JP3026982B2 - Bill transfer equipment for gaming facilities - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a transport path for transporting bills while sandwiching the bills in a thickness direction thereof, and inserting bills into the transport path from lateral sides thereof. And a first detecting means for detecting passage of bills in the transport path, and detecting the insertion of bills into the game media lending machine. The present invention relates to a banknote transport device of a game facility provided with a second detecting means.

[Conventional technology]

The bill transport device of the above-mentioned gaming facility is used for feeding bills inserted into a game media lending machine further into a transport route and transporting the bills to a collection unit provided at one end of the transport route, for example. It is.

Further, in the bill transporting device of the gaming machine, the first detecting means can detect that the bills conveyed along the transport path are stuck and clogged, and the gaming media lending machine The number of bills collected by the collection unit can be counted by counting the insertion detection signal from the second detection unit that detects the bills inserted in the collection unit.

However, in the above configuration, when the first detecting means detects that the banknotes are jammed in the transport path, the jammed banknotes are removed and transferred to another place. There has been a problem that the number of bills actually collected is smaller by the number of bills transferred than the number of bills.

Therefore, a sensor for detecting bills (an example of bills) before being collected by the collection unit is provided immediately before the collection unit, and a counter for counting the number of bills detected by this sensor is provided. Collection is performed in a collection unit while counting the number of bills to be collected.

However, in the above configuration, for example, when a banknote sent out from one game media lending machine is being conveyed along the conveyance path, the banknote is located on the lower side in the conveyance direction than the game media lending machine. May be conveyed to the storage unit in a state where a plurality of bills are merged with the bills sent out from the game medium lending machine, and a sensor is used for a group of bills overlapped in this way as one bill. Was detected and the number of bills was erroneously determined.

Therefore, conventionally, as shown in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-201763, there is a mechanism provided with a mechanism for separating banknotes conveyed in an overlapping state one by one.

This means that a feed pulley and a holding pulley are disposed opposite to each other across a bill transport path in a bill receiving unit of the bill storage device that is the collecting unit, and the holding pulley is provided between the holding pulley and the feed pulley. Attached so as to be able to move away from the feed pulley to the extent that there is a gap into which approximately 1.5 to 1.2 bills can enter, and when a plurality of bills enter between both pulleys and push up the holding pulley, A reverse rotation drive mechanism is provided to reverse the pulley so as to return the bills in contact with it to the upper side in the bill transport direction, and the stacked bills are separated one by one by the reverse rotation of the holding pulley, and then sequentially by the counter. It is configured to count and store the conveyed bills.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, a banknote includes a new banknote without wrinkles and an old banknote with wrinkles. For example, when two of the new banknotes enter between both pulleys, and when two of the old banknotes enter between both pulleys. In the case of entering, the width in the thickness direction becomes larger in the case of old banknotes due to wrinkles. Therefore, when two new bills enter between the pulleys, the reverse rotation force of the holding pulley is sufficiently applied to the bill in contact with the holding pulley so that the bills are reliably separated. When the interval between the two pulleys is set, when two old banknotes enter between the two pulleys, as described above, the width of the two old banknotes in the thickness direction becomes large. The pressing force of the holding pulley against the old bill on the side contacting the pulley becomes large. As a result, the pressing pulley contacts the pressing bill on the positive rotation force acting on the old bill on the side contacting the feed pulley. In some cases, the reverse rotation force in the direction opposite to the feed direction acts on the old banknote on the side of the side to be unnecessarily applied, and the banknote may be jammed between the two pulleys.

Further, since the feed pulley is configured to rotate in the reverse direction, a special reverse rotation driving mechanism for rotating the holding pulley in a reverse direction is required, and the structure becomes complicated and large due to an increase in the number of parts, or the assembly work becomes complicated. However, there has been a disadvantage that the manufacturing cost is likely to increase.

An object of the present invention is to prevent bills from overlapping at a bill insertion portion from the game media lending machine to the transport path, to improve the counting accuracy of bills transported along the transport path,
While it is possible to accurately manage the sales of banknotes collected on gaming islands, with reasonable modification using the unloading mechanism originally equipped on gaming media lending machines, While avoiding upsizing, simplifying the structure of the entire game facility, making it compact and facilitating assembly work,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a bill transporting device for a game facility capable of promoting a reduction in manufacturing cost.

