JPH0555414B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention provides, for example, a game machine in which two rows of game machines are arranged back-to-back, and are made up of a plurality of pachinko machines as game machines arranged side by side in the horizontal direction. Each of these gaming machine rows is provided with a plurality of bill insertion machines that accept banknotes from the front side of the gaming machine row in a direction along the gaming machine row, and the banknotes received by the bill insertion machines of each of the gaming machine rows are This invention relates to gaming equipment that can be efficiently collected using a transport device.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional gaming facilities, two rows of pachinko machines are arranged back-to-back, with automatic ball lending machines that operate when coins are inserted between the machines.
A conveying device is installed between the backs of these pachinko machine rows to catch the hardened balls dropped and discharged from the automatic ball lending machines of each pachinko game machine row and transport them to one end of the pachinko game machine rows. There are machines that can efficiently collect coins inserted into automatic ball lending machines.
-160482, Utility Model Publication No. 146375), in gaming facilities where a banknote input machine such as an automatic ball lending machine that is activated by the insertion of banknotes is installed between the game machines to form a row of game machines, Since the paper money is larger and thinner than the paper money deposit machine, and is light and flexible, it is difficult to handle it like the paper money deposit machine. It is common practice to store banknotes received in a banknote insertion machine in a safe of the banknote insertion machine (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 53-3399).

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Therefore, according to the conventional gaming equipment in which a row of game machines is constructed by installing bill insertion machines operated by the insertion of banknotes between the game machines, when collecting the banknotes inserted into each bill insertion machine, the collection A person must move to the front of each bill insertion machine one by one to collect the banknotes in the safe, and it is not possible to efficiently collect the banknotes from each bill insertion machine even if only for a series of gaming machine rows. Not only that, but when the safe becomes full while the game machine is in 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 automatic ball dispensing machines that operate by inserting hardening are installed between the pachinko machines to form a row of gaming machines, we decided to use a machine that accepts banknotes from the front side of the gaming machine rows. Two rows of gaming machine rows are arranged back to back, each consisting of a banknote feeder that feeds out to the back side between the game machines, and the banknote feeder from each game machine row feeds the machine between the backs of these pachinko game machine rows. It is conceivable to provide a conveyance device that merges and conveys the collected banknotes to a collection position at one end of the game machine row so that the banknotes do not get in the way of players and can be collected efficiently. If the banknotes sent out from the banknote input machine in the game machine row are simply allowed to fall under their own weight in an irregular posture onto the conveyance surface of a conveyor or other conveyance device, and then are conveyed together to the collection position at one end of the game machine row, the conveyance paper This is a large size with a wide conveying surface so that the conveying surface of the conveying device can reliably catch banknotes that tend to be unreliable during conveyance, such as banknotes accumulating during conveyance, and that fall under their own weight in irregular positions. Since it is necessary to provide a transport device and secure a large space for installing the transport device, there is a risk that the installation space for the game machine will be reduced accordingly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and effectively utilizes the characteristics of banknotes to prevent the banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion machines of each row of gaming machines arranged back to back into a hindrance to players. Although it is possible to efficiently and smoothly transport and reliably collect without causing damage,
The purpose is to provide game equipment that does not require a large installation space.

[Means to solve the problem]

The characteristic structure of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows: A. Two rows of game machines each consisting of a plurality of game machines arranged side by side in the horizontal direction are arranged back to back, and each of the rows of game machines has the following features: , a plurality of bill insertion machines are provided in the direction along the gaming machine row, and the bill insertion machines accept the bills from the front side of the gaming machine row and send out the bills to the back side of the gaming machine row with the paper surface aligned in the vertical direction; Bills sent out from each of the bill insertion machines provided in each of the game machine rows are elastically held in a posture such that the paper surface thereof is along the vertical direction, and the bills are merged and conveyed in the same direction to a specific position along the game machine row. and a guide mechanism that guides the banknote sent out from the banknote insertion machine to a confluence part of the clamping and transporting device with the paper surface of the banknote along the vertical direction, C. a clamping and transporting path of the clamping and transporting device. D. A game equipment provided with a guide member that guides the conveyance posture of the non-pinched portion of the banknote to a predetermined posture from both sides of the non-pinched portion, wherein the guide member guides the conveyance posture of the non-pinched portion of the banknote to a predetermined posture along the banknote feeding machine, E. The dividing guide member is divided into dividing guide members across the convergence part to the clamping conveyance path of the banknote, and the guide surface on the guide start end side of the dividing guide member is
A game equipment whose upper side in the conveyance direction is formed in a shape that expands outward.It has the configurations A, B, C, D, and E described above, and has the following effects from this configuration.

