JP2008272013A - Transfer device of coin-like member and coin-like member using apparatus incorporating the transfer device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a token transfer device capable of sending out a token at accurate timing and also in an optional direction by utilizing a drive source of a rod-like helical body by solving the following problem: a conventional token lifting device is difficult to be applied to various kinds of token using apparatuses since the tokens are discharged in one direction of a vertical guide member housing a helical body. <P>SOLUTION: An exit device with an extruding member rotated in synchronism with the helical body is provided on the lifting device, an elevated token is extruded from a send-out port by the rotation of the extruding member inside the exit device, and the position of the send-out port is varied to an optional position relative to the lifting device. Also, a part or all of the carrier paths of the token lifting device constitute a series of carrier paths by connecting a plurality of small carrier path forming members, and the turning direction of the surface of the token inside the carrier path is changed by a prescribed angle (90 degrees, for instance) each around the helical body by the small carrier path forming members. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin-shaped member transfer device configured to transfer a coin-shaped member delivered from a storage unit to a predetermined place by a lift device, and a coin-shaped member using apparatus incorporating the coin-shaped member transfer device. About.

As a prior art, there is one in which a medal transport device 20 is incorporated in a medal lending machine 20a provided in the gaming machine 10, and the medal transport device 20 includes a sending mechanism 30 that sends out medals one by one in a lying posture, and a sending mechanism. The medal M1 is lifted by rotating the screw member 54 while maintaining the standing mechanism 40 that changes the medal sent from the standing position 30 to the standing position and the medal M1 that is sent from the standing mechanism 40 to the vertical guide member 52. And a lifting mechanism 50 for feeding directly into the charging port. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-110775 A

  In the lifting mechanism 50 of Patent Document 1, the medal M1 that has exited the upper end port 52d of the vertical guide member 52 is faced substantially frontward by the direction changer 80 attached to the upper end of the vertical guide member 52. In the state rotated 90 degrees, the chute member 110, the downstream direction changer 80, and the chute member 110 are introduced into the slot 17 of the slot machine. The downstream direction changer 80 includes a tubular member 90 and an outflow member 100, and the tubular member 90 rotates about an angle of 0 to about 90 degrees with respect to the outflow member 100 about the tubular shaft 94. The exit direction of the medal M1 entering the cylinder entrance can be changed.

  In this way, in the lifting mechanism 50 as a lift device, the medal M1 exiting the upper end port 52d of the vertical guide member 52 exits the direction changer 80 attached to the upper end and moves the chute member while moving the chute member. It is necessary to change the direction in which the medal moves by turning in a path on the way from 110 to the slot 17 of the slot machine. For this reason, the structure of the medal passage from the upper end opening 52d of the vertical guide member 52 to the insertion opening 17 becomes complicated. Therefore, when such a medal transfer device is applied to other medal using devices, there is a restriction for matching with a medal receiving unit such as a medal insertion unit of the medal using device, and the medal transfer device is used as a medal using device. Is not applicable or requires significant changes.

  In order to solve the problem of complication of the structure of the medal passage that occurs when the direction is changed at the chute after exiting the exit device provided on the lift device, the present invention The direction in which the face of the medal faces can be changed while ascending the transport path, so that the sending direction of the medal sent from the exit device provided on the lift device can be easily matched to the medal using device. Further, the present invention provides a transfer device that can change the length of the transport path, facilitates the manufacture of lift devices having different lengths, and makes it easy to match the vertical dimensions in the equipment to which the transfer device of the present invention is applied. .

  The coin-shaped member transfer device according to the first aspect of the present invention is configured to send out the coin-shaped members of the receiving portion one by one by rotating a feed rotor formed at the bottom of the receiving portion of the coin-shaped member by forming a plurality of separation holes. The rod-shaped spiral body is rotated by the rod-shaped spiral body in a state where coin-shaped members fed from the feeding device are sequentially placed in an upright state on the projecting spiral of the rod-shaped spiral body having a projecting spiral formed on the outer surface of the apparatus. A coin-shaped member transfer device comprising: a lift device that lifts a conveying path formed along the same; and an outlet device that includes a delivery port that sends out the coin-shaped member that has lifted the lift device in a predetermined direction. The transport path is configured by a plurality of stacks of small transport path element members having internal transport paths to form a series of the transport paths around the rod-shaped spiral body, and one or more of the small transport path element members are respectively The internal conveyance path is formed so that the direction of the coin-shaped member that has entered from the part entrance in a standing state is rotated by a predetermined angle (for example, 90 degrees) when exiting from the upper exit in a standing state. The small conveying path element member enters the outlet device in an upright state from an upper outlet.

  In the coin-shaped member transfer device according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the lift device is divided into upper and lower portions, a lower portion thereof forms a linear conveyance path in which medals rise linearly, and a plurality of upper portions thereof are formed. A series of transport paths is formed by connecting the small transport path forming members, and the spiral body is also connected to the lower spiral body and the upper spiral body in correspondence with the division.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the coin-like member transfer device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the lift device is formed of a transparent member capable of seeing through the coin-like member passing therethrough.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the coin-shaped member transfer apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the coin-shaped member count sensor for the coin-shaped member delivered from the delivery port is provided corresponding to the delivery port. It is characterized by.

