JPH11137826A - Pachinko machine island device in series - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and efficiently build up a series of chip carrier devices on side to be installed in a plural number of pachinko machine island devices arranged in series. SOLUTION: This pachinko machine island line device 1000 consists of a plural number of pachinko machine island device 500 and a series of chip carrier devices 300. The chip carrier devices 300 are built up on site after the pachinko machine island devices 50 are arranged in series. Each chip carrier device 300 is installed on each unit of pachinko machine island devices 500. In case that 'auxiliary carrier intervening type' is used, an auxiliary carrier 50 is inserted between adjacent main carrying pathways M of each chip carrier device 300 to build up a series of main carrying pathways M on site. In case of 'direct connection type', a protrusion 60 is formed in the main carrying pathway M of each chip carrier device 300 of each pachinko machine 100, and the protrusion 60 is inserted into adjacent pachinko machines 100 to build up a series of main carrying pathways M.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plurality of pachinko game machines and flakes for renting the game balls, for example,
The present invention relates to a pachinko tajima line device in which a plurality of pachinko tajima devices provided with entrances for bills, cards, and the like are arranged in series to form one block.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Pachinko gaming machines, or gaming machines such as pachinko / slot gaming machines provided with a bouncing function or a slot machine function at a gate portion of the pachinko gaming machine (in the present invention, these gaming machines are collectively referred to as: A plurality of pachinko machines are arranged as shown in FIG. 7 and a single block is configured as a pachinko machine 500. This pachinko machine 500 has a plurality of pachinko machines inside a pachinko parlor. It seems to have arranged "islands", so it is commonly called "islands".

[0003] Then, the thin piece 100 to be conveyed is, for example,
FIGS. 7 to 7 show a configuration in which the thin-sheet conveying device 300 that conveys bills, cards, and the like is assembled to the pachinko tajima device 500.
A configuration as shown in FIG. 9 (hereinafter referred to as a first prior art) is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 28138/1988.

[0004] In FIG.
A plurality of pachinko machines B are arranged separately on the front row side and the back row side, and thin sections 10
Introducing part C of 0 is arranged. Introductory transport part C
Is a game ball to be used for the pachinko machine B, that is, a portion for putting a thin piece 100 into a ball lending device for lending a pachinko ball (the entire device is not shown) and sending it 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 thin piece 100 inserted from the main conveyance path M is 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. 8 and 9, the 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.

[0008] In FIGS. 8 and 9, 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 thin piece 100 fed from the sub-transport path S to the main transport path M. It is inserted at one end.

The guide wall 23Y is composed of two guide plates 23Y1 and 23Y2 forming a linear path of the main transport path M, and the end side of the guide wall 23Y is connected to the 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.

[0010] At an intermediate portion of the round belt 45X located in the main transport path M, at an interval suitable for transporting the flakes 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. .

Therefore, the thin pieces 100 inserted into the respective sub-conveying paths S are divided into the guide plate 23X2 of the first-order division unit 300B and the guide plate 23X2 of the next-order 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, a stainless steel material for each shaft portion, a frame serving also 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, the distance L1 from the first junction to the second junction is determined as follows.
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 solve such inconveniences, a block constituting a merging portion and a main transport path M between each merging portion are provided.
FIG. 10 divided into blocks constituting the part of FIG.
A configuration as shown in FIG. 12 (hereinafter referred to as a second prior art) is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-91615 based on an application filed by the present applicant.

The configuration shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 shows only the configuration of the intermediate portion of the transport path M, similarly to the configuration shown in FIG. 8. In FIGS. The main configuration is that only the confluence of the front and rear sub-transport paths S and the main conveyance path M is integrated into one independent block-shaped consolidation transport unit 2, and the main By configuring the portion corresponding to the transport path M as the relay transport unit 4, only the length L3 of the portion of the relay transport unit 4 having the simplest structure is changed, and the distance L1 between the sub transport paths S is changed. It is a place that can respond to the change of.

That is, the merging / conveying units 2 are arranged for each merging portion, and as shown in [Ni-N section] in FIG. Appropriate mounting members, for example, Z-shaped mounting legs 32 and screws 32A, which are arranged vertically, are provided on the outer wall portion.
And a structure in which each relay transport unit 4 can be attached to and detached from each merge transport unit 2, for example, the relay transport unit 4 is provided so as to protrude from the merge transport unit 2 as shown in FIG. The receiving structures 2a and 2b are used for receiving the fixing members 2a and 2b1, and are fixed by screws 2a1 and 2b1. During this assembly,
The gear 29D interlocked with the drive motor 26 provided in the merged transport 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. 10 to 12, the different points from the specific detailed configuration of FIG. 8 are, as shown in FIGS. In the transport structure of the sub-transport path S in C and the main transport path M in the relay transport unit 4, a flake, that is, a flake 100, is placed between two flat belts that are arranged at the same speed and are opposed to each other. This is a portion configured by a mechanism for sandwiching and transporting (in the present invention, referred to as an opposing belt transporting mechanism).

Here, the opposed belt transport mechanism in the relay transport unit 4 is composed of two gears interlocked 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 to allow the thin section 100 to enter, or is 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.
Drive side pulleys C1a and C1b driven by the motor are arranged at positions close to the thin section entrance C1 for inserting the thin section 100, and two endless flat end faces arranged opposite to the driving pulleys C1a and C1b. The belts C3a and C3b are hung, and the driven pulleys C2a and C2b driven by the two flat belts C3a and C3b are arranged at positions close to the thin section outlet C2. It has the same transport structure as the mechanism.

The opposing belt conveying mechanism of the introduction / conveying portion C includes a guide plate C1A provided at the lamella entrance C1 and a lamella 1
Leaving a section of the thin section outlet C2 for sending out 00.
The opposing belt transport mechanism of the relay transport unit 4 includes a guide plate 59A provided at an end on the side that receives the flakes 100 fed 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. Note that, when assembling in the detachable structure in FIG. 11, the guide plate 59B is assembled so as to be inserted into the guide plate 2B of the merging and conveying unit 2.

