JPH11165907A - Thin piece transferring device and device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thin piece transferring device and a device using the same, such as a pinball machine island, which can prevent the occurrence of transferring suspension accident of thin pieces such as bills, slips or cards at a joining part of a sub-transferring passage and a main transferring passage. SOLUTION: In a thin piece transferring device 300, thin pieces 100 flowed from a sub-transferring passage S are joined into the flow of a main transferring passage M for transferring. At this time, the thin piece 100A once folded and expanded cause clogging and transferring suspension accident at the joining part 2, through superposition of folds. By passing the thin piece 100 between a projection 251A of a joining roller 251 and a guide groove 232a of a guide wall 232, a curved portion 100B is formed on the thin piece 100 before joining. The fold of the thin piece 100 is thus forcibly eliminated before transferring, for preventing occurrence of clogging and transferring suspension accident. The projections 251B may spacedly be arranged on the roller 251, or the single projection 251 may be arranged to form the single curved portion 100B. In a pinball machine frame 500, operation loss of a pinball machine B is prevented, which may be caused by transferring suspension accident of the thin piece transferring device 300.

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 device utilizing the lamella, for example, a plurality of pachinko machines. The present invention relates to a pachinko tajima device provided with a flake transport device for transporting bills and the like in which the game balls are inserted as loan consideration.

[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] A flake transport device 300 for transporting flakes 100 such as bills, slips, cards, and the like inserted as a loan for game balls used for pachinko gaming.
As a configuration assembled to the pachinko tajima device 500,
7 to 9 (hereinafter referred to as a first related art)
Is disclosed in JP-A-64-28138.

In FIG. 7, a plurality of pachinko machines B are arranged on a pachinko machine 500 in a front row side and a rear row side, and a section 100 for introducing and transporting a thin piece 100 is provided between the pachinko machines B. C is arranged. The introductory transport portion C is a ball rental device for renting a game ball used for the pachinko machine B, that is, a pachinko ball (the entire device is not shown).
This is a portion into which the thin section 100 is inserted and fed into the main transport path M, and 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 constructions shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 show only the construction of the intermediate part of the apparatus, similarly to the construction of FIG.
In FIGS. 10 to 12, a main component different from the configuration in FIG. 8 is a junction where only the confluence of each of the front and rear sub-transport paths S and the main transport path M is integrally formed in one independent block. By configuring the transport unit 2 and a portion corresponding to the main transport path M between the combined transport units 2 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. This is a place where it is possible to cope with a change in the distance L1 between the sub-transport paths S by simply performing the operation.

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. The transport structure between the sub-transport path S in FIG. C and the main transport path M in the relay transport unit 4 is transported between two flat belts, which are opposed to each other and transport at the same speed.
This is a portion constituted by a mechanism for sandwiching and transporting (in the present invention, referred to as an opposing belt transport 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.

The gear mechanism driven by the drive motor 26 includes a gear provided on a drive shaft such as each roller and each pulley, as shown in FIG. 13 and FIG. 1 are provided with intermediate gears for increasing the speed.
4, since they correspond to the same reference numerals shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the description is omitted here. 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 used to adjust the meshing position between the gear 29D and the gear 46b, when the lamella 100 is stagnated and clogged for some reason inside the merging / conveying unit 2, and when removing the lamella 100, etc. Second, the entire gear mechanism is manually rotated.

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 portions 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. And slice 1
00 is configured to be able to take out the lamella 100 when the stagnant state occurs at the opposing belt transport mechanism 42 for some reason.

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 and the like.

