JP5265154B2 - Banknote transfer device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bill conveying device provided between rows of a Pachinko game machine and a ball dispenser consisting of two rows of group in a Pachinko parlor installed with a plurality of Pachinko game machines and ball dispensers back to back into two rows. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of Pachinko game machines 11 and ball dispensers 12 are disposed on both sides of the conveying passage of this bill conveying device 15 conveys bills inserted from the ball dispensers to a safe of a bank via the conveyance passage. The bill is conveyed along a clearance between free wheels and an endless round belt 19. Sensors are provided on the conveying passage near the respective ball dispensers and detect the retention state of bills passing the conveying passage. A control device controls to stop the ball dispensing function of a ball dispenser located in the side of a position where the detected sensor is provided, and in the upstream side of the sensor based on the retention state information of the sensor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  In the game hall, a plurality of gaming machines (such as a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine) and a unit or the like for receiving bills installed in the vicinity thereof or sending them out to a conveyance path are back-to-back. It is related with the banknote conveying apparatus arrange | positioned in the state of this, and provided between the said game machine which consists of the group of the said 2 rows, and a unit. The bill is inserted from the unit or the like, and after a predetermined check is performed, the bill passes through the bill transport device and enters, for example, an island safe in the downstream.

In the game island facility in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-144645, when a banknote stays in the banknote transport path, the banknote transport unit and the ball lending machine installed upstream from the banknote staying place are stopped, and the banknote staying is stopped. Service to customers is improved by operating pachinko machines and ball lending machines downstream from the location.
JP-A-6-144645

  In the case where a banknote stays in a part of the transport path, the manager of the gaming machine, unit, etc., removes the remaining banknote and confirms normal operation after restricting the overall operation. , Reboot. In addition, in the game island facility described in JP-A-6-144645 of Patent Document 1, when banknote retention is detected, banknote conveyance on both sides upstream from the position where the banknote retention is detected. The unit and ball lending machine are controlled to stop. Since the game island equipment of the conventional example has stopped the functions of the units on both sides upstream from the position where the banknote stay is detected, there are many units that cannot be used, causing great inconvenience to customers and reducing sales. Was invited.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention limits the functions of a unit and the like upstream of the sensor on the position where the sensor that detects the accumulation of banknotes is provided, and efficiently controls the gaming machine. It aims at providing the banknote conveying apparatus which can be operated. The “restriction” in the present invention means a stop of acceptance of banknotes in a ball lending machine or a medal lending machine, and means that there is no limit other than acceptance of banknotes. In addition, the present invention provides a highly reliable banknote transport device in which a free wheel, an endless round belt, and a guide member are arranged at predetermined intervals so that the life of the endless round belt is long and the banknote does not wrinkle and does not easily stay. The purpose is to provide.

The banknote transport apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of gaming machines arranged in a back-to-back state, and units installed in the vicinity of the gaming machine for receiving banknotes and sending them out to the transport path on both sides of the transport path. In the banknote transport apparatus that is arranged and can simultaneously transport the banknotes thrown from the unit on both sides of the transport path, the endless round belt that rotates endlessly in the banknote transport direction, and disposed on both sides of the endless round belt And a pair of left and right free wheels that rotate in the horizontal direction and can simultaneously convey the banknotes along both sides of the endless round belt, and a pair of left and right freewheels, respectively. Guide members guided between the free wheel and the endless round belt, and provided in the conveyance path in the vicinity of the respective units, and pass through the conveyance path While detecting the staying state of a banknote, the sensors which are respectively attached to the side panels of the transport path and the time during which each sensor detects the banknote are counted. The function of the unit is determined when it is determined that the stay of the banknote has been stopped by limiting the function of the unit upstream from the sensor in the transport path on the position side where the detected sensor is provided. It is at least comprised from the control apparatus which operates normally.

