JP5014896B2 - Banknote transfer device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote transporting device that transports a banknote along a transport path provided in the gaming machine array direction after receiving banknotes from receiving ports provided in the front and back of the gaming machine array direction. The present invention relates to a banknote transport apparatus whose position can be changed.

  Conventionally, in pachinko and pachislot game shops, pachinko machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines are arranged linearly in the horizontal direction, and banknote identification is performed for each game machine to determine the authenticity of a banknote inserted by the player. A game medium lending machine equipped with a machine is connected to the back of the game medium lending machine, and a game island is configured with a banknote transport device that transports banknotes along the direction of the game table to a safe installed at the edge of the game island. Has been built.

  In addition, the banknote transport device described above forms a transport path by connecting a plurality of unit-type banknote transport devices provided corresponding to the game medium lending machine, and the banknote identification machine built in the game medium lending machine has a banknote. The bill is transferred from the receiving port to the transport path and then transported to the safe. In such a banknote transport apparatus, since the front and rear entrances of the banknote transport apparatus are provided on the back of each game medium lending machine arranged in the front and rear in the game table arrangement direction of the game island, each game arranged in the front and rear If the frontage of the table is the same, the front and rear reception ports are also provided at the same position corresponding to the installation positions of the front and rear game medium lending machines.

  However, when a wide space is used to secure a space where a player can sit comfortably, or when the size of the game table is adjusted according to the type of the game table, the game table or game media lending machine on the island is also available. When the layout of the game medium lending machine is changed, the position of the game medium lending machine is shifted, so that the relative position with respect to the reception port is shifted. Therefore, it is necessary to adjust the positions of the front and rear reception ports. In this case, since the receiving port is fixed at a fixed position in the conventional banknote transport device, it is necessary to manufacture the banknote transport device again, and there is a disadvantage that it is not possible to flexibly cope with such a change in the receiving port. there were.

  In order to eliminate such inconvenience, a banknote transport apparatus having a structure in which a receiving port is variable has been developed. As an example, what is described in Patent Document 1 includes a banknote transport device that transports banknotes along a transport path of an array of game machines, and includes a front receiving port that receives banknotes from the front side, and a received banknote. A front receiving part for introducing the banknote from the rear side, and a rear receiving part for introducing the accepted banknote into the transport path, the front receiving part and the rear side. At least one of the receiving units has a configuration as a movable receiving unit whose position relative to the main transport unit can be changed.

  By the way, the movable configuration of the receiving port in Patent Document 1 is such that a fixed guide member is provided along the conveyance path, and the movable guide member is slidably provided with respect to a drive case having the fixed guide member. However, since the amount of sliding is limited by the size of the drive unit, there is a drawback that the amount of displacement of the receiving port provided in the movable guide member is small.

  Moreover, the banknote conveyance unit described in patent document 2 arrange | positions two pairs of pulleys along with the mainstream conveyance path of a banknote, an endless belt is hung on each pair of pulleys, Separately, it has a conveying means by an endless belt, and a bill drawing path for drawing banknotes into the mainstream conveying path is formed, and an endless belt different from the mainstream conveying path is provided in the banknote leading path, In order to draw the banknotes that have passed through the banknote identification device into the respective banknote drawing paths, a banknote delivery tool is provided.

As described above, this Patent Document 2 has a banknote retraction path for introducing banknotes into the mainstream conveyance path separately from the mainstream conveyance path, and the banknote retraction path is also endless different from the mainstream conveyance path. Since the conveyor means is provided by the belt, the structure is complicated, the number of parts is large, the cost is increased, the assembly work is complicated, takes time, and the productivity is poor. Furthermore, since the endless belt is provided in multiple layers in the width direction, the width of the banknote transport device becomes large, and there is a disadvantage that it cannot be installed in a game island where there is no space.
JP 2002-113250 A JP 2007-128142 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to easily and inexpensively manufacture a banknote transport apparatus capable of changing the position of the receiving port provided in the front and rear of the gaming table arrangement direction, and to be installed in a narrow game island. An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote transport apparatus that has a narrow configuration so that the banknote can be surely flowed to the main transport path even if the position shift amount of the receiving port is large.

