JPH06115754A - Game equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To collect notes smoothly by small space by flowing the notes from a note input machine to join with a hold conveying path with the note left as in an attitude of placing its paper surface along a vertical direction, in the case of conveying the note interposed by receiving it from the note input machine provided in a play table row. CONSTITUTION:In a game equipment formed by additionally providing a note input machine (ball lending machine) B respectively in a plurality of PACHINKO machine table rows A arranged back to back, an interposition conveyer for conveying a fed note (a) elastically interposed from the note input machine B is provided between both the PACHINKO table rows A. This interposition conveyer has a belt driving gear 2 for turning a conveying round belt 2B and a guide unit 3 provided to be opposed to the round belt 2B, in a fixed frame 1, to provide an interposition conveying unit 5 for conveying the note (a) interposed in a vertical attitude. The note (a) from the note input machine B is guided to a start end part of the interposition conveying unit 5 through a note supply port 6, having a pair of guide plates 6a, 6b, provided between the interposition conveying units 5, 5 adjacent in a conveying direction.

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device used for transporting thin plate-like objects such as banknotes and cards, and more particularly, it is a device for playing a row of play tables such as a pachinko machine. In a game facility in which two are arranged in a back-to-back state with a small gap, the banknotes from each banknote insertion machine for each game, such as a ball lending machine installed between the adjacent game tables in each row, are connected to one end of the game table row. The present invention relates to a thin plate transporting mechanism that is useful when transporting to a recovery unit provided on the side. 2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional thin plate transporting mechanism of this type, there is known a device for sandwiching and transporting a thin plate in a horizontal posture by a transporting device and a guide device which are vertically opposed to each other. Has been. In this case, since the lateral width of the device is equal to or larger than the lateral width of the thin plate-like body, the jammed thin plate-like body is particularly pulled out laterally outward. When the jam is to be released, a space is required on the lateral outside of the device to extract the jammed thin plate laterally outward, and it was used for transporting banknotes and the like between the play table rows of the amusement equipment described above. In this case, when the transport mechanism is installed between the play table rows, there is a drawback in that the gap between the play table rows is unduly increased, and the play equipment is increased in size. It is also conceivable that the conveying device and the guide device are separated from each other by a large amount in the vertical direction so that the clogged thin plate-like body can be pulled out from above. However, in this case, the conveying device and the guide device are separated by a large amount in the vertical direction. However, it is not suitable as a transport mechanism in an amusement facility, which requires a great deal of labor and time, and is required to be able to unclogging easily and quickly. An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and particularly to provide a thin plate-like member conveying mechanism suitable for conveying bills, cards and the like in the above-mentioned play facilities. A thin plate-like body conveying mechanism according to the present invention, which has been devised to achieve the above-mentioned object, is a conveying device which can be driven and rotated around a vertical axis and a guide installed opposite to the conveying device. The device is provided with a holding and conveying mechanism for holding the thin plate body in a vertical posture and conveying it along a fixed path, and the guide device can be repositioned to a position where the holding action by the conveying device is released. According to the present invention having such a characteristic configuration, the operation is as follows. That is, since the thin plate-shaped body is held and conveyed by the conveying device and the guide device in the vertical position, the jammed thin plate-shaped body can be pulled out upward, and the clogging thin plate-shaped body can be pulled out as a whole. The horizontal width can be made extremely small, including the space for releasing it. Moreover, since the position of the guide device can be changed to the holding action releasing position, it is possible to easily and quickly remove the jammed thin plate member from the holding and conveying path by cutting the jammed thin plate body by changing the position of the guide device. . What's more, the thing that changes the position to release the grip is
Since the guide device is used instead of the transfer device, the structure for changing the position can be simplified in structure. Therefore, according to the present invention, the lateral width of the equipment space is small, and the clogging can be cleared easily and quickly. Therefore, as a whole, like the above-mentioned transportation mechanism in the amusement equipment, The effect that the lateral width is small and the clogging can be easily and quickly cleared is particularly useful as a transport mechanism that is strongly required. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A plurality of pachinko machines A ... Are arranged in a row, and the banknotes a are received in the vertical position and are placed vertically on the back of each of the adjacent pachinko machines A, A. Two of the pachinko machine rows that interpose a ball lending machine B, which can be delivered in a posture, are arranged back to back with a small space (about 20 cm) between them. A pachinko play facility is configured by providing a mechanism D that conveys the bills a sent from the ball lending machine B to a storage portion C provided at one end of the row. The ball lending machine B has an identification function and sends out the bill a to the back only when the bill a is good.
