JP4899181B2 - Disc guide device. - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a disk guide apparatus used for discharging a disk from a plurality of outlets at different positions. The “disc” used in the present specification includes currency coins, substitute coins such as medals and tokens of game machines, and the like.

JP-A-2005-284687 is known as this type of apparatus. This conventional apparatus includes a coin feeding mechanism, a guide frame that guides the fed coin upward, a discharge mechanism that discharges the coin to the outside at the upper end of the guide frame, and an inclined passage that rolls and sends the released coin. In addition, an outlet that leads to a plurality of coin branch paths is provided in the middle of the inclined passage, and a shutter mechanism that selectively opens and closes these outlets is provided.

Coins are guided to the downstream branch path by closing any of the upstream outlets by the shutter mechanism, and are distributed to the corresponding branch path by opening the upstream outlet.

JP-A-2005-284687 (FIGS. 1-7, pages 7-8)

However, in this conventional apparatus, coins are distributed by arranging the first outlet and the second outlet in series along the inclined path and selectively opening and closing the upstream first outlet with the shutter plate. Yes.

Therefore, if the first coin is first sent from the far first exit to the branch path and then the second coin is dropped from the near second exit to the branch path, the first coin will release the shutter. It is necessary to open the shutter at the second exit after sufficiently waiting until it passes. That is, the switching time of the shutter is set in consideration of the time from immediately after the coin is paid out until it passes through the second exit when it rolls at the lowest speed. Therefore, it is not possible to change quickly because of the time restriction for switching from the first outlet to the second outlet.

On the contrary, even when coins are paid out from the second outlet first and then from the first outlet, when the coin immediately after being released rolls at the lowest speed, it passes through the shutter mechanism of the second outlet. Until this time, the shutter mechanism at the second outlet cannot be closed. Therefore, it is not possible to change quickly due to a time restriction for switching from the second outlet to the first outlet.

Thus, in any case, in the conventional apparatus, the switching of the shutter operation for switching the payout exit is time-constrained based on the coin rolling and cannot be distributed efficiently.

Further, the shutter plate has an inclination different from the inclination path, and there is a concern that the disk will bounce and catch up with a subsequent disk to cause a disk jam. In order to avoid this, the amount of coins released per unit time by the release mechanism is limited, and the disk cannot be dispensed efficiently.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a disc guide device that can shorten the switching time from each exit when selectively ejecting a disc ejected from one ejection port from a plurality of exits. Is.

Another object of the present invention is to obtain a smooth rolling of the disk.

In order to achieve this object, the disk guide apparatus according to the present invention is configured as follows.

A disk delivery device that sends out the disks in the bowl stored in a bulk state one by one from the delivery outlet, a guide passage that guides the disks delivered from the discharge opening in a row, and is provided at the tip of the guide passage, The disc has a ejecting mechanism for ejecting the disc out of the guide passage and a discharge port of the disc, and is in communication with the discharge port so that the discharged disc is selectively discharged from a plurality of outlets having different distances from the discharge port. in the disk guiding device formed by providing a guide passage out, each have a length different outlet from said outlet, a passage in which a plurality of juxtaposed to each rolling disc towards the respective outlet of said plurality of passages One of the passages is formed on an extension of the discharge port, the other passage is arranged offset from the discharge port, and is more than the one passage. Width is wide, is disposed in the immediate vicinity of the outlet, and path selector means for selectively distributing guide the disc to one of said plurality of passages, a disk guide apparatus comprising a.

In this configuration, when the disc discharged from the discharge port enters the guide passage, it is guided toward the passage in communication with the discharge port by the passage selection means and rolls toward the outlet. If the passage selection means is switched, the passage is switched so as to communicate with another outlet at a position immediately downstream of the discharge port, so that the disk is guided toward the switched passage almost at the time of exiting the discharge port. It is paid out from the exit. For the switching of the passage selection means, there is a time restriction such that the exit switching considered in the configuration of opening and closing the exit arranged in the direction of the conventional passage route is performed after at least the rolling time to the exit of the disk. Can be done without receiving. By switching the passages at the entrance side end of the juxtaposed passages, the discs are distributed and discharged from one passage having one exit. Therefore, since the path selection means can be switched immediately after the disc exits the discharge port, the amount of the disc dispensed per unit time can be greatly increased.

