JP4386500B2

JP4386500B2 - Disc-shaped body transfer device

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Publication number: JP4386500B2
Application number: JP21212499A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 田中　　勉; 健二林; 真晴畑
Original assignee: シチズン狭山株式会社
Priority date: 1999-07-27
Filing date: 1999-07-27
Publication date: 2009-12-16
Anticipated expiration: 2019-07-27
Also published as: JP2001037951A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、搬送フレームの一端と他端にプーリを回転自在に軸支し、該プーリに無端ベルトを巻回して張架させ、他端側に設けた駆動モータにて無端ベルトを駆動させるように成した円板状体搬送装置に関わり、さらに詳しくは遊技台（例えば、パチスロ台）から排出する円板状体（メダル類）又は遊技媒体貸出機から排出する円板状体（硬貨類）を遊技島端部まで回収する円板状体搬送装置であって、任意の位置に設けた円板状体排除手段により前記無端ベルトの裏面に侵入した円板状体（メダル類又は硬貨類）等を排除することを可能にした円板状体排除手段付き円板状体搬送装置に関するものである。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
通常、遊技店の遊技島においては複数の遊技台と遊技媒体貸出機とが隣接して並設されている。さらに遊技台と遊技媒体貸出機とから成る遊技島内部には種々の遊技設備が備えられている。例えば、遊技台に隣接した位置に貨幣台間玉貸機を設置した場合、該貨幣台間玉貸機に投入された円板状体の硬貨類（例えば、１００円又は５００円）を遊技島端部まで回収搬送する必要があり、該貨幣台間玉貸機の背面に種々の構成の円板状体搬送装置が設けられている。一方、遊技島に設置する遊技台を例えばパチスロ台とした場合、該パチスロ台内部のメダル類貯留部に上方位置から補給する時又はメダル類貯留部から溢れた円板状体のメダル類を遊技島端部まで下方位置で回収搬送する必要があり、該パチスロ台の近傍に種々の構成の円板状体搬送装置が設けられている。
【０００３】
前記貨幣台間玉貸機の背面に設けられた円板状体搬送装置の構成は、一般的には搬送フレームの一端と他端にプーリを回転自在に軸支し、該プーリに遊技島と略同じの長さを有した一本の水平状から成る無端ベルトを巻回して張架させ、他端側に設けた駆動モータにて前記無端ベルトを駆動させるように成して、島端部に設けた円板状体回収箱まで円板状体の硬貨類を回収搬送させるように成している。
【０００４】
また、前記パチスロ台の近傍に設けられ、該パチスロ台の内部のメダル類貯留部に上方位置から補給する、又はメダル類貯留部から溢れた円板状体のメダル類を遊技島端部まで下方位置に回収搬送する遊技媒体搬送装置の構成は、例えば搬送フレームの一端と他端にプーリを回転自在に軸支し、該プーリに遊技島と略同じの長さを有した一本の水平状から成る無端ベルトを巻回して張架させ、他端側に設けた駆動モータにて前記無端ベルトを駆動させるように成して、島端部に設けた円板状体回収箱で円板状体のメダル類を回収搬送させる形態から成る構成のものや、搬送フレームの一端と他端にプーリを回転自在に軸支し、該プーリに遊技台及び遊技媒体貸出機を装着した遊技台ユニットの下方内部に該遊技台ユニットと略同じ長さを有した水平又は傾斜状態（例えば、右上がり傾斜状態）から成る無端ベルトを巻回して張架させ、他端側に設けた駆動モータにて前記無端ベルトを駆動させる形態の構成ものとから成している。ここでの円板状体搬送装置は、遊技台ユニットと略同一長さとしたため、該円板状体搬送装置は、隣接する遊技台ユニットの円板状体搬送装置の端部を順次連接することにより、円板状体のメダル類は順次下流側の円板状体搬送装置に受け渡し（移り変わっていく）、これを繰り返して島端まで回収搬送したり、又は島端から各遊技台及び各遊技媒体貸出機へ補給したりしている。
【０００５】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、上記した何れの形態の円板状体搬送装置においても、円板状体であるメダル類又は硬貨類が誤って乗載している側（上側）の無端ベルトの裏面に回り込んで（侵入）しまいトラブルが発生してしまう課題があった。つまり、搬送フレームの一端と他端にプーリを回転自在に軸支し、該プーリに一本の水平又は傾斜状から成る無端ベルトを巻回して張架させているため、施工時において不慣れな作業員による無端ベルトの張架調整ミスや長年使用していると無端ベルトの張りが次第に撓み所々で無端ベルトと搬送フレームとの間に隙間が生じてしまうことがある。
【０００６】
この撓んだ状態の無端ベルトと搬送フレームとの間の隙間に円板状体のメダル類又は硬貨類が侵入して隙間に潜り込んだ状態のまま搬送方向先端にあるプーリ付近まで搬送してしまうとプーリと無端ベルト（迂回箇所）に潜り込んだメダル類又は硬貨類が詰まり無端ベルトが正常に駆動しなくなる。この状態においては無端ベルト、駆動モータに負荷がかかってしまい、無端ベルトが損傷又は切断したり、駆動モータの焼損のトラブル（故障等）を招き、円板状体搬送装置が正常に機能しなくなる。その結果、営業中においてその遊技島に設置した円板状体搬送装置が停止してしまうと、遊技台又は遊技媒体貸出機もその間使用中止となり、修復するにあたっても顧客に離席してもらう等しなくてはならず、顧客に多大の迷惑をかけてしまう課題があり、早期に改善するよう遊技店側から要望されていた。
【０００７】
また、貨幣台間玉貸機の背面に設けられた円板状体搬送装置の場合、無端ベルトの裏面に侵入した硬貨類によって投入金額と回収した金額の売り上げ額が合わないという課題もあり。さらに、上記遊技島内部に設置され円板状体搬送装置の搬送フレームは図示しないが盗難防止等を考慮して蓋部で覆われており、無端ベルトの隙間に円板状体のメダル類又は硬貨類が挟まっている状態が発見し難く、未然に防止（無端ベルトの撓み状態を発掘）することが難しいという課題が指摘されていた。
【０００８】
本発明の目的は、円板状体搬送装置において円板状体のメダル類又は硬貨類を搬送フレーム内の無端ベルトに乗載して搬送する際、該無端ベルトの隙間から裏面に円板状体のメダル類又は硬貨類が侵入して搬送端部まで搬送しても、搬送先の他端側のプーリの直前の任意の位置に設けた円板状体排除手段により、該円板状体のメダル類又は硬貨類が円板状体搬送装置本体外（外部）へ排除されるため、無端ベルトの損傷又は切断及びプーリの破損、駆動モータの焼損のトラブル（故障等）を未然に防ぐことが出来る円板状体排除手段付き円板状体搬送装置を提供するものである。
【０００９】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記、目的を達成するため請求項１記載の円板状体搬送装置は、遊技台を並設した遊技島に配設される円板状体搬送装置を、搬送フレームの一端と他端にプーリを回転自在に軸支し、プーリに無端ベルトを巻回し、他端に設けた駆動モータにて無端ベルトを駆動させ、搬送フレームの搬送面に両プーリ間に巻回して張架させた無端ベルトに円板状体を乗載させて搬送するように構成し、搬送フレームの搬送面の任意の位置に、無端ベルトと搬送フレームの隙間に侵入した円板状体を排除する円板状体排除手段を設けた円板状体搬送装置であって、前記円板状体排除手段は、断面Ｈ形状から成る搬送フレームの搬送面の任意の位置に開口部を設け、該開口部に山形状の傾斜部を形成すると共に傾斜部の先端の両側壁に円板状体排出口を設けて成り、前記無端ベルトの裏面と前記搬送フレームの搬送面との隙間に侵入した円板状体を、前記開口部に設けた傾斜部による滑動で何れかの円板状体排出口から排除する構成としたものである。
