JPH0647168A - Method for automatically purchasing and processing prize chip - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide methods for automatically purchasing and processing prize chips for which prize balls or the like have been exchanged in a Japanese pinball game (pachinko) parlor. CONSTITUTION:A plurality of prize chips 1 each previously subjected to registration processing are simply randomly stacked and are then automatically fed one by one via an automatic feeding device 6 and are automatically read via a reader 2 and total information read is inputted by a controller and a sum of money equivalent to a computed number is cashed via a bill and coin casting device and those prize chips 1 which have not been read are returned via a returning device. The prize chips 1 read are advanced by conveyor belts 12, 17 and the prize chips 1 of the same value are automatically stored in each storage portion, and when each storage portion is filled with the prizes, the prizes being stored are either automatically moved from each storage portion via a pressing device or automatically dropped into each storage portion and stored.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the field of automatic purchase and processing of free gift chips exchanged for free gift balls and the like at a game arcade.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional method for automatically purchasing and processing free gift chips, a free gift chip on which information is recorded is put in, the information is read by a reader, and further read by a central processing unit (CPU). The dispenser was allowed to release a redemption amount commensurate with the value of the free gift chips, and the purchased free gifts were sorted by hand.

[0003]

As a conventional method of automatically purchasing free gift chips and processing the purchased free gift chips, the free gift chips are manually put into the compartments for sorting,
The information held by the prize chip was read by the reader at the time of insertion, and was read by the CPU, and then cashed.

According to the present invention, however, the randomly stacked prize chips are automatically and reliably delivered to each one, and the delivered prize chips are automatically read to identify the authenticity. Only the read free gift chip will be automatically paid out the exchange amount commensurate with the value of the free gift chip,

The prize chips that have been further identified and conveyed are automatically sorted according to their types, so that sorting work can be automated and speeded up.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a prize according to type, which is registered so that a customer can read it by a reading device such as a bar code scanner which is exchanged for prize balls. The chips are piled up at random, the prize chips piled up are sent out through an automatic sending device, and while the sent out chips are placed on the conveyor belt, they are read by a reading device (bar code scanner, etc.) mounted in the middle of the belt, and The read information is input to the controller (CPU), while the unread premium chips, unregistered premium chips, or unlicensed premium chips are returned to the customer side by the transportation / combined return device.

Read by the above-mentioned reading device,
Moreover, after being input to the controller (CPU), the banknote payment device and the coin payment device connected to the controller (CPU) are operated to generate a banknote and a coin corresponding to the added total amount of the prize chips having a predetermined value. As well as purchasing free gift chips automatically,

Further, a predetermined value (for example, 1,000 yen, 500 yen, etc.) that has been read and conveyed by the return device for conveyance and conveyance and then conveyed by the next two conveyance belts,
A plurality of storage units for storing prize chips of each type having 100 yen) are attached to the upper portions of the two conveyor belts at predetermined intervals, and the two storage belts are provided at the lower portion of each of the storage belts. The stopper is installed above the solenoid that is located below the surface of the controller and that operates to connect with the controller so that it does not interfere with the transfer of the prize chip, connect the solenoid and the pen cylinder, and press above the pen cylinder. The lifting plate is attached, and when there is a command from the controller, the push-up plate attached to the stopper and the pen cylinder rises above the surface of the belt, and when it rises, the prize chip is pushed up and stored, and the storage operation is When finished, the stopper and pen cylinder will drop to a position lower than the belt. Automatically allowed to partition the chip,

Further, when the amount of prize chips in the storage portion reaches a predetermined amount by the above operation, a controller having a pressing plate attached to one side surface portion of the storage portion, which has the same height as the storage portion (C
The push-out cylinder that is connected to the PU) is reciprocated for a predetermined length to automatically discharge the free gift chips from the storage unit to empty the storage unit and again to give a new free gift chip. This is an automatic purchase and processing method of a prize chip in which a stopper with a solenoid and a cylinder are pushed up and stored in a predetermined storage portion through a push-up plate attached to the cylinder.

