JP3756670B2 - Sheet-like material transport device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a sheet-like material conveying apparatus that nipping a bill or other sheet-like material having a certain shape between a conveying belt and a conveying roller in contact with the conveying belt, and conveys the sheet-like material to a predetermined position. The present invention relates to a banknote transport apparatus suitable for application to a banknote transport apparatus in a gaming facility equipped with a banknote feeder that feeds banknotes to be fed into a transport path.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, a game table row in which a plurality of game tables such as a pachinko machine and a slot machine are arranged side by side receives a bill inserted from the front side of the game table row, and receives the game in a fixed posture. A banknote feeder to be fed to the back side of the table row is provided at intervals along the gaming table row, and a banknote fed from the banknote feeder is placed on the gaming table row on the back side of the gaming table row. There is a gaming facility provided with a banknote transporting device that is introduced into a transporting path that is provided along the banking path and that is nipped and transported to a storage unit that is provided at an end of the gaming table row.
[0003]
Usually, the above-mentioned game machine row is installed with an interbank ball lending machine or an intermediary medal lending machine that is activated by the insertion of banknotes. Incorporated. The conveyance path of the conventional banknote transport apparatus includes an introduction section provided at a position where a banknote fed from a banknote feeder is introduced into the conveyance path, and between the adjacent introduction section and the most downstream introduction section and storage section. It is configured to be divided into a transport unit provided therebetween. One game machine row is composed of a game machine and a ball machine or a machine medal machine installed between two adjacent game machines, or more recently provided. In some cases, image information providing machines, vending machines, and the like are included, and one gaming facility is provided with two rows of gaming tables back to back.
[0004]
Corresponding to such a back-to-back arrangement configuration, in order to simplify the assembly and installation of the banknote transport apparatus, the introduction unit is fed from a partial transport path that is a part of the transport path and the banknote feeder. A conveyance path forming member having a guide path for guiding and introducing the sheet-like material to be introduced into the partial conveyance path, a propulsion wheel attached to the conveyance path formation member with a part of the outer periphery facing the guide path, The conveyance roller is attached to the conveyance path forming member so that a part of the outer periphery faces the partial conveyance path, and is rotated in contact with the conveyance belt. Further, the transport unit includes one or a plurality of transport path forming members having a partial transport path that is a part of the transport path, and a plurality of the transport rollers attached to the predetermined transport path forming member. Have. And each conveyance path formation member of the introduction part and conveyance part has a flat plate part, and a guide edge which forms the partial conveyance path in the upper part and the lower part of one side of the flat plate part, The conveying rollers of the respective conveying path forming members are communicated with each other in a state where the conveying path forming members of the introduction part and the conveying part on both sides face each other at the guide edge and the central part in the height direction of the partial conveying path is communicated. A structure is adopted in which the conveyor belts existing in the part are brought into contact with each other from opposite sides.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the conventional banknote transport apparatus, when a banknote jams in the transport path, when the front door of the game table provided with the jam detector that outputs the jam detection signal is opened, the jam is placed in any part of the transport path. The entire transport forming member of the introduction part and the transport part is transparent so that it can be easily discovered whether or not the banknote (jam banknote) is present. Accordingly, the location of the jam bill when the jam occurs can be easily found. However, since the entire transport path forming member on either side of the gaming table row is transparent, even if the jammed banknote is visible to the maintenance personnel who opened the front door of the gaming table, the gaming table row with the doors opened. It is not easy to determine whether it exists in the transport path on the opposite side or in the transport path on the opposite side of the game stand, and the hand extended to remove the jam bill of the maintenance staff is blocked by the transport path forming member For the first time, it was found that the jammed banknote was present in the transport path of the gaming machine row opposite to the gaming machine row with the doors open, and the maintenance staff moved to the front side of the opposite gaming machine row, In some cases, wasted time was wasted, such as opening the door of the game table again.