JP3126822B2 - Disc-shaped body supply device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a supply transport path for transporting a disc-shaped body such as a game medal such as a slot machine or a coin toward a plurality of supply positions, and a circle transported on the supply transport path. A plurality of discharge means capable of discharging a plate-like body to a specific supply position; and a disk-like body supply device in which the supply conveyance path is arranged in a closed loop circulating along the plurality of supply positions. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When it is not necessary to supply a disk-shaped body, a disk-shaped body supply apparatus keeps a disk-shaped body for supply on a supply conveyance path in which a closed loop is arranged. When a need arises to supply a disk-shaped body, a specific discharging unit is operated to discharge and supply the disk-shaped body being conveyed while being circulated in the supply conveyance path to a predetermined supply position. However, conventionally, a series of endless chains that are horizontally stretched along multiple supply positions via sprockets,
A plurality of meniscal carrier plates on which the discs can be placed are connected in a line, and the posture of the discs placed on the carrier is rotated by driving the endless chain. There has been proposed a disc-shaped body supply device that constitutes a supply conveyance path that conveys while circulating along a plurality of supply positions (for example,
JP-A-3-21286).

[0003]

According to the above prior art, a large number of transport plates on which discs are placed are individually connected to a series of endless chains to form a closed loop supply transport path. As a result, the supply and transport path structure is complicated, and it takes time and effort to assemble and assemble. The disc-shaped body is likely to bite between the matching transfer plates, and in this case, the movement of the transfer plate or the endless chain may be restricted, and the transfer may be stopped. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has a configuration in which the supply transport path structure arranged in a closed loop is devised, thereby simplifying the supply transport path structure and facilitating production and assembly. As well as the transfer
Rubble can be suppressed, and supply and transport
Changing the length of the circulating route is also advantageous in terms of structure and cost
An object of the present invention is to provide a disc-shaped body supply device that can be implemented .

[0004]

A feature of the present invention to achieve the above object is to provide an apparatus for supplying a disc-shaped body,
The conveying surfaces of two sets of belt conveyors in which the supply conveying paths are arranged in parallel or substantially parallel with the conveying directions being opposite to each other.
Over the top, conveying of by the transport surface of one of the belt conveyors
And comes into contact with the disc
Transfer guide on the conveying surface of the other belt conveyor with conveying force
The present invention has the following advantages.

[0005]

[Function] Provided over the conveyor surface of two sets of belt conveyors
Guide force by which the disk- shaped body is transported at that time
To guide the transfer on the conveyor surface of the other belt conveyor
Transfer surfaces of both belt conveyors
Not only can it be used for a part of
Over one end of both belt conveyors,
Catches the disc-shaped body sent from the end of the conveyor
Then, the disc-shaped body is placed at the conveyance start end of the other belt conveyor.
Turntable that can be driven and rotated around the vertical axis
Compared with the case where a disk is provided,
No separate drive source is required, and both belt conveyors
Changing the position of the guide member in the transport direction
More freely change the length of the circulation path of the supply conveyance path
Can be.

[0006]

Accordingly, the transport directions are reversed.
Two sets of belt conveyors arranged side by side and on their transport surface
A closed loop supply conveyance path that circulates along a plurality of supply positions is configured by combining with a guide member provided in a spanning state, so that the supply conveyance path structure can be simplified, and production and assembly can be performed easily. Since the disc-shaped body is placed and conveyed by a conveyor belt, the disc-shaped body is conveyed
Trouble occurrence can be suppressed, and supply
Changing the length of the circulating route is also advantageous in terms of structure and cost
Can be implemented .

[0007]

6 (a) and 6 (b) show a game island D in which two rows of a game table C in which a plurality of slot machines A and a medal lending machine B are arranged side by side are arranged back to back. In the lower part of the game island D, a game medal M as an example of a disc-shaped body discharged from the slot machine A of each game table row C is stored in a storage hopper E.
A medal collecting device F for collecting the medal M collected in the storage hopper E, a medal lifting device G for discharging the medal M to the upper part of the game island D, and a medal lifting device G for the upper part of the game island D. A gaming facility provided with a medal supply device H for supplying a medal M to a slot machine A and a medal lending machine B of each gaming table row C is shown. The medal supply device H is a supply conveyance path 1 that conveys medals M to a slot machine A and a medal lending machine B of each gaming table C which is a plurality of supply positions.
And a discharge device 23 which is a plurality of discharge means capable of dropping and discharging the medals M being conveyed in the supply conveyance path 1 to a specific slot machine A or a medal lending machine B.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the supply and conveyance path 1 is provided at two end positions of two belt conveyors 2 and 3 which are arranged in parallel with the conveyance directions being opposite to each other.
Over the conveyor surface of one of the belt conveyors 2 and 3
And comes into contact with the medal M which is placed and conveyed.
Structure and the other of the belt conveyor 3,2 at the conveying force at that time
Provided <br/> resin guide members 6 and 7 which moves and guides on the conveying surface of the conveyor belt 5,4 to growth, circulate along the slot machine A and medal lending machine B for each gaming table column C A receiving hopper 8 is formed in a closed loop and receives the medals M fed by the medal feeding device G and guides and discharges the medals onto the conveyor belt 4 of one of the belt conveyors 2. Each of the two sets of belt conveyors 2 and 3 has a driving roller 1
Frame belts 13 and 14 are configured by winding conveyor belts 4 and 5 around 0, idler roller 11 and tension roller 12, and supporting these roller groups 10, 11, 12 and drive motor 9. , Conveyor belt 4,
5 are connected to the passage frame 15 forming the passage. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the passage frame 15 supports a first support plate 16 for supporting the inner peripheral surfaces of the conveyor belts 4 and 5 in the transport path and an outer peripheral surface of the conveyor belts 4 and 5 in the return path. An extrusion frame 18 made of an aluminum alloy and a pair of left and right belt support plates 19 having an L-shaped cross section connected and connected to front and rear end surfaces of the first support plate 16. , A side wall plate 20 fitted to the side of the extrusion frame 18 between the front and rear belt support plates 19, and the upper end surface of the frame plate 14 sandwiched between the left and right belt support plates 19, and the conveyor belt 4, 5 so as to protrude from the upper surface of the belt support plate 19 by approximately the same height as the thickness of
The medal M guided and moved by the guide members 6 and 7 is configured to be able to move smoothly across the left and right conveyor belts 4 and 5.