[0010] Also, the prize chips classified by type which are registered so that they can be read by a reader such as a bar code scanner for exchanging prize balls etc. and have a predetermined value are randomly stacked and stacked. The sent free chips are sent out through a sending device, and while the sent chips are placed on the conveyor belt, the information read by a reading device (bar code scanner, etc.) mounted in the middle of the belt and read by the controller (CP
U), while unread premium chips, unregistered premium chips, or unlicensed premium chips are detected by a passage sensor connected to the controller, and if detected, branch operation connected to the controller Operate the solenoid to lower the branch shutter that operates in proportion to the solenoid, guide the prize chip that is about to move forward to the return chute of the return device, and return it to the customer side.

Further, after being read by the reading device and inputted to the controller (CPU), the bill paying device and the coin paying device connected to the controller (CPU) are operated to give a prize chip having a predetermined value. Automatically purchase free gift chips so that banknotes and coins corresponding to the added total of

Further, a given value for connecting a controller (CPU) with a prize chip of each type having a given value (eg, 1,000 yen, 500 yen, 100 yen) read by a reading device and carried by a carrying belt. Is detected by a passage sensor that has received a command to detect each type of free gift chip, and when it is detected, a predetermined branch operation solenoid connected to the controller (CPU) operates, and in proportion to the solenoid. At the same time, the branch shutters attached to the operating locations are lowered to change the conveying direction of the prize chips and drop them into the specified storage section. When the prize chips are stored in the storage section, the shutter is branched. It is lifted by the operation of the solenoid and the subsequent free gift chips are transported smoothly,

The above-mentioned operation is performed by detecting the individual prize chips of different values and changing the conveying direction by the passage sensor, the solenoid and the shutter, and a method for automatically purchasing and processing the prize chips. Is.

[0014]

The operation of the present invention will be described below with reference to the first invention of claim 1.

The gift chips are randomly stacked on a predetermined portion of the mounting table. Among the prize chips that are randomly stacked,
The chip located at the lowermost position is reliably delivered to each chip by a delivery drive unit that constitutes an automatic chip delivery device that uses a one-cycle motor mounted below the mounting table. It is a condition that the upper surface of the delivery section that constitutes the delivery drive section is located slightly below the upper surface of the prize chip. The prize chip sent out by the above means is conveyed by the conveyor belt, and the predetermined information registered in the prize chip is read by the reading device (bar code scanner or the like) mounted above the belt during conveyance. At that time, if the information registered in the free gift chip is not registered at the store side, if it is registered but the use is not permitted, or if it cannot be further read, The prize chip is made unreadable, and at the same time, the sensor-equipped pen cylinder connected to the controller is activated, and at the same time, the tilt of the slider connected to the pen cylinder ejects it to the return chute and returns it to the customer.

When the unreadable prize chip is returned as described above, the slider is restored to the horizontal state, and the subsequent read prize chip is transported.

Further, as described above, the prize chip is gradually sent out at a predetermined speed by the sending drive unit and read by the reading device, but is input to the controller (CPU) connected to the device. Then, the information of the prize chips having different values is arithmetically processed, the bill and coin payout device connected to the controller is operated, and the bills and coins of the amount corresponding to the total amount of the arithmetically processed are paid out to the customer side. Then, the controller processes the information about the money paid out by the payout device.

Next, the prize chip having a predetermined value, which has been read as described above and carried by the slider which is a carrier / return device, has two carriages with a predetermined interval for mounting 0 in front of the slider of the device. It is conveyed by a belt.

Then, when it reaches the lower part of the storage part corresponding to a predetermined value of the prize chip when it is read by the reading device, it is connected to a controller mounted below the storage part to operate the solenoid. The stopper attached above jumps out from between the two belts and stops the prize chip in response to a command from the controller, and at the same time it stops the pen cylinder connected to the solenoid, and via the push-up plate attached together. The tip is pushed up into the storage part and stored securely. At that time, a leaf spring mounted below the storage portion has a function of pushing up the storage of the pushed up prize chip extremely smoothly.

As described above, when the push-up plate reaches a predetermined height, it immediately descends, and the stopper and the pen cylinder descend to a position lower than the belt position. Therefore, the progress of the subsequently conveyed prize chips is not obstructed by the stopper and the push-up plate.