[Effect]

a With the configurations A and B above, the bills sent out from the bill inserting machines provided in each of the rows of gaming machines arranged back to back can be easily transferred to the player without any trouble, and can be transported along the rows of gaming machines. (b) Bill insertion machines that accept bills from the front side of the gaming machine row and send them out to the back side of the gaming machine row with their paper surfaces vertically aligned are arranged back to back. Since the bill inserting machine is provided in each of the gaming machine rows installed, the bill inserting machine can be made thinner, the installation space for the bill inserting machine can be reduced, and the installation space for the gaming machine can be increased by that amount. Since the banknotes sent out from each of the installed banknote insertion machines are held in a posture such that the paper surface thereof is aligned in the vertical direction, and are conveyed in series to a specific position along the row of game machines, for example,
Compared to the case where a bill insertion machine is provided that sends out the banknotes to the back side of the gaming machine row with the paper surface aligned in the horizontal direction, and the banknotes are placed and conveyed on a conveyor belt, the banknotes are less likely to accumulate and are transported smoothly. Moreover, even in a narrow space where two rows of game machines arranged back to back are close to each other, the transportation can be carried out efficiently and reliably.

c According to the above configuration B, since the banknotes are elastically held and conveyed together, as in the case where the banknotes sent out from the banknote insertion machine are combined with the banknotes that have been conveyed in advance, overlapping the banknotes, Even if the weight of the banknotes to be clamped and conveyed changes and the thickness of the banknotes varies irregularly, the thickness fluctuations can be elastically absorbed and the banknotes can be conveyed with little disturbance in the conveyance posture; d In particular, we have provided a clamping and conveying device that clamps the bills sent out from each of the rows of gaming machines arranged back to back and conveys them in the same direction to a specific position, so there is less risk of bill jams and the bills can be conveyed to the specific position. This allows efficient collection of banknotes after they have been collected.

That is, for example, between the left and right rows of gaming machines arranged back to back, there is an endless rotating belt that rotates horizontally along the rows of gaming machines;
A holding belt or a holding roller that pinches and conveys banknotes in cooperation with the endless rotating belt portion of the endless rotating belt that moves toward one end in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine row, and a gaming machine of the endless rotating belt. A clamping belt or clamping roller that clamps and transports banknotes in cooperation with an endless rotary belt that moves toward the other end in the longitudinal direction of the banknotes is provided to constitute a clamping and conveying device. Bills sent out from one of the gaming machine rows are held and conveyed toward a specific position on one longitudinal end of the gaming machine row, and bills sent out from the other gaming machine row are transferred to the other end in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine row. When transporting the banknotes while holding them towards a specific position on the side, it is necessary to separately collect the transported banknotes at two specific positions separated in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine row, which has the disadvantage of poor banknote collection efficiency. There is.

In addition, in order to solve this drawback, in the above-mentioned clamping and conveying device, the banknotes sent from one of the left and right gaming machine rows arranged back to back are transferred to a specific position on one end in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine rows. The bills sent out from the other gaming machine row are once held and transported toward the other end in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine row, and then the transport direction is reversed to the moving direction of the endless rotating belt. If the banknotes are simultaneously inverted and conveyed in a pinched manner to the same specific position where the bills sent out from one row of gaming machines are pinched and conveyed, the conveyance distance of the bills sent out from the other row of gaming machines can be reduced. There is a disadvantage that the length increases the probability of banknote jamming.