In order to solve the above problem, the banknote transport apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention is a banknote transport apparatus that transports banknotes along a transport path formed along an array of game machines, upstream of the transport path. An upstream receiving port for receiving banknotes from the side, and a downstream delivery port for carrying out banknotes to the downstream side of the transport path, and the banknotes received from the upstream receiving port are directed toward the downstream delivery port The main conveyance path to be conveyed and bill acceptance ports are provided before and after the main conveyance path, and a motor-driven conveyance belt is opposed to one side of the main conveyance path, while being pressed at predetermined intervals along the conveyance belt A plurality of belt driven rollers, and an introduction guide that introduces banknotes into each belt driven roller and arranges an introduction part that guides the banknotes between each belt driven roller and the conveyor belt and leads to the main conveyance path,
The auxiliary guide is slidable in a lateral direction relative to the introduction guide, and has an auxiliary introduction path communicating with the introduction portion, and is slidable in a horizontal direction relative to the auxiliary guide, and the auxiliary A movable guide that forms an introduction conveyance path that communicates with the auxiliary introduction path by being combined with the guide, the movable guide is provided with a receiving port that receives a banknote and conveys the banknote to the introduction conveyance path, The receiving port is provided with a carry-in mechanism for sandwiching and carrying in banknotes, and the banknotes received from the receiving port are carried into the introduction conveyance path by the carry-in mechanism and guided from the communicating auxiliary introduction path to the introduction path. A bill is conveyed to a conveyance path.

  Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, the banknote transport apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of positioning grooves provided on the upper and lower portions of the front side surface of the introduction guide at intervals in the lateral direction, and the auxiliary guide. Positioning pawls provided on upper and lower portions of the rear side of each of the rear guides, and by sliding the auxiliary guides in the lateral direction, positioning pawls on the upper and lower portions of the auxiliary guides A fixing means for selectively fitting to any one of the positioning claws to be in a fixed state is provided.

  According to the banknote conveying apparatus of the present invention, even if the position of the movable guide that is aligned with the auxiliary guide is different, the introduction guide path of the movable guide, the auxiliary introduction path of the auxiliary guide, and the introduction portion of the introduction guide communicate with each other. Since the introduction passage to the main transport path is formed, it is possible to reliably flow the banknotes received from the reception port to the main transport path even if the positional deviation amount of the reception port is large.

  In addition, since a driving unit is unnecessary in the sub-conveying path (introducing path of the movable guide, the auxiliary introducing path of the auxiliary guide, and the introducing path of the introducing guide) other than the driving of the conveying belt facing the main conveying path, The structure can be simplified, and it can be manufactured at low cost, and it is easy to assemble, which is useful for improving productivity. Furthermore, with the above configuration, the width in the front-rear direction can be narrowed, and it is possible to install even a narrow game island.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  The banknote transport device 1 according to the present invention is connected in a line along an array of game tables provided on a game island (not shown), and each banknote transport device 1 has a structure as shown in FIG. A conveyance path L extending in the arrangement direction of the game tables is formed, and banknotes are conveyed along the conveyance path L. The banknotes after conveyance are collected by a safe not shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the banknote transport apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a drive case 2 including a banknote transport mechanism and a drive mechanism thereof, and a drive case 2 of an adjacent banknote transport apparatus 1. A transport arm 3 that transports banknotes to the arm, and a joint 4 that freely supports the transport arm 3 to move in the game table arrangement direction in order to absorb errors in the mounting position of the banknote transport device 1 along the transport path L. It has.

