JPH07124B2 - Coin transfer device for slot machines - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a field of a transfer device for transferring a coin for a slot machine by mounting it in an island portion into which a slot machine is fitted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional coin transport device for a slot machine is mounted on an island portion, and when a coin replenishment request is made to a coin tank connected to each slot machine and an inter-unit coin lending machine, Scrapers, etc. project from between a plurality of belts that are placed in a stacked state and are running in a certain direction, changing the course of the coins, and coins of a predetermined slot machine or coin lending machine from the coin supply port I was supplying a certain amount of coins to the tank.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention A conventional belt conveyor for transporting coins for a slot machine has a scraper or the like projecting from between the belts to forcibly change the course of the coins being transported, while the inside of the hopper is being forced to change. Had been supplied to.

Therefore, there are the following defects.

First, since the coins conveyed by the above-mentioned method are conveyed by one long belt, it is often the case that the belt meanders or stretches and the belt comes off. It was

Secondly, since the scraper system is used, coins are often clogged and the entrance of the hopper at a predetermined position is often clogged.

Third, the conventional belt conveyor uses a so-called long belt whose length is about the same as the length of the island portion, and the belt has to be constantly adjusted so as not to stretch. Not only was it bulky, but the frequency of repairs was high.

Fourth, since the long belt is used as described above, the repair time is long.

Fifthly, in the conventional belt conveyor system, since coins are conveyed while being piled up irregularly,
In addition to being unable to count, the coin stood up, causing a coin jam phenomenon.

Sixth, in the conventional belt conveyor, it was structurally impossible to replace parts.

Seventhly, since the conventional belt conveyor is long to be mounted in the island, the coins connected to each slot machine or the coin-to-machine coin lending machine are started because of the long length. There were many problems such as long wiring time for parts such as tanks.

However, in the present invention, the coin replenishing conveyor, which has a short overall length, rotates at a higher speed than the conventional belt conveyor, and individually mounts the motors on the slant, is formed in the island portion so that the coin replenishing conveyors partially overlap each other. The coin supply conveyor to the coin tank that is connected to the slot machine or the coin-to-machine coin lending machine that was requested to be supplied with coins can be controlled to rotate in the reverse direction. It eliminates many of the defects that the belt conveyor of.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a coin carrying device mounted in an island portion into which a slot machine is fitted,

A coin replenishing conveyor having a structure in which a belt or the like is wound around a plurality of rotating bodies such as gears which are rotated by a motor as a drive source, and surrounding parts are attached to both left and right sides of the belt and the like, are inclined. The coin supply conveyor is mounted so that the front part and the rear part thereof partially overlap with each other, and the coin supply receiving port is disposed at the rear part of the predetermined overlapping supply conveyor.

When the empty metal sensor attached to the coin tank of the predetermined slot machine or the coin lending machine connected to the coin supply port detects the empty metal sensor, the coin is connected via the connected controller. Coins are supplied from the payout hopper, and the supplied coins are conveyed from the rear part to the front part by the belt that rotates at high speed on the replenishment conveyor, and the coins of the slot machine or the inter-machine coin lending machine equipped with the metal empty instruction sensor described above. Only the replenishment conveyor that supplies coins to the coin tank of the hopper can be rotated in the direction opposite to the conveying direction of each replenishment conveyor, and when a predetermined amount of coins are stored in the tank, the methane full sensor detects and pays out coins. I tried to stop the hopper and each supply conveyor. A coin transporting apparatus for slot machine and butterflies.

[0016]

The operation of the present invention will be described below.

When the coin empty instruction sensor attached to the slot coin tank at a predetermined position detects that the number of coins has reached a certain amount, a supply request signal is transmitted. By sending this signal, coins drop from the coin payout hopper that constitutes the engine part to the coin replenishing conveyor installed in the island part in an inclined shape, and are conveyed from the bottom part to the higher part by the belt that rotates at high speed. . And, for example, coins that fall on the belt, which constitute the above-mentioned conveyor, are dropped onto the next inclined coin replenishing conveyor with the flat surface of the coin in close contact with the belt, and the next inclined coin replenishment is performed in sequence. It is conveyed at high speed to the conveyor. The transfer direction of each of the above coin supply conveyors is forward rotation.

Then, when the coin conveyed to the coin replenishing conveyor located above the supply port of the predetermined coin tank equipped with the coin empty instruction sensor which has transmitted the supply request signal falls, the coin replenishing conveyor drops. The motor is instructed by the controller to rotate in the reverse direction only, so the above coins dropped from the last coin replenishing conveyor are conveyed at high speed not downwards, but downwards. The coin tank is replenished.