If the bill a is defective, it is configured to be returned from the bill receiving port b. The bill transporting mechanism D is divided into a plurality of units in the transporting direction, each unit being a unit extending over the length of the pachinko machines A, A adjacent to each other with the ball lending machine B interposed therebetween. Is a vertically oriented U-shaped fixed frame 1 in which a conveyance device 2 that can be driven around a vertical axis and a guide device 3 that is provided on one side of the conveyance device 2 are placed in a vertical posture. A state in which the two banknote-carrying-mechanisms 5 that are held by and carried along the fixed path 4 over a distance corresponding to the length of the pachinko machine A can be passed from the upper hand side to the lower hand side of the banknote a. And the banknote a sent from the ball lending machines B, B on both sides of the banknote transfer location between the both gripping transfer mechanisms 5, 5 from the outside orthogonal to the pinching transfer direction. Providing ports 6 and 6 for supplying a to the holding and conveying path 4 It is configured. The transfer device 2
Is a plurality of grooved pulleys 2 for hanging the conveying round belt 2B so as to rotate along the holding conveyance path 4 on a guide plate 2A that prevents the holding conveyance bill a from falling more than a certain amount.
C is pivotally supported at a distance, and a motor 2D that drives one of these pulleys 2C is provided.
It consists of a belt conveyor. The distance between the pulleys 2C ... Is such that at least two pulleys 2C. And,
Of the pulleys 2C, a plurality of pulleys 2C located in the middle of the parallel direction are urged to move in a holding direction via springs 2E, and the guide plate 2A is vertically attached to stays 2a, 2b. It is attached to the fixed frame 1 via. Of the upper and lower stays 2a, 2b, the upper stays 2a are connected to the fixed frame 1 by swinging, and are separated from the fixed frame 1 and between the guide plate 2A and the fixed frame 1 from above the round belt. It is configured such that it can be switched to a state in which a passage 2c is formed to allow the 2B to be changed over to the pulleys 2C. In each of the division units d, the lower pulley 2C in the upper transport device 2 is used.
₁ axis 2C of ‥ _'1, and the axis 2C of the conveying device 2 definitive upstream side pulley 2C ₂ of the downstream side' respectively _2, one motor 2
The motor 2D is configured to be shared between the two conveying devices 2 and 2 by interlocking via the D shaft 2D 'gear mechanism 2F. 7 is a frame 1 for fixing the movable upper stay 2a.
Is a leaf spring that elastically engages and holds in a connected state to. In the guide device 3, a plurality of holding pressing wheels 3B ... Corresponding to the pulleys 2C .. It is structured so that it can be changed between a holding action position where the bill a can be held by the transport device 2 and a position where the holding action is released by swinging with the lower part as a fulcrum R. Of the pressing wheels 3B ... Which are located in the middle portion in the parallel direction, the springs 3 are
It is urged to move in the holding direction via C. Reference numeral 8 denotes a fixing piece which is oscillatably stretched to the fixed frame 1 and is switchable between a posture for holding the guide device 3, that is, the guide plate 3A at the holding action position and a posture for releasing the strut. This is a leaf spring that elastically holds and holds the fixed piece 8 in a stretched posture. The banknote supply port 6 has a notch 6a in the side plate portion of the fixed frame 1 for allowing the banknote a to be transferred into the fixed frame 1, and also gradually holds the delivered banknote a to hold the conveyance path 4
It has a structure in which a pair of front and rear guide plates 6A and 6B for guiding to the starting end portion of the lower side transport mechanism 5 by changing the posture to follow the above are provided. The division unit d is a pachinko machine A
The guide plates 2 of the lower side transfer mechanism 5 in the division unit d located on the upper side are connected and connected so that the position can be changed in the sandwiching transfer direction in order to change the adjacent spacing of.
A, 3A end portions 2Aa, 3Aa and each guide plate 2 of the upper hand side transport mechanism 5 in the division unit d located on the lower hand side.
