JPH062536B2 - Amusement equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention, for example, arranges two rows of a game table row, which are formed by arranging a plurality of pachinko machines as game machines side by side, back to back. However, in each of these gaming table rows, a plurality of banknote inserting machines for receiving banknotes from the front side of the gaming table row are provided in the direction along the gaming table row, and the banknotes received in the banknote inserting machines of each gaming table row are arranged. The present invention relates to a game facility that can be efficiently collected by a carrier device.

[Conventional technology]

In conventional game equipment, two rows of pachinko game table rows, which are configured by installing automatic ball lending machines that operate by inserting coins, between the pachinko game tables, are arranged back to back, and between the backs of these pachinko game table rows. , Pachinko game stand row Each machine has a transport device that receives the coins dropped and discharged from the machine and transfers them to one side of the pachinko game stand row. There are some coins that allow the input coins to be collected efficiently (see, for example, Jitsukai Sho 52-1604).
No. 82, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-146375 gazette), in a gaming facility in which a gaming machine row is configured by providing a bill inserting machine such as an automatic ball lending machine that operates by inserting a bill, It is larger and thinner than coins, and because it is light and flexible, it is difficult to handle like coins. Therefore, each banknote depositor must be equipped with a safe (stacker). The banknotes received by the inserting machine are stored in the safe of the banknote inserting machine (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 53-3399).

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

Therefore, according to the gaming facility in which the game table row is configured by providing the banknote inserting machines that operate by inserting the conventional banknotes between the game stands, when collecting the banknotes thrown into each banknote inserting machine, the collector Must move to the front of each banknote dispenser one by one to collect the banknotes in the safe, and it is not possible to efficiently collect the banknotes from each banknote dispenser even if we look only at a series of game stand rows. Of course, when the safe is full during the movement of the game table, it may be necessary to enter the space between the players and collect the money, which lacks consideration for the player.

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 bills that have been collected to a collecting position on one end side of the game table so that the bills 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 large space for installing the transfer device, the installation space for 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 large installation space, while being capable of efficiently and smoothly transporting and reliably collecting.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The characteristic configuration 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 inserting machines for delivering 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. The bills sent out from each of the bill insertion machines provided in each of the gaming table rows are elastically sandwiched in a posture in which the paper surface is in the vertical direction, and are merged and conveyed in the same direction to a specific position along the gaming table row. A sandwiching / conveying device is provided, and the sandwiching / conveying device is provided with a guide member that guides the bills sent out from the bill inserting machine to the confluence portion of the sandwiching / conveying device in a posture in which the paper surface is along the vertical direction. Facility.

The configuration of A and B described above provides the following operational effects from this configuration.

[Action]

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. Since the banknote inserters that send out the banknotes received from the front side of the game stand row to the back side of the game stand row in a posture in which the paper surface is along the vertical direction are provided in each of the game stand rows arranged back to back, The machine can be made thinner and the equipment space for the banknote inserter can be made smaller, and the installation space for the game stand can be widened by that amount. Since it is sandwiched in a posture along the line and conveyed in series to a specific position along the game stand row, for example, by providing a bill thrower that sends bills to the back side of the game stand row in a posture in which the paper surface is in the horizontal direction,
Compared to the case where the banknotes are placed and conveyed on the conveyor belt for sending them out, the banknotes are smoothly retained in a state where
Efficient and reliable transfer can be performed even in a narrow space where two rows of game stands arranged back to back are close to each other, 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 equipped with a sandwiching and conveying device that sandwiches the bills sent out from each row of gaming machines arranged back to back and merges and conveys them to a specific position in the same direction, there is less risk of banknote jams and they are conveyed to a specific position. The collection work of the banknotes after being done can be performed efficiently.

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. Configure the transport device,
The banknotes 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 banknotes sent from the other game table row are played. When carrying toward a specific position on the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the train row, it is necessary to separately collect the conveyed bills at two specified positions apart in the longitudinal direction of the gaming stand row,
There is a drawback that the collection efficiency of banknotes is poor.

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. Then, if it is configured to convey to the same specific position as the specific position where the bills sent out from one of the aforesaid gaming table rows are conveyed, the conveyance distance becomes long, and the probability of occurrence of banknote jam will increase accordingly. .

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 the shorter the transport distance, the less the risk of banknote jamming. Can be done efficiently.

〔The invention's effect〕

By the action of a, the bills inserted in the bill inserting machines of the respective game table rows arranged back to back can be efficiently collected without disturbing the player, and the action of b requires a large installation space. Without being able to install as many gaming tables as possible, it is possible to smoothly convey and collect efficiently and reliably, but by the action of c,
There is less risk of banknote jamming due to irregular conveyance posture, and in particular, due to the action of d, the risk of banknote jamming is further reduced, and the collection work of banknotes after being transported to a specific position is also efficient. You can do it well.

