JP6919865B2 - Paper leaf storage device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention accepts the paper sheet, such as a banknote, to the paper sheet storing apparatus having a function for accommodating and converts the posture.

Inside the game machine island, which houses multiple sets of game ball lending machines that lend game balls (pachinko balls, etc.) to players in response to the insertion of banknotes and game machines such as pachinko machines, A transport device for transporting the bills inserted into each game ball 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 addition to the belt type, there are other transport devices for paper sheets such as banknotes, in which an air flow is generated inside a tubular transport tube by a blower and the paper leaves are transported by the action of the air flow (for example). , Patent Document 1). In addition, a transport device that transports paper leaves by sending a cylindrical transport auxiliary body that moves in response to the air flow generated in the transport pipe into the transport pipe and pushing the paper leaves from behind by this transport auxiliary body. (See, for example, Patent Document 2).

Patent No. 4130697 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-82062

Conventionally, it only has a function to collect banknotes from each game ball lending machine on the game machine island and transport them to the safe at the island end, so the banknotes stored in the safes on each game machine island distributed in the game hall. After the store is closed, the clerk must go around each pachinko machine island, collect it, and store it in the main safe in the store's office, which is troublesome and prone to safety problems.

Therefore, it is required to provide a transport system for transporting the banknotes collected on each game machine island in the game hall to the safe in the office as they are. However, it is difficult to continuously transport banknotes from each gaming ball lending machine on the gaming machine island to the safe in the office with one transport device.

For example, since paper leaves are discharged from each game ball lending machine at an arbitrary timing, the banknotes discharged from each game ball lending machine are transported to the safe in the office without collision or competition. It's difficult to do. In addition, the posture of the banknotes when transporting the banknotes in the game machine island (for example, the standing posture) and the posture of the banknotes suitable for transporting the banknotes from each game machine island in the game hall to the office (for example, laid down). Posture) may be different.

Even in the paper leaf storage device that accepts and stores paper leaves such as bills, the posture of the paper leaves at the time of acceptance (for example, the standing posture) and the paper leaves when a plurality of sheets are stacked and stored. If the posture (for example, the laid-down posture) is different, the posture of the paper leaves must be changed. In such a case, in the conventional device, since a transport path for transporting the paper sheets while twisting is provided to change the posture, a large space is required for the posture change, which leads to an increase in the size of the device.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, and its object is to provide a paper sheet storage device capable of storing and converting the posture of the sheet in a space-saving.

The gist of the present invention for achieving such an object lies in the invention of the next section.

[1] A pair of grooves are integrally formed so as to face each other, and the paper leaves are received and stored in the first posture between the pair of grooves, and the paper leaves are supported at the edge thereof by the pair of grooves. A temporary storage unit with a shape that allows it to be stored
An attitude converter unit for converting the posture of the paper sheets accommodated in the temporary storing section to the second posture from the first posture,
A transport unit that separates the paper leaves stored in the temporary storage unit in the second posture from the temporary storage unit by transporting the paper leaves in the second posture in a predetermined transport direction facing the paper surface.
A storage unit for stacking and storing a plurality of paper sheets separated from the pair of grooves by the transport unit in a second posture.
Have,
The transport unit is a paper leaf storage device for transporting paper sheets between a support member on the downstream side in the transport direction and a holding member on the upstream side in the transport direction.

It is a figure which shows an example of the in-store layout of the amusement place where the paper leaf collection and transportation system using the transportation relay device which concerns on embodiment of this invention is installed. It is a figure which shows the whole of the paper leaf collection and transportation system. 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 of a straight part. It is sectional drawing which is perpendicular to the extension direction of the transport pipe of a straight part. It is a figure which shows the plane and the front surface of the transport auxiliary body. It is sectional drawing which shows the transport pipe and the transport auxiliary body in the state which the transport auxiliary body is inserted in the transport pipe. It is a figure which shows the transport pipe around the safe and the inside of the safe in the paper leaf collection and transport system shown in FIG. It is a perspective view of the banknote separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device seen from the discharge port side of the separated banknotes. It is a perspective view of the banknote separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device seen from the connection part side of the transport pipe. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of the separation operation and the insertion operation by the bill separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device. It is a figure which enlarges and shows the vicinity (the vicinity of the point A) of the most upstream side of the paper leaf collection and transportation system shown in FIG. It is a figure which enlarges and shows the vicinity of the curve C in the paper leaf collection and transportation system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the positional relationship between the transport pipe of a sub-conveyor device and the transport pipe in the part of a take-in device. It is a figure which enlarges and shows the vicinity of the curve D and the curve E in the paper leaf collection and transport system shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the transport path of the curved part corresponding to a curve D. It is a top view which shows the transport pipe corresponding to the curve E and the twisted portion before and after the curve E. It is a perspective view which shows the transport pipe corresponding to the curve E and the twisted portion before and after the curve E. It is a figure which shows the curve F and the auxiliary blower 17. It is a perspective view which shows the sub-conveyor device and the take-in device connected to the upper end thereof. It is sectional drawing which shows the sub-conveyor device and the take-in device connected to the upper end thereof. It is sectional drawing which shows the upper part of the sub-conveyor device and the take-in device. It is sectional drawing which shows the lower part of a sub-conveyor device. It is a figure which shows the inside of the passage part of the bill taking-in part of a sub-conveyor device. It is a top view which shows the banknote carrier in the island installed in the game machine island. It is a front view which shows the banknote carrier in the island installed in the game machine island. It is a figure which shows the inside (the state which the door is removed) of a relay box. It is sectional drawing which shows the temporary storage device. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the structure and operation of a temporary storage device. It is a flow chart which shows the operation of a temporary storage device. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the structure and operation of the paper leaf storage apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other structure and operation of the paper leaf storage apparatus schematically.

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

FIG. 1 shows an example of the in-store layout of the amusement park 2 in which the paper leaf collection and transportation system 10 (see FIG. 2) using the transportation relay device according to the embodiment of the present invention is installed. In the store of the game hall 2, a plurality of game machine islands 3 are arranged across a passage. On each game machine island 3, a pair of a game ball lending machine 4 that lends a game ball (pachinko ball) to a player upon receiving a bill and a game machine 5 such as a pachinko machine is back-to-back. Multiple sets are housed on the front and back sides. Inside the gaming machine island 3, an island bill transporting device 8 is provided that takes in the bills discharged from the back surface of each gaming ball lending machine 4 and transports them to one end of the gaming machine island 3. At the end of the gaming machine island 3, a relay box 6 having a function (function as a transport relay device) such as temporarily storing banknotes transported by the island bill transfer device 8 is provided.

FIG. 2 shows a paper leaf collection and transportation system 10 that collects banknotes from the relay box 6 of each gaming machine island 3 shown in FIG. The paper leaf collection and transportation system 10 fulfills a function of collecting banknotes from each relay box 6 of a plurality of game machine islands 3 in the game hall 2 and transporting them to a predetermined destination. In the example of FIG. 2, it is assumed that each game machine island 3 is installed on the first floor of the game hall 2 and the office is on the second floor. The paper leaf collection and transportation system 10 has a function of collecting banknotes from the relay box 6 of each gaming machine island 3 installed on the first floor and transporting them to the safe 11 of the office on the second floor, which is the destination. ..

The paper leaf collection and transportation system 10 is piped so as to return to the safe 11 upstairs after exiting the safe 11 and extending downstairs from the safe 11 and passing above the location of each relay box 6. The transport pipe 12 that constitutes the main transport path, the sub-conveyor device 13 that transports banknotes from the relay box 6 to the transport pipe 12 that passes above the relay box 6, and the banknotes that have been transported from the relay box 6 by the sub-conveyor device 13. The transport pipe 12 is provided with a take-in device 14 for feeding the paper surface into the transport pipe 12 in a posture along the extending direction of the transport pipe 12.

Of the transport pipes 12 constituting the main transport route, the portion of the game machine island 3 that goes around the arranged floors is piped behind the ceiling (or at a high position near the ceiling) on that floor. That is, the transport pipe 12 is installed at a position higher than the area in the game hall 2 where people are active (games and passage). Further, the game ball lending machine 4 in the game machine island 3 is installed at a height suitable for the player playing the game, and the relay box 6 of the game machine island 3 is also installed at the same height. The sub-conveyor device 13 transports banknotes from the box 6 to the transport pipe 12 above the box 6.

The paper leaf collection and transport system 10 generates an air flow in the transport pipe 12 that constitutes the main transport path, and receives the air flow to move the transport auxiliary body 16 (see FIG. 3) in the transport pipe 12. The bill P is inserted into the transport pipe 12 on the upstream side of the capture device 14, and the bill P taken into the transport pipe 12 by the capture device 14 is pushed and moved from the rear by the transport auxiliary body 16 to be transported downstream (transport direction FW). It is designed to do. In the present embodiment, the transport assisting body 16 is sent out from the safe 11, and the transport assisting body 16 returns to the safe 11 after going around the transport pipe 12.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, an air flow generator 21 and a bill separation / transport auxiliary circulation device 22 are provided inside the safe 11. The bill separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device 22 has the function of the transport auxiliary body insertion device 23 that sends the transport auxiliary body 16 to the transport pipe 12, and the bill P and the transport auxiliary body 16 that has been pushed and moved from behind. It has a function of a separation / recovery device 24 that separates and collects each of them, and also has a function of passing the transport assist body 16 collected by the separation / recovery device 24 to the transport assist body insertion device 23 for cyclic use. The banknote P collected by the separation / collection device 24 is stored in the banknote storage unit 25 in the safe 11.