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 at a predetermined rotation speed in a predetermined rotation direction is provided by a gear mechanism similar to that shown in FIG. 15, 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 the pulley 43B to rotate 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. 15 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 drive 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. 15 provided in S2 may be provided with a gear configuration that can also rotate the rollers 71A and 71B disposed in the take-in / transport section 7, and therefore 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 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) The main transport path is provided by providing one other space portion D at one end of the pachinko machine row B1 and one at the other end of the pachinko machine row B2 without providing the other space portion D for each pachinko machine B. A configuration is made such that the position at which the sub-transport path S joins M differs. (4) 4
The present invention is applied to a pachinko machine 500 in which more 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. And each driving group is connected to the front-side merging and conveying unit 2S1 and the rear merging and conveying unit 2 of the driving group.
It is configured to be driven by the drive motor 26 provided in one of S2. That is, for example, if the pachinko machine is 8
In the case where the plurality of units are arranged, four of the two units on the front side and two units on the rear side arranged on the starting end side of the main transport path M are set as one drive group, and the remaining four units are set as another drive group, and A drive motor disposed in an appropriate merging / conveying mechanism portion of the driving group, for example, a front merging / conveying unit 2S1 arranged on the upstream side of the main conveying path M drives the merging and conveying of the respective driving groups. (6) The merging angle θ is set to 100A, that is,
The angle is set to an angle at which 00 easily merges, 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) All the places where the pulleys of the flat belts 45A and 45B are arranged on only one side in the opposing belt transport mechanism of the main transport path M, or any locations thereof, for example, locations shown by dotted lines 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. (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. (10) Rear merge unit 2S2 disposed at the start end M1 and end M2 of the main conveyance path M
And the rear-side merging and conveying unit 2S2 in which the front merging and conveying unit 2S1
And the pulleys 44A and 44b of the start end portion M1 and the pulleys 44A and 44A of the end portion M2 which are formed separately from these units. By fixing the 44B portion to the unit having the common shape, the rear merging and conveying unit 2S2 and the front merging and conveying unit 2S1 arranged at the start end M1 and the end M2 are formed. Constitute. (11) FIG.
In the above configuration, the rollers 71A and 71B of the take-in / transport portion 7 in the rear-side merging / conveying unit 2S2 and the front-side merging / conveying unit 2S1 are interchanged. That is, the roller 71A and the associated mechanism are disposed downstream of the main transport path M, and the roller 71B
And a mechanism associated therewith may be modified so as to be arranged on the upstream side of the main transport path M.

The configurations of the first to fourth prior arts described above are such that the thin section 100 to be conveyed can be used for conveying thin sections other than bills, for example, thin sections such as slips and cards. Needless to say.

In the above-described second prior art in FIG. 12, the third prior art in FIGS. 13 and 17, and the fourth prior art in FIGS. 20 and 21, the merging portions, that is, the merging and conveying unit 2, the front merging Unit 2S1, rear merging unit 2S2
And the like, the thin piece 100 inserted from the sub-transport path S
At the place where the sheet is put into the main transport path M, the guide plate 23A1 and the guide plate 2
The guide roller 25A rotating together with the rotating shaft 25a is used to move the thin piece 100 guided and entered by the guide shaft 3A2.
Is guided into the main transport path M by the frictional force between the outer periphery of the sheet and one surface of the thin piece 100.

The roller 25A is made of a material having a large surface friction, for example, polyurethane rubber or the like. ], A belt-like portion (referred to as a ridge in the present invention) protruding along the outer periphery of the rotating surface, that is, a portion of the ridge 25U or 25R, and such a roller A gap E is provided between the outer periphery of 25A and the opposing guide plate 23A2 in order to prevent the surface of the thin piece 100 from being worn.

Protrusion 2 in [Flat Protrusion Type Configuration] in FIG.
5U is made of a material having a large surface friction, for example, a polyurethane rubber or the like, and is formed in a ring shape having a rectangular cross section.
1 or is fitted into a groove provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical body portion 251B.
5. The ridge 25R in [Circular ridge type configuration] is made of the same material and is formed in a semicircular ring shape, and is baked on the outer periphery of the cylindrical body portion 251B, or a ring having a circular cross section. It is configured by fitting into a groove provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical body portion 251B.

[0059]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the configuration of the fourth prior art, since the part of the merging roller 25A and the guide plate 23A2 is as shown in [merging part configuration] in FIG. , For example, in a small wallet,
As in the case of the thin section 100A in the figure, there is a case where a piece that has been folded and held in a direction intersecting with the transport direction of the sub-transport path S is re-opened and inserted into the sub-transport path S.

In such a case, since the folded portion of the thin piece 100A is weakened, the folded portions overlap each other near the place where the thin piece 100A is inserted into the main transport path M, and the thin section transport apparatus 300 is stopped. There is a disadvantage that an accident may occur.
In the case of the pachinko machine 500 provided with 00, all pachinko machines become unusable due to the stoppage, and there is an inconvenience that a large operating loss is caused. For this reason, there is a problem that it is desired to provide a thin-sheet conveying device and a pachinko-Tajima device that do not have such disadvantages.