A and 3A start end portions 2Ab and 3Ab are the same as in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the guide plates start end portions 2Ab and 3Ab of the upper hand side transport mechanism 5 are configured to enter each other in the sandwich transport direction while permitting relative movement in the sandwich transport direction.
Is bent so that the tip end side is gradually positioned outward. In addition, in order to ensure the transfer of the banknote a from the ball lending machine B to the starting end of the transport mechanism 5, the starting end of the lower side transport mechanism 5 and the ball lending machine B in each of the division units d.
The bill a is sent from the ball lending machine B, and is configured to hold and convey the delivered bill a at the start end portion of the conveying mechanism 5, and the guide in the lower side conveying mechanism 5 is constituted. In order to prevent the defective bill a from being damaged by the defective bill a being returned from the ball lending machine B in a state where the defective bill a is held at the starting end of the transport mechanism 5, By the operation of the solenoid 10 based on the defective banknote return signal in the ball lending machine B, the position is automatically changed to the pinching release position. Further, each of the division units d ... Has a projector 11 for detecting the passage of the held and conveyed banknote a near the starting end of the lower side conveyance mechanism 5.
And a photoelectric switch 12 are provided, and a lamp 13 that is turned on when the photoelectric switch 12 is turned on when a bill passes is provided. Further, the photoelectric conversion switch 12 is provided at the upper end portion of the row, similarly to the above-mentioned lamps 13. Lamps 14 are provided which are turned on when the switches 12 are turned on. Therefore, it is possible to know the holding / conveying condition such as the jamming of the bill a from the lighting condition of the lamp 14 although it is rough. According to the configuration of the above embodiment, the bills a sent from each ball lending machine B can be held and conveyed to the storage section C, and the bills a sent from the ball lending machine B and the good side. When the banknotes a or the stacked banknotes a from the pinching and conveying path 4 portion are supplied to the starting end of the lower side conveying mechanism 5 at the same time or almost at the same time, they are stacked and conveyed. When the banknote a is jammed, the guide device 3 at the jammed position is changed to the gripping release position to release the jamming of the jammed banknote a, and the jammed banknote a is not easily damaged. It can be quickly taken out upward, and further, due to damage or wear of the round belt 2B, the round belt 2
When it becomes time to replace B, the belt can be replaced easily and quickly from above simply by swinging the upper stay 2a into the passage forming state. The present invention may be carried out as follows. In the above embodiment, a flat belt or a timing belt is used as the belt 2B. As shown in FIG. 11, the conveying device 2 is configured as a belt conveyor using a flat belt having a large vertical width. As shown in FIG. 12, upper and lower belts 2B, 2B
The transport device 2 is configured on a belt conveyor provided with. In the above embodiment, each motor 2D ...
.. is configured so that clogging is automatically detected based on the load fluctuation applied to the pulleys 2C. When a jam occurs, the sandwiching and conveying are automatically stopped based on the detection of the jam. In this case, in order to prevent the banknote a from the ball lending machine B from being sent while the carrying operation is stopped and to prevent the jam at the supply port 6, the banknote lending machine B sends the banknotes based on the jam detection. To automatically stop the entrance 6 of the ball lending machine B based on the jam detection, and to detect the bill a in the ball lending machine B based on the jam detection.
It is desirable to use a means for automatically operating an alarm lamp or the like so that the power is not turned on. A bill holding and conveying mechanism for relaying is provided between the ball lending machine B and the supply port 6. In this case, even if the distance between the ball lending machine B and the supply port 6 is long, the bill a can be reliably fed to the supply port 6. Further, in this case, it is desirable that the relay bill holding and conveying mechanism is automatically switched to the holding and feeding canceling state based on the defective bill detection by the ball lending machine B. The banknote a is passed through the holding and conveying path 4 by using a magnetic switch. As shown by the phantom line in FIG. 1, a centralized monitoring board 16 for central management is provided, which is provided with a lamp 15 ... Further, as the thin plate-shaped body a targeted by the present invention, various kinds of cards such as paper and plastic can be cited in addition to banknotes.

