JP2007276944A - Thin piece conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent clogging phenomena by preventing a lower end of a thin piece from entering into a clearance even in the case where the thin piece is lowered for some reason in the middle of conveyance, when constituting a conveyor by connecting, in series, conveyance units for sandwiching and conveying the thin piece between the conveyance units and a cover member opposingly arranged in an endless belt. <P>SOLUTION: The cover member covering the outer side of the endless belt has passage walls forming a bottom wall of a conveyance passage M1, and in the lower part of the conveyance passage M1, projection parts supporting the thin piece lowered during conveyance or deflecting the thin piece to the cover member side are provided in the upper positions of the passage walls. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

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. It is the structure which is made. 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 a relay transport apparatus that sandwiches and transports banknotes by a pair of front and rear belts stretched between a pair of rotors provided on the entrance side and the exit side of the thin piece, and is identified by the identification unit. 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 2003-325941 A

  The relay transport device of the invention of this Patent Document 1 requires a pair of front and rear belts for transporting with a banknote interposed therebetween, and the structure becomes complicated. In the present invention, in order to reduce the cost of an endless belt instead of a conveying method in which a thin piece of banknote or the like is sandwiched between a pair of front and rear endless belts, the conveying belt is a single endless belt method and is opposed to the endless belt. The transport unit is configured such that a thin piece is sandwiched and transported between the cover member disposed and the transport unit is connected in series to form a transport device.

  In this case, the thin piece may be lowered (moved downward) for some reason during the conveyance, and the lower end of the thin piece may enter the gap between the cover member and the member facing the cover member, which may cause a clogging phenomenon. is there. The present invention prevents the clogging phenomenon from occurring by preventing the lower end of the thin piece from entering the gap even when the thin piece is lowered.

  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 with the motor, a motor device that drives either one of the rotors, the endless belt being bridged between rotors arranged on one end side and the other end side of the transport unit, and the endless A cover member attached to the upper and lower support members so as to cover the outer side of the belt is provided, and a transport path M1 for transporting a thin piece between the cover member and the endless belt is transported inside the cover member. A protrusion that receives the lower end of the thin piece protrudes toward the cover member and is provided along the transfer path M1 at the bottom of the transfer path M1. And wherein the door.

  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 with the motor, a motor device that drives either one of the rotors, the endless belt being bridged between rotors arranged on one end side and the other end side of the transport unit, and the endless A cover member attached to the upper and lower support members so as to cover the outer side of the belt is provided, and a transport path M1 for transporting a thin piece between the cover member and the endless belt is transported inside the cover member. The cover member is provided with a passage wall that forms a bottom wall of the transport path M1, and is provided on the inner side of the support member or the endless belt. The outer surface, characterized in that the projections for receiving the lower end portion of the lamina is provided along protrudes the transport path M1 toward the cover member in the upper position of the passage wall.

  In the first or second aspect of the present invention, the cover member includes an upper passage wall that forms an upper wall of the conveyance path M1, and a lower position of the upper passage wall includes the upper passage wall. A protrusion that receives the upper end of the thin piece that rises during conveyance protrudes toward the cover member and is provided along the conveyance path M1.

  In the flake conveying apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the support member is provided with a guide surface that suppresses the flakes conveyed along the conveying path M1 from falling inward. The protrusion is formed on the guide surface so as to protrude toward the cover member.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the thin piece conveying device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the thin piece contact surface of the protrusion is an inclined surface inclined obliquely toward the cover member.

  A first aspect of the present invention is a transport unit in which a transport path M1 for transporting with a thin piece sandwiched between a cover member and an endless belt attached over an upper and lower support member is formed. Even if there is a gap between the tip of the formed passage wall and the support member, the thin piece that descends in the course of conveyance is caused to enter the gap at the lower end of the thin piece by the protrusion formed at the lower part of the conveyance path M1. This prevents the occurrence of a clogging phenomenon by entering this gap, and stable conveyance can be achieved.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the protrusion that receives the lower end of the thin piece is formed on the outer surface of the inner member inside the support member or the endless belt, thereby restricting the movement of the thin piece to the inside of the endless belt by the inner member. The thin piece can be stably conveyed, and the protrusion can be easily formed in relation to the bottom wall of the conveyance path M1 formed in the cover member, and the same effect as in the first invention can be obtained.

  In addition to the effects of the first invention, the third invention rises in the course of conveyance even if a gap is formed between the tip of the passage wall that is formed to protrude in the horizontal direction above and below the cover member and the support member. Since the flakes are deflected toward the cover member by the protrusions formed on the upper part of the conveying path M1, the upper and lower ends of the flakes are prevented from entering the gap, and the clogging phenomenon does not occur when entering the gap. Stable conveyance can be achieved.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a guide surface is formed on the support member that suppresses the thin piece conveyed through the conveyance path M1 from falling inward, whereby the thin piece conveyed can be stably conveyed, and the guide surface In addition, since the protrusion is formed to protrude toward the cover member, the same effects as those of the first to third inventions can be obtained.

  In the fifth aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, the thin piece contact surface of the protrusion is an inclined surface inclined toward the cover member, so that the end portion of the thin piece that descends or rises is provided. When it comes into contact, it receives resistance by the protrusion, so the banknote with the waist similar to the new bill is supported by this protrusion and the descent stops and the banknote without the waist is deflected to the cover member side even if it can not be supported. The Therefore, the lower end of the thin piece is prevented from entering the gap, and stable conveyance can be achieved without entering the gap and causing a clogging phenomenon.

  The flake conveyance device of the present invention is a flake conveyance device in which a plurality of conveyance units that convey thin pieces by one-way conveyance driving of an endless belt are connected in series to form a flake conveyance path, and the conveyance unit is vertically A support member arranged in parallel; an electric motor device that drives the one of the rotors; and the endless belt, wherein the endless belt is bridged between rotors arranged on one end side and the other end side of the transport unit. A cover member that is attached to the upper and lower support members so as to cover the outer side of the cover member, and a transport path M1 is formed on the inner side of the cover member so as to sandwich and transport a thin piece between the cover member and the endless belt. A projecting portion for receiving the lower end portion of the thin piece protrudes toward the cover member at the lower portion of the transport path M1 and is provided along the transport path M1. , And the described embodiments of the present 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 machine having a medal lending machine with a built-in thin piece identifying device, FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a medal lending machine with a built-in thin piece identifying device, and FIG. 3 is a side view of a gaming machine with the gaming device attached. FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the arrangement of the transfer device in the two-island type gaming device, FIG. 5 is a front view of the state where the transfer unit is connected, FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of the fixture and the transfer unit, and FIG. 8 is a front view showing the relationship between the belt and the inner member, FIG. 8 is a front view of the cover member and the flake introduction device attached to the transport unit, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state where the flake introduction device is attached to the transport unit, FIG. 10 is a front view showing a combination relationship between the main fixed cover member and the slide cover member of the basic cover member, FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram of the relationship between the main fixed cover member and the slide cover member as seen from the front side of the protective side, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a front view of the third auxiliary cover member, FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the third auxiliary cover member attached to the upper and lower support members, and FIG. 15 is the main fixed cover. FIG. 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, and FIG. 18 is a side view showing a state in which the basic cover member is opened, FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of the pivotal fulcrum portion of the basic cover member in a normal attachment state with respect to the lower support member, and FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of the pivoting fulcrum portion of the basic cover member in a rotated state, FIG. 21 is an internal structural view of the thin piece introduction device viewed through the transparent main body portion in the axial direction of the roller, and FIG. A perspective view seen from the back side, FIG. 23 is an inner member It shows the dimensional relationship between the roller and the endless belt and the driving roller, FIG. 24 is a sectional view of the transfer unit showing a state in which flakes of the transport path M1 is guided by projections.

