JP5551996B2 - Game media transport device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for purifying game media transported inside a gaming machine island.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for purifying a medal (game medium) transported inside a gaming machine island using a cleaning liquid in a medal washing apparatus provided with a hot water type medal washing machine.

JP 2006-34908 A (paragraph 0025)

  However, as in Patent Document 1, in the case of purifying medals using a cleaning liquid, there is a problem that the structure of the apparatus becomes complicated and the burden of maintenance work on the gaming machine island is considerably increased. For example, a tank for storing cleaning liquid is quite heavy, and carrying the tank is heavy labor. Moreover, it is necessary to frequently perform replacement of the cleaning liquid and replacement of the elastic member for dehydrating the cleaned cleaning liquid.

  Therefore, in view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a game medium transport device that has a simple structure and can reduce the burden of maintenance work on a game island.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a game medium transport device for transporting a game medium polished using a granular abrasive to a game island, wherein the game is performed by stirring the abrasive and the game medium. A polishing machine that conveys the medium upward while polishing the medium; and a separator that separates the game medium and the abrasive material polished by the polishing machine, the separator including the game medium and the polishing machine A slanted slat that allows the material to flow down, and a slanted guide plate that flows down the abrasive disposed below the slat and separated by the slat, and the plurality of holes formed in the slat are The polishing material is formed in a size that allows the abrasive material to pass through but does not allow the game medium to pass therethrough, and the abrasive material that has flowed down the guide plate circulates back to the polishing machine.
Details will be described later.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game medium transport device that has a simple structure and can reduce the burden of maintenance work on a game island.

It is a left front perspective view which shows the internal structure of the game medium conveying apparatus of this embodiment. It is a front right perspective view which shows the internal structure of the game medium conveying apparatus of this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a grinder. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a 1st separator. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a 2nd separator. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a 3rd separator. It is a perspective view of a lifter entrance chute. It is a perspective view of a lifter. It is a perspective view of a branch chute. It is the figure which showed the path | route which the medal | carrying conveyed in the inside of a game medium conveying apparatus and the path | route which abrasives follow.

  Next, modes for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “embodiments”) will be described with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

FIG. 1 is a left front perspective view showing the internal structure of the game medium carrying device of the present embodiment. The game medium transport device C of the present embodiment is erected at one end of a gaming machine island S in which slot machines are juxtaposed, and replenishes medals (game media) to the slot machines and the like of the gaming machine island S. Collect medals.
In the present embodiment, the direction from the gaming machine island S to the game medium transporting device C is “front”, and the other directions follow FIG.

  Between the gaming machine island S and the game medium transporting device C, a wife plate T that supports the frame body of the gaming machine island S is erected. Further, on the front side of the game medium transport device C, a counter (jet counter) that counts medals obtained after the game ends and a storage box B that serves as a mounting base for the counter are installed. In FIG. 1, the counter is not shown, and only the outline of the storage box B is drawn. Inside the storage box B, a sub tank (not shown) for storing medals counted by a counter is disposed. The medals stored in the sub tank are transported to the game medium transport device C.

  The game medium conveying device C mainly includes a polishing machine 1, a first separator 2 (separator), a second separator 3 (separator), a third separator 4 (separator), a lifter inlet chute 5, a lifter 6, a branch chute 7, a branch unit (not shown), a supply tank 8, and a main tank 9.

  The polishing machine 1 conveys the medal and the abrasive upward while polishing the medal carried into the game medium conveying device C by the abrasive filled therein. The abrasive is, for example, a granular resin having a cylindrical shape with a diameter of several millimeters and a height of several millimeters.

The first separator 2 receives the medal and the abrasive material conveyed from the polishing machine 1 and separates the medal and the abrasive material.
The second separator 3 receives the medal and the abrasive that have passed through the first separator 2, and further separates the medal and the abrasive.
The third separator 4 receives the medal and the abrasive that have passed through the second separator 3, and further separates the medal and the abrasive.

The lifter inlet chute 5 guides the medal that has passed through the third separator 4 to the lifter 6. If an abrasive is attached to the medal, the medal and the abrasive are separated.
The lifter 6 conveys the medal that has passed through the lifter inlet chute 5 to the branch chute 7 adjacent to the upper part of the lifter 6. If an abrasive is attached to the medal, the medal and the abrasive are separated.

  The branch chute 7 guides the medal conveyed from the lifter 6 to the branch unit. If an abrasive is attached to the medal, the medal and the abrasive are separated. The branch unit distributes the medals that have passed through the branch chute 7 to either the supply tank 8 or an island transfer conveyor (not shown) that transports medals to another gaming machine island.

  The supply tank 8 stores medals to be supplied to the slot machine of the gaming machine island S. The main tank 9 stores medals that have overflowed without being stored in the supply tank 8. Detailed descriptions of the polishing machine 1, the first separator 2, the second separator 3, the third separator 4, the lifter inlet chute 5, the lifter 6, and the branch chute 7 will be described later.

  FIG. 2 is a right front perspective view showing the internal structure of the game medium carrying device of the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, drawing of the outer frame of the upper part of the polishing machine 1, the outer frame of the first separator 2, the outer frame of the second separator 3, and the outer frame of the third separator 4 is omitted, and their internal structures are Has been drawn.

(Polishing machine 1)
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the polishing machine. FIG. 3A is a right front perspective view of the polishing machine 1. FIG. 3B is a left front perspective view of the polishing machine 1. The polishing machine 1 mainly includes a main body lower portion 11, a main body upper portion 12, an abrasive recovery unit 13, and a medal recovery unit 14.

  The main body lower part 11 is located at the lowermost part of the game medium transport apparatus C and accumulates medals transported to the game medium transport apparatus C. A cylindrical polishing pipe (not shown) having a predetermined radius and extending from the left side to the upper side, for example, is formed inside the main body lower part 11. In the present embodiment, most of the polishing pipe in the main body lower portion 11 is filled with the abrasive. Note that the polishing pipe may have a cylindrical shape that curves and extends from the right to the upper, for example, in designing the internal structure of the game medium transport device C.

  The main body upper part 12 is located above the lower part 11 of the main body, and guides medals and abrasives conveyed from the lower part 11 of the main body to the first separator 2. A cylindrical polishing pipe having a predetermined radius and extending in the vertical direction is formed inside the main body upper portion 12. The lower end of the polishing pipe in the upper body portion 12 is connected to the upper end of the polishing pipe in the lower body portion 11.

  The abrasive recovery unit 13 is positioned below the abrasive recovery unit 2B (described later) of the first separator 2, and recovers the abrasive that has been separated and dropped by the first separator 2 and the second separator 3. . As shown in FIG. 3, the opening 13 a formed at the upper end of the abrasive recovery unit 13 communicates with the opening 2 </ b> B <b> 3 (see FIG. 4) formed at the lower end of the first separator 2. The opening 13b formed at the lower end communicates with the opening 11a formed in the lower body 11. As a result, a passage for guiding the falling abrasive material to the rear back of the medal insertion slot 111 (described later) of the lower main body 11 is formed.

  The medal collection unit 14 is located below the main tank 9 and collects medals discharged downward from the main tank 9. The collected medals are guided to the back of the medal insertion slot 111 in the lower part 11 of the main body. The medal collection unit 14 includes a medal collection unit 14a. The medal collecting unit 14a is a medal collecting unit for causing a medal to flow down from the main tank 9 to the lifter 6 (described later) via a slat 114 (described later) due to a failure of the polishing machine 1 or the like.

  The main body lower portion 11 will be described in detail. The main body lower part 11 mainly includes a medal insertion port 111, a spiral spring 112, a stopper 113 (pressing portion), a slat 114, an abrasive tray 115, and an abrasive flow-down port 116.

  The medal slot 111 is an entrance when the medals transported from the sub tank of the storage box B to the game medium transport device C are transported into the polishing machine 1. A medal merging space, which is a space formed behind the medal slot 111, is formed inside the lower body 11 of the polishing machine 1. There are mainly three types of medals transported to the medal merging space. The first is a medal conveyed backward from the sub tank of the storage box B. The second is a medal collected from the medal collecting unit 14 to a medal merging space located below the medal collecting unit 14. The third is a medal that is collected from the slot machine or the like and conveyed to the medal merging space located in front of it by the collecting conveyor R at the lower part of the gaming machine island S. An inlet (not shown) for guiding medals conveyed from the recovery conveyor R to the medal merging space is formed on the rear side surface of the lower body 11 of the polishing machine 1.

