JP3612398B2 - Card processing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention is applied to a card issuing machine for issuing a card such as a prepaid card (hereinafter simply referred to as “card”) by inserting money, or a vending machine for selling a predetermined article by inserting such a card. In particular, the present invention relates to a card processing apparatus used in a table machine disposed adjacent to a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine in a playground such as a pachinko hall.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, in a playground such as a pachinko hall, as shown in FIG. 12, a large number of game machines 101 such as pachinko machines and slot machines are arranged in an aligned state. Each game machine 101 is provided with an adjacent machine 102 for renting a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a medal, and the pair of game machines 101 and the machine 102 are electrically connected to each other. It is connected to the.
[0003]
The intermediary machine 102 has a function of issuing a card for renting a play medium, and a function of accepting a card issued by the intermediary machine 102, another intermediary machine 102, and a dedicated card issuing machine 103. As shown in FIG. 13, the front wall 104a of the machine body 104 is provided with a card slot 106, an operation switch 107, and the like in addition to a currency receiving port 105 for receiving a predetermined banknote (for example, a thousand yen banknote). It has been.
[0004]
When a thousand-yen banknote is inserted into the money receiving port 105 of the inter-machine 102, a card processing mechanism (not shown) incorporated in the machine body 104 is activated to issue a card on which predetermined information is recorded. At the same time, this card is sent out from the card slot 106.
When the player wants to use the issued card as it is, the card is taken into the card processing mechanism by pressing the operation switch 107, and the game can be executed on the adjacent game machine 101.
When it is desired to use a card issued by another intermediary machine 102 or the card issuing machine 103, the card is inserted into the card entrance / exit 106 of the intermediary machine 102 from the outside.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional inter-machine 102, the card entrance 106 exists in an open state on the front wall 104a of the airframe 104, so that dust, cigarette ash, etc. in the amusement hall enter the airframe 104 from the card entrance 106. This easily causes a failure of the card processing mechanism communicating with the card entrance 106.
Further, when the card is sent out from the card entrance 106, the card remains protruding from the front wall 104a of the machine body 104 until the card is removed by the player or until the operation switch 107 is turned on. Therefore, it lacks the card protection function.
Further, since the card slot 106 is exposed in an open state, mischief and fraudulent acts are likely to be performed from the card slot 106, and there is a problem that trouble occurs and damage to the card processing mechanism is caused.
[0006]
The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-mentioned problems. By covering the card entrance with a cover that can be opened and closed, the card processing mechanism can be prevented from malfunctioning due to intrusion of dust, and the card protection function is also improved. In addition, an object is to provide a card processing device capable of suppressing mischief and fraud.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the card processing apparatus according to the present invention, a card slot is opened in the front wall of the machine body, a card processing mechanism communicating with the card slot is provided inside the machine body, and the card conveyed from the card processing mechanism is It is designed to be sent out from the card entry / exit, and the front wall of the airframe has a pair of left and right support plates projecting from the front wall of the airframe so as to sandwich the card entrance from both sides, and between the support plates And a cover attached freely to open and close. The cover is positioned in front of the card slot in the closed state, and in the open state, the front plate part is perpendicular to the front wall part above the card slot, and the upper plate part is continuous with the front plate part. The left and right side plate portions are continuous to the plate portion and the upper plate portion, and in the closed state, the card entrance is covered by the front plate portion, upper plate portion, and both side plate portions of the cover in the front, upper, and both sides. It has come to be. Between the both side plate portions of the cover and the support plates on both sides, a projecting shaft is formed on one side, and a bearing hole is formed on the other side in which the projecting shaft fits freely .
[0008]
In a second aspect of the present invention, a tapered surface is formed at the distal end of each of the projecting shafts by notching between the distal end surface and the peripheral surface on the insertion side into the bearing hole.
[0009]
In the invention of claim 3, the card slot serves as both a card outlet for sending out the card from the card processing mechanism to the outside of the machine and a card inlet for taking the card into the card processing mechanism from the outside of the machine. .
[0010]
[Action]
A cover is attached to the front wall of the machine so that it can be freely opened and closed to cover the card slot. Even if a card protrudes from the front wall of the aircraft, the card is protected by a cover. Furthermore, performing mischief and cheating at the card entrance involves an operation of opening the cover, making it difficult to perform mischief and cheating.