[Means for solving the problem]

The characteristic structure according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a transport path for nipping and transporting bills from the thickness direction thereof, and an unloading mechanism for inserting bills into the transport path from a lateral side thereof. And a first detecting means for detecting passage of bills on the transport path, and a second detecting means for detecting insertion of bills into the gaming medium lending machine. A bill transfer device for a gaming facility, wherein the two detections are performed so that bills inserted into the transfer path from the game media lending machine do not overlap with bills transferred along the transfer path. The present invention is characterized in that a control means for controlling the operation of the unloading mechanism of the game medium lending machine based on the detection signal of the means and adjusting the insertion timing is provided.

A characteristic configuration of the bill transport device of the game facility according to claim 2 of the present invention is that the transport path is constituted by a plurality of transport units arranged in parallel in the transport direction.

(Operation)

According to the characteristic configuration of claim 1 of the present invention, bills are inserted into the game media lending machine, and when the insertion of the bills is detected by the second detecting means, the bills are transported along the transport path. The presence / absence of bills is determined by a detection signal from the first detection means, and from this determination result, the operation of the unloading mechanism of the game media lending machine is controlled to adjust the timing of inserting bills into the transport path. In addition, it is possible to prevent the input bills from overlapping with other bills conveyed along the conveyance path.

In addition, since the carry-out mechanism originally provided in the game media lending machine is used, a special reverse-feed drive mechanism for avoiding overlap of bills, a return conveyance path for bypass, or a braking force is applied to the inserted bill. It is not necessary to separately provide a braking means or the like for imparting the game media, and the number of components and the space at the portion from the game media rental machine to the transport route can be reduced as much as possible, and the width of the game media rental machine itself needs to be increased. Therefore, a decrease in the number of gaming machines installed due to an increase in the width of the game media lending machine can be avoided.

According to the characteristic configuration of the second aspect of the present invention, a transfer path of a desired length can be formed by simply arranging a plurality of transfer units in the transfer direction.

〔The invention's effect〕

In the bill transfer device for a game facility according to claim 1 of the present invention, the bills to be inserted overlap with other bills conveyed along the conveyance path at a confluence site from the game media lending machine to the conveyance path. Because of this, it is possible to reliably avoid the occurrence of troubles such as jamming of banknotes when the banknotes conveyed in an overlapping state are collectively separated as in the related art, and Since the banknotes can be detected one by one reliably, the sales management of the banknotes collected at the game island can be accurately performed.

Moreover, by using the unloading mechanism originally provided in the game media lending machine in order to insert the bills into the transport path, overlapping of the bills can be avoided by adjusting the insertion timing by controlling the operation of the unloading mechanism. Therefore, unlike the related art, it is not necessary to separately provide a special reverse feed driving mechanism or a return transport path for bypass to avoid overlapping of banknotes, and while avoiding an increase in the size of the game media lending machine itself, It is possible to promote simplification and downsizing of the structure by reducing the number of parts, facilitation of assembling work, and reduction of manufacturing cost.

The bill transfer device for a game facility according to the second aspect of the present invention can facilitate the assembling work at the construction site and promote efficiency.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 11 shows a pachinko gaming facility. In this pachinko gaming facility, a plurality of pachinko machines (A) are arranged in a row, and two rows of the pachinko machines arranged in a row are separated by a small interval. A game media rental that is disposed in a back-to-back state and pays out a predetermined number of pachinko balls based on a coin or bill (a) input signal between adjacent two pachinko machine (A) groups located every other machine. In addition to disposing a pachinko ball lending machine (B) as a machine, a bill transport device (D) for receiving the bills (a) sent from the pachinko ball lending machine (B) and transporting the bills to the collection unit (C) is provided. It is configured.

The pachinko ball lending machine (B) has a function of discriminating the quality of the bill (a) inserted from the bill insertion slot (b) formed on the front surface of the casing, and when the bill (a) is good. , The bill (a) is sent out to the back, and coins for change or a predetermined number of pachinko balls are paid out. If the bill (a) is not present, the bill (a) is inserted into the bill slot ( b).

The bill transport device (D) is divided into a plurality of units in the transport direction, with a portion extending over the length of the pachinko machines (A) and (A) adjacent to each other across the pachinko ball lending machine (B). As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, each transport unit (d) has a receiving port (1A) for receiving the bills (a) sent from the pachinko ball lending machine (B) at a substantially central position in the transport direction. A pair of transporters (2) and (3) for transporting the middle portion of the bill (a) by sandwiching the middle portion of the bill (a) from the thickness direction thereof in the transport case (1) provided in the receiving portion. It is configured to be distributed on the upper side in the transport direction and the lower side in the transport direction with the entrance (1A) interposed therebetween.