  A coin-shaped member transfer device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the coin-shaped member transfer device according to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, which is incorporated in a device and provided to the device from the coin-shaped member outlet. A coin-shaped member using device, wherein a coin-shaped member is introduced into a receiving portion of the coin-shaped member.

  In the first invention, since the conveying path is configured by stacking small conveying path element members, the length setting of the conveying path is diversified, it is easy to manufacture lift devices having different lengths, and the transfer apparatus of the present invention is applied. It becomes easy to match the vertical dimension in the equipment to be manufactured, it is easy to make a transfer device applicable to various equipment, and the application range is widened. Further, since the transport path is formed by the small transport path element member so that the surface of the standing coin-shaped member changes by a predetermined angle (for example, 90 degrees), the surface of the coin-shaped member is raised while the lift device is lifted. Changes sequentially around the rod-shaped spiral. For this reason, since the posture in which the coin-like member enters the exit device from the uppermost small transport path element member can be changed in the lift device as compared with the case where the entire transport path is formed linearly, The problem of complication of the structure of the medal passage that occurs when the direction is changed at the chute after exiting the provided outlet device is also solved. Therefore, matching with an application part (for example, a medal receiving part) of a coin-like member such as a medal of a device to which the transfer device of the present invention is applied becomes easy.

  In the second invention, since the lower part of the lift device forms a linear transport path in which the medals rise linearly, the coin-like member sent from the sending device is introduced into the lift device and stably transported upward. It becomes easy to make. Further, since the posture of the coin-like member is changed by the upper part of the lift device, the same effect as that of the first invention can be obtained.

  In the third invention, in addition to the effects of the first invention or the second invention, the operation state of the coin-like member in the lift device, the shape of each part inside can be grasped, and the like, which is suitable for maintenance.

  In the fourth invention, in addition to the effects of the first to third inventions, the sensor for counting the coin-shaped member sent out from the delivery port is provided. Therefore, when the transfer device is incorporated into various devices, the counting device is used. The counting device can be easily configured by wiring between the sensor and the counter circuit unit in the device, and the transfer device is rich in versatility.

  In the fifth invention, various devices having the effects of the first invention to the fourth invention can be provided.

  The coin-shaped member transfer device according to the present invention is a sending device that feeds the coin-like members of the receiving portion one by one by the rotation of a sending rotor that forms a plurality of separation holes and is arranged at the bottom of the receiving portion of the coin-like member. And a coin-shaped member delivered from the delivery device is placed in a standing state on the projecting spiral of the rod-shaped spiral having a projecting spiral formed on the outer surface, and the rod-shaped spiral is rotated along the rod-shaped spiral. A coin-shaped member transfer device comprising: a lift device that lifts the transport path formed in the above-described manner; and an outlet device that includes a delivery port that sends out the coin-shaped member that has lifted the lift device in a predetermined direction. The path comprises a series of transport paths around the rod-shaped spiral body by stacking a plurality of small transport path element members having internal transport paths, and one or more of the small transport path element members are respectively The internal conveyance path is formed so that the direction of the surface of the coin-like member entering in a standing state from the entrance is rotated by a predetermined angle (for example, 90 degrees) when exiting in the standing state from the upper outlet, The small conveying path element member enters the outlet device in an upright state from the upper outlet. Examples of the invention are described below.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 is a front perspective view of a medal transfer device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of the medal transfer device according to the present invention with a medal receiving portion removed, and FIG. 3 is a medal of the medal transfer device according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the introduction device starts to push up the medal, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the medal introduction device of the medal transfer device according to the present invention pushes up the medal and introduces it into the lift device, and FIG. 5 relates to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a right side view showing the relationship between the introduction unit and the introduction device of the medal transfer device according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is the medal of the medal transfer device according to the present invention. Fig. 8 is a plan view showing a medal payout operation by the sending device, Fig. 8 is a vertical side view of a payout board portion of the medal sending device of the medal transfer device according to the present invention, and Fig. 9 is an exploded oblique view of the upper portion of the lift device according to the present invention. FIG. 10, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a small transport path element member according to the present invention, FIG. 11 is a longitudinal side view of the upper part of the lift device according to the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a side view of the upper part of the lift device according to the present invention. FIG. 13 is a side view of the lift device according to the present invention with the outlet device removed, and FIG. 14 is a lower perspective view of the outlet device according to the present invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 300 denotes a coin-shaped member transfer device according to the present invention, and the coin-shaped member 200 used in the apparatus will be described as a circular medal 200. The medal transfer device 300 according to the present invention is incorporated in a device 1 such as a game device that uses the medal 200, and introduces the medal 200 to a medal application unit (for example, a medal receiving unit) of the device 1 such as a game device. Applied.

  The medal transfer device 300 includes a medal storage portion 301 formed of a synthetic resin container having a shape spreading toward the upper opening, and a delivery device 302 that is provided at the bottom of the medal storage portion 301 and discharges the medals 200 one by one. A lift device 303 that conveys the medal 200 discharged from the sending device 302 in an upright state, and an introduction device 304 that converts the medal 200 discharged from the sending device 302 into a standing state and introduces the medal 200 into the lift device 303. In order to introduce the medal 200 transferred upward by the lift device 303 into a medal receiving portion or the like of the device 1, an outlet device 350 that sends out the medal in a predetermined direction is provided.

