JPH0348110Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. In the pachinko gaming equipment which is provided with a mechanism 3 for receiving banknotes a from a ball lending banknote insertion machine 2 and conveying them to one end side of a pachinko machine row, and a mechanism 5 for conveying the conveyed banknotes a upward from these, the above-mentioned A thin plate-like object conveyance device that is provided with a conveyance direction changing member used for forcibly bending the paper surface of the banknote a sent from the conveyance mechanism 3 to change the conveyance direction and deliver it to the upper conveyance mechanism 5. More specifically, it is a device located on both sides of the plate surface of the thin plate-like body that is being held and conveyed at a midway position on the clamping and conveying path of the thin plate-like body having flexibility, and forcibly forcing the plate surface. A thin plate-shaped object conveyance device provided with a conveyance direction changing member provided with a pair of bending guide surfaces that change the conveyance direction of the thin plate-like body by bending it along a line segment inclined with respect to the conveyance direction. Regarding.

[Conventional technology]

In the above-mentioned thin plate-like object conveying device, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 42-15260 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 43-26888, the clamping and conveying action of the first clamping and conveying device on the upper side of the conveyance direction changing member is used. A conveyance belt stretched linearly in a posture that crosses the roller provided on the upper side in the conveyance direction of both bent guide surfaces of the conveyance direction changing member and the upper edge of both bent guide surfaces in the conveyance direction. The starting ends of both curved guide surfaces on the upper side in the conveying direction extend only on one side of both sides of the clamping and conveying working surface perpendicular to the conveying direction.

Also, a position where the first clamping and conveying device ends clamping the thin plate-like body at the conveyance end portion thereof, and a second position where the thin plate-like body that has passed through the bending portion is clamped and the thin plate-like body is pulled out from between the two bending guide surfaces. The clamping start position for the thin plate-shaped body at the transport start end of the two-pinch transport device is shifted from each other in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

Since the conveyor belt constituting one of the clamping and conveying working surfaces of the first clamping and conveying device is stretched linearly in a posture that crosses the starting ends of both bending guide surfaces, the conveyor belt and the bending guide on the lower side in the conveying direction The tip of the thin plate-shaped body can easily fit into the gap formed between the clamping and conveying surface, and the bending guide surface can only be formed on one side of the clamping and conveying surface perpendicular to the conveying direction. Since the starting ends on the upper side in the conveyance direction are extended, when the thin plate-shaped object is clamped on the clamping conveyance working surface, the plate surface bends in the width direction along the clamping conveying working surface. If the posture is disturbed, the tip of the thin plate-shaped body located on the other side of the clamping and conveying surface may not fit between the two bending guide surfaces, which may cause a jam. ing.

Furthermore, as described above, since the clamping end position of the first clamping and conveying device and the clamping start position of the second clamping and conveying device are shifted in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction, as shown in the developed view of FIG. , a line portion C connecting the clamping end position A and the clamping start position B at the shortest distance
crosses the conveying direction D, and the first
At the time of transfer from the clamping and conveying device to the second clamping and conveying device, the thin plate-shaped body a moves in a stretched state along this line C, and the clamping and conveying posture in the width direction of the thin plate-shaped body tends to be disturbed, and the thin plate-shaped body a tends to be disturbed during conveyance. This is a factor that causes blockages.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and by devising the relative position of the clamping and transporting surface of the clamping and transporting device and the transport direction changing member,
Even while changing the conveying direction with the conveying direction changing member,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a thin plate-like object conveying device that can smoothly hold and convey a thin plate-like object in a state where clogging is unlikely to occur as a whole.

[Means for solving problems]

The characteristic structure of this invention to achieve the above purpose is as follows:
In the above-mentioned thin plate-like object conveying device, A. A pinching and conveying action surface of the first gripping and conveying device that causes the thin plate-like body to enter between the pair of bent guide surfaces is such that the virtual extension surface on the terminal end side in the conveying direction is bent between the two bending guide surfaces. (B) The starting ends of the two curved guide surfaces on the upper side in the conveyance direction are extended so as to be located on both sides of the clamping and conveyance working surface perpendicular to the conveyance direction. C. A second clamping and conveying device that clamps the thin plate-like body portion after passing through the bending part and pulls out the thin plate-like body from between the pair of bending guide surfaces, so that its clamping and conveying working surface is along the bending guide surface. The above-mentioned configurations A, B, and C are provided so as to be continuous with the virtual extension surface that is bent and bent.This configuration provides the following effects.

[Effect]

a With the configuration A above, the tip of the thin plate at the position where it is clamped by the clamping and conveying surface of the first clamping and conveying device passes through the clamping and conveying surface, and then reaches the virtual extension surface of the clamping and conveying surface. It moves along the curve and smoothly enters between the two curved guide surfaces.

b With the configuration B, the tip portions of the thin plate-like bodies located on both sides of the clamping and conveying working surface of the first clamping and conveying device move while being inserted between both bending guide surfaces.

c With the configuration of C above, as shown in FIG. 9,
The clamping end position (A) by the first clamping and conveying device and the second
A line portion (C) connecting the clamping start position (B) by the clamping and conveying device with the shortest distance is parallel to the conveying direction (D).