Further, the transport structure of the merging transport unit 2 includes two guide plates 2 forming a curved path for guiding the thin pieces 100 fed from the sub transport path S to the main transport 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 distal end side of the merging guide wall 23B constituted by the two guide plates 23B1 and 23B2 forming the guide plate 23A2. A feed roller 25A for merging is provided in a portion of the viewing window provided in an intermediate portion of 23A1,
Further, the two rollers 24A and 2A opposingly arranged at the end of the relay transport unit 4 in the first order, that is, the end on the side that receives the thin piece 100 sent from the upstream relay transport unit 4
4B, two rollers 24A and 2A
The portion where 4B is opposed is provided with a very small gap enough to allow the thin section 100 to enter, or is in a state of almost contacting.

The transport structure of the united transport unit 2 leaves the guide plate 2B provided at the introduction portion of the flake 100 into the rollers 24A and 24B and the delivery portion of the flake 100 at the tip end of the guide plate 23A1. And is surrounded by an appropriate protective cover 2A.

By the way, in the configuration of the second prior art, if 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 used. 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 inconvenience, a thin section 10 is inserted between each of the introduction / conveyance portions C and each of the converging / conveying units 2.
And a guide conduit for guiding and bridging the slab 0 is provided separately.
13 to 18 (hereinafter, referred to as a third prior art) 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.

FIGS. 13 to 18 correspond to FIGS.
13 shows only the configuration of the intermediate portion of the conveyance path, and the main components different from the configurations of FIGS. 8 to 12 in FIG. 13 to FIG. A portion of the transport mechanism is configured to be the shortest of the planned dimensions, and a portion corresponding to the sub-transport path S between the introduction transport portion C and the merge transport unit 2 is provided.
A guide conduit 8 for guiding the lamella 100 sent from the introduction / conveyance portion C to the inlet 2C of the merge / convey unit 2, that is, an inlet for receiving the lamella 100 is provided.
At the inlet 2C of the merging / conveying unit 2, a take-in / conveying portion 7 constituted by two rollers 71A and 71B disposed opposite to each other is provided to facilitate merging with the main conveying path M.

In the constructions shown in FIGS. 13 and 17, 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. 13 to 18 will be described. In the configuration shown in FIGS. 13 and 18, 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 covered with 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 why such a structure in which the flat belt 72A is interposed is that the drive mechanism for driving the take-in / transport portion 7 by the drive motor 26 provided in the merge / transport unit 2 is simplified as shown in FIG. This is to make a simple structure. That is, the flat belt 72A is hung on the drive side pulley 31A fixed to the shaft 31a which is rotated by one of the gear mechanisms of the gear mechanism driven by the drive motor 26,
By configuring the roller 71A to be driven by the flat belt 72A, a gear mechanism for interlocking the rollers 71A and 71B disposed far from the drive motor 26 can be omitted.

On the other hand, in the configuration of FIG. 17, 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 take-in of the flake 100 is taken in the take-in transport portion 7 during the operation of preventing the flake 100 from being mixed.
This is to make the vehicle slip and stop.

Combined transport unit 2 and relay transport unit 4
14, 15, and 18, as shown in FIGS. 14, 15, and 18, the receiving shelves 2 a and 2 b provided in each of the merging / conveying units 2 are formed in an upward U-shape, and the U-shaped opening portions 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 at the place where the thin piece 100 is sent from the relay conveyance unit 4 to the merge conveyance unit 2
In FIG. 9B, as shown in FIG. 18, an upward U-shaped guide plate and a downward U-shaped guide plate are arranged at a slightly wider interval than the upper and lower ends of the thin piece 100.

As shown in FIG. 18, 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 section C and latching it on the side to be assembled to the introduction / transportation section C. And an insertion claw 82 for stopping the upper and lower torsions, and having different lengths L5 so as 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. 15, a gear mechanism driven by the drive motor 26 is provided with a gear provided on a drive shaft such as each roller and each pulley, and an intermediate gear for setting the shaft to a predetermined rotational speed. Are provided, and the reference numerals in the drawings correspond to the same reference numerals shown in FIGS. 13, 14, 17, and 18, and thus description thereof will be omitted. The rotation speed of each roller, each pulley, and the like driven by the gear mechanism is such that the lamella 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
In the case where the meshing position between the gear 29D and the gear 46b is adjusted, when the lamella 100 is stagnated and clogged for some reason inside the merging and conveying unit 2, the entire gear mechanism is removed. It is for rotating manually.

As shown in FIG. 16, 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 and protected. The front and rear sides of the cover 4A are 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. , Slice 10
In a case where 0 is in a stagnant state at the part of the opposing belt transport mechanism 42 for some reason, the operation of taking out the slice 100 can be performed.

The cover 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 thin piece 100 to be conveyed.
By providing 7, the thin section 100 can be transported in a state of being upright, and the lower protruding portion 57 is partially cut out, as shown in FIG.
A detector 99 for detecting the passage of the thin section 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 above-mentioned 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. , A plurality of thin pieces 10
The configuration is such that a mixed flow preventing operation for preventing an accident in which the transport of the thin pieces 100 is blocked due to the mixed flow of zeros is performed.

In order to prevent a person other than the administrator from taking out the above-mentioned slice 100 to prevent 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 materials of the respective components, the portions of the rollers and the flat belt other than the above portions are also made of a synthetic resin material, for example, urethane rubber material, the portions of the shafts are also of stainless steel, and the bearings of the shafts are also used. The frame and other components are mainly made of aluminum material.

In the thin sheet conveying apparatus 300 as in the first prior art and the second prior art, in the case of the long pachinko tajima apparatus 500 as shown in FIG. 7, the main part of the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 is installed. Later, since there is a disadvantage that the work of assembling the flake transport device 300 must be performed on site, for example, the pachinko machine B is configured to be a small pachinko machine 500 with about four pachinko machines B,
As shown in FIG. 19, a configuration is provided in which a pachinko tajima device 500 of [storage / conveyance mode / end transport mode] and a pachinko tajima device 500 of [starting edge transport mode / intermediate transport mode]
A third prior art) is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 9-81582 filed by the present applicant.