One of the pair of transporters (2) and (3) is formed of a narrow-width transport round belt that contacts the upper and lower central portions of the bill (a), and the other is the round belt (2). And a plurality of rollers arranged along the transport direction so that the banknote (a) is sandwiched in the thickness direction and transported along the transport path (E).

The transfer round belt (2) is provided in the transfer case (1).
Pair of inner surfaces (1a) and (1b) facing each other in the direction
A plurality of pulleys (6) as rotating bodies that are pivotally supported on one (4) of the mounting members (4) and (5) mounted on
The roller (3) is pivotally supported by the other mounting member (5).

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the transfer among the plurality of pulleys (6) for rotatingly guiding the transfer round belt (2) located on the upper side in the transfer direction in each of the transfer units (d). Of the plurality of pulleys (6) for rotatingly guiding the support shaft (6A) of the pulley (6) located on the lowermost side in the direction and the round belt for transport (2) located on the lower side in the transport direction. The shaft (6) of the pulley (6) located on the uppermost side
B) with the operating shaft (7A) of an electric motor (7) as a drive mechanism mounted on the lower portion of the transport case (1) via a gear mechanism (8), thereby forming a double belt (2). 2) and (2) can be driven.

The transport case (1) is provided with the pachinko ball lending machine (B).
A pair of plastic guide plates (9) and (9) for merging and guiding the bills (a) fed from the conveyor toward the transport start end of the transport body (2) located at the lower side of the transport. A first case portion (10) and a pair of upper and lower L-shaped support members (1) attached to both ends in the transport direction of the first case portion (10).
Second case parts (12), (1) screwed to (1), (11)
2).

A pair of conveying bodies (2), (2), (2), (2), (3) on the back side of the guide direction end of the guide plate (9), which is located on the far side in the bill conveying direction, of the pair of guide plates (9), (9) A plastic guide plate (13) for transporting and guiding the banknote (a) conveyed from 3) to the lower side of the conveyance is integrally formed.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, a case main body (12A) that opens the second case portion (12) to one side in the thickness direction of the bill (a), and an opening of the case main body (12A). And a cover (12B) that can swing and open and close, and a mounting member (4) to which the round conveyor belt (2) is mounted on the case body (12A); A mounting member (5) on which the roller (3) is mounted is attached to the body (12B), and the cover (12B) is swingably opened with respect to the case body (12A) to thereby hold the holding and conveying mechanism. The paper money (a) jammed in the inside can be quickly collected.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8, two openings (K) and (K) are formed in the case body (12A) and the lid (12B), respectively. The openings (K), (K) are closed by a guide member (18) made of a transparent plastic material to be described later, so that the inside of the transport case (1) can be seen through to transport the bill (a). The situation can be visually recognized from the outside.

The starting end of the transfer round belt (2) located on the lower side of the transfer is inserted into the vicinity of the receiving port (1A) formed in the first case part (10), and is disposed. Round belt (2) for driving and rotating the bill (a)
Can be reliably moved to the clamping start portion between the transport round belt (2) and the roller (3) located on the lower side of the transport by the contact action. The roller (3)
In the vicinity of the receiving port (1A) located on the side, an idle roller (15) for guiding bills is attached. Note that (1
6) or (17) is a tension roller for a round belt for conveyance.

In each of the case body (12A) and the lid (12B),
A pair of upper and lower E-shaped guide members (18) for transporting and guiding the non-clamped portion of the bill (a) clamped and conveyed by the two transporters (2) and (3) from both sides in the thickness direction thereof; (18) is installed. Each of the guide members (18), (18) is made of a transparent plastic material.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a plurality of the transport cases (1) are connected to the bills (a) through the connecting members (19).
Are connected so that they can be delivered and conveyed.

The connecting member (19) allows relative movement within a certain range in the banknote transport direction with respect to one of the transport cases (1) and (1) adjacent to each other in the banknote transport direction. By moving the connecting member (19) relative to the transport case (1) in the banknote transport direction, even if the pachinko machine has a different width, the transport device can be adapted to the dimensions. It can be configured immediately.

The connecting member (19) includes a pair of guide members (20) and (21) for guiding the bill (a) conveyed from the carrying case (1) from both sides in the thickness direction thereof. Even if the relative movement is performed, only the position of the connecting member (19) with respect to the transfer case (1) changes, and the pair of guide portions (20) and (21) transfers the upper-side transfer. The banknote (a) from the case (1) can be reliably transferred to the lower transport case (1). In addition, the guide part (20) or (21) is made of a plate member (20A) or (21A) made of four plastic materials that are long in the bill conveying direction.