[0011]
In the card processing device according to claim 2, there is a protruding shaft on one side between a pair of left and right support plates protruding from the front wall of the fuselage and both side plates of the cover that can be freely opened and closed between the support plates. On the other side, a bearing hole is formed in which the projecting shaft can freely rotate, and the tip of each projecting shaft is cut between the tip surface and the peripheral surface on the insertion side of the bearing hole. Since the lacking taper surface is formed, when the cover is attached, each projecting shaft pushes both support plates by the wedge action of the taper surface and enters the inside of each support plate.
Further, since the peripheral surface on the side opposite to the tapered surface faces the removal direction at the time of fitting, each projecting shaft is prevented from coming off and is securely fitted into the bearing hole.
[0012]
In the card processing apparatus according to claim 3, the card entrance / exit serves as a card exit / outlet for sending the card out of the machine from the card processing mechanism and a card entrance for taking in the card from the outside of the machine into the card processing mechanism. Therefore, in the case of a stand machine placed adjacent to a game machine, it is necessary to open the cover in order to remove the issued card, and the complexity makes the player's consciousness ready for immediate use of the card. .
[0013]
【Example】
FIG. 1 shows the external appearance of a card processing apparatus in which the present invention is implemented in a platform machine 1.
The illustrated inter-machine 1 is arranged adjacent to a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine in an amusement hall such as a pachinko hall, and is composed of a vertically long box body 2 and this machine body 2. It is comprised by the one side of each game machine, ie, the support frame 3 for arrange | positioning in the clearance gap between adjacent game machines.
[0014]
The front wall 2a of the machine body 2 has a display lamp 11 and a vertically long slit-shaped money receiving port 12 on the upper side, an operation switch 13 and a keyhole portion 14 for locking at the center of the height, and a vertically long slit on the lower side. Card-like entrance / exit 15 and information display unit 16 are provided.
[0015]
The display lamp 11 is for informing the operating state of the airframe 2 and is turned off during normal operation, and blinks or lights up when an abnormality occurs in the airframe 2.
The money accepting port 12 is a part that accepts banknotes (in this embodiment, thousand yen bills), and inside the money accepting port 12, the bills are taken into the inside and the authenticity determination and denomination determination are performed. In addition, a banknote handling mechanism 17 for stocking is provided.
[0016]
The card doorway 15 issues a card M when a thousand-yen bill is inserted into the money receiving port 12, or the issued card M, as well as other intermediary machines and card issuing machines (not shown). This is the part that accepts the insertion of the card M issued in step (b). Inside the card entrance 15 is a card processing mechanism 18 having a function for carrying in / out the card M, a function for reading and writing predetermined information on the card M, a function for accommodating a card with a monetary value of zero, and the like. Is provided.
[0017]
The operation switch 13 is used when the card M sent out from the card slot 15 is inserted as it is. When the operation switch 13 is pressed, the card M issued by the interstitial machine 1 returns and is taken into the card processing mechanism 18.
The information display unit 16 displays information such as the total sales of cards in the intermediary machine 1 as appropriate, in addition to displaying the amount of banknotes received at the currency receiving slot 12.
Note that a power supply unit (not shown) for supplying power to each of the above parts is housed in the bottom of the machine body 2.
[0018]
FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the card processing mechanism 18.
The card processing mechanism 18 of the illustrated example has a card carry-in / out opening 21 communicating with the card entry / exit 15 on the front surface of the housing 18A, and a conveyance path 22 corresponding to the width and thickness of the card M in the depth direction. Is formed. A first card transport mechanism 23 is disposed at the front position of the transport path 22, and a magnetic head 24 for reading and writing information is disposed behind the first card transport mechanism 23.
[0019]
The card transport mechanism 23 includes two pairs of front and rear feed rollers 25, 25, 26, and 26, transmission belts 27 and 27, and a motor 28. The rotation of the motor 28 is given to the rear feed rollers 26 and 26. After that, it is transmitted to the front feed rollers 25, 25 via the transmission belts 27, 27.
[0020]
A first photoelectric sensor PH1 is disposed between the card transport mechanism 23 and the card carry-in / out port 21, and a second photoelectric sensor PH2 is disposed at a rear position of the feed roller 25 on the front side of the card transport mechanism 23. ing. Further, on the rear side of the magnetic head 24, third and fourth photoelectric sensors PH3 and PH4 are arranged at a predetermined interval.
