JPH028128A - Sheet body conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To avoid any occurrence of a speed difference between two pinch conveying mechanisms by forming one side of a pair of pinch conveying mechanisms into a mechanism provided with a drive-rotatable endless turning belt and the other side into a guide mechanism provided with a plural idler wheel set up in opposition to the former, respectively. CONSTITUTION:One side of a pair of pinch conveying mechanisms is formed into a drive conveying mechanism consisting of a plural pulley 1A provided with a drive-rotatable endless turning belt 1B, and the other side is formed into a guide mechanism where a plural idler wheel body 2A set up in opposition to this turning belt 1B is set up. This guide mechanism is constituted to be capable of its positional change at a pinch releasing position. When the endless turning belt 1B is driven for rotation or stopped, the idler wheel body 2A made contact with the turning belt 1B is also rotated together or stopped, whereby any speed difference between both is prevented from occurring so that any damage to a bill being pinched and conveyed is kept back. In addition, with the guide mechanism set down to the pinch releasing position, elimination of a jammed bill can be easily done.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention is directed to, for example, a system for dispensing money from a bill insertion machine for changing money that is interposed between adjacent pachinko machines in a pachinko gaming facility in which a plurality of pachinko machines are arranged side by side. Regarding the thin plate-shaped body conveying device used when conveying banknotes to the collection unit provided on the back side of the pachinko string, in detail, a flexible thin plate-shaped body configured in a rectangular shape or a shape close to the rectangular shape is The present invention relates to a thin plate-shaped object conveying device that is provided with a pair of clamping and conveying mechanisms that clamp and convey from the thickness direction.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of thin plate-shaped object conveying device has two types of thin plate-shaped objects disposed facing each other in the lateral direction in order to sandwich and convey flexible thin plate-like objects such as banknotes with their long sides positioned above and below. A plurality of sets of left and right pairs of rollers that rotate around the vertical axis are provided along the thin plate-like object conveying direction, and among the plurality of sets of rollers, adjacent rollers in the thin plate-like object conveying direction are conveyed between them. It was constructed by winding the belt and providing a transmission mechanism for synchronously driving the plurality of conveyor belts (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 57-3
Publication No. 3140).

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, in the thin plate-like object conveying device with the above configuration, although the conveyor belts located on both the left and right sides are driven in a synchronized state, if the transmission mechanism is a gear type, for example, the diameter due to manufacturing error of the gears It is actually difficult to completely synchronize the conveyor belts located on both the left and right sides due to the difference in the width of the belt and the clearance that exists in the occlusal part of the gears. The surface may wrinkle or the thin plate may be damaged.

In addition, in the case where a thin plate-like object becomes clogged in the thin-plate-like object conveying device having the above configuration, the drive roller at the point where the clog occurs is repositioned to both the left and right sides. Not only is it necessary to provide a flexible mechanism that allows the position of the drive roller to be changed, but also because the tension of the conveyor belt wound around the drive roller changes as the position of the drive roller changes, a tension adjustment device for the conveyor belt, etc. is required. Therefore, there was an inconvenience that the entire conveying device became larger.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to convey a thin plate-like object as well as possible, and to suppress the increase in size of a conveying device.

[Means for solving problems]

The characteristic configuration of the present invention is such that one of the pair of pinching and conveying mechanisms is a drive conveying mechanism equipped with an endless rotating belt that can be driven and rotated, and the other is arranged opposite to the endless rotating belt. Each of the guide mechanisms has a plurality of free rotating wheels, and the guide mechanism is configured to be repositionable to a position where it is released from the drive conveyance mechanism. The functions and effects thereof are as follows.

[For production]

When the endless rotating belt is driven and rotated, the idle wheels of the guide mechanism that are in contact with the endless rotating belt rotate together, and when the endless rotating belt that is being driven and rotated stops, the guide mechanism Since the idle wheels of the guide mechanism stop together, it is possible to avoid a speed difference between the endless rotating belt and the idle wheels of the guide mechanism.

In addition, if a thin plate-like object becomes clogged, the guide mechanism can be moved to a position where it is released from the drive conveyance mechanism, and the jammed thin plate-like object can be removed. Both the flexibility mechanism and the tension adjustment device for the conveyor belt, which are required when changing the position of the conveyance mechanism, can be eliminated.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Therefore, by configuring only one of the pair of clamping and transporting mechanisms as a drive transporting mechanism, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a speed difference between the two clamping and transporting mechanisms, and to prevent wrinkles from forming in the thin plate-shaped object being transported. without causing damage to the thin plate-shaped body.
It has become possible to transport thin plate-shaped objects well over a long period of time.