【００１０】
このため、円板状体のメダル類又は硬貨類を円板状体搬送装置の搬送フレーム内に乗載している搬送する途中において撓んだ生じた隙間から円板状体のメダル類又は硬貨類が無端ベルトの裏面に侵入して（潜り込んで）も、搬送方向の他端側のプーリの直前の任意の位置に設けた開口部の山形状の傾斜部の斜面から側壁に設けた円板状体排出口から滑り落ち、該円板状体排出口から円板状体搬送装置の外部に排出されるためプーリ側に搬送されることがなくなる。従って、無端ベルトの裏面に侵入した円板状体のメダル類又は硬貨類のために無端ベルトが損傷、切断したりすることなく、プーリも破損せず、駆動モータが焼損したりするトラブル（故障）が未然に防止される。よって、円板状体搬送装置によるトラブルが完全になくなり、遊技台又は遊技媒体貸出機も使用中止にすることなく、修復するにあたっても顧客に離席してもらう等、顧客に迷惑をかけることがなく営業することが出来る。
【００１７】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施例の形態を図面に基づいて詳述する。図１は、遊技台ユニットを並設した遊技島に該遊技台ユニットと略同一長さの円板状体搬送装置を備えた正面図である。尚、ここでは遊技台と遊技媒体貸出機とを装着した遊技台ユニットでの説明としたが遊技台ユニットに装着しない遊技台と遊技媒体貸出機とを遊技島に配設したものであっても良い。
【００１８】
始めに、遊技台ユニット２に円板状体搬送装置１０に設けた構成について説明する。先ず、遊技台ユニット２の構成について簡単に説明する。遊技台ユニット２は、図１に示すように長方体から成る遊技台枠４内に遊技台１（例えば、パチスロ台）と遊技媒体貸出機３（例えば、右側の位置に台間メダル類貸出機）とが隣接し一対で備えることが出来る大きさから形成されている。該遊技台ユニット２の側面には隣り合う左右の遊技台ユニットと連結する連結手段（図示せず）が設けられ、レイアウト自在と成している。遊技台ユニット２の遊技台枠４内に遊技台１を設置すると該遊技台１内部のメダル類貯留部１ａから溢れた円板状体のメダル類Ｍを回収する必要がある。図１に示すように遊技台枠４内の下方内部に遊技台ユニット２（遊技台枠）と略同一幅（長さ）で且つ傾斜状態（例えば、右上がり傾斜状態）の円板状体搬送装置１０を下方内部に設けて回収するようにしたものである。該円板状体搬送装置１０は、遊技台枠４の側面フレームに設けたＬ字形状の取付け金具（図示せず）にて装着自在と成すように取付けられている。
【００１９】
尚、ここでの円板状体搬送装置１０は、遊技台１の内部のメダル類貯留部１ａから溢れた円板状体のメダル類Ｍを回収する用途に採用した説明としたが、遊技台枠４内の上方内部に傾斜状態（例えば、左上がり傾斜状態）の円板状体搬送装置１０を上方内部に設けて島端のメダル類供給部（図示せず）から各遊技台ユニット２のメダル類貯留部１ａに補給する用途に採用しても良い。また、円板状体搬送装置１０は、遊技台ユニット２と略同一幅（長さ）に形成した説明としたが、遊技台ユニットを二台並設した遊技台ユニットとした場合、円板状体搬送装置１０も当然遊技台ユニット二台分と略同一幅（長さ）に形成したものが取り付けられる。
【００２０】
前記円板状体搬送装置１０を遊技台ユニット２の下方内部に装着（取付け）するにあたっては、円板状体搬送装置１０のメダル類受入口１６ｂを低くメダル類排出口１６ａ側を高くした傾斜状態にして遊技台枠４に設けた取付け金具にメダル類排出口１６ａ側を載せて取付ける。こうして取付けられた円板状体搬送装置１０は、隣接する円板状体搬送装置１０と連接され、メダル類排出口１６ａが隣接する円板状体搬送装置１０の端部のメダル類受入口１６ｂと順次傾斜状態で連結されていくのである。
【００２１】
次に、円板状体搬送装置１０の構成について説明する。該円板状体搬送装置１０は、搬送フレーム１２の一端と他端に従動プーリ１４とテンションプーリ１４ａ、１４ｂ、１４ｃ及び駆動プーリ１３を回転自在に軸支し、該従動プーリ１４及び駆動プーリ１３に遊技台１及び遊技媒体貸出機３を装着した遊技台ユニット２の下方内部に略同じ長さを有した傾斜状態（例えば、右上がり傾斜状態）から成る無端ベルト１５を巻回して張架させ、他端側に設けた駆動モータ１７にて駆動させるように成っている。このようにして円板状体搬送装置１０は、略中央部に設けたメダル類流入ホース１ｂと遊技台１のメダル類貯留部１ａとが連結されているため、メダル類貯留部１ａから溢れ出たメダル類Ｍはメダル類流入ホース１ｂ内を流下して無端ベルト１５上に乗載して搬送され、順次下流側に連接された円板状体搬送装置１０にて受け渡し（移り変わっていく）、搬送されるように成っている。
【００２２】
そして、最も下流側に設けた円板状体搬送装置１０のメダル類排出口１６ａの下部に設けられた円板状体回収箱３０に各遊技台１のメダル類貯留部１ａから溢れたメダル類Ｍをここに一括回収（集積）されるのである。尚、ここでの円板状体搬送装置１０は遊技台１のメダル類貯留部１ａから溢れ出たメダル類Ｍを回収する説明としたが、遊技台１（例えば、パチンコ台）と遊技媒体貸出機（例えば、貨幣台間玉貸機）に投入された円板状体の硬貨類（例えば、１００円硬貨、５００円硬貨）を回収するものとして採用しても良い。尚、遊技台１内のメダル類貯留部１ａから溢れ出たメダル類Ｍをメダル類流入ホース１ｂにて無端ベルト１５上に乗載する際、一端の従動プーリ１４側が下がっているため従動プーリ側１４端部付近ににメダル類Ｍが起立した状態で残留してしまうが、一端側端部にメダル類起立防止部材（図示せず）を設けて残留を防止するようにも成っている。
【００２３】
次に、上記した円板状体搬送装置１０の他端側の任意の位置に設けた円板状体排除手段１１について説明する。円板状体排除手段１１は、円板状体搬送装置１０の他端側寄りの駆動プーリ１３の直前の任意の位置に設けるのが有効的であるが、特に設ける位置を限定するものでない。該円板状体排除手段１１は、図２及び図３に示すように、断面Ｈ形状から成る搬送フレーム１２内の搬送面１２ａに無端ベルト１５が一端の従動プーリ１４と他端の駆動プーリ１３とによって巻回して張架させている。搬送フレーム１２内の搬送面１２ａの任意の位置に矩形状の開口部１１Ａを設け、該開口部１１Ａは頂上部１５ａ及び傾斜部（傾斜面）１１ａから成る山形状に形成されている。該傾斜部の先端の両側壁１２ｂには細長孔形状した円板状体排出口１１ｂが設けられ、無端ベルト１５の搬送方向の裏面に侵入した円板状体のメダル類Ｍは開口部１１Ａの頂上部１５ａ（搬送面中心）付近でバランス（ベタ状態から下方傾斜状態）を崩し何れかの傾斜部１１ａ方向に滑動しながら落ちていき円板状体排出口１１ｂから円板状体搬送装置１０本体外（外部）に排除されるのである。尚、上記した円板状体排除手段１１の構成に限定されるものでない。
【００２４】
よって、仮に無端ベルト１５の裏面にメダル類Ｍが侵入しても直前の位置で排除されるので、駆動プーリ１３側に搬送されることがなくなり、無端ベルト１５の裏面に侵入したメダル類Ｍのために無端ベルト１５が損傷、切断したりすることなく、駆動プーリ１３も破損せず、駆動モータ１７が焼損したりするトラブル（故障）が未然に防止され、各円板状体搬送装置１０のトラブルが完全になくなり、遊技台１の使用を中止にすることなく、修復するにあたっても顧客に離席してもらう等、顧客に迷惑をかけることがなく営業することが出来るように成る。尚、図示しないが各円板状体搬送装置１０本体に設けた円板状体排除手段１１の円板状体排出口１１ｂから（外部）に排除されたメダル類Ｍはジャバラ樋等を介して円板状体回収箱等（図示せず）内に回収されるので遊技台ユニット２内で散乱することがない。また、円板状体排出口１１ｂ付近に検出手段の検出センサ（図示せず）を設け、外部の報知手段と接続すれば、円板状体排出口１１ｂから（外部）にメダル類Ｍを排除されたことが分かる。つまり、外部に報知されたことによってメダル類Ｍが排除された実態を把握することに出来る訳で円板状体搬送装置１０に張架させている無端ベルト１５が撓んでいることが発見出来、早期に修復するタイミングを図ることが出来るのである。