  Here, the internal structure of the banknote transport apparatus 1 will be described. As shown in FIG.1 (c), the banknote conveying apparatus 1 which concerns on a present Example is the movable receiving port 5 which receives a banknote from the front side of the drive case 2, the fixed receiving port 6 which receives a banknote from the back side, and a conveyance path. The main conveyance path 7 which conveys a banknote in L is provided. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2B, the fixed receiving port 6 has an introduction path S1 for guiding the banknote received at the fixed receiving port 6 to the main transport path 7, and the movable receiving port 5 is the movable receiving port. 5 has an introduction path S <b> 2 for guiding the banknote received in 5 to the main conveyance path 7. Further, the main transport path 7 is upstream from the transport path L (left side in FIG. 1 (c)) to the upstream receiving port 8 that accepts banknotes, and downstream from the transport path L (right side in FIG. 1 (c)). A downstream delivery port 9 for sending out banknotes is provided, and a bill received from the movable receiving port 5, the fixed receiving port 6 or the upstream receiving port 8 is conveyed toward the downstream delivery port 9.

  In FIG. 2 (b) showing the drive case 2 of the banknote transport apparatus 1, in the vicinity of the upstream receiving port 8 of the main transport path 7, the first drive roller 11 passes the outer periphery of the main transport path 7. The first tension roller 12 provided in an introductory guide 10 (see FIG. 5), which will be described later, is provided in pressure contact with the first drive roller 11, and is provided in a state protruding from the first drive roller. The bills received from the upstream receiving port 8 can be drawn into the main transport path 7 and transported toward the downstream delivery port 9 by driving 11 and following the first tension roller 12.

  The fixed receiving port 6 is provided in a fixed state in the drive case 2, and a fixed introducing guide member 13 is provided for guiding the banknote received at the fixed receiving port 6 to the main transport path 7 along the introducing path S1. Yes. The fixed introduction guide member 13 has a passage that becomes narrower as it approaches the main conveyance path 7. On the front side of the fixed introduction guide member 13 (the lower side in FIG. 2B), a second drive roller 14 as a carry-in mechanism. And the second tension roller 15 are provided in pressure contact with each other, and the bills carried along the introduction path S1 are moved to the main transport path 7 by driving the second driving roller 14 and following the second tension roller 15. Can be introduced.

  Further, the fixed introduction guide member 13 of the fixed receiving port 6 joins with a gradient toward the main transport path 7, and the downstream side outlet 9 of the drive case 2 from the vicinity of the joining portion (see FIG. 1C). ) Is provided on the first belt drive pulley 16 in a state of facing one side of the main conveyance path 7 and is driven by a drive motor 17 described later. Yes.

  This conveyor belt 18 is constituted by an endless belt, and as shown in FIG. 1C, in the vicinity of the end of the first belt drive pulley 16 and the downstream delivery port 9 provided on the upstream side of the main conveyance path 7. A plurality of belts are driven along the main conveyance path 7 in the drive case 2 between the first belt drive pulley 16 and the second belt drive pulley 19. .. Are provided at intervals, and a plurality of belt driving rollers 21 are provided at intervals along the main conveyance path 7 in the conveyance arm 3. While the slack is prevented, the conveyance belt 18 faces one side of the main conveyance path 7 from the vicinity of the junction between the fixed receiving port 6 and the main conveyance path 7 to the end of the downstream delivery port 9. Driven downstream in state It has a configuration that.

  Each belt driving roller 21, 21 and the second belt driving pulley 19 are pressed by tension rollers 42, 42... Disposed in the conveying arm 3 via the conveying belt 18 and face the conveying belt 18. The main conveyance path 7 in the conveyance arm 3 is formed by the tension rollers 42, 42.

  In the drive case 2, four belt drive rollers 20, 20,... Are provided at substantially equal intervals. This is provided at a position in contact with four belt driven rollers 48, 48... Provided in the introduction guide 10 described later, and the belt driven rollers 48, 48. If the number or arrangement interval of the belt driven rollers 48, 48... Is changed according to the position, the number of belt driving rollers 20, 20. The arrangement interval may be changed.

