JPH0642833U - Disc-shaped material feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Structure] An opening 13 is formed in a restricting member 11 for restricting the movement of the disk-shaped body M to the outside of the transport path 1 so as to allow the disk-shaped body M to pass outside the transport path 1. Then, a discharge mechanism 2 capable of forcibly discharging the disc-shaped body M from the opening 13 to a predetermined supply position outside the conveyance path 1 is provided, and the disc-shaped body M is passed from the opening 13 to the outside of the conveyance path 1. The passage preventing member 18 capable of preventing the passage is provided, and the passage preventing member 18 is moved between the passage preventing position and the passage allowing position in association with the operation of the discharge mechanism 2. [Effect] A large number of disc-shaped bodies can be conveyed without the risk of the disc-shaped bodies being unexpectedly ejected from the opening to the outside of the conveyance path during conveyance, and moreover, the disc-shaped bodies can be ejected during the operation of the ejection mechanism. It is possible to reliably forcibly discharge from the opening to a predetermined supply position outside the transport path.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention is provided with a restricting member for restricting the movement of a disk-shaped body such as a coin or a game medal to the outside of the transfer path along a transfer path on which the disk-shaped body is placed and transferred. An ejection mechanism is provided that forms an opening that allows passage of the disc-shaped body outside the conveyance path, and that can forcefully eject the disc-shaped body from the opening to a predetermined supply position outside the conveyance path. The present invention relates to a disc-shaped body feeding device.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In the conventional disk-shaped body feeding device described above, the opening formed in the control member that regulates the movement of the disk-shaped body outside the transport path is always open regardless of the operation of the discharge mechanism. It is provided in the state of.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 For this reason, when a large number of disc-shaped bodies are placed and conveyed in a state where they are vertically stacked along the conveyance path, the postures of the disc-shaped bodies that overlap each other are unstable, and the disc-shaped bodies slide on each other. Due to the easiness, the disc-shaped body may be ejected from the opening to the outside of the conveyance path even though the ejection mechanism is not operating. There is a drawback that is hard to raise. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and by making good use of the operation timing of the discharge mechanism, there is no fear that the disk-shaped body will be unexpectedly discharged from the opening to the outside of the conveying path during conveyance. Provided is a disc-shaped body supply device capable of conveying a large number of disc-shaped bodies and capable of reliably forcibly ejecting the disc-shaped bodies from the opening to a predetermined supply position outside the conveyance path when the ejection mechanism is activated. The purpose is to do.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that in the disk-shaped body supplying device described above, a passage blocking member that can block passage of the disk-shaped body from the opening to the outside of the conveyance path is provided. The passage preventing member is located at a point where it is moved between the passage preventing position and the passage allowing position in cooperation with the operation of the discharge mechanism, and the following operational effects are obtained from this configuration.

[0005]

[Action]

 When the ejection mechanism is not operating, that is, when it is not necessary to eject the disc-shaped body from the opening, the passage blocking member is moved to the passage-blocking position, and the disc-shaped body comes out of the opening. When unexpected ejection is prevented and the ejection mechanism operates, the passage prevention member moves to the passage allowable position in coordination with the operation, and the discoid body is forcibly ejected from the opening to the predetermined supply position outside the transport path. . Then, when the operation of the discharging mechanism is stopped, the passage blocking member moves to the passing blocking position again, and the accidental discharging from the opening of the disc-shaped body is blocked until the discharging mechanism is subsequently operated.

[0006]

[Effect of device]

 Therefore, a large number of disc-shaped bodies can be conveyed without the risk of the disc-shaped bodies being unexpectedly discharged from the opening to the outside of the conveyance path during conveyance, and moreover, the disc-shaped bodies are opened when the ejection mechanism is activated. It is possible to surely forcibly discharge from a section to a predetermined supply position outside the transport path.

