JP2007058880A - Coin carrying device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transport a coin inserted in a game medium dispenser of a pachinko parlor or the like in a nonlinear direction. <P>SOLUTION: This coin transport device has a confluent transport device of merging and transport the coin from a plurality of game medium dispensers, a first case installed at downstream end part of the confluent transport device, a first carrier belt arranged inside the confluent transport device and the first case and taking in and transporting the coin, a second case connected to the first case via a rotary shaft, a transport part installed on the downstream end part of the second case and transporting the coin and a second carrier belt arranged inside the second case and the transporting part and transporting the coin. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a transport device that transports money inserted into a game medium lending machine that rents game media such as pachinko balls and medals in a game arcade where pachinko, pachislot, game machines, and other game machines are installed.

  For example, in a pachinko parlor, as shown in the figure, a plurality of pachinko machines (game machines) 1, 1,... Are formed in a single group called pachinko islands arranged in a straight line to form a plurality of pachinko machines. A pachinko ball circulation device (not shown) is provided in the back space surrounded by the bases 1, 1,... To circulate the pachinko balls throughout this single pachinko island. A pachinko ball (game medium) lending machine 2 is installed between the two pachinko machines 1 and 1.

  Conventionally, in the back space of each pachinko machine, that is, the internal space of the pachinko island, as shown in the figure, the merge section 3 for taking in and joining the banknotes A inserted into the pachinko ball lending machine 2, and the banknote A Are installed in a state in which the banknote transporting device 5 configured to transport the straight line in a straight line is connected one after another.

  For this reason, the banknote A thrown into each pachinko ball lending machine 2 is taken in by the junction part 3, and it follows the conveyance part 4 to the banknote storage apparatus (not shown) installed in the edge part or center of pachinko island. Then, it is conveyed and stored in a linear direction.

Thus, conventionally, since the pachinko machine 1 is linearly arranged, the banknote conveying device 5 is also connected linearly for each pachinko machine 1 to convey the banknote A in the linear direction. It was.
Similarly, in the internal space of the pachinko island, a coin transport unit is provided for transporting coins thrown into the pachinko ball lending machine 2 in the same linear direction.

  By the way, in recent years, as shown in the figure, the pachinko balls are circulated only within one pachinko machine 11 instead of the entire pachinko island, and the pachinko ball lending machine 12 is attached to the side of the pachinko machine. A pachinko machine unit 10 has been developed.

  Since this independent pachinko machine unit 10 can be arranged independently for each one, a plurality of pachinko machine units 10, 10,... Can be arranged in various shapes such as an arc shape (FIG.), A circle shape, an S shape, an L shape, etc. The pachinko parlor can be arranged in a simple shape and has the advantage that the space in the pachinko parlor can be made effective. For this reason, the pachinko parlor has recently spread rapidly in pachinko parlors entering existing buildings.

  However, as described above, since the conventional bill or coin transport device can transport only in a straight line, the transport device is used when a plurality of independent pachinko machine units 10, 10,. There was an inconvenience that it was not possible.

  For this reason, the banknotes thrown into the pachinko ball lending machine 12 must be stored for each pachinko machine unit 10 and then collected, which is very troublesome for the store clerk and may cause fraud by the store clerk at the time of collection. Storing each unit has a disadvantage that the amount of banknotes is limited.

Moreover, the money thrown into the pachinko ball lending machine 12 must be stored for each pachinko machine unit 10 in the same manner, and there is a similar disadvantage.
An object of the present invention is to provide a money transport apparatus that can eliminate these disadvantages and can transport money in a non-linear manner.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a money transporting apparatus comprising a merging unit that takes in and joins money from a plurality of game medium lending machines, and a transporting unit that transports the joined money. In the money transfer apparatus, the transfer direction adjusting body for changing the transfer direction is provided in the transfer unit so as to be rotatable. Therefore, the transfer direction of the money can be set freely. Even when arranged in a shape, money can be transported along the game table.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conveyor belt that sandwiches and conveys money along the conveyor, and the tension of the conveyor belt is constant even when the conveyance direction changes. Even if it is changed, the money is reliably conveyed by the conveyor belt.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, since the conveyance section is provided with a conveyance path length adjuster that is slidable in the conveyance direction, the conveyance paths of a plurality of money conveyance apparatuses correspond to the arrangement state of the plurality of game machines. The length can be adjusted for connection.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a merging / conveying device that takes in coins from a plurality of game medium lending machines by the first conveying belt, merges them, and conveys them in the straight direction, and an upstream end at a downstream end of the merging / conveying device. And a transport direction adjusting body having a second transport belt for transporting the money discharged from the downstream end of the merge transport device in the straight traveling direction. Since the money conveyed in the straight direction by the first conveying belt enters the conveying direction adjusting body and is conveyed by the second conveying belt to which the driving force of the first conveying belt is transmitted, the conveying direction adjusting body. By changing the direction, the conveying direction can be set freely.

  In addition, since the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt are installed independently of each other, the belt tension of both the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt can be maintained even if the direction of the conveyor direction adjusting body is changed. Since it does not change, it can always be transported stably.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the driving force of the first conveying belt is transmitted to the second conveying belt by the transmitting means, the driving device is not required for the conveying direction adjusting body.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the transmission means includes a pulley fixed to an end of a rotating shaft of a pulley to which the first transport belt is mounted at a downstream end of the merging transport device, and the transport direction adjusting body. A pulley fixed to the end of the rotating shaft of the pulley on which the second conveyor belt is mounted at the upstream end of the pulley, and a transmission belt that is mounted between the pulleys and transmits the rotation. The distance can be set longer to set the distance between the end of the first transport belt and the front end of the second transport belt longer, so that the front end portion of the banknote is the end of the first transport belt and the second transport belt. Troubles caught between the front ends of can be avoided.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, an upstream end portion of the transport direction adjusting body is connected to an extension line of a rotation shaft of a pulley to which the first transport belt is attached at a downstream end portion of the merge transport device. Since it is pivotally connected to the downstream end and the rotation center of the conveyance direction adjusting body and the rotation center of the transmission belt coincide, the tension of the transmission belt does not change even if the direction of the conveyance direction adjustment body is changed, Stable transmission is possible.