The air flow generator 21 generates an air flow by rotating the blades with a motor. The air blowout side of the air flow generator 21 is connected to the air inlet side of the transfer auxiliary body insertion device 23, and the start end of the transfer pipe 12 is connected to the air outlet side of the transfer auxiliary body insertion device 23. The end of the transport pipe 12 is connected to the air inlet side of the separation / recovery device 24, and the air suction side of the air flow generator 21 is connected to the air outlet side of the separation / recovery device 24.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main transport path of the paper leaf collection and transport system 10 is configured by connecting a plurality of transport pipes 12 by a connecting portion 15. The take-in device 14 also functions to connect the transport pipes 12 before and after the take-in device 14.

The banknote P sent out from the relay box 6 is conveyed upward by the sub-conveyor device 13, and then sent out into the transfer pipe 12 by the take-in device 14. The take-in device 14 sends the bill P into the transport pipe 12 in a posture in which the paper surface follows the extending direction of the transport pipe 12. Here, the take-in device 14 sends the bill P into the transport pipe 12 so that the paper surface faces up and down in a horizontal posture. The bill P sent out into the transport pipe 12 by the take-in device 14 stays at the delivery completion position. The transport pipe 12 of the portion (from the point A to immediately before the curve C in FIG. 2) passing through the plurality of intake devices 14 is laid horizontally and in a straight line in a horizontal posture. The horizontal posture is a posture in which the paper surface of the bill P in the transport pipe 12 is horizontally aligned with the transport pipe 12.

In order to transport and collect the bill P staying in the transport pipe 12 to the safe 11, the transport auxiliary body 16 is sent into the transport pipe 12 from the transport auxiliary body insertion device 23 in the safe 11. The transport auxiliary body 16 sent into the transport pipe 12 moves in the transport pipe 12 under the action of the air flow generated by the air flow generator 21, goes around the transport pipe 12, and returns to the safe 11. come. On the way, as shown in FIG. 3, the transport auxiliary body 16 pushes and moves the bill P from the rear end side and transports the bill P toward the end of the transport pipe 12 (to the transport direction FW in the drawing).

In this way, the transport assisting body 16 moves under the action of the air flow, and the bill P is pushed and moved from the rear end side by the transport assisting body 16 to transport the bill P, so that the bill P itself obtains propulsive force from the air flow. No need. Therefore, the banknote P can be conveyed by the air flow without taking measures such as bending the banknote P 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 P, the bill P can be transported efficiently.

As shown in FIG. 2, an auxiliary blower 17 for enhancing the air flow flowing in the transport pipe 12 is provided at an appropriate position in the middle of the transport pipe 12. In the example of FIG. 2, an auxiliary blower 17 is provided at a portion where the transport pipe 12 is curved and at a base point of an ascending portion for transporting the bill P upward. An auxiliary blower 17 may be provided in the middle of a curve or in the middle of an ascending portion. The auxiliary blower 17 is controlled so that the portion is turned on immediately after the bill P or the transport auxiliary body 16 has passed to enhance the air flow.

The curve C in FIG. 2 is a place where the bill P and the transport auxiliary body 16 are moved. Further, since the course is curved and the banknote P and the transporting auxiliary body 16 are transported upward at the beginning of the curve, a particularly strong air flow is required. Therefore. An auxiliary blower 17 is provided to send an air flow to the beginning of the curve C.

The paper leaf collection and transport system 10 includes a control unit 27 (see FIG. 8) whose main parts are a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The unit 27 controls the operations of the air flow generator 21, the bill separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device 22, the sub transport device 13, the capture device 14, the auxiliary blower 17, the sub transport device 13, the relay box 6, and the like.

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

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the transport pipe 12 in the straight portion, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the extension direction FW of the transport pipe 12 in the same portion (= transport direction FW of bill P = direction in which the air flow flows). It is a figure which shows. 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 shape of the cross section of the straight portion of the transport pipe 12 perpendicular to the extending direction FW has a shape in which the central portion of the long side of the rectangle extends outward in a rectangular shape. Specifically, the transport pipe 12 has a wall portion 31 having a rectangular short side in cross section, a side side wall portion 32 having a rectangular long side in cross section, and an extension extending outward in a rectangular shape at the central portion of the side wall portion 32. It is provided with a unit 33. The short side direction is the X direction and the long side direction is the Y direction in a substantially rectangular cross section perpendicular to the extension direction (transport direction FW) of the transfer pipe 12. 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 inner side, and the direction from the center toward the inner wall is referred to as an outer side.

The expansion portion 33 is divided into two 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 12 are formed so as to extend along the transport direction. In this example, ribs 35 projecting inward of the transport pipe 12 are formed at the boundary between the side wall portion 32 and the expansion portion 33 along the transport direction FW. 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 P to be transported. The bill P has a rectangular shape, and is transported in the transport pipe 12 in a direction in which the long side is the transport direction FW. In other words, the paper surface P faces the side wall portion 32 of the transport pipe 12, and one short side of the bill P is the front end side of the transport direction FW, and the other short side is the rear end side.

The distance Dy between the pair of wall portions 31 facing each other of the transport pipe 12 is slightly longer than the short side of the bill P. Further, the distance Dx between the pair of side wall portions 32 facing each other (the rib 35, the expansion portion 33, and the portion where the separation wall 34 is not formed (referred to as the reference plane portion)) is set to about 21 mm. The expansion portion 33 provided on each side wall portion 32 extends outward by about 6 mm from the side wall portion 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.

The transport pipe 12 can be installed and used by tilting its longitudinal direction at any angle other than vertical and horizontal, and the transport auxiliary body 16 can smoothly move in the transport pipe 12 at any angle. can. For example, the twisted portion 51 (see FIG. 18), which will be described later, can smoothly transport the bill P and the transport assisting body 16. FIG. 5 shows a transport pipe 12 in a vertical posture, which is installed so that the long side of the rectangular cross section is vertical.

FIG. 6 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 having different diameters at each portion. The transport auxiliary body 16 is used by being inserted into the transport pipe 12 so that the central axis of the cylinder is in the Y direction of the transport pipe 12. The transport auxiliary body 16 has a shape symmetrical with respect to the center in the length direction, and in order from one end, the head portion 16a, the neck portion 16b having a diameter slightly smaller than the head portion, and the large diameter larger than the head portion 16a. It is configured to have a constricted portion 16d having the same diameter as the portion 16c and the neck portion 16b and located at the center in the length direction, a large diameter portion 16c, a neck portion 16b, and a head portion 16a. 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. 7 shows a cross section of the transport auxiliary body 16 inserted in the transport pipe 12. The figure is a cross section perpendicular to the extension direction FW and passing through the central axis of the transport auxiliary body 16. 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 of the transport auxiliary body 16 passing through the central axis corresponds to the shape of the inner edge of the transport pipe 12 in the cross section perpendicular to the extension direction FW, 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 P 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 banknote P 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 other paper surface are rarely equal, and one of the intervals is set. It is narrower than the other. Since the flow velocity of the air flow is faster on the narrow interval side than on the wide interval side, the air pressure on the narrow interval side becomes lower than the air pressure on the wide interval side, and this pressure difference causes the bill P to be adsorbed and pressed against the side wall portion 32 on the narrow interval side. Will be done. In that case, the interval on the narrow interval side becomes even narrower, and a phenomenon occurs in which the bill P sticks to the side wall portion 32 and is adsorbed.

If the bill P strongly sticks to the side wall portion 32, it becomes difficult for the transport auxiliary body 16 to push and move the bill P to transport the bill P. However, as described above, the transport auxiliary body 16 blocks the flow of air to the downstream side thereof ( Since it fulfills the action of (reducing), the force with which the bill P 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 assist 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 P to provide a stable transporting force. Further, the bill P 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 P can be prevented from falling.

Further, the presence of the plurality of ribs 35 provided on the side wall portion 32 prevents the bill P from sticking to the side wall portion 32 exactly. That is, the contact area between the bill P and the side wall portion 32 is reduced, friction is reduced, and the generation of static electricity and the like can be suppressed. Further, even when the bill P sticks to the side wall portion 32, the bill P 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 P around the rib 35. Sticking force is kept small. Further, since the bill P is supported by the separation wall 34, the bill P 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 bill P in the width direction (X direction) of the transport pipe 12, and the distance Dx between the reference plane portions. It serves to make it narrower. As a result, the bill P is less likely to fall toward one side wall portion 32 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 above-mentioned fall of the bill P is appropriately prevented, and the sticking of the bill P to the side wall portion 32 is also effectively prevented. 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, since the diameter of the large diameter portion 16c is the largest, as shown in FIG. 3, the large diameter portion 16c abuts on the rear end of the bill 6 and pushes it. Become.

