JPH0671011A - Disk-formed body feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the structure to make the manufacture or installation easier, and at the same time, make it hard to generate carrying trouble by a method wherein two pairs of belt conveyors and a guide member are combined, and a closed loop- formed feeding/carrying path is arranged, and disk-formed bodies are circulate-carried while they are made to transfer from one belt conveyor to the other belt conveyor alternately. CONSTITUTION:A feeding/carrying path 1 which carries disk-formed bodies M to a plurality of feeding locations, and a plurality of discharge means which can discharge the disk-formed bodies M being carried by the feeding/carrying path 1 at specified feeding locations are provided, and the feeding/carrying path 1 is provided into a closed loop-form which circulates along a plurality of feeding locations. The feeding/ carrying path 1 is constituted in such a manner that on two pairs of belt conveyors 2, 3 the carrying directions of which are mutually opposite, and which are arranged in parallel or approximately in parallel, guide members 6, 7 which guide-move the disk-formed bodies M being carried by the belt conveyors 2, 3 on one side to conveyor belts 4, 5 of the other belt conveyors 2, 3, are provided. By this method, the feeding/ carrying path structure can be simplified, and the manufacture or installation can easily be performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a supply carrier path for carrying a disk-shaped body such as a game medal or coin for a slot machine toward a plurality of supply positions, and a circle carried by the supply carrier path. A disk-shaped body supply device provided with a plurality of discharging means capable of discharging the plate-shaped body to a specific supply position, and the supply conveyance path being arranged in a closed loop shape circulating along the plurality of supply positions. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A disk-shaped body supplying apparatus, when it is not necessary to supply the disk-shaped body, makes the supply-side disk-shaped body stand by on a supply conveyance path provided in a closed loop. When a disc-shaped body needs to be supplied, a specific discharging means is operated to discharge and supply the disc-shaped body being circulated in the supply conveyance path to a predetermined supply position. However, in the past, a series of endless chains laid horizontally along multiple supply positions via sprockets,
A plurality of meniscus-shaped carrier plates on which the disk-shaped members can be placed are connected in a row and the postures of the plates can be changed independently, and the disk-shaped members mounted on the carrier plates are driven and rotated by an endless chain. A disk-shaped body supply device is proposed in which a supply / transport path for transporting while circulating along a plurality of supply positions is configured (for example,
See JP-A-3-21286).

[0003]

According to the above-mentioned prior art, a large number of conveying plates on which disc-shaped bodies are mounted are individually connected to a series of endless chains to form a closed-loop supply conveying path. Therefore, the structure of the supply transport path is complicated, and it takes time to assemble and assemble, and a large number of meniscal-shaped transport plates are connected to the endless chain so that their positions can be changed. The disc-shaped body is likely to be caught between the matching conveying plates, and in this case, the movement of the conveying plates or the endless chain may be restricted and the conveyance may be stopped. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and by devising a supply transport path structure arranged in a closed loop shape, the supply transport path structure is simplified, and manufacturing and assembling are facilitated. At the same time, it is an object of the present invention to provide a disc-shaped body supplying device in which a conveyance trouble such as biting of the disc-shaped body is unlikely to occur.

[0004]

The features of the present invention for achieving the above object are as follows:
The supply and transport paths are two sets of belt conveyors arranged in parallel or substantially in parallel with the transport directions opposite to each other, and the disc-shaped bodies conveyed by one of the belt conveyors are conveyed by the other belt conveyor. The guide member for guiding and moving is provided on the belt, and the following operational effects can be obtained from this structure.

[0005]

The disc-shaped body is circulated and conveyed along a plurality of supply positions while alternately transferring to the conveyor belt of one belt conveyor and the conveyor belt of the other belt conveyor.

[0006]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since two sets of belt conveyors and guide members are combined to provide a closed loop-shaped supply / conveyance path circulating along a plurality of supply positions, the structure of the supply / conveyance path can be simplified. Manufacturing and assembly can be done easily, and since the disc-shaped body is placed and conveyed by the conveyor belt, conveyance troubles such as biting of the disc-shaped body are unlikely to occur.

[0007]

EXAMPLE FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b) show a game island D in which two rows of a game table row C in which a plurality of slot machines A and a medal lending machine B are arranged in parallel are arranged back to back. , A storage hopper E for storing game medals M as an example of a disk-shaped body discharged from the slot machines A of each game stand row C below the game island D
A medal collecting device F for collecting the medal M, a medal lifting device G for lifting the medals M collected in the storage hopper E to the upper part of the game island D, and a medal lifting device G for the upper part of the game island D. The gaming equipment is provided with a medal supply device H that supplies the medals M to the slot machines A and the medal lending machines B of each gaming machine row C. The medal supply device H conveys a medal M toward the slot machines A and the medal lending machines B of each gaming machine row C, which is a plurality of supply positions, in a supply conveyance path 1.
And a plurality of ejecting devices 23 capable of dropping and ejecting the medal M conveyed on the supply conveying path 1 to a specific slot machine A or medal lending machine B.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the supply / conveyance path 1 has one pair of belt conveyors 2 and 3 arranged in parallel with the conveyance directions opposite to each other. The medals M conveyed by the belt conveyors 2 and 3 are brought into contact with each other, and the conveyor belts 5 of the other belt conveyors 3 and 2 are contacted.
4 are provided with resin guide members 6 and 7 for guiding and moving, and the slot machine A and the medal lending machine B of each gaming machine row C are provided.
A receiving hopper 8 arranged in a closed loop that circulates along the receiving hopper 8 is provided for receiving the medals M pumped by the medal lifting device G and guiding and discharging them onto the conveyor belt 4 of the one belt conveyor 2. There is. Each of the two sets of belt conveyors 2 and 3 is configured by winding conveyor belts 4 and 5 over a drive roller 10, a free-running roller 11 and a tension roller 12 which are belt-interlocked with a drive motor 9. Frame plates 13, 14 supporting the roller groups 10, 11, 12 and the drive motor 9
Are connected to a passage frame 15 forming the passages for the conveyor belts 4, 5. The passage frame 15
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the first support plate 16 that supports the inner peripheral surface side of the conveyor belts 4 and 5 of the transport path and the second support that supports the outer peripheral surface side of the conveyor belts 4 and 5 of the return path. A push-out frame 18 made of an aluminum alloy, which is provided with a plate 17 at the top and bottom, a pair of left and right belt support plates 19 having an L-shaped cross section, which are connected and connected to the front and rear end faces of the first support plate 16, and front and rear belts The side wall plates 20 fitted to the side surfaces of the extrusion frame 18 between the support plates 19 are provided.
The medal M guided by the guide members 6 and 7 is made to protrude from the upper surface of the belt support plate 19 by the upper end surface of the frame plate 14 sandwiched between 9 and about the same height as the thickness of the conveyor belts 4 and 5. The left and right conveyor belts 4 and 5 can be smoothly transferred.

