JPH0720119Y2 - Amusement equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] In the present invention, for example, two rows of a gaming table row configured by laterally arranging a plurality of pachinko machines as gaming machines are arranged back to back. , Every other space between adjacent ones of the plurality of pachinko machines that make up each gaming table row, the bills are received from the front side of the gaming table row and the paper surface is placed on the back side of the gaming table row in a posture along the vertical direction. A bill insertion machine such as a pachinko ball lending machine that sends out the bills is installed, and a conveyance device that conveys the bills sent from these bill insertion machines to a specific position is provided between the game stand rows, and the bills received by the bill insertion machine are efficiently collected. Regarding the game equipment that was made possible.

[Conventional technology]

In the conventional game equipment, an automatic ball lending machine that operates by inserting coins is installed between the pachinko game stands, and the coins dropped and discharged from the automatic ball lending machine are received on the back side of the pachinko game stand row and one side of the pachinko game stand row is received. There is a transfer device for transferring the inserted coins so that the inserted coins can be efficiently collected (for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-160482, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-146375, and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Sho.
59-98290 gazette), in the gaming equipment in which a bill inserting machine such as an automatic ball lending machine that operates by inserting bills is provided between the game stands,
Banknotes are larger and thinner than coins, and because they are light and flexible, they are difficult to handle like coins, so each banknote inserter must have a safe (stacker). The banknotes received by each banknote inserting machine are stored in the safe of the banknote inserting machine that has received the banknote (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 53-3399).

[Problems to be solved by the device]

Therefore, according to the gaming facility in which the conventional banknote inserting machine that operates by inserting the banknotes is provided between the game stands, when collecting the banknotes inserted into each banknote inserting machine, the collector collects up to the front of each banknote inserting machine. It is necessary to move one by one to collect the banknotes in the safe, and it is not possible to efficiently collect the banknotes from each banknote inserting machine even if you look only at the series of game table rows. In some cases, when the safe is full, it may be necessary to enter the space between the players and collect it, and this lacks consideration for the players.

Therefore, similar to the game equipment installed between the pachinko gaming machines, an automatic ball lending machine that operates by inserting conventional coins, a bill insertion machine that sends out bills received from the front side of the gaming table row to the back side of the gaming table row. Provided on the back side of the gaming table row is a transportation device which is provided between the gaming machines and which merges and conveys the bills sent out from the respective bill inserting machines to the collecting position on one end side of the gaming table row so that the bills do not interfere with the player. In addition, it is desirable to be able to collect the bills efficiently, but in this case, the bills sent from the bill throwing machine are simply dropped onto the conveying surface of the conveying device such as a conveyor in an irregular posture by one's own weight so that one end of the game table row is dropped. It is easy to uncertainly convey the conveyed bills by simply confluently conveying them to the collecting position on the side, and the bills that fall by their own weight in an irregular posture are surely secured on the conveying surface of the conveying device. Transport so that it can be received It is necessary to provide a large transport device width is wide surface, installation space because it is necessary for the amusement machine to secure a wide mounting space amusement machine column rear side of the transport device which may correspondingly less.

Further, if the carrier device is provided so as to traverse the back surface of the game table, the carrier device may be an obstacle during maintenance and inspection of the back surface of the game table.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and effectively utilizes the characteristics of banknotes to efficiently and smoothly convey banknotes inserted into a banknote insertion machine without disturbing the player. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming facility that can be collected in a simple manner, does not require a large installation space, is easy to assemble, and can easily perform maintenance and inspection on the back surface of the gaming table.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The characteristic configuration of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is: A. Two rows of a game table row configured by horizontally arranging a plurality of game tables are arranged back to back, and each of the game table rows is configured. Banknotes that can be sent out to the back side of the gaming machine row in a posture in which the paper surface is in the vertical direction at a plurality of specific locations among the adjacent plurality of gaming machines that are being operated, from the front side of the gaming machine row. A slot machine is provided, and B. The banknotes sent from each of the banknote slot machines are sandwiched at a position lower than the lower end of the game board between the game board rows arranged back to back, and the paper surface thereof is sandwiched. Is a vertically oriented posture, and is a gaming facility provided with a sandwiching and conveying device for merging and conveying along the aforesaid gaming table row to a specific position on the back side of the aforesaid gaming table row, C. The banknote inserters are paired with the other banknote inserters on the other gaming table. Are arranged at different positions in the conveyance direction by the sandwiching and conveying device, and D. In each of the banknote insertion machines, the banknotes fed out from the banknote insertion machine are bent and the paper ejection direction of the banknote is the game surface. A position lower than the lower end of the game table by sandwiching the banknote whose delivery direction is changed by the direction guide from the longitudinal direction of the gaming table row and changing it downward in a posture facing the longitudinal direction of the row. And a downward conveying device for nipping and conveying are provided, and E. the nipping conveying device is provided with a receiving portion for receiving the bills conveyed by each of the downward conveying devices from above, A game facility whose transfer end side is connected to the receiving part.

