JP7039064B2 - Seat transfer equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for moving a thin, rectangular or rectangular sheet such as a banknote, a playing card, an admission ticket, a magnetic card, or a memo card by the thrust of an air flow in a duct. .. In particular, banknotes inserted at amusement hall rental machines, event halls, amusement venues, shopping mall accounting checkout counters, admission ticket counters, ticket counters, ATM machines, or banknotes used in transactions at financial cash handling counters. Regarding transfer equipment for seats that can be transferred and managed safely.

As shown in Patent Document 1 of the application, the applicant sends banknotes inserted into a plurality of rental machines installed next to game machines on the island of the amusement park into a passage in a closed duct, and also A bill catching moving body that catches and conveys bills is sent into the duct, and the sent bill catching moving body receives the air force of the air flow sent into the duct on the blade-shaped pressure receiving surface to obtain thrust. , A technology that runs along the guide in the duct, catches the bills that are sent in the middle of the duct and is waiting in the duct while moving, and moves the bills in the duct along the movement guide with the bills caught. Was developed. In this technology, multiple plastic banknote catching moving objects are used as auxiliary tools to catch banknotes discharged from the rental machine in the middle of the transport duct and transfer them in the duct to a designated safe or storage on the island. We have developed a technology to send it into the room.

In the present invention, the plastic bill catching moving body has a considerable weight having wings spread to the left and right, and is guided by a guide in the duct to move in a predetermined posture by friction or perturbation with the guide surface. Resistance was generated and required a strong wind speed air flow. In addition, there have been cases where the banknotes that have been sent into the duct and are waiting are disturbed by this strong air flow, and the banknotes are not reliably captured by the banknote capture moving body. In addition, it is necessary to send a strong air flow to the duct, which has a long start-up time and has a problem in quick bill feeding. Further, since the inertial force of the bill catching moving body is large, the control of starting and stopping is complicated, and the bill may be damaged by the large inertial force.

JP-A-2015-178393

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional sheet body transfer technique, to enable quick and reliable sheet body feed with a small wind speed air flow, and to reduce the damage to the sheet body. The purpose is to ensure that the body can be sent at high speed. Further, the purpose is to shorten the transport time of the sheet body.

The configuration of the present invention that solves this problem is
1) A sheet transfer facility that moves a sheet body such as banknotes, playing cards, magnetic cards, memo cards, cash cards, etc., which has a thin wall and a rectangular flat shape, to the target location by the thrust of an air flow. ,
A hollow sphere with a diameter shorter than the length of one side of the sheet body, which is a rectangular shape, or a cylinder with a diameter of the same dimension and a hollow cylinder having the same length, or a circle with a diameter of the same dimension. It has an outer shape with a cylindrical portion whose length is half of the above dimension at the front and a hemispherical portion having the diameter of the rear portion at the rear portion, and the inside thereof is hollow or one of the inside thereof. Prepare a plurality of lightweight hollow bodies in which a part or all of them are filled with a resin having a small specific gravity, and the thickness of the sheet body is formed in a central passage having a circular cross section through which the hollow body can pass with a narrow gap with the inner peripheral surface of the passage. An elongated rectangular region having a longer width and longer than the length of one side on the short side of the sheet body extends radially across the center of the circular cross section of the central passage. The slit passage through which the sheet body arranged so as to project radially in the overhanging portion formed outward from the cross-sectional circumference of the passage is integrated so that the internal spaces of the above two passages communicate with each other. A transfer duct having a transfer passage having a shaped space inside is provided between the transfer of the sheet body, and a second duct having a circular cross section through which only the hollow body is passed is parallel and integrated with the transfer duct . A composite duct of the transfer duct and the second duct is formed between the transfers of the sheet body, and the sheet body to be transferred in the middle of the transfer duct of the composite duct is the transfer duct . A plurality of sheet body feeding devices for feeding from the outside to the internal slit passage are provided along the transfer duct .
In the transfer duct, the side where the starting field SP of the following duct for starting the hollow body is provided in the duct terminal is defined as the upstream side or the upstream side, the opposite terminal side of the duct is defined as the downstream side or the downstream side, and the hollow body is further defined. In the second duct through which only the duct passes, the side where the starting field SP of the duct for starting the hollow body is located at the end of the duct is the upstream side or the upstream side, and the side where the starting field RSP of the following second duct is located is defined as the upstream side or the upstream side. If it is defined as the downstream side or the downstream side, and the upstream side, the upstream side, the downstream side, and the downstream side are specified regardless of the moving direction of the hollow body of the transfer duct and the second duct,
One hollow body is placed at a predetermined position in the central passage in the transfer duct on the upstream side of the sheet body delivery device at the uppermost stream of the transfer duct in the plurality of sheet body delivery devices, and the hollow body is started downstream. The starting field SP of the duct is set, and a hollow body sending device equipped with a blower on the source side for sending an air flow that moves the hollow body placed in the starting field of the duct to the downstream side of the transfer duct is provided. A hollow body single feeding device is provided to transfer a plurality of hollow bodies stored in the upstream end of the second duct of the composite duct returned to the direction of the hollow body feeding device one by one to the starting field SP of the duct. The slit passage for sending the sheet body of the transfer duct and the central passage for sending the hollow body are separated from each other in front of the target position of the sheet body on the downstream side of the transfer duct, and only the sheet body is intended. A separation part is provided to send out the hollow body that has been sent in the direction of The hollow body single feed device for the second duct placed in the second duct and the hollow body placed in the starting field RSP of the second duct can be sent to the hollow body single feed device upstream of the second duct by the air flow of the blower. A hollow body feeding device for the second duct is provided,
In the transfer duct , a plurality of hollow body position sensors that detect the position and existence of the hollow body that has moved into the second duct and the separation portion, and the transfer duct, the second duct, and the separation portion at the same site. A plurality of sheet body sensors that detect the position and existence of a certain sheet body are arranged, and the hollow body position sensor and the detection signal of the sheet body sensor are input so that the sheet body and the hollow body are moved as shown below. The body delivery device, the hollow body delivery device, the source side blower, the hollow body single feed device, the hollow body delivery device for the second duct, the hollow body single feed device for the second duct, and the above. It is equipped with a control unit using a computer that controls the operation of the blower on the return side.
When one sheet body is inserted into the slit passage of the transfer duct from any one of the plurality of sheet body delivery devices arranged along the transfer duct , the control unit is released from the other sheet body delivery device. The delivery of the sheet body duct to the slit passage is stopped until the inserted sheet body passes through the sheet body delivery device most downstream of the transfer duct , and one hollow body does not feed multiple sheet bodies. When one sheet body is inserted into the slit passage on the sheet body feeding device, the hollow body feeding device at the starting place of the duct of the composite duct upstream is operated. Then, the air flow from the blower on the source side sends the sheet downstream to the central passage of the transfer duct at a predetermined speed, and the sheet is inserted into the slit passage downstream of the transfer duct by the sheet body sending device. The body is applied to the front surface of the hollow body to be sent out, and the sheet body is sent in the downstream direction in the transfer duct by the propulsive force of the hollow body, and the sheet body is directed to the target direction at the separation portion at the target location. The hollow body separated from the hollow body is upstream from the starting field RSP of the return of the second duct of the composite duct by the operation of the hollow body sending device for the second duct and the hollow body single feeding device for the second duct. A sheet body transfer device capable of feeding the hollow body to the single hollow body feeding device and feeding the hollow body back to the starting field SP of the duct upstream so that the hollow body can be used for feeding the sheet body multiple times. 2) The hollow body single feed device has a space for temporarily storing a plurality of hollow bodies in the passage immediately before the hollow body delivery device on the upstream side of the second duct, and faces the passage end opening of the space. A vertical fixed cylinder having a ball discharge port is provided on the wall surface of the cylinder facing the opening, and the upper part of the vertical fixed cylinder is located at the starting place of the duct, and one hollow in the canopy is provided in the vertical fixed cylinder. An inner cylinder having a recess for receiving the body is provided so as to be able to move up and down, and a vertical movement device for moving the inner cylinder up and down within the vertical fixed cylinder is provided. A confirmation sensor is provided, and the vertical movement device of the inner cylinder and the blower on the source side are operated by the detection signal of the confirmation sensor. The hollow body on the canopy is moved to the starting point of the duct by taking it onto the canopy of the inner cylinder lowered through the duct, and then the blower on the sender side is operated to raise the hollow body. The sheet body transfer equipment according to 1) above, which is designed to be sent out one by one toward the downstream of the transfer duct . 3) The structure of the hollow body sending device for the second duct and the hollow body feeding device for the second duct is A hollow structure that extends the downstream opening of the second duct to provide a tubular extension duct portion, has an air outlet on the upper surface plate in the extension duct portion, opens the lower part, and communicates with the air outlet of the blower. A sliding drive means for slidably fitting the cylinder and sliding the hollow cylinder in the extension duct is provided, and another path of the central passage separated by the separation portion on the downstream side of the transfer duct . Is communicated at the introduction port of the second duct, the state where the upper surface plate of the hollow cylinder is located at the lower end of the introduction port is the intake position of the hollow body, and the upper surface plate of the hollow cylinder is the introduction port. When it is moved from the lower end to the upper end of the introduction port in the direction of the second duct, the introduction port is closed by the peripheral wall of the hollow cylinder, and the starting place for returning the second duct of the hollow body is on the upper surface plate of the hollow cylinder. In addition, a plurality of other hollow bodies in the separate path are made to stand by at the end of the separate path, and by operating the blower in this state, the hollow body on the upper surface plate of the hollow cylinder is made to be in the air flow of the blower. The sheet body according to 1) or 2) above, wherein the inside of the second duct is moved and sent to the hollow body single feed device of the transfer duct on the upstream side so that it can be used for multiple sheet body feeds. 4) The sheet body is a bill to be inserted into the rental machine of the game hall, and a composite duct is arranged for each island of the game hall, and the rental machine functions as a sheet body feeding device to the transfer duct . The sheet body transfer equipment according to any one of 1) to 3) above, which is a safe for each island provided in a safe safe room of a playground away from the island, and the destination of the sheet body is to be sent. 5) The sheet body is a bill to be inserted into the rental machine of the amusement park, a composite duct is arranged on the island of the amusement park, and the rental machine on the island has the function of a sheet body feeding device to the transfer duct . Moreover, the destination of the sheet body is a safe safe provided at the end of the island. The sheet body transfer equipment described in any of 1) to 3) above 6) Bills, playing cards, magnetic cards, memo cards. -A sheet body transfer facility that moves a sheet body such as a cash card, which has a thin wall thickness and a rectangular flat shape, to the target location by the thrust of the air flow.
A hollow sphere with a diameter shorter than the length of one side of the sheet body, which is a rectangular shape, or a cylinder with a diameter of the same dimension and a hollow cylinder having the same length, or a circle with a diameter of the same dimension. A hollow body having a cylindrical portion having a length half of the above-mentioned dimension in the front portion and having an outer shape having a rear portion having a hemispherical portion having the diameter of the above-mentioned dimension and having a hollow inside thereof. A plurality of prepared hollow bodies have a width longer than the thickness of the sheet body and one side on the short side side of the sheet body in a central passage having a circular cross section through which the hollow body can pass through with a narrow gap with the inner peripheral surface of the passage. An elongated rectangular region having a dimension longer than the length of the central passage extends radially across the center of the circular cross section of the central passage and extends radially within an overhang formed outward from the circumference of the cross section of the central passage. The seat body is a transfer duct in which a transfer passage having a space having an integrated shape so that the internal spaces of the two passages communicate with each other is formed inside the slit passage through which the seat body is arranged so as to pass. A second duct having a circular cross section, which is provided between the transfers and allows only the hollow body to pass through, is connected in parallel and integrally with the transfer duct, and is a composite duct of the transfer duct and the second duct. Is formed during the transfer of the sheet body, and the sheet body feeding device for feeding the sheet body transferred in the middle of the transfer duct of the composite duct from the outside of the transfer duct to the slit passage inside the transfer duct is used in the transfer duct . Provide multiple along,
In the transfer duct, the side where the starting field SP of the following duct for starting the hollow body is provided in the duct terminal is defined as the upstream side or the upstream side, the opposite terminal side of the duct is defined as the downstream side or the downstream side, and the hollow body is further defined. In the second duct through which only the duct passes, the side where the starting field SP of the duct for starting the hollow body is located at the end of the duct is the upstream side or the upstream side, and the side where the starting field RSP of the following second duct is located is defined as the upstream side or the upstream side. If it is defined as the downstream side or the downstream side, and the upstream side, the upstream side, the downstream side, and the downstream side are specified regardless of the moving direction of the hollow body of the transfer duct and the second duct,
A starting field for the second duct is set by placing one hollow body at a predetermined position upstream in the second duct of the composite duct and starting downstream, and the starting field of the second duct is further upstream of the starting field of the second duct. A hollow body delivery device for a second duct equipped with a blower for sending an air flow to the hollow body placed at the starting place is provided, and is located upstream of the duct of the composite duct connected to the hollow body delivery device for the second duct. A single hollow body feeding device for the second duct that transfers each of the stored hollow bodies to the starting point of the second duct is provided, and further downstream of the sheet body feeding device that is the most downstream on the downstream side of the second duct. A return path is provided at the position to connect the passage of the second duct of the composite duct to the central passage of the transfer duct, and the transfer in front of the hollow body single feed device for the second duct on the upstream side of the transfer duct . A separation part is provided in the middle of the duct to separate the sheet body from the hollow body, and the separation part separates the slit passage for sending the sheet body of the transfer duct and the central passage for sending the hollow body, and the sheet body is sent to the target safe. The hollow body that has been sent out and sent out is sent out to the single hollow body for the second duct feeding device by another route.
Passing through the transfer duct, the second duct, a plurality of hollow body position sensors for detecting the position and existence of the hollow body in the second duct and the separation portion, and the transfer duct, the second duct, and the separation portion at the same site. A plurality of sheet body sensors for detecting the position and presence of the sheet body are arranged, and the hollow body position sensor and the detection signal of the sheet body sensor are input so that the sheet body and the hollow body are moved as shown below. A control unit for controlling the operation of the feeding device, the hollow body feeding device for the second duct, the blower, and the hollow body single feeding device for the second duct is provided.
When one sheet body is inserted into the slit passage of the transfer duct from any one of the plurality of sheet body delivery devices arranged along the transfer duct , the control unit inserts a sheet from the other sheet body delivery device. The delivery of the body transfer duct to the slit passage is stopped until the inserted sheet body passes through the sheet body delivery device at the most downstream of the transfer duct , and one hollow body can send a plurality of seat bodies. When the sheet body is controlled to be sent out so as not to be present, and one sheet body is inserted into the slit passage, the hollow body at the starting point of the second duct of the composite duct on the upstream side is seconded by the air flow of the blower. The hollow body is sent to the downstream side of the duct, and the hollow body is transferred to the central passage of the transfer duct of the composite duct at the return portion downstream of the duct, passes through the transfer duct , and the sheet body inserted from the sheet body delivery device on the way. The sheet body is collected in a storage safe provided at the island end where the hollow body feeding device is located, and the hollow body is collected in the second duct via the hollow body single feeding device for the second duct. The structure of the hollow body feeding device for the second duct and the hollow body feeding device for the second duct is such that the hollow body is returned to the starting place of the above and can be used for feeding the sheet body multiple times. , The upstream opening of the second duct was extended to provide a tubular extension duct portion, and an air outlet was provided on the front plate in the extension duct portion, and the unended end thereof was opened to communicate with the air outlet of the blower. The hollow cylinder of the structure is slidably fitted, a sliding drive means for sliding the hollow cylinder is provided, and another path of the central passage separated by the separation portion on the downstream side of the second duct is described above. The state in which the front plate of the hollow cylinder is located at the rear end of the introduction port is defined as the intake position of the hollow body by communicating with the second duct at the introduction port, and the front plate of the hollow cylinder is behind the introduction port. When it is moved from the end to the front end of the introduction port in the direction of the second duct, the introduction port is closed by the peripheral wall of the hollow cylinder, and the front position of the front plate of the hollow cylinder is set as the starting place of the second duct of the hollow body. In addition, by setting a state in which a plurality of other hollow bodies in the separate path are made to stand by at the end of the separate path and operating the blower, the hollow body is moved from the front position of the front plate of the hollow cylinder by the air flow of the blower. The sheet body transfer equipment according to 6) above, which is moved inside the second duct and sent to the hollow body single feed device upstream of the duct via the return path so that it can be used for multiple sheet body feeds. 8) An air flow is blown into the central passage or the passage in the second duct at an intermediate position of the transfer duct . The sheet body transfer equipment according to any one of 1) to 7) above, which is provided with a plurality of intermediate blowers to be driven in. 9) The front surface of the hollow body is a flat circular surface, and small protrusions are provided along the peripheral edge of the circular surface. The transfer of the sheet body according to any one of 1) to 8) above, wherein the sheet body is surely captured by the hollow body and transferred in the transfer duct without slipping on the front surface of the hollow body. Equipment 10) By providing a plurality of small protrusions at the center of the circular surface on the front surface of the hollow body, the sheet body can be captured without slipping on the front center portion of the hollow body, and the sheet body can be reliably transferred. 11) The sheet body transfer equipment according to any one of 1) to 9) described above. Assuming that the front surface of the hollow body is subjected to minute unevenness or rough surface treatment, the sheet body can be abutted and reliably captured. It is in the sheet body transfer equipment according to any one of 1) to 8) above.

