JPH10273247A - Thin sheet conveying device and using device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thin sheet conveying device, by which both of simplification of conveying part structure and reduction of electric power consumption can be accomplished, and a using device of the thin sheet conveying device. SOLUTION: In a pachinko base island device 500, a thin sheet conveying device, by which a bill 100 inserted to an auxiliary conveying passage S is converged to a main conveying passage M so as to be conveyed in the target direction in the main conveying passage M, is combined. As the positions of pachinko bases B in pachinko lines B1, B2 are differentiated from each other, the converging positions of respective auxiliary conveying passages S with the main conveying passage M are differentiated from each other. By means of a driving motor 26, which is arranged in one of respective convergent conveying mechanisms 2S1, 2S2 arranged in the respective converging positions, a plurality of convergent conveying mechanisms 2S1, 2S2 are driven, so that electric power consumption can be lowered. The bill 100 is conveyed in the main conveying passage M when it is clamped between respective belts in an opposed belt conveying mechanism 42A, in which endless flat belts 45A, 45B are arranged opposedly to each other. As the converging positions are differentiated from each other, each of the convergent conveying mechanisms 2S1, 2S2 is constructed of only the conveying mechanism part, on one side, and as a result, structure of the conveying part can be simplified.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lamella transporting device for transporting lamellas such as banknotes inserted from a plurality of entrances in a predetermined path direction, and a utilization device thereof, for example, a plurality of pachinko gaming machines. And a plurality of bill inlets for renting the game balls, and a pachinko tajima device and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a transport mode of a thin sheet transport apparatus of this kind, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of sub-transport paths S merging with a main transport path M are formed on both sides of the main transport path M, that is, on the front side. And thin pieces (referred to as thin pieces in the present invention) such as bills, slips, and thin synthetic resin material.
It is well known that 00A is inserted from the entrance of each sub-transport path S and is conveyed from the sub-transport path S via the main transport path M in a predetermined direction of the main transport path M as shown by an arrow.

[0003] In the [storage / transport mode / end transport mode] of Fig. 3, the right side of the main transport path M, that is, the start end side of the main transport path M, has no entrance of the thin section 100A shown by a dotted line, and Thin section 1 only on sub-transport path S and rear sub-transport path S
00A is provided, and the transported flake 100A is stored in the storage box 110 provided at the left end side of the main transport path M, that is, at the end side.
The transport mode in which the sheets are stored in a storage is referred to as [storage / transport mode].

[0004] In addition, in the configuration of this [storage / transportation mode], a transport mode in which an entrance of a thin piece 100A shown by a dotted line is additionally provided at the start end side of the main transport path M is described in [intermediate transport mode] described later. , Or the [starting edge transport mode], and is referred to as the [end transport mode] because the transport edge of the main transport path M is formed.

Furthermore, there is no entrance of the thin section 100A shown by the dotted line at the start end side of the main transfer path M in the [starting end transfer mode / intermediate transfer mode] of FIG.
The transport type provided with the 0A entrance is connected to the later-described [intermediate transport type] or the above-mentioned [end transport type] to form the transport start end of the main transport path M. Further, in addition to the above, the transport type in which the entrance of the thin section 100 indicated by the dotted line is provided at the start end side of the main transport path M includes the above-mentioned [start-end transport type] and the [end-end transport type]. One or more are arranged in the middle of the main conveyance M to form an intermediate main conveyance M, which is referred to as [intermediate conveyance mode]. The angle θ at which the sub-transport path S flows into the main transport path M is referred to as a merge angle.

A pachinko gaming machine or a gaming machine such as a pachinko / slot gaming machine provided with a bouncing function at a gate portion of the pachinko gaming machine (in the present invention, these gaming machines are collectively referred to as pachinko machines). A plurality of units are arranged as shown in FIG. 4 and configured into one block, called a pachinko tajima device 500. This pachinko tajima device 500 has a plurality of “islands” inside a pachinko store. It seems to be arranged, so it is commonly called "island".

[0007] As a configuration in which the lamella conveyance device 300 of the [storage / conveyance mode] in which the lamella 100A is used as the banknote 100 is assembled to the pachinko tajima device 500, a configuration as shown in FIGS. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 64-2)
No. 8138.

[0008] In FIG. 4, the pachinko tajima 500 includes:
A plurality of pachinko machines B are arranged separately on the front row side and the back row side, and bills 10
Introducing part C of 0 is arranged. Introductory transport part C
Is a game ball used for the pachinko machine B, that is, a portion for inserting the bill 100 into a ball lending device for lending a pachinko ball (the entire device is not shown) and sending the bill 100 to the main transport path M. The part itself constitutes a part of the sub-transport path S.

A main transport path portion 300A constituting a main transport path M is disposed in a space between the pachinko table B on the front row side and the pachinko table B on the rear row side. The banknotes 100 inserted into the main conveyance path M are sent to the main conveyance path M by the sub conveyance path S provided in the introduction conveyance section C, and the storage box 110 provided at the end of the main conveyance path M by the main conveyance path M of the main conveyance path section 300A. 5 and 6, a specific configuration of the main transport path portion 300A is as shown in FIGS. In addition, in each of the following drawings, a thick line indicates a thick section or an end surface of a member constituting each part.

5 and 6, a guide wall 23 for merging is used.
X is composed of two guide plates 23X1 and 23X2 that form a curved path for guiding the bill 100 fed from the sub-transport path S to the main transport path M, and each tip side of the guide plates 23X1 and 23X2 is formed of a guide wall 23Y. It is inserted at one end.