[0061]

According to the present invention, there is provided a thin sheet conveying apparatus having a converging section for conveying a thin sheet inserted from a sub-conveying path into a main conveying path as described above. A first configuration in which the thin section inserted from the sub-conveying path is provided with a bent conveying unit that conveys the thin section in a single or a plurality of bent forms in a plane intersecting the conveying direction of the thin section;

In a thin sheet conveying apparatus having a merging portion formed by a merging roller and a guide wall for conveying the thin pieces introduced from the sub conveying path into the main conveying path, an outer periphery of the merging roller is A single or a plurality of ridges are provided along the direction of rotation of the merging roller, and the ridges are inserted into the guide wall at a portion facing the merging roller with a gap provided therebetween. By providing a single or a plurality of guide groove portions for bending, a bent conveying means for conveying the thin piece in a single or plural bent shape in a plane intersecting the conveying direction of the thin piece is provided.
Configuration and

In the transporting apparatus similar to the lamella transporting apparatus in the second configuration, a plurality of projections arranged at predetermined intervals (in the present invention, referred to as intervals) are provided on the outer periphery of the merging roller. A single or a plurality of ridges are provided along the rotation direction of the merging roller, and the ridge is provided with a gap in a portion of the guide wall facing the merging roller. And a plurality of guide groove portions for providing a skewed conveying means for conveying the flakes in a single or a plurality of folds in a plane intersecting the conveying direction of the flakes. When,

In the pachinko tajima device provided with a transport device similar to the lamella transport device in the first configuration, the fourth configuration in which the bent transport means in the first configuration is provided, and the second configuration described above, In the pachinko tajima device provided with a transport device similar to the lamella transport device in the configuration of the fifth aspect, the fifth configuration in which the bent transport means in the second configuration is provided, and the pachinko tajima device in the fifth configuration described above In the pachinko tajima device similar to the above, the above-mentioned problem is solved by the sixth configuration in which the bent transport means in the third configuration is provided.

[0065]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As an embodiment of the present invention, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to the configuration of FIG. 12 in the second prior art will be described.

[0066]

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.

[First Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 3, FIG.
The first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The difference between the configuration of the first embodiment and the configuration of the second prior art shown in FIG.
[1] As shown in FIG. 6 and [Single / projected ridge type configuration] in FIG.
00 to the main transport path M, for example,
In the part of the merging and conveying unit 2, a merging roller 251 is provided instead of the merging roller 25A in FIG. 12, and a guide wall 232 is provided instead of the guide plate 23A2 in FIG. A single or a plurality of bent portions 100B are formed in a plane that intersects with the transport direction of the slice 100, for example, in a plane that intersects perpendicularly with the transport direction of the sub-transport path S, on the slice 100 that has been inserted from above. It is a portion configured to be transported.

[0086] Generally, first, there is provided a converging portion for conveying the thin pieces 100 inserted from the sub-conveying path S into the main conveying path M, for example, a converging / conveying unit 2. In the lamella conveyance device 300, the lamella 100 inserted from the sub-conveying path S in the convergence unit, for example, the convergence conveyance unit 2, is converted into the lamella 100.
6, for example, in a plane intersecting perpendicularly to the conveying direction of the sub-conveying path S, for example, a single bend in the [single / projected ridge configuration] of FIG. Like the portion 100B or the plurality of bent portions 100B in the [protrusions with protrusions] of FIG. 1, the above-described first configuration provided with a bent transport means for transporting in a single or a plurality of bent shapes is provided. It is a thing.

Secondly, a merging portion between the merging roller 251 and the guide wall 232 that conveys the thin pieces 100 inserted from the sub-conveying path S into the main conveying path M, for example, a merging section In the thin sheet conveying apparatus 300 having the conveying unit 2, the outer periphery of the merging roller 251 is
For example, a single ridge portion 251A in FIG. 6 [single / projection ridge configuration] or the [projection ridge configuration] in FIG.
And a plurality of protruding portions 251A along the rotation direction of the merging roller 251 are provided like the plurality of protruding portions 251A, and a portion of the guide wall 232 facing the merging roller 251 is provided. For example, like the single guide groove portion 232a in the [single / projected ridge type configuration] of FIG. 6 or the plurality of guide groove portions 232a in the [projected ridge type configuration] of FIG. Ridge part 25
By providing one or a plurality of guide groove portions 232a for inserting the 1A with the gaps E1, E2, E3, the above-mentioned flake 100 is placed in a plane intersecting with the conveyance direction of the flake 100, for example, sub-conveyance. In a plane perpendicular to the transport direction of the path S, for example, a single bent portion 100B in [single / projected ridge configuration] in FIG. 6 or [projected ridge configuration in FIG. ], The second configuration described above is provided with a bent and conveyed means for conveying in a single or plural bends, like the plural bent portions 100B in FIG.

