JPH0774053B2 - Amusement equipment - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to, for example, banknotes in a gaming table row formed by laterally arranging a plurality of pachinko machines as gaming machines. The present invention relates to a gaming facility in which a plurality of banknote inserting machines that are received from the front side of the game table row are provided in a direction along the game table row, and the banknotes received by these banknote inserting machines can be efficiently collected by a transport device. [0002] In a conventional gaming facility, two rows of pachinko gaming machine rows, which are constructed by installing an automatic ball lending machine that operates by inserting coins, between pachinko gaming machines, are arranged back to back. Provided between the back of the pachinko game stand row is a transfer device that receives coins dropped and discharged from each automatic ball lending machine of each pachinko game stand row and conveys them to one end of the pachinko game stand row, There is one that allows the coins thrown into the automatic ball lending machine to be collected efficiently (for example,
(See Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-160482 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-146375),
In a game facility where a banknote insertion machine such as an automatic ball lending machine that operates by inserting banknotes is provided between game tables to form a game table row,
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). Therefore, according to the gaming facility in which a conventional banknote inserting machine that operates by inserting banknotes is provided between the game tables to form a game table row, each banknote inserting machine is provided. When collecting the banknotes inserted into the banknote, the collector must move to the front of each banknote inserting machine to collect the banknotes in the safe. In addition to not being able to collect banknotes efficiently, it may be necessary to enter the banknotes between the players and collect them when the safe is full while the game console is in operation. It lacks.
Therefore, similar to the gaming equipment in which the conventional automatic ball lending machine that operates by inserting coins is provided between the pachinko gaming machines to form a gaming table row, the bills received from the front side of the gaming table row are played in the gaming table row. Two rows of game table rows are provided back to back, and the banknote insertion machines that are sent to the back side are provided between the game tables, and are sent out from the banknote insertion machines of each game table row between the backs of these pachinko game table rows. It is conceivable to provide a conveying device for merging the formed banknotes to the collecting position on one end side of the gaming table row so that the banknotes can be collected efficiently without disturbing the player. The bills sent out from the bill inserting machine of the gaming table row are simply allowed to fall freely on the placing and conveying surface of the conveying device such as a conveyor in an irregular posture, and are simply joined and conveyed to the collecting position on the one side of the gaming table row. Conveyed bills stay in the middle of conveyance For example, a large transfer device with a wide horizontal width is provided so that the transfer is likely to be uncertain and that the banknotes that fall freely in an irregular posture can be reliably received by the placement transfer surface of the transfer device. Since it is necessary to secure a wide space for installing the transfer device, there is a possibility that the installation space for the game table will be reduced accordingly. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, effectively utilizing the characteristics of banknotes, and efficiently and smoothly without causing the banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion machine of the gaming table row to interfere with the player. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game facility that does not require a large installation space while being capable of being reliably transported and collected. The first characteristic constitution of the present invention for achieving the above object is as follows. Banknotes are received and identified from the front side of the game stand row in a posture in which the plane of the paper stands in the up-down direction , and the bills are identified in a game stand row configured by arranging a plurality of game stands side by side.
A plurality of banknote inserters capable of sending the bills to the back side of the gaming table row with the paper surface in the vertical direction are provided in the direction along the gaming table row. Pinching the bill to be sent out from each of the previous Symbol bill insertion machine
Then , a sandwiched carrier for carrying and merging to a specific position along the aforesaid gaming table row, and C. The banknotes sent from the banknote insertion machine are laterally
And bend it to guide it to the holding position by the holding carrier.
A game facility provided with a guide, and D. The guide portion causes the conveyance surface of the sandwiched conveyance body to move to the paper
The tip of the banknote sent out from the money insertion machine
A game facility that is configured to face the side . It is in the configuration of A, B, C, D above. Second feature of the present invention
The characteristic configuration is the same as in the first characteristic configuration described in E. The holding carrier is placed on one side of the banknote
Endless rotation driven and rotated along the sandwiched conveyance path
A game facility that has a body. In the configuration of E above
It A third characteristic structure of the present invention is the first or second characteristic structure.