[Brief description of drawings] [Figure 1] Side view of the play equipment FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part (divided unit). FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view of essential parts. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged vertical sectional front view of a main part showing a belt exchange state. FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view of a main part. FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view of a main part. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of the essential parts of another embodiment. FIG. 12 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of the essential parts of another embodiment. [Explanation of symbols] 2 Conveyor 3 Guide device a Thin plate 4 Holding transport route 5 Holding transport mechanism 6 Thin plate supply port

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[Procedure Amendment] [Submission Date] June 26, 1992 [Procedure Amendment 1] [Amendment Document Name] Detailed Description [Amendment Item Name] Full Text [Amendment Method] Change [Amendment Content] [Document Name] Details Book [Title of Invention] Game Equipment [Claims] 1. Two rows of a game table row configured by horizontally arranging a plurality of game tables (A) are arranged back to back, and a banknote (a) is provided on the front side of the game table row in each of the game table rows. from the receiving with its the amusement machine the paper surface in a posture along the vertical direction column back side delivery possible plurality of banknote machines (B) it is provided in the direction along the amusement machine column, the gaming table column A sandwiching / conveying device (D) that receives the banknotes (a) sent from each of the banknote inserting machines (B) provided in each of them, elastically clamps them, and merges and conveys them in the same direction to a specific position along the gaming table row. ) Is provided, the holding and conveying device (D) is arranged between the back surfaces of the gaming table row, and is sent out from each of the bill inserting machines (B).
The banknote (a) with the paper surface in the vertical direction
And joins the holding carrier path of the holding carrier device (D)
Game equipment to be. 2. The banknote insertion machine (B) provided on one side of the game stand row
And the bill insertion machine (B) provided on the other side of the gaming table row
The gaming facility according to claim 1, wherein and are arranged in a state of facing each other in a direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the holding and conveying path of the holding and conveying device (D). Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates, for example, to two back-to-back rows of a gaming table constituted by laterally arranging a plurality of pachinko machines as gaming machines. And a plurality of banknote depositing machines for accepting banknotes from the front side of the gaming machine row in each of these gaming machine rows are provided in a direction along the gaming machine row, and are accepted by the banknote inserting machines of the respective gaming machine rows. The present invention relates to a game facility in which bills can be efficiently collected by a transport device. [0002] In a conventional gaming facility, two rows of pachinko gaming machine rows, which are constructed by installing an automatic ball lending machine that operates by inserting coins, between pachinko gaming machines, are arranged back to back. Provided between the back of the pachinko game stand row is a transfer device that receives coins dropped and discharged from each automatic ball lending machine of each pachinko game stand row and conveys them to one end of the pachinko game stand row, There is one that allows the coins thrown into the automatic ball lending machine to be collected efficiently (for example,
(See Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-160482 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-146375),
In a game facility where a banknote insertion machine such as an automatic ball lending machine that operates by inserting banknotes is provided between game tables to form a game table row,
Since banknotes are larger and thinner than coins and are light and flexible, they are difficult to handle like coins, so each banknote inserter must have a safe (stacker). The bills accepted by each bill inserting machine are stored in the safe of the accepted bill inserting machine (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 53-3399). Therefore, according to the gaming facility in which a conventional banknote inserting machine that operates by inserting banknotes is provided between the game tables to form a game table row, each banknote inserting machine is provided. When collecting the banknotes inserted into the banknote, the collector must move to the front of each banknote inserting machine to collect the banknotes in the safe. In addition to not being able to collect banknotes efficiently, it may be necessary to enter the banknotes between the players and collect them when the safe is full while the game console is in operation. It lacks.