That is, in FIG. 19, in the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 in the [starting end transport mode], there is no entrance of the thin section 100 shown by the dotted line on the right end side of the main conveying path M, that is, on the starting end side of the main conveying path M. The entrance of the thin section 100 is provided in the front sub-transport path S and the rear sub-transport path S, and the exit of the thin section 100 shown by the solid line is provided on the left end side of the main transport path M, that is, the end side. And [intermediate conveyance form]
In the pachinko tajima device 500, in addition to the configuration of the [starting end transport mode], the thin section 1 indicated by a dotted line on the starting end side of the main transport path M
00 and an inlet [
In the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 of the "end transfer mode", the transported thin section 100 is stored in the storage box 110 provided at the exit of the main transfer path M in the configuration of the "intermediate transfer mode", or the exit of the main transfer path M As an outlet for inserting into another appropriate one. The angle θ at which the sub-transport path S flows into the main transport path M is referred to as a merge angle.

Further, the small-sized pachinko tajima device 500 according to the configuration of the third prior art is combined with the first conventional technology.
In the configuration using the configuration of the third related art, the configuration of the part of each merging and transporting unit 2 is complicated.
Since the drive motor 26 for driving the transfer mechanism between the junction of the transfer path and the main transfer path M is provided for each of the combined transfer units 2, the number of drive motors 26 arranged increases.
Further, since the configuration of the control section for controlling the operation stop of the drive motor 26 having a large number of arrangements becomes complicated, the entire apparatus becomes expensive, and the thin-sheet conveying apparatus 300
In addition, there is a disadvantage that the pachinko tajima device 500 cannot be provided at a low cost, and there are also disadvantages such as a large amount of power consumption and an increase in operating costs due to a large number of drive motors 26 arranged. Furthermore, in recent pachinko tajima devices 500, there are many configurations in which each of the introducing and transporting units C of the ball lending device into which the thin section 100 is inserted is promised to be arranged on the left side for each pachinko machine. In the configurations of the second prior art and the third prior art, the positions where the front introduction conveyance section C and the rear introduction conveyance section C join the main conveyance path M are set to the same position. Pachinko tajima device 50
In the merging / transporting section 2 arranged at the front end of the front section 0, the structure of the rear merging section becomes useless, and in the merging / transporting section 2 arranged at the rear end, There is a disadvantage that the configuration becomes useless.

For this reason, as a configuration for solving such inconvenience, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the introduction / conveyance portion C of the front pachinko machine row B1 and the introduction / conveyance portion C of the rear pachinko machine row B2 are used. By making the positions different, the position where all the sub-transport paths S merge with the main transport path M is configured to be different, and the drive motor provided in any one of the plurality of merge transport units In Japanese Patent Application No. Hei 9-81582 filed by the applicant of the present application, a configuration for driving all the conveyer units by H.26 (hereinafter referred to as a fourth prior art) is disclosed.

In FIGS. 20 and 21, portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 7 to 19 are portions having the same functions as the portions denoted by the same reference numerals described with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21 are portions having the same functions as the portions denoted by the same reference numerals described in any of FIGS. 20 and 21.

The configuration of FIG. 20 is obtained by changing the configuration of the second prior art described above to a transport path configuration of [intermediate transport mode], and different points from the configurations of FIGS.
First, a plurality of pachinko machines B are arranged by arranging an appropriate other space space D next to the introduction / transportation space C, for example, a space used for a player's bag or a shelf for storing valuables. By changing the position of the introduction and conveyance part C of the front pachinko line B1 and the position of the introduction and conveyance part C of the rear pachinko line B2 in the pachinko line B1 and B2, all the sub conveyance paths S This is a location configured so that the position where it merges with the transport path M is different.

Second, at the junction of the sub-transport path S and the main transport path M on the front side of the main transport path M, a front merge 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 opposed belt transport mechanism 42A of the main transport path M is
At the start end portion M1 of the main transfer path M, the transfer from the start end portion M1 to just before the join portion of the front-side merging and conveying unit 2S1 is performed. The conveyance is performed from the merging portion of 2S1 to just before the merging portion of the next forward merging and conveying unit 2S1. At the end portion M2 of the main conveyance path M, from the merging portion of the front merging and conveying unit 2S1 in the final order to the ending portion M2. The flat belt 45B on the rear side that constitutes the opposing belt transport mechanism 42A of the main transport path M is configured as follows.
At the start end portion M1 of the main transport path M, transport is performed from the start end portion M1 to just before the junction of the next rear junction unit 2S2. The conveyance is performed from the junction of the transport unit 2S2 to a position immediately before the junction of the next rear junction transport unit 2S2, and at the terminal end M2 of the main transport path M, from the junction of the final junction rear junction transport unit 2S2. This is a portion configured to carry the material to the end portion M2.

Fourth, the front merging / conveying unit 2S1 and the rear merging / conveying unit 2S2 each have a guide wall 23A provided with only a portion corresponding to one of the sub-conveying paths S. The guide plates 23B1 and 23B2 of M are provided only on one side located on one side of the main transport path M, that is, only the guide plate 23B1 is provided in the front merge unit 2S1, and the guide plate 23 is provided in the rear merge unit 2S2.
In addition to the configuration in which only B2 is provided, in the configuration of the second related art, the configuration is such that the rollers 24A and 24B provided opposite to the main transport path M of the merged transport unit 2 are removed.

Fifth, 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 is provided in the first order. Drive motor 26
, All the merging and conveying units, that is, all the front merging and conveying units 2S1 and the rear merging and conveying units 2S
2, for example, rollers 25A, pulleys 43A, 43B, 44A, 44B, 44a, 44b
-This is a portion configured to drive the flat belts 45A and 45B.

In the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 20, for example, the drive unit 26 is provided with a drive motor 26, that is, the front unit 2S1
Is provided with a gear mechanism similar to the gear mechanism of FIG. 15, so that the roller 25A and the pulleys 43A and 44a are driven in a predetermined rotation direction at a predetermined rotation speed,
The rear merge unit 2S2 located at the start end M1 has a pulley 44b and a roller 25A with the shaft of the pulley 44A driven by the rotation of the flat belt 45A hung on the pulley 44a rotated by the drive as a drive source. A gear mechanism for driving the pulley 43B and the pulley 43B in a predetermined rotation direction at a predetermined rotation speed is provided by a gear mechanism similar to that shown in FIG. 13, and the next rear-side merging / conveying unit 2S2 is rotated by the driving described above. 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 a flat belt 45B hung on a pulley 43B to be rotated as in FIG. Of the pulley 43B
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. 13 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 a flat belt 45A hung on one 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.