Next, the internal structure of the safe 11 will be described in more detail.

FIG. 8 shows the safe 11 with the front cover removed and the transport pipe 12 in the vicinity thereof. The safe 11 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape, an air flow generator 21 is arranged in the lower part inside the safe 11, and a bill separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device 22 is attached in the upper part. In addition, inside the safe 11, a banknote storage unit 25 for accommodating banknotes P, a banknote transfer unit 26 for transporting banknotes P separated and collected by the separation / collection device 24 to the banknote storage unit 25, and a paper leaf collection / transportation system 10 A control unit 27, a power supply unit, and the like for controlling the operation of the above are housed. The banknote P discharged from the rear end of the separation / collection device 24 follows the route shown by the arrow B in FIG. 8, is delivered to the banknote transport unit 26 provided therefor, and is transported to the banknote storage unit 25 by the banknote transport unit 26. Will be done.

9 and 10 show an overview of the bill separating / transporting auxiliary circulation device 22. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the bill separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device 22 as viewed from the discharge port side of the separated bills, and FIG. 10 shows the bill separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device 22 connected to the transport pipe 12. It is a perspective view seen from the part side.

The bill separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device 22 is arranged so as to be superposed on the transport auxiliary body insertion device 23 that sends the transport auxiliary body 16 into the transport pipe 12 and the transport auxiliary body insertion device 23, and the transport auxiliary body 16 and the bill. It is configured integrally with a separation / recovery device 24 that separates and recovers P.

The transport auxiliary body 16 separated from the bill P by the separate / recovery device 24 falls downward from the separate / recovery device 24 through the guide passage 28 (see FIG. 10), and goes to the standby place 29 in the transport auxiliary body insertion device 23. Delivered. As a result, the collected transport assist body 16 is used for the next delivery, and the transport assist body 16 is repeatedly used.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, the separation / recovery device 24 has a function of passing the banknote P that has been pushed and moved by the transport assisting body 16 to the downstream, and the transport assisting body 16 abuts and stops. It is provided with a holding portion 41 to be fulfilled. The holding portion 41 has a receiving portion 42 having a U-shaped cross section for receiving the transport assisting body 16 at the tip of an arm that rotates about one end in a predetermined angle range. A slit 43 through which the bill P is passed is provided in the center of the receiving portion 42. Further, a discharge port for dropping the transport assist body 16 is provided on the bottom surface of the receiving portion 42.

Normally, the holding portion 41 is positioned so that the tip of the receiving portion 42 faces the end of the transport pipe 12 (position shown by a solid line in FIG. 11). When the bill P pushed and moved by the transport assisting body 16 passes through the slit 43 of the receiving portion 42 and is received by the receiving portion 42, the holding portion 41 is driven by the motor to rotate and receive the receiving portion. 42 is moved to a position (the position indicated by the broken line in FIG. 11) off the extension of the transport pipe 12. At this position, the opening at the bottom of the receiving portion 42 communicates with the guide passage 28, and the transport assist body 16 falls downward through the guide passage 28.

The bill P that has passed through the slit 43 is transported to a transport belt (not shown) and discharged from the discharge port at the rear end of the separation / recovery device 24. As described above, the discharged banknote P is conveyed to the banknote transfer unit 26 and sent to the banknote storage unit 25.

The transport assisting body 16 that has fallen down the guide passage 28 enters the waiting place 29 of the transport assisting body inserting device 23 and is received.

The transport assist body insertion device 23 includes a movable arm 46 having a delivery portion 45 having a U-shaped cross section that rotates around one end and holds the transport assist body 16 at the other end. The delivery unit 45 is provided with a large opening for smoothly flowing the air flow from the air flow generator 21.

The movable arm 46 has a standby position in which the delivery unit 45 fits in the standby place 29 (position shown by a broken line in FIG. 11) and a delivery position in which the transmission unit 45 is an extension of the start end of the transport pipe 12 (solid line in FIG. 11). It is driven by a motor to rotate at the position indicated by. The movable arm 46 is normally in the standby position, and the delivery unit 45 receives the transport assist body 16 that has fallen from the separation / recovery device 24 through the guide passage 28. When the transport assist body 16 is fed into the transport pipe 12, the movable arm 46 is rotated to move the delivery unit 45 to the feed position. Then, due to the air flow from the air flow generator 21, the transport auxiliary body 16 is separated from the delivery unit 45 and sent into the transport pipe 12.

In this way, the auxiliary body 16 that has returned while pushing and moving the bill P around the transport pipe 12 is separated from the bill P by the separation / recovery device 24 and collected, and is delivered to the transport auxiliary body insertion device 23. Will be reused for the next transmission.

Next, the installation and configuration of the transport pipe 12 will be described.

Here, as shown in FIG. 1, four gaming machine islands 3 are arranged side by side with a passageway, and as shown in FIG. 2, in order to collect bills P from the relay box 6 of these gaming machine islands 3. , The case where the transport pipe 12 is piped will be described as an example.

In FIG. 2, the transport pipe 12 extends downward after exiting the safe 11, and when the lower end of the transport pipe 12 reaches the height of the ceiling on the first floor where the gaming machine islands 3 are arranged, the transport pipe 12 is horizontally drawn while drawing an arc. Turn around. Then, after going around the ceiling so as to pass over the relay box 6 of each gaming machine island 3, it is extended upward and is piped so as to return to the safe 11 on the second floor. The transport pipe 12 of the portion piped behind the ceiling extends horizontally (or substantially horizontally) along the ceiling. Here, the portion extending along the ceiling is piped so as to return from the lower end of the T-shaped vertical bar around the outer edge of the T-shape. The T-shaped horizontal bar portion is a portion that passes above the relay box 6 of each gaming machine island 3.

In the section from the exit of the safe 11 to the point A (see FIG. 2) immediately before the first take-in device 14, only the transport auxiliary body 16 passes through the transport pipe 12, and the bill P does not pass. Therefore, the radius of the curve (radius of curvature) can be reduced. For example, curve B (see FIGS. 2 and 12) has a radius smaller than curve C (see FIGS. 2 and 13) downstream of point A.

Further, in the portion of the curve before reaching the point A, as shown in FIG. 16, the transport pipe 12 can be formed into a shape in which the transport auxiliary body 16 passes in a posture in which the axis thereof is in the radial direction of the curve. For example, the curve D in FIGS. 2 and 15 corresponds to this.

On the other hand, the curve of the portion through which the bill P passes (for example, the curve C in FIGS. 2 and 13) has a limitation in the direction in which the bill P can be bent, so that the paper surface of the bill P faces the inside and outside of the arc (paper surface). It is necessary to pass the bill P in a posture (which is perpendicular to the radius of the curve).

For example, in a curved portion (referred to as a horizontally curved portion; curve E in FIGS. 2 and 15) that changes the course in a horizontal plane, the transport pipe 12 is vertically oriented so that the bill P can pass in a posture in which the paper surface is vertical. Need to be.

On the other hand, in the curve of the portion where the course is changed between the horizontal direction and the vertical direction (the horizontal vertical curved portion; the curve C in FIGS. 2 and 13, the curve F in FIGS. 2 and 19 and the like), a predetermined vertical curve is used. A transport pipe 12 curved so as to draw an arc between a horizontal direction and a vertical direction while maintaining a posture in which the paper surface is perpendicular to the surface is required. That is, at the portion that enters the horizontally vertically curved portion from the horizontal course, the transport pipe 12 needs to be in a horizontal posture in which the paper surface of the bill P in the transport pipe 12 is horizontal.

Therefore, the posture of the bill P is changed between the horizontally curved portion and the horizontally vertically curved portion while gradually twisting (twisting 90 degrees) between the posture in which the paper surface is horizontal and the posture in which the paper surface is vertical. A twisted portion 51 is provided to convey the above. The twisted portion 51 plays a role of smoothly changing the posture of the transport pipe 12 from the horizontal posture to the vertical posture and vice versa.

In the examples of FIGS. 2 and 15, a twisted portion 51 is provided between the curve E and the curve F, and between the curve C and the curve E.

Of the main transport paths of the paper leaf collection and transport system 10, the portions where the bill P is likely to be clogged are considered to be curved portions and twisted portions 51. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the twisted portions 51 are arranged before and after the curve and these are centrally arranged. By concentrating the curve and the twisted portion 51, inspection and clogging clearing work become easy. Further, when the pipe is installed behind the ceiling, it is sufficient to provide an inspection port at a place where the curve and the twisted portion 51 are concentrated.

FIG. 17 is a front view showing a transport path 12 of a portion in which the twisted portion 51 is connected before and after the horizontally curved portion (curve E), and FIG. 18 is a perspective view thereof. The twisted portion 51 is formed by connecting a plurality of pipelines twisted little by little.