  Here, drive mechanisms for various rollers or pulleys provided in the drive case 2 will be described. 3A is an external view of the drive case 2 of the banknote transport apparatus as viewed from the top, and FIG. 3B is an external view of the drive case 2 of the banknote transport apparatus 1 as viewed from the front. 3 (c) is an external view of the banknote transport device 1 as seen from the lower surface, and the drive motor 17 is not shown in FIG. 3 (c).

  As shown in FIG. 2B, a motor case 22 is provided below the drive case 2 of the banknote transport apparatus 1, and a drive motor 17 is fixed to the motor case 22. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, the driven gear 24 and the belt drive gear 25 are engaged with the motor gear 23 fixed to the motor shaft 17 a of the drive motor 17. Of these, the driven gear 24 has its gear shaft 24a protruding above the drive case 2 and a driving upper pulley 27 (see FIG. 3A) is coupled to the upper end of the gear shaft 24a, and at the middle of the gear shaft 24a. As shown in FIG. 2B, the second drive roller 14 provided in the drive case 2 is coupled, and the second drive roller 14 is rotated by the drive motor 17 via the transmission mechanism. Driven.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the drive belt 28 hung on the drive upper pulley 27 is a connected drive gear provided near the upstream side of the drive case 2 (left side of FIG. 3A). It is hung on 29 coaxial pulleys 29a. The gear shaft 29b of the connecting drive gear 29 extends below the drive case 2, and the lower end portion of the gear shaft 29b is rotatably supported by a bearing 30 (see FIG. 3C). In the middle, as shown in FIG. 2B, the first drive roller 11 provided in the drive case 2 is coupled, and the drive motor 17 drives the first drive roller 11 through the transmission mechanism. Driven by rotation.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the coupling drive gear 29 meshes with a transmission driven gear 31 provided in the vicinity thereof and on the front side of the drive case 2 (lower side of FIG. 3A). Yes. A drive belt 33 is hung on a coaxial pulley 31 b formed coaxially with the transmission driven gear 31.

  The drive belt 33 is an endless belt. The drive belt 33 is hung on a belt drive pulley 34 provided on the upper surface of the drive case 2 on the downstream side (right side in FIG. 3A). Has an equal width substantially parallel to the upper surface of the drive case 2, and further, a drive belt pulley 26 provided on a movable guide 50 (to be described later) and a transmission belt guide provided close to both sides of the drive belt 33 in the middle of the front side. With such a configuration, the drive motor 17 is driven to drive the driving upper pulley 26 of the movable guide 50 described later via the transmission mechanism and the driving belt 33 without slipping. It is possible to rotate.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, the motor gear 17a is engaged with the belt drive gear 25, and the end of the gear shaft 25a is rotatably supported by a bearing 37 provided on the upper side of the drive case 2. At the same time, a first belt drive pulley 16 provided inside the drive case 2 is coupled to the middle of the gear shaft 25a as shown in FIG. 2 (b). Thus, the first belt driving pulley 16 is rotationally driven, and thereby the conveying belt 18 is driven.

  Next, the introduction guide 10, the auxiliary guide 40, and the movable guide 50 attached between the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b as shown in FIG. 4 will be described. FIG. 4 is a perspective view in which the introduction guide 10, the auxiliary guide 40, and the movable guide 50 attached between the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b are integrally attached. 40, the individual state where the movable guide 50 is disassembled is shown in FIGS.

  First, the introduction guide 10 shown in FIG. 5 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 5A and has an area that substantially covers the side surface of the drive case 2 as shown in FIG. Grooves 51 and 51 are formed in the vicinity of the upstream end portions of the upper and lower guide pieces 10a and 10b formed on the upper and lower sides of the introduction guide 10.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b are provided with three guide groove portions 53a, 53b, and 53c arranged in parallel in a state of facing each other vertically (see FIG. 8). Yes. 4 illustrates the guide grooves 53a, 53b, and 53c of the lower drive case 52b, and the guide groove of the upper drive case 52a is not illustrated, but as illustrated in FIG. 8, the upper drive case 52a is illustrated. In addition, groove portions similar to the guide groove portions 53a, 53b, 53c of the lower drive case 52b are formed.