  According to the present invention, the conveyance direction of money can be freely set. Therefore, even when a plurality of game machines are arranged non-linearly, money can be conveyed along the game machine.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1-8 has shown the banknote conveying apparatus 20 of one Embodiment of this invention.
As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the banknote conveying apparatus 20 of this invention is provided with the banknote merging apparatus 30. FIG. The banknote merger 30 is provided with a banknote receiving port 32 for receiving the banknote A sent out in an upright state from the preceding banknote merger 30 connected to one end face of a box-shaped frame. The bill receiving ports 33 and 34 for receiving the bill A sent in an upright state from the pachinko ball lending machine 12 of the pachinko machine unit 10 are provided.

  A rectilinear guide 35 by two substantially straight upright plates 35a and 35b for guiding the bill in the straight direction is attached to the receiving port 32 on one end surface, and the bills 33 and 34 on both sides are connected to the bill. Curved upright plates 36a, 36b and 36c, 36d, which are curved in a circular arc shape and are joined in a straight direction, are joined.

  A drive pulley 38 is fixed to the drive shaft 37 so as to face one of the junction guides 36, and the drive pulley 38 is rotationally driven by a motor 39. A conveyor belt 40 having a circular cross section is hung on the drive pulley 38, and the banknotes fed from the pachinko ball lending machine 12 into the banknote receiving port 33 are sandwiched between the conveyor belt 40 and the curved upright plate 36b. It is taken in and merges in the straight direction. A take-in roller 42 is fixed to the shaft 41 so as to face another confluence guide 36 'on the opposite side. The shaft 41 is connected by a gear (not shown) so as to rotate at the same speed in the direction opposite to that of the drive shaft 37, and takes in the banknote sent to the receiving port 34 in the same manner.

  Further, a take-in roller 44 is fixed to the shaft 43 so as to face the straight guide 35, and the shaft 43 is rotated in the same direction and at the same speed as the drive shaft 37 by a transmission belt (not shown). A pressure roller 45 is in pressure contact with the take-in roller 44 and moves straight with a bill sandwiched between them (the pressure roller 45 rotates by frictional force due to pressure contact with the take-in roller 44).

  A pair of horizontal horizontal guide plates 46a on the front end side of the straight guide 35 of the banknote merger 30 that form a pair of guide spaces that are opposed to the vicinity of the center in the vertical direction and form a guide space that becomes gradually narrower toward the front end side therebetween. 46b is provided in two stages up and down. A pulley 47, on which the conveyor belt 40 is hung, is rotatably mounted between two horizontal guide plates 46a at the center in the vertical direction, and a pressure roller 48 is provided between the other two horizontal guide plates 46b. A spring 49 is rotatably mounted in a state of being pressed against the transport belt 40 (the press roller 48 is rotated by a frictional force caused by the press contact with the transport belt 40). Projection guide portions 46a 'and 46b' projecting outward in the form of beaks are provided at the tips of the two horizontal guides 46a and 46b. Further, a pair of upright guides (not shown) are provided above and below the horizontal guides 46a and 46b so as to maintain the standing state of the bills.

A plurality of transport direction adjusting bodies 50, 50,... Are connected to one end of the banknote merger 30.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the transport direction adjusting body 50 has a box shape in which the rear surface and the front surface are opened, and the vertical side plates 51 and 52 parallel to each other, and the horizontal upper plate 53 and the lower plate parallel to each other. 54. The upper plate 53 and the lower plate 54 have an arc shape with a large curvature radius at the rear edge, and an arc shape with a small curvature radius at the front edge (see FIG. 7).

  A cylindrical shaft protrusion 55 projects from the center outer surface of the front edge of the upper plate 53 and the upper plate 54, and a shaft protrusion 55 (adjacent conveyance) on the center upper surface of the rear edge of the upper plate 53 and the lower plate 54. An arm piece 56 having a fitting hole 56a into which the direction adjusting body 50 is rotatably fitted is provided so as to protrude in the horizontal direction.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the upper and lower shaft protrusions 55 of the adjacent conveyance direction adjusting bodies 50 are rotatably fitted in the fitting holes 56a of the upper and lower arm pieces 56. Therefore, as shown in FIG. The plurality of transport direction adjusting bodies 50, 50,... Can be arbitrarily adjusted in direction within a predetermined angle.

  In the fitting holes 56a of the upper and lower arm pieces 56 of the transport direction adjusting body 50 on one end side of the plurality of transport direction adjusting bodies 50, 50,. A similar shaft projection 55 ′ projecting from the shaft is fitted and connected in a freely rotatable manner.

  In addition, the upper and lower shaft protrusions 55 of the transport direction adjusting body 50 on the other end side of the plurality of transport direction adjusting bodies 50, 50,... Are connected to one end of the banknote merging device 30 of the next banknote transporting apparatus 20. For this purpose, the upper and lower connecting members 70 are connected to the fitting holes 56'a of the upper and lower similar arm pieces 56 'so as to be rotatable.

  Between the upper plate 53 and the lower plate 54 of the transport direction adjusting body 50, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a plurality of opposing surfaces are formed so as to form a guide space whose width is gradually narrowed in the traveling direction. A pair of horizontal guide plates 60a and 60b are provided in a plurality of steps (four steps in FIG. 4) vertically from the left and right side plates 51 and 52 in the horizontal direction. The shape of the rear edge and the front edge of each horizontal guide plate 60a, 60b is an arc shape having the same curvature as the rear edge and the front edge of the upper plate 53 and the lower plate 54.

