JP3740447B2 - Banknote transfer device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a banknote transport apparatus for transporting banknotes inserted into an insertion slot of a ball lending machine, a medal lending machine or the like provided in accordance with a plurality of gaming machines arranged in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a banknote transport device for transporting banknotes inserted into an insertion slot of a ball lending machine, a medal lending machine, etc. provided between gaming machines, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-62294 is known. ing. This banknote transport apparatus once holds a banknote inserted into a banknote insertion slot in a temporary holding unit. A plurality of banknotes can be held in the temporary holding unit, the banknotes of the temporary holding unit are pushed out to the transport box, the transport box fixed to the transport belt is moved in the row direction of the gaming machine, and the banknotes are I am trying to carry it.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a conventional device, the transport box is stopped at a position corresponding to the temporary holding unit, and the banknotes are pushed out from the temporary holding unit to the transport box, so that the transport box is controlled to be stopped for each temporary holding unit. There must be. That is, because the transport box is stopped for each temporary holding unit and the bills are transferred, the stop position of the transport box must be adjusted according to the installation position of the ball lending machine and the medal lending machine. There was a problem that it was bothersome.
[0004]
The subject of this invention is providing the banknote conveying apparatus which is easy to install, without receiving to the influence of installation positions, such as a ball lending machine and a medal lending machine.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this problem, the present invention has taken the following measures in order to solve the problem. That is,
In the banknote transport apparatus for transporting banknotes inserted from a slot provided in accordance with a plurality of gaming machines arranged along a transport path provided in the row direction of the gaming machines,
Standing in parallel with the transport passage the banknotes inserted from the insertion port, along with the holding passage to hold the position away from the transport passage,
Moreover, while providing the conveyance stand by which the banknote is placed in parallel with the conveyance passage and moving the conveyance passage, an overhang member that pushes the bill from the rear side in the conveyance direction is provided on the conveyance stand,
And the said overhang | projection member pushes the banknote of the said holding | maintenance part on the said conveyance stand from the said holding | maintenance part toward the front side of a conveyance direction by the movement of the said conveyance stand, and is piled up on the said banknote on the said conveyance stand. This is the banknote transport device.
[0006]
The transport table may be reciprocated. Moreover, while the said holding | maintenance part is provided in the both sides of the said conveyance path, you may make it push the said banknote from the said holding | maintenance part of both sides on the said conveyance stand on the said conveyance stand by the said extending member. Further, the overhanging member is swingably provided on the transport table, the overhanging member is swung to the pushing position during the forward movement of conveying the banknote, and the overhanging member is set to the retracted position during the backward movement. You may make it rock | fluctuate. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which can hold | maintain the said several banknote in the said holding | maintenance part.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, 1 is a gaming machine, such as a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine, and a plurality of gaming machines 1 are installed side by side, and in this embodiment, they are installed in two rows back to back. Yes.
[0008]
Further, according to each gaming machine 1, a lending machine 2 such as a ball lending machine or a medal lending machine is installed between them, and the lending machine 2 is provided with an insertion slot 6 into which a bill 4 is inserted. . The bill 4 inserted into the insertion slot 6 is transferred to a holding unit 8 provided for each lending machine 2 by rotation of a roller (not shown).
[0009]
A conveyance passage 10 is provided in parallel with the row direction of the gaming machines 1, and the conveyance passage 10 is provided between the two rows of gaming machines 1. The holding unit 8 is provided along the transport passage 10 so that the holding unit 8 can hold the bills 4 inserted into the insertion slot 6 in a state where the banknotes 4 are erected in parallel with the row direction of the gaming machines 1. It is configured.
[0010]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the holding unit 8 includes a pair of push rollers 12 and 14, and the push rollers 12 and 14 are vertically arranged at a predetermined interval in parallel with the direction of the conveyance path 10. They are arranged side by side. Grooves 12 a and 14 b are formed in the pressing rollers 12 and 14 so as to face each other along the direction of the conveyance path 10.
[0011]
Both the pushing rollers 12 and 14 are arranged at an interval at which the banknote 4 can be inserted into both the grooves 12a and 14a. The long sides of the rectangular banknote 4 are inserted into both the grooves 12 a and 14 a, and the banknote 4 is inserted in a standing state in parallel with the direction of the transport path 10. And the banknote 4 thrown in from the insertion slot 6 is conveyed with the roller which is not shown in figure, changes the direction into the direction parallel to the direction of the conveyance path 10, and is inserted in both the grooves 12a and 14a.