In addition, F. The two rows of the game stand are arranged back to back, and
Between the gaming stands arranged side by side in each row of gaming stands
In addition to being provided, each of the bill insertion machines
The paper money in a position in which the paper surface is in the vertical direction
It is equipped with a function to identify the quality of
The paper money sent from the
Between the game stand rows, the sandwiched carrier for sandwiching and carrying it together
The gaming equipment located in. It is in the configuration of the above F. The operation of the first characteristic structure is as follows. a. With the configuration of A, B , and C described above, it is possible to efficiently identify the banknotes that have already been sent out from each of the banknote insertion machines without the trouble, and to carry the banknotes along the row of the game table without disturbing the player. Ru can be recovered. b. The identified banknotes are stored by the configuration of A above.
It is not necessary to install a safe inside the bill insertion machine,
Not only can you downsize the banknote insertion machine
Can be thinned in any direction. c. Due to the configurations of B and C, it is possible to
Of paper money sent out with the paper surface of the paper along the vertical direction
Bend in the direction and guide it to the holding position by the holding carrier.
Since it is held, the bills from the bill insertion machine to the holding carrier are
The delivery posture is stable, and the bills can be held in a posture suitable for holding and conveying.
It can be handed over and it can be removed from the banknote insertion machine.
Amount of change in attitude of banknotes up to the holding position by holding carrier
The banknote insertion machine and the sandwiched carrier are placed close to each other
It can be arranged, and it is efficient even in a narrow space on the back side of the game stand row.
Can be reliably transported. d. With the configuration of B, the banknotes are conveyed along the row of the gaming table.
To do this, check the bills sent from the bill insertion machine.
Self-weight drop on the placement and transfer surface of a placement and transfer device such as a belt conveyor
Compared to the case where the banknotes are placed and transported, the banknote transportation posture is lower.
Therefore, the bills can be reliably conveyed in a state where it is difficult for the bills to accumulate. e. With the configuration of A, B, and C, it is sent from the bill insertion machine.
Bend the issued banknotes horizontally and carry the banknotes.
The carrier will guide you to the holding position, and you will be guided to the holding position.
A series of banknotes in a holding position along a row of games to a specific position
Since it is transported in a narrow space, it can be transported efficiently and reliably even in a narrow space.
it can. In particular, due to the construction of D, f. How to send out banknotes sent from the banknote inserter
The leading end is abutted against the carrying surface of the holding carrier,
The feeding action of the loading machine and the feeding action of the sandwiched carrier
Through cooperation, actively guide to the holding position by the holding carrier.
To be done. The operation of the second characteristic configuration is as follows. g. The conveying surface of the endless rotating body is sent out from the bill insertion machine.
How to face the leading edge of the incoming bills
Since it can be faced, for example, with a holding carrier
Compared to the case of facing the transport surface of the roller of
It is easy to set a wide range in which the tip side in the sending direction abuts
Yes. The operation of the third characteristic configuration is as follows. h. Each banknote insertion machine arranged back to back
You can collect the bills inserted in
Moreover, the inserted banknotes can be placed in a specific position from the banknote insertion machine.
It can be conveyed with the paper surface in the vertical direction until it is placed.
Wear. The effects of the first characteristic structure are as follows.
It Wherein by the action of a, can efficiently recover not obstruct the player the bills inserted into the bill insertion machine, moreover, before
Due to the actions of b, c, d and e, the installation of the banknote insertion machine
Space for installing the game machine can be reduced.
The banknotes inserted into each of the banknote inserters can be replaced by the banknotes without requiring a large installation space.
Banknote jams are less likely to occur from the inserter to a specific position.
It can be smoothly transported and reliably collected in a clean state.
However, in particular, due to the action of the above-mentioned f, the paper money is not bent or bent.
Even if there is a habit, put the tip of the bill in the holding position.
Good guidance to prevent banknote jams more effectively
it can. The effects of the second characteristic configuration are as follows. paper
Set a wide range in which the tip end side
It is easy to hold and transport the bills sent out from the bill insertion machine
It is possible to guide more reliably to the holding position by the body.
The effects of the third characteristic configuration are as follows. Back to back
The banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion machine of the gaming stand array arranged in
Efficiently along a narrow space horizontally between the game stands
It can be transported and collected efficiently without disturbing the player.
Also, the horizontal dimension of the banknote insertion machine and the holding carrier can be reduced.