  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. It 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 (reference numeral 100) inserted from the bill insertion slot 12 and identified by the thin piece identifying device 10, the control for displaying the amount data on the display unit 17, and the like. Control for displaying on the display unit 17 the number of medals to be paid out from the medal payout device 21 corresponding to the amount of the genuine banknote, or control for paying out a predetermined number of medals from the medal payout device 21 in accordance with the amount of the genuine banknote. In addition, a control for detecting a shortage of stored medals in the medal storage unit 22 with a detection sensor and notifying with a lamp or the like is performed.

  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 islands type 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 terminal 700 for counting and storing the thin pieces 100 being transported by the control unit is provided at the transport end portion of the thin piece transport device 5.

  The thin piece conveyance device 5 is a thin piece in which a plurality of conveyance units 50 (also called conveyance cassettes 50) that convey the thin piece 100 by one-way conveyance driving of one endless belt 51 are connected in series to form a thin piece conveyance path M. It is a transport device. The transport unit 50 includes a support member 53 arranged in parallel in the vertical direction, and a single endless belt that is bridged with a predetermined tension between rotors 54A and 54B disposed on one end side and the other end side of the transport unit 50, respectively. 51, and an electric motor device 55 that drives either one of the rotors 54A and 54B (the rotor 54A shown in the figure), and an up-and-down support from both front and rear surfaces or one surface of the endless belt 51 so as to cover the outside of the endless belt 51 And a cover member 52 that is detachably attached to the member 53. Inside the cover member 52, a conveyance path M <b> 1 is formed that conveys the thin piece 100 between the cover member 52 and the endless belt 51. A thin piece introduction device 3 for introducing the thin piece 100 introduced from the thin piece identification device 10 into the transport path M1 is attached between the upper and lower support members 53 and 53 adjacent to the cover member 52. The cover member 52 and the thin piece introducing device 3 can be attached to the vertical support member 53 at arbitrary positions on the upstream side and the downstream side with respect to the transport path M1.

  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.

  A plurality of thin piece introducing devices 3 are arranged at intervals in the thin piece conveying device 5, but since this thin piece introducing device 3 is arranged corresponding to the rental machine 2, the arrangement configuration of the game facility, etc. Thus, if the interval of the lending machine 2 changes, the interval between the thin piece introducing devices 3 also changes accordingly. For this reason, the structure of the cover member 52 according to the mutual length of the thin piece introduction apparatuses 3 and 3 is required. In the present invention, the cover member 52 employs a combination of a basic cover member and an auxiliary cover member in order to adjust the length of the cover member 52 in the left-right direction in accordance with this interval. This basic cover member has a basic structure in which a slide cover member 52C is slidable in the horizontal direction at both left and right ends of a main fixed cover member 52B having a predetermined length in the left-right direction that is detachably attached to the vertical support member 53. This is the cover member 52A.

  The slide cover member 52C that is slidably combined with the main fixed cover member 52B has an engaging portion 56 that fits the upper and lower ends of the main fixed cover member 52B on the back side of the upper and lower ends. The figure shows a form in which three engaging portions 56 are formed in the vertical direction. A pair of ribs 57 projecting from the slide cover member 52C and parallel to each other are slidably fitted into a pair of parallel long holes 58A formed on the main fixed cover member 52B, and the edges of the long holes 58A are fitted. The sliding cover member 52C is slidably combined with the main fixed cover member 52B in a state in which the locking portion 59 extending from the rib 57 is locked to the portion. Further, the projection ST protruding from the slide cover member 52C is slidably fitted into a long hole 58B formed in the main fixed cover member 52B, and the slide cover member 52C is pulled out with respect to the main fixed cover member 52B so that the projection ST is long. When contacting the end of the hole 58B, the pull-out length of the slide cover member 52C with respect to the main fixed cover member 52B is a predetermined maximum. This maximum drawer length is 40 mm in the embodiment. Further, when the slide cover member 52C is pushed into the main fixed cover member 52B and the projection ST comes into contact with the opposite end of the long hole 58B, the slide cover member 52C is retracted into the main fixed cover member 52B. Thus, the pull-out length of the slide cover member 52C with respect to the main fixed cover member 52B is 0 (zero). Thus, the pull-out length of the slide cover member 52C with respect to the main fixed cover member 52B can be adjusted within a range from 0 (zero) to a predetermined length (40 mm in the embodiment).

  When the cover member 52 can be configured to match the mutual length of the thin piece introduction devices 3 and 3 with only the basic cover member 52A, the slide cover member 52C of the basic cover member 52A and the thin piece introduction device 3 are engaged with each other. Can be detachably connected. If the cover member 52 cannot be configured to match the length of the thin piece introducing devices 3 and 3 with only the basic cover member 52A, an auxiliary cover member is additionally employed. As described above, the auxiliary cover member that is selectively employed has a plurality of types having different lateral widths, and the first auxiliary cover 52P1 that is detachably attached to the vertical support member 53 and the second auxiliary cover, respectively. A cover member 52P2 and a third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are provided.

  The slide cover member 52C and the thin piece introducing device 3 can be detachably connected by the engaging portion 60 of elastic engagement, and the thin piece introducing device 3 and the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, or The third auxiliary cover member 52 </ b> P <b> 3 can be detachably connected by an elastic engagement portion 60 having the same configuration as the engagement portion 60. Further, the slide cover member 52 </ b> C and the first auxiliary cover member 52 </ b> P <b> 1, the second auxiliary cover member 52 </ b> P <b> 2, or the third auxiliary cover member 52 </ b> P <b> 3 are formed by the engaging portion 60 of elastic engagement having the same configuration as the engaging portion 60. It can be detachably connected. Furthermore, the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are all mutually connected by the engaging portion 60 of the elastic engagement having the same configuration as the engaging portion 60. It can be detachably connected.

  The engaging portion 60 will be described below. A protective side 200 is formed in the upper and lower portions of the slide cover member 52C so as to extend in the lateral direction integrally with the slide cover member 52C, and an engagement forming one side of the engaging portion 60 is formed at the base of the protective side 200. A protrusion 61A is formed. The protective side 200 is integrally formed with a synthetic resin slide cover member 52C and has elasticity. Engaging protrusions 61 </ b> B that form the other side of the engaging portion 60 are formed on the left and right ends of the thin piece introducing device 3.

  The engaging portion 60 that connects the slide cover member 52C and the auxiliary cover member (the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, or the third auxiliary cover member 52P3) is a protective side 200 of the slide cover member 52C. An engaging protrusion 61A formed on the base of the auxiliary cover member and an engaging protrusion 61B formed on one side of the left and right ends of the auxiliary cover member so as to be engaged therewith. Then, on the other side of the left and right end portions of the auxiliary cover member, an engaging protrusion 61A that is elastically engaged is formed, similar to the engaging protrusion 61A. Similarly to the above-described engagement protrusion 61B, the engagement protrusion 61A formed at the base of the protective side 200 of the slide cover member 52C or the auxiliary cover member (the first cover member) is provided at the left and right ends of the thin piece introducing device 3. An engaging protrusion 61B is formed to which the auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, or the third auxiliary cover member 52P3) is elastically engaged.