Third, in the transport device similar to the thin-film transport device 300 in the second configuration, the outer periphery of the merging roller 251 is, for example, shown in FIG.
251A1 in [Single / projection with protrusion] configuration
A plurality of protrusions 251A spaced apart from each other, such as a single protrusion 251A with protrusions or a plurality of protrusions 251A with protrusions 251A1 in FIG.
In addition to providing one or a plurality of ridges 251A along the rotation direction of the merging roller 251 having the number 1 and the portion of the guide wall 232 opposed to the merging roller 251, for example, [Single FIG. Like the single guide groove portion 232a in the [1 / projection with ridge type configuration] or the plurality of guide groove portions 232a in the [projection with ridge type configuration] in FIG. By providing one or a plurality of guide groove portions 232a for providing and inserting E2 and E3, the above-mentioned thin section 100 can be transported in a plane intersecting the transport direction of the thin section 100, for example, the transport direction of the sub-transport path S. A single bent portion 100B in the [single / projected ridge type configuration] of FIG. 6 or the [projected ridge type configuration] of FIG.
The third configuration described above is provided with a bent conveyance unit that conveys a single or a plurality of bent shapes, as in a plurality of bent portions 100B.

Fourth, with the configuration of the pachinko tajima device 500 provided with the same thin sheet transport device as the thin transport device 300 according to the first configuration, the pachinko tajima device 500 has In the fifth configuration, a transport device similar to the thin-film transport device 300 in the second configuration is provided. According to the configuration of the provided pachinko tajima device 500, the pachinko tajima device 500 constitutes the fifth configuration described above, wherein the bent transport unit in the second configuration is provided.
Sixth, with the same pachinko tajima device 500 as the above-described fifth structure provided with the flake transport device according to the third structure, the same pachinko tajima device 500 is used. 500, the above-described sixth configuration in which the bent transport unit in the third configuration is provided.

That is, specifically, in the merging and transporting unit 2 shown in FIG.
1 and the guide wall 232 are separated from the sub-transport path S by the guide plate 23A1.
1 is a part for guiding the thin pieces 100 inserted between the guide roller 232 and the main conveyance path M to perform an operation of merging, and the part between the merging roller 251 and the guide wall 232 in FIG. [Protrusion with protrusion] or [single /
Projection with a projection].

First, in the [protrusion with protrusion] configuration in FIG. 1, the structure of the merging roller 251 is formed on the outer periphery of the merging roller 251 by a ridge portion 251A along the rotation direction of the merging roller 251. Are provided at a plurality of locations, for example, two locations on an upper side and a lower side.
Protrusions 251 arranged at intervals on the outer periphery of the ridge portion 251A
A, for example, a projection 251 formed in a shape like an impeller formed by radially spacing square plate-shaped projecting portions.
A is provided, and the structure of the guide wall 232 is recessed in a “U” shape from the inner wall surface 232A1 of the wall portion 232A of the guide wall 232 at a portion facing the merging roller 251. A guide groove portion 232a is provided by a guide groove.

When the [protrusion with projection] portion in FIG. 1 is enlarged, it is configured as [merging portion configuration] in FIG. 2 and the [protrusion with projection configuration] in FIG. When it is traversed at an intermediate position of the ridge portion 251A of the merging roller 251 in FIG. 2, it has a configuration as shown in FIG.
Further, the [cross section / enlargement] configuration of FIG.
A vertical section at the center of 51 indicates that [toe section] in FIG.
The configuration is as follows.

Further, the structure of the merging roller 251 is, more specifically, as shown in FIG. 3 [projection with protrusions], a hole having an inner diameter d1 into which the shaft 25a is inserted, and an outer diameter d2. A cylindrical body 251B having a height H1 is formed of a metal material, for example, a brass material, and an outer diameter d3 with an outer diameter d2 as an inner diameter is provided at an upper outer peripheral portion and a lower outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical body 251B.
And a protrusion 251A1 in which square protrusions having a thickness B11 and a height H2 protruding from the protrusion 251A are radially arranged at intervals, for example, at equal intervals of eight. A material having flexibility and elasticity and having a high coefficient of friction with respect to the flake 100, for example, a bill, for example, a polyurethane rubber having a Shore hardness of about 45 ° is baked and bonded, for example, by bonding by vulcanization heating. It is provided and provided.

