurality of conveying units that convey flakes are connected in series by unidirectional conveying driving of an endless belt to form a flake conveying path. The endless belt is bridged between a support member disposed in parallel with the rotor and a rotor disposed between the upper and lower support members on one end side and the other end side of the transport unit, and drives either one of the rotors. An electric motor device, and an inner member that is attached between the upper and lower support members on the inner side of the endless belt to suppress bending toward the inner side of the endless belt, and is detachably adjacent to the upper and lower support members. A conveying path is formed between the cover member and the endless belt to sandwich and convey the thin piece, and the inner member is an inner end of the endless belt. Comprising abutting roller surface, the cover member is characterized by having a contact with the roller on the outer surface of the endless belt.

  In the thin piece conveying apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the upper and lower support members are constituted by linear members that extend over substantially the entire length of the conveying unit, and the linear members protrude in the length direction at the end portions. The cover member is provided with a locking portion that is elastically detachably locked to the locking wall at the upper and lower ends of the cover member, and the cover member is detachable at an arbitrary position of the upper and lower support members. It is characterized by that.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the second to fourth aspects, the vertical support member is a linear member that extends over substantially the entire length of the transport unit, and the linear member has a length at the end. A locking wall protruding in the direction, and the fixed cover member includes locking portions that are elastically detachably locked to the locking wall at upper and lower ends thereof, and the fixed cover member is attached to the upper and lower support members. It is characterized by being detachable at an arbitrary position.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the first to sixth aspects, a thin piece introduction device for introducing the thin piece introduced from the thin piece identification device into the conveyance path is provided between the upper and lower support members adjacent to the cover member. It is attached.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth or sixth aspect, the thin piece introduction device for introducing the thin piece introduced from the thin piece identification device into the conveyance path is elastically formed on the upper and lower ends of the locking wall. The thin piece introducing device is detachable at an arbitrary position of the upper and lower support members adjacent to the cover member.

  In the first invention, the thin piece is conveyed between a pair of endless belts because the thin piece is conveyed between one endless belt and a cover member disposed opposite to the endless belt. It is possible to reduce the number of expensive endless belts as compared to the conveying method in which the paper is sandwiched. Further, since the plurality of cover members can be attached using the upper and lower support members, the attachment of the plurality of cover members is simplified. Further, since the plurality of cover members arranged adjacent to each other can be attached to and detached from the upper and lower support members, the inside inspection of the transport device and the removal of clogged flakes can be easily performed.

  In the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the invention, the rotation cover member can be attached by attaching the fixed cover member to the upper and lower support members. Therefore, the cover member can be easily attached to the upper and lower support members. . Further, by opening and closing the rotating cover member, the inside of the transport device can be easily inspected and the clogged flakes can be easily removed without removing the fixed cover member.

  In the third invention, in addition to the effects of the first invention, the rotation cover member and the slide cover member can be attached by attaching the fixed cover member to the upper and lower support members. The attachment of the member is simple. Further, by combining the types of cover members, it is possible to attach a cover member corresponding to the length of the transport unit and adapted to the length of the transport path. In addition, by opening and closing the rotating cover member and sliding the slide cover member, it is easy to check the inside of the transport device and remove clogged flakes without removing the fixed cover member.

  In the fourth aspect of the invention, the thin piece is conveyed between a pair of endless belts because the thin piece is sandwiched between one endless belt and a cover member disposed opposite to the endless belt. Compared to the transport method, it is possible to reduce expensive endless belts. In addition, since a plurality of cover members and an inner member can be attached using the upper and lower support members, the inner space of the endless belt can be effectively used to suppress the slack inward of the endless belt, and a stable conveying operation can be performed. As a result, the apparatus is not enlarged, and the inside of the transport apparatus can be easily inspected and the clogged flakes can be easily removed. Further, since the plurality of cover members arranged adjacent to each other can be attached to and detached from the upper and lower support members, the inside inspection of the transport device and the removal of clogged flakes can be easily performed. In addition, since rollers are provided to contact both the inner side surface and the outer side surface of the endless belt, the movement of the endless belt to the inner side and the outer side can be restricted with little conveyance resistance to the endless belt, and a stable conveying operation can be obtained. It will be a thing.

  In the fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect, since the upper and lower support members are linear members that extend over substantially the entire length of the transport unit, the transport unit has a strong configuration in which the transport of the flakes is stable. It becomes easy to form a locking wall as an attachment portion of the member, and it is a convenient configuration for attaching each cover member to an appropriate position.

  In the sixth invention, in addition to the effects of the second to fourth inventions, the upper and lower support members are linear members that extend over substantially the entire length of the transport unit. It becomes a structure, and it becomes easy to form the locking wall which is an attaching part of each fixed cover member, and it becomes a convenient structure for attaching each fixed cover member to an appropriate position.

  In addition to the effects of the first to sixth inventions, the seventh invention may include a flake introduction device for each transport unit by attaching the flake introduction device to the upper and lower support members adjacent to the cover member. It becomes possible and it becomes easy to arrange | position a conveyance unit according to the installation condition of the game machine and rental machine in a game facility.

  In the eighth invention, in addition to the effects of the fifth invention or the sixth invention, by attaching the flake introduction device to the upper and lower support members adjacent to each other like the cover member, the position of the flake introduction device can be made flexible. It is easy to arrange the game machine and the rental machine in the game facility according to the installation situation.

  The present invention is a thin piece conveyance device in which a plurality of conveyance units that convey thin pieces by a one-way conveyance drive of an endless belt are connected in series to form a thin piece conveyance path, and the conveyance units are supported in parallel in the vertical direction. The endless belt is bridged between a member and a rotor disposed on one end side and the other end side of the transport unit, and includes an electric motor device that drives one of the rotors. A transport path for sandwiching and transporting the thin piece is formed between the cover member attached and the endless belt, and one or both front and rear surfaces of the transport path are detachably disposed adjacent to the upper and lower support members. It is covered with the cover member. Examples of the invention are described below.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention in which a thin piece is represented by a representative banknote will be described. FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming apparatus having a medal lending machine with a built-in thin piece identification device, FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a medal lending machine with a built-in thin piece identifying apparatus, and FIG. 3 is a side view of a gaming table with the gaming apparatus attached. FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the arrangement of the transfer device in the both-island type gaming device, FIG. 5 is a front view of the state where the transfer unit is connected, and FIG. 7 is a front view of the cover attached to the transport unit, FIG. 8 is a front view showing the relationship between the belt and the inner member of the transport unit, and FIG. FIG. 10, FIG. 10 is a front view showing the relationship between the rotation part and the slide part of the cover of the transport unit, FIG. 11 is a top view showing the joined state of the cover of the transport unit, and FIG. FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of FIG. Released state diagram of the coupling portion of the bar, 14 is a top view showing the rotation state and the rotation of the cover of the transport unit, Fig. 15 is an explanatory view of a spring bias structure of the cover of the roller,
16 is a cross-sectional view of the transport unit in the case of Katashima, FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of the transport unit in the case of both islands, FIG. 18 is an internal structural view seen through the transparent main body portion of the thin piece introducing device, FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the back side of the flake introduction device.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine, which indicates a pachinko machine or a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine that is a combination of a pachinko function and a slot machine function. 2 is a lending device provided with a thin piece identification device 10 having a function of identifying a thin piece 100 such as a bill or a valuable card inserted for receiving a supply of game media (pachinko balls, medals, etc.) and a game medium supply unit 20. Machine. Since the lending machine 2 is arranged between the gaming machines 1, it is also referred to as an inter-table lending machine, and the lending machine 2 is arranged adjacent to the side of the gaming machine 1 to form an island of the gaming machine. The gaming machine 1 and the rental machine 2 are formed at the same height in order to adjust the appearance of the island of the gaming device.

