JP4778331B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention draws out a banknote processing unit having a banknote recognition unit for identifying a received banknote and a storage unit for storing the banknotes identified by the banknote recognition unit to the front of the apparatus main body, so that the storage unit includes the banknote processing unit. The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus capable of collecting stored banknotes.

  Conventionally, as this type of banknote processing apparatus, flat slide rails are fixed on the top and bottom of a BV unit (banknote processing unit) for storing banknotes inserted by a player, and the upper slide rail is processed as a ball lending process. Slidably supported on the outer member fixed to the main body of the machine (banknote processing device), and fixed to the side of the lower slide rail at the tip of the drive motor provided in the main body of the ball lending processor A rack that meshes with the pinion gear formed is formed, and the BV unit portion is moved in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body of the ball lending processing machine by the rotation of the pinion gear (for example, Patent Documents) 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-124638 (page 14, FIGS. 13-1, 13-2)

  However, in the ball lending processor described in Patent Document 1, for example, when the front panel that covers the front surface of the BV unit portion is attached to the front surface of the BV unit portion main body separately from the upper and lower slide rails, When maintenance or replacement of the BV unit is required, the BV unit and the front panel attached to the front of the main unit must be removed from the upper and lower slide rails, and then the front panel must be removed from the BV unit main unit. I must. In addition, when attaching the BV unit to the slide rail after maintenance or replacement, it is necessary to attach the front panel to the BV unit main unit and integrate it, and then fix it to the slide rail. The work process at the time increases, and there is a problem that it takes time and effort.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and it is possible to easily perform not only banknote collection work but also banknote processing unit maintenance, exchange work, and the like without taking time and effort. An object is to provide an apparatus.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention includes:
A banknote recognition unit for identifying the accepted banknote, and a storage unit for storing the banknote identified by the banknote recognition unit, and a banknote processing unit provided so as to be able to be drawn forward with respect to the apparatus main body. It is a banknote processing device capable of collecting banknotes stored in the storage unit by pulling the processing unit forward with respect to the apparatus body,
An upper fixed rail fixed to the apparatus body in the front-rear direction;
A lower fixed rail fixed in the front-rear direction at a position below the upper fixed rail in the apparatus body;
An upper slide rail provided slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the upper fixed rail, a lower slide rail provided slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower fixed rail, and the upper slide rail And a front panel fixed to the front end of the lower slide rail and formed with a bill insertion slot into which the bill is inserted, and a front and rear sliding frame body configured in a substantially U shape in a side view ,
The banknote handling unit is
It has a size that can be arranged between the upper slide rail and the lower slide rail, and is detachably attached to the front and rear slide frame ,
A banknote receiving unit that is protruded from the front end of the banknote handling unit and receives banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion slot,
An opening for taking out the banknotes formed on one side of the banknote processing unit and stored in the storage unit;
An opening / closing plate formed in a size capable of opening and closing the opening, a rotation shaft that pivotally supports the opening / closing plate, and a storage door formed by a locked portion formed in the opening / closing plate, Have
The front and rear sliding frame is
A recess formed on the rear surface side of the front panel and fitted with a front end of the banknote handling unit;
A peripheral wall that protrudes rearward from the peripheral edge of the banknote insertion slot in the recess, and into which the banknote receiving part can be fitted,
A cover plate formed to have a size capable of covering the opening and closing plate, and a pair of upper and lower rotary shafts arranged at positions where the shaft centers coincide with each other above and below the rotary shaft so as to pivotally support the cover plate. And the latching | locking part which can be opened and closed in the state which formed in the position corresponding to the said latched part in the said covering plate, and was latched by this to-be-latched part, and the said cover plate and the said opening-and-closing plate were integrated. And a protection plate provided at a position corresponding to the storage door,
It is characterized by that.
According to this feature, only the banknote handling unit can be attached to and detached from the front and rear sliding frame with the front panel fixed to the front ends of the upper and lower slide rails, thereby sliding the banknote handling unit. There is no need to remove the front panel after removing it from the rail, or attach it to the slide rail after attaching the front panel, and the work process can be reduced. Can be done easily.
Further, when attaching the banknote handling unit to the front / rear sliding frame, the front end of the banknote handling unit is fitted into the recess of the front panel, thereby positioning the banknote handling unit in the front / rear direction with respect to the front / rear sliding frame. Therefore, not only the mounting operation is facilitated, but the front end of the banknote processing unit is supported by the front panel in the mounted state, so that stability is improved and the front end of the banknote processing unit is projected. By fitting the banknote receiving part into the peripheral wall, the banknote processing unit is positioned with respect to the front and rear sliding frame body, so that not only the mounting operation is facilitated, but also the banknote insertion slot and banknote formed on the front panel side. It is reliably prevented that a position shift occurs between the banknote receiving part formed on the processing unit side.
In addition, since the storage door that can close the storage part is protected by the protective plate, not only breakage and damage of the banknote handling unit, but also physical fraud against the storage part can be effectively prevented and formed on the storage door. Since the locking portion formed on the protection plate is locked to the locked portion thus formed, there is no need to open and close the storage door and the protection plate separately, so that the banknotes stored in the storage portion can be easily Can be recovered.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 shows a pachinko machine 2 as a gaming machine arranged side by side on a plurality of gaming machine installation islands in a game hall, and the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention installed one-on-one with the pachinko machine 2. The state where the rental unit 3 is viewed from the front is shown.