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the problem is that in the sheet-like object conveying apparatus in which the introduction part and the conveying part are arranged back to back, when the sheet-like object is jammed in the conveying path. An object of the present invention is to make it possible to determine at a glance which side of the conveyance path the jammed sheet-like material is present so that jam processing can be performed quickly.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides an endless transport belt wound around a pulley that rotates about a horizontal axis and rotated in one direction by a drive source, and a predetermined interval on opposite sides of the transport belt. The sheet-like material fed from the sheet-like material feeder is introduced into a conveyance path formed along the conveyance belt, and an end of the conveyance path In the sheet-like material conveyance device that holds and conveys to the storage portion provided in the section, the introduction portion provided corresponding to the sheet-like material feeder, the introduction portion between the adjacent introduction portions, and the most downstream introduction portion And the conveyance unit provided between the storage unit, and the introduction unit includes a partial conveyance path that is a part of the conveyance path and a sheet fed from the sheet-like material feeder Guide the material into the partial conveyance path A conveying path forming member having an inner path, and the conveying roller attached to the conveying path forming member with a part of the outer periphery facing the partial conveying path, and the conveying unit includes: It is composed of one or a plurality of conveyance path forming members having a partial conveyance path to be a part of the conveyance path, and the conveyance roller attached to a predetermined conveyance path formation member, and the introduction section and the conveyance Each of the conveyance path forming members of the section is made of a transparent material, and has a flat plate portion and a guide edge that is opened vertically opposite to the upper and lower portions of one side of the flat plate portion to form the partial conveyance path. And transporting each transport path forming member in a state where the transport path forming members disposed on both sides of the transport belt face each other at the guide edge and communicate with the central portion in the height direction of the partial transport path. Roller to the communication part The upper and lower guide edges of the conveying path forming member on one side with respect to the conveying belt are at least one of the sheet-like material conveyed on the partial conveying path. It is characterized by being opaque or colored and transparent so as to partially hide it.
With the above configuration, when the sheet-like material jams on the conveyance path configured by the partial conveyance path of the conveyance path forming member on the other side, when viewed from the same side, the entire sheet-like material in the height direction Can be seen. Further, when the sheet-like material jams on the conveyance path constituted by the partial conveyance path of the one-side conveyance path forming member, when viewed from the same side, the sheet-like object is at least at the upper part and the lower part. One is hidden by the guide edge and cannot be seen. Therefore, it can be easily understood whether the jammed sheet is present on the conveyance path on either side. Therefore, the jammed sheet can be quickly removed.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings with respect to an example in which the present invention is implemented as a bill transport device for a gaming facility.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a part of an example of a gaming facility equipped with a banknote transport apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view mainly showing only the banknote transport apparatus in the portion X of FIG. Is a plan view, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.
5 to 9 show the introduction portion, FIG. 5 is a front view, FIG. 6 is a plan view, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 5, FIG. 8 is a side view, and FIG. It is a CC sectional view taken on the line. FIG. 11 is an end view taken substantially along the line DD in FIG.
12 to 16 show the transport unit, FIG. 12 is a front view of a unit that is a component of the transport unit, FIG. 13 is a plan view of one unit, FIG. 14 is a sectional view, and FIG. A side view and FIG. 16 are longitudinal sectional views. FIG. 17 is an end view taken substantially along the line EE of FIG.
[0009]
In FIG. 1, in order to simplify the drawing and simplify the description, the inter-game ball lending machine and inter-medal medal lending machine incorporating the gaming machine P and the bill feeding machine S are arranged at predetermined intervals in a predetermined order. The two game table rows are installed back to back, and the banknotes sent from the banknote feeder S in a fixed posture are placed between the game table rows along the game table row. An example of a gaming facility that is introduced and configured to include a banknote transport device BC that clamps and transports to a storage unit CT provided at one end of the gaming table row is shown.
The gaming facilities include an image information providing device, a vending machine, a service supply machine, etc. (both shown) (Omitted) is randomly installed. The present invention can be applied to a case where the game platform row has any component.