[0012]
In addition, L-shaped holding members 16 and 18 are provided on both the pressing rollers 12 and 14 so as to swing around the support shafts 20 and 22 along the both pressing rollers 12 and 14. Both holding members 16 and 18 are urged to come into contact with both pressing rollers 12 and 14 by an urging force of a spring (not shown), and a plurality of bills 4 are placed between the pressing rollers 12 and 14 and the holding members 16 and 18. It is comprised so that can be inserted | pinched.
[0013]
Both holding members 16 and 18 are arranged at intervals in the vertical direction so that a protruding member 52 described later can pass through. Then, when the pressing rollers 12 and 14 are rotated in opposite directions with the banknote 4 being inserted into both the grooves 12a and 14a, as shown in FIG. The banknote 4 is pushed out to the 18th side. Furthermore, when both the pressing rollers 12 and 14 make one rotation, the banknote 4 is sandwiched between the both pressing rollers 12 and 14 and the holding members 16 and 18, and the banknote 4 is erected along the conveyance path 10. And at a position away from the transport path 10 by a predetermined distance.
[0014]
In this embodiment, the drive motor (not shown) that rotationally drives the push rollers 12 and 14 drives the push rollers 12 and 14 via a one-way clutch (not shown), and the drive motor is rotated in the reverse direction. A roller (not shown) for transferring the bill 4 is rotationally driven.
[0015]
Both the pushing rollers 12 and 14 and the holding members 16 and 18 are disposed on an opening / closing member 23, and the opening / closing member 23 is supported so as to be swingable around a fulcrum shaft 23a as shown in FIG. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, when the opening / closing member 23 is swung around the fulcrum shaft 23a, the banknote 4 sandwiched between the pressing rollers 12, 14 and the holding members 16, 18 is removed. It is configured so that it can be grasped by hand and taken out.
[0016]
On the other hand, the transport path 24 is movably provided in the transport path 10. A plurality of wheels 26 to 28 are supported on both side surfaces of the transport table 24 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis. A plurality of guide wheels 30 to 32 are supported so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis.
[0017]
A rail 34 is disposed in the transport passage 10, and the rail 34 has a hollow rectangular cross section and is formed with an opening at the top. As shown in FIG. 9, the wheels 26 to 28 and the guide wheels 30 to 32 are inserted into the hollow interior of the rail 34, and the carriage 24 is configured to move along the rail 34.
[0018]
Both ends of a wire 36 are fastened to the transport table 24, and the wire 36 is stretched around pulleys 38 and 40 provided on both ends of the transport path 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the wire 36 is further wound around a drive pulley 42, a pair of idle pulleys 44 and 46, and a tension pulley 48. The drive pulley 42 is connected to be driven to rotate by a drive motor 50.
[0019]
The carriage 24 includes a vertical plate portion 24a provided vertically outside the rail 34 and a horizontal plate portion 24b provided horizontally. The vertical plate portion 24a is erected vertically in parallel with the transport path 10, and the horizontal plate portion 24b is formed to protrude horizontally on both sides of the vertical plate portion 24a. It forms so that the banknote 4 can be mounted in the horizontal plate | board part 24b in the state stood perpendicularly | vertically in parallel with the direction of the conveyance path | route 10. As shown in FIG.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 6, a window 24 c is formed on the vertical plate portion 24 a on the rear side in the conveyance direction of the banknote 4, and an overhang member 52 is provided on the window 24 c. The overhang member 52 is fixed to the tip of a swing shaft 54 that is swingably supported by the vertical plate portion 24a. A swing plate 56 is fixed to the lower end of the swing shaft 54.
[0021]
A coil spring 58 is hung between the swing plate 56 and the vertical plate portion 24a, and the swing plate 56 is swung by the biasing force of the coil spring 58, so that the end surface 56a of the swing plate 56 is moved. It abuts on the vertical plate portion 24a and is configured to restrict swinging. In this restricted state, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the projecting member 52 is in an extruded position projecting on both sides of the vertical plate portion 24a, and the projecting member 52 is in contact with the rear side of the bill 4. ing.
[0022]
In the present embodiment, the swing plate 56 is formed with an inclined portion 56b that is inclined with respect to the forward movement direction in which the transport base 24 moves toward the drive motor 50. A sliding member 60 is provided at a position immediately before the transport base 24 moves in the forward direction and reaches the forward end, corresponding to the inclined portion 56b. The sliding member 60 is supported by a main body (not shown) so as to be slidable in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance path 10, and is urged by a coil spring 62 so as to protrude into the conveyance path 10.