To make the installation space even smaller.
it can. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 9 and 10 show a pachinko gaming facility, in which a plurality of pachinko gaming machines A are arranged in a row in the lateral direction, and the pachinko gaming machines A adjacent to the pachinko machines A arranged in the rows are arranged. A banknote inserter B capable of receiving the banknote a from the insertion slot b in a posture in which the long sides of the banknote a facing each other are positioned vertically while the banknotes a are alternately placed among the banknotes A, and can be delivered to the back. The two rows of the pachinko game stand rows formed by interposing are arranged in a back-to-back state with a small interval (for example, about 20 cm), and between the two pachinko game stand rows, from each banknote inserter B. A sandwiching / conveying device D for conveying the sent out bills a to a storage portion C provided at one end of the row is provided. The banknote inserter B has a function of discriminating whether the banknote a is good or bad, and sends the banknote a to the back only when the banknote a is good, and when the banknote a is defective, it is inserted into the slot b. It is configured to be returned. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 10, the sandwiching and conveying path of the sandwiching and conveying apparatus D has a length equal to the length of the installation range of the left and right pachinko machines A and A adjacent to each other with the banknote inserting machine B interposed therebetween. A plurality of transport units d, which is the entire length of the unit, are connected in series, and each transport unit d, as shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 5, FIG. 7, and FIG. It carries two sets of an endless rotating body 1 for sandwiching and carrying the banknote a in a posture in which the opposite long sides are vertically positioned and a plurality of sandwiching wheels 2 and 2a. It is provided in the carrying case 3 in a state of being aligned in the direction, and an opening 3A for receiving the bill a sent from the bill inserting machine B is formed on both lateral sides of the carrying case 3 and substantially in the center in the carrying direction. At the same time, the bill a from the bill insertion machine B is inserted into the opening 3A. Between the transport end portion of the sandwiching carrier located on the transport side and the transport start end of the sandwiching transport body adjacent to the transport lower side, between the transport start ends of the sandwiching transport bodies located on the transport lower side. A merging guide portion F that guides the merging toward the sheet is provided so as to face the conveying end portion of the nip conveying body. The merging guide portion F is, as shown in FIG.
A pair of guide plates 4 screwed to the carrying case 3
The banknote a, which is configured by providing A and 4B and is delivered from the banknote depositing machine B, is in sliding contact with the guide plates 4A and 4B, and the end side in the delivery direction thereof constitutes the sandwiching carrier, or the endless rotating body 1 or The bill a is guided so as to abut against the holding wheel 2a, and the banknote a is guided to the holding conveyance path by the feeding action of the endless rotating body 1 or the holding wheel 2a. The pair of guide plates 4A, 4B
The back surface of the guide plate 4A located on the upstream side in the banknote transport direction is delivered to the sandwiching carrier located adjacent to the downstream side of the banknote a transported by the sandwiching carrier located on the upstream side of the banknote conveyance direction. It is configured such that the banknote a from the banknote inserting machine B and the banknote a conveyed by the nip carrier on the upper side can be smoothly merged. The endless rotating body 1 is composed of a narrow conveying round belt that contacts the upper and lower central portions of the bill a, and a pair of wrapping wheels that are supported on the conveying case 3 side in a cantilevered manner. It is wound around 6a and is installed along the sandwiching conveyance path. The sandwiching wheels 2 and 2a are composed of a plurality of rollers arranged along the transport direction for sandwiching and transporting the banknote a in cooperation with the transporting round belt 1, and are opposed to the wrapping wheel 6a. The large-diameter roller 2a provided as
The small-diameter roller 2 pivotally supported on the side and provided at a position between the pair of wrapping wheels 6a and at an interval shorter than the length of the banknote a in the transport direction conveys the non-clamping portion of the pinch-conveyed banknote a. It is rotatably supported by one of a pair of guide plates 5 and 5 that guide the sheet from both sides in the thickness direction. A small-diameter pulley 6 is provided at each of the positions facing the small-diameter roller 2 with the conveying round belt 1 interposed therebetween, and is pivotally supported by the other of the pair of guide plates 5 and 5. The small-diameter roller 2 and the small-diameter pulley 6 are urged to move so as to elastically sandwich the conveying round belt 1 by springs 10 and 7, respectively. A guide plate 5 pivotally supporting the small diameter pulley 6
Are attached to the carrying case 3 via stays 8a and 8b respectively on the upper and lower sides.