Further, in the present invention, even if the prize chip read and input by the controller is continuously carried, it does not matter in which position the carried prize chip is stored. It is read by the controller, and the stopper and the pen cylinder under the predetermined storage section are operated by the instruction from the controller, so only the prize chip corresponding to it can be stored securely in the predetermined storage section. To be done.

Further, in the present invention, when the prize chip becomes full in the storage unit as described above, a pressing plate having a height approximately equal to the height of the storage unit is attached to one side surface of the storage unit, and the controller is attached to the pressing plate. The push-out cylinder connected to the chip is mounted, and the cylinder is reciprocated to eject the chip from the storage portion.
Therefore, it is possible that the prize chip becomes full in the storage portion and the subsequent prize chips cannot be stored.

The operation of the second invention described in claim 2 will be described.

It is the same as in the first aspect of the present invention that the prize chips are randomly stacked on a predetermined portion of the mounting table and the chips are sent out by the sending drive unit constituting the automatic sending device. Then, the sent-out gift chip is conveyed by the conveyor belt, and predetermined information registered in the prize chip is read by a reading device (bar code scanner or the like) mounted above the belt during conveyance. At that time, if the information registered in the prize chip is not registered at the store side, if the information is registered even if it is not permitted, or if it cannot be read, The prize chip is unreadable, and at the same time, it is detected by the passage sensor connected to the controller, and when it is detected, the branch operation solenoid connected to the controller is activated to lower the branch shutter which operates in proportion to the solenoid. , The free gift chips that are about to move forward are guided to the return shooter and returned to the customer side.

As described above, the unreadable free gift chip is returned, and the subsequently read free gift chip is conveyed.

Further, as described above, the prize chip is gradually sent out at a predetermined speed by the sending drive device and read by the reading device, but is input to the controller (CPU) connected to the device. Then, the gift chips having different values are calculated, the bill and coin payout device connected to the controller is operated, and the bills and coins of an amount commensurate with the calculated total amount are paid out to the customer side. The information of the money paid out by the payout device is processed by the controller.

Next, the prize chip having a predetermined value read as described above is conveyed by a belt.
Then, the passage sensor is connected to the controller (CPU) to detect the passage by a portion corresponding to the prize chip of each kind having a predetermined value. When the passage sensor is detected, a predetermined branch operation solenoid connected to the controller (CPU) is activated, and When the branch shutter is simultaneously lowered to be mounted at a predetermined location that operates in proportion to the solenoid, the transportation direction of the prize chip is changed and the prize chip is dropped and stored in the predetermined storage portion, and the free gift chip is stored in the storage portion. The shutter is lifted by the operation of the branch actuating solenoid to smoothly carry the subsequent free gift chips.

As described above, in the present invention, when read through the reading device, it is input to the controller, and the passage sensor is instructed that the prize chip being conveyed by the conveyor belt is the number one. Every time a predetermined gift chip passes a predetermined passage sensor, the branch operation solenoid is immediately actuated and the branch shutter is lowered to store the prize chip in a predetermined storage section.
This is significantly different from the invention described in claim 1.

[0029]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described collectively because the invention of claim 1 and the invention of claim 2 have common points.