  As a valuable card, a monetary value is stored in a card such as a prepaid card or other cards, and the game medium is supplied from the lending machine 2 by inserting the card into the slice identification device 10. Is something that can be done. Hereinafter, the case where the lending machine 2 assumes the medal lending machine 2 that lends medals and the thin piece is a banknote will be described. The medal lending machine 2 has a thin piece identifying device 10 for identifying the authenticity of a bill, which is one of the thin pieces, in the upper part of the housing 2A, and a medal paying unit for supplying a medal, which is one of the game media, to the lower part. 20 and an electrical component 30 is incorporated in the middle.

  The medal lending machine 2 includes a front door 16 so that the front side of the thin piece identifying device 10 and the electrical component 30 can be opened and closed, and the front door 16 is provided with the banknote insertion portion 11 on the front side corresponding to the thin piece identifying device 10. I have. The front door 16 is closed by a locking device 18 that can be opened and closed by the administrator of the gaming device. However, by opening the front door 16, the slice identification device 10 and the electrical component 30 can be inspected and repaired.

  The banknote insertion unit 11 includes a banknote insertion port 12 opened on the front surface of the medal lending machine 2 and a denomination display unit 13 for banknotes to be inserted on the lower side or upper side of the banknote insertion port 12. In the form shown in the figure, a denomination display unit 13 for insertion applicable banknotes is provided on the lower inclined surface of the banknote insertion slot 12. The display of the denomination display unit 13 indicates that the insertion application banknote is ¥ 1000. \ 1000 is marked. The authenticity determination of the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 12 is performed by the thin piece identifying device 10, and the identified authentic banknote 100 is introduced into the thin piece introducing device 3 described later. The banknote applicable to the medal lending machine 2 can be, for example, one or a plurality of banknotes of 2000 yen, 5000 yen, and 10000 yen other than 1000 yen.

  The medal payout unit 20 includes a medal payout device 21 and a medal storage portion 22 provided on the medal payout device 21. The medal payout device 21 pays out a predetermined number of medals stored in the medal storage portion 22 one by one. The replenishment of medals to the medal storage unit 22 is possible by opening the front door 23 for replenishing medals provided on the front surface of the medal lending machine 2 corresponding to the medal storage unit 22. The front door 23 is closed by a locking device 24 that can be opened and closed by an administrator of the gaming device. By opening the front door 23, the medal payout unit 20 can be inspected and repaired. The medal payout device 21 is a mechanism for paying out medals in the medal storage unit 22 one by one by the rotation of a payout disc that is rotated by an electric motor mechanism at the lower end of the medal storage unit 22. The paid-out medals are discharged through a guide bar 25 to a tray portion provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 1.

  The electrical component section 30 is electrically connected to the thin piece identification device 10 and the medal payout section 20. For this reason, the electrical equipment section 30 controls the reading of the amount data of the genuine banknote 100 inserted from the banknote insertion slot 12 and identified by the thin piece identification device 10, the control for displaying this amount data on the display 17, and the genuine banknote. Control for displaying the number of medals to be paid out from the medal payout device 21 corresponding to the amount of money on the display 17, control for paying out a predetermined number of medals from the medal payout device 21 in accordance with the amount of the genuine banknote, Control is performed such that a shortage of stored medals in the storage unit 22 is detected by a detection sensor and notified by a lamp or the like.

  The gaming machine 1 and the rental machine 2 are alternately arranged in a row on the base 210 to form a group A, and it appears that the islands also form “islands” in the gaming facility. It is called an island or simply an island. As for such amusement islands, those arranged by the group back to back are referred to as “both island types”, and those on only one side are referred to as “Katashima types”. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show a configuration of both island types in which group A is arranged back to back. On the back side of the group A, there is provided a flake conveying device 5 that forms a conveying path M for conveying the flakes 100 in a predetermined direction along the group A, and is identified by the flake identifying device 10 of the lending machine 2. The authentic thin piece 100 is introduced into the thin piece conveying device 5 by the thin piece introducing device 3. A storage unit 700 that counts and stores the thin pieces 100 is provided at the conveyance end portion of the thin piece conveyance device 5.

  The thin piece transport device 5 forms a transport path M1 for transporting the thin piece 100 while sandwiching the thin piece 100 between a single endless belt 51 that is transported and driven in one direction and a cover member 52 disposed opposite to the endless belt 51. A plurality of transport units 50 (also referred to as transport cassettes 50) are connected in series to form the thin-film transport path M. The conveyance unit 50 includes support members 53 arranged in parallel above and below the endless belt 51, and the thin piece introduction device 3 and the cover member 52 for introducing the thin piece 100 introduced from the thin piece identification device S into the conveyance path M1 are the vertical support members. The cover member 52 and the thin piece introduction device 3 can be attached to the upper and lower support members 53 at arbitrary positions on the upstream side and the downstream side with respect to the conveyance path M1.

  On one end side and the other end side of the thin piece transport path M1 of the transport unit 50, rotors 54A and 54B are rotatably supported by the upper and lower support members 53, respectively. The endless belt 51 is disposed on the rotors 54A and 54B. It is held with a predetermined tension. One of the rotors 54A and 54B is rotationally driven in one direction by the electric motor device 55. The electric motor device 55 is configured by a combination of an electric motor and a plurality of gears rotated by the electric motor, and is attached to one of the upper and lower support members 53. The figure shows a form in which the box of the electric motor device 55 is attached to the lower support member 53, and the electric motor device 55 drives the rotor 54 </ b> A.

  The cover member 52 includes a fixed cover member 52A attached to both upper and lower ends of the upper and lower support member 53, a rotation cover member 52B rotatably supported by the shaft support portion 57 on the fixed cover member 52A, and a fixed cover member. A slide cover member 52C combined to be slidable in the length direction thereof is combined with 52A or the rotation cover member 52B. For this reason, the cover member 52 includes only the fixed cover member 52A, a form in which the rotating cover member 52B is combined with the fixed cover member 52A, and a form in which the slide cover member 52C is combined with the fixed cover member 52A. There is a form in which a slide cover member 52C is combined with a rotating cover member 52B attached to the fixed cover member 52A. 9 and 10 show a configuration in which the slide cover member 52C is combined with the rotating cover member 52B attached to the fixed cover member 52A.