This is in the configuration of ABCDE described above, and the following operational effects are obtained from this configuration.

[Action]

With the configuration of A to E, since the banknotes are conveyed while being clamped in series from the banknote inserting machine to the specific position on the back side of the gaming machine row, the banknotes sent out from each of the banknote inserting machines can be smoothly ensured without any trouble. Moreover, it can be efficiently collected without being disturbed by the player by being conveyed along the back surface side of the gaming table row. B. In particular, due to the construction of B, the sandwiching and conveying device traverses the rear surface of the gaming table. Of course, it does not interfere with the maintenance and inspection of the back of the gaming table. C. Due to the above C, D, and E configurations, the banknotes sent from the banknote dispensers that are placed on both back-to-back game table rows Since they are merged into the sandwiching and conveying device separately, for example, the banknote insertion machines of each gaming table row are arranged to face each other in the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the gaming table row, and the banknotes fed from the banknote inserting machines facing each other face downward. Is it confluent with the carrier? As compared with the case where the bills are inserted into the holding and conveying device, the bill insertion machine does not need to be assembled with high accuracy. D. Due to the configuration of D and E, the bills can be identified from the bill insertion machine on the back side of the gaming table row. Since it is nipped and conveyed to a position in a fixed posture,
Can be transported smoothly and reliably even in a narrow space.

[Effect of device]

By the action a, the bills inserted in the bill insertion machine can be efficiently and smoothly conveyed without being a hindrance to the player and can be reliably collected, and the action b makes it easy to perform maintenance and inspection on the back surface of the gaming table. However, due to the action of c, it is easy to assemble the entire gaming facility, and the action of d does not require a large installation space.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 show a pachinko game facility. This pachinko game facility has a plurality of pachinko machines (1) (an example of a game machine) arranged in a row in the lateral direction, and these are arranged in a row. A game in which bills (a) can be received between the adjacent pachinko machines (1), (1) with their long sides facing each other positioned vertically and can be sent to the back. Two rows of pachinko game table rows, which are formed by alternately interposing a banknote lending machine (2) and a spacer (3) for ball lending, are appropriately spaced in a state where the banknote dispensing machine (2) is staggered. A transfer device (4) that is arranged back-to-back and that transfers the banknotes (a) sent out from each banknote insertion machine (2) to both sides of the pachinko game stand row to a collecting section (not shown) on one end side of the row. ) Is provided.

The inserting machine (2) has a function of identifying whether the inserted bill (a) is good or bad, and when the inserted bill (a) is good, sends it out to the back side,
In the case of no, it has a function of returning to the input port (2a).

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the transfer device (4) transfers the bills (a) sent from the respective inserters (2) on the back side of the pachinko machine (1) to the pachinko machine (1). ), And a banknote (a) from each of the vertical transfer devices (5) at a position lower than the pachinko machine (1) and a position between the pachinko game stand rows. And a horizontal holding / conveying device (6) for conveying to one end side of the.

The vertical transport device (5) changes the sending direction of the bills (a) sent out from the inserting machine (2) so as to be folded downward at an angle of approximately 45 degrees with respect to the horizontal,
A pair of direction change guides having a guide surface (7B) for guiding the sliding contact movement while bending the bill (a) delivered from the insertion machine (2) in a direction intersecting downward with the delivery direction. A direction changing guide (7) composed of members (7A) and (7A), and a bill receiving unit (6) for receiving the bill (a) delivered from the direction changing guide (7) downward and receiving the horizontal holding and conveying device (6). (6a) and the downward conveying device (A).

The guide plate (7A) is attached to the throwing machine (2).

The downward transfer device (A) is installed in the transfer case (8).
The banknote (a) is sandwiched from the thickness direction of the banknote (a), and a sandwiching / conveying mechanism for conveying the banknote (a) along the long side direction thereof is provided.

The sandwiching and conveying mechanism is provided with a plurality of endless rotating belts (13B) wound around a plurality of pulleys (13A) and a plurality of endless rotating belts (13B) so as to be sandwiched and conveyed by cooperation. It is composed of a roller (14A).