【００２５】
次に、遊技台ユニット２に他の実施例の円板状体搬送装置２０に設けた構成について説明する。該遊技台ユニット２の構成については上述したのでここでの説明は省略する。遊技台ユニット２の遊技台枠４内に遊技台１を設置すると該遊技台１内部のメダル類貯留部１ａから溢れた円板状体のメダル類Ｍを回収する必要がある。図５に示すように遊技台１と遊技媒体貸出機３とを配設した遊技島５の下方内部に島端の一端から他端までを一本の無端ベルト２５で張架した水平状態の円板状体搬送装置２０を下方内部に設けて回収するようにしたものである。該円板状体搬送装置２０は、両端側の遊技台枠４の側面フレームに設けた取付け金具（図示せず）にて装着自在と成すように取付けられている。
【００２６】
尚、ここでの円板状体搬送装置２０は、遊技台１内部のメダル類貯留部１ａら溢れた円板状体のメダル類Ｍを回収する用途に採用した説明としたが、遊技台枠４内の上方内部に水平状態の円板状体搬送装置２０を上方内部に設けて島端のメダル類供給部（図示せず）から各遊技台ユニット２のメダル類貯留部１ａに補給する用途に採用しても良い。
【００２７】
前記円板状体搬送装置２０を遊技台ユニット２の下方内部に水平状態に装着（取付け）するにあたっては、円板状体搬送装置２０の一端側を遊技台枠４に設けた取付け金具（図示せず）に取付け、一方、他端側は島端の取付け枠台に設けた取付け金具（図示せず）に水平状態を保つよう島長さに応じた無端ベルト２５を張架して取付ける。
【００２８】
次に、円板状体搬送装置２０の構成について説明する。該円板状体搬送装置２０は、搬送フレーム１２の一端と他端に従動プーリ２４とテンションプーリ２４ａ、２４ｂ、２４ｃ及び駆動プーリ２３を回転自在に軸支し、該従動プーリ２４及び駆動プーリ２３に遊技島５と略同じ長さを有した水平状態から成る無端ベルト２５を巻回して張架させ、他端側に設けた駆動モータ２７にて駆動させるように成っている。このようにして円板状体搬送装置２０は、略中央部に設けたメダル類流入ホース１ｂと遊技台１のメダル類貯留部１ａとが連結されているため、メダル類貯留部１ａから溢れ出たメダル類Ｍはメダル類流入ホース１ｂ内を流下して無端ベルト２５上に乗載して搬送され、順次下流側に搬送されるように成っている。そして、最も下流側に設けた円板状体搬送装置２０の下部に設けられた円板状体回収箱３０に各遊技台１のメダル類貯留部１ａから溢れたメダル類Ｍをここに一括回収（集積）されるのである。尚、ここでの円板状体搬送装置２０は遊技台１のメダル類貯留部１ａから溢れ出たメダル類Ｍを回収する説明としたが、遊技台１（例えば、パチンコ台）と遊技媒体貸出機（例えば、貨幣台間玉貸機）に投入された円板状体の硬貨類（例えば、１００円硬貨、５００円硬貨）を回収するものとして採用しても良い。尚、上記した円板状体搬送装置１０及び円板状体搬送装置２０の構成に限定されるものでない。
【００２９】
次に、上記した円板状体搬送装置２０の他端側の任意の位置に設けた円板状体排除手段１１について説明する。円板状体排除手段１１は、円板状体搬送装置２０の他端側寄りの駆動プーリ２３の直前の任意の位置や個数（ここでは、一個所）に設けるのが有効的であるが特に設ける位置や個数を限定するものでない。該円板状体搬送装置２０のように一本で長い無端ベルト２５を巻回して張架させた場合、円板状体排除手段１１を二個所（例えば、中央付近と島端付近）に設ければよりメダル類Ｍを排除させることが出来る。尚、円板状体排除手段１１は無端ベルト２５の裏面に侵入した円板状体であるメダル類Ｍや硬貨類を排除させるものであるが、時には無端ベルト２５の裏面にネジや研磨粒の異物等も侵入するときもあるが、該円板状体排除手段１１によって排除される。前記円板状体排除手段１１の詳細な説明については上述したのでここでの説明は省略する。
【００３０】
よって、仮に無端ベルト２５の裏面にメダル類Ｍが侵入しても直前の位置で排除されるので、駆動プーリ２３側に搬送されることがなくなり、無端ベルト２５の裏面に侵入したメダル類Ｍのために無端ベルト２５が損傷、切断したりすることなく、駆動プーリ２３も破損せず、駆動モータ２７が焼損したりするトラブル（故障）が未然に防止され、円板状体搬送装置２０のトラブルが完全になくなり、遊技台１の使用を中止にすることなく、修復するにあたっても顧客に離席してもらう等、顧客に迷惑をかけることがなく営業することが出来るように成る。尚、図示しないが円板状体搬送装置２０本体に設けた円板状体排除手段１１の円板状体排出口１１ｂから（外部）に排除されたメダル類Ｍはジャバラ樋等を介して円板状体回収箱等（図示せず）内に回収されるので遊技島５内で散乱することがない。また、円板状体排出口１１ｂ付近に検出手段の検出センサ（図示せず）を設け、外部の報知手段と接続すれば、円板状体排出口１１ｂから（外部）にメダル類Ｍを排除されたことが分かる。つまり、外部に報知されたことによってメダル類Ｍが排除された実態を把握することに出来る訳で円板状体搬送装置２０に張架させている無端ベルト２５が撓んでいることが発見出来、早期に修復するタイミングを図ることが出来るのである。
【００３１】
【発明の効果】
以上の説明で明らかなように、本発明の請求項１記載の円板状体搬送装置によれば、円板状体のメダル類又は硬貨類を円板状体搬送装置の搬送フレーム内に乗載している搬送する途中において撓んだ生じた隙間から円板状体のメダル類又は硬貨類が無端ベルトの裏面に侵入して（潜り込んで）も、搬送方向一端又は他端のプーリの直前の任意の位置に設けた開口部の山形状の傾斜部の斜面から側壁に設けた円板状体排出口から滑り落ち、該円板状体排出口から円板状体搬送装置の外部に排出されるためプーリ側に搬送されることがなくなる。従って、無端ベルトの裏面に侵入した円板状体のメダル類又は硬貨類のために無端ベルトが損傷、切断したりすることなく、プーリも破損せず、駆動モータが焼損したりするトラブル（故障）が未然に防止される。よって、円板状体搬送装置によるトラブルが完全になくなり、遊技台又は遊技媒体貸出機も使用中止にすることなく、修復するにあたっても顧客に離席してもらう等、顧客に迷惑をかけることがなく営業することが出来る効果を有している。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】遊技台ユニットを並設した遊技島に該遊技台ユニットと略同一長さの円板状体搬送装置を備えた正面図である。
【図２】円板状体搬送装置に設けた円板状体排除手段の断面図である。
【図３】円板状体搬送装置に設けた円板状体排除手段の状態斜視図である。
【図４】円板状体搬送装置の円板状排除手段以外の断面図である。
【図５】遊技台ユニットを並設した遊技島に該遊技島と略同一長さの円板状体搬送装置を備えた正面図である。
【符号の説明】
１遊技台（例えば、パチスロ台）
２遊技台ユニット
３遊技媒体貸出機（例えば、台間メダル類貸出機）
４遊技台枠
１０円板状体搬送装置
１１円板状体排除手段
１１Ａ開口部
１１ａ傾斜部
１１ｂ円板状体排出口
１２搬送フレーム
１２ａ搬送面
１３駆動プーリ（他端側）
１４従動プーリ（一端側）
１５無端ベルト
１７駆動モータ
２０円板状体搬送装置
２５無端ベルト
