JP6761459B2 - Paper leaf transport device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a paper sheet conveying equipment for conveying the sheets such as banknotes by the action of an air flow which is generated in the transport tube, in particular, gaming machines and game medium lending machine curved in sequence the gaming machine It relates to a paper sheet conveying equipment installed inside the island.

Inside the game machine island, which houses multiple sets of game media lending machines that lend game media (medals, etc.) to players in response to the insertion of banknotes and game machines such as slot machines, each A transport device for transporting the bills inserted into the game medium lending machine to a safe provided at the end of the game machine island is provided along the longitudinal direction of the game machine island. In the middle of the transport path, a take-in device for taking in the bills discharged from the game medium lender into the transport path is provided for each game medium lender.

In recent years, in order to cope with various installation forms of game machines in a game hall, a game machine island (referred to as a round island) in which game machines and game medium lending machines are arranged in an arc shape or the like has been devised. In order to transport banknotes and the like to a safe on such a circular island, it is necessary to form a transport path in an arc shape along the inside of the circular island.

If the entire transport path is curved with a curvature corresponding to the radius of the circular island, the radius of the circular island to be installed varies depending on the amusement park, so it is necessary to prepare various types of transport paths curved with different curvatures. Must be. However, if various transport paths curved with different curvatures are prepared, the merit of standardizing parts disappears, leading to high cost. In particular, in the case of an air transfer method in which an air flow is generated inside a tubular transfer tube without air leakage by a blower and paper sheets are conveyed by the action of the air flow, there are various types without air leakage curved with different curvatures. It is difficult to prepare a suitable transport pipe. On the other hand, if the transport path is made into a bellows shape or the like so that it can be bent at an arbitrary angle, bill clogging is likely to occur, so this method cannot be adopted for air transport. It is also difficult to provide a curved transport pipe with a take-in device that takes in the bills discharged from the game medium lending machine into the transport pipe.

Therefore, by connecting the straight portion and the curved portion curved in an arc shape, it is realistic to form an arc-shaped transport path along the inside of the circular island as a whole and to provide the intake device in the straight portion. .. For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses a paper piece transport device in which a linear transport device and a curved transport device are connected to form a curved shape of a game island.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-81249

In order for the bill taking-in device discharged from the discharge port on the back of the game medium lending machine to smoothly receive the bills, it is desirable that the taking-in port of the taking-in device and the discharge port of the game medium lending machine face each other directly.

When the transport path 200 along the inside of the round island is formed by connecting the straight portion 202 and the curved portion 204, as shown in FIG. 27, the curve R1 which is the installation reference of the game machine 210 and the game medium lending machine 212 is formed. On the other hand, the transport path 200 has a shape like a polygon with rounded corners. The intake port of the intake device 214 provided in the polygonal straight line portion 202 is exactly located in front of the discharge port of the game medium lending machine 212, and the direction of the intake port is the discharge of the game medium lending machine 212. It is extremely difficult to install it so that it faces straight to the exit. Therefore, at the construction site, the intake port of the take-in device 214 and the discharge port of the game medium lending machine 212 deviate from the position where they face each other in front of each other, and have a certain angle.

However, the metal fittings for attaching the take-in device 214 and the transport path 200 to the island structure have a structure for fixing them on the assumption that the take-in port of the take-in device 214 and the discharge port of the game medium lending machine 212 face each other directly. Therefore, it is not possible to attach the take-in device 214 or the transport path 200 to the island structure with this metal fitting, or if it is forcibly attached, the other parts of the transport path 200 will be forcibly distorted. ..

On the other hand, when the position of the game medium lending machine 212 is shifted and adjusted so as to be located directly in front of the intake port of the take-in device 214, as shown in FIG. 28, the gap S between the game machine 210 and the game medium lending machine 212. It does not look good.

Patent Document 1 discloses a take-in device capable of changing the angle of the take-in port itself, but the structure of the take-in device becomes complicated.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, connect the curved portions and the gaming machine and the game media lending machine curved along the inside of the gaming machine islands arranged in extended by Ru straight line portion and its object is to provide a sheet conveying equipment for conveying path configured to fit capable of construction with good properly installed.

The gist of the present invention for achieving such an object lies in the inventions of the following items.

[1] A transport path in which a game machine and a game medium lending machine are extended along the inside of a game machine island arranged in a curved line, and paper sheets discharged from the game medium lending machine are transported to a predetermined place. Have,
The transport path is formed by connecting a straight portion along the inside of the game machine island and a curved portion that abuts on paper sheets and regulates the path to the curve.
The transport path is provided at a portion corresponding to the straight portion along the extending direction of the straight portion, and the straight portion reaches the game machine island via a frame member interrupted at the portion corresponding to the curved portion. Fixed,
The paper leaf transport device, characterized in that the curved portion is connected to the straight portion.

In the above invention, by holding the transport path at the straight portion and not at the curved portion, it is not necessary to provide a complicated metal fitting for holding the curved portion, and the construction becomes easy.
[2] A transport path in which a game machine and a game medium lending machine are extended along the inside of a game machine island arranged in a curved line, and paper sheets discharged from the game medium lending machine are transported to a predetermined place. Have,
The transport path is configured by connecting a straight portion and a curved portion along the inside of the game machine island.
The transport path is fixed to the game machine island at the straight portion, and is fixed to the game machine island.
The curved portion is connected to the straight portion.
A holding member that holds the connection between the straight portion and the curved portion and prevents the curved portion from coming off from the straight portion is provided at a connection portion between the straight portion and the curved portion on the downstream side thereof. Not provided at the connection point between the straight part and the curved part on the upstream side thereof.
A paper leaf transport device characterized by this.

According to the paper sheet conveying equipment according to the present invention, by joining the curved portion and the straight portion the gaming machine and game media lending machine is extended along the inside of the game machine island which is arranged in a curved configuration It is possible to properly install the provided transport path with good workability.