According to the present invention, a second duct having a circular cross section for sending only the hollow body is connected to a duct having a slit passage for sending the sheet body and a central passage for sending the hollow body in parallel and integrally with the duct. The hollow body that was set up and sent the seat body to the destination using the composite duct of the duct and the second duct is ducted in the passage in the second duct of another road without using the central passage in the duct. Since it can be sent to the starting point of the hollow body upstream of, the feeding of the seat body and the return of the hollow body in the duct can be operated separately and independently using the second duct, so the seat body feeding per unit time The processing capacity can be greatly improved. Further, since the duct and the second duct are integrally connected, the second duct does not need to be arranged in another space, and a compact space processing facility can be obtained. Further, the movement of the hollow body from the hollow passage of the duct to the passage of the second duct and vice versa can be performed quickly and easily because they are close to each other in the same composite duct.

Further, the hollow body single feed device and the duct for starting the hollow body by using the raising and lowering of the inner cylinder arranged between the second duct used in Examples 1 and 3 and the hollow body delivery device on the duct start end side. One hollow body for the second duct that uses the reciprocating motion of the sliding hollow cylinder provided between the separate path of the separation part of the terminal part and the terminal part of the second duct to send the hollow body to the starting place to the second duct. The structure of the feeding device is a simple structure, and multiple hollow bodies are efficiently and quickly started one by one.

