JPH061184Y2 - Card collecting device for Tajima ball lending machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention automatically collects cards when the memory balance of the card inserted into the card insertion hole of the stand ball lending machine becomes zero. The present invention also relates to a card collecting device that cuts a card into a size that can be conveyed to a coin collecting belt arranged on the back side of a pachinko machine and supplies the cut coin to the coin collecting belt.

[Conventional technology]

An inter-mountain ball lending machine 2 is installed between two pachinko machines 1 and 1 so that a pachinko player can replenish balls without leaving the pachinko machine (see FIG. 3).

The inter-mountain ball lending machine 2 includes a type in which coins are directly inserted and a type in which a card storing information such as amount of money is inserted (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-240082).

In the inter-mountain ball lending machine 2 of the type for inserting coins, as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 4, when the coin C is inserted into the coin insertion opening 3 provided at the upper part, the coin C depending on the amount of the inserted coin C Coin C inserted with coins supplied from the ball lending port 4
Passes through the downflow path 5 and drops onto the belt 7a of the coin recovery belt conveyor 7 running in the belt guide 6. The coin recovery belt conveyor 7 is installed in parallel with the back surface of the pachinko machines 1 arranged in large numbers. As shown in FIG. 5, the belt 7a is rotated by a drive pulley 9 connected to a motor 8 with a speed reducer.

The coin C dropped on the belt 7a drops below the carry-out end of the coin recovery belt conveyor 7, and the coin storage box 1
Recovered within 0.

For this, stand type ball lending machine 2 of the type that inserts a card
As shown in FIG. 3, when a card storing information such as the amount of money is inserted into the card insertion hole 11 provided in the upper part,
The information of the card is read by a card reader (not shown) and the balance stored in the card is displayed on the balance display 12.

Next, when the purchase switch 13 is pressed, the balls are supplied from the ball lending port 4 and a new balance in which the amount of money corresponding to the supplied balls is reduced is stored in the card.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

When the balance stored in the card becomes zero, the usage value of the card will be lost, so the player often discards the worthless card on the floor of the pachinko parlor, etc. There was a problem to do.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and is designed to automatically collect a card having a zero card storage balance without returning it to the player.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a card carrier having a card carrier path substantially concentric with the card insertion hole is provided at the rear of the inter-mountain ball lending machine of the type for inserting a card, and the card carrier has an outlet side. A cutter passing through the card transport path was provided, and a cut piece transporter having an inlet end below the cutter and an outlet end above the coin recovery belt conveyor was provided.

Then, a sensor for detecting a card passing through the card transport path and a sensor discharged from the cutting piece transporter are provided, and the card transporter, the cutter and the cutting strip transporter are controlled by signals of these sensors. The card collecting device is configured by providing a control unit for driving or stopping.

[Action]

When the memory balance of the card inserted into the card insertion hole of the unit ball lending machine becomes zero and the card loses its value, the card is not returned to the player side but is carried out toward the rear card carrier.

The sensor detects the ejected card, the transport motor rotates forward, and the card transporter transports the card.

When the second sensor detects that the card has protruded a certain amount from the ejection end of the card transporter, the transport motor stops,
When the cutter operates, the motor of the cut piece transporter rotates in the forward direction, and the cut pieces of the card cut by the cutter fall to the inlet end of the cut piece transporter and are transported toward the outlet end.

The card transporter rotates again until the tip of the card projects by a certain amount, and the above operation is repeated, and the card cut into a certain width is transferred from the exit end of the cut piece transporter to the coin collecting belt conveyor.

When the sensor confirms that the cut pieces have been discharged from the exit end of the cut piece conveyer, the cut piece conveyer stops.

〔Example〕

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of the card collecting device, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof.

In the figure, a card carrier 14 is disposed behind the card insertion hole 11 of the inter-lens ball lending machine 2.

The card carrier 14 includes an upper bracket 16 and a lower bracket 17, which are attached to a pedestal 15, and an upper bracket 16.
And a shaft 18 rotatably fitted in the lower bracket 17.
A drive roller 18 and a driven roller 19 each having a and 19a, and a transport motor 20 with a speed reducer connected to a shaft 18a of the drive roller 18.

The driving roller 18 and the driven roller 19 are rollers whose outer peripheral surfaces are made of rubber.
Is located on the card transport path which is substantially concentric with the card insertion hole 11.

A reflection sensor 21 is arranged between the card carrier 14 and the inter-lens ball lending machine 2.

The cutter 2 is located behind the card carrier 14 (on the right side in the drawing).
Two are provided.

The cutter 22 has a fixed blade 23 fixed to the pedestal 15 and a rotary blade 25 having an intermediate portion pivotally attached to the pedestal 15 and provided with a long hole 24 on one side.

A motor 26 with a speed reducer is fixed on the pedestal 15,
A rotary plate 27 is attached to the output shaft of the motor 26.

The pin 28 protruding from the side surface of the rotary plate 27 is fitted into the elongated hole 24 of the rotary blade 25, and when the rotary blade 25 is open (away from the card transport path), the rotary plate is rotated. Two
A dog (not shown) provided on the outer peripheral surface of 7 is detected by a sensor 29 provided near the rotary plate 27.