Further, the joining roller 251 is connected to the guide wall 23.
At a position opposed to 2, a plurality of, for example, two protruding ridges 251A of the merging roller 251 are respectively provided inside the guide wall 232 indicated by a dashed line as shown in FIG. A plurality of, for example, two guide groove portions 232a provided on the wall surface 232A1 are configured to be provided with gaps E1, E2, and E3 provided therein. 1. [Protrusion with protrusion]
2, a plurality of, for example, two bent portions 100B are formed on the thin piece 100 so as to be conveyed. It should be noted that the specific dimensions of each part are, for example, dimensions as shown in FIG.

The rotation speed of the joining roller 251 is
The outer peripheral speed of the ridge portion 251A is equal to the transport speed of the lamella 100 in the main transport path M, that is, [the main configuration of the merging] in FIG.
Belts 45A and 45 of the opposing belt transport mechanism 42 in FIG.
For example, by setting the speed to about 1.2 to 1.5 times the feeding speed of B, for example, when the thin section 100 is new and has a small friction coefficient, or when the projection 251A1 of the ridge portion 251A is slightly Even if worn, the merging roller 2
The transfer of the flakes 100 by 51 can be sufficiently performed.

Therefore, the thin piece 100 inserted into the merging / conveying unit 2 is, for example, shown in FIG.
As in the case of the thin section 100A, even if the folded section is stretched and inserted, the folded section 100B is forcibly formed by forming the bent section 100B in the thin section 100, for example, a bill. The ridge portion 25 of the merging roller 251 is stretched straight.
Since the sheet is conveyed by the rotation of 1A, the folded folds do not overlap again to block the merged portion.

Next, FIG. 6 (single / projected ridge type configuration)
Then, instead of the plurality of ridge portions 251A and the plurality of guide groove portions 232a in the [protrusion with protrusion] configuration of FIG. 1 and the configurations of FIGS. 2 and 3, a single ridge 251A and a single And the guide groove portion 232a of the
A single bent portion 100B is formed at 00 and transported. The height H6 of the projection 251A
The height H7 of the guide groove portion 232a is, for example, such that the height H6 is increased to about the size of the height H1 in FIG. 3, and the height H7 is changed to a height E6 above and below the height H6. It may be configured at the provided height.

According to the [single / projected ridge type configuration] shown in FIG. 6, the bent portion 1 is formed on the thin section 100, for example, a bill.
The operation of the portion for forming and transporting 00B operates in the same manner as in the case of the [projection with protrusions] in FIG.
Even when a folded fold such as OA is inserted, the folded folds do not overlap again and do not clog the junction.

Therefore, according to the first to third configurations according to the first embodiment, the inserted thin section 1
00, for example, even in the case where a banknote or the like is obtained by stretching and inserting a folded thing, the folded fold portion is forcibly stretched straight and conveyed, so that the folds overlap again and merge. It is possible to provide the thin-sheet conveying device 300 that can prevent a conveyance stop accident from occurring by clogging a portion. Further, according to the fourth to sixth configurations provided with the lamella transporting device 300 having the above-described first to third configurations according to the first embodiment, the transport as described above is performed. Since a stop accident can be prevented beforehand, it is possible to provide the pachinko machine 500 capable of preventing the operation of all the pachinko machines B from being disabled and causing an operation loss.

[Second Embodiment] A second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. The differences between the configuration of the second embodiment and the configuration of the first embodiment are as shown in FIG. 1 [projection-free ridge type configuration] and FIG. 6 [single / projection-free ridge type configuration]. In addition, instead of the merging roller 251 having a protrusion provided with the protrusion 251A1 as shown in FIG. 3, a merging having a ridge portion 251A having a circular outer periphery is provided as shown in FIG. This is a portion configured by providing the use roller 251.

[0093] Generally, first, there is a merging portion, for example, a merging and conveying unit 2, which conveys the thin pieces 100 inserted from the sub-transporting path S to merge with the main conveying path M. In the lamella conveyance device 300, the lamella 100 inserted from the sub-conveying path S in the convergence unit, for example, the convergence conveyance unit 2, is converted into the lamella 100.
For example, in a plane intersecting with the conveying direction of the sub-conveying path S, for example, in a plane intersecting perpendicularly to the conveying direction of the sub-conveying path S, for example, a single bending in the [single / non-projecting ridge type configuration] of FIG. The first configuration described above is provided with a bent conveyance unit that conveys in a single or a plurality of bent shapes, such as the portion 100B or the plurality of bent portions 100B in the [projection-free ridge-shaped configuration] of FIG. It is a thing.