Therefore, similar to the gaming equipment in which the conventional automatic ball lending machine that operates by inserting coins is provided between the pachinko gaming machines to form a gaming table row, the bills received from the front side of the gaming table row are played in the gaming table row. Two rows of game table rows are provided back to back, and the banknote insertion machines that are sent to the back side are provided between the game tables, and are sent out from the banknote insertion machines of each game table row between the backs of these pachinko game table rows. It is conceivable to provide a conveying device for merging the formed banknotes to the collecting position on one end side of the gaming table row so that the banknotes can be collected efficiently without disturbing the player. By simply dropping the bills sent out from the bill insertion machine of the gaming table row onto the transport surface of the transporting device such as a conveyor in an irregular posture and confluently transporting the bills to the collecting position on one end side of the gaming table row, the transported banknotes are transported. Stays in the middle of transportation, etc. Conveyance is likely to be uncertain, and it is necessary to provide a large conveyance device with a wide width of the conveyance surface so that the bills that fall by gravity in an irregular posture can be reliably received by the conveyance surface. Since it is necessary to secure a wide space for the installation of the carrier device, the installation space of the game table may be reduced accordingly. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and effectively utilizes the characteristics of banknotes to prevent the banknotes inserted into the banknote inserters of the respective game stands arranged back to back from interfering with the player. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming facility that does not require a wide installation space, while being capable of being efficiently and smoothly transported and reliably collected. Means for Solving the Problems The characteristic constitution of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows. Two rows of a gaming table row configured by arranging a plurality of gaming tables side by side in a lateral direction are arranged back to back, and a bill is received in each of the aforesaid gaming table rows from the front side of the gaming table row. A plurality of banknote inserters capable of sending out to the back side of the gaming table row in a posture along the vertical direction are provided in a direction along the gaming table row, and B. A sandwiching and conveying device for receiving and elastically sandwiching the bills sent out from each of the bill inserting machines provided in each of the gaming table rows and confluently transporting the bills to a specific position along the gaming table row in the same direction is provided. The game equipment used by the customer, The holding and conveying device is arranged between the backs of the gaming table rows, and the bills sent from each of the bill inserting machines merge into the holding and conveying path of the holding and conveying device while the paper surface thereof is in the posture along the vertical direction. Game equipment that is transported as a whole. The above-mentioned configurations A, B, and C have the following operational effects. [Operation] a. With the configuration of A and B, the bills sent from each of the bill insertion machines provided in each of the gaming table rows arranged back to back can be saved by the labor of the player without the trouble. It can be collected efficiently without getting in the way, but b. A bill insertion machine that can send out bills received from the front side of the gaming table row to the back side of the gaming table row with the paper surface in the vertical direction is provided in each of the gaming table rows arranged back to back, and the gaming table row is provided. The banknotes sent from each of the banknote inserters provided in each of the above are sequentially conveyed to a specific position in a holding posture along the row of the gaming tables, so the banknote inserter is made thin,
The bill insertion machine installation space can be made smaller, and the installation space of the game table can be widened accordingly. For example, a bill insertion machine that can send out banknotes to the back side of the game table row with the paper surface along the horizontal direction is provided. In comparison with the case where the fed-out bills are placed and conveyed on the conveyer belt, the bills can be smoothly conveyed in a state where the bills are hard to stay, and can be efficiently and reliably conveyed in a narrow space. C. Since the banknotes are elastically sandwiched and merged and conveyed, the weight of the banknotes that are sandwiched and conveyed is the same as when the banknotes sent out from the banknote inserter are merged in a state where they overlap the previously conveyed banknotes. Even if the holding thickness fluctuates irregularly due to a change in the state, the fluctuation in the thickness can be elastically absorbed, and the conveyance posture can be conveyed with little disturbance. d. In particular, since it is provided with a sandwiching and conveying device that sandwiches the bills sent out from the respective gaming table rows arranged back to back and merges and conveys them to a specific position in the same direction, the bills can be quickly conveyed in a state where there is little risk of jamming. At the same time, the work of collecting banknotes after being conveyed to a specific position can be efficiently performed. That is, for example, in cooperation with the endless rotating belt that is rotated along the left and right gaming machine rows arranged back to back, and the endless rotating belt portion that moves toward one end side in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine row. A gripping belt or a gripping roller for gripping and transporting banknotes, and a gripping belt or a gripping roller for gripping and transporting banknotes in cooperation with an endless rotating belt portion that moves toward the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the gaming table row are provided. Constituting a carrier device, the bills sent from one of the left and right game table rows arranged back to back are conveyed toward a specific position on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the game table row, and the other game table row. When the banknotes sent out from the machine are conveyed toward a specific position on the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the gaming table row, it is necessary to separately collect the conveyed banknotes at two specified positions apart in the longitudinal direction of the gaming table row. Yes, the efficiency of collecting banknotes There there is a drawback. Further, in order to solve this drawback, in the above-mentioned holding and conveying device, the banknotes sent out from one of the left and right game table rows arranged back to back are fed to a specific position on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the game table row. The bills sent out from the other gaming machine row are conveyed toward the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine row, and then the conveying direction is reversed by reversing the moving direction of the endless rotation belt. And if it is configured to convey to the same specific position as the specific position where the bills sent out from one of the above-mentioned gaming machine rows are conveyed, the conveyance distance becomes longer, and accordingly, it takes time to convey and the probability of occurrence of banknote jams. Has the drawback of being high.