  The lending unit 3 is configured to be able to accept visitor coins, and performs lending processing for lending pachinko balls (game media) to be used for games in pachinko machines 2 provided correspondingly while accepting visitor coins. Specifically, when receiving the visitor coin, the lending unit 3 performs an authentication process for determining whether the visitor coin being accepted can be used or not, and reads out from the visitor coins that can be used in the authentication process. Request the system controller (not shown) to manage the remaining amount managed in association with the coin ID, obtain the availability / non-usability of the accepted visitor coin and the remaining amount information, and based on the loan request from the player A lending process for lending a pachinko ball to be used for a game in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is executed within the range of the remaining amount of visitor coins being received.

  The lending unit 3 is configured to accept banknotes (in the present embodiment, 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, 2,000 yen, and 1,000 yen banknotes). A lending process for lending pachinko balls to be used for games in the provided pachinko machine 2 is performed. Specifically, when receiving the banknote, the lending unit 3 performs an identification process for identifying the type (amount) and authenticity of the received banknote, and the system controller (not shown) receives the identified amount information. The amount information is added to the remaining amount information of the visitor coin held inside the main body of the lending unit 3 and updated, and the received bill is stored inside. Based on the lending request, lending processing for lending pachinko balls to be used for games in the corresponding pachinko machine 2 is performed within the range of the remaining amount of the visitor coins.

  The visitor coin, which is an example of the recording medium in the present embodiment, is sealed with an IC tag (not shown) having an IC chip as an integrated circuit in which a main body is formed in a disk shape and a memory is built therein. In addition, an ID number that can individually identify each visitor coin is recorded in the visitor coin memory in a non-rewritable manner. In this embodiment, the remaining amount information is not recorded in the visitor coin, and the remaining amount information of each visitor coin is managed by a system controller (not shown), but the remaining amount information is recorded in the visitor coin. May be.

  Next, the structure of the lending unit 3 as a banknote processing apparatus in a present Example is demonstrated based on drawing. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a pachinko machine and a lending unit as an embodiment of the present invention are viewed from the front, FIG. 2 is a left side view of the lending unit, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the banknote identification unit is attached to the lending unit, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front and rear sliding parts are pulled out to the front side. 6 is a perspective view showing a state when the banknote is collected from the banknote identification unit, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the banknote identification unit is removed from the lending unit, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment state to the lending unit of a banknote identification unit, FIG. 8: (a)-(c) is a principal part expansion schematic sectional drawing which shows the attachment state to the lending unit of a banknote identification unit. In the following description, the right side of FIGS. 2 and 3 will be described as the front side of the lending unit, and the left side will be described as the back side of the lending unit.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front surface of the lending unit 3 has a communication state including an operation of the lending unit 3 and a communication disabled state (offline state) with the system controller (not shown) at the uppermost position. In addition, an operation lamp 4 is provided for notifying various error statuses by the difference in lighting color, and a stadium staff or the like cannot communicate with the lending unit 3 or a system controller (not shown) (offline state). And errors generated in various processes performed by the control unit 24 (see FIG. 2) that controls various devices provided in the lending unit 3 can be recognized.

  A bill insertion slot 5 in which a bill can be inserted is provided below the operation lamp 4 so that the player can insert bills of various amounts. In addition, a bill acceptable lamp 6 is provided at a position below the bill insertion slot 5 to notify the player that the bill can be accepted by lighting.

  Below the bill acceptance lamp 6 is provided a visitor coin insertion slot 7 into which the visitor coin can be inserted, and below the visitor coin held inside the main body of the lending unit 3 is a balance. In a certain state, when a return button (not shown) provided at a predetermined position of the upper plate 9 of the pachinko machine 2 corresponding to the lending unit 3 is operated, it is held inside the main body of the lending unit 3. A visitor coin return port 8 is provided for returning visitor coins. Note that a receiving portion 8a (see FIG. 2) for preventing the coins discharged from the visitor coin return slot 8 from falling is projected from the lower portion of the visitor coin return slot 8.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front panel covering the front surface of the lending unit 3 includes an upper panel 10, a center panel 11, and a lower panel 12 that are divided into three in the vertical direction. The banknote insertion slot 5 and the banknote acceptance lamp 6 are provided on the upper panel 10, and the visitor coin insertion slot 7 and the visitor coin return slot 8 are provided on the lower panel 12. Further, the upper panel 10 is provided so as to be able to be drawn forward with respect to the main body of the lending unit 3 together with a bill recognition unit 13 (see FIG. 2) described later. The center panel 11 and the lower panel 12 are provided on the main body of the lending unit 3. It is fixed to the front via screws.

  Next, the internal structure of the lending unit 3 main body will be briefly described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. The lending unit 3 has an internal upper position, that is, on the rear side of the upper panel 10, from the bill insertion slot 5 described above. A banknote having a banknote identification section (not shown) for performing identification processing for identifying the type (amount) and authenticity of the inserted banknote, and a banknote storage space section 52 described later for storing the banknote identified by the banknote identification section. The identification unit 13 slides in the front-rear direction between a storage position (position shown in FIG. 2) stored inside the main body and a pull-out position (position shown in FIG. 6) pulled forward from the storage position. It is provided freely. In addition, the detail of the drawer structure of this banknote identification unit 13 is mentioned later.

