JP6221640B2 - Paper sheet storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage device that stores paper sheets such as conveyed banknotes.

  On a gaming island with a row of gaming machines with a plurality of gaming machines arranged side by side, it is transported to the back side of the gaming machines to facilitate the collection of banknotes inserted from gaming medium lending machines provided between the gaming machines. A device is provided. The transport device includes a transport path configured to pass through the back of the game medium lending machine, and a downstream end portion of the transport path is connected to a banknote storage device installed at an end portion of the game island. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  A conveyance path conveys a banknote downstream, for example by the drive of a conveyance chain. Generally, the transport device provided on the amusement island is configured to transport bills in a horizontally long standing posture.

  The banknote storage device has a storage portion inside the device housing, has a carry-in opening that opens to the outside of the device housing, and is connected between the carry-in port and the receiving port of the storage portion by an introduction passage. It is. In this banknote storage device, banknotes received from the carry-in port are guided to the receiving port of the storage unit via the introduction passage, and are sequentially stored in the storage unit.

  According to the game island equipped with such a transport device, banknotes thrown in from a plurality of game medium lending machines are collectively stored in the banknote storage device, so that the collection operation can be easily performed. Become.

JP 2011-107980 A

  By the way, in the banknote storage apparatus which stores the banknote conveyed by the conveying apparatus, it is preferable that the apparatus housing is provided with a plurality of carry-in entrances in consideration of versatility. For example, if a plurality of carry-in entrances are provided along the left-right direction, even when the installation positions of the transport path with respect to the banknote storage device are different, it is possible to cope by selecting the carry-in entrance to be connected as appropriate. .

  Here, when a plurality of carry-in ports are provided in the apparatus housing, at least one carry-in port is provided at a position outside the extension area with respect to the receiving port of the storage unit. In the case where the carry-in port of the apparatus housing is provided in an extension region with respect to the receiving port of the storage unit, as shown in FIG. 6A, the carry-in port 101a and the storage unit 102 of the device housing 101 are provided. If the straight inlet passage 103 is connected to the receiving port 102a, the banknote received in the carry-in port 101a can be stored in the storing unit 102 from the receiving port 102a in the same posture.

  On the other hand, when the carry-in port 101a of the apparatus housing 101 is provided at a position outside the extension region with respect to the receiving port 102a of the storage unit 102, when the introduction passage 103 is provided linearly, It may be difficult to smoothly convey to the receiving port 102a, which may cause problems such as clogging on the way. For this reason, when the carry-in port 101a of the apparatus housing 101 is provided at a position outside the extension area with respect to the receiving port 102a of the storage unit 102, as shown in FIG. It is necessary to provide an introduction passage 103 ′ having at least two curved portions 103 a for changing the conveyance direction of banknotes between the carry-in port 101 a and the receiving port 102 a of the storage unit 102 inside 101. There is a possibility that the apparatus housing 101 is increased in size along the bill conveyance direction by the amount of the bending portion 103a.

  In addition, the above-mentioned problem is not necessarily limited to the banknote storage device for storing banknotes transported on the amusement island. As long as it is provided at a position outside the extension region, it can occur in the same manner in the case of storing other paper sheets.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention smoothly conveys a paper sheet received from a carry-in port at a position outside the extension area with respect to the receiving port of the storage unit while suppressing an increase in the size of the apparatus and into the storage unit. An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet storage device that can be stored.

  In order to achieve the above object, a paper sheet storage device according to the present invention includes a storage portion inside an apparatus housing, and the outside of the extension region with respect to a receiving port of the storage portion on one side of the device housing. And having a carry-in port that opens to the outside at a position, and connecting the carry-in port and the receiving port of the storage unit by an introduction passage, and accepting the carry-in port through the carry-in port to the inside of the apparatus housing A paper sheet storage device configured to store a paper sheet in the storage unit, wherein the introduction path includes a first curved portion that changes a conveyance direction of the paper sheet received from the carry-in port, and a leading end of the paper sheet And a second curved portion that changes the conveying direction so that the portion is located in an extension region of the receiving port, and at least one of the first curved portion and the second curved portion exceeds 90 °. It is configured to change the paper transport direction. That.

