JP3623193B2 - Power supply method and signal transmission method for self-propelled traveling body - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a power feeding method to a self-propelled traveling body for supplying power to the self-propelled traveling body from a conduction rail, and to a self-propelled traveling body for transmitting a signal from the transmission rail to the self-propelled traveling body. The present invention relates to a signal transmission method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a method for supplying power to the self-propelled traveling body, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the conductive sliding member 52 attached to the self-propelled traveling body is pressed against the conduction rail 51 to As shown in FIG. 8, the rotating member 53 is inserted into a shaft part 55 attached to the self-propelled traveling member through a through hole 54 provided at the center of the rotating member 53. There is a method of supplying power by bringing the peripheral surface of the relay member 56 into contact with the conductive rail 51 and bringing the relay member 56 into contact with the shaft component 55. However, the former method has a problem that the wear between the conductive rail 51 and the sliding member 52 is large and the durability is inferior. Also in the latter method, the insertion hole 54 of the rotating body 53 and the shaft part 55 are greatly worn and inferior in durability, and the insertion hole 54 of the rotating body 53 and the shaft part 55 are made of lubricant such as grease or conductive material. When the contact is made through the conductive sleeve 57, there is a problem that the conductivity or the transmission accuracy of the electric signal is lowered.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and provides a power feeding method and a signal transmission method for a self-propelled traveling body that has excellent durability and does not cause a decrease in conductivity and transmission accuracy of electrical signals. It was made to do.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Power supply method to the self-propelled traveling body of the present invention has been made to solve the aforementioned problem, a shaft part formed on the rolling body and integrally rotating with inserted into the self-propelled traveling body via a bearing with contacting a peripheral surface of the rotating body in the conductive rail, by contacting lightly relay member to the shaft part or the rotating body, Ru der those characterized by feeding the conducting rail to the self-propelled traveling body. Also, with contacting the shaft part formed on the rotating body and integrally inserted and attached to the self-propelled traveling body via a bearing peripheral surface of the rotating member to transmit the rail, the relay member to the shaft part or the rotating body by contacting a Ru der those characterized by transmitting a signal from the transmission rail to the self-propelled traveling body.
[0005]
In the feeding method of the self-propelled traveling body of the present invention, a shaft part which is integrated with the rotating body so inserted and attached to the self-propelled traveling body via a bearing, significantly wear of the rotating member and the shaft parts Can be reduced. In addition, by lightly bringing the relay member into contact with the rotating body or shaft component, wear between the rotating body or shaft component and the relay member can be reduced, and electrical conduction can be achieved without going through a lubricant or conductive sleeve. Therefore, power can be supplied to the self-propelled traveling body and transmission / reception with the self-propelled traveling body can be performed without causing deterioration in conductivity and transmission accuracy of electrical signals.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a view showing a gaming machine island in which a self-propelled traveling body 1 for supplying gaming media such as medals to a gaming machine 2 is provided. Slot machines are arranged in a row as gaming machines 2. Yes. In this gaming machine island, a medal collection basket 3 is laid under each gaming machine 1, and the used surplus medals fall into this medal collection basket 3, and a medal collection vehicle 4 is used to It is pushed and conveyed to the medal collection base 5 and accumulated. The accumulated medals are lifted to the medal supply base 7 at the upper part of the gaming machine island while being polished by the polishing lifting device 6. Then, when the self-propelled traveling body 1 mounts medals at the medal replenishment base 7 and travels on the traveling rail 8, the medals can be conveyed to each gaming machine 2 and replenished via the hopper 9. it can.
[0007]
Details of the self-propelled traveling body 1 are shown in FIGS. On the carriage 11 of the self-propelled traveling body 1, a medal storage hopper 12, a rotating disk 13 for paying out medals, and a motor 14 are mounted, and the rotating disk 13 is rotated at a high speed by driving the motor 14. Are put into the hopper 9 one by one. In addition, in FIG. 2, the housing | casing which covers the exterior of the self-propelled traveling body 1 is abbreviate | omitting illustration.
[0008]
In addition, four traveling wheels 16 that are driven by a motor 15 and roll on the traveling rail 8 are disposed at the lower part of the carriage 11, and four rotating bodies 17 having conductivity are arranged substantially at right angles to the traveling wheels 16. It is installed. Since the rotating body 17 is inserted into the shaft part 20 so as to come into contact with a conducting rail 18 (also serving as a transmission rail) laid in parallel to the traveling rail 8, By supplying power to 15, the self-propelled traveling body 1 can travel on the traveling rail 8 left and right. Further, by transmitting a signal such as a medal replenishment request issued by the gaming machine 2 from the conduction rail 18 to the control device (not shown) via the rotating body 17, the self-propelled traveling body 1 has issued the signal. If the medal mounted on the self-propelled traveling body 1 is in a shortage state, the control unit of the gaming machine island receives the signal. Thus, the self-propelled traveling body 1 can travel to the medal replenishment base 7 to mount medals. In the above description, a medal transport vehicle for supplying medals to the gaming machine 2 is used as an example as the self-propelled traveling body 1, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. Yes.
[0009]
FIG. 4 shows a power feeding mechanism according to a first embodiment of the method of the present invention. In this embodiment, a bearing 19 is mounted at the center of a disk-shaped rotating body 17, and the bearing 19 is self-propelled. A shaft component 20 fixedly attached to the body 1 is inserted. Further, the relay member 22 pressed downward by the thin elastic member 21 is in light contact with the upper surface of the rotating body 17, and the peripheral surface of the rotating body 17 is in contact with the conducting rail 18. The rotating body 17 and the relay member 22 are electrically connected.
