JP4495135B2 - Coin collection container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin collection container for collecting coins scattered on a floor or the like.

  In game centers such as game centers and pachinko halls, game machines such as slot machines for playing using gaming coins are installed. When a player inserts a coin into a game machine, the player sometimes scatters a large number of coins on the floor by dropping the coin on the floor or turning over the box containing the coin. In addition, a coin transport hose for supplying coins to each game machine is piped in the back side passage of the game machine, but coins may be scattered in the back side passage from a defective portion of the joint of the hose. Conventionally, the coins scattered on the floor or in the backside passage are collected by the player or the game hall staff one by one directly.

  However, in order to pick up the coins scattered on the floor or the backside passage of the game machine as described above by a human hand, the worker must squat down and pick up the coins one by one. It takes time and is a heavy burden on the operator. In particular, since the backside passage of the game machine is narrow, it is difficult to work and the situation is scattered. In addition, since the game machines are installed side by side in a narrow space, the work of collecting coins scattered on the floor disturbs other players. For this reason, it is necessary to finish the operation of collecting coins in as short a time as possible.

  In order to solve such a problem, there is known a coin collecting machine for collecting coins scattered on the floor or the backside passage of the game machine efficiently and in a short time without directly picking up the coin (Patent Document 1). . As shown in FIG. 10, the coin collecting machine has rotating spats 2 and 3 accommodated in a housing 1, and a lead edge 2a in contact with the floor surface on the upstream side of the rotating spats 2 and 3 in the rotating direction. , 3a, and coin stops 2c, 3c are erected on the downstream side via horizontal surfaces 2b, 3b. An opening 4 is provided in the upper part of the peripheral surface 1 a of the housing 1, and the collection tray 5 is fixed by protruding outward from the opening 4 in the radial direction.

In the coin collecting machine having such a configuration, the leading edges 2a, 3a of the rotating spats 2, 3 rotate into the gap between the coin falling on the floor and the coin to scoop up the coin. The scooped up coin 6 rises on the surfaces of the lead edges 2a and 3a of the rotating spats 2 and 3 by inertial force, reaches the horizontal surfaces 2b and 3b, and is then dammed by the coin stoppers 2c and 3c. The dammed coin 6 receives centrifugal force in the radially outward direction by rotating together with the rotating spats 2 and 3, and rotates while bringing the side surface of the coin 6 into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the housing 1. When the coin 6 reaches the opening 4, the coin 6 jumps out in the radial direction by the centrifugal force and is collected in the collection tray 5.
JP 2006-34606 A

  However, since the coin collecting machine is configured to rotate the rotating spats 2 and 3 on a horizontal plane, the coins scattered on the flat floor surface can be collected effectively, but the rotating spats 2 and 3 Scattered coins falling on uneven floors that cannot be rotated, coins falling in the corners of the floor where rotation spatula 2, 3 cannot reach, or scattered in narrow places such as the backside passage of game machines The original work was not able to be demonstrated to the coin which is.

  Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to collect coins scattered not only on a flat floor surface but also on an uneven floor surface or a narrow passage on the back side of a game machine easily and efficiently. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin collecting container that can be used.

The coin collecting container of the present invention is
A coin guide chamber having an air suction port and an air discharge port; and a coin recovery chamber partitioned from the coin guide chamber, and a coin guide from the air suction port to a partition portion between the coin guide chamber and the coin recovery chamber An opening for guiding the coins led into the room to the coin recovery chamber and a door for opening and closing the opening are provided. This door is biased by a spring and normally closes the opening, but rests on the door. The door is pushed by the dead weight of the coin being opened and the opening is opened to guide the coin in the coin guiding chamber to the coin collecting chamber, and the coin guided into the coin guiding chamber from the air suction port is inserted into the coin guiding chamber. provided suction prevention plate of curved shape prevented from being sucked into the discharge port, the suction preventing plate of the bending shape, a coin derived extends from the air discharge port side as warp upward toward the air inlet side Together with partitions around, air and dust in the air inlet side, characterized in that it comprises a plurality of small holes that does not prevent the slipping through the air discharge port side.

  According to the present invention, a suction hose for sucking coins is connected to the air suction port of the coin guide chamber, and a discharge hose extending from a suction power source is connected to the air discharge port, thereby providing an uneven floor surface or Coins scattered in a narrow passage on the back side of the game machine can be easily and efficiently collected.

  Hereinafter, the best mode of a coin collecting container according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 show the overall shape of the coin collecting container 9 according to the present invention. The coin collecting container 9 includes a casing 10 formed in a box shape from a transparent plastic material. The casing 10 is integrally provided with an upper coin guiding chamber 11 having an upper half-cylindrical shape and a coin collecting chamber 12 adjacent to the lower side of the coin guiding chamber 11. It is separated into upper and lower parts by a partition plate 13 arranged at a substantially middle position of the length.