  The medal transfer device 300 is incorporated in the device 1, but the sending device 302 and the lift device 303 are housed in the device 1, and the medal housing portion 301 is formed of a container member so as to form an opening 310 on the upper surface. The left and right side walls are substantially upright toward the upper surface opening 310 and have a shape that spreads forward and backward. A front side portion of the upper surface opening 310 extends forward to form a front surface receiving portion 305, and the front surface receiving portion 305 forms a medal receiving port 305A having an upper surface opening. The front receiving portion 305 is disposed in a protruding state on the front side of the device 1 so that the player can play by inserting (inserting) the medal 200 into the medal receiving port 305A.

  In the medal accommodating portion 301, a payout board 302A of the medal sending device 302 is arranged at the bottom. A rear portion of the upper surface opening 310 constitutes a receiving port for receiving a medal 200 sent from a medal supply unit (not shown) installed in the device 1.

  The payout disc 302A is provided so as to rotate in one direction on the base plate 315 by the rotation shaft 317 inside the arc-shaped protruding wall 316 formed on the upper surface of the base plate 315. The projecting wall 316 is fitted with an opening of a circular portion 301 </ b> A at the lower portion of the medal accommodating portion 301 to form a lower portion of the medal accommodating portion 301. The arc-shaped projecting wall 316 has a cut portion of the arc as a medal delivery port 326.

  The front receiving portion 305 includes a receiving port 305A having an upper opening and a medal receiving passage for guiding the medal 200 received from the receiving port 305A toward the sending device 302. The medal receiving passage is inclined toward the payout board 302A. A low inclined path is formed by the guide path 305B. As a result, the medal 200 inserted (inserted) into the receiving port 305A from the front surface of the device 1 by the player moves toward the payout board 302A disposed at the bottom of the medal accommodating portion 301 by the inclined guiding path 305B.

  In the front receiving part 305, a surface plate 307A provided with a manual switch device 306 for driving control of the medal transfer device 300 and an operation part 306 at the rear part of the receiving port 305A is provided at an intermediate part of the upper surface opening 310 of the medal receiving part 301. It is attached to cover.

  The sending device 302 includes a payout disc 302A disposed at the bottom of the medal receiving portion 301, and an electric motor device 330 that drives the payout disc 302A. The electric motor device 330 is rotated by the electric motor 331 and the rotation of the electric motor 331. The transmission device 332 is a combination of gears. The rotation of the electric motor 331 is transmitted to the rotary shaft 317 of the payout board 302A via the transmission device 332, and the payout board 302A rotates together with the rotary shaft 317, so that the medal 200 is sent out from the medal delivery port 326 one by one. is there.

  The payout disc 302A has a plurality of medal separation holes 318 formed at equal intervals on the same circle centered on the rotation shaft 317, and a medal stirring portion 319 protruding upward in a mountain shape at the rotation center portion. Made of synthetic resin. The medal separation hole 318 is a circular hole having a size that allows one of the medals 200 to be fitted in a flat shape with a slight margin. The rotation destination side of the medal separation hole 318 is inclined downward toward the medal separation hole 318 on the upper surface. The guide surface 318B is formed, and the medal 200 can easily enter the medal separation hole 318 by the rotation of the payout disc 302A. Further, on the lower side of the payout board 302A, the rotation rear wall of the medal separation hole 318 is a protruding wall so that the medal 200 that has entered the medal separation hole 318 is pushed out toward the medal delivery port 326 as will be described later. A medal extruding surface 318A having a curved shape opening toward 316 is formed.

  A medal delivery port 326 is formed in a portion where a protruding wall 316 that is a wall surrounding the payout board 302A is cut, and a medal separation hole is formed on the upper surface of the base plate 315 at an inner position corresponding to the medal delivery port 326. A conical delivery guide pin 320 is provided on the rotational locus of the approximate center 318. For this reason, on the lower surface of the payout disc 302A, there is a circular space 320A centering on the rotation shaft 317 between the base plate 315 and the base plate 315 so that the delivery guide pin 320 does not collide.

  A pair of delivery operation bodies 321 and 322 are disposed opposite to each other at the outer position facing the medal delivery port 326. The delivery operation body 321 is fixed, and the delivery operation body 322 is movable. The feeding operation body 321 includes a roller 321 </ b> A that is rotatably supported by a portion that the medal 200 hits. The delivery actuating body 322 has a substantially L shape, and an intermediate portion is rotatably supported by a shaft 323. A roller 322A is rotatably supported at a tip portion where the medal 200 hits, and a rear end portion is formed. In this state, the rollers 321A and 322A are urged by a spring 324 so as to form a delivery opening at a predetermined interval. In the state of being urged by the spring 324, the interval between the tips of the delivery operation bodies 321, 322, that is, the interval between the rollers 321A and 322A forming the delivery opening, is larger than the radius of the medal 200 and slightly smaller than the diameter. It is an interval.

  In the present invention, when a player plays a game using the medal 200, after the player inserts (inserts) the medal 200 into the medal receiving port 305A, the player is manually provided on the front side of the lending machine 2. By operating the operation unit 306A of the switch device 306, the medal 200 can be introduced into the medal slot 25 of the gaming machine 1 by the medal transfer device 300.

  Further, in the present invention, when a player inserts money, a predetermined number of medals 200 are supplied from a medal supply unit (not shown) installed in the device 1 into the medal storage unit 301, and the medal is medaled. It is a mechanism that can be transferred upward by the transfer device 300 and can be played with the device 1 using this medal 200.