  According to the present invention, it is inconvenient for the conveyance of banknotes because the stay of banknotes is detected by the sensor and the functions of the unit and the like on the position side where the sensor is provided and upstream from the sensor are limited. It is only necessary to limit the functions of the unit and the like, and the gaming machine can be operated efficiently.

  According to the present invention, a bill inserted from a unit or the like is transported by a cooperative action with a pair of upper and lower partition walls, a pair of left and right free wheels rotating in the horizontal direction, and guide members provided above and below the free wheels. It does not stay inside, and can be transported together with the endless round belt to an island safe or the like. In addition, the endless round belt can be provided with a gap between the endless round belt and the load can be reduced, so that the transport device is highly reliable over a long period of time.

  According to the present invention, when the bill passes through the vicinity of the sensor provided in the transport path or when the bill is stopped, the bill is flowing when the bill stays longer than a predetermined time. The functions of the unit and the like on the side and upstream of the sensor in which the stay of the banknote is detected are limited. Since the present invention limits the functions of a unit or the like in a region where the banknote cannot be normally conveyed without stopping the entire conveyance path, the inconvenience due to the retention of the banknote can be minimized. Moreover, the sensor in the said conveyance path restores the function of the unit which restricted the function, when the stay of a banknote is lost.

  According to the present invention, not only can a sensor for detecting passage or stay of banknotes be installed at any position on the roller block or side panel in the banknote conveyance path, but also display the machine number of the gaming machine, The manager of the system can quickly grasp the staying position of the banknote. The side panel is made common by adopting a structure to which a roller block or a bill insertion slot (not shown) can be attached.

In the banknote transport apparatus according to the present invention, a plurality of gaming machines and units or the like for receiving or sending banknotes installed in the vicinity of the gaming machine are disposed on both sides of the transport path. The banknotes inserted from the bank are transported to the island safe, for example, via the transport path. The bill along the gap between the Mutanmaru belt being driven by freewheeling the drive pulley, Ru can be transported simultaneously on both sides. The endless round belt is driven endlessly in the vertical direction in the bill conveyance direction by a driving pulley. Since the endless round belt is not constantly in contact with the freewheel, the burden of transporting banknotes is light and can be transported with high reliability over a long period of time.

A pair of the freewheels is arranged at a predetermined interval on both sides of the endless round belt with respect to one roller block and rotates in a horizontal direction, and between the one endless belt and the other, wherein conveys the bill along both sides of the Mutanmaru belt, the bills inserted from the unit, etc. of the front and back sides of the conveying path can be conveyed, respectively. The sensor is provided in a conveyance path in the vicinity of each of the front side unit and the back side unit, and detects a staying state of the bills passing through the conveyance path. The control device performs control so as to limit the functions of the unit and the like on the position side where the detected sensor is provided and on the upstream side of the sensor based on the information regarding the staying state of the sensor.

The banknote transport device detects the stay of the transport path on the side where the banknote passes by the sensor, and restricts the function of the unit on the position side of the transport path where the sensor is provided and upstream of the sensor. Therefore, it is only necessary to restrict functions of units and the like that are inconvenient for the conveyance of banknotes, and the gaming machine can be operated efficiently.

Paper money transport device of the present invention, the transport path, and a pair of upper and lower partition wall, a pair of right and left free wheel, and Mutanmaru belt rotating endlessly between the freewheeling and the partition wall, and the guide member A plurality of sets of banknote driving units are arranged at predetermined intervals. A bill inserted from a unit or the like is interposed between the pair of upper and lower free wheels and an endless round belt rotating endlessly between the pair of left and right free wheels by the pair of upper and lower partition walls and the guide member. Guided and transported. The pair of left and right free wheels, and guide members provided above and below each free wheel are arranged at predetermined intervals along the endless round belt.

The banknote transport apparatus of the present invention can stop transporting only one banknote transport path even when banknotes are accumulated . Accordingly, the pair of upper and lower partition walls and the guide members provided on the upper and lower sides of the pair of left and right free wheels allow the banknotes inserted from the unit or the like to be conveyed together with the endless round belt, for example, to an island safe. be able to.