Secondly, a merging portion by a merging roller 251 and a guide wall 232 for conveying the thin pieces 100 inserted from the sub conveying path S into the main conveying path M, for example, a merging section In the thin sheet conveying apparatus 300 having the conveying unit 2, the outer periphery of the merging roller 251 is
For example, a single ridge portion 251A in FIG. 6 [single / non-projection ridge configuration] or the [non-projection ridge configuration] in FIG.
And a plurality of protruding portions 251A along the rotation direction of the merging roller 251 are provided like the plurality of protruding portions 251A, and a portion of the guide wall 232 facing the merging roller 251 is provided. For example, like the single guide groove portion 232a in the [single / projection-free ridge type configuration] of FIG. 6 or the plurality of guide groove portions 232a in the [projection-free ridge type configuration] of FIG. Ridge part 25
By providing one or a plurality of guide groove portions 232a for inserting the 1A with the gaps E1, E2, E3, the above-mentioned flake 100 is placed in a plane intersecting with the conveyance direction of the flake 100, for example, sub-conveyance. In a plane perpendicular to the conveying direction of the path S, for example, a single bent portion 100B in [single / projection-free ridge configuration] in FIG. 6 or [projection-free ridge configuration in FIG. ], The second configuration described above is provided with a bent and conveyed means for conveying in a single or plural bends, like the plural bent portions 100B in FIG.

Thirdly, with the configuration of the pachinko tajima device 500 provided with the same thin sheet transport device as the thin transport device 300 according to the first configuration, the pachinko tajima device 500 includes In the fourth configuration, a transport device similar to the thin-film transport device 300 in the second configuration is provided. With the configuration of the pachinko tajima device 500, the pachinko tajima device 5
No. 00 constitutes the above-described fifth configuration in which the bent transport means in the above-described second configuration is provided.

More specifically, first, in the [projection-free ridge type configuration] of FIG. 1, the structure of the merging roller 251 is the same as in the [projection ridge type configuration] of FIG. On the outer periphery of the merging roller 251, ridges 251 </ b> A along the rotation direction of the merging roller 251 are provided at a plurality of places, for example, two places on an upper side and a lower side,
The structure of the guide wall 232 is provided by providing a guide groove portion 232a by a guide groove which is recessed in a “U-shape” from the inner wall surface 232A1 of the wall portion 232A of the guide wall 232 at a portion facing the merging roller 251. I have.

When the central portion of the merging roller 251 in the [protrusion-free ridge-type configuration] of FIG. 1 is longitudinally expanded and is shown in FIG. 3 is different from the converging roller 251 in FIG.
Is a section having a rectangular cross section in the shape of a square ring, and more specifically, a cylinder having an inner diameter d1 into which the shaft 25a is inserted, an outer diameter d2, and a height H0. An annular groove 251x into which an inner diameter side of an annular body 251z described later is fitted into an upper portion and a lower portion of the outer periphery of the shape body 251y.
Is formed of a metal material, for example, a stainless steel material, and a rectangular annular body 251 having a sectional height of H1 is provided.
z, that is, a ring having flexibility and elasticity and a thin piece 100, for example, a material having a large coefficient of friction with respect to banknotes, for example, formed of polyurethane rubber having a Shore hardness of about 45 °. The ridge portion 251A having no projection is formed by being fitted into each groove 251x of the cylindrical body 251y in a fixed state so as to be expanded.

Then, the joining roller 251 is connected to the guide wall 23.
At the position opposed to 2, as in the case of [teacher cross section] in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG.
For example, a plurality of, for example, two guide groove portions 232a provided on the inner wall surface 232A1 of the guide wall 232 indicated by the dashed line, a gap E1, E2, E
1, and a plurality of, for example, 2 pieces are inserted into the thin section 100, as shown in FIG.
One bent portion 100B is formed and can be transported. It should be noted that the specific dimensions of each part are, for example, dimensions as shown in FIG.

Next, FIG. 6 [single / non-projection ridge type configuration]
Then, instead of the plurality of ridge portions 251A and the plurality of guide groove portions 232a in the [projection-free ridge type configuration] of FIG.
By providing a single ridge 251A and a single guide groove portion 232a, a single piece is formed on the thin section 100 similarly to the bent portion 100B of the [single / projecting ridge type configuration] of FIG. The bent portion 100B is formed and transported. The height H6 of the projection 251A and the height H7 of the guide groove portion 232a are, for example, such that the height H6 is increased to about the height H1 in FIG. The height H6 may be configured to have a height provided with a gap E2 above and below.