[0021]
On the rear side of the photoelectric sensor PH4 in the transport path 22, a margin corresponding to the length of the card is provided. This surplus portion functions as a card accommodating portion 29 for accommodating the card M whose value has become zero by the rewriting process, and the second card transport mechanism 30 is provided at the front position thereof. The card transport mechanism 30 is used to carry the card M into and out of the card accommodating portion 29, and includes a pair of feed rollers 31, 31, a motor 32, a transmission mechanism 33 including a worm wheel and a worm gear.
A fifth photoelectric sensor PH5 for confirming the accommodation of the card M is disposed at the rear end of the card accommodation unit 29.
[0022]
A cover mounting portion 41 having a configuration shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 is provided on the front wall 2a of the machine body 2 corresponding to the position of the card entrance 15.
The illustrated cover attaching portion 41 includes a pair of left and right support plates 42 and 42 projecting from the front wall 2a of the machine body 2 so as to sandwich the card entrance 15 from both sides, and the support so as to cover the card entrance 15 from the front. And a cover 43 attached between the plates 42 and 42. The support plates 42 and 42 and the cover 43 are made of, for example, a synthetic resin material.
[0023]
Each support plate 42 is provided with a circular bearing hole 44 at an upper position on the inner side surface, and a lower half of the inner side surface is formed into a thick portion to form a stopper portion 45.
[0024]
The cover 43 includes a front plate portion 46, an upper plate portion 47 continuous with the front plate portion 46, and left and right side plate portions 48 and 48 formed continuously with the front plate portion 46 and the upper plate portion 47. Become. In the closed state shown in FIG. 7, the front plate portion 46 is opposed to the front of the card entrance 15, and in the opened state shown in FIG. 6, the front plate portion 46 is perpendicular to the front wall 2 a above the card entrance 15. .
Both side plate portions 48, 48 have rear end edges 48 a, 48 a that are substantially parallel to the plate surface of the front plate portion 46, and in the closed state shown in FIG. 48 a abuts against the front surface of the stopper portion 45 of each support plate 42.
[0025]
Each side plate portion 48 is integrally formed with a protruding wall portion 49 that protrudes rearward from the rear edge 48a. Each protruding wall 49 has a circular arc at the tip edge, and the rear edge of the upper plate 47 extends halfway along the arc.
The width W of the cover 43 is set slightly smaller than the interval W1 between the upper portions of the inner side surfaces of the support plates 42 and 42.
[0026]
A columnar protruding shaft 50 that fits into the bearing hole 44 of each support plate 42 is integrally formed outwardly on the protruding wall portion 49 of each side plate portion 48. If the projecting shaft 50 of each side plate portion 48 is fitted in each bearing hole 44, the cover 43 is placed between the open position of the card entrance 15 shown in FIG. 6 and the closed position of the card entrance 15 shown in FIG. It is pivotally supported.
[0027]
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the tip of each projecting shaft 50 is notched obliquely between the tip surface 50 a of each projecting shaft 50 and the peripheral surface 50 b on the insertion side into the bearing hole 44. A tapered surface 50c is formed.
[0028]
To attach the cover 43 having the above structure between the support plates 42, 42, the rear end edges 48a, 48a of the side plate portions 48, 48 are opposed to the support plates 42, that is, the cover 43 is oriented as shown in FIG. Then, the left and right protruding shafts 50 are pushed in until the rear end edges 48a of the side plate portions 48 abut against the front surfaces of the stopper portions 45 of the supporting plates 42, so that the protruding shafts 50 are fitted into the bearing holes 44. .
[0029]
At the time of this pushing, each protruding shaft 50 is formed with a tapered surface 50c. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the distal end portion of each protruding shaft 50 pushes both support plates 42 and 42 by a wedge action to support each supporting plate 42, 42. After entering the inside of the plate 42, it fits into each bearing hole 44 as shown in FIG.
At the time of insertion, the taper surface 50c of each protruding shaft 50 faces the front wall 2a, that is, the direction in which the cover 43 is inserted (indicated by the arrow P in the figure), and the circumferential surface opposite to the taper surface 50c is pulled out. Since each of the projecting shafts 50 is prevented from being detached, the cover 43 is prevented from falling off.
[0030]
The cover 43 is mounted between the support plates 42, 42 in a state where the rear end edges 48a, 48a of the side plate portions 48, 48 are horizontal, that is, the cover 43 is in the orientation and posture shown in FIG. Each projecting shaft 50 may be fitted into each bearing hole 44 by pushing the shaft 50 until the projecting wall portion 49 of each side plate portion 48 abuts against the upper surface of the stopper portion 45 of each support plate 42.