  Below the banknote recognition unit 13, a lock piece 14 that enables the banknote recognition unit 13 to be locked so as not to move forward, a lock position (upper position) that prevents the banknote recognition unit 13 from moving forward, and the lock position A solenoid 15 is arranged to move up and down between a retracted position (lower position) retracted downward from the position. The lock piece 14 is constantly urged toward the lock position by an urging spring 15 a provided on the solenoid 15, and hangs downward from a lower slide rail 33 described later at the lock position. Further, the forward movement of the lower slide rail 33 is restricted by being engaged with the locked piece 16 (see FIG. 3).

  The solenoid 15 is excited by a lock release operation by a wireless remote controller (not shown), and moves the lock piece 14 against the urging force of the urging spring 15a from the lock position toward the retracted position, for a predetermined time (for example, 1 second) Hold in the retracted position. At this time, the banknote recognition unit 13 is pushed slightly forward by the urging force of the leaf spring 47 provided behind the banknote recognition unit 13, and the locked piece 16 is in front of the lock piece 14, that is, an unlockable position. (See FIG. 3), after 1 second, which is the predetermined time, has passed, the excitation of the solenoid 15 is released, and the lock piece 14 returns to the locked position by the biasing force of the biasing spring 15a.

  Further, in this state, when the bill recognition unit 13 is pushed from the drawer position toward the storage position, the locked piece 16 contacts the lock piece 14 that has moved rearward and is pushed back toward the retracted position. When the lock piece 14 is positioned behind the locked piece 16, that is, when the bill recognition unit 13 is located at the storage position, the lock piece 14 is again moved to the lock position by the urging force of the urging spring 15a. In order to return, the banknote recognition unit 13 can be locked only by pushing it into the storage position without exciting the solenoid 15.

  A reader / writer unit 20 is disposed below the solenoid 15. The reader / writer unit 20 is configured by a housing having a rectangular parallelepiped in side view, and the above-described visitor coin insertion slot 7 is disposed at the upper front portion, and the visitor coin return opening 8 is disposed at the lower front portion. It is installed. In the reader / writer unit 20, an insertion path 21 in which a visitor coin inserted from the visitor coin insertion slot 7 naturally flows down (rolls) in a vertical posture is located rearward (left side in FIG. 2) from the visitor coin insertion slot 7. A reader / writer 20a as a reading means for reading a coin ID recorded on the inserted visitor coin is disposed near the visitor coin insertion slot 7 in the insertion path 21. Yes.

  The reader / writer 20a is disposed at a position where the reader / writer 20a is not shown in detail, but the inserted visitor coin can be retained at the read-out position, and the flow path of the retained visitor coin is connected to the rear surface of the reader / writer 20a. A flow path switching mechanism (not shown) capable of switching and discharging to either the recovery path 22 extending from the side or the return path 23 extending from the lower surface side of the reader / writer 68a is provided. Retained visitor coins can be collected or returned.

  The collection path 22 is bent downward on the back side of the reader / writer 20 a, extends forward from the bent portion, and communicates with the visitor coin return port 8. The return path 23 extends vertically downward from the lower surface side of the reader / writer 20a and is bent forward at the position where the reader / writer 20b provided near the visitor coin return port 8 in the return path 23 is located. The visitor coin return port 8 is communicated. That is, the visitor coin return port 8 communicates with the recovery path 22 and the return path 23. The reader / writer 20b is disposed between the collection path 22 and the return path 23 when the reader / writer unit 20 is viewed from the front side, and retains the visitor coin at the most downstream position in the collection path 22, The information recorded in the reserved visitor coin can be read out.

  The collection path 22 is a path through which the visitor coin flows down and is held when the remaining amount of visitor coins inserted from the visitor coin insertion slot 7 and retained in the reader / writer 20a becomes 0, and the return path 23 Is returned when the visitor coin is requested to be returned when the remaining amount of the visitor coin inserted from the visitor coin insertion slot 7 and retained in the reader / writer 20a is 0 or more. Is a passage. That is, when a visitor coin is inserted from the visitor coin insertion slot 7, the coin ID of the visitor coin reserved by the reader / writer 20a is read, and when a banknote is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 5, A coin ID is read out from a visitor coin reserved by the reader / writer 20b.

  The reader / writer unit 20 is provided with a control unit 24 that controls various devices provided in the lending unit 3, such as the reader / writers 20a and 20b, the banknote recognition unit 13, and the solenoid 15 described above.

  Next, the detail of the drawer | drawing-out structure of the banknote identification unit 13 is demonstrated based on FIGS.

  A storage space S (see FIG. 3) in which the banknote identification unit 13 is stored is formed on the lending unit 3. The storage space S is formed in a box shape whose front surface is opened by left and right side plates, a rear plate, and an upper plate, and the front opening is opened and closed by the upper panel 10. Although the lower surface communicates with the lower inside, a lower fixed rail 32 described later is disposed. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an upper fixed rail 30 and a lower fixed rail 32 are fixed in the front-rear direction at the upper and lower portions of the storage space S, and the upper fixed rail 30 and the lower fixed rail are also provided. An upper slide rail 31 and a lower slide rail 33 to which the bill recognition unit 13 is fixed are fitted to 32 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. That is, the upper fixed rail 30 and the lower fixed rail 32 are respectively fixed to the lending unit 3 main body (banknote processing apparatus main body) in the front-rear direction.