It is a top view which shows the schematic structure of the paper leaf transporting apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention provided on a round island. It is a perspective view which shows the paper leaf transporting apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention provided on a round island. It is a figure which shows the structure of the part provided in the safe of the island edge in the paper leaf transport apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the transport auxiliary body pushes and moves a bill in a transport pipe from the rear end side of the bill. It is a perspective view which shows the transport pipe in the straight part. It is sectional drawing of the transport pipe in the straight part. It is a figure which shows the plane and the front surface of the transport auxiliary body. It is sectional drawing which passes through the central axis of the transport auxiliary body in the state which the transport auxiliary body is inserted in the transport pipe. It is sectional drawing which shows the turn part. It is a perspective view which shows the turn part. It is a perspective view which shows a part section of a transport pipe. It is an exploded perspective view which shows by disassembling the transport pipe of the section shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the transport pipe of the section corresponding to FIG. It is a top view which shows the transport pipe of the section corresponding to FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the internal structure of the banknote taking-in device. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd mounting bracket. It is a left side view which shows the 2nd mounting bracket. It is a front view which shows the 2nd mounting bracket. It is a right side view which shows the 2nd mounting bracket. It is a top view which shows the 2nd mounting bracket. It is a bottom view which shows the 2nd mounting bracket. It is a rear view which shows the 2nd mounting bracket. FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a game medium lending machine and a transport tube supported by a second mounting bracket on the back surface thereof). It is a perspective view which shows one section of the transport path attached by the 1st mounting bracket and the 2nd mounting bracket. It is a figure which shows an example of the appearance of the transport pipe supported by the 2nd mounting bracket on the back surface of the game medium lending machine seen from below. It is a figure which shows another example of the appearance of the transport pipe supported by the 2nd mounting bracket on the back surface of the game medium lending machine seen from below. It is a figure which shows an example of the circular island which formed the transport path by connecting a straight part and a curved part. It is a figure which shows the state which the gap was formed between the game medium lending machine and the game machine.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a paper leaf transport device 10 incorporated in a circular island according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the paper leaf transport device 10 incorporated in a circular island. It is a figure. In the present embodiment, the paper leaf transport device 10 is a set of a game medium lending machine 3 for lending a game medium (medal) to a player upon receiving a bill and a game machine 4 such as a slot machine. Is provided inside a circular island (game machine island 2) in which a plurality of sets are arranged in an arc shape with the front facing outward, and the bills discharged from the back of each game medium lending machine 3 are taken in and the game machine island 2 is taken in. It is configured as a bill transporting device for transporting to the safe 5 provided at the end of the. Note that in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 4 is not shown. Further, FIG. 3 shows the internal configuration of the safe 5.

The paper leaf transport device 10 includes a transport pipe 12 that serves as a transport path for banknotes 6 (paper leaves), and an air flow generator (blower) 14 (blower) 14 that generates an air flow that flows in the extending direction in the transport pipe 12. (See FIG. 3). The transport pipe 12 extends in an arc shape along the inside of the game machine island 2 (the game medium lending machine 3 and the game machine 4 arranged in an arc shape). In the paper leaf transport device 10, a transport auxiliary body 16 that can move in the transport pipe 12 by receiving an air flow is inserted into the transport pipe 12 on the upstream side of the bill 6 to be transported, and the transport auxiliary body 16 is used. The bill 6 in the transport pipe 12 is pushed and moved from the rear to be transported downstream.

In the game machine island 2 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, an air flow generator 14 and a bill separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device 20 are provided inside the safe 5. The bill separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device 20 includes the function of the transport auxiliary body insertion device 21 that sends the transport auxiliary body 16 into the transport pipe 12, and the bill 6 and the transport auxiliary body 16 that pushes and moves the bill 6 from behind. It has a function of a separation / recovery device 22 that separates and collects each of the above, and also has a function of returning the collected transport assist body 16 to the transport assist body insertion device 21 and circulating the recovered body 16. The banknotes 6 collected by the separation / collection device 22 are housed in a banknote storage unit (not shown) in the safe 5.

The air blowing side (air blowing passage 14a) of the air flow generator 14 is connected to the air inlet side of the transport auxiliary body insertion device 21, and the start end of the transport pipe 12 is connected to the air outlet side of the transport auxiliary body insertion device 21. It is connected. The transport pipe 12 has an outward path 12a extending in an arc shape from the air outlet side of the transport auxiliary body insertion device 21 to the other end of the game machine island 2, and a turn that folds back in a U shape at the other end. It is composed of a portion 12b (see FIG. 2) and a return route 12c that is extended so as to return to the safe 5 along the outward route 12a above the outward route 12a after being folded back at the turn portion 12b. The end of the return path 12c is connected to the air inlet side of the separation / recovery device 22 (see FIG. 3), and the air suction side (air suction passage 14b) of the air flow generator 14 is on the air outlet side of the separation / recovery device 22. It is connected.

The air flow generator 14 generates an air flow by rotating a fan with a motor. The air flow generated by the air flow generator 14 flows from the air blowing passage 14a through the transport auxiliary body insertion device 21 to the start end of the transport pipe 12, passes through the outward path 12a, the turn portion 12b, and the return path 12c, and then the separation / recovery device 22. , The air flows so as to be drawn into the suction side of the air flow generator 14 through the air suction passage 14b.

The outward path 12a and the return path 12c of the transport pipe 12 are formed into an arc shape along the inside of the game machine island 2 as a whole by connecting a straight straight pipe portion and a curved curved pipe portion, respectively. In the straight pipe portion constituting the return route 12c, the bills 6 discharged from the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 are placed in the transport pipe 12 (straight pipe portion of the return route 12c) at positions corresponding to each game medium lending machine 3. A bill taking-in device 24 for taking in is provided. The bill taking device 24 includes a passage portion 51 (see FIG. 15) forming a part of the straight pipe portion of the return path 12c, and the bill 6 is taken into the passage portion 51.

The bill 6 taken into the return path 12c of the transport pipe 12 from the bill take-in device 24 stays at the take-in completion position with its paper surface oriented along the extending direction of the transport pipe 12. In order to transport and collect the bill 6 that has been taken into the transport pipe 12 (passage portion of the bill taking device 24) to the safe 5, the transport auxiliary body 16 is transported by the transport auxiliary body insertion device 21. It is sent into 12. The transport auxiliary body 16 sent from the transport auxiliary body insertion device 21 into the transport pipe 12 moves in the outward path 12a toward the turn portion 12b under the action of the air flow generated by the air flow generator 14. After making a U-turn at the turn portion 12b, the vehicle further moves in the return path 12c toward the terminal portion. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the banknote 6 in the transport pipe 12 is pushed and moved by the transport auxiliary body 16 from the rear end side of the bill 6 toward the end portion of the transport pipe 12 (in the figure). (To the transport direction F) The bill 6 is transported.