  With such a configuration of the engaging portion 60, for example, when the slide cover member 52C is connected to the thin piece introduction device 3 via the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the thin piece introduction device 3, the basic cover member 52A, and the first With one auxiliary cover member 52P1 attached to the upper and lower support members 53, one engagement protrusion 61A of the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 is engaged with one engagement protrusion 61B of the flake introduction device 3 by elasticity. Then, the engagement protrusion 61A of the slide cover member 52C is engaged with the other engagement protrusion 61B of the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 by elasticity. The order of the engaging operation in this case is not limited. Due to such a relationship, the basic cover member 52A is connected to the flake introduction devices 3 and 3 on both sides via the first auxiliary cover member 52P1.

  When the slide cover member 52C is connected to the thin piece introducing device 3 via the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, the thin piece introducing device 3, the basic cover member 52A, and the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 are connected to the upper and lower support members. 53, one engagement protrusion 61A of the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 is elastically engaged with one engagement protrusion 61B of the thin piece introducing device 3, and the engagement protrusion 61A of the slide cover member 52C is engaged. Is engaged with the other engagement protrusion 61B of the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 by elasticity. The order of the engaging operation in this case is not limited. With such a relationship, the basic cover member 52A is connected to the flake introduction devices 3 and 3 on both sides via the second auxiliary cover member 52P2.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, when the slide cover member 52C is connected to the thin piece introduction device 3 via the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 and the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, the thin piece introduction device 3 and the basic cover member 52A. In the state where the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 and the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 are attached to the upper and lower support members 53, one engagement protrusion 61A of the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 is made elastic by the elasticity. One engagement protrusion 61B is engaged, the other engagement protrusion 61B of the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 is engaged with one engagement protrusion 61A of the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, and the slide cover member 52C is engaged. The protrusion 61A is engaged with the other engagement protrusion 61B of the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 by elasticity. With such a configuration, the basic cover member 52A is connected to the flake introduction devices 3 and 3 on both sides via the first auxiliary cover member 52P and the second auxiliary cover member 52P2.

  Thus, all of the thin piece introducing device 3, the slide cover member 52C, and the auxiliary cover member (the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, or the third auxiliary cover member 52P3) 60 can be detachably connected to each other. This can be achieved by the configuration of each engaging portion 60 being similar. The order of the engaging operation in this case is not limited. Each engagement portion 60 can be disengaged by applying a strong pulling force acting against the elasticity of the engagement protrusion 61A.

  Here, attachment to the upper and lower support members 53 when the basic cover member 52A and the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 are employed in combination will be described. The slide cover member 52C and the thin piece introducing device 3 can be detachably connected by the engaging portion 60, and the slide cover member 52C and the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 are the same engaging portion as the engaging portion 60. 60 can be detachably connected. Thus, with the main fixed cover member 52B attached to the upper and lower support members 53, the lengths of the thin piece introducing devices 3 and 3 can be adjusted by adjusting the length by sliding the slide cover member 52C and selectively adopting the auxiliary cover member 52P1. A cover member 52 adapted to the height is configured.

  The upper and lower support members 53 are formed with locking walls 53A protruding in the longitudinal direction at the front and rear end portions, and ribs facing each other in close proximity to the locking walls 53A and 53A between the locking walls 53A and 53A. 53F is formed, and a groove 53B whose entrance is narrowed by the facing protrusions 53F1 formed on the ribs 53F and 53F is formed in the longitudinal 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 the attachment portion 520 for attaching the basic cover member 52A to the vertical support member 53, the main fixed cover member 52B includes a locking portion 52D that elastically locks to the locking wall 53A of the vertical support member 53 at the upper and lower ends. An attachment portion 520 is formed in which a lever portion 52E for attaching / detaching operation is formed. Since the main fixed cover member 52B has a relatively long horizontal dimension such as 340 to 350 mm, a plurality of mounting portions 520 are arranged at the upper and lower ends in order to obtain a stable mounting. Four attachment portions 520 are arranged at each end.

  When the main fixing cover member 52B is attached to the upper and lower support members 53, the main fixing cover member 52B is moved up and down in a state where the elastic locking portion 52D is opened by pressing the lever portion 52E integrated with the elastic locking 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 contacting the vertical surface of the support member 53 and releasing the pressing force of the lever portion 52E in this state. The main fixed cover member 52B is held by the vertical support member 53. The main fixing cover member 52B 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. Because of such a configuration, the basic 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 transport path M1. It becomes possible to attach to arbitrary positions on the upstream side and the downstream side.

  The attachment portion 520 for detachably attaching the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 to the vertical support member 53 is supported by the upper and lower ends at the upper and lower ends similarly to the attachment portion 520 of the main fixed cover member 52B. An attachment portion 520 having an engagement portion 52D and an operation lever portion 52E that are elastically engaged with the engagement wall 53A of the member 53 is formed. The attachment / detachment operation of the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 with respect to the vertical support member 53 is the same as that of the main fixed cover member 52B.

  An attachment part for detachably attaching the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 to the vertical support member 53 also includes an attachment part similar to the attachment part 520 of the main fixed cover member 52B. The auxiliary cover member 52P2 and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are provided with locking portions 52D and operation lever portions 52E that are elastically locked to the locking walls 53A of the upper and lower support members 53 at the upper and lower ends, respectively. A portion 520 is formed. The attachment / detachment operation of the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 with respect to the vertical support member 53 is the same as that of the main fixed cover member 52B.

  The basic cover member 52A can be opened in a direction away from the endless belt 51, with the mounting portion 520 to the lower support member 53 as a fulcrum, together with the slide cover member 52C, in order to remove the flakes 100 clogged during conveyance. . For this reason, when the basic cover member 52A is normally attached to the upper and lower support members 53, the locking portion 52D is locked to the locking wall 53A as shown in FIG. This end portion is configured to approach or abut on the portion 53R of the rib 53F. Therefore, when the locking portion 52D of the main fixed cover member 52B rotates around the end portion of the locking wall 53A of the lower support member 53 as the basic cover member 52A is opened, as shown in FIG. The locking portion 52D maintains the state of being sandwiched between the locking wall 53A and the portion 53R of the rib 53F, so that the play of the locking portion 52D is limited and the locking portion 52D falls off the locking wall 53A. This prevents the basic cover member 52A from being opened stably. In the embodiment, the opening angle of the basic cover member 52A is approximately 30 degrees.

  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. That is, the attachment portion 90 is formed with a locking portion 90A and an operating lever portion 90B that are elastically locked to the locking wall 53A of the upper and lower support members 53 at the upper and lower ends of the thin piece introducing device 3. The functional configuration is the same as that of the mounting portion 520. 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, when the cover member 52 cannot be configured to match the mutual length of the thin piece introducing devices 3 and 3 with only the basic cover member 52A, an auxiliary cover member is additionally employed and the auxiliary is selectively employed. The cover member has a plurality of types having different lateral widths, and includes a first auxiliary cover 52P1, a second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and a third auxiliary cover member 52P3. In this case, the auxiliary cover member basically employed is the first auxiliary cover 52P1, and the lateral width YS of the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 is equal to or slightly longer than the maximum drawing length of the slide cover member 52C. In the example, it is 50 mm.