In the present invention, it is preferable that a distribution space having a rectangular cross section communicating with the discharge port is provided on the entrance side of the guide passage, and a passage selection plate of the passage selection means is disposed in the distribution space.

In this configuration, the disk ejected from the discharge port once enters the sorting space. Since that has entered into a distribution space is already in communication with any of the passage by the passage selection means, the disk is going to be induced in the path of those who have been selected without delay.

Further, by securing a sorting space on the upstream end side of the guide passage, the passage selection plate can be installed in a narrow place called the guide passage.

In the present invention, it is preferable that one passage is formed on an extension of the discharge port, the other passage is offset from the discharge port, and is wider than the one passage.

In this configuration, even when the disk rolls in a passage that is offset from the discharge port, the passage width is wider than the width of the passage on the extension of the discharge port, so that it is not significantly affected by the offset of the passage. The disk can be rolled.

Further, in the present invention, a communication port that connects adjacent channels is provided in a partition wall between the channels, and a channel selection plate that opens and closes the communication port and selects one of the channels to communicate with the discharge port is provided. preferable.

With this configuration, even if the number of outlets is three or more, the disc that has been distributed to one of the second passages at the discharge port is guided to another desired passage by opening the communication port with a passage selection plate in the middle of the passage. , You can pay out from the exit. Therefore, the communication port of the passage between which a plurality of juxtaposed to the configuration, in addition of a small member of such path selector plate of the shutter for opening and closing the communication port, it is possible disc guiding apparatus that be out payment to multiple outlets It can be constructed inexpensively and easily assembled.

A disk delivery device that sends out the disks in the bowl stored in a bulk state one by one from the delivery outlet, a guide passage that guides the disks delivered from the delivery outlet in a line, and provided at the tip of the guide passage, The disc has a ejecting mechanism for ejecting the disc out of the guide passage and a discharge port of the disc, and is in communication with the discharge port so that the discharged disc is selectively discharged from a plurality of outlets having different distances from the discharge port. In the disc guide device provided with a guide passage to be taken out,
Each has an outlet having a different distance from the discharge port, a plurality of juxtaposed passages for rolling the disk toward each of the outlets, and a rectangular cross section communicating with the discharge port on the inlet side of the guide passage The disk guide device is characterized in that a distribution space is provided, and path selection means having a path selection plate for selectively distributing the disk to any of the plurality of paths is provided in the distribution space.

Hereinafter, a disk guide device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7 and FIG.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the disk guide device, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken in the direction of arrows BB in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the disk guide device, and FIG. 15 is an overall perspective view of a hopper which is a disk delivery device provided with the disk guide device of the present invention.

First, in FIG. 15, a hopper 100 that is a disc delivery device is a frame 102, a cylindrical bowl 106 that is fixed to the frame 102 and stores the disc 104, and a rotation for feeding the disc 104 that rotates at the bottom of the bowl 106. It has a disk 108.

A guide passage 110 extending upward is connected to the frame 102 in the hopper 100. The guide passage 110 has a vertically long rectangular base 112, a pair of elongated plate spacers (not shown) slightly thicker than the thickness of the disk 104, and a pair of support plates 114, 116 applied to the spacers.

The distance between the pair of spacers 114 and 116 is slightly larger than the diameter of the disk 104. The support plates 114 and 116 and the screw 118 penetrating the spacer are screwed into the base 112 to integrate them. A space extending in the vertical direction of a rectangular cross section surrounded by the base 112, the spacer, and the support plates 114 and 116 is a guide passage 110.

At the upper end of the guide passage 110, a ejecting mechanism 122 that ejects the disk 104 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the guide passage 110, that is, in the right direction in FIG. The flip-out mechanism 122 includes a flip roller 123 that abuts the outer periphery of the leading disc 104 pushed up the guide passage 110, a rotary arm 124 that pivotally mounts the flip roller 123, and the rotary arm 124 is always described later. Spring means (not shown) for urging the guide passage 140 to be moved, and a repelling roller long hole 125 through which the repelling roller 123 moves. The repelling roller 123 is formed on the base 112 of the guide passage 110. The roller long hole 125 is exposed to the guide passage 110 side.