Reference numeral 1 is a prize chip, and the prize chip 1 is provided with a predetermined number which is not two.
The prize chip 1 of the present invention, once read by the reading device 2 such as a bar code scanner, cannot be used in principle due to management problems. Therefore, when reusing an item that has been read once, it is sufficient to adopt a permit system and input the fact to the controller 15 on the store side. If the store permits it, it can be used any number of times, and these are important as the management department of the store. Further, even if an unauthorized item is sent out by the automatic sending device, the reading device 2 cannot read it, and it is returned to the customer. Further, the unregistered prize chip 1 cannot be read by the reading device 2 and is returned. Of course, unreadable items are also returned.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a mounting table provided at the end of a frame 4 on which the prize chips 1 are randomly stacked.
Below this, the sending-out section 7 constituting the automatic sending-out apparatus 6 of the prize chip 1 connected to the compressor 5 is positioned. Then, the sending-out portion 7 is mounted so that the upper surface thereof is located slightly below the upper surface of the prize chip 1. Reference numeral 8 denotes a conveyor belt that conveys the sent prize chip 1, which is relatively short. A reading device 2 composed of a bar code reader or the like is attached to the upper part of the conveyor belt 8 in the middle of the belt 8 to read the conveyed prize chip 1. Reference numeral 9 denotes a return device that also serves as a conveyor for sending out the prize chip 1 that is at the same height as the belt 8 and is conveyed by the conveyor belt 8. Reference numeral 10 is a front pulley that constitutes the device 9, 11 is a rear pulley, 12 is a conveyor belt suspended between both pulleys 10 and 11, 13 is a support portion that supports both pulleys 10 and 11, and 14 is an end portion of the support portion 13. It is a pen cylinder with a sensor to connect to. The pen cylinder 14 is connected to the controller 15. When the transport / return device 9 is in the horizontal state, if the controller 15 is instructed that it cannot be read, the sensor-equipped pen cylinder 14 is activated and the rear pulley 11 is used as a fulcrum. Conveyor belt 1
2 with the front part inclined as shown in the drawing, the conveyor belt 1
The prize chip 1 located above 2 is moved to the return chute 16 and returned to the customer side. As described above, as soon as the prize chip 1 is discharged, the belt 12 is restored to the horizontal state by the pen cylinder 14, and after this restoration, the subsequently read prize chip 1 passes through the transport belt 12 and the front Conveyor belt 17 wound around pulley 18 of
Sent to. The belt 17 is set at a predetermined interval. Reference numeral 19 denotes a leg portion that supports the reading device 2, and 2
Reference numeral 0 is an arm for supporting the barcode scanner 21.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a solenoid which is connected to the controller 15 mounted below the belt 17 and operates. Above the solenoid 22, the solenoid 22 jumps out from between the two belts 17 and is conveyed by the conveyor belt 17. The stopper 23 having a function of preventing the prize chip 1 to which the predetermined number is added from advancing is attached. Therefore, the prize chip 1 causes the controller 15 to read what number the symbol is when read by the reading device 2, and since the controller 15 is connected to the solenoid 22 described above, The solenoids 22 mounted at other locations do not operate.

24 is located below the two belts 17,
It is a pen cylinder that is connected to the solenoid 22 and performs the same operation as the operation of the solenoid 22. Then, a push-up plate 25 which is operated vertically is installed above the pen cylinder 24 in parallel with the prize chip 1.

The solenoid 22, the stopper 23, and the pen cylinder 24 are grouped, and therefore, in the present invention, a plurality of solenoids 22, stoppers 23 and pen cylinders 24 are installed at a predetermined interval.
Reference numeral 26 is a storage portion which is located above the above group and is installed at a position where the stopped prize chip 1 can be stored reliably. The prize chips 1 are stacked in the storage section 26. Therefore, the cross-section is

[Outer 1] The shaped leaf spring portion 27 is attached. This leaf spring portion 27 is
The opening 28 at the lower end has a shape slightly larger than the outer peripheral edge of the prize chip 1 pushed up by the push-up plate 25, and when the opening 28 is gradually narrowed as going upward from the opening 28, It becomes a little open, and it is a prize chip 1
It is intended to smooth the rise of. And the leaf spring part 2
Since the shape of 7 is a horizontal shape at the top and is a little smaller than the size of the prize chip 1,
The pushed up prize chip 1 can be smoothly placed. When the prize chip is full by the push-up plate 25 and the storage portion 26 is full, the mechanism is automatically pushed out from the side of the storage portion 26 to the outside. Specific examples thereof will be described later.

The storage section 26 is designed to be able to store the prize chips 1 having the same value in a unified manner among the prize chips 1 having different values. It is installed in association with a group consisting of 23 and a pen cylinder 24.

Reference numeral 30 is a pressing portion that prevents the prize chip 1 stored in the other side wall surface portion 31 of the storage portion 26 by the spring hinge 32 from jumping out. Reference numeral 33 is a rearrangement table having the same flat surface as the storage section 26.

Reference numeral 34 is connected to the controller 15 in which a pressing plate 35 having the same height as the storage portion 26 is attached to one side surface portion of the storage portion 26, and is operated when the prize chip 1 is full in the storage portion 26. It is a push-out cylinder. The cylinder 34 is set so as to return when the prize chip 1 protrudes from the storage section 26. 36 is a drive mechanism for driving the two conveyor belts 17, 37 is a speed control motor constituting the same mechanism, 38 is a pulley, 3
Reference numeral 9 denotes a shaft rod on which a pulley 40 for rotating the belt 17 is axially mounted, and 41 is a pulley 40 ′ coaxial with the shaft rod 39 and a drive belt wound around the pulley 38.