  Next, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 will be described. The second auxiliary cover member 52P2 is different from the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 only in the width YS. As shown in FIG. 12, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 includes an attachment portion 520 that is detachably attached to the vertical support member 53. The function is the same as that of the first auxiliary cover member 52P1. The lateral width of the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 is equal to the maximum drawer length of the slide cover member 52C, but the lateral width of the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 is an integral multiple of the maximum drawer length of the slide cover member 52C. . In the embodiment, the lateral width YS of the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 is 40 mm, and the lateral width of the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 is 120 mm.

  The first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are endless belts with the attachment portion 520 to the lower support member 53 as a fulcrum, similarly to the main fixed cover member 52B. It can be opened away from 51. Therefore, the end of the locking portion 52D is close to the rib 53F in a state where the locking portions 52D of the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 to the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are locked to the locking wall 53A. Therefore, in the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 to the third auxiliary cover member 52P3, the locking portion 52D rotates around the end portion of the locking wall 53A of the lower support member 53 in accordance with the opening operation. When this is done, the play of the locking portion 52D is restricted, and the locking portion 52D is prevented from falling off the locking wall 53A, and the opening operation of the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 is performed. It can be performed stably.

  As described above, when the cover member 52 can be configured to match the lengths of the thin piece introduction devices 3 and 3 with only the basic cover member 52A, the slide cover members 52C and the thin piece introduction devices on both the left and right sides of the basic cover member 52A. 3 and 3 are detachably connected to each other by an engaging portion 60. If only the basic cover member 52A is used and the length of the slide cover member 52C is not adjusted, the cover member 52 cannot be configured to match the length of the thin piece introduction devices 3 and 3, and the first auxiliary cover 52P1 One of the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 is selectively added. In this case, the auxiliary cover member basically employed is the first auxiliary cover 52P1, and the thin piece introducing devices 3, 3 are adjusted by the width 50mm of the first auxiliary cover 52P1 and the adjustment width 80mm by the left and right slide cover members 52C. A cover member 52 is formed over the length of each other. This configuration is shown in FIG. That is, the thin piece introducing device 3 on one side and the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 are detachably connected by the engaging portion 60, and the slide cover member 52C on the one side and the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 are engaged with the engaging portion 60. The slide cover member 52C on the other side and the thin piece introducing device 3 on the other side are detachably connected by the engaging portion 60. In this way, the cover member 52 extending between the thin piece introducing devices 3 and 3 is formed.

  Further, when the combination of the basic cover member 52A and the first auxiliary cover 52P1 cannot form the cover member 52 in accordance with the lengths of the thin piece introduction devices 3 and 3, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, Either or both of the third auxiliary cover members 52P3 are additionally employed. As described above, in the state where the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 having a width of 50 mm is connected to the thin piece introducing device 3, the length adjustment width by the slide cover member 52C is set to 0 to 40 mm, and the second width of 40 mm is set. If the auxiliary cover member 52P2 and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 having a lateral width of 120 mm are prepared, first, when combining the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, the length of the cover member 52 is the same as that of the basic cover member 52A. The length of the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 and the fixed length obtained by adding the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 of 40 mm are adjusted by the adjustment width of 0 to 80 mm by the left and right slide cover members 52C. it can.

  Next, when combining the third auxiliary cover member 52P3, the length of the cover member 52 is the length of the basic cover member 52A, 50 mm of the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, and the length of the third auxiliary cover member 52P3. With respect to the fixed length including 120 mm, the adjustment can be made with the adjustment width of 0 to 80 mm by the left and right slide cover members 52C.

  Further, when the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are combined, the length of the cover member 52 is the length of the basic cover member 52A, the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, 50 mm, The fixed length obtained by adding 40 mm of the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 and 120 mm of the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 can be adjusted by an adjustment width of 0 to 80 mm by the left and right slide cover members 52C.

  As a special case, when the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 is not employed and the basic cover member 52A, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are combined, the cover member 52 is used. The length of the base cover member 52A is equal to the fixed length obtained by adding the length of the basic cover member 52A, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 of 40 mm, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 of 120 mm. The adjustment width can be adjusted with a length of 0 to 80 mm.

  In the above, the auxiliary cover member includes a first auxiliary cover member 52P1, a second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and a third auxiliary cover member 52P3 as a plurality of types of auxiliary cover members having different widths. Thereby, in addition to the basic cover member 52A, the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are arranged in accordance with the interval between the thin piece introducing devices 3 and 3. The cover member 52 that crosses the thin piece introducing devices 3 and 3 can be configured by sliding the slide cover members 52C that are selectively disposed and attached to the left and right ends of the main fixed cover member 52B. With such a configuration, the selection range of connection with the flake introduction device 3 is widened, and the conveyance unit 50 that can obtain the smooth conveyance of the flake 100 can be configured, and the assembling work of the conveyance device 5 in the game facility can also be performed. Simplified.

  As described above, the lateral width of the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 is equal to the maximum slide length of the slide cover member 52C. The lateral width of the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 is an integral multiple of the maximum slide length of the slide cover member 52C. Therefore, by setting the lengths of the second auxiliary cover member 52P2 and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 on the basis of the maximum length of the length adjustment width by the slide cover member 52C, the cover for the flake introduction device 3 is set. The selection of the connection of the members 52 is widened, the structure of the transport unit 50 that can obtain the smooth transport of the thin piece 100 can be configured, and the assembly work of the transport device 5 in the game facility is simplified.

  As described above, the endless belt 51 and the cover member 52 sandwich the thin piece 100 from both sides in the thickness direction, and form the conveyance path M1 that conveys the thin piece 100 while standing in a horizontally long state inside the cover member 52. is doing. 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 on the sheet 52 form a conveyance path M1 that conveys the thin piece 100 while sandwiching the thin piece 100 from both sides in the thickness direction.

  Specifically, on the back side of each of the main fixed cover member 52B, the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3, that is, the surface on the belt 51 side, A plurality of reinforcing ribs 62 are formed along the conveying direction. A plurality of reinforcing ribs 57 are also formed on the back side of the slide cover member 52C, that is, the surface on the belt 51 side along the conveying direction of the thin piece 100. The main fixed cover member 52B, the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are attached to the upper and lower support members 53, and the ribs 57 and 62 are attached to the belt 51. Is set to be in the same proximity state. In such a configuration, the roller 65 slightly protrudes toward the belt 51 with respect to the rib 62, and the roller 65 and the endless belt 51 pass through the conveying path M1 that conveys the thin piece 100 from both sides in the thickness direction. Form.

  In the embodiment, the rollers 65 are provided on the main fixed cover member 52B, the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3, respectively. As shown in FIG. 15, the roller 65 of the main fixed cover member 52B is biased by a spring 67 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, that is, in the direction of the belt 51, in a storage case 66 attached to the outer surface of the main fixed cover member 52B. The roller 65 is rotatably attached to the vertical shaft 68 so that the roller 65 protrudes from the rib 62 of the main fixed cover member 52B 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 shaft 68 pressed by the spring 67 is configured to abut on the main fixed cover member 52B at the maximum pressing pressure position so as not to be detached from the main fixed cover member 52B. Further, the roller 65 of the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 and the configuration related thereto are the same as the configuration of the roller 65 of the main fixed cover member 52B. This is indicated by the same reference numeral.