On the other hand, as in the present invention, if a clamping and conveying device is provided that merges and conveys the banknotes sent out from each of the left and right gaming machine rows arranged back to back in the same direction to a specific position, Bills sent out from both rows of gaming machines can be transported to a common specific position over a relatively short transport distance,
As the transport distance is shortened, there is less risk of banknote jamming, and the work of collecting banknotes after transporting them to a specific position can be performed more efficiently.

e Also, with configuration C, the conveyance posture of the non-pinched portion of the bill is guided to a predetermined posture, and even bills with folding or bending habits are less likely to get jammed, and the bill is compact with a predetermined width of the conveyance path. It can be transported to

In gaming equipment that transports banknotes sent out from a banknote insertion machine along a row of game machines, the number of installed banknote insertion machines often differs depending on the gaming equipment. The length of guidance by the guide member can be easily changed according to the number of bill inserting machines installed; It can be transported in a state where it is difficult to get caught on the guide start end side.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Due to the effect of a above, the banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion machines of each of the rows of gaming machines arranged back to back can be efficiently collected without getting in the way of players, and furthermore, the effect of b above does not require a large installation space. However, due to the effect of c above, there is a risk of banknote jamming due to disturbance in the transport posture. In particular, due to the effect of d mentioned above, not only is there a further reduction in the risk of banknote jamming, but also the work of collecting banknotes after they have been conveyed to a specific position can be carried out efficiently.

In particular, the effect of e allows the clamping and conveying device to be made smaller, and the effect of f allows the guide member to be easily installed regardless of the number of bill insertion machines installed, and the effect of g above allows for easy installation of guide members. Even though the guide member for guiding the conveyance posture of the non-clamped portion of the banknote to a predetermined posture is divided into divided guide members across the merging portion, the banknote can be smoothly conveyed.

〔Example〕

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

8 and 9 show a pachinko gaming facility in which a plurality of pachinko machines A are arranged in a row, and adjacent pachinko machines A are arranged in a row. A banknote A, which is a flexible thin plate-shaped body configured in a rectangular shape or a shape close to it, is placed in a posture in which the long sides of the banknotes are located above and below each other between the two tables A and A, respectively. Two rows of pachinko machines are arranged back-to-back with a small distance between them, and each row of pachinko machines has a banknote insertion machine B that can accept and send out banknotes at the back. It is constructed by providing a clamping and conveying device D that receives and clamps the bills a sent out from the bill insertion machine B, and conveys them to a storage section C provided at one end on the back side of the row of pachinko machines.

Note that the bill insertion machine B has a function of identifying whether the bill a is good or bad, and sends the bill a to the back only if the bill a is good, and if the bill a is defective, it sends the bill to the back. It is configured to be returned to entrance b.

The clamping and conveying device D is provided with a guide member that guides the conveyance posture of the non-clamped portion of the banknote a to a predetermined posture along the clamping and conveying path, and also connects the adjacent pachinko machine A with the banknote insertion machine B sandwiched therebetween. It is constructed by connecting a plurality of dividing units d in the conveying direction, each unit having a portion extending over the length of banknote A, and each dividing unit d, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, Two sets of clamping and transporting mechanisms are arranged in the transport case 3 along the transporting direction to grip and transport the material from the thickness direction and with the long sides positioned above and below. .

Openings 3A are formed on both lateral sides of the transport case 3 and approximately at the center in the transport direction to receive banknotes a sent from the banknote insertion machine B, and the transport end portion of the clamping transport mechanism located on the upper side of transport. A guide for merging and conveying banknotes a from the opening 3A to between the conveyance start end of the clamping and conveying mechanism located on the downstream side of conveyance, through the gap between Mechanism E is provided.

The clamping and conveying mechanism includes an endless rotating belt 1 that is driven and rotated along a clamping and conveying path, and clamping wheels 2, 2 that clamp the banknote a in cooperation with the endless rotating belt 1. ing.

Further, the guide member is divided into a plurality of divided guide members 5 along the clamping conveyance path, and each divided guide member 5 is divided into a plurality of divided guide members 5.
is provided on the clamping and conveying mechanism.

The endless rotary belt 1 is wound around a plurality of pulleys 1A attached at predetermined intervals in the banknote conveying direction, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, among the plurality of pulleys 1A, Each of the pulleys 1A located at both ends in the transport direction is configured to have a larger diameter than the other pulleys 1A located in the middle, and is rotated at two points by the transport case 3 and stays 6A, 6A fixed thereto. Freely supported support shafts 18, 19
It is mounted in a rotating state.

