JPH0284981A - Coin carrying device for play spot - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To carry the large amounts of coins 9 and to eliminate the collection of the coins, which are not carried into each coin playing machine or coin lending machine by moving a plate as an almost crescent carrying member to have a circular arc-shaped part, which is matched with an adjacent plate, along the curved line shape of a carrying route. CONSTITUTION:A carrying plate 20 is a board body in the almost crescent shape of wide width, for which a circular arc-shaped outer circumference 21 to be projected and a circular arc-shaped inner circumference 22 to have a radius same as that of the outer circumference 21 and to be recessed are combined in tips 23 and 24. These carrying plates 20 are matched since the respective outer circumferences 21 and inner circumferences 22 of the respective adjacent carrying plates 20 have the same radius and the circular arc shape. Then, the carrying plates are arranged without any interval on shoes 17a and 18a. Between walls to be provided in the constant width with being faced, a large number of the plates in the almost crescent shape are continuously provided. When these plates are moved between the walls, the coins are carried by the plates. Since the almost crescent-shaped plate has the circular arc-shaped part which is matched with the adjacent plate, even when the carrying route is provided with drawing a curved line, the respective plates can be continuously moved along the curved line and the coins can be carried.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a coin conveying device for conveying gaming coins in a game hall where coin game machines (so-called throttles) are installed, and in particular, to a coin conveying device for conveying coins for each coin game machine. Alternatively, it is effective for use in a coin replenishing device that transports coins to a coin lending machine.

[Conventional technology] In gaming parlors, coin lending machines lend out coins used by players when playing games, and coins that are paid out according to the game results of coin gaming machines are checked based on the lending status of each coin lending machine and each coin lending machine. Each coin lending machine or coin gaming machine must be replenished according to the payout status of the coin gaming machine.

Conventionally, employees replenish coins directly, or place coin replenishment devices on the island of the game hall where coin game machines are installed, and then supply coins to each coin lending machine or coin game machine that needs coins. Transporting and replenishing.

This coin supply device can be used to push coins one by one into a coin supply pipe with a cross-sectional shape that matches the width and thickness of the coins, and feed them sequentially to a coin lending machine as needed, or a belt conveyor. Some use this to replenish coin lending machines.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when trying to automatically supply coins to each of the coin game machines arranged in a row on the island, the former coin supply device tends to cause coins to become clogged in the coin supply pipe, and the coins are not easily fed. Since the number of coins that can be played is limited, many coin gaming machines cannot be supplied with coins.

In addition, coins need to be replenished to each coin gaming machine depending on the payout status of each coin gaming machine, and in some cases, not all transported coins may be carried into each coin gaming machine. On the other hand, in the latter coin replenishing device using a belt, once the coins are conveyed, the coins that are not replenished into each coin gaming machine are conveyed to the end of the belt conveyor. Therefore, there is a problem in that coins that are not carried in must be collected on an island-by-island basis using equipment such as a belt conveyor that is separate from the one used for transport.

The present invention is a coin transport device that mainly transports coins to coin gaming machines and coin lending machines, and is capable of transporting a large amount of coins, while also eliminating the need to collect coins that are not carried into each coin gaming machine or coin lending machine. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a coin conveying device that does not require a coin transfer device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides a method in which opposing walls are provided with a constant width to form a conveyance path, a conveyance member is disposed between the walls, and game coins are conveyed by the movement of the conveyance member. In the coin conveying device for a game arcade, the conveying path has a curved portion, the conveying member is a number of plates connected in series along the conveying path, and each chain plate is aligned with an adjacent plate. It has a substantially crescent shape with an arcuate portion 2, and its technical means is to move along the curved shape of the conveyance path.

Further, the plate has a concave portion corresponding to an inner radius of curvature of the curved portion.

Furthermore, or alternatively, the wall is provided in the curved portion of the conveyance path so as to protrude into the conveyance path above the plate.

[Function] In the present invention, a large number of approximately crescent-shaped plates are arranged between walls facing each other with a constant width, and when these plates move between the walls, coins are transported by the plates. .

The approximately crescent-shaped plate has an arc-shaped portion that matches the adjacent plate, so the width between the walls and the size of each plate do not become too large relative to the size of the coins being transported. By doing this, there will be no gaps between adjacent boards or between boards and walls where coins can get stuck. Therefore, even if the conveyance path is provided in a curved manner, each plate can move in succession along the conveyance path, and coins can be conveyed.

Further, in the curved portion of the conveyance path, since the plate is provided with a concave portion corresponding to the radius of curvature, each plate can move smoothly within the conveyance path even at a portion of the corner.

Alternatively, since the wall forming the conveyance path protrudes into the conveyance path above the board at a portion of the corner, the coins are gathered toward the center of the conveyance path.