The guide wall 23Y is composed of two guide plates 23Y1 and 23Y2 which form a linear path of the main transport path M, and the end side of the guide wall 23Y is a sub-transport path S in the next order.
And extends to the portion of the merging guide wall 23X provided at the merging portion.

The guide walls 23X and 23Y are, as shown in FIG.
In the middle, a round belt 45X for conveyance in the main conveyance path M and a roller 25 for merging are arranged in the middle.
X1 and 25X2, and driven rollers 25X3 and 25X4, and the like.
5X drive pulleys and rollers 25
The other roller 25X2 disposed opposite to the roller X1 is connected to the round belt 4
It rotates in contact with the outer periphery of 5X.

The round belt 45X is an endless belt having a round cross section, and a roller 25X provided on the starting end side of the guide wall 23Y.
1 and a driven roller 2 provided on the end side of the guide wall 23Y
Rollers 26X1 and 26X2 are provided as tension wheels for taking up slack of the round belt 45X and stretching the portion located on the main transport path M linearly.

At an intermediate portion of the round belt 45X located on the main transport path M, at an interval suitable for transporting the bill 100,
A plurality of small rollers 25Y arranged opposite to each other are arranged, one of which serves as a guide pulley for the round belt 45X, and the roller 25X4 arranged opposite to the driven roller 25X3 is rotated in contact with the outer periphery of the round belt 45X. ing.

A portion Z extending from the guide plate 23X1 of the guide wall 23X located on the forward sub-transport path S to the guide plate 23X2 of the guide wall 23X located on the backward sub-transport path S.
Are configured as a divided unit 300B integrally assembled in one block, so that the sub-divided units 300B can be cascaded to form the main transport path portion 300A. Each roller 25X
The drive motor 26 provided for each division unit 300B drives the roller 25X1 also serving as a drive pulley via the gear mechanism 26A so that the 1-25X4 and the round belt 45X rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow. .

Accordingly, the bills 100 inserted into the respective sub-conveying paths S are separated from the guide plate 23X2 of the first division unit 300B and the guide plate 23X2 of the next division unit 300B.
X1, and is fed into the main conveyance path M by the rollers 25X1 and 25X2, and is conveyed by the round belt 45X between the guide plates 23Y1 and 23Y2 of the guide wall 23Y, and then by the rollers 25X3 and 25X4 in the next order. The sheet is conveyed along a path of being sent to the junction of the division unit 300B.

The material of each component is a synthetic resin material such as a urethane rubber material for each roller and flat belt portion, a stainless steel material for each shaft portion, a frame also serving as a bearing portion for each shaft, and other components. The parts and the like are mainly composed mainly of an aluminum material.

By the way, in the configuration of the first prior art described above, the distance L1 from the first junction to the second junction is determined.
Are different, for example, since there is no unified standard for the length L2 of the pachinko machine B, if the distance L1 differs depending on the pachinko machine B, if the distance L1 is different, the distance L1 differs accordingly. Split unit 3 with length
00B must be manufactured.

In order to eliminate such inconveniences, a block constituting a merging portion and a main transport path M between each merging portion are provided.
A configuration as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 (hereinafter referred to as a second prior art) which is divided into blocks constituting the portion (1) is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-91615 based on the application of the present applicant.

The configurations of FIGS. 7 to 9 show only the configuration of the intermediate portion which can be used when the configuration of the transport path is any of the transport configurations described in FIG. 3, similarly to the configuration of FIG. In FIGS. 7 to 9, the main components different from the configuration of FIG. 4 are that only the confluence of each of the front and rear sub-transport paths S and the main transport path M is formed into one independent block. By forming the integrated transport unit 2 integrally formed and the portion corresponding to the main transport path M between the respective merge transport units 2 as the relay transport unit 4, the length of the portion of the relay transport unit 4 having the simplest structure can be improved. This is a point where it is possible to cope with a change in the distance L1 between the sub-transport paths S only by changing only the length L3.

That is, the merging / conveying units 2 are arranged for each merging portion, and as shown in [Ni-N section] in FIG. On the outer wall portion, a suitable mounting member, for example, a Z-shaped mounting leg 32 and a screw 32A arranged vertically, and fixed to each other, as shown in FIG. A structure in which the transport unit 4 is detachable, for example, an assembly structure in which the relay transport unit 4 is received by the receiving shelves 2a and 2b provided to protrude from the merge transport unit 2 and fixed by screws 2a1 and 2b1. . At the time of this assembling, the gear 29D interlocking with the drive motor 26 provided in the merging and conveying unit 2 and the gear 46b provided on the shaft of the pulley 43B are assembled so as to mesh with each other.

Further, in the specific detailed configuration of FIGS. 7 to 9, different points from the specific detailed configuration of FIG. 4 are as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, first, the transport structure of the sub-transport path S in the introductory transport section C and the main transport path M in the relay transport unit 4 are arranged at the same speed, which are opposed to each other. This is a portion configured by a mechanism (in the present invention, referred to as an opposing belt transport mechanism) that sandwiches and transports the thin piece 100A, for example, the banknote 100, between the two flat belts that are transported.

Here, the opposing belt transport mechanism in the relay transport unit 4 is composed of two gears interlocking with an intermediate gear 29D rotated by a drive motor 26 provided at the bottom of the merge transport unit 4 via an appropriate gear mechanism 26A. 46
a and pulleys 43A and 43B provided on the shafts a and 46b
, Two endless flat belts 45A
45B, that is, an endless flat belt-shaped belt is hung, and the driven pulleys 44A and 44B driven by the two flat belts 45A and 45B are positioned at the end portions close to the next-order merging and conveying unit 2. The portion where the two flat belts 45A and 45B face each other is provided with a very small gap enough for the bill 100 to enter, or in a state where they are almost in contact with each other.