  At the tips of the upper slide rail 31 and the lower slide rail 33, an upper panel 10 as a front panel is connected to connecting members 34a and 34b (see FIGS. 3 and 7B) fixed to the upper and lower portions of the back surface. The front / rear sliding part to which the banknote identification unit 13 is attached by the upper sliding rail 31 and the lower sliding rail 33, and the upper panel 10 whose upper and lower parts are fixed to the front end parts. As shown, a substantially U-shaped sliding frame body 35 is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the left and right side portions of the upper slide rail 31 and the lower slide rail 33 are attached with attachment pieces 36, 37 facing the front-rear direction and fixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the banknote identification unit 13, respectively. The attachment pieces 38 and 39 are respectively fixed in the front-rear direction. The attachment piece 36 is erected upward from the upper surface of the bill recognition unit 13, and the attachment piece 37 is suspended downward from the lower surface of the bill recognition unit 13. On the other hand, the attached piece 38 is suspended downward from the upper slide rail 31, and the attached piece 39 is erected upward from the lower slide rail 33.

  The attachment pieces 36 and 37 are respectively formed with attachment holes 41 for attaching attachment screws 40 in the front and rear, and the attachment pieces 38 and 39 have screw holes 42 in which the attachment screws 40 are screwed in the front and rear. The mounting screws 40 attached to the mounting holes 41 are fastened to the screw holes 42 in a state where the right side surfaces of the mounting pieces 36 and 37 are in contact with the left side surfaces of the mounting pieces 38 and 39. The upper and lower parts of the bill recognition unit 13 are fixed to the upper slide rail 31 and the lower slide rail 33.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the upper slide rail 31 and the lower slide rail 33 are positioned at the front side of the right side surface to protect a storage door 43 (described later) formed on the right side surface of the main body of the banknote identification unit 13. A rear upper end and a rear lower end of the plate 44 are pivotally supported via pivots 44a facing in the vertical direction. A substantially semicircular cutout 44b is formed at the center in the vertical direction on the front end side of the protective plate 44, and the storage door 43 is formed above and below the cutout 44b . Backward hook pieces 46 (see FIGS. 7 (b) and 8) respectively engaged with holes 45 (see FIG. 8) formed above and below the substantially semicircular cutout 43b are directed inward. The protrusion is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the upper and lower hook pieces 46 have a substantially L shape in plan view with the tip bent backward, and after being inserted into the hole 45 of the storage door 43, When the banknote identification unit 13 attached to the sliding frame 35 is pulled out to the drawing position shown in FIG. It has become. Further, in a state where the protective plate 44 is disposed on the outer surface side of the storage door 43, the notch portion 43b and the notch portion 44b are overlapped so that the front side portion of the bill is partially exposed to the outside. .

  Further, the above-described leaf spring 47 is attached to the rear end of the upper slide rail 31. As shown in FIG. 2, the leaf spring 47 is configured such that the rear end thereof is pressed against the inner surface of the rear wall of the storage space S in a state where the banknote recognition unit 13 is located at the storage position in the storage space S. Therefore, as described above, when the lock by the lock piece 14 is released by the excitation of the solenoid 15, the sliding rail 31, that is, the banknote recognition unit 13 is pushed forward by the biasing force. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the bill recognition unit 13 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped body, and the mounting pieces 36 and 37 are fixed on the upper and lower surfaces as described above. On the front surface (front end), it is formed on the back surface of the upper panel 10 formed in a box shape whose rear surface is opened by the front plate 10a, the left and right side plates 10b, and the upper and lower side plates 10c when attached to the sliding frame 35. A vertically long fitting convex portion 48 is formed in the fitting concave portion 10d (see FIG. 8), and the front surface of the fitting convex portion 48 is smaller than the fitting convex portion 48. The vertically long raised portion 49 is projected.

  On the front surface of the raised portion 49, a vertically long rectangular banknote receiving port 50 for receiving a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 5 formed in the upper panel 10 is formed. The banknotes received from the banknote receiving port 50 are conveyed rearward by a driving mechanism (not shown) provided inside through the banknote passage 51 shown in the enlarged view of FIG. The bills are stored in a bundled state in the banknote storage space 52 (see FIGS. 6 and 8). Further, inside the banknote identification unit 13, a banknote identification unit for identifying the type and authenticity of the accepted banknote is incorporated.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the bill storage space 52 is opened frontward through an opening 53 formed on the right side of the main body of the bill recognition unit 13. Is opened and closed by the above-described storage door 43 pivotally supported by a pivot 43a (see FIG. 8) that is provided at the rear end of the opening 53 and faces the vertical direction. Although not shown in detail, a holding mechanism (not shown) for holding the front portions of a plurality of banknotes stored in the banknote storage space 52 is provided inside the storage door 43. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, by opening the storage door 43, only the front portions of the plurality of banknotes stored in the banknote storage space 52 are exposed in a state of being bent outward. The banknote stored in the banknote storage space 52 by holding the inner side front part of the banknote and the outer side front part exposed through the notches 43b and 44b so as to be sandwiched and pulled to the front side. Can be easily removed and recovered.