[0010]
The banknote transport device BC includes a drive source M such as a motor provided at one end of the game table row, and a pulley (not shown) that is rotated around the horizontal axis by the drive source M provided at both ends of the game table row. A conveyor belt BL (see FIGS. 11 and 17) formed of a single endless round belt wound between and a predetermined interval corresponding to each game table row, and in contact with the conveyor belt BL It has a conveyance roller 6 driven and rotated around a vertical axis, and a conveyance path formed along the contact surface between the conveyance belt and the conveyance roller. The conveyance path is divided by the introduction part J and the conveyance part C, as will be apparent from the detailed description later. More precisely, the conveyance path is a partial conveyance path p1, which is formed in the conveyance path forming member 1 which is one constituent member of the introduction part J2 provided at a position corresponding to each banknote feeder S. p2 and partial conveyance paths p1 and p2 formed on the conveyance path forming member 21 of the conveyance unit U provided between the respective introduction units and between the most downstream introduction unit and the storage unit CT. Yes.
The introduction portion J includes an introduction portion J1 disposed on one side of the conveyance belt BL and an introduction portion J2 disposed on the other side, and each introduction portion is configured symmetrically with respect to the conveyance belt. Yes. In addition, the respective introduction portions are independent from each other, and can be attached at arbitrary positions along the game table row as will be described later. In addition, the transport unit U includes a transport unit U1 disposed on one side of the transport belt BL and a transport unit U2 disposed on the other side, and each has an independent configuration like the introduction unit. It can be attached to any position along the game table row.
[0011]
First, the introduction part J1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Since the introduction part J2 is made symmetrical with the introduction part J1, description thereof is omitted. The introduction part J1 has a transport path forming member 1. The guide edges 3a and 3b formed on or fixed to the upper and lower back surfaces of the substantially rectangular flat plate portion 2 of the transport path forming member 1 are formed with grooves 3c and 3d that are opened in the opposite direction. In between, the partial conveyance path p1 used as a part of conveyance path of a banknote conveyance apparatus is comprised (refer FIG.8,9,11). The partial conveyance path p1 penetrates in the longitudinal direction of the conveyance path forming member and guides the banknote in a horizontally long posture. Further, at the position slightly closer to the right or left of the front surface of the flat plate portion 2, the front end projects and the front end opens, and the banknotes fed from the banknote accepting machine S are guided and introduced into the partial transport path p1. A guide path 4 is formed. The conveyance path forming member 1 is formed of a transparent resin material so that the presence or absence of banknotes in the partial conveyance path p1 can be visually recognized.
The conveyance path forming member 1 is provided with a propulsion wheel 5, a conveyance roller 6, a transmission belt 7 for transmitting the rotational force of the conveyance roller to the propulsion wheel 5, and an auxiliary roller 8 as in the conventional case, and a jam detector 9. Is installed. The conveyance roller 6 is made of a rubber roller, and comes into contact with a conveyance belt BL, which will be described later, and acts so as to convey a banknote between the conveyance belt BL and the conveyance roller 6.
[0012]
For the jam detector 9, an actuator type sensor is used so that the introduction portion J1 can be attached to J2 independently of each other. As an example, as shown in FIG. 10, the leading end is inserted into the groove 3c of the partial conveyance path p1. Is known and comprises an actuator 9b that is swingably supported at a fulcrum 9a, and a photosensor 9c that blocks light when the actuator is swung by a bill conveyed through the groove 3c. Can be used. However, a microswitch or other sensor operated by an actuator can be used instead of the photosensor. The banknote detection signal output from the jam detector 9 is given to a determination unit (not shown) via the conductor 10, and when the output of the banknote detection signal continues for a predetermined time or more, the determination unit has a jam. It comes to judge.
[0013]
Further, the transport path forming member 1 has comb-shaped connecting portions 11 and 12 at an upstream end and a downstream end in the bill transport direction. As shown in FIG. 1, this connecting portion is provided between introduction portions J1 and J1 adjacent in the conveyance direction; between J2 and J2, respectively, and continues the partial conveyance path p1 of both introduction portions. When connecting with U1, U1; U2, U2 for smooth connection so that there is no vertical straight edge that jams the banknotes being transported between the introduction part and the transport part It is.
