JPH0891615A - Paper money conveyance device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To attain manufacture for general purpose even when the disposing pitches of sub-conveyance passages are different, and take proper steps easily and promptly for breakdown. CONSTITUTION: This paper money conveyance device 1, which is equipped with a main conveyance passage M formed along playing machines B, and a plurality of sub-conveyance passages S converging on the main conveyance passage M respectively to convey paper money inputted from respective paper money input port to an end part in the lining-up direction of the playing machines B, is provided with a converging conveyance units 2 which are installed respectively at a converging part between the main conveyance passage M and the respective sub-conveyance passages, and converging-conveys paper money to the main conveyance passage M from the respective sub-conveyance passages S. This paper money conveyance device is also provided with junction conveyance units 3 which are installed respectively between the respective converging conveyance units 2, 2, and receive/deliver and convey paper money along the main conveyance passage M. The converging-conveyance units 2 and the junction conveyance units 3 are formed integrally respectively, and the junction conveyance units 3 are constituted so as to be removed and attached from/to the junction conveyance units 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill transporting device for transporting bills inserted from a ball lending machine beside a pachinko machine to an end of an island of the pachinko machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a bill transporting device of this type, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 64-28138 has been known. This bill transporting device is arranged in a gap between a pair of pachinko machine rows arranged back to back to form an island. In each pachinko machine row, one ball lending machine is provided for every two pachinko machines, and the bills inserted into the bill slot of each ball lending machine are bills on the back side of the ball lending machine. The bill is received by the transport device and is transported by the bill transport device to a storage unit provided at the end of the island. In this case, the banknote transporting device is configured by connecting a plurality of transporting units with one transporting unit having a length corresponding to two pachinko machines as one unit. Each transport unit can merge and transport the banknotes from the ball lending machine with the merge roller in the middle part, and this part is equipped with a drive device that operates the merge rollers and the transport belt of the transport unit. ing. That is, each transport unit has a merge transport section provided corresponding to a ball lending machine in the middle for merging and transporting banknotes, and linear transport sections on both upstream and downstream sides thereof. , It has a configuration in which these are integrated.

[0003]

By the way, there is no unified standard for the size of the pachinko machine from the historical background,
It varies depending on the manufacturer and region. In addition, as for the ball lending machine, one for each of the two pachinko machines as described above, or one
In some cases, even one pachinko machine may be provided, and the pitch of the ball lending machine is not necessarily constant. For this reason, in the conventional banknote transporting device, it is necessary to prepare various transporting units having different lengths, and there is a problem that it cannot be manufactured for general purposes. It was also necessary to store a long and bulky spare transport unit so that it could be replaced quickly in the event of a failure.

On the other hand, since the transport units are connected and fixed to each other in a plug-in form, when a failure occurs, it takes time to restore the repair unit, whether repairing it or replacing the defective unit with the transport unit. There was a problem that takes.
Further, in the case of replacement, even if a part of the transport unit is out of order, the entire expensive transport unit must be replaced, which is uneconomical.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can be universally manufactured even when the sub-conveyance paths are arranged at different pitches, and can be easily and quickly prepared for a failure or the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bill transporting device that can handle the bills.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a main transport path provided along a plurality of side-by-side game machines and one end provided at a plurality of positions between the game machines. While facing the banknote input port, the other end is provided with a plurality of sub-conveyance paths that respectively merge into the main conveyance path, the banknotes inserted from the respective banknote insertion ports, via each sub-conveyance path and the main conveyance path, In a bill transporting device that transports to the end of the gaming table in the arranging direction, a merge transport unit that is provided at each of the merge portions of the main transport path and each sub transport path, and transports the bills from each sub transport path to the main transport path. And a relay transport unit that is provided between each of the merge transport units and transports banknotes along the main transport path.The merge transport unit and the relay transport unit are integrally configured, and the relay transport unit merges. Carrying Characterized by being detachably attached to the unit.

In this case, a drive device serving as a banknote transport drive source is mounted on the merging / conveying unit, and an input section for engaging the output section of the drive unit to carry out the transfer operation of the relay transport unit is mounted on the relay transport unit. Is preferably provided, and the input section with respect to the output section is preferably disengaged with the attachment / detachment of the relay transport unit to / from the merge transport unit.

In these cases, it is preferable that the frame serving as the skeleton of the relay transport unit is made of a mold material.

[0009]

According to the bill transporting apparatus of the first aspect, the merge transport unit provided at the junction between the main transport path and each sub transport path and the relay transport unit provided between each merge transport unit are integrated. Therefore, if the relay transport unit with a simpler structure than that of the merging transport unit is available, if the length of the relay transport unit is different, the sub transport path (merging section) arrangement pitch is not constant. Even in this case, it is possible to cope with the situation easily and at low cost. For this reason, at least a merging / conveying unit having a complicated structure can be manufactured for general purposes. In addition, since both the merge transport unit and the relay transport unit are formed compactly, they do not become bulky during storage and transport.