The opposing belt transport mechanism in the introduction / transportation section C is provided with a drive motor (not shown) of the above-mentioned ball lending device (the entire apparatus is not shown) provided inside the introduction / transportation section C.
The driving pulleys C1a and C1b driven by the pulleys are arranged at an entrance where the thin piece 100A is inserted, that is, at a position close to the bill entrance C1 where the bill 100 is inserted and are arranged to face the driving pulleys C1a and C1b. And the two endless flat belts C3a and C3b
The driven pulleys C2a and C2b driven by the two flat belts C3a and C3b are arranged at positions close to the bill outlet C2, and have a transport structure similar to that of the opposed belt transport mechanism in the relay transport unit 4. .

The opposing belt transport mechanism of the introduction and transport portion C includes a guide plate C1A provided at the bill inlet C1 and a bill 1
Leaving the portion of the bill outlet C2 for sending out 00,
The opposing belt transport mechanism of the relay transport unit 4 is surrounded by a suitable protective cover C3, and a guide plate 59A provided at an end on a side for receiving the banknote 100 sent from the merge transport unit 2; Is surrounded by an appropriate protective cover 4A except for a guide plate 59B provided at the end on the side to be passed to the next merge / transport unit 2. In addition, when assembling in the detachable structure in FIG. 8, the guide plate 59 </ b> B is inserted into the guide plate 2 </ b> B of the merging and conveying unit 2.

Further, the conveying structure of the merging and conveying unit 2 has two guide plates 2 forming a curved path for guiding the bill 100 fed from the sub-conveying path S to the main conveying path M.
The merging guide walls 23A composed of 3A1 and 23A2 are symmetrically arranged on the front and rear sides of the main transport path M with respect to the main transport path M, and are linear paths corresponding to a part of the main transport path M. And a guide wall 23 integrally connected to each guide plate 23A2 on the tip side of the merging guide wall 23B formed by the two guide plates 23B1 and 23B2, that is, the bill output side. A feed roller 25A for merging is provided in a portion of the viewing window provided in an intermediate portion of 23A1,
Further, two rollers 24A and 2A opposingly arranged at the end on the side of receiving the banknote 100 sent from the relay transport unit 4 in the first order, that is, the relay transport unit 4 on the upstream side.
4B, two rollers 24A and 2A
The portion where 4B faces is provided with a very small gap such that the bill 100 enters, or in a state where the bill almost contacts.

The transport structure of the merging and transporting unit 2 has a guide plate 2B provided at a portion where the bill 100 is introduced into the rollers 24A and 24B, and a delivery portion of the bill 100 at the leading end of the guide plate 23A1. , With an appropriate protective cover 2A.

By the way, in the configuration of the second prior art, when the width W of the pachinko machine 500 is different, for example, an operation mechanism portion (shown in the drawing) attached to the pachinko machine provided on the back side of the pachinko machine B is shown. In the case where the width W changes due to the difference in the depth of the paper transfer path, or the width W changes due to the convenience of the indoor passage of the pachinko parlor, etc., the length of the transport path of the introduction transport section C is changed. The disadvantage of having to manufacture occurs.

In order to eliminate such inconveniences, a bill 10 is inserted between each of the introduction / conveyance portions C and each of the converging / conveying units 2.
A guide conduit for guiding and bridging 0 is provided separately, and bills 1 fed from the guide conduit are provided.
A configuration as shown in FIGS. 10 to 15 (hereinafter, referred to as a third conventional technique) in which a take-in / transport portion for positively taking 00 into the merge / transport unit 2 is provided on the merge / transport unit 2 side. Japanese Patent Application No. 7-20247 filed by human application
8.

The configuration shown in FIGS. 10 to 15 is similar to the configuration shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 except for the configuration of the intermediate portion which can be used when the transport path is configured in any of the transport modes described in FIG. FIG. 10 to FIG.
The main components different from those shown in FIGS. 5 to 9 are that the portion of the opposing belt transport mechanism in the introductory transport portion C is configured to be the shortest of the planned dimensions, and merges with the introductory transport portion C. In the portion corresponding to the sub-transport path S between the transport unit 2 and the bill 100 sent from the introduction transport portion C,
To the inlet 2C of the merging and conveying unit 2, that is, the bill 10
In addition to providing a guide conduit 8 for guiding to the inlet for receiving the main transport 0, a take-in / transport portion 7 constituted by two rollers 71A and 71B opposed to each other is provided at the introduction port 2C of the merge / transport unit 2 to perform main transport. This is a place where the merging with the road M is facilitated.

In the constructions shown in FIGS. 10 and 14, the take-in / transport portion 7 is formed integrally with the merging / transport unit 2. However, as shown in FIG. An appropriate fixture for the conveyer unit 2
For example, it is also possible to adopt a configuration of mounting and fixing by screwing.

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration of the configuration shown in FIGS. 10 to 15 will be described. In the configuration shown in FIGS. 10 and 15, the two rollers 71A and 71B in the take-in / transport portion 7 do not directly face each other, and one end of the roller 71A is hung by an endless flat belt 72A. Flat belt 72A
And the other roller 71B are opposed to each other.
The roller 71B is pressed against the outer surface of the flat belt 72A by elastically pressing the shaft 71b of 1B by a spring 73.