In this example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, since the transport pipe 12 entering and exiting the safe 11 is in a vertical position, it is also between the curve G and the safe 11 that change the course between horizontal and vertical. A twisted portion 51 is provided.

Next, a portion of the bill P transported from the sub-conveying device 13 and sent out into the transport pipe 12 by the fetching device 14 will be described.

The portion of the transport pipe 12 that passes above the relay box 6 (between the point A in FIG. 2 and immediately before the curve C) has a posture in which the paper surface of the bill P transported in the pipe faces up and down (the paper surface is horizontal). It is installed so that it is in the posture (see FIG. 12). That is, the transport pipe 12 in this portion is extended in a horizontal posture. Further, the transport pipe 12 in this portion is extended horizontally and straightly.

FIG. 14 shows the periphery of the take-in device 14 inserted in the transport pipe 12 of the portion passing above the relay box 6. As described above, the transport pipes 12 before and after the take-in device 14 are extended in a horizontal posture so that the paper surface of the bill P (Pa in the figure) to be transported faces up and down, and is a relay box. In the sub-transport device 13 for transporting the bill P (Pb in the drawing) upward from 6 to the fetching device 14, the extending direction of the transport pipe 12 where the paper surface of one of the bills Pb is the location where the fetching device 14 is located. Transport in a posture facing Fw.

The transport pipe 12 and the sub-conveyor device 13 of the portion passing through the take-in device 14 are the width direction Da of the bill Pa transported in the transport pipe 12 and the width direction Db of the bill Pb conveyed by the sub-convey device 13. Is installed so that they are parallel to each other. The take-in device 14 changes the course of the banknote P to the extension direction Fw without twisting the banknote Pb conveyed by the sub-conveyor device 13, and sends it out into the transfer tube 12.

That is, the positional relationship between the transfer pipe 12 and the sub-conveyor device 13 in the portion passing through the take-in device 14 is the width direction Da of the banknote Pa conveyed in the transfer tube 12 and the banknote Pb conveyed by the sub-conveyor device 13. By setting the banknotes P to be parallel to the width direction Db, the importing device 14 can change the course of the banknotes P and send them out to the transport pipe 12 without twisting the banknotes P.

The transport pipe 12 needs to be in a horizontal position in order to have the above-mentioned positional relationship with respect to the sub-conveyor device 13 that transports the bill P upward. Therefore, when a horizontally curved portion is provided downstream of the take-in device 14, it is necessary to provide a twisted portion 51 before reaching the horizontally curved portion to bring the transport pipe 12 into a vertical posture. In the example of FIG. 2, since the curve E exists downstream of the section passing through the capture device 14 (the section from the point A to immediately before the curve C), the twisted portion is in front of the curve E (immediately before the curve E in this example). 51 is provided.

Next, the sub-conveyor device 13 will be described.

20 is a perspective view showing the sub-transport device 13 and the capture device 14 connected to the upper end thereof, FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional view of the sub-transport device 13 and the capture device 14 connected to the upper end thereof, and FIG. 22 is FIG. 21. Of these, an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the upper part of the sub-conveying device 13 and the taking-in device 14, and FIG. 23 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the lower part of the sub-conveying device 13 in FIG.

The sub-conveyor device 13 transports the bill P using a separate transport auxiliary body 16. In the sub-conveyor device 13, one transport auxiliary body 16 reciprocates on one transport pipe 61. The cross-sectional shape of the transport pipe 61 is the same as the straight portion of the transport pipe 12.

The sub-conveyor device 13 includes a transport pipe 61 (secondary transport pipe) extending in the vertical direction, a transport auxiliary body 16 that reciprocates up and down in the transport pipe 61, and banknotes attached to the lower end of the transport pipe 61. It includes a take-in section 63 and an ascending flow generating section 62 that sends an upward air flow through the bill take-in section 63 into the transport pipe 61. As described above (see FIG. 14), the relative positional relationship between the transport pipe 61 and the transport pipe 12 of the portion passing through the take-in device 14 is the width direction Da of the bill P transported in the transport pipe 12. , The width direction Db of the bill P transported by the transport pipe 61 of the sub-conveyor device 13 is made parallel to each other. In other words, the Y direction (longitudinal direction) of the cross section of the transport pipe 61 and the Y direction (longitudinal direction) of the cross section of the transport pipe 12 are parallel. In this example, since the transport pipe 61 is vertical and the transport pipe 12 is in a horizontal and horizontal posture, the paper surface of the bill P to be conveyed through the transport pipe 61 is relative to the extension direction FW of the transport pipe 12 at the portion passing through the take-in device 14. It is oriented vertically.

As shown in FIG. 23, the bill receiving portion 63 has a passage portion 64 having a cross-sectional shape similar to that of the transport pipe 61 and having a length of about 15 cm communicating with the lower end of the transport pipe 61, and the passage portion 64. An opening 64b for taking in the bill P and a transport portion 65 for sending the bill P diagonally upward from the opening 64b into the passage portion 64 are provided on one side wall. The bill taking-in unit 63 is a transport base point of the sub-conveyor device 13.

The transport unit 65 was sent into the passage portion 64 by the bill passage 65a leading to the opening 64b, the transport roller 65b for transporting the bill P toward the opening 64b of the passage portion 64 through the bill passage 65a, and the transport roller 65b. A transport belt 65c that completely sends the bill P to the end of the passage 64 into the passage 64, and a transport belt 65c provided in the middle of the bill passage 65a to open and close the bill passage 65a in order to prevent air flow from leaking from the bill passage 65a. It is provided with a shutter 65d, a motor for driving a transfer roller 65b, a transfer belt 65c, and the like. The shutter 65d is urged to a closed position by a spring or the like.

The lower end of the passage portion 64 is narrowed in width to receive and hold the transport assisting body 16. Further, at the lower end of the passage portion 64, an inflow port 64c for the air flow from the ascending flow generating portion 62 is provided.

FIG. 24 shows a bill taking-in portion 63 in a state in which the lid (wall portion facing the opening 64b) of the passage portion 64 is removed, and the bill taking-in portion 63 in a state of being viewed from the side facing the opening 64b. .. The transport belts 65c are provided on the left and right sides of the passage portion 64 in the width direction, respectively. Since the bill P is sent into the aisle portion 64 by the left and right transport belts 65c, the bill P is not tilted diagonally when the bill P is sent upward, and the bill P can be sent straight into the aisle portion 64.

The ascending current generating unit 62 includes a motor and wings 62a rotated by the motor (see FIG. 23). The air outlet 62b of the ascending flow generating portion 62 is connected to the lower end of the passage portion 64 of the bill receiving portion 63.

As shown in FIG. 22, the upper end of the transport pipe 61 is provided with a narrowed opening 61a, and the transport auxiliary body 16 comes into contact with the narrowed portion of the upper end of the transport pipe 61 and stops, and the banknote P passes through the opening 61a and advances to the capture device 14.

The sub-conveyor device 13 operates as follows.

The ascending current generating portion 62 is stopped at all times, and the transport assisting body 16 is held at the lower end of the passage portion 64 of the bill receiving portion 63 (see FIG. 23). Further, the shutter 65d of the bill receiving unit 63 is closed. When the bill P is sent out into the transport pipe 61 by the bill taking-in portion 63, the motor of the bill taking-in portion 63 is driven to send the bill P received from the outside toward the opening 64b of the passage portion 64 through the bill passage 65a. .. At this time, the shutter 65d is opened by being pushed by the bill P passing through the bill passage 65a. When the bill P is completely sent out into the passage portion 64, the ascending flow generating portion 62 is operated to generate an upward air flow. By the action of this air flow, the transport auxiliary body 16 rises in the transport pipe 61 while pushing the bill P from the rear end.

The banknote P transported to the upper end of the transport pipe 61 by the transport assist body 16 advances directly into the capture device 14 through the opening 61a and is captured in the capture device 14. The transport auxiliary body 16 comes into contact with the narrow portion at the upper end of the transport pipe 61 and stops. After that, when the ascending current generating portion 62 is stopped, the transport assisting body 16 naturally falls and returns to a state of being held at the lower end of the passage portion 64 of the bill taking-in portion 63. As a result, a series of operations for transporting the bill P to the upper fetching device 14 is completed.

The sub-transport device 13 has a transport capacity for transporting a plurality of (for example, 3 to 5) bills P upward at a time. For example, the bill taking-in unit 63 performs the operation of sending the bills P one by one into the passage portion 64 a plurality of times to form a state in which the plurality of bills P stay in the passage portion 64. When the ascending current generating unit 62 is operated in this state, the transport assisting body 16 transports the plurality of bills P to the upper end capturing device 14 at a time.

Next, the capture device 14 will be described.

The take-in device 14 has a cross-sectional shape similar to that of the transport pipe 12, and has a passage portion 71 to which the transport pipe 12 is connected to the front and rear. The transport auxiliary body 16 can pass through the passage portion 71. The passage portion 71 has a rectangular cross section oriented in a horizontally long direction. An opening 71b for taking the bill P into the passage portion 71 is formed on the lower wall surface of the passage portion 71. The import device 14 includes a transport unit 72 for sending banknotes P from the opening 71b into the passage unit 71.