Further, if a hollow body having a bottomed cylindrical portion having a diameter shorter than the length of one side on the short side side of the sheet body at the front portion and a hemispherical portion having the same diameter at the rear portion is used, the hollow body of the sphere is used. Compared to the above, the seat body can be surely brought into contact with the seat body at a right angle on the circular surface on the front surface of the bottomed cylindrical portion, and in the case of a hollow spherical body, the seat body escapes in the left-right direction of the spherical surface and the seat body is in the central passage. In some cases, the seat body was deformed so as to be in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the body, and the transfer of the seat body by the hollow body was uncertain. However, the new hollow body made it possible to reliably propel the seat body.
In particular, if a large number of small protrusions are provided on the peripheral edge of the circular surface on the front surface of the hollow body, and if a plurality of small protrusions are also provided on the center of the circular surface, the sheet body is restrained by these small protrusions, and the sheet body becomes The seat body can be reliably transferred as the hollow body moves by hitting the front surface at a right angle without slipping on the front surface. Similarly, it is also possible to make the surface rough by fine unevenness or short flocking on the front surface of the hollow body.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement state of a duct and a second duct from one island to a safe in a target safe room in the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the arrangement state of the rental machine, the duct and the second duct in the island of the first embodiment, and the rising state of the composite duct at the end of the island. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the side arrangement of the rental machine, the duct, and the second duct in the island of the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a plan layout of the rental machine, the duct, and the second duct in the island of the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a planar arrangement of the composite duct from the island of Example 1 to the safe in the safe room. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a feeding state of the bill and the hollow body inside the composite duct of the first embodiment. 7 (a) and 7 (b) are cross-sectional explanatory views showing the arrangement posture of the duct of the first embodiment and the second duct. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional explanatory view showing a state in which the duct and the second duct are connected in the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a transfer state of the banknote and the hollow body in the longitudinal view of the duct and the second duct in the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a transfer posture of banknotes in the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing an arrangement state of the intermediate blower from the island start end portion to the safe room in the first embodiment. 12 (a), (b), and (c) are explanatory views showing a case where the banknote cannot be captured due to the passage of the hollow body of the sphere in the duct in the first embodiment. 13 (a), (b), and (c) are cross-sectional explanatory views showing a state in which a banknote having a small folding portion at a corner in the duct of the first embodiment is fitted in a slit passage. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a rising state in which the inflection portion of the duct of the first embodiment is inside the center of curvature. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a rising state in which the inflection portion of the duct of the first embodiment is outside the center of curvature. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a cross section and a length of an overhanging portion at each inflection angle of the duct and the second duct in the inflection portion where the inflection portion of the duct of the first embodiment is inside the center of curvature. FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing a cross section of the duct in which the inflection portion of the duct of the first embodiment is outside the center of curvature and the length of the overhanging portion at the inflection angle of the second duct. FIG. 18 is a partially cutaway explanatory view of the duct in which the inflection portion of the duct of the first embodiment is inside the center of curvature. FIG. 19 is a partially cutaway explanatory view of the duct in which the inflection portion of the duct of the first embodiment is outside the center of curvature. FIG. 20 is a partially cutaway explanatory view of the duct in which the inflection portion of the duct in the rising portion of the first embodiment is inside the center of curvature. FIG. 21 is a partially cutaway explanatory view of a duct in which the inflection portion of the duct in the other rising portion of the first embodiment is outside the center of curvature. FIG. 22 is an explanatory view showing a cross section of the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which bills and hollow bodies are sent at the inflection portion of the duct in which the inflection portion of the duct of the first embodiment is inside the center of curvature. FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which bills and hollow bodies are sent at the inflection portion of the duct where the inflection portion of the duct of the first embodiment is outside the center of curvature. FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing an insertion portion for inserting bills into the duct from the outside of the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of the bill insertion slot of the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 27 is an explanatory diagram of a mechanism for feeding banknotes from the lending machine of the first embodiment into the duct. FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing a feeding mechanism for pushing a bill inserted into the duct of the first embodiment into the slit space. FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing a feeding mechanism for reliably pushing the bill inserted into the duct of the first embodiment into the slit space. FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram of the process until the banknote of the first embodiment is inserted into the slit space in the duct. FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram showing a process of finally pushing the banknote of the first embodiment into the slit space. FIG. 32 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a hollow body feeding device and a hollow body single feeding device at the duct start end portion of the first embodiment. FIG. 33 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a hollow body feeding device and a hollow body single feeding device at the duct start end portion of the first embodiment. FIG. 34 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the inner cylinder is in a lower position in the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the starting end of the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the inner cylinder is raised in the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the starting end of the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the inner cylinder is raised and returned to make a plurality of hollow bodies stand by in the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the duct of the first embodiment. .. FIG. 37 is an explanatory view showing a state in which one hollow body is placed on the canopy with the inner cylinder at the lower position in the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the starting end of the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 38 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the hollow body on the canopy of the inner cylinder is lifted to the position of the starting place by the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the starting end of the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 39 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the hollow body at the starting place of the duct is started by the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the starting end of the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 40 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the start of the hollow body at the starting place of the duct on the canopy of the inner cylinder is completed in the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the starting end of the duct of the first embodiment. Is. FIG. 41 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement state of the duct of each island and the safe for each island in the safe room of the first embodiment. FIG. 42 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement state of the separated portion at the end of the duct, the second duct, and the return side blower according to the first embodiment. FIG. 43 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a structure of feeding back of a hollow body by a hollow cylinder that moves up and down with a separation portion and an extension duct portion at the end of the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 44 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the hollow tubular body in the extension duct portion of the terminal portion of the second duct of the first embodiment is positioned below the introduction port. FIG. 45 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure of a slit passage after the separation portion at the end of the duct of the first embodiment and a bill feed to a safe. FIG. 46 is an explanatory diagram showing another path of the separated portion at the end of the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 47 is an explanatory diagram showing the duct of the first embodiment, the second duct, and another path of the separated portion. FIG. 48 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which another path of the separated portion of the first embodiment is viewed from the duct side. FIG. 49 is a side view showing a state in which another path of the separated portion at the end of the duct of the first embodiment is viewed from the second duct side. FIG. 50 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 46. FIG. 51 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the extension duct portion and the hollow tubular body of the duct end portion of the first embodiment are in a lower state. FIG. 52 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the extension duct portion and the hollow tubular body of the duct end portion of the first embodiment are raised. FIG. 53 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the hollow body stands by on the extension duct portion of the duct end portion of the first embodiment and the side surface of the hollow tubular body. FIG. 54 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the extension duct portion of the duct end portion and the hollow tubular body of the first embodiment are lowered and the hollow body is placed on the upper surface plate. FIG. 55 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the extension duct portion and the hollow tubular body of the duct end portion of the first embodiment are raised and the hollow body is placed at the starting place of the duct. FIG. 56 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the hollow body of the starting field of the second duct at the start end of the second duct at the end of the duct of the first embodiment is started. FIG. 57 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a bill and a hollow body are sent to the end of the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 58 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the bill sent at the end of the duct of the first embodiment and the hollow body are separated from each other. FIG. 59 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the banknote sent at the end of the duct of the first embodiment and the hollow body are continuously waiting. FIG. 60 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the banknote sent at the end of the duct of the first embodiment and the hollow body are continuously waiting. FIG. 61 is a perspective view showing a mounting state of an intermediate blower provided in the middle of the duct of the first embodiment. FIG. 62 is a side view showing the mounting state of the intermediate blower of the first embodiment. FIG. 63 is an explanatory diagram of the flow of the air flow by the intermediate blower of the first embodiment. FIG. 64 is an explanatory diagram showing the passage time of the duct in the first embodiment. FIG. 65 is an explanatory diagram showing the system of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 66 shows a state in which the inner cylinder of the hollow body single feeding device of the hollow body feeding device at the start end of the duct of the first embodiment is in the lower position and the discharge port is not closed, and the second duct of the first embodiment. Hollow body of the hollow body sending device at the start end The hollow cylinder of the single feeding device is at the lower level, and the inlets at the upstream end of the _second duct D2 are not closed, and each blower operates at the same time. In this case, it is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the air does not flow in both flow paths. FIG. 67 shows a state in which the inner cylinder of the hollow body single feeding device of the hollow body feeding device at the starting end of the duct of the first embodiment is raised and the discharge port is closed, and the starting end of the second duct of the first embodiment is shown. When the hollow cylinder of the hollow body feeding device in the hollow body feeding device is raised and the introduction port at the upstream end of the second duct D ₂ is also closed, and the blowers are operated at the same time. , Is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which air flows in each flow path. FIG. 68 shows the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the duct of the first embodiment, in which the inner cylinder is raised and the hollow body carrying the banknotes is made to stand by on the side surface of the inner cylinder. The structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the second duct of the first embodiment shows a state in which a hollow cylinder is raised and a plurality of hollow bodies carrying banknotes are made to stand by. It is explanatory drawing. It is a figure. FIG. 69 shows the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the duct of the first embodiment, in which one hollow body is placed on the canopy with the inner cylinder at the lower position, and the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which put one hollow body on the upper surface plate in the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end portion of the 2nd duct, with the hollow cylinder body at the lower side. FIG. 70 shows the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the duct of the first embodiment, in which the hollow body on the canopy of the inner cylinder is lifted to the position of the starting place of the duct, and the embodiment. Explanatory drawing showing a state in which the hollow body on the upper surface plate of the hollow cylinder is lifted to the position of the starting place of the second duct by the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the second duct of 1. Is. FIG. 71 shows the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the second duct of the first embodiment, in which the hollow body on the upper surface plate of the hollow cylinder is started and the state of the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the hollow body on the upper surface plate of the hollow cylinder is started by the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end portion of the 2nd duct. FIG. 72 shows the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the duct of the first embodiment, and the hollow body on the canopy of the inner cylinder completes the starting of the hollow body at the starting field of the second duct. In the state where one hollow body is sent to the end of the second duct, and the structure of the hollow body delivery device and the hollow body single feed device at the start end of the second duct of Example 1, the top of the hollow cylinder. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which completed the start of the hollow body in the starting place of the 2nd duct with the hollow body on the face plate, and the bill and the hollow body were sent to the end part of the 1st duct. FIG. 73 shows the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the duct of the first embodiment, and the hollow body on the canopy of the inner cylinder completes the starting of the hollow body at the starting field of the second duct. In the state where the hollow body sent to the end of the second duct is housed, and the structure of the hollow body delivery device and the hollow body single feed device at the start end of the second duct of the first embodiment, the bills are stored in the island safe. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the hollow body was separated by being taken in, reached the side surface of the hollow cylinder, and returned to the start end portion of the 2nd duct. FIG. 74 shows the cycle state and operation time of banknote transport by the hollow body by the synchronous operation of the hollow body feeding device at the starting end of the duct of the first embodiment and the hollow body feeding device at the starting end of the second duct. It is operation explanatory drawing which shows. FIG. 75 is a perspective view showing an arrangement state of an island gaming machine, a rental machine, and a start end portion of an island duct in Example 2 in which a hollow body is circulated in a cycle of a duct and a second duct to collect bills. FIG. 76 is an explanatory diagram showing the arrangement of ducts and rental machines inside the island of Example 2 of FIG. 75. FIG. 77 is an explanatory diagram showing the duct, the rental machine, and the start end portion of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 75 and 76. FIG. 78 is an explanatory diagram showing a planar arrangement of the duct, the rental machine, and the start end portion of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 75 to 77. FIG. 79 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the structure of the starting end portion in the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 75 to 77. FIG. 80 is an explanatory diagram showing a structural main part of the starting end portion of the second embodiment of FIG. 79. FIG. 81 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of the starting end portion of the second embodiment of FIG. 79. FIG. 82 is an explanatory view showing the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the second duct of the second embodiment, showing the state where the hollow cylinder is on the left side. FIG. 83 is an explanatory view showing the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the second duct of the second embodiment, showing the state where the hollow cylinder is on the right side. FIG. 84 is an explanatory diagram of a U-turn portion at the terminal portion of the island of the second embodiment. FIG. 85 is a cross-sectional view showing a passage state of a hollow body in a U-turn portion at the terminal portion of the island of Example 2. FIG. 86 is a cross-sectional view showing a passage state of a hollow body in a U-turn portion at the terminal portion of the island of Example 2. FIG. 87 shows the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the second duct of the second embodiment, in which the hollow cylinder moves to the right side and the hollow body carrying the bills is made to stand by. It is explanatory drawing which shows. FIG. 88 shows the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the second duct of the second embodiment, and the hollow cylinder is moved to the left side to form one hollow body in the second duct. It is explanatory drawing which shows the put state. FIG. 89 shows the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the second duct of the second embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the put state. FIG. 90 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the hollow body on the upper surface plate of the hollow cylinder is started by the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the starting end of the second duct of the second embodiment. .. FIG. 91 shows the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the second duct of the second embodiment, and the hollow body on the upper surface plate of the hollow tubular body is the hollow body at the starting place of the second duct. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the banknote and the hollow body were sent to the end part of the 1st duct by completing the start of. FIG. 92 shows the structure of the hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device at the start end of the second duct of the second embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which reached and returned to the start end part of the 2nd duct. FIG. 93 is an explanatory diagram of the entire system of the second embodiment. FIG. 94 is an operation explanatory view showing a cycle state and an operation time of transporting banknotes by the hollow body due to the operation of the hollow body feeding device at the start end of the second duct of the second embodiment. FIG. 95 is a perspective view showing the apparatus configuration of the third embodiment. FIG. 96 is an explanatory diagram showing the arrangement of each device on the island of Example 3. FIG. 97 is a plan view showing a plan layout of each device of the third embodiment. FIG. 98 is an explanatory diagram showing the device structure of the start end portion and the end portion of the island of the third embodiment. FIG. 99 is an explanatory diagram showing a return ball of a hollow body at the end of the island of Example 3. FIG. 100 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the hollow bodies at the start end portion and the end portion of the island of the third embodiment are located at the starting place. FIG. 101 is an explanatory diagram showing a state at the time when the hollow body is started by the air flow at the start end portion and the end portion of the island of the third embodiment. FIG. 102 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a ball and a bill are separated at a separation portion at the terminal portion of the third embodiment. FIG. 103 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the sent out hollow body returns to the end portion of the second duct at the start end portion of the third embodiment and is temporarily stored. FIG. 104 is an operation explanatory diagram showing a cycle use state of the hollow body and its operation time in the third embodiment. FIG. 105 is a structural explanatory view of various hollow bodies of the present invention.