  The medal merging space behind the medal slot 111 is also a space when the abrasive circulating in the game medium transport device C is transported into the polishing machine 1. There are mainly two types of abrasives conveyed to the medal merging space. The first is an abrasive that has fallen through the abrasive recovery unit 13. The second is the abrasive that has flowed down through the abrasive flow down opening 116.

  The spiral spring 112 is a spiral flat spring that is inserted into the polishing pipe in the lower body 11 and the polishing pipe in the upper body 12. The lower end of the spiral spring 112 is exposed from the lower end of the polishing pipe in the lower part 11 of the main body and extends to the medal merging space behind the medal insertion slot 111. Further, the upper end of the spiral spring 112 is exposed from the upper end of the polishing pipe on the main body upper portion 12 and is indirectly connected to a rotating shaft that is rotated by a motor 123 provided on the main body upper portion 12.

  When the spiral spring 112 is rotated by the motor 123, the medal and the abrasive in the medal merging space behind the medal insertion slot 111 are taken into the spiral spring 112 and conveyed upward. During the conveyance, the medal and the abrasive are agitated, and the medal is polished by the abrasive. Moreover, since the spiral spring 112 itself is irregularly deformed by the agitation and gives a biasing force to the medal and the abrasive, the polishing performance of the abrasive can be improved. The polished medal appears together with the polishing material from the upper end of the polishing pipe in the upper part 12 of the main body and flows down to the first separator 2.

  The stopper 113 is, for example, a cylindrical metal member disposed above the lower end (starting end) of the spiral spring 112 in the medal merging space behind the medal insertion slot 111. When a large amount of medals are taken into the spiral spring 112, the spiral spring 112 may be greatly deformed and its lower end may extend upward (lift). The stopper 113 can prevent excessive deformation of the spiral spring 112 by pressing the lower end of the spiral spring 112 extending upward from above. In the present embodiment, the stopper 113 is brought into contact with the spiral spring 112, but may be provided at a position close to the spiral spring 112 with a gap.

  The snowboard 114 is a metal plate having a downward slope from left to right, and the metal plate is provided with a number of circular holes 114a. The size of the circular hole 114a is such a size that the abrasive can pass but the medal cannot pass. The snowboard 114 guides the dropped medal to the lifter inlet chute 5 after passing through the medal outlet 49b (see FIG. 6) of the third separator 4. Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the circular hole 114a and is separated. In the present specification, the phrase “mixed” with the abrasive means that the abrasive is mixed in a plurality of medals being conveyed.

  The abrasive tray 115 is located below the slat 114 and collects the abrasive that has passed through the circular hole 114 a of the slat 114. The abrasive tray 115 is provided with a gripping portion 115a, and an operator can hold the gripping portion 115a and pull it forward. As a result, the abrasive in the abrasive tray 115 is discarded.

  The abrasive material lowering port 116 is an inlet for guiding the abrasive material separated by the third separator 4 to the medal merging space behind the medal insertion port 111. The abrasive outlet 116 and the abrasive outlet 49a (see FIG. 6) of the third separator 4 are connected to each other, and inside the abrasive machine 1, the medal merging from the abrasive outlet 116 to the rear of the medal insertion slot 111. A passage for the abrasive that leads to the space is formed.

  Next, the main body upper portion 12 will be described in detail. The main body upper part 12 mainly includes a body 121, an outer frame 122, a motor 123 (drive unit), and a slat 124.

  The body 121 forms a cylindrical polishing pipe extending in the vertical direction. From the upper end of the polishing pipe, the upper end (termination) of the spiral spring 112 is exposed.

  The outer frame 122 is formed of a metal plate that surrounds the upper end of the polishing pipe formed by the body 121 from the front side, the rear side, the upper side, the lower side, and the left side. Since the right side of the outer frame 122 is open, medals and abrasives that are conveyed by the spiral spring 112 and appear from the upper end of the body 121 move in the right direction. The metal plate forming the lower side of the outer frame 122 has a downward slope from left to right.

  The motor 123 is adjacent to the outer frame 122 and rotates the spiral spring 112 by rotationally driving a rotating shaft connected to the spiral spring 112.

  The snowboard 124 is a metal plate having a downward slope from left to right, and the metal plate is provided with a number of circular holes 124a. The size of the circular hole 124a is such a size that the abrasive can pass but the medal cannot pass. The snowboard 124 guides the medal that appears from the upper end of the body 121 to the first separator 2. Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the circular hole 124a and is separated. The separated abrasive falls on a metal plate that forms the lower side of the outer frame 122 and is guided to the abrasive recovery unit 2B (described later) of the first separator 2.

(First separator 2)
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the first separator. The first separator 2 is located right next to the main body upper portion 12 of the polishing machine 1. The first separator 2 mainly includes a medal recovery unit 2A and an abrasive recovery unit 2B. The medal recovery unit 2A separates the abrasive mixed in the medal while guiding the medal conveyed from the polishing machine 1 to the first separator 2. The abrasive recovery unit 2B recovers the abrasive separated from the medal and guides it to the abrasive recovery unit 13 (see FIG. 3).

  The medal collection unit 2A will be described in detail. The medal recovery unit 2A includes a first slat 21 (snow), a second slat 22 (snow), a third slat 23 (snow), a fourth slat 24 (snow), a first rubber 25a (elastic member), and a second rubber. 25b (elastic member), third rubber 25c (elastic member), fourth rubber 25d (elastic member), and fifth rubber 25e (elastic member).

  The first snowboard 21 is a metal plate having a downward slope from left to right, and the metal plate is provided with a number of circular holes 21a and square holes 21b. The upstream end of the first snowboard 21 is located substantially below the downstream end of the snowboard 124 (FIG. 3), and the medal that has passed through the snowboard 124 enters the first snowboard 21 and flows down.

  The size of the circular hole 21a and the square hole 21b is such a size that the abrasive can pass and the medal cannot pass. The sizes of the circular holes (holes) and the square holes (holes) described in the present embodiment are basically equal to those of the circular holes 21a and the square holes 21b. The first snowboard 21 guides the medal that has entered from the snowboard 124 to the second snowboard 22. Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the circular hole 21a and the square hole 21b and is separated.

  The circular hole 21 a is provided on the upstream side of the first snowboard 21, and the square hole 21 b is provided on the downstream side of the first snowboard 21. This is because the upstream side of the first snowboard 21 needs to withstand an impact when a medal enters from the snowboard 124. That is, in general, the square hole 21b has higher abrasive separation performance than the circular hole 21a, but the strength of the metal plate at the location where the square hole 21b is provided is smaller than that of the circular hole 21a. Therefore, a square hole 21b having high abrasive separation performance is provided on the downstream side of the first snowboard 21 that is not subjected to an impact when a medal enters. The reason why the square hole has higher abrasive separation performance than the circular hole is mainly because the surface area occupied by the hole when forming the hole over one surface of the metal plate can be increased. In addition, since the square hole has a shape that makes it easier for medals to be caught than the circular hole, it is preferable to arrange a circular hole on the upstream side of the snowboard where many standing medals flow down. And since it flowed down to some extent, it is good to arrange | position a square hole in the downstream of the slat in which a medal flows down in the state where there are almost no standing medals.

  The upper ends of the first rubber 25 a and the second rubber 25 b are fixedly supported, and are suspended toward the first snowboard 21. The lower end of the first rubber 25a is located slightly above the first snowboard 21, for example. The lower end of the second rubber 25 b is positioned further downstream from the position suspended from the first slat 21 and is in contact with the first slat 21. Accordingly, there is a certain amount of a region adjacent to the first slat 21 and a region in contact with the first slat 21 below the second rubber 25b.

  The first rubber 25a and the second rubber 25b remove the overlap of medals passing through the first slats 21, smooth the medals, and sweep the abrasive remaining on the medals. The cleaned abrasive passes through the circular hole 21a and the square hole 21b and is separated from the medal. The abrasive that has passed through the circular hole 21a and the square hole 21b falls to the abrasive recovery part 2B that is located below the first slat 21 and opened upward.

