JPH0420844Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention provides, for example, a game machine row in which a plurality of pachinko machines as game machines are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction.
Every other place between adjacent pachinko machines,
A bill insertion machine such as a pachinko ball lending machine that accepts banknotes from the front side of the game machine row and sends them out to the back side of the game machine row with the paper side vertically aligned is installed, and a bill insertion machine such as a pachinko ball lending machine is installed on the back side of the game machine row. The present invention relates to a gaming facility that is provided with a conveyance device that conveys sent out banknotes to a specific position so that banknotes received by a banknote insertion machine can be efficiently collected.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional gaming facilities, an automatic ball lending machine that operates when a coin is inserted is installed between the pachinko machines, and the coins dropped from the automatic ball lending machine are received on the back side of the row of pachinko machines, and the machine is placed at one end of the row of pachinko machines. Some coins are equipped with a transport device to efficiently collect the inserted coins.
No. 52-160482, Utility Model Application No. 146375, No. 52-146375, JP-A No. 59-
(Refer to Publication No. 98290), in gaming equipment in which a bill insertion machine such as an automatic ball lending machine that is activated by the insertion of bills is installed between game machines, the bills are larger and thinner than coins, and are also lighter. Because of their flexibility, they are difficult to handle like coins, so each banknote insertion machine is equipped with a safe (statscar), and the banknotes received at each banknote insertion machine are stored in the safe of the banknote insertion machine that accepted them. It is common practice to store them (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 53-3399).

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

Therefore, according to the conventional gaming equipment in which a bill insertion machine that operates by inserting banknotes is installed between the game machines, when collecting the banknotes inserted into each bill insertion machine, a collector needs to touch the front side of each bill insertion machine. Since the banknotes in the safe must be collected one by one from the banknotes in the safe, it is not only impossible to efficiently collect the banknotes from each banknote input machine in a series of rows of game machines, but also When the safe becomes full during operation, it may be necessary to go between the players to collect the safe, which also lacks consideration for the players.

Therefore, in the same way as the conventional gaming equipment in which an automatic ball dispensing machine that operates by inserting coins is installed between pachinko machines, a bill insertion machine that accepts bills from the front side of the gaming machine row and sends them out to the back side of the gaming machine row is installed. A conveyance device is installed between the game machines and conveys the banknotes sent out from each banknote input machine to a collecting position at one end of the game machine line, so that the banknotes do not get in the way of players. In addition, it is desirable to be able to collect the bills efficiently, but in this case, the bills sent out from the bill insertion machine are simply allowed to fall under their own weight in an irregular posture onto the conveyance surface of a conveyor or other conveyor, and then are collected at one end of the row of gaming machines. If the banknotes are simply conveyed together to the collection position on the side, the conveyed banknotes may become stuck during conveyance, resulting in uncertain conveyance.In addition, it is necessary to ensure that banknotes that fall in irregular positions are placed on the conveyance surface of the conveyance device. In order to receive the equipment, it is necessary to install a large transport device with a wide transport surface, and it is necessary to secure a large space for installing the transport device on the back side of the row of game machines, which may reduce the installation space for the game machines accordingly. There is.

Furthermore, if the conveyance device is provided so as to cross the back side of the game machine, there is a risk that the conveyance device will get in the way during maintenance and inspection of the back side of the game machine.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and effectively utilizes the characteristics of banknotes to ensure that banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion machine are transported efficiently and smoothly without interfering with players. Although it can be collected in a short period of time, it does not require a large installation space.
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game equipment that is easy to assemble and easy to maintain and inspect on the back side of the game machine.

[Means to solve the problem]

The characteristic configuration of the present invention to achieve the above object is as follows: A. A plurality of gaming machines are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction to form a gaming machine row, and the plurality of gaming machines are arranged at a plurality of specific locations between adjacent ones of the plurality of gaming machines. , a bill insertion machine capable of accepting bills from the front side of the gaming machine row and feeding them out to the back side of the gaming machine row with the paper side vertically aligned; Holding the banknotes sent out from each of the banknote insertion machines at a position lower than the lower end of the game machine, and with the paper surface facing in the vertical direction, identify the back side of the game machine line along the game machine line. The gaming equipment is provided with a clamping and conveying device that conveys the banknotes to a combined position, and C. Each of the banknote insertion machines is bent to bend the banknotes sent out from the banknote insertion machines so that the paper surface of the banknotes is aligned with the direction in which the banknotes are fed out. a direction change guide for changing the orientation downward in a direction facing the longitudinal direction of the game machine row; and a banknote whose feeding direction has been changed by the direction change guide, which is held between the longitudinal direction of the game machine row and lower than the lower end of the game machine row. a downward conveying device for pinching and conveying is provided at a low position; D. a pinching conveyance path of the downward conveying device is configured to be expandable and retractable; A gaming machine is provided with a receiving section for receiving banknotes from above, and the transport end side of the downward conveying device is connected to the receiving section.