The upper stay 8a of the above is swingably attached to the guide plate 5, and the upper stay 8a is swung so as to elastically engage with the leaf spring 18 attached to the transport case 3. The state in which it is connected to the transport case 3 by means of (see FIG. 3) and the leaf springs 18 of the transport case 3 are disengaged from between the guide plate 5 and the transport case 3 so that the pulleys 6, 6 6a is configured to be switchable to a state in which the passage 9 is formed to allow switching to 6a (see FIG. 4). The guide plate 5 that pivotally supports the small-diameter roller 2 is swingably attached to the transport case 3 around a lower fulcrum P, and by swinging the guide plate 5, the bill a is held. The holding action position (see FIG. 3) and the non-holding position for releasing the holding action (see FIG. 4) can be changed. Reference numeral 11 shown in FIG. 3 is a leaf spring that elastically engages and holds the fixed piece 12 attached to the upper end of the guide plate 5 in a state of being connected to the transport case 3. As shown in FIGS. 2, 5 and 6, the transport end of the plurality of pulleys 6, 6a for rotating and guiding the round belt 1 located on the upstream side in the transport direction in each of the transport units d. Shaft 13 of large-diameter pulley 6a located in the
And a spindle 14 of a large-diameter pulley 6a located at the beginning of the conveyance among the plurality of pulleys 6 and 6a for rotating and guiding the round belt 1 located on the lower side in the direction of conveyance, one electric motor 15 By interlocking with the drive shaft 15a of the above through the gear mechanism 16, the two round belts 1 and 1 can be rotated by driving one electric motor 15. Based on a return signal when the identification result by the banknote depositing machine B is negative, there is provided a gripping releasing means E for canceling the gripping at the transporting start end portion of the sandwiching transport body located on the transport lower side. As shown in FIG. 2, the releasing means E includes a large-diameter roller 2a, which is located at the transport start end of the plurality of rollers 2, 2a located on the lower side in the transport direction, and is swingably attached to the transport case 3. The swing arm 17 is attached to one end of the swing arm 17, and the other end of the swing arm 17 is connected to the tip of an operation rod 18a of a solenoid 18 attached to the carrying case 3. Therefore, when the result of identification by the bill insertion machine B is negative, the solenoid 18 is operated to move the large diameter roller 2a to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
When the defective banknote a is returned, it is possible to prevent the pinching conveyance at the conveyance start end portion of the pinching conveyance body, and the defective banknote a can be smoothly returned. 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 perspective view of a transport unit. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of a main part showing a merging part of banknotes. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a transport unit. FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a transport unit. FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a transport unit. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a connecting portion of the transport unit. FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional side view showing a connecting portion of the transport unit. [Figure 9] Side view of pachinko game equipment FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional plan view of a pachinko game facility. [Explanation of symbols] 1 Endless rotating body A game stand a banknote B banknote loading machine D Holding carrier F meeting guide

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A banknote (a) is placed on the top of the game table row composed of a plurality of game machines (A) arranged side by side.
Accept from the front side of the game table row in the posture along the downward direction
A plurality of banknote inserters (B) that identify and identify the identified banknotes (a) can be sent to the back side of the gaming table row in a posture in which the paper surface is in the vertical direction. together and, prior Symbol by holding the banknotes (a) fed from each bill machine (B), pinched carrier to join conveyed to a specific position along the gaming table column and (1,2,2a) , The banknote
The banknote (a) sent out from the insertion machine (B) is bent laterally.
Bend it and guide it to the holding position by the holding carrier (1, 2a).
In the gaming facility provided with a guide section (F), the guide section (F) conveys the carrying surface of the sandwiched carrier (1, 2a),
Sending the banknote (a) sent from the banknote inserter (B)
Consists of facing the tip side in the protruding direction.
And are game equipment. 2. Claim 1 wherein the holding carrier is provided with an endless rotating body (1) which is driven and rotated along the holding carrier path in a state of being applied to one side surface of the carrier bill (a).
The game equipment described in the item. 3. The two rows of the game stand are arranged back to back, and
The banknotes are thrown between the gaming stands (A) arranged in parallel in each row of gaming stands.
The banknote insertion machine is equipped with an insertion machine (B).
Each of (B) is a posture in which the paper surface of the banknote (a) is vertically aligned.
It is equipped with a function to accept the bill and identify whether the bill (a) is good or bad.
Well, the bills sent out from each of the bill insertion machines (B)
Hold (a) in a position where its paper surface is in the vertical direction, and carry it together.
The holding carrier (1,2,2a) to be sent is arranged between the game stand rows.
The gaming facility according to claim 1 or 2 which is claimed.