  Unlike the second rubber 25b, the lower end of the first rubber 25a is positioned slightly above the first snowboard 21 in order to give priority to the flow of medals passing through the first rubber 25a downstream. is there. In other words, when the area close to or in contact with the first snowboard 21 becomes large like the second rubber 25b, a situation in which a large amount of medals flowing down from the polishing machine 1 is likely to occur is likely to occur. This is to prevent unexpected situations.

  The second slat 22 is a metal plate having a downward slope from left to right, and the metal plate is provided with a number of square holes 22a. The upstream end of the second slat 22 substantially coincides with the downstream end of the first slat 21, and the medal that has passed through the first slat 21 enters the second slat 22 and flows down.

  The second slat 22 guides the medal that has entered from the first slat 21 to the third slat 23. Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the square hole 22a and is separated.

  The upper end of the third rubber 25 c is fixedly supported, and is suspended toward the second slat 22. The lower end of the third rubber 25 c is located further downstream from the position suspended from the second slat 22 and is in contact with the second slat 22. Accordingly, a certain amount of a region close to the second slat 22 and a region in contact with the second slat 22 exist below the third rubber 25c.

  The third rubber 25c removes the overlap of medals passing through the second slats 22 and smoothes the medals, or sweeps the abrasive remaining on the medals. The cleaned abrasive passes through the square hole 22a and is separated from the medal. The abrasive that has passed through the square hole 22a is positioned below the second slat 22 and falls to the guide plate 26 that has a downward slope from right to left, and is guided to the abrasive recovery unit 2B.

  The 3rd drainboard 23 is a metal plate provided with the downward inclination from back to front, Comprising: Many square holes 23a are provided in the metal plate. The upstream end of the third slat 23 is positioned substantially below the downstream end of the second slat 22, and the medal that has passed through the second slat 22 enters the third slat 23 and flows down.

  The third slat 23 guides the medal that has entered from the second slat 22 to the fourth slat 24. Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the square hole 23a and is separated.

  The upper end of the fourth rubber 25d is fixedly supported, and is suspended toward the third slat 23. The lower end of the fourth rubber 25d is located slightly above the third snowboard 23, for example.

  The fourth rubber 25d removes the overlap of medals passing through the third slat 23 and smoothes the medals, or sweeps the abrasive remaining on the medals. The cleaned abrasive is separated from the medal through the square hole 23a. The abrasive that has passed through the square hole 23a is positioned below the third slat 23, falls to the guide plate 26 that has a downward slope from right to left, and is guided to the abrasive recovery unit 2B.

  The fourth slat 24 is a metal plate having a downward slope from right to left, and the metal plate is provided with a number of circular holes 24a and square holes 24b. The upstream end of the fourth slat 24 is positioned substantially below the downstream end of the third slat 23, and a medal that has passed through the third slat 23 enters the fourth slat 24 and flows down.

  The fourth slat 24 guides the medal that has entered from the third slat 23 to the second separator 3 (FIG. 5). Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the circular hole 24a and the square hole 24b and is separated.

  The upper end of the fifth rubber 25 e is fixedly supported, and is suspended toward the fourth slat 24. The lower end of the fifth rubber 25e is located slightly above the fourth slat 24, for example.

  The fifth rubber 25e removes the overlap of medals passing through the fourth slats 24, smooths the medals, or sweeps the abrasive remaining on the medals. The cleaned abrasive material passes through the circular hole 24a and the square hole 24b and is separated from the medal. The abrasive that has passed through the circular hole 24 a and the square hole 24 b falls to the guide plate 26 a located below the fourth slat 24. The guide plate 26a is flush with the guide plate 26, but the gap between the guide plate 26a and the guide plate 26 is the rear side wall of the fourth slat 24 and the front side walls of the second and third slats 22 and 23. It is partitioned by a functioning metal plate. The tip of the guide plate 26a is located below the downstream side of the fourth slat 24, and the abrasive that has fallen to the guide plate 26a passes through a path (not shown) and is at the bottom of the second separator 3 (FIG. 5). Guided to the guide plate 36.

  Next, the abrasive recovery unit 2B will be described in detail with reference to FIG. The abrasive recovery part 2B has a substantially rectangular tube shape opened upward and downward, and is located below the first slats 21 and above the abrasive recovery part 13. The abrasive material recovery unit 2B has a regenerating unit 27 disposed substantially at the center of the inside thereof.

  The reproducing unit 27 restores the polishing ability of the abrasive material by sweeping (removing) the dust and the dust (dust) from the abrasive material to which the dust and the dust have adhered by polishing the medal. Play. The front side wall 2B1 of the abrasive material recovery unit 2B is provided with an opening 2B1a that allows the regeneration unit 27 to pass in the front-rear direction. The worker inserts the regeneration unit 27 from the front to the rear so as to penetrate the opening 2B1a, and arranges the regeneration unit 27 in the abrasive material recovery unit 2B.

  The upper end of the right side wall 2B2 of the abrasive recovery unit 2B is connected to the downstream end of the guide plate 26. The abrasives separated by the second and third slats 22 are guided to the inside of the abrasive collecting part 2B. In addition, an opening 2B2a is provided in the lower portion of the right side wall 2B2 of the abrasive recovery unit 2B. The opening 2B2a is connected to a guide plate 36 at the lower part of the second separator 3 (FIG. 5), and guides the abrasive flowing down the guide plate 36 into the abrasive recovery unit 2B.

  The abrasive that falls or flows down from above the regeneration unit 27 enters the interior of the regeneration unit 27. There are mainly four types of abrasives that enter the reproduction unit 27. The first is an abrasive that has been separated and dropped by the first drainboard 21. The second is an abrasive that has been separated by the second slat 22 and has flowed down the guide plate 26. The third is an abrasive that has been separated by the third slat 23 and has flowed down the guide plate 26. The fourth is an abrasive that has flowed down a metal plate that is separated by the slats 124 and forms the lower side of the outer frame 122 (see FIG. 3). Note that the abrasive separated by the slats 124 is separated by the first slats 21 and merges with the abrasive that has fallen.

  The regenerated abrasive material falls to the lower part of the abrasive material recovery unit 2B and to the abrasive material recovery unit 13. As a result, dust and dirt are removed, and the regenerated abrasive material moves to the medal merging space behind the medal slot 111 and is filled in the lower main body 11 of the grinder 1.

(Second separator 3)
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the second separator. The second separator 3 is located on the lower right side of the first separator 2. The second separator 3 mainly includes a perforated chute 31, a frame 32, a rotating body 33 (cylindrical slats), a motor 34 (driving unit), and a transmission unit 35.

  The perforated chute 31 is located below the flow tip of the fourth slat 24 and receives a medal that has dropped from the fourth slat 24 (see FIG. 4) of the first separator 2. The hole chute 31 is provided with a snowboard 311.

  The snowboard 311 is a metal plate having a downward slope from left to right, and a plurality of circular holes 311a are provided in the metal plate. The snowboard 311 guides the medal that has fallen on the perforated chute 31 into the rotating body 33. Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the circular hole 311a and is separated. The separated abrasive is positioned below the second separator 3 and falls onto the guide plate 36 having a downward slope from right to left.

  The frame body 32 is a metal box having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, is positioned on the right side of the perforated chute 31 and surrounds the rotating body 33. In FIG. 5, only the outline of the frame body 32 is depicted to show the rotating body 33. The bottom surface of the frame body 32 is partially or entirely cut away, and guides the abrasive material separated from the medals transported inside the rotating body 33 to the guide plate 36 as described later.

  The rotating body 33 is located right next to the perforated chute 31, and has a substantially hexagonal cylindrical body. The axis center of the rotating body 33 is in the left-right direction. As the rotating body 33 rotates, the medal that has entered from the perforated chute 31 is guided to the third separator 4 (FIG. 6). Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal is separated.

The motor 34 is located above the frame body 32 and is a power source that rotates the rotating body 33.
The transmission unit 35 transmits the rotational power generated by the motor 34 to the rotating body 33.

  The rotating body 33 will be described in detail. The rotating body 33 mainly includes a separation basket 331, a rotating shaft 332, a spiral plate 333, and a fixed portion 334.

