JP4653271B2 - Banknote handling device in banknote processing mechanism arranged on Yugijima - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a device for storing banknotes thrown into a game medium lending machine on a gaming island in which a plurality of gaming machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines are installed in a group, and for paying out them as exchangeable banknotes.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In this type of game store, for example, a pachinko store, a so-called game island (pachinko island) is configured in which a plurality of game machines (pachinko machines) are installed in a straight line in the lateral direction.
On the gaming island, a gaming medium lending machine (ball lending machine) is provided between every two adjacent gaming machines, and the bills inserted into each gaming medium lending machine are conventionally the back of the gaming machine. Is transported to and stored in a storage provided at an end of the game island, etc. And this banknote is utilized as an exchangeable banknote (thousand-yen banknote) of 5,000 yen or 10,000 yen banknote.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a system in which banknotes from all the game medium lending machines in the game island are transported by one banknote transport apparatus, the banknote transport apparatus is a large-scale apparatus.
It becomes costly. In addition, it takes a lot of labor and time even during construction. Further, when a trouble such as a banknote jam occurs in the banknote transport device, there is a problem that all the game medium lending machines on the game island cannot be used until the trouble is solved.
[0004]
In addition, in the pachinko gaming machine, the pachinko machine can be opened to the front side, so the bill transport device installed on the back side of the pachinko machine can be inspected, but a gaming machine such as a slot machine cannot open the board. Due to the box structure, there is a problem that inspection cannot be performed even if a trouble occurs in the banknote transport device provided on the back side.
[0005]
In addition, when a game medium such as a pachinko ball or medal is needed in the middle of a game, if the banknotes necessary for renting them are used up, the seats are set up one by one and the currency exchange installed on the island edge There was a problem that I had to go to the plane.
An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote change machine on an amusement island that solves such problems.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present inventionBanknote handling device in banknote processing mechanism arranged on YugijimaThenOn a gaming island where a plurality of gaming machines are arranged, a gaming medium lending machine that accepts banknotes, a banknote handling device that is arranged in parallel with the gaming medium lending machine to store and store banknotes from the gaming medium lending machine, and a gaming medium lending machine, The upper part of the banknote handling device is provided with a banknote processing mechanism configured to receive and store and store high-price banknotes for each gaming machine, and the banknote handling apparatus receives the banknotes on the back of the gaming medium lending machine. A conveying unit that reversely conveys and conveys it into the banknote handling device, a stacking holding unit that stacks and holds the banknotes sent from the transporting unit, and a dispensing unit that sequentially pays out banknotes in the stacking holding unit, Banknotes inserted into the game medium lending machine are stored and stored as exchangeable banknotes in the stacking and holding unit of the banknote handling device, and banknote handling The banknotes stored and stored in the stacking and holding section are paid out as exchangeable banknotes from the bank's payout section, so that the banknotes received by the game medium lending machine can be paid as exchangeable banknotes without being transported and collected by the banknote transport device on the game island. It was supposed to be put out.
[0007]
In other words, on the game island, a vertically long and thin game medium lending machine that accepts banknotes in a standing state and discharges them while standing is installed between two adjacent gaming machines. In order not to make the user feel cramped, the unused space part of the same width as the game medium lending machine (front side is a decorative board) between this game medium lending machine and one (for example, the left side) game machine. The space between two adjacent gaming machines is provided with a clearance.
[0008]
The present invention utilizes the unused space portion between the game medium lending machine and one of the game machines, and allows banknotes discharged in a standing state from the back of the game medium lending machine to the front direction of the unused space portion. Instead of transporting and storing banknotes from each game medium lending machine by one banknote transporting device, the banknotes are stacked and pressed in this unused space and kept in a pressed state. Each game medium lending machine is transported and accumulated in an unused space portion that has not been conventionally used.
[0009]
For this reason, it is possible to omit a large-scale banknote transport device (system) for transporting banknotes on the entire amusement island, so that the cost can be reduced and a box-type that cannot be opened forward like a slot machine. Even if the game island is equipped with a gaming machine, it does not use a system that transports the entire banknotes, so banknotes are stored in each gaming machine lending machine. Problems such as the inability to use media lending machines are also eliminated.
[0010]
In addition, since the present invention can be used more effectively by using the accumulated banknotes as currency bills, and can exchange high-value banknotes, players stand up one by one as in the past, The problem of having to go to the money changer installed on the island is also eliminated.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the gaming island 1 includes a plurality of gaming machines (for example, slot machines) 4, 4,... Fixed by the upper frame plate 2 and the lower frame plate 3 that construct the gaming island 1. Both sides are surrounded by vertical plates 5a and 5b and arranged in a straight line.