  An air suction port 16 and an air discharge port 17 are respectively provided on the front and rear wall surfaces 14 and 15 of the coin guide chamber 11, and the ends of the suction hose 18 and the discharge hose 19 are inserted into the respective ports when in use. Further, a suction preventing portion is provided in the vicinity of the air discharge port 17 of the coin guiding chamber 11. This suction preventing portion prevents the suction of coins into the air discharge port 17 and prevents the suction of air and dust sucked into the coin guiding chamber 11. It is formed by a suction prevention plate 20 made of transparent plastic provided with a hole 21. The suction prevention plate 20 is formed in a curved shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and is connected to the semi-cylindrical upper wall surface 22 from the connecting portion between the rear wall surface 15 of the coin guiding chamber 11 and the partition plate 13. The coin guide chamber 11 extends forward and backward and partitions the front and rear. Needless to say, the small hole 21 has a size that prevents the coin from slipping through.

  On the other hand, the partition plate 13 that separates the coin guiding chamber 11 and the coin collecting chamber 12 is provided with an opening 25 through which coins sucked into the coin guiding chamber 11 are further guided into the coin collecting chamber 12. The size and opening position of the opening 25 are not particularly limited. In this embodiment, the opening 25 has an opening area substantially the same size as the partition plate, and is provided on the front side of the partition plate 13, that is, on the air suction port 16 side. It has been. The opening 25 can be opened and closed by a flat door 26. In this embodiment, the door 26 is rotatably supported by a hinge 27 at the rear end of the partition plate 13 on the opening 25 side. Further, a torsion spring 28 that urges the door 26 upward is stretched between the partition plate 13 and the door 26 in the vicinity of the hinge 27. The spring force of the torsion spring 28 is adjusted so that the door 26 is pushed down by the dead weight of the coin placed on the door 26 and the opening 25 is opened. The number of coins placed on the door 26 is determined so that the door 26 is pushed down when the torsion spring 28 is selected. Further, in this embodiment, on the horizontal extension of the partition plate 13, when the door 26 is rotated upward by the spring force of the torsion spring 28, a stopper that keeps the door 26 in a horizontal position by contacting the open end of the door 26. Members 29 are provided on both sides. The stopper member 29 has a small block shape and is fixed to the front wall surface 14 of the coin guiding chamber 11. The door 26 always closes the opening 25 in this horizontal position.

  The coin collecting chamber 12 has a space portion for guiding the coin guided into the coin guiding chamber 11 by suction through the opening 25 provided in the partition plate 13 and temporarily storing the coin until it reaches a certain amount. Yes. In this embodiment, in order to take out the accumulated coins, the front wall surface 31 of the coin collecting chamber 12 also serves as an opening / closing door, and the lower end of the front wall surface 31 is supported by a hinge 32. Since the casing 10 is made of transparent plastic, the accumulation of coins is obvious.

  3 and 4 show an embodiment in which the coin collecting container 9 according to the present invention is connected to the vacuum cleaner 40 and used. The vacuum cleaner 40 can be used for general household use or business use. The coin collecting container 9 of the present invention is disposed between the hand side hose 42 and the suction side hose 43 extending from the main body 41 of the vacuum cleaner 40, and the rear end portion of the suction side hose 43 is inserted into the air suction port 16 of the coin guiding chamber 11. And the tip of the hand side hose 42 is inserted into the air outlet 17 of the coin guiding chamber 11. When the cleaner 40 is carried to the location of the coins scattered on the floor and the tip of the suction side hose 43 is brought close to the coins 44 scattered on the floor as shown in FIG. Due to this suction force, the coin 44 is sucked from the tip of the suction side hose 43 and collected in the coin collecting container 9. Coins are easily sucked by bringing the tip of the suction side hose 43 closer to coins scattered in a narrow place such as a corner of the floor or a backside passage of a game machine. be able to.

  5 to 8 show a coin collecting operation of the coin collecting container 9 according to the present invention. First, as shown in FIG. 5, the coins 44 scattered on the floor surface are sucked into the suction hose 18 together with the dust 45 and discharged from the rear end of the suction hose 18 into the coin guiding chamber 11. As shown in FIG. 6, the coins 44 discharged into the coin guiding chamber 11 are blocked by the suction prevention plate 20 and accumulated on the door 26 and the partition plate 13, while dust 45 and suction air are sucked into the suction prevention plate. 20 passes through the small hole 21 and is sucked into the discharge hose 19. Since the suction preventing plate 20 protrudes in a curved shape toward the door 26, the coins 44 that have collided with the suction preventing plate 20 easily gather on the door 26 side.