The transport unit 72 conveys the bill guide path 73 leading to the opening 71b, and the transport belt 74 that transports the bill P conveyed by the sub-convey device 13 toward the opening 71b of the passage portion 71 through the bill guide path 73. A feeding belt 75 that completely sends the bill P sent into the passage 71 by the belt 74 into the passage 71 to the end thereof, and the bill guide to prevent airflow from leaking from the bill guide 73. A shutter 76 provided in the middle of the 73 to open and close the bill guide path 73, a motor for driving the transport belt 74 and the payout belt 75, and the like are provided. The shutter 76 is urged to a closed position by a spring or the like.

When a plurality of banknotes P are transported from the sub-transport device 13 at one time, the import device 14 can capture the plurality of banknotes P into the banknote guide path 73 at a time and make them stand by. Upon receiving a command from the control unit 27 to send the bill P into the transport pipe 12, the take-in device 14 sends the bill P waiting in the bill guide path 73 into the passage portion 71.

Next, the collection of banknotes P and the relay box 6 in the gaming machine island 3 will be described.

The island banknote transport device 8 that takes in the banknotes discharged from the back of each game ball lending machine 4 in the game machine island 3 and transports them to one end of the game machine island 3 also moves the transport auxiliary body 16 by the air flow and the banknotes. The system is such that P is pushed and moved by the transport assisting body 16 from the rear end to transport the P.

FIG. 25 is a plan view showing the island bill transporting device 8 installed in the gaming machine island 3, and FIG. 26 is a front view showing the island bill transporting device 8 installed in the gaming machine island 3. FIG. 27 is a diagram showing the inside of the relay box 6.

Inside the gaming machine island 3, a transport pipe 80 having the same cross-sectional shape as the transport pipe 12 is installed. The transport pipe 80 is in a vertical posture, and the bill P transported through the transport pipe 80 is transported in an upright posture. On the game machine island 3, the game ball rental machine 4 is formed in a box shape with a narrow front width in order to increase the number of installed machines. Therefore, the bill slot provided in the game ball lending machine 4 is also usually vertically long. The bill P is inserted into the bill insertion slot in a standing position, and the bill P is ejected from the back surface of the game ball lending machine 4 in a standing position. Therefore, the transport pipe 80 of the island bill transport device 8 is configured to receive the bill P from the game ball lending machine 4 in an upright posture and transport the bill P in that posture.

After exiting the relay box 6, the transport pipe 80 extends toward the other end of the gaming machine island 3, and is piped so as to make a U-turn at the other end and return to the relay box 6. In the middle of the portion of the transport pipe 80 that makes a U-turn and then returns to the relay box 6 (referred to as a return route), it is discharged from the back surface of the game ball lending machine 4 to a position corresponding to each game ball lending machine 4. A bill taking device 82 for taking the bill P into the transport pipe 80 is arranged. The bill taking device 82 includes bills P from the game ball lending machine 4 arranged on the front surface side of the game machine island 3 and bills P from the game ball lending machine 4 arranged on the back surface side of the game machine island 3. Is provided on both sides of the side wall of the transport pipe 80 in order to take in. The bill P taken into the transport pipe 80 from the bill take-in device 82 stays at a predetermined take-in completion position with its paper surface in a posture along the extending direction of the transport pipe 80.

Inside the relay box 6, an air flow generator 84 similar to the air flow generator 21 provided in the safe 11 and a bill separation / transport having the same configuration as the bill separation / transport auxiliary circulation device 22 provided in the safe 11 An auxiliary circulation device 85 is provided. The bill separation / transfer auxiliary body circulation device 85 has a transfer auxiliary body insertion device 86 similar to the transfer auxiliary body insertion device 23 and a separation / collection device 87 similar to the separation / collection device 24 (see FIG. 26).

Further, the relay box 6 includes a bill transport unit 88 (see FIG. 27) that transports the bill P discharged from the separation / collection device 87, and a temporary storage device 90 that temporarily stores the bill P. The temporary storage device 90 functions as a transfer relay device of the present invention, temporarily stores the banknotes P received from the banknote transfer unit 88, and temporarily stores one banknote P temporarily stored at a predetermined timing. It has a function of feeding out the bills one by one and sending the bills to the bill taking-in unit 63 of the sub-conveying device 13 described above, and a function of determining the denomination of the bill P during the feeding.

When the bill P discharged from the back surface of the game ball lending machine 4 in the game machine island 3 is transported to the relay box 6 and collected, the transport auxiliary body insertion device 86 in the relay box 6 is transferred into the transport pipe 80. The transport auxiliary body 16 is sent out. The transport auxiliary body 16 sent out into the transport pipe 80 receives the air flow generated by the air flow generator 84 and moves toward the downstream in the transport pipe 80, and collects and relays the bill P on the way. It returns to the separation / recovery device 87 in the box 6. The separation / recovery device 87 separates the bill P and the transport assisting body 16 that have been transported by the transporting auxiliary body 16, and delivers the transporting auxiliary body 16 to the transporting auxiliary body inserting device 86. On the other hand, the separated bill P is transported by the bill transport unit 88 to the temporary storage device 90 in the relay box 6. FIG. 27 shows a path M in which the banknote transport unit 88 transports the banknote P. At this time, the bill P is conveyed in an upright posture.

FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the temporary storage device 90. The temporary storage device 90 receives and stores the banknotes P transported in an upright position by the banknote transfer unit 88, and the direction of the banknotes P is changed from a state in which the paper surface is vertical (standing position) to a state in which the paper surface is horizontal. The posture changing unit 91 that converts to (laid-down posture), the elevator unit 92 that conveys the banknote P whose paper surface is horizontal to the lower feeding position, and the banknote P in the feeding position remain in the lying position one by one. A banknote that is provided in the middle of the transport path of the payout transport section 93 that feeds out and transports the banknotes to the bill take-in section 63 of the sub-conveyor device 13 and the payout transport section 93, and determines the denomination of the banknote P that passes through the transport path. It has a denomination determination unit 94.

The payout transfer unit 93 branches the banknote P whose denomination could not be determined by the banknote denomination determination unit 94 from the transfer path and discharges the banknote P to the banknote discharge unit 95. The broken line 96 shown in FIG. 28 indicates the transport route of the bill P. Further, the broken line 97 indicates the discharge route to the bill discharge unit 95.

FIG. 29 schematically shows the configuration and operation of the temporary storage device 90. As shown in FIG. 29, the posture changing unit 91 is formed with a pair of rectangular grooves having a rectangular cross section facing each other along both long sides of a U-shaped base plate having one short side and a pair of long sides. As shown above, it has a shape in which L-shaped protrusions are provided along both long sides. The posture changing unit 91 can store a plurality of banknotes P between the pair of grooves. The posture changing unit 91 supports and stores only the edge portion of the bill P by the pair of grooves.

As shown in FIG. 29A, the posture changing unit 91 is in a vertically standing vertical posture (a posture in which the stored bill P is in a standing posture) during standby. In this state, the banknotes transported from the banknote transfer unit 88 in an upright position are received and stored between the pair of grooves. The posture changing unit 91 has a vertical posture shown in FIG. 29 (a) and a horizontal posture in which the stored bill P is laid down by rotating 90 degrees around the lower end (a posture in which the stored banknote P is laid down). (See (b)) and is displaceable. The posture changing unit 91 is displaced into a vertical posture and a horizontal posture by a motor (not shown).

The elevator unit 92 conveys the banknote P, which has been laid down by the banknote conversion unit 91, in the direction facing the paper surface (here, downward) while keeping the laid-down position. The elevator unit 92 holds the lower plate 92a for supporting the bill P from below (downstream side in the transport direction) and the bill P placed on the lower plate 92a from above (upstream side in the transport direction) to the lower plate 92a. It has a holding portion 92b for sandwiching between the two. Although not shown in FIG. 29, the pressing portion 92b is provided with a pressing roller 92d at a position corresponding to the notch 92c of the lower plate 92a, which will be described later. During standby, the lower plate 92a is stopped at a position where it just abuts on the lower surface of the posture conversion unit 91 in the horizontal posture (the surface on the rotation destination side of the bill conversion unit 91 rotated in the horizontal posture), and presses the lower plate 92a. The portion 92b is stopped at a position directly above the lower plate 92a and higher than the posture changing portion 91 in the vertical posture. The pressing portion 92b is sized and positioned so as to pass between a pair of facing grooves (referred to as penetrating portions) of the posture changing portion 91. The pressing portion 92b passes through the penetrating portion of the bill conversion unit 91 in a direction intersecting the paper surface of the bill P housed in the bill conversion unit 91.

When the bill P stored in the posture changing unit 91 is conveyed downward by the elevator unit 92 and is fed downward by the feeding transport unit 93 toward the bill receiving unit 63 of the sub-transporting device 13, the temporary storage device 90 is as follows. Works on.