Therefore, the [projection-free ridge type configuration] shown in FIG.
4 and the [single / non-projection ridge-type configuration] of FIG. 6, a thin section 100, for example, a bill is formed with a bent portion 100 </ b> B and conveyed. Since the operation of the portion operates in the same manner as in the case of the above [protrusion with projection] in FIG. 1, even when a folded piece such as a thin piece 100A is inserted, the folded fold portion Will not overlap again and clog the junction.

Therefore, according to the first and second configurations according to the second embodiment, the inserted thin section 1
00, for example, even in the case where a banknote or the like is obtained by stretching and inserting a folded thing, the folded fold portion is forcibly stretched straight and conveyed, so that the folds overlap again and merge. It is possible to provide the thin-sheet conveying device 300 that can prevent a conveyance stop accident from occurring by clogging a portion. Furthermore, according to the above-described fourth to fifth configurations provided with the flake transport device 300 having the above-described first and second configurations according to the first embodiment, the above-described transport is provided. Since a stop accident can be prevented beforehand, it is possible to provide a pachinko tajima apparatus 500 capable of preventing all pachinko machines B from being inoperable and causing an operation loss.

[Modifications] The present invention includes the following modifications. (1) The number of protrusions 251A provided on the merging roller 251 is increased to about three to five, and the number of guide grooves 232a provided on the guide wall 232 is increased in accordance with the increase.

(2) The ridge portion 25 of the merging roller 251
The shape of the projection 251A1 in the direction of the axis 25a in 1A may be a polygon such as a triangle or a pentagon, a shape having a curve such as a semicircle, a semi-ellipse, or a semi-oval, or FIG.
The structure is changed to a short cylindrical shape as shown in [Cylindrical projection configuration].

(3) The ridge portion 25 of the merging roller 251
The shape of the projection 251A1 in 1A is changed to a shape similar to that of a normal gear or a chain wheel, that is, a shape of a sprocket, or the shape in a plane is changed to a waveform similar to a sine waveform. I do.

(4) The cross-sectional shape of the annular body 251z in the configuration of FIG. 4 or the [single / non-projecting ridge type configuration] of FIG. It is configured by changing to a shape with a curve.

(5) The ridge portion 25 of the merging roller 251
1A, without providing the cylindrical body 251B,
And the cylindrical body 251B are integrated into a ridge portion 25.
It is formed of the same material as the material of 1A.

(6) The cylindrical body 251y in the configuration of FIG. 4 or the [single / non-projecting ridge type configuration] of FIG. 6 or the configuration of the above (3) is formed as a simple cylindrical body without the annular groove 251x. At the same time, the annular body 251z formed into a shape such as a half-square, semi-circle, semi-ellipse, and semi-ellipse corresponding to the outer portion from the cylindrical body 251y is integrated by baking, for example, bonding by vulcanization heating. It is composed. (7) The cross-sectional shape of the guide groove portion 232a is changed to a polygon such as a triangle or a pentagon, or a curved shape such as a semicircle, a semi-ellipse, or a semi-oval.

(8) The main transport path M and the sub transport path S are
The configuration of FIG. 8, the configuration of FIG. 12, the configuration of FIG. 13, the configuration of FIG. 17, the configuration of FIG. 18, the configuration of FIG. 20, and the configuration of FIG. Example 1
It is configured as in the seventh embodiment.

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

[0100]

According to the present invention, as described above, a merging portion, for example, a flake inserted into a merging and conveying unit,
For example, in the plane intersecting the transport direction, bills, etc., are formed in a bent shape and transported, so even when a thin piece is stretched and inserted, the fold is forcibly straightened. Since the sheet is conveyed while being stretched, it is possible to provide a flake conveying apparatus capable of preventing the folds from overlapping again and clogging the confluent portion to cause a conveyance stop accident.

Further, in the configuration of the pachinko table island apparatus provided with the thin-sheet conveying apparatus, by preventing the above-mentioned conveyance stop accident from occurring, it is possible to prevent an operation loss that renders all the pachinko table B inoperable. It has features such as providing a pachinko tajima device that can prevent such a problem.

[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 cross-sectional and perspective view of a main part configuration.