  When the coins 44 are accumulated on the door 26 to some extent, as shown in FIG. 7, the doors 26 are rotated downward by the weight of the coins 44 to open the opening 25, and the coins 44 accumulated on the doors 26. Slides down and falls into the coin collecting chamber 12. When the coin 44 falls, the door 26 returns to the original position again by the action of the torsion spring 28 and closes the opening 25. As a result, the coin guiding chamber 11 is partitioned from the coin collecting chamber 12, so that the suction force in the coin guiding chamber 11 is increased.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the coins 44 are considerably accumulated in the coin collection chamber 12, the suction of the coins 44 is temporarily stopped, and the front wall 31 of the coin collection chamber 12 is opened to accumulate a large number of coins 44. Take out. After taking out, it returns to the state of FIG. 5 again, and coin sucking is resumed.

  FIG. 9 shows an embodiment in which the coin guiding chamber 11 and the coin collecting chamber 12 of the coin collecting container 9 are configured separately. The engaging portion 50 is provided at the lower end of the coin guiding chamber 11 and the engaged portion 51 is provided at the upper end of the coin collecting chamber 12 so that both can be attached and detached. When sucking coins scattered on the floor or the like, the engaged portion 51 is fitted into the engaging portion 50 and the coin collecting chamber 12 is attached to the coin guiding chamber 11, while the coins accumulated in the coin collecting chamber 12 are The coins can be recovered by releasing the engagement and removing the coin recovery chamber 12. The suction hose 18, the discharge hose 19, the suction prevention plate 20, the small hole 21, and the like provided in the coin guiding chamber 11, and the partition plate 13 and the door 26 provided in the partitioning portion between the coin guiding chamber 11 and the coin collecting chamber 12, torsion Since the spring 28 and the like have the same configuration as that of the above-described embodiment, detailed description is omitted using the same reference numerals.

  In addition, the opening / closing direction of the door 26 that opens and closes the opening 25 is not limited to that of the above embodiment, and the air inlet 16 side of the coin guiding chamber 11 may be opened and closed. Further, the shape and material of the suction prevention plate 20 are not limited to those of the above-described embodiments, and can be constituted by a net-like member. Further, the coin collection container 9 of the present invention can collect coins even if suction means other than the above-described vacuum cleaner 40 is used.

  The coin collecting container of the present invention is used to collect coins that are set on a vacuum cleaner or the like and scattered on a floor or the like in a game center such as a slot machine or a game center where game machines using coins for game play are installed. It can be collected easily and efficiently.

It is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a coin collection container concerning the present invention. It is sectional drawing equivalent to the II-II line of the coin collection | recovery container shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which connected the coin collection container of this invention to the cleaner. It is a perspective view which shows the state which connects and uses a coin collection | recovery apparatus with a cleaner. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which sucked the coin into the coin guidance room. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state in which only the dust of a coin guide chamber slips through a suction prevention board. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which a door opens and a coin is guide | induced to a coin collection | recovery chamber. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which takes out the coin collected in the coin collection | recovery chamber. It is sectional drawing which shows one Embodiment at the time of comprising a coin guidance chamber and a coin collection | recovery chamber separately. It is a perspective view which shows an example of the conventional coin collection machine.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 Coin collection | recovery container 10 Casing 11 Coin guide chamber 12 Coin collection chamber 13 Partition plate 14 Front wall surface 15 Rear wall surface 16 Air suction port 17 Air discharge port 18 Suction hose 19 Discharge hose 20 Suction prevention plate 21 Small hole 22 Upper wall surface 25 Opening part 26 Door 27 Hinge 28 Torsion spring 29 Stopper member 31 Front wall 32 Hinge 40 Vacuum cleaner 41 Main body 42 Hand side hose 43 Suction side hose 44 Coin 45 Dust 50 Engagement part 51 Engagement part

Claims (4)

A coin guiding chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet, and a coin collecting chamber partitioned from the coin guiding chamber;
Said coin induction chamber and opening the partition portion between the coin collection chamber for guiding the coins guided into the coin derived chamber from said air inlet to the coin collection chamber, the door and is provided for opening and closing the opening, this While the door is biased by a spring and normally closes the opening, the door is pushed by the weight of the coin placed on the door to open the opening, leading the coin in the coin guiding chamber to the coin collecting chamber,
Wherein the coin induction chamber suction preventing plate of curved shape is provided to prevent the coins guided from the air inlet to a coin induction chamber is sucked into the air discharge port, the suction prevention plate of the curved shape, the air ejection The coin guide chamber extends from the outlet side to the air suction port side so as to warp upward, and has a plurality of small holes that do not prevent the air and dust on the air suction port from slipping through the air discharge port side. coin collection container, characterized in that it has been.   2. The opening is formed in a partition plate disposed in a partition portion between the coin guide chamber and the coin recovery chamber, and one end of a door is rotatably supported by an end portion on the opening side of the partition plate. The coin collecting container described.   The coin collecting container according to claim 1, wherein the coin collecting chamber is formed integrally with the coin guiding chamber or is detachably attached to the coin guiding chamber.   The coin collecting container according to claim 1, wherein a suction hose for sucking coins and guiding them to a coin guiding chamber is connected to the air suction port, and a discharge hose extending from a suction power source is connected to the air discharge port.

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