  Of the three guide groove portions 53a, 53b, and 53c, the innermost first guide groove portion 53a has a length that allows the full length of the upper and lower guide pieces 10a and 10b of the introduction guide 10 to be inserted. At the same time, a protrusion 54 is formed in the vicinity of the upstream end of the first guide groove 53a, and the upper and lower guide pieces 10a and 10b of the introduction guide 10 are respectively connected to the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b. When the upper and lower concave grooves 51 and 51 are fitted into the upper and lower protrusions 54 and 54 when inserted into the one guide groove 53a and 53a, the introduction guide 10 is connected to the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b. It can be put in a fixed state by being sandwiched between predetermined positions.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the introduction guide 10 has a roller holding piece 38 at the approximate center of the end corresponding to the upstream side of the introduction guide 10 (the left side of each figure in FIG. 5). The first tension roller 12 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable in the lateral direction in a space formed in a protruding manner and formed in the roller holding piece 38. The roller shaft 12a of the first tension roller 12 is supported by elastic springs 12b and 12b (for example, coil springs) provided on both sides of the roller holding piece 38, and can exert an elastic force against an external pressing force. It is said that. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the first tension roller 12 is in contact with a first drive roller 11 provided in the vicinity of the upstream receiving port 8, and the first drive roller 11. Bills that have entered between the first tension roller 12 and the first tension roller 12 can be conveyed downstream by the rotational drive of the first drive roller 11 and the follower of the tension roller 12.

  Furthermore, the rectangular main body side of the introduction guide 10 has a rectangular guide portion 39 on the upstream side thereof, and a projection 41 formed in a laterally long shape on the front surface of the guide portion 39 in the vertical direction. They are lined up at small intervals. On the downstream side other than the guide portion 39, four slits 43, 43 formed in the vertical direction are provided at equal intervals in the horizontal direction. In each slit 43, the vertical slits are formed along the upstream side. A number of guide claws 44, 44... Project toward the downstream side with a small gap in the direction. Further, on the downstream side of each slit 43, there are a large number of inclined claws 45, 45... Having intervals (see FIG. 5A) arranged alternately with respect to the above-mentioned guide claws 44, 44. Is formed.

  In such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), each guide claw 44 and each inclined claw 45 of each slit 43 has a slope which enters obliquely downstream, and each slit 43 is shown in FIG. As shown to a) or (b), it functions as the introduction part 5C for guiding the banknote received by the movable receiving port 5 to the main conveyance path 7 along the introduction path S2.

  Further, in the introduction guide 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5A, between the slits 43 and 43 (in the most downstream slit 43, between the slit 43 and the right end of the introduction guide 10). Four belt driven rollers 48 that pivot in the horizontal direction are pivotally supported at a substantially intermediate position in the vertical direction. As with the first tension roller 12, these belt driven rollers 48 are supported by elastic springs 49 and 49 (for example, coil springs) provided on both sides of the belt driven roller 48, respectively. It is possible to exert an elastic force against a large pressing force. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1C, each belt driven roller 48 is provided in contact with each belt driving roller 20, 20... That guides the conveyance belt 18, and each belt driving roller 20, 20. The bills entering between the conveyor belt 18 guided by the belts and the belt driven rollers 38 are conveyed downstream.

  Further, positioning grooves 46 for fitting positioning claws 65 provided on the upper and lower portions of the auxiliary guide 40 are laterally located in the upper and lower portions of the introduction guide 10 in the vicinity of the downstream side of the slits 43, 43. It is formed at equal intervals in the direction. Each positioning groove 46 is formed at the top of a raised portion 47 that has a smooth slope on the front side of the introduction guide 10.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6A, the auxiliary guide 40 provided on the front side of the introduction guide 10 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having the same vertical width as the introduction guide 10. In the auxiliary guide 40, upper and lower guide pieces 40a, 40b formed on the upper and lower sides thereof can be inserted into second guide groove portions 53b, 53b provided in the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b ( In addition, it is possible to slide the auxiliary guide 40 in the lateral direction along the upper and lower second guide groove portions 53b and 53b in the state after the insertion.