  For example, the separation basket 331 forms a side wall of the rotating body 33 by processing a stainless steel metal plate. A hexagonal cylindrical separation basket 331 is formed by folding three metal plates each having a rectangular shape at the center and joining these metal plates with a joint 331a. The separation cage 331 is formed with a circular hole 331b over substantially the entire region thereof. In FIG. 5, in order to show the inside of the separation basket 331, a part of the depiction of the separation basket 331 is omitted.

  The rotation shaft 332 is a columnar member extending in the left-right direction from the transmission unit 35 to the left side plate of the frame body 32, and is a central axis of rotation by the motor 34. The transmission unit 35 and the left side plate of the frame 32 support the rotating shaft 332 so as to be rotatable.

  The spiral plate 333 is, for example, a spiral body that is formed by processing a rubber plate made of urethane rubber so that the rotation shaft 332 is a spiral shaft, and a predetermined amount is provided from the separation basket 331 toward the rotation shaft 332. A minute convex portion is formed on the outer edge of the spiral plate 333. The convex portion enters the circular hole 331b of the separation basket 331, and can maintain the positional relationship between the separation basket 331 and the spiral plate 333.

  The fixing portion 334 is, for example, a substantially U-shaped body that is formed by bending a long and narrow metal plate at two locations at a substantially right angle in a mountain fold. The three surfaces of the fixing portion 334 are in contact with the separation basket 331, the spiral plate 333, and the rotation shaft 332, respectively. And the fixing | fixed part 334 is being fixed with respect to the isolation | separation basket 331, the spiral board 333, and the rotating shaft 332 in each surface using screws. Accordingly, when the rotating shaft 332 is rotated by driving the motor 34, the separation basket 331 and the spiral plate 333 are also rotated.

  When the rotating body 33 is rotated counterclockwise as viewed from the right to the left by driving the motor 34, the spiral plate 333 can convey the medals inside the rotating body 33 to the right side. The medals transported inside the rotator 33 are lifted to some extent along the substantially circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface of the separation basket 331, and then fall. Such an operation is repeated until the medal is conveyed to the right end of the rotating body 33.

  The medal conveyed to the right end of the rotating body 33 falls to the upper part of the third separator 4 (see FIG. 6). Further, the abrasive mixed in the medal conveyed inside the rotating body 33 passes through the circular hole 331b and is separated.

  Further, among the metal plates constituting the fixed portion 334, a medal stirring portion 334 a (standing plate) standing from the metal plate toward the rotating shaft 332 is erected on the metal plate that contacts the separation basket 331. The medal agitating unit 334a can dam the medal conveyed inside the rotating body 33 for a certain period of time when the rotating body 33 rotates. As a result, the medal is easily lifted up to the vicinity of the ceiling inside the separation basket 331, so that the separation performance of the abrasive is improved.

  The abrasives separated by the slats 311 and the abrasives separated by the rotating body 33 are guided to the right side wall 2B2 of the abrasive recovery part 2B (see FIG. 4) by the guide plate 36 located below the second separator 3. Enters the abrasive recovery part 2B from the opening 2B2a formed in the lower part of the substrate. This abrasive enters the abrasive passage formed by the abrasive recovery part 2B and the abrasive recovery part 13, passes through the abrasive recovery part 13, and enters the medal slot in the lower part 11 of the main body. It is guided to the medal confluence space behind 111.

(Third separator 4)
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the third separator. The third separator 4 is located below the right end of the second separator 3 and to the right of the main tank 9 and has a substantially box shape. The third separator 4 mainly includes a first transport plate 41a (transport plate), a first guide plate 41b (guide plate), a second transport plate 41c (transport plate), a second guide plate 41d (guide plate), 3rd conveyance board 41e (conveyance board), 1st slatboard 42 (snowboard), 2nd slatboard 43 (snowboard arranged in the vertical direction), 3rd slatboard 44 (snowboard), 4th slatboard 45 (arranged in the vertical direction) Provided), a fifth slat 46 (snow), a first rubber 47a (elastic member), a second rubber 47b (elastic member), a third rubber 47c (elastic member), a fourth rubber 47d (elastic member), A fifth rubber 47e (elastic member) and a sixth rubber 47f (elastic member) are provided. For convenience of explanation, the depiction of the second rubber 47b, the fourth rubber 47d, and the sixth rubber 47f is partially cut away.

  The 1st conveyance board 41a is a metal plate provided with the downward inclination from the front to the back. The upstream end of the first transport plate 41 a is positioned so as to contact the upper part of the front side wall of the third separator 4, and the downstream end of the first transport plate 41 a is positioned in front of the rear side wall of the third separator 4. To do. The medal that has dropped from the right end of the second separator 3 falls to the first transport plate 41a and flows down. The 1st conveyance board 41a guides the medal which fell to the 1st conveyance board 41a to the 1st drainboard 42. An impact absorbing plate that absorbs an impact when a medal falls from above is attached to the first transport plate 41a.

  The first drainboard 42 is a metal plate having a downward slope from the rear to the front, and the metal plate is provided with a number of circular holes 42a and square holes 42b. The upstream end of the first slat 42 is positioned so as to contact the upper part of the rear side wall of the third separator 4, and the downstream end of the first transport plate 41 a is positioned behind the front side wall of the third separator 4. . The medal that has dropped from the downstream end of the first transport plate 41a falls to the upstream side of the first slatboard 42 and flows down.

  A first impact absorbing plate 48a made of, for example, high molecular polyethylene is attached to the upstream side of the first slatboard 42. The first shock absorbing plate 48a is fixed to the first snowboard 42 by, for example, screwing. The first shock absorbing plate 48a absorbs a shock when a medal falls on the upstream side of the first snowboard 42. The first shock absorbing plate 48a is provided with a circular hole 42b that forms a circular hole 42a and a series of holes.

  The first snowboard 42 guides the medal dropped on the first snowboard 42 to the second transport plate 41c. Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the circular hole 42a, the circular hole 48b, and the square hole 42b and is separated.

  The upper ends of the first rubber 47 a and the second rubber 47 b are fixedly supported, and are suspended toward the first snowboard 42. The first rubber 47a is positioned on the upstream side of the second rubber 47b in the first slat 42. The lower ends of the first rubber 47 a and the second rubber 47 b are located further downstream from the position suspended from the first snowboard 42 and are in contact with the first snowboard 42. Therefore, a certain amount of a region close to the first slat 42 and a region in contact with the first stool 42 exists below the first rubber 47a and the second rubber 47b. The first rubber 47a and the second rubber 47b are not in contact with each other.

The first rubber 47a and the second rubber 47b remove the overlap of medals passing through the first slats 42, smooth the medals, or sweep away the abrasive remaining on the medals. The cleaned abrasive is separated from the medal through the circular hole 42a, the circular hole 48b, and the square hole 42b. The abrasive that has passed through the circular hole 42a, the circular hole 48b, and the square hole 42b falls to the first guide plate 41b and flows down.
In addition, since the lower end of the second rubber 47b extends to the downstream end of the first slat 42 and a large area comes into contact with the first stool 42, the second rubber 47b has a high ability to separate the abrasive.

  The first guide plate 41b is a metal plate having a downward slope from the front to the rear. The upstream end of the first guide plate 41 b is positioned so as to contact the downstream end of the first snowboard 42, and the downstream end of the first guide plate 41 b is positioned so as to contact the upper end of the second snowboard 43. The abrasive that has been separated from the medal by the first slat 42 and has fallen falls onto the first guide plate 41b and flows down. The first guide plate 41 b guides the abrasive that has dropped onto the first guide plate 41 b to the vicinity of the rear side wall of the third separator 4. The abrasive guided to the vicinity of the rear side wall is isolated from the medal, falls to the abrasive outlet 49a at the lower end of the third separator 4, and enters the abrasive outlet 116 (see FIG. 3).

  The 2nd conveyance board 41c is a metal plate which is arrange | positioned under the 1st snowboard 42, and is provided with the downward inclination from the front to the back. The upstream end of the second transport plate 41 c is positioned so as to contact the central portion of the front side wall of the third separator 4, and the downstream end of the second transport plate 41 c is positioned in front of the second slat 43. The medal that has dropped from the first snowboard 42 falls on the second transport plate 41c and flows down. The second transport plate 41 c guides the medals that have dropped onto the second transport plate 41 c to the second and third slats 43 and 44. An impact absorbing plate that absorbs an impact when a medal falls from above is attached to the second transport plate 41c.