Ｍ円板状体（例えば、メダル類）[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, a pulley is rotatably supported on one end and the other end of a conveyance frame, an endless belt is wound around the pulley and stretched, and the endless belt is driven by a drive motor provided on the other end side. In more detail, it relates to a disk-shaped body transport device, and more specifically, a disk-shaped body (medals) discharged from a game table (for example, a pachislot table) or a disk-shaped body (coins) discharged from a game medium lending machine. Is a disk-shaped body transport device that collects the end of the endless belt by means of a disk-shaped body removing device provided at an arbitrary position (medals or coins). The present invention relates to a disk-shaped body conveyance device with a disk-shaped body removing means that can eliminate the above.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Usually, on a game island of a game store, a plurality of game machines and game medium lending machines are arranged adjacent to each other. Furthermore, various game facilities are provided inside the game island, which includes a game table and a game medium lending machine. For example, when a money lending machine is installed at a position adjacent to a gaming machine, a disk-shaped coin (for example, 100 yen or 500 yen) inserted into the money lending machine is amusement island. It is necessary to collect and convey it to the end, and a disk-shaped material conveyance device having various configurations is provided on the back of the interbank money lending machine. On the other hand, when the game stand installed on the game island is a pachislot stand, for example, when the medals storage unit inside the pachislot stand is replenished from the upper position or the medals of the disk-shaped body overflowing from the medal storage unit It is necessary to collect and convey at a lower position to the end of the island, and disk-shaped object conveyance devices having various configurations are provided in the vicinity of the pachislot base.
[0003]
The structure of the disc-shaped body transfer device provided on the back surface of the money linter ball lending machine generally includes a pulley rotatably supported at one end and the other end of the transfer frame, An island end is formed by winding and stretching a single endless belt made of a horizontal shape having substantially the same length, and driving the endless belt by a drive motor provided on the other end side. The disk-shaped coins are collected and transported to the disk-shaped body recovery box provided in the box.
[0004]
Also, provided in the vicinity of the pachi-slot base, replenish the medal storage section inside the pachi-slot base from an upper position, or lower the disc-shaped medals overflowing from the medal storage section to the end of the game island The configuration of the game medium transport device that collects and transports to a position is, for example, a pulley that rotatably supports one end and the other end of the transport frame, and a single horizontal shape having substantially the same length as the game island. The endless belt is wound and stretched, and the endless belt is driven by a drive motor provided at the other end side, and the disc-like body recovery box provided at the island end portion is disc-shaped. Of a game table unit configured to collect and convey medals of the body, and a pulley