The reason for adopting such a structure in which the flat belt 72A is interposed is that, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 13, a drive mechanism for driving the drive of the take-in transfer portion 7 by the drive motor 26 provided in the merge transfer unit 2. This is to make a simple structure. That is, the flat belt 7 is attached to the pulley 31A on the driving side fixed to the shaft 31a which is rotated by one of the gears of the gear mechanism driven by the driving motor 26.
A gear mechanism for interlocking the rollers 71A and 71B disposed far from the drive motor 26 by arranging the roller 71A to be driven by the flat belt 72A by applying 2A to the roller 71A can be omitted. It is.

On the other hand, in the configuration of FIG. 14, the roller 71A and the roller 71B are directly opposed to each other, and the shaft 71a of the roller 71A is driven by a gear mechanism interlocked with the drive motor 26. It is. In any of the configurations, the structure in which the roller 71B is elastically pressed by the spring 73 is such that the taking-in of the banknote 100 is taken in at the time of the operation of preventing the banknote 100 from being mixed, which will be described later.
This is to make the vehicle slip and stop.

Merging transport unit 2 and relay transport unit 4
As shown in FIG. 11, FIG. 13, and FIG. 15, the receiving shelves 2a and 2b provided in each merging and conveying unit 2 are formed in an upward U-shape, and By configuring so that the outer portion of the relay transport unit 4 is fitted and fitted, the movement in the front-rear direction is fixed, and the hooking portion provided on the overhang portion 47A projecting from the upper surface side of the relay transport unit 4 is provided. The assembling operation is performed so that the hole 47 is put on the hooking projection 30 provided on the upper surface portion of the merging and transporting unit 2 so as to be inserted into the hole 47, and the reverse operation is performed to remove the operation, that is, perform the disassembling operation. It is composed. In addition, the guide plate 5 where the bill 100 is sent from the relay transport unit 4 to the merge transport unit 2.
9B, as shown in FIG. 15, an upward U-shaped guide plate and a downward U-shaped guide plate are arranged at intervals slightly wider than the upper and lower ends of the banknote 100.

As shown in FIG. 15, the guide conduit 8 is mainly composed of a vertically long rectangular tubular body, and is made of an elastic material, for example, a synthetic resin material.
0 is formed in a vertically long and narrow rectangular shape large enough to allow a sufficient space to pass therethrough, and a hook claw 83 for pushing into the protective cover C3 of the introduction / transportation portion C and latching it on the side to be assembled to the introduction / transportation portion C. And an insertion claw 82 for stopping vertical twisting, and by making one having a different length L5, it is possible to cope with a change in the width W of the pachinko tajima device 500. is there. The side of the guide conduit 8 which is inserted into the take-in / transport portion 7 is a roller 71A.
A portion corresponding to 71B is cut away to leave upper and lower portions 81, and the upper and lower portions allow the guide conduit 8 to be attached to the take-in / transport portion 7.

As shown in FIG. 12, a gear mechanism driven by the drive motor 26 is configured by converting gears provided on driving shafts such as rollers and pulleys into intermediate gears for setting the shafts at a predetermined rotational speed. Are provided, and the reference numerals in the figures correspond to the same reference numerals shown in FIGS. 10, 11, 14, and 15, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted here. Note that the rotation speed of each roller, each pulley, and the like driven by the gear mechanism is such that the banknote 100 can send the sub-transport path S and the main transport path M in the merge transport unit 2 and the relay transport unit 4 at the same speed. Needless to say, the speed was selected. And the manual knob 27C is
When adjusting the meshing position between the gear 29D and the gear 46b, when the banknote 100 is stagnated and jammed for some reason inside the merging / conveying unit 2, the entire gear mechanism is used to remove the banknote 100. It is for rotating manually.

As shown in FIG. 13, the specific structure of the inside of the relay conveyance unit 4 and the protective cover 4A is such that the upper and lower frames 41, which also serve as bearings, are formed of a metal material such as aluminum. The protective cover 4A is formed of a synthetic resin material so that the cover member 48 can be opened and closed with the lower end as a fulcrum, so that the internal opposing belt transport mechanism 42 can be exposed, and the banknote 100 can be exposed. However, if for some reason the stagnant state occurs at the opposing belt transport mechanism 42, the banknote 100 can be taken out.

The covering member 48 is formed with a hinge at a portion serving as a fulcrum, for example, a hinge whose thickness is reduced to make it easy to bend. For example, it is fixed to the frame 41 by screwing, and can be hooked to the upper frame 41 by a hooking portion 54 formed at the upper end portion. The hooking portion 54 is pushed out by the compression spring 52. The sphere 53, for example, the head of a metal sphere, is inserted into a concave hole 55 provided on the upper surface of the frame 41 to stop it.

Further, the covering member 48 has projecting portions 56.5 at positions corresponding to the upper and lower portions of the bill 100 to be conveyed.
By providing 7, the bill 100 can be transported in an upright posture, and a part of the lower protruding portion 57 is cut off, as shown in FIG.
A detector 99 for detecting the passage of the banknote 100, for example, a sensor based on reflection of infrared light is disposed, and a signal detected by the detector 99 is transmitted to the ball lending device (the entire device is not shown). ), A driving motor (not shown) provided inside the introduction / conveyance portion C is stopped, and the conveyance operation of the opposed belt conveyance mechanism of the introduction / conveyance portion C is stopped. And a plurality of bills 10 in the main transport path M.
The configuration is such that a mixed flow prevention operation is performed to prevent an accident in which the conveyance of the banknote 100 is blocked due to the mixed flow of zeros.