The guide passage 110 has a discharge port 133 on the right side at the upper end thereof. The inclined guide passage 140 through which the disc 104 ejected by the flip roller 123 rolls and guides via the discharge port 133 forms a curved path that bends at an angle slightly smaller than 90 degrees with respect to the guide passage 110. It is provided as follows.

Further, a payout detection sensor 135 for detecting that the disk 104 has been ejected by detecting that the disk 104 has passed is disposed immediately before the discharge port 133 (upstream position). The payout detection sensor 135 can be an optical detection sensor composed of a light emitting element such as an LED and a light receiving element.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the guide passage 140 is formed by two inclined passages which are formed so as to be juxtaposed in the front-rear direction and whose outlets are located at different positions from the discharge port 133. ing. That is, the first passage 141 having a long passage length and the second passage 142 having a short passage length, which are determined for convenience of explanation.

Further, a distribution space 143 secured corresponding to the discharge port 133 of the guide passage 110 is provided at the position of the guide start end portion of the guide passage 140. In this distribution space 143, path selection means (described later) 150 for distributing the disk 104 to the first path 141 side or the second path 142 side is provided.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the structure of the guide passage 140 as seen from the back of the disk guide device of FIG. 4, a front view in which a detailed portion of FIG. 6 and with reference to FIG.

The guide passage 140 has a long first side wall plate 151 having a U-shaped cross-section that exists in the middle as a partition wall between the first passage 141 and the second passage 142, and, as shown in FIG. A second side wall plate 152 similar in shape to the first side wall plate 151 that forms a first passage 141 between the first side wall plate 151 and the first side wall plate 151 that is incorporated at a required interval, and an outer surface of the first side wall plate 151. And a short side third side wall plate 153 having a U-shaped cross section that forms a second passage 142 between the first side wall plate outer surface and a first passage 141 as shown in FIG. The bottom wall plate 145 (see FIG. 6) that forms the bottom surface of the upstream portion of the first passage 141 where the bottom wall 151b of the first side wall plate that constitutes the bottom surface of the first wall 141b is formed.

Both the lower end portions on the downstream side of the first side wall plate 151 and the second side wall plate 152 are cut out to form a first outlet 161 that opens downward from which the disc is ejected. Also, the lower end of the downstream side of the third side wall plate 153 is cut out to form a second outlet 162 that opens downward from which the disc 104 is ejected.

Both the first side wall plate 151 and the second side wall plate 152 are formed by bending a steel plate or the like into a U-shape by sheet metal processing. Accordingly, after the second side wall plate 152 is fitted inside the first side wall plate 151 at a predetermined interval, the top wall 151a, 152a of the first side wall plate 151 and the second side wall plate 152 and the bottom wall 151b, A first passage 141 having a rectangular cross section is formed by uniformly screwing the overlapping portions of 152b and fastening and fixing the overlapping portions of the front end walls 151c and 152c opposite to the first outlet 161 with screws 158. Is done. The first passage 141 is located on the extension of the discharge port 133.

The bottom surface of the first passage 141 is configured by the bottom wall 151 b of the first side wall 151 and the bottom plate 155. Further, the upper surface of the first passage 141 is covered with the upper surface wall 151 a of the first side wall 151.

The first passage 141 is set to have a passage width that is slightly wider than the thickness of the rolling disc 104, and the passage height gradually decreases toward the first outlet 161 in the embodiment. Thus, the height is set at least slightly higher than the diameter of the disk 104.

The third side wall plate 153 is formed by bending a steel plate or the like into a U shape by sheet metal processing to form an upper surface wall 153a, a lower surface wall 153, and a front end wall 153c. Furthermore, it has attachment flanges 153f and 153f extending in the vertical direction by bending at right angles from the ends of the bent upper and lower surface walls 153a and 153b. Therefore, after the third side wall plate 153 is attached to the outer side surface of the first side wall plate 151 and the upper and lower mounting flanges 153f and 153f are applied to the outer side surface of the first side wall plate 151, the screws are evenly attached. The second passage 142 having a rectangular cross section is formed by tightening and fixing to the first side wall plate 151.