As the hollow body of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 105, a hollow sphere such as a ping-pong ball and a lightweight material having a cylindrical portion at the front portion and a hemispherical body at the rear portion and a hollow interior are used. As another hollow body, it is also possible to provide a fine unevenness on the front surface to prevent slipping or to flock to make a rough surface on which the sheet body does not easily slip sideways.

The target destination of the sheet body of the present invention may be a long distance or a short distance, and one hollow body may be delivered to the final destination, or the sheet body may be divided into a plurality of sections to reach the final destination, and each section may be divided into different hollow bodies. A method of handing over is also possible. In the amusement park, the sheet body becomes a banknote, and it is possible to deliver it to the safe vault of the amusement park with one hollow body, or to divide it into multiple sections and send it in different hollow bodies for each section and transfer it for each section. ..

In the case of a playground, a vault is placed at the end of the duct on each island, and a vault is provided for each island to store banknotes in sheets.
Further, one vault of banknotes (sheets) may be provided for each group of a plurality of islands, and the target sheet may be stored in the vault for each group of islands.
Furthermore, there is also a method in which sheet bodies (banknotes) collected from all islands are sent to a safe vault in the amusement park, and sheet bodies (banknotes) are counted and stored for each island. In this case, the vault for each island in the vault is the final destination of the target sheet (banknote).

Further, the hollow body of the present invention may be partially or completely filled with a hollow body having a small specific gravity such as a foam, even if the inside is not completely hollow. In the present invention, those containing these lightweight fillers can be treated as equivalent to a hollow body as long as they are lightweight, and can be judged as an equivalent of the hollow body of the present invention. The hollow body of the present invention is typically made of plastic resin, but if the weight of the sheet body is heavy, aluminum / titanium can be used, and hard rubber or a rubber ball filled with high-pressure air is also possible. Is.

Further, as the outer shape of the hollow body of the present invention, a cylindrical body having approximately the same diameter and length (height) can also be used.

As the sheet body sensor of the present invention, a sensor that optically detects the sheet body can be adopted. Further, as the hollow body position sensor and the hollow body confirmation sensor, in addition to the method of optically detecting the hollow body, a method of magnetically detecting the hollow body by attaching a magnet or a magnetic body to the hollow body can also be adopted.

The safe for collecting the seat body of the present invention stores the sent seat body so as to be overlapped with respect to the storage chamber wall urged by the spring. Further, a counter for the sheet body to be stored before storage is provided so that the number of sheets to be stored in the safe room can be counted and the number of sheets to be stored can be input to the control unit for management.
Further, if the space for storing the safe is divided into a plurality of cassettes, and when a predetermined number of sheets are stored, the sheets are stored in the next cassette, and the collected sheet body is stored in a plurality of cassettes for storing a predetermined number of sheets, the sheet body can be stored. Only the removal of the cassette and the set of a new empty cassette can be taken out, and the post-processing of the collected sheet body can be facilitated.

Hereinafter, Examples 1, 2, and 3 of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 74, a large number of islands are provided in a game hall, and a plurality of game machines and rental machines are arranged alternately in a row so as to face each other in front and back on each island. This is an example of the implementation of the above, in which compound ducts are arranged horizontally along each island, and the compound ducts are raised upward at the end of each island and arranged along the ceiling of the amusement park. The banknotes are delivered from the ceiling of the vault in one corner to the vault, which is set up for each island in the vault. The target destination of the sheet body (banknote) of the first embodiment is the island-specific safe in the safe room. The rental machine has the function of a seat feeding device.

In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 75 to 94, the composite ducts are horizontally arranged along a plurality of rental machines on the island in the island unit of the amusement park, and the second duct of the hollow body is provided at the start end of one end of the island. A starting place is provided, a hollow body sending device for the second duct and a single hollow body feeding device are provided, and a return path connecting the second duct to the central passage of the duct is provided at a position in front of the end of the island, and the hollow body is the first. 2 Drive through the duct, travel through the hollow passage of the duct via the return path near the opposite end, and hit the bill of the sheet body inserted from the rental machine having the seat body delivery device function along the duct and press it. Then, it is returned to the start end of the island along the slit space of the duct, the bills are separated at this start end, and the hollow body separated by the separation part is collected in the island-specific safe. This is an example of returning to the starting point of the duct. The target destination of the sheet-type banknotes of the second embodiment is an island-specific safe provided at the beginning of the island.

Examples 3 shown in FIGS. 95 to 104 are examples of the first embodiment in which the banknotes of the sheet body are extended from the end of the island and are not sent to the safe room, but are collected in a safe provided at the end of the island. The compound duct is an example of a sheet body (banknote) collection device installed for each island arranged from one end to the end of the island along the island, and the rental machine has the function of a sheet body delivery device. .. Further, the target destination of the sheet body (banknote) of the third embodiment is a safe at the end of the island. Examples 1, 2, and 3 are examples in which a lightweight hollow sphere is used as the hollow body. In the present invention, as the hollow body, a hollow body having the structure shown in FIG. 105 can be used in addition to the hollow sphere.

