JPH0774055B2 - Amusement equipment - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game in which a plurality of pachinko machines as game machines are provided side by side in a lateral direction. Flexible for banknotes and cards on islands
A gaming lending machine such as a pachinko ball lending machine that receives and sends out a thin plate-like body with the gaming island front side is provided, and the thin plate-like body sent out from each of these gaming lending machines is efficiently transferred by a carrier device. It relates to the game equipment that can be collected. Conventional gaming facilities do not have flexibility.
A coin ball lending machine that operates by inserting coins, which is a thin plate, is provided between the pachinko gaming machines, and the coins dropped and discharged from the coin ball lending machine are received on the back side of the pachinko gaming machine row at one end of the pachinko gaming machine row. There are those which are provided with a carrying device for carrying so that the input coins can be efficiently collected (for example, No. 52-160482, No. 52-146375).
No. see Japanese), in gaming equipment provided with credit machine gaming of bills ball lending machine like operating at introduction of lamellar body flexible with a bill or the like, sheet-like member is in the large in comparison to the coin Since it is thin, yet light and flexible, it is difficult to handle like a coin, so each game lending machine has a safe (stacker) and is accepted by each game lending machine . The thin plate-like body is stored in the safe of the game lending machine that receives it (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 53-3399). Accordingly, the conventional flexibility
According to thin plate member of the game equipment in which a rental machine gaming operating at charged with a time of recovering the inserted thin plate body rental machine for each player, the recovery's rental machine for each game It is necessary to move to the front one by one to collect the thin plate in the safe, and even if you look only at the series of game stand rows, the thin plate from each game lending machine is efficiently collected. In addition to being unable to do so, when the safe is full during the operation of the gaming table, it may be necessary to enter the space between the players and collect it. Therefore, as in the conventional game equipment having a coin ball lending machine that operates by inserting coins, for the purpose of playing a flexible thin plate-shaped body received from the front side of the game island .
A lending machine is provided between the gaming machines, and a transporting device is provided that joins and transports the thin plate-shaped bodies sent out from the respective game lending machines along the row of the gaming machine so that the thin plate-shaped bodies do not interfere with the player. In addition, it is possible to collect efficiently, but in this case, the thin plate-like body sent out from the game lending machine is simply dropped by its own weight onto the placement and transfer surface of the placement and transfer device such as a conveyer. the alone joins transports along, like the conveying posture of the thin plate member is retained in the middle conveying unstable, it tends to convey uncertainty, also thin plate member to free-fall sent out from the game rental machine A large-sized transfer with a wide horizontal width and a relatively large space on the transfer surface so that the thin plate-like object can be reliably received and transferred on the transfer surface regardless of the falling posture of It is necessary to install a device and install the transport device Since large space required, resulting in the entire game island is large, there is a drawback that requires a large space for its installation. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and effectively utilizes the characteristics of a flexible thin plate-like object such as a banknote, so that the flexibility of a game lending machine can be improved. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming facility that does not require a large space for installing a gaming island, while being able to efficiently and smoothly collect the provided thin plate-shaped object without disturbing the player. . [0006] To achieve the above object, the characteristic structure of the present invention is as follows. A gaming island in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged side by side in the lateral direction is provided, and a thin plate-shaped body having flexibility is received and identified from the gaming island front side, and A fixed figure of the identified thin plate-shaped body whose thin plate surface is along the feeding direction.
A plurality of game lending machines for sending out by force are provided, and B. A thin plate-like body sent out from each of the game rental machines
A transport device that regulates the thin plate surface to a constant posture along the transport direction and merges and transports along the row of game tables; A gaming facility provided with a guide portion that bends a thin plate-shaped body sent out from the game lending machine and changes a moving direction of the thin plate-shaped body to a direction along a transfer path of the transfer device. The above-mentioned configurations A, B, and C have the following operational effects. [Operation] a. With the configurations of A, B, and C, the identified thin plate-like body having flexibility which is sent out from each of the game lending machines does not require time and labor, and is conveyed along the row of the game table for the player. It can be collected efficiently without getting in the way, but b. A storage part for storing the received thin plate for games
The rental machine for games can be downsized without the need to install it in the rental machine.