Further, the transfer case (8) is slidably fitted to the first transfer case part (8A) connected to the horizontal holding transfer device (6) and the first transfer case part (8A). And a second transport case portion (8B). The plurality of pulleys (13A) and rollers (14A) are distributed over the two transport case portions (8A) and (8B), respectively. 2 A mechanism (B) for absorbing the winding length of the endless rotating belt (13B) along with the sliding movement of the transport case portion (8B) is provided, and the loading machine (2) and the horizontal pinching transport device ( While the change in the vertical distance from 6) can be absorbed by the sliding movement of the second transport case portion (8B), the bill (a) can always be favorably transported.

Incidentally, (15) shown in FIG. 2 is the endless rotating belt (13
B) is an electric motor that rotates, and (18), (1
Reference numeral 8) is a guide for guiding the banknote (a) in an oblique posture toward the lower side in the feeding direction of the horizontal holding and conveying device (6).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the absorbing mechanism (B) includes a first pulley (16) attached to a position above the first transport case portion (8A) and a second transport case portion. (8B)
And a second pulley (17) attached to a lower part of the first pulley (17B), and fluctuations in the winding length of the endless rotating belt (13B) due to the sliding movement of the second transport case section (8B) are caused by the first pulley ( It is designed to be able to absorb between 16) and the second pulley (17).

The horizontal pinching and conveying device (6) conveys the banknotes (a) in a posture in which the width direction faces left and right, and more specifically, to the main body case (6A), a lid case detachable therefrom. A roller (6C) attached to (6B), a round belt (6D) for sandwiching and transporting the bill (a) delivered from the downward transport device (A), and an electric motor (6E) for driving the same. The lid case (6B) is divided into a plurality of pieces in the longitudinal direction.

The second carrying case portion (8B) of the downward carrying device (A)
Is the case part (8a) on which the endless rotating belt (8C) is stretched and the case part (8) on which the roller (14A) is supported.
b) is configured to be disassembled into, and is urged in the extension direction via a spring (9), and
The recessed member (10) attached to the lower end is engaged with the pin (11) attached to the body case (6A) of the horizontal holding device (6) from above, and the upper end is connected to the guide plate (7A). It is attached with a means for engaging a pin (12) attached to the upper end with a hole (7b) formed in the flange (7a) from below in a state of being brought into contact with the flange (7a), and further, it is attached to a loading machine (2). ) And the receiving portion (6a) of the horizontal pinching and conveying device (6) in the horizontal conveying direction are absorbed by swinging around the pin (11).

In addition, the rollers (14) of both the transfer devices (A) and (6) are
A) and (6C) are urged to move the banknote (a) to the belt (13B) and (6D) side via a spring (not shown) so as to be held by the belt (13B) and (6D). ing.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawing shows an embodiment of the game equipment according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the main part, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 2, and FIG.
FIG. 8 and FIG. 8 are a vertical sectional front view and a transverse plan view of a pachinko game facility. (1) …… Gaming stand, (2) …… Bill thrower, (6) ……
Nipple transport device, (6a) ... Receiving part, (7) ... Direction change guide, (A) ... Downward transport device, (a) ... Banknote.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plurality of game stands (1) are arranged side by side in a lateral direction, and two rows of the game stand rows are arranged back to back, and the plurality of game stands constituting each said game stand row ( 1) A banknote insertion machine capable of receiving banknotes (a) from a front side of the gaming stand row and delivering the bills to the rear side of the gaming stand row in a posture along a vertical direction at a plurality of specific places among the adjacent sections. (2)
And a banknote (a) sent from each of the banknote inserters (2) is sandwiched at a position lower than the lower end of the game table (1) between the game table rows arranged back to back. Then, with the posture that the paper surface is oriented vertically,
A gaming facility provided with a sandwiching and conveying device (6) for conveying and merging to a specific position on the rear side of the gaming table row along the gaming table row, wherein the banknote inserting machine (2) of each gaming table row is The bill inserting machines (2) of the other gaming table row are arranged with their positions shifted in the conveying direction by the holding and conveying device (6), and the bill inserting machines (2) are connected to the respective bill inserting machines (2). A direction change guide (7) that bends the bill (a) sent from 2) to change the sending direction of the bill (a) downward with its paper surface oriented in the longitudinal direction of the gaming table row; A downward conveying device (A) for sandwiching and transporting the banknote (a) whose delivery direction is changed by the conversion guide (7) from the longitudinal direction of the gaming table row and nipping it to a position lower than the lower end of the gaming table (1). Is provided, and the carrying The device (6) is provided with a receiving section (6a) for receiving the banknotes (a) conveyed by each of the downward conveying devices (A) from above, and the conveying end side of the downward conveying device (A) receives the bills. Game equipment connected to the department (6a).