  A pulley 61 having an annular groove 61a over which the conveyor belt 40 is bridged is rotatably mounted by a vertical shaft 62 between two horizontal guide plates 60a 'and 60a' on one side of the center in the vertical direction. It has been.

  Between the two horizontal guide plates 60b 'and 60b' at the center on the other side, the shaft 63 is vertically moved by a spring 64 so that the pressure roller 62 is in pressure contact with the conveyor belt 40 spanned over the pulley 61. It is provided in such a state that it can be moved in the lateral elongated hole 65 by being pressed (see FIG. 2). At the front ends of the left and right horizontal guide plates 60a 'and 60b' in the center two steps, the beak has a length to enter into the C-shaped guide space of the horizontal guide plates 60a 'and 60b' of the adjacent conveyance direction adjusting body 50. A projecting guide portion 66 is provided in a protruding manner. The pressure roller 62 is rotated by a frictional force generated by pressure contact with the conveying belt 40.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the connecting body 70 on one end side includes vertical side plates 71 and 72 that are parallel to each other, and horizontal upper and lower plates 73 and 74 that are parallel to each other. The flange 75 protrudes laterally, and two connecting protrusions 76 protrude vertically from the flange 75.

The connection protrusion 76 is connected by being inserted into the connection hole 100 (see FIG. 2) at the front end of the frame 31 of the bill merge device 30 of the separate bill transport device 20.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the connecting body 70 has a plurality of opposing surfaces formed between the upper plate 73 and the lower plate 74 so as to form a guide space whose width gradually becomes narrower in the direction of travel. A pair of horizontal guide plates 80a and 80b are provided in a plurality of levels so as to protrude vertically from the left and right side plates 71 and 72 in the horizontal direction. The shape of the rear edge of each horizontal guide plate 80a, 80b is an arc shape having the same curvature as the rear edge of the upper plate 73 and the lower plate 74.

  A pulley 81 having an annular groove 81a around which the conveyor belt 40 is bridged is rotatably attached by a vertical shaft 82 between two horizontal guide plates 80a 'and 80a' on one side of the center in the vertical direction. It has been.

  And between the two horizontal guide plates 80b 'and 80b' in the center on the other side, the shaft 84 is vertically moved by a spring 85 so that the pressure roller 83 is in pressure contact with the conveying belt 40 laid over the pulley 81. It is provided in such a state that it can be moved in the lateral elongated hole 86 by being pressed by. At the front ends of the left and right horizontal guide plates 80a 'and 80b' in the center two steps, a beak-shaped projecting guide portion 87 of a length that enters the straight guide 35 of the banknote merging device 30 to be connected is projected. .

  The conveyor belt 40 has a circular cross section, and, as shown in FIG. ,... And the other end is bridged over the pulley 81 of the connecting body 70, and the bill A stands up and down in the guide space between the plurality of horizontal guide plates 60a and 60b as shown in FIG. In this state, the sheet is sandwiched between the conveying belt 40 and the pressure roller 62 and conveyed forward. Therefore, if the conveyance direction adjusting bodies 50, 50,... Are made linear as shown in FIG. 7, the bill A is conveyed in the straight direction, and if it is made non-linear as shown in FIG. It is conveyed in a straight line. The maximum crossing angle between the two conveyance direction adjusters 50, 50,... Is determined by the limit at which the front edge and the rear edge of the upper plate 53 (lower plate 54) abut.

  Therefore, according to the arrangement of the plurality of pachinko machine units 10, 10,..., The position of the banknote merging device 30 is adjusted so that the banknotes from each pachinko ball lending machine 12 can be taken in, and the plurality of banknote transport apparatuses 20, 20,. Are connected to each other according to the positions of the banknote merging devices 30, 30,..., The transport direction adjusting bodies 50, 50,. The banknote transport devices 20, 20,... Can be connected to an S shape, an L shape, or any other shape, so that the banknotes can be transported and transported to a banknote storage device (not shown).

  In order to prevent the tension applied to the transport belt 40 from being changed by the change in the transport direction caused by the transport direction adjusting bodies 50, 50,... A tensile force is applied to the front end side, and the pulley 81 moves in the long hole 88 in the banknote advancing direction in response to a change in the bending angle of the conveyance direction adjusting bodies 50, 50,. It is.

  Further, a tension roller 91 is pressed against the transport belt 40 near the drive pulley 38 of the banknote merger 30 to apply tension to the transport belt 40. The shaft 91a of the tension roller 91 also has a long hole (see FIG. The tension can also be kept constant by allowing the shaft 91a to urge the elongated hole toward the transport belt 40 with a spring (not shown).

  In such bill conveyance, the upper surface of the lower plate 54 of the conveyance direction adjusting body 50 is slightly on the front end side (downstream side) so that the lower end of the bill A is not caught on the conveyance direction adjustment body 50 in the next stage. A tapered surface is formed so as to be higher (see FIG. 1). The bottom plate on the front end side of the banknote merger 30 and the upper surface of the lower plate 74 of the connecting body 70 are also tapered.

In addition, when connecting the several banknote conveying apparatus 20, 20, ... sequentially, the length of a conveyance path may change with arrangement | positioning of the pachinko machine unit 10. FIG.
For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9, the conveyance path structure 30a is provided in the upstream of the banknote merger 30 of the banknote conveyance apparatus 20, and the conveyance path length adjustment is slidable in the conveyance path direction at the upstream end. If the body 110 is provided, this can be dealt with.

  The conveyance path length adjuster 110 includes a longitudinal slit 111 into which the screw shaft 112 at the end of the conveyance component 30 a of the banknote merger 30 is fitted, and the conveyance path length adjuster 110 is moved along the slit 111. The conveyance path length adjusting body 110 is positioned by sliding and tightening the fixing tool 113 screwed onto the screw shaft 112.

