JPH065292Y2 - Coin aligning and sending mechanism in a coin transfer device of an amusement store - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a coin transfer device for transferring coins in a certain direction, and more specifically, it is applied to a thin inter-lens ball lending machine installed between pachinko machines. When the coins dropped on the endless belt are transported to the end of the island, the coins dropped on the endless belt are piled up and the stacked coins are aligned one by one. The present invention relates to a coin aligning and sending mechanism.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, coins (for example, 100-yen coins) thrown into a thin inter-lens ball lending machine installed between pachinko machines in an amusement arcade are used to transport coins on the island from an outlet provided behind the ball lending machine. The coin counting detection unit counts and collects coins just before they fall onto the endless belt of the device and are conveyed to the collection box at the end of the island and fall, but especially when the store is opened. Because a lot of coins are thrown in, many coins fall on the endless belt from the many thin inter-lens ball lenders installed between the pachinko machines, and other coins drop one after another on the coins being conveyed toward the end. Then, the coins fall and count coins while they are in a piled state, so they drop out of the coin counting detection part, and it becomes an incorrect count and the sales amount cannot be accurately grasped. A coin jam occurs near the counting detector It was dead.

To solve these problems, various types have already been provided in pachinko machines and vending machines in other fields (bus fare storage), and for example, stacking coins one by one. As a device, a device provided with a plurality of brushes on the upper side in the conveying direction (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 48-30499) or a vibrating wheel provided with a large number of protrusions for vibrating the vibrating plate on both sides obliquely protrudes the vibrating plate. Device for aligning polymerized coins one by one (Actual exploitation 49-2390)
No.) or an alignment rotary roller that rotates in the opposite direction by shaving notches at equal intervals on the outer periphery with a space for one coin from the endless belt surface (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-65576). ) Is disclosed.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, in the case where a brush is provided on the upper side in the conveying direction, it is difficult to select the type (material) of the brush, and a coin that is too hard to bite or a soft brush that overlaps Can not be arranged in a line, and the mounting height adjustment is troublesome and the brush is slippery because it is easy to bite, and if used for many years, the brush itself will fall out and will have to be replaced. Many issues were pointed out.

Also, in the device that projects diagonally and vibrates the vibration plate to align the stacked coins one by one, since they are aligned at one outlet, they are concentrated and stagnant near the outlet and coins are jammed by subsequent coins. . At this time, it seems that the vibrating wheel gives vibrations to the diaphragm to release it, but since coins that are caught complicatedly cannot be dealt with, they must be repaired, but they cannot be easily removed, and a vibration source is added. Since the function to perform is provided on both sides of the endless belt, the number of parts is increased and the cost is increased. Further, since the width is taken, the device is difficult to be used in a narrow space.

In addition, in the case of the game shop where the outer periphery of the incision is cut at equal intervals and the aligning rotation roller that rotates in the opposite direction is provided on the outer periphery of the island, the outer periphery of the indentation receives the upper coins and splashes backward. It has been pointed out that if one tries to pass only one piece of flies, but coins in a superposed state continue to be conveyed, they cannot be thrown back to the rear and are caught and remain.

An object of the present invention is to provide an alignment plate fixed to an elastic restraint made of an elastic material near the end of the endless belt, and the alignment plate is arranged at an angle which forms a gap of about one coin from above in the conveying direction. By bending and forming a V-shaped notch at the tip of the bent coin, it is possible to convey the stacked coins one by one in order toward the center, so that biting does not occur. A coin aligning and feeding mechanism that can be accurately counted without being repaired by biting and does not drop outside the coin counting detection unit, and that it can be provided at a low cost with a simple structure without taking a width. .

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention was devised in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, and the structure of the present invention is an endless coin transfer device for transferring coins inserted from a slot of a thin inter-lens ball lending machine. A coin aligning and feeding mechanism that stretches the belt in the longitudinal direction inside the island by pulleys that rotate at both ends, and stacks coins in a line near the end of the island to align the coins. An alignment plate fixed to an elastic restraint made of material is provided, and the alignment plate is bent from above in the conveying direction at an angle that forms a gap of approximately one coin, and its tip has a V-shaped V-shape. A cut portion is formed, and after overlapping the coins on both sides of the cut portion and receiving the peripheral edge of the upper coin of the coin by making point contact with it, the overlapping of the coins is released by the elastic action of the elastic restraining tool. Is.