On the other hand, as in the present invention, if a sandwiching and conveying device is provided that merges and conveys the bills sent out from each of the left and right gaming machine rows arranged back to back to a specific position in the same direction,
Banknotes sent out from both the left and right gaming machine rows can be transported to a common specific position with a short transport distance, and because the transport distance is short, the banknotes can be quickly transported in a state where there is little risk of banknote jamming, and after being transported to a specific position. The banknotes can be collected efficiently. e. With the configuration of C, the bills sent out from each of the bill inserting machines can be quickly joined to the holding conveyance path of the holding conveyance device smoothly without accompanying a complicated posture change of the bills. F. The width of the holding and conveying device can be reduced to narrow the gap between the gaming table rows in which the holding and conveying device is to be arranged. [0006] By the action of the above a, the bills inserted into the bill insertion machines of the respective game table rows arranged back to back can be efficiently collected without disturbing the player, and the action of the above b Thereby, without the need for a wide installation space, it is possible to smoothly convey and efficiently and surely collect, but due to the action of c, there is little risk of banknote jamming due to disturbance of the conveyance posture, In particular, due to the action of d, not only can the banknotes be quickly conveyed in a state where the risk of occurrence of banknote jams is further reduced, but also the banknotes can be efficiently collected after being conveyed to a specific position. Also, due to the action of e,
The bills can be collected more quickly and smoothly, and due to the action of f, the two game stand rows can be compactly arranged back to back. The game facility according to claim 2,
The bill insertion machine provided on one side of the gaming table row and the bill insertion machine provided on the other side of the gaming table row are mutually orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to a holding conveyance path of the holding conveyance device. Since the game machines are arranged so as to face each other, the game machines and the banknote inserting machines can be symmetrically arranged with the holding and conveying device in between, so that the design and construction of the game island can be simplified. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a pachinko game facility, in which two rows of a pachinko machine row configured by horizontally arranging a plurality of pachinko machines A are arranged in a back-to-back state with a small space (about 20 cm). Then, a plurality of ball lending machines capable of receiving the banknote a in each of these pachinko machine rows from the front side of the pachinko machine row in a vertical posture and sending the bills to the back of the pachinko machine train in a vertical posture as an example of a banknote inserting machine. B is provided between the adjacent pachinko machines A, A in a direction along the pachinko machine row while being interposed between the pachinko machine rows A and A, and at the same time, between the back surfaces of the pachinko machine rows. A holding and conveying device D for holding the bill a sent from the ball lending machine B and conveying it to a storage section C provided at one end of the row is provided. The ball lending machine B has an identification function and sends the bill a to the back only when the bill a is good, and returns it from the bill receiving port b when the bill a is bad. Has been done. The holding and conveying path of the holding and conveying device D comprises a plurality of conveying units d each having a length corresponding to the length of the installation range of the left and right pachinko machines A, A adjacent to each other with the ball lending machine B interposed therebetween. As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 10, each transport unit d is configured such that each transport unit d has a transporting round belt 2B around a vertical axis in a fixed frame 1 having an approximately U-shape that is open upward. The belt driving device 2 for driving and rotating the paper money a and the guide device 3 provided opposite to one side of the transporting round belt 2B hold the banknote a in an up-and-down posture and move the pachinko machine A length along the fixed path 4. Two holding carrier bodies 5 that are conveyed over a distance corresponding to the height are provided in a state in which the banknote a can be transferred from the one on the upper hand side to the one on the lower hand side, and between the two holding carrier bodies 5, 5. Both sides of the banknote delivery point of the From the outer side, i.e., the ball lending machine B, banknotes a coming sent from B, and is configured to provide a supply port 6 and 6 sandwiching the conveyance path 4 remains vertical posture a. The belt drive device 2 has a plurality of grooves for hanging the conveying round belt 2B so as to rotate along the holding conveyance path 4 on a guide plate 2A that prevents the holding conveyance bill a from falling more than a certain amount. The attached pulley 2C is axially supported at intervals, and a motor 2D that drives one of the pulleys 2C is provided. The distance between the pulleys 2C is such that at least two pulleys 2C can be pressed against the held and conveyed banknote a. Of the pulleys 2C, a plurality of pulleys 2C located in the middle in the parallel direction are urged to move in the holding direction via springs 2E, and the guide plate 2A is used.