  A connection hole 100 ′ into which the connection protrusion 76 of the connection body 70 is inserted is provided at the tip of the conveyance path length adjusting body 110. The transport path length adjusting body 110 is provided with a plurality of upper and lower horizontal guide plates (not shown) that are paired in the same way to keep the bills in an upright state. You may provide this conveyance path length adjustment body 110 in both the upstream of the conveyance direction of the banknote merger 110, and a downstream. In this case, a shaft (not shown) on which the arm piece 56 of the transport direction adjusting body 50 is rotatably attached is provided at the downstream end of the transport path length adjusting body 110 provided on the downstream side. What is necessary is just to connect the conveyance direction adjustment body 50 so that rotation is possible by a shaft.

  In the above-described embodiment, the plurality of transport direction adjusting bodies 50, 50,... Are connected to each other so as to be changed in the transport direction, but as shown in FIG. Only one conveyance direction adjusting body 120 attached to the head may be used. The transport direction adjusting body 120 has a structure in which the length of the connecting body 70 in the longitudinal direction is increased.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, one conveyance direction adjusting body 130 including a case 131 that covers the longitudinal direction from the end of the straight portion 30 ′ of the banknote merger 30 may be attached.

  The transporting direction adjusting body 130 has a rotating body 133 rotatably attached to a case 131 by upper and lower shaft projections 132, and the rotating body 133 includes a slit-shaped bill passage port 134 in the vertical direction. The flat plate portion 135, and cylindrical portions 136a and 136b projecting at two positions above and below the flat plate portion 135. The cylindrical portions 136a and 136b are provided with notches 137a and 137b opened at a predetermined angle. A connecting projection 76 is provided on the opposite surface of the flat plate portion 135.

  The bill A sent from the straight portion 30 ′ of the bill merging apparatus 30 comes out of the slit 134 of the flat plate portion 135 with the upper and lower ends thereof entering the upper and lower cutouts 137 a and 137 b.

  Therefore, the conveyance direction of a banknote can be changed by rotating the rotary body 133.

13-20 show other embodiments of the present invention.
The banknote transport apparatus 140 shown in FIGS. 13 to 20 includes a merging transport apparatus 150 that takes in and joins banknotes with a first transport belt and transports the banknotes in a straight forward direction, and an upstream end section on the downstream end section of the merging transport apparatus 150. Are connected to each other in a rotatable manner, and a driving force of the first transport belt is transmitted by a transmission means, and a second transport belt that transports bills discharged from the downstream end of the merging transport device in a straight direction. The conveyance direction adjusting body 220 is provided.

  The merging portion 151 of the merging / conveying device 150 is provided with a bill receiving port 152 for receiving the bill A sent out in an upright state on the front end surface of the box-shaped frame 151 ′, exactly as shown in FIG. On both sides (only one side may be provided), banknote receiving ports 153 and 154 for receiving banknotes A sent out in an upright state from the pachinko ball lending machine 12 of the pachinko machine unit 10 are provided.

A rectilinear transport unit 155 is attached to the rear end surface of the frame 151 ′ of the junction 151.
As shown in FIG. 15, the rectilinear transport unit 155 includes a first transport frame 156 fixed to the rear end surface of the frame 151 ′ and an engagement claw in the engagement hole 156 a ′ of the bottom plate 156 a of the first transport frame 156. A second transport frame 157 that is detachably attached by 157a, and an upper lid 158 that is detachably attached to the upper surface openings of the first transport frame 156 and the second transport frame 157 are provided.

  At the rear ends of the first transport frame 156 and the second transport frame 157, a side plate 159, 160 and a joint member 162 comprising a slidable lid 161 on the upper end of the side plate 159, 160 are attached. Yes. A connecting projection 163 projects from the rear end surfaces of the side plates 159 and 160 (FIG. 14).

The lid 161 of the joint member 162 is slidably attached to the rear end of the upper lid 158.
A first connection auxiliary case 170 is attached to the rear end surfaces of the side plates 159 and 160 of the joint member 162.

As shown in FIGS. 16 and 19, the first connection auxiliary case 170 includes side plates 171 and 172, an upper plate 173, and a bottom plate 174. At the front ends of the side plates 171, 172, mounting pieces 175, 176 project vertically outward, the connecting projections 161 of the side plates 159, 160 are fitted into the holes 177 of the mounting pieces 175, 176, and the side plates are 159 and 160 are fixed to the rear end surfaces.
At the front end of the upper plate 173 of the first connection auxiliary case 170, a locking claw 165 that is locked to the locking portion 161a of the rear end portion of the lid body 161 of the joint member 162 is projected.

  A plurality of protrusions 158a project from the lower surfaces of both sides of the upper lid 158 in the width direction, and a plurality of holes corresponding to the protrusions 158a are formed on the upper edges 156b and 157b of the first and second transport frames 156 and 157. 156c is provided, and the projections 158a, 158a,... Are inserted into the holes 156c, 156c,..., And the locking portion 161a at the rear end of the lid body 161 attached to the rear end of the upper lid 158 In a state where the locking claw 165 of the first connection auxiliary case 170 is locked, the upper lid 158 is attached to the rectilinear transport unit 155 and the upper surface of the joint member 162 is covered with the lid body 161.

  And when a banknote jam etc. arise, after making the latching | locking part 161a of the said cover body 161 slide and releasing the latching of the latching claw 165, the cover body 161 is slid to an upstream side, and the upper cover 158 is made to slide. The projections 158a, 158a,... Can be removed from the holes 156c, 156c, etc., and the upper lid 158 and the lid body 161 can be removed.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 16, horizontal guide plates 180a and 180b that are paired so as to form a guide space whose width is gradually narrowed in the direction of travel are formed in the first connection auxiliary case 170, as shown in FIGS. Two-stage protrusions are provided in the horizontal direction from the left and right side plates 171 and 172.