[Effect]

a With the configurations A to C and E, the banknotes are conveyed in series from the banknote insertion machine to a specific position on the back side of the gaming machine row, so the banknotes sent out from each banknote insertion machine can be smoothly transferred without any effort. It is possible to reliably and efficiently collect the items without interfering with the players by transporting them along the back side of the row of game machines; This does not interfere with maintenance and inspection of the back of the gaming machine, but c) With the configurations C and D, the banknotes are held and conveyed in a constant posture from the bill insertion machine to a specific position on the back of the gaming machine row. , it can be transported smoothly and reliably even in a narrow space, and d. With the configurations D and E above, the transport length of the downward transport device can be adjusted while the arrangement does not interfere with maintenance and inspection of the back side of the game machine, making it possible to use the banknote insertion machine. There is an advantage that high assembly accuracy is not required when assembling the direction change guide and the downward conveying device between the clamping and conveying device.

[Effect of idea]

Due to the effect of a above, the banknotes inserted into the bill insertion machine can be efficiently and smoothly conveyed and reliably recovered without getting in the way of players, and furthermore, due to the effect of b above, it is easy to perform maintenance and inspection on the back of the gaming machine. However, due to the effect of c above, a large installation space is not required, and due to the effect of d above,
Easy to assemble the entire gaming equipment.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

6 to 8 show pachinko gaming equipment, in which a plurality of pachinko machines 1 (one row of gaming machines) are arranged in a horizontal row, and pachinko machines arranged in these rows are Between the adjacent pachinko machines 1 and 1 of the machine 1, a space is provided with a bill insertion machine 2 for renting game balls that can accept bills a with their mutually opposing long sides positioned up and down and send them out to the back. Two rows of pachinko game machine rows are arranged with the banknote insertion machines 2 arranged in a staggered manner and back to back with an appropriate interval between them, and between both the pachinko game machine rows, Each bill insertion machine 2
A conveyance device 4 is provided for conveying the sent banknotes a to a collection section (not shown) at one end of the bank array.

The insertion machine 2 has a function of identifying whether the inserted banknote a is good or bad, and if the input banknote a is good, sends it out to the back side, and if not, returns it to the insertion slot 2a.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the conveyance device 4 is a top and bottom conveying banknote a from each insertion machine 2 to a position below the pachinko machine 1 at the back surface between the pachinko machines 1. A transport device 5;
It is comprised of a horizontal clamping and conveying device 6 that receives banknotes a from each of the vertical conveyance devices 5 at a position below the pachinko machine 1 and conveys them to one end between the rows of pachinko game machines.

The vertical conveyance device 5 is configured to change the feeding direction of the banknotes a from the insertion machine 2 so that the banknotes a are folded downward at an angle of approximately 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal. A direction change guide 7 consisting of a pair of direction change guide members 7A, 7A provided with a guide surface 7B for guiding sliding movement while bending a in a direction intersecting downward with respect to the feeding direction; Guide 7
and a downward conveying device A that conveys the sent banknotes a downward and supplies them to the receiving section 6a of the horizontal nipping and conveying device 6.

The guide plate 7A is attached to the feeding machine 2.

The downward conveyance device A includes, in the conveyance case 8,
It is constructed by providing a clamping and conveying mechanism that clamps the banknote a from its thickness direction and conveys the banknote a along its long side direction.

The pinching and conveying mechanism is composed of an endless rotating belt 13B wound around a plurality of pulleys 13A, and a plurality of rollers 14A arranged to pinch and convey in cooperation with the endless rotating belt 13B. It has been done.