The banknote separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device 20, the banknote capture device 24, etc. of the paper sheet transport device 10 include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like as main parts. It operates under the control of a control unit (not shown). In this example, the air flow generator 14 is always operated, and when the sensor provided in the bill taking device 24 detects the bill 6 ejected from the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3, the control unit is a bill taking device. 24 is operated to take the bill 6 into the transport pipe 12. Then, when this taking-in operation is completed, the transport assist body 16 is fed into the transport pipe 12 from the transport assist body insertion device 21. Then, the transport auxiliary body 16 moves in the transport pipe 12 from the outward path 12a to the turn portion 12b and the return path 12c under the action of the air flow, and in the return path 12c, the banknote 6 staying in the middle of the transfer path 12c is moved backward. Push and move from to transport. When the separation / recovery device 22 detects the arrival of the transport auxiliary body 16, the bill 6 and the transport auxiliary body 16 are separated and collected, and the collected transport auxiliary body 16 is used as a transport auxiliary body insertion device in preparation for the next transmission. The operation is controlled such that the bill 6 is guided to 21 and the collected bill 6 is conveyed to the bill storage unit in the safe 5.

The air flow generator 14 operates only when necessary (for example, from the time when the bill taking device 24 detects the bill 6 discharged from the game medium lending machine 3 to the time when the bill is completely transported to the safe 5). It may be controlled so as to cause.

In this way, the transport auxiliary body 16 moves under the action of the air flow, and the bill 6 is pushed and moved from the rear end side by the transport auxiliary body 16 to carry the bill 6, so that the bill 6 itself receives the air flow and has a propulsive force. No need to get. Therefore, the banknote 6 can be conveyed by the air flow without taking measures such as bending the banknote 6 to receive the air flow. Further, since the transport auxiliary body 16 can obtain the propulsive force from the air flow more efficiently than the bill 6, the bill can be transported efficiently.

Next, the shapes of the transfer pipe 12 and the transfer auxiliary body 16 will be described in detail.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the transport pipe 12 forming a part of the straight pipe portion, and FIG. 6 shows the extension direction F (= banknote transport direction F = air flow direction) of the transport pipe 12 of the same portion. It is sectional drawing which shows the vertical sectional shape. The transport pipe 12 is made of a resin having a thickness of about 1.5 mm. The transport tube 12 is formed, for example, by extrusion molding. The inner shape of the transport pipe 12 is the same for the curved pipe portion.

The cross-sectional shape of the cross section of the straight portion of the transport pipe 12 perpendicular to the extending direction F is such that the central portion of the left and right side walls of the vertically long rectangular shape extends outward into a rectangular shape. Specifically, the transport pipe 12 includes upper and lower wall portions 31, left and right side wall portions 32, and expansion portions 33 that project outward in a rectangular shape at the central portion of the left and right side wall portions 32 in the vertical direction. The short side direction in the substantially rectangular cross section perpendicular to the extension direction (transport direction F) of the transport pipe 12 is the X direction (or width direction, left-right direction), and the long side direction is the Y direction (or height direction, up and down). Direction). The direction toward the center of the transport pipe 12 in each of the X direction and the Y direction is referred to as an inside, and the direction from the center toward the inner wall is referred to as an outside.

The expansion portion 33 is divided into upper and lower parts by a separation wall 34 erected inward of the transport pipe 12. The separation wall 34 is formed by attaching a T-shaped member to the inner wall of the expansion portion 33.

On the side wall portion 32, a plurality of ribs 35 protruding inward of the transport pipe are formed so as to extend along the transport direction. In this example, ribs 35 projecting inward of the transport pipe are formed at the boundary between the side wall portion 32 and the expansion portion 33 along the transport direction. The separation wall 34 has the same height as the rib 35, and the top of the separation wall 34 acts as a rib.

The side wall portion 32 is a pair of inner walls facing the paper surface of the bill 6 to be transported. The bill 6 has a rectangular shape, and is transported in the transport pipe 12 in a direction in which the long side is the transport direction F. In other words, the paper is transported in a direction in which the paper surface faces the side wall portion 32 of the transport pipe 12 and one short side of the bill 6 is the front end side in the transport direction and the other short side is the rear end side.

The distance Dy between the upper and lower wall portions 31 of the transport pipe 12 is slightly longer than the short side of the bill 6. Further, the distance Dx between the left and right side wall portions 32 (the portion where the rib 35, the expansion portion 33, and the separation wall 34 are not formed (referred to as a reference plane portion)) is set to about 21 mm. The expansion portions 33 provided on the left and right side wall portions 32 each extend about 6 mm outward from the side wall portions 32 (reference plane portion). The tops of the ribs 35 and the separation wall 34 have a height of about 2 mm inward from the side wall portion 32 (reference plane portion). The height of the rib 35 may be appropriately set.

FIG. 7 shows the plane and the front surface of the transport assist body 16. The transport auxiliary body 16 has a columnar shape having a circular cross section (the cross section perpendicular to the axis is circular) having different diameters at each portion. The transport auxiliary body 16 is inserted into the transport pipe 12 so that the central axis of the cylinder is in the Y direction (height direction) of the transport pipe 12 and is used. The transport auxiliary body 16 has a vertically symmetrical shape, and has the same diameter as the head portion 16a, the neck portion 16b having a diameter slightly smaller than the head portion, the large diameter portion 16c having a diameter larger than that of the head portion 16a, and the neck portion 16b in this order from the top. It is configured to have a constricted portion 16d, a large diameter portion 16c, a neck portion 16b, and a head portion 16a located at the center of the upper and lower parts. The transport auxiliary body 16 is lightweight and durable, and the inside is formed in a cavity by, for example, plastic. If it is lightweight and durable, it may be formed of expanded polystyrene, extruded polystyrene, or the like.

FIG. 8 shows a cross section perpendicular to the extending direction F and passing through the central axis of the transport auxiliary body 16 in a state where the transport auxiliary body 16 is inserted into the transport pipe 12. The diameter of each part of the transport auxiliary body 16 corresponds to the shape of the inner edge of the transport pipe 12. That is, the cross-sectional shape passing through the central axis of the transport auxiliary body 16 has a shape corresponding to the inner edge shape of the transport pipe 12 in the cross section perpendicular to the extension direction F, and the inside of the transport pipe 12 is between the inner wall and the inner wall. It has a shape that almost closes with a predetermined clearance.

In this way, the transport auxiliary body 16 has a shape corresponding to the inner edge shape of the transport pipe 12 (almost the same shape with a slight clearance) and closes almost the entire cross section of the transport pipe 12, so that the action of air flow can be exerted. You can receive and move efficiently. Further, the transport assisting body 16 plays a role of preventing the air flow from the upstream side from reaching the downstream side of the transport assisting body 16 and suppressing the turbulence of the air flow on the downstream side.

