JPH066196B2 - Amusement hall coin transfer device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a coin transfer device for transferring game coins in a game arcade (so-called throttle) provided with a coin game arcade (so-called throttle), and in particular to each coin gaming machine. Alternatively, it is effective when used in a coin replenishing device that conveys coins to a coin lending machine.

[Prior Art] In a game arcade, coin lending machines that lend coins used by players when playing games, and coins that are paid out from coin gaming machines according to the gaming results are Depending on the payout state of the coin gaming machine, it must be transported to each unspecified coin lending machine or each coin gaming machine.

Conventionally, employees can directly replenish coins, or place coin replenishing devices on each island of the amusement park where coin gaming machines and coin lending machines are installed, and provide coins to coin lending machines that require coins. Transporting.

As this coin replenishing device, a coin replenishing pipe having a cross-sectional shape matching the width and thickness of the coin is used to push one coin at a time and sequentially feed the coin to a coin lending machine, or a belt conveyor. There are things that can be used to replenish coin lending machines.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, if it is attempted to automatically supply required coins to a large number of coin gaming machines lined up on an island, the former coin replenishing device causes the coins to be clogged in the coin replenishing pipe. Since it is easy and the number of coins to be sent is limited, it is not possible to supply coins to many coin gaming machines.

Further, coins need to be supplied to each coin gaming machine according to the payout state of each coin gaming machine.

On the other hand, in the latter coin replenishing device using a belt,
There is a problem that it is difficult to supply coins to each of a plurality of devices only by transporting them to only the intended coin lending machine or coin gaming machine.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin transfer device that can reliably supply gaming coins to a plurality of coin lending machines or coin gaming machines.

Another object is to carry a large amount of coins while circulating them on an island, and have a coin lending machine or a coin gaming machine pay out in response to a request for supply of the coins.

[Means for Solving the Problem] The above problem is that the opposing walls have a width significantly larger than the target coin width and the wall is projected above the lower surface of the transport path at a height such that the coins do not overflow even when the coins overlap. A coin transfer device for a game arcade, in which a transfer member is formed on the bottom side between the walls while the transfer path is formed, and a coin for game is transferred by the movement of the transfer member. The islands are sequentially arranged to form a coin circulation path, and a coin supply device for new coins connected to a coin counter is connected to the circulation path. In addition to having a transport section, an inner wall of the inversion transport section is formed in an arc shape, and the transport member is a chain disposed endlessly along the transport path, and a chain Each of the transport plates has a convex arc-shaped portion in the traveling direction, and each transportation plate has a plurality of half-moon-shaped transportation plates that are fixed in a row and are horizontally connected to each other horizontally along the transportation path. Has a concave arc-shaped portion that is aligned with the convex arc-shaped portion at the rear of the corresponding position of each coin gaming machine of the coin transfer device,
This can be solved by providing a payout means for advancing on the carrying member and collectively paying out a large number of coins in response to a coin supply request of the gaming machine.

[Operation] In the present invention, since the carrier plate moves together with the movement of the chain, it is possible to carry a coin on the upper surface thereof.

On the other hand, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-2087,
When one conveyor is installed linearly on an island,
A coin lifting device (so-called lift) is required for each island. Further, when the coins are supplied by the upper conveyor and the used coins in the coin gaming machine are received by the lower conveyor and collected in the pool section and circulated in the coin lifting device, a large pool section and a large amount of coins are collected. A coin lifting device capable of lifting is required, and the number of circulating coins is limited.

However, in the present invention, the conveying paths are formed by projecting the walls upward from the lower surface of the conveying path so that the opposing walls have a width considerably larger than the target coin width and the coins do not overflow even when the coins overlap. In addition, a transfer member is arranged on the bottom side between the walls, and the game coins are transferred by the movement of the transfer member. Further, the coin transfer device is arranged so as to sequentially go around a plurality of islands. Since a coin circulation path is configured, the pool parts (storage containers) and lifts for each island are not required, and it is possible to reduce equipment costs and to transfer a large number of coins in an overlapping state. The coins can be conveyed, and the request for replenishment of the coin gaming machine can be quickly dealt with.