Are attached to the fixed frame 1 via stays 2a and 2b respectively on the upper and lower sides. Of the upper and lower stays 2a and 2b, the upper stay 2a is swingably connected to the fixed frame 1 and the fixed frame 1 It is configured to be freely switchable to a state in which a passage 2c is formed between the guide plate 2A and the fixed frame 1 so as to allow the round belt 2B to be switched to the pulley 2C from above. In each of the transport units d, the shaft 2C ' ₁ of the lower pulley 2C ₁ of the belt driving device 2 on the upper side and the shaft 2C' _{2 of the} pulley 2C ₂ of the belt driving device 2 on the lower side ₂ Each one
By interlocking with the shaft 2D 'of one motor 2D via the gear 2F, the motor 2D can be operated between the two belt driving devices 2 and 2.
It is configured to be combined with. Reference numeral 7 denotes a leaf spring that elastically engages and holds the movable upper stay 2a in a connected state with the fixed frame 1. The guide device 3 has a structure in which a plurality of holding pressing wheels 3B corresponding to the respective pulleys 2C of the belt driving device 2 are pivotally supported on a guide plate 3A for preventing the held and conveyed banknote a from falling over a certain amount. In addition, by swinging with the lower part as a fulcrum R, it is possible to change between a holding action position where the banknote a can be held by the belt drive device 2 and a position where the holding action is released. Of the pressing wheels 3B, those located in the middle portion in the parallel direction are urged to move in the holding direction via the springs 3C, respectively. 8
Is a fixed piece that can be swung to the fixed frame 1 to hold the guide device 3, that is, the guide plate 3A in the holding action position and the pulling release position.
Is a leaf spring that elastically holds and holds the fixing piece 8 in a stretched state. The banknote supply port 6 has a notch 6 in the side plate portion of the fixed frame 1 for allowing the banknote a to be transferred into the fixed frame 1.
a while forming a and holding and delivering the bill a
It is configured to have a pair of front and rear guide plates 6A and 6B for changing the posture to follow and guiding to the starting end portion of the lower-side holding carrier 5. The transfer unit d is connected and connected in a state in which the position can be changed in the holding transfer direction in order to change the adjacent spacing of the pachinko machine A, and the lower holding transfer of the transfer unit d located on the upper side. Each guide plate 2A of the body 5,
3A terminal end portions 2Aa, 3Aa and each guide plate 2 of the upper hand side holding carrier 5 in the carrier unit d located on the lower side.
A and 3A start end portions 2Ab and 3Ab are the same as in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the guide plates start end portions 2Ab and 3A of the upper hand side carrying carrier 5 are configured so as to enter each other in the carrying direction while permitting relative movement in the carrying direction.
b is bent so that it is gradually positioned outward as it approaches its tip. In addition, in order to ensure the transfer of the banknote a from the ball lending machine B to the starting end of the holding carrier 5 between the starting end of the lower holding carrier 5 and the ball lending machine B in each of the carrying units, In the state in which a is being sent out from the ball lending machine B, the sent-out bill a is held and conveyed at the start end of the holding carrier 5, and in the lower holding carrier 5. Starting end pressing wheel 3B ′ of the guide device 3
In order to prevent the defective banknote a from being damaged by the defective banknote a being returned from the ball lending machine B in a state where the defective banknote a is held at the start end of the sandwich carrier 5, a defect in the ball lending machine B is prevented. The solenoid 10 is actuated based on the bill return signal to automatically change the position to the gripping release position. Further, each transport unit d is provided with a projector 11 and a photoelectric switch 12 for detecting the passage of the held and conveyed banknote a near the start end of the lower side held carrier 5, and the banknote passage. Photoelectric switch 1 by
There is a lamp 13 that lights up when 2 is turned on.