The upper surface and the bottom surface of the second passage 142 are constituted by an upper surface wall 153 a and a bottom wall 153 b of the third side wall 153. The second passage 142 is disposed offset from the discharge port 133. For this reason, the passage of the second passage 142 is not so much affected by the rolling in the second passage 142 caused by the disk 104 exiting the discharge port 133 changing its direction to enter the second passage 142. The width 142 </ b> D is wider than the passage width of the first passage 141. Accordingly, even when the disk rolls in the second passage 142 offset from the discharge port 133, the disk can be rolled without being affected by the offset.

Of course, the passage width is slightly wider than the thickness of the rolling disc 104. The height of the passage is set to a passage height that is slightly larger than the diameter of the disk 104. Here, the passage width of the second passage 142 depends on the bending length of the upper and lower surface walls 153a and 153b of the third side wall 153 bent in a U-shape. Therefore, the second passage 142 having a passage width corresponding to the thickness of the passing disc 104 can be obtained by changing the bending allowance of the upper and lower walls 153a and 153b.

Next, in addition to FIG. 1 to FIG. 7, the following FIGS. 8 to 14 are also attached to the passage selection means 150 provided at the upstream point of the guide passage closest to the discharge port where the disc enters the guide passage from the guide passage. To explain.

8 is a perspective view of the passage selection means, FIG. 9 is a plan view, FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view, FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the passage selection means showing a reverse switching to FIG. 8, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a partial sectional view thereof, and FIG. 14 is a side view thereof.
The passage selection device 150 is provided on the outer surface of the first passage 141 as shown in FIG. Specifically, it is attached to the outer surface of the second side wall plate 152 constituting the outer surface of the first passage 141. Further, in the first side wall plate 151 and the second side wall plate 152, a quadrangular opening 156 (see FIGS. 3 and 5) through which the passage selection plate 155 of the passage selection means 150 is internally installed penetrates the upstream side end side thereof. It is formed in a state.

The passage selection means 150 is disposed at a position immediately downstream of the discharge port 133, and a passage selection plate 155 that selectively switches communication between the first passage 141 and the second passage 142 with the discharge port 133. It comprises driving means for the plate 155. The driving means includes a solenoid 171, a plunger 172 connected to the solenoid 171 and reciprocating linearly, and a link 173, a crank 174, and a lever 175. The reciprocating linear motion of the plunger 172 is transmitted to the passage selection plate 155 as a rotational motion. The connecting mechanism 176 and the plunger 172 are always pulled and biased, and the passage selecting plate 155 is rotated through the connecting mechanism 176 in the direction of closing the second passage 142 as shown in FIG. A plunger return spring 177 and a passage selection plate operation end detection sensor 198 that detects that the passage selection plate 155 has switched to the position where the second passage 142 is opened and the first passage 141 is securely closed are provided.

A solenoid 171 is attached and fixed to a corner portion of a bent upper surface plate 182a of a bracket 181 formed by bending a sheet metal or the like. The solenoid 171 is selectively excited or demagnetized by a control device (not shown). When a plunger return spring 177 is disposed between a tip hole 172b of the plunger 172 and a spring mounting piece 183c provided on a separate plate 183, which will be described later, when the solenoid 171 is demagnetized, the plunger 172 is moved to the left by the plunger return spring 177. It is pulled toward. When the solenoid 171 is energized, the plunger 172 is suctioned in the right direction on the opposite side against the plunger return spring 177.

A separate plate 183 having a substantially square shape is attached and fixed on the upper surface plate 182a of the bracket 181. The operation of exciting / de-energizing the solenoid 171 is transmitted to the separate plate 183 to rotate the passage selection plate 155. A connecting mechanism 176 including a link 173, a crank 174, and a lever 175 is installed.

One end of the link 173 is pivotally connected to a pin 178 provided at a substantially intermediate portion of the plunger 172 of the solenoid 171. The other end of the link 173 is fixed to the shaft 174a of the crank 174. A hole 174 b is provided on the side of the crank 174. A shaft-like protrusion 179 provided at one end of the lever 175 is pivotally attached to the hole 174b. A cylindrical bearing portion 186 projects from the other end of the lever 175. The bearing 186 functions to pivotably connect the lever 175 and the passage selection plate 155 via a pin 187 as will be described later.