  Next, the operation of the medal transfer device 300 will be described. By pressing the operation unit 306A and turning on the manual switch 306, the drive unit of the medal transfer device 300 is turned on (operated) by the operation of the control unit of the electrical unit 30, and the medal 200 in the medal storage unit 301 is It is conveyed to the medal slot 25. That is, as will be described later, the electric motor 331 is started and the delivery device 302, the lift device 303, and the introduction device 304 are simultaneously turned on (operated), and the operation of the control unit causes the medal 200 in the medal storage unit 301 to be lifted. It is sent out from an outlet device 350 provided at the upper part of the device 303, and this is conveyed to the medal insertion (insertion) port of the device 1 to play a game.

  As will be described later, after the detection unit 325 detects the sending of the medal 200, when a predetermined time (for example, 6 seconds) has passed and the next medal 200 is not detected by the detection unit 325, It is determined that the last medal 200 has been sent out, and the motor 331 is stopped and the sending device 302 and the lift device 303 are controlled by the operation of the control unit so as to automatically stop. If the manual switch device 306 is turned on again before the last medal 200 is sent out, the operation of the medal transfer device 300 is stopped by the operation of the control unit. That is, the delivery device 302, the lift device 303, and the introduction device 304 are stopped. It is desirable to display the operation state (when ON) and the operation standby state (when OFF) of the medal transfer device 300 based on the operation of the manual switch device 306 so that the state can be understood by an indicator lamp.

  Thus, the electric motor 331 of the delivery device 302 is started based on the operation of the control unit, and the medal 200 in the medal storage unit 301 is stirred by the medal stirring unit 319 and falls sideways by the rotation of the payout board 302A. The medal separation holes 318 are entered one by one in the horizontal state. By driving the medal transfer device 300, the medal 200 in the medal container 301 is sent out without being left behind, toward the medal separation hole 318 moved to a position corresponding to the delivery port 326 by the rotation of the payout disc 302A. Thus, a medal remaining prevention device by a spring 700 extending downward from above is provided.

  The medal 200 in the medal separation hole 318 collides with the delivery guide pin 320 when the payout disc 302A rotates counterclockwise in the drawing and moves to a position corresponding to the delivery port 326. To do. Since the movement of the medal 200 is prevented by this collision, as shown in the figure, the medal 200 sneaks into the lower side of the payout board 302A and is pushed by the medal pushing surface 318A as the payout board 302A rotates. The medal separation hole 318 is pushed out toward the delivery port 326.

  Thus, the medal 200 pushed out to the delivery port 326 contacts the rollers 321A and 322A as the payout disc 302A rotates, and the roller 321A is a fixed roller, so that the roller 322A is pushed against the spring 324. The delivery actuating body 322 is rotated so as to widen the gap between the rollers 321A and 322A. By such an operation, when the diameter portion of the medal 200 passes between the rollers 321A and 322A, the feeding operation body 322 returns in a direction in which the interval between the rollers 321A and 322A is narrowed by the return force of the spring 324. The medal 200 is pushed out toward the introduction portion 335 outside the medal delivery port 326 by the acting force at the time of return. Such an operation is continuously performed by the rotation of the payout disc 302A.

  The medal 200 pushed out of the medal outlet 326 is received in a substantially horizontal state by the introduction portion 335 arranged on the extension of the outlet 326. The game medal 200 sent to the introduction unit 335 is converted into a standing state (standing state) and introduced into the inlet portion 303A at the lower part of the lift device 303 by the introduction device 304. The introduction device 304 includes a rotation shaft 304B that rotates in synchronization with the payout operation of the medal 200 by the rotation of the payout disc 302A by the transmission device 332 that is driven by the electric motor 331, and an operation member 304A that is fixed to the tip of the rotation shaft 304B. It has. The actuating member 304A has a base fixed to the rotating shaft 304B, has a tapered claw-up shape extending from the base toward the tip, and a scooping surface 304C for scooping up the medal 200 is formed on a radius extending from the rotating shaft 304B. Has been.

  The medal 200 that has entered the introduction portion 335 is pushed up along the guiding surface 336 that is curved from the introduction portion 335 toward the lower entrance portion 303A of the lift device 303 by the rotating operating member 304A. With this push-up, the medal 200 gradually rises from the substantially horizontal state that has fallen sideways along the guide surface 336 and reaches the inlet portion 303A at the lower portion of the lift device 303, that is, the inlet of a later-described transport path 345. When the part 303A is reached, it is in a substantially standing state (standing state) as shown in the figure.

  The guide surface 336 is formed by a passage member 336A that is disposed substantially in parallel with the position where the operation member 304A is sandwiched in the front-rear direction. A groove 337 is formed between the passage members 336A and 336A toward the inlet portion 303A at the lower portion of the lift device 303. The groove 337 is located at a position deeper than the guide surface 336, and the end of the medal 200 can be pushed out favorably by the tip of the actuating member 304A entering the groove 337 and rotating.

  A cover 338 is provided above the guide surface 336 of each passage member 336A, and a medal transfer passage MH is formed between the guide surface 336 and the cover 338 toward the inlet portion 303A at the lower portion of the lift device 303. . The cover 338 suppresses the lifting of the medal 200 pushed out by the operating member 304 </ b> A into the lower entrance 303 </ b> A of the lift device 303. The medal transfer passage MH between the guide surface 336 and the cover 338 is a passage curved toward the lower entrance 303A of the lift device 303. The medal 200 is provided with a passage wall 339B after the curved passage. Ensures stable transfer.