[Effect of idea]

Due to the actions of a and b above, the tip portion of the thin plate-like body easily enters between both bent guide surfaces at the forward position in the conveyance direction of the clamping conveyance working surface and on both left and right sides, even if the thin plate-like body is in the clamping conveyance posture. Even if turbulence occurs, the conveyance direction can be changed smoothly without clogging.

Due to the action of c, when the thin plate-shaped body is transferred from the first clamping and conveying device to the second clamping and conveying device, the thin plate-shaped body is easily moved in a state where it is pulled along the conveying direction, so that the thin plate-shaped body is easily moved in the width direction. The clamping and conveying posture is difficult to disturb.

Therefore, even if the conveyance direction of the thin plate-like object is changed by the conveyance direction changing member, it can be smoothly held and conveyed in a state where clogging is less likely to occur as a whole.

The clamping and conveying action surface of the first clamping and conveying device is constituted by a belt and a roller provided opposite to the belt, and the width of the belt is set to be equal to or less than the width of the circumferential surface of the roller, so that the belt If the entire width of the roller is provided so as to face the circumferential surface of the roller,
When a thin plate-like object is held between a belt and rollers,
There is no fear that the thin plate-shaped body will be bent in a dogleg shape by the belt, and the sliding resistance between the thin plate-shaped body and the bending guide surface is reduced, so that the conveying direction can be changed smoothly.

When the drive shaft of the first clamping and transporting device and the drive shaft of the second clamping and transporting device are interlocked,
Compared to the case where the first clamping and conveying device and the second clamping and conveying device are driven separately, there is an effect that it is easier to maintain the relative driving speeds of these devices substantially constant.

〔Example〕

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, two rows of pachinko machines are constructed by arranging a plurality of pachinko machines 1 side by side and interposing a ball lending bill insertion machine 2 between adjacent pachinko machines 1, 1. A banknote collection conveying device 3 is installed between the rows of pachinko machines to receive the banknotes from each banknote feeder 2 and transport them to one end of the row of pachinko machines, and An upper conveyance device 5 that conveys the banknotes a to the back of the ceiling 4 and a banknote a that can receive the banknotes a from the banknote collection conveyance device 3 from one end thereof, and that can accept the banknotes a when viewed in the thickness direction. A direction that is inclined to the receiving direction, that is, an upward conveying device 5
A delivery conveyance device 6 that can be sent out is provided,
Configuring pachinko gaming equipment.

The bill collection conveyance device 3 is divided into a plurality of units 3A in the conveyance direction, and the dividing unit 3A receives the banknotes a in the vertical position from the input machines 2, 2 at the center in the conveyance direction. It is possible, and specifically, it is configured as follows.

In other words, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the banknotes a from the input machines 2, 2 are held vertically and vertically by the rollers 7... group installed opposite to the conveying surface of the banknotes from the thickness direction. By rotating around the axis,
A pair of left and right receiving belts 8, 8 that transport banknotes a to the receiving section, and a group of rollers 9 disposed opposite to the conveying surfaces thereof, separate banknotes a from the upper dividing unit 3A in the direction of their thickness. The upper side conveyor belt 10 conveys the banknote a to the receiving section by rotating around the vertical axis while holding it between the upper and lower sides, and the group of rollers 11 disposed opposite to the conveying surface of the upper side conveying belt 10 transports the banknote a to the receiving section. A case 3a is constructed with a lower side conveyor belt 12 that conveys the banknote a to its terminal end by rotating around the vertical axis while holding the banknote a in its thickness direction. The receiving belt 8
is configured such that its starting end receiving port can be repositioned in the conveying direction as well as in the left and right directions by swinging integrally with the rollers 7, 7 around the vertical axis X located on the terminal end side, and the spring 13 It is configured to be swing-biased in the proximal direction through the link 14, and to be fixed in an arbitrary swing posture against the bias caused by the tension provided by the link 14.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the delivery conveyance device 6 is located in the case 6a on both sides of the paper surface of the banknote a that has been pinched and conveyed by the banknote recovery transport mechanism 3, and is arranged to move the paper surface of the banknote a. a pair of bending guide surfaces 15a, which are forced to bend while twisting along a line segment inclined with respect to the conveyance direction, and change the conveyance direction to a direction crossing the conveyance direction of the conveyance mechanism 3; A conveyance direction changing member 15 having a conveyance direction changing member 15a is detachably provided, and notches are formed at the starting end side and the terminal end side of the conveyance direction changing member 15, and the first clamping conveyance device is placed in a position to fit into these notches. 16 and a second clamping and conveying device 16',
The first clamping and conveying device 16 and the second clamping and conveying device 16' are arranged in such a manner that the non-conveyance distance between them is smaller than the long side dimension of the banknote a. Banknote a being held and conveyed by
The bill a is delivered to the second clamping and conveying device 16' on the terminal side before the clamping and conveying force stops acting on the banknote, so that the bill a can be delivered more reliably.