The passage selection plate 155 is located in the sorting space 143 of the guide passage 140, and its downstream end is located on the extension of the first side wall plate 151. The shafts 188 and 188 projecting in the vertical direction from the downstream end of the passage selection plate 155 are connected to another plate 183 provided on the bracket 181 and the lower surface plate 182b of the bracket positioned in parallel with the other plate 183. It is pivotally supported. The passage selection plate 155 is formed in a convex shape having a narrow tip portion, and is located in the entire width of the sorting space 143.

A pin 187 is provided at the upper end portion of the passage selection plate 155 so as to protrude upward from a position located on the tip side of the upper shaft 188, and this pin 187 is inserted into the bearing portion 186 of the lever 175. As a result, when the lever 175 pivots, the passage selection 155 is pivoted about the shafts 186 and 186 via the pin 187.

When the passage selection plate 155 pivots as shown in FIG. 9, the first passage 141 is opened and the second passage 142 is closed, and the disk 104 is guided to the first passage 141 to be discharged from the first outlet 161. Can be put out. On the other hand, when the passage selection plate 155 pivots as shown in FIG. 12, the second passage 142 is opened and the first passage 141 is closed, and the disc 104 is guided to the second passage 142 to guide the second outlet. 162 can be paid out.

In this case, since the switching between the first passage 141 and the second passage 142 is performed by the passage selection 155 arranged immediately after the disc 104 exits the discharge port 133, the disc 104 has outlets 161 and 162 for each passage. Regardless of whether or not it has been reached, there is no problem even if the passage selection plate 155 is switched and operated, and the disk 104 can be selectively discharged from another outlet at different distances.

In other words, when the path selection plate 155 is operated for path switching, it is not necessary to consider the wasted time of switching after waiting for the slowest time until the disk reaches each outlet as before. Since it is possible to switch to one of the passages almost at the same time as the exit from the discharge port, even if the disc is continuously ejected, it can be efficiently sent to the desired passage side and processed.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the passage selection device 150 is attached to the guide passage 140 such that the vertical support wall 181 </ b> D of the bracket 181 having the screw hole 181 e is the outer surface of the second passage 142, that is, the second portion. Attached along the outer surface of the side wall plate 152 and fixed to the second side wall plate 152 by screwing together.

At that time, the surface portion of the portion corresponding to the lower surface plate 182b of the lower plate 182b of the bracket 181 and the lower plate 182b of the upper separate plate 183 enters the guide passage 140 through the opening 156 and extends over the entire width of the guide passage 140. become. The lower surface plate 182b also serves as a bottom surface of the passage in the sorting space. The outer opening 156 is covered with a support wall 181D of the bracket 181. Accordingly, the space surrounded by the lower surface plate 182b of the bracket 181 and the separate plate 183, the support wall 181D that covers the opening 156, and the third side wall plate 153 that faces the support wall 181D is rectangular in cross section. Thus, it is formed as a sorting space 143 that exists in a required length in the direction of the guide passage 140.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 10, and 13, when the bracket 181 is attached to the outer surface of the guide passage 140, the step portion 195 of the joint portion between the support wall 181 </ b> D of the bracket 181 and the second side wall surface 152 becomes the disk 104. In order not to remain as a hindrance to rolling, the joint plate 191 is disposed at the tip of the second side wall plate 152 so that the inner surface of the guide passage 140 is flush.

The joint plate 191 has a bent portion 191b bent outward from the front end portion engaged with a longitudinal slit hole 192 provided in the support wall 181D of the bracket 181 and the front end portion is also positioned outside the guide passage 140. The disc 104 is attached so as not to obstruct the passage of the disc 104.

The passage selection plate operation end detection sensor 198 is configured in a configuration in which a light emitting source 198a such as an LED and a light receiving element 198b are opposed to each other, and is installed in the rotation peripheral region of the crank 174 on the upper surface plate 182a of the bracket 181. A downward L-shaped projecting piece 174 </ b> G projects from the periphery of the crank 174. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 14, when the crank 174 is rotated, the downward L-shaped projecting piece 174G advances between the light emitting source 198a and the light receiving element 198b and shields the light so that the passage selecting plate 155 is second. It is detected that the movement from the state position where the passage 142 is closed to the state position where the first passage 141 is closed is reliably performed.