In the gaming facility according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the sandwiching and conveying path of the sandwiching and conveying device is constituted by connecting a plurality of conveying units in series along the row of the game tables, a combination of conveying units can be combined. By changing the length, the length of the holding and conveying path of the holding and conveying device can be easily changed, and even if the length of the gaming table row is different, a holding and conveying device corresponding to the length can be easily manufactured, and the holding and conveying device is also changed. The transportation work when installing the can be done easily.

The gaming facility according to claim 3, wherein each of the transport units has an endless rotating body that imparts a transport force to the banknotes, and a confluence guide that guides the banknotes sent out from the banknote inserter to the sandwiching transfer path. And a bent merging guide portion is provided in a state of facing the conveying end portion of the endless rotating body, and the conveying end portion of the endless rotating body facing the merging guide portion is wound around and supported. Since the rotating body is rotatably supported by the cantilevered posture so that the endless rotating body can bypass the one end side in the direction of the rotation axis of the rotating body and can be attached to and detached from the rotating body, the structure is complicated. The endless rotating body can be easily attached to and detached from the wheel body by the confluent guide portion that is easily changed.

〔Example〕

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show a pachinko gaming facility. This pachinko gaming facility has a plurality of pachinko machines (A) arranged laterally in a row, and the pachinko machines (A) arranged in a row.
Of the adjacent pachinko machines (A) and (A), the banknote (a) is inserted from the insertion slot (b) in a posture in which the long sides of the banknote (a) facing each other are vertically positioned. Two rows of pachinko game stand rows that accept and send a bill insertion machine (B) that can be sent to the back are arranged in a back-to-back state with a small gap (for example, about 20 cm) Banknotes sent out from each banknote insertion machine (B) (a) between both pachinko game stand rows
A sandwiching and conveying device (D) is provided for conveying the sheet to a storage section (C) provided at one end of the row.

The banknote insertion (B) has a function of identifying whether the banknote (a) is good or bad, and sends the banknote (a) to the back only when the banknote (a) is good, and the banknote (a) is defective. In the case of, it is configured to return to the input port (b).

The sandwiching and conveying path of the sandwiching and conveying device (D) is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the left and right pachinko machines (A) adjacent to each other with the banknote inserting machine (B) sandwiched between the equipment ranges of the equipment ranges (A) and (A) are the plurality of transport units (d) having the entire length of one unit. Each of the transport units (d) holds the banknote (a) in the thickness direction, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, 7, and 8. And a sandwiching and conveying body formed by combining an endless rotating body (1) and a plurality of sandwiching wheels (2), (2a) for sandwiching and conveying the bill (a) in a posture in which the opposite long sides are vertically positioned. 2 sets of the above are provided in the carrying case (3) in a state of being aligned in the carrying direction, and are sent from the bill inserting machine (B) to both lateral sides of the carrying case (3) and substantially in the center in the carrying direction. Incoming banknotes (a)
While forming an opening (3A) for receiving the bill (a) from the bill insertion machine (B), the conveyance end portion of the nipping conveyance body located on the conveyance side from the opening (3A) and this. The merging guide part (F) that guides the merging toward the conveyance start end of the sandwiching conveyance body located on the conveyance lower side by passing between the conveyance start end of the sandwiching conveyance body adjacent to the conveyance lower side. It is provided so as to face the transport end.

As shown in FIG. 2, the merging guide part (F) is composed of a pair of guide plates (4A), (4B) screwed to the carrying case (3), and the pair of guide plates (4A). ), (4B), the back of the guide plate (4A) located on the upper side in the banknote transport direction,
It is configured as a guide surface for delivering and guiding the banknotes (a) conveyed by the sandwiching carrier located on the upper hand side of this transfer to the sandwiching carrier located adjacent to the lower carrier side, and from the banknote inserting machine (B). The banknotes (a) and the banknotes (a) conveyed by the nip carrier on the upper side can be smoothly merged.

The endless rotating body (1) is composed of a narrow conveying round belt that contacts the upper and lower central portions of the banknote (a), and is a pair of windings that are supported in a cantilevered manner on the conveying case (3) side. It is wound around the hanging body (6a) and is installed along the sandwiching conveyance path.

The sandwich wheel (2), (2a) is composed of a plurality of rollers arranged along the transport direction to sandwich and transport the banknote (a) in cooperation with the transport round belt (1), The large-diameter roller (2a) facing the wrapping wheel body (6a) is the transport case.
The small-diameter roller (2) pivotally supported on the (3) side and provided at a position between the pair of wrapping wheel bodies (6a) and at a distance shorter than the length of the banknote (a) in the transport direction, is sandwiched. It is pivotally supported by one of a pair of guide plates (5), (5) for guiding and guiding the non-holding portion of the conveyed bill (a) from both sides in the thickness direction thereof.

A small-diameter pulley (6) is provided at each of the positions facing the small-diameter roller (2) with the conveying round belt (1) interposed therebetween, and a shaft is provided on the other of the pair of guide plates (5) and (5). It is supported.

The small-diameter roller (2) and the small-diameter pulley (6) each have a spring (1
The moving round belt (1) is elastically pinched by (0) and (7) so as to elastically sandwich it.