As described above, when a predetermined amount of coins are replenished and the coins come into contact with the coin full sensor, the sensor sends a stop signal to the controller, each coin replenishing conveyor rotating at high speed, and the engine. Stop the coin payout hopper in the department.

In the present invention, in order to supply coins to the coin supply port connected to the coin tank of the slot machine at the predetermined place where the above-mentioned coin supply is required, the coin is revolved in the forward direction and inclined. All the coin replenishing conveyors that are mounted in the form of a circle are in a stopped state. Therefore, the present invention is a mechanism in which the coin replenishing conveyor does not suddenly start rotating at high speed.

Further, in the present invention, when the coin payout hopper of the engine section supplies a fixed amount, for example, 350 coins per time, the full sensor is not necessary.

Further, in the present invention, of the many coin replenishing conveyors mounted in a slanting manner, only the one requiring repair is removed and the other coin bayers are replaced as they are and replaced with a new conveyor. do it.

[0023]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below.

Reference numeral a denotes a coin replenishing conveyor (hereinafter referred to as a conveyor) which constitutes a coin carrying device, and has the following structure. That is, a gear 2 that constitutes a rotating body is attached to the front and rear parts of the substrate 1, and the motor 3 is attached to one gear 2.
To pivot. Then, the belt 4 is wound around both gears 2. The length of the above-mentioned substrate 1 is extremely short when viewed from the conventional coin transport belt. Belt 4
Guard enclosures 5 are attached to both left and right sides of the. Then, the motor 3 is rotated at a high speed, and, for example, the belt 4 is normally run for about 60 m per minute. The conveyor a is formed to have a length such that it can be conveyed to the coin tank 8 connected to each slot machine 6 and the inter-coin lending machine 7. Reference numeral 9 is a shaft portion of the gear 2, and 10 is a fixture for attaching to the island portion 11. The above is the configuration of the conveyor a.

When the above-mentioned conveyor a is mounted in the island portion 11, as shown in the drawing, the size of the island portion 11 is made to correspond to the size of the island portion 11.
The rear part is low and the front part is high, and the rear part of the next conveyor a is overlapped with a part of the front part of the conveyor a with a small gap so that the plurality of conveyors a are gradually transferred to the rear part. And the front part should be installed in the same positions. Therefore, the inclination angle of each conveyor a may be appropriately adjusted according to the space inside the island 11.

Further, in the present invention, the belt 4 constituting the conveyor a can pass the coin 12 at the time of conveyance between the forward and reverse rotation of the motor 3 and the conveyor a in the overlapping state. It only needs to have a certain interval. Further, the above conveyor a can be replaced by one by removing the fixture 9. The belt 4 may be a toothed belt 4a or a chain belt 13
May be used.

Next, the coin tank 8 is connected to each slot machine 6 and the hopper built in the inter-machine coin lending machine 7, and a coin supply receiving port 14 is provided above the coin tank 8. Reference numeral 15 is a pipe formed between the receiving port 14 and the coin tank 8, 16 is a coin collecting outlet provided below the tank 8, 17 is a coin empty sensor, 18 is a coin full sensor, and 19 is a coin jam. It is a sensor. 20 is a coin 1 discharged from the coin collection outlet 16
2 is a conveyor that conveys 2 to the engine section b. The conveyor 20 is continuously operated to continuously convey the coins 12.

Further explaining the engine section b,
The coins 12 conveyed by the collecting conveyor 20 installed below are collected in the accommodating portion 21, and are stored together with the polishing pellets in the upper portion by the elevating device 22 in the hopper 23 of the device. Then, the fader 24 is looked into the hopper 23, and one coin 12 is separated to be supplied to the coin supply conveyor a.
The coin 12 rises and is carried in the elevating device 22 while being polished by the polishing pellets, and the pellet is collected again in the accommodating portion 21 by another route in the middle of the elevating device 22 and together with the collected coin 12. It is returned to the upper coin payout hopper 23 while being polished by the lifting device 22 again. Reference numeral 25 is a small hole provided on the outer surface portion 26 of the fader 24 for adsorbing one coin 12, and a part of the outer surface portion 26 of the fader 24 is shielded so that the coins adsorbed by the fader 24 rotating at a high speed. 12 is placed on the one-to-one belt 4 from the hopper 23 to the conveyor a, and is shielded so as to be smoothly conveyed. Reference numeral 27 is a blower, 28 is a motor for driving the blower 27, 29 is a pipe, and 30 is a motor for driving the fader 24. Conveyor 20
Also has the same configuration as the conveyor a. c is a controller.