First, as shown in FIG. 29 (a), the banknote conversion unit 91 stands by in a vertical position, and in this state, the banknote P transported in an upright position from the banknote transfer unit 88 is received and stored. Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, the posture changing unit 91 collapses to the horizontal posture. After that, the holding portion 92b of the elevator portion 92 starts descending (FIG. 29 (c)). The pressing portion 92b passes through the penetrating portion of the posture changing portion 91, and holds the bill P stored in the posture changing portion 91 between the lower plate 92a and the bill P.

After that, the lower plate 92a and the pressing portion 92b are integrated and continue to descend while being sandwiched (FIG. 29 (d)). Since the bill conversion unit 91 holds only the edge portion of the bill P, when these are lowered while being sandwiched between the lower plate 92a and the holding portion 92b, the edge portion of the bill P is disengaged from the groove of the bill conversion unit 91. Then, the bill P is separated from the bill conversion unit 91.

The attitude change unit 91 returns to the vertical attitude when the elevator unit 92 descends below the attitude change unit 91. The elevator section 92 stops when it descends to the lowest position (FIG. 29 (e)).

The lower plate 92a is shaped so as to escape the feeding belt 93b. Specifically, the lower plate 92a is provided with a notch 92c from the discharge direction of the bill P (see FIG. 29 (a)), and the feeding belt 93b is provided at a position corresponding to the notch 92c. .. At the lowest position, the payout belt 93b comes into contact with the bill P through the notch 92c. Further, the pressing portion 92b functions to press the bill P toward the feeding belt 93b by the pressing roller 92d.

When the feeding belt 93b is driven with the elevator section 92 stopped at the lowest position, the bill P is fed out from the elevator section 92 in a lying position and is conveyed along the conveying path of the feeding conveying section 93. (Fig. 29 (f)).

The bill P is paid out one by one. Therefore, when a plurality of banknotes P are stored in the posture changing unit 91 in the state of FIG. 29 (b), the state of FIG. 29 (f) is maintained until all the banknotes P are paid out. ..

When the feeding of the bill P is completed, the elevator section 92 (lower plate 92a and holding section 92b) begins to rise (FIG. 29 (g)). When the lower plate 92a rises to the height of the lower end of the posture changing unit 91 (height during standby) (FIG. 29 (h)), it stops at that position. The pressing unit 92b continues to rise, moves to a position in standby mode higher than the attitude changing unit 91, and stops (FIG. 29 (i)).

In the temporary storage device 90, by rotating the posture changing unit 91 into a vertical posture and a horizontal posture, the posture of the bill P is changed from a vertical paper surface (standing posture) to a horizontal paper surface (laying posture). Since the conversion is performed, the posture of the bill P can be converted in a smaller space as compared with the case where the posture of the bill P is changed from the vertical state to the horizontal state by transporting the bill P while twisting. can.

Further, as soon as the posture changing unit 91 is in the horizontal posture, the holding unit 92b starts to descend, and as soon as the pressing unit 92b descends from the posture changing unit 91, the posture changing unit 91 returns to the vertical posture, so that the posture changing unit 91 returns to the vertical posture. The period during which the banknote P cannot be received from the banknote carrier 88 is only a short period of time, and the collection of the banknote P in the gaming machine island 3 is not hindered. In the present embodiment, the posture changing unit 91 returns to the vertical posture, which is a condition for the island bill transporting device 8 to send the next transport assisting body 16.

Further, since the posture changing unit 91 can store a plurality of banknotes P, the time during which the elevator unit 92 is lowered becomes long, and even if a plurality of banknotes P are transported by the banknote transport unit 88 during that time. , These can be accepted and stored.

For example, when the elevator unit 92 simultaneously conveys a plurality of bills P downward, it takes a long time to complete the feeding of the plurality of bills P. Further, since the paper leaf collection / transport system 10 collects the bills P of the other relay box 6, the payout of the bills P from the relay box 6 may be awaited. In such a case, the time that the elevator unit 92 stays at the lowest position becomes longer, but as described above, even if a plurality of banknotes P are sequentially transported by the banknote transport unit 88 during that time, the posture is changed. Since these can be stored in the unit 91, no problem occurs. The fact that the holding portion 92b of the elevator portion 92 is in the standby position is a condition for starting the operation of tilting the posture changing portion 91 to the horizontal posture.

FIG. 30 is a flow chart showing a process of controlling the movement of the temporary storage device 90. First, as an initial operation, a standby state is formed in which the bill conversion unit 91 is in the vertical posture and the elevator unit 92 is in the standby position (step S101). Next, a transfer permit is issued to the island banknote transfer device 8 (step S102). The island banknote transfer device 8 that has received the transfer permission sends out the transfer auxiliary body 16 when necessary to collect the banknotes P in the gaming machine island 3.

The temporary storage device 90 waits for the arrival of the bill P from the island bill transport device 8 (step S103; No), and when the bill conversion unit 91 receives the bill P from the island bill transport device 8 via the bill transport unit 88 (step S103; No). Step S103; Yes), the temporary storage device 90 instructs the island banknote transport device 8 to prohibit transport (step S104). Upon receiving the instruction to prohibit transportation, the island banknote transfer device 8 stops the delivery of the next transfer auxiliary body 16.

Next, the temporary storage device 90 displaces the bill conversion unit 91 in the horizontal posture (step S105). When the banknote conversion unit 91 is in the horizontal position, the holding unit 92b of the elevator unit 92 is lowered. When the bill P is sandwiched between the pressing portion 92b and the lower plate 92a, the lower plate 92a and the pressing portion 92b are integrated and lowered to the lowest position (step S106).

When the elevator unit 92 is lowered to the lowest position, the temporary storage device 90 returns the bill conversion unit 91 to the vertical posture (step S107). In addition, a transfer permit is issued to the island banknote transfer device 8 (step S108). After the holding unit 92b of the elevator unit 92 has moved below the bill conversion unit 91, the banknote conversion unit 91 may be returned to the vertical posture at an arbitrary timing.

The temporary storage device 90 operates the pay-out transport unit 93 to pay out the banknotes P held in the elevator unit 92 at the lowest position one by one (step S109). This payout operation is continued until the payout of all the banknotes P is completed (step S110; No). When all the bills P have been drawn out (step S110; Yes), the elevator section 92 is raised to return the lower plate 92a and the holding section 92b to their respective standby positions (step S111). When the elevator unit 92 returns to the standby position, the process proceeds to step S103 to continue the process.

If the elevator unit 92 is at the lowest position and the banknote conversion unit 91 has accumulated up to the maximum number of banknotes P before the banknotes P have been paid out, the operation of (1) or (2) below is performed. handle.

(1) The island banknote transfer device 8 is instructed to prohibit transfer until all the banknotes P have been fed out and the elevator unit 92 returns to the standby position.

(2) Instructing the island banknote transfer device 8 to prohibit transfer, the elevator unit 92 is raised, and the banknotes P accumulated in the banknote conversion unit 91 are moved to the elevator unit 92. Specifically, the island banknote transport device 8 is instructed to prohibit transport, and the elevator section 92 is raised. When the pressing portion 92b reaches the standby position of the lower plate 92a, the lower plate 92a is stopped, and the pressing portion 92b is raised to the standby position of the pressing portion 92b and stopped. That is, when the banknote P placed on the lower plate 92a reaches the height of the lower surface of the banknote conversion unit 91 in the horizontal posture, the ascending of the lower plate 92a is stopped. After that, the process proceeds to step S103 to continue the process. In this way, since a large number of bills P can be sandwiched between the lower plate 92a of the elevator portion 92 and the holding portion 92b, the elevator portion 92 is temporarily made to function as a storage portion for the bills P.

By the way, in the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, the bill taking-in portion 63 of the sub-conveyor device 13 is attached to the back surface of the relay box 6 at a position biased to the left or right in the width direction of the relay box 6. ing. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the relay box 6 may be attached to the end of the gaming machine island 3 to the right or to the left according to the arrangement of the gaming machine islands 3 in the playing field 2. .. Therefore, even if the positions of the relay boxes 6 provided at the ends of the gaming machine islands 3 are aligned in a straight line, if the right-facing and left-facing relay boxes 6 are mixed, they are attached to the back surface of each relay box 6. The positions of the bill taking-in portions 63 are not aligned in a straight line. Therefore, when the transfer pipe 61 of the sub-conveyor device 13 is extended straight up from the back surface of each relay box 6, the positions of the take-in devices 14 attached to the upper ends of the transfer pipe 61 are not aligned in a straight line, and the relay box 6 It becomes impossible to pipe the transport pipe 12 in a straight line upward.

Therefore, the transport pipe 61 is curved to absorb the difference in the position of the bill taking-in portion 63 when the relay box 6 is mounted to the right and to the left. That is, among the sub-conveyors 13 corresponding to each relay box 6, the transport pipe 12 of the paper leaf collection and transport system 10 exists on the vertical line at the start end (banknote collection section 63) of the transport path 61 of the sub-transport device 13. For those provided in places where they are not provided, a transport path 61 that is bent in the middle is used so that the end of the transport pipe 61 of the sub-conveyor 13 reaches the transport pipe 12 that is hung upward.