[0013]
And between every two adjacent gaming machines 4 and 4, a vertically long and thin gaming medium lending machine (for example, a slot machine medal lending machine) 6 is in contact with one (right side) vertical plate 5a, And it is provided so that it can be taken out.
[0014]
In the case of a genuine bill, the front plate 6a of the game medium lending machine 6 is provided with a bill insertion port 7 in the vertical direction for inserting the bill M in the longitudinal direction in a standing state. Discharges the game medium (slot machine medal) and discharges the banknote M from the rear discharge port 8 to the back side while standing.
[0015]
Conventionally, between the gaming medium lending machine 6 and one (left side) gaming machine 4, gaming medium lending is performed so as not to make a cramp for the users of the two adjacent gaming machines 4 and 4. An unused space A having the same width as the machine 6 is provided, and the front surface thereof is covered with a decorative board 9.
[0016]
In this unused space part A, the front decorative plate 9 is removed and the banknote handling device 10 of the present invention is installed so that it can be taken out. 400 is configured.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote handling device 10 has a vertically long and thin box-shaped unit structure that can be stored in the unused space A. A banknote receiving part 11 is provided on the back side of the machine 6.
[0018]
That is, the banknote handling apparatus 10 includes a unit case substrate 12 as shown in FIG. The unit case substrate 12 is obtained by punching a metal flat plate and bending it. The height is slightly smaller than the height of the unused space A, and the upper depth is substantially equal to the depth of the unused space A. A vertical board 13 with a small depth at the bottom, and a bottom board 14 that is bent in the horizontal direction at the lower front part of the vertical board 13 and has a width slightly smaller than the distance between the game medium lending machine 6 and the one vertical board 5b. A back plate 15 that is bent at a right angle from the back end of the upper portion of the vertical substrate 13 and has a lateral width slightly smaller than the interval between the two vertical plates 5a and 5b in the unused space A, and the vertical substrate 13 and an upper plate 16 bent horizontally from the upper end. The back portion of the upper plate 16 has a width corresponding to the back plate 15.
[0019]
The bottom plate 14 is provided with a hole 14a for screwing to the lower frame plate 3 of the unused space A, and the edge plate is bent vertically at the front end and the rear end width direction of the bottom plate 14, respectively. 14 b, 14 c, 14 d are provided, and a horizontal plate 17 facing the bottom plate 14 is fixed horizontally at the upper end of the width sandwiching portion 13 a of the vertical substrate 13.
As with the bottom plate 14, edge plates 17b, 17c, and 17d are also provided on the horizontal plate 17 so as to project in the vertical direction. The L-shaped case plate 18 is screwed and attached to the screw holes of the edge plate 17c of the horizontal plate 17 and the screw holes of the edge plate 14c of the bottom plate 14. In addition, a control board B for controlling operations of transporting and stacking bills is fixed to the lower end of the width sandwiching portion 13a of the vertical board 13.
[0020]
A U-shaped fixing bracket 20 is fixed to the upper surface of the front end of the upper plate 16 of the unit case substrate 12. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the fixture 20 includes two vertical pieces 22 and 23 parallel to the bottom plate 21, and a wide notch 22 a is provided at the center of the front vertical piece 22. A screw insertion hole 23a is provided in the center of the vertical piece 23 on the back side.
[0021]
Inside the back plate 15 of the unit case substrate 12, as shown in FIGS. 2, 6, and 8, the banknote M discharged in a standing state is received from the discharge port 8 on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 6, and The U-turn is made into a semicircular shape, and is sent to the unused space A on the left side of the game medium lending machine 6 in a straight line direction (that is, in a direction parallel to the vertical board 13 and the game medium lending machine 6).Transport device30 is provided.
[0022]
That is, horizontal frames 31 and 32 are fixed to the inner wall of the back plate 15 in two upper and lower stages, and as shown in FIG. 10, a transport path 33 is formed between the two upper and lower horizontal frames 31 and 32. A plurality of plastic-formed passage forming bodies 34a, 34b, and 34c are fixed (FIG. 6).
[0023]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the outer passage forming body 34 a includes a horizontal upper wall 35, a lower wall 36, a vertical front wall 37, a rear wall 38, and a vertical guide wall 39.