(Explanation of Terminology and Codes of Examples)
The terms and their symbols in Examples 1, 2, and 3 will be described. The same terms and symbols are used for common configurations.
G ₁ is a sheet body transfer facility of Example 1, G ₂ is a sheet body transfer facility of Example 2, G ₃ is a sheet body transfer facility of Example 3, and D ₀ is a sheet body transfer facility of Examples 1, 2, and 3. A plastic composite duct in which the used duct D ₁ and the second duct D ₂ are integrally connected, D ₁ is a duct having a slit passage D ₁ s and a central passage D ₁ c of the composite duct D ₀ inside, D ₂ Is the second duct that sends only the hollow body B, D ₃ is the connecting portion that connects the duct D ₁ and the second duct D ₂ , D ₁ s is the slit passage of the duct D ₁ , and D ₁ c is the central passage of the duct D ₁ . , Y is the amusement park, SM is an island provided in the amusement park, P is a game machine lined up on the island SM, and K is a sheet body feeding unit KS having the function of a sheet body feeding device lined up on the island SM. KS is a seat delivery unit, FR is a safe vault provided in the amusement park Y, K ₁ is a bill feed roller in the rental machine K, and K ₂ is a bill stored in the rental machine K. _Is sent from the outside of the _duct D ₁ to the internal _slit passage D _{1 s} . The bill feeding roller mechanism of the sheet body feeding portion KS, K ₄ is a feeding lever for completely feeding the bill fed into the insertion port K ₂ to the slit passage D ₁ s, and K ₅ is a motor for driving the roller mechanism K ₃ . B is a hollow body, SP is a starting place of a hollow body duct set upstream of duct D ₁ , BS is a hollow body delivery device provided upstream of duct D ₁ , and BSW is a central passage D ₁ of the hollow body delivery device BS. A blower that sends an air flow to c, BS ₁ is a hollow body single feeder provided upstream of duct D ₁ , BS ₁₁ is a terminal opening on the upstream side of the second duct D ₂ , BS ₁₂ is a vertical fixed cylinder, and BS ₁₃ is. A discharge port provided on the cylinder wall of the vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₂ , BS ₁₄ is an inner cylinder that moves up and down in the vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₂ , BS ₁₅ is a canopy of the inner cylinder BS ₁₄ , and BS ₁₆ is a hollow provided in the canopy BS ₁₅ . The recess, BS ₁₇ that receives the body B is a vertical movement device that rotates the gear that moves the inner cylinder BS ₁₄ up and down in the vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₂ with a motor and moves the rack fixed to the side surface of the inner cylinder BS ₁₄ up and down with the gear. , D ₀₁ is the rising portion of the composite duct D ₀ rising toward the ceiling at the end of the island SM of the composite duct of the first embodiment, and D ₀₂ is the ceiling surface arrangement portion of the composite duct D ₀ of the first embodiment, D ₀₃ . Is the ceiling of the composite duct D ₀ of the first embodiment. The descending part from to the vault FR, SF is the island-specific safe that stores the bill SH from the island provided in the vault FR, SR is the separation part provided in the vault FR, SR ₁ is the separated slit passage, SR ₂ is another route for sending out the separated hollow body B, RSP is the starting place of the second duct of the hollow body B provided on the downstream side of the second duct D ₂ , and RBS sends out the hollow body B to the second duct D ₂ . Hollow body delivery device for the second duct, RBSW is the blower of the hollow body delivery device RBS for the second duct that sends air flow to the second duct D ₂ , D ₂₁ is the extension duct part of the second duct D ₂ , and D ₂₂ is the same. A hollow cylinder that is slidable in the extension duct, D ₂₃ is a sliding drive means that rotates the pinion with a motor and slides the hollow cylinder D ₂₂ to which the pinion is fixed by a rack pinion mechanism, and D ₂₄ is a separate path SR ₂ . Is an introduction port for communicating with the extension duct portion D ₂₁ , D ₂₂₁ is the upper surface plate of the hollow tubular body D ₂₂ , and RT is the second duct D ₂ of the composite duct D ₀ in the example G ₂ at the end of the island and in the center of the duct D ₁ . The return section, SF ₂ , which communicates with the passage D ₁ c and moves the hollow body B from the second duct D ₂ to the duct D ₁ in the direction of the separation section SR at the start end of the second duct D ₂ , is the second. The island-specific safe, CON, which stores the sheet body (banknote) separated by the separation unit SR provided on the side of the starting field (starting end) of the duct, is a control unit using the computer of Examples 1, 2, and 3. .. BSEN is a hollow body detection sensor, and SREN is a sheet body detection sensor.

The control unit CON counts the total number of banknotes inserted into the lending machine K belonging to the island SM and the number of banknotes currently stored in the island unit and stores them in the memory, and stores the lending machine of the island SM. It has software for selecting a lending machine K that sends out one bill SH from K, and when one bill SH is inserted into the slit passage D ₁ s, the bill inserted next to the other lending machine K is inserted. The SH is propelled by the hollow body B and stopped until it passes the most downstream rental machine K. Using the banknote management software of these lending machines K and the detection sensor of the sheet body (banknote) and the hollow body, the sensor input time and the position information are stored in association with the ID so that the device can be controlled. There is. Further, the control unit can also operate the hollow body sending device and the blower in the duct D ₁ and the second duct D ₂ based on the position information of the seat body and the hollow body. As a method of selecting a lending machine that sends out one of the above-mentioned banknotes, a method of giving priority to a lending machine that stores a large number of banknotes is preferable. Further, if the priorities are the same, it is preferable to preferentially select and send out the rental machine on the downstream side because the processing speed of the sheet body increases.

(Explanation of structure and operation of Example 1)
The system / structure and operation of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 74 will be described.

In the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 and 65, the sheet body bill SH inserted into the rental machine K of each island SM of the game hall Y is the sheet body feeding unit KS. It is inserted into the duct D ₁ of the composite duct D ₀ arranged along the island SM, and a hollow body B using a spherical ping-pong ball is run from the start end of one end of the island to move the front surface of one hollow body B. A sheet body (bank) is applied to the middle of the short side of the SH, and the bill is sent along the duct D ₁ while restraining the bill in the slit passage D ₁ s of the duct D ₁ by the kinetic energy of the hollow body B. From the end of the island, stand up toward the ceiling with the composite duct D ₀₁ , run along the ceiling with the composite duct D ₀₂ , descend from the ceiling position of the vault FR, which is strictly safe-controlled, with the composite duct D ₀₃ , and safe. In this example, a composite duct D ₀ is arranged up to the island safe SF installed in the room FR, and the bill SH used for each island is stored in the island safe SF, which has a one-to-one correspondence with the island SM. be. On the other hand, the hollow body B used for transportation is returned from the island safe SF of the safe room FR to the starting end of the island SM via the second duct D ₂ of the composite duct D ₀ , and the hollow body B is returned many times in one day. It is used by circulating in the composite duct D ₀ .

Since the banknote SH is sent out from the beginning of the island SM and stored in the island safe SF, all the banknote SH stored in the island safe SF are the banknotes inserted into the lending machine K of the island SM. By counting the number of banknotes, the total number of banknotes used for the island SM can be calculated, and the sales amount of the service for each island SM can be calculated over time. It is also possible to evaluate sales by island on a timely basis or on a daily or monthly basis. These processes are also performed by the control unit CON.
Moreover, since the banknote SH is stored in the safe-controlled safe room FR and in the safe-managed island-specific safe SF, the safety is extremely high. It is also an example that all the banknotes used on the whole island can be easily and safely collected by the clerk.

Most of the composite duct D ₀ of the first embodiment is vertically arranged so that the duct D ₁ of the composite duct D ₀ is on the upper side and the second duct D ₂ is on the lower side.
Therefore, the slit passage D ₁ s into which the bill of the duct D ₁ is inserted is vertical at most positions of the composite duct D ₀ , and the rectangular bill SH has the long side edge overhanging the slit passage D ₁ s. It is in contact with the narrow inner wall of the part and is supported by the long side of the bill, and a pair of upper and lower small protrusions D ₁₁ is provided at the boundary between the slit passage D ₁ s and the central passage D ₁ c _. The banknote SH is restrained so as to be in the middle of the slit passage D _1s . As a result, the banknote SH can be moved along the slit passage D _1s with less friction. The inserted state of this bill is shown in FIGS. 6 to 13.

Further, in the first embodiment, the width of the overhanging portion of the slit passage D ₁ s is the inflection portion in the duct D ₁ of the composite duct D ₀ so that the bill SH smoothly transfers the slit passage D ₁ s. It is long inside. This state is shown in FIGS. 8, 12, 13, 16, 17, 21, and 23.

The hollow body feeding device BS and the hollow body single feeding device BS ₁ at the starting end of the island of the duct D1 of the _first embodiment shown in FIGS. 32 to 40 will be described.
The central passage D ₁ c of the duct D ₁ is inserted into the casing at the beginning of the island SM so as to intersect in the upper part of the vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₂ so that the slit passage D ₁ s of the duct D ₁ is in the vertical direction. There is. Further, the second duct D ₂ having a circular cross section of the composite duct D ₀ is connected to the lower part of the duct D ₁ in the middle of the vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₂ in the casing, and is connected to the second duct D ₂ And the vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₂ are communicated with each other at the introduction port D ₂₄ .

The inner cylinder BS ₁₄ having the canopy BS ₁₅ is mounted up and down in the vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₂ in the casing, and the rack BS ₁₇₂ fixed to the outside of the inner cylinder BS ₁₄ is rotated by a motor to the pinion BS ₁₇₁ . A vertical movement device BS ₁₇ that can move the inner cylinder BS ₁₄ up and down by operating a motor is provided.

A blower BSW for blowing an air flow at the intersection of the central passage D ₁ c of the duct D ₁ and the vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₂ is provided as a starting field SP of the duct of the hollow body B. A hollow body detection sensor BSEN is provided at each of the communication portions between the starting field SP of the duct and the vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₂ of the second duct. The hollow body detection signal of the hollow body detection sensor BSEN causes the inner cylinder BS ₁₄ to move up and down and the blower BSW to operate at a predetermined timing.

At the end of the duct in the Shimabetsu safe SF of the safe room FR, the hollow body B that has sent the banknote SH is separated by the separation portion SR, and the end portion from the alternative SR ₂ is the extension duct portion D ₂₁ of the second duct. At the position of the introduction port D ₂₄ opened at a position facing the surface, the introduction port D ₂₄ is blocked by the outer peripheral wall of the hollow cylinder D ₂₂ so that a plurality of hollow bodies B can be stored. The hollow cylinder D ₂₂ having the upper surface plate D ₂₂₁ in the extension duct portion D ₂₁ of the second duct is slidable up and down, and the sliding drive of the hollow cylinder D ₂₂ by the mechanism of the rack and the pinion that slides up and down. Means D ₂₃ are provided.

Figures 36, 37, and 38 show the operation of sending one piece of the hollow body B duct at the start end of the island SM to the starting field SP.
_The hollow body B that has pushed the banknote SH along the duct D1 is separated by the separation part SR of the island safe SF in the vault FR, and when it moves to the starting place RSP of the second duct, it moves inside the _second duct D2. It is returned to the beginning of the island SM by the air flow. The inner cylinder BS ₁₄ in the vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₂ at the starting end is in the raised position, and the plurality of hollow bodies B are the discharge port BS ₁₃ and the second discharge port BS 13 of the vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₂ as shown in FIGS. 35 and 40. Since the terminal opening of the duct D ₂ does not communicate with each other, the plurality of hollow bodies B are closed by the cylinder wall of the inner cylinder BS ₁₄ and temporarily stored.
Next, when the inner cylinder BS ₁₄ descends by the vertical movement device BS ₁₇ , it becomes as shown in FIG. 37, and one hollow body B is placed on the canopy BS ₁₅ of the inner cylinder BS ₁₄ . The other hollow body B stands by at the end of the second duct D ₂ . Next, when the inner cylinder BS ₁₄ rises, the hollow body B on the canopy BS ₁₅ is located at the starting field SP of the duct. At the end of the starting field SP of the duct and the end of the _second duct D2, the blower BSW on the source side is operated by the detection signal of the hollow body detection sensor BSEN, and the hollow body B on the starting field SP of the duct is ducted by the air flow. Drive to the central passage D ₁ c of D ₁ . The state is shown in FIGS. 37, 38, 39.