[Effects of the Invention] In the present invention, since a curved conveyance path can be provided, the conveyance path can be made into a circulation path. Therefore, since the coins that are not carried into the coin gaming machine circulate through the conveyance path, there is no need to separately collect the coins that are not carried in.

Further, the plate can move smoothly even on curved portions due to the recessed portions.

Furthermore, in the curved portion, the coins are conveyed closer to the center of the conveyance path and do not go to the edges of the board, so that the coins do not get caught in the gap between the wall and the board.

[Example] Next, the coin conveying device of the present invention will be described as a coin automatic replenishing device 1.
The explanation will be based on an example in which 0 is used.

In the gaming hall, as shown in FIG. 2, in the "yu" section of the island 2 where a plurality of coin gaming machines 1 are arranged, there is an automatic coin replenishing device 10 for transporting coins for payout to each coin gaming machine 1. is provided.

As shown in FIG.
Transport base 1 along each coin gaming machine 1 according to the length of
1 is provided, and coin guides 12 and 13 that serve as walls of the coin conveyance path are provided on both sides thereof. The coin guides 12 and 13 are made up of a plurality of metal plates each fixed at a certain width apart along the conveying base 11.
Coin guides 12 and 13 are not provided at positions corresponding to coin supply ports (not shown) of each coin game machine 1, and one side is a discharge port 14, and the coins are fed into each coin game machine 1 through the discharge port 14. A discharge gutter 14a for supplying water is provided, and an opening/closing plate 15 that also serves as a wall is provided on the other side.

The opening/closing plate 15 is swingably supported by a shaft 15a, and is driven by a solenoid 16 that operates according to the coin holding state of each coin gaming machine 1. Here, a latching type solenoid is used that is energized only when the state changes.

Inside the conveyance path formed by the coin guides 12.13, as shown in FIG.
Shoe support part 17 and shoe support part 1 formed lower
8 are erected at regular intervals, and the shoe support portions 17 and 18 are
Resin shoes 17a and 18a are fixed to one end, respectively.

A large number of transport plates 20 are mounted on the shoes 17a, 18a, and the shoes 17a, 18a slidably support the transport plates 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, the conveyor plate 20 has a convex arc-shaped outer periphery 21 and a concave arc-shaped inner periphery 22 having the same radius as the outer periphery 21, which meet at a tip 23.24. It is a wide, almost crescent-shaped disc. These conveyor plates 2
0 is each outer circumference 21 and each inner circumference 22 of each adjacent conveyance plate 20
The shoes 17a and 18a'' are aligned because they have the same radius and arc shape, and are lined up without gaps between the shoes 17a and 18a''.

Also, in each conveying plate 20, the outer periphery 2 toward the tip 23.24
The end portions 21a and 21b of 1 draw an arcuate curve that is concave toward the outside.

The conveyor plate 20 is attached to a shoe 1 near the inner circumference 22 of the conveyor plate 20.
A drive rod 25 for slidingly driving on the shoe support portion 18a and 18a is fitted so as to protrude downward.
7. It is fixed to a chain 30 provided between 18.

As shown in FIG. 4, the chain 30 is a roller chain equipped with hollow rollers 31 made of resin, and the drive rod 25 of the conveyance plate 20 is inserted into the roller 31 and fixed in the vertical direction by a grip ring 32. , can be rotated. The chain 30 connects a large number of conveyance plates 20 via drive rods 25, and drives the conveyance plates 20 by HA movement by a drive unit 40.

The drive unit 40 is provided at the end of the transport base 11 as a corner of the transport path. As shown in FIG. 4, a geared motor 42 fixed to a motor unit base 41 is attached to the motor mounting base 4, which is provided integrally with the transport base 11, with bolts 41a.

A rotation guide 44 that forms an inner coin guide is fitted onto the output shaft 43 of the geared motor 42 at the corner of the conveyance path, and a convex portion 44a formed on the inner peripheral surface of the rotation guide 44 is formed on the output shaft 43. The key groove 43a is fitted into the key groove 43a. A shoe 45 for supporting the conveyor plate 20 is fixed to the outer peripheral end of the flange 44b of the rotation guide 44, and a sprocket 46 for driving the chain 30 is fitted onto the boss 44c of the rotation guide 44, and a sprocket 46 for driving the chain 30 is fitted onto the boss 44c of the rotation guide 44. 47.

The rotation guide 44 is rotatably supported by a boss 44c by a bearing 48 provided on the base 4 to which the motor is attached.

Further, a bearing retainer 50 having a bearing 49 is integrally provided on the motor mounting base 4 via a support member 51, and the end of the output shaft 43 is rotatably supported by the bearing 49. A presser disk 52 is provided between the bearing 49 and the rotation guide 44, and the rotation guide 44 is fixed between the bearing 48 and the bearing 49 to stably rotate.