[0024]
Further, the passage forming body 34c on the vertical substrate 13 side includes a horizontal upper wall 40, a lower wall 41, a vertical front wall 42, a rear wall 43, and a guide wall 44 that is partially vertical. .
[0025]
The central passage forming body 34b includes a horizontal upper wall 45, a lower wall 46, a vertical front wall 47, and a guide wall 48 that is vertical, semi-circular in the rear half, and partially straight.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 6, it is discharged from the outlet 8 of the game medium lending machine 6 between the inner surface of the guide wall 39 of the right outer passage forming body 34a and the outer surface of the guide wall 48 of the central passage forming body 34b. An entrance passage 33a having a wider width and an arcuate passage portion 33b having a constant width of about ¼ of the circumference are formed on the entrance side for receiving the banknote M in the standing state. Between the inner surface of the guide wall 44 of the passage forming body 34c and the outer surface of the guide wall 48 of the central passage forming body 34b, an arc shape having the same width of about ¼ of the circumference continuous to the arc-shaped passage portion 33b. A linear passage portion 33d is formed which is continuous with the passage portion 33c and the arcuate passage portion 33c in a linear direction parallel to the vertical substrate 13 of the unit case substrate 12.
[0027]
The central passage forming body 34b is a hollow body, and slits 50, 50 that are horizontally arranged in two levels on the guide wall 48 and the front wall 47 are provided in the arc-shaped passage portions 33b, 33c, the straight passage portion 33d, and the front wall 47. Is provided over the passage forming body 34c side.
[0028]
A drive shaft 51 is rotatably attached to the passage forming body 34b in the vertical direction so as to pass through the semicircular center of the passage forming body 43b. Drive pulleys 52 and 52 are fixed to the drive shaft 51 so as to face the arcuate passage portion 33b and the arcuate passage portion 33c in the upper and lower slits 50 and 50, respectively.
[0029]
The drive shaft 51 extends downward from the hole of the lower horizontal frame 32, and a gear 53 is fixed to the lower end thereof.
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 2, a motor 54 is fixed to the lower surface of the horizontal frame 32, and the rotation of the motor 54 is transmitted from the speed reducer 55 to the drive shaft 51 via the gear 53.
[0031]
On the passage forming body 34c side of the front wall 47 of the passage forming body 34b, a protrusion 61 having a vertical shaft hole 60 parallel to the drive shaft 51 is provided between the upper and lower slits 50, 50 ( 7), driven pulleys 63 and 63 are positioned at the two upper and lower slits 50 and 50 at both ends of a shaft 62 rotatably attached to the shaft hole 60 and face the linear passage portion 33d. Is installed.
[0032]
Conveying belts 64 and 64 are respectively provided between the upper and lower two-stage driving pulleys 52 and 52 and the driven pulleys 63 and 63 from the upper and lower two-stage slits 50 and 50, respectively, in an arcuate passage portion 33b, an arcuate passage portion 33c, and a linear passage portion. It is stretched over to face 33d.
[0033]
The protrusion 61 is provided with a locking arm 61b that locks an end portion of a pressing guide body 130, which will be described later, on the side opposite to the passage forming body 34c.
[0034]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the passage forming body 34a is provided with holes 65 and 65 in two upper and lower stages so as to face the two upper and lower slits 50 and 50 at the end of the receiving passage 33a. In the holes 65, 65, pressure rollers 66, 66 are provided in two upper and lower stages. The two pressure rollers 66 and 66 are pressed by a pressing spring 67 and are pressed against the conveying belts 64 and 64.
[0035]
The passage forming body 34c is provided with holes 68, 68 in two upper and lower stages so as to face the upper and lower slits 50, 50 at the end of the arc-shaped passage 33c. In addition, pressure rollers 69, 69 are provided in two upper and lower stages. The two pressure rollers 69 and 69 are pressed by a pressing spring 70 and pressed against the conveyor belts 64 and 64.
[0036]
A hole 71 is formed in two upper and lower stages at positions corresponding to the upper and lower slits 50 and 50 from the passage forming body 34 b side of the front wall 42 of the passage forming body 34 c to the front end of the guide wall 44 of the passage forming body 34 c. , 71 are provided. In these holes 71, 71, feed rollers (pressure contact rollers) 72, 72 are provided so as to be in pressure contact with the conveyor belts 64, 64 at the driven pulleys 63, 63.
[0037]
As shown in FIG. 9, both ends of the shaft 72 a of each feed roller 72 are elongated holes 74 having a predetermined length in a direction parallel to the linear passage portion 33 d of the two support pieces 73 a parallel to the tip of the elastic arm 73. It is slidably fitted.