  The lift device 303 includes a linear rod-shaped spiral 340 formed on the outer surface of the linear rod-shaped base 340A with a protruding spiral 341 having an equal pitch larger than the diameter of the medal 200 and smaller than twice the diameter thereof. A conveyance path forming member (enclosing cylinder) 343 that surrounds the spiral body 340 and forms a conveyance path 345 is provided, and the medal 200 is placed (ridden) on the protruding spiral 341 in a standing state between the protruding spirals 341. Thus, the rotation of the spiral body 340 causes the conveyance path 345 to be conveyed upward. The rod-shaped spiral body 340 is made of a synthetic resin.

  As a formation configuration of the conveyance path 345, a part or the whole of the conveyance path 345 includes a series of conveyance paths 345 by connecting a plurality of small conveyance path forming members (enclosing cylinders) 343S as shown in FIGS. It has been done. In the figure, the lift device 303 is divided into upper and lower parts, and a series of conveying paths 345 is formed by connecting a plurality of small conveying path forming members (enclosing cylinders) 343S in the upper part.

  The illustrated one shows a configuration in which the lift device 303 is divided into approximately two parts, the upper part 303A and the upper part 303B. The substantially lower half 303A of the lift device 303 forms a straight conveyance path 345 in which the medal 200 rises linearly by a conveyance path forming member (enclosing cylinder) 343, and the substantially upper half 303B of the lift apparatus 303 includes a plurality of A conveyance path 345 is formed by connection of a small conveyance path forming member (enclosing cylinder) 343S. As a result, in the substantially upper half 303B of the lift device 303, the direction in which the surface of the medal 200 in the transport path 345 faces around the rod-shaped spiral body 340 is changed by a predetermined angle (the illustrated one is 90 degrees). ing.

  The substantially lower half 303A of the lift device 303 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the conveyance path forming member 343 forms an inner surface along the rotational diameter of the spiral body 340 (corresponding to the diameter when the protruding spiral 341 rotates) in the rear half, and the front half is parallel to the left and right sides. A conveying path 345 is formed by an enclosing cylinder portion 343P in which an opening 343B in the vertical direction is formed between the side walls 343A and a guide wall 342 combined with the enclosing cylinder portion 343P so as to cover the opening 343B. That is, the guide wall 342 has an opening 343B so as to form a guide groove that maintains an interval 345A that can move upward with one medal 200 standing between the front end surface of the left and right side walls 343A and the spiral body 340. It is attached to the surrounding cylinder part 343P in the closed state. As described above, the conveyance path 345 is formed between the spiral body 340 and the guide wall 342 by the conveyance path forming cylindrical member (enclosed cylinder) 343 in a state where the left and right sides of the medal 200 enter the guide grooves with the interval 345A. Is done.

  With this configuration, the medal 200 riding while standing in the protruding spiral 341 is transported by the relationship in which the back surface of the medal 200 is supported by the front end surfaces of the left and right side walls 343A and the surface of the game medal 200 is supported by the guide wall 342. It is held in the path 345. For this reason, even if the spiral body 340 rotates, the medal 200 does not rotate in that direction, but is conveyed linearly upward along the transport path 345 as the spiral body 340 rotates. The medal 200 being transported rises on the transport path 345 while rotating around the center of the medal 200 in the standing state.

  The lower end of the conveyance path 345 communicates with the inlet portion 303A at the lower part of the lift device 303, and the upper end of the conveyance path 345 communicates with the outlet device 350. The medal 200 sent from the sending device 302 reaches the lower entrance 303A of the lift device 303 by the introduction device 304, and the lower side of the game medal 200 is scooped by the lowest stage of the projecting spiral 341 by the rotation of the spiral body 340. It is done. The scooped game medals 200 are sequentially placed on the protruding spiral 341 in an upright state, and are standing along the transfer path forming member 343 in an upright state with the transfer path 345 standing between the spiral body 340 and the guide wall 342. And is conveyed upward in a straight line.

  As described above, the formation of the conveyance path 345 is not limited to the above-described configuration because the conveyance path 345 may be configured to be a substantially linear conveyance path 345 in the length direction of the spiral body 340. For this reason, the conveyance path forming member 343 may be formed integrally with the guide wall 342. However, in consideration of assembly, internal repair and inspection, etc., as described above, one form of the conveyance path forming member 343 is opened. In order to close the opening 343B, a separate guide wall 342 is attached to the surrounding cylinder 343P so as to be detachable or openable so that the inside can be cleaned, inspected, medals removed if clogged, etc. This is preferable.

  The lift device 303 is made of a synthetic resin material that allows the entire conveyance path forming member 343 or the guide wall 342 to be seen through so that the medal 200 conveyed through the conveyance path 345 therein can be seen through from the outside. Thus, the transport state of the game medal 200 and the internal failure state can be visually confirmed from the outside, which is convenient for inspection.

