JP5079430B2 - 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 problems, the banknote transport apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention is a front game on a game island in which game machines and game medium lending machines each having a banknote identification machine are arranged for each game machine in the front-rear direction. A game path is constructed by connecting a plurality of the game media lending machines arranged on the front and back sides of the game machine lending machine along the game table row in a row in the middle of the table row and the rear game table row to form a transfer path. In a banknote transport apparatus that transports banknotes from a medium lending machine, an upstream receiving port that receives banknotes from the upstream side, a downstream sending port that transports banknotes to the downstream side, and a banknote received from the upstream receiving port on the downstream side A main conveyance path that conveys toward the delivery port, a plurality of belt driven rollers that are pressed against the conveyance belt that is motor-driven on one side of the main conveyance path and that is pressed at predetermined intervals along the conveyance belt, and each belt driven roller Bills are introduced and carried with each belt driven roller An introduction guide having a plurality of introduction paths for guiding bills between the belt and leading to the main conveyance path, and an auxiliary introduction path communicating with the introduction path by opening and closing the introduction path for each introduction path of the introduction guide A flapper to be formed, a movable guide that is slidable in a lateral direction relative to the introduction guide and that forms an introduction conveyance path that communicates with the auxiliary introduction path by being combined with the introduction guide, and located upstream of the main conveyance path An upstream receiving port, a fixed receiving port, and a movable receiving port provided with a fixed receiving port for receiving banknotes from the rear gaming table row direction and a movable receiving port provided in the movable guide for receiving banknotes from the front gaming table row direction. paper inlet, loading mechanism for loading and clamping the banknotes is provided in the respective upstream receiving port, the bill received from the fixed receiving port, which is conveyed to the main conveying path by carrying mechanism, it received from the movable receiving port Is the loading mechanism carried to introduce conveying path is guided from the auxiliary introduction path communicating the introducing passage, characterized by conveying the bill to the main transport path.

In addition, when the flapper is in the open state with respect to the introduction path, the banknote transport apparatus according to claim 2 forms an auxiliary introduction path that communicates with the introduction path, and the flapper is connected to the introduction path. When the flapper is in the closed state, the front side of the flapper and the front side of the introduction guide are substantially parallel to form the introduction conveyance path formed by combining the movable guide and the introduction guide.

According to the banknote transport apparatus of the present invention, even when the position of the movable guide that is aligned with the introduction guide is different, the auxiliary introduction path and the introduction guide introduction path formed by the opening and closing operation of the flapper and the flapper opening / closing operation. Communicate with each other to form an introduction passage to the main transport path, so that even if the amount of positional deviation of the receiving port is large, it is possible to reliably flow the banknote received from the receiving port to the main transport path.

In addition, a driving unit is not required in the sub-transport path (the auxiliary guide path formed by the movable guide introduction transport path and the flapper and the introduction path by the introduction guide) other than the drive of the transport belt facing the main transport path. Therefore, the structure can be simplified, it can be manufactured at a low cost, and it is easy to assemble, which is beneficial 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 apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a plurality of pieces arranged in a row along the game table row at a center portion of a game island (not shown), that is, an intermediate portion between a front game table row and a rear game table row. As shown in FIG. 1 (c), the banknote transport apparatus 1 is formed with a transport path L extending in the direction of the game table, and is received from the banknote transport apparatus 1 adjacent to the upstream side along the transport path L. The banknotes are transported along the transport path L to the banknote transport apparatus 1 adjacent to the downstream side, and the banknotes received from the front and rear game medium lending machines are banknote introduction paths S1 and S2 (see FIG. 2B). Are introduced into the conveyance path L and conveyed downstream , and the conveyed banknotes 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. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the fixed receiving port 6 has a bill 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 has the movable receiving port 5. A banknote introduction path S <b> 2 for guiding the banknote received at the entrance 5 to the main transport path 7 is provided. 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.

In addition, the fixed receiving port 6 is provided in a fixed state in the drive case 2, and a fixed introduction guide member 13 is provided for guiding the banknote received at the fixed receiving port 6 to the main transport path 7 along the banknote introduction path S1. ing. 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 banknotes carried in along the banknote introduction path S1 are driven by the second drive roller 14 and driven by the second tension roller 15 in the main transport path 7. 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 drive case 2 of the banknote transport apparatus 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 coupling drive gear 29 extends downward from 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 23 is engaged with the belt drive gear 25, and the end of the gear shaft 25a is rotatably supported by a bearing 25b 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 flapper 40, and the movable guide 50 attached between the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b forming the drive case 2 as shown in FIG. 4 will be described. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the drive case 2. The introduction guide 10, the flapper 40, and the movable guide 50 attached between the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b forming the drive case 2 are disassembled. The individual states are illustrated in FIGS. 5, 6, and 7.