Next, the configuration of FIG. 21 differs from the configuration of the sub-transport path S and the confluence portion in the configuration of FIG.
This shows a configuration in the right part of the pachinko tajima 500 that has been changed in the same manner as the configuration of the related art. Although the configuration of the left half is symmetrical to the configuration of FIG. 21, it is needless to say that the operation direction of each unit is made to match the transport direction of the main transport path M.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 21, the point different from the configuration shown in FIG. 20 is that, like the configuration shown in FIG. In addition to having the same configuration as the portion C and the guide conduit 8, the take-in / transport portion 7 for taking the lamella 100 sent from the guide conduit 8 into the front merging / conveying unit 2S1, and the lamella 100 sent from the guide conduit 8 The take-in / transport portion 7 for taking in the rear-side merging / transport unit 2S1 is a portion configured by the same configuration as the take-in / transport portion 7 in the configuration of FIG.

Therefore, all the merging and conveying units, ie, all the front merging and conveying units 2S1 and the rear merging and conveying units, are driven by one drive motor 26 provided only in one merging and conveying unit, for example, the front merging and conveying unit 2S1. The configuration for driving the transport portion provided in 2S2 is as follows.
Front merge unit 2S1 / Rear merge unit 2
The gear mechanism similar to that shown in FIG. 13 provided in S2 may be provided with a gear configuration that can also rotate the rollers 71A and 71B arranged in the take-in / transport section 7, so that the detailed configuration will be described. Is omitted.

The main part of the configuration of FIG. 21 is similar to the configuration of FIG. 17, and the configuration of the take-in / transport portion 7 in the configuration of FIG. 21, that is, the configuration of the driving portions of the rollers 71A and 71B. , Take-in / transport portion 7 in the configuration of FIG.
May be changed to the same configuration as the above.

Further, each of the above structures can be modified as follows. That is, (1) the position where the multi-purpose 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) One multi-purpose space portion D is not provided for each pachinko machine B, but is provided at one end of the pachinko machine row B1.
By providing one on the other end side of the pachinko machine row B2, the converging position of the sub-transport path S with the main transport path M is made different. (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 drive group. 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 of the two units on the front side and two units on the rear side arranged at the start end of the main transport path M constitute one drive group, and the remaining four units constitute another drive group. Of the drive groups are driven by a drive motor disposed in the merging and transporting mechanism portion, for example, the front merging and conveying unit 2S1 disposed on the upstream side of the main conveying path M. (6) The merging angle θ is set to the thin section 100A, that is, an angle at which the thin sections 100 easily merge, 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) Each flat belt 45A, 45B in the opposed belt transport mechanism of the main transport path M
Each pulley is provided by providing opposing driven pulleys at all locations where only one side of the pulleys are arranged, or at any location among them, for example, the location shown by the dotted line. Even if some looseness occurs in 45A and 45B, it is possible to perform good conveyance. (9) 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. (1
0) A rear merging / conveying unit that arranges the rear merging / conveying unit 2S2 and the front merging / conveying unit 2S1 arranged at the start end portion M1 and the end portion M2 of the main conveying path M, respectively, in the middle of the main conveying path M. The pulleys 44A and 44b of the start end portion M1 and the pulley 44A of the end portion M2, which are formed as the same unit as the 2S2 and the front merging / conveying unit 2S1, and are formed separately from these units.・ The part of 44B, respectively,
By assembling and fixing to the above common type unit,
The rear merging and conveying unit 2S2 and the front merging and conveying unit 2S1 arranged at the start end portion M1 and the end portion M2 are formed. (11) In the configuration shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the rollers 71A and 7 of the take-in / transport portion 7 in the rear-side merge / transport unit 2S2 and the front-side merge / transport unit 2S1.
1B is configured to be reversed. In other words, the configuration is such that the roller 71A and the associated mechanical part are arranged downstream of the main transport path M, and the roller 71B and the associated mechanical part are arranged upstream of the main transport path M. Such a configuration is possible.

[0055]

By the way, the above-mentioned third method
The configuration of the prior art and the fourth prior art has made it possible to simply and inexpensively configure the pachinko tajima device 500. Therefore, a device in which a plurality of pachinko tajima devices 500 are arranged in series to form one block (this In the invention, the work that constitutes the pachinko tajima line device) was to be performed on site, but in the work on such a site,
The main conveyance path M of the thin sheet conveyance device 300 provided in the plurality of pachinko tajima devices 500 in the [starting edge conveyance mode], the [intermediate conveyance mode], and the [storage conveyance mode / end conveyance mode] is changed to a series of main conveyance paths M on site. There is a problem of how to configure the configuration to be the simplest, cheapest, and most reasonable configuration.

[0056]

According to the present invention, a plurality of pachinko tajima devices provided with a thin-sheet conveying device for conveying a thin sheet conveyed from the sub-conveying path into the main conveying path as described above are provided in series. In the pachinko tajima line device that is arranged and configured so that each of the main transport paths is assembled as a series of main transport paths, the main transport path in the pachinko tajima apparatus on the upstream side, that is, the upstream main transport path An auxiliary carrier is interposed between the outlet side of the main transport path and the entrance side of the main transport path in the above-mentioned pachinko tajima device downstream of the upstream main transport path. A first configuration in which main transport path assembling means for assembling the above-described series of main transport paths by connecting

Instead of the main transport path assembling means in the first configuration, the main transport path in the pachinko tajima apparatus on the upstream side, that is, the outlet side of the upstream main transport path, and the upstream main transport path By connecting each of the main transport paths with an active auxiliary transport body between the main transport path and the entrance side of the main transport path in the above-mentioned pachinko tajima device downstream of the transport path. A second configuration in which main transport path assembling means for assembling a series of main transport paths is provided;

In place of the main transport path assembling means in the first configuration, the main transport path in the pachinko tajima apparatus on the upstream side, that is, the outlet side of the upstream main transport path,
Between the upstream main transport path and the entrance side of the main transport path in the above-mentioned pachinko tajima device on the downstream side, each of the main transport paths with an inactive auxiliary transport body interposed therebetween. A third configuration in which a main transport path assembling unit that assembles the above-described series of main transport paths by connecting them is provided;

In place of the main transport path assembling means in the first configuration, the pachinko tajima device on the upstream side, ie, the main transport route in the upstream tajima device, ie,
The main transport path in the pachinko tajima device on the downstream side adjacent to the upstream main transport path is provided with a protruding portion in which the exit side of the upstream main transport path is projected outside the upstream main island apparatus. A fourth configuration in which a main transport path assembling means for assembling the series of main transport paths by connecting the respective main transport paths by inserting the protruding portions into the entrance side of

In place of the main transport path assembling means in the first configuration, the pachinko tajima device on the downstream side, ie, the main transport route in the downstream tajima device, ie,
The main transport path in the pachinko tajima apparatus on the upstream side adjacent to the downstream main transport path is provided with a protruding portion in which the entrance side of the downstream main transport path is projected outside the downstream main island apparatus. A fifth configuration in which a main transport path assembling means for assembling the above-described series of main transport paths by connecting the above-described main transport paths by inserting the above-described protruding portions into the outlet side of the above is provided. Is solved.