Next, an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention will be described as follows.

The prize chip 1 according to the present invention may be one to which a number such as a unique number is added.
The invention is the same as that of the above-mentioned invention, and the same reading device 2 is used. Since the prize chip 1 is processed by the same means as the sending mechanism of the automatic sending device 6 of the above-mentioned invention, it is omitted in the drawing.

However, as the conveyor belt for the prize chip 1 sent out from the automatic sending device, one conveyor belt 44 is used instead of the three conveyor belts as in the above invention. Details of the drive mechanism of the belt 44 will be omitted. When the prize chip 1 sent out from the automatic sending device is sent out by the conveyor belt 44, the reading device 2 mounted on the way reads the number of the symbol and inputs it to the controller 15. The means for paying out bills and coins after reading the prize chip 1 is the same as in the case of the above-mentioned invention, and is therefore omitted. Besides, the management problem is treated in exactly the same way as in the case of the above-mentioned invention, so the explanation is omitted.

However, the present invention is different from the above-mentioned invention in that the unread premium chips, unregistered premium chips, and unlicensed premium chips are returned to the customer side. Is the difference.

The structure will be described. Reference numeral 45 is a solenoid mounted on the conveyor frame 46 and connected to the controller 15, and 47 is an arm having one end bonded to the solenoid 45. Reference numeral 48 denotes a guide portion provided upright on the conveyor frame 46, which is attached to the opposite left and right end edges of the conveyor frame 46. Reference numeral 49 is a support shaft that stands upright inside the guide 48, and 50 is a support portion that is located above the conveyor belt 44 and that supports the branch shutter 51 that reaches near the surface of the belt 44 when it descends. This support portion 50 is an arm. It is adhered to the other end of 47. Then, the guide rod 53 penetrates the support portion 50, and both ends of the guide rod 53 penetrate the guide portion 48 at a right angle.

In the present invention, a plurality of branch shutters 51, etc., equipped with the branch actuating solenoid 45 as described above, are installed at predetermined intervals.

Reference numeral 54 is a passage sensor mounted immediately before each branch shutter 51. This sensor 54 is connected to the controller 15 which is connected to the reading device 2. Therefore, if the instruction is given that the prize chip 1 cannot be read, the sensor 54 is activated, the branch work solenoid 45 connected to the sensor 54 is activated, and the branch shutter connected to the solenoid 45. 51 is lowered and the prize chip 1 being conveyed is put on the route for returning to the customer side. However, when the prize chip 1 is read, the passage sensor 54 at a predetermined position corresponding to the prize chip 1 receives a command from the controller 15 and immediately activates the branch operation solenoid 45 and the branch shutter 51 connected to the sensor 54. Then, the shutter 51 is lowered to drop the prize chip 1 into a predetermined storage portion 55.

As described above, when the passage of the premium chip 1 that has not been read or the premium chip 1 that has been read is processed with certainty, each branch shutter 51 is immediately restored and does not interfere with the passage of the subsequent premium chip 1. 56 is a prize chip 1
It is a return shoot of.

The bills used in the cash payout device 57 of the present invention are 10,000 yen and 5,000 yen.
There are 3 types of yen and 1,000 yen, coins are 500 yen, 1
There are two types, 00 yen.

[0047]

The first and second inventions have the following effects.

In the first aspect of the present invention, the prize chips automatically exchanged for prize balls are automatically sent by simply stacking the prize chips exchanged for prize balls or the like randomly on the sending device constituting the automatic prize giving device. Then, the chip is read through the reader to see if it is registered or unregistered, and then input to the controller, and all the prize chips are sent out.
The amount of money that was read was made to be calculated by the controller, and the amount of money commensurate with the amount of the gift card that was read was paid out via the bill and coin payout device connected to the controller.
It has the advantage that the purchase of premiums can be done very smoothly.

Further, in the case of the present invention, since the return mechanism for combined use of transportation is mounted immediately before the reading device, the unreadable prize chip is not transported as it is, but falls and is smoothly returned to the customer side.