  Moreover, the connection part 54 (refer FIG. 3, FIG. 7) to which the connector C provided in the front-end | tip of the flat cable K extended from the control part 24 mentioned above is connected in the rear surface lower part of the banknote identification unit 13. It has been. In addition, a pair of left and right cable pressing pieces 55 that hold the cable K in the state of being close to the upper surface of the main body are formed above the cable K. , The flat cable K extended rearward from the connecting portion 54 is sandwiched between the rear surface of the banknote recognition unit 13 and the inner surface of the rear wall of the storage space S at the storage position and bends. Since there is no, disconnection is prevented.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 7 and 8, the upper panel 10 is formed in a vertically long box shape whose rear surface is opened by a front plate 10a, left and right side plates 10b, and upper and lower side plates 10c in which the bill insertion slot 5 is formed. On the rear surface (rear surface) side, a fitting recess 10d into which the front end portion of the banknote identification unit 13 can be fitted is formed. A peripheral wall 5a protrudes rearward from the peripheral edge of the bill insertion slot 5 on the back surface of the front plate 10a, and its rear end is in contact with the peripheral portion of the bill receiving port 50 on the front surface of the raised portion 49 of the bill recognition unit 13. It has become. As shown in FIG. 8, the left and right side wall portions of the peripheral wall 5 a are inclined inwardly toward the rear, so that the bills inserted from the bill insertion slot 5 are reliably guided into the bill acceptance port 50. ing.

  As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 3, ribs that are arranged on the upper and lower side surfaces of the raised portion 49 and whose rear end is in contact with the front surface of the fitting convex portion 48 are arranged on the upper and lower portions of the peripheral wall 5 a on the rear surface of the front plate 10 a. 56 and 57 are erected rearward. That is, the banknote recognition unit 13 is positioned in the front-rear direction by the contact between the rear end of the peripheral wall 5a and the front surface of the raised portion 49 and the rear ends of the ribs 56 and 57 and the front surface of the fitting convex portion 48. The raised portion 49 is fitted between the ribs 56 and 57 so that the positioning in the vertical direction is performed.

  Next, the operation when the banknote identification unit 13 is attached to and detached from the sliding frame body 35 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. First, the banknote identification unit 13 is attached to the sliding frame body 35. In the state, the upper and lower portions are fitted between the upper and lower slide rails 31 and 32, and the front end portions (the fitting convex portion 48 and the raised portion 49) are recessed in the back surface of the upper panel 10. The left and right side surfaces of the upper and lower attachment pieces 36 and 37 are in contact with the right side surfaces of the attachment pieces 42 and 43 in the state of being fitted in 10d, and the attachment screws attached to the attachment holes 41 of the attachment pieces 36 and 37 It is fixed by screwing 40 into the screw hole 42.

  In such an attachment state, the fitting convex part 48 and the raised part 49 which are the front end part of the banknote identification unit 13 are fitted in the fitting concave part 10d provided in the back surface of the upper panel 10, and Since the upper and lower attachment pieces 36 and 37 are attached to the attachment pieces 38 and 39 via the attachment screws 40, they are stably attached to the sliding frame body 35 without rattling.

  When removing the banknote recognition unit 13 from the sliding frame 35 from this attached state, first, as shown in FIG. 7A, the panel (not shown) that closes the upper right side of the lending unit 3 is removed and the storage space is removed. The right side surface of the part S is opened. In this state, it is preferable that the right side surface of the storage space portion S is laid down so as to open upward. Further, the sliding frame body 35 to which the banknote identification unit 13 is attached is pulled out forward with respect to the lending unit 3, that is, pulled out from the storage position in the storage space S to the front side, and the four mounting screws 40 are attached. At the same time, the connector C of the flat cable K is removed from the connecting portion 54.

  Next, the banknote recognition unit 13 is slightly slid with respect to the lending unit 3 toward the rear (in the direction of the black arrow diagonally downward to the left in FIG. 7A). Thereby, while the front-end part of the banknote identification unit 13 deviates from the inside of the fitting recessed part 10d of the upper panel 10, the hook piece 46 moves to the front-end edge side of the hole 45 (refer FIG.8 (b)). In this state, the bill recognition unit 13 can be taken out from the right side surface of the storage space S by lifting the rear part of the bill recognition unit 13 upward (in the upward black arrow direction in FIG. 7A) (FIG. 7). (See (b)).

  When the banknote identification unit 13 is attached to the sliding frame body 35, first, as shown in FIG. 7B, the sliding frame body 35 is pulled out from the storage space S to the front of the lending unit 3, and the banknote identification is performed. With the front end portion of the unit 13 facing the front side, the unit 13 moves downward and obliquely forward (in the direction of the black arrow in FIG. 7B), and the front end portion of the banknote recognition unit 13 is fitted to the fitting recess on the back surface of the upper panel 10. 10d (see FIG. 8A).

  When the front end portion of the banknote recognition unit 13 is inserted into the fitting recess 10d, the rear side of the banknote recognition unit 13 is lowered as it is toward the storage space S (in the direction of the black arrow in FIG. 8B). Then, the banknotes are made by bringing the right side surfaces of the attachment pieces 36 and 37 into contact with the left side surfaces of the attachment pieces 38 and 39 so that the hook pieces 46 of the protection plate 44 are inserted into the holes 45 of the storage door 43. The identification unit 13 is held in a posture parallel to the upper slide rail 31 and the lower slide rail 33, that is, in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 8B), and the bill recognition unit 13 is slid forward from this state. Thereby, the fitting convex part 48 and the raised part 49 which are the front-end parts of the banknote identification unit 13 fit in the fitting recessed part 10d (refer FIG.8 (c)).

  At this time, the front surface of the fitting convex portion 48 is in contact with the rear ends of the ribs 56 and 57, and the front surface of the raised portion 49 is in contact with the rear end of the peripheral wall 5a. Therefore, the positioning in the front-rear direction is performed, and the upper and lower ribs 56 and 57 are arranged on the upper and lower sides of the raised portion 49, and the movement in the vertical direction is restricted, so that the vertical positioning is performed. Further, at this time, the hole 45 through which the hook piece 46 is inserted moves forward, so that the hook piece 46 is locked to the rear edge of the hole 45, and the storage door 43 and its outer surface side The protective plates 44 arranged side by side are integrated.