  Further, the present invention provides the above-described paper sheet storage device, wherein an intermediate carry-in port that opens to the outside is located at a position between the portion that is an extension region of the receiving port and the introduction passage on one side surface of the device housing. And having an intermediate introduction passage for connecting the intermediate carry-in port to the introduction passage, the intermediate introduction passage extending so as to be gradually curved toward the downstream side of the introduction passage, The curved portion joins the introduction passage.

  According to the present invention, in the above-described paper sheet storage device, a portion of the introduction passage located between the carry-in entrance and the connection portion of the intermediate introduction passage projects in a direction opposite to the first curved portion. It is characterized by curving so that

  In addition, the present invention provides the above-described paper sheet storage apparatus having a front carry-in opening that opens to the outside of the apparatus housing at a position that is an extension region with respect to the receiving opening of the storage unit. Is connected to the introduction passage, and the front introduction passage is configured in a straight line from the front carry-in port toward the receiving port. The curved portion is joined from the tangential direction.

  According to the present invention, since the curved portion that changes the transport direction of the paper sheet over 90 ° is provided in the introduction passage, the two curved portions are overlapped along the transport direction of the paper sheet. An introduction passage can be configured. Accordingly, it is possible to smoothly convey the paper sheet received from the carry-in port located outside the extension area with respect to the receiving port of the storage unit and store it in the storage unit while suppressing the increase in size of the apparatus. .

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the internal structure of a paper sheet storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view of the main part of the paper sheet storage device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of the paper sheet storage device shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the main part of the paper sheet storage device shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a game island of a game store to which the paper sheet storage device shown in FIG. 1 is applied. FIG. 6 shows the internal structure of a general paper sheet storage device. FIG. 6A shows a paper sheet provided at a position where the carry-in port of the device housing extends from the receiving port of the storage unit. FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional plan view of the paper sheet storage device provided at a position where the carry-in port of the device housing is outside the extension region with respect to the reception port of the storage unit.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a paper sheet storage device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a paper sheet storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The paper sheet storage apparatus illustrated here is used as a banknote storage apparatus 1 for collectively storing banknotes inserted from a plurality of game medium lending machines c on the game island P as shown in FIG. is there.

  The gaming island P is provided with a gaming machine train constructed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines d such as pachinko machines in parallel. As is apparent from the figure, in the central part of the game store, a game island P is configured by installing a row of game machines back to back. At both side walls of the game store, a game island P is configured by installing a row of game machines with the back of the game machine d facing the store wall. In the figure, the vertical direction is the Z axis, the front-rear direction in which the gaming machines d are arranged side by side is the X axis, and the left-right direction in which the gaming machine rows are arranged side by side is the Y axis.

  A gaming medium lending machine c is provided between the gaming machines d arranged in parallel in each gaming machine row. The game medium lending machine c, which is not clearly shown in the figure, discriminates banknotes inserted into the machine from the front, and when it is discriminated from regular banknotes, the gaming machine d corresponding to the game media according to the amount of money. To pay out. The banknotes identified as legitimate are discharged from the back to the outside of the machine and then transported to the end of the game island P by the transport device H. The game medium lending machine c applied in the present embodiment is configured such that banknotes received in the horizontally long standing posture are discharged from the back in the same posture.