As shown in FIG. 9, the connecting member (19) is provided with the one guide portion (20) and is made of a transparent plastic material that is externally fitted to an end of the transport case (1) adjacent in the transport direction. A second connecting portion made of a transparent plastic material, which comprises a U-shaped first connecting portion (19A) and the other guiding portion (21), and is detachable from the first connecting portion (19A). Department (19
B).

At one end of the first connecting portion (19A) in the bill conveying direction,
A pair of upper and lower slots (19a) and (19a) are formed, and a first connecting portion (19A) screwed to the transfer case (1) through the slots (19a) and (19a) is connected to the transfer case. It is configured to be relatively movable within the range of the long holes (19a) and (19a) with respect to (1).

The second connecting portion (19A) is connected to the first connecting portion (19A).
In order to make B) detachable, plate portions (22) extending vertically are connected to the upper and lower ends of the first connecting portion (19A), respectively, and a pair of upper and lower plate portions (22), (22) are provided. ), A resin locking member (2) attached to the upper and lower ends of the second connecting portion (19B).
Engagement holes (22A) and (22A) with which 3) and (23) engage are formed. Therefore, the locking members (23) and (23)
By engaging and disengaging the engaging holes (22A) and (22A) through the insertion holes (19a) and (19b) formed in the connecting portion (19B), the second connecting portion (19B) is connected to the first connecting portion. (19A) can be attached and detached.

A plate member (24) for absorbing a level difference between the upper and lower surfaces of the transport cases (1) and (1) to be connected is screwed to each of the upper and lower surfaces of the first connecting portion (19A). ing.

(25) shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is a transparent resin cover for closing a gap formed between the second connecting portion (19B) and the transport case (1). For example, when the position of the first connecting portion (19A) with respect to the transport case (1) must be changed for each game facility, a cutter or the like is used to change the width in the transport direction of the cover (25). Can cut the cover (25).

As shown in FIGS. 1 (a), 1 (b), 3 (c), 3 and 5, the transfer unit (d) is located at a position higher than that of the pachinko ball lending machine (B). A transmission type first detecting means (26) for detecting the passage of the bill (a) is provided near the upper side in the bill conveying direction, and the bill (a) is inputted to the pachinko ball lending machine (B). And a transmission type second detection means (27).

The first detecting means (26) is provided with the pair of guide plates (1
3) A light emitting element (26a) mounted on one of the guide plates (13) and (13), and a light emitting element (26) mounted on the other guide plate (13) to receive light from the light emitting element (26a). And the second detecting means (27) is the same as the first detecting means (26).
a) and a light receiving element (27) that receives light from the light emitting element (27a).
b).

When the bill (a) is sent out from the pachinko ball lending machine (B) or when the bill (a) is transported by the transport unit (d), the bill (a) is inserted into the pachinko ball lender (B). Or, when staying in the transport unit (d),
The bill (a) continuously blocks the light from the light emitting element (26a) or (27a), thereby preventing the bill (a) from being jammed in the pachinko ball lending machine (B) or the transport unit (d). It is designed to detect the occurrence.

As shown in FIG. 2, each of the first detecting means (26) and the second detecting means (27) is connected to a control device (28) using a microcomputer, and is connected to the control device (28). The first detection means (26) detects the jam of the bill (a).
Alternatively, a display section (29) that performs display operation when detected by the second detection means (27) is connected.

In addition, the bill (a) inserted into the control device (28) from the pachinko ball lending machine (B) is transferred along the transfer path (E). Control means for controlling the operation of the unloading mechanism (34) of the pachinko ball lending machine (B) based on the detection signals of the two detecting means (26) and (27) so as not to overlap the bill (a). A counting means (31) for detecting and counting the bills (a) immediately before being collected by the collecting section (C) is provided, in addition to a charging time adjusting means (30).

The counting means (31) includes a transmission-type optical sensor (32) for detecting a bill (a) sent from the terminal end of the transport unit (d) on the lowermost side of the transport, and an optical sensor (3).
And the controller (28) for operating the counter (33) based on the detection signal from 2).

The light sensor (32) includes a light emitting element (32
a) and a light receiving element (32b) for receiving light from the light emitting element (32a).

Next, the case of adjusting the insertion timing of the inserted bill (a) from the pachinko ball lending machine (B) will be described.
Note that the unloading operation is performed so that the delivery speed of the bill (a) delivered from the pachinko ball lending machine (B) is substantially the same as the delivery speed of the bill (a) transported by the transport unit (d). Each of the mechanism (34) and the electric motor (7) for driving the transport unit is constituted.

