JPH0528145Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a case conveyance device for conveying a coin case containing coins or a case containing other heavy products and placing it at a predetermined location.

[Conventional technology and its problems]

Generally, in amusement facilities, etc., it is necessary to transport a coin case containing a large number of coins to a slot machine or coin exchange machine, etc., and place the coin case in a predetermined position on each machine. This is difficult, especially when the height of the case storage location is different from the height of the coin case when it is transported, in order to accurately place the coin case in the device's case storage location, you may have to lift the heavy case by hand. It was inconvenient.

In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide a case conveying device that can accurately place a heavy case in a predetermined location with ease.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, the present invention provides a case transport device for transporting a case for storing various items such as a coin case and placing the case in a predetermined place. a frame, a caster attached to the bottom plate, a handle attached to the rear part of the frame, a case support member installed on the bottom plate so as to be movable up and down and for placing the case so as to be freely accessible. It has a vertical movement mechanism for moving the case support member up and down, and this vertical movement mechanism includes a plurality of rotating members rotatably mounted on the bottom plate and fixed to the center of a predetermined rotating member. a vertical rod for rotational operation that projects above the frame; a wrapping body wound around the rotating member so that they rotate in the same direction; and rotation by the vertical rod, the wrapping body, and the rotating member. A case conveying device comprising: a screw vertically attached to a predetermined rotary member that receives a force and moves the case on the case support member up and down while cooperating with the bottom surface of the case support member; Adopted.

[Effect]

A rotary member having a screw mechanism is rotatably installed on the bottom plate on which the case is placed, and a screw mechanism is also provided on the bottom of the case support member supported by this bottom plate,
The rotary member is rotated by a rotary drive machine, and the double screw mechanism is operated to move the case up and down. This makes it possible to finely adjust the height of a case containing a heavy object while it is placed on the case transport device, allowing the case to be easily installed in the correct position of the device.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, the case transport device M of the present invention
has a bottom plate 1, two casters 2, 2 are rotatably attached to the left and right sides of the bottom plate 1, and one caster 3 is rotatably attached to the rear of the bottom plate 1. Side frames 4, 4 are diagonally provided around the bottom plate 1, and a rear frame 5 is formed on the rear side of the bottom plate 1. A handle 6 is fixed to the upper part of the rear frame 5, and an operating rod 7 is retractably provided inside the handle 6, and the lower end of the operating rod 7 is attached to a connecting plate 8. This connecting plate 8
Connecting rods 9 extend along the side frame 4 from the left and right ends of the brake device 1.
Operate 0.

As shown in FIG. 2, this brake device 10 has a fixed box 18 fixed to the side frame 4 and a swing box 12 that swings about its bottom pin 11 with respect to the fixed box 18. There is. The fixed box 18
A slit 13 is provided on the side surface of the rocking box 12, while a slit 14 is provided on the side surface of the rocking box 12.
Both slits 13 and 14 are designed to open and extend by a predetermined angle when their lower ends coincide, and a common pin 15 is engaged with both slits 13 and 14. The outer end of this common pin 15 is connected to the lower end of the connecting rod 9, and the common pin 15 is pulled downward by a spring 16.
Therefore, when the operating rod 7 is pulled toward the horizontal portion 6a of the handle 6, the common pin 15 rises to move the swing plate 12 over the pin 11, as shown in FIGS. 4A, B, and C. Rotate counterclockwise in the diagram around the center. Therefore, the braking surface 12a formed on the lower surface of the rocking box 12 rises and touches the peripheral surface 2 of the caster 2.
The brake is released by moving away from a. Said operating rod 7
When released, the common pin 15 is moved downward by the spring 16, the swing box 12 swings clockwise, and the brake is applied to the caster 2, as shown in FIGS. 4C, B, and A.

A case support box 20 serving as a case support member is placed on the bottom plate 1 (FIGS. 1 and 3). The case support box 20 has side walls 21, 21 and a bottom wall 22.
The bottom wall 22 has a lid 23, and slide grooves g, g are formed on the left and right sides of the bottom wall 22.
The left and right frames 25, 2 of the coin case 24 are
The bottom surface of the coin case 25 is engaged with the bottom surface of the coin case 25. A plurality of rollers 26, 26, ... 26 are provided on the bottom surface of the coin case 25.
4 can be smoothly housed in and pushed out from the case support box 20.