In the present invention, the coin carrying device is arranged so as to sequentially go around a plurality of islands. Therefore, a conventional linear conveyor cannot be used, and it is necessary to form an arc-shaped tumbling conveyance section at the end of the island. For this reason, the movement of the chain is accompanied by movement of the half-moon shaped conveying plate. When such a half-moon transport plate is used, in the arc-shaped inversion transport unit, the transport plate moves while sequentially changing its direction by the movement of the chain, and the coin is transported smoothly.

Further, at a corresponding position of each coin gaming machine of the coin carrying device, a payout means is provided which advances on the carrying member and collectively pays out a large number of coins in response to a coin supply request of the gaming machine. As a result, a large number of coins are constantly circulated on the carrying member, so that a large number of coins can be paid out at once and replenished to the coin gaming machine.

Coins circulate around each island all the time, but at certain times, the number of coins circulated in the store as a whole may be insufficient.Therefore, coins of new coins connected to the coin counter are connected to this circulation path. The supply device is connected. As a result, the shortage is resolved.

[Effect of the Invention] According to the present invention, a large amount of coins can be transported per unit time and per unit area, and each coin gaming machine can be provided for each island without providing a separate lift or storage means. The advantage is that coins can be supplied.

As shown in FIG. 2 in the game arcade, an automatic coin replenishing device 10 that conveys coins for payout to each coin gaming machine 1 is provided above the island 2 where a plurality of coin gaming machines 1 are lined up. ing.

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic coin replenishing device 10 includes an island 2
Conveying base 1 along each coin gaming machine 1 according to the length of
1 is provided, and coin guides 12 and 13 serving as walls of the coin transport path are provided on both sides thereof. The coin guides 12 and 13 are each formed by fixing a plurality of metal plates, each of which has a constant width, along the carrying base 11.
Coin guides 12 and 13 are not provided at a position corresponding to a coin supply port (not shown) of each coin gaming machine 1, and one of them is a discharge port 14, and a coin is sent to each coin gaming machine 1 at the discharge port 14. A discharge gutter 14a for supplying the water is provided, and the other is provided with an opening / closing plate 15 also serving as a wall.

The opening / closing plate 15 is swingably supported by a shaft 15a,
The opening / closing plate 15 is driven by a solenoid 16 that operates according to the coin holding state of each coin gaming machine 1 or a coin lending machine (not shown), and projects into the conveyance path.

Here, as the solenoid 16, a latch type solenoid that energizes only when the state is changed is used.

Inside the conveying path formed by the coin guides 12 and 13, as shown in FIG.
Lower shoe support 17 and shoe support 1
8 are erected at regular intervals, and resin shoes 17a and 18a are fixed to the upper ends of the shoe supports 17 and 18, respectively.

A large number of carrier plates 20 are mounted on the shoes 17a and 18a, and the shoes 17a and 18a slidably support the carrier plate 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, the carrier plate 20 has an arc-shaped outer circumference 21 having a convex shape and an arc-shaped inner circumference 22 having the same radius as the outer circumference 21 and joined at the tips 23 and 24. It is a half-moon shaped plate. Since the outer peripheries 21 and the inner peripheries 22 of the adjacent transport plates 20 have the same radius and are arcuate in shape, these transport plates 20 are aligned with each other and are arranged on the shoes 17a and 18a without any gap.

Further, in each carrier plate 20, the outer circumference 2 toward the tips 23, 24
The end portions 21a and 21b of No. 1 draw an arc-shaped curve that is concave toward the outside.

The carrier plate 20 is attached to the shoe 1 near the inner circumference 22 of the carrier plate 20.
A drive rod 25 for slidingly driving on 7a, 18a is fitted so as to project downward, and the drive rod 25 is attached to the shoe support portion 1a.
It is fixed to a chain 30 provided between Nos. 7 and 18.

As shown in FIG. 4, the chain 30 is a roller chain including hollow rollers 31 made of resin, and the drive rod 25 of the transport plate 20 is inserted into the rollers 31 and fixed in the vertical direction by a grip ring 32. , Can be rotated. The chain 30 connects the multiple transport plates 20 via the drive rods 25, and drives the transport plates 20 by the drive of the drive unit 40.