  Elastic pieces 64, 64 are formed at the upper and lower portions of the downstream end portion of the auxiliary guide 40 with a free end on the upstream side, and each of the elastic pieces 64, 64 has positioning claws 65, 65 facing the back side. Projectingly formed. The positioning claws 65, 65 can be fixed in the lateral position of the auxiliary guide 40 with respect to the introduction guide 10 by being fitted into positioning grooves 46 provided in the upper and lower portions of the introduction guide 10. . Therefore, in the configuration of this embodiment, the positioning grooves 46 and 46 provided at the upper and lower portions of the introduction guide 10 are provided at four positions at equal intervals in the lateral direction of the introduction guide 10. The positioning pawl 65 of the auxiliary guide 40 to be fitted can be selectively positioned at four locations by sliding in the lateral direction.

  Further, fixing protrusions 55 and 55 having screw holes 55a are formed at the upper and lower portions of the downstream right end of the auxiliary guide 40. As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of screw holes 56a and 56b are formed along the front frames 57a and 57b of the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b. Then, the upper and lower guide pieces 40a and 40b of the auxiliary guide 40 are inserted into the second guide groove portions 53b and 53b of the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b, respectively, and the auxiliary guide 40 is slid in the horizontal direction and selected. The screw 57 (FIG. 2 (a) with the screw holes 55a of the upper and lower fixing protruding pieces 55 of the auxiliary guide 40 aligned with the required screw holes 56a and 56b of the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b. )), The auxiliary guide 40 can be fixed at a predetermined lateral position.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the auxiliary guide 40 has a guide portion 58 having a substantially half area on the upstream side, and a small gap in the upper and lower portions on the rear surface of the guide portion 58. A long projection 59 (see FIG. 6B) is formed in the lateral direction. In addition, a slit 60 formed in the vertical direction is formed in the approximate center of the auxiliary guide 40 in the lateral direction. The slit 60 is formed to project from the small interval between the long projections 59, 59. A plurality of guide claws 61, 61...

  Further, in the auxiliary guide 40, as shown in FIG. 6B, the guide claws 61 formed on the upstream side of the slit 60 and the inclined claws 63 formed on the downstream side are arranged on the downstream side. In this embodiment, the slit 60 has an inclined slope, and in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b), an auxiliary introducing portion in which bills entered from the movable receiving port 5 are guided to the main transport path 7. 5B, the auxiliary introduction portion 5B of the auxiliary guide 40 fixed at a predetermined position on the front surface of the introduction guide 10 and the introduction portion 5C of the introduction guide 10 coincide with each other to be connected to each other, and a movable receiving port of the movable guide 50 to be described later A bill entering from 5 is introduced and sent to the main conveyance path 7. In FIG. 6B, the introduction conveyance path 5A shown on the front side of the auxiliary introduction portion 5B is an introduction conveyance path 5A formed by combining a movable guide 50 described later with the auxiliary guide 40. It is communicated from the movable receiving port 5.

  Next, the movable guide 50 shown in FIG. 7 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having the same vertical width as the introduction guide 10 and the auxiliary guide 40. Upper and lower guide pieces 50a and 50b are formed on the upper and lower sides of the movable guide 50, and third guide grooves 53c and 53c (FIG. 8) provided in the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b shown in FIG. The movable guide 50 can be slid horizontally along the upper and lower third guide groove portions 53c in the state after the insertion. The movable guide 50 is slid horizontally with respect to a game medium lending machine (not shown) provided at a predetermined position, and is attached to a front portion of the movable guide 50 (FIG. 1). It is fixed at a predetermined position by being attached to the game medium lending machine via (b).