[0009] Each of the guide members 6 and 7, provided with a slight gap with respect to the conveying surface of the conveyor belt 4, 5 are fixed to the side wall member 21 of the belt support plate 19, one of the base
Medals M transported on the conveyor surfaces of the conveyors 2 and 3
Is guided along the guide surface 22 on the transport surfaces of the conveyor belts 5 and 4 of the other belt conveyors 3 and 2 and moves on , alternately on the transport surfaces of the left and right belt conveyors 3 and 2. It is configured so that it is circulated and transported clockwise while moving. The guide surface 22 is a plan view, Yes is curved parabolic, and is positioned on the conveying surface of the other conveyor belts 5,4 to be Noriutsuro its apex portion, of one of the belt conveyors 2, 3 Medals M transported on the transport surface
With the transport force of the other belt conveyors 3 , 2
It is configured to be pushed upward and to move smoothly. As shown in FIG. 5, the discharge device 23 extends over a discharge position in which the discharge frame 18 crosses over one of the conveyor belts 4 and 5 and a retreat position in which the discharge device 23 retreats between the left and right conveyor belts 4 and 5. A gate member 25 that is swingably mounted and a solenoid 26 that swings the gate member 25 between a discharge position and a retired position.
When the gate member 25 is swung to the discharging position, the medals M conveyed on the conveying surfaces of the conveyor belts 4 and 5 are guided along the gate member 25 and supplied from the notches 27 formed in the side wall plate 20. It is configured to fall into the gutter 28 and be supplied to a predetermined slot machine A or a medal lending machine B via a bellows tube 29.

When no medal request signal is output from any of the slot machines A and the medal lending machines B, the driving of the medal lifting device G and the medal supply device H are both stopped. When a medal request signal is output from the slot machine A or the medal lending machine B, the driving of the medal lifting device G and the medal supply device H is started, and the predetermined gate member 25 is swung to the discharging position, and the medal M is released. Is supplied. Further, a recovery gutter 31 and a discharge device 23 are provided in the upper conveying path of the receiving hopper 8 of the supply conveying path 1 so that the medals M remaining in the supplying conveying path 1 at the end of business hours.
Can be dropped and collected into the storage hopper E via the collection bellows tube 32. In addition, a partition wall 30 is provided between the left and right conveyor belts 4 and 5 except for a mounting position of the gate member 25 and a transfer position of the medal M.

[Other Embodiments] The disk-shaped object supply device according to the present invention provides a supply conveyance path.
Closed loop circulating along multiple gaming islands as feeding positions
To supply necessary disk-shaped objects to gaming islands
It may be.  Disc-shaped body supply device according to the present invention
May supply coins to a predetermined supply position.
No.

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

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a main part.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional front view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part taken along line VV of FIG. 1;

6A is a plan view of a main part of the game facility, and FIG. 6B is a side view of a main part of the game facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Supply conveyance path 2 Belt conveyor 3 Belt conveyor 4 Conveyor belt 5 Conveyor belt 6 Guide member 7 Guide member 23 Discharge means M Disk-shaped body

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A supply conveyance path (1) for conveying a disk-shaped body (M) toward a plurality of supply positions, and the supply conveyance path (1).
A plurality of discharge means (23) capable of discharging the disc-shaped body (M) conveyed by the above to a specific supply position, and the supply conveyance path (1) is circulated along the plurality of supply positions. In the disc-shaped body supply device disposed in a closed loop shape, the supply conveyance path (1) has two sets of belt conveyors (2) arranged in parallel or substantially parallel with the conveyance directions being opposite to each other. , 3), the disc-shaped body being conveyed on the conveying surface of one of the belt conveyors (2, 3) over the conveying surface.
(M) and transport force of the disk-shaped body (M) at that time.
On the conveyor surface of the other belt conveyor (2, 3)
A disk-shaped body supply device characterized by being provided with an internal guide member (6, 7).