In the example of FIG. 2, only the relay box 6 installed near the point A has a different orientation from the other relay boxes 6. Therefore, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 12, the transport pipe 61 extending upward from the back surface of the relay box 6 is curved in the middle so as to shift by a distance Ds in the direction along the back surface of the relay box 6. There is. As a result, the positions of all the take-in devices 14 attached to the upper ends of the transfer pipes 61 of each sub-conveyor device 13 are aligned in a straight line, so that the transfer pipes 12 are in a straight line and horizontally above each relay box 6. It will be piped.

In the sub-conveyor device 13 corresponding to the relay box 6 in the vicinity of the curve C, as shown in FIG. 13, the upper end of the transfer pipe 61 is set so that the mounting position of the take-in device 14 is in front of the curve C. The transport pipe 61 is curved in the middle so as to shift toward the point A. For example, the above situation occurs when the relay box 6 is installed on one side island (a game machine island in which game machines 5 and the like are arranged only on one side) installed along the wall.

As described above, the paper leaf collection and transportation system 10 according to the present embodiment collects banknotes P collected from each of the plurality of gaming machine islands 3 arranged in the gaming field 2 from each gaming machine island 3. Since it can be collected and transported to the safe 11 in the office, the banknotes P can be safely and hassle-free from each gaming machine island 3 to the safe 11 in the office.

Further, since the relay box 6 is provided on the gaming machine island 3, the island bill transporting device 8 for collecting and transporting the bills P in the gaming machine island 3 and the paper leaf collection and transporting system 10 are configured as separate devices. At the same time, the bill P collected in the gaming machine island 3 can be automatically transported to the safe 11 in the office. That is, since the relay box 6 converts the posture of the bill P from the standing posture to the lying posture, the bill P received from the island bill transporting device 8 that conveys the bill P in the standing posture is laid down. It can be smoothly sent to the sub-transport device 13 that conveys P. Further, since the temporary storage device 90 has a function of temporarily storing and storing the bill P, the bill P is sent out to the sub-transport device 13 at the timing when the bill P is transported by the island bill transport device 8. It is possible to absorb the deviation from the desired timing.

Since the transport pipe 12 of the paper leaf collection and transport system 10 is provided behind the ceiling, even if the transport pipe 12 is laid around in the game hall 2, the transport pipe 12 does not hinder the activities and traffic of the player. No.

Further, since the twisted portion 51 is provided in the middle of the transport pipe 12, the course of the transport pipe 12 can be freely set in a plane such as the ceiling while mixing the vertical direction and the horizontal direction as the transport direction of the bill P. Can be done.

Further, the width direction of the bill P transported in the transport path 12 of the portion passing through the take-in device 14 provided at the end of the sub-transport device 13 and the width direction of the bill P transported by the sub-transport device 13. The taking-in device 14 smoothly sends the banknote P transported by the sub-conveying device 13 into the transport pipe 12 by changing the course of the banknote P without twisting. Can be done. In the embodiment, the transport pipe 12 of the portion passing through the take-in device 14 is installed in a horizontal posture in which the paper surface of the bill P to be transported faces up and down, and the transport pipe 61 of the sub-conveyor device 13 is installed. By installing the bill P to be transported in the transport pipe 61 so that the paper surface of the bill P faces the extending direction of the transport pipe 12 at the portion passing through the take-in device 14, the above-mentioned parallel positional relationship is formed. There is.

<Paper leaf storage device>
In the temporary storage device 90 provided in the relay box 6, the posture of the bill P received from the island bill transport device 8 is changed from the upright posture to the lying posture and sent to the sub-transport device 13, but the posture is changed. A paper leaf storage device that functions to store and store a large number of banknotes P in the storage unit may be configured.

For example, when a safe is provided at the end of the gaming machine island 3 and the banknotes P collected in the gaming machine island 3 are stored in the safe, a paper leaf storage device is installed as this safe.

FIG. 31 shows a schematic configuration of the paper leaf storage device 200. The paper leaf storage device 200 includes a bill conversion unit 91 having the same configuration as the temporary storage device 90, a holding unit 92b of the elevator unit 92, and a storage unit 201. The pressing portion 92b does not include a pressing roller 92d. The storage unit 201 functions to store a large number of banknotes P, and has a shape in which the upper surface of a hollow rectangular parallelepiped is open. The pressing unit 92b functions as a detaching unit that separates the banknote P held by the banknote conversion unit 91 from the banknote conversion unit 91.

When the bill P stored in the posture changing unit 91 is changed in posture and stored in the storage unit 201, the paper leaf storage device 200 operates as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 31 (a), the bill conversion unit 91 stands by in a vertical posture, and in this state, receives and stores the bill P transported in a standing posture from an external transport device. Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, the posture changing unit 91 collapses to the horizontal posture. After that, the pressing portion 92b starts descending (FIG. 31 (c)). The pressing portion 92b passes through the penetrating portion of the posture changing portion 91, comes into contact with the paper surface of the bill P stored in the posture changing portion 91, and presses the bill P in the direction intersecting the paper surface (here, the direction perpendicular to the paper surface). Then, the banknote conversion unit 91 is separated from the banknote conversion unit 91 ((d) in the figure). Since the bill conversion unit 91 holds only the edge portion of the bill P, when pressed by the pressing portion 92b, the edge portion of the bill P is disengaged from the groove of the bill conversion unit 91, and the bill P is easily removed from the bill conversion unit 91. Leave to.

As shown in FIG. 9D, the pressing unit 92b stops the descent when it descends by a predetermined distance below the bill conversion unit 91. The bill P separated from the bill conversion unit 91 naturally falls and is stored in the storage unit 201.

The posture changing unit 91 returns to the vertical posture when the holding unit 92b descends below the posture changing unit 91 and the bill P is detached (FIG. 31 (e)). Then, when the bill conversion unit 91 returns to the vertical posture, the holding unit 92b rises and stops when it reaches the standby position (FIG. 31 (f)). This completes a series of receiving and storing operations.

In this way, the paper leaf storage device 200 rotates the posture changing unit 91 between the vertical posture and the horizontal posture, so that the posture of the bill P is changed from the vertical posture (standing posture) to the horizontal posture (standing posture). Since it is converted to a lying posture), the posture of the bill P can be reduced in a smaller space than when a mechanism for changing the posture of the bill P from a vertical state to a horizontal state by transporting the bill P while twisting it is adopted. Can be converted and stored.

As with the temporary storage device 90, the elevator section 92 may be composed of a lower plate 92a and a holding section 92b. FIG. 32 shows a configuration and an operation example of the paper leaf storage device 200B in this case. The lower plate 92a does not have a notch 92c.

The standby state is the state shown in FIG. 32 (a). The elevator section 92 is stopped at a position where it is lowered to some extent, and the bills P stored so far are sandwiched between the lower plate 92a and the holding section 92b. The bill conversion unit 91 is in a vertical position.

In the standby state, as shown in FIG. 6B, the banknote P transported in an upright posture from the external transport device is received and stored in the bill conversion unit 91. When the banknote P stored in the banknote conversion unit 91 is moved to the storage unit 201, the elevator unit 92 is raised as shown in FIG. When the height of the lower surface of 91 (or a little lower than this) is reached, the ascending of the lower plate 92a is stopped. That is, when the banknote P placed on the lower plate 92a reaches the height of the lower surface of the banknote conversion unit 91 in the horizontal posture, the ascending of the lower plate 92a is stopped.

After that, as shown in FIG. 6D, the holding portion 92b is raised to a position higher than the bill conversion portion 91 in the vertical posture. Next, the bill conversion unit 91 is displaced in the horizontal posture (FIG. (E)). Then, the pressing portion 92b is lowered ((f) in the figure), and the bill P stored in the bill conversion unit 91 and the bill P already stored are sandwiched between the lower plate 92a of the elevator portion 92 and the holding portion 92b. Then, the bill P is separated from the bill conversion unit 91 by further lowering the entire elevator unit 92 while being sandwiched (Fig. (G)).

After that, when the pressing unit 92b descends to a predetermined position (standby position shown in FIG. 32 (a)) which is a predetermined distance below the bill conversion unit 91, the elevator unit 92 stops descending. After that, the banknote conversion unit 91 is returned to the vertical position (FIG. (I)), and the state returns to a state in which the next banknote P can be accepted (the state shown in FIG. The position of the elevator unit 92 is held as it is at the lowered position. The position where the lower plate 92a is at the lowest position may be set as the standby position. Alternatively, the position of the lower plate 92a shown in FIG. 32 (d) may be used as the standby position of the lower plate 92a.

In this way, since the banknote P is separated from the banknote conversion unit 91 and conveyed into the storage unit 201 while being sandwiched between the lower plate 92a and the pressing unit 92b, the banknote P is transported into the storage unit 201 without relying on free fall. Can be moved into. For example, it is possible to handle a case where the storage unit 201 is arranged so that the opening is oriented sideways, and the bills P are stacked and stored in an upright state.