  Further, as described above, the movable guide 50 is provided with the driving upper pulley 26 and the transmission belt guides 36 and 37 provided close to both sides thereof on the upper portion of the movable guide 50. 7 (a) and 7 (b), the drive upper pulley 26 and the transmission belt guides 36 and 37 are housed in a pulley case 66 (see FIG. 4) formed to protrude from the upper portion of the movable guide 50. As shown in FIG. 3B, the driving belt 33 is wound around the driving upper pulley 26 and the transmission belt guides 36 and 37, and the driving force transmitted by the driving belt 33 is obtained by driving the driving motor 17. The upper pulley 26 is rotated to drive a driving roller 35 (see FIG. 2B) coupled to the approximate middle of the pulley shaft 26 a of the driving upper pulley 26, and the tension that is in contact with the driving path roller 35. The roller 67 is driven.

  In the above configuration, as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C, the pulley shaft 26 a of the driving upper pulley 26 of the movable guide 50 extends downward and is provided on the lower surface of the driving case 2. 26b is rotatably supported.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, a movable receiving port 5 is formed in the vertical direction of the movable guide 50, and this movable receiving port 5 is located downstream inward (rear side). The introduction path S2 is configured to form an inclined path, and the drive roller 35 and the tension roller 67 are provided in contact with each other as a carry-in mechanism behind the path.

  The introduction guide 10, the auxiliary guide 40, and the movable guide 50 configured as described above can be sandwiched and attached as described above between the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b. The auxiliary guide 40 and the movable guide 50 can be fixed by sliding laterally as described above in accordance with the position of the movable receiving port 5 connected to the game medium lending machine. It becomes possible.

  In the banknote transport apparatus according to the above-described embodiment, when the introduction guide 10, the auxiliary guide 40, and the movable guide 50 are attached between the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b, FIG. As shown in FIG. 4B, since the auxiliary guide 40 and the movable guide 50 are moved (slid), even if the position of the movable guide 50 that is aligned with the auxiliary guide 40 is different, the flow of bill introduction is indicated by the dotted line F. The introduction conveyance path 5A communicating with the movable receiving port 5 of the movable guide 50, the auxiliary introduction path 5B formed by the slit 60 of the auxiliary guide 40, and the introduction portion 5C formed by the slit 43 of the introduction guide communicate with each other. The banknotes that form a passage and are introduced into the main conveyance path 7 are drawn between the conveyance belt 18 and the belt driven roller 48 and sent to the main conveyance path 7 to be conveyed downstream. Can be done.

  The banknote transport apparatus of the present invention has a width so that a banknote transport apparatus capable of changing the positions of the receiving ports provided in the front and rear of the game table arrangement direction can be manufactured easily and inexpensively and can be installed in a narrow game island. It can be used as a banknote transport apparatus that has a narrow configuration and can reliably flow banknotes through the main transport path even when the position shift amount of the receiving port is large.