[0023]
When the transport table 24 moves in the forward movement direction and reaches the vicinity of the forward movement side end, the inclined portion 56b of the swing plate 56 abuts against the tip of the sliding member 60, and is shown in FIG. As described above, the sliding member 60 is slid against the urging force of the coil spring 62, and the overhanging member 52 passes without being swung.
[0024]
When the transport table 24 moves backward, as shown in FIG. 8B, the flat portion 56c of the swing plate 56 abuts against the sliding member 60 to resist the biasing force of the coil spring 58 and swing. Moved. Then, the overhang member 52 is held by the biasing force of the coil spring 58 at the retracted position substantially parallel to the transport passage 10 as shown in FIG.
[0025]
Further, when the transport base 24 reaches the vicinity of the backward movement side end, as shown in FIG. 8C, the tip of the protruding member 64 protruding and fixed toward the swing plate 56 is the swing plate. The protruding member 52 is oscillated together with the oscillating plate 56 so as to return to the pushing position where the protruding member 52 protrudes on both sides of the vertical plate portion 24a.
[0026]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, side plates 66 and 68 are provided on both sides of the transport table 24 along the transport path 10. The side plates 66 and 68 are also provided between the holding portions 8, and the side plates 66 and 68 are prevented from interfering with the extension members 52 in a state of protruding to both sides of the vertical plate portion 24 a and the side plates 66 and 68. 68 are bulged outward. Both side plates 66 and 68 are installed at an appropriate interval from the vertical plate portion 24a so that the bill 4 placed upright on the horizontal plate portion 24b of the transfer table 24 does not fall down during transfer.
[0027]
Next, the operation of the banknote transport device of this embodiment will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 1, the bill 4 inserted by the player through the insertion slot 6 is transferred by rotation of a roller (not shown), and is inserted into the grooves 12a and 14a of the push rollers 12 and 14, as shown in FIG. Inserted. When the push rollers 12 and 14 are rotated, the banknote 4 is pushed out of the grooves 12a and 14a and sandwiched between the outer periphery of the push rollers 12 and 14 and the holding members 16 and 18, as shown in FIG. Held in a state.
[0028]
Even when the bill 4 is continuously inserted, the bill 4 is held between the pressing rollers 12 and 14 and the holding members 16 and 18 in a state where the bill 4 is stacked. The same applies to the banknotes 4 inserted into the other insertion ports 6. In each holding section 8, the inserted banknotes 4 are held in a standing state in parallel with the transport path 10, and the banknotes 4 are subsequently inserted. In the case where it is done, a plurality of banknotes 4 are held in the holding unit 8.
[0029]
When the drive motor 50 is driven, the transport table 24 is moved in the forward movement direction along the transport path 10 via the wire 36. The transport table 24 is guided by the wheels 26 to 28, the guide wheels 30 to 32, and the rail 34, and moves along the transport path 10. When moving, the protruding member 52 moves between the side plates 66 and 68 in a state of protruding from the vertical plate portion 24a.
[0030]
When the transport table 24 passes through the holding unit 8, as shown in FIG. 10, the protruding member 52 is held by the holding unit 8 while the protruding member 52 passes between the holding members 16 and 18. The banknote 4 is abutted against the rear side of the banknote 4 in the transport direction, and the banknote 4 is pushed out from the holding section 8 toward the front side of the transport direction .
[0031]
The banknote 4 slides on the holding member 18 and abuts on the guide portion 8a provided on the extension of the holding member 18, and is pushed out from the holding member 18 to the conveyance path 10 side by the guide portion 8a. The banknote 4 pushed out to the transport path 10 side is transferred from the holding member 18 to the horizontal plate portion 24b of the transport table 24. In that case, the new banknote 4 pushed out from the holding | maintenance part 8 is piled up and merged with the banknote 4 already mounted on the conveyance stand 4, and is laminated | stacked along the vertical board part 24a.
[0032]
Therefore, since the new banknote 4 from the holding | maintenance part 8 in the position away from the conveyance path | route 10 is piled up and conveyed on the banknote 4 already mounted in the conveyance stand 24, banknotes 4 may collide. The banknote 4 is not crumpled and the banknote 4 is not clogged.
[0033]
Thus, the banknote 4 pushed out to the transport table 24 is transported along the transport path 10 together with the transport table 24. When the conveyance table 24 reaches the next holding unit 8, the overhang member 52 again hits the rear side of the banknote 4 and pushes out the banknote 4. The pushed banknote 4 is transferred from the holding member 18 to the horizontal plate portion 24 b of the transport table 24, superimposed on the already loaded banknote 4, and pushed together with the transport table 24 while being pushed by the protruding member 52. It is conveyed through the conveyance path 10.