First, when the bill (a) is inserted into the pachinko ball lending machine (B), the second detecting means (27) detects the insertion of the bill (a). When this input signal is output, the first pachinko ball lending machine (B) is provided with a transport unit (d) connected thereto.
It is checked whether or not the detecting means (26) is detecting the bill (a). If the first detecting means (26) is operating to detect the bill (a), the pachinko ball lending machine (B ), The driving of the unloading mechanism (34) is stopped, and the feeding of the banknote (a) is interrupted. When the first detecting means (26) has not detected the banknote (a), The driving of the unloading mechanism (34) is continued, and the bill (a) is sent out toward the transport path (E).

The unloading mechanism (34), which has been stopped by the bill detection signal from the first detection means (26), restarts driving from the point where the bill detection signal is no longer output from the first detection means (26). Thus, the bill (a) is sent out toward the transport path (E).

The unloading mechanism (34) includes an endless rotating belt (34) for driving.
a) and a plurality of idler rollers (34b) for holding and sending out the bill (a) by cooperation with the endless rotating belt (34a).

(Another embodiment)

In the above embodiment, the first detecting means (26) and the second detecting means (27) are configured by photoelectric type, but may be configured by magnetic or ultrasonic type.

Further, in the above embodiment, the first detecting means (26) is disposed closer to the upper side in the banknote transport direction than the portion of the transport unit (d) to be inserted from the banknote inserter (B).
As shown in FIG. 17, the location and number of the first detection means (26) can be freely changed.

In the above-described embodiment, the timing at which the driving of the unloading mechanism (34) is restarted is set at the point where the bill detection signal is no longer output from the first detection means (26). It may be after a lapse of a set time (for example, several seconds) from a point where the bill detection signal is no longer output from the first detection means (26).

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the sending speed of the bill (a) from the pachinko ball lending machine (B) and the carrying speed of the bill (a) carried by the carrying unit (d) are substantially the same. The sending speed and the conveying speed may be different.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the bill sensor light sensor (32) for counting the counter (33) is provided at the entrance of the collection unit (C). However, the transport unit (d ) May be provided. In this case, the first sensor (26) originally provided in the transport unit (d) may be configured to also serve as the bill sensor optical sensor (32).
As the bill detecting sensor (32), various types such as a magnetic type or an ultrasonic type can be used in addition to the photoelectric type.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is applicable not only to a device for transporting banknotes (a) but also to a device for transporting banknotes such as banknotes or plastic cards.

In the claims, reference numerals are provided for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the structure shown in the attached drawings.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1 to 11 show an embodiment of a bill transfer device for a game facility according to the present invention. FIGS. 1 (a), 1 (b) and 1 (c) are schematic cross-sectional plan views of main parts, and FIG. Is a block diagram, FIGS. 3 and 4 are cross-sectional plan views and cross-sectional rear views of main parts, FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional side view of main parts, and FIGS. FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the transport unit, FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a connecting member, FIG. 10 is a side view showing a connecting portion of the transport unit, FIG.
The figure is a schematic cross-sectional plan view of the game facility. Figures 12 to 17
The figure is a schematic cross-sectional plan view showing another embodiment of the main part. (26), (27) Detecting means, (30) Control means (insertion timing adjusting means), (a) Banknotes, (B) Game machine rental machine, (E) Transport Route.

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65H 7/02 B65H 5/02 G07D 9/00 A63F 7/02 352

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A transport path (E) for transporting a bill (a) by sandwiching the same in a thickness direction thereof, and inserting the bills (a) into the transport path (E) from a lateral side thereof. Media lending machine (B) provided with an unloading mechanism (34) for
A first detecting means (26) for detecting passage of bills (a) is provided on the transport path (E), and a first detecting means for detecting the insertion of bills (a) into the gaming media lending machine (B) is provided. 2 detection means (2
7) A bill transporting device of a game facility provided with 7), wherein bills (a) to be fed from the gaming medium lending machine (B) to the transport route (E) are transported along the transport route (E). The operation of the unloading mechanism (34) of the game media lending machine (B) is controlled based on the detection signals of the two detecting means (26) and (27) so as not to overlap with the bills (a) being received. A bill transfer device of a game facility provided with a control means (30) for adjusting a loading time. 2. The bill transport device for a game facility according to claim 1, wherein said transport path (E) comprises a plurality of transport units (d) arranged in parallel in the transport direction.