The normal / abnormal operation of the passage selection plate 155 is determined based on the presence / absence of a detection signal from the passage selection plate operation end detection sensor 198. If there is no detection signal, for example, the mechanism of the passage selection device 155 is locked. Since the failure is assumed, the failure is displayed to prompt the user to respond to the failure, and control such as temporary suspension of the disk ejection is performed.

Next, the operation of the disc guide apparatus 10 configured as described above will be described.
When the drive motor of the hopper 100 is driven to rotate the rotating disk 108, the disk 104 in the bowl 106 is fed into the guide passage 110. The disc 104 that has entered the guide passage 110 is pushed by the disc 104 that is subsequently fed in, moves upward, and reaches the ejecting mechanism 122. The disk 104 passes while moving the ejecting roller 123 above the roller long hole 125 against the spring means. At the moment when the maximum diameter portion of the disk 104 passes, the spring 104 is returned by a spring, and the disk 104 is flipped off by its elastic force. The disc 104 that has been flipped off enters the sorting space 143 provided at the upstream end of the guide passage 140 from the discharge port 133. Here, according to the direction of the passage selection plate 155 in the sorting space 143, the disc 104 is sorted and introduced into the first passage 141 or the second passage 142.

When the solenoid 171 of the passage selection device 155 is not energized, the plunger 172 is pulled to the left by the plunger return spring 177. The connecting mechanism 176 is moved to the state shown in FIG. 9 by the leftward stroke movement of the plunger 172, and the passage selection plate 155 is rotated to the lower left (counterclockwise) with the shafts 188 and 188 as fulcrums. ing. For this reason, the passage selection plate 155 opens the entrance 163 of the first passage 141 as shown in FIG. 6, and conversely, its tip is switched to the inner surface side of the second passage 142 so as to close the entrance 164 of the second passage 142. Yes. Therefore, the first passage 141 is in communication with the discharge port 133.

In short, when the disk 104 is paid out from the first outlet 141 at a far position, the solenoid 171 is de-energized and the passage selection plate 155 is rotated in a direction to close the second passage 142. The disc 104 that has entered the guide passage 140 from the discharge port 133 can be guided toward the first passage 141.

On the other hand, when the disk 104 is discharged from the second outlet 162 close to the discharge port 133, the solenoid 171 is energized. Then, the plunger 172 is sucked rightward against the plunger return spring 177. As shown in FIG. 12, the stroke movement of the plunger 172 in the right direction is caused by a lever 175 that swings so as to swing the crank 174 clockwise via the link 173 and pull upward. The passage selection plate 155 rotates from the state position of FIG. 9 to the state position of FIG. 12 in the upward direction (clockwise) with the shafts 188 and 188 as fulcrums.

In this way, the passage selection plate 155 moving from the position of FIG. 9 to the opposite position causes the entrance 163 of the first passage 141 to be closed and the entrance 164 of the second passage 142 to open. Therefore, since the second passage 142 is selected so as to communicate with the discharge port 133, the disc 104 that has entered the guide passage 140 rolls along the shorter second passage 142 and is discharged from the second outlet 162. It is.
In this way, the disk 104 can be distributed directly under the discharge port 133 and selectively guided to the first outlet 161 and the second outlet 162 at different positions.

When the passage selection plate 155 is swung to a position where the first passage 141 is closed, the L-shaped protrusion 174G of the crank 174 moves between the light emission source 198a and the light receiving element 198b of the passage selection plate operation end detection sensor 198. It is determined that the passage selection plate 155 has been normally operated.

In the above-described embodiment, the passage selection plate is controlled so as to pay out from the first outlet when the solenoid is not excited, and to pay out from the second outlet when the solenoid is excited. It goes without saying that the passage selection plate may be controlled so as to pay out from the first outlet and to pay out from the second outlet at the time of non-excitation.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case of distributing and paying out from the two outlets 161 and 162 has been described. However, when distributing to two or more, for example, three differently different outlets, the schematic configuration of FIG. Can be considered.