An outer guide 53 corresponding to the rotation guide 44 is provided on the outer side of the motor mounting table 4 forming the corner of the conveyance path. The outer guide 53 forms an outer coin guide with an outer circumferential wall 53a, and has a shoe supporting convex portion 5 provided with a shoe 54 for sliding the conveying plate 20.
3b.

At this corner, as shown in FIG. The rotating guide 44
The rotating guide 44 and the conveying plate 20 can be moved closely together along the rotation guide 44 and the conveying plate 20, and there is no possibility that a large gap will be created between the rotating guide 44 and the conveying plate 20, which would cause coins to be conveyed to get stuck.

Further, the end portion 21a has the same effect when the corner is provided in the opposite direction.

Furthermore, at the corners, each conveyor plate 20 and the outer guide 53
Since a coin may get caught between the outer guide 53 and the outer guide 53, a protrusion 53c may be provided on the outer guide 53 to protrude upward from the conveyor plate 20, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIGS. .

Note that if the geared motor 42 has sufficient bearing strength, the above-mentioned bearings 48, 49, etc. may be omitted.

Coin automatic replenishing device 10 of this embodiment having the above configuration
For example, as shown in FIG.
Coins are supplied from coin supply equipment (coin lift) 6 installed at the counter 5, which is installed to form a circulation path, corresponding to each coin gaming machine 1 installed at the counter 5 and a coin lending machine (not shown). It is transported to each coin gaming machine 1.

Next, its operation will be explained.

When the motor 42 of the drive unit 40 starts and the output shaft 43 rotates at a predetermined rotational speed, the rotation guide 44 and the sprocket 46 rotate accordingly.
6 drives the chain 30.

The chain 30 drives each conveyor plate 20 by a drive rod 25 inserted into a roller 31, and causes the conveyor plate 20 to slide on the shoes 17a and 18a.

Game coins are supplied to the conveyance plate 20''2 from the coin supply equipment 6, and are conveyed within the coin guides 12 and 13 as the conveyance plate 20 moves.

While the coins are being conveyed, a decrease in the number of reserved coins is detected by the coin detection device in the coin gaming machine 1, and the corresponding solenoid 16 is driven accordingly to open the opening/closing plate 15, and the moving coin hits the opening/closing plate 15. The traveling direction of the coin changes, and the coin is discharged to the outside of the automatic coin replenishing device 10 from the discharge port 14 on the opposite side of the opening/closing plate 15.

The discharged coins are sent to the coin gaming machine 1 from the discharge gutter 14a.
be led to and held.

When the number of coins stored in the coin gaming machine 1 becomes sufficient, the solenoid 16 operates the opening plate 15. Then, the coins are not ejected and are transported as they are by the automatic coin replenishing device 10.

If the coins are not continuously ejected, the coins are transferred to the coin conveying device 7I until the coins in each coin gaming machine 1 decrease.
1. Cycle through 10.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the coins supplied to the automatic coin replenishing device 10 are circulated, when the coins are not carried into the coin gaming machine 1 or the coin lending machine,
No need to collect coins.

Further, depending on the design of the conveyance path, coins can be conveyed to correspond to a wide range of coin gaming machines 1 and coin lending machines.

In the above embodiment, the coin transport path is made to reciprocate on each island, but as shown in FIG. 6, each island is made to transport coins in only one direction, forming a circulation path as a whole You can do it like this.

Further, the automatic coin replenishing device 10 may be installed exposed on the island 2, and the protruding portion may be provided not only on the outer guide but also on each coin guide.

In the following embodiments, the present invention is used as an automatic coin replenishing device, but it may also be used as a coin collecting device that collects coins discharged from each coin gaming machine.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic coin replenishing device showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partial perspective view showing an island on which the automatic coin replenishing device of this embodiment is installed, and Fig. 3 The figure is a partial plan view showing the coin automatic replenishing device of this embodiment, and Figure 4 is A-B& of Figure 3.
5 is a schematic perspective view showing a game hall in which the automatic coin replenishing device of this embodiment is installed, and FIG. FIG.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) A coin for a game arcade in which opposing walls are provided with a constant width to form a transport path, a transport member is disposed between the walls, and the coins for gaming are transported by the movement of the transport member. In the conveyance device, the conveyance path has a curved portion, and
The conveyance member is a plurality of plates arranged in series along the conveyance path, and each of the plates has a substantially crescent shape with an arc-shaped portion that matches an adjacent plate, and the plates follow the curved shape of the conveyance path. A coin conveying device for an amusement park, characterized in that the coin conveying device moves by 2) The coin conveying device for an amusement park according to claim 1, wherein the plate has a concave portion corresponding to an inner radius of curvature of the curved portion. 3) The wall is located in the curved portion of the conveyance path,
3. The coin conveying device for a game hall according to claim 1, wherein the coin conveying device for a game hall is protruded into the conveying path above the board.