  The second slat 43 is a metal plate extending in the vertical direction (disposed from the second transport plate 41c in a vertical direction at a position facing the lower end of the second transport plate 41c). A large number of circular holes 43a are provided. The upper end of the second slat 43 is positioned so as to contact the downstream end of the first guide plate 41 b, and the lower end of the second slat 43 is positioned so as to contact the upstream end of the third slat 44. Some of the medals that have dropped from the downstream end of the second transport plate 41 c collide with the second slats 43 and fall onto the third slats 44.

  For example, a second shock absorbing plate 48c made of high molecular polyethylene is attached to the second slats 43. The second shock absorbing plate 48c is fixed to the second slat 43 by, for example, screwing. The second impact absorbing plate 48c absorbs the impact when the medal collides with the second slat 43. The second shock absorbing plate 48c is provided with a circular hole 43a and a circular hole 48d that forms a series of holes.

  The second snowboard 43 guides the medal that collided with the second snowboard 43 to the third snowboard 44. Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the circular hole 43a and the circular hole 48d and is separated. The abrasive that has passed through the circular hole 43a and the circular hole 48d is guided to the vicinity of the rear side wall of the third separator 4 and falls to the abrasive outlet 49a at the lower end of the third separator 4, and the abrasive outlet 116 ( Enter (see FIG. 3).

  The third slat 44 is a metal plate having a downward slope from the rear to the front, and the metal plate is provided with a number of circular holes 44a and square holes 44b. The upstream end of the third slat 44 is positioned so as to contact the lower end of the second slat 44, and the downstream end of the third slat 44 is positioned behind the front side wall of the third separator 4. A medal that has fallen from the downstream end of the second transport plate 41c or a medal that has dropped by colliding with the second slat 43 falls to the upstream side of the third slat 44 and flows down.

  A third impact absorbing plate 48e made of, for example, high molecular polyethylene is pasted on the upstream side of the third slat 44. The third shock absorbing plate 48e is fixed to the third slat 44 by, for example, screwing. The third shock absorbing plate 48e absorbs a shock when a medal falls on the upstream side of the third snowboard 44. The third shock absorbing plate 48e is provided with a circular hole 48f that forms a circular hole 44a and a series of holes.

  The third slat 44 guides the medal dropped on the third slat 44 to the third transport plate 41e. Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the circular hole 44a, the circular hole 48f, and the square hole 44b and is separated.

  The upper ends of the third rubber 47 c and the fourth rubber 47 d are fixedly supported, and are suspended toward the third snowboard 44. The third rubber 47c is located upstream of the fourth rubber 47d in the third slat 44. The lower ends of the third rubber 47 c and the fourth rubber 47 d are located further downstream from the position suspended from the third slat 44 and are in contact with the third slat 44. Accordingly, a certain amount of a region close to the third slat 44 and a region in contact with the third slat 44 exists under the third rubber 47c and the fourth rubber 47d. The third rubber 47c and the fourth rubber 47d are not in contact with each other.

  The third rubber 47c and the fourth rubber 47d remove the overlap of medals passing through the third slat 44, smooth the medals, and sweep the abrasive remaining on the medals. The cleaned abrasive is separated from the medal through the circular hole 44a, the circular hole 48f, and the square hole 44b. The abrasive that has passed through the circular hole 44a, the circular hole 48f, and the square hole 44b falls to the second guide plate 41d and flows down.

  The second guide plate 41d is a metal plate having a downward slope from the front to the rear. The upstream end of the second guide plate 41 d is positioned so as to abut on the downstream end of the third slat 44, and the downstream end of the second guide plate 41 d is positioned so as to abut on the upper end of the fourth slat 45. The abrasive that has been separated from the medal by the third blade 44 and has fallen falls onto the second guide plate 41d and flows down. The second guide plate 41d guides the abrasive that has fallen on the second guide plate 41d to the vicinity of the rear side wall of the third separator 4. The abrasive guided to the vicinity of the rear side wall is isolated from the medal, falls to the abrasive outlet 49a at the lower end of the third separator 4, and enters the abrasive outlet 116 (see FIG. 3).

  The 3rd conveyance board 41e is a metal plate which is arrange | positioned under the 3rd snowboard 44, and is provided with the downward inclination from the front to the back. The upstream end of the third transport plate 41 e is positioned so as to contact the lower portion of the front side wall of the third separator 4, and the downstream end of the third transport plate 41 e is positioned in front of the fourth slat 45. The medal that has fallen from the third snowboard 44 falls to the third transport plate 41e and flows down. The 3rd conveyance board 41e guides the medal which fell to the 3rd conveyance board 41e to the 4th slat 45 and the 5th slat 46. Note that an impact absorbing plate that absorbs an impact when a medal falls from above is attached to the third transport plate 41e.

  The fourth slat 45 is a metal plate extending in the vertical direction (disposed from the second transport plate 41c in a vertical direction at a position facing the lower end of the second transport plate 41c). A number of circular holes 45a are provided. The upper end of the fourth slat 45 is positioned so as to contact the downstream end of the second guide plate 41 d, and the lower end of the fourth slat 45 is positioned so as to contact the upstream end of the fifth slat 46. Some of the medals that have fallen from the downstream end of the third transport plate 41e collide with the fourth slat 45 and fall onto the fifth slat 46.

  For example, a fourth shock absorbing plate 48g made of high molecular polyethylene is attached to the fourth slats 45. The fourth shock absorbing plate 48g is fixed to the fourth slat 45 by, for example, screwing. The fourth shock absorbing plate 48g absorbs a shock when a medal collides with the fourth snowboard 45. The fourth shock absorbing plate 48g is provided with a circular hole 48a that forms a circular hole 45a and a series of holes.

  The fourth slat 45 guides the medal that collided with the fourth slat 45 to the fifth slat 46. Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the circular hole 45a and the circular hole 48h and is separated. The abrasive that has passed through the circular hole 45a and the circular hole 48h is guided to the vicinity of the rear side wall of the third separator 4 and falls to the abrasive outlet 49a at the lower end of the third separator 4, and the abrasive outlet 116 ( Enter (see FIG. 3).

  The fifth slat 46 is a metal plate having a downward slope from the rear to the front, and the metal plate is provided with a number of circular holes 46a and square holes 46b. The upstream end of the fifth slat 46 is positioned so as to contact the lower end of the fourth slat 46, and the downstream end of the fifth slat 46 is positioned behind the front side wall of the third separator 4. The medal that has dropped from the downstream end of the third transport plate 41e or the medal that has fallen by colliding with the fourth slat 45 falls to the upstream side of the fifth slat 46 and flows down.

  A fifth shock absorbing plate 48 i made of, for example, high molecular polyethylene is attached to the upstream side of the fifth slat 46. The fifth shock absorbing plate 48 i is fixed to the fifth slat 46 by, for example, screwing. The fifth shock absorbing plate 48i absorbs the shock when the medal falls on the upstream side of the fifth slat 46. The fifth shock absorbing plate 48i is provided with a circular hole 46a and a circular hole 48j that forms a series of holes.

  The fifth slat 46 guides the medal that has dropped on the fifth slat 46 to the medal outlet 49 b at the lower end of the third separator 4. Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the circular hole 46a, the circular hole 48j, and the square hole 46b and is separated.

  The upper ends of the fifth rubber 47e and the sixth rubber 47f are fixedly supported, and are suspended toward the fifth slat 46. The fifth rubber 47e is located upstream of the sixth rubber 47f in the fifth slat 46. The lower ends of the fifth rubber 47e and the sixth rubber 47f are located further downstream from the position suspended from the fifth slat 46 and are in contact with the fifth slat 46. Therefore, a certain amount of a region adjacent to the fifth slat 46 and a region in contact with the fifth slat 46 exists under the fifth rubber 47e and the sixth rubber 47f. The fifth rubber 47e and the sixth rubber 47f are not in contact with each other.

The fifth rubber 47e and the sixth rubber 47f remove the overlap of medals passing through the fifth slat 46, smooth the medals, and sweep away the abrasive remaining on the medals. The cleaned abrasive material passes through the circular hole 46a, the circular hole 48j, and the square hole 46b and is separated from the medal. The abrasive that has passed through the circular hole 46a, the circular hole 48j, and the square hole 46b falls to the abrasive outlet 49a and enters the abrasive outlet 116 (see FIG. 3).
The medal that has been guided and dropped from the fifth snowboard 46 to the medal outlet 49b falls to the snowboard 114 (see FIG. 3) and enters the lifter inlet chute 5.