Further, in the present invention, two conveyor belts are installed at a predetermined interval just before the above-mentioned return mechanism for conveying and returning, and are provided above the belts, and at a predetermined interval, a predetermined prize chip is provided. A storage unit is installed, and a solenoid that connects to the controller and operates from the gap between the two belts below each storage unit, and a stopper that operates simultaneously with each solenoid above each solenoid are installed. The prize chip that has been conveyed at high speed is stopped by the solenoid and the stopper at the place where the value of the prize chip is worth, and when it is stopped, the attachment is pushed up above the pen cylinder connected to the solenoid. The prize chip is pushed up through the plate so that it can be stored in the above-mentioned storage part, so the randomly sent prizes will be Automatically divided every kinds, thus it could be allowed to solve the task of artificially partitioned.

Further, according to the present invention, a pressing plate is attached to a push-out cylinder connected to the controller on one side surface of each storage unit, and when each storage unit is filled with free gift chips, the free gift chips are pressed from the side, By moving to the other side of the table board, emptying the inside of each storage unit and restoring it by exercising for a certain length, the prize chips stored in each storage unit are automatically moved reliably and artificially. The work was eliminated.

Further, in the second invention, the reading device is first mounted on the upper portion of the conveyor belt for the prize chip,
Then, a passage sensor, a branch work solenoid connected to the controller, and a branch shutter that operates in proportion to the solenoid are grouped into one group, and these groups are mounted on the upper part of the belt at predetermined intervals, and the first group is The group that returns the unsuccessful gift chips to the customer side was set as another group that stopped the transportation according to the type of registered free gift chips and dropped them into the storage unit. Only the type of free gift chips are securely stored in the specified storage part, eliminating the manual sorting work, and the free chips of the read amount are processed by the controller, and the bills and coins connected to the controller It has an advantage that the read money is paid out through the payout device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway vertical side view of an essential part of the first invention in the automatic purchase used in the automatic purchase and processing method of a gift chip of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway enlarged vertical sectional view of an automatic delivery device for delivering a gift chip in the first and second inventions.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway vertical front view of the free gift chip dispenser of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway plan view of the free gift chip dispenser of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway enlarged vertical sectional view showing an essential part of the first invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway vertical front view of the reading apparatus for the premium chip.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway plan view of an essential part of the first invention.

FIG. 8 is a partially cut-away side view of a storage unit that stores the prize chips that are part of the first aspect of the present invention and a push-up device that pushes up the chips and stores the chips in the storage unit.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway plan view showing an essential part of the first invention.

10 is a partially cutaway enlarged plan view of FIG. 9. FIG.

11 is a partially cutaway enlarged side view of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a partially cutaway enlarged front view of a drive unit that drives the frontmost conveyor belt.

13 is a partially cutaway enlarged side view of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a partially cutaway side view of the automatic purchaser according to the second invention.

15 is a partially cutaway plan view of FIG.

16 is a partially cutaway enlarged plan view of a main part in FIG.

17 is a side view of the main part in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a main part of the prize chip purchasing device according to the first and second aspects of the invention.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a main part of FIG. 18.

[Explanation of symbols]

1-Premium chip 2-Reading device 3
..Mounting table 4 ... Frame 5 ... Compressor 6 ...
..Automatic sending device 7 ... Sending part 8, 12, 17, 44 ... Conveyor belt 9 ... Conveyor / return device 10, 18 ... Front pulley 11 ... Rear pulley 13 ... Support Parts 14, 24 ... Pen cylinder 15 ... Controller 16, 56 ... Return chute 19 ... Legs
20 ... Supporting arm 21 ... Bar code scanner 22, 45 ...
Solenoid 23 ... Stopper 25 ... Push-up plate 2
6, 55 ... Storage section 27 ... Leaf spring section 28 ... Opening section 29 ...
・ Mounting part 30 ... Pressing part 31 ... Other side wall surface part 32.
..Spring hinge 33 ... Organizing table 34 ... Push-out cylinder 35 ... Pressing plate 36 ... Drive mechanism 37 ... Speed control motor 38,4
0, 40 '... Pulley 39 ... Shaft rod 41 ... Drive belt 46 ...
・ Conveyor frame 47 ・ ・ ・ Arm 48 ・ ・ ・ Guide part 49 ・ ・
・ Spindle 50 ・ ・ ・ Supporting part 51 ・ ・ ・ Branch shutter 5
3 ... Guide rod 54 ... Passage sensor 57 ... Cash dispenser

