JPH01139089A - Game eguipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To achieve an easy and quick recovery work of sheet-shaped bodies by arranging a sheet-shaped body conveying device between two rows of game machines and between the upper end and the lower end of the game machines to convey the sheet-shaped bodies delivered from a sheet-shaped body feeding device to a specified point on the end side of the row of the game machines. CONSTITUTION: Two rows of pachinko (Japanese pinball game) machines in which a plurality of pachinko machines A are arranged in rows and a paper note feeding device B receiving a paper note (a) and feeding thereof to a rear part is interposed in spaces positioned every other between machines arranged back to back at a small interval. A paper note conveying device D is provided between the rows and between the upper end and the lower end thereof to convey the paper note (a) fed from the paper note feeding device B to a recovery section C provided on one end side of the rows of the machines. Division units (d) over the length of the adjacent pachinko machines A and A sandwiching the paper note feeding device B respectively have a pair of conveying bodies for conveying the paper note (a) arranged in a conveying case 3 side by side in the direction conveying it. An opening part 3A is formed on both lateral sides of the conveying case 3 to receive the paper note (a) fed from the paper note feeding device B.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a method for arranging a plurality of game machines in a row in the horizontal direction, and connecting the horizontally adjacent game machines among the plurality of game machines. This game equipment has two rows of game machines arranged back-to-back with a predetermined interval between them and a thin plate-like object insertion machine for receiving a thin plate-like object and sending it out to the back.

[Conventional technology]

In the above-mentioned game equipment, it is known that a storage section such as a safe is provided on the back of each thin plate-like object insertion machine to temporarily store the thin plate-like object sent out, corresponding to each thin plate-like object insertion machine. There is.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

According to the above configuration, when it is desired to collect the thin plate-shaped bodies stored in the storage parts provided for each thin-plate-shaped body inputting machine, for example after business hours, the thin plate-shaped bodies stored in each storage part can be collected in each storage part. The thin plate-shaped body had to be removed while being moved to the installed position, making the work of recovering the thin plate-like body time-consuming and troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily and quickly collect thin plate-like objects while avoiding increasing the size of the entire game equipment.

[Means for solving problems]

The gaming equipment according to the present invention is provided with a thin plate conveying device for conveying the thin plate sent out from the thin plate inserting machine to a specific location on one end side of the game machine row, and the thin plate conveying device is connected to both of the game machines. It is characterized by being disposed between the rows of machines and between the upper and lower ends of the gaming machine, and its functions and effects are as follows.

[For production]

The thin plate-like object conveying device can transport the thin plate-like object sent out from the thin plate-like object insertion machine to a specific location on one end side of the nine rows of game machines, and collect it in a storage section such as a safe.

Moreover, the thin plate-like object conveying device is connected to various devices such as a game medium supply device to a game machine, a game medium supply device to a thin plate-like object insertion machine, and a coin supply device for a hanging bar between two rows of game machines. By using some of the empty space that was originally provided for the installation,
The thin plate-like object conveying device does not protrude above the upper end of the game machine or below the lower end of the game machine.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Therefore, by providing a thin plate-like object conveying device,
All of the thin plates sent out from the thin plate inserting machine can be collected at a specific location on one end of the row of gaming machines, so unlike the conventional method, the thin plates are taken out and collected one by one from each storage section. Compared to the conventional method, it has become possible to perform the work of collecting thin plate-like objects more easily and quickly.

Moreover, by arranging the thin plate-like object conveying device using the empty space between the rows of game machines as described above, the above effects can be achieved while avoiding the overall size of the game equipment. Ta.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a pachinko game equipment in which a plurality of pachinko machines (A) are arranged in a row and are located every other pachinko machine between adjacent pachinko machines. Receiving a large amount of banknotes (a), which is an example of a flexible thin plate-like body configured in a rectangular shape or a shape close to it, with the long sides of the banknotes positioned above and below, and feeding them to the back. Two rows of pachinko machines are arranged back to back with a small interval (for example, about 20 cm) between them, and between the two rows of pachinko machines and the pachinko machine A banknote conveying device that transports banknotes (,1) sent out from the banknote feeder (B) to a collection unit (C) provided at a specific location on one end side of the pachinko machine row between the upper end and the lower end of (A). (D).The banknote insertion machine (B) is equipped with an identification function to identify whether the banknote (a) is good or bad, and only when the banknote (1) is good, the banknote insertion machine (B) is (a
) to the back, and if the banknote (a) is defective, it is returned to the banknote receiving port (b).