On the other hand, since the relay transport unit is detachably attached to the merge transport unit, the relay transport unit can be replaced with one touch, and the merge transport unit can also be replaced with the relay transport unit. It can be removed and then easily performed. Therefore, it is possible to easily and quickly deal with a failure or the like.

According to the bill transport apparatus of the second aspect, since the input portion of the relay transport unit is engaged with and disengaged from the output portion of the merge transport unit as the relay transport unit is attached to and detached from the merge transport unit. The transfer drive source of the transfer unit can also be used as the transfer drive source of the confluent transfer unit, and the relay transfer unit can be attached and removed without any trouble.
The transport drive source of the relay transport unit can be omitted. Therefore, it is possible to deal with a change in the arrangement pitch of the sub-transport path and a failure of the relay transport unit at low cost.

According to the bill transporting apparatus of the third aspect, since the frame serving as the skeleton of the relay transporting unit is made of a mold material, by appropriately cutting a long mold material, the relays having various lengths are relayed. The transport unit can be manufactured easily and at low cost.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A bill conveying device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an installed state of the banknote transport device, and FIG. 2 is a side view thereof. As shown in both figures, the bill transporting device 1 includes a pair of pachinko machine rows A, A provided back to back to form an island.
Are arranged in the gap. A plurality of pachinko machines B are arranged side by side in each pachinko machine row A, and a ball lending machine C is arranged in a space between adjacent pachinko machines B. A bill insertion slot (not shown) is formed on the front surface of each ball lending machine C, and the bills inserted from the bill insertion slot are stored in the bill conveyor 1 from the sub-conveyance path S built in the ball lender C. It is received by the transport path M, travels along the main transport path M, and is transported to a money changer (not shown) provided at the end of the island. In this case, the banknotes are inserted into the banknote insertion slot of the ball lending machine C in a horizontal standing posture, and are transported by the banknote transport device 1 to the money changer in the horizontal standing posture.

The banknote transporting device 1 constitutes a plurality of merging / conveying units 2 constituting a part where the banknotes merge from each sub-conveying route S to the main conveying route M, and a main conveying route M between the merging / conveying units 2. It is composed of a plurality of relay transport units 3, and these multiple merge transport units 2 and relay transport units 3
Are assembled alternately. The merge transport unit 2 and the relay transport unit 3 are composed of the frames 21 and 3
The transport mechanisms 22 and 32 are incorporated in the unit 1 to be integrally configured, and the merge transport units 2 are screwed to the ball lenders C and C on both sides (see FIG. 5), and the relay transport units 3 are It is detachably attached to the front and rear merge transport units 2 and 2.

As shown in FIG. 3, the merging / conveying unit 2
Is a merging guide 23 forming a merging / conveying path of the main conveying path M and the sub-conveying path S, a pair of mainstream side rollers 24, 24 facing the merging guide 23, and a pair of merging side rollers 2.
The frame 21 is provided with a transport mechanism 22 composed of 5 and 25. The banknotes fed from the upstream-side relay transport unit 3 in a horizontal posture are sandwiched between the pair of rotating mainstream-side rollers 24, 24, and the main transport path M
The upper part is sent to the relay conveyance unit 3 on the downstream side. On the other hand, the banknotes sent from the transport mechanism Ca of the ball lending machine C are merged into the main transport path M while curving by the respective merge-side rollers 25, 25 which rotate by receiving the curved wall 23a of the merge guide 23. At the same time, it is sent out to the relay transport unit 3 on the downstream side.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, below the merging / conveying unit 2, a drive motor constituting a driving / conveying drive source for rotating the mainstream side roller 24 and the merging side roller 25. 26 is mounted. An intermediate gear 27 meshes with a drive gear 26a of the drive motor 26, and a rotary shaft 27a of the intermediate gear 27 penetrates through the frame 21 of the merging / conveying unit 2 and extends upward. An output gear (output unit) 28 for transmitting the power of the drive motor 26 to the relay conveyance unit 3 is fixed to the upper end of the rotary shaft 27a. In addition, as shown in FIG.
The merging / conveying unit 2 has a pair of leg members 29, 29 above and below both side surfaces of the frame 21, respectively.
It is screwed to the left and right ball lending machines C and C via 9 and 29, respectively. In this case, leg members 29 having various lengths are prepared so that the gap between the ball lending machines C and C can be widened.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the relay conveyance unit 3 conveys between the two sets of main-slave pulleys 33, 33, 34, 34 which are rotatably fixed to both ends of the frame 31, respectively. The transport mechanism 32 is configured by spanning the belts 35, 35. Both conveyor belts 3
The reference numerals 5 and 35 contact each other to form the main conveyance path M, and convey the banknotes such that the bills are sandwiched between the contact surfaces of the conveyance belts 35 and 35. The one main pulley 33 on the downstream side has an input gear (input section) 3 at its upper shaft end.
6 is fixed, and the input gear 36 meshes with the output gear 28 of the merging / conveying unit 2.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the relay transport unit 3 is detached from the front and rear merge transport units 2 and 2 with one touch upward and is mounted with one touch from above. At this time, the input gear 36 of the relay transport unit 3 is connected to the output gear 28 of the merge transport unit 2.
Is disengaged. Then, the rotational power of the drive motor 26 input to the input gear 36 via the output gear 28 is transmitted from one main pulley 33 on the downstream side to the other conveyor belt 35 via the conveyor belt 35, and both conveyor belts 35 are conveyed. Belt 35,3
Run 5 at the same time.