  Further, when the forward movement of the banknote recognition unit 13 is restricted by the ribs 56 and 57 and the peripheral wall 5a, the attachment hole 41 formed in the attachment pieces 36 and 37 and the attachment pieces 38 and 39 Since the formed screw hole 42 matches, the bill identifying unit 13 can be fixed to the sliding frame body 35 by inserting the attachment screw 40 through the attachment hole 41 and screwing it into the screw hole 42. .

  As described above, in the lending unit 3 as an embodiment of the present invention, the sliding unit slidably fitted to the upper fixed rail 30 facing the front-rear direction fixed to the upper part in the storage space S. A moving rail 31, a sliding rail 33 slidably fitted to a lower fixed rail 32 facing in the front-rear direction fixed to the lower part in the storage space S, and a pair of upper and lower upper sliding rails 31, lower sliding The main body of the banknote identification unit 13 as a banknote processing unit is detachable from the sliding frame body 35 as a front and rear sliding section constituted by the upper panel 10 as a front panel fixed to the front end of the moving rail 33. By being attached, only the banknote identification unit 13 can be attached to and detached from the sliding frame 35 that is provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body of the lending unit 3. After removing the banknote recognition unit 13 from the upper slide rail 31 and the lower slide rail 33, the upper panel 10 is removed from the unit main body, or after the upper panel 10 is attached to the front end of the main body, the upper slide rail 31, lower Since it is not necessary to attach to the slide rail 33 and there are few work processes, the maintenance of the banknote identification unit 13, exchange work, etc. can be easily performed without taking time and effort.

  In particular, a sliding frame body 35 as a front and rear sliding portion to which the banknote identification unit 13 is attached includes a pair of upper and lower upper sliding rails 31 and 33, and the upper and lower sliding rails 31 and 33. And a frame-shaped sliding frame body 35 having a substantially U-shape in a side view with the rear side opened, and the banknote identification unit 13 is made of these U-shaped sliding frame bodies. By being configured to be attached and detached from the side opening of 35, the attachment and detachment work can be performed in a state where the upper part of the side surface of the lending unit 3 is largely opened, so that workability is effectively improved.

  Further, since the pair of upper and lower upper slide rails 31 and the lower slide rail 33 are connected to each other by the upper panel 10, even if the banknote identification unit 13 is attached and detached several times, the pair of upper and lower upper slide rails. 31, the relative positional relationship between the lower slide rail 33 is not shifted, so that the sliding of the sliding frame body 35 with respect to the upper and lower fixed rails 30 and 32 is hindered, for example, the sliding becomes worse and resistance is generated. In addition, since the mounting position of the upper panel 10 is not changed, the upper panel 10 is inclined or a large gap is formed between the upper panel 10 and the center panel 11 in a normal use state (see FIG. 1). It is prevented from occurring.

  Further, since the bill recognition unit 13 is fitted between the pair of upper and lower upper slide rails 31 and the lower slide rail 33 in a state of being attached to the slide frame body 35, the thickness in the left-right width direction is made as thin as possible. Can be suppressed.

  Moreover, the fitting concave part 10d which the fitting convex part 48 which is the front-end part of the banknote identification unit 13 and the protruding part 49 fit is formed in the back surface side of the upper panel 10, and the banknote identification unit 13 is slid. When the front end portion of the banknote recognition unit 13 is fitted into the fitting recess 10d of the upper panel 10 when attached to the moving frame body 35, the banknote recognition unit 13 is positioned in the front-rear direction with respect to the sliding frame body 35. In addition to facilitating the mounting operation, the front end portion of the banknote recognition unit 13 is supported by the upper panel 10 in the mounted state, and rattling is prevented and stability is improved.

  Further, the ribs 56 and 57 and the peripheral wall 5a with which the front surface of the fitting convex portion 48 and the raised portion 49 of the banknote identification unit 13 come into contact are formed on the back surface side of the upper panel 10. Since the banknote identification unit 13 is accurately positioned in the front-rear direction, for example, a gap is formed between the rear end of the peripheral wall 5a and the front surface of the raised portion 49, and the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 5 is inserted into the banknote receiving port 50. It is possible to prevent a situation where it is not reliably guided in.

  In the state where the bill recognition unit 13 is attached to the sliding frame 35, the outer side surface of the storage door 43 that can close the opening 53 formed on the right side surface of the bill recognition unit 13 is the upper slide rail 31. Since it is covered and protected by a protection plate 44 pivotally supported by the lower slide rail 33, not only breakage and damage of the banknote processing unit but also physical fraud against the storage section can be effectively performed. Can be prevented.