Next, the hollow body B runs along the central passage D ₁ c of the duct D ₁ . Before that, information on the number of bills inserted and the number of currently stored banknotes of each lending machine K on the island SM is constantly input and stored in the memory of the control unit CON together with the lending machine ID and the information time point. Further, the _number of banknotes stored in the lending machine K to be inserted into the duct D1 by the lending machine K or the position / distance information along the duct of the lending machine K are input, and the control unit CON is of a plurality of lending machines K. Select one and insert only one bill from the same rental machine into the slit passage D ₁ s of the duct D ₁ .

The rental machine K of the first embodiment has a function of a sheet body feeding device. _The structure and operation of inserting the banknote SH from the lending machine K into the slit passage D ₁ s of the duct D ₁ are shown in FIGS. _The feeding operation by the feed roller K1 is shown in FIGS. 25 to 31 above.

Feeding of the banknote SH and the hollow body B in the safe room FR which is the terminal portion of the composite duct _D0 of the first embodiment, storage of the banknote SH separated from the separation portion SR at the terminal portion, and hollowing in the island safe SF. FIGS. 41 to 60 show the structure and operation of returning the start end of the island by the _second duct D2 of the body B. Further, FIGS. 61 to 63 show the installation and generation of the composite duct D ₀ of the intermediate blower MW of the intermediate blower MW in which the additional air flow is blown in the middle of the composite duct D ₀ . The intermediate blower MW is detachably attached by the coupler MWC in the middle of the composite duct D ₀ , and the duct D ₁ is connected as it is. The mounting positions are shown in FIGS. 1, 5 and 64. The MWA indicates the air flow path.

When the bill SH and the hollow body B are sent to the island safe SF in FIG. 41, the slit passage D ₁ s for sending the bill when the duct D ₁ is inserted into the separation portion SR in the island safe SF of the composite duct D ₀ . And the central passage D ₁ c that sends the hollow body are separated, the slit passage D ₁ s is extended into the island safe SF as shown in FIG. 59, and the banknote SH is extended through the extension portion of the slit passage D ₁ s. It is sent to the island safe SF. On the other hand, the hollow body B that has been propelled by pressing the bill SH is separated and extends in the direction of the tubular extension duct portion D ₂₁ of the second duct D ₂ via the separate path SR ₂ of the extension duct portion D ₂₁ . It is sent into the extension duct portion D ₂₁ via the introduction port D ₂₄ opened in the outer cylinder wall. A hollow cylinder D ₂₂ is slidably mounted in the tubular extension duct portion D ₂₁ , and a sliding drive for sliding the hollow cylinder D ₂₂ in the vertical direction by a rack and pinion mechanism _. Means D ₂₃ are provided (see FIGS. 42-45).

FIGS. 42, 43, 44, 45 show the communication structure between the separation portion SR and the separate route SR ₂ in the island-betsu safe SF at the end of the composite duct D ₀ , the slit passage D ₁ s for feeding bills, and the extension duct portion D ₂₁ . The structure of the hollow body feeding device RBS for the second duct and the hollow body single feeding device RBS ₁ for the second duct and the separation portion SR of the hollow body B to the separate path SR ₂ and the extension duct portion D are shown in FIGS. FIGS. 43 to 58 show the sliding of the hollow tubular body D _{22 sliding in the extension duct portion D 21 of} the hollow body B and the _inside of the hollow body B, and the state of the hollow body B accompanying the sliding.
In this way, FIGS. 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 detect the existence and position of the hollow body at the starting field SP of the duct and the hollow body returned to the upstream of the second duct, and blower. -A signal for the operation of the vertical fixed cylinder, etc. is generated. FIGS. 43, 44, 45, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58 also disclose the hollow body sensor BSEN and the sheet body sensor SSEN, and also disclose the situation before and after the signal.

The hollow body B in the separate road SR ₂ temporarily stores the hollow body B of the separate road SR ₂ at the end of the separate road depending on the sliding position of the hollow cylinder D ₂₂ , and one on the canopy of the hollow cylinder D ₂₂ . Only the hollow body B is placed and the hollow body B is held at the position of the starting field RSP of the second duct by ascending the hollow tubular body D ₂₂ (see FIGS. 54 and 55), and then the return blower RBSW is activated. The hollow body B on the starting field RSP of the second duct is transferred toward the start end of the island by the air flow blown into the second duct D ₂ , and the duct is started by the hollow body single feed device BS ₁ at the start of the island. A hollow body B is placed in the field SP so that it can be used to send the next bill SH.

The time from the insertion into the duct from the rental machine K of the island SM according to the first embodiment to the storage in the island safe SF of the safe room FR is set to be sent to the island safe SF in 15 seconds. It takes 3 seconds to pass through the island, 3 seconds to pass through the rising part, 6 seconds to travel along the ceiling, and 3 seconds from the descent to the vault FR to the island vault SF, which takes 15 seconds. I was able to store it in the separate safe SF. An intermediate blower MW is arranged at positions B', C', D', and E'in the middle of the composite duct D ₀ to blow air flow. The cycle use of the hollow body of Example 1 and its operating time are shown in detail in FIG. 74.

FIGS. 68 to 71 are explanatory views showing the positions and movements of the hollow body B at the start and end portions of the island.
At the start end, a plurality of hollow bodies B are stored at the start end of the second duct D ₂ by the vertical movement of the inner cylinder BS ₁₄ in the vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₂ , and one hollow body B is stored by the vertical movement of the hollow cylinder D ₂₂ . The process of being sent to the starting point of the duct is clarified each time. Similarly, at the terminal portion of the island, the hollow tubular body D ₂₂ moves in the left-right direction in the extension duct portion D ₂₁ , so that the hollow body B separated at the terminal portion is stored in front of the terminal opening of the separate road SR ₂ and 1 Figures 72 and 73 show the process of being sent to the starting field RSP of the second duct by the hollow cylinder D ₂₂ for each piece. In addition, banknotes (sheets) are sent to the island safe and stored in the safe.
In order to allow the banknote SH to smoothly pass through the slit passage D ₁ s at the inflection portion of the composite duct D ₀ of the first embodiment, the overhang width of the slit passage D ₁ s is lengthened (see FIGS. 14 to 24). ).

As described above, the banknotes SH used in many island SMs in the amusement park Y could be stored independently in the island-specific safe SF in the safe room in about 15 seconds. The number of stored bills and the status of each island of the bill SH are stored in the computer of the control unit CON.

(Explanation of structure and operation of Example 2)
Figures 75, 76, 77, 78 and 93 show the entire system of Example 2. In the second embodiment, the bills inserted into the island rental machine are collected in island units and stored in the island-specific safe in the safe box SFB provided at the start of the island, and the second embodiment is located below the composite duct. The hollow body B is sent from one end (starting end) of the island to the opposite end of the island by the air flow of the blower from the starting point of the second duct of the second duct D ₂ below the composite duct D ₀ . In the second embodiment, the hollow body B is first sent to the opposite end of the island by the second duct D ₂ , the central passage of the upper duct D ₁ is transferred via the return portion RT, and the hollow body B is provided in the middle of the duct D ₁ . The hollow body B hits the banknote, which is a sheet body inserted into the slit passage D ₁ s of the duct D ₁ from the rental machine K, and the kinetic energy of the hollow body B moves the banknote toward the start end of the island. The banknotes are separated at the separation part at the beginning of the banknote and sent to the island safe. The hollow body B is separated from the separation part into another path, the hollow body returned by the single hollow body feeder is moved to the starting place of the second duct, and then the hollow body sending device equipped with a blower is used to move bills. Be sent out. Therefore, the island safe is provided at the beginning of the island.

In the second embodiment, the hollow body is moved at high speed to the opposite end of the distance of the island through the duct of the compound duct of the island, moved to the central passage of the duct at the return portion, and inserted from the rental machine on the way back to the starting portion. Press the bill and transfer it to the beginning.

In this way, it differs from the first embodiment in that the banknotes are collected on the way back from the duct on the return route. In the second embodiment, the hollow body sending device, the hollow body single feeding device, and the island safe are integrated on the starting end side where the hollow body is started, so that the device can be simplified, and the device can be inspected and the bills can be collected, managed, and inspected. Is easy and the production cost is low by consolidating the bills at the beginning.

The hollow body feeding device and the hollow body single feeding device of the second embodiment are a hollow body feeding device for a second duct and a hollow for a second duct that start the hollow body on the island safe side on the vault side of the first embodiment upward. I am using a one-body feed device that is placed vertically instead of horizontally. The structure / function of moving one of the hollow bodies to the starting field of the second duct and the structure / operation of sending the hollow body into the second duct from the starting field of the second duct by the air flow of the blower shall be vertical feeding. Other structures / functions are the same except for the difference between horizontal delivery and horizontal delivery, so the structure / operation explanation is omitted.

(Explanation of structure and operation of Example 3)
In Example 3 shown in FIGS. 95 to 104, a hollow body sending device and a hollow body single feeding device are arranged at the starting end of one end of the island, and the hollow body placed at the starting point of the duct is moved downstream by an air flow by a blower. It is sent to the end of the island, the sheet bill inserted from the lending machine in the middle of the duct is pressed by the hollow body and transferred to the end portion, and the bill and the hollow body are separated by the separation portion as in Example 1, and the bill Is stored in an island-specific safe provided at the end of the island, and the hollow body separated by the separation part is the second duct by the hollow body feeding device for the second duct and the hollow body single feeding device for the second duct as in the first embodiment. Is sent back into the second duct from the starting point of the It can be used for the next sheet body (bank bill) feeding by the hollow body feeding device.

In the third embodiment, the banknotes from the island rental machine are stored in the island safe at the end of the island. In the first embodiment, the banknotes are collectively stored in the island vaults in the vaults of all the islands in the amusement park, whereas in the third embodiment, the banknotes are stored in the island vaults at the end of the islands on an island-by-island basis. Since the amusement park collects banknotes from the island safes for each island and deposits them in the bank, it may be troublesome to collect the money.

The hollow body feeding device on the island start end side of the third embodiment and the hollow body single feeding device for moving the hollow body to the starting place of the one duct by moving the inner cylinder up and down have the same structure and operation as those of the first embodiment. Since it is, it is omitted.