[0038]
In the receiving passage portion 33a, holes 80 and 81 are provided at opposite positions on the guide wall 39 of the passage forming body 34a and the guide wall 48 of the passage forming body 34b, respectively, and the curved guide wall 39 and the inner wall of the guide wall 48 are respectively provided. A pair of light projectors 82a and light receivers 82b are provided (FIG. 6).
[0039]
For this reason, the leading edge of the banknote M fed out in the longitudinal direction from the discharge port 8 on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 6 enters the receiving passage portion 33a and obstructs the light between the projector 82a and the light receiver 82b. Then, the bill detection signal from the light receiver 82b is sent to the control board B, the drive signal of the motor 54 is output from the control board B, the drive pulley 52 rotates counterclockwise, and the transport belt 64 is driven. Is done. For this reason, the banknote M is pinched | interposed between the conveyance belt 64 which contacted the drive pulley 52, and the press-contact roller 66, it is conveyed in circular arc shape along the circular arc-shaped channel | path part 33b, and is further conveyed in circular arc shape along the circular arc-shaped channel | path part 33c. Further, the belt is sandwiched between the conveying belt 64 in contact with the driving pulley 52 and the pressure roller 69 and further linearly conveyed through the linear passage portion 33b, and finally the conveying belt 64 in contact with the driven pulley 63 and the delivery roller at the outlet. The banknote M is pinched by 72, and is sent out linearly in the standing state.
[0040]
In the linear passage portion 33d, holes 83 and 84 are provided at positions opposed to the guide wall 44 of the passage forming body 34c and the guide wall 48 of the passage forming body 34b, respectively, and the guide wall 39 and the inner wall of the guide wall 48 are respectively provided. A pair of light projectors 85a and light receivers 85b are provided.
[0041]
For this reason, when light between the projector 85a and the light receiver 85b is blocked by the tip of the banknote M, a banknote detection signal from the light receiver 85b is sent to the control board B, and the motor 54 that drives the take-in rotator 95 described later. Is output from the control board B for a predetermined time, and when the light receiving state is returned by passage of the rear end of the banknote M, a passage detection signal is output from the light receiver 85b, and the drive pulley is driven after the predetermined time. Driving of the motor 54 that drives 63 is stopped, and further, driving of a motor 105 that will be described later that drives a take-in rotating body 95 that will be described later is stopped.
[0042]
thisTransport unit30 for holding the banknote M delivered from 30 in a stacked press state.Stack holding part90 on the vertical substrate 13 of the unit case substrate 12Transport unit30 is fixed in front.
[0043]
That is, as shown in FIGS. 4, 10, and 11, horizontal frames 91 and 92 are fixed to the inner wall of the vertical substrate 13 in parallel with each other in two upper and lower stages having substantially the same width as the upper plate 16 of the vertical substrate 13. . The horizontal frames 91 and 92 may be integrally formed with the frames 31 and 32, respectively.
[0044]
Both ends of a rectangular support plate 94 provided with bill outlets 93 are fixed to edge plates 91a and 92a which are bent vertically upward and downward, respectively, at the front ends of the horizontal frames 91 and 92 (FIG. 4). ).
[0045]
Between the support plate 94 and the front wall 37 of the passage-forming body 43c, shafts 96, 96 at both ends of the two upper and lower take-in rotating bodies 95, 95 are as shown in FIGS. And is mounted rotatably in a horizontal direction and parallel to the vertical substrate 13.
[0046]
As shown in FIG. 10, the take-in rotating body 95 has a gradually increasing outer peripheral surface 95 a whose cross-sectional shape is centered on the axis 96 and whose radius gradually increases over the circumferential direction over about 90 degrees, followed by about 90 degrees. A bill end holding groove 97 having an opening at the entrance side is provided along the axial direction inside a portion of the constant radius having the largest radius, and the outside of the groove 97 is disposed on the bill M. It is an arcuate pressing portion 97a for pressing.
[0047]
Accordingly, the upper and lower take-up rotary bodies 95, 95 are placed in a state where the upper and lower shafts 96, 96 are in a standing state with the banknote end holding grooves 97, 97 facing each other vertically.Transport unitWhen attached to a position slightly closer to the vertical substrate 13 above and below the banknote M fed out in parallel with the vertical substrate 13 and horizontally from the 30 linear passage portions 33d,Transport unitWhen the banknote M is sent out by 30, the upper and lower ends of the banknote M (both ends in the width direction, not the longitudinal direction) are inserted into the upper and lower banknote end holding grooves 97 and 97 over the entire length in the longitudinal direction.