  The transport device H receives banknotes discharged from the back surface of the game medium lending machine c into the transport path r and sequentially transports them downstream in a state where the horizontally long standing posture is maintained. The transport path r of the transport device H is configured to pass through the back of all the game medium lending machines c in the corresponding gaming machine row. As is clear from FIG. 5, in the game island P provided in the center portion of the game store, the transport path r is arranged at a position in the middle of the left-right direction (Y-axis direction) In the provided game island P, a transport path r is arranged at a position close to the store wall surface. The banknote storage device 1 installed at the end of the game island P is connected to the downstream end of each transport path r. In the game store of the present embodiment, all the banknote storage devices 1 are installed at the end portion located above the game island P in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote storage device 1 is configured by including a storage unit 20 inside an apparatus housing 10. The storage unit 20 is a box-shaped body that is stored inside the apparatus housing 10 in a state where a space is secured between the apparatus housing 10 and the front outer wall plate 11. A receiving port 22 is provided in the front wall plate 21 of the storage portion 20 that faces the front outer wall plate 11 in parallel. The receiving port 22 is an opening for storing the inserted bills in a stacked state in order. In the storage portion 20 of the present embodiment, a vertically long receiving port 22 is formed along the inner wall surface of the side wall plate 23 at a portion close to the left side wall plate 23 toward the front wall plate 21.

  On the other hand, the front outer wall plate 11 of the apparatus housing 10 is provided with three carry-in ports 12A, 12B, and 12C to which end portions of the transport path r are selectively connected. The carry-in ports 12A, 12B, and 12C are vertically long openings provided so as to be orthogonal to the front outer wall plate 11, and are formed at equal intervals along the left-right direction (Y-axis direction). In the present embodiment, only the carry-in port 12 </ b> C adjacent to the receiving port 22 of the storage unit 20 is disposed at a position that is an extension region of the receiving port 22 of the storage unit 20. The carry-in port 12A located farthest from the carry-in port 22A and the carry-in port 12B provided in the middle position are arranged at positions outside the extension region with respect to the receiving port 22 of the storage unit 20, respectively. In the following, for the sake of convenience, when these carry-in ports 12A, 12B, and 12C are distinguished, the one provided at a position that is an extension area with respect to the receiving port 22 of the storage unit 20 is referred to as a “front carry-in port 12C”, The arranged one is referred to as “intermediate carry-in entrance 12B”, and the one arranged at the position farthest from the receiving entrance 22 is referred to as “separate carry-in entrance (carry-in entrance) 12A”.

  Introduction passages 30A, 30B, and 30C are provided between the respective carry-in ports 12A, 12B, and 12C and the receiving port 22 of the storage unit 20. The introduction passages 30A, 30B, and 30C remain in the horizontally long standing posture when the bills conveyed in the horizontally long standing posture by the transport device H are received into the apparatus housing 10 through the carry-in ports 12A, 12B, and 12C. It is conveyed to the receiving port 22 of the storage unit 20, and is configured between the front outer wall plate 11 of the apparatus housing 10 and the front wall plate 21 of the storage unit 20.

  An introduction passage (hereinafter referred to as “front introduction passage 30C” in the case of distinction) between the front carry-in port 12C and the reception port 22 is configured to connect the front carry-in port 12C and the reception port 22 in a straight line. It is. In contrast, the introduction passage between the separation carry-in entrance 12A and the reception entrance 22 (hereinafter referred to as “separation introduction passage (introduction passage) 30A”) and between the intermediate carry-in entrance 12B and the reception entrance 22 are distinguished. The introduction passage (hereinafter referred to as “intermediate introduction passage 30B” when distinguished) has a plurality of curved portions for changing the conveyance direction of the bills received from the respective carry-in entrances 12A and 12B, and has a meandering shape. It is.