The first clamping and conveying device 16 on the starting end side is composed of a roller 17 and a feed belt 18 wound around pulleys 21 and 21'. The width is narrower than the width to prevent the banknote a from being bent in a dogleg shape due to the pressing force of the belt 18. is provided in such a manner that it fits between both bending guide surfaces 15a, 15a.

The second holding and conveying device 16' on the terminal side is parallel to the banknote surface in a state where the banknote a is held between the rollers 19 disposed opposite thereto from the thickness direction thereof, and
A drive roller 19 that conveys the banknote a by rotating around an axis perpendicular to the banknote feeding direction, that is, perpendicular to the rotational axis of the feeding belt 18 and along the receiving direction. The clamping and conveying action surface is the bending guide surface 1.
5a, 15a, or are provided so as to be continuous with the virtual extension surface S.

The feed belt 18 can be driven by interlocking the output shaft 22a of the motor 22 with the shaft 21a of one of the two pulleys 21, 21' that rotationally guide the feed belt 18 via the cogged belt 23. The driving roller 19
The drive pulley 20 that drives the other pulley 21' interlocks the shaft 21'a of the other pulley 21' with its intermediate shaft 24 via bevel gears 25, 25',
By interlocking the intermediate shaft 24 and the roller shaft 20a via a belt 26, it is configured to be drivable. The above-mentioned upper conveyance device 5 is configured to sandwich and convey the banknotes a using a drive belt and rollers disposed opposite to the conveyance surface of the drive belt.

Reference numeral 27 denotes a third bank which is capable of receiving banknotes a from the upper conveyance device 5 and is provided in a direction inclined with respect to the receiving direction when viewed in the thickness direction, that is, in the ceiling. It is a transfer conveyance device that can be delivered to the clamping conveyance device 28 of the present invention, and is configured similarly to the above-mentioned transfer conveyance device 6.

[Another example]

The first clamping and conveying device 16 on the starting end side is also configured to have a banknote collection conveying device 3, and the second holding and conveying device 16 on the terminal side
The clamping and conveying device 16' may also be implemented by having the upper conveying device 5 also used.

The direction change guide members 15, 15 may be constructed from rod-shaped bodies.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 8 show examples, in which FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part, FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional side view of the main part, FIG. The figure is a view taken along the - line in Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the moving action of the thin plate-like body, Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on - line in Fig. 1, and Fig. 7 is a schematic plan view of the pachinko game equipment. FIG. 8 is an overall front view. 9th
The figure is a developed view of a thin plate-like body for explaining the function of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a developed view of a thin plate-like body a for explaining the function of a conventional example. 15...Conveyance direction changing member, 15a...Bending guide surface, 16...First clamping conveyance device, 16'...Second clamping conveyance device, 17...Roller, 18...Belt, 20a, 21a...Drive Axis, a...Thin plate-like body, S...Virtual extension surface.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. At a position midway along the clamping and conveying path of the thin plate-like body a having flexibility, on both sides of the side surface of the thin plate-like body a being clamped and conveyed, the plate surface is A conveyance direction changing member 15 is provided with a pair of bending guide surfaces 15a, 15a that are forcibly bent along a line segment inclined with respect to the conveyance direction to change the conveyance direction of the thin plate-like body a. In the thin plate-like object conveying device provided, the gripping and conveying action surface of the first gripping and conveying device 16 that allows the thin plate-like object a to enter between the pair of bending guide surfaces 15a, 15a is a virtual extension of the end side in the conveying direction. The surface S is provided in a posture such that it enters between the two bending guide surfaces 15a, 15a, and the starting ends of the two bending guide surfaces 15a, 15a on the upper side in the conveyance direction are perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the clamping conveyance working surface, respectively. A second clamping conveyor is placed on both sides and extends, and also clamps the thin plate-like body portion after passing through the bending part and pulls out the thin plate-like body a from between the pair of bending guide surfaces 15a, 15a. A thin plate-like object conveying device in which a device 16' is provided so that its clamping and conveying surface is connected to the virtual extension surface S bent along the bending guide surfaces 15a, 15a. 2. The clamping and transporting surface of the first clamping and transporting device 16 is composed of a belt 18 and a roller 17 provided opposite to this belt 18, and the belt 1
8 is set to be less than or equal to the width of the circumferential surface of the roller 17 so that the entire width of the belt 18 faces the circumferential surface of the roller 17. The thin plate-like object conveying device described in . 3 Utility model registration claim 1, in which the drive shaft 21a of the first clamping and conveying device 16 and the driving shaft 20a of the second clamping and conveying device 16' are interlocked.
2. The thin plate-like object conveying device according to item 1 or 2.