  A horizontal guide plate 180c having the same shape protrudes from the side plate 171 below the right upper horizontal guide plate 180a, and the upper end portion of the rotation shaft 181 is rotatably attached to the horizontal guide plate 180c. An intermediate portion of the rotation shaft 181 is rotatably attached to the bottom plate 174 through a hole 182 of the horizontal guide plate 180a below the rotation shaft 181. The rotation shaft 181 extends further downward.

  A pulley 183 to which the first conveying belt 200 is attached is fixed to the upper portion of the rotating shaft 181, and a pulley 184 to which the transmission belt 400 is attached is fixed to the lower end portion.

Two horizontal guide plates 180d and 180d having the same shape project from the side plate 172 below the horizontal guide plate 180b on the left side (FIG. 16). Both ends of the shaft 186 are movably accommodated in the elongated holes 185 and 185 of the horizontal guide plates 180d and 180d. A pressure roller 187 is rotatably attached to the shaft 186. Both ends of the shaft 186 move in the long holes 185 and 185 so that the pressure roller 187 is pressed against the pulley 183 by the springs 188 and 188 locked to both ends of the shaft 186.
On the upper plate 173 of the first connection auxiliary case 170, an engagement protrusion (or engagement hole) 173 a is protruded on the axis of the rotation shaft 181.

  Just as in FIG. 2, the rectilinear guide 190 by two substantially straight upright plates 190a and 190b which guide the bills in the rectilinear direction is received in the receiving port 152 on the front end surface of the frame 151 'of the junction 151. In the receiving ports 153 and 154 on both side surfaces, converging guides 191 and 191 ′ formed by curved upright plates 191a, 191b and 191c and 191d that are curved in a circular arc shape and guide and merge in a straight direction are provided. Is provided.

  A drive pulley 192 is fixed to the drive shaft 192 a so as to face one of the junction guides 191, and the drive pulley 192 is rotationally driven by the motor 193. A first conveyor belt 200 having a circular cross section is hung on the drive pulley 192, and the banknotes fed from the pachinko ball lending machine 12 into the banknote receiving port 153 are transferred to the first conveyor belt 200 and the curved upright plate. It is pinched by 191a and is taken in and merges in the straight direction.

  A take-in roller 195 is fixed to the shaft 194 so as to face another confluence guide 191 'on the opposite side. The shaft 194 is connected by a gear (not shown) so as to rotate at the same speed in the opposite direction to the drive shaft 192a, and similarly takes in the bills fed from the pachinko ball lending machine 12 to the receiving port 154.

  Further, a take-in roller 197 is fixed to the shaft 196 so as to face the linear guide 190, and the shaft 196 is rotated at the same direction and at the same speed as the drive shaft 192a by a transmission belt (not shown). A pressure roller 198 is pressed against the take-in roller 197 and moves straight with a bill between them (the pressure roller 198 rotates by a frictional force caused by the pressure contact with the take-in roller 197).

  A guide support 201 is fixed to the inner wall of the first transfer frame 156 of the linear transfer unit 155, and a plurality of pulleys 202, 202,... ing.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the first conveyor belt 200 having a circular cross section includes a driving pulley 192 of the junction 151, a plurality of pulleys 202, 202,... Of the rectilinear conveyor 155, and a pulley of the first connection auxiliary case 170. 183. An annular groove having a semicircular cross section is provided on the outer periphery of each pulley so that the first conveyor belt 200 having a circular cross section does not come off. A tension roller 203 is pressed from the outside by the first conveyor belt 200.

  Two horizontal guide plates 205, 205 are fixed to the inner wall of the second transport frame 157. The horizontal guide plates 205, 205 are provided with elongated holes 206, 206 corresponding to the plurality of pulleys 202, 202,..., And both ends of the shaft 207 are movably accommodated in the elongated holes 206, 206, respectively. ing. A pressure roller 208 is rotatably attached to the shaft 207. Both ends of the shaft 207 move in the long holes 206 and 206 so that the pressure roller 208 is pressed against the pulley 202 by the springs 209 and 209 locked to both ends of the shaft 207.

  Guide plates 211 and 212 for guiding the lower part of the standing banknote are fixed to the lower inner surface of the first transport frame 156 and the second transport frame 157, and the first transport frame 156 and the second transport frame 157 are fixed. Guide plates 213 and 214 are provided on the upper lid 158 detachably attached to the upper surface opening so as to guide the upper portion of the standing banknote.

  Therefore, as in the case of FIG. 2, the bill A discharged from the preceding bill transport device 140 in a standing state is the receiving port 152 on the front end surface of the frame 151 of the merge portion 151 at the upstream end of the merge transport device 150. The bill A taken in from the side and fed from the side pachinko ball lending machine 12 is taken in from the receiving ports 153 and 154 on both side surfaces and merges in the straight direction, and the straight transport section 155 is shown in FIG. In a state where A is erected, it is sandwiched between the first conveyor belt 200 and the pressure rollers 208, 208,.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 19, the upstream end portion of the transport direction adjusting body 220 is rotatably connected to the downstream end portion of the merging transport device 150.
The conveyance direction adjustment body 220 includes a second connection auxiliary case 221 and a straight conveyance unit 240.