[0061]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As an embodiment of the present invention, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the above-described first to fourth prior arts will be described.

[0062]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.
In FIGS. 1 to 6, portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 7 to 21 are portions having the same functions as the portions denoted by the same reference numerals described with reference to FIGS. Also, FIG.
6 are portions having the same functions as the portions denoted by the same reference numerals described in any of FIGS. 1 to 6.

In FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 4, and FIG.
The pachinko tajima line device 1000 in which a plurality of pachinko tajima devices 500 are arranged in series is drawn with a gap between adjacent pachinko tajima devices 500, but this gap is
It is drawn so as to make the explanation easy to understand, and in actuality, as in FIG. 3, it is arranged with no gap or with a slight gap.

[First Embodiment] The first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 [intermediate auxiliary carrier / whole block configuration] and FIG. Each pachinko tajima device 500, for example,
As shown in FIG. 2, the pachinko tajima device 5 having the configuration of FIG.
00, the main transport path M is a main transport path provided in the pachinko tajima device 500, and is constituted by, for example, each opposing belt transport mechanism 42A.

After installing each pachinko machine 500 in a pachinko parlor, the main transport path M of each pachinko machine 500 is assembled as a series of main transport paths M at the site. Flakes 100 transported by
Is stored in a storage box 110 provided in the left end pachinko tajima device 500, as shown in FIG. In other words, the pachinko tajima device 500 arranged at the right end is moved to the [starting end conveyance mode].
In addition, the pachinko tajima device 500 arranged at the left end is configured in a [storage and transport mode], and the pachinko tajima device 500 arranged in the middle between them is configured in an [intermediate transport mode].

Here, in the present invention, a device disposed upstream of the flow of the main transport path M, such as the main transport path M in the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 on the right side of FIG.
Like the main transport path M in the pachinko tajima device 500 on the left side of FIG. 2, the one disposed downstream of the flow of the main transport path M is called the downstream side, and the opposing belt transport mechanism 42A
Is referred to as an “active carrier”, and the flake 100 is inactively transported regardless of the moving body as in the guide conduit 8 in FIG. The carrier is referred to as an "inactive carrier".

In the first embodiment, specifically, the outlet side M of the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 on the upstream side is used.
As an active auxiliary transport body 50, for example, the flat belt 45A of the opposed belt transport mechanism 42 such as the intermediate transport unit 4 in FIG. By connecting each main transport path M via an auxiliary transport body 50 configured to have a very short 45B, for example, a length of about 5 to 10 cm,
The main transport path M of each pachinko tajima device 500 is configured to be assembled as a series of main transport paths M, as shown in FIG.
If necessary, a guide plate similar to the guide plates 59A and 59B of FIG.
A guide plate similar to the guide plate 2B of FIG.

It should be noted that the auxiliary carrier 50 is driven by the flake transport device 300 in the pachinko tajima device 500 on the upstream side.
Alternatively, it is linked with any one of the thin sheet conveying devices 300 in the pachinko tajima device 500 on the downstream side, for example, is linked with the merging conveyance unit 2S1 or the merging conveyance unit 2S2, and the opposing belt conveyance mechanism 42 of the auxiliary conveyance body 50.
In the same direction as the transport direction of the main transport path M.

Therefore, the configuration of the first embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment in that a plurality of pachinko tajima devices 500 provided with a thin-sheet conveying device 300 for joining the thin-sheet 100 conveyed from the sub-conveying path S to the main conveying path M and conveying the same. For example, as shown in FIG.
In the pachinko tajima line apparatus 1000 in which about 0 units are arranged in series and each of the main transport paths M is assembled as a series of main transport paths M,

The main transport path M in the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 on the upstream side, that is, the exit side of the upstream main transport path M, for example, the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 on the right side in FIG.
And the exit side M2 of the main transport path M and the inlet side of the main transport path M in the pachinko table island apparatus downstream of the upstream main transport path M, for example, the pachinko machine on the left side in FIG. Entrance side M1 of main transport path M in island device 500
A first configuration in which a main transport path assembling unit that assembles the series of main transport paths M by connecting each of the main transport paths M with an auxiliary transport body 50 interposed therebetween;

Instead of the main transport path assembling means in the first configuration, the outlet side of the main transport path M in the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 on the upstream side, that is, the upstream main transport path M, for example, The exit side M2 of the main transport path M in the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 on the right side of FIG. 2 and the entrance side of the main transport path M of the pachinko tajima apparatus downstream of the upstream main transport path M on the downstream side. For example, an active auxiliary transporting body, for example, an auxiliary transporting body 50 having an opposing belt transporting mechanism 42 of FIG. 2 is provided between the left side of FIG. And a second configuration in which a main transport path assembling unit that assembles the above-described series of main transport paths M is provided by connecting the main transport paths M with each other. .

[Second Embodiment] The second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 [intermediate auxiliary carrier / whole block configuration] and FIG. The difference between the configuration of the second embodiment and the configuration of the first embodiment of FIG.
Pachinko machine B in the configuration of the pachinko machine 500
In the same manner as in the case of the configuration of FIG. 20, the number is set to four, as in [Single configuration] of FIG. The unit 2 is removed from the unit, and the removed unity transport unit 2 is separated from the unit 2 as an auxiliary transport unit 50 as shown in [Auxiliary transport unit configuration] in FIG.