[0007]

【Example】

 3 (a) and 3 (b), a gaming island D in which two rows of a gaming table row C in which a plurality of slot machines A and a medal lending machine B are arranged side by side are arranged back to back, and a gaming island D is shown. A medal collecting device F for collecting a game medal M, which is an example of a disk-shaped body discharged from the slot machines A of each gaming table row C in the lower part, into a storage hopper E, and a medal M collected in the storage hopper E. The medal pumping device G for hoisting to the upper part of the game island D, and the medal M pumped by the medal hoisting device G at the upper part of the game island D, the slot machine A and the medal lending machine B of each gaming machine row C. The game equipment is provided with a medal supply device H for supplying to. The medal supply device H is configured to supply and convey a medal M to the slot machines A and the media lending machines B of each gaming machine row C, and a medal that is placed and conveyed on the supply and conveyance path 1. A plurality of ejecting mechanisms 2 capable of forcibly dropping M into the slot machine A or the medal lending machine B, which is a predetermined supply position outside the supply conveyance path 1, are provided. The supply / conveyance path 1 is placed and conveyed by one of the belt conveyors 3 and 4 at positions on both ends of two sets of belt conveyors 3 and 4 which are arranged in parallel with the conveying directions being opposite to each other. Provided with resin guide members 7 and 8 for contacting M and guiding and moving them on the conveyor belts 6 and 5 of the other belt conveyors 4 and 3, the slot machine A and the medal lending machine B of each gaming machine row C are provided. A belt support frame 9 is provided which is arranged in a closed loop that circulates in the direction of the arrow along and along which the conveyor belts 5 and 6 are supported on the downward surface side over substantially the entire length of the supply transport path 1. A receiving hopper 10 is provided for receiving the medals M fed by the lifting device G and guiding and discharging the medals M onto the conveyor belt 5 of the one belt conveyor 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, along the supply / conveyance path 1, a regulating member for restricting the movement of the medal M to the outside of the supply / conveyance path 1 is provided. The regulation member is a partition plate fitted and fixed on the upper surface side of the belt support frame 9 at a position between the side wall plates 11 fitted and fixed on the left and right sides of the belt support frame 9 and the left and right conveyor belts 5, 6. The left and right side wall plates 11 are provided intermittently, and the openings 13 that allow passage of the medal M out of the supply transport path 1 face each other with the supply transport path 1 in between. It is arranged and formed. Each of the ejecting mechanisms 2 drops and ejects the medals M placed and conveyed on the supply conveying path 1 from the opening 13 to the slot machine A or the medal lending machine B, respectively. 6, a gate member 14 swingably mounted around the axis X, and a discharge position in which the gate member 14 is discharged between the left and right conveyor belts 5 and 6 in a retracted position. The two gate members 14 provided corresponding to the openings 13 facing each other are provided in the width direction of the supply transport path 1 while being configured to include a solenoid 15 that swings in the retracted posture. When the gate member 14 is pivotally supported by the belt support frame 9 between the left and right conveyor belts 5 and 6 and is swung in the discharging posture, the conveyor belts 5 and 6 are placed and transported. Me It is configured such that the le M is guided along the gate member 14 and drops from the opening 13 into the supply trough 16 and is supplied to a predetermined slot machine A or medal lending machine B via the bellows pipe 17. is there.