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

FIG. 3 is a plan view and longitudinal sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part configuration.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a main part configuration dimension

FIG. 6 is a perspective view and a longitudinal 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 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 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 45A1 Outgoing side 45A2 Return side 45B Flat belt 45B1 Outgoing side 45B2 Returning belt mechanism 45X Belt mechanism 45S Belt mechanism 46 gear 46a gear 46b gear 47 hole 47A projecting part 48 covering member 49 mounting part 53 ball 54 locking part 55 concave hole 56 projecting part 57 projecting part 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 claw 94 Vertical plate portion 95 Overhang portion 98 Overhang portion 99 Detector 100 Thin section 100A Thin section 100B Bent section 110 Storage box 200 Conveyance path 232 Guide wall 232A Wall 232A1 Inner wall 232a Guide groove 251 Merging roller 251A Ridge 251A1 Projection 251B Cylindrical body 251a Annular part 251x Groove 251y Cylindrical body 251z Cylindrical body 300A Unit 500 Pachinko machine B Pachinko machine B1 Pachinko machine B2 Pachinko machine B11 Thickness B12 Insertion amount C Introducing and transporting section 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 E1 Gap E2 Gap E3 Gap H0 Height H1 Height H2 Height H3 Height H6 Height H7 Height L1 Distance L2 Length L3 Length L5 Length M Main transport path S Secondary transport path W width d1 inside diameter d2 outside d3 outer diameter d4 outer diameter θ confluence angle

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A lamella conveying device having a merging portion for performing conveyance for merging lamellas inserted from a sub-carrier into a main carrier, wherein the lamella is inserted from the sub-carrier at the merging portion. A thin sheet conveying apparatus, comprising: a bent conveying unit that conveys the thin section in a plane intersecting with the conveying direction of the thin section in a single or a plurality of bent forms. 2. A thin sheet conveying device having a merging portion formed by a merging roller and a guide wall for conveying a thin sheet inserted from a sub conveying path into a main conveying path, wherein the merging roller is On the outer periphery, while providing a single or a plurality of ridges along the rotation direction of the merging roller,
By providing a single or a plurality of guide groove portions for providing the protrusions with a gap provided in a portion of the guide wall facing the merging roller, the flakes intersect with the conveyance direction of the flakes. A thin sheet conveying apparatus, comprising a bent conveying means for conveying the sheet in a single or plural bent shapes within a surface to be bent. 3. A lamella conveying device having a merging portion formed by a converging roller and a guide wall for conveying lamellas introduced from a sub-conveying path to merge the lamella into a main conveying path, wherein: A single or a plurality of ridges are provided on the outer circumference along the rotation direction of the merging roller having a plurality of spaced projections, and the ridge portion is provided on a portion of the guide wall facing the merging roller. By providing a single or a plurality of guide grooves for providing a gap with a gap, whereby the flakes are conveyed in a single or plural folds in a plane intersecting with the conveyance direction of the flakes. A thin sheet conveying device comprising means. 4. A pachinko tajima apparatus provided with a lamella conveying device having a merging portion for conveying a lamella inserted from a sub-carrier path into a main transport channel, wherein the lamella conveying device has a merging portion. A pachinko tajima apparatus comprising: a bending and conveying unit configured to convey the flakes inserted from a conveyance path into a single or a plurality of folds in a plane intersecting the conveyance direction of the flakes. 5. A pachinko tajima apparatus provided with a thin-sheet conveying device having a merging portion formed by a converging roller and a guide wall for conveying the thin film introduced from the sub-conveying path so as to merge with the main conveying path. A single or a plurality of ridges are provided on the outer periphery of the merging roller along the rotation direction of the merging roller,
By providing a single or a plurality of guide groove portions for providing the protrusions with a gap in a portion of the guide wall opposed to the merging roller, the thin section intersects with the conveyance direction of the thin section. A pachinko tajima device comprising: a bend conveying means for conveying a single or a plurality of bends in a plane to be bent. 6. A pachinko tajima apparatus provided with a thin-sheet conveying device having a merging portion formed by a converging roller and a guide wall for conveying a thin sheet inserted from a sub-conveying path into a main conveying path. A single or a plurality of ridges along the rotation direction of the merging roller having a plurality of spaced-apart projections are provided on the outer periphery of the merging roller, and face the merging roller of the guide wall. By providing a single or a plurality of guide groove portions for providing the protrusions with a gap in the portion, the thin piece is bent in a single or a plurality of bends in a plane intersecting the conveying direction of the thin piece. A pachinko tajima device comprising a bent conveying means for conveying in a shape.