That is, in the case of the second embodiment, FIG.
In the [single unit configuration], the pachinko tajima device 500 is obtained by removing the left end merging and conveying unit 2.
Merge transport unit 2 with two relay transport units 4 in the middle
By holding the portions not held by the holding members 40 and 40A fixed to appropriate components below the pachinko machine B, for example, the right end side of the right relaying and conveying unit 4 is mainly conveyed. The left side of the relay transport unit 4 on the left side is the exit side M1 of the main transport path M.
2.

Thirdly, as shown in [Auxiliary Carrier Structure] in FIG. 3, ie, the auxiliary carrier 50, as shown in [Auxiliary Carrier Interposed Type / Main Part Configuration] in FIG. Between the exit side M2 in the tajima device 500 and the entrance side M1 in the downstream pachinko tajima device 500, as an active auxiliary carrier 50, for example, as shown in FIG. Auxiliary carrier 50 by merging transport unit 2
The main transport path M of each pachinko tajima apparatus 500 is connected to the main transport path M through a series of main transport paths as shown in FIG. It is configured to be assembled as a road M.

Therefore, the configuration of the second embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment in that the auxiliary transport body 50 in the first embodiment is replaced with, for example, the pachinko tajima row apparatus 1000 having the same configuration as that of the first embodiment. 3, [Auxiliary carrier structure],
That is, the first configuration in which the main transport path assembling means using the auxiliary transport body 50 by the merging transport unit 2 is provided, and the active auxiliary transport body 50 in the first configuration, that is,
In place of the auxiliary transport body 50 in FIG. 2, for example, [Auxiliary Transport Body Configuration] in FIG. And the configuration of the above.

[Third Embodiment] The third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. The difference between the configuration of the third embodiment and the configuration of the first embodiment of FIG. 2 is that, as shown in FIG. 4, the auxiliary carrier 50 is inactive by a guide conduit similar to the guide conduit 8 of FIG. This is a portion configured by the auxiliary transport body 50 of the transport body. In addition, if necessary, the downstream opposing belt conveyance path 42A to which the auxiliary conveyance body 50 is connected by the guide conduit 8 is connected.
A guide plate (not shown) similar to the guide plate 59A of FIG. 12 is provided at the entrance side M1 of the main transport path M.

Therefore, the configuration of the third embodiment is different from that of the first and second embodiments in the pachinko tajima row apparatus 1000 having the same configuration as that of the first embodiment. In place of the auxiliary carrier 50, for example,
As shown in FIG. 4, a first configuration in which a main transport path assembling means using an auxiliary transport body 50 using an inactive transport body by a guide conduit similar to the guide conduit 8 in FIG. In place of the active auxiliary transport body 50 in the configuration, for example, a third configuration in which a main transport path assembling means using the inactive auxiliary transport body 50 using the guide conduit of FIG. 4 is provided. It is something that will be.

According to the above-described first to third configurations, since the pachinko tajima device 500 and the auxiliary carrier 50 are configured separately, they can be installed separately at the installation site. It is possible to carry out a rational work of transporting and assembling integrally at the site as shown in [Auxiliary carrier intervening type / whole block configuration] in FIG. 1. After assembling and installing, the thin section conveying apparatus 30 having a structure having a long main conveying path over the entire site at the site.
It is not necessary to perform a troublesome operation such as assembling 0.

When the pachinko machine B is opened, the pachinko machine B can be opened and closed by a hinge or the like, so that the assembling of the auxiliary carrier 50 can be performed. it can.

[Fourth Embodiment] The fourth embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 [direct connection type / whole block configuration] and FIG. The structure of the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIG.
The difference from the configuration of the third embodiment is that, firstly, as shown in [direct connection type / whole block configuration] in FIG. 1, first, the exit side M2 of the main transport path M in the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 on the upstream side.
Is provided on the upstream side of the pachinko tajima device 500. The second portion is a downstream pachinko machine adjacent to the main transport path M of the upstream pachinko tajima device 500. The projecting portion 60 is inserted into the entrance side M1 of the main transport path M of the island device 500 to connect the respective main transport paths M.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, the portion of the opposing belt transport mechanism 42A provided on the outlet side M2 of the pachinko tajima device 500 on the upstream side, that is, the pachinko tajima device 500 on the right side. On the right side outside the downstream side of the pachinko tajima device 500, for example, a protruding portion 60 configured to protrude by about 5 to 10 cm is provided,
The protruding portion 60 is inserted into the pachinko tajima device 500 on the downstream side, that is, the pachinko tajima device 500 on the left side, and the opposing belt transport mechanism 42A of the protruding portion 60 is inserted.
Is connected to a portion of the opposing belt transport mechanism 42A provided on the entrance side M1 of the merging transport unit 2S2. It should be noted that a guide plate (not shown) similar to the guide plates 59B and 2B of FIG. 12 is provided at this connection portion.

Therefore, the configuration of the fourth embodiment is different from that of the first configuration in that the main transport path assembling means in the first configuration is replaced by the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 on the upstream side, that is, the main transport in the upstream tajima apparatus 500. The path M, that is, the protruding portion 60 in which the outlet side M2 of the upstream main transport path M is projected outside the above-mentioned upstream island apparatus 500, and the pachinko stand on the downstream side adjacent to the upstream main transport path M is provided. The main transport path assembling means for assembling the series of main transport paths M by inserting the protruding portions 60 into the entrance side M1 of the main transport path M in the island device 500 and connecting the main transport paths M to each other. This constitutes a fourth configuration to be provided.

[Fifth Embodiment] The fifth embodiment will be described below with reference to [direct connection type / whole block configuration] of FIG. 1 and [downstream projection / single unit configuration] of FIG. The difference between the configuration of the fifth embodiment and the above-described fourth embodiment is that, first, as compared with the [single unit configuration] of FIG. 3, the [projection on the downstream side / single unit configuration] of FIG. The junction transport unit 2 is provided on the left end side of the pachinko tajima device 500, and the left end side of the junction transport unit 2 is projected outside the downstream side of the pachinko tajima device 500 by, for example, about 5 to 10 cm. By configuring the portion 60, the left end side of the main transport path M of the left-side merging transport unit 2 is configured as the outlet side M2 of the main transport path M, and secondly, the [downstream side] in FIG. [Projection / single unit configuration], the portion where the right relay conveyance unit 4 is not held by the middle junction conveyance unit 2 is held by, for example, a holding body 40 fixed to an appropriate component below the pachinko machine B. Configured to be And thirdly, the projecting portion 60 of the pachinko tajima device 500 according to [downstream projecting / single unit configuration] in FIG. 3 arranged on the upstream side is disposed on the downstream side in FIG. Projection / Single Configuration] Pachinko Taishima Device 50
3, the main transport path M of each pachinko tajima device 500 is connected in series as shown in [direct connection type / main configuration] of FIG. The main transport path M is configured to be assembled. In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the configuration after assembling is as follows: [Auxiliary carrier interposed type / main part configuration] and [Direct coupling type /
The configuration of the main part] is exactly the same.