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Randomly stacking and stacking prize chips by type that are registered so that a customer can read them with a reading device such as a bar code scanner for exchanging prize balls. The prize chip is sent out through the automatic sending device, the sent chip is placed on the conveyor belt, and it is read by a reading device (bar code scanner, etc.) mounted in the middle of the belt, and the read information is a controller (CPU) On the other hand, the prize chip that has not been read, the unregistered prize chip, or the prize chip that has not been permitted is returned to the customer side by the return device that also serves as a carrier, read by the reading device, and the controller (CPU) After being input to the controller (CP
U) The bill paying device and the coin paying device which are connected to each other are operated to automatically pay out the gift chips by paying out the bills and coins corresponding to the added total amount of the gift chips having a predetermined value. In addition, a prize chip of each type having a predetermined value (for example, 1,000 yen, 500 yen, 100 yen) that has been further read, carried by the carrier / return device, and carried by the next two conveyor belts A plurality of storage units for storing the above are mounted on the upper portions of the two conveyor belts at predetermined intervals, are positioned below the respective storage units, and below the surface of the two belts. Install a stopper above the solenoid that operates by connecting to the controller so as not to interfere with the transportation of the Attach the push-up plate to the upper side, and when there is a command from the controller, the push-up plate attached to the stopper and the pen cylinder rises above the surface of the belt, and when raising it pushes up the prize chip and stores it. When the storing operation is completed, the stopper and the pen cylinder are lowered to a position lower than the belt, and a plurality of prize chip push-up devices are installed.The prize chips are automatically divided through these push-up devices. When the amount of prize chips reaches a predetermined amount by the operation of, the push-out cylinder connected to the controller (CPU) with the pressing plate attached to one side surface of the storage part at the same height as the storage part, The gift chips in the storage are automatically discharged from the storage by reciprocating for a predetermined length to empty the storage, and a new gift chip is placed again. A method for automatically purchasing and processing a gift chip, characterized in that a fixed storage unit is pushed up and stored through a stopper with a solenoid and a push-up plate attached to a cylinder. 2. Randomly stacking and stacking prize chips by type that have been registered so that they can be read by a reader such as a bar code scanner that is exchanged for prize balls, and that have a predetermined value. The sent free chips are sent out through the sending device, and while the sent chips are placed on the conveyor belt, the information read by the reading device (bar code scanner, etc.) mounted in the middle of the belt and the read information are controller (CPU) On the other hand, the prize chip that is not read, the unregistered prize chip or the prize chip that is not authorized is detected by the passage sensor connected to the controller, and if detected, the branch operation solenoid connected to the controller is detected. Down the branch shutter that operates in proportion to the solenoid. At the very least, the freebie chip that is about to move forward is guided to the return chute of the return device and returned to the customer side, further read by the above-mentioned reading device and input to the controller (CPU), and then connected to the controller (CPU). By operating the bill payment device and the coin payment device, the bill chips and coins corresponding to the added amount of the prize chips having a predetermined value are automatically paid out, and the prize chips are automatically purchased and further read. A predetermined value (for example, 1,000 yen, which is read by the device and conveyed by the conveyor belt,
500 yen, 100 yen)
The passage sensor that has been instructed to detect each type of prize chip having a predetermined value connected to the controller (CPU) is detected, and when it is detected, the predetermined branch operation solenoid connected to the controller (CPU) works. At the same time, a branch shutter mounted at a predetermined position that operates in proportion to the solenoid is lowered to change the conveying direction of the prize chips and drop them into a predetermined storage portion, and the prize chips are stored in the storage portion. Then,
The shutter is raised by the operation of the branch operation solenoid to smoothly carry the subsequent free gift chips, and the above operation is performed by detecting the individual free gift chips of different values and changing the transfer direction with the passage sensor, A method for automatically purchasing and processing a prize chip, characterized by being processed by a solenoid and a shutter.