  The vertical support member 53 is formed with a locking wall 53A protruding in the longitudinal direction at the front and rear end portions, and a protruding portion 53F opposite to the locking walls 53A, 53A is formed at the inlet so that the inlet is A narrowed groove 53B is formed in the length direction of the vertical support member 53. The groove 53B forms a rib 53C that rises from the bottom wall toward the inlet in order to define the depth. In order to integrally form the locking walls 53A, the grooves 53B, and the ribs 53C, the upper and lower support members 53 are constituted by linear members that extend over substantially the entire length of the transport unit 50, and the linear members are formed by extrusion molding of aluminum. It is made of material, synthetic resin or the like. For this reason, the upper and lower support members 53 can be referred to as rail-like support members.

  As an attachment portion 520 for attaching the cover member 52 to the vertical support member 53, the fixed cover member 52A has a locking portion 52D and a lever portion 52E that are elastically locked to the locking wall 53A of the vertical support member 53 at the upper and lower ends. Forming. When the fixed cover member 52A has a short size, the number of the locking portions 52D may be one each on the top and bottom, but in order to obtain a stable attachment as the left and right dimensions of the fixed cover member 52A become longer, You can increase it.

  When the fixed cover member 52A is attached to the vertical support member 53, the fixed cover member 52A is opened in the state where the elastic lock portion 52D is opened by pressing the lever portion 52E integrated with the elastic lock portion 52D by hand. The elastic locking portion 52D is elastically locked to the locking wall 53A of the upper and lower support members 53 by abutting against the vertical surface of 53 and releasing the pressing force of the lever portion 52E in this state, and the fixed cover The member 52A is held by the vertical support member 53. The fixed cover member 52A can be removed from the upper and lower support members 53 by pressing the lever portion 52E by hand to open the elastic locking portion 52D and removing it from the locking wall 53A of the upper and lower support members 53.

  Due to such a configuration, the fixed cover member 52A is detachable at an arbitrary position of the upper and lower support members 53 by elastically locking the elastic locking portion 52D, and further with respect to the conveyance path M1. It becomes possible to attach to arbitrary positions on the upstream side and the downstream side.

  The slide cover member 52C slidably combined with the fixed cover member 52A or the rotary cover member 52B is engaged with the upper and lower ends of the fixed cover member 52A or the rotary cover member 52B on the back side of the upper and lower ends. A joint portion 56 is formed. The figure shows a form in which three engaging portions 56 are formed in the vertical direction.

  The cover member 52 is attached to an arbitrary position of the upper and lower support members 53 with an elastic locking portion 52D so as to cover substantially the entire front and rear surfaces of the transport unit 50. In this case, the cover member 52 has a length over the entire length of the transport unit 50. If one long cover member 52 is configured to cover both front and rear surfaces of the transport unit 50, when the transport unit 50 is as long as 1 to 2 m, a single cover member 52 without warping is formed. Difficult to do. Further, when repairing the transport path M1 in the transport unit 50 or removing the thin piece 100 when the thin section 100 is clogged in the transport path M1 in the transport unit 50, one long cover member 52 must be removed each time. It is not preferable because it is inconvenient.

  In the present invention, in view of such points, the cover member 52 has a short length and is elastically locked to the upper and lower support members 53 so as to cover substantially the entire front and rear surfaces of the transport unit 50 with the plurality of cover members 52. It is set as the form attached with the part 52D. As one form thereof, in FIG. 9, the cover member 52 is formed by a relatively long fixed cover member 52A, a rotating cover member 52B, and a slide cover member 52C, and is attached to the fixed cover member 52A. A form in which the slide cover member 52C is combined with the cover member 52B is shown. In this case, the fixed cover member 52A is attached to the upper and lower support members 53 with elastic locking portions 52D. The rotation cover member 52B is pivotally supported by the fixed cover member 52A with a shaft support portion 57, and the slide cover 52C has engaging portions 56 at both upper and lower ends thereof fitted into the rotation cover member 52B. Therefore, it can slide left and right. The conveyance path M1 is opened by opening the rotating cover member 52B, and the conveyance path M1 is opened by sliding the slide cover member 52C. For this reason, it becomes easy to check the conveyance path M1 and to remove the flakes 100 clogged in the conveyance path M1.

  In FIG. 10, the cover member 52 includes a short fixed cover member 52A, a rotating cover member 52B that is rotatably supported by the fixed cover member 52A with a shaft support portion 57, and an upper and lower surfaces of the rotating cover member 52B. A form is shown that is formed by a cover member 52C that can be slid in the left-right direction by fitting the engaging portions 56 at both ends. 9 and 10 has a configuration in which the slide cover member 52C is not removed by sliding. As shown in FIG. 10, one configuration is that from the rotating cover member 52 </ b> B by the relationship in which the hook-like locking projection 59 of the slide cover member 52 </ b> C fits in the left / right slit 58 formed in the rotating cover member 52 </ b> B. When the slide cover member 52C is pulled out, the hook-like locking projection 59 is locked to the end portion of the slit 58 and is prevented from coming off.

  FIG. 7 shows a state in which a plurality of cover members 52 having such a configuration are arranged close to each other in series and are attached so as to cover substantially the entire front and rear surfaces of the transport unit 50. As is clear from this, the fixed cover member 52A is attached to the upper and lower support members 53 by the elastic locking portion 52D of the attachment portion 520, and the slide cover member 52C is arranged in a relation to be connected to the adjacent fixed cover member 52A. The slide cover member 52 </ b> C and the adjacent fixed cover member 52 </ b> A are detachably engaged with and connected to each other by the engaging portion 60. By this engagement, the slide cover member 52C is prevented from being lifted, and the rotating cover member 52B is also prevented from being lifted, so that substantially the entire front and rear surfaces of the transport unit 50 are covered with a plurality of cover members 52. .

  In the above, as one of the configurations of the engaging portion 60, the side of the fixed cover member 52A is provided between the elastic protrusion 61A that is formed to protrude sideways above and below the end of the slide cover member 52C and the side 61A1 that faces the elastic protrusion 61A. The engagement receiving portion 61B formed at the end portion is fitted, and the coupling between both is held by the elastic engagement of the elastic protrusion 61A. In this case, since a plurality of reinforcing ribs 62 are formed along the conveying direction of the thin piece 100 on the back side of the fixed cover member 52A, that is, the surface on the belt 51 side, the side 61A1 is formed between the ribs 62. Inserted. With this configuration, by rotating the slide cover member 52C against the elastic engagement of the elastic protrusion 61A, the rotating cover member 52B can be opened and closed with respect to the fixed cover member 52A while supporting the slide cover member 52C. It is.

  Further, the cover member 52 on the left end side in FIG. 7 is a combination of a rotating cover member 52B that is rotatably supported by a shaft support portion 57 on a fixed cover member 52A, and does not include a slide cover member 52C. However, in this case as well, as described above, the end portion of the rotating cover member 52B and the side end portion of the adjacent fixed cover member 52A are connected to each other by the engagement of the engaging portion 60 similar to the above. Or a different configuration. Further, the cover member 52 may be configured by only the fixed cover member 52A. Also in this case, the side end portion of the cover member 52 and the side end portion of the adjacent fixed cover member 52A are configured to be connected to each other by the engagement of the engagement portion 60 similar to the above, or separately. The configuration is as follows.