The banknote conveyance device (D) is divided into a plurality of parts in the conveyance direction, with a portion spanning the length of the pachinko machines (A) and (A) adjacent to each other with the banknote insertion machine (B) in between as a unit. As shown in Figures 3 to 10, each division unit) (d) is a conveyance case (3) that is open upward and has a hollow shape.
A pair of conveying bodies (1) and (2) which hold the banknote (a) in the thickness direction thereof and convey the banknote (a) in an attitude in which the long sides of the banknote (a) are positioned above and below. openings for receiving banknotes (a) sent out from the banknote insertion machine (B) on both sides of the transport case (3) and in the center in the transport direction; (3A), and transfers the banknotes (a) from the banknote insertion machine (B) from the opening (3A) to the transport body (1) located on the upper side of the transport.
), (2) and the conveyance bodies (1), (2) which are located adjacent to the conveyor bodies (1), (2), and the conveyor bodies (1), (2), which are located on the downstream side of the conveyance. 2) is provided with a thin plate-like material supply guide section (4) for merging and guiding toward the conveyance starting end.

The thin plate material supply guide section (4) is connected to the transport case (3).
) A pair of guide plates (4^) fixed with screws.

(Consists of 4B).

(1) One of the pair of conveyors (1) and (2) is composed of a narrow round belt for conveyance that comes into contact with the upper and lower center portion of the banknote (a), and the other is the round belt) (1 ) is composed of a plurality of rollers disposed along the conveyance direction to pinch and convey the banknote (a), and the conveyance round belt (1) is configured to clamp and convey the banknote (a). A plurality of pulleys (
6), and the roller (2) is attached to the other guide plate (5) of the pair of guide plates (5), (5). The interval between the pulleys (6) is such that at least two pulleys (6) can press the banknote (a) to be held and conveyed.

Among the pulleys (6), a plurality of pulleys (6) located in the middle in the conveyance direction are urged to move in the clamping direction via a spring (7), and the guide plate (5) is It is attached to the transport case (3) via the stays (8a) and (8b), and these upper and lower stays (8a),
The upper stay (8a) of (8b) is swingably attached to the guide plate (5), and the upper stay (8a) is attached to the plate spring (8a) attached to the transport case (3).
18) to be connected to the transport case (3) (see Fig. 5), and to be disengaged from the leaf spring (18) of the transport case (3) and guided. Board (
5) and the transport case (3), there is a passage (
9) (see FIG. 6).

Of the rollers (2), a plurality of rollers (2) located in the middle in the conveyance direction are urged to move via a spring (10), and the guide plate (5) is connected to a lower fulcrum (P). The banknotes (a) are attached to the transport case (3) so as to be swingable around the banknotes (a), and by swinging the guide plate (5), the banknotes (a)
It is configured to be changeable between a clamping action position (see Figure 5) in which the clamping action is clamped and a non-clamping position (see Figure 6) in which the clamping action is released. In addition, (11) shown in FIG. 1 is the guide plate (
5) is a leaf spring that elastically engages and holds the fixing piece (12) attached to the upper end of the transport case (3) in a connected state.

The dividing unit) (d) is connected and connected in such a manner that its position can be changed in the clamping conveyance direction in order to correspond to changes in the adjacent spacing between the pachinko machines (A), and is located on the upper side of conveyance. In d), the guide plates (5), (5) terminal parts (5A), (5A) of the transport bodies (1), (2) located on the lower side of transport and the divided unit located on the lower side of transport) ( The guide plates (5), (5) starting end portions (5B), (5B) of the transport bodies (1), (2) located on the upper side of the transport in d) are as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. The conveying bodies (1) and (2) located on the upper side of the banknote are configured so as to be inserted into each other in the banknote transport direction while allowing relative movement in the banknote transport direction.
The tip side is bent so as to be positioned gradually outward.

Further, in each of the divided units (d), a floodlight (1) is provided for detecting the passage of the transported banknotes (a) near the starting ends of the transport bodies (1) and (2) located on the downstream side of transport.
9) and a photoelectric switch (20) are provided, as well as a plurality of lamps (21) that are turned on when the photoelectric switch (20) is turned on when a bill passes. , the lamp (2) is turned on when each photoelectric switch (20) is turned on, similar to the lamp (21).
2) are provided. Therefore, the lamp (
22>, it is possible to roughly know the clamping and feeding situation, such as jamming of banknotes (a).

As shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8, the plurality of pulleys (6) rotatably guide the round belt (1) located on the upper side in the conveying direction in each divided unit (d).
The spindle (13) of the large-diameter first pulley (6) located at the terminal end of the belt, and the round belt (6) located on the lower side in the conveying direction.
) of the plurality of pulleys (6), which are located at the starting end of the plurality of pulleys (6), and the operating shaft of one electric motor (15). (15a) through a gear mechanism (16), two round belts (1) are driven by one electric motor (15),
(1) is constructed so that it can be rotated.