  The separation introduction passage 30A is the passage with the longest route, and has four curved portions 30A1, 30A2, 30A3, and 30A4 on the way. These curved portions 30A1, 30A2, 30A3, and 30A4 are portions that extend in an arc shape around the axis along the vertical direction (Z-axis direction) with respect to the apparatus housing 10, respectively. The first curved portion 30A1 closest to the separation carry-in port 12A is connected to the front wall plate 21 of the storage unit 20 from the separation carry-in port 12A opened so as to be orthogonal to the front outer wall plate 11 of the apparatus housing 10. The portion is curved so as to gradually approach the receiving port 22 as it goes. The second curved portion 30A2 that is farthest from the separation carry-in port 12A is a portion that is curved so as to gradually approach the separation carry-in port 12A from the receiving port 22 toward the front outer wall plate 11, and a portion that is close to the receiving port 22 Is joined to the front introduction passage 30C. The joining portion of the second curved portion 30A2 and the front introduction passage 30C is configured such that the front introduction passage 30C extends in the tangential direction with respect to the second curved portion 30A2.

  As is clear from FIGS. 1 and 2, both the first curved portion 30A1 and the second curved portion 30A2 are configured to change the transport direction of banknotes by exceeding 90 °. Accordingly, the first connecting passage portion 30A5 of the separation introduction passage 30A continuous to the first curved portion 30A1 is formed on the front wall plate 21 so as to be gradually separated from the front wall plate 21 of the storage portion 20 toward the receiving port 22. The second connecting passage portion 30A6 of the separation introduction passage 30A that extends obliquely with respect to the second curved portion 30A2 and gradually approaches the front wall plate 21 toward the receiving port 22 is provided. Inclined with respect to.

  The remaining two curved portions 30A3 and 30A4 of the separation introducing passage 30A are between the first connecting passage portion 30A5 continuing to the first bending portion 30A1 and the second connecting passage portion 30A6 continuing to the second bending portion 30A2. Are provided between the first connecting passage portion 30A5 and the second connecting passage portion 30A6 so as to be smoothly continuous. Specifically, a third curved portion 30A3 that is curved so as to be convex opposite to the first curved portion 30A1 is provided at the end of the first connecting passage portion 30A5, and the first curved portion. A fourth curved portion 30A4 that is curved so as to be convex in the same direction as 30A1 is provided at the end of the second connection passage portion 30A6, and the third curved portion 30A3 and the fourth curved portion 30A4 are common. They are connected to each other so as to have a tangent line.

  The intermediate introduction passage 30 </ b> B is curved so as to gradually approach the reception port 22 from the intermediate carry-in port 12 </ b> B opened so as to be orthogonal to the front outer wall plate 11 of the apparatus housing 10 toward the front wall plate 21 of the storage unit 20. Thus, the fourth curved portion 30A4 formed in the separation introduction passage 30A is configured to merge with the separation introduction passage 30A.

  The introduction passages 30A, 30B, 30C configured between the outer front wall plate 21 of the apparatus housing 10 and the front wall plate 21 of the storage unit 20 are passages that are close to the front wall plate 21 from the state shown in FIG. By removing the wall, the interior can be opened as shown in FIG. 4, and maintenance can be performed in this state.

  The introduction passages 30A, 30B, and 30C are provided with drive rollers 31 and drive paddles 32 at a plurality of locations. The drive roller 31 and the drive paddle 32 are rotatable about drive shafts 31a and 32a along the vertical direction (Z-axis direction) with respect to the apparatus housing 10, respectively. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the drive shafts 31 a and 32 a of the drive roller 31 and the drive paddle 32 are provided with a plurality of gears 34 and timing belts 35 constituting a gear train with the drive shaft 33 a of the drive motor 33. And can be rotated when the drive motor 33 is driven.

  The drive roller 31 is disposed in the apparatus housing 10 in a state where each peripheral surface faces the inside of the introduction passages 30A, 30B, and 30C. The peripheral surface of the driving roller 31 is in contact with the peripheral surface of the idle roller 36. When a bill is inserted between the peripheral surface and the idle roller 36 in a state where the drive roller 31 is rotated, the bill is conveyed downstream by the cooperation of the drive roller 31 and the idle roller 36.