When the medal request signal is not output from any of the slot machines A and the medal lending machines B, the driving of the medal lifting device G and the medal supplying device H are both stopped. When a medal request signal is output from either the slot machine A or the medal lending machine B, the medal hoisting device G and the medal supplying device H are started to be driven, and the predetermined gate member 14 is swung in the ejection posture. The medal M is supplied. The opening 13 is provided with a passage blocking member 18 capable of blocking the passage of the medal M from the opening 13 to the supply gutter 16 side. The passage blocking member 18 is linked to the operation of the discharging mechanism 2. It is configured to be moved between a passage blocking position that closes the opening 13 and blocks passage of the medal M, and a passage allowing position that opens the opening 13 and allows passage of the medal M. The passage blocking member 18 is fixed to the gate member 14 via the mounting arm 19, and is moved to the passage blocking position in a state where the gate member 14 is switched to the retracted posture, and the discharge mechanism 2 is operated. When the gate member 14 is swung to the discharge position by the swinging movement, the passage blocking member 18 is integrally swung and moved to the passage allowable position, and the medal M is dropped and discharged into the supply trough 16 from the opening 13 and the gate is also discharged. When the member 14 is swung from the discharge position to the retracted position, the passage prevention member 18 is integrally swung and moved to the passage prevention position. A collecting trough 20 and a collecting discharging mechanism 21 similar to the discharging mechanism 2 are provided on the upper side of the receiving hopper 10 of the supplying conveying path 1 to collect the medals M remaining in the supplying conveying path 1 at the end of business. It is configured so that it can be dropped and collected in the storage hopper E via the bellows tube 22.

Other Embodiments A link mechanism links a passage blocking member movably provided between a passage blocking position and a passage permitting position with a discharging mechanism so that the passing blocking member operates the discharging mechanism. It may be configured to move to the passage permission position by pressing and to move to the passage blocking position when the operation of the discharge mechanism is stopped. The passage blocking member is provided with a drive device capable of driving and moving between the passage blocking position and the passage allowing position, and the operation of this driving device and the operation of the discharging mechanism are electrically linked so that the passage blocking member is operated by the discharging mechanism. The operation may move to the passage permitting position, and the operation of the discharging mechanism may stop the operation to move to the passage preventing position. The structure of the passage blocking member is not limited to blocking the entire surface of the opening to block the passage of the disk-shaped member, but partially narrowing the opening width of the opening to block the passage of the disk-shaped body. It may be something that does. A through hole may be formed in the regulation member so as to extend inside and outside the conveyance path to form an opening that allows the discoid body to pass through the conveyance path. The ejecting mechanism that can forcefully eject the disc-shaped body from the opening to the predetermined supply position outside the transport path is not limited to the one that drops and ejects the disc-shaped body. It may be discharged so as to be transferred to the carrier device. The transport path on which the disc-shaped body is placed and transported may be one that transports the disc-shaped body only in one direction. The disc-shaped body supply device according to the present invention may supply coins in place of medals to a predetermined supply position. The gate member shown in the embodiment is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and the weight of the gate member is configured to be supported by the belt support frame via the conveyor belt. In addition, the gate member may be configured to swing while being in contact with the conveyor belt by its own weight. In this case, since the lower end surface of the gate member oscillates in a state of following ups and downs of the conveyor belt transfer surface, the gap between the gate member and the conveyor belt transfer surface can be minimized at all times, and the disk-shaped object being transferred can be prevented. It can be reliably received by the gate member and forcibly discharged to a predetermined supply position outside the transport path.

It should be noted that reference numerals are added to the claims of the utility model for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the invention is not limited to the configurations of the accompanying drawings by the entry.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a main part

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part

FIG. 3 (a) is a schematic side view of the gaming facility, and (b) is a schematic plan view of the gaming facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transport path 2 Ejection mechanism 11 Restriction member 13 Opening 18 Passage prevention member A Supply position B Supply position M Disc-shaped body

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A regulating member (11) for regulating the movement of the disc-shaped body (M) to the outside of the conveyance route (1) along the conveyance route (1) on which the disc-shaped body (M) is placed and conveyed. ) Is provided, the opening (13) is formed in the restriction member (11) to allow the disc-shaped body (M) to pass outside the transport path (1), and the disc-shaped body (M) is A discharge mechanism (2) capable of forced discharge from the opening (13) to a predetermined supply position (A, B) outside the transport path (1).
In the disk-shaped body supply device provided with, a passage blocking member (18) capable of blocking passage of the disk-shaped body (M) from the opening (13) to the outside of the transport path (1) is provided. The disk-shaped body supplying device, wherein the passage preventing member (18) is moved between a passage preventing position and a passage allowing position in association with the operation of the discharge mechanism (2).