  By arranging the rollers 65 so that the left and right intervals of the rollers 65 are shorter than the left and right lengths of the thin piece 100, the thin piece 110 can be stably conveyed. In the embodiment, five rollers 65 are arranged at substantially equal intervals on the main fixed cover member 52B, and one roller 65 is arranged on the first auxiliary cover member 52P1 and the second auxiliary cover member 52P2. Two rollers 65 are arranged on the third auxiliary cover member 52P3. As will be described later, in order to close the interval between the thin piece introduction devices 3 and 3 attached to the upper and lower support members 53 by the cover member 52, the basic cover member 52A is matched with the interval between the thin piece introduction devices 3 and 3. On the other hand, the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are selected and adjusted in accordance with the slide of the slide cover member 52C. 3. The mutual space is closed by the cover member 52. For this reason, in the both islands type, the entire front and rear surfaces of the transport unit 50 are covered by the thin piece introducing device 3 and the cover member 52 disposed adjacent to the upper and lower support members 53, and in the Katashima type, the entire front surface or rear surface is substantially entirely covered. The thin piece introducing device 3 and the cover member 52 which are disposed adjacent to the upper and lower support members 53 are covered. Even if the end or intermediate portion of the thin piece 100 shifts to the cover member 52 side during transfer, the shift is limited by the ribs 57 and 62, so that stable transfer can be achieved.

  Reference numeral 50U denotes a U-turn portion provided at the end of the transport unit 50 disposed at the end of the transport device 5 in both island types, and is transported through a transport path M1 on the near side of the transport unit 50 in the drawing. The thin piece 100 is a portion that is moved and conveyed by the U-turn portion 50U to the conveyance path M1 beyond the conveyance unit 50.

  The main fixed cover member 52B, the slide cover member 52C, the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are arranged in the state of the conveyance path M1, the conveyance state of the thin piece 100, In order to grasp the clogging position of the thin piece 100, the polycarbonate is formed of a synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate that can be seen through from the outside including the ribs 57 and 62, and includes the storage case 66. It is formed in a predetermined shape by a synthetic resin such as. Further, the main fixed cover member 52B, the slide cover member 52C, the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are easily distinguished from each other by using different colors. It becomes easy to grasp the mounting state. And in order to grasp | ascertain the slide position etc. of the slide cover member 52C with respect to the main fixed cover member 52B, the main fixed cover member 52B and the slide cover member 52C are colored different colors. In the embodiment, the main fixed cover member 52B is It is a transparent body colored light green or light blue, and is a transparent body colored the slide cover member 52C yellow or orange. Further, the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are common in terms of the auxiliary cover member, and the sizes are also clearly different, so that they can be easily distinguished. Although there is a transparent body without coloring, it may be colored with another color.

  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 driving rollers 82A and 82B are in contact with the belt 51 so that the driving source is the belt 51, and are rotated by the rotational movement of the belt 51. The rotation of the driving rollers 82A and 82B is introduced through the transmission gear device 83. It is the structure which rotationally drives 80B.

  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 that accommodates 83 gears 83A, 83B, and 83C is provided protruding from the main body portion 3A. The drive rollers 82A and 82B are rotatably supported by the portal holder 84 in the housing portion 88 by shafts 82A1 and 82B1, respectively, and an intermediate gear 85 that meshes with the drive rollers 82A and 82B passes through the holder 84. The shaft 85A is rotatably supported in the holder 84 by a shaft 85A. As a result, the holder 84 can rotate around the shaft 85A.

  The shafts 80A1 and 80B1 of the introduction rollers 80A and 80B are 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, and 83C are axially supported by the holder 86 so as to be rotatable by the shafts 83A1, 83B1, and 83C1 in a state where the gears 83A, 83B, and 83C are sequentially meshed with each other. In the housing 88, the holder 86 is rotatably supported with respect to the main body portion 3A by the shaft 80B1 of the introduction roller 80B. In the housing 88, the holder 84 and the holder 86 are mutually connected by the shaft 82A1. A pivotable connection. For this reason, the gear 83A meshes with the drive roller 82A, and the mesh between the drive roller 82A and the gear 83A can be stably maintained, and when either one of the drive rollers 82A, 82B is separated from the belt 51, the other Since both of the driving rollers 82A and 82B can rotate when the driving roller 82A or 82B contacts the belt 51, the rotation of the gear 83A stably rotates the introduction roller 80B via the gears 83B and 83C. To drive. The drive rollers 82A and 82B have a pair of left and right annular ribs 95 and an intermediate gear 85 that are in mesh with each other in order to make good contact with the belt 51, and between the annular rib 95 and the meshing part 96. A pair of left and right rubber rings 110 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 21 and 24, the holder 84 is urged toward the belt 51 by a linear spring 87. For this reason, the linear spring 87 has its base portion wound around the shaft 80 </ b> B <b> 1 and abuts against the housing portion 88, and the distal end portion is locked to the locking portion 84 </ b> A of the holder 84. Since the holder 84 and the holder 86 are connected to each other by the shaft 82A1, the holder 84 is attached to the main body by the spring 87 in a state in which the engagement between the transmission gear device 83 and the driving roller 82A is properly maintained. It is biased toward the part 3A. Due to the urging by the spring 87, the driving rollers 82A and 82B are brought into contact with the endless belt 51 through the opening of the main body portion 3A. Due to the urging by the spring 87, both end portions of the shafts 82A1 and 82B1 of the driving rollers 82A and 82B abut against the main body portion 3A at the opening edge portion, so that the driving rollers 82A and 82B abut on the endless belt 51 properly. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a part of the holder 84 may abut against the main body portion 3A. The positional relationship between the drive rollers 82A and 82B and the endless belt 51 due to the biasing by the spring 87 due to irregular movement of the endless belt 51 during the conveyance drive or due to an error in the attachment state of the flake introduction device 3 or the like. Even if one of the driving rollers floats off the endless belt 51, the contact between the other driving roller and the endless belt 51 is maintained stably, so the driving roller that floats via the intermediate gear 85 82A rotates. Therefore, the stable rotation of the drive rollers 82A and 82B accompanying the conveyance drive of the endless belt 51 can be maintained, and this rotation is accurately transmitted to the introduction roller 80B via the transmission gear device 83.

  There is also a configuration in which the holder 84 is biased by a coil spring 87 instead of the linear spring 87. This is illustrated in FIG. The coil spring 87 has one end attached to the shaft 85A and the other end attached to the main body portion 3A. Also in this case, the urging action of the driving rollers 82A and 82B against the endless belt 51 is the same as described above.

  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, and the guide rollers 115 and 116 hold the thin piece 100 between the endless belt 51, This is a mechanism for conveying the flakes 100 as the belt 51 moves. 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. In parallel with the ribs 3B, passage walls 3K are formed vertically on an extension line of a passage wall 52K described later.

  In such a configuration, as shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, when the driving rollers 82 </ b> A and 82 </ b> B are arranged so as to contact the endless belt 51 of the single transport unit 50, the transport drive of the endless belt 51 is performed. Along with this, the drive rollers 82A and 82B rotate, and the introduction roller 80B is driven to rotate through 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 main fixed cover member 52B is provided with an optical sensor device 70 that detects whether or not the thin piece 100 being conveyed exists. 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.