[0048]
As shown in FIG. 11, gears 98, 98 having the same number of teeth are fixed to the shafts 96, 96 on the support plate 94 side of the upper and lower take-in rotating bodies 95, 95, and between these gears 98, 98, Four transmission gears 99a, 99b, 99c, and 99d having the same number of teeth that are rotatably meshed with each other are attached to the support plate 94. Out of the four transmission gears 99 and 99 at the upper and lower ends mesh with the upper and lower gears 98 and 98, respectively.
[0049]
The gear 98 of the lower take-in rotator 95 is engaged with a gear 100 rotatably attached to the support plate 94 via a gear 100a on the lower side of the horizontal frame 92.
[0050]
These gears are held between the support plate 94 and a gear cover 101 attached to the support plate 94.
[0051]
A motor 105 for driving the take-in rotating body is attached to the lower surface of the lower horizontal frame 92. The coupled rotating body 106a of the drive shaft 106 of the motor 105 can be detachably inserted into the gear 100 so as to rotate integrally.
[0052]
A detection disc 108 having a radial slit for detecting a rotation angle is fixed to the coupled rotating body 106a, and an optical sensor 109 for detecting the slit position is provided at the end of the disc 108. It has been.
[0053]
Since the gears 98, 98 of the upper and lower take-in rotating bodies 95, 95 have the same number of teeth and the transmission gears 99a, 99b, 99c, 99d are also the same number of teeth, the drive shaft 106 drives the gears 100, 100a by driving the motor 105. , 98, 99a, 99b, 99c, 99d, 98, the upper and lower take-in rotating bodies 95, 95 rotate in synchronism in the opposite directions at the same speed.
[0054]
The two take-in rotators 95, 95 may be individually rotated in reverse by two motors instead of the gear mechanism, or may be transmitted by a belt. Alternatively, the U-turn motor 54 may be rotated by rotating the two take-in rotators 95, 95 using a clutch mechanism (not shown).
[0055]
When passage of the trailing edge of the bill M is detected by the light projecting / receiving devices 85a and 85b of the linear passage portion 33d, the bill board end holding groove 97 of the take-in rotating bodies 95 and 95 is detected from the control board B for a predetermined time. , 97 until the both ends of the bill M are inserted over the entire length), a drive signal is output and the motor 105 is driven, and the upper and lower take-in rotary bodies 95, 95 are at the same speed as shown in FIG. Rotate in opposite directions (rotate in a direction in which the arc-shaped pressing portion 97a is separated from the end in the width direction of the banknote M), and the rotation of the detection disc 108 is detected by the optical sensor 109 and taken in. When the rotating bodies 95 and 95 are rotated once to return to the original state, the motor 105 is stopped.
[0056]
Due to the reverse rotation of the upper and lower take-in rotary bodies 95, 95, both ends of the banknote M come into contact with the gradually increasing outer peripheral surface 95a with the radius gradually increasing and coming out of the banknote edge holding grooves 97, 97, and finally the arcuate pressing part 97a. It touches the outer peripheral surface.
[0057]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, between the upper and lower horizontal frames 91, 92, the take-in rotators 95, 95 are interposed between the take-in rotators 95, 95 and the vertical substrate 13 by springs 115 in contact with the vertical substrate 13. A bill tray 116 pressed to the side is provided.
[0058]
A banknote that has been removed from the banknote edge holding grooves 97, 97 in a state where the upper and lower ends are pressed between the upper and lower ends of the pressed banknote tray 116 and the arcuate pressing portions 97a of the upper and lower take-in rotating bodies 95, 95. M is pinched. Accordingly, the banknotes M are held one after another and are held in a pressed state in which a large number of banknotes M are stacked.
[0059]
The upper and lower horizontal frames 91 and 92 are provided with elongated guide holes 119 and 120 in the direction perpendicular to the vertical substrate 13 through which the protruding pieces 117 and 118 extending from the upper and lower ends of the bill tray 116 pass. (FIG. 10). Since the protruding pieces 117 and 118 are movable only along the guide long holes 119 and 120, the bill tray 116 pressed by the spring 115 can move in a direction perpendicular to the vertical substrate 13.