(a) is a top view of the banknote conveying apparatus by the Example of this invention, (b) is a front view, (c) is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG.1 (b). (a) is a front view which concerns on the drive case of the banknote conveying apparatus by the Example of this invention, (b) is BB sectional drawing of Fig.2 (a). It is a figure which shows the drive mechanism of the banknote conveying apparatus by the Example of this invention, (a) is a top view of a drive case, (b) is a front view of a drive case, (c) is a bottom view of a drive case. It is a disassembled perspective view which concerns on the drive case of the banknote conveying apparatus by the Example of this invention. (a) is a front view of the introduction guide which concerns on the banknote conveying apparatus by the Example of this invention, (b) is CC sectional view taken on the line of Fig.5 (a). (a) is a front view of the auxiliary guide which concerns on the banknote conveying apparatus by the Example of this invention, (b) is DD sectional view taken on the line of Fig.6 (a). (a) is a front view of the movable guide which concerns on the banknote conveying apparatus by the Example of this invention, (b) is the EE sectional view taken on the line of Fig.7 (a). It is the schematic which shows the structure which fits an auxiliary guide and a movable guide between the upper side drive case and the lower side drive case in the drive case of the banknote conveying apparatus by the Example of this invention. (a) is the elements on larger scale which show the introductory conveyance path which concerns on the banknote conveying apparatus by the Example of this invention, (b) shows the state which moved the movable guide (movable receiving port).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bill conveying apparatus 2 Drive case 3 Conveying arm 4 Joint 5 Movable receiving port 5A Introducing conveying path 5B Auxiliary introducing part 5C Introducing part 6 Fixed receiving port 7 Main conveying path 8 Upstream receiving port 9 Downstream side outlet 10 Introducing guide 10a, 10b guide piece 11 first drive roller 12 first tension roller 12a roller shaft 12b elastic spring 13 fixed introduction guide member 14 second drive roller 15 second tension roller 16 first belt drive pulley 17 drive motor 17a motor gear DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 Conveyance belt 19 2nd belt drive pulley 20 Belt drive roller 21 Belt drive roller 22 Motor case 23 Motor gear 24 Driven gear 24a Gear shaft 25 Belt drive gear 25a Gear shaft 26 Drive upper pulley 26a Pulley shaft 26b Bearing 27 Drive upper pulley 28 Drive belt 29 Forming driving gear 29b gear shaft 30 bearing 31 transmits the driven gear 31a gear shaft 31b coaxially pulley 33 drives a belt 34 a belt drive pulley 35 driving roller
36, 37 Transmission belt guides 36a, 37a Support shafts 36b, 37b
Bearing 37 Bearing 38 Roller holding piece 39 Guide part
40 Auxiliary guide 40a, 40b Guide piece 41 Projection
42 Tension roller 43 Slit 44 Guide claw 45 Inclined claw 46 Positioning groove 47 Raised portion 48 Belt driven roller 48a Roller shaft 49 Elastic spring 50 Movable guide 51 Concave groove 52a Upper drive case 52b Lower drive case 53a First guide Groove 53b Second guide groove 54 Protrusion 55 Fixing protrusion 55a Screw hole 56a, 56b Screw hole 57 Screw 57a, 57b Front frame 58 Guide part 59 Protrusion
60 Slit 61 Guide Claw 62 Projection 63 Inclined Claw 64 Elastic Piece 65 Positioning Claw 66 Pulley Case 67 Tension Roller
L transport path S1 introduction path S2 introduction path F Flow of banknotes

Claims (2)

In a banknote transport apparatus that transports banknotes along a transport path formed along an array of game machines,
An upstream receiving port for receiving banknotes from the upstream side of the transport path;
A downstream delivery port for carrying out bills to the downstream side of the conveyance path;
A main transport path for transporting banknotes received from the upstream receiving port toward the downstream sending port;
A banknote receiving port is provided before and after the main transport path,
While facing a motor-driven transport belt on one side of the main transport path,
A plurality of belt driven rollers press-contacted at predetermined intervals along the conveyor belt;
An introduction guide in which a bill is introduced into each belt driven roller and an introduction portion is provided between each belt driven roller and the conveyor belt to guide the banknote and lead it to the main conveyance path;
An auxiliary guide that is slidable in a lateral direction relative to the introduction guide and provided with an auxiliary introduction path communicating with the introduction portion;
A movable guide that is slidable laterally relative to the auxiliary guide, and that forms an introduction conveyance path that communicates with the auxiliary introduction path by being combined with the auxiliary guide;
The movable guide is provided with a receiving port for receiving banknotes and transporting the banknotes to the introduction conveyance path,
The receiving port is provided with a carry-in mechanism for pinching and carrying bills,
The banknote transport apparatus is characterized in that the banknote received from the receiving port is carried into the introduction transport path by a transport mechanism, guided from the communicating auxiliary introduction path to the introduction path, and transported to the main transport path. A plurality of positioning grooves provided laterally spaced above and below the front side of the introduction guide;
A positioning claw provided on the upper and lower portions of the rear side of each of the auxiliary guides,
By sliding the auxiliary guide in the lateral direction, the upper and lower positioning claws of the auxiliary guide are selectively fitted to any one of the upper and lower positioning claws of the introduction guide to be in a fixed state. 2. The banknote transport apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing unit.