The guide plate (5) pivotally supporting the small diameter pulley (6) is provided with the transport case (3) via the stays (8a) and (8b) at the top and bottom respectively.
The upper stay (8a) of the upper and lower stays (8a), (8b) is swingably attached to the guide plate (5), and the upper stay (8a) is attached to the transport case. The state of being connected to the carrying case (3) by rocking so as to elastically engage with the leaf spring (18) attached to (3) (see FIG. 3)
And the round belt from above from between the guide plate (5) and the transport case (3) by disengaging from the leaf spring (18) of the transport case (3).
It is configured so that it can be switched to a state (see FIG. 4) in which a passage (9) is formed which allows the pulley (6) and (6a) of (1) to be switched.

The guide plate (5) that pivotally supports the small diameter roller (2) is swingably attached to the transport case (3) around the lower fulcrum (P) and swings the guide body (5). By doing the bill (a)
The holding action position (see FIG. 3) for holding and the non-holding position for releasing the holding action (see FIG. 4) can be changed. Incidentally, (11) shown in FIG. 3 is a leaf spring which elastically engages and holds the fixing piece (12) attached to the upper end of the guide plate (5) in a state of being connected to the carrying case (3). is there.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6, the plurality of pulleys (6) for rotationally guiding the round belt (1) located on the upstream side in the transport direction of each of the transport units (d). , (6a) of the large-diameter pulley (6a) located at the end of the conveyor (13)
Of the plurality of pulleys (6), (6a) for rotating and guiding the round belt (1) located on the lower side in the transport direction, the support shaft (14) of the large-diameter pulley (6a) located at the transport start end. ) And are linked to the drive shaft (15a) of one electric motor (15) through the gear mechanism (16), the two round belts (1) are driven by one electric motor (15). ), (1) are configured to be rotatable.

Based on the return signal when the identification result by the bill insertion machine (B) is negative, a holding release means (E) for releasing the holding at the conveyance start end portion of the nipping conveyance body located on the lower conveyance side is provided. Yes, this holding release means (E), as shown in FIG.
A swing arm in which a large-diameter roller (2a) located at the transport start end of the plurality of rollers (2) and (2a) located on the lower side in the transport direction is swingably attached to the transport case (3). It is attached to one end of (17), and the other end of the swing arm (17) is connected to the tip of the operation rod (18a) of the solenoid (18) attached to the transfer case (3). There is.

Therefore, if the result of identification by the bill insertion machine (B) is negative, the solenoid (18) is activated to move the large diameter roller (2a) to the position shown by the two-dot broken line in FIG.
At the time of returning (a), it is possible to prevent the nipping and conveying at the conveying start end portion of the nipping and conveying body, and to smoothly return the defective banknote (a).

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawing shows an embodiment of the game facility according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a carrying unit, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of a main part showing a merging portion of banknotes, and FIGS. A longitudinal sectional view of the unit, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of a main part, FIGS. 7 and 8 are cross-sectional plan views and vertical side views showing a connecting portion of a transport unit, and FIGS. 9 and 10 are pachinko games. It is a side view and a cross-sectional top view of equipment. (1) …… Endless rotating body, (6a) …… Wheel, (A) …… Game table,
(a) ... banknote, (B) ... banknote inserter, (D) ... nip carrier device, (d) ... carrier unit, (F) ... merge guide section.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Two rows of a game table row configured by arranging a plurality of game tables (A) side by side in a lateral direction are arranged back to back, and a banknote (a) is associated with each of the game table rows. A plurality of banknote insertion machines (B) that are received from the front side of the gaming table row and send out to the back side of the gaming table row in a posture in which the paper surface is along the vertical direction are provided in the direction along the gaming table row, and the game The banknotes (a) sent from each of the banknote inserters (B) provided in each of the rows are elastically clamped in a posture in which the paper surface is in the vertical direction, and are the same up to a specific position along the gaming row. A sandwiching and transporting device (D) that merges and transports in a direction is provided, and the sandwiching and transporting device (D) is a bill sent out from the bill insertion machine (B).
A game facility provided with guide members (4A) and (4B) for guiding (a) to the confluence of the holding and conveying device (D) in a posture in which the plane of the paper is along the vertical direction. 2. The pinching and conveying path of the pinching and conveying device (D) is configured by connecting a plurality of conveying units (d) in series along the row of gaming tables. Game equipment. 3. A bill (a) is provided in each of the transport units (d).
An endless rotating body (1) for imparting a conveying force to the bill, and the bill insertion machine.
(B) is provided with a merging guide portion (F) for guiding the bill (a) sent out from the holding conveyance path, and the merging guide portion (F) faces the conveying end portion of the endless rotating body (1). And the confluence guide portion (F) of the endless rotating body (1).
A ring body (6a) that wraps and supports a transport end facing the endless rotating body (1) bypasses the one end side in the rotation axis center direction of the ring body (6a) (6a). The game facility according to claim 2, wherein the game facility is pivotally supported in a cantilever posture that is detachable with respect to.