  Next, the substantially upper half 303B of the lift device 303 will be described. Specifically, when the face of the medal 200 entering from the lower entrance 371 in a standing state is turned up from the upper exit 372 in a standing state, the inside is in a state rotated by a predetermined angle (the illustrated one is 90 degrees). A plurality of small conveyance path forming members (small enclosures) 343S having the conveyance path 345A are stacked and positioned so that the respective internal conveyance paths 345A are continuous (each small conveyance path forming member 343S is detachably fitted). A series of transport paths 345 are configured. As a result, the direction in which the surface of the medal 200 in the transport path 345 faces around the rod-shaped spiral body 340 changes by a predetermined angle (the illustrated one is 90 degrees).

  In the substantially upper half 303B of the lift device 303, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, a plurality of (three in the drawing) small conveyance path forming members 343S are stacked around the rod-shaped spiral body 340, and this stacked The small transport path forming member 343 </ b> S is held by a cover body 340 </ b> C that is detachably coupled from the left and right. The small transport path forming member 343S is directed to the lower part of the upper outlet 372 so that the medal 200 entering from the lower inlet 371 changes its direction by a predetermined angle (90 degrees in the drawing) toward the upper outlet 372. A conversion inclined surface 373 is formed.

  In the illustrated example, after the medal 200 that has entered the lower entrance 303A of the transport path 345 by the actuating member 304A ascends the linear transport path 345 formed by the transport path forming member 343, the lowermost small transport path Although entering the forming member 343S, the lowermost small transport path forming member 343S forms a linear internal transport path 345A therein. The two small transport path forming members 343 </ b> S on the upper side thereof change the direction of the medal 200 entering in a standing state from the lower inlet 371 toward the upper outlet 372 by a predetermined angle (the illustrated one is 90 degrees). The internal conveyance path 345A is formed.

  The upper two small transport path forming members 343S will be described. The medal 200 placed on the protruding spiral 341 in a standing state by the rotation of the rod-shaped spiral body 340 enters the internal conveyance path 345A in a standing state from the lower entrance 371, and the upper part of the peripheral edge of the medal 200 abuts on the direction change inclined surface 373. On the other hand, when the direction of the surface of the medal 200 around the rod-shaped spiral body 340 is moved by rotation as it rises and exits in an upright state from the upper outlet 372, the direction of the surface of the medal 200 is changed to a predetermined angle (not shown). Things will change 90 degrees). Thus, the internal conveyance path 345A is configured.

  In the form shown in the figure, the medal 200 entering in a standing state from the lower inlet 371 is turned by a predetermined angle (90 degrees in the figure) toward the upper outlet 372 by the upper two small transport path forming members 343S. As described above, since the internal conveyance path 345A is formed, the direction in which the face of the medal 200 faces around the rod-shaped spiral body 340 is changed by 180 degrees while being lifted by the lift device 303. The predetermined angle by which the direction in which the face of the medal 200 faces in the small transport path forming member 343S rotates may be set arbitrarily such as 30 degrees, 60 degrees, or other angles. However, if set too finely, in order to obtain rotation of a desired angle, a large number of small transport path forming members 343S must be stacked. Therefore, in the embodiment, an appropriate angle is set to 90 degrees. ing.

  The spiral body 340 of the lift device 303 includes a lower spiral body 340D that is accommodated in the substantially lower half 303A of the lift device 303 and conveys medals, and an upper spiral body 340U that is accommodated in the approximately upper half 303B of the lift device 303 and conveys medals. Consists of. A lower part of the lower spiral body 340D is supported by a lower bearing part provided on the base plate 315, and an upper part is supported by a bearing part 352T penetrating the bottom wall of the lowermost small transport path forming member 343S. Further, the lower end portion of the upper spiral body 340U is connected to the upper end portion of the lower spiral body 340D by a detachable fitting 340W (uneven fitting between the upper spiral body 340U side and the lower spiral body 340D), and the upper portion of the outlet device 350 It is supported by the upper bearing part 352 provided in the upper part.

  The upper bearing portion 352 of the upper spiral body 340U has a lower end placed on the lower seat plate 352A attached to the upper end portion of the rod-like base portion 340A, and an upper end portion fixed to the upper seat plate 352B fixed to the upper surface opening of the cover of the outlet device 350 with a screw 352N. The coil spring 352 </ b> C that is in contact is biased downward to hold the fitting 340 </ b> W.

  The spiral body 340 in which the upper spiral body 340U and the lower spiral body 340D are connected is rotated in one direction by rotating the lower portion of the rod-like base portion 340A of the lower spiral body 340D by the transmission device 332 driven by the electric motor 331. The spiral body 340 is configured to rotate in synchronization with the introduction operation of the medal 200 by the rotation of the operation member 304A of the introduction device 304. For this reason, the rotation of the payout disc 302A is driven by the transmission device 332 so that the rotation of the payout disc 302A, the rotation of the actuating member 304A, and the rotation of the spiral body 340 are synchronously performed by one electric motor 331. The rotation of the actuating member 304A and the rotation of the spiral body 340 are easier to synchronize than when driven by the respective electric motors, the control circuit is simplified, and the number of electric motors can be reduced. Electrical connection between the control unit and the electric motor 331, the manual switch device 306, or the like is performed by a connection terminal 380.