  As shown in FIGS. 17, 18, and 19, the second connection auxiliary case 221 includes side plates 222 and 223, an upper plate 224, and a bottom plate 225. An engagement hole (or engagement protrusion) 224a is provided at the front end of the upper plate 224, and the engagement protrusion (or engagement hole) 173a of the upper plate 173 of the first connection auxiliary case 170 is rotatable. Is engaged. A hole 225a is provided at the front end of the bottom plate 225. The rotation shaft 181 of the first connection auxiliary case 170 passes through the hole 225a downward, and the bottom plate 225a is rotatably attached to the shaft 181. It has been. Therefore, the upstream end portion of the second connection auxiliary case 221 is positioned on the downstream end portion of the first connection auxiliary case 170 on the axis of the rotation shaft 181 of the pulley 183 at the downstream end portion of the first transport belt 200. It is pivotally connected.

  When the second connection auxiliary case 221 is rotated, the second connection auxiliary so that the side plates 222 and 223 of the second connection auxiliary case 221 do not collide with the side plates 171 and 172 of the first connection auxiliary case 170. Notches 222 a and 223 a are provided at the front ends of the side plates 222 and 223 of the case 221.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the side plates 222 and 223 of the second connection auxiliary case 221 are paired so as to form a guide space whose width gradually becomes narrower in the traveling direction as shown in FIGS. A plurality of guide plates 226a and 226b are projected from the left and right side plates 222 and 223 in the horizontal direction. The plurality of stages of horizontal guide plates 226a and 226b also have their upstream ends extending in the notches 222a and 223a. When the second auxiliary connecting case 221 is rotated, the plurality of stages of horizontal guide plates 226a and 226b The first connection auxiliary case is provided in a step difference from the plurality of horizontal guide plates 180a, 180b, 180c, 180d of the first connection auxiliary case 170 so that the upstream ends of the guide plates 226a, 226b do not collide with each other. The side plates 171 and 172 of 170 are provided with slits 171a and 172a in a plurality of stages.

  The upper end portion of the rotation shaft 228 is rotatably attached to the upper horizontal guide plate 226a on the right side of the second connection auxiliary case 221 at the downstream end portion. An intermediate portion of the rotation shaft 228 is rotatably attached to the bottom plate 225 through a hole 229 of the horizontal guide plate 226a below the rotation shaft 228, and the rotation shaft 228 extends further downward.

  A pulley 230 to which the second conveyance belt 300 is attached is fixed to the upper portion of the rotation shaft 228, and a pulley 231 to which the transmission belt 400 is attached is fixed to the lower end portion.

  The transmission belt 400 is connected to the pulley 184 fixed to the lower end portion of the rotation shaft 181 of the first connection auxiliary case 170 and the pulley 231 fixed to the lower end portion of the rotation shaft 228 of the second connection auxiliary case 221. Is attached, and the driving force of the first conveyor belt 200 by the driving pulley 192 is transmitted to the rotating shaft 228 of the second connection auxiliary case 221. An annular groove having a semicircular cross section is provided on the outer periphery of each pulley so that the transmission belt 400 having a circular cross section does not come off.

  The pulleys 184 and 231 and the transmission belt 400 are accommodated in a case 401 formed at the lower part of the bottom plate 225 of the second connection auxiliary case 221.

  The distance between the rotation shaft 181 of the first connection auxiliary case 170 and the rotation shaft 228 of the second connection auxiliary case 221 is preferably set to about half of the length in the bill conveyance direction. In this way, when the bill stops traveling for any reason in this portion, the bill is positioned on the straight conveyance portion 155 on the upstream side of one end, and the other end is positioned on the straight conveyance portion 240 on the downstream side. Thus, either the upper lid 158 and the lid 161 on the upstream side or the upper lid 243 on the downstream side can be removed and taken out.

As a transmission means, instead of the pulleys 184 and 231 and the transmission belt 400, a driving force may be transmitted by a gear mechanism.
In addition, a transmission unit may be provided, and a motor may be provided in the conveyance direction adjusting device, and the second conveyance belt may be driven by this motor.

  As described above, the upstream end portion of the second connection auxiliary case 221 is connected to the downstream end portion of the first connection auxiliary case 170 on the rotation axis 181 line of the pulley 183 at the downstream end portion of the first transport belt 200 (transmission). Since the belt 400 is pivotably connected on the front end of the pulley 184 at the front end of the belt 400, the tension of the transmission belt 400 does not change even when the second connection auxiliary case 221 is rotated. Can transmit power.

  Both ends of the shaft 236 are movably accommodated in the elongated holes 235 and 235 (FIG. 18) of the two horizontal guide plates 226b and 226b on the left side (FIG. 17) of the second connection auxiliary case 221. A pressure roller 237 is rotatably attached to the shaft 236. Both ends of the shaft 236 move in the long holes 235 and 235 so that the pressure roller 237 is pressed against the pulley 230 by the springs 238 and 238 locked to both ends of the shaft 236.

A rectilinear conveyance unit 240 is attached to the rear end surface of the second connection auxiliary case 221.
The rectilinear transport unit 240 includes a first transport frame 241 fixed to the rear end portion of the second connection auxiliary case 221, and an engagement hole 241a of the bottom plate 241a of the first transport frame 241 as shown in FIG. , A second transport frame 242 that is detachably attached by an engaging claw 242a, and a first transport frame 241 and an upper lid 243 that is detachably attached to the upper surface opening of the second transport frame 242. . The upper lid 243 includes protrusions 243a that fit into the holes 242c of the upper edges 241a and 242a of the first transport frame 241 and the second transport frame 242.

  A joint member 245 including side plates 244a, 244b and a bottom plate 244c is attached to the rear ends of the first transport frame 241 and the second transport frame 242 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction. That is, the side plates 244a and 244b are provided with slits 246a and 246a in the longitudinal direction, and the projections 241d and 241d of the first and second transport frames 241 and 242 are slidably fitted into the slits 246a and 246a, respectively. The length is adjusted by sliding the joint member 245 in the longitudinal direction, and the screw 241e at the tip of the protrusion 241d is tightened and fixed. By adjusting the length, the connection length with the next banknote transport apparatus can be adjusted.