[0014]
That is, the connecting portion 11 has a shape that can be fitted together with the connecting portion 28 at the downstream end of the upstream conveying portion U1 described later, and the downstream connecting portion 12 is connected to the downstream side described later. The connecting portion 27 at the upstream end of the transport portion U1 has a shape that can be fitted together (see FIG. 2). And the connection part 11 of the upstream of the conveyance path formation member 1, the connection part 27 of the upstream edge part of the conveyance part U1, the connection part 12 of the downstream of the conveyance path formation member 1, and the downstream edge part of the conveyance part U1 The connecting portions 28 have the same shape.
[0015]
As described above, the partial conveyance path p1 and the guide path 4 are formed in the conveyance path forming member 1, the propulsion foil 5 and the conveyance roller 6 are attached, the jam detector 9 is attached, and the introduction part J1 having an independent configuration is also provided. In the preferred embodiment, in order to enable easy attachment at an arbitrary position along the game table row, at least the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the conveyance path forming member 1 have a bill conveyance direction. A plurality of through-holes 13 (see FIG. 9) are formed at intervals, and a push-in enlarged rivet 14 is inserted and attached to each through-hole as an example of a locking member. Further, a similar push-in type rivet may be attached to the lower end portion of the transport path forming member 1, but as another example of the locking member, a locking edge 15 is formed.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of upper and lower rails UR and LR at a height position substantially equal to each banknote feeder S between the game table rows on both sides, with a spacing substantially equal to the height of the banknote transport device. Is extended in parallel. The upper rail UR and the lower rail LR each have an upper end and a lower end sandwiched between clamps CL1 and CL2, and the clamps CL1 and CL2 are erected between two rows of game tables. By being fixed to S, it is attached in a parallel state at a predetermined height position.
As shown in FIG. 11A, the upper rail UR has a dovetail groove 16 that opens upward, and has two dovetail grooves 17 that open in the front-rear direction below the dovetail groove. The upper dovetail groove 16 is for connecting the ends of the upper rails UR adjacent to each other along the game table row. As shown in FIG. 11B, half of the length of the strip-shaped steel connecting plate 18 is pushed into the groove 16 of one upper rail, and the other half is pushed into the groove 16 of the other upper rail. Therefore, it can be easily connected. Further, the lower rail LR has a dovetail groove 19 that opens downward and two dovetail grooves 20 that open upward. The ends of the lower rail LR can also be easily connected by pushing the same connecting plate 18 into the dovetail groove 19 in the same manner.
[0017]
And when attaching the introduction part J1 corresponding to the banknote feeder of the one side game stand row | line | column to a predetermined position, first, the conveyance path formation member 1 of the introduction part J1 is made into the lower part, two upper and lower rails UR, Of the LR, the lower rail LR is approached to the lower rail LR in a slightly inclined state, the locking edge 15 is fitted into the upper groove 20 of the lower rail LR, and the conveying path forming member 1 is After sliding to a predetermined position corresponding to the banknote feeder S, the upper end of the transport path forming member 1 is brought close to the upper rail UR, and the rivet 14 is pushed into the dovetail groove 17 on the side surface of the upper rail UR. Thus, the introduction part J1 is fixed to the upper and lower rails UR and LR.
The push-in expansion rivet 14 has a substantially oval shape with a shaft portion. When the push-in expansion rivet 14 is pressed into the dovetail groove 17, the shaft portion is compressed into the dovetail groove and then expanded into a rail. Fixed. And if the conveyance path forming member 1 is pulled strongly in the direction away from the rail, the shaft portion of the rivet is compressed and comes out of the groove, so that the conveyance path forming member 1 is held at its lower part to the lower rail LR, The upper part is separated from the upper rail UR, and the partial transport path p1 or p2 can be opened to the outside. The point that can be opened to the outside of the partial conveyance path is useful for removing jammed banknotes, as will be described later.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 11 (a), the introduction part J2 corresponding to the banknote feeder of the other side of the game table from the opposite side of the upper and lower rails UR, LR is also fixed by the same method, and the conveyor belt The conveyance rollers 6 of each introduction part are brought into contact with the opposite surfaces of BL. In this case, of the guide edges 3a and 3b that form the partial transport paths p1 and p2 of the transport path forming member 1 of the both introduction sections, an introduction section (illustrated) corresponding to the banknote feeder of the game stand row on either side. In the example of FIG. 8, the guide edges 3a and 3b forming the partial conveyance paths p1 and p2 of J1) are filled with at least one of the upper side and the lower side of the banknote passing through the partial conveyance path in FIGS. As shown, it is opaque or colored and transparent.