Further, in order to prevent a person other than the administrator from taking out the above-mentioned banknote 100 and to cause a theft accident, as shown in FIG. After inserting the vertical plate portions 94 on both sides of the cover 9 so as to sandwich and press the cover members 48 on both sides, the hook 92 is rotated by the key 91 and inserted into the lower side of the frame 41, whereby the key 91 is inserted. , The cover members 48 on both sides cannot be opened. The overhang portion 98 provided above the end portion of the relay transport unit 4 and the overhang portion 95 provided on the antitheft cover 9 are formed when the relay transport unit 4 is assembled to the merge transport unit 2. Then, the hooks 35A and 35B provided on the upper surface side of the merging and conveying unit 2 are rotated so that
-It is for fixing the relay conveyance unit 4 so as not to be separated upward by pressing the 98.

As for the material of each component, the portions of the rollers and the flat belt other than the above portions are made of a synthetic resin material, for example, urethane rubber material, the portions of the shafts are stainless steel, and the bearings of the shafts are also used. The frame and other components are mainly made of aluminum material.

It is needless to say that the configurations of the first to third prior arts described above cannot be configured by changing the transport mode to any one of the various transport modes described with reference to FIG. No.

[0044]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the configuration of the third related art, the configuration of each merging and transporting unit 2 is complicated, and the drive motor 26 that drives the transport mechanism between the merging portion of the transporting path and the main transporting path M is connected to each of the merging and transporting units. Drive motor 2
6 becomes more expensive, and the control unit for controlling the operation stop of the drive motor 26 having a large number of arrangements becomes complicated. Or there is a disadvantage that the pachinko tajima device 500 cannot be provided at a low cost,
Since the number of the drive motors 26 is large, there are disadvantages such as a large amount of power consumption and a high operating cost.

Further, in the recent pachinko machine 500, there are many configurations in which the respective introducing and transporting units C of the ball lending device into which the bills 100 are inserted are promised to be arranged on the left side for each pachinko machine. ing. In the case of such a configuration, in the configurations of the second and third prior arts described above, the front introduction conveyance section C and the rear introduction conveyance section C are connected to the main conveyance path M.
Because the position where it merges into the same position is configured,
In the merging / transporting unit 2 arranged at the front end of the pachinko tajima apparatus 500, the configuration of the rear merging part is useless, and in the merging / transporting unit 2 arranged at the rear end, the front side Is disadvantageous in that the configuration of the confluent portion becomes useless. For this reason, there is a problem that provision of a device that solves such inconvenience is desired.

[0046]

According to the present invention, a thin piece inserted into a plurality of sub-transport paths that merge at a predetermined merging angle from both sides of the main transport path as described above is provided in a predetermined direction of the main transport path. In the thin sheet conveying device for conveying to the main conveying path, by changing the position of the sub conveying path arranged on the front side and the sub conveying path arranged on the rear side, all the above Conveying path forming means for arranging the sub-conveying paths at different merging positions, a converging / conveying mechanism provided at each of the merging points, and one drive motor provided for one of the merging / conveying mechanisms. Transport driving means for driving a plurality of the merge transport mechanisms described above.
Configuration and

In contrast to the main transport path in which a plurality of pachinko machines are arranged in front and rear of a pachinko machine, a sub-transport path provided in an introductory portion provided in a required position of the above-mentioned pachinko machines is provided in a predetermined manner. Along with merging at a merging angle, in the pachinko tajima device provided with a lamella conveying device that conveys the banknotes inserted in the introduction conveying portion in a predetermined direction of the main conveying path, the front side of the main conveying path is By making the position of the above-mentioned introduction and conveyance part arranged in the above-mentioned pachinko line different from the position of the above-mentioned introduction and conveyance part arranged in the above-mentioned pachinko line behind the main conveyance path, all Conveyance path forming means for arranging the sub-conveying paths at different joining positions, and providing a joining / conveying mechanism at each of the joining points, and providing one of the joining / conveying mechanisms provided in one of the joining / conveying mechanisms. Drive Due the second configuration in which the transport drive means for driving a plurality of the above-described merging transfer mechanism by chromatography data is obtained by solving the above problems.

[0048]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As an embodiment of the present invention, an embodiment will be described in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko tajima apparatus 500 in which four pachinko tables B are arranged.

[0049]

An embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.
In FIGS. 1 and 2, portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 3 to 15 are portions having the same functions as the portions denoted by the same reference numerals described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 15. 1 and 2 are portions having the same functions as the portions denoted by the same reference numerals described in any of FIG. 1 and FIG.

[First Embodiment] The first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. The configuration of FIG. 1 is obtained by changing the configuration of the above-described second conventional technique to a transport path configuration of [intermediate transport mode].
FIGS. 7 to 9 show an embodiment to which the configuration of the present invention is applied.
First, by arranging an appropriate other space portion D next to the introduction / transport portion C, for example, a portion used for a shelf for storing a bag or a valuables of a player, Pachinko machine row B1 with multiple pachinko machines B
Introductory conveyance part C of the front side pachinko machine row B1 in B2
And a position different from the introduction conveyance portion C of the back side pachinko machine row B2 so that the position where all the sub conveyance paths S merge with the main conveyance path M is different. .

Second, the sub-transport path S in front of the main transport path M
And the main transport path M, a front-side merge / transport unit 2S1 is provided so that merging can be performed only from the front side.
At the junction of the sub-transport path S and the main transport path M on the rear side of the main transport path M, a rear junction unit 2S2 that can merge only from the rear side is provided.