On the rear end surfaces of the side plates 244a and 244b, a connecting protrusion 247 for fitting and connecting to the hole 151f (FIGS. 13 and 14) of the merging portion 151 of the next banknote transport device 140 is provided.
A lid 248 is slidably attached to the joint member 245. At the rear end portion of the lid 248, a locking portion 248a for locking to the locking claw 151a (FIG. 13) of the merging portion 151 of the next banknote transport apparatus 140 is provided.

  When a paper jam or the like occurs, after the locking portion 248a of the lid 248 is removed from the locking claw 151a of the next-stage merging portion 151, the lid 248 is slid upstream, and the upper lid 243 is moved upward. The protrusions 243a, 243a,... Can be lifted and removed from the holes 242c, 242c,... To remove the upper lid 243 and the lid 248.

  A guide support 251 is fixed to the inner wall of the first transport frame 241 of the linear transport unit 240, and a plurality of pulleys 252, 252,... Are rotatably attached along the guide support 251. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the second conveyor belt 300 having a circular cross section is attached to the pulley 230 of the second connection auxiliary case 221 and the plurality of pulleys 252, 252,. An annular groove having a semicircular cross section is provided on the outer periphery of each pulley so that the second conveyor belt 300 having a circular cross section does not come off.

  Two horizontal guide plates 255 and 255 are fixed to the inner wall of the second transport frame 242. The horizontal guide plates 255, 255 are provided with elongated holes 256, 256 corresponding to the plurality of pulleys 252, 252,..., And both ends of the shaft 257 are movably accommodated in the elongated holes 256, 256, respectively. ing. A pressure roller 258 is rotatably attached to the shaft 257. Both ends of the shaft 257 move in the long holes 256 and 256 so that the pressure roller 258 is pressed against the pulley 252 by the springs 259 and 259 locked to both ends of the shaft 257.

  Guide plates 261 and 262 for guiding the lower part of the standing banknote are fixed to the lower inner surface of the first transport frame 241 and the second transport frame 242, and the first transport frame 241 and the second transport frame 242 are fixed. Guide plates 263 and 264 that guide the upper part of the banknote in a standing state protrude from an upper lid 243 that is detachably attached to the upper surface opening.

  Therefore, the banknote A discharged in a standing state from the first connection auxiliary case 170 of the upstream merging and conveying apparatus 150 is guided by the horizontal guides 226a and 226b of the second connection auxiliary case 221 of the conveyance direction adjusting body 220. Are sandwiched between the second conveyor belt 300 and the pressure rollers 258, 258,..., And are linearly conveyed according to the direction of the conveyance direction adjusting body 220. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, by connecting a plurality of banknote transport apparatuses 140, 140,... And determining the direction of the transport direction adjusting body 220, banknotes can be arbitrarily transported in a non-linear manner.

  Since the first conveyance belt 200 of the merging conveyance device 150 and the second conveyance belt 300 of the conveyance direction adjustment body 220 are provided independently of each other, the belts 200 and 300 are changed even if the direction of the conveyance direction adjustment body 220 is changed. Since the tension of the belt does not change, stable conveyance can be performed, and a complicated mechanism for keeping the tension constant can be omitted.

In addition, since the rear end of the first transport belt 200 and the front end of the second transport belt 300 are separated from each other, bills are not caught even if the direction of the transport direction adjusting body 220 is changed in either the left or right direction.
Further, since the direction of the transport direction adjusting body 220 can be changed in either the left or right direction, the left type or right type is not required to change the direction.

  In addition, if the length in the linear state which connected the said 1st connection auxiliary | assistant case 170 and the 2nd connection auxiliary | assistant case 221 is set to be smaller than the length of a banknote, a banknote will be the 1st connection auxiliary case 170 and 2nd. When a trouble such as clogging occurs in the connection auxiliary case 221, it is possible to remove either the upstream upper cover 158 or the downstream upper cover 243 and take out the banknote.

  In addition, although the said embodiment demonstrated the conveyance of a banknote, this invention is applicable also to the coin conveying apparatus which pinches and conveys a coin from both surfaces in a standing state.

  Further, in the above description, the conveyance of money in the pachinko parlor has been exemplified, but it is needless to say that the present invention can also be applied to the conveyance of money in a pachislot machine, a game machine, and other game rooms.

  Of course, the present invention can be applied not only to a stand-alone pachinko machine unit, but also to an existing pachinko island where money is conveyed in a non-linear manner at a corner or the like.