[0019]
Then, the structure of the conveyance parts U1 and U2 is demonstrated using FIGS. 12 is a front view showing an example of components of the transport unit U1, FIG. 13 is a plan view of one unit, FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view, FIG. 15 is an end view, and FIG. In any case, the transport unit U1 basically includes a single unit or a combination of a plurality of types of units. Similarly, the transport unit U2 is composed of a single unit or a combination of a plurality of types of units, but each unit of the transport unit U2 is formed symmetrically with each unit of the transport unit U1, and a description thereof will be omitted.
In the illustrated example, the transport unit U1 includes three types of units Ua, Ub, and Uc having large, medium, and small sizes as shown in FIGS. 12 (a), (b), and (c). The units Ua, Ub, Uc all have transport path forming members 21a, 21b, 21c having different lengths as common constituent members. Any conveyance path forming member is formed of a transparent resin material so that the presence / absence of banknotes in the partial conveyance path p can be visually recognized. In the large unit Ua, a plurality of conveyance rollers 22 are attached to the conveyance path forming member 21a at equal intervals, and in the middle unit Ub, one conveyance roller 22 is attached to the conveyance path forming member 21b. However, the small unit Uc consists only of the transport path forming member 21c and does not have a transport roller.
[0020]
The conveyance path forming member 21a of the large unit Ua has a rectangular flat plate portion 23a having a height equal to that of the flat plate portion 2 of the conveyance path forming member 1 of the introduction portion J, and as shown in FIG. Similarly to the grooves 3c and 3d of the introduction part J, the grooves 24c and 24d formed by the upper and lower guide edges 24a and 24b are opened opposite to each other and penetrate in the longitudinal direction of the transport path forming member 21a. Thus, a partial transport path p1 is formed by the groove and the back surface of the flat plate portion 23a. Each transport roller 22 is attached such that a part of the outer periphery thereof faces the partial transport path p1.
In order to enable the large unit Ua to be attached to any position of the upper and lower rails UR and LR, a through hole is formed in the upper end portion of the flat plate portion 23a of the transport path forming member 21a as in the case of the introduction portion. 25 (see FIG. 16) is provided, and the same push-in enlarged rivet 14 as that in the case of the introduction portion is inserted and attached to the through hole. In addition, a locking edge 26 that protrudes downward is provided at the lower end of the transport path forming member 21a, similar to the guide edge 15 in the transport path forming member of the introduction section.
Furthermore, the comb-tooth shape which has the complementary shape which can be fitted and connected with each comb-tooth-shaped connection parts 11 and 12 of the conveyance direction upstream part and downstream part of the introducing | transducing part J in the longitudinal direction both ends of the conveyance path formation member 21a. Connecting portions 27 and 28 are formed.
[0021]
The transport path forming member 21b of the middle unit Ub has substantially the same vertical cross-sectional shape as the transport path forming member 21a of the large unit Ua, and similarly has a transport path on the back surface of the flat plate portion 23b, and an upper end portion. In the same structure, two push-in enlarged rivets 9 are mounted, and a locking edge 26 protruding downward is provided at the lower end. And it has the connection parts 27 and 28 of the same shape as the connection parts 27 and 28 of the both ends of the large unit Ua in the longitudinal direction both ends.
The conveyance path forming member 21c of the small unit Uc is substantially the same as the connecting portions 27 and 28 at both ends of the middle unit Ub at both ends of the flat plate portion 23c having a length about one third of the flat plate portion 23b of the middle unit Ub. It has a structure with connecting portions 27 and 28 having a shape, and only one push-in enlargement rivet 14 identical to the push-in enlargement rivet 14 described above is attached to the upper end portion, and the lower end portion projects downward. A stop edge 26 is provided.