Therefore, the structure of the fifth embodiment is different from that of the fourth embodiment in that the projecting portion 60 shown in FIG.
The upstream pachinko tajima device 500, that is, the protruding portion 60 provided on the right pachinko tajima device 500 according to [downstream protruding / single configuration] in FIG. Pachinko tajima device 500
, A fourth configuration is provided in which a main transport path assembling unit that assembles the above-described series of main transport paths M is provided.

[Sixth Embodiment] The sixth embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 [direct connection type / whole block configuration] and FIG. The configuration of the sixth embodiment differs from the configuration of the fourth embodiment in that the projecting portion 60 in the [direct connection type / whole block configuration] of FIG. This is a portion that is modified so as to protrude to the side.

Specifically, in place of the projecting portion 60 in the configuration of FIG. 5, for example, the pachinko tajima device 500 on the downstream side, that is, the pachinko tajima device 500 on the left side is used.
Of the opposing belt transport mechanism 42A on the entrance side M1 on the outside of the left side of the pachinko tajima device 500 on the upstream side,
For example, the protrusion 60
And projecting it into the left end side of the pachinko tajima device 500 on the upstream side, that is, the pachinko tajima device 500 arranged on the right side. Pachinko tajima device 5 inserted
By connecting the main transport path M to the left end side of the main transport path M, that is, the portion of the opposing belt transport mechanism 42A provided on the exit side M2, the above-described series of main transport paths M is assembled, and the pachinko table island apparatus 1000 is assembled. It is configured.

In the case of the fifth configuration according to the configuration of the sixth embodiment, in the [direct connection type / whole block configuration] of FIG.
Since it is necessary to adopt the configuration of [starting end transport mode], similar to the left pachinko tajima device 500 in the configuration of FIG.
In addition to the configuration in which the protruding portion 60 is not provided, the pachinko tajima device 500 on the left end side needs to have a configuration of [end transport mode]. It is necessary to change to a configuration in which the protruding portion 60 is not provided, or to provide a protruding portion 60 protruding to the downstream side on the outside on the left side similarly to the pachinko tajima device 500 on the right side in FIG. Needless to say.

Therefore, the configuration of the sixth embodiment is different from that of the above-described first configuration in the pachinko tajima line device 1000 in that the pachinko tajima device 500 on the downstream side, that is,
The main transport path M in the downstream Taishima apparatus 500, that is, the entrance side M1 of the downstream main transport path M is connected to the downstream Taishima apparatus 500.
Is provided, and the protruding portion 60 is inserted into the exit side M2 of the main transport path M in the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 on the upstream side adjacent to the downstream main transport path 500. By connecting the main transport paths M with each other, a fifth configuration is provided in which main transport path assembling means for assembling the above-described series of main transport paths M is provided.

[Seventh Embodiment] The seventh embodiment will be described below with reference to [direct connection type / whole block configuration] in FIG. 1 and [upstream projecting / single configuration] in FIG. The seventh embodiment differs from the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 6 in terms of [downstream projecting / single unit configuration] in the first place, as shown in FIG. 6 [upstream projecting / single unit configuration]. And pachinko tajima device 500
At the same time, the merging and conveying unit 2 on the left end side is removed, and the merging and conveying unit 2 is attached to the right end side of the relay conveying unit 4 on the right side, and the right end side of the merging and conveying unit 2 is located outside the upstream side of the pachinko tajima device 500. For example, by providing a protruding portion 60 protruding by about 5 to 10 cm, the right end side of the main transport path M of the merging transport unit 2 is configured as the entrance side M1 of the main transport path M, and the relay transport on the left side. By configuring the unit 4 not to be held by the center merging and conveying unit 2 by, for example, a holding body 40A fixed to an appropriate component below the pachinko machine B, the left relay and conveying unit 4 is configured as the exit side M2 of the main transport path M.

Second, FIG. 6 arranged on the downstream side
Pachinko tajima device 5 by [upstream projection / single unit configuration]
00, the projecting portion 60 is arranged on the upstream side, and the pachinko tajima device 50 according to [upstream projecting / single unit configuration] of FIG.
0 to the left end side, and the inserted protruding portion 60
The left end side of the main transport path M, that is, the inlet side M1 is connected to the outlet side M2 of the relay transport unit 4 on the left side of the pachinko tajima apparatus 500 arranged on the upstream side, thereby forming the above-described main transport path. M is assembled to constitute the pachinko tajima row apparatus 1000.

In the case of the fifth configuration according to the configuration of the seventh embodiment, in the [direct connection type / overall block configuration] of FIG.
Since it is necessary to adopt the configuration of the [starting end transport mode], in the [upstream projecting / single unit configuration] of FIG. 6, the right merging transport unit 2 is removed and the projecting portion 60 is not provided. Pachinko tajima device 500
Since it is necessary to adopt the configuration of [end transport mode], in addition to [upstream projecting / single unit configuration] in FIG. Needless to say, it is necessary to provide a protruding portion (not shown) similar to the protruding portion 60 and to provide a protruding portion on both outer sides of the upstream side and the downstream side.

Therefore, the configuration of the seventh embodiment is different from that of the fifth embodiment in that the protruding portion 60 provided on the left end side of the pachinko tajima device 500 in FIG. By inserting the protruding portion 60 provided on the right end side according to [upstream projecting / single unit configuration] in FIG. 6 into the pachinko tajima device 500 on the upstream side, that is, the pachinko tajima device 500 arranged on the right side, Fifth providing main transport path assembling means for assembling a series of main transport paths M
Is constituted.