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 two guide groove portions 53a and 53b arranged side by side in a vertically opposed state (see FIG. 8). Further, a plurality of insertion holes 53c are arranged in parallel between the guide groove portions 53a and 53b at regular intervals. 4 shows the guide grooves 53a and 53b of the lower drive case 52b and a plurality of insertion holes 53c, and the guide groove of the upper drive case 52a is not shown, but as shown in FIG. The upper drive case 52a is also provided with guide grooves 53a and 53b of the lower drive case 52b and grooves and insertion holes similar to the plurality of insertion holes 53c.

Of the two guide groove portions 53a and 53b, the innermost first guide groove portion 53a has a length capable of inserting the entire length of the upper and lower guide pieces 10a and 10b of the introduction guide 10, 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 first 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 guide grooves 53a and 53a, the introduction guide 10 is placed between the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b. It can be put in a fixed state by being sandwiched at a predetermined position.

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 in a) or (b), it functions as an introduction path 5C for guiding the banknote received at the movable receiving port 5 to the main transport path 7 along the banknote 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 banknotes entering between the conveyor belt 18 guided by... And each belt driven roller 48 are conveyed downstream.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of flappers 40 provided on the front side of the introduction guide 10 have a substantially rectangular shape having the same vertical width as that of the introduction guide 10, and a large number of guide claws 40c are arranged on the upstream side. It is formed to project toward.

The flapper 40 has flapper shafts 40a and 40b formed on the upper and lower sides thereof, and is inserted between insertion holes 53c provided in the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b to be supported. Further, a notch 40d is provided at the tip of the flapper shaft 40b, and the inserted flapper shaft 40b protrudes from the insertion hole 53c of the lower drive case 52b, and is connected to the flapper fixing plate 68. Mating.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the flapper fixing plate 68 is provided with a substantially rectangular flapper fitting hole 68a and a mounting hole 68b, and the flapper fitting hole 68a has a notch 40d at the tip. Fits with the flapper shaft 40b. The mounting hole 68b is screwed into one of the two fixing holes 69 provided in the lower part of the lower drive case 52b. By fixing the mounting hole 68b to one of the two fixing holes 69, the flapper 40 can be rotated around the flapper shafts 40a and 40b.

As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the flapper 40 described above is provided so as to block the four slits 43 of the introduction guide 10. By screwing the attachment hole 68b of the flapper fixing plate 68 fitted to the flapper shaft 40b into one of the two fixing holes 69 provided in the lower part of the lower drive case 52b, the flapper shafts 40a and 40b are centered. It rotates and opens and closes the slit 43.

In this embodiment, when the flapper 40 is opened with respect to the slit 43, the open portion functions as an auxiliary introduction path 5 </ b> B in which bills entered from the movable receiving port 5 are guided to the main transport path 7. The auxiliary introduction path 5 </ b> B and the introduction path 5 </ b> C of the introduction guide 10 in the open state are connected to each other, and a bill entering from a movable receiving port 5 of the movable guide 50 described later is introduced and sent to the main conveyance path 7. Become.

The introduction conveyance path 5A shown on the front side of the auxiliary introduction path 5B is formed by combining a movable guide 50 described later with the introduction guide 10 and communicates with the movable receiving port 5 of the movable guide 50.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the flapper 40 is closed with respect to the slit 43, the front side of the flapper 40 and the front side of the introduction guide 10 are in a parallel state. The front side of 40 forms a part of the introduction conveyance path 5A, and a bill that enters from a movable receiving port 5 of a movable guide 50 described later is sent to the auxiliary introduction path 5B.

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 flapper 40. Upper and lower guide pieces 50a and 50b are formed on the upper and lower sides of the movable guide 50, and second guide groove portions 53b and 53b (FIG. 8) provided in the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b shown in FIG. (See (a)), and in the state after the insertion, the movable guide 50 can be slid in the horizontal direction along the upper and lower second guide groove portions 53b. 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 26a of the driving upper pulley 26 of the movable guide 50 extends downward and is rotatably supported by the bearing 26b. Yes.

