JPH04451Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention is mainly applicable to play equipment such as pachinko machines, in which two rows of play tables are arranged back to back with a small gap between them. This machine is used to transport banknotes from a banknote handling machine such as a thin ball lending machine installed between adjacent game machines in a row of machines to a collection section at one end of the row of machines through the space between the rows of game machines.

``Prior Art'' Conventionally, a device in which a banknote processing machine is disposed between pachinko machines is known from Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 53-3399. It is also known to arrange the play machines back to back with a gap in between to form an island of play machines (a block of a group of play machines). Furthermore, the banknotes are received horizontally, and halfway through, the banknotes are reversed 90 degrees and changed to a vertical position, and the banknotes are held and conveyed. A banknote conveying device using an endless belt is known from Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 74490/1983. Furthermore, a clamping and conveying device comprising an endlessly wound belt and a group of auxiliary rollers that are pressed onto the belt via an elastic device is known from Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 106744/1983.

``Problem that the invention attempts to solve'' However, in the conventional technology described above, each banknote processing machine is independent, and each machine collects banknotes individually. The device was equipped with a stacker, such as a safe, to store the items, which made it impossible to downsize the device. In addition, the banknotes had to be taken out from the stacker frequently, which required time, effort, and manpower. Furthermore, in the case of a machine that accepts banknotes in a horizontal position, flips them 90 degrees midway through the machine, and transports them while holding them in an up-and-down position, there are disadvantages such as the wide width of the banknote processing machine, the complicated reversing mechanism, and the possibility of jamming of banknotes. Moreover, the complicated inversion of the endless belt group shortens the service life of the belt and has the disadvantage that the mechanism is extremely complicated. Furthermore, if only an endlessly wound belt is used, a separate mechanism is required to hold the banknotes, and as described above, this mechanism has the disadvantage of becoming extremely complicated.

This invention was developed by focusing on these conventional problems, and aims to streamline and ensure banknote transportation and collection, downsize and simplify the device, and store banknotes in one place. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a collecting device for banknotes, etc., which eliminates the need to take out banknotes frequently.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The gist of the present invention to achieve the above purpose is that two rows of amusement machines each consisting of a plurality of machines are arranged back to back with a gap between them. In the game equipment, a banknote processing machine that receives banknotes in a vertical position between each game machine and has a built-in identification unit that identifies the true size of the accepted banknote in the vertical position is disposed, and the game machine A clamping and transporting device is disposed in the gap between the rows, and the clipping and transporting device grips the banknotes arranged in parallel on the play table in an up-and-down position and transports them in that state to a collecting section arranged at the end of the row. The belt is formed by an endlessly wound belt, and the tip of the banknote conveyed from the banknote processing machine is formed so as to abut against the endless belt, and the banknote is bent in the direction of movement of the endless belt. The banknotes are supported by a group of auxiliary rollers that are compressed via a bullet, and the banknote discharge port of the banknote processing machine and the banknote inlet of the clamping and conveying device are arranged so that the banknotes received in the vertical position are moved as they are in the vertical position. The present invention relates to a conveying device for banknotes, etc., which is characterized by being in communication with each other.

``Function'' Therefore, the banknotes inserted in the vertical position (hereinafter referred to as the vertical position) into the insertion slot of the banknote handling machine are identified as being in a true state, and the banknotes that are determined to be genuine are
The bills pass through the processing machine, are discharged from the bill discharge port in the vertical state in which they were inserted, are guided as they are to the bill introduction port of the nipping conveyance device, and are transferred into the conveyance device. Then, it bumps into an endless belt supported by a group of auxiliary rollers that are crimped via a bullet, is bent in the direction of movement of the belt, and is firmly held between the belt and the auxiliary rollers, and remains in the vertical position at one end. The materials are then held and conveyed to a stacker (safe) located in the building.

“Embodiment” An embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the main parts of a bill collecting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a plan view of the same bill collecting device.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a motor, and a main belt 4 is disposed between a drive roller 2 driven by the motor 1 and a corresponding end roller 3.
is being driven around. Around the main belt 4, there are a plurality of banknote handling machines 5 (banknote exchange, ball lending, etc.
When the inserted banknote 6 is determined to be a genuine banknote, the banknote 6 is transferred to a nipping conveyor formed by an auxiliary belt, a main belt, etc., as shown in FIG. It is conveyed while being held between devices. That is, the banknotes 6 pushed out from the discharge port of the banknote sorter 5 are introduced through the longitudinal cut of the auxiliary belt 9, hit the main belt 4, and are bent in the direction of movement thereof. At this time, since the auxiliary belt 9, which is placed on auxiliary rollers 7 and 8, is rotated together by the main belt 4 so as to sandwich the banknote 6, the banknote 6 is carried in the direction of the arrow.