[0010]
Further, in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the shaft component 20 is inserted into the disc-shaped rotating body 17 having the bearing 19 mounted at the center, and the circumferential surface of the rotating body 17 is connected to the conductive rail 18. Although the contact member 22 is not different from the first embodiment in the point of contact, the relay member 22 includes a relay member main body 22a, a bush 22b attached to the front end thereof, and a disk-like conductive screwed to the rear end. It is comprised by the piece 22c. The relay member 22 is loosely biased toward the bearing 19 by an elastic member 21 that is a coil spring, and the bush 22 b is in light contact with the peripheral surface of the rotating body 17. Therefore, the electric power and signal sent from the conductive rail 18 can be sent to the self-propelled traveling body 1 through the rotating body 17 and the relay member 22.
[0011]
In the two embodiments described above, since the shaft component 20 is inserted into the rotating body 17 via the bearing 19, the friction between the shaft component 20 and the rotating body 17 can be made extremely small. Further, the friction between the rotating body 17 and the relay member 22 can be reduced by lightly contacting the urging member 21 with the elasticity of the biasing member 21 being the minimum necessary.
[0012]
Further, in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the rotating body 17 is fitted into and integrated with the shaft component 20, and the shaft component 20 is inserted into the bearing 19 attached to the self-propelled traveling body 1. ing. Since the peripheral surface of the rotating body 17 is in contact with the conductive rail 18 and the tip of the relay member 22 is in contact with the shaft component 20 by the urging of the elastic member 21, the self-running with the conductive rail 18 is achieved. Electrical continuity of the traveling body 1 can be obtained via the rotating body 17, the shaft component 20, and the relay member 22. The shaft part 20 and the rotating body 17 can be integrally formed by plastic working a bar or the like. Also in this embodiment, since the shaft component 20 is inserted into the bearing 19, the wear of the shaft component 20 can be reduced. In addition, the relay member 22 can be brought into contact with the rotating body 17 to establish conduction, but it is desirable that the relay member 22 is brought into contact with the shaft component 20 having a low peripheral speed because wear can be reduced. Therefore, since the durability of the transmission mechanism can be further improved, the life of the self-propelled traveling body 1 can be greatly extended. In any of the embodiments, since electrical continuity can be obtained without going through a lubricant or a conductive sleeve, there is no possibility of lowering the conductivity and the transmission accuracy of electrical signals.
[0013]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the power feeding method of the self-propelled traveling body of the present invention inserts or attaches a shaft component fixedly attached to the self-propelled traveling body at the center of the rotating body provided with the bearing, Alternatively, since the shaft component formed integrally with the rotating body is inserted into the self-propelled traveling body via the bearing, wear of the rotating body and the shaft component can be remarkably reduced. Moreover, since the wear of the rotating body or shaft part and the relay member can be reduced by lightly bringing the relay member into contact with the rotating body or the shaft part, the durability of the self-propelled traveling body is improved as compared with the prior art. It can be greatly improved. In addition, since electrical continuity can be obtained without going through a lubricant or a conductive sleeve, power can be supplied to the self-propelled traveling body or the self-propelled traveling body can be supplied without deteriorating the conductivity and the transmission accuracy of the electric signal. Can be sent and received.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of an amusement machine island provided with a self-propelled traveling body.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a self-propelled traveling body.
FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the self-propelled traveling body.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a power feeding mechanism of the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing a power feeding mechanism of a second embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a front view showing a power feeding mechanism of a third embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional power feeding mechanism using a sliding member.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional power feeding mechanism using a rotating body.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Self-propelled traveling body 2 Game machine 3 Medal collection bag 4 Medal collection vehicle 5 Medal collection base 6 Abrasive lifting device 7 Medal supply base 8 Travel rail 9 Hopper 11 Bogie 12 Medal storage hopper 13 Rotating disc 14 Motor 15 Motor 16 Travel Wheel 17 Rotating body 18 Conduction rail (transmission rail)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 Bearing 20 Shaft component 21 Elastic member 22 Relay member 22a Relay member main body 22b Bush 22c Disc-shaped conducting piece 51 Conducting rail 52 Sliding member 53 Rotating body 54 Insertion hole 55 Shaft component 56 Relay member 57 Conductive sleeve

Claims (2)

The shaft part formed integrally with the rotating body is inserted into the self-propelled traveling body through a bearing so that the peripheral surface of the rotating body is brought into contact with the conductive rail, and the relay member is brought into contact with the shaft part or the rotating body. By this, the electric power feeding method to a self-propelled traveling body characterized by feeding electric power from a conduction rail to a self-propelled traveling body. The shaft part formed integrally with the rotating body is inserted into the self-propelled traveling body through a bearing so that the peripheral surface of the rotating body is brought into contact with the transmission rail, and the relay member is brought into contact with the shaft part or the rotating body. By this, the signal transmission method to a self-propelled traveling body which transmits a signal from a transmission rail to a self-propelled traveling body.

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