The clamping wheels 2, 2 include large-diameter rollers 2 located at both ends in the banknote conveyance direction and facing the aforementioned large-diameter pulley 1A, and a plurality of small-diameter intermediate rollers located between these large-diameter rollers 2. The large-diameter roller 2 consists of a conveyance case 3 and a stay 6 fixed to the conveyance case 3.
A spindle 2 rotatably supported at two points by B
6 and 36 in an integrally rotating state.

Then, the large diameter rollers 2, 2 are connected to the large diameter pulley 1A,
The large diameter rollers 2, 2 are configured to be movable within a certain range toward the side away from 1A, and the large diameter rollers 2, 2 are attached to a support shaft 26
A pair of upper and lower springs 3 serve as a biasing mechanism that biases the large diameter pulleys 1A and 1A through the springs 36.
3 and 33 are provided, and as a large number of banknotes a are supplied, as shown in FIG. Clamping position and endless rotating belt 1
The position can be changed between the grip release position and the clamping release position.

Further, the plurality of intermediate pulleys 1A are clamped via a spring 34 to one of a pair of split guide members 5, 5 that transport and guide the non-pinched portion of the clamped and conveyed banknote a from both sides in the thickness direction. The plurality of intermediate rollers 2 are supported in a state where they are urged to move sideways.
is supported by the other of the pair of split guide members 5, 5 through a spring 35 in a state where it is urged to move toward the clamping side.

The divided guide member 5 supporting the intermediate pulley 1A is attached to the transport case 3 via a plurality of upper and lower brackets 4A and 4B, and the upper bracket 4A is the upper bracket of the upper and lower brackets 4A and 4B. is swingably attached to the split guide member 5. Then, by swinging this upper bracket 4A so as to elastically engage the plate spring 7 attached to the transport case 3, the divided guide member 5 is locked and fixed to the transport case 3 (see Fig. 5). ), and by swinging the upper bracket 4A to release the engagement with the plate spring 7, the endless rotating belt 1 can be replaced from above between the divided guide member 5 and the transport case 3. The structure is such that it can be freely switched between a state in which a space 8 is formed (see FIG. 6).

Further, the dividing guide member 5 on the side that supports the intermediate roller 2 is attached to the transport case 3 so as to be swingable around the lower fulcrum P, and by swinging this dividing guide member 5, the banknotes a are It is configured to be able to change its position between a clamping action position (see FIG. 5) for clamping and a clamping release position (see FIG. 6) for releasing the clamping action. Incidentally, reference numeral 9 shown in FIG. 5 is a leaf spring that elastically engages and holds the fixing piece 10 attached to the upper end of the split guide member 5 in a connected state to the transport case 3.

The guide mechanism E includes a receiving belt 11 that comes into contact with the banknote a from the banknote insertion machine B, and a receiving belt 11 that cooperates with the receiving belt 11 to sandwich and convey the banknote a to the opening 3A. 11 and a plurality of receiving rollers 12 arranged opposite to each other, a pair of receiving guide plates 13, on which the receiving belt 11 transports and guides the non-clamping portion of the conveyed bill a from both sides in the thickness direction; 13, and the plurality of receiving rollers 12 are supported by the other receiving guide member 13.

The receiving belt 11 is swingable together with the roller 12 around the vertical axis X located at the end of the conveyance, and is urged to swing toward the roller by a spring 15. By changing the position of the swing arm 16 of the roller 12 within the elongated hole 17a of the bracket 17 attached to the transport case 3, the receiving belt 11 can be fixed in any swing position.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 10, a first pulley located at the terminal end of the plurality of pulleys 1A rotatably guides the endless rotary belt 1 located on the upper side in the conveying direction in each divided unit d. The first support shaft 18 of the pulley 1A and the plurality of pulleys 1 that rotationally guide the endless rotating belt 1 located on the downstream side in the conveyance direction.
The second support shaft 19 of the second pulley 1A located at the starting end of A, and the operating shaft 2 of one electric motor 20
0a through gears 21, 22, 23, two endless rotating belts 1, 1
It is configured to drive. Moreover, a plurality of pulleys 1 rotationally guide the one receiving belt 11.
Drive pulley 14 located at the conveyance end of 4
In order to integrally rotate the second pulley 1A and the second pulley 1A,
A spring 29A is provided that presses the drive pulley 14 toward the second pulley 1A via the friction plate 24, and is located at the conveyance terminal end of the plurality of pulleys 14 that rotationally guide the other receiving belt 11. In order to rotate the drive pulley 14 and the roller 2A together, the drive pulley 14 is connected to the friction plate 25.
A spring 29 presses against the roller 2A side via
B is provided, and both support shafts 19, 26 are connected to gears 27, 2.
The two receiving belts 1 are interlocked and connected via 8.
1 and 11 can be driven in synchronization with the two endless rotating belts 1 and 1.