In addition, (17) shown in FIG. 4 is a solenoid, and when the banknote (a) inserted into the banknote insertion machine (B) is defective, the banknote (a) is returned to the return device (not shown). ), the pair of transport bodies (
The starting end roller (2) in 1) and (2) is automatically repositioned to the non-clamping position shown by the imaginary line in FIG. Body (1).

(2) It is configured so that the defective banknote (a) will not be damaged due to the operation of the return device while it is being held at the starting end of the banknote (a).

According to the configuration of the embodiment described above, the bills (a) sent out from each bill insertion machine (B) can be held and conveyed to the storage B (C), and the bills (a) sent out from each bill insertion machine (B) can be conveyed to the storage B (C).
The banknotes (a) or the stacked banknotes (a) group from the transport bodies (1) and (2) on the upper side are conveyed at the same time or at approximately the same time to the transport body (1) on the lower side.

(2) When they are supplied to the conveyance start end, they are piled up and conveyed in a pinched manner. If the jammed banknote (a) occurs, the jammed banknote (a) is released from the jammed banknote (a) by changing the guide plate (5) at the jammed point to the clamp release position. ) can be easily and quickly taken out upwards without damaging the round belt (1), and when it is time to replace the round belt (1) due to damage or wear, the upper stay (8a) can be removed easily and quickly. Belt replacement can be done easily and quickly from above by simply swinging the belt into the passage forming state.

Note that the present invention may be implemented as listed below.

(2) In the above embodiments, a flat belt or a timing belt is used as the belt (1).

(2) As shown in FIG. 11, the banknote conveyance device (D) is configured as a belt conveyor using flat belts with upper and lower middle thickness.

■ As shown in Figure 12, there are two bells (top and bottom) (1).

A bill conveying device (D) is configured on a belt conveyor provided with (1).

(2) In the above embodiment, clogging is automatically detected based on load fluctuations applied to each motor (15), belt (1), pulley (6), etc.

■ If a blockage occurs, it is configured to automatically stop clamping conveyance based on the detection of the blockage. In this case, in order to prevent the bill (a) from being sent out from the bill feeder (B) when the nipping conveyance is stopped and to prevent the bill from becoming jammed at the opening (3^), the bill is removed based on the jam detection. Means for automatically stopping the bill feeding machine (B), means for automatically closing the opening (3A) of the bill feeding machine (B) based on the detection of a jam, and a means for automatically stopping the bill feeding machine (3A) based on the detection of a jam. (B) Banknotes (a
) It is desirable to use means for automatically activating a warning lamp, etc. to prevent this from occurring.

■ Between the bill insertion machine (B) and the opening (3A),
A bill holding and conveying mechanism for relaying will be provided. In this case, even if the distance between the bill insertion machine (B) and the opening (3A) is long, the bill (a) can be reliably fed into the opening (3A). Further, in this case, it is desirable to configure the relay banknote holding and conveying mechanism to automatically switch to the holding and conveying release state based on detection of defective banknotes by the banknote insertion machine (B).

■ The passage of the conveyed banknote (a) is carried out using a magnetic switch.

■ As shown by the imaginary line in Figure 1, the lamp (21)
...or a lamp (23) that lights up in the same way as (22)...
A central monitoring panel (24) for central management will be installed and implemented.

In addition to banknotes, the thin plate-shaped body (a) to which the present invention is directed includes various cards made of paper, plastic, and the like.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the gaming equipment according to the present invention, and FIGS. 1 and 2 are a front view and a cross-sectional plan view of the pachinko gaming equipment,
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the transport case, Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view showing the confluence of thin plate bodies, Figs. 5 to 7 are longitudinal cross-sectional views of the transport case, and Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts Figures, Figures 9 and 1
FIG. 0 is a cross-sectional plan view and a vertical cross-sectional side view showing the connecting portion of the transport case. FIGS. 11 and 12 are longitudinal sectional views showing another embodiment of the transport case. (A)...Game machine, (a)...Thin plate-like body, (B)...Thin plate-like object insertion machine, (D)...
...Thin plate-shaped object conveyance device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of game machines (A) are arranged in a row in the horizontal direction, and a thin plate-like body ( A game equipment in which two rows of game machines are arranged back to back with a predetermined distance between them, with intervening thin plate-like object inserting machines (B) for receiving and sending out a) to the back, Thin plate loading machine (B
) is provided, and a thin plate-like object conveying device (D) is provided for conveying the thin plate-like object (a) sent out from the gaming machine row to a specific location on one end side of the gaming machine rows, and this thin plate-like object transporting device (D) is transported between the two gaming machine rows. The gaming equipment is large and is arranged between the upper end and the lower end of the gaming machine (A).