Furthermore, by configuring the guide mechanism of the pair of clamping and conveying mechanisms so that its position can be changed, various mechanisms required to change the position of the drive roller as in the past can be eliminated, and the thin plate-shaped object can be conveyed. It was possible to suppress the device from increasing in size.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

8 and 9 show pachinko gaming equipment, which includes a plurality of pachinko machines (A) arranged in a row, and pachinko machines (A) arranged in a row.
Banknotes (a) in the form of flexible thin plate-like bodies configured in a rectangular shape or a shape close to the rectangular shape for each of the adjacent pachinko machines (A) and (8) located at every other interval. Two rows of pachinko machines are placed back-to-back with a small distance between them, and a banknote insertion machine (B) that can be fed out is interposed at the back. A bill conveying device (D) is arranged between both rows of pachinko machines to convey the bills (a) sent out from each bill inserting machine (B) to a storage section (C) provided at the end of the row of pachinko machines. established and configured.

The banknote insertion machine (B) has a function of identifying whether the banknote (a) is good or bad, and only when the banknote (a) is good, sends out the banknote (a) to the back and removes the banknote (a). ) is defective, it is configured to be returned to the bill receiving slot (b).

The bill conveying device (D) is divided into a plurality of parts in the conveying direction, with the bill inserting machine (B) being sandwiched between adjacent pachinko machines (A), and a portion spanning the length of (A) being a unit. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, each dividing unit (d) holds the banknote (a) from the thickness direction of the banknote (a) so that the long sides of the banknote (a) are located above and below. A pair of transport mechanisms (1) and (2) for transporting in a posture are installed in a transport case (3) in a state where they are lined up in the transport direction. An opening (3A) is formed in the center of the dome to receive the banknotes (a) sent out from the banknote insertion machine (B), and the transport mechanisms (1) and (2) are located on the upper side of the transport. A transport mechanism (1) located adjacent to the transport terminal end of the transport mechanism (1) and the lower transport side thereof, (
2) through the opening (3A)
A merging conveyance mechanism (E) is provided for merging and conveying the banknotes (a) between the conveyance start ends of the conveyance mechanisms (1) and (2>) located on the downstream side of the conveyance.

A plurality of Boo'J (1A) are attached to one of the pair of conveyance mechanisms (1) and (2) at a predetermined interval in the banknote conveyance direction, and these Boo! J (1A), and the other end is the endless rotating belt (IB) wound around the endless rotating belt (IB).
In order to nip and convey the banknotes (a) in cooperation with the endless rotating bell (1B), the guide mechanism includes a plurality of rollers (2A) arranged opposite to the endless rotating bell (1B).

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the plurality of Boo! J
Boo I located at both ends of (LA) in the banknote conveyance direction
Each J(LA) is BooU(1A
) has a larger diameter than the transport case (3
) and stays (6A) fixed to the stays (6A), (6A) are attached to a second support shaft (19), which will be described later, which is rotatably supported at two points.

Among the plurality of rollers (2A), those located at both ends in the banknote conveyance direction, that is, the rollers (2A) corresponding to the large diameter pulley (1A), are lower than the other rollers (2A) located in the middle. It has a large diameter and rotates integrally with a third support shaft (26), which will be described later, which is rotatably supported at two points by the transport case (3) and a stay (6B) fixed to it. installed. Then, the large diameter roller (
2A) and (2A) are configured to be movable within a certain range toward the side away from the large-diameter boob IJ (LA), and the large-diameter roller (2A) is connected to the large-diameter roller (2A) via the shaft (26). A pair of upper and lower springs (33), (33) is provided as a biasing mechanism that biases the movement toward the pulley (1A). )
, as shown in (D), the position of the large diameter roller (2A) can be changed between a clamping position where it is in elastic contact with the endless rotating belt (IB) and a clamping release position where it is separated from the endless rotating belt (IB). It is configured.

Further, the plurality of intermediate boos IJ (LA) is one of a pair of guide plates (5), (5) for transporting and guiding the non-clamped portion of the clamped and transported banknote (a) from both sides in the thickness direction thereof. The plurality of intermediate rollers (2A) are supported in a state where they are urged to move toward the nipping side via a spring (34), and the plurality of intermediate rollers (2A) are attached to the other of the pair of guide plates (5), (5). It is supported in a state where it is urged to move toward the pinching side via a spring (35).

Guide plate (5) on the side that supports the intermediate boot IJ (LA)
is attached to the transport case (3) via a plurality of upper and lower brackets (4A) and (4B), and among these upper and lower plurality of brackets (4A) and (4B), the upper bracket (4A) is attached to the transport case (3). , is swingably attached to the guide plate (5). And this upper bracket)
(4A) is attached to the leaf spring (
7) by swinging to elastically engage with the guide plate (
5) is locked and fixed to the transport case (3) (see Figure 1), and the upper bracket) (4A> is fixed to the transport case (3))
7) by swinging to release the lock from the guide plate (
5) is configured to be freely switchable between a state in which a space (8) is formed between the transport case (3) and the endless rotary belt (IB) to allow the hanging and changing of the endless rotating belt (IB) from above (see Fig. 2). It has been done.