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 banknote introduction path S2 is configured as 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 flapper 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. In addition to being convenient for maintenance, the movable guide 50 can be slid and fixed in the lateral direction as described above in accordance with the position of the movable receiving port 5 connected to the game medium lending machine.

The banknote transport apparatus according to the above-described embodiment can be configured as shown in FIG. 9A or 9B with the introduction guide 10, the flapper 40, and the movable guide 50 attached between the upper drive case 52a and the lower drive case 52b. The movable guide 50 is moved (slid), and the flapper 40 that can be opened and closed with respect to the slit 43 of the introduction guide 10 is opened by a fixed position between the movable guide 50 and the game medium lending machine, as shown in FIG. Even when the position of the movable guide 50 that is aligned with the introduction guide 10 is different, the introduction conveyance path 5A and the flapper 40 that communicate with the movable reception port 5 of the movable guide 50 are shown in FIG. The auxiliary introduction path 5B, which is open with respect to the slit 43, and the introduction path 5C by the slit 43 of the introduction guide communicate with each other to form an introduction path to the main transport path 7. In addition, the bill introduced into the main transport path 7 is drawn between the transport belt 18 and the belt driven roller 48 and sent to the main transport path 7 so that it can be transported downstream.

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. (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 DD sectional view taken on the line of Fig.7 (a). (a) is the schematic which shows the structure which fits a flapper and a movable guide between an upper drive case and a lower drive case in the drive case of the banknote conveying apparatus by the Example of this invention, (b) is flapper fixation It is the elements on larger scale which show attachment of a board. (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 Banknote conveyance apparatus 2 Drive case 5 Movable receiving port 5A Introduction conveyance path 5B Auxiliary introduction path 5C Introduction path 6 Fixed reception port 7 Main conveyance path 8 Upstream reception port 9 Downstream transmission port 10 Introduction guide 11 First drive roller 12 First tension roller 14 Second drive roller 15 Second tension roller 16 First belt drive pulley 17 Drive motor 18 Conveying belt 19 Second belt drive pulley 20 Belt drive roller 34 Belt drive pulley 35 Drive roller 40 Flapper 43 slit 48 belt driven roller 50 movable guide 53a first guide groove 53b second guide groove 67 tension roller 68 flapper mounting plate L conveyance path S1 banknote introduction path S2 banknote introduction path F flow of banknote

Claims (2)

Games arranged on the front and back sides of the game machine in the middle of the front and rear game machine rows on the game island where game machines and game media lending machines equipped with banknote identification machines are arranged in the horizontal direction In the banknote transport apparatus for transporting banknotes from the game medium lending machine by connecting a plurality of the game lending machines along the row of game machines on the back of the medium lending machine and arranging them in a line to form a transport path,
An upstream receiving port for accepting banknotes from the upstream side;
A downstream delivery port for carrying out bills downstream;
A main transport path for transporting bills received from the upstream receiving port toward the downstream sending port;
A plurality of belt driven rollers which face a conveyor belt driven by a motor on one side of the main conveyance path and are pressed against each other along a conveyance belt at a predetermined interval, and banknotes are introduced into the respective belt driven rollers, and each belt driven roller and the conveyance belt An introduction guide in which a plurality of introduction paths for guiding the banknotes and guiding them to the main transport path are arranged between
A flapper that forms an auxiliary introduction path that communicates with the introduction path by opening and closing the introduction path for each introduction path of the introduction guide;
A movable guide that is slidable laterally relative to the introduction guide and that forms an introduction conveyance path that communicates with the auxiliary introduction path by being combined with the introduction guide;
A fixed receiving port that is located upstream of the main transport path and accepts banknotes from the rear game stand row direction;
A movable receiving port that is provided in the movable guide and accepts banknotes from the front game platform direction;
With
Each of the upstream receiving port, the fixed receiving port, and the movable receiving port is provided with a loading mechanism for holding the bills and loading them,
Banknotes received from the upstream receiving port and fixed receiving port are transported to the main transport path by the transport mechanism,
A banknote transport apparatus characterized in that a banknote received from a movable receiving port is carried into an introduction conveyance path by a carry-in mechanism, guided from the communicating auxiliary introduction path to the introduction path, and conveyed to the main conveyance path.

When the flapper is in an open state with respect to the introduction path, an auxiliary introduction path communicating with the introduction path is formed, and when the flapper is in a closed state with respect to the introduction path, the front side of the flapper and the introduction guide 2. The banknote transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the front side is in a substantially parallel state and serves as the introduction transport path formed by combining the movable guide and the introduction guide.

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