Further, the transport case 8 includes a first transport case part 8A connected to the horizontal clamping transport device 6 side, and a second transport case part 8B fitted to the first transport case part 8A so as to be slidable. It consists of
The plurality of pulleys 13A and rollers 14A are arranged in a distributed manner across both transport case parts 8A and 8B, and the endless rotating belt 13B is moved along with the sliding movement of the second transport case part 8B.
A mechanism B is provided to absorb the winding length of
While the change in the vertical distance between the input machine 2 and the horizontal clamping conveyance device 6 can be absorbed by the sliding movement of the second conveyance case section 8B, the banknote a
The structure is such that the conveyance of the materials can be carried out smoothly at all times.

In addition, 15 shown in FIG. 2 is an electric motor that rotates the endless rotating belt 13B, and 1
Reference numerals 8 and 18 denote guides that guide the banknote a to an oblique position facing the downstream side in the feeding direction of the horizontal nipping and conveying device 6.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the absorption mechanism B is attached to a first pulley 16 attached to an upper part of the first transport case part 8A and a lower part of the second transport case part 8B. 2nd pulley 1
7, and can absorb between the first pulley 16 and the second pulley 17 variations in the winding length of the endless rotating belt 13B due to the sliding movement of the second conveyance case part 8B. There is.

The horizontal clamping and conveying device 6 conveys the banknotes a with the width direction facing left and right, and specifically includes rollers 6C attached to a main body case 6A and a lid case 6B that is detachable from the main body case 6A. The cover case 6B is constructed by assembling a round belt 6D that clamps and conveys the banknotes a sent from the downward conveyance device A, and an electric motor 6E that drives the belt.
is divided into a plurality of pieces in the longitudinal direction.

Second transport case section 8B of the downward transport device A
is constructed so that it can be disassembled into a case part 8a on the side on which the endless rotating belt 8C is hung and a case part 8b on the side that supports the roller 14A, and is biased in the direction of extension via a spring 9. Ori,
Then, the concave member 10 attached to the lower end is engaged from above with the pin 11 attached to the main body case 6A of the horizontal clamping and conveying device 6, and the upper end is brought into contact with the flange 7a connected to the guide plate 7A. The pin 12 attached to the upper end is connected to the flange 7a.
It is attached with a means for engaging from below into the hole 7b formed in the pin 11, and prevents positional deviation between the input device 2 and the receiving portion 6a of the horizontal conveyance device 6 in the horizontal clamping conveyance direction around the pin 11. It is configured to absorb by shaking.

Note that the rollers 14A of both the conveyance devices A and 6,
6C is urged to move toward the belts 13B and 6D via a spring (not shown) so that the banknote a is held between the belts 13B and 6D.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an example of the gaming equipment according to the present invention,
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the downward conveyance device, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line - in FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of main parts, and FIG. Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 2, Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view of the main parts, Figures 7 and 8.
The figures are a longitudinal sectional front view and a lateral plan view of the pachinko gaming equipment. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Game machine, 2...Banknote insertion machine, 6...Nipping conveyance device, 6a...Accepting section, 7...Direction change guide, A...Downward conveyance device, a...Banknote.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A game machine row is formed by arranging a plurality of game machines 1 side by side in the horizontal direction, and banknotes a are received from the front side of the game machine row at a plurality of specific locations between the plurality of game machines 1 adjacent to each other. A banknote insertion machine 2 that can feed out the paper money to the back side of the game machine row with its paper surface along the vertical direction is provided, and the banknote input machine 2 is provided at a position lower than the lower end of the game machine 1 on the back side of the game machine row. A clamping and conveying device 6 that clamps the banknotes a sent out from each of the input machines 2 and conveys them along the game machine row to a specific position on the back side of the game machine row with the paper surface facing in the vertical direction. It is a gaming facility in which a banknote insertion machine 2 is provided with a
a direction change guide 7 that bends the banknote a fed out from the banknote insertion machine 2 and changes the feeding direction of the banknote a downward with the paper surface facing the longitudinal direction of the game machine row; and the direction change guide 7. A downward conveying device A that clamps and conveys the banknote a whose feeding direction has been changed from the longitudinal direction of the game machine row to a position lower than the lower end of the game machine 1;
The clamping and conveying path of the downward conveying device A is configured to be expandable and retractable, and the clamping and conveying device 6 has a receiving device for receiving banknotes a conveyed by each of the downward conveying devices A from above. The gaming equipment is provided with a portion 6a, and a transport end side of the downward transport device A is connected to the receiving portion 6a.