The bill 6 tends to stick to the side wall portion 32 when acted on by the air flow in the transport pipe 12. That is, the distance between one paper surface of the bill 6 and the side wall portion 32 facing the same, and the distance between the other paper surface and the side wall portion 32 facing the same are rarely equal, and one of the gaps is set. When it is narrower than the other, the flow velocity of the air flow is faster on the narrow interval side than on the wide interval side, so that the air pressure on the narrow interval side is lower than the air pressure on the wide interval side. It is attracted and pressed to 32. In that case, the interval on the narrow interval side becomes even narrower, and a phenomenon occurs in which the bill 6 sticks to the side wall portion 32 and is adsorbed.

When the bill 6 strongly sticks to the side wall portion 32, it becomes difficult for the transport auxiliary body 16 to push and move the bill 6 to transport the bill 6, but the transport auxiliary body 16 blocks the flow of air to the downstream side as described above (as described above). Since the action of (reducing) is achieved, the force with which the bill 6 sticks and is attracted is reduced, and smooth transportation is realized.

The two large-diameter portions 16c of the transport auxiliary body 16 engage with each of the two expansion portions 33 separated by the separation wall 34 of the transport pipe 12. In this example, the expansion portion 33 is divided into two by the separation wall 34, and these expansion portions 33 are provided near the center of the transport pipe 12 in the Y direction, so that the transport auxiliary body 16 is maintained in a stable posture. Can be moved. Further, since the posture of the transport assisting body 16 is stable, the large diameter portion 16c of the transport assisting body 16 can appropriately contact the rear end of the bill 6 to provide a stable transporting force. Further, the bill 6 is less likely to be caught between the transport pipe 12 and the transport auxiliary body 16.

Further, by providing the transport auxiliary body 16 with the large diameter portion 16c, the area of the portion affected by the air flow is expanded, and the force for moving can be efficiently received. Further, since the large diameter portion 16c is provided to efficiently receive the action of the air flow, the diameter of the head portion 16a can be reduced accordingly. By reducing the diameter of the head, the distance (width (Dx)) between the pair of side wall portions 32 facing each other in the transport pipe 12 can be narrowed, and the bill 6 can be prevented from falling.

Further, the presence of the plurality of ribs 35 provided on the side wall portion 32 prevents the bill 6 from sticking to the side wall portion 32 exactly. That is, the contact area between the bill 6 and the side wall portion 32 is reduced, friction is reduced, and the generation of static electricity can be suppressed. Further, even when the bill 6 is attached to the side wall portion 32, the bill 6 is supported by the tip portion of the rib 35, so that a gap is secured between the side wall portion 32 and the bill 6 around the rib 35. Sticking force is kept small. Further, since the bill 6 is supported by the separation wall 34, the bill 6 is prevented from falling into the recess of the expansion portion 33.

Further, the plurality of ribs 35 protruding inward from the side wall portion 32 and the tops of the separation walls 34 have a substantial passage width W of the banknote 6 in the width direction (X direction) of the transport pipe 12 and a distance Dx between reference plane portions. It serves to make it narrower. As a result, the bill 6 is less likely to fall sideways in the transport pipe 12, and the posture of the bill 6 is held along the Y direction. In particular, by providing a plurality of ribs 35, the bill 6 is appropriately prevented from falling down, and the bill 6 is effectively prevented from sticking to the side wall portion 32. It should be noted that the Dx can be increased by the amount of the rib 35 provided, thereby increasing the cross-sectional area of the transport pipe 12 and making the transport auxiliary body 16 more susceptible to the action of the air flow.

In the case of the transport auxiliary body 16 according to the present embodiment, the diameter of the large diameter portion 16c is the largest, so that the large diameter portion 16c abuts on the rear end of the bill 6 and pushes it as shown in FIG. Become.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the turn portion 12b, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the turn portion 12b. The turn portion 12b connects the transport pipe 12 with an arc portion 13b extending so as to draw a 90-degree arc with the Y direction as the radial direction, a straight portion 13c, and a 90-degree arc-shaped arc portion 13b. It has a right-angled shape and changes the course of the transport auxiliary body 16 by 180 degrees. The rib 35 and the expansion portion 33 are also formed in the turn portion 12b, but the separation wall 34 is not provided and the separation wall 34 is not provided so that the transport auxiliary body 16 does not get caught when moving in an arc shape along the arc portion 13b. The rib 35 and the expansion portion 33 are allowed to escape (the clearance is larger than that of the straight portion) at the portion where the transport assist body 16 overlaps the locus when passing through the turn portion 12b. As a result, the radius of gyration of the turn portion 12b at the arc portion 13b can be reduced. The length of the straight portion 13c may be appropriately determined according to the distance required between the outward route 12a and the return route 12c depending on the size of the transport auxiliary body separating device 22 and the bill taking-in device 24. .. The expansion portion 33 of the turn portion 12b is provided with two ribs 13a corresponding to the large diameter portion 16c of the transport assist body 16, and the position of the transport assist body 16 is restricted toward the center in the X direction.

Next, the connection and fixing of the transport pipe 12 will be described.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a part of the section of the transport pipe 12, FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing the transport pipe 12 of the section corresponding to FIG. 11 in an exploded manner, and FIG. 13 corresponds to FIG. It is a front view which shows the transport pipe 12 of a section, and FIG. 14 is a plan view which shows the transport pipe 12 of a section corresponding to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 12, the straight pipe portion 40 in the outward path 12a of the transport pipe 12 is composed of a linear transport pipe 41 having a predetermined length and an upstream connection adapter 42 to which the downstream end of the linear transport pipe 41 is connected. To. The curved pipe portion 45 is composed of an arc-shaped portion curved with a predetermined curvature and short linear transport pipe connecting ports formed at both ends thereof. A linear transport pipe 41 is connected to one transport pipe connection port (downstream side connection port) of the curved pipe portion 45, and an upstream connection adapter 42 is connected to the other transport pipe connection port 45a (upstream side connection port). Be connected.

The straight pipe portion 46 on the return path 12c is a passage portion 51 (see FIG. 15) of the bill taking device 24, an upstream connection adapter 42 connected to one end (upstream side) of the passage portion 51, and an upstream connection adapter 42. A linear transport pipe 41 connected to the upstream side, a linear transport pipe 41 connected to the other end (downstream side) of the passage portion 51, and an upstream connection adapter 42 connected to the downstream side of the linear transport pipe 41. It is composed of and. A curved pipe portion 45 with the transport pipe connection port 45a facing the upstream side is connected to the upstream side and the downstream side of the straight pipe portion 46, respectively.

The straight pipe portions 40 and 46 of the transport pipe 12 are supported by a rigid metal linear frame member 60. The frame member 60 has a length slightly shorter than the total width of the juxtaposed game machine 4 and the game medium lending machine 3. The frame member 60 is not in the portion corresponding to the curved pipe portion 45, and is interrupted at this portion.