The paper leaf storage devices 200 and 200B are not limited to applications in which the banknotes P transported by the island banknote transfer device 8 are received and stored in the safe at the end of the gaming machine island 3. For example, it may be used for storing banknotes in some vending machine, collecting tickets, and the like. The paper leaf storage devices 200 and 200B are not limited to the configuration in which the bill conversion unit 91 receives the paper leaves transported by the transport device. For example, the bills inserted by a person from the bill slot can be inserted. The structure of accepting and accommodating the bill conversion unit 91 is not possible.

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 a range that does not deviate from the gist of the present invention. Is also included in the present invention.

In the embodiment, the temporary storage device 90 as a transfer relay device is provided in the relay box 6, but only a portion of the temporary storage device 90 may be configured as an independent transfer relay device. Further, in the embodiment, the temporary storage device 90 receives the banknote P carried in the upright posture, converts it into the lying posture and sends it out, but receives the bill P carried in the lying posture and receives the bill P. It may be configured as a transport relay device that converts this into an upright posture and sends it out. That is, between these transport devices for the purpose of accepting the paper notes from the transport device that transports the paper leaves in the lying position and sending the paper leaves to another transport device that transports the paper leaves in the upright position. When the transport relay device is provided in the above, the transport relay device may be configured to accept the bill P that has been transported in a lying position, convert it into an upright position, and send it out. Similarly, the paper leaf storage devices 200 and 200B may be configured to accept the banknotes P transported in a lying position, convert them into an upright position, and store them in the storage unit 201.

In the temporary storage device 90 shown in the embodiment, the bill conversion unit 91 is configured to support the edges of the bill P with a pair of grooves. For example, the three edges of the bill P are supported by grooves or the like. It may be configured. Further, the lower plate 92a is provided with a notch 92c to escape from the feeding belt 93b, but the shape for releasing is not limited to this. For example, the distance between the two feeding belts 93b is widened, the lower plate 92a is set to have an elongated shape so that the lower plate 92a exists only between them, and the feeding belts 93b are allowed to escape to both outer sides of the lower plate 92a. You may.

In the embodiment, the transport pipe 12 is installed behind the ceiling, but it may be configured to be piped near the ceiling or under the floor. In the case of under the floor, the sub-conveyor device 13 may transport the banknotes discharged from the back surface of the relay box 6 downward.

When the end of each game machine island 3 on the relay box side is arranged so as to be near the wall of the facility, the paper leaf collection and transportation is performed without providing the auxiliary transport device 13 for transporting the bill P in the vertical direction. The transport pipe 12 of the system 10 may be piped according to the height at which the bill P is discharged from the relay box 6. For example, the transport pipe 12 may be configured to be piped to the back of the wall.

In the embodiment, the transport pipe 12 is piped in the vertical direction and in the horizontal plane, but the transport pipe 12 may be installed at an inclination. For example, in the case of an inclined ceiling, the transport pipe 12 may be inclined along the ceiling.

The game machine island 3 is not limited to the configuration for accommodating the pachinko machine and the game ball lending machine exemplified in the embodiment, and may be a game machine island for accommodating the medal lending machine, the slot machine, and the like.

The shape of the transport assist body 16 is not limited to that shown in the embodiment. 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 P has been described as an example of paper leaves, but other types of paper leaves such as tickets and cards may be used. Moreover, the shape of paper leaves is not limited to a rectangle. Further, the installation location of the paper leaf collection and transportation system 10 is not limited to the amusement park, and other facilities may be used.

In the embodiment, an example of transporting only one sheet of paper leaves is shown in FIG. 3, but when the transport assisting body 16 is inserted in a state where a plurality of banknotes P are present in the middle of the transport tube 12. , It is also possible to transport the plurality of banknotes P at one time. For example, when three bills P are accumulated in the transport pipe 61 of the sub-conveyor device 13, the bills P are transported to the upper fetching device 14 and collected through the transport pipe 12 of the paper leaf collection and transport system 10. By doing so, the number of times the transport assisting body 16 is sent out to the transporting pipe 12 can be reduced, and deterioration of the transporting auxiliary body 16 can be suppressed. Further, by collecting a plurality of sheets at one time, the collection capacity per unit time of the paper leaf collection and transportation system 10 can be increased.

The large transport force capable of transporting a plurality of bills P is that the transport auxiliary body 16 has a shape that substantially closes the cross section of the transport pipe 12, which reduces sticking and suction of bills P, and an expansion portion. The presence of 38 ensures that the area affected by the air flow is large, and that the auxiliary blower 17 enhances the air flow.

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, it is preferable that the transport auxiliary body has a shape corresponding to its inner edge shape and covers almost the entire cross section. Further, it is preferable to provide a plurality of ribs to narrow the effective passage width of the paper leaves.

In the embodiment, the destination for transporting the paper leaves by the paper leaf collection and transport system 10 is the safe 11, but the destination is not limited to the safe.

In the embodiment, the paper leaf collection and transport system 10 of the transport method by the air flow using the transport auxiliary body 16 is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the air flow is directly flowed to the paper without using the transport auxiliary body 16. The method of transporting the leaves by acting on them may also be used. Further, the transport method of the sub-transport device 13 and the island banknote transport device 8 may be arbitrary, and for example, a transport method for transporting paper sheets by a transport belt or the like may be used.

2 ... Game hall 3 ... Game machine island 4 ... Game ball rental machine 5 ... Game machine 6 ... Relay box 8 ... Island banknote transport device 10 ... Paper leaf collection and transport system 11 ... Safe 12 ... Transport pipe 13 ... Sub transport device 14 ... Importing device 15 ... Connecting part 16 ... Transporting auxiliary body 16a ... Head 16b ... Neck part 16c ... Large diameter part 16d ... Constricted part 17 ... Auxiliary blower 21 ... Air flow generator 22 ... Banknote separation / transporting auxiliary body circulation device 23 ... Transport auxiliary body insertion device 24 ... Separation and collection device 24b ... Banknote discharge port 25 ... Banknote storage section 26 ... Banknote transport section 27 ... Control section 28 ... Guide passage 29 ... Standby location 32 ... Side wall section 33 ... Wall section 34 ... Rib 34a ... Slope 36 ... Guide rail 37 ... Connecting wall part 38 ... Expansion part 41 ... Holding part 42 ... Receiving part 43 ... Slit 45 ... Holding part 46 ... Movable arm 51 ... Twisted part 61 ... Conveying pipe (conveying path of sub-conveying device)
61a ... Opening 62 ... Upflow generator 62a ... Feather 62b ... Air outlet 63 ... Banknote intake 64 ... Passage 64b ... Opening 64c ... Inflow 65 ... Transport 65a ... Banknote passage 65b ... Transport roller 65c ... Transport belt 65d ... Shutter 71 ... Aisle 71b ... Opening 72 ... Transport 73 ... Banknote guide path 74 ... Transport belt 75 ... Feed belt 76 ... Shutter 80 ... Transport pipe (banknote transport device on the island)
82 ... Banknote separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device 84 ... Air flow generator 85 ... Banknote separation / transport auxiliary body circulation device 86 ... Transport auxiliary body insertion device 87 ... Separation / collection device 88 ... Banknote transport unit 90 ... Temporary storage device 91 ... Attitude conversion unit 92 ... Elevator unit 92a ... Lower plate 92b ... Holding unit 92c ... Notch 92d ... Pressing roller 93 ... Feeding transport unit 93b ... Feeding belt 94 ... Banknote denomination discriminating unit 95 ... Banknote ejection unit 96 ... Feeding transport unit 97 ... Discharge route to the bill discharge section 200, 200B ... Paper leaf storage device 201 ... Storage section A to G ... Curve Da ... Width direction Db of banknotes in the transport pipe of the portion passing through the capture device ... Width direction of banknotes transported by the sub-conveyor Dx ... Distance between reference planes of the transfer tube Dy ... Inner dimension of the transfer tube in the Y direction Ds ... Shift amount FW ... Extension direction of the transfer tube M ... Path of the banknote transfer section P, Pa, Pb ... Banknote W ... Passage width X ... Passage width direction of transport pipe Y ... Height direction of transport pipe

Claims (1)

A pair of grooves are integrally formed so as to face each other, and the paper leaves are received and stored in the first posture between the pair of grooves, and the paper leaves are supported and stored at the edge by the pair of grooves. A temporary storage unit with a shape that allows
An attitude converter unit for converting the posture of the paper sheets accommodated in the temporary storing section to the second posture from the first posture,
A transport unit that separates the paper leaves stored in the temporary storage unit in the second posture from the temporary storage unit by transporting the paper leaves in the second posture in a predetermined transport direction facing the paper surface.
A storage unit for stacking and storing a plurality of paper sheets separated from the pair of grooves by the transport unit in a second posture.
Have,
The transport unit is a paper leaf storage device for transporting paper sheets between a support member on the downstream side in the transport direction and a holding member on the upstream side in the transport direction.

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