  For this reason, if the number and type of cover members 52 are set in accordance with the length of the transport unit 50, and the length of the transport unit 50 is adjusted by adjusting the pull-out length of the slide cover member 52C, the cover member 52 It is possible to cover substantially the entire front and rear surfaces of the transport unit 50. Therefore, for example, when the thin film transport device 5 is configured by connecting a transport unit 50 having a length of 1 m in series, and when the thin film transport device 5 is connected by connecting a transport unit 50 having a length of 1.5 m in series. Both the case where the thin piece transport apparatus 5 is configured by connecting the transport units 50 having a length of 2 m in series can be dealt with. Also, it can be easily applied to the case where the length of the transport unit 50 is selected by combining different lengths such as 1 m, 1.5 m, and 2 m and connected in series to configure the thin film transport device 5. It can be done.

  The endless belt 51 and the cover member 52 need to form a transport path M1 that sandwiches and transports the flakes 100 from both sides in the thickness direction and sandwiches the slices 100 in a horizontally long state. For this reason, although the structure which forms the conveyance path M1 which clamps and conveys the thin piece 100 with the endless belt 51 and the rib 62 of the back side of the cover member 52 is also considered, as a more sufficient clamping structure, in this invention, it is a cover member. The roller 65 and the endless belt 51 provided in 52 form a conveyance path M1 that conveys the thin piece 100 while being sandwiched from both sides in the thickness direction.

  A plurality of reinforcing ribs 62 </ b> A and 62 </ b> B are formed on the back side of the fixed cover member 52 </ b> A and the rotating cover member 52 </ b> B, i.e., the surface on the belt 51 side along the conveying direction of the thin piece 100. A plurality of reinforcing ribs 62C are also formed on the back side of the slide cover member 52C, that is, the surface on the belt 51 side, along the conveyance direction of the thin piece 100. Since the fixed cover member 52 </ b> A and the rotation cover member 52 </ b> B are coupled by the shaft support portion 57, the rib 62 </ b> A and the rib 62 </ b> B are equivalent to the belt 51 in a state in which both members are attached to the vertical support member 53. It is set to be close. On the other hand, since the slide cover member 52C slides to the side from the rotation cover member 52B, the rib 62C is positioned farther from the belt 51 than the ribs 62A and 62B.

  In such a configuration, the roller 65 slightly protrudes toward the belt 51 side from the ribs 62A and 62B, and the conveyance path for conveying the thin piece 100 from both sides in the thickness direction by the roller 65 and the endless belt 51. M1 is formed.

  In the embodiment, the roller 65 is provided on the fixed cover member 52A, and the roller 65 is moved by a spring 67 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, that is, in the direction of the belt 51 in the storage case 66 attached to the outer surface of the fixed cover member 52A. The roller 65 is rotatably attached to the biased vertical shaft 68, and the roller 65 protrudes from the fixed cover member 52 </ b> A and is kept in contact with the belt 51. One end of the spring 67 is fitted and held in a boss 69 formed in the storage case 66, and the other end pushes the vertical axis 68. In this case, the vertical axis 68 pressed by the spring 67 is configured to contact the fixed cover member 52A at the maximum pressing pressure position so as not to be detached from the fixed cover member 52A.

  When attaching the cover member 52 to the upper and lower support members 53, the fixed cover member 52 </ b> A is attached to the upper and lower support members 53 so that the left and right intervals of the rollers 65 are shorter than the left and right lengths of the thin piece 100. Then, the interval between the fixed cover members 52A attached in this way is adjusted so as to be closed by the rotation cover member 52B and the slide cover member 52C. In this way, in the both islands type, substantially the entire front and rear surfaces of the transport unit 50 are covered by the plurality of cover members 52 disposed adjacent to the upper and lower support members 53, and in the island type, the entire front and rear surfaces are supported vertically. Covered by a plurality of cover members 52 arranged adjacent to the member 53. Even if the end or intermediate portion of the thin piece 100 shifts to the cover member 52 side during the transfer, the shift is limited by the ribs 62A and 62B, so that stable transfer can be achieved.

  The fixed cover member 52A includes a type in which one roller 65 is provided and a type in which two or three rollers 65 are provided. FIG. 7 shows a type in which one roller 65 is provided, and FIG. 9 shows a type in which two rollers 65 are provided. FIG. 6 shows the transport unit 50 attached to the upper and lower support members 53 by combining a type in which one roller 65 is provided and a type in which two rollers 65 are provided. 50U is a U-turn portion provided at the end of the transport unit 50 disposed at the end of the transport device 5. In FIG. 6, the thin piece 100 transported through the transport path M1 on the near side of the transport unit 50 is This U-turn portion 50U is a portion that is moved and transported to the transport path M1 beyond the transport unit 50.

  In the type in which two or three rollers 65 are provided on the fixed cover member 52A, the distance between the left and right rollers 65 is set to be sufficiently shorter than the length of the thin piece 100 conveyed along the conveyance path M1. And when each cover member 52 is attached including the type provided with one roller 65, the distance between the left and right of each roller 65 is shorter than the length of the thin piece 100 conveyed in the conveyance path M1. Like that. In particular, in order to perform stable conveyance so that the thin piece 100 does not fall off during the conveyance, the thin piece 100 to be conveyed may be in a state where it always extends over at least two rollers 65. Therefore, in the type in which two or three rollers 65 are provided on the fixed cover member 52 </ b> A, the left and right intervals of the rollers 65 are set such that at least two rollers 65 enter the length of the thin piece 100. In addition, when various cover members 52 are attached, including a type in which one roller 65 is provided, the distance between the left and right of each roller 65 is such that the conveyed thin piece 100 is always held across at least two rollers 65. In this state, each cover member 52 is attached to the vertical support member 53.

  The fixed cover member 52A, the rotation cover member 52B, and the slide cover member 52C can be seen through from the outside in order to grasp the condition of the conveyance path M1, the conveyance state of the thin piece 100, the clogging position of the thin piece 100, and the like. It is made of a material, and is formed into a predetermined shape by a transparent synthetic resin including the ribs 62A, 62B, 62C and the storage case 66.

  FIG. 17 shows the transport unit 50 that constitutes the both-island type transport device 5 in which the cover member 52 is attached to both front and rear surfaces of the transport unit 50 and the slices 100 are transported by the front and rear surfaces of the transport unit 50. The transport unit 50 constituting the Katashima type transport device 5 is shown in FIG. In this Katashima type, the thin piece 100 is transported only on one side of the transport unit 50, that is, only on the front surface, so the cover member 52 is attached only on the front surface, and no dust or the like enters the other surface, that is, the rear surface. In order to do so, the protective cover 160 is removably attached to the locking grooves 161 of the upper and lower support members 53. The protective cover 160 has substantially the same length as the transport unit 50 and is detachably attached to each transport unit 50.

  The transport unit 50 is joined by fitting a coupling protrusion 73 projecting toward one end to a receiving portion of the other transport unit 50 adjacent to the transport unit 50, and the transport plate 50 is secured to the transport unit 50 by screwing the coupling plate 170. Are combined to form a series of transport paths. Specifically, the coupling units 170 fitted in the grooves 53B of the upper and lower support members 53 of the left and right transport units 50 are fixed to the upper and lower support members 53 by screws 134, whereby the transport units 50 are connected and fixed to each other.