Come, c. Especially, the thin plate surface of the game rental machine
A flexible thin plate-like body that is fed out in a fixed posture is bent, and the moving direction of the thin plate-like body is changed to a direction along the conveying path of the conveying device. The delivery posture to the transfer device is stable, and the thin plate-like object sent from the game lending machine is transferred to the placement transfer device by dropping it by its own weight onto the placement transfer surface. The device can be reliably delivered in a posture suitable for transportation to the device, and d . The thin plate surface passed along the transfer direction
Because it is regulated to a certain posture and transported along the row of game tables,
Compared to the case where the thin plate-like body is placed and transported by the placement and transport device,
The conveyance posture of the thin plate-like body is stabilized. e . Then, since the conveyance posture of the thin plate member by transfer attitude and conveying device of the sheet-like member from the game rental machine to the conveying device is both stable and kills efficiently reliably conveyed even in a narrow space. [0008] By the action of the above a, the thin plate inserted into the game lending machine can be efficiently collected without disturbing the player, and by the actions of c and d , the thin plate is obtained. Although the conveyance posture of (1) is not disturbed and can be smoothly conveyed and collected, a large space is not required for installing the game island due to the actions of ( b) and ( e). Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a pachinko game facility, in which two rows of a pachinko machine row configured by horizontally arranging a plurality of pachinko machines A are arranged in a back-to-back state with a small space (about 20 cm). Then, a plurality of ball lending machines B capable of accepting the banknotes a from the front side of the pachinko machine row in the vertical direction and sending the paper money a to the back of the pachinko machine row in the vertical direction in each of these pachinko machine rows.
Between the adjacent pachinko machines A and A, the game islands are formed by interposing them in a direction along the pachinko machine row in a state in which the pachinko machines are located at alternate positions. A sandwiching / conveying device D for sandwiching the banknote a sent from each ball lending machine B and conveying it to a storage section C provided at one end of the base row is provided between the rows. The ball lending machine B has an identification function, and only when the banknote a is good, the banknote a
Is sent to the back, and when the bill a is defective, it is returned from the bill receiving port b. The holding and conveying path of the holding and conveying device D comprises a plurality of conveying units d each having a length corresponding to the length of the installation range of the left and right pachinko machines A and A adjacent to each other with the ball lending machine B interposed therebetween. As shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 10, each transport unit d is configured such that each transport unit d has a transporting round belt 2B around a vertical axis in a fixed frame 1 having an approximately U-shape that is open upward. The belt driving device 2 for driving and rotating the paper money a and the guide device 3 provided opposite to one side of the transporting round belt 2B hold the banknote a in an up-and-down posture and move the pachinko machine A length along the fixed path 4. Two holding carrier bodies 5 that are conveyed over a distance corresponding to the height are provided in a state in which the banknote a can be transferred from the one on the upper hand side to the one on the lower hand side, and between the two holding carrier bodies 5, 5. Both sides of the banknote delivery point of the From the outer side, i.e., the ball lending machine B, banknotes a coming sent from B, pinching transport path 4 to a
It is configured by providing guide portions 6 and 6 for supplying to. The belt drive device 2 has a plurality of grooves for hanging the conveying round belt 2B so as to rotate along the holding conveyance path 4 on a guide plate 2A that prevents the holding conveyance bill a from falling more than a certain amount. The attached pulley 2C is axially supported at intervals, and a motor 2D that drives one of the pulleys 2C is provided. The distance between the pulleys 2C is such that at least two pulleys 2C can be pressed against the held and conveyed banknote a. Among the pulleys 2C, a plurality of pulleys 2C located in the middle in the parallel direction are urged to move in the holding direction via springs 2E, and the guide plate 2A is provided.
Are attached to the fixed frame 1 via stays 2a and 2b respectively on the upper and lower sides. Of the upper and lower stays 2a and 2b, the upper stay 2a is swingably connected to the fixed frame 1 and the fixed frame 1 It is configured to be freely switchable to a state in which a passage 2c is formed between the guide plate 2A and the fixed frame 1 so as to allow the round belt 2B to be switched to the pulley 2C from above. In each of the transport units d, the lower pulley 2C ₁ in the upper belt driving device 2 is used.