that rotatably supports a pulley at one end and the other end of the conveyance frame, and a game machine and a game medium lending machine mounted on the pulley. It has approximately the same length as the game table unit inside An endless belt having a horizontal or inclined state (for example, an upwardly inclined state) is wound and stretched, and the endless belt is driven by a drive motor provided on the other end side. . Since the disk-shaped body transport device here is substantially the same length as the game table unit, the disk-shaped body transport device sequentially connects the ends of the disk-shaped body transport devices of adjacent game table units. The disc-shaped medals are sequentially transferred (changed) to the downstream disk-shaped material transport device, and this is repeated and transported to the island edge, or each game table and each game from the island edge. Supplying to the media lending machine.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in any of the above-described disk-shaped body conveyance devices, the back surface of the endless belt on the side (upper side) on which the medals or coins, which are disk-shaped bodies, are erroneously mounted ( There was a problem that trouble occurred. In other words, a pulley is rotatably supported on one end and the other end of the transport frame, and a single endless belt having a horizontal or inclined shape is wound around the pulley and stretched. Misalignment adjustment of the endless belt by an operator or if the endless belt has been used for many years, the tension of the endless belt is gradually bent, and a gap may be formed between the endless belt and the conveyance frame.
[0006]
Disk-shaped medals or coins invade into the gap between the bent endless belt and the conveyance frame, and convey it to the vicinity of the pulley at the front end in the conveyance direction while entering the gap. Further, the medals or coins that have entered the pulley and the endless belt (bypass) are clogged and the endless belt cannot be driven normally. In this state, the endless belt and the drive motor are loaded, causing the endless belt to be damaged or cut, or to cause troubles (failures, etc.) of the drive motor, and the disk-shaped body conveyance device does not function normally. . As a result, if the disk transport device installed on the game island stops during business, the game machine or the game media lending machine will be suspended during that time, and customers will leave their seats for repair, etc. There was a problem that caused a great deal of inconvenience to customers, and there was a demand from the amusement store side to improve it quickly.
[0007]
In addition, in the case of a disk-shaped body transfer device provided on the back side of the money lending machine, there is a problem that the amount of money inserted and the sales amount of the recovered amount do not match due to coins that have entered the back side of the endless belt. Furthermore, although not shown, the transport frame of the disc-shaped transport device installed inside the game island is covered with a lid in consideration of theft prevention, etc., and the disc-shaped medal or the like in the gap of the endless belt It has been pointed out that it is difficult to find a state where coins are sandwiched and it is difficult to prevent (excavate the bending state of an endless belt).