Further, at the upper end of the row, a lamp 14 that is turned on by turning on each photoelectric switch 12 is provided like the lamp 13. Therefore, it is possible to know the holding / conveying condition such as the jamming of the bill a from the lighting condition of the lamp 14 although it is rough. According to the configuration of the above embodiment, the bills a sent from each ball lending machine B can be held and conveyed to the storage section C, and the bills sent out from the ball lending machine B and the holding and conveying on the good side can be carried. When the banknotes a from the path 4 portion or the stacked banknotes a group are supplied to the starting end portion of the lower-side holding carrier 5 at the same time or substantially the same time, they are stacked and conveyed. When the banknote a is jammed, the guide device 3 at the jammed position is changed to the gripping release position to release the jamming of the jammed banknote a, and the jammed banknote a is not easily damaged. It can be quickly taken out upward, and further, due to damage or wear of the round belt 2B, the round belt 2
When it becomes time to replace B, the belt can be replaced easily and quickly from above simply by swinging the upper stay 2a into the passage forming state. The present invention may be carried out as listed below. In the above embodiment, a flat belt or a timing belt is used as the belt 2B. As shown in FIG. 11, a belt driving device 2 for driving and rotating a flat belt having a large vertical width is configured. As shown in FIG. 12, upper and lower belts 2B, 2B
The belt drive device 2 for driving and rotating the. In the above embodiment, each motor 2D and belt 2B,
A clogging is automatically detected based on the load fluctuation applied to the pulley 2C. When a jam occurs, the sandwiching and conveying are automatically stopped based on the detection of the jam. In this case, the banknote a from the ball lending machine B in the state where the holding and conveying are stopped
To prevent clogging at the supply port 6 and to automatically stop the bill lending machine B from feeding bills based on the clogging detection, and based on the clogging detection. Based on the means for automatically closing the inlet 6, the clogging detection,
It is desirable to use a means for automatically operating an alarm lamp or the like so as not to insert the bill a into the ball lending machine B. A bill holding and conveying mechanism for relaying is provided between the ball lending machine B and the supply port 6. In this case, even if the distance between the ball lending machine B and the supply port 6 is long, the bill a can be reliably fed to the supply port 6. Further, in this case, it is desirable that the relay bill holding and conveying mechanism is automatically switched to the holding and feeding canceling state based on the defective bill detection by the ball lending machine B. The banknote a is passed through the holding and conveying path 4 by using a magnetic switch. As indicated by a phantom line in FIG. 1, the lamp 13 or 1
A centralized monitoring board 16 for central management having a lamp 15 that is turned on as in the case of 4 is provided and implemented. [Brief description of the drawings] [FIG. 1] Side view of game equipment [FIG. 2] Cross-sectional plan view [FIG. 3] Perspective view of essential parts (transport unit) [FIG. 4] Enlarged horizontal plan view of essential parts [FIG. [FIG. 4] Cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 4 [FIG. 6] Cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 4 [FIG. 7] Enlarged vertical sectional front view of essential parts showing belt replacement state [FIG. 8] Expanded cross-section of essential parts Plan view [FIG. 9] Enlarged cross-sectional plan view of essential parts [FIG. 10] Cross-sectional view taken along the line XX in FIG. 9 [FIG. 11] Front sectional view of essential parts showing another embodiment [FIG. 12] Another implementation A vertical cross-sectional front view of a main part showing an example [Explanation of reference numerals] a banknote A gaming table B banknote inserting machine D holding carrier device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Two rows of a game table row configured by horizontally arranging a plurality of game tables (A) are arranged back to back, and a flat body (a) is provided on each of the game table rows in front of the game table row. A plurality of banknote insertion machines (B) that can be received from the side and sent out to the back side of the gaming table row in a constant or substantially constant posture are provided in a direction along the gaming table row, and each of the gaming table rows is provided. A holding and conveying device (D) is provided which receives the flat body (a) sent out from each of the bill insertion machines (B) provided in the above, elastically clamps it, and jointly conveys it to a specific position along the row of the game tables. A gaming facility in which the holding and conveying device (D) is arranged between the back surfaces of the gaming table row. 2. The banknote insertion machine (B) provided on one side of the game stand row
And the bill insertion machine (B) provided on the other side of the gaming table row
The gaming facility according to claim 1, wherein and are arranged in a state of facing each other in a direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the holding and conveying path of the holding and conveying device (D).