  Further, when the banknote identification unit 13 is attached to the sliding frame body 35, a hook piece 46 as a locking portion formed in the protective plate 44 is formed in a hole 45 as a locked portion formed in the storage door 43. Since the storage door 43 and the protection plate 44 are integrated and it is not necessary to open and close them separately, the banknotes stored in the banknote storage space 52 can be easily collected. In addition, the banknote recognition unit 13 is positioned in the front-rear direction with respect to the sliding frame 35 at the time of attachment.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in a state where the banknote recognition unit 13 is attached to the sliding frame body 35, the rear end of the peripheral wall 5 a comes into contact so as to surround the periphery of the banknote receiving port 50 on the front surface of the raised portion 49. However, in the state where the banknote recognition unit 13 is attached to the sliding frame body 35, for example, as an upper panel 10 'as a modified example of the present invention shown in FIG. 9, it is framed inside the rear end surface of the peripheral wall 5a. The raised portion 49 is fitted into the formed step portion 5b, that is, the raised portion 49 having a bill receiving port 50 as a bill receiving portion for receiving a bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 5 is formed on the front surface. Since the raised portion 49 is fitted into the peripheral wall 5a when being attached to the sliding frame body 35 of the banknote recognition unit 13 by being provided so as to be fitted therein, the banknote identification unit 13 with respect to the sliding frame body 35 is fitted. Position of In addition to facilitating the mounting operation, it is certain that there will be a displacement between the bill insertion slot 5 formed on the upper panel 10 side and the bill acceptance port 50 formed on the bill recognition unit 13 side. To be prevented.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, a coin-type IC coin (visitor coin) in which an IC circuit is incorporated is applied as an example of a recording medium. However, the present invention is not limited to this, Various types of recording media such as a recording medium (IC card), a stick recording medium (IC stick), and a spherical recording medium may be applied. Further, the recording medium is not limited to the recording medium in which the IC circuit is incorporated as in the above embodiment, but may be a magnetic recording medium, and the recording method is not limited.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the lending unit 3 was applied as an example of a banknote processing apparatus, it has a storage part which accommodates the banknote identified by the banknote identification part which recognizes the accepted banknote, and this banknote identification part. In addition, if the device includes a bill processing unit provided so as to be able to be drawn out forward with respect to the device main body, for example, a game medium ( Applicable to so-called cash ball lending machines that rent out pachinko balls and medals), and banknote collection devices that collect and store banknotes discharged from each lending unit installed on a change machine or game machine installation island May be.

  Furthermore, the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the one installed in the game hall as described above. For example, automatic sales that accepts banknotes and sells articles (for example, drinking water and tickets). It may be installed in a facility or a store other than a game arcade such as a machine.

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the screw 40 was attached to or removed from the screw hole 42, the banknote identification unit 13 could be attached to and detached from the sliding frame body 35 as the front and rear sliding portion. The means for attaching the banknote identification unit 13 to the sliding frame 35 is not limited to a screw. For example, by inserting / removing an attachment member other than a screw, such as a latch, into the hole etc., the banknote identification unit. 13 may be detachable with respect to the sliding frame 35, or may be provided on the other side with respect to the engaged portion provided on either the sliding frame 35 or the bill recognition unit 13. By engaging and disengaging the engaging portion by elastic deformation, the banknote recognition unit 13 may be attached to and detached from the sliding frame 35, and the attachment means can be variously changed.

  Moreover, in the said Example, the sliding frame 35 to which the banknote identification unit 13 is attached is a pair of upper and lower upper sliding rails slidably fitted to the fixed rails 30 and 32 fixed to the lending unit 3 side. 31, the lower slide rail 33 and the upper panel 10 may be used. However, for example, the upper slide rail 31 or the lower slide rail 33 and the upper panel 10 may be used. When the sliding rail is set to either one of the upper and lower sides as described above, it goes without saying that the fixed rail is only one of the upper fixed rail 30 and the lower fixed rail 32. Further, the sliding frame body 35 may be formed in a square frame shape by a pair of upper and lower sliding rails and an upper panel and a fixed piece whose upper and lower sides are fixed to the rear ends of the pair of upper and lower sliding rails. .

  Moreover, in the said Example, although the left side surface of the storage space part S in the rental unit 3 was made openable, and the banknote identification unit 13 was able to be attached or detached from the right side with respect to the sliding frame 35, for example, The rear surface of the storage space S may be opened so that the bill identification unit 13 can be attached to and detached from the sliding frame 35 from the rear.

  Furthermore, although the upper slide rail 31 and the lower slide rail 33 are disposed above and below the banknote identification unit 13, for example, they may be disposed on at least one of the left and right sides of the banknote identification unit 13. In addition, when the sliding rail is either left or right in this way, it goes without saying that the fixed rail is only either left or right.

  Moreover, although the front-rear sliding part was comprised by the frame-shaped sliding frame 35, even if it applies the box etc. which were comprised so that at least one side might be opened and the banknote identification unit 13 could be accommodated, for example Good.

  In addition, the fixed rail and the slide rail in the present invention are not limited to the general-purpose rail made of a metal material as in the above-described embodiment, but with respect to the fixed rail fixed to the banknote processing unit main body. If the sliding rail is slidably provided, for example, the fixed rail is constituted by a groove groove extending in the front-rear direction at the upper and lower portions in the storage space S, and the sliding rail is It may be configured by a convex shape that is slidably fitted in the groove groove extending in the front-rear direction, and the rail structure itself can be variously modified.

  Each element in the embodiment corresponds to the present invention as follows.