[0060]
When the number of banknotes M to be held is gradually increased and the compression amount of the spring 115 is increased, and the distance between the banknote tray 116 and the vertical substrate 13 approaches a predetermined distance, the vertical extending further from the lower protruding piece 118. A micro switch 122 is attached to the lower surface of the lower horizontal frame 2 in order to detect the fullness when the extending piece 118a in the direction comes into contact.
[0061]
When the full detection signal is output from the micro switch 122, the control board B displays a full state on a display (not shown) and stops driving the motor 54 for the banknote U-turn.
[0062]
Between the upper and lower take-in rotating bodies 95, 95,Transport unit30 so that the upper and lower ends of the banknote M are pushed into the banknote end holding grooves 97 and 97 of the upper and lower take-in rotary bodies 95 and 95. A holding guide body 130 is provided for pressing the banknotes M whose upper and lower ends are removed from the banknote end holding grooves 97 and 97 by the rotation of the take-in rotary bodies 95 and 95 against the banknote tray 116.
[0063]
The holding guide body 130 is a substantially rectangular plate,Transport unitAs shown in FIG. 7, an inclined guide portion 130 a (FIG. 6) inclined in a direction away from the vertical substrate 13 is provided at the end portion on the 30 side, and the locking portion 131 at the end portion on the back side of the pressing guide body 130. 11 is detachably locked to the locking arm 61b of the projection 61, and the locking portion 132 at the other end is detachably locked to the gear cover 101 as shown in FIG.
[0064]
If the holding guide body 130 is provided with the window 133, the banknote M caught by the window 133 can be pulled out without removing the holding guide body 130, even if the banknote M is caught. can do.
[0065]
SaidTransport unitA transport device cover 140 that covers a side surface parallel to the vertical substrate 13 and a lower portion of the side surface parallel to the back plate 15 is fixed to the vertical edge plates 31a and 32a of the upper and lower flat frames 31 and 32 by screws. .
[0066]
Further, the stack holding device cover 141 is fixed to the upper and lower horizontal frames 91 and 92 by screws so as to be parallel to the vertical substrate 13.
[0067]
As shown in FIG. 1, upper and lower ends of a vertically long U-shaped front cover 150 are placed on the front surface of the storage portion of the control board B surrounded by the horizontal plate 17, the bottom plate 14, and the case plate 18 below the vertical substrate 13. Are fixed by screws in the screw holes of the edge plate 17b of the horizontal plate 17 and the edge plate 14b of the bottom plate 14.
[0068]
A lower end portion of a vertically long U-shaped front lid 151 is rotatably attached to an upper end of the front cover 150 by a hinge 152. A key hole 153 is provided on the front surface of the upper end portion of the front lid 151. When the key is inserted into the key hole 153 and rotated, the key piece 154 on the back surface side of the front lid 151 rotates.
[0069]
Accordingly, after the front lid 151 is rotated and closed as shown in FIG. 1 and the key piece 154 is inserted from the notch 22a of the vertical piece 22 of the fixing bracket 20 fixed to the upper surface of the upper plate 16 to the back side, A key is inserted into the keyhole 153 and the key piece 154 is rotated to enter the key piece 154 into the slit 155 provided in the bottom plate 21 and the upper plate 16 of the fixing bracket 20, whereby the front lid 151 is closed and the key is moved. It will be put on.
[0070]
Then, the key is opened, the front lid 151 is opened, a finger is put into the banknote outlet 93 of the support plate 94, and the banknote M held between the banknote tray 116 and the take-in rotary bodies 95 and 95 can be taken out. . A notch 116a is provided at the center of the front end of the bill tray 116 so that the front end of the bill M can be easily pinched with a finger (FIG. 4).
[0071]
The fixing bracket 20 of the upper plate 16 is for screwing to a mounting plate 160 (FIG. 5) fixed to the lower surface of the upper frame plate 2 of the unused space A.
[0072]
That is, as shown in FIG. 5, on the lower surface of the upper frame plate 2 of the unused space portion A, in the hole 161a of the bottom plate 161 of the mounting plate 160, the vertical space 5b of the upper frame plate 2 of the unused space portion A is located. The mounting plate 160 is fixed to the lower surface by nailing or screwing.