  FIG. 9 shows a normal configuration in which the thin piece introducing device 3 is attached to the transport unit 50. In this case, when the conveyance direction of the thin piece 100 is PP and two thin piece introduction devices 3 are arranged in one conveyance unit 50, the conveyance is viewed from one conveyance unit 50 (50-b). The downstream side of 3-i, which is the thin piece introduction device 3 disposed in the transport unit 50-i, indicates that the thin piece 100 (referred to as 100A for convenience) exists in the transport path M1 of the upstream transport unit 50 (50-a). From the time when the optical sensor device 70 on the side detects the time until the optical sensor device 70 on the downstream side of the thin film introduction device 3-ro detects, the thin piece is transferred to the thin piece identification device 10 corresponding to the transport unit 50-ro 3-ro. Even if 100 is inserted, the pair of rollers 10A of the slice identification device 10 is stopped so that the introduction of the slice 100 is in a temporary standby state, and as shown in FIG. Controlled by the control unit so that the holding state sandwiched by chromatography La 10A. Then, when the optical sensor device 70 on the downstream side of the thin piece introduction device 3-b detects the thin piece 100A, if the subsequent thin piece 100 is not detected by the optical sensor device 70 on the downstream side of the thin piece introduction device 3-i, The pair of rollers 10A is operated so that the thin piece 100 sandwiched between the pair of rollers 10A is introduced into the conveyance path M1.

  Here, in order to prevent the flakes 100 from being overlapped and transported, and to achieve economic efficiency and a longer life, the operation of the electric motor device 55 of each transport unit 50 is performed by the flake introduction device arranged in the transport unit 50. When the thin piece 100 is inserted into the thin piece identification device 10 corresponding to 3, the electric motor device 55 of the transport unit 50 is turned on. Otherwise, it is turned off. Further, the control is performed so that the sheet 100 is turned on when the thin piece 100 is present in the downstream conveyance unit 50 and is turned off when the slice 100 is not. For this reason, the operation of the electric motor device 55 of the transport unit 50-B is turned off when the thin piece 100 does not exist in the transport unit 50 (50-A), and the thin piece 100 exists in the transport unit 50 (50-A). Is a control to turn on, and when the electric motor device 55 of the transport unit 50-ro is turned off, the optical sensor device 70 on the downstream side of the flake introduction device 3-ro is moved from the flake 100A or the pair of rollers 10A. When the thin piece 100 to be introduced is detected, the electric motor device 55 of the transport unit 50-ro is turned on to perform transport by the transport unit 50-ro. Further, when the electric motor device 55 of the transport unit 50-ro is OFF, the flakes 100 are transferred to the flake introduction device 3-ha corresponding to the transport unit 50-ro and the flake identification device 10 corresponding to the flake introduction device 3-ni. Even when is inserted, the electric motor device 55 of the transport unit 50-B is turned ON. As described above, the electric motor device 55 of each transport unit 50 is turned on depending on whether or not the thin piece 100 is inserted into the corresponding thin piece identification device 10 and whether or not the transport unit 50 exists in the downstream transport unit 50. The control unit provided in the storage unit 700 performs control for taking the conveyance timing so that the -OFF control is performed.

  Further, according to the present invention, as described above, the cover member 52 is detachably attached to the upper and lower support members 53 from the front and rear surfaces or one surface of the endless belt 51, and the thin piece identification device 3 is adjacent to the cover member 52. The cover member 52 and the flake introduction device 3 are detachably connected by the engaging portions 520 and 90, respectively. For this reason, it is easy to form the transport path M1, and it is easy to check the inside and remove the clogged flakes 100.

  Further, the conveyance unit 50 is arranged between 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. An attached 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, in order to reduce the contact resistance with the belt 51, a roller 121 that suppresses the inward bending of the endless belt 51 is provided. The inner member 120 may be formed as a single long unit over the length of the transport unit 50, and a plurality of rollers 121 may be arranged at predetermined intervals in the transport direction of the endless belt 51. The inner member 120 is made of synthetic resin, and a plurality of short members having rollers 121 on the left and right are arranged in the conveying direction of the endless belt 51 at a predetermined interval.

  On the upper and lower support members 53, attachment portions 53 </ b> P for attaching the inner member 120 extend to positions facing the upper and lower ends of the thin piece 100 that is sandwiched and conveyed between the cover member 52 and the endless belt 51. It is formed in a state. The attachment portion 53P faces the upper and lower ends of the thin piece 100 that is sandwiched and conveyed, and forms a guide surface 53P1 that suppresses the upper and lower ends of the thin piece 100 being conveyed from falling inward. The guide surface 53P1 is preferably formed over substantially the entire length of the inner space of the endless belt 51 (the inner space surrounded by the belts 51A and 51B on the two front and rear sides of the endless belt 51) along the conveyance direction of the thin piece 100. .

  As one form of the attachment portion 53P, an engagement portion 122 formed to project from the tip portion of the guide surface 53P1 is formed, and an engagement portion 123 that fits the engagement portion 122 is formed on the inner member 120 formed of synthetic resin. Are formed up and down. 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 this embodiment, the rollers 121 arranged on both the left and right sides are regarded as one unit, and a plurality of the rollers 121 are arranged in a line in the conveying direction of the endless belt 51.

  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 order to make the rollers 121 have substantially equal intervals, in the embodiment of FIG. A configuration is adopted in which members 125 are provided, and inner members 120 having rollers 121 and auxiliary inner members 125 are alternately arranged. 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. For this reason, the inner member 120 and the auxiliary inner member 125 may be used as the inner member of the present invention.

  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 the assembly is such that 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 come into contact with the endless belt 51. A predetermined tension can be applied. Further, the left and right intervals (intervals in the conveyance direction) of the rollers 65 of each cover member 52 are set to a state in which the thin piece 100 to be conveyed is held at least always across the two rollers 65 and provided to each inner member 120. By setting the distance between the rollers 121 in the left-right direction (interval in the conveyance direction) so that the thin piece 100 to be conveyed is always held across at least two rollers 121, stable conveyance in which the thin piece 100 does not fall off from the conveyance path M1 is achieved. Can be achieved. 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.

  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 121A of the roller 121 is large, and the diameter decreases from the upper and lower ends to the upper and lower ends. The vertical width L2 of the roller 121 is substantially equal to the vertical width L3 of the endless belt 51, The endless belt 51 is slightly longer than the vertical width L3. Further, the vertical width (length) L1 of the roller 65 of the cover member 52 is sufficiently shorter than the vertical width L3 of the endless belt 51, and is sufficiently shorter than the vertical width L2 of the roller 121 of the inner member 120. The unit 50 is configured such that the roller 65 corresponds to a substantially central portion of the vertical width L2 of the roller 121. For this reason, in a normal state, the roller 65 comes to correspond to the substantially central portion of the vertical width L3 of the endless belt 51. Further, the vertical width L4 of the driving rollers 82A and 82B having the same dimensions and configuration is considerably shorter than the vertical width L3 of the endless belt 51.

  In order to stably drive the endless belt 51, the roller 65 of the cover member 52, the roller 121 of the inner member 120, the driving rollers 82 </ b> A and 82 </ b> B of the thin piece introducing device 3, and the guide rollers 115 and 116 are designed in the vertical width. Is arranged such that the center of the belt is on a straight line, and the center line of the vertical width of the endless belt 51 coincides with this straight line.