Third, the front flat belt 45A constituting the opposing belt transport mechanism 42A of the main transport path M is arranged such that, at the start end M1 of the main transport path M, the front merging transport unit in the first order from the start end M1. 2S1 is conveyed to a position before the merging portion, and in the middle portion of the main conveyance path M, the conveyance from the merging portion of the preceding front merging and conveying unit 2S1 to a position just before the merging portion of the next front merging and conveying unit 2S1 is performed. In the end portion M2 of the main conveyance path M, the conveyance is performed from the junction of the front-side merging conveyance unit 2S1 in the final order to the end portion M2, and the opposing belt conveyance mechanism 42A of the main conveyance path M is operated. The rear flat belt 45 </ b> B that is configured performs conveyance from the start end M <b> 1 of the main conveyance path M to a position immediately before the confluence of the next rear junction unit 2 </ b> S <b> 2 in the main conveyance path M. In the middle part of the figure, the transfer is performed from the junction of the preceding rear merger / conveyance unit 2S2 to the position before the merger of the next rear merger / conveyance unit 2S2. This is a portion configured to carry the paper from the merging portion of the rear merging / conveying unit 2S2 to the terminal portion M2.

Fourth, the front merging and conveying unit 2S1
Each of the rear merging and conveying units 2S2 includes a guide wall 23.
A is provided only at a portion corresponding to one sub-transport path S, and furthermore, the guide plates 23B1 and 23B2 of the main transport path M are provided only on one side located on one side of the main transport path M, that is, in the front merge unit 2S1. Only the guide plate 23B1 is provided.
In the rear merging and conveying unit 2S2, only the guide plate 23B2 is provided, and in the configuration of the second prior art, the roller merging units 24A and 24B provided so as to face the main conveying path M of the merging and conveying unit 2 are provided. This is a part configured by removing.

Fifth, a drive provided in a plurality of merging / conveying units, that is, one of the front merging / conveying unit 2S1 and the rear merging / conveying unit 2S2, for example, the first merging / conveying unit 2S1 provided in the first order. By means of the motor 26, the transport drive parts provided in all the merging and conveying units, ie, all the front merging and conveying units 2S1 and the rear merging and conveying units 2S2, for example, the rollers 25A, the pulleys 43
A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 44a, 44b, and flat belts 45A, 45B are configured to be driven.

In the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 1, for example, the drive unit 26 is provided with the gear mechanism shown in FIG. 12 for the merging and conveying unit provided with the driving motor 26, that is, the front merging and conveying unit 2S1. By providing the same gear mechanism, the roller 25A and the pulleys 43A and 44a are configured to be driven at a predetermined rotation speed in a predetermined rotation direction, and the rear merging and conveying unit 2S2 located at the start end portion M1 includes: The pulley 44b, the roller 25A, and the pulley 43B are rotated at a predetermined rotational speed in a predetermined rotational direction by using the shaft of the pulley 44A that is driven by the rotation of the flat belt 45A hung on the pulley 44a that is rotated by the driving as a driving source. 12 is provided by a gear mechanism similar to that of FIG. 12, and the rear-side merging / conveying unit 2S2 in the next order is rotated by the above-described driving. A gear mechanism for driving the roller 25A and the pulley 43B in a predetermined rotation direction at a predetermined rotation speed using a pulley 44B driven by the rotation of the flat belt 45B hung on the pulley 43B as a driving source is the same as in FIG. The pulley 43B is provided by a gear mechanism.
And a pulley 44B that follows the flat belt 45B and the flat belt 45B. The front joining / conveying unit 2S1 located at the terminal end portion M2 is provided with a drive motor 26 in the forward direction. Combined transport unit 2S
FIG. 12 shows a gear mechanism for driving the roller 25A and the pulley 43A in a predetermined rotation direction at a predetermined rotation speed using a pulley 44A driven by the rotation of the flat belt 45A hung on the first pulley 43A as a driving source. By providing the same gear mechanism, the flat belt 45A hung on the pulley 43A and the pulley 44A driven by the flat belt 45A can be configured to rotate.

[Second Embodiment] Hereinafter, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The configuration of FIG. 2 is different from the configuration of the first embodiment of FIG.
11 shows a configuration of the right part of the pachinko tajima 500 changed in the same manner as the configuration of the third related art in FIG. 10.
The configuration of the left half is a configuration symmetrical to the configuration of FIG. 2, but it goes without saying that the configuration is such that the operation direction of each unit matches the transport direction of the main transport path M.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 2, the difference from the configuration shown in FIG. 1 is that, similarly to the configuration shown in FIG. It has the same configuration as the portion C and the guide conduit 8, and also has a take-in / transport portion 7 for taking the bills 100 sent out from the guide conduit 8 into the front-side merging / transporting unit 2S1.
And the taking-in / transporting portion 7 for taking in the banknote 100 sent out from the guide conduit 8 into the rear-side merging / transporting unit 2S1 by the same configuration as the taking-in / transporting portion 7 in the configuration of FIG. It is a place that did.

Therefore, all the merging and conveying units, for example, one driving motor 26 which is also received only by the front merging and conveying unit 2S1,
In other words, the configuration for driving the transport portions provided in all the front merging and conveying units 2S1 and the rear merging and conveying units 2S2 is the same as that of the gear mechanism shown in FIG. 12 provided in the front merging and conveying units 2S1 and the rear merging and conveying units 2S2. In addition, a gear structure that can also rotate the rollers 71A and 71B disposed in the take-in / transport portion 7 may be provided, and a detailed description of the structure will be omitted.

[Third Embodiment] The configuration of the third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. The configuration of the third embodiment corresponds to the configuration of the take-in / transport portion 7 in the configuration of FIG. 2, that is, the configuration of the drive portion of the rollers 71A and 71B in FIG.
The configuration is changed to the same configuration as the configuration of the take-in / transport portion 7 in the configuration of FIG. Therefore, the description of the detailed configuration of the other parts is omitted.