[0031]
Even in this mounting method, since the tapered surface 50c of each protruding shaft 50 faces the direction of the support plate 42 when pushed, the tip portion of each protruding shaft 50 spreads both the support plates 42 and 42 by the wedge action, and each supporting plate After entering the inside of 42, it fits into each bearing hole 44.
At the time of insertion, the taper surface 50c of each projecting shaft 50 faces the upper end surface of the stopper portion 45 of the support plate 42, that is, the cover 43 is inserted (downward), and the circumferential surface opposite to the taper surface 50c is formed. Since it faces in the removal direction, each projecting shaft 50 is prevented from coming off and the cover 43 is prevented from falling off.
[0032]
In the stand machine 1 having the above-described configuration, in the standby state, the cover 43 is in the closed state shown in FIG. 7, and the card slot 15 includes the front plate portion 46, the upper plate portion 47, and the both side plate portions 48, 48 covers three sides (front, upper, and both sides).
When the card entrance / exit 15 is covered with the cover 43 in this manner, dust, cigarette ash and the like are unlikely to enter the machine body 2 from the card entrance / exit 15, and the card processing mechanism 18 may not be damaged.
Further, since the cover 43 is present at the card entrance 15, it is difficult for a player to perform mischief and fraud such as inserting a foreign object into the card entrance 15.
[0033]
When a thousand-yen bill is inserted from the money receiving port 12 with the card M stored in the card storage unit 29, the control unit (not shown) drives the motors 28 and 32 of the card transport mechanisms 23 and 30. Rotate forward. As a result, the rotational motion of the motor 32 is applied to the feed rollers 31, 31 via the transmission mechanism 33, and the card M in the card accommodating portion 29 is carried forward.
[0034]
The interval between the third and fourth photoelectric sensors PH3 and PH4 is set according to the length of the information storage area of the card, and the control unit confirms that the photoelectric sensors PH4 and PH3 are turned on in this order. After that, when the photoelectric sensor PH4 is turned off, writing of information by the magnetic head 24 is started.
The writing of information by the magnetic head 24 ends when the photoelectric sensor PH3 is turned off.
[0035]
When the second photoelectric sensor PH2 is switched from on to off, the control unit stops the motors 28 and 32 of the card transport mechanisms 23 and 30. At this time, the first photoelectric sensor PH1 is in an on state, and when the photoelectric sensor PH1 is switched off, the control unit recognizes that the card M has been pulled out from the card slot 15.
[0036]
When the card M is sent out to the card entrance 15, the card M protrudes forward from the front wall 2 a of the machine body 2, but the protruding portion of the card M is covered with a cover 43 as shown in FIG. M is protected and damage is prevented.
When the player pulls out the card M, the card 43 can be easily pulled out by pushing the cover 43 upward as shown in FIG.
However, since the operation of opening the cover 43 is required for pulling out the card M, the complexity makes the player's consciousness suitable for immediate use of the card. Has the effect of improving sales.
[0037]
When an electrical signal is obtained by pressing the operation switch 13 while the photoelectric sensor PH1 is on, the control unit drives the motor 28 of the card transport mechanism 23 to rotate in reverse, and transports the card M backward. Hereinafter, when the photoelectric sensors PH2 and PH3 are sequentially turned on, the control unit starts reading the card information and further rewrites the card information based on the lending process of the game medium to the adjacent game machine. Then, when the money value of the card becomes zero by this processing, the control unit reversely rotates the motor 32 of the second card transport mechanism 30 to store the card M in the card storage unit 29.
[0038]
When the card M issued by another inter-bed machine or card issuing machine is inserted, the card transport mechanism 23 is activated in response to the first photoelectric sensor PH1 being turned on, and the card M Is taken inside. In this case, when the card M is stored in the card storage unit 29, the processed card M is carried out to the card carry-in / out entrance 21. On the other hand, if the card M is not stored in the card storage unit 29 and the amount of money after the rewriting process of the inserted card M is zero, the card M is stored in the card storage unit 29. .
[0039]
FIG. 10 shows a cover mounting portion 41 of a platform machine 1 which is another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, each projecting shaft 50 is provided toward each support plate 42, while a bearing hole 44 into which each projecting shaft 50 is fitted is formed toward the projecting wall portion 49 of the cover 43.