  The flakes 100 may be lowered (moved downward) or raised (moved upward) for some reason during the conveyance. The thin piece 100 is transported along the transport path M1 so as to form a bottom wall and an upper wall of the transport path M1 at the lower and upper portions of the cover member 52 so as to receive the lower end or upper end of the lowered or raised thin section 100. Along the direction, the passage wall 52K protrudes in a substantially horizontal state.

  Considering flexibility in assembling, a gap SK is generated between the lower portion of the guide surface 53P1 of the lower support member 53 that is a counter member of the cover member 52 and the cover member 52. Specifically, a gap SK is generated between the end of the passage wall 52K and the support member 53. The flakes 100 may be lowered (moved downward and downward) for some reason during the conveyance. The lower end of the lowered flake 100 enters the gap SK as shown in FIG. For this reason, the conveyance resistance of the flakes 100 becomes large and normal conveyance as planned cannot be obtained. In the worst case, clogging of the flakes 100 occurs.

  In the present invention, in order to prevent this, as shown in FIG. 24, a protrusion 300 that receives the lower end portion of the descending thin piece 100 is provided at the lower portion of the transport path M1. The protrusion 300 is proximate to the passage wall 52K and protrudes to the cover member 52 side at a position directly above the passage wall 52K, and is an outer surface of the lower support member 53 to which the inner member 120 is attached as a place that is easily formed from the structure. That is, as a protrusion having an inclined surface 301 inclined obliquely downward at the lower portion of the guide surface 53P1, which is the outer surface of the attachment portion 53P, the support member 53 is integrally formed along the conveyance path M1.

  With this configuration, when the thin piece 100 is lowered during conveyance, the lower end of the lowered thin piece 100 is subjected to resistance by the protrusion 300. The descent is stopped by being supported by 300, and the labyrinth 100 such as a banknote with no waist is deflected toward the cover member 52 even if it cannot be supported. Therefore, the lower end of the thin piece 100 is prevented from entering the gap SK, and stable conveyance can be achieved without entering the gap SK and causing a clogging phenomenon. In addition, by such a structure, the upward corrective force acts on the thin piece 100 supported by the protrusion 300, and may return to a normal posture naturally.

  In addition, when the receiving surface of the protrusion 300 that receives the lower end of the thin piece 100 is a horizontal plane, there is no problem as long as the horizontal plane is in a state of little resistance such as a mirror surface. If the resistance received by the lower end of the flake 100 when the lowering of the flake is suddenly increased, the lower end of the flake 100 may be bent. If this happens, the clogging phenomenon of the flake 100 may occur on the spot.

  In view of this point, since the receiving surface of the protrusion 300 is the inclined surface 301, there is little conveyance resistance when the thin piece 100 is lowered, and the lowering guide of the thin piece 100 is smoothly performed, so that good conveyance is achieved. Is obtained. In the case of a linear inclined surface, the inclined angle of the inclined surface 301 is preferably a depression angle of about 45 degrees to 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal axis. Note that the inclined surface 301 may be an inclined surface that is convexly curved downward, and in this case as well, the inclined surface 301 may be formed on the basis of a depression angle of about 45 degrees to 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal axis.

  The flakes 100 being transported deviate from the normal posture mainly due to the downward movement, but may rise (move upward) for some reason during the transportation. In order to receive the upper end of the raised flake 100, the upper part of the cover member 52 is formed with a passage wall 52K extending along the conveyance direction of the flake 100 along the conveyance path M1 so as to form the upper wall of the conveyance path M1. Protrusively formed in a substantially horizontal state. As a result, the distance between the upper and lower passage walls 52K becomes the vertical width of the transport path M1, and the vertical width of the transport path M1 is sufficiently larger than the vertical width of the thin piece 100 transported sideways. Also in this case, a gap SK is generated between the upper portion of the guide surface 53P1 of the upper support member 53 that is a counter member of the cover member 52 and the cover member 52. Specifically, a gap SK is generated between the tip of the passage wall 52K and the support member 53, and the upper end of the raised flake 100 may enter the gap SK, and the conveyance resistance of the flake 100 is expected to increase. The normal conveyance cannot be obtained, and clogging of the flakes 100 occurs in the worst case.

  In the present invention, in order to solve such a situation, as shown in FIG. 24, the upper end of the thin piece 100 abuts on the upper portion of the conveying path M1, and the rising thin piece 100 is deflected to the cover member 52 side. In order to move away from the gap SK, a protrusion 300 for bringing the upper end of the thin piece 100 toward the lower surface base side of the passage wall 52K is provided. The protrusion 300 is proximate to the passage wall 52K and protrudes to the cover member 52 side at a position directly below the passage wall 52K, and as an easy-to-form place, the outer surface of the lower support member 53 to which the inner member 120 is attached, That is, the upper support member 53 is integrally formed with the upper surface of the guide portion 53P1, which is the outer surface of the attachment portion 53P, along the conveying path M1 as a projection having an inclined surface 301 inclined obliquely upward. In the case of a linear inclined surface, the inclined angle of the inclined surface 301 is preferably a depression angle of about 45 degrees to 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal axis. The inclined surface 301 may be an inclined surface convexly convex upward, and in this case as well, it may be formed on the basis of a depression angle of about 45 degrees to 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal axis.

  With such a configuration, the cover member 52 is configured such that the upper end of the rising thin piece 100 is supported by the inclined surface 301 of the protrusion 300 as described above, or is guided by the inclined surface 301 and away from the gap SK. Since it is deflected to the side and moved toward the base side of the passage wall 52K, it does not enter the gap SK and the clogging phenomenon is eliminated.

  As described above, in the common configuration in which the shape of the upper and lower support members 53 is the same, as shown in FIG. 24, since the protrusions 300 are formed at the same position of the upper and lower support members 53, the configuration is easy and convenient. It is. Further, in the case where the cover member 52 is attached to the front side and the rear side of the endless belt 51, the cover member 52 having the same shape may be attached in a state in which the vertical position is reversed. As shown in FIG. 24, the passage wall 52K is also formed on the upper portion of the cover member 52, which is convenient and easy to configure. As a result, the interval between the upper and lower passage walls 52K becomes the upper and lower width of the transport path M1.

  As described above, the reason why the flakes 100 being transported deviate from the normal posture is that there are many downward movements. Therefore, the passage wall 52K and the protrusion 300 may be provided at least in the lower part of the transport path M1, but the lowering In order to cope with both the movement and the upward movement, the passage wall 52K and the protrusion 300 may be provided on both the upper and lower portions of the transport path M1, as shown in FIG.

  In addition, the vertical width of the inner member 120 is increased, and the upper and lower support members 53 are configured such that the length of the mounting portion 53P to which the inner member 120 is attached is shortened, and the guide surface 53P1 is not formed on the upper and lower support members 53, but the inner side. When the portion corresponding to the guide surface 53P1 is formed on the member 120, the protrusion 300 can be formed on the inner member 120. In this case, the same operation and effect as described above can be obtained.

  Further, as described above, the cover member 52 and the thin piece introducing device 3 include the locking portions 520 and 90 that are elastically detachably locked to the locking walls 53A of the upper and lower support members 53 at the upper and lower ends thereof. The vertical support member 53 can be attached to and detached from any position. In the present invention, the cover member 52 can be opened in a direction away from the endless belt 51 with the attachment portion 520 to the lower support member 53 as a fulcrum. Specifically, as described above, the basic cover member, the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 include the engaging protrusion 61A and the engaging protrusion 61B of the engaging portion 60. Can be released in a direction away from the endless belt 51 with the attachment portion 520 to the lower support member 53 as a fulcrum.