[0008]
It is an object of the present invention to provide a disk-shaped medal or coin in a disk-shaped body transporting apparatus on a back surface from a gap of the endless belt when transported on an endless belt in a transport frame. Even if the medals or coins of the body enter and transport to the transport end, the disk-shaped body is removed by the disk-shaped body exclusion means provided at an arbitrary position immediately before the pulley on the other end side of the transport destination. Medals or coins are excluded outside (external) the disc-shaped body transport device main body, so that troubles such as endless belt damage or cutting, pulley damage, and drive motor burnout (failure, etc.) must be prevented. It is intended to provide a disk-shaped body transport device with a disk-shaped body removing means that can perform the above.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the disk-shaped body conveyance device according to claim 1 is characterized in that the disk-shaped body conveyance device disposed on the game island in which the game tables are arranged side by side is connected to pulleys at one end and the other end of the conveyance frame. The endless belt is wound around an endless belt around a pulley, the endless belt is driven by a drive motor provided at the other end, and the endless belt is wound around and stretched between both pulleys on the transport surface of the transport frame. It is configured so that a disk-shaped body is mounted on and transported, and a disk-shaped body that eliminates the disk-shaped body that has entered the gap between the endless belt and the transport frame at any position on the transport surface of the transport frame is eliminated. The disk-shaped body transporting device is provided with a means , wherein the disk-shaped body removing means is provided with an opening at an arbitrary position on a transport surface of a transport frame having a cross-sectional H shape, and the opening has a mountain shape. A sloped part is formed and disc-shaped body discharge ports are provided on both side walls at the tip of the sloped part. , A structure that eliminates the back of the endless belt and the disc-shaped body that has entered the gap between the conveying surface of the conveyor frame, from one of the disc-shaped body outlet in sliding by the inclined portion provided in the opening It is a thing.
[0010]
For this reason, the discoidal medal or coin is inserted from the gap formed during the transfer of the discoidal medal or coin mounted on the transporting frame of the discoid transporting device. Discs provided on the side wall from the slope of the mountain-shaped inclined portion of the opening provided at an arbitrary position immediately before the pulley on the other end side in the conveyance direction even if the kind penetrates into the back surface of the endless belt (submerges) Since it slides down from the disk-shaped body discharge port and is discharged from the disk-shaped body discharge port to the outside of the disk-shaped body transport device, it is not transported to the pulley side. Therefore, due to the disk-shaped medals or coins that have entered the back of the endless belt, the endless belt is not damaged or cut, the pulley is not damaged, and the drive motor burns out (failure) ) Is prevented in advance. Therefore, troubles due to the disk-shaped body transport device are completely eliminated, and the customer may be inconvenienced such as having the customer leave for repair without stopping the use of the game machine or the game media lending machine. You can operate without any problems.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a game island having game machine units arranged side by side and having a disk-shaped body transfer device having substantially the same length as the game machine unit. Here, the description has been made with the game unit having the game table and the game medium lending machine attached, but even if the game table and the game medium lending machine that are not attached to the game table unit are arranged on the game island. good.
[0018]
First, the structure provided in the disk-shaped body transfer apparatus 10 in the game stand unit 2 is demonstrated. First, the configuration of the game table unit 2 will be briefly described. As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming table unit 2 has a gaming table frame 4 made of a rectangular parallelepiped and a gaming table 1 (for example, a pachislot table) and a gaming medium lending machine 3 (for example, rental of inter-unit medals at the right position). And a size that can be provided as a pair. A connecting means (not shown) for connecting to the adjacent left and right game table units is provided on the side surface of the game table unit 2 so as to be freely laid out. When the gaming machine 1 is installed in the gaming machine frame 4 of the gaming machine unit 2, it is necessary to collect the disc-shaped medals M overflowing from the medal game storage part 1 a inside the gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. 1, a disk-shaped body is transported to the lower inside of the game table frame 4 with the same width (length) as the game table unit 2 (game table frame) and in an inclined state (for example, an upwardly inclined state). The apparatus 10 is provided inside the lower part and is collected. The disk-shaped body transfer device 10 is mounted so as to be freely mounted by an L-shaped mounting bracket (not shown) provided on the side frame of the game platform frame 4.
[0019]
Although the disk-shaped body transport device 10 here is described as being adopted for the purpose of collecting the disk-shaped medals M overflowing from the medal storage section 1a inside the game table 1, A disk-shaped body transporting device 10 in an inclined state (for example, an upwardly inclined state) is provided in the upper inside of the frame 4, and each game stand unit 2 is connected to an island edge medal supply unit (not shown). You may employ | adopt for the use which replenishes the medal storage part 1a. Further, the disk-shaped body transfer device 10 is described as being formed to have substantially the same width (length) as the game table unit 2, but when it is a game table unit in which two game table units are arranged side by side, As a matter of course, the body transporting device 10 is formed to have a width (length) substantially the same as that of the two game table units.
[0020]
In mounting (attaching) the disk-shaped body transporting device 10 to the lower inside of the game table unit 2, the medal receiving port 16b of the disk-shaped body transporting device 10 is lowered and the medal discharge port 16a side is raised. In the state, the medal discharge port 16a side is mounted on the mounting bracket provided on the game stand frame 4 for mounting. The disc-shaped transport device 10 thus attached is connected to the adjacent disc-shaped transport device 10 and the medal receiving port 16b at the end of the adjacent disc-shaped transport device 10 has the medal discharge port 16a. Are sequentially connected in an inclined state.
[0021]
Next, the configuration of the disk-shaped body transfer device 10 will be described. The disk-shaped body conveyance device 10 rotatably supports a driven pulley 14, tension pulleys 14 a, 14 b, 14 c and a driving pulley 13 on one end and the other end of a conveying frame 12, and the driven pulley 14 and the driving pulley 13 are rotatably supported. An endless belt 15 having an inclined state (for example, an upwardly inclined state) having substantially the same length is wound and stretched inside the lower part of the gaming unit 2 to which the gaming machine 1 and the gaming medium rental machine 3 are mounted. The drive motor 17 provided at the other end is driven. In this way, the disc-shaped body transfer device 10 overflows from the medal storage part 1a because the medal inflow hose 1b provided in the substantially central part and the medal storage part 1a of the game table 1 are connected. The medals M flow down in the medals inflow hose 1b and are carried on the endless belt 15, and are sequentially transferred (changed) by the disk-shaped body conveying device 10 connected downstream. It is configured to be transported.