The drive unit 40 is provided at the end of the transfer board 11 as a corner of the transfer path. As shown in FIG. 4, the motor mount 4 integrally provided with the transfer base 11 has a gad motor 42 fixed to the motor unit base 41.
Are attached by bolts 41a.

A rotation guide 44 that forms an inner coin guide is externally fitted to the output shaft 43 of the gad motor 42, and a convex portion 44 a formed on the inner peripheral surface of the rotation guide 44 is formed on the shaft 43. Keyway 43
It is fitted to a.

At the outer peripheral edge of the flange 44b of the rotation guide 44, the carrier plate 2
A shoe 45 for supporting 0 is fixed, and a sprocket 46 for driving the chain 30 is externally fitted to the boss 44c of the rotation guide 44 and fixed by a bolt 47.

The rotation guide 44 is rotatably supported by a boss 44c by a bearing 48 provided on the motor mount 4.

A bearing retainer 50 having a bearing 49 is integrally provided on the motor mount 4 via a support member 51.
A bearing 49 rotatably supports the end of the output shaft 43. A holding disk 52 is provided between the bearing 49 and the rotation guide 44, and the rotation guide 44 is fixed between the bearing 48 and the bearing 49 to stably rotate.

An outer guide 53 corresponding to the rotation guide 44 is provided on the outer side of the motor mount 4 that forms the corner of the transport path. The outer guide 53 forms an outer coin guide by the outer peripheral wall 53a, and has a shoe 54 for sliding the transport plate 20, and the shoe supporting convex portion 5 is provided.
3b.

At this corner, as shown in FIG. 3, in each conveying plate 20, the end 21b of the outer circumference 21 draws an arc-shaped curve that is concave toward the outside, which is different from the arc shape of the rotation guide 44. The rotation guide 44
It is possible to closely move along the same, and there is no large gap between the rotation guide 44 and the transport plate 20 that would cause a coin to be transported to be clogged.

Further, the end portion 21a has a similar effect when the corner is provided in the opposite direction.

Further, at the corner, each carrier plate 20 and outer guide 53
Since a coin may be caught between and, a projecting portion 53c projecting above the carrier plate 20 may be provided as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIGS.

If the bearing strength of the gad motor 42 is sufficient, the bearings 48, 49 and the like may be omitted.

The automatic coin replenishing device 10 of the present embodiment having the above configuration
Is, for example, as shown in FIG.
Coins supplied from a coin supply facility (coin lift) 6 installed in a counter 5 corresponding to each coin amusement hall 1 installed in The coins are transferred to each gaming machine 1.

Next, the operation will be described.

When the gad motor 42 of the drive unit 40 is started and the output shaft 43 rotates at a predetermined rotation speed, the rotation guide 44 and the sprocket 46 rotate accordingly, and the chain 30 is driven by the sprocket 46.

The chain 30 drives each carrier plate 20 by the drive rod 25 inserted in the roller 31 and slides on the shoes 17a and 18a.

On the carrier plate 20, game coins are supplied from the coin supply facility 6, and the coins are transferred in the coin guides 12 and 13 as the carrier plate 20 moves.

While the coins are being conveyed, the coin detecting device in the coin gaming machine 1 detects the reduction of the number of held coins, the corresponding solenoid 16 is driven accordingly, and the open / close plate 15 is projected and opened in the conveying path to move. The coin on the carrier plate 20 hits the open / close plate 15, the traveling direction of the coin changes, and the coin automatic replenishing device 10 is discharged from the discharge port 14 on the opposite side of the open / close plate 15.
It is discharged to the outside.

The coins ejected from the eject gutter 14a are coin game machines 1
Is led to and put on hold.

When the number of coins held in the coin gaming machine 1 becomes sufficient, the solenoid 16 closes the opening / closing plate 15. Then, the coin is not ejected, but is directly conveyed by the automatic coin replenishing device 10.

When the coins are not