One end of the frame member 60 is supported by the other end of the first mounting bracket 70 whose one end is fixed to the structure of the game machine 4 or the game machine island 2. The other end of the frame member 60 is supported by the other end of the second mounting bracket 80 whose one end is fixed to the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3.

The frame member 60 has an elongated flat plate shape having grooves on both sides in the width direction, and is engaged with the frame member 60 on the upper surface of the frame member 60 and freely slides along the longitudinal direction of the frame member 60. A movable pedestal portion 62 is attached. The pedestal portion 62 is attached to the frame member 60 so that the lower claw is hooked on the back surface side of the frame member 60. Due to this catching, the pedestal portion 62 does not easily come off from the frame member 60.

The lower portion of the bill taking device 24 is fitted on the upper surface of the pedestal portion 62. The pedestal portion 62 supports the bill taking device 24 from below. The bill taking-in device 24 is attached so that the bill taking-in port 54 of the bill 6 faces the discharge port of the bill 6 provided on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3.

The second mounting bracket 80 is attached to and fixed to a fixed arm 81 having one end fixed to the game medium lending machine 3 and extending in a direction in which the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 faces, and the other end side of the fixed arm 81. The mounting angle with respect to the arm 81 is perpendicular to the paper surface of the bill 6 from the discharge port on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 toward the loading port 54 of the bill loading device 24, and includes the direction from the discharging port toward the loading port 54. It has a support portion 82 that can be adjusted within a predetermined angle range. The fixing arm 81 of the second mounting bracket 80 connects the discharge port of the bill 6 provided on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 and the intake port 54 of the bill take-in device 24.

The hook member 64 is attached in the vicinity of the end portion of the frame member 60 on the side supported by the first mounting bracket 70. The hook member 64 is hooked on the frame member 60 and hung. The hook member 64 includes a hanging arm portion 64a whose lower end is bent upward in a U shape after extending downward. The outward path 12a of the transport pipe 12 is held so as to be held by the hanging arm portion 64a of the hook member 64. That is, the outward path 12a of the transport pipe 12 is held so as to be suspended from the frame member 60 via the hook member 64.

The curved pipe portion holding bracket 90 is attached to the end of the frame member 60 on the side supported by the second mounting bracket 80. The curved pipe portion holding metal fitting 90 is attached to the base plate 91 (see FIG. 12), one end of which is inserted into the end of the frame member 60 and fixed to the frame member 60, and the other end side of the base plate 91, and is attached downward. It is composed of an extended outward curved pipe suspension member 92 and a return curved pipe holding member 93 attached to the other end side of the base plate 91 and extending upward.

The outward curved pipe suspension member 92 holds the curved pipe portion 45 on the outward route 12a side so as to be held in the same manner as the hook member 64. The return path curved tube holding member 93 holds the lower portion of the curved tube portion 45 on the return path 12c side so as to sandwich it, and has the downward U-shape of the arm extending upward and having the upper end bent in a downward U-shape. The upper part of the curved pipe portion 45 of the return path 12c is held so as to be sandwiched between the portions. In the curved pipe portion 45, the portion of the transport pipe connection port 45a on the side connected to the upstream connection adapter 42 has a larger outer shape than the other portion (curved portion), and the transport pipe connection port on the upstream side of the curved portion A portion immediately downstream of 45a is held by the return path curved pipe holding member 93.

The return path curved pipe holding member 93 of the curved pipe portion holding metal fitting 90 prevents the curved pipe portion 45 from coming off from the upstream connection adapter 42. In the paper leaf transport device 10, a transport assisting body 16 that moves from upstream to downstream may collide with a curved portion of the curved pipe portion 45, and a force that moves the curved pipe portion 45 downstream may act. Even if this force acts to move the curved pipe portion 45 downstream, the portion of the transport pipe connecting port 45a comes into contact with the return path curved pipe holding member 93 that holds the portion immediately downstream thereof, and the return path curved pipe holding member 93. Is firmly fixed to the frame member 60 via the base plate 91, so that the curved pipe portion 45 does not move downstream. As a result, the curved pipe portion 45 is prevented from coming off from the upstream connection adapter 42.

In the return path 12c of the transport pipe 12, the frame member 60 is fixed to the game machine island 2 by the first mounting bracket 70 and the second mounting bracket 80, and the bill taking device 24 is attached to the frame member 60 via the pedestal portion 62. Then, transport pipes before and after the bill taking device 24 are attached and supported. The outward path 12a of the transport pipe 12 is supported so as to be suspended from the frame member 60 via the hook member 64 and the outward path curved pipe suspending member 92 of the curved pipe portion holding metal fitting 90.

Next, the structure of the bill taking-in device 24 will be briefly described.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the bill taking-in device 24. The bill taking-in device 24 has a tubular passage portion 51 that is a part of the transport path 12, and a rectangular box-shaped main body frame portion 52 provided along the passage portion 51.

At one end of the passage portion 51, the upstream transport pipe 12 is an upstream transport pipe connecting portion 51a to which the upstream transport pipe 12 is connected via the upstream connection adapter 42, and the other end is the downstream transport pipe 12 (FIG. In No. 12, it is a downstream side transport pipe connecting portion 51b to which the linear transport pipe 41) is connected. The arrow F in the figure indicates the transport direction (air flow direction) of the bill 6 in the transport pipe 12.

Between the upstream side transport pipe connecting portion 51a and the downstream side transport pipe connecting portion 51b, there is a bill passage 51c having an inner edge shape corresponding to the inner edge shape of the transport pipe 12. An opening 53 for taking the bill 6 into the bill passage 51c is provided on the wall surface of the bill passage 51c on the main body frame 52 side.

At one end of the front surface of the main body frame portion 52 of the bill taking-in device 24, a take-in port 54 for receiving the bills 6 drawn out from the discharge port provided on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 is opened. The game medium lending machine 3 discharges the horizontally long and upright posture of the bill 6 in the direction of the long side with one short side at the beginning. The intake port 54 is a narrow rectangular opening slightly longer than the short side of the bill 6, and receives the bill 6 from the short side. A waiting portion 55 is formed between the intake port 54 and the opening 53 of the passage portion 51 as a passage for waiting for the bill 6 to be sent from the opening 53 into the bill passage 51c. The standby portion 55 is an S-shaped curved narrow passage (curved passage) (narrow in the thickness direction of the bill 6) so that one bill 6 can be made to stand by in the curved passage. It has become.