[0073]
And the banknote handling apparatus 10 is put into the unused space part A in a state where the vertical board 13 of the unit case substrate 12 is in contact with the vertical plate 5b on the left side of the unused space part A. The vertical piece 23 is brought into contact with the vertical front edge 162 of the mounting plate 160. The screw 163 inserted into the screw insertion hole 23a of the vertical piece 23 is screwed into the screw hole 162a of the front edge 162 through the notch 22a of the vertical piece 22 on the front side and screwed into the unused space portion. The upper part of the bill handling apparatus 10 is fixed to the upper frame plate 2 of A. And the lower part of the banknote handling apparatus 10 is fixed by screwing to the lower frame board 3 of the unused space part A in the hole 14a of the bottom plate 14 of the unit case board | substrate 12. FIG.
[0074]
After fixing to the upper and lower portions of the unused space A as described above, the front cover 150 is attached, the front lid 151 is closed, and a key is applied. Then, the game medium lending machine 6 is inserted and fixed. Thus, the banknote handling apparatus 10 can be installed in the narrow unused space A between the game medium lending machine 6 and the left vertical plate 5b.
[0075]
Conversely, the game medium lending machine 6 is removed, the front lid 151 and the front cover 150 are removed, the screws on the front edges of the fixing bracket 20 and the mounting plate 160 are removed, the screws on the bottom plate 14 are removed, and the bill handling apparatus 10 is removed. It can be taken out to the front side.
[0076]
Thus, in the banknote handling apparatus 10 of this invention, the banknote M discharged | emitted in the standing state from the discharge port 8 of the back surface of the game media rental machine 6 is theTransport unit30, the U-turn is made in an upright state and is fed out in a linear direction opposite to the movement direction of the bill M in the game medium lending machine 6, and between the upper and lower take-in rotary bodies 95, 95 and the bill tray 116. Since they are held in a stacked press state, a large number of banknotes M can be stored in an extremely narrow unused space A.
[0077]
AndTransport unit9, the shafts 72a and 72a of the delivery rollers 72 and 72 to be pressed against the conveyor belts 64 and 64 at the position of the driven pulleys 63 and 63 are supported in this delivery direction at the end of the linear passage portion 33d. Since it is movably accommodated in the long holes 74, 74 of the pieces 73a, 73a, until the rear end of the banknote M is sent out, the feed rollers 72, 72 are moved to the front end of the long holes 74, 74 by the frictional force. Moving. For this reason, since the rear end of the banknote M is fetched and held until it reaches the rear end of the banknote end holding grooves 97, 97 of the rotary bodies 95, 95, the rear end of the banknote M is completely taken up. There is an effect of being inserted into the bill edge holding grooves 97, 97 of 95, 95.
[0078]
Then, after the feeding, the conveyor belt 64 is stopped, and the take-in rotating bodies 95 and 95 are then rotated. Then, the banknote M is pushed out to the banknote tray 116 side. Since the roller 72, 72 is pushed, the shafts 72a, 72a of the feed rollers 72, 72 retreat along the elongated holes 74, 74 to the back side of the linear passage portions 33d, 33d. For this reason, when the bill M is next conveyed through the linear passage portions 33d and 33d, the bill M is brought into contact with the front end of the bill M at a position on the far side, so that the bill M is more securely held and conveyed. is there.
[0079]
In the above embodiment, the rear sideTransport unit30 and the aboveStack holding part90 is mounted on the unit case substrate 12, but the rear sideTransport unit30 and the aboveStack holding part90 and separately attach to the case (not shown) divided into two,Transport unit30 and the wiring of the control board B can be connected and separated by a connector, and the rear ends of the take-in rotary bodies 95 and 95 and the holding guide body 130 are attached to a front separation case,Transport unitIf the back side separation case (not shown) constituting 30 is attached to the back side of the unused space A and the back side of the game medium lending machine 6,Stack holding partOnly the front case constituting 90 can be taken out to the front side.
[0080]
Dispensing departmentAs shown in FIG. 4, a payout roller 171 is provided at 170 facing the window 133 of the pressing guide body 130. A friction ring 172 made of a friction material such as rubber is attached to the discharge roller 171 and is rotated by a discharge motor 173.Stack holding partThe banknotes in 90 are sequentially dispensed forward.
[0081]
SaidStack holding partA pair of light projectors 180 a and light receivers 180 b are provided in the vicinity of the 90 bill outlets 93. For this reason, the banknote detection signal from the light receiver 180b detects the number of banknotes M to be paid out, banknote jam, and the like by blocking the light between the light projector 180a and the light receiver 180b with the exchanged banknotes to be paid out.