[0022]
With the above configuration, each of the units Ua, Ub, Uc similarly locks the locking edge 26 at the lower end portion of the transport path forming member with the groove 20 of the lower rail LR and push-in enlarged rivets at the upper end portion. 14 can be pushed into the dovetail groove 17 of the upper rail UR and attached at an arbitrary position. At that time, the comb-like connecting portions 27 and 28 of adjacent units are fitted together to form each transport path. The members can be continuously integrated. Further, the comb-like connecting portions 27 and 28 located at both ends of the conveying portion are fitted and joined to the connecting portions 11 and 12 of the introducing portion J.
Then, the transport path forming members 21a and 21b of the units Ua and Ub constituting the transport section are the same as in the case of the transport path forming member 1 in the introduction section, while the lower section is locked to the lower rail LR. The partial conveyance path p1 or p2 can be opened outwardly away from the upper rail UR.
[0023]
In the upper and lower rails UR and LR, as shown in FIG. 3, between the adjacent introduction parts J1 and J1; between J2 and J2, transport parts U1 and U2 are provided corresponding to the game table rows on both sides. As shown in FIG. 17, guide edges 24a and 24b forming partial conveyance paths p1 and p2 of the conveyance path forming member 21 of the conveyance sections U1 and U2 face each other, and the partial conveyance paths are communicated with each other at an intermediate portion. It is attached in a state in which 22 is in contact with the opposite surfaces of the conveyor belt BL. In this case, the transport unit of the game stand row on either side of the guide edges 24a, 24b forming the partial transport paths p1, p2 of the transport path forming member 21 of both transport units (U1 in the example of FIG. 17). The guide edges 24a and 24b forming the partial transport paths p1 and p2 are filled in FIGS. 8 and 11 so that at least one of the upper side and the lower side of the bills passing through the partial transport path is hidden. As shown, it is opaque or colored and transparent.
[0024]
With the above configuration of the transport unit U1, the large unit Ua, the middle unit Ub, and the small unit Uc can configure transport units having different lengths by any combination thereof. That is, if each unit is represented only by the symbols Ua, Ub, Uc, various combinations such as Ua alone, Ua + Uc, Ua + Ub, Ua + Ub + Uc, Ua + Ub + Ub, Ua + Ub + Ub + Uc are possible, and the arrangement order and length of each unit Multiple patterns can be easily created.
Accordingly, each gaming machine row in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a game machine, an inter-ball ball lending machine or an inter-medal medal lending machine, an information providing machine, etc. in an arbitrary order or combination, or a difference in their sizes. When the distance between the feeders and therefore the distance between the introduction parts are different, the units Ua, Ub, Uc, which are constituent elements of the transport parts U1, U2, can be arbitrarily combined to obtain the distance between the introduction parts. Matching transport sections can be assembled and installed.
[0025]
According to the above embodiment, when the occurrence of a jam is notified based on the jam detection signal from the jam detector 9 in any one of the introduction portions, the jam banknote is formed on the right conveyance path in FIG. Assuming that it exists in the partial transport path p1 of the member 1, when the maintenance staff opens the door of the game machine corresponding to the display position and confirms the location of the jam bill on the transport path, the maintenance staff When viewed from the outside (right side) of the path forming member 1, a banknote in which no part is concealed can be seen. Therefore, the maintenance staff knows that the jammed banknote is jammed on the transport path on the same side as the side where the banknote is present. On the other hand, when the conveyance path is viewed from the outside of the left conveyance path forming member 1 in FIG. 11A, a banknote in which one or both of the upper part and the lower part are concealed can be seen. Therefore, the maintenance staff knows that the jammed banknote is jammed on the conveyance path opposite to the side where the banknote is present.
[0026]
Thus, the required conveyance path forming member 1 is separated from the upper rail UR, the partial conveyance path is opened to the outside, and the banknote jammed in the partial conveyance path can be easily taken out. Therefore, it is possible to deal with banknote jam quickly.
Similarly, when the conveyance path is viewed from the outside of the right conveyance path forming member 21 in FIG. 17, the entire height of the banknote is visible. Therefore, the maintenance staff knows that the jammed banknote is jammed on the transport path on the same side as the side where the banknote is present. On the other hand, when the conveyance path is viewed from the outside of the left conveyance path forming member 21 in FIG. 17, the bill appears to be concealed in one or both of the upper part and the lower part of the height. Therefore, the maintenance staff knows that the jammed banknote is jammed on the conveyance path opposite to the side where the banknote is present. In this way, the conveyance path forming member is separated from the rail, the partial conveyance path is opened, and the jammed banknote can be easily and quickly removed.