[0040]
In each of the above embodiments, the card slot 15 is formed in a vertically long slit shape so that the card M can be inserted / removed vertically, but the card M is horizontally inserted / removed as shown in FIG. The cover 43 can be attached to the card slot 15 having a horizontally long slit shape. In this case, the cover 43 is formed in a width corresponding to the width of the card slot 15.
[0041]
Further, the present invention can be implemented not only in the inter-machine 1 but also in a card sending / outlet of a card issuing machine, and also in a card taking-in port of various vending machines using cards.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, as described above, the cover is attached to the front wall of the machine body so as to freely open and close to cover the card slot. Therefore, dust and cigarette ash do not enter from the card slot, and there is no possibility of failure of the card processing mechanism. Even if a card protrudes from the front wall of the aircraft, it can be protected by a cover. Furthermore, since there is a cover at the card entry / exit, it is difficult to perform mischief and fraud at the card entry / exit, and an anti-fraud effect can also be expected.
[0043]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, a projecting shaft is projected on one side between a pair of left and right support plates projecting from the front wall of the airframe and both side plate portions of the cover that can be freely opened and closed between the support plates. In addition, a taper surface is formed on the other end of each projecting shaft with a notch between the front end surface and the peripheral surface on the insertion side of the bearing hole. Therefore, when the cover is attached, each projecting shaft pushes and spreads both support plates by the wedge action of the tapered surface and enters the inside of each support plate, so that the cover can be easily attached. In addition, since the peripheral surface opposite to the tapered surface faces the direction of removal when fitted, each projecting shaft is prevented from coming off and is securely fitted into the bearing hole, thereby preventing the cover from being detached.
[0044]
In the invention of claim 3, the card slot serves as both a card outlet for sending out the card from the card processing mechanism to the outside of the machine and a card inlet for taking the card into the card processing mechanism from the outside of the machine. In the case of a pedestrian machine that is placed adjacent to a game machine, it is necessary to open the cover to remove the issued card, and that complexity makes the player's consciousness more suitable for immediate use of the card. To improve.
[Brief description of the drawings]
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a table machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a card processing mechanism.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view showing a cover attaching portion.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view showing a cover attaching portion.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged cover attaching portion.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view showing a cover attaching portion in an open state.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view showing a cover mounting portion in a closed state.
FIG. 8 is a plan view in which a part of the cover attaching portion when the cover is attached to the support plate is enlarged and shown partially broken.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view of a part of the cover attaching portion when the cover is attached to the support plate.
FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing, in an enlarged manner, a cover mounting portion of a pedestal machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing, in an enlarged manner, a cover mounting portion of a pedestal machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a front view showing an implementation status of a conventional inter-machine.
FIG. 13 is a front view showing the appearance of a conventional inter-machine.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Inter-machine 2 Machine 2a Front wall 15 Card entrance 18 Card processing mechanism 42 Support plate 43 Cover 44 Bearing hole 48 Side plate 50 Projection shaft 50c Tapered surface

Claims (3)

A card entrance / exit is opened in the front wall of the machine body, a card processing mechanism communicating with the card entrance / exit is disposed inside the machine body, and the card conveyed from the card processing mechanism is sent out of the machine through the card entrance / exit. In the card processing device
The front wall of the airframe is provided with a pair of left and right support plates projecting from the front wall of the airframe so that the card entrance is sandwiched from both sides, and a cover that can be freely opened and closed between the support plates. The cover is positioned in front of the card slot in the closed state, and in the open state, the front plate part is perpendicular to the front wall part above the card slot, and the upper plate part is continuous with the front plate part. The left and right side plate portions are continuous to the plate portion and the upper plate portion, and in the closed state, the card entrance is covered by the front plate portion, upper plate portion, and both side plate portions of the cover in the front, upper, and both sides. Between the both side plate portions of the cover and the support plates on both sides, a projecting shaft is formed on one side, and a bearing hole is formed on the other side so that the projecting shaft can freely rotate. card processing apparatus comprising Te. The card processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a tapered surface is formed at a tip portion of each of the projecting shafts by notching between a tip surface and a peripheral surface on the insertion side into the bearing hole. The card port is defined in claim 1 which also serves as a card delivery port for delivering the card to the outside from the card processing mechanism, and a card inlet for taking from outside the card into the card processing mechanism Card processing device.

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