  As described above, according to claim 1 of the present invention, in the money transporting apparatus comprising a joining unit that takes in and joins money from a plurality of game medium lending machines and a transporting unit that transports the joined money, Since the conveyance direction adjusting body that changes the conveyance direction is provided in the part so as to be rotatable, the conveyance direction of money can be freely set.For this reason, even when a plurality of game tables are arranged non-linearly, Money can be transported along the game table.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conveyor belt that sandwiches and conveys money along the conveyor, and the tension of the conveyor belt is constant even when the conveyance direction changes. Even if it is changed, the money is reliably conveyed by the conveyor belt.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, since the conveyance section is provided with a conveyance path length adjuster that is slidable in the conveyance direction, the conveyance paths of a plurality of money conveyance apparatuses correspond to the arrangement state of the plurality of game machines. The length can be adjusted for connection.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a merging / conveying device that takes in coins from a plurality of game medium lending machines by the first conveying belt, joins them and conveys them in the straight direction, and an upstream end at a downstream end of the merging / conveying device. And a transport direction adjusting body having a second transport belt for transporting the money discharged from the downstream end of the merge transport device in the straight traveling direction. Since the money conveyed in the straight direction by the first conveying belt enters the conveying direction adjusting body and is conveyed by the second conveying belt to which the driving force of the first conveying belt is transmitted, the conveying direction adjusting body. By changing the direction, the conveying direction can be set freely.
In addition, since the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt are installed independently of each other, the belt tension of both the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt can be maintained even if the direction of the conveyor direction adjusting body is changed. Since it does not change, it can always be transported stably.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the driving force of the first conveying belt is transmitted to the second conveying belt by the transmitting means, the driving device is not required for the conveying direction adjusting body.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the transmission means includes a pulley fixed to an end of a rotating shaft of a pulley to which the first transport belt is mounted at a downstream end of the merging transport device, and the transport direction adjusting body. A pulley fixed to the end of the rotating shaft of the pulley on which the second conveyor belt is mounted at the upstream end of the pulley, and a transmission belt that is mounted between the pulleys and transmits the rotation. The distance can be set longer to set the distance between the end of the first transport belt and the front end of the second transport belt longer, so that the front end portion of the banknote is the end of the first transport belt and the second transport belt. Troubles caught between the front ends of can be avoided.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, an upstream end portion of the transport direction adjusting body is connected to an extension line of a rotation shaft of a pulley to which the first transport belt is attached at a downstream end portion of the merge transport device. Since it is pivotally connected to the downstream end and the rotation center of the conveyance direction adjusting body and the rotation center of the transmission belt coincide, the tension of the transmission belt does not change even if the direction of the conveyance direction adjustment body is changed, Stable transmission is possible.

The front view of one Embodiment of this invention. Sectional drawing of the embodiment. The perspective view of the conveyance direction adjustment body of the embodiment. The right view of the conveyance direction adjustment body of the embodiment. The perspective view of the connection state of the conveyance direction adjustment body of the embodiment. The right view of the coupling body of the embodiment. The top view of the linear state of the embodiment. The top view of the non-linear state of the embodiment. The top view of the state which attached the conveyance path length adjustment body of this invention. The top view of other embodiment of this invention. The top view of other embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the principal part of embodiment of FIG. The perspective view of other embodiments of the present invention. Sectional drawing of the merging conveyance apparatus of the embodiment. Sectional drawing of the rectilinear conveyance part 155 of the embodiment. Sectional drawing of the 1st connection auxiliary | assistant case of the embodiment. Sectional drawing of the 2nd connection auxiliary | assistant case of the embodiment. Sectional drawing of the conveyance direction adjustment body of the embodiment. Sectional drawing of the state which connected the 1st, 2nd connection auxiliary | assistant case of the embodiment. Sectional drawing of the rectilinear conveyance part 240 of the embodiment. The schematic plan view which shows the conventional banknote conveying apparatus. The schematic plan view which shows arrangement | positioning of an independent pachinko machine unit.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pachinko machine unit, 11 Pachinko machine, 12 Pachinko ball lending machine, 20 Banknote transport device, 30 Banknote merging device, 40 Transport belt, 50 Transport direction adjusting body, 55 Shaft protrusion, 56 Arm piece, 66 Projection guide part, 70 Connection Body, 76 connecting projection, 110 transport path length adjusting body, 120 transport direction adjusting body, 130 transport direction adjusting body, 140 banknote transport device, 150 merging transport device, 151 merging portion, 155 rectilinear transport portion, 170 first connection Auxiliary case, 200 1st conveyance belt, 220 conveyance direction adjuster, 221 2nd connection auxiliary case, 240 rectilinear conveyance section, 300 2nd conveyance belt, 400 transmission belt.

Claims (6)

A merging and transporting device for merging and transporting money from a plurality of game medium lending machines;
A first case attached to the downstream end of the merging and conveying apparatus;
A first conveyor belt provided inside the merging and conveying device and the first case for taking in and conveying money;
A second case coupled to the first case via a rotating shaft;
A transport unit attached to the downstream end of the second case and transporting money;
A money transport apparatus comprising: the second case and a second transport belt that is provided inside the transport unit and transports money. It is a money conveyance apparatus of Claim 1, Comprising:
A money conveying apparatus comprising: a transmission means for transmitting the driving force of the first conveying belt to the second conveying belt. It is a money conveyance apparatus of Claim 2, Comprising:
The transmission means is mounted with the first conveyor belt, and a first pulley provided at a downstream end of the first case;
A second pulley provided at an end of the rotary shaft of the first pulley;
A third pulley mounted on the second conveyor belt and provided at an upstream end of the second case;
A fourth pulley provided at an end of the rotation shaft of the third pulley;
A money conveying apparatus comprising: a transmission belt that is mounted between the second pulley and the fourth pulley to transmit a rotational force. It is a money conveyance apparatus of Claim 3, Comprising:
A money transporting device, wherein an upstream end portion of the second case is rotatably connected to a downstream end portion of the first case on an axis of a rotation shaft of the first pulley. It is a money conveyance apparatus of Claim 3 or 4, Comprising:
The first case is disposed opposite to each other, and includes a first upper plate provided with an engagement hole or an engagement protrusion for attaching the second case, and a rotation shaft of the first pulley. A first lower plate provided with a through hole penetrating downward,
The second case is disposed opposite to each other, and a second upper plate provided with an engagement hole or an engagement protrusion for attaching to the first case;
A second lower plate disposed below the first lower plate and provided with an engagement hole for attaching a rotation shaft of the first pulley;
The money transporting apparatus, wherein the second case is connected to the first case with a rotation shaft of the engaging protrusion and the first pulley as a rotation shaft. It is a money conveyance apparatus in any one of Claim 3 to 5,
The merging / conveying device and the conveying unit each include a removable lid,
The distance between the rotation axis of the first pulley to which the first conveyor belt is attached and the rotation axis of the third pulley to which the second conveyor belt is attached is longer than the length in the conveyance direction of the banknotes to be conveyed. Is also small.

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