[0022]
And the medals overflowing from the medal storage part 1a of each game table 1 in the disk-like body recovery box 30 provided at the lower part of the medal discharge port 16a of the disk transport device 10 provided on the most downstream side. M is collected here (collected). Here, the disk-like body transport device 10 is described to collect the medals M overflowing from the medal storage part 1a of the game table 1, but the game table 1 (for example, pachinko machine) and the game medium rental You may employ | adopt as what collect | recovers the coins (for example, a 100 yen coin, a 500 yen coin) of the disk-shaped object thrown into the machine (for example, a coin lending machine). When the medals M overflowing from the medal storage part 1a in the game table 1 is placed on the endless belt 15 by the medals inflow hose 1b, the driven pulley 14 side of one end is lowered, so that the driven pulley side Although the medals M remain in the standing state near the 14 end, a medal standing prevention member (not shown) is provided at one end to prevent the remaining.
[0023]
Next, the disk-shaped body removing means 11 provided at an arbitrary position on the other end side of the disk-shaped body transporting apparatus 10 will be described. It is effective to provide the disk-like body removing means 11 at an arbitrary position immediately before the drive pulley 13 near the other end of the disk-like body conveying apparatus 10, but the position to be provided is not particularly limited. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the disk-like body removing means 11 has an endless belt 15 on one end of a driven pulley 14 and a driving pulley 13 on the other end on a conveying surface 12 a in a conveying frame 12 having a H-shaped cross section. It is wound and stretched. A rectangular opening 11A is provided at an arbitrary position on the conveying surface 12a in the conveying frame 12, and the opening 11A is formed in a mountain shape including a top portion 15a and an inclined portion (inclined surface) 11a. The side wall 12b at the tip of the inclined portion is provided with a disk-shaped body discharge port 11b having an elongated hole shape. The disk-shaped medals M that have entered the back surface in the transport direction of the endless belt 15 are formed in the opening 11A. In the vicinity of the top 15a (conveying surface center), the balance (solid state to the downward inclined state) is lost, and it falls while sliding in the direction of any inclined part 11a, and then the disk-like body conveying device 10 from the disk-like body discharge port 11b. It is excluded outside (outside) the main body. In addition, it is not limited to the structure of the above-mentioned discoid body exclusion means 11.
[0024]
Therefore, even if the medals M enter the back surface of the endless belt 15, the medals M are eliminated at the immediately preceding position, so that they are not transported to the drive pulley 13 side. Therefore, the trouble (failure) that the endless belt 15 is not damaged or cut, the drive pulley 13 is not damaged, and the drive motor 17 is burned out is prevented in advance. The trouble is completely eliminated, and the customer can be operated without inconvenience to the customer, such as having the customer leave his / her seat for restoration without stopping the use of the game machine 1. Although not shown, the medals M excluded to the outside (externally) from the disk-like body discharge port 11b of the disk-like body removing means 11 provided in the main body of each disk-like body conveying device 10 are connected via bellows or the like. Since it is collected in a disk-like body collection box or the like (not shown), it is not scattered in the game table unit 2. Further, if a detection sensor (not shown) of the detection means is provided in the vicinity of the disk-shaped body discharge port 11b and connected to an external notification means, the medals M are excluded from the disk-shaped body discharge port 11b to the (outside). You can see that That is, it can be found that the endless belt 15 stretched on the disk-shaped body conveyance device 10 is bent because the fact that the medals M are excluded by being notified to the outside can be grasped. The timing for early repair can be achieved.
[0025]
Next, the structure provided in the disk-shaped body conveyance apparatus 20 of the other Example in the game stand unit 2 is demonstrated. Since the configuration of the game table unit 2 has been described above, a description thereof is omitted here. When the gaming machine 1 is installed in the gaming machine frame 4 of the gaming machine unit 2, it is necessary to collect the disc-shaped medals M overflowing from the medal game storage part 1 a inside the gaming machine 1. As shown in FIG. 5, a horizontal circle in which a single endless belt 25 stretches from one end of the island end to the other end of the gaming island 5 in which the gaming table 1 and the game medium lending machine 3 are arranged. The plate-like body conveyance device 20 is provided inside the lower part and is collected. The disk-shaped body transfer device 20 is mounted so as to be freely mountable by mounting brackets (not shown) provided on the side frames of the game stand frame 4 on both ends.
[0026]
Although the disk-shaped body transport device 20 here is described as being used for the purpose of collecting the disk-shaped medals M overflowing from the medal storage section 1a inside the gaming table 1, 4. A horizontal disc-like body transport device 20 is provided inside the upper part of 4 to supply the medal storage part 1a of each gaming unit 2 from an island edge medal supply part (not shown). May be adopted.
[0027]
In mounting (attaching) the disk-shaped body transporting device 20 horizontally below the game table unit 2, a mounting bracket (one figure) provided with one end of the disk-shaped body transporting device 20 on the game table frame 4. On the other hand, the other end side is attached to a mounting bracket (not shown) provided on an island-end mounting frame with an endless belt 25 depending on the island length so as to maintain a horizontal state.