'And _1, the axis 2C of the pulley 2C ₂ in the downstream side of the belt drive device 2' axis 2C husband ₂ people, one motor 2D
By interlocking the shaft 2D ′ with the gear 2 through the gear 2, the two belt driving devices 2 and 2 are configured to also serve as the motor 2D. Reference numeral 7 denotes a leaf spring that elastically engages and holds the movable upper stay 2a in a connected state with the fixed frame 1. The guide device 3 has a structure in which a plurality of holding pressing wheels 3B corresponding to the respective pulleys 2C of the belt driving device 2 are pivotally supported on a guide plate 3A for preventing the held and conveyed banknote a from falling over a certain amount. In addition, by swinging with the lower part as a fulcrum R, it is possible to change between a holding action position where the banknote a can be held by the belt drive device 2 and a position where the holding action is released. Of the pressing wheels 3B, those located in the middle portion in the parallel direction are urged to move in the holding direction via the springs 3C, respectively. 8
Is a fixed piece that can be swung to the fixed frame 1 to hold the guide device 3, that is, the guide plate 3A in the holding action position and the pulling release position.
Is a leaf spring that elastically holds and holds the fixing piece 8 in a stretched state. The bill supply guide portion 6 forms a notch 6a in the side plate portion of the fixed frame 1 for allowing the bill a to be transferred into the fixed frame 1, and bends the sent bill a.
Te, who along the moving direction of the banknote a the clamping conveying path 4
It has a structure in which a pair of front and rear guide plates 6A and 6B for changing the direction and guiding the lower holding carrier 5 are provided. The carrying unit d is connected and connected so that the position of the pachinko machine A can be changed in the carrying direction in order to cope with a change in the adjacent space of the pachinko machine A, and the lower holding carrier of the carrying unit d located on the upper side. Each guide plate 2A of the body 5,
3A terminal end portions 2Aa, 3Aa and each guide plate 2 of the upper hand side holding carrier 5 in the carrier unit d located on the lower side.
A and 3A start end portions 2Ab and 3Ab are the same as in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the guide plates start end portions 2Ab and 3A of the upper hand side carrying carrier 5 are configured so as to enter each other in the carrying direction while permitting relative movement in the carrying direction.
b is bent so that it is gradually positioned outward as it approaches its tip. In addition, in order to ensure the transfer of the banknote a from the ball lending machine B to the starting end of the holding carrier 5 between the starting end of the lower holding carrier 5 and the ball lending machine B in each of the carrying units, In the state in which a is being sent out from the ball lending machine B, the sent-out bill a is held and conveyed at the start end of the holding carrier 5, and in the lower holding carrier 5. Starting end pressing wheel 3B ′ of the guide device 3
In order to prevent the defective banknote a from being damaged by the defective banknote a being returned from the ball lending machine B in a state where the defective banknote a is held at the start end of the sandwich carrier 5, a defect in the ball lending machine B is prevented. The solenoid 10 is actuated based on the bill return signal to automatically change the position to the gripping release position. Further, each transport unit d is provided with a projector 11 and a photoelectric switch 12 as detecting means for detecting the passage of the sandwiched transport bill a near the starting end of the lower side sandwiched transport body 5. A lamp 13 is provided as a display unit that is turned on when the photoelectric switch 12 is turned on when a bill passes and is displayed as a display unit for displaying a conveyance state of the bill a.
Further, at the upper end of the row, similarly to the lamp 13, a lamp 14 is provided as a display section that is turned on by turning on each photoelectric switch 12 and displays the conveyance state of the banknote a.