(Lifter entrance chute 5)
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the lifter inlet chute. The lifter inlet chute 5 is located to the right of the slat 114 and is located in the lower right front corner of the game medium transport device C. The lifter inlet chute 5 is mainly composed of a frame 51 and an abrasive container 52.

The frame 51 forms a passage for guiding a medal flowing downward from the slat 114 located on the left side to the lifter 6 (see FIG. 8) adjacent to the rear of the lifter inlet chute 5.
The abrasive material accommodating part 52 accommodates the abrasive material separated from medals passing through the slats 515 (described later) included in the frame 51.

  The frame 51 will be described in detail. The frame 51 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape formed by overlapping and joining L-shaped metal plates. The frame body 51 includes a front side plate 511, a right side plate 512, a left side plate 513, a rear side plate 514, and a snowboard 515. The frame 51 does not include a top plate and is open upward.

The front side plate 511 and the right side plate 512 are erected from the snowboard 515 to the upper end of the frame body 51.
The left side plate 513 is erected from the snowboard 515 to approximately the lower half of the frame body 51. That is, approximately the upper half of the left side surface of the frame 51 is open, and medals flowing down from the snowboard 114 to the right can be received.

  The rear side plate 514 is erected from the snowboard 515 to the upper end of the frame 51, but the lower half of the rear side of the frame 51 is opened to form a medal carry-in port 514a. Therefore, a medal passing through the slat 515 enters the medal carry-in port 61a (see FIG. 8) at the lower part of the lifter 6 from the medal carry-in port 514a. Further, screw holes 514b for fixing the rear side plate 514 adjacent to the lifter 6 are formed on both the left and right ends of the rear plate 514, for example, by screwing.

  The snowboard 515 is a metal plate having a downward slope from the front to the rear, and the metal plate is provided with a number of circular holes 515a. The snowboard 515 guides the medal that has entered from the snowboard 114 to the lifter 6.

  The abrasive container 52 will be described in detail. In order to collect the abrasive separated from the medal by the slat 515, basically, the abrasive accommodating portion 52 is open upward. However, magnet plates (not shown) having a predetermined left-right width are formed on the left and right sides of the upper surface. That is, the magnet plate is sandwiched between the abrasive material accommodating part 52 and the frame body 51. Therefore, the abrasive accommodating part 52 is integrated with the frame 51 by being joined to the slat 515 by magnetic force. When the worker collects the abrasive contained in the abrasive accommodating part 52, it can be easily removed by pulling the abrasive accommodating part 52 forward from the frame 51.

(Lifter 6)
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the lifter. FIG. 8A is a right rear perspective view of the lifter 6. FIG. 8B is a left front perspective view of the lifter 6. The lifter 6 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape extending in the vertical direction. The lifter 6 mainly includes a front wall 61, a rear wall 62, a left wall 63, a right wall 64, a motor 65, a conveyor belt 66, a bucket 67, and a semicircular arc plate 68.

The front wall 61 surrounds the conveyance belt 66 and the bucket 67 inside the lifter 6 from the front.
The rear wall 62 surrounds the inside of the lifter 6 from the rear.
The left wall 63 surrounds the inside of the lifter 6 from the left side.
The right wall 64 surrounds the inside of the lifter 6 from the right side.

The motor 65 is a power source that drives the conveyor belt 66. The motor 65 is located on the left side of the upper end of the left wall 63.
The transport belt 66 is an endless belt that is stretched up and down to transport medals upward.

  The bucket 67 is a large number of, for example, urethane rubber plates that protrude substantially perpendicular to the outer surface of the conveyor belt 66 and that are arranged at equal intervals. The left end and the right end of the bucket 67 are in contact with the left wall 63 and the right wall 64, respectively. The tip of each bucket 67 is adjacent to any of the front wall 61, the rear wall 62, and the semicircular arc plate 68 depending on the position of the bucket 67.

  The semicircular arc plate 68 is formed by bending a substantially rectangular metal plate downward. The front end and the rear end of the semicircular arc plate 68 are connected to the lower end of the front wall 61 and the lower end of the rear wall 62, respectively.

A medal carry-in port 61 a is formed at the lower portion of the front wall 61. The medal carry-in port 61 a is connected to the medal carry-in port 514 a of the lifter inlet chute 5, and guides the medals flowing down from the lifter inlet chute 5 to the transport belt 66. When the conveyor belt 66 is driven and circulated by the motor 65, the medals carried into the lifter 6 are lifted up by the bucket 67. Then, the medal is discharged at the upper end portion of the lifter 6.
Further, on both the left and right sides of the lower portion of the front wall 61, a joining plate 61c having a screw hole for fixing adjacent to the lifter inlet chute 5 is formed by screwing, for example.

  In addition, a large number of circular holes 61 b are provided in a predetermined region on the upper portion of the front wall 61. When the bucket 67 moves adjacent to the predetermined region of the front wall 61, if the abrasive is mixed in the medal conveyed by the bucket 67, the abrasive is removed from the circular hole 61b to the outside of the lifter 6. Jumped out and separated from the medal.

  In the upper part of the rear wall 62, a medal discharge port 62a is formed. The medal discharge port 62 a is a guide port for guiding the conveyor belt 66 to the branch chute 7.

  In addition, a large number of circular holes 62 b are provided in a predetermined area below the rear wall 62. When the bucket 67 moves adjacent to the predetermined area of the rear wall 62, if the abrasive is mixed in the medal conveyed by the bucket 67, the abrasive is removed from the circular hole 62b to the outside of the lifter 6. Jumped out and separated from the medal.

  A plurality of circular holes 68 a are provided in a part or all of the semicircular arc plate 68. When the bucket 67 moves adjacent to the region of the semicircular arc plate 68, if the abrasive is mixed in the medal conveyed by the bucket 67, the abrasive falls from the circular hole 68a, and the medal Separated from.

(Branch chute 7)
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the branch chute. The branch chute 7 includes an opening 71, a slat 72, a branch unit guide port 73, that is, a sensor 74.

  The opening 71 is connected to the medal discharge port 62 a of the lifter 6 and guides the medal conveyed from the lifter 6 to the snowboard 72.

  The snowboard 72 is a metal plate having a downward slope from right to left, and the metal plate is provided with a number of circular holes 72a. The downstream end of the slat 72 is positioned above the branch unit guide port 73, and medals that have passed through the slat 72 are guided to the branch unit guide port 73. Then, during the guidance, the abrasive mixed in the medal passes through the circular hole 72a and is separated. The separation of the abrasive by the slat 72 is the final separation, but basically, the abrasive is separated before reaching the slat 72. In addition, an impact absorbing plate that absorbs an impact when a medal falls from the medal discharge port 62a of the lifter 6 is attached to the snowboard 72. The shock absorbing plate is fixed to the slat 72 by screwing, for example. The impact absorbing plate absorbs the impact when the medal falls to the upstream side of the slat 72. The shock absorbing plate is provided with a circular hole 72a and a circular hole forming a series of holes.

  The branch unit guide port 73 guides medals flowing down from the slat 72 to a branch unit below the branch chute 7.

  That is, the sensor 74 is a medal proximity sensor, and detects medals that cannot be stored in the replenishing tank 8 but are stored near the branch unit guide port 73. The game medium transport device C prevents the medal from the lifter 6 based on the medal detection by the sensor 74.

Next, the effect | action by the game media conveyance apparatus C of this embodiment is demonstrated.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a path followed by medals transported inside the game medium transport apparatus and a path followed by the abrasive. FIG. 10A is a front view showing the internal structure of the game medium carrying device C. FIG. FIG. 10B is a right side view showing the internal structure of the game medium transport device C. FIG. In FIGS. 10A and 10B, the path followed by the medal is indicated by a white arrow, and the path followed by the abrasive is indicated by a dashed arrow. Normally, there is an abrasive mixed in the medal on the path followed by the medal. For convenience of explanation, the outlines of the polishing machine 1, the first separator 2, the second separator 3, the third separator 4, the lifter inlet chute 5, the lifter 6, and the branch chute 7 are surrounded by bold lines. Further, for other reference numerals not shown in FIG. 10, other drawings are referred to as appropriate.