[Summary of the Configuration of the Embodiment] To summarize the configuration of the above-described first to third embodiments, a plurality of sub-conveying paths S which merge from both sides of the main conveying path M at a predetermined merging angle θ are shown.
In the lamella transporting apparatus 300 that transports the flakes, for example, the banknotes 100 put in a predetermined direction of the main transport path M, for example, the direction in which the storage box 110 is arranged,

With respect to the main transport path M, the sub transport path S disposed on the front side and the sub transport path S disposed on the rear side
A different path as shown in FIG. 1 so that the position where all the sub-transport paths S meet is differently arranged;

A merging and conveying mechanism, for example, a front merging and conveying unit 2S1 and a rear merging and conveying unit 2S2 are provided at each of the above merging points, and one of the merging and conveying mechanisms, for example, the front merging and conveying unit 2S1 A first configuration in which a plurality of the above-mentioned merging and conveying mechanisms, that is, conveying driving means for driving the front-side merging and conveying unit 2S1 and the rear-side merging and conveying unit 2S2 by one drive motor 26 provided in

A required portion of the above-mentioned pachinko machines B1 and B2, for example, each pachinko machine B is provided with respect to a main transport path M on which pachinko machines B1 and B2 on which a plurality of pachinko machines B are arranged are arranged before and after. The subconveying path S provided in the introduction / conveyance portion C disposed at the intervening point is merged at a predetermined merging angle θ, and the banknote 1 inserted in the introduction / conveyance portion C is also inserted.
00 in a predetermined direction of the main transport path M, for example, in the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 provided with the thin section transport apparatus 300 for transporting the storage box 110.

The other space portion D is located between the position of the introduction / transportation portion C arranged in the pachinko machine row B1 in front of the main transport path M and, for example, the pachinko machine B and the introduction / transportation portion C. Is provided, and the position of the introduction transport portion C arranged in the pachinko table row B2 on the rear side of the main transport route M is made different from each other, so that all the sub transport routes S join together. Transport path forming means for arranging differently,

A merging and conveying mechanism, for example, a front merging and conveying unit 2S1 and a rear merging and conveying unit 2S2 are provided at each of the merging points, and one of the merging and conveying mechanisms, for example, the front merging and conveying unit 2S1 And a second configuration in which a plurality of the above-mentioned merging and conveying mechanisms, that is, conveying driving means for driving the front-side merging and conveying unit 2S1 and the rear-side merging and conveying unit 2S2 are constituted by one drive motor 26 provided in the first embodiment. It is something that will be.

As an embodiment in the above-mentioned first and second configurations, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, two endless belts running at the same speed, for example, flat belts 45A and 45B are opposed to each other. The main transport unit that sandwiches and transports the thin piece, for example, the banknote 100, between the surfaces to be transported, for example, the opposed belt transport mechanism 42A is provided in the main transport path M. .

[Modification] The present invention includes the following modifications. (1) The position where the other space portion D is arranged is changed to be arranged on the right side of the pachinko machine B. (2) The merging and conveying unit provided with the drive motor 26 is provided in one of the other front merging and conveying unit 2S1 and the rear merging and conveying unit 2S2.

(3) By providing one other space portion D at one end of the pachinko machine row B1 and not providing one at the other end of the pachinko machine row B2, instead of providing one for each pachinko machine B, The main transport path M and the sub transport path S are configured to have different joining positions. (4) The present invention is applied to the pachinko machine 500 in which more than four pachinko machines B are arranged.

(5) In the configuration of the above (4), a plurality of front merging and conveying units 2S1 and rear merging and conveying units 2S2 obtained by dividing the number of the front merging and conveying units 2S1 and the rear merging and conveying units 2S2 into one each. Each drive group is configured to be driven by a drive motor 26 provided in one of the front merge unit 2S1 and the rear merge unit 2S2 of the drive group.

That is, for example, when eight pachinko machines are arranged, four front and two rear machines arranged at the starting end side of the main transport path M constitute one drive group, and the other four machines are arranged. The table is used as another drive group, and each drive group is driven by a drive motor arranged in an appropriate merging and conveying mechanism portion of each driving group, for example, a front merging and conveying unit 2S1 arranged on the upstream side of the main conveying path M. Drive group merging and transport.

(6) The merging angle θ is set to an angle at which the thin pieces 100A, that is, the banknotes 100 are easily merged, for example, 85 °. (7) The configuration of the front combined transport unit 2S1 and the rear transport unit 2S2 is changed to a configuration similar to the configuration of the main transport path portion 300A in the first related art.

(8) The transport mode is changed to any one of the various modes described with reference to FIG. (9) All the locations where the pulleys of the flat belts 45A and 45B are arranged on only one side in the opposed belt transport mechanism of the main transport path M, or any location thereof, for example, the location shown by a dotted line Is provided with driven pulleys facing each other, so that each belt 45A
Even if some looseness occurs in 5B, it is possible to carry out well.

(10) Each of the flat belts 45A and 45B is changed to a belt having a tooth profile on the back surface, that is, a timing belt, and each pulley is changed to a pulley for a timing belt.

(11) The rear merging and conveying unit 2S2 and the front merging and conveying unit 2S1, which are disposed at the start end M1 and the end M2 of the main conveying path M, respectively,
Of the pulleys 44A and 44b of the starting end portion M1 which are formed separately from these units while being formed in the same common unit as the rear merging and conveying unit 2S2 and the front merging and conveying unit 2S1 arranged in the middle of And the rear pulleys 44A and 44B opposed to the end portion M2 are assembled and fixed to the common unit, respectively, so as to be disposed at the start end portion M1 and the end portion M2. 2S2 and the front merge unit 2S1.