  The fixed cover member 52A is provided with an optical sensor device 70 that detects whether or not the thin piece 100 being conveyed exists by using an optical sensor. The optical sensor device 70 includes a detection lever 71 that is operated by the thin piece 100 being conveyed. When the thin piece 100 being conveyed is not present in the conveyance path M1, the detection lever 71 protrudes into the conveyance path M1 by a spring force. When the detection lever 71 is retracted from the light path between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor and the thin piece 100 being conveyed exists in the conveyance path M1, the detection lever 71 is pressed and rotated by the thin piece 100. Thus, the detection lever 71 blocks the light path between the light emitting part and the light receiving part of the optical sensor, and the state in which the thin piece 100 does not exist and the state in which the thin piece 100 is present depending on whether the light receiving part receives light or not. Detect existing conditions.

  When the thin piece 100 exists in the conveyance path M1 on the upstream side of the conveyance as viewed from one thin piece introduction device 3 by this detection, the introduction of the thin piece 100 from the thin piece identification device 10 corresponding to the thin piece introduction device 3 is in a temporary standby state. As described above, the pair of rollers 10A of the thin piece identification device 10 is stopped, and the thin piece 100 is held between the pair of rollers 10A. The optical sensor device 70 in the downstream conveyance path M1 detects that the thin piece 100 in the upstream conveyance path M1 has been conveyed and conveyed to the conveyance path M1 downstream of the thin film introduction device 3. In this state, the slice identification device 10 is configured so that the slice 100 that has been temporarily waiting is introduced into the slice introduction device 3 and conveyed to the conveyance route M1 on the downstream side in a state where the slice 100 does not exist in the upstream conveyance path M1. Control is performed to rotate the pair of rollers 10A. Thus, in the conveyance of the thin piece 100 of the conveyance path M1, the control which takes the conveyance timing is performed so that the thin piece 100 does not overlap and is conveyed.

  The transport unit 50 is attached between the support members 53 arranged in parallel vertically in order to suppress the inward bending of the endless belt 51 on the inner side surrounded by the belts 51A and 51B on the front and rear sides of the endless belt 51. The inner member 120 is provided. The inner member 120 is formed with a flat portion and ribs for suppressing the endless belt 51 when it is bent inward at a position in contact with or close to the belts 51A and 51B on the two front and rear sides of the endless belt 51. However, in the embodiment, the roller 121 is provided to reduce the contact resistance with the belt 51.

  The inner member 120 is made of synthetic resin, and has upper and lower engaging portions 123 that fit into engaging portions 122 that protrude from the upper and lower support members 53. The engaging portion 123 has a dovetail shape with a narrow inlet, and has elasticity so that the engaging portion 122 fits while expanding the inlet of the engaging portion 123. Alternatively, the inner member 120 can be combined by sliding from the end portions of the upper and lower support members 53 so that the engaging portion 123 is fitted to the engaging portion 122 by sliding. The upper and lower support members 53 are connected to each other by the fitting of the engaging portions 122 and 123. It should be noted that in order to maintain strong mutual coupling between the upper and lower support members 53 and to maintain the distance between the upper and lower support members 53 at a predetermined dimension, the length across the upper and lower support members 53 at the left and right end portions of the transport unit 50. The upper and lower support members 53 are coupled to each other by a connecting member 130 that is fixed to the upper and lower support members 53 with screws 131. Thus, since the upper and lower support members 53 are connected to each other by the inner member 120, when the upper and lower support members 53 are long, the inner member 120 prevents the upper and lower support members 53 from bending. The inner member 120 can also be referred to as a connecting member.

  In addition, the roller 121 is supported by the inner member 120 so as to be rotatable by a vertical axis, and the roller 121 is provided in contact with the front and rear belts 51 </ b> A and 51 </ b> B of the endless belt 51. The transport unit 50 has a length of about 1 m to 2 m, and the upper and lower support members 53 have a length over substantially the entire length of the transport unit 50 in order to stably form the linear transport unit 50. It is made of integrally formed aluminum having On the other hand, the inner member 120 may be formed by integral molding having substantially the same length as the upper and lower support members 53, and the rollers 121 may be arranged at substantially equal intervals. However, in consideration of ease of manufacture and assembly. In the embodiment, the roller 121 is arranged on both the left and right sides as one unit, and a plurality of right elements are arranged in series.

  The interval between the left and right rollers 121 provided on the inner member 120 of this unit is set to be shorter than the length of the thin piece 100 to be conveyed. The inner member 120 may have a configuration in which the plurality of units are arranged in series. However, in the illustrated embodiment, an auxiliary inner member that does not include the roller 121 is provided so that the rollers 121 are arranged at substantially equal intervals. 125, and a configuration in which the inner member 120 including the roller 121 and the auxiliary inner member 125 are alternately arranged is employed. With this arrangement, the interval between the rollers 121 is set to be shorter than the length of the thin piece 100 to be conveyed.

  The interval between the left and right rollers 121 provided on the inner member 120 of this unit is set to be shorter than the length of the thin piece 100 to be conveyed. Further, as described above, since the interval between the rollers 65 of the cover member 52 is also set to be shorter than the length of the thin piece 100 to be conveyed, the thin piece 100 conveyed through the conveyance path M1 of the conveyance unit 50 is at least The cover member 52 is conveyed in a state of being sandwiched between the endless belt 51 and the roller 65 in a state where the roller 65 extends over the two rollers 65.

  If it is an assembly in which the roller 65 of the cover member 52 is disposed between the rollers 121 provided on the inner member 120, the roller 121 and the roller 65 are brought into contact with the endless belt 51. A predetermined tension can also be applied. Further, in order to form the transport path M1 of the transport unit 50 in a straight line, the rollers 121 of the inner member 120 and the rollers 65 of the cover member 52 are assembled so that they correspond to each other. The belt 51 can be maintained in a straight state. Further, the left-right distance between the rollers 65 of each cover member 52 is set so that the conveyed thin piece 100 is always held across at least two rollers 65, and the left-right distance between the rollers 121 provided on each inner member 120 is set. Is set to a state in which the thin piece 100 to be conveyed is always held across at least two rollers 121, so that stable conveyance in which the thin piece 100 does not fall off from the conveyance path M1 can be achieved.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the roller 121 provided on the inner member 120 is in contact with the belts 51 </ b> A and 51 </ b> B on the front and rear sides of the endless belt 51 to prevent the endless belt 51 from shifting in the vertical direction. The diameter of the central portion of the roller 121 is large and the diameter decreases from the upper and lower ends to the upper and lower ends. The vertical length of the roller 121 is substantially equal to the vertical width of the endless belt 51. Further, the vertical length of the roller 65 of the cover member 52 is shorter than that of the roller 121 of the inner member 120, and the roller 65 corresponds to the substantially central portion of the vertical width of the endless belt 51 in the transport unit 50. It is configured.