On the other hand, the frame 31 of the relay transport unit 3
Is made of an extruded aluminum profile, and is formed by cutting a long profile into a required length. That is, the relay conveyance unit 3 having a different length from other parts such as a model of the pachinko machine B and a part connected to a money changer.
If necessary, the frame 31 is appropriately cut out from the shape member to manufacture the relay conveyance unit 3. in this way,
The relay conveyance unit 3 can easily and inexpensively cope with a change in length.

Reference numeral 37 in the figure is a sensor for detecting bills. When the sensor 37 detects a banknote transported from the upstream side, the transport mechanism 32 of the relay transport unit 3 stops, and the banknotes can be prevented from overlapping at the portion of the merge transport unit 2. Further, the priority order of banknote transportation is determined between the ball lending machines C and C that face each other, and it is possible to prevent the banknotes from being transported in an overlapping state.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the merging / conveying unit 2 for merging and conveying the banknotes and the relay conveying unit 3 for linearly conveying the banknotes between the merging / conveying units 2 and 2 are integrally formed. Therefore, even if there is a difference in the pitch of the ball lender C, the relay transport unit 3
This can be dealt with by changing only the length of. Also, even if you need to replace due to a failure,
This can be dealt with by replacing either the merge transport unit 2 or the relay transport unit 3. further,
Since both units 2 and 3 are compactly constructed,
Not bulky during transportation or storage. On the other hand, since the relay transport unit 3 is detachably attached to the merge transport unit 2, replacement due to a failure or the like can be quickly performed with one touch.

In this embodiment, the confluent transport unit is screwed to the ball lending machine, but it may be detachably mounted like the relay transport unit.

[0023]

As described above, according to the bill transporting device of the present invention, even if the sub-transporting passages, that is, the merging transporting units are arranged at different pitches, the length of the relay transporting unit can be changed to simplify the operation. And it can be handled at low cost,
In addition, it is possible to easily replace and quickly respond to failures and the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an installed state of a bill transporting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an installed state of the banknote transport device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a plan structural view showing the structure of the banknote transport device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a mounting state of a relay conveyance unit.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a mounting state of a merge transport unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Banknote Transfer Device 2 Combined Transfer Unit 3 Relay Transfer Unit 26 Drive Motor 28 Output Gear 31 Frame 36 Input Gear B Pachinko Machine C Ball Lending Machine M Main Transfer Path S Sub Transfer Path

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A main transport path provided along a plurality of gaming machines arranged side by side, and one end faces a banknote insertion slot provided at a plurality of positions between each gaming machine, and the other end is the main transport. A plurality of sub-conveyance paths that join each other in the path are provided, and the bills inserted from the respective bill insertion ports are passed through the sub-conveyance paths and the main conveyance path to the end portion in the arrangement direction of the gaming table. In the banknote transport device for transporting, a merge transport unit that is provided at each of the merge portions of the main transport path and each of the sub transport paths, and that merges and transports the banknotes from each of the sub transport paths to the main transport path, and each of the merge paths. A relay transport unit that is provided between the transport units and that transports banknotes along the main transport path. The relay transport unit is configured integrally with the merge transport unit and the relay transport unit. Paper money transport device, characterized in that the detachable from the said converging conveying unit and. 2. A drive device serving as a banknote transport drive source is mounted on the merge transport unit, and the relay transport unit is engaged with an output portion of the drive device to transport the relay transport unit. The banknote transport apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an input unit that allows the input unit to be connected to and detached from the output unit when the relay transport unit is attached to and detached from the merge transport unit. 3. The banknote transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a frame serving as a skeleton of the relay transport unit is made of a mold material.