30 in FIGS. 4 and 7 indicates the transport case 3.
It is a lid that can be attached to the transport case 3 to close a portion corresponding to the opening 3A among the upper openings of the 31
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 3
0 and 31 are the holes formed in these and the transport case 3.
A member 32a that can clamp and fix the lids 30, 31 to the transport case 3 by expanding the diameter of the insertion end side while being inserted into a hole formed in It is attached to the transport case 3 by a fixture 32 consisting of the following.

The divided units d are configured so that their positions can be changed in the conveyance direction at the connecting portions of the divided units d so as to be able to accommodate changes in the spacing between adjacent pachinko machines A. Specifically, the conveyance end portion 5 of each division guide member 5, 5 of the conveyance body 1, 2 on the downstream side in the division unit d located on the conveyance upper side
A, 5A and the transport starting ends 5B, 5B of the division guide members 5, 5 of the transport upper transport bodies 1, 2 in the division unit d located adjacent to the lower transport side are shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. As shown, they are configured to enter into each other in the transport direction while allowing relative movement in the transport direction. Then, the guidance start end side guide surfaces 5B, 5B of the divided guide members 5, 5 of the upper conveyance bodies 1, 2 are formed into an outwardly expanding shape such that the opposing interval thereof becomes larger toward the upstream side in the conveyance direction. The banknote a is bent and the banknote a is separated by the dividing guide members 5, 5.
It is designed so that it can be conveyed smoothly without getting caught on the guide start end side guide surfaces 5B, 5B.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the gaming equipment according to the present invention,
1 and 2 are a cross-sectional plan view and a vertical side view showing the connecting portion of the dividing unit, FIGS. 3 and 4 are a cross-sectional plan view and a vertical rear view of the arrangement portion of the guide mechanism,
Figures 5 and 6 are longitudinal sectional front views of the dividing unit;
Figure 7 is a perspective view of the dividing unit, Figures 8 and 9.
The figure is a front view and a cross-sectional plan view of pachinko gaming equipment,
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part, and FIGS. 11A and 11B are schematic explanatory diagrams showing the operation of the guide mechanism. 5... Divided guide member, 5B... Guide start end side guide surface, A... Game machine, a... Bill, B... Bill inserter, D... Clamping conveyance device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Two gaming machine rows each consisting of a plurality of gaming machines A arranged side by side in the horizontal direction are arranged back to back, and each of the gaming machine rows receives banknotes A from the front side of the gaming machine row. A plurality of bill insertion machines B are provided in a direction along the gaming machine row, and the bill insertion machines B feed out the paper toward the back side of the gaming machine row in a posture along the vertical direction, and the bill insertion machines B are provided in each of the gaming machine row. a clamping and conveying device D that elastically clamps the banknotes a sent out from each of the machines B with the paper surface aligned in the vertical direction and conveys the banknotes a in the same direction along the row of game machines to a specific position; A guide mechanism E is provided for guiding banknotes a sent out from machine B to the merging section of the clamping and transporting device D with the paper surface of the banknotes aligned in the vertical direction. The gaming equipment is provided with a guide member that guides the conveyance posture of the non-clamped portion to a predetermined posture from both sides of the non-clamped portion,
The guide member sandwiches a joining portion of the banknote a sent out from the banknote insertion machine B to the clamping conveyance path,
The divided guide member 5 is divided into divided guide members 5.
A game equipment in which a guide start end side guide surface 5B is formed in a shape such that the upper side in the conveyance direction expands outward.