Further, the separation part provided at the end of the island of the third embodiment, the structure for storing bills in the safe, the hollow body sending device for the second duct, the extension duct part and the hollow body from the separation part, and the hollow cylinder. The hollow body single feed device that feeds the hollow body by sliding the body to the starting place of the second duct has the same structure in the third embodiment as opposed to the upward direction in the feeding direction to the second duct in the first embodiment. However, the only difference is that the feeding direction to the second duct is the horizontal direction, and the other structures and operations are the same. Therefore, the structure and operation description of the above device will be omitted.

FIGS. 98, 99, 100, 101 are explanatory views showing a passage between a start end portion and an end portion of the composite duct of the third embodiment. In both the first, second, and third embodiments, the composite duct D ₀ connects the duct D ₁ to the upper side and the second duct D ₂ to the lower side. The moving stroke of the hollow body B is also shown in FIGS. 98 to 103.

FIGS. 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 are explanatory views showing the positions and movements of the hollow body B at the start and end portions of the island. Since the structure and operation of the one-piece feed of the hollow body B are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. At the start end portion, a plurality of hollow bodies B are stored at the start end portion of the second duct D ₂ by the left-right movement of the hollow cylinder D ₂₂ in the extension duct portion D ₂₁ , and the hollow body B is stored by the left-right movement of the hollow cylinder D ₂₂ . The process of sending each piece to the starting point SP of the duct is clarified. Similarly, at the terminal portion of the island, the hollow tubular body D ₂₂ moves in the left-right direction in the extension duct portion D ₂₁ , so that the hollow body B separated at the terminal portion is stored in front of the terminal opening of the separate road SR ₂ . Figures 98, 99, 100, and 101 show the process of sending each piece to the starting point of the second duct by the hollow cylinder D ₂₂ . In addition, banknotes (sheets) are sent to the island safe and stored in the safe. This process is shown in FIGS. 102 and 103.
_In this embodiment, the bill detection sensor and the hollow body detection sensor are widely installed in the ducts D1 and the _second duct D2, and the control unit CON inputs this sensor signal so that the hollow body / bill moves as shown in the above drawing. It is controlled to. Others are the same as in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 104 illustrates the cycle use of the hollow body of Example 3 and the operation and time of feeding banknotes.

FIG. 105 shows various structural and shape examples of the hollow body that can be used in the present invention. The hollow body of Examples 1, 2 and 3 uses a hollow sphere of a ping-pong ball, but the hollow body is not limited to this, and the inside is hollow, which is integrated with the one in which the cylindrical part is the front part and the rear part is the hemispherical part. It is also possible to use a hollow body in which a part or all of the inside is filled with a foamed resin material having a light specific gravity. Select a suitable structure in consideration of the weight and rigidity of the seat body.

In particular, a hollow body having a circular front surface may be provided with minute small protrusions on the circumferential portion of the front surface thereof, and a plurality of minute small protrusions may be provided on the central portion as well. In these cases, even if the banknote hits the front on the short side of the banknote, the banknote is less likely to be deformed toward the inner circumference of the central passage, and the banknote does not slip on the front surface due to small protrusions or the like so that the banknote hits at a right angle to ensure the sheet. You can press the body at a right angle to transfer it.

Although the present invention is an example of banknote transportation in the amusement park of the embodiment, banknotes inserted into an ATM such as a bank or banknotes paid at a cash clearing house of a mall can also be used for transfer to a safe safe.

G ₁ , G ₂ , G ₃ Sheet transfer equipment of Examples 1, 2 and 3 B Hollow body D ₀ Composite duct D ₀₁ Rising part D ₀₂ Ceiling surface arrangement part D ₀₃ Lowering part D ₁ Duct D ₁ s Slit Passage D ₁ c Central passage D ₁₁ Small protrusion D ₂ Second duct D ₂₁ Extension duct part D ₂₂ Hollow cylinder D ₂₃ Sliding drive means D ₂₄ Introductory port D ₂₂₁ Top plate D ₃ Connection part SH Sheet body (banknote)
Y game hall SM island P game machine K rental machine (seat body feeding device)
KS Sheet body feeding part K ₁ Bill feeding roller K ₂ Insertion port opened in duct D ₁ K ₃ Bill feeding roller mechanism K ₄ Bill feeding rotary lever K ₅ Motor FR Safe room SP Duct starting place BS Hollow body sending device BSW blower BS ₁ Hollow body single feed device BS ₁₁ Upstream end opening of 2nd duct D ₂ BS ₁₂ Vertical fixed cylinder BS ₁₃ Discharge port BS ₁₄ Inner cylinder BS ₁₅ Canopy BS ₁₆ Recessed BS ₁₇ Vertical movement device BS ₁₇₁ Pinion BS ₁₇₂ Rack SF , SF ₂ Shimabetsu Safe SFB Safe Box SR Separation Section SR ₁ Slit Passage SR ₂ Separate Road RSP 2nd Duct Start Area RBS 2nd Duct Hollow Body Feeder RBS ₁ 2nd Duct Hollow Body Single Feeder RBSW Blower MW Intermediate blower MWC coupler MWA Air flow blowing path RT Return part CON control part BSEN Hollow body detection sensor SSN Sheet body detection sensor

Claims (11)