[0028]
Next, the configuration of the disk-shaped body transfer device 20 will be described. The disk-shaped body conveyance device 20 rotatably supports a driven pulley 24, tension pulleys 24a, 24b, 24c, and a driving pulley 23 at one end and the other end of the conveying frame 12, and the driven pulley 24 and the driving pulley 23 are rotatably supported. A horizontal endless belt 25 having substantially the same length as the game island 5 is wound and stretched, and driven by a drive motor 27 provided on the other end side. In this way, the disc-shaped body transfer device 20 overflows from the medal storage part 1a because the medal inflow hose 1b provided in the substantially central part and the medal storage part 1a of the game table 1 are connected. The medals M flow down in the medal inflow hose 1b, are carried on the endless belt 25, and are sequentially conveyed to the downstream side. Then, the medals M overflowing from the medals storage unit 1a of each gaming table 1 are collected in a lump in the disk-like body collection box 30 provided in the lower part of the disk-like body conveyance device 20 provided on the most downstream side. (Accumulated). Here, the disk-shaped body transfer device 20 is described to collect the medals M overflowing from the medal storage part 1a of the game table 1, but the game table 1 (for example, pachinko machine) and the game medium rental You may employ | adopt as what collect | recovers the coins (for example, a 100 yen coin, a 500 yen coin) of the disk-shaped object thrown into the machine (for example, a coin lending machine). In addition, it is not limited to the structure of the above-mentioned discoid conveying device 10 and the discoid conveying device 20.
[0029]
Next, the disc-like body removing means 11 provided at an arbitrary position on the other end side of the disc-like body transporting device 20 will be described. It is effective to provide the disk-like body removing means 11 at an arbitrary position or number (here, one place) immediately before the drive pulley 23 near the other end of the disk-like body conveying device 20, although it is effective. It does not limit the position and the number to be provided. When the long endless belt 25 is wound and stretched as in the case of the disk-shaped body conveying device 20, the disk-shaped body removing means 11 is provided in two places (for example, near the center and near the island edge). If so, the medals M can be eliminated. The disk-like body removing means 11 removes medals M and coins which are disk-like bodies that have entered the back surface of the endless belt 25. Foreign matter or the like may also enter, but is excluded by the disk-like body removing means 11. Since the detailed description of the discoid body removing means 11 has been described above, the description thereof is omitted here.
[0030]
Therefore, even if the medals M enter the back surface of the endless belt 25, the medals M are eliminated at the immediately preceding position, so that they are not transported to the drive pulley 23 side. Therefore, the trouble (failure) in which the endless belt 25 is not damaged or cut, the drive pulley 23 is not damaged, and the drive motor 27 is burned out is prevented in advance, and the trouble of the disk-shaped body transport device 20 is prevented. Thus, without using the game machine 1, it is possible to operate without inconvenience to the customer, such as having the customer leave the seat even when repairing. Although not shown, the medals M excluded to the outside (externally) from the disk-shaped body discharge port 11b of the disk-shaped body removing means 11 provided in the disk-shaped body transporting device 20 main body are circled via bellows or the like. Since it is collected in a plate-like body collection box or the like (not shown), it is not scattered in the game island 5. Further, if a detection sensor (not shown) of the detection means is provided in the vicinity of the disk-shaped body discharge port 11b and connected to an external notification means, the medals M are excluded from the disk-shaped body discharge port 11b to the (outside). You can see that That is, it can be found that the endless belt 25 stretched on the disk-shaped body transport device 20 is bent because it is possible to grasp the actual state in which the medals M are excluded by being notified to the outside. The timing for early repair can be achieved.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the disk-shaped body transport device of claim 1 of the present invention, the disk-shaped medal or coins are placed in the transport frame of the disk-shaped body transport device. Even if a disk-shaped medal or coin enters the back surface of the endless belt from the gap that has been bent during the transportation, it is immediately before the pulley at one end or the other end in the transport direction. From the slope of the mountain-shaped inclined portion of the opening portion provided at an arbitrary position of the disc, and slides down from the disc-like body outlet provided on the side wall, and is discharged from the disc-like body outlet to the outside of the disc-like body transport device. Therefore, it is not transported to the pulley side. Therefore, due to the disk-shaped medals or coins that have entered the back of the endless belt, the endless belt is not damaged or cut, the pulley is not damaged, and the drive motor burns out (failure) ) Is prevented in advance. Therefore, troubles due to the disk-shaped body transport device are completely eliminated, and the customer may be inconvenienced such as having the customer leave for repair without stopping the use of the game machine or the game media lending machine. It has the effect of being able to operate without any problems.
[Brief description of the drawings]
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a front view of a game island having game machine units arranged side by side with a disk-shaped body transfer device having substantially the same length as the game machine unit.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a disk-like body removing means provided in the disk-like body conveying apparatus.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state of a disk-like body removing means provided in the disk-like body conveying apparatus.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the disk-shaped body conveyance device other than the disk-shaped removing means.
FIG. 5 is a front view of a game island having game stand units arranged side by side with a disk-shaped body transfer device having substantially the same length as the game island.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Game stand (for example, pachislot stand)
2 Game stand unit 3 Game media lending machine (for example, inter-medal medals lending machine)
4 Game frame 10 Disc-like body transport device 11 Disc-like body removing means 11A Opening portion 11a Inclined portion 11b Disc-like body discharge port 12 Conveying frame 12a Conveying surface 13 Drive pulley (the other end side)
14 Driven pulley (one end side)
15 Endless belt 17 Drive motor 20 Disk-shaped body conveying device 25 Endless belt M Disk-shaped body (for example, medals)

Claims

A disk-shaped body transfer device disposed on an amusement island in which game machines are arranged side by side,
A pulley is rotatably supported on one end and the other end of the conveyance frame, an endless belt is wound around the pulley, the endless belt is driven by a drive motor provided on the other end, and the conveyance surface of the conveyance frame is interposed between both pulleys. It is configured to carry a disk-like body on an endless belt that is wound and stretched .
A disk-shaped body conveying device provided with a disk-shaped body removing means for removing a disk-shaped body that has entered the gap between the endless belt and the conveying frame at an arbitrary position on the conveying surface of the conveying frame ,
The disk-like body removing means includes
An opening is provided at an arbitrary position on the transport surface of the transport frame having a cross-sectional H shape,
Forming a mountain-shaped inclined part in the opening and providing disc-like body outlets on both side walls at the tip of the inclined part,
The disc-shaped body that has entered the gap between the back surface of the endless belt and the transport surface of the transport frame is configured to be excluded from any disc-shaped body discharge port by sliding with an inclined portion provided in the opening. A disk-shaped body conveyance device characterized by that.