In the banknote transport apparatus of the present invention, the control device counts the time when the banknote passes through each sensor or the time when the banknote stops, and detects the time. Moreover, when the said control apparatus judges that the said banknote has stayed for the predetermined time or more in the vicinity where the said sensor is installed, the stay of the said banknote is detected by the side where the said banknote is flowing. In addition, the function of the unit on the upstream side of the sensor is limited. The banknote transport apparatus according to the present invention restricts only the functions of a unit or the like in a region where the banknote cannot be normally transported without stopping the movement of the entire transport path even if the banknote stays in the transport path. The inconvenience due to the stay of can be minimized. Moreover, the said control apparatus restores the functions of the said unit etc., when it is judged that the stay of the banknote has disappeared in the said conveyance path.

The sensor in the banknote transport apparatus according to the present invention includes, for example, an actuator type, an infrared type, an electronic type, or an optical type. In addition, the sensor is attached to an arbitrary position on the roller block or the side panel, and can accurately indicate the staying position of the banknote in at least one transport path to the administrator.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view for explaining an example in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines and ball lending machines are installed in two rows back to back and a bill conveyance path is provided between them in an embodiment of the present invention. . In FIG. 1, pachinko gaming machines 11-1, 11-2, 11-3,... And ball lending machines 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, installed between the pachinko gaming machines 11, ... are provided. Similarly, the pachinko gaming machine 11 ′ and the ball lending machine 12 ′ are arranged back-to-back on the opposite side across the transport device 15. The pachinko gaming machine 11 and the ball lending machine 12 are not necessarily arranged alternately.

  In the transport device 15, an endless round belt 19 is rotated endlessly in a vertical direction by a driving pulley 191 and a driven pulley 192. A sensor (not shown) substantially corresponds to the ball lending machine 12, 12 ', is installed in a nearby transport path, detects the movement of a bill (not shown), and informs a control device (not shown). As sending.

  FIG. 2 is an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view for explaining a roller block in a transport device. In FIG. 2, the roller block 15 ′ is provided with free wheels 20 that are disposed opposite to both sides of the endless round belt 19 and rotate in the horizontal direction. The freewheel 20 is supported by a freewheel bearing 30 such that a freewheel rotating shaft 20a is freely rotatable. The free wheel 20 is provided with at least one set of guide members 21 that are arranged above and below the collar member and project in the direction of the endless round belt 19.

  The free wheel 20 has a substantially vertical roller surface, and a bill is driven by the roller surface, the guide member 21, and one side surface and the other side surface of the endless round belt 19. Further, the side panel 14 includes plate-like portions 15a above and below the free wheel 20 and can cover the opening. Further, the roller block 15 ′ is provided with a rod-shaped sensor 35 a in the conveyance path 18. Since the bar-shaped sensor 35a is biased by a spring (not shown) and tilted toward the banknote traveling direction, it can detect the passage of the banknote. Further, the bar-shaped sensor 35a is substantially horizontal during the passage of the bill, and the bill is detected by sending a signal from an optical sensor, for example, by moving the rear end of the rod-shaped sensor 35a. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the guide member 21, flange portions larger than the radial direction of the free wheel 20 are fixed to both sides of the free wheel 20 gradually in the bill traveling direction. The enlarged flange portion is formed so that the width of the portion larger than the diameter of the free wheel 20 is widened. Since the flange portion of the guide member 21 is wide and gradually increases in the direction of travel, the endless round belt 19 can be smoothly moved without hindering the conveyance of bills.

  The side panel 14 is attached by a claw 23 to a dovetail groove 22 formed along the longitudinal direction of the side surface of the mold 13. The dovetail groove 22 has a narrow opening and a back end that is expanded to have a substantially rectangular cross section. The mold member 13 has a partition wall 13a formed from above and below toward an endless round belt 19 at the center. A concave groove 13b is formed on the upper surface of the mold member 13 along the longitudinal direction of the member. In the conveying device 15, the mold material 13, the side panel 14, the roller block 15 ′ and the like are arranged vertically and horizontally symmetrically with the endless round belt 19 as the center.