  The authentic thin piece 100 identified by the thin piece identification device 10 is introduced into the inlet 81A of the thin piece introduction path 81 of the thin piece introduction device 3 by the roller 10A of the thin piece identification device 10. The inlet 81A of the thin piece introduction path 81 is provided with a pair of introduction rollers 80A and 80B, and the thin piece introduction path 81 forms a passage bent in a streamline shape toward the conveyance downstream direction of the belt 51. A pair of drive rollers 82 </ b> A and 82 </ b> B are provided along the conveyance direction of the belt 51 on the conveyance downstream side of the outlet 81 </ b> B of the flake introduction path 81. The drive rollers 82A and 82B are in contact with the belt 51 and rotated by the rotational movement of the belt 51, and the rotation of the drive rollers 82A and 82B rotates the introduction roller 80B via the transmission gear device 83.

  The configuration of the flake introduction device 3 will be described in further detail. The thin piece introduction device 3 protrudes from the plate-like main body portion 3A to form an inlet 81A of the thin piece introduction passage 81. As will be described later, introduction rollers 80A and 80B, drive rollers 82A and 82B, an intermediate gear 85, a transmission gear device. A housing portion 88 for accommodating 83 gears 83A, 83B, 83C is provided so as to protrude. The drive rollers 82A and 82B are rotatably supported by the portal holder 84, and an intermediate gear 85 that meshes with the drive rollers 82A and 82B is rotatably supported by the holder 84. Thus, even when one of the drive rollers 82A and 82B is separated from the belt 51, the other of the drive rollers 82A and 82B comes into contact with the belt 51, so that both the drive rollers 82A and 82B rotate. A gear 83A meshes with the drive roller 82A, and the rotation of the gear 83A drives the introduction roller 80B through the gears 83A, 83B, 83C.

  With such a configuration, the driving rollers 82 </ b> A and 82 </ b> B rotate with the conveyance driving of the belt 51, and the introduction roller 80 </ b> B is rotationally driven via the transmission gear device 83. Since the introduction roller 80A is in contact with the introduction roller 80B and the introduction roller 80A is rotated by the rotation of the introduction roller 80B, the thin piece 100 introduced between the introduction rollers 80A and 80B from the roller 10A of the thin piece identification device 10 is The introduction rollers 80A and 80B pass through the thin piece introduction path 81, are introduced from the outlet 81B to the conveyance path M1, and are conveyed by the belt 51.

  The introduction rollers 80A and 80B, the drive rollers 82A and 82B, the intermediate gear 85, and the gears 83A, 83B, and 83C are rotatably accommodated in the housing portion 88 of the main body portion 3A by the corresponding holder 84 and holder 86. The shafts 80A1 and 80B1 of the introduction rollers 80A and 80B are attached to the opposing wall of the housing portion 88, and the shaft 83C1 of the gear 83C is attached to the opposing wall of the housing portion 88. Further, in order to bias the introduction roller 80A toward the introduction roller 80B, the shaft 80A1 of the introduction roller 80A is pushed toward the introduction roller 80B by the coil spring 91 supported by the positioning boss 92 formed in the housing portion 88. It is supported by the opposing wall of the housing part 88 so that a movement is possible.

  The gears 83A, 83B, 83C are rotatably supported on the holder 86 by the respective shafts 83A1, 83B1, 83C1 in a state in which the gears are sequentially engaged with each other. The driving rollers 82A and 82B and the intermediate gear 85 are rotatably supported by the holder 84 by the shafts 82A1, 82B1, and the shaft 85A. In the housing 88, the holder 86 is rotatably supported with respect to the housing 88 by a shaft 83C1 of a gear 83C. In the housing 88, the holder 84 is attached to the housing 88 by a shaft 82A1 of a driving roller 82A. Further, the holder 84 and the holder 86 are rotatable with respect to each other by a shaft 82A1. For this reason, the meshing between the drive roller 82A and the gear 83A can be stably maintained.

  The flake introduction device 3 includes an attachment portion 90 having the same configuration as the elastic locking portion 52D and the lever portion 52E for attaching the cover member 52 to the vertical support member 53. In other words, the attachment portion 90 is formed with locking portions 90A and lever portions 90B that are elastically locked to the locking walls 53A of the upper and lower support members 53 at the upper and lower ends of the thin piece introducing device 3. In the figure, in order to obtain a stable attachment of the flake introduction device 3, two attachment portions 90 are provided on the top and the bottom.

  When attaching the thin piece introducing device 3 to the vertical support member 53, the thin piece introducing device 3 is brought into contact with the vertical surface of the vertical support member 53 with the lever 90 </ b> B pressed by hand to open the elastic locking portion 90 </ b> A. In this state, by releasing the pressing force of the lever portion 90 </ b> B, the elastic locking portion 90 </ b> A is elastically locked to the locking wall 53 </ b> A of the vertical support member 53, and the thin piece introduction device 3 is attached to the vertical support member 53. Retained. When removing the flake introduction device 3 from the upper and lower support members 53, the lever portion 90 </ b> B is manually pressed and opened to open the elastic locking portion 90 </ b> A and be removed from the locking wall 53 </ b> A of the upper and lower support members 53. A cover member 52 is disposed adjacent to or in contact with the thin piece introducing device 3. With such a configuration, each of the cover member 52 and the thin piece introducing device 3 is provided with the upper and lower support members 53 elastically locking the locking portions 520 and 90 formed at the upper and lower portions, respectively, so that the upstream of the conveying path M1. It can be attached at any position on the side and downstream.

  As described above, the thin piece conveying device 5 is a thin piece conveying device 5 in which a plurality of conveying units 50 that convey the thin piece 100 are connected in series by one-way conveying driving of the endless belt 51 to form the thin piece conveying path M. In the transport unit 50, an endless belt 51 is bridged between a support member 53 disposed in parallel in the vertical direction and rotors 54A and 54B disposed on one end side and the other end side of the transport unit 50, respectively, and both rotors 54A and 54B. And an electric motor device 55 for driving one of the above, and a conveyance path M1 is formed between the cover member 52 and the endless belt 51 attached over the upper and lower support members 53, and conveys the thin piece 100, thereby conveying the conveyance path M1. One side or both front and rear surfaces of M1 are covered with a plurality of cover members 52 that are detachably adjacent to the upper and lower support members 53.

  Further, an inner member 120 that is attached between the upper and lower support members 53 inside the endless belt 51 and suppresses inward bending of the endless belt 51 is provided, and is disposed to face the endless belt 51 across the upper and lower support members 53. A conveyance path M1 is formed between the cover member 52 and the endless belt 51 to sandwich and convey the thin piece 100. The inner member 120 includes a roller 121 that contacts the inner surface of the endless belt 51. The cover member 52 is endless. A thin piece introduction device 3 that includes a roller 65 that contacts the outer surface of the belt 51 and introduces the thin piece 100 introduced from the thin piece identification device 10 into the conveyance path M1 is attached between the upper and lower support members 53 adjacent to the cover member 52. The cover member 52 and the thin piece introducing device 3 have an attachment structure that can move to the vertical support member 53 in the left-right direction.