Further, a guide plate (5) on the side supporting the intermediate roller (2A)
) is attached to the transport case (3) so as to be swingable around the lower fulcrum (P), and by swinging this guide plate (5), it is placed in the clamping action position (first position) for clamping the banknote (a). 1) and a clamping release position (see Figure 2) where the clamping action is released. In addition, (9) shown in FIG. 1 is a plate that elastically engages and holds the fixing piece (10) attached to the upper end of the guide plate (5) in a connected state to the first general transport case (3). It's a spring.

The merging conveyance mechanism (E) cooperates with the receiving bell (11) that comes into contact with the banknotes (a>) from the banknote insertion machine (B) and the receiving bell) (11). In order to clamp and convey a) to the opening (38), a receiving bell) (
11) and a plurality of receiving rollers (12) installed opposite to each other, the receiving belt (11)
A pair of receiving guide plates (13) for transporting and guiding the non-sandwiched portion of the container from both sides in the thickness direction, Further, the plurality of receiving rollers (12) are supported by the other receiving guide plate (13).

The receiving bell (11) is able to swing integrally with the roller (12) around the vertical axis (X) located at the end of the conveyor belt, and is swingable toward the roller side by a spring (15). Forced. Then, the swing arm (16) of the roller (12) is attached to the transport case (3).
(17) By changing the position within the elongated hole (17a), the receiving bell (11) can be fixed in any swinging posture.

As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. The first located at the terminal part of Boo'J (LA)
The first support shaft (18) of the pulley (1A) and the endless rotating bell (IB) located on the downstream side in the conveyance direction are located at the starting end of the plurality of boobies IJ (LA) that rotationally guide the belt. The second support shaft (19) of the second pulley (1A) and the operation shaft (20a) of one electric motor (20) are connected to the gear (21).
), (22>, and (23)) to drive two endless rotating belts (IB) and (IB).In addition, one of the receiving bells H1l ) in order to integrally rotate the second boob IJ (1A) and the drive boob IJ (14) located at the conveyance terminal end of the plurality of boozes (14) that rotationally guide the drive boob IJ. (14) is provided with a spring (29A) that presses the second boob IJ (1A) through the friction plate (24), and a plurality of boob IJs (14) that rotationally guide the other receiving belt (11). In order to integrally rotate the drive boob IJ (14) located at the conveyance terminal end of the drive boob IJ (14) and the roller (2A), the drive boo') (14) is connected to the roller (2A) via the friction plate (25). A spring (29B) is provided which presses against the support shafts (19>, (2A)).
6) are interlocked and connected via gears (27) and (28), and the two receiving belts (11) and (11) are synchronized with the two endless rotating belts (IB) and (iB). It is designed to be driven.

(30) in Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 is the transport case (3).
It is a lid that can be attached to the transport case (3) in order to close the opening, % (3A) of the upper opening of the
1) is a lid that can be attached to the transport case (3) to close the other part of the upper opening, and both types of lids (30
), (31) are inserted into the holes formed in these and the holes formed in the transport case (3), and the diameter of the insertion end side is enlarged to form a lid (30).

A member (31) that can be clamped and fixed to the transport case (3)
2a) and an operation member (32b) for expanding and contracting the diameter of this
It is attached to the transport case (3) by a fixture (32) consisting of.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the thin plate-like object conveying device according to the present invention,
Figures 1 and 2 are longitudinal sectional front views of the transport case, Figures 3 and 4 are longitudinal sectional side views and cross-sectional plan views showing the connecting portion of the transport case, and Figures 5 and 6 are of the combined transport mechanism. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the transport case, FIGS. 8 and 9 are a front view and a cross-sectional plan view of the pachinko gaming equipment, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main parts. Figure, Figure 11 (
A) and (II) are schematic explanatory diagrams showing the operation of the merging conveyance mechanism. (1), (2)...Pinching conveyance mechanism, (1A)
...Endless rotating belt, (2A) ...Idle wheel, (a) ...Thin plate-like body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A thin plate-shaped body provided with a pair of clamping and conveying mechanisms (1) and (2) that clamp and convey a flexible thin plate-shaped body (a) configured in a rectangular shape or a shape close to the rectangular shape from the thickness direction thereof. The body transport device includes the pair of clamping transport mechanisms (1) and (2).
One of them is connected to an endless rotating belt (1A) that can be driven and rotated.
), and a plurality of idler wheels (2A), the other of which is arranged opposite to the endless rotating belt (1A).
), and the guide mechanism (2) is configured to be repositionable to a position where the guide mechanism (2) is released from the drive conveyance mechanism (1). Conveyance device.