  The roller block 15 ′ includes a block to which the rod-shaped sensor 35 a is attached, a block for banknote conveyance, a block for inserting a banknote into the conveyance path 18, and the necessary one is selected and attached to the side panel. .

  In addition, the sensor which detects a banknote operates actuator type | mold, infrared rays, electronically, or optically, and is installed in the arbitrary positions of a roller block or a side panel. The sensor need not be provided on the ball lending machine 12, 12 ', but can be installed at an arbitrary position on the roller block or the side panel. I understand.

  FIG. 3 is a plan cross-sectional view for explaining a free wheel, a guide member, and an endless round belt in a transport apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the free wheel 20 is disposed away from the endless round belt 19. The guide member 21 is disposed above and below the freewheel 20 and protrudes away from the top and bottom of the endless round belt 19 in the left-right direction.

  The bill enters the conveyance path 18 from the ball lending machine 12, enters between the upper and lower partition walls 13 a and the plate-like portion 15 a, and is driven by contacting the guide member 21 and the endless round belt 19. It is transported to the island safe. Since the endless round belt 19 does not have a contact portion unless a bill is inserted, the endless round belt 19 not only has a long life but also can be a highly reliable transport path 18. Further, since the endless round belt 19 is in contact with only a bill, the endless round belt 19 can maintain a stable and highly reliable state for a long-term continuous operation.

  4A and 4B are views for explaining the roller block of the present invention. FIG. 4A is a view of the back side of the roller block, and FIG. In FIG. 4A, the sensor block 35 is provided with, for example, a rod-shaped sensor 35a, and can send a signal that a bill is passing by moving the rod-shaped sensor 35a by passage of the bill. It is like that. In FIG. 4 (b), the roller block 15 'shows the free wheel 20, the guide member 21, the rod-shaped sensor 35a and the like. The side panel to which the roller block 15 ′ is attached is provided with, for example, claws 23 at four locations and is detachably attached to the conveyance path 18.

  FIG. 5 is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a schematic block configuration diagram for explaining a control system of the bill conveyance path. In FIG. 5, the symbol S represents the front side, and the symbol R represents the back side. The bills inserted into the ball lending machines TS1, TS2,..., TSn are transported to an island safe (not shown) through a transport path (not shown). Moreover, the banknote thrown into ball lending machine TR1, TR2, ..., TRn is conveyed by the said island safe through a conveyance path. The ball lending machines TS1, TS2,..., TSn are provided with sensors SS1, SS2,. The ball lending machines TR1, TR2,..., TRn are provided with sensors SR1, SR2,.

  The relay boards MS1, MS2,..., MSn, MR1, MR2,..., MRn are composed of control boards for controlling the respective ball lending machines T and sensors S. When the control device 41 determines that the banknote is staying based on the detection signal from each sensor S, the control device 41 restricts the function of the ball lending machine T on the sensor S side and upstream from the sensor S.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the banknote transport apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 6, the driving of the transfer device starts simultaneously with the operation of the gaming machine (steps 611 and 612). The control device (reference numeral 41 in FIG. 5) checks whether there is a detection signal from, for example, an S-side sensor among the plurality of sensors installed on both sides of the conveyance path (step 613). When the control device determines that the passage information of the banknote is detected from any of the S-side sensors, the control device checks the time when the banknote of the S-side sensor is detected, and whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed. (Step 614).

  The control device restricts the function of the ball lending machine upstream from the detected S-side sensor when it is determined that the detection signal indicating the passage of the bill from one of the S-side sensors has passed a predetermined time. For example, the acceptance of banknotes in the ball lending machine is prohibited (step 615). The control device prohibits the acceptance of banknotes of the ball lending machine upstream from the S-side sensor, and displays the position where the banknotes are retained on a display device (not shown) provided in a place where the administrator can understand. (Step 616). In step 613, when it is determined that there is no detection signal from the S-side sensor, the control device permits the acceptance of the bill lending machine upstream of the S-side sensor (step 617). The control device permits the acceptance of the banknote of the ball lending machine upstream from the S-side sensor, and cancels the error display on the display device (step 618).