Each of the guide members 6 and 7 is fixed to the side wall forming member 21 of the belt support plate 19 with a slight gap from the upper surfaces of the conveyor belts 4 and 5, and the one of the belt conveyors 2 and 3 is used. The transferred medal M is pushed along the guide surface 22 onto the conveyor belts 5 and 4 of the other belt conveyors 3 and 2 to transfer, and circulates clockwise while alternately transferring to the left and right belt conveyors 3 and 2. It is configured to be transported. The guide surface 22 is curved in a parabolic shape in a plan view, and the apex portion thereof is positioned on the other conveyor belt 5, 4 to be transferred and is conveyed by the one belt conveyor 2, 3. The medal M is forcedly pushed onto the conveyor belts 5 and 4 of the other belt conveyors 3 and 2 by its conveying force so that the medal M can be transferred smoothly. As shown in FIG. 5, the discharging device 23 extends in a discharging posture in which it crosses the conveyor frames 4, 5 with respect to the pushing frame 18 and in a retracting posture in which it is retracted between the left and right conveyor belts 4, 5. And a solenoid 26 for swinging the gate member 25 between a discharging posture and a retracting posture. When the gate member 25 swings in the discharging posture, the conveyor is constituted. The medal M conveyed on the belts 4 and 5 is guided along the gate member 25, falls into the supply trough 28 from the notch 27 formed in the side wall plate 20, and passes through the bellows tube 29 to a predetermined slot. It is configured to be supplied to the machine A or the medal lending machine B.

When neither the slot machine A nor the medal lending machine B outputs a medal request signal, the driving of the medal lifting device G and the medal supplying device H are both stopped, When a medal request signal is output from the slot machine A or the medal lending machine B, the driving of the medal lifting device G and the medal supplying device H is started, and the predetermined gate member 25 is swung in the ejection posture and the medal M is moved. Is supplied. In addition, a collecting gutter 31 and a discharging device 23 are provided in the upper-side transport path of the receiving hopper 8 of the supply transport path 1 so that the medals M remaining in the supply transport path 1 at the end of business.
Is configured to be dropped and collected in the storage hopper E via the collecting bellows tube 32. A partition wall 30 is provided between the left and right conveyor belts 4 and 5 except for the mounting position of the gate member 25 and the transfer position of the medal M.

[Other Embodiments] The disk-shaped body supply device according to the present invention has a supply transport path arranged in a closed loop that circulates along a plurality of game islands as supply positions, and is required for the game islands. A disc-shaped body may be supplied. The disc-shaped body supply device according to the present invention, each of the two sets of belt conveyors, the conveyance height of the conveyance end side is arranged so as to be higher than the conveyance height of the conveyance start end side of the other belt conveyor, It is also possible to provide a chute-shaped guide member that slides and guides the disc-shaped body falling from the transport end position of one belt conveyor onto the conveyor belt of the other belt conveyor. The disc-shaped body supply device according to the present invention may supply coins to a predetermined supply position.

It should be noted that although reference numerals are given in the claims for convenience of comparison with the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the accompanying drawings by the entry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a main part

FIG. 2 is a partially sectional front view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part taken along the line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG.

FIG. 6A is a plan view of a main part of the gaming facility, and FIG. 6B is a side view of a main part of the gaming facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Supply Conveyance Path 2 Belt Conveyor 3 Belt Conveyor 4 Conveyor Belt 5 Conveyor Belt 6 Guide Member 7 Guide Member 23 Ejection Means M Discoid

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A supply transfer path (1) for transferring a disk-shaped body (M) to a plurality of supply positions, and the supply transfer path (1).
And a plurality of discharging means (23) capable of discharging the disc-shaped body (M) being transported to the specific supply position, and the supply transport path (1) circulates along the plurality of supply positions. In the disk-shaped body supply device arranged in a closed loop, two sets of belt conveyors (2) in which the supply / conveyance paths (1) are arranged in parallel or substantially in parallel with the conveyance directions opposite to each other. , 3) for guiding and moving the disk-shaped body (M) conveyed by one of the belt conveyors (2, 3) onto the conveyor belts (4,5) of the other belt conveyor (2, 3). A disk-shaped body supply device comprising members (6, 7) provided.