(Operation) The coin aligning and feeding mechanism of the present invention configured as described above is
Among the coins conveyed in the stacked state, the lower coins pass through the gap of about one coin at the tip of the alignment plate without any trouble.

Next, the upper coins of the coins conveyed in a piled state at a certain interval are temporarily restrained from being conveyed at the tip of the alignment plate, but after the lower coins have passed, they are dropped and conveyed to the endless belt. It

In addition, when the superimposing coins of the superposed coins are slanted toward the transport side or stacked without being slanted, both end parts of the notch of the alignment plate are pointed at the peripheral edge of the upper coins. The aligning plate is pushed up against the urging force of the elastic restraining tool until it comes into contact and slides and the lower coins pass. Therefore, without being bitten, the coins are surely aligned one by one in the center and fall into the coin counting and detecting unit without miscounting, and there is no dropout and no repair work at the time of biting.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

The coin transport device shown in FIG. 4 will be described.

In the island S where a plurality of pachinko machines 21 are arranged in a row in the lateral direction and a thin inter-lens ball rental machine 22 is installed, a pulley 31 and an auxiliary pulley 31a that rotate at both ends by power are provided to horizontally mount an endless belt 32. Stretch and mount the motor in the direction of arrow A (not shown)
Are driven by.

The coins inserted into the insertion port of the thin inter-mountain ball lending machine 22 fall on the endless belt 32 from the lower discharge port 23. C ₁
Is a lower coin dropped on the endless belt 32 by itself, and C ₂ is an upper coin superposed on the coin C ₁ .

Numeral 33 is an aligning rotary roller, which is mounted on the outer periphery of the aligning rotary roller 33 at a position spaced from the surface of the endless belt 32 by one coin and in the vicinity of the end of the endless belt 32. When the coins are dropped from the endless belt 32, the coins are aligned so as to be surely dropped one by one, and are rotated by the motor M in the direction opposite to the conveying direction.

By the aligning rotation roller 33, the superposed coin C ₁ ,
When C ₂ is conveyed at a certain interval, the superposed upper coins C ₂ are splashed backward and the coins are aligned one by one. When superposed coins are continuously conveyed, they are splashed backward. Therefore, the coin aligning and feeding mechanism 1 of the present invention is provided on the upstream side of the aligning and rotating roller 33 in order to prevent it from being caught and staying.

Next, the coin aligning and delivering mechanism of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The coin aligning / delivering mechanism 1 is provided on the upstream side of the aligning / rotating roller 33, and is provided on the elastic restraining device 3 including a leaf spring or the like that extends obliquely toward the endless belt 32 through the opening 2a of the cover 2. A V-shaped member that projects toward the surface of the endless belt 32 from above at an angle that forms a gap of approximately one coin and that becomes larger toward the center so that its tip 4a is bifurcated. It has a notch 5. Further, an alignment plate 4 having a width slightly wider than the coin diameter is fixed. The alignment plate 4 is made of, for example, metal, plastic or the like having a smaller friction coefficient than rubber or the like.

Here, the operation will be described.

Among the superposed coins conveyed from the endless belt 32, the lower coin C ₁ passes through the gap at the tip of the alignment plate 4 for about one coin without any trouble.

The superimposing coin C ₂ among the superposed coins conveyed at a certain interval is temporarily restrained from being conveyed by the alignment plate 4. However, after passing through the lower coins C ₁ , the coins drop onto the endless belt 32 and are aligned and conveyed one by one after the coins C ₁ .