[0029]

[Effect] The present invention has the following effects.

A plurality of coin replenishing conveyors, each of which is constructed by winding a belt around a plurality of rotating bodies such as gears that are rotated by the attached motor, and attaching surrounding parts to the left and right sides of the belt. However, the rear part of these conveyors is low and the front part is high, and the front part and the rear part are partially overlapped with each other. When the empty metal sensor attached to the coin tank to which the mouth is connected detects a lack of metal, the connected controller operates and causes a large amount of coins to be supplied from the coin payout hopper, requesting further coin supply. All the superposed conveyors up to the conveyor trying to supply coins to the coin supply port connected to the coin tank are controlled by the controller. In addition to the normal rotation at a high speed by the motor that is installed, only the conveyor that supplies the coins to the coin supply port by the controller reverses the rotation at a high speed to make the coins run backward to the predetermined amount. Since the coins can be supplied, unlike the conventional belt conveyor for coins, the belt does not meander or stretch, and the belt does not come off.

Further, according to the present invention, as described above, the conveyor is short, and the coin replenishing conveyor rotating at a high speed is inclined, and the number of the coins is used in consideration of the space of the island portion in the island portion so that a part thereof is overlapped. Since the inclination angle and the length of the overlapped portion can be adjusted appropriately, only the conveyor can be removed and replaced when it is desired to repair the conveyor, thus saving the supply cost and the repair work time. It is designed so that

Further, since the coin supply conveyor of the present invention is short and conveys the coins in close contact with the upper surface of the one-piece belt or the like, it does not convey a large amount of the coins in a piled state, and therefore the coins are smoothly conveyed. It has the advantages that it can be transported to and is not caught or clogged, and that counting measurement is extremely easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway oblique view of an island portion into which a slot machine equipped with a coin transport device for a slot machine of the present invention is fitted.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a coin supply conveyor.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the conveyor.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the conveyor.

FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view of an island portion equipped with the conveyor.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway side view showing a usage state of the conveyor.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway side view showing the relationship between the conveyor and the engine section.

FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway front view of an island portion equipped with the same conveyor.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a main part mechanism that supplies a polished coin.

10 is a perspective view of the fader shown in FIG. 9. FIG.

FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a second embodiment of the coin supply conveyor.

FIG. 12 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a third embodiment of the coin supply conveyor.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the sequence from operation to stop of the conveyor at the time of coin replenishment.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an order in which replenishment coins are conveyed in a fixed amount.

FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a slot machine, an inter-unit coin lending machine, and a controller.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a coin supply conveyor, a motor, each sensor, and a controller.

[Explanation of symbols]

a ... coin supply conveyor b ... engine part c ... controller 1 ... board 2 ...
Gears 3, 28, 30 ... Motor 4 ... Belt
5 ... Enclosure 6 ... Slot machine 7 ... Inter-machine coin lending machine
8 ... Coin tank 9 ... Shaft part 10 ... Fixing tool 11 ... Island part 12 ... Coin 4a ... Toothed belt 13 ... Chain belt 14 ... Coin supply receiving port 15 ... pipe 1
6 ... Coin collection outlet 17 ... Coin empty sensor 18 ... Coin full sensor 19 ... Coin jam sensor 20 ... Conveyor 21 ... Accommodation unit 22 ... Elevator 23 ... Hopper 24・ ・
・ Fader 25 ・ ・ ・ Small hole 26 ・ ・ ・ Outside surface part 27 ・ ・ ・
Blower 29 ... pipe

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A coin transfer device mounted in an island portion into which a slot machine is fitted, wherein a belt or the like is wound around a plurality of rotating bodies such as gears which are rotated by a motor as a drive source, and left and right side portions of the belt or the like. The coin replenishing conveyor with the surrounding part attached is mounted in an inclined manner so that the front part and the rear part of the coin replenishing conveyor partially overlap with each other, and the rear part of the predetermined replenishing conveyor overlaps. A coin supply receiving port is installed in the coin slot, and when the empty metal sensor attached to the coin tank of a predetermined slot machine or coin lending machine connected to the coin supplying slot detects the empty metal sensor, the connection is established. Coins are supplied from the coin payout hopper via the controller, and the supplied coins are backed up by the high-speed rotating belt of the supply conveyor. Section to the front part, and only the replenishment conveyors that supply coins to the coin tank of the coin hopper of the slot machine or the inter-machine coin lending machine that is equipped with the metal empty instruction sensor described above are in the conveyance direction of each replenishment conveyor. The coin transfer device for the slot machine is characterized in that it is rotated in the opposite direction to the .