  The cover member includes a fixed cover member 52A that is detachably attached to both upper and lower ends of the upper and lower support member 53, and a rotation cover member 52B that is pivotally supported by the fixed cover member 52A so as to be rotatable by a shaft support portion 57. The slide cover member 52C is combined with the fixed cover member 52A or the rotary cover member 52B so as to be slidable in the length direction thereof. The conveyance path is formed by opening / closing the rotary cover member 52B and sliding the slide cover member 52C. M1 can be opened and closed.

  The vertical support member 53 is a linear member that extends over substantially the entire length of the transport unit 50. The linear member includes a locking wall 53A protruding in the length direction at the end, and the cover member 52 is fixed. The upper and lower ends of the cover member are provided with a locking portion 520 that is detachably locked to the locking wall 53 </ b> A so that the cover member 52 can be attached to and detached from an arbitrary position of the vertical support member 53.

  Further, the thin piece introducing device 3 for introducing the thin piece 100 introduced from the thin piece identifying device 10 into the transport path M1 is provided with a locking portion 90 that is elastically detachably locked to the locking wall 53A at the upper and lower end portions thereof. The thin piece introducing device 3 can be attached to and detached from the upper and lower support members 53 adjacent to the cover member 52.

  In order to make the inside of the flake introduction device 3 visible through the outside, the body portion 3A including the housing portion 88 is formed of a material that can be seen through from the outside, and the body portion 3A including the housing portion 88 is included. Are formed into a predetermined shape by a transparent synthetic resin.

  The flake introduction device 3 rotatably supports the guide rollers 115 and 116 of the flake 100 on the upstream side and the downstream side of the conveyance. The shafts 115A and 116A of the guide rollers 115 and 116 are pressed and biased toward the belt 51 by the springs 117 and 118. The guide rollers 115 and 116 hold the thin piece 100 between the belt 51 and the belts 51 and 116, respectively. This is a mechanism for conveying the flakes 100 with the movement of 51. As a result, the flakes 100 passing through the flake introduction device 3 are stably conveyed. The thin piece introducing device 3 has a plurality of upper and lower reinforcing ribs 3B formed on the surface of the plate-like main body portion 3A on the belt 51 side, and the drive rollers 82A and 82B and the guide rollers 115 and 116 It is in a state of slightly protruding toward the belt 51 side from the rib 3B.

  The flake introduction device 3 can be arranged so as to cross between the left and right transport units 50. Also in this case, the interval between the rollers is determined so that stable conveyance can be performed, the guide roller 115 corresponds to the belt 51 of the upstream conveyance unit 50, and the driving rollers 82A and 82B and the guide roller 116 are arranged on the downstream side. If it arrange | positions so that it may respond | correspond to the belt 51 of the conveyance unit 50, the thin piece 100 can be stably conveyed from the upstream side to the downstream conveyance unit 50. FIG. In addition, by setting the distance between the two driving rollers 82A or 82B and the guide roller 115, or the two driving rollers 82A or 82B and the guide roller 116, always in contact with the thin piece 100 to be conveyed. The thin piece 100 to be conveyed can be conveyed without falling. The relationship between the roller 65 of the cover member 52 arranged on the left and right sides of the thin piece introducing device 3 is that either the roller 65 and the guide roller 115 or the roller 65 and the guide roller 116 are always two. By setting the interval to contact the thin piece 100 to be conveyed, the conveyance unit 50 in which the cover member 52 and the thin piece introduction device 3 are arranged can convey the thin piece 100 to be conveyed without falling. Thus, the distance between the rollers may be designed and arranged so that at least two rollers abut against the thin piece 100.

  As described above, the upper and lower support members 53 are formed with the protrusions 53F facing each other at the inlet and the groove 53B with the inlet narrowed in the length direction. The groove 53B has a bottom to define the depth. A rib 53C rising from the wall toward the entrance is formed. A plurality of transfer units 50 are connected in series to constitute the transfer device 5, and the transfer device 5 is moved to a predetermined predetermined position in the game facility via an attachment member 140 that is locked at an arbitrary position of the groove 53 </ b> B. Install. Specifically, the leg portion 141 of the attachment member 140 is inserted by sliding between the rib 53C and the protrusion 53F. In this way, with the attachment member 140 attached to each transfer unit 50 or with the attachment member 140 attached to an arbitrary transfer unit 50, the U-shape attached to a fixed part such as a wall in the gaming facility with a screw 142 or the like. The attachment member 140 is attached to the upper side and the lower side of the fixed member 143 with screws 144. Thereby, the transfer device 5 is installed at a predetermined position in the game facility.

  Thus, since the attachment member 140 can be slidably inserted into the groove 53B in the length direction of the conveyance unit 50, the position of the attachment member 140 can be moved according to the form in the game facility. It is possible to provide flexibility when installing 5 at a predetermined position in the game facility.

  Further, the electrical wiring 150 according to the transport device 5 can be supported by using the groove 53B of the vertical support member 53. Specifically, the leg 147 is formed between the rib 53C and the protrusion 53F so that the leg 147 of the attachment member 145 of the electric wiring 150 is inserted into the groove 53B so as to be slidable in the length direction of the transport unit 50. It is inserted with a slide between. In this way, one or a plurality of attachment members 145 are attached to each transport unit 50, or the attachment members 145 are attached to any transport unit 50, and are held through the electrical wiring 150 in the space in the holding unit 146. . In addition to the cylindrical shape in which the holding portion 146 cannot be opened and closed, the electric wiring 150 can be easily held by making the holding portion 146 an open / close structure. Although FIG. 16 shows a case where the electric wiring 150 is held below the support member 53, the electric wiring 150 can be held above the upper support member 53 by a similar attachment member 145.

  If the attachment member 145 is made of a synthetic resin, it is excellent in electrical insulation. In any case, since the electric wiring 150 can be arranged along the conveying device 5 below or above the conveying device 5, the electric wiring 150 can be safely held without being in the way.

  As described above, the vertical support member 53 is a linear member that extends over substantially the entire length of the transport unit 50, and is attached to the vertical support member 53 so as to be slidable in the groove 53B formed in the length direction thereof. Via 140, the transfer device 5 can be attached to a predetermined position in the facility. Further, the electrical wiring 150 related to the thin piece conveying device 5 is supported by using an attachment member 145 slidably attached to a groove 53 </ b> B formed in the longitudinal direction of the vertical support member 53.

  The present invention includes a gaming machine and a device provided with an identification device for identifying a thin piece such as an inserted bill, and a thin piece for a gaming facility that conveys the thin piece identified by the identification device in one direction behind the gaming machine. The present invention is applicable to a transfer apparatus, and is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Various modifications can be considered without departing from the technical scope of the present invention, and various embodiments relating to the modification are included.