Various transport rollers 56 provided in the standby portion 55 send the bills 6 taken in from the take-in port 54 from the opening 53 into the bill passage 51c through the standby portion 55.

The take-in port 54 of the bill take-in device 24 is opened so as to face the same direction as the front of the bill take-in device 24 faces. In the bill taking-in device 24, it is most desirable that the bill 6 enters the taking-in port 54 straight from the front of the taking-in port 54. The bill 6 is discharged from the discharge port provided on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 in the direction in which the discharge port faces. Therefore, in order to smoothly receive the bills 6 discharged from the discharge port on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 from the take-in port 54, the take-in port 54 of the bill take-in device 24 and the discharge port of the game medium lending machine 3 are used. It is desirable to install it so that it faces directly in front of you.

However, in order to correspond to the arcuate game machine island 2, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the straight pipe portions 40 and 46 and the curved pipe portion 45 are connected to form the transport pipe 12, so that the game is played. The transport pipe 12 has a shape like a polygon with rounded corners with respect to the arc formed by the machine island 2. Further, it is difficult to prepare various curved pipe portions 45 having different radii of curvature corresponding to the various radii of the circular game machine island 2 for each game hall because it hinders the common use of parts. Therefore, when assembling the transport pipe 12 along the inside of the game machine island 2 at the site, the positions of the take-in port 54 of the bill taking-in device 24 and the discharge port on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 can be aligned. Even so, it is difficult to adjust the angle so that the intake port 54 and the discharge port of the game medium lending machine 3 face each other in a straight line.

On the other hand, the angle at which the bill 6 enters the take-in port 54 of the bill take-in device 24 has a certain allowable range with respect to the entry from the front. Therefore, in the paper leaf transport device 10 according to the present embodiment, the take-in port 54 of the banknote take-in device 24 deviates from the angle to some extent with respect to the direction in which the discharge port provided on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 faces. The angle of the support portion 82 with respect to the fixed arm 81 can be adjusted in the second mounting bracket 80 so that the orientation can be adjusted even if the orientation is vertical.

16 is a perspective view of the second mounting bracket 80, FIG. 17 is a left side view of the second mounting bracket 80, FIG. 18 is a front view of the second mounting bracket 80, and FIG. 19 is a right side view of the second mounting bracket 80. 20 is a plan view of the second mounting bracket 80, FIG. 21 is a bottom view of the second mounting bracket 80, and FIG. 22 is a rear view of the second mounting bracket 80.

One end of the second mounting bracket 80 is fixed to the game medium lending machine 3, and the other end is attached to a fixed arm 81 extending in a direction facing the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 and the other end side of the fixed arm 81. At the same time, the attachment angle with respect to the fixed arm 81 is perpendicular to the paper surface of the bill 6 from the discharge port on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 toward the loading port 54 of the bill loading device 24, and is directed from the discharging port toward the loading port 54. It has a support portion 82 that can be adjusted in a predetermined angle range in a plane including a direction.

The fixed arm 81 is parallel to the first arm 83a, the second arm 83b extending from one end of the first arm 83a in a direction orthogonal to the first arm 83a, and the second arm 83b from the other end of the first arm 83a. A fixed arm body 83 having a third arm 83c extending in the same direction and a tip of the second arm 83b attached to the second arm 83b so as to be slidable in the length direction of the second arm 83b. It is configured to have a slide member 84 whose advance amount from the above can be adjusted. The slide member 84 is attached to the second arm 83b with a screw passed through an elongated hole 83e formed in the second arm 83b in the longitudinal direction thereof.

The first arm 83a of the fixed arm main body 83 has a long hole 83d corresponding to a vertically long discharge port opened on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3, and the long hole 83d is the long hole 83d of the game medium lending machine 3. It is vertically elongated so as to overlap the discharge port on the back surface, and is fixed to the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 with screws. When the first arm 83a is attached to the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3, the second arm 83b extends from the lower end of the first arm 83a in the direction in which the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 faces (inward direction of the game machine island 2). (See FIGS. 23 and 25).

On the tip end side of the third arm 83c of the fixed arm main body 83, a holding metal fitting 85 for pressing the bill taking device 24 from above in a downward U shape is attached. The mounting position of the holding metal fitting 85 is adjustable within a predetermined range in the length direction of the third arm 83c.

As shown in FIG. 21, the support portion 82 is centered on the base plate 82a, the shaft hole 82b formed on one end side of the base plate 82a, and the shaft hole 82b formed on the other end side of the base plate 82a. It has an arc-shaped elongated hole 82c and a pair of holding arms 82d (see FIG. 16) provided on the back surface side of the base plate 82a to hold the frame member 60 so as to sandwich it from the left and right.

A straight line connecting the shaft hole 82b and the center of the elongated hole 82c with respect to the longitudinal direction of the frame member 60 held by the holding arm 82d of the support portion 82 (direction of arrow A in FIG. 21) (broken line B in FIG. 21). Have an orthogonal positional relationship.

The elongated hole 82c is provided at a position closer to the game medium lending machine 3 than the frame member 60 held by the holding arm 82d, and the shaft hole 82b is on the opposite side of the elongated hole 82c with the frame member 60 interposed therebetween. It is provided at a position slightly separated from the frame member 60 (about two-thirds of the width of the frame member 60).

In the fixed arm 81, the first arm 83a is oriented so as to be perpendicular to the base plate 82a of the support portion 82, and the tip end (end on the advance side) of the slide member 84 is passed through the shaft hole 82b of the support portion 82. It is fixed to the base plate 82a of the support portion 82 with the screw 86a. The other end side of the slide member 84 is fixed to the base plate 82a of the support portion 82 with a screw 86b passed through the elongated hole 82c of the support portion 82.

As a result, the second mounting bracket 80 bases the mounting angle of the support portion 82 with respect to the fixing arm 81 around the shaft hole 82b in which the tip of the slide member 84 (the end on the advancing side) is pivotally supported by the screw 86a. In the plane parallel to the plate 82a, that is, from the discharge port on the back of the game medium lending machine 3 toward the loading port 54 of the bill receiving device 24, perpendicular to the paper surface of the bill 6 and from the discharging port toward the loading port 54. It can be adjusted within a predetermined angle range (range of the elongated hole 82c) in the plane including.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing the game medium lending machine 3 and the transport pipe 12 supported by the second mounting bracket 80 attached to the back surface thereof. A bill guide passage 110 connects the discharge port provided on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 to the loading port 54 of the bill receiving device 24. The bill guide passage 110 is configured by connecting a plurality of short rectangular tubular passage members 111. By adjusting the number of passage members 111 to be connected, the length of the bill guide passage 110 is brought closer to the distance from the discharge port on the back of the game medium lending machine 3 to the intake port 54 of the bill take-in device 24. Further, since the passage members 111 are connected by a hinge, the passage members 111 can be bent within a predetermined angle range at the connecting portion. As a result, the bill guide passage 110 can be extended at an angle corresponding to the difference between the direction in which the discharge port on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 faces and the direction in which the bill take-in device 24 faces the discharge port 54. ..