According to the fourth and fifth configurations, the projecting portion 60 projecting from the pachinko tajima device 500 is provided with a protective cover (not shown) and transported to the installation site. As shown in FIG. 1 [direct connection type / whole block configuration], a reasonable work of assembling them together can be performed.
After assembling and setting the 00, it is not necessary to perform a troublesome operation such as assembling the large-sized thin sheet conveying apparatus 300 having a long main conveying path over the entire site. When the pachinko machine B is opened, the pachinko machine B can be opened and closed by using a hinge or the like so that the pachinko machine B can be opened and closed. .

[Modification] The present invention includes the following modifications. (1) The main transport path M and the sub transport path S are configured as shown in FIG.
The configuration of FIG. 12, the configuration of FIG. 13, the configuration of FIG. 17, the configuration of FIG. 18, and the configuration of FIG. 21 are changed to any one of the configurations described in the first to seventh embodiments. To be configured.

(2) The configuration is applied to the modified configuration of (1) to (11) described in the modified configuration of the fourth prior art.

[0096]

According to the present invention, as described above, the pachinko tajima device is constituted by a small-sized pachinko tajima device having a small number of pachinko machines, and a thin piece, for example, a bill, provided on each pachinko tajima device. By connecting a main transport path such as a card with an auxiliary transport body or a protruding part of the main transport path to form a series of main transport paths to constitute a pachinko tajima rowing device, the pachinko tajima row device is used. After assembling and installing, there is such a feature that it is possible to perform extremely reasonable work without performing a troublesome work such as assembling a lamella conveyance device having a structure having a long main conveyance path throughout the site. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS.
FIG. 21 to FIG. 21 show the prior art, and the contents of each figure are as follows.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration.

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

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part configuration.

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

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 7 is a side view and a cross-sectional view of the entire configuration.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part configuration.

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

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

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the overall configuration.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 14 is a front view of a main part configuration.

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

FIG. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 18 is an exploded perspective view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 19 is a conceptual diagram of a block configuration.

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional 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 Antitheft 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 40 Holder 40A Holder 41 Frame 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 Overhang portion 48 Covering member 49 Attaching portion 50 Auxiliary carrier 53 Ball 54 Hooking portion 55 Concave hole 56 Projecting portion 57 Projecting portion 59A Guide plate 59B Guide plate 60 Projecting portion 71A Roller 71B Roller 71a Shaft 71b Shaft 72A Flat belt 73 Spring 81 Vertical Part 82 Insertion claw 83 Hook claw 91 Key 92 Hook claw 94 Vertical plate portion 95 Overhang portion 98 Overhang portion 99 Detector 100 Thin piece 110 Storage box 300 Thin piece transport device 300A Main transport path portion 300B Split unit 50 0 Pachinko tajima device 1000 Pachinko tajima line device B Pachinko table B1 Pachinko line B2 Pachinko line C Introducing and transporting part 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 portion L1 Distance L2 Length L3 Length L5 Length M Main transport path M1 Inlet / start end M2 Outlet / end end S Sub-transport path W width θ Merging angle

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A pachinko machine having a plurality of thin-sheet conveying devices for conveying thin sections conveyed from a sub-conveying path into a main conveying path and arranging the main conveying paths in series. A pachinko tajima row device assembled as a main transport path, comprising: an outlet side of the main transport path (hereinafter, referred to as an upstream main transport path) in the pachinko tajima apparatus on an upstream side; A main transport that assembles the series of main transport paths by connecting each of the main transport paths with an auxiliary transport interposed between the main transport path and an entrance side of the main transport path in the subsequent pachinko tajima device on the downstream side. A pachinko tajima line device comprising a road-based means. 2. A plurality of pachinko tajima devices provided with a thin-sheet conveying device for joining and conveying thin pieces conveyed from a sub-conveying path to a main conveying path are arranged in series. A pachinko tajima row device assembled as a main transport path, comprising: an outlet side of the main transport path (hereinafter, referred to as an upstream main transport path) in the pachinko tajima apparatus on an upstream side; Between the downstream side of the pachinko tajima device and the entrance side of the main transport path, the series of main transport paths by connecting each main transport path with an active auxiliary transport body interposed A pachinko tajima line device comprising a main transport path assembling means to be assembled. 3. A plurality of pachinko tajima devices provided with a thin-sheet conveying device for joining and conveying thin pieces conveyed from the sub-conveying path to the main conveying path, and each of the main conveying paths is connected in series. A pachinko tajima row device assembled as a main transport path, comprising: an outlet side of the main transport path (hereinafter, referred to as an upstream main transport path) in the pachinko tajima apparatus on an upstream side; The series of main transport paths is connected by connecting each of the main transport paths with an inactive auxiliary transport member between the downstream side of the pachinko tajima device and the entrance side of the main transport path. A pachinko tajima row apparatus comprising a main transport path assembling means for assembling a pachinko machine. 4. A plurality of pachinko tajima devices provided with a thin-sheet conveying device for conveying the thin pieces conveyed from the sub-conveying path into the main conveying path and conveying the thin sections are connected in series. A pachinko tajima line device assembled as a main transport path, comprising an outlet of the main transport path (hereinafter, upstream main transport path) in the pachinko tajima apparatus on the upstream side (hereinafter, upstream tajima apparatus). A protruding portion having a side protruding outside the upstream tajima apparatus, and inserting the protruding part into the entrance side of the main transport path in the pachinko tajima apparatus on the downstream side adjacent to the upstream main transport path. In addition, a pachinko tajima line device comprising a main transport path assembling means for assembling the series of main transport paths by connecting the respective main transport paths. 5. A plurality of pachinko tajima devices provided with a thin-sheet conveying device for conveying the thin pieces conveyed from the sub-conveying path into the main conveying path and connecting the main conveying paths to each other. A pachinko tajima line device assembled as a main transport path, wherein an entrance of the main transport path (hereinafter, referred to as a downstream main transport path) in the pachinko tajima apparatus at a downstream side (hereinafter, referred to as a downstream tajima apparatus). A protruding portion having a side protruding outside the downstream Taishima device, and inserting the protruding portion into an outlet side of the main transport path in the pachinko tajima device on the upstream side adjacent to the downstream main transport route. In addition, a pachinko tajima line device comprising a main transport path assembling means for assembling the series of main transport paths by connecting the respective main transport paths.