In FIG. 16, a first passage 141a having a first outlet 161a is disposed on an extension of the discharge port 133a, and a second passage 142a having a second outlet 162a and a third outlet 211a are disposed on both sides of the first passage 141a. The 3rd channel | path 210a which has is juxtaposed. In this case, the length of the passage is the longest in the first passage 141a, which is the length of the second passage 142a and the third passage 210a in order, and accordingly, from the discharge port 133a to each of the outlets 161a, 162a, and 211a. The first outlet 161a is the farthest from the discharge port 133a, and the distance is the order of the second outlet 162a and the third outlet 211a. The third outlet 211a is closest to the discharge port 133a. Further, it is desirable that the passage width of the second passage 142a and the third passage 210a offset from the discharge port 133a is wider than the first passage 141a on the extension of the discharge port 133a. As a result, even if the passage is offset in the rolling of the disk 104, the influence can be reduced.

In the first passage 141a, two passage selection plates 155A and 155B are installed so as to be interposed between the inlet side end 141G and the discharge port 133a. The first passage selection plate 155A is rotatably provided on the distal end extension of the passage side wall 201 that partitions the first passage 141a and the second passage 142a. The second passage selection plate 155B is rotatably provided on the end extension of the passage side wall 202 that partitions the first passage 141a and the third passage 210a. The passage selection plates 155A and 155B may be operated by a solenoid device or the like.

When the disk 104 is discharged from the first outlet 161a, as shown in FIG. 16A, both the first passage selection plate 155A and the second passage selection plate 155B are connected to the extension walls of the passage side walls 201 and 202. Thus, a parallel position is set so as to face the discharge port 133a. As a result, the discharge port 133a and the first passage 141a are brought into communication with each other, so that the disk 104 exiting the discharge port 133a is guided to the first passage 141a and rolls in the passage 141a to move to the first outlet after that. It is paid out from 161a.

When the disk 104 is paid out from the second outlet 162a, the passage selection plate 201 is switched to the state shown in FIG. That is, the first passage selection plate 155A is rotated toward the first passage 141a side so as to close the passage 141a. On the other hand, the second passage selection plate 155B is maintained in the same parallel state as in (a). As a result, the second passage 142a can be switched to communicate with the discharge port 133a. Therefore, the disc 104 is guided from the discharge port 133a to the second passage 142a using the first passage selection plate 155A as a guide plate, rolls in the passage 142a, and is discharged from the second outlet 162a ahead.

When the disk 104 is paid out from the third outlet 211a, the passage selection plate 155B is switched to the state shown in FIG. That is, in this case, the second passage selection plate 155B is rotated toward the first passage 141a so as to close the passage 141a. On the other hand, the first passage selection plate 155A is maintained in the same parallel state as in (a). As a result, the third passage 210a can be switched to communicate with the discharge port 133a. Therefore, the disc 104 is guided from the discharge port 133a to the third passage 210a using the second passage selection plate 155B as a guide plate, rolls in the passage 190a, and is discharged from the third outlet 211a ahead.

In this way, by individually controlling the rotation of the two passage selection plates, one of the passages is selected immediately below the discharge port, and when the disc is ejected, it is distributed and desired among the plurality of outlets. The disc can be ejected freely from the exit in a short time.

Further, an embodiment having a schematic configuration as shown in FIG. 17 is also conceivable.
In FIG. 17, in the basic configuration of the first embodiment, the third passage 210b is provided side by side with the second passage 142b. The third passage 210b has the shortest passage length, and therefore the third outlet 211b is closest to the discharge port 133b. Also in this case, since the third passage 210b is offset from the discharge port 133b, the passage width is preferably wider than the passage width of the first passage 141b.

A communication port 212 communicating with the third passage 210b is provided on the passage side wall 203 between the second passage 142b and the third passage 210b in the middle of the second passage 142b. A passage selection plate 213 that operates like a shutter plate that opens and closes the communication port 192 is disposed in the communication port 212. The passage selection plate 213 selects one of the passages 142b and 210b so as to communicate with the discharge port 133b. That is, as shown in the figure, the passage selection plate 213 has a position where the communication port 212 is closed, and a position where the communication port 212 is opened by turning into the second passage 142b and closing the second passage 142b. Shall be operated. The passage selection plate 213 may be operated by a solenoid device or the like.