The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention includes:
It has a banknote identification part (banknote identification unit 13) for identifying the accepted banknote and a storage part (banknote storage space part 52) for storing the banknote identified by the banknote identification part, and is drawn forward with respect to the apparatus main body. A banknote processing unit (banknote identification unit 13) provided freely is provided, and the banknotes stored in the storage section are collected by pulling the banknote processing unit forward with respect to the apparatus main body (storage space section S). A possible banknote handling apparatus (lending unit 3),
An upper fixed rail (upper fixed rail 30) fixed to the apparatus body in the front-rear direction;
A lower fixed rail (lower fixed rail 32) fixed in the front-rear direction at a position below the upper fixed rail in the apparatus body;
An upper slide rail (upper slide rail 31) provided slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the upper fixed rail and a lower slide rail provided slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower fixed rail. (Lower sliding rail 33), a front panel (upper panel 10) fixed to the front ends of the upper sliding rail and the lower sliding rail , and formed with a bill insertion slot (5) into which the bill is inserted , And a front and rear sliding frame (sliding frame 35) configured in a substantially U shape in side view ,
The banknote handling unit is
It has a size that can be arranged between the upper slide rail and the lower slide rail, and is detachably attached to the front and rear slide frame ,
A banknote receiving portion (a raised portion 49 with a banknote receiving port 50 formed on the front surface) is provided on the front end of the banknote processing unit (the front surface of the fitting convex portion 48) and receives a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot. When,
An opening (53) formed on one side surface of the banknote handling unit for taking out banknotes stored in the storage section;
An opening / closing plate formed to have a size capable of opening and closing the opening, a rotation shaft (pivot 43a) for pivotally supporting the opening / closing plate, and a locked portion (hole 45) formed on the opening / closing plate. And a storage door (43) composed of
The front and rear sliding frame is
A concave portion (10d) formed on the rear surface (back surface) side of the front panel and fitted with a front end portion of the banknote handling unit;
A peripheral wall (5a) that protrudes rearward from the peripheral edge of the banknote insertion slot in the recess, and into which the banknote receiving part can be fitted,
A cover plate formed to have a size capable of covering the opening and closing plate, and a pair of upper and lower rotary shafts arranged at positions where the shaft centers coincide with each other above and below the rotary shaft so as to pivotally support the cover plate. (Pivot 44a) and the cover plate are formed at positions corresponding to the locked portions, and can be opened and closed in a state where the cover plate and the open / close plate are integrated by being locked to the locked portions. And a protection plate (44) provided at a position corresponding to the storage door.
It is characterized by that.

It is a front view which shows the state which looked at the pachinko machine and rental unit in the Example of this invention from the front. It is a left view of a rental unit. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment state to the rental unit of a banknote identification unit. It is a perspective view which shows the state which pulled out the front-back sliding part to the near side. It is a perspective view which shows the state at the time of collect | recovering banknotes from a banknote identification unit. (A) is a perspective view which shows the state which removes a banknote identification unit from a lending unit, (b) is a perspective view which shows the attachment state to the lending unit of a banknote identification unit. (A)-(c) is a principal part expansion schematic sectional drawing which shows the attachment state to the lending unit of a banknote identification unit. It is a front panel as a modification of the present invention and a structure around it.

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2 Pachinko machine 3 Lending unit 5 Bill insertion slot 5a Perimeter wall 10 Upper panel 10d Fitting recess 13 Bill recognition unit 20 Reader / writer unit 30 Upper fixed rail 31 Upper sliding rail 32 Lower fixed rail 33 Lower sliding rails 34a and 34b Connecting member 35 Sliding frame body 36, 37 Attachment piece 38, 39 Attachment piece 43 Storage door 44 Protection plate 45 Hole portion 46 Hook piece 48 Fitting convex portion 49 Raised portion 50 Banknote receiving port 52 Bill storage space portion S Storage space portion

Claims (1)

A banknote recognition unit for identifying the accepted banknote, and a storage unit for storing the banknote identified by the banknote recognition unit, and a banknote processing unit provided so as to be able to be drawn forward with respect to the apparatus main body. It is a banknote processing device capable of collecting banknotes stored in the storage unit by pulling the processing unit forward with respect to the apparatus body,
An upper fixed rail fixed to the apparatus body in the front-rear direction;
A lower fixed rail fixed in the front-rear direction at a position below the upper fixed rail in the apparatus body;
An upper slide rail provided slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the upper fixed rail, a lower slide rail provided slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower fixed rail, and the upper slide rail And a front panel fixed to the front end of the lower slide rail and formed with a bill insertion slot into which the bill is inserted, and a front and rear sliding frame body configured in a substantially U shape in a side view ,
The banknote handling unit is
It has a size that can be arranged between the upper slide rail and the lower slide rail, and is detachably attached to the front and rear slide frame ,
A banknote receiving unit that is protruded from the front end of the banknote handling unit and receives banknotes inserted from the banknote insertion slot,
An opening for taking out the banknotes formed on one side of the banknote processing unit and stored in the storage unit;
An opening / closing plate formed in a size capable of opening and closing the opening, a rotation shaft that pivotally supports the opening / closing plate, and a storage door formed by a locked portion formed in the opening / closing plate, Have
The front and rear sliding frame is
A recess formed on the rear surface side of the front panel and fitted with a front end of the banknote handling unit;
A peripheral wall that protrudes rearward from the peripheral edge of the banknote insertion slot in the recess, and into which the banknote receiving part can be fitted,
A cover plate formed to have a size capable of covering the opening and closing plate, and a pair of upper and lower rotary shafts arranged at positions where the shaft centers coincide with each other above and below the rotary shaft so as to pivotally support the cover plate. And the latching | locking part which can be opened and closed in the state which formed in the position corresponding to the said latched part in the said covering plate, and was latched by this to-be-latched part, and the said cover plate and the said opening-and-closing plate were integrated. And a protection plate provided at a position corresponding to the storage door,
The banknote processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

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