  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.

  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 any transfer unit 50, the screw 142 or the like can be attached to a fixed part such as a wall in the gaming facility. The attachment member 140 is attached to the upper side and the lower side of the letter-shaped fixing 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 in between. In this manner, one or a plurality of attachment members 145 are attached to each transport unit 50, or in the state where the attachment member 145 is attached to an arbitrary transport unit 50, the electric wiring 150 is provided in the space in the hollow holding portion 146. Hold through. In addition to the cylindrical shape in which the holding part 146 cannot be opened and closed, the electric wiring 150 can be easily held by making the holding part 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.

  In the above configuration, since the upper and lower support members 53 have the same cross section, the thin piece introduction device 3 can be attached to the upper and lower support members 53 by the attachment portion 90 even in the state of being vertically inverted. The basic cover member 52A, the first auxiliary cover member 52P1, the second auxiliary cover member 52P2, and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are also turned upside down with respect to the vertical support member 53 by the mounting portion 520. It can be attached. For this reason, in the Katashima type, in the form in which the storage unit (safe) 700 is arranged on the left end side of the transport device 5, the transport direction of the thin piece 100 by the endless belt 51 is the left direction. Since the endless belt 51 rotates, the thin piece introduction device 3 is attached to the left according to this, and the basic cover member 52A is attached to the upper and lower support members 53 according to this, and the necessary first auxiliary cover member 52P1, The second auxiliary cover member 52P2 and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are attached to the vertical support member 53. In the form in which the storage unit (safe) 700 is arranged on the right end side of the transport device 5, the transport direction of the thin piece 100 by the endless belt 51 is the right direction, and the endless belt 51 is thus made by the reverse rotation of the electric motor device 55. Accordingly, the thin piece introducing device 3 is attached to the right according to this, the basic cover member 52A is turned upside down and attached to the upper and lower support members 53 according to this, and the necessary first auxiliary cover member 52P1, The second auxiliary cover member 52P2 and the third auxiliary cover member 52P3 are attached to the vertical support member 53. The same applies to both island types.

  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 concerns on this invention, and a fixture. 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 front view of the cover member of the state attached to the conveyance unit which concerns on this invention, and a thin piece introducing device. Example 1 It is a figure which shows the state which attached the flake introduction apparatus to the conveyance unit which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is a front view which shows the combination relationship of the main fixed cover member and slide cover member of the basic cover member which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is the block diagram which looked at the relationship between the main fixed cover member and slide cover member which concern on this invention from the protection edge front end side. Example 1 It is a front view of the 1st and 2nd auxiliary cover member concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a front view of the 3rd auxiliary cover member concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is the perspective view which attached the 3rd auxiliary cover member concerning the present invention to the up-and-down support member. Example 1 It is a top view which shows the state which the main fixed cover member and slide cover member based on this invention connected with the 1st auxiliary | assistant cover member etc. FIG. 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 a side view showing the state where the basic cover member concerning the present invention was opened. Example 1 It is sectional drawing of the rotation fulcrum part of the basic cover member in a regular attachment state with respect to the lower support member which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is sectional drawing of the rotation fulcrum part of the basic cover member in the state rotated with respect to the lower support member which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is the internal structure figure which looked at the flake introduction device concerning the present invention through the transparent main part. 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 It is a figure which shows the dimensional relationship of the roller of the inner member which concerns on this invention, an endless belt, and a drive roller. Example 1 It is sectional drawing of the conveyance unit which shows the state by which the thin piece of the conveyance path M1 which concerns on this invention is guided by a protrusion. Example 1 It is sectional drawing of the conveyance unit which shows the state which the thin piece of the conveyance path M1 before improvement descend | falls and entered the clearance gap.

Explanation of symbols

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 ... Basic cover member 52B ... Main fixed cover member 52C ... Slide cover member 52D ... Elastic locking part 52E ... Lever part 52P1 .. First auxiliary cover member 52P2 .. Second auxiliary cover member 52P3 .. Third auxiliary cover member 52K .. passage wall 53... Upper and lower support member 53A .. locking wall 53B. 53C ... Rib 53F ... Rib 53R ... Projection part 53P ... Installation part 53P1 ... Guide surface 54A, 54B ... Rotor 55 ... Electric motor device 56 ... Engagement part 57 ... Ri 58A, 58B ··· long hole (slit)
59... Locking portion 60... Engagement portion 61 A .. Engagement protrusion 61 B... Engagement protrusion 62... Rib 65.・ Vertical axis 70 ・ ・ ・ Optical sensor device 71 ・ ・ ・ Detection lever 80A, 80B ・ ・ Introduction roller 81 ・ ・ ・ Sheet introduction path 81A ・ ・ Inlet of thin piece introduction path 81B ・ ・ Outlet of thin piece introduction path 82A and 82B ..Drive roller 83, 83A, 83B, 83C ... Gear 84 ... Holder 85 ... Intermediate gear 86 ... Holder 87 ... Spring 88 ... Housing part 90 ... Mounting part 90A Elastic locking portion 90B Lever portion 100 Thin section 115, 116 Guide roller 117, 118 Spring 120 Inner member 121 Roller 121A Central portion 121 of roller 121 H..Annular protective wall 122, 123..Engagement part 125..Auxiliary inner member 130..Connecting member 140..Mounting member 160..Protective cover 200..Protective side 300..Protrusion 301 .. Inclined surface 520 ..Mounting part A... Group M, M1.

Claims (5)

  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 on one end side and the other end side of the transport unit, respectively, and an electric motor device that drives one of the rotors and the upper and lower sides so as to cover the outer side of the endless belt. A cover member attached to the support member is provided, and a transport path M1 is formed on the inner side of the cover member so as to sandwich and transport a thin piece between the cover member and the endless belt, and a lower portion of the transport path M1 The thin piece transport device is characterized in that a protrusion for receiving the lower end of the thin piece protrudes toward the cover member and is provided along the transport path M1. .   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 on one end side and the other end side of the transport unit, respectively, and an electric motor device that drives one of the rotors and the upper and lower sides so as to cover the outer side of the endless belt. A cover member is provided across the support member, and a transport path M1 is formed on the inner side of the cover member to sandwich and transport a thin piece between the cover member and the endless belt. A passage wall that forms the bottom wall of the conveyance path M1 is provided, and the lower end of the thin piece is formed on the outer surface of the inner member inside the support member or the endless belt. Kicking flakes conveying device, characterized in that provided along protrudes the transport path M1 toward the protruding portion into the cover member in the upper position of the passage wall.   The cover member includes an upper passage wall that forms an upper wall of the conveyance path M1, and a protrusion that receives an upper end portion of a thin piece that rises during the conveyance is formed on the cover member at a position below the upper passage wall. The thin piece transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the thin piece transport apparatus is provided so as to protrude toward the transport path M <b> 1.   The support member is formed with a guide surface that suppresses the thin piece conveyed through the conveyance path M1 from falling inward, and the protrusion is formed to protrude toward the cover member on the guide surface. The thin piece conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The thin piece conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the thin piece contact surface of the protrusion is an inclined surface inclined obliquely toward the cover member.

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