JPH0639083A - Island restoration device for medal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the island restoration device for medal supplying and collecting the medals with slot machines or the like arranged like islands in an amusement center. CONSTITUTION:In the island restoration device supplying and collecting the medals at the end of the island with the slot machines or the like arranged like islands, one shared-type lifter 6 is arranged on one end of a collection conveyor and the discharge port section of a storage tank 4. On the upper end of the lifter 6, a medal distributing device 8 operated by a supply signal is provided. The tip of the device 8 is faced to the start end of a supply conveyor 12 and a circulating path 14 returned to the storage tank 4. When no supply signal comes, the medal temporarily lifted by the lifter 6 is returned to the tank 4. When the supply signal comes, the medal distributing device 8 is operated to feed the flowing medal to the conveyor 12 and the medals are sent from the tank 4 to the lifter 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an island returning device for medals used in a slot machine or the like arranged in an island pattern in a playground.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a so-called island returning device installed at the end of an island automatically supplies and collects medals to and from a slot machine and a medal lending machine (sand) in an amusement park, etc. Uses a supply system. in this case,
In the case of the conventional island reduction device which does not have a polishing machine, when replenishing medals, the medals delivered from the storage tank a are conveyed to the replenishing conveyor c installed above via the first lifter b as shown in FIG. Further, the medals collected from the slot machine or the like by the collection conveyor d are temporarily raised by the second short lifter e to form a circulation path for returning from the lifter end to the storage tank a through the discharge path f. ing.

[0003]

That is, in the conventional island reduction device, two large and small lifters for supply and recovery were required. For this reason, the structure is inevitably complicated, and the size of the island returning device is inevitably increased. If this is not done, the landscape of the playground is also affected.

In view of the above situation, the present invention has an object to provide a medal island returning apparatus which solves the above problems by providing a single lifter for both recovery and replenishment. .

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an island reduction device for replenishing and collecting medals installed at an island end in which slot machines and the like are arranged in an island form, and one is provided at the end of the collecting conveyor and the discharge port of the storage tank. With the shared type lifter of
A medal distributing device that operates by a replenishment signal is provided at the upper end of the lifter, and the front end of the medal distributing device faces the starting end of the replenishment conveyor and the return path returning to the storage tank.

[0006]

With the above-mentioned structure, the normal flow of medals without a replenishment signal is once carried into the standing lifter that continuously rotates the medals collected by the collection conveyor, and is carried to the upper side by the lifter. After passing through a medal distribution device provided in the section, the coins are dropped and stored in a storage tank. Also,
When a replenishment signal is input, the allocating means of the medal allocating device is switched to drop the medals on the starting end of the replenishing conveyor and transfer them to a desired slot machine, medal lending machine or the like.
In this case, the medals are discharged from the storage tank, placed on a lifter together with the medals on the recovery conveyor, and then replenished on the replenishing conveyor after passing through the medal distributing device as described above.

[0007]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings of the embodiments.

The drawing shows an island returning device for medals of a type without a polishing machine in which a slot machine and a medal lending machine (not shown) are installed at an island end, which is arranged in an island type, and 1 is a medal laid at the bottom of the island arrangement. In the collecting conveyor for collecting, the end of the collecting conveyor 1 is made to face the hopper portion 3 provided at the lower portion of the housing body 2 and the hopper portion 3 is provided with the medal storage tank 4 side. Outlet 5 protruding to the
To face. Numeral 6 is a common-type lifter having one known medal lifter structure which is erected at the converging end of the hopper portion 3, and is operated by a replenishment signal to an inclined feeding portion 7 provided at the lateral portion of the upper end of the lifter 6. The medal distribution device 8 is attached, and the replenishing port 11 formed at the side of the feeding portion 7 which is the tip of the flapper 10 serving as a switching valve mechanism that is switched by the solenoid type electromagnetic mechanism 9 of the medal distribution device 8 is A lower end of a return pipe line 14 that is connected to a return port 13 provided at a straight forward end of the feeding section 7 is faced to the starting end 12a of a replenishing conveyor 12 that is installed above the recovery conveyor 1 in parallel with the storage tank 4. Guide and become the island reduction device as a whole.

Explaining this action, first, all the medals A collected from the slot machine and conveyed by the collection conveyor 1 are once dropped to the hopper section 3 toward the lifter 6 which constantly rotates continuously.

Here, as a normal medal collecting flow path without a supply signal from the slot machine and the medal lending machine, the medal A dropped from the end of the collecting conveyor 1 is sequentially transferred from the hopper 3 to the common lifter 6. It is pumped up and transferred, passed from the upper end of the lifter 6 through the payout unit 7 and the medal distributing device 8 and dropped through the return pipe 14 into the storage tank 4 below. At this time, the electromagnetic mechanism 9 of the medal sorting device 8 does not work and the flapper 10
Is laid on the side wall of the feeding portion 7 so as to close the replenishing port 11 so that the medal is allowed to go straight.

Next, during the replenishment operation in which the replenishment signal is input, when the medal raised by the lifter 6 from the recovery conveyor 1 through the hopper section 3 passes through the payout section 7, the payout section 7 is first used. The electromagnetic mechanism 9 of the medal sorting device 8 provided in the above works to rotate the flapper 10 to close the straight feeding path and change the flow path to the replenishment port 11. Therefore, the medal A falls to the starting end 12a of the replenishment conveyor 12, and the replenishment conveyor 12 12
Are transferred to a predetermined location (slot machine, medal lending machine, etc.).

In this case, the medals are discharged from the storage tank 4, flown into the hopper section 3, and are lifted up by the lifter 6 together with the medals on the recovery conveyor 1 side. It is made to drop from 10 through the supply port 11 to the starting end 12a of the supply conveyor 12.

[0013]

As described above, in the medal island returning apparatus of the present invention, the recovery lifter heading to the storage tank and the supply lifter from the storage tank are combined into one lifter to supply the medals collected from the recovery conveyor. The structure of the island end is simplified because the medal sorter installed above the replenishment conveyor returns it to the storage tank or replenishes it to the replenishment conveyor (one lifter). Is omitted), the entire island edge storage is compact and the mechanism itself is simple, so that there is little factor of clogging and there is an effect of not causing failure or damage.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an island reduction device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the medal distribution device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional island reduction device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Recovery Conveyor 4 Storage Tank 6 Shared Lifter 8 Medal Sorting Device 12 Supply Conveyor

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yuichiro Kamei 7 Suzukawa, Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture Oizumi Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An island returning device for replenishing and collecting medals, wherein a slot machine or the like is installed at the end of an island array.
One common type lifter is arranged at the end of the recovery conveyor and the discharge port of the storage tank, and a medal sorter that operates by a replenishment signal is provided at the upper end of the lifter, and the tip of the medal sorter serves as the start end of the replenishment conveyor. A medal island returning device characterized by being faced to a return path returning to the storage tank.