It is a front view of the game device which installed the medal lending machine incorporating the thin piece identification apparatus which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is a front perspective view of a medal lending machine incorporating the thin piece identification device according to the present invention. (Example 1) It is a side view of the game stand which attached the game device concerning this invention. (Example 1) It is arrangement | positioning top view of the conveying apparatus in the both islands type game device which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is a front view of the state which connected the conveyance unit which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is a front perspective view of the conveyance unit which shows the relationship with the fixture which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is a front view of the cover attached to the conveyance unit which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is a front view which shows the relationship between the belt and inner member of the conveyance unit which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is a perspective view which shows the relationship between the rotation part of a cover of the conveyance unit which concerns on this invention, and a slide part. (Example 1) It is a front view which shows the relationship between the rotation part of the cover of the conveyance unit which concerns on this invention, and a slide part. (Example 1) It is a top view which shows the combined state of the cover of the conveyance unit which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is an enlarged view of the coupling | bond part of the cover of FIG. (Example 1) It is a cancellation | release state figure of the coupling | bond part of the cover of FIG. (Example 1) It is a top view which shows the rotation part of the cover of the conveyance unit which concerns on this invention, and its rotation state. (Example 1) It is explanatory drawing of the spring urging | biasing structure of the roller of the cover which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is sectional drawing of the conveyance unit in the case of Katashima which concerns on this invention. (Example 1) It is sectional drawing of the conveyance unit in the case of both islands concerning this invention. (Example 1) It is the internal structure figure seen through the transparent main-body part of the flake introduction apparatus based on this invention. (Example 1) It is the perspective view seen from the back side of the thin piece introduction apparatus which concerns on this invention. (Example 1)

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 .... Game machine 2 .... Rental machine 3 .... Thin piece introduction device 3A ... Main part of thin piece introduction device 5 .... Conveyance device 10 .... Thin piece identification device 10A ... Roller 50 ... Conveying unit 51 ... Endless belt 52 ... Cover member 52A ... Fixed cover member 52B ... Rotating cover member 52C ... Slide cover member 52D ... Elastic locking part 52E ... Lever part 53 ... Upper and lower support members 53A ... Locking walls 53B ... Grooves 53C ... Ribs 53F ... Projections 54A, 54B ... Rotor 55 ... Electric motor device 56 ... Engagement part 57 ... Shaft support part 58 ... Slit 59 ... Hook-like locking projection 60 ... Engagement part 65 ... Roller 66 ... Storage case 67 ... Spring 68 ... Vertical shaft 70 ...・ Optical sensor device 71 ・ ・ ・ Detection level -80A, 80B ... Introduction roller 81 ... Thin piece introduction path 81A ... Thin section introduction path inlet 81B ... Thin piece introduction path outlet 82A, 82B ... Drive rollers 83, 83A, 83B, 83C ... Gear 84 ... Holder 85 ... Intermediate gear 86 ... Holder 88 ... Housing part 90 ... Mounting part 90A ... Elastic locking part 90B ... Lever part 100 ... Thin pieces 115, 116 ... Guide rollers 117, 118 ... Spring 120 ... Inner member 121 ... Rollers 122, 123 ... Engagement part 125 ... Auxiliary inner member 130 ... Connection member 130 ... Connection member 130 ... Connection member 140 ... Installation member 141 .. Leg 142 .. Screw 143 .. Fixing member 144 .. Screw 145 .. Mounting member 147 .. Leg 150 .. Electrical wiring 160 .. Mamoru cover 170 ... coupling plate 520 ... mounting portion A · · · · Group M, M1 · · · · flakes conveying path

Claims (8)

  A plurality of conveying units that convey thin pieces by one-way conveying driving of an endless belt is a thin piece conveying device that is connected in series to form a thin piece conveying path, and the conveying unit includes a support member arranged in parallel vertically, and A cover provided with an electric motor device for driving either one of the two rotors, which is mounted on the upper and lower support members. A plurality of cover members in which a conveyance path for conveying the thin piece between the member and the endless belt is formed, and one or both front and rear surfaces of the conveyance path are detachably disposed adjacent to the upper and lower support members A thin piece conveying apparatus characterized by being covered.   A plurality of conveying units that convey thin pieces by one-way conveying driving of an endless belt is a thin piece conveying device that is connected in series to form a thin piece conveying path, and the conveying unit includes a support member arranged in parallel vertically, and The endless belt is bridged between the rotors arranged on one end side and the other end side of the transport unit, respectively, and includes an electric motor device that drives either one of the two rotors. A conveying path for nipping and conveying the thin piece between the plurality of cover members and the endless belt, and the cover member is detachably attached to the upper and lower end portions of the upper and lower support members; And a rotating cover member that is rotatably supported by a shaft support portion on the fixed cover member and opens and closes the conveying path. .   A plurality of conveying units that convey thin pieces by one-way conveying driving of an endless belt is a thin piece conveying device that is connected in series to form a thin piece conveying path, and the conveying unit includes a support member arranged in parallel vertically, and The endless belt is bridged between the rotors arranged on one end side and the other end side of the transport unit, respectively, and includes an electric motor device that drives either one of the two rotors. A conveying path for nipping and conveying the thin piece between the plurality of cover members and the endless belt, and the cover member is detachably attached to the upper and lower end portions of the upper and lower support members; A rotation cover member rotatably supported on the fixed cover member by a shaft support portion; and a length of the rotation cover member or the rotation cover member. It is a combination of slidably combined slide cover member countercurrent, flakes conveying device, wherein the conveying path and opening and closing of the pivoting cover member by the sliding of the slide cover member can be opened and closed.   A plurality of conveying units that convey thin pieces by one-way conveying driving of an endless belt is a thin piece conveying device that is connected in series to form a thin piece conveying path, and the conveying unit includes a support member arranged in parallel vertically, and The endless belt is bridged between rotors arranged between the upper and lower support members on one end side and the other end side of the transport unit, and includes an electric motor device that drives either one of the both rotors. An inner member that is attached between the upper and lower support members and suppresses inward bending of the endless belt is provided between the plurality of cover members detachably adjacent to the upper and lower support members and the endless belt. A conveying path for nipping and conveying the thin piece is formed, and the inner member includes a roller that contacts an inner surface of the endless belt. Flakes conveying apparatus said cover member, characterized in that with abutting roller to the outer surface of the endless belt.   The upper and lower support members are constituted by linear members that extend over substantially the entire length of the transport unit, the linear members are provided with locking walls protruding in the length direction at the end portions, and the cover member has upper and lower end portions thereof. The thin piece transport according to claim 1, further comprising a locking portion that is elastically detachably locked to the locking wall, and the cover member is detachable at an arbitrary position of the upper and lower support members. apparatus.   The upper and lower support members are constituted by linear members that extend over substantially the entire length of the transport unit, and the linear members are provided with locking walls protruding in the length direction at the end portions, and the fixed cover member has upper and lower ends. 5. The locking part according to claim 2, further comprising a locking part that is detachably locked to the locking wall, and the fixed cover member is detachable at an arbitrary position of the upper and lower support members. The thin piece conveyance apparatus in any one.   The thin piece introducing device for introducing the thin piece introduced from the thin piece identifying device into the conveyance path is attached between the upper and lower support members adjacent to the cover member. Thin piece conveyor.   The thin piece introducing device for introducing the thin piece introduced from the thin piece identifying device into the conveyance path includes an engaging portion that elastically and detachably engages with the engaging wall at the upper and lower end portions thereof, and is adjacent to the cover member. The flake feeding apparatus according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the flake introduction apparatus is detachable at an arbitrary position of the upper and lower support members.

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