A method of fixing the frame member 60 to the game machine island 2 by the first mounting bracket 70 and the second mounting bracket 80 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 12, 23, and 24.

One end of the frame member 60 is supported by a second mounting bracket 80 attached to the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3. The first arm 83a is placed on the game medium lending machine so that the elongated hole 83d formed in the first arm 83a of the fixed arm 81 of the second mounting bracket 80 overlaps the discharge port of the bill 6 on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3. Attach to the back of 3. The amount of advance of the slide member 84 with respect to the second arm 83b of the fixed arm 81 is adjusted to a position where the frame member 60 can be just held by the holding arm 82d on the lower surface of the support portion 82 of the second mounting bracket 80. Further, the mounting angle of the support portion 82 with respect to the fixing arm 81 of the second mounting bracket 80 is adjusted according to the angle formed by the longitudinal direction of the frame member 60 at the time of installation and the direction in which the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 faces. ..

The other end of the frame member 60 is attached to the structure of the game machine 4 or the game machine island 2 (upper surface of the game table installation plate) via the first mounting bracket 70. The first mounting bracket 70 is formed by combining an L-shaped first bracket 71 and an L-shaped second bracket 72. The first metal fitting 71 is one side of the L-shape, and one end of the first side 71a is fixed to the upper surface of the structure (game table installation plate) of the game machine 4 or the game machine island 2. From the other end of the first side 71a, the second side 71b, which is the other side of the first metal fitting 71, extends vertically downward (see FIG. 24).

The third side 72a, which is one side of the second metal fitting 72, is attached to the second side 71b of the first metal fitting 71, and the fourth side 72b, which is the other side of the second metal fitting 72, is the second metal fitting 72. It extends from the lower end of the third side 72a toward the inside of the game machine island 2. By increasing or decreasing the length of the overlapping portion between the second side 71b of the first metal fitting 71 and the third side 72a of the second metal fitting 72, the first side 71a of the first metal fitting 71 and the fourth side of the second metal fitting 72 The structure is such that the height difference of 72b can be adjusted. On the lower surface of the fourth side 72b of the second metal fitting 72, a hook portion 73 for mounting the frame member 60 (same configuration as the holding arm 82d provided on the back surface of the support portion 82 of the second mounting bracket 80) is provided. is there.

On the other end side of the frame member 60, a hook portion provided on the back surface of the second metal fitting 72 of the first mounting metal fitting 70 in which one end of the first metal fitting 71 is fixed to the upper surface of the game machine 4 (game table installation plate). Held by 73. At this time, the direction of the first mounting bracket 70 and how far the hooking portion 73 is from the back surface of the game machine 4 are determined by using the first side 71a of the first fitting 71 of the first mounting bracket 70 as the gaming machine. It is adjusted by what position on the upper surface of 4 and at what angle (what angle with respect to the direction in which the back surface of the game machine faces). Further, the length of the overlapping portion of the second side 71b and the third side 72a described above is adjusted according to the height at which the frame member 60 should be supported.

In this way, the frame member 60 is fixed to the game machine island 2 via the first mounting bracket 70 and the second mounting bracket 80. The method of attaching the straight pipe portions 40, 46, etc. to the frame member 60 has already been described in the description of FIG.

FIG. 25 shows an example of a state in which the transport pipe 12 supported by the second mounting bracket 80 is viewed from below on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3. In the figure, the extending direction of the straight pipe portion 46 of the transport pipe 12 and the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 are not parallel to each other, and the direction in which the bill taking-in device 24's intake port 54 faces and the game medium lending machine 3 Since the direction in which the discharge port on the back surface faces is deviated by an angle θ ₁ , the mounting angle of the support portion 82 with respect to the fixing arm 81 of the second mounting bracket 80 is adjusted accordingly.

FIG. 26 is another example of a transfer pipe 12 supported by the second mounting bracket 80 on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 as viewed from below. The mounting state is shown when the angle between the direction in which the take-in port 54 of the bill taking-in device 24 faces and the direction in which the discharge port on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 faces deviates from that shown in FIG. In the figure, the extending direction of the straight pipe portion 46 of the transport pipe 12 and the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 are not parallel to each other, and the direction in which the bill taking-in device 24's intake port 54 faces and the game medium lending machine 3 since the direction facing the outlet of the back are shifted by an angle theta _2, it is then adjusting the mounting angle of the support portion 82 accordingly relative to the fixed arm 81 of the second mounting bracket 80.

In the game machine island 2 shown in FIG. 1, the angle between the fixing arm 81 and the support portion 82 in the second mounting bracket 80 attached to the back surface of each game medium lending machine 3 and the first fitting 71 of the first mounting bracket 70 are played. The position and angle of attachment to the upper surface of the machine 4 are adjusted according to the relationship between the extension direction of the transport pipe 12 and the direction in which the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 or the game machine 4 faces at each installation position. For example, the angle adjustment situation is large between the installation position 121 in which the transport path 12 and the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 are substantially parallel to each other and the installation position 122 in which the transport path 12 and the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 are not parallel to each other. It's different.

In this way, since one end of the frame member 60 is attached to the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 via the second mounting bracket 80 whose angle can be adjusted, the orientation of the frame member 60 with respect to the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 in the extending direction. That is, even if the direction in which the take-in port 54 of the bill take-in device 24 held by the frame member 60 faces is slightly different from the direction in which the discharge port of the bill 6 provided on the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 faces. The frame member 60 can be comfortably attached to the back surface of the game medium lending machine 3 to proceed with the construction of the transport path 12.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to that shown in the embodiment, and there are changes and additions within the range not departing from the gist of the present invention. Is also included in the present invention.

The shape of the second mounting bracket 80 is not limited to that illustrated in the embodiment. The mounting angle of the support portion 82 with respect to the fixed arm 81 may be adjustable within a predetermined range.

In the embodiment, the air transport type paper leaf transport device 10 for pushing the paper sheets such as banknotes 6 from behind by the transport auxiliary body 16 is shown, but only the air flow is shown without using the transport auxiliary body 16. The present invention is also applied to a paper sheet transporting device for transporting paper sheets such as banknotes 6. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to a paper leaf transport device that transports paper leaves by other methods such as a belt or a roller without using an air flow.