  By rotating the spiral body 340 of the lift device 303 (rotation in the direction indicated by the arrow R in the drawing), the medal 200 is linearly transported upward along the transport path 345 of the substantially lower half 303A of the lift device 303, and then the substantially lower half 303A. Ascending the straight internal conveyance path 345A of the lowermost small conveyance path forming member 343S communicating with the conveyance path 345. Then, the position of the inner conveyance path 345A of the upper small conveyance path forming member 343S is changed by a predetermined angle while passing through the substrate part 351 of the outlet device 350 from the upper outlet 372 of the uppermost small conveyance path forming member 343S. The upper outlet 353 formed in this way is pushed into the outlet device 350.

  The upper outlet portion 353 is formed at a communication position with the upper outlet 372 of the uppermost small transport path forming member 343S, and has a thickness (in the width direction) that is larger than the thickness of the medal 200 and smaller than twice the thickness of the medal 200. (Thickness) and a length larger than the diameter of the medal 200 and smaller than twice the diameter of the medal 200 (dimension in the diameter direction of the medal 200), and is a size through which one standing medal 200 passes.

  Since the outlet device 350 is attached to the upper side of the lift device 303, the upper end portion of the uppermost small transport path forming member 343S and the upper end portions of the left and right cover bodies 340C are assembled in a fitted state. Further, the upper part of the protruding spiral 341 of the upper spiral body 340 </ b> U extends through the substrate portion 351 into the outlet device 350. Then, in order to ensure that the medal 200 enters the outlet device 350 and is sent out from the outlet 357, the medal 200 rising from the upper outlet portion 353 by the rotation of the upper spiral body 340U is protruding in its posture. It enters into the outlet device 350 in a state of being placed on the spiral 341, and is sent out by rolling from the lateral outlet 357 as the upper spiral body 340U rotates.

  In the form shown in the figure, the medal 200 entering in a standing state from the lower inlet 371 is turned by a predetermined angle (90 degrees in the figure) toward the upper outlet 372 by the upper two small transport path forming members 343S. Thus, since the internal conveyance path 345A is formed, the direction in which the surface of the medal 200 faces around the rod-shaped spiral body 340 while being lifted by the lift device 303 is 90 degrees × 2 = 180 degrees in the illustrated example. It will change. Further, in the case of one small transport path forming member 343S, the posture is changed by rotating a predetermined angle (for example, 90 degrees) only once, but there are three small transport path forming members 343S provided as four. For example, the face of the medal 200 is directed by rotating a predetermined number of times corresponding to the number (for example, 90 degrees × 3 = 270 degrees and 90 degrees × 4 = 360 degrees in the case of 90 degrees). You can change the direction.

  As described above, the direction in which the surface of the medal 200 faces can be changed by the rotation of a predetermined angle (for example, 90 degrees) an integral number of times according to the number of the small conveyance path forming members 343S. In order to be able to adapt, the outlet device 350 can be attached to the upper part of the lift device 303 at an arbitrary rotation position. As one configuration thereof, in the drawing, a plurality of elastic legs 359 extending downward from the substrate portion 351 of the outlet device 350 are arranged on the lift device 303, for example, the upper peripheral edge of the uppermost small conveyance path forming member 343S, or The left and right cover bodies 340C are attached to the outer peripheral edges of the upper ends by elastic engagement at arbitrary positions.

  An extruding member is provided on the rod-shaped base 340A of the upper spiral body 340U by integral molding or by attaching it separately, and the medal 200 extruded into the outlet device 350 by the rotation of the upper spiral body 340U and the rotation of the extruding member is sent out. You may comprise so that it may extrude to 357.

  Further, as described above, by configuring a series of transport paths 345 with a plurality of stacked small transport path forming members 343S, the length of the transport path 345 can be set according to the number of stacked small transport path forming members 343S. For this reason, the length setting of the conveyance path 345 is diversified, the lift device 303 having different lengths can be easily manufactured, and the transfer device 300 applicable to various devices can be easily manufactured.

  The above shows a configuration in which the lift device 303 is divided into approximately two parts, the upper part 303A and the lower part 303B, so that the medal 200 can be smoothly introduced from the introduction device 304. The linear conveyance path 345 is formed with a predetermined length. However, if the length of the lower portion 303A is set in accordance with the height of the small transport path forming member 343S stacked in accordance with the direction of delivery from the delivery port 357 of the exit device 350 and the overall length of the lift device 30. Therefore, the entire lift device 303 is configured by stacking small conveyance path forming members 343S, and the lower portion 303A has a conveyance path 345 in which the internal conveyance path 345A is linear like the lowermost small conveyance path forming member 343S. There is no problem even if the form is formed.

  In the form shown in the figure, the medal 200 entering in a standing state from the lower inlet 371 is turned by a predetermined angle (90 degrees in the figure) toward the upper outlet 372 by the upper two small transport path forming members 343S. In this way, the internal transport path 345A is formed, but even if the internal transport path 345A is formed so that the direction is changed by a predetermined angle (90 degrees in the drawing) by one small transport path forming member 343S. In addition, the internal conveyance path 345A may be formed so that the direction is changed by a predetermined angle (90 degrees in the drawing) in all three.

  In the above configuration, the left and right cover bodies 340C that hold the small transport path forming member 343S are provided. However, when the small transport path forming members 343S form a stable coupled state, the left and right cover bodies 340C are not necessary. It is. For this reason, if at least the small transport path forming member 343S is made of a material that allows the medal 200 passing therethrough to be seen through, the inside can be easily inspected and maintained.