Therefore, when selecting the second passage 142b, in addition to the opening operation of the second passage 142b by the passage selection plate 155c, the passage selection plate 193 is brought into a closed state as shown by the dotted line diagram. Then, the disc 104 is guided to the second passage 142b and is paid out from the second outlet 162b.

When paying out from the third outlet 211b, the passage selection plate 213 is switched as shown in the solid line diagram and the communication port 212 is opened. The upstream passage selection plate 155c rotates in a direction to open the second passage 142b. Thereby, a path leading from the second path 142b to the third path 210b is formed. Therefore, the disc 104 guided from the discharge port 133b to the second passage 142b is guided to the third passage 210b from the communication port 212 in the middle thereof, and can be discharged from the third outlet 211b. At this time, the passage selection plate 213 blocks the second passage 142b downstream of the communication port 212 and disconnects it from the second outlet 162b, so that the second passage 142b leads to the third passage 210b. It functions only as a path of travel.

In this way, the discs can be arbitrarily distributed and guided and dispensed from the outlets at different positions.

FIG. 1 is a front view of the disk guide device. FIG. 2 is a bottom sectional view in the direction of arrows BB in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the disk guide device. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the disk guide device of FIG. 3 as viewed from the back. FIG. 5 is a front view in which the second side wall plate is added. FIG. 6 is a plane cross-section in the direction of arrow CC in FIG. FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view in the direction of arrows DD in FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the passage selecting means. FIG. 9 is a plan view of the passage selection means. FIG. 10 is a partial sectional view of the passage selecting means. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the passage selection means showing the time of switching opposite to FIG. FIG. 12 is a plan view of the passage selecting means. FIG. 13 is a partial sectional view of the passage selecting means. FIG. 14 is a side view of the passage selecting means. FIG. 15 is an overall perspective view of a hopper provided with a disk delivery device. FIG. 16 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a disk guide device that distributes to three outlets. FIG. 17 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another embodiment of a disk guide device that distributes to three outlets.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Disc guide apparatus 100 Hopper 110 Guide path 122 Ejecting mechanism 133 Release port 140 Guide path 141 First path 142 Second path 143 Sorting space 150 Path selection means 151 First side wall plate 152 Second side wall plate 153 Third side wall plate 155 Path Selection plate 161 First outlet 162 Second outlet 171 Solenoid 172 Plunger 176 Connection mechanism 177 Plunger return spring 198 Path selection plate operation end detection sensor 210a, 210b Third passage 211a, 211b Third outlet 212 Connection port 213 Path selection Board

Claims (3)

A disk delivery device (100) for delivering the disks (104) in the bowl (106) stored in a bulk state one by one from the delivery outlet, and a guide for guiding the disks (104) delivered from the delivery outlet in a line. Provided with a passage (110), a ejecting mechanism (122) for ejecting the disc out of the guide passage, and a discharge port (133) of the disc, provided at the tip of the guide passage, and communicated with the discharge port (133) And a guide passage for selectively discharging the discharged disc (104) from a plurality of outlets located at different distances from the discharge port (133) .
Each end has an inlet that can communicate with the discharge port (133), and the disk (104) received from the inlet rolls and is discharged from each outlet located at the opposite end to the inlet. A plurality of juxtaposed passages (141, 142),
One of the plurality of passages (141) is formed on an extension of the discharge port (133), and the other passage (142) is disposed offset from the discharge port (133), and Wider than one passage (141),
Wherein the most recently provided the outlet (133), through selectively passing the respective inlet with respect to the outlet (133), the path selector for guiding distributing disc to one of said plurality of passages Means (150);
A disk guide device comprising: A distribution space (143) having a rectangular cross section communicating with the discharge port (133) is provided on the entrance side of the guide passage (140), and a passage selection plate of the passage selection means (150) is provided in the distribution space (143) . The disk guide device according to claim 1, wherein (155) is disposed. A communication port (212) for connecting adjacent passages (142b, 210b) is provided in a partition wall (203) between the passages, and the communication port (212) is opened and closed, and any of the passages is connected to the discharge port (133) . 3. The disk guide device according to claim 1, further comprising a passage selection plate (213) for selecting the passage.

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