  Next, the control device checks whether there is a detection signal from the R-side sensor (step 619). When the control device determines that the passage information of the banknote is detected from any of the R-side sensors, the control device checks the time when the banknote of the R-side sensor is detected, and whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed. (Step 620).

  When it is determined that the detection signal from one of the R side sensors has passed the predetermined time, the control device prohibits the acceptance of the banknote of the ball lending machine upstream from the detected R side sensor (step 621). . The control device prohibits acceptance of the banknote and informs a manager of a gaming machine or the like of the position where the banknote is retained (step 622). In step 619, when the control device determines that there is no detection signal from the R-side sensor, the control device permits the acceptance of the banknote machine upstream of the R-side sensor (step 623). At the same time, the control device cancels the error display upstream of the R-side sensor (step 624). The processing in step 622 and step 624 is continuous with the processing in step 613. The above process is performed for each sensor on the S side and the R side.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various designs can be made without departing from the matters described in the claims. It is possible to make changes. In the present embodiment, the ball lending machine in the pachinko gaming machine has been described, but the same applies to the medal lending machine in the slot machine, and a known or well-known technique is additionally used.

In the Example of this invention, it is a schematic perspective view for demonstrating the example by which a several pachinko game machine and a ball lending machine are installed in two rows back-to-back, and the banknote conveyance path is provided among them. Example 1 In the Example of this invention, it is sectional drawing for demonstrating the roller block in a conveying apparatus. In the Example of this invention, it is a plane sectional view for demonstrating the free wheel in a conveying apparatus, a guide member, and an endless round belt. (A) and (b) are for explaining the roller block of the present invention, (a) is a view from the back side of the roller block, and (b) is a view as seen from the bill conveyance side of the roller block. In the Example of this invention, it is a schematic block block diagram for demonstrating the control system of a banknote conveyance path. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of operation | movement of the banknote conveying apparatus of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Pachinko machine 12 ... Ball lending machine 13 ... Mold material 13a ... Partition 13b ... Concave groove 14 ... Side panel 15 ... Conveying device 15 '... Roller block 15a ... Plate-like part 18 ... Conveying path 19 ... Endless round belt 191 ... Driving pulley 192 ... Driving pulley 20 ... Free wheel 20a ... Free wheel rotating shaft 21 ... Guide Member 22 ... Dovetail 23 ... Claw 30 ... Free wheel bearing T ... Ball lending machine S ... Sensor M ... Relay board S ... Front side R ... Back side 41 ... ·Control device

Claims (1)

A plurality of gaming machines arranged in a back-to-back state, and a unit installed near the gaming machine for receiving bills and sending them out to the conveyance path are arranged on both sides of the conveyance path and inserted from the unit. Banknote transport apparatus capable of simultaneously transporting the banknotes on both sides of the transport path,
An endless round belt that rotates endlessly in the banknote transport direction;
A pair of left and right free wheels that are arranged on both sides of the endless round belt, rotate in the horizontal direction, and can simultaneously convey the banknotes along both sides of the endless round belt,
A guide member provided above and below the pair of left and right free wheels, respectively, for guiding bills between the free wheel and an endless round belt;
A plurality of sensors provided in the transport path in the vicinity of each of the units, detecting a staying state of banknotes passing through the transport path, and attached to side panels of the transport path;
The time that each of the sensors detects the banknote is counted, and when it is longer than a predetermined time, it is determined that the banknote is staying, and in the transport path on the position side where the detected sensor is provided , A control device that restricts the function of the upstream unit and that normally operates the function of the unit when it is determined that the banknote is no longer retained;
It is comprised at least from the banknote conveying apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

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