At the end roller 3 portion of the main belt 4, the auxiliary belt 9 is driven around the end roller 3 and the auxiliary rollers 7, 7', 8, 8', so that the auxiliary belt 9 is attached to the main belt 4. Since the banknotes 6 are in contact with each other during rotation from the outbound stroke to the return stroke, the banknotes 6 are guided from the outbound stroke to the return stroke while being sandwiched between the main belt 4 and the auxiliary belt 9, and the bill 6 is guided by the drive roller 2. When the machine reaches the section, it can be directly placed in a stacker 10 such as a safe or by a counting machine 1.
It is gathered to it through 1. When banknotes 6 are directly collected in a stacker 10 such as a safe, the banknotes 6 are counted separately by a person, and when a counting machine 11 is installed, the banknotes 6 to be collected are counted automatically.

Although the banknotes 6 may be introduced one on top of the other, since the auxiliary rollers 7 and 8 are pressed against the main belt 4 by springs, even if a plurality of banknotes are piled up, it can be handled satisfactorily.

As mentioned above, in short, the first embodiment is
This is a bill collection device that uses the reciprocating movement of the main belt 4 to circulate the bills 6 and concentrate them in one place.
A bill conveying device is shown that collects bills only in a certain direction by sandwiching the bills between book belts.

In FIG. 3, power from motor 1 is transmitted from gear A to gears B and C arranged in parallel. Drive rollers 12 and 13 are provided with their axes aligned with gears B and C, respectively, and two parallel belts 16, 17 are hung around so that their inner surfaces are in contact with each other. And each belt 1
The end rollers 14 and 15 sides of 6 and 17 are connected to other belts 2 through chains 18 and 19, respectively.
Each guide roller 22, 23 around which 0, 21 is wound
It continues to occur frequently. Reference numerals 24 and 25 are end rollers around which the other belts 20 and 21 are wound, and the inner surfaces of these other belts 20 and 21 are also in contact with each other. 26 are end rollers 24 and 25 of these other belts 20 and 21.
This is a guide piece placed on the side. And the guide piece 26
A banknote processing machine 5 is provided at the joint portion of the belt. The two parallel belts 16 and 17 are
0 and 21 have their connection parts shifted from each other.

On the other hand, in the banknote conveying device of this second embodiment,
The power from the motor 1 is transmitted from gear A to gears B and C, and the two belts 16 and 17 have their inner surfaces moving in a fixed direction, and are further transmitted through chains 18 and 19. Other belts 20, 21
The moving directions of the other belts 20 and 21 are also unified in the same direction on the inner surface. Therefore, when a banknote 6 is put into the banknote processing machine 5, if it is determined to be a genuine banknote, the banknote 6 is pushed out from the outlet of the banknote processing machine 5 and passes through the belt cut (chain part) or the banknote 6. It is introduced from the guide piece 26, hits the belt on the opposite side, is bent in its traveling direction, and then is carried in a fixed direction between the two belts 16, 17 and 20, 21. Since the connecting portions of the two belts 16, 17 and 20, 21 are shifted from each other, the banknotes pushed out from the discharge port of the banknote processing machine 5 always hit the belt on the opposite side and are bent in the direction of movement. After being conveyed in a certain direction between the two belts 16, 17 and 20, 21, it is collected directly into a safe or stacker, or via the counting machine 11, as in the first embodiment. Ru.

"Effects of the Invention" As described above, the bill conveying device according to the present invention has bill processing machines installed at several locations on the island of the game machine, and bills inserted vertically into these bill processing machines. It consists of a conveyance device that firmly clamps and conveys the banknotes to one place such as the island end, and a stacker that is installed to collect the banknotes conveyed to the island end or other place. Compared to devices that insert banknotes horizontally, the bill conveying device is vertical, so it can be made extremely thin (spanning the width), and can be installed within narrow spaces between pachinko machines and rows of pachinko machines. . Since the banknote conveyance is very cleverly carried out using an endless belt, the banknotes can be transferred and held smoothly and reliably, and the structure of the conveyance device can be extremely simple.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the bill conveying device according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the main parts of the bill conveying device, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same bill conveying device. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the main parts of a banknote conveying device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 4...Main belt, 5...Banknote processing machine, 6...
...Banknotes, 9...Auxiliary belt, 10...Statsker, 11...Counter, 16, 17, 20, 21...
…belt.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An example is an amusement facility in which two rows of amusement machines are arranged back to back with a gap between them, and bills are accepted between each amusement machine in an up-down position, and the true size of the accepted bills is A banknote processing machine with a built-in identification unit that identifies the machine in the vertical position is provided, and the banknotes arranged in parallel on the game machines are held in the vertical position in the gap between the rows of the game machines, and the banknotes are held in the vertical position. A clamping and conveying device is provided to convey the banknotes to a collection section arranged at the end of the row, and the clamping and conveying device is formed of an endlessly wound belt, and the leading end of the banknotes conveyed from the banknote processing machine is attached to the endless belt. The belt is formed so as to abut against the belt and bent in the direction of movement of the endless belt, and the belt is supported by a group of auxiliary rollers that are pressed together via an elastic device, and the belt is supported by a group of auxiliary rollers that are pressed against each other by means of an elastic device, and the belt is formed between the banknote discharge port of the banknote processing machine and the clamping and conveying device. The banknote introduction port is a transport device for banknotes, etc., which communicates with the banknotes received in an up-down position so as to transfer them as they are in an up-down position.