The coin case 24 has left and right sides open, and is adapted to store, for example, a bundle of coins b lying down, and handles 28, 28 are attached to the center portions of the rear frames 27, 27. Stopper receivers 2 are located on the left and right sides of this handle 28.
9, 29...29 are formed, and this stopper receiver 29 is engaged with stoppers 30, 30 formed on the rear upper surface of the case support box 20 to prevent the case 24 from being pulled out from the case support box 20. ing. A handle plate 31 is provided between these stoppers 30, and the handle plate 31 is used to hold these stoppers 3.
0. Remove the stopper mechanism by swinging the support plate 32 on which the handle plate 31 is formed.

The bottom wall 22 of the case support box 20 is installed on the bottom plate 1 of the case transport device M so as to be movable up and down by a vertical movement mechanism 40 (FIG. 1). The vertical movement mechanism 4
0 is four rotating gears 41, 41 as rotating members.
... 41, and this rotating gear 41 has a screw hole 41a formed in its center, and these screw holes 41
Screws 42, 42, . . . , 42 extending downward from the bottom wall of the case support box 20 are screwed into a.

The rotating gears 41 are connected by a chain 43 that is a wrapping body, and this chain 43 is driven by a drive gear 45 that forms a part of a rotational drive mechanism 44, and the tension of the chain 43 is adjusted by a tension gear 46. be done. The drive gear 45
is fixed to the lower end of the vertical rod 47, and this vertical rod 47
is rotatably supported by a frame upper plate 48, and a handle 49 is attached to the upper end of the frame via a horizontal rod 50. When the handle 49 is held and the vertical rod 47 is rotated, the chain 43 runs, each rotating gear 41 rotates, and the screw 42 of the case support box 20 moves up and down. As a result, the case support box 20
is moved up and down, and the coin case 24 inside the case support box 20 is also moved up and down.

In addition, in this embodiment, the case support member that moves up and down with respect to the bottom plate 1 is box-shaped, but it does not necessarily have to be box-shaped.
A flat support plate may be placed on top of the coin case, and the coin case may be formed into a box shape. Further, in this embodiment, a coin case has been described, but it goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to cases for storing other heavy items.

[Effect of idea]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, even heavy cases can be transported easily, and the height position of the case can be easily adjusted to the correct position by operating the vertical movement mechanism of the case at the installation location for each device. It has the effect of being able to do it.

In addition, in the present invention, the vertical movement mechanism is operated by operating a vertical rod protruding from a frame fixed to the center of a predetermined rotating member, so the operator does not have to bend over. It can be operated in any position.

Further, the vertical movement mechanism is assumed to be rotated by a vertical rod, and includes a plurality of rotating members rotatably mounted on the bottom plate, and a wrapping body wound around the rotating members so that they rotate in the same direction. , vertical rod,
It has a screw mounted perpendicularly to a predetermined rotating member that moves the case up and down on the case supporting member while cooperating with the bottom surface of the case supporting member in response to the rotational force from the wrapping body and the rotating member. Therefore, the overall structure can be made thin and lightweight.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the case transport device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the brake mechanism, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the combination of the case support member and the case, and Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the brake device. be. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Bottom plate, 6... Handle, 10... Brake device, 20... Case support box, 40... Vertical movement mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. In a case transport device for transporting a case for storing various items such as a coin case and placing the case in a predetermined place, the case transport device includes a bottom plate and a periphery of the bottom plate. a frame erected from above, a caster attached to the bottom plate, a handle attached to the rear of the frame, and a case support installed movably up and down on the bottom plate for placing the case in and out. and a vertical movement mechanism for vertically moving the case support member, and the vertical movement mechanism includes a plurality of rotating members rotatably mounted on the bottom plate, and a center of a predetermined rotating member. a vertical rod for rotational operation that is fixed to the rotating member and protrudes above the frame; a wrapping body that is wound around the rotating member so that they rotate in the same direction; the vertical rod, the wrapping body, and the rotating member; and a screw mounted perpendicularly to a predetermined rotating member that moves the case on the case supporting member up and down while cooperating with the bottom surface of the case supporting member in response to the rotational force of the member. case transport device. 2. The case conveyance device according to claim 1, wherein the case conveyance device is provided with a brake mechanism that automatically applies a brake by pressing the periphery of the caster when the case conveyance device is stopped. Device.