[0034]
Thus, the banknote 4 of the storage unit 8 is transferred to the horizontal plate unit 24b while moving as it is without stopping at the storage unit 8. Therefore, it is not necessary to control the stop of the conveyance table 24 according to the position of the holding unit 8, and the degree of freedom of the installation position of the holding unit 8 is high.
[0035]
When the transport table 24 reaches the forward end, the banknotes 4 on the transport table 24 are collected. Next, when the drive motor 50 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, the transport table 24 is moved to the backward side. The When the carriage 24 moves and the swinging plate 56 abuts against the sliding member 60, the swinging plate 56 swings and the overhanging member 52 swings so that it is retracted substantially parallel to the vertical plate portion 24a. Position.
[0036]
In this state, when the transport table 24 moves in the backward movement direction and the transport table 24 passes through the holding unit 8, the newly inserted banknote 4 is held in the holding unit 8 until then. However, the overhang member 52 does not hit the banknote. Thus, when the conveyance table 24 reaches the backward side end, the swing plate 56 hits the protruding member 64 and swings. As a result, the protruding member 52 is also swung until the end surface 56a contacts the vertical plate portion 24a, and as shown in FIG. 8 (c), the protruding position where the protruding member 52 is extended to both sides of the vertical plate portion 24a. It becomes. When the drive motor 50 is rotated in the forward direction, the transport table 24 is moved forward again, and the banknotes 4 held in the holding units 8 are transported.
[0037]
The present invention is not limited to such embodiments as described above, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, the banknote transport device of the present invention can transfer the banknote of the storage section to the transport base while moving the transport base without stopping the transport base according to the storage section. There is an effect that it can be easily installed without being affected by the installation location of the part. Moreover, since the new banknote from the holding | maintenance part in the position away from the conveyance path | route is superimposed and conveyed on the banknote already mounted on the conveyance stand, a banknote does not collide and a banknote is crumpled. Thus, the transport path can be transported to the end without generating banknote clogging.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a banknote transport apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing a part of a holding unit and a transport table in the embodiment in a broken state.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a storage unit according to the present embodiment.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the pressing roller of the present embodiment.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of a transport table according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged bottom view of the transport table of the present embodiment.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the overhang member of the present embodiment.
9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing the extruding of banknotes from the conveyance path of the present embodiment onto the conveyance table.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Lending machine 4 ... Banknote 6 ... Insertion slot 8 ... Reservation part 10 ... Conveyance path 12, 14 ... Push roller 16,18 ... Holding member 23 ... Opening / closing member 24 ... Conveyance stand 24a ... Vertical plate part 24b ... Horizontal plate 34 ... Rail 36 ... Wire 50 ... Drive motor 52 ... Overhang member 54 ... Oscillating shaft 56 ... Oscillating plate 60 ... Sliding member 64 ... Protruding members 66, 68 ... Side plate

Claims (5)

In the banknote transport apparatus for transporting banknotes inserted from a slot provided in accordance with a plurality of gaming machines arranged along a transport path provided in the row direction of the gaming machines,
The banknotes inserted from the insertion port are set up in parallel with the transport passage, and a holding unit is provided along the transport passage to hold the banknote at a position away from the transport passage.
Moreover, while providing the conveyance stand by which the banknote is placed in parallel with the conveyance passage and moving the conveyance passage, an overhang member that pushes the bill from the rear side in the conveyance direction is provided on the conveyance stand,
And the said overhang | projection member pushes the banknote of the said holding | maintenance part on the said conveyance stand from the said holding | maintenance part toward the front side of a conveyance direction by the movement of the said conveyance stand, and is piled up on the said banknote on the said conveyance base Banknote transport device.   The banknote transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transport table is reciprocated.   The said holding | maintenance part is provided in the both sides of the said conveyance channel | path, and the said banknote from the said holding | maintenance part of both sides is pushed out on the said conveyance stand by the said extension member to the said conveyance stand. The banknote transport apparatus according to claim 2. The overhang member is swingably provided on the transport table, and the overhang member is swung to the pushing position during the forward movement of conveying the banknote, and the overhang member is swung to the retracted position during the backward movement The banknote conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein The banknote transport apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the holding unit can hold a plurality of the banknotes.

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