Therefore, the time required for removing the jammed banknote can be significantly shortened compared to the prior art, so that the trouble for the player can be drastically reduced.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the conveyance path forming members having the partial conveyance path and the conveyance roller having a part of the outer periphery facing the partial conveyance path are arranged on the opposite sides of the conveyance belt, In the sheet-like article conveying apparatus in which the conveying path forming members on the same side are connected to form a conveying path on the opposite sides of the conveying belt, and the conveying rollers are brought into contact with the opposite surfaces of the conveying belt, When a sheet-like object is jammed in one of the transport paths, the location of the jammed banknote can be found quickly and accurately, and the jammed banknote can be quickly and easily removed. Since it is possible to significantly reduce the time required for removing jammed bills, it is possible to drastically reduce inconvenience given to the player.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of an example of a game facility that uses a sheet-like material transport device according to the present invention as a banknote transport device.
FIG. 2 is a front view mainly showing only a banknote conveying device in the portion X of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the same.
4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a front view of an introduction unit.
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the same.
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
FIG. 8 is a side view of the introduction part.
9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.
10A and 10B are diagrams showing an example of a jam detector, where FIG. 10A is a plan view, FIG. 10B is a partially extracted plan view, and FIG. 10C is a side view.
11 is an end view taken substantially along the line DD in FIG. 4;
FIG. 12 is a front view of various units that are components of a transport unit.
FIG. 13 is a plan view of one unit.
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the same.
FIG. 15 is a side view of the same.
FIG. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view.
FIG. 17 is an end view taken substantially along the line EE of FIG. 4;
[Explanation of symbols]
P game machine
S bill feeder
BC banknote transport device
BL Conveyor belt
J1, J2 introduction
1 Transport path forming member
3a, 3b Guide edge
3c, 3d groove
p1, p2 Partial transport path
4 guideway
5 propulsion foil
6 Transport roller
14 Indentation enlarged rivet
U1, U2 transport section
21a, 21b, 21c Conveyance path forming member
21 Transport roller
24a, 24b Guide edge
24c, 24d groove
UR, UL Upper and lower rails

Claims (1)

An endless conveyor belt wound between pulleys rotated around a horizontal axis and rotated in one direction by a drive source; and a conveyor roller rotated in contact with the opposite sides of the conveyor belt at a predetermined interval The sheet-like material fed from the sheet-like material feeder is introduced into the conveyance path formed along the conveyance belt, and is nipped and conveyed to the storage portion provided at the end of the conveyance path. A sheet-like material conveying device for
Divided into an introduction portion provided corresponding to the sheet-like material feeder, and a conveyance portion provided between adjacent introduction portions and between the most downstream introduction portion and the storage portion. And
The introduction unit includes a conveyance path forming member having a partial conveyance path that is a part of the conveyance path and a guide path that guides and introduces the sheet-like material fed from the sheet-like material feeder into the partial conveyance path; And the transport roller attached to the transport path forming member with a part of the outer periphery facing the partial transport path, and the transport section is a partial transport path that is a part of the transport path Comprising one or a plurality of transport path forming members having the above, and the transport rollers attached to the predetermined transport path forming member,
The conveying path forming members of the introduction part and the conveying part are both made of a transparent material, and are opened vertically opposite to the flat plate part and the upper and lower parts of one side of the flat plate part to pass through the partial conveying path. A guide edge to be formed, the conveyance path forming members disposed on both sides of the conveyance belt are opposed to each other at the guide edge, and a central part in the height direction of the partial conveyance path is communicated. The conveyance rollers of the respective conveyance path forming members are in contact with the conveyance belt extended from the communicating portion from opposite sides;
The upper and lower guide edges of the conveying path forming member on one side with respect to the conveying belt are opaque or colored and transparent so that at least one of them hides a part of the sheet-like material conveyed on the partial conveying path. A sheet-like article conveying apparatus characterized by the above.

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