  First, medals to be polished by the polishing machine 1 are conveyed to a medal merging space behind the medal insertion slot 111 in the lower main body 11 of the polishing machine 1. An abrasive for polishing the medal is filled in the lower part 11 of the main body of the polishing machine 1.

  When the spiral spring 112 of the polishing machine 1 rotates, the medal and the abrasive in the medal merging space behind the medal insertion slot 111 are taken into the spiral spring 112, and the polishing of the medal with the abrasive starts. When the rotation of the spiral spring 112 proceeds, the medals and abrasives inside the spiral spring 112 are conveyed upward while being stirred (white arrow M1). Even if a large amount of medals are taken into the spiral spring 112 in the medal confluence space at the back of the medal insertion slot 111 and it is extended upward (lifted), the stopper 113 moves the spiral spring 112 upward. To prevent excessive deformation of the spiral spring 112.

  The medal conveyed to the upper end of the spiral spring 112 appears on the upper part 12 of the main body of the polishing machine 1 and falls onto the slat 124 around the upper end of the spiral spring 112. The medal that has fallen on the sword 124 flows down in the lower right direction and is transported to the medal collection unit 2A of the first separator 2 (open arrow M2). At this time, the abrasive is separated from the circular hole 124a formed in the slat 124 and falls. The abrasive flows down on the metal plate that forms the lower side of the outer frame 122 of the main body upper portion 12, and enters the abrasive recovery part 2B of the first separator 2 (broken line arrow P1).

  The medals transported to the medal collecting unit 2A flow down in the lower right direction, the front lower direction, and the lower left direction while passing through the first slat 21, the second slat 22, the third slat 23, and the fourth slat 24 in this order. Then, it is conveyed to the perforated chute 31 of the second separator 3 (open arrow M3). At this time, the abrasive mixed in the medal is a hole provided in the first slat 21, the second slat 22, the third slat 23, and the fourth slat 24, that is, a circular hole 21 a, a square hole 21 b, a square hole 22 a, a corner The holes 23a, the circular holes 24a, and the square holes 24b are separated.

  The abrasive separated by the first slatboard 21 falls to the regeneration unit 27 of the abrasive collection unit 2B (broken line arrow P2). The abrasives separated by the second and third slats 22 and 23 fall on the guide plate 26 and flow downward in the lower left direction, and then flow down to the regeneration unit 27 of the abrasive recovery part 2B (broken line arrow P3). The abrasive separated by the fourth slat 24 falls onto the guide plate 26a and flows down to the lower left, falls from the flow destination of the guide plate 26a, and is guided to the guide plate 36 below the second separator 3. (Broken line arrow P4). Further, when the medal flows down the first, second, second, third, and fourth slats 21, 22, 22, and 24, the first rubber 25a, the second rubber 25b, the third rubber 25c, the fourth rubber 25d, and the fifth rubber The abrasive on the medal is swept away by the rubber 25e.

  The abrasive that has fallen or flowed down from above the regeneration unit 27 passes through the interior of the regeneration unit 27 to be removed and regenerated. The regenerated abrasive material falls at the lower end of the abrasive material collecting unit 2B, and further falls inside the abrasive material collecting unit 13 to reach the medal merging space behind the medal slot 111, and again for polishing the medal. Used (dashed arrow P5).

  The medals transported to the holed chute 31 of the second separator 3 flow down while passing through the slats 311 and are transported to the inside of the rotating body 33 (open arrow M4). At this time, the abrasive mixed in the medal is separated by the circular hole 311 a provided in the slat 311. The abrasive separated by the slat 311 is guided to the guide plate 36 at the lower part of the second separator 3 (broken line arrow P6).

  The operation that the medal conveyed to the rotating body 33 is lifted to some extent in the rotating separation basket 331 and then dropped is repeated several times. Then, the sheet is conveyed to the right by the spiral plate 333 and conveyed to the inside of the third separator 4 (open arrow M5). At this time, the abrasive mixed in the medal is separated by the circular hole 331 b provided in the separation basket 331. The abrasive separated by the separation basket 331 is guided to the guide plate 36 at the lower part of the second separator 3 (broken line arrow P7). The abrasive guided to the guide plate 36 flows down the guide plate 36 in the lower left direction, enters the opening 2B2a provided in the lower portion of the right side wall 2B2 of the abrasive recovery unit 2B, and polishes from the regenerating unit 27. Join the material (broken line arrow P8).

The medals transported to the inside of the third separator 4 pass in the order of the first transport plate 41a, the first slat 42, the second transport plate 41c, the third slat 44, the third transport plate 41e, and the fifth slat 46. However, it flows down alternately in the rear lower direction and the front lower direction (open arrow M6). Then, the dropped medal reaches the medal outlet 49b, falls on the slat 114 of the polishing machine 1, and is conveyed to the lifter inlet chute 5 (open arrow M7). When passing through the first slat 42, the third slat 44, and the fifth slat 46, the first shock absorbing plate 48a attached to the upstream side of the first slat 42, the third slat 44, and the fifth slat 46, the first Passes through the third shock absorbing plate 48e and the fifth shock absorbing plate 48i. At this time, the abrasive mixed in the medal was provided on the first slat 42, the first shock absorbing plate 48a, the third slat 44, the third shock absorbing plate 48e, the fifth slat 46 and the fifth shock absorbing plate 48i. The holes are separated by a circular hole 42a, a circular hole 48b, a rectangular hole 42b, a circular hole 44a, a circular hole 48f, a rectangular hole 44b, a circular hole 46a, a circular hole 48j, and a rectangular hole 46b.
Further, the abrasive mixed in the medal that has collided with the second and fourth slats 43 and 45 is the second shock absorbing plate 48c, the fourth and fourth slats 45, and the fourth slats stuck to the second and second slats 43 and 43, respectively. They are separated by holes provided in the fourth shock absorbing plate 48g attached to the slats 45, that is, the circular holes 43a, the circular holes 48d, the circular holes 45a, and the circular holes 48h.

  The abrasives separated by the first slat 42, the second slat 43, the third slat 44, the fourth slat 44, and the fifth slat 46 fall along the inner wall of the rear side wall of the third separator 4 ( Dashed arrow P9). The dropped abrasive reaches the abrasive outlet 49a, further enters the abrasive outlet 116 of the polishing machine 1, reaches the medal merging space behind the medal slot 111, and is used again for polishing the medal. (Dashed arrow P10).

  When the medals transported to the inside of the third separator 4 fall to the upstream side of the first slat 42, the third slat 45, and the fifth slat 46, the first shock absorbing plate 48a, the third shock absorbing plate 48e, The falling shock is absorbed by the fifth shock absorbing plate 48i. Further, when the medal collides with the second and fourth slats 43 and 45, the impact of the collision is absorbed by the second shock absorbing plate 48c and the fourth shock absorbing plate 48g.

  When the medal conveyed to the inside of the third separator 4 flows down the first slat 42, the third slat 44, and the fifth slat 46, the first rubber 47a, the second rubber 47b, the third rubber 47c, the fourth The abrasive on the medal is swept away by the rubber 47d, the fifth rubber 47e, and the sixth rubber 47f.

  The medal conveyed to the lifter inlet chute 5 flows down while passing through the slat 515 and is conveyed into the lifter 6 (open arrow M8). At this time, the abrasive mixed in the medal is separated by a circular hole 515 a provided in the slat 515. The abrasive separated by the slats 515 is accommodated in the abrasive accommodating portion 52 of the lifter inlet chute 5.

  The medal transported to the lifter 6 is transported upward and transported to the branch chute 7 (open arrow M9). At this time, the abrasive mixed in the medal is separated by a circular hole 61 b provided in the front wall 61 of the lifter 6, a circular hole 62 b provided in the rear wall 62, and a circular hole 68 a provided in the semicircular arc plate 68. (Broken line arrow P11).

  The medal transported to the branch chute 7 flows down while passing through the slat 72 and is transported to the branch unit (open arrow M10). At this time, the abrasive mixed in the medal is separated by a circular hole 72a provided in the slat 72 (broken arrow P12).