(12) Second and Third Embodiments The rollers 71A and 71B of the take-in / conveyance portion 7 in the rear merging / conveying unit 2S2 and the front merging / conveying unit 2S1 are interchanged. . That is, the roller 71A
In addition, the roller 71 </ b> B and its associated mechanical part are arranged upstream of the main transport path M while the roller and the associated mechanical part are arranged downstream of the main transport path M.

(13) The other space portion D is omitted.

[0077]

According to the present invention, as described above, the position of the junction of the sub-transport path S with respect to the main transport path M is made different, so that the configuration of the junction transport mechanism can be changed to the front junction transport unit and the rear junction transport. Since it is configured as a unit, it is possible to eliminate the useless components in the merging and transporting portion and to make the configuration of each merging and conveying portion a rational and simple configuration,
One of the merging and conveying mechanisms, for example, a plurality of merging and conveying mechanisms, that is, a plurality of front and rear merging and conveying units are driven by one drive motor provided in one of the front merging and conveying units. Therefore, there is a feature that the apparatus can be provided at a low cost, and an apparatus with low power consumption can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 15 to FIG. 15 show the prior art, and the contents of each figure are as follows.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the overall configuration.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a transport path configuration.

FIG. 4 is a side view and a cross-sectional view of the entire configuration.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view and a transverse sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a main configuration.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view of a main part configuration.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Conveying Unit 2A Protective Cover 2B Guide Plate 2S1 Front Converging Unit 2S2 Rear Converging Unit 2a Receiving Shelf 2a1 Screw 2b Receiving Shelf 2b1 Screw 4 Relay Transport Unit 4A Protective Cover 7 Retrieving and Conveying Portion 8 Guide Conduit 9 Anti-Theft Cover 23 Guide wall 23A Guide wall 23A1 Guide plate 23A2 Guide plate 23B Guide wall 23B1 Guide plate 23B2 Guide plate 23X Guide wall 23X1 Guide plate 23X2 Guide plate 23Y Guide wall 23Y1 Guide plate 23Y2 Guide plate 24A Roller 25A Roller 25A Roller 25X4 Roller 26 Drive motor 26A Gear mechanism 26X1 Roller 26X2 Roller 27C Manual knob 29D Gear 30 Projection 31A Pulley 31a Shaft 32 Mounting leg 32A Screw 35A Hanging claw 35B Hanging claw 41 Lame 42 Opposite belt transport mechanism 42A Opposite belt transport mechanism 43A Pulley 43B Pulley 44A Pulley 44B Pulley 44a Pulley 44b Pulley 45A Flat belt 45B Flat belt 45X Round belt 46 Gear 46a Gear 46b Gear 47 Hole 47A Overhanging portion 48 Covering member 49 Part 53 Ball 54 Locking portion 55 Concave hole 56 Projecting portion 57 Projecting portion 59A Guide plate 59B Guide plate 71A Roller 71B Roller 71a Shaft 71b Shaft 72A Flat belt 73 Spring 81 Upper and lower portions 82 Insertion claw 83 Locking claw 91 Key 92 Hanging Claws 94 Vertical plate portion 95 Overhang portion 98 Overhang portion 99 Detector 100 Banknote 100A Thin piece 110 Storage box 300A Main transport path portion 300B Dividing unit 500 Pachinko tajima device B Pachinko machine B1 Pachinko machine B2 Pachi Co-row C Introduction / Carrying unit C1 Bill inlet C1a Pulley C1b Pulley C2 Bill outlet C2a Pulley C2b Pulley C3 Protective cover C3a Flat belt C3b Flat belt D Other space part L1 Distance L2 Length L3 Length L5 Length M Main transport Path S Sub-conveyance path W Width θ Merging angle

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A thin sheet conveying apparatus for conveying a thin piece inserted into a plurality of sub-conveying paths merging from both sides of a main conveying path at a predetermined merging angle in a predetermined direction of the main conveying path, the thin conveying apparatus comprising: By changing the position of the sub-conveying path arranged on the front side and the position of the sub-conveying path arranged on the rear side with respect to the path, the conveyance is performed by changing the merging positions of all the sub-conveying paths. A road construction unit, and a merging and conveying mechanism provided at each of the merging points;
And a transport drive unit for driving a plurality of said merged and conveyed mechanisms by a drive motor provided in one of said merged and conveyed mechanisms. 2. A sub-transport path provided at an introductory transport portion disposed at a required portion of the pachinko machine row is predetermined with respect to a main transport path in which a plurality of pachinko machine rows are arranged in front and behind. A pachinko tajima device provided with a lamella transport device that transports the banknotes inserted into the introduction transport portion in a predetermined direction of the main transport route, while merging at a merge angle of the main transport route. By making the position of the introduction conveyance section arranged in the pachinko machine row different from the position of the introduction conveyance section arranged in the pachinko machine row on the rear side of the main conveyance path, all of the sub conveyance paths Conveyance path forming means arranged at different positions of the merging, and a merging and conveying mechanism provided at each of the merging points,
A pachinko tajima device comprising: a transport drive unit configured to drive a plurality of the combined transport mechanisms by one drive motor provided in one of the combined transport mechanisms. 3. The main transport path according to claim 1, further comprising a main transport means for sandwiching and transporting the thin piece between opposing surfaces of two endless belts running at the same speed. Thin section conveyor. 4. The main transport path according to claim 2, further comprising: a main transport unit that sandwiches and transports the bill between opposed surfaces of two endless belts that run at the same speed. Pachinko tajima equipment.