Therefore, it is possible to know the holding / conveying condition such as the jamming of the bill a from the lighting condition of the lamp 14 although it is rough. According to the configuration of the above embodiment, the bills a sent out from each ball lending machine B can be held and conveyed to the storage section C, and the bills sent out from the ball lending machine B and the holding and conveying on the good side. When the banknotes a from the path 4 portion or the stacked banknotes a group are supplied to the starting end portion of the lower-side holding carrier 5 at the same time or substantially the same time, they are stacked and conveyed. When the banknote a is jammed, the guide device 3 at the jammed position is changed to the gripping release position to release the jamming of the jammed banknote a, and the jammed banknote a is not easily damaged. It can be quickly taken out upward, and further, due to damage or wear of the round belt 2B, the round belt 2
When it becomes time to replace B, the belt can be replaced easily and quickly from above simply by swinging the upper stay 2a into the passage forming state. The present invention may be carried out as follows. In the above embodiment, a flat belt or a timing belt is used as the belt 2B. As shown in FIG. 11, a belt driving device 2 for driving and rotating a flat belt having a large vertical width is configured. As shown in FIG. 12, upper and lower belts 2B, 2B
The belt drive device 2 for driving and rotating the. In the above embodiment, each motor 2D and belt 2B,
A clogging is automatically detected based on the load fluctuation applied to the pulley 2C. When a jam occurs, the sandwiching and conveying are automatically stopped based on the detection of the jam. In this case, in order to prevent the banknote lending machine B from sending the banknote a out of the state in which the holding and transporting is stopped and to prevent the jamming in the supply guide unit 6, the banknote lending machine B sends out the banknotes based on the jamming detection. Means for automatically stopping the bill, means for automatically closing the entrance b of the ball lending machine B based on the detection of clogging, an alarm lamp or the like so as not to insert the bill a into the ball lending machine B based on the detection of clogging It is desirable to use a means for automatically activating. Between the ball lending machine B and the supply guide section 6, a bill holding and conveying mechanism for relaying is provided. In this case, even if the distance between the ball lending machine B and the supply guide unit 6 is long, the bill a can be reliably sent to the supply guide unit 6. Further, in this case, it is desirable that the relay bill holding and conveying mechanism is automatically switched to the holding and feeding canceling state based on the defective bill detection by the ball lending machine B. The banknote a is passed through the holding and conveying path 4 by using a magnetic switch. As indicated by a phantom line in FIG. 1, the lamp 13 or 1
A central monitoring board 1 for central management, which is provided with a lamp 15 as a display unit that lights up similarly to 4 and displays the transportation state of the banknote a.
6 is provided and implemented. Further, a flexible covered by the present invention
Examples of the thin plate-shaped body a provided include various paper-made and plastic-made cards in addition to banknotes.

[Brief description of the drawings] [FIG. 1] Side view of game equipment [FIG. 2] Cross-sectional plan view [FIG. 3] Perspective view of essential parts (transport unit) [FIG. 4] Enlarged horizontal plan view of essential parts [FIG. [FIG. 4] Cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 4 [FIG. 6] Cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 4 [FIG. 7] Enlarged vertical sectional front view of essential parts showing belt replacement state [FIG. 8] Expanded cross-section of essential parts Plan view [FIG. 9] Enlarged cross-sectional plan view of essential parts [FIG. 10] Cross-sectional view taken along the line XX in FIG. 9 [FIG. 11] Front sectional view of essential parts showing another embodiment [FIG. 12] Another implementation A longitudinal sectional front view of a main part showing an example [Explanation of reference numerals] A gaming table a thin plate B gaming rental machine D carrier device 6 guide portion

Claims (1)

What is claimed is: 1. A thin plate-like body (a) having flexibility is attached to a game island provided with a game table row configured by horizontally arranging a plurality of game tables (A). identifies accept the game island front side, and the identified sheet-shaped body (a) that
A plurality of gaming lending machines (B) for sending out the thin plate surface in a constant posture along the sending direction are provided, and the thin plate-like body (a) sent out from each of the gaming lending machines (B) is provided.
A transport device (D) that restricts the thin plate surface to a constant posture along the transport direction and transports the merged along the gaming machine row, and a thin plate body (a) delivered from the game lending machine (B). A game facility provided with a guide part (6) for changing the moving direction of the thin plate-like body (a) to a direction along the transfer path of the transfer device (D).