From the above description, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a game medium transport device that has a simple structure and can reduce the burden of maintenance work on the game island. Specifically, in the game medium transport apparatus C, the abrasive mixed in the medal between the polishing machine 1 for polishing the medal using the abrasive and the replenishment tank 8 for supplying the polished medal to the gaming machine island. The separator is equipped with a function to separate the components in multiple stages. Thereby, after grinding a medal, the abrasive mixed in the medal can be effectively separated. The separated abrasive can be circulated and reused by returning it to the polishing machine.
The first separator 2 and the third separator 4 have a simple structure because a plurality of inclined slats are provided and the abrasive is separated while moving by the gravity of the medal. Moreover, the 3rd separator 4 can isolate the isolate | separated abrasive | polishing material from a medal by providing the guide plate which inclines on the opposite side to a slat under a slat.

  The above embodiment is one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the embodiment is not limited to this. Various modifications may be made to the embodiment without departing from the scope of the present invention. Is possible.

  For example, in this embodiment, a slot machine medal is taken as an example of a game medium, but the present invention can also be applied to a pachinko ball as a game medium.

  In the present embodiment, the separation basket 331 (side wall) used in the second separator 3 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a hexagonal cross section. However, for example, the separation basket 331 may have a polygonal cylindrical shape other than a hexagonal cross section, or a cylindrical shape such as a circle or an ellipse. Further, the rotation shaft 332 may be separated from the cylindrical rotation center axis by a predetermined distance.

  In the present embodiment, the inclined plates (first transport plate 41a, first guide plate 41b, second transport plate 41c, second guide plate 41d, third transport plate 41e, first snowboard used in the third separator 4 are used. 42, the second slat 43, the third slat 44, the fourth slat 44, and the fifth slat 46) are arranged in three stages in the vertical direction. However, the arrangement is not limited to three stages, and may be arranged in one or more stages.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the circular hole 61b and the circular hole 62b for separating the abrasive are provided in part of the upper part of the front wall 61 and the lower part of the rear wall 62 of the lifter 6. However, for example, a hole for separating the abrasive may be provided in the entire region of the front wall 61 and the rear wall 62 or a part thereof.

  In the present embodiment, the elastic members (first rubber 25a, second rubber 25b, third rubber 25c, fourth rubber 25d, fifth rubber 25e, first rubber 47a, first rubber 47a, 2 rubber | gum 47b, 3rd rubber | gum 47c, 4th rubber | gum 47d, 5th rubber | gum 47e, and 6th rubber | gum 47f) The front-end | tip corresponds to each slat (1st slatboard 21, 2nd slat 22, 3rd slat 23). , The fourth slat 24, the first slat 42, the third slat 44, and the fifth slat 46). I was. However, for example, the elastic member may have a lower end adjacent to each corresponding slat.

Of course, the above-described techniques can be appropriately combined.
In addition, it goes without saying that the position, size, range, shape, material, design, etc. of each device and its components can be appropriately modified so as not to impair the effects of the present invention.

C Game media transport device 1 Polishing machine 11 Lower part of main body (forms a polishing pipe)
112 Spiral spring 113 Stopper (pressing part)
123 Motor (Driver)
12 Upper part of the body (forms a polishing pipe)
2 First separator (separator)
21 First Sunoko
21a Round hole (hole)
21b Square hole (hole)
22 Second Sunoko (Snow)
22a Square hole (hole)
23 3rd Sunoko
23a Square hole (hole)
24 4th Sunoko
24a Round hole (hole)
24b Square hole (hole)
25a First rubber (elastic member)
25b Second rubber (elastic member)
25c 3rd rubber (elastic member)
25d 4th rubber (elastic member)
25e Fifth rubber (elastic member)
27 Reproduction part 3 Second separator (separator)
33 Rotating body (cylindrical snowboard)
331 Separation basket 331b Circular hole (hole)
332 Rotating shaft 333 Spiral plate (spiral plate)
334 fixing part 334a medal stirring part (standing plate)
34 Motor (drive unit)
36 Guide plate 4 Third separator (separator)
41a 1st conveyance board (conveyance board)
41b First guide plate (guide plate)
41c 2nd conveyance board (conveyance board)
41d Second guide plate (guide plate)
41e Third conveying plate (conveying plate)
42 First Sunoko
42a Circular hole (hole)
42b Square hole (hole)
43 Second slats (slats arranged in the vertical direction)
43a Circular hole (hole)
44 3rd Sunoko
44a Circular hole (hole)
44b Square hole (hole)
45 No. 4 slats (slats arranged in the vertical direction)
45a Round hole (hole)
46 5th Sunoko
46a Round hole (hole)
46b Square hole (hole)
47a First rubber (elastic member)
47b Second rubber (elastic member)
47c 3rd rubber (elastic member)
47d 4th rubber (elastic member)
47e Fifth rubber (elastic member)
47f 6th rubber (elastic member)
48a First shock absorbing plate (shock absorbing plate)
48b Round hole (hole)
48c Second shock absorbing plate (shock absorbing plate)
48d circular hole (hole)
48e Third shock absorber (shock absorber)
48f Round hole (hole)
48g 4th shock absorber (shock absorber)
48h round hole (hole)
48i 5th shock absorbing plate (shock absorbing plate)
48j circular hole (hole)
5 Lifter inlet chute 6 Lifter 7 Branch chute 8 Supply tank 9 Main tank

Claims (9)

A game media transport device for transporting game media polished with a granular abrasive to a game island,
A polishing machine that agitates the abrasive and the game medium and conveys the game medium upward while polishing the game medium;
A separator for separating the game medium and the abrasive material polished by the polishing machine;
The separator is
Slanted slats for flowing down the game medium and the abrasive;
An inclined guide plate arranged to flow down the abrasive disposed under the slats and separated by the slats ;
A transport plate that is disposed below the lower end of the slat and is spaced apart from the slat and flows down the gaming medium and the abrasive material .
The plurality of holes formed in the slats are formed in a size that allows the abrasive to pass but does not pass the game medium,
The game medium conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the abrasive material that has flowed down the guide plate is circulated back to the polishing machine. An elastic member suspended from above the slat toward the slat;
2. The game medium carrying device according to claim 1, wherein a tip side of the elastic member is in contact with or close to the slat. On the upstream side of the slats, an impact absorbing plate that absorbs an impact when the game medium and the abrasive flow down is attached,
3. The game medium transport device according to claim 1, wherein the hole formed in the shock absorbing plate is formed to have a size that allows the abrasive material to pass through but does not allow the game medium to pass therethrough. A slat disposed vertically in a position facing the lower end of the transport plate and spaced apart from the transport plate;
Vertically disposed the said gridiron of holes, according to any one of claims 1 to 3 passing the abrasive is characterized in that it is formed in a size that does not pass the game medium Game media transport device. The game medium transport according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the hole provided on the upstream side of the slat is a circular hole, and the hole provided on the downstream side thereof is a square hole. apparatus. The game medium transport device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , further comprising a reproducing unit that removes dust adhering to the abrasive on the downstream side of the guide plate. The polishing machine is
A polishing pipe filled with the game medium and the abrasive;
A spiral spring disposed from the lower end to the upper end of the polishing pipe;
A drive unit that rotationally drives the spiral spring;
The game medium according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , further comprising: a pressing portion that is disposed in proximity to the spiral spring exposed from a lower end of the polishing pipe and prevents excessive deformation of the spiral spring. Conveying device. A game media transport device for transporting game media polished using a granular abrasive to a gaming machine island,
A polishing machine that agitates the abrasive and the game medium and conveys the game medium upward while polishing the game medium;
A separator for separating the game medium and the abrasive material polished by the polishing machine;
The separator is
A cylindrical slat holding the game medium and the abrasive;
The game medium provided inside the slat and standing up toward the center axis of the slat and having a spiral shape with the center axis of the slat as a spiral axis, from one opening of the slat toward the other opening threadably旋板of Ru and moving the abrasive,
A drive unit for rotating the slats and the spiral plate;
An inclined guide plate disposed under the slats and allowing the abrasive material separated by the slats to flow down,
The plurality of holes formed in the slats are formed in a size that allows the abrasive to pass but does not pass the game medium,
The game medium conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the abrasive material that has flowed down the guide plate is circulated back to the polishing machine. The separator includes a standing plate provided on an inner surface of the slat and standing up toward a central axis of the slat and lifting and agitating the game medium and the abrasive when the slat rotates. The game medium carrying device according to claim 8 .

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