The shape of the transport auxiliary body 16 shown in the embodiment is an example, and is not limited thereto. For example, it may be a pillar shape such as a rectangular cross section or a polygon. Further, although the transport auxiliary body 16 has a shape symmetrical with respect to the central portion in the Y direction, the shape may be asymmetrical in the Y direction.

In the embodiment, the banknote 6 has been described as an example of paper leaves, but other types of paper leaves such as tickets and cards may be used. Further, in the embodiment, the case where the game machine island 2 is installed inside a substantially circular game machine island 2 is illustrated, but the game medium lending machine 3 and the game machine 4 are arranged in an arbitrary curved shape such as an elliptical shape or a wavy curve. The present invention is applied to the game machine island to be played. The first mounting bracket 70 is used when a curved transport pipe is connected to the end of the frame member 60 on the first mounting bracket 70 side, and the transport path on the first mounting bracket 70 side is not curved. In this case, the fixing brackets that have been used conventionally can be used.

In the embodiment, an example of transporting only one sheet of paper leaves is shown in FIG. 4, but when the transport auxiliary body 16 is inserted in a state where a plurality of banknotes 6 are present in the middle of the transport tube 12. , It is also possible to transport the plurality of banknotes 6 at one time. For example, if the transfer assist body 16 is sent from the transfer assist body insertion device 21 in a state where the banknotes 6 are stopped at the transfer completion positions of the bill take-in devices 24 in the middle of the return path 12c of the transfer pipe 12, the transfer assist body 16 is assisted. The number of banknotes 6 pushed by the body 16 increases in order on the way through the return path 12c, and all the banknotes 6 can be conveyed. Such a large transfer force is due to the fact that the transfer auxiliary body 16 has a shape that substantially closes the cross section of the transfer pipe 12, thereby reducing the sticking and suction of the bill 6, and the presence of the expansion portion 33. It is secured by the large area affected by. Further, since the transport auxiliary body 16 has a columnar shape that does not deform, it enables batch transport of a large number of sheets, which cannot be realized by wings or the like.

In the embodiment, the cross section of the transport pipe 12 is substantially rectangular, but other shapes such as a circular shape and an elliptical shape may be used. However, a plurality of ribs may be provided on the inner wall to prevent the paper leaves from sticking and to guide the position and posture of the transport auxiliary body. Further, it is preferable that the transport auxiliary body has a shape corresponding to its inner edge shape and closes almost the entire cross section.

Further, the game machine island is not limited to the configuration of accommodating the slot machine and the game medium lending machine for renting medals illustrated in the embodiment, but also for the game machine island for accommodating the game medium lending machine for lending the game ball and the pachinko machine. It doesn't matter.

2 ... Game machine island 3 ... Game medium lending machine 4 ... Game machine 5 ... Safe 6 ... Bill 10 ... Paper leaf transport device 12 ... Transport pipe 12a ... Outward route 12b ... Turn part 12c ... Return route 13a ... Turn part rib 13b ... Arc part of the turn part 13c ... Straight part of the turn part 14 ... Air flow generator 14a ... Air blowing passage 14b ... Air suction passage 16 ... Transport auxiliary body 16a ... Head 16b ... Neck part 16c ... Large diameter part 16d ... Constricted part 20 ... Bill separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device 21 ... Transport auxiliary body insertion device 22 ... Separation / collection device 24 ... Bill capture device 31 ... Wall part 32 ... Side wall part 33 ... Expansion part 34 ... Separation wall 35 ... Rib 40 ... Straight pipe Part 41 ... Straight transfer pipe 42 ... Upstream connection adapter 45 ... Curved pipe part 45a ... Transfer pipe connection port 46 ... Straight pipe part 51 ... Passage part 51a ... Upstream side transfer pipe connection part 51b ... Downstream side transfer pipe connection part 51c ... Bill passage 52 ... Main body frame 53 ... Opening 54 ... Intake port 55 ... Standby 56 ... Transport roller 60 ... Frame member 62 ... Pedestal 64 ... Hook member 64a ... Hanging arm 70 ... First mounting bracket 71 ... No. 1 metal fitting 71a ... 1st side 71b ... 2nd side 72 ... 2nd metal fitting 72a ... 3rd side 72b ... 4th side 73 ... Hooking part 80 ... 2nd mounting metal fitting 81 ... Fixed arm 82 ... Support part 82a ... Base plate 82b ... Shaft hole 82c ... Long hole 82d ... Holding arm 83 ... Fixed arm body 83a ... First arm 83b ... Second arm 83c ... Third arm 83d ... Long hole 83e ... Long hole 84 ... Slide member 85 ... Holding bracket 86a ... Screw 86b ... Screw 90 ... Curved pipe holding metal fitting 91 ... Base plate 92 ... Outward curved pipe hanging member 93 ... Return curved pipe holding member 110 ... Bill guide passage 111 ... Passage member A ... Longitudinal direction of frame member B ... Support Straight line connecting the shaft hole of the base plate of the part and the center of the elongated hole Dx ... Distance between the reference planes of the transport pipe Dy ... Inner dimension of the transport pipe in the Y direction F ... Extension direction of the transport pipe W ... Passage width X ... Passage width direction of the transport pipe Y ... Height direction of the transport pipe

Claims (2)

The game machine and the game medium lending machine are extended along the inside of the game machine island arranged in a curved line, and have a transport path for transporting the paper leaves discharged from the game medium lending machine to a predetermined place. ,
The transport path is formed by connecting a straight portion along the inside of the game machine island and a curved portion that abuts on paper sheets and regulates the path to the curve.
The transport path is provided at a portion corresponding to the straight portion along the extending direction of the straight portion, and the straight portion reaches the game machine island via a frame member interrupted at the portion corresponding to the curved portion. Fixed,
The paper leaf transport device, characterized in that the curved portion is connected to the straight portion. The game machine and the game medium lending machine are extended along the inside of the game machine island arranged in a curved line, and have a transport path for transporting the paper leaves discharged from the game medium lending machine to a predetermined place. ,
The transport path is configured by connecting a straight portion and a curved portion along the inside of the game machine island.
The transport path is fixed to the game machine island at the straight portion, and is fixed to the game machine island.
The curved portion is connected to the straight portion, and a holding member that holds the connection between the straight portion and the curved portion and prevents the curved portion from coming out of the straight portion is provided on the straight portion and the downstream side thereof. A paper leaf transport device characterized in that it is provided at a connection point with the curved portion and is not provided at a connection point between the straight portion and the curved portion on the upstream side thereof.