It is a transfer facility for sheet bodies such as banknotes, playing cards, magnetic cards, memo cards, cash cards, etc. that are thin and have a rectangular flat shape and are moved to the desired location by the thrust of the air flow.
A hollow sphere with a diameter shorter than the length of one side of the sheet body, which is a rectangular shape, or a cylinder with a diameter of the same dimension and a hollow cylinder having the same length, or a circle with a diameter of the same dimension. It has an outer shape with a cylindrical portion whose length is half of the above dimension at the front and a hemispherical portion having the diameter of the rear portion at the rear portion, and the inside thereof is hollow or one of the inside thereof. Prepare a plurality of lightweight hollow bodies in which a part or all of them are filled with a resin having a small specific gravity, and the thickness of the sheet body is formed in a central passage having a circular cross section through which the hollow body can pass with a narrow gap with the inner peripheral surface of the passage. An elongated rectangular region having a longer width and longer than the length of one side on the short side of the sheet body extends radially across the center of the circular cross section of the central passage. The slit passage through which the sheet body arranged so as to project radially in the overhanging portion formed outward from the cross-sectional circumference of the passage is integrated so that the internal spaces of the above two passages communicate with each other. A transfer duct having a transfer passage having a shaped space inside is provided between the transfer of the sheet body, and a second duct having a circular cross section through which only the hollow body is passed is parallel and integrated with the transfer duct . A composite duct of the transfer duct and the second duct is formed between the transfers of the sheet body, and the sheet body to be transferred in the middle of the transfer duct of the composite duct is the transfer duct . A plurality of sheet body feeding devices for feeding from the outside to the internal slit passage are provided along the transfer duct .
In the transfer duct, the side where the starting field SP of the following duct for starting the hollow body is provided in the duct terminal is defined as the upstream side or the upstream side, the opposite terminal side of the duct is defined as the downstream side or the downstream side, and the hollow body is further defined. In the second duct through which only the duct passes, the side where the starting field SP of the duct for starting the hollow body is located at the end of the duct is the upstream side or the upstream side, and the side where the starting field RSP of the following second duct is located is defined as the upstream side or the upstream side. If it is defined as the downstream side or the downstream side, and the upstream side, the upstream side, the downstream side, and the downstream side are specified regardless of the moving direction of the hollow body of the transfer duct and the second duct,
One hollow body is placed at a predetermined position in the central passage in the transfer duct on the upstream side of the sheet body delivery device at the uppermost stream of the transfer duct in the plurality of sheet body delivery devices, and the hollow body is started downstream. The starting field SP of the duct is set, and a hollow body sending device equipped with a blower on the source side for sending an air flow that moves the hollow body placed in the starting field of the duct to the downstream side of the transfer duct is provided. A hollow body single feeding device is provided to transfer a plurality of hollow bodies stored in the upstream end of the second duct of the composite duct returned to the direction of the hollow body feeding device one by one to the starting field SP of the duct. The slit passage for sending the sheet body of the transfer duct and the central passage for sending the hollow body are separated from each other in front of the target position of the sheet body on the downstream side of the transfer duct, and only the sheet body is intended. A separation part is provided to send out the hollow body that has been sent in the direction of The hollow body single feed device for the second duct placed in the second duct and the hollow body placed in the starting field RSP of the second duct can be sent to the hollow body single feed device upstream of the second duct by the air flow of the blower. A hollow body feeding device for the second duct is provided,
In the transfer duct , a plurality of hollow body position sensors that detect the position and existence of the hollow body that has moved into the second duct and the separation portion, and the transfer duct, the second duct, and the separation portion at the same site. A plurality of sheet body sensors that detect the position and existence of a certain sheet body are arranged, and the hollow body position sensor and the detection signal of the sheet body sensor are input so that the sheet body and the hollow body are moved as shown below. The body delivery device, the hollow body delivery device, the source side blower, the hollow body single feed device, the hollow body delivery device for the second duct, the hollow body single feed device for the second duct, and the above. It is equipped with a control unit using a computer that controls the operation of the blower on the return side.
When one sheet body is inserted into the slit passage of the transfer duct from any one of the plurality of sheet body delivery devices arranged along the transfer duct , the control unit is released from the other sheet body delivery device. The delivery of the sheet body duct to the slit passage is stopped until the inserted sheet body passes through the sheet body delivery device most downstream of the transfer duct , and one hollow body does not feed multiple sheet bodies. When one sheet body is inserted into the slit passage on the sheet body feeding device, the hollow body feeding device at the starting place of the duct of the composite duct upstream is operated. Then, the air flow from the blower on the source side sends the sheet downstream to the central passage of the transfer duct at a predetermined speed, and the sheet is inserted into the slit passage downstream of the transfer duct by the sheet body sending device. The body is applied to the front surface of the hollow body to be sent out, and the sheet body is sent in the downstream direction in the transfer duct by the propulsive force of the hollow body, and the sheet body is directed to the target direction at the separation portion at the target location. The hollow body separated from the hollow body is upstream from the starting field RSP of the return of the second duct of the composite duct by the operation of the hollow body sending device for the second duct and the hollow body single feeding device for the second duct. A sheet body transfer device capable of feeding the hollow body to the single hollow body feeding device and feeding the hollow body back to the starting field SP of the duct upstream so that the hollow body can be used for feeding the sheet body multiple times. .. The hollow body single feed device has a space for temporarily storing a plurality of hollow bodies in the passage immediately before the hollow body delivery device on the upstream side of the second duct, and faces the passage end opening of the space. A vertical fixed cylinder having a ball discharge port is provided on the wall surface of the cylinder facing the opening, and the upper part of the vertical fixed cylinder is located at the starting place of the duct, and one hollow body is placed in the canopy in the vertical fixed cylinder. An inner cylinder having a recess to receive is provided so as to be able to move up and down, a vertical movement device for moving the inner cylinder up and down within the vertical fixed cylinder is provided, and a hollow body confirmation sensor is provided at each of the passage end opening position and the starting place of the duct. The structure is such that the vertical movement device of the inner cylinder and the blower on the source side are operated by the detection signal of the confirmation sensor, and the leading hollow body stored in the terminal opening position is passed through the terminal opening and the discharge port. After taking the lowered inner cylinder onto the canopy and raising the inner cylinder to position the hollow body on the canopy at the starting point of the duct, the blower on the sender side is operated to move the hollow body downstream of the duct for transfer. The sheet body transfer equipment according to claim 1, which is designed to be sent out one by one toward. The structure of the hollow body feeding device for the second duct and the hollow body single feeding device for the second duct extends the opening on the downstream side of the second duct to provide a tubular extension duct portion, and a top plate is provided in the extension duct portion. A sliding drive means for slidably fitting a hollow cylinder having an air outlet and opening the lower portion to communicate with the air outlet of the blower, and sliding the hollow cylinder in the extension duct. Is provided, and another path of the central passage separated by the separation portion on the downstream side of the transfer duct is communicated with the introduction port of the second duct, and the upper surface plate of the hollow cylinder is located at the lower end of the introduction port. When the upper surface plate of the hollow cylinder is moved from the lower end of the introduction port to the upper end of the introduction port in the second duct direction, the introduction port is closed by the peripheral wall of the hollow cylinder. Then, the upper surface plate of the hollow cylinder is set as a starting place for returning the second duct of the hollow body, and a plurality of other hollow bodies in the separate road are made to stand by at the end of the separate road. By operating the blower, the hollow body on the upper plate of the hollow cylinder is moved inside the second duct by the air flow of the blower and sent to the hollow body single feeder of the transfer duct on the upstream side. The sheet body transfer facility according to claim 1 or 2, which can be used for feeding the sheet body a plurality of times. The sheet body is a bill to be inserted into the rental machine of the game hall, a composite duct is arranged for each island of the game hall, and the rental machine has a function of a sheet body feeding device to the transfer duct . The sheet transfer facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the destination of the sheet is a safe for each island provided in a safe safe room of a playground away from the island. The sheet body is a bill to be inserted into the rental machine of the game hall, a compound duct is arranged on the island of the game hall, and the rental machine on the island has the function of a sheet body feeding device to the transfer duct . The sheet transfer facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the destination for sending the sheet is a safe safe provided at the end of the island. It is a transfer facility for sheet bodies such as banknotes, playing cards, magnetic cards, memo cards, cash cards, etc. that are thin and have a rectangular flat shape and are moved to the desired location by the thrust of the air flow.
A hollow sphere with a diameter shorter than the length of one side of the sheet body, which is a rectangular shape, or a cylinder with a diameter of the same dimension and a hollow cylinder having the same length, or a circle with a diameter of the same dimension. A hollow body having a cylindrical portion having a length half of the above-mentioned dimension in the front portion and having an outer shape having a rear portion having a hemispherical portion having the diameter of the above-mentioned dimension and having a hollow inside thereof. A plurality of prepared hollow bodies have a width longer than the thickness of the sheet body and one side on the short side side of the sheet body in a central passage having a circular cross section through which the hollow body can pass through with a narrow gap with the inner peripheral surface of the passage. An elongated rectangular region having a dimension longer than the length of the central passage extends radially across the center of the circular cross section of the central passage and extends radially within an overhang formed outward from the circumference of the cross section of the central passage. The seat body is a transfer duct in which a transfer passage having a space having an integrated shape so that the internal spaces of the two passages communicate with each other is formed inside the slit passage through which the seat body is arranged so as to pass. A second duct having a circular cross section, which is provided between the transfers and allows only the hollow body to pass through, is connected in parallel and integrally with the transfer duct, and is a composite duct of the transfer duct and the second duct. Is formed during the transfer of the sheet body, and the sheet body feeding device for feeding the sheet body transferred in the middle of the transfer duct of the composite duct from the outside of the transfer duct to the slit passage inside the transfer duct is used in the transfer duct . Provide multiple along,
In the transfer duct, the side where the starting field SP of the following duct for starting the hollow body is provided in the duct terminal is defined as the upstream side or the upstream side, the opposite terminal side of the duct is defined as the downstream side or the downstream side, and the hollow body is further defined. In the second duct through which only the duct passes, the side where the starting field SP of the duct for starting the hollow body is located at the end of the duct is the upstream side or the upstream side, and the side where the starting field RSP of the following second duct is located is defined as the upstream side or the upstream side. If it is defined as the downstream side or the downstream side, and the upstream side, the upstream side, the downstream side, and the downstream side are specified regardless of the moving direction of the hollow body of the transfer duct and the second duct,
A starting field for the second duct is set by placing one hollow body at a predetermined position upstream in the second duct of the composite duct and starting downstream, and the starting field of the second duct is further upstream of the starting field of the second duct. A hollow body delivery device for a second duct equipped with a blower for sending an air flow to the hollow body placed at the starting place is provided, and is located upstream of the duct of the composite duct connected to the hollow body delivery device for the second duct. A single hollow body feeding device for the second duct that transfers each of the stored hollow bodies to the starting point of the second duct is provided, and further downstream of the sheet body feeding device that is the most downstream on the downstream side of the second duct. A return path is provided at the position to connect the passage of the second duct of the composite duct to the central passage of the transfer duct, and the transfer in front of the hollow body single feed device for the second duct on the upstream side of the transfer duct . A separation part is provided in the middle of the duct to separate the sheet body from the hollow body, and the separation part separates the slit passage for sending the sheet body of the transfer duct and the central passage for sending the hollow body, and the sheet body is sent to the target safe. The hollow body that has been sent out and sent out is sent out to the single hollow body for the second duct feeding device by another route.
Passing through the transfer duct, the second duct, a plurality of hollow body position sensors for detecting the position and existence of the hollow body in the second duct and the separation portion, and the transfer duct, the second duct, and the separation portion at the same site. A plurality of sheet body sensors for detecting the position and presence of the sheet body are arranged, and the hollow body position sensor and the detection signal of the sheet body sensor are input so that the sheet body and the hollow body are moved as shown below. A control unit for controlling the operation of the feeding device, the hollow body feeding device for the second duct, the blower, and the hollow body single feeding device for the second duct is provided.
When one sheet body is inserted into the slit passage of the transfer duct from any one of the plurality of sheet body delivery devices arranged along the transfer duct , the control unit inserts a sheet from the other sheet body delivery device. The delivery of the body transfer duct to the slit passage is stopped until the inserted sheet body passes through the sheet body delivery device at the most downstream of the transfer duct , and one hollow body can send a plurality of seat bodies. When the sheet body is controlled so that it does not flow out, and when one sheet body is inserted into the slit passage, the hollow body at the starting point of the second duct of the composite duct on the upstream side is seconded by the air flow of the blower. The hollow body is sent to the downstream side of the duct, and the hollow body is transferred to the central passage of the transfer duct of the composite duct at the return portion downstream of the duct, passes through the transfer duct , and the sheet body inserted from the sheet body delivery device on the way. The sheet body is collected in a storage safe provided at the island end where the hollow body feeding device is located, and the hollow body is collected in the second duct via the hollow body single feeding device for the second duct. A sheet body transfer facility that allows the hollow body to be returned to the starting point of the vehicle so that it can be used for feeding the sheet body multiple times. The structure of the hollow body feeding device for the second duct and the hollow body single feeding device for the second duct extends the upstream opening of the second duct to provide a tubular extension duct portion, and a front plate is provided in the extension duct portion. Is provided with a sliding drive means for slidably fitting a hollow cylinder having an air outlet in the air outlet and opening the end thereof to communicate with the air outlet of the blower, and sliding the hollow cylinder. A state in which the front plate of the hollow cylinder is located at the rear end of the introduction port by communicating the other path of the central passage separated by the separation portion on the downstream side of the second duct with the second duct at the introduction port. Is set as the intake position of the hollow body, and when the front plate of the hollow cylinder is moved from the rear end of the introduction port to the front end of the introduction port in the direction of the second duct, the introduction port is closed by the peripheral wall of the hollow cylinder. Then, the front position of the front plate of the hollow cylinder is set as the starting place of the second duct of the hollow body, and a plurality of other hollow bodies in the separate path are set to stand by at the end of the separate path, and the blower is operated. By making the hollow body move from the front position of the front plate of the hollow cylinder to the inside of the second duct by the air flow of the blower, and sent to the hollow body single feed device upstream of the duct via the return path. The sheet body transfer facility according to claim 6, which can be used for feeding the sheet body once. The sheet transfer facility according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a plurality of intermediate blowers for blowing an air flow into the central passage or the passage in the second duct are provided in the middle of the transfer duct . The front surface of the hollow body is a flat circular surface, and by providing small protrusions along the peripheral edge of the circular body, the sheet body is reliably captured by the hollow body without slipping on the front surface of the hollow body, and a transfer duct is provided. The sheet body transfer equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which ensures that the inside is transferred . By providing a plurality of small protrusions in the center of the circular surface on the front surface of the hollow body, the sheet body can be captured without slipping on the center portion of the front surface of the hollow body, and the sheet body can be reliably transferred . , The sheet body transfer equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The transfer equipment for a sheet body according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the front surface of the hollow body is subjected to minute unevenness or rough surface treatment so that the sheet body can be brought into contact with each other and reliably captured.

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