[0082]
A bill identifying device 190 is disposed on the upper curtain plate 1 a of the game medium lending machine 6 and the bill handling device 10. The banknote recognition device 190 is correct with a banknote insertion slot 191 for inserting a large amount (5,000 yen, 10,000 yen) of a banknote S, and a banknote identification unit 192 for identifying the high price banknote S inserted from the banknote insertion slot 191. And a storage unit 193 for storing the high-priced banknote S identified as a banknote.
[0083]
When it is determined that the bill is correct,Stack holding partOnly the amount of money corresponding to the denomination of banknote M in 90Dispensing departmentThe money is paid out to the banknote outlet 200 while being counted at 170.
[0084]
As described above, the banknote M inserted in the game medium lending machine 6 has been described to be paid out as a currency bill. However, as shown in FIG. Said holding | maintenance in the press state which piled up many banknotes RStack holding partA bill stacking and pressing mechanism composed of take-in rotating bodies 95 and 95, substantially the same as 90, a spring 115, a bill tray 116, and the like;Dispensing department170 may be provided so that the banknote R is paid out.
[0085]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the unused space portion between the game medium lending machine and one of the game machines is used, and the game medium is discharged in a standing state from the back of the game medium lending machine. Since the banknotes are U-turned while standing in the front direction of the unused space portion, and the banknotes held in a state where the banknotes are stacked and pressed in the unused space portion are paid out as banknotes for exchange, A large-scale banknote transport apparatus (system) for transporting banknotes on the entire island can be omitted, and thus cost reduction can be achieved. Also, even on a gaming island with a box-type gaming machine that cannot be opened forward, such as a slot machine, a device that transports the entire banknote is not used, so the back side of the gaming machine must be inspected. Therefore, there is no problem, and there is no problem that the game medium lending machine becomes unusable due to a trouble of the banknote transport system.
[0086]
In addition, since the present invention can be used more effectively by using the accumulated banknotes as currency bills, and can exchange high-value banknotes, players stand up one by one as in the past, The problem of having to go to the money changer installed on the island is also eliminated.
[0087]
According to invention of Claim 2, it can be used immediately (exchange) irrespective of the banknote insertion to the game media lending machine 6.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the structure of the embodiment of FIG.
3 is a perspective view showing the structure of the embodiment of FIG.
4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the embodiment of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the mounting of the embodiment of FIG.
6 is a horizontal sectional view of the embodiment of FIG.
7 is a side view showing a passage forming body of the embodiment of FIG.
8 is a sectional view taken along line DD in FIG.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of the movement of the feed roller of the embodiment of FIG.
10 is a vertical sectional view showing the stack holding device of the embodiment of FIG.
11 is a cross-sectional view of a part of the stack holding device of the embodiment of FIG.
FIG. 12 is a schematic horizontal sectional view showing the configuration of the game island.
FIG. 13 is a schematic front view showing the configuration of amusement islands.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a schematic horizontal sectional view showing the structure of a conventional game island.
FIG. 16 is a schematic front view showing a configuration of a conventional game island.
[Explanation of symbols]
A unused space
1 Amusement Island
1a Upper curtain panel
4 gaming machines
6 game media lending machine
8 outlet
10 banknoteshandlingapparatus
30Transport unit
90Stack holding part
170Dispensing department
173 Dispensing motor
190 Banknote recognition device
191 bill slot
192 bill recognition part
193 Reservoir
200 banknote outlet
300 Currency exchange unit
400 bill exchange device

Claims (1)

In the amusement island where a plurality of gaming machines are arranged,
A game media lending machine that accepts banknotes;
A banknote handling apparatus for storing and storing banknotes from the game medium lending machine in parallel with the game medium lending machine;
A high-price banknote identification device that accepts high-price banknotes and stores and stores them at the top of the game medium lending machine and the banknote handling device;
Each game machine is equipped with a bill processing mechanism composed of
The banknote handling device
When the accepted banknote is discharged from the back of the game medium lending machine, the transport unit reversely transports and transports it into the banknote handling device,
A stack holding unit for stacking and holding banknotes sent out from the transport unit;
A dispensing unit that sequentially dispenses banknotes in the stack holding unit;
Is provided,
The banknotes inserted into the game media lending machine are
Store and store as banknotes for exchange in the stack holding part of the banknote handling device,
When a large amount banknote is inserted into the large amount banknote identification device,
By paying out the banknotes stored and stored in the stacking and holding unit from the payout unit of the banknote handling device,
A banknote handling apparatus in a banknote handling mechanism arranged on a game island, wherein banknotes received by a game medium lending machine are dispensed as banknotes for exchange without being transported and collected by a banknote transport apparatus on a game island.

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