  Further, the outlet device 350 is provided with a sensor 360 for counting the number of medals 200 delivered from the outlet 357. Each time the medal 200 passes through the number counting sensor 360, the counter unit of the control unit counts the number of medals 200 sent out from the sending / out port 357, and the arithmetic processing necessary for the device 1 is performed.

  In the above embodiment, the introducing device 304 for introducing the medal 200 sent from the sending device 302 into the lower portion of the lift device 303 is moved to the lower portion of the lift device 303 by rotating the operation member 304A as described above. The configuration is not limited to being pushed up to the inlet portion 303A, and other configurations may be used.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be conceived without departing from the technical scope of the present invention, and include various embodiments related thereto.

It is a front perspective view of a medal transfer device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a top perspective view of the state where a medal storage part of a medal transfer device concerning the present invention was removed. Example 1 It is a perspective view which shows the state which the medal introduction apparatus of the medal transfer apparatus which concerns on this invention starts pushing up a medal. Example 1 It is a perspective view showing the state where the medal introduction device of the medal transfer device according to the present invention pushes up the medal and introduces it into the lift device. Example 1 It is a cross-sectional top view which shows the structure of the medal transfer apparatus which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is a right view which shows the relationship between the introduction part of a medal of the medal transfer apparatus which concerns on this invention, and an introduction apparatus. Example 1 It is a top view which shows medal payout operation | movement by the medal delivery apparatus of the medal transfer apparatus which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is a vertical side view of the payout disc portion of the medal delivery device of the medal transfer device according to the present invention. Example 1 It is a disassembled perspective view of the upper part of the lifting apparatus according to the present invention. Example 1 It is a perspective view of the small conveyance path element member concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a vertical side view of the upper part of the lift device according to the present invention. Example 1 It is a side view of the upper part of the lift device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is the side view which removed the exit device of the upper part of the lift device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a downward perspective view of the outlet device concerning the present invention. Example 1

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 .... Game equipment etc. 200 ... Medal 300 ... Medal transfer device 301 ... Medal accommodation part 302 ... Medal sending device 302A ... Dispensing board 303 ... Lift device 303A ... Lower part of lift device 303B ... Upper part of lift device 304 ... Introducing device 304A ... Operating member 304B ... Rotating shaft 305 ... Front receiving part 305A ... Front receiving port 305B ... Inclined guiding path 306 ... ··· Manual switch device 306A ··· Manual switch device operation unit 307 ··· Surface plate 310 ··· Upper surface opening 315 ··· Base plate 316 ··· Arc-shaped protruding wall 317 · · · Rotating shaft 318 -Medal separation hole 318A-Medal push-out surface 318B-Guidance surface 319-Medal stirring part 320-Delivery guide pin 321- · Fixed-side delivery actuating body 321A · · · Roller 322 ··· movable-side delivery actuating body 322A · · · Roller 323 · · · shaft support portion 324 · · · spring 325 · · · detection portion 326 · · · outlet of medal 330 ... Electric motor device 331 ... Electric motor 332 ... Transmission device 335 ... Introduction section 336 ... Introduction surface 336A ... Path member 337 ... Groove 340 ... Spiral body 340D ... Lower spiral body 340U ..Upper spiral body 341 ... protruding spiral 342 ... guide wall 343 ... carrying path forming cylindrical member (enclosing cylinder)
343A ··· Left and right side walls 343S ··· Small conveyance path forming member 345 ····················································································································· ... Sending port 359 ... Elastic leg 360 ... Number counting sensor

Claims (5)

  A feeding device that feeds the coin-like members of the housing portion one by one by rotation of a feeding rotor that is formed at the bottom of the housing portion of the coin-like member with a plurality of separation holes, and a rod-like shape that forms a protruding spiral on the outer surface A lift device that ascends a conveying path formed along the rod-shaped spiral by rotation of the rod-shaped spiral while the coin-shaped members delivered from the delivery device are sequentially placed in an upright state on the protruding spiral of the spiral And a coin-shaped member transfer device provided with an outlet device provided with a delivery port for sending the coin-shaped member raised from the lift device in a predetermined direction, wherein the transport path is a small transport path having an internal transport path A series of the transport paths are formed around the rod-shaped spiral body by a plurality of stacks of element members, and one or a plurality of the small transport path element members are each in a coin-like shape that enters from a lower entrance. When the direction of the surface of the material is raised from the upper outlet in a standing state, the internal conveyance path is formed so as to be rotated by a predetermined angle (for example, 90 degrees), and from the upper outlet of the uppermost small conveyance path element member A coin-shaped member transfer device that enters the outlet device in a standing state.   The lift device is divided into upper and lower parts, the lower part forms a linear transport path in which medals rise linearly, and the upper part forms a series of transport paths by connecting a plurality of the small transport path forming members. The coin-shaped member transfer device according to claim 1, wherein, corresponding to the division, the spiral body has a connection structure of a lower spiral body and an upper spiral body.   3. The coin-shaped member transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the lift device is configured by a transparent member that can see through the coin-shaped member passing through the inside thereof. 4.   The coin-shaped member transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a sensor for counting the number of coin-shaped members delivered from the delivery port is provided corresponding to the delivery port.   The coin-shaped member transfer device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the coin-shaped member transfer device is incorporated in a device, and the coin-shaped member is introduced from the coin-shaped member outlet to a coin-shaped member receiving portion provided in the device. A device using coin-shaped members characterized by

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