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, when the upper coin C ₁ among the superposed coins continuously conveyed is inclined toward the conveying side, the tip a of the coin is a V-shaped tip of the alignment plate 4. coin C ₁ at 4a coins C ₁ is aligned by the pressing by the point contact, it acts strong frictional force between the endless belt 32, so that the coin C ₁ is against the biasing force of the elastic suppression device 3 It is conveyed by the endless belt 32 while being pushed up.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the endless belt 32 supports the endless belt 32 due to the mounting state of the endless belt mounting frame 35 or the tension 36 that gives a constant tension to the endless belt 32 is too strong. Guide 35a
Even when the tip 4a of the aligning plate 4 comes into contact with the surface of the endless belt 32 in a more floating state, the tip a of the coin is inserted in the V-shaped notch 5 formed in the aligning plate 4. Facing each other, the coins are pressed against the endless belt 32 on both sides 5a of the notch 5, and as a result, the frictional force between the coin and the endless belt 32 is increased to resist the urging force of the elastic restraining tool 3 in the same manner as described above. While pushing up the alignment plate 4, the coins are conveyed without staying.

Two coin aligning and sending mechanisms 1 are provided at appropriate intervals and can be attached by being attached to the cover 2 that covers the endless belt mounting frame 35. Two pieces are attached here, but the number is not limited, and the attachment position may be anywhere as long as it is on the upstream side of the alignment rotation roller 33.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above description, the endless belt of the coin transporting device for transporting coins inserted from the insertion port of the thin inter-lens ball lending machine is provided with the endless belt in the longitudinal direction of the island, and the pulley is rotatable at both ends. A coin aligning and feeding mechanism for stretching coins in a line in the vicinity of the end of the island to align coins in a line, and providing an aligning plate fixed to an elastic restraint made of an elastic material on a cover that is attached to the endless belt mounting frame, The alignment plate is bent from above in the conveying direction at an angle that forms a gap of approximately one coin, and a V-shaped notch is formed at the tip thereof, and both ends of the notch are formed. The following effects are brought about by the fact that after the peripheral edge of the upper coin of the overlapping coins is point-contacted and received by the portion and then the overlapping of the coins is released by the elastic action of the elastic restraining tool.

In particular, the alignment plate is bent from above toward the conveying direction at an angle that forms a gap of approximately one coin, and has a V-shaped cut portion at its tip, and both ends of the cut portion are formed. Since the peripheral edges of the superposed coins of the overlapping coins are point-contacted with each other and are shifted while being shifted to the center, coins do not jam at the place where the coins that overlap are released, and the coins can be aligned in the center.

Further, even if coins are likely to be jammed at the releasing position, they are pushed up by the elastic action of the elastic restraining tool, so that they are not caught by the endless belt and the endless belt. Therefore, it is possible to surely arrange the stacked coins one by one no matter what form the coins are continuously conveyed.

Further, it is needless to say that the structure can be provided at a low cost with a simple structure without taking the width, and the endless belt mounting frame can be freely attached and replaced.

As a result, even if the coins are put into a thin stand ball lending machine at an amusement store and continuously piled up and conveyed, the coins become one by one, so the coin counting detector near the end does not miscount, and the endless belt There is no drop in the coin counting and detection unit for falling after aligning in the center.
Therefore, the sales amount can be accurately grasped, and there is no need for repair work such as coin jamming, and even if coin jamming occurs near the coin aligning and sending device, the cover can be replaced due to crowning and the stuck coins can be replaced. The effect that can be easily removed has contributed greatly to the industry.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2A is a state diagram of an example of coins that have been superposed, FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. A coin state diagram when the plate and the endless belt are in contact with each other, FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 4, and FIG. 4 is a state diagram when mounted on an island. 3 ... Elastic restraint device, 4 ... Alignment plate, 5 ... Notch, 32 ... Endless belt, 33 ... Alignment rotation roller

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An endless belt of a coin transporting device for transporting coins inserted from a slot of a thin inter-lens ball lending machine is stretched by pulleys which are provided in the longitudinal direction of the island and rotatable at both ends, and near the end of the island. Is a coin aligning and feeding mechanism for aligning coins in a line, wherein an aligning plate fixed to an elastic restraint made of an elastic material is provided on a cover to be attached to the endless belt mounting frame, and the aligning plate is arranged in the conveying direction. It is bent from above from an angle that forms a gap of approximately one coin, and a V-shaped notch is formed at the tip thereof, and the edges of the upper coins of coins that overlap at both ends of the notch A coin aligning and delivering mechanism in a coin transporting device of a game shop, wherein the coins are released from each other by being point-contacted and received by an elastic action of an elastic restraining tool.