Behind the cutter 22, there is a card 30 in the card transport path.
The second sensor 31 for detecting the is fixed to the pedestal 15.

A cut piece transporter 32 is provided below the cutter 22.

The cutting piece conveyor 32 is composed of a driving belt conveyor 33 and a driven belt conveyor 34 that is in pressure contact with the driving belt conveyor 33, and the driving conveyor 33 includes a driving pulley 36 that is rotated by a motor 35 with a speed reducer attached to the frame 15. A belt 38 is wound around a driven pulley 37 provided below the drive pulley 36.

The driven conveyer 34 is a conveyer that rotates together with the drive conveyer 33 by a contact frictional force with the drive conveyer 33, and a belt 40 is wound around two pulleys 39, 39.

The exit end of the cut piece transporter 32 is a coin recovery belt conveyor 7
The sensor 41 is disposed above the cutting piece transporter 32 and immediately below the exit end of the cut piece transporter 32.

The operation of the card collecting device configured as described above will be described.

The player inserts the card 30 into the card insertion hole 11 of the pedestal ball lending machine 2
When you insert the card into the card and receive the ball equivalent to the predetermined amount, the card 3
The memory balance of 0 becomes zero and the card 30 is sent to the rear of the insertion hole 11.

When the card 30 projects from the rear of the pedestal ball lending machine 2, the reflection sensor 21 detects the front end of the card 30, and the control unit that receives the detection signal causes the transport motor 20 to rotate normally and the card 30
Is carried between the rotating driving roller 18 and the driven roller 19 and conveyed to the right side.

Since the rotating blade 25 of the cutter 22 is stopped at a position apart from the card transport path, the card 30 can pass through the cutter 22.

When the second sensor 31 detects the tip of the card 30,
The control unit stops the transport motor 20 and the motor 2
When the rotary blade 25 is rotated and the card 30 is cut and separated from the card conveying path again by rotating 6, the control unit stops the motor 26 and causes the motor 35 to rotate normally according to the detection signal of the sensor 29. .

The cut pieces of the cut card 30 fall to the entrance end of the cut piece carrier 32, are carried to the exit end, and are sent onto the coin collecting belt conveyor 7.

On the other hand, since the tip of the card 30 in the card carrier 14 has been cut, the detection signal of the second sensor 31 cannot be issued and the card 30 is carried again until it is detected by the second sensor 31.

Thus, the cutting cycle of the card 30 is repeated, and when the cutting pieces of the card 30 have finished passing through the cutting piece carrier 32,
The control unit stops the cut piece transporter 32 by the passage completion signal of the sensor 41.

The card cutting pieces transferred onto the coin collecting belt conveyor 7 are of a size that can be conveyed by the coin collecting belt conveyor 7 and are discharged into the cutting piece collecting box.

Most of the present Taima ball lending machines are of the coin insertion type, and the card insertion type is in the stage of widespread use.

Therefore, a coin recovery belt conveyor is often installed on the back surface of the pachinko machine, and this existing coin recovery belt conveyor can be used as it is.

[Effect of device]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it automatically collects used cards without returning them to the player, cuts them into a size that can be transported to the existing coin recovery belt, and supplies them. It can be automatically collected by the existing coin collection belt conveyor.

Therefore, the card collection device has an advantage that it can be installed without troublesome labor and can be installed at a low cost, and furthermore, the problem that used cards are scattered in the store can be completely solved.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a side view of a card collecting device, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the card collecting device, and FIG. 3 is a card provided between pachinko machines. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a coin insertion type inter-lens ball lending machine, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a coin insertion-type inter-lens ball lending machine, and FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of a coin recovery belt conveyor. C ... Coin, 1 ... Pachinko machine, 2 ... Standing ball lending machine, 3 ... Coin insertion slot, 7 ... Coin recovery belt conveyor, 11 ... Card insertion hole, 14 ... Card carrier, 15 ... Frame, 18 ... Drive Roller, 19 ... Followed roller, 20 ... Conveying motor, 21 ... Reflection sensor, 22 ... Cutter, 23 ... Fixed blade, 25 ... Rotating blade, 26 ... Motor, 27 ... Rotating plate, 2
9 ... sensor, 30 ... card, 31 ... second sensor,
32 ... Cutting piece carrier, 35 ... Motor, 41 ... Sensor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A card carrier having a card carrying path substantially concentric with the card inserting hole, behind a stand ball lending machine arranged between pachinko machines and having a card inserting hole, and the card carrying device. A cutter having a blade that passes through the card carrier on the outlet side of the container, a cutting piece carrier having an entrance end below the cutter and an exit end above the coin recovery belt conveyor, and inside the card carrier path And a controller for driving or stopping the card carrier, the cutter, and the cut piece carrier according to signals of a sensor for detecting a card and a sensor for detecting a cut piece discharged from the cut piece carrier. A card collection device for a Takuma ball rental machine.