  The drive paddle 32 includes a plurality of radially extending paddle pieces 32b made of an elastic body, and the apparatus housing 10 is in a state where the tip of the paddle piece 32b is in sliding contact with the inner wall surfaces of the introduction passages 30A, 30B, 30C. Are arranged. When a bill is inserted between the paddle piece 32b and the inner wall surfaces of the introduction passages 30A, 30B, and 30C with the drive paddle 32 rotated, the bill is conveyed downstream by the paddle piece 32b.

  In the present embodiment, the driving roller 31 is driven at a position between the first curved portion 30A1 and the front outer wall plate 11 and at a position between the fourth curved portion 30A4 and the front outer wall plate 11 side. A shaft 31a is provided, and a drive shaft 32a of the drive paddle 32 is provided between the second curved portion 30A2 and the front wall plate 21. The drive motor 33 is disposed at a portion on the opposite side of the drive paddle 32 across the front introduction passage 30C.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the bill storage device 1 configured as described above is installed at the end of the game island P in a state where the end of the transport device H is connected to the carry-in entrances 12 </ b> A, 12 </ b> B, 12 </ b> C.

  Here, in the game island P provided in the central part of the game store, if the device housing 10 is attached to the center in the left-right direction (Y-axis direction) at the end of the game island P, the intermediate island 12B is interposed. It becomes possible to connect to the conveyance path r of the conveyance device H.

  On the other hand, in the game island P provided at the edge of the wall, it is difficult to secure a large gap between the conveyance path r and the store wall surface, and it is connected to the conveyance path r via the intermediate carry-in entrance 12B. In such a case, the device housing 10 may interfere with the store wall surface.

  Therefore, in the game island P provided on the left store wall in FIG. 5, if the front carry-in port 12 </ b> C provided on the left side toward the outer front wall plate 21 of the device housing 10 is selected, the device housing 10 is moved to the right. It will be arrange | positioned in the game island P in the state shifted | deviated, and it will become possible to connect the banknote storage apparatus 1 to the conveyance path r of the conveying apparatus H. FIG. Similarly, in the game island P provided on the store wall on the right side in FIG. 5, if the separation carry-in port 12 </ b> A provided on the right side toward the outer front wall plate 21 of the device case 10 is selected, the device case 10 is shifted to the left side. Therefore, the bill storage device 1 can be connected to the transport path r of the transport device H.

  The front carry-in port 12 </ b> C of the apparatus housing 10 is provided at a position that is an extension region with respect to the receiving port 22 of the storage unit 20, and is connected to the receiving port 22 by a linear front introduction passage 30 </ b> C. It is a thing. Accordingly, the banknotes transported through the transport path r of the transport device H and received from the front carry-in entrance 12C into the apparatus housing 10 are carried as they are through the front introduction passage 30C to the receiving port 22 and stored without clogging in the middle. It will be housed inside the section 20.

  On the other hand, the remote carry-in port 12 </ b> A and the intermediate carry-in port 12 </ b> B of the apparatus housing 10 are both provided at positions outside the extension region with respect to the receiving port 22 of the storage unit 20. However, the separation introduction passage 30A connected to the separation carry-in port 12A has four curved portions 30A1, 30A2, 30A3, and 30A4 in the middle and smoothly connects the receiving port 22 to the intermediate carry-in port. The intermediate introduction passage 30B connected to 12B smoothly merges in the middle of the separation introduction passage 30A while being curved. Accordingly, banknotes that are transported through the transport path r of the transport device H and received from the separation transport port 12A and the intermediate transport port 12B to the inside of the device housing 10 are transported to the receiving port 22 without being clogged and stored. It will be housed inside the section 20.

  In addition, as described above, the separation introduction passage 30A that connects the separation carry-in port 12A and the reception port 22 has the first curved portion 30A1 closest to the separation carry-in port 12A and the separation carry-in port 12A. The second curved portions 30A2 that are separated from each other are configured to change the transport direction of the banknotes by exceeding 90 °. Further, the intermediate introduction passage 30B is configured to merge while being curved with respect to the fourth bending portion 30A4 formed in the separation introduction passage 30A. Therefore, it is possible to configure the separation introduction passage 30A so that the first bending portion 30A1 and the second bending portion 30A2 overlap in the left-right direction (Y-axis direction), and the outer front wall plate 21. An intermediate introduction passage 30B can be formed between the front wall plate 21 and the outer front wall plate 21 of the apparatus housing 10 and the storage portion 20 as compared with the conventional one shown in FIG. It becomes unnecessary to secure a large space between the front wall plate 21 and the bill storage device 1 can be prevented from being enlarged.

  In the above-described embodiment, a banknote storage device for collectively storing banknotes thrown from a plurality of game medium lending machines on the game island is illustrated, but paper sheets other than banknotes are used. It is possible to apply also to what conveys.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example having three carry-in ports is illustrated, but it is not always necessary to provide a plurality of carry-in ports, and only at a position outside the extension area with respect to the receiving port of the storage unit. It is only necessary to have a carry-in port.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the two curved portions of the introduction passage are both configured to change the transport direction of the paper sheet by exceeding 90 °, but one of the curved portions is 90 °. It is sufficient to change the transport direction of the sheet beyond that. Further, the introduction passage does not necessarily have four curved portions, and may have two curved portions.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote storage apparatus 10 Apparatus housing | casing 11 Front outer wall board 12A Separation entrance 12B Intermediate separation entrance 12C Front separation entrance 20 Storage part 22 Receipt 30A Separation introduction path 30A1 1st bending part 30A2 2nd bending part 30B Middle Separation introduction passage 30C Front separation introduction passage

Claims (4)

A housing part is housed inside the device housing, and a receiving port is provided in the front wall plate of the housing unit, and the device housing is orthogonal to the front outer wall plate facing the front wall plate. the inlet port is provided, the entrance is one that opens to the outside at the position where its extension outside relative to the receiving port of the housing part, the carry-in port and the front wall of the front wall panels by connecting the introducing passageway between said receiving port, a paper sheet storing apparatus of the paper sheets received in the interior of the device housing and the like accommodated in the accommodating portion through the entrance,
The introduction passage includes a first curved portion that changes the conveyance direction of the paper sheet received from the carry-in port, and a second curve that changes the conveyance direction so that the leading end portion of the paper sheet is located in an extension area of the reception port. And a curved portion of
The first curved portion is curved so as to gradually approach the receiving port as it goes from the carry-in port of the front outer wall plate to the front wall plate,
The second curved portion is curved so as to gradually approach the carry-in port as it goes from the receiving port toward the front outer wall plate,
Paper storage device, wherein at least one of these first curved portion and the second curved portion is configured to change the conveying direction of the sheet beyond 90 °. With an intermediate inlet port that opens to the outside a position between the introduction passage extending region become part and of Oite the receiving port in the front exterior panel of the device housing, the introduction of the intermediate carry-in port Has an intermediate introduction passage to connect to the passage,
The paper sheet storage device according to claim 1, wherein the intermediate introduction passage extends so as to be gradually curved toward the downstream side of the introduction passage, and merges with the introduction passage at the curved portion.   3. The introduction passage is curved so that a portion located between the carry-in port and a connection portion of the intermediate introduction passage is convex in a direction opposite to the first bending portion. The paper sheet storage device described in 1. In addition to having a front carry-in port that opens to the outside of the apparatus housing at a position that is an extension area with respect to the receiving port of the storage unit, there is a front introduction passage for connecting the front carry-in port to the introduction passage. And
The said front introduction channel | path is comprised linearly from the said front entrance to the said receiving port, and it merges from the tangential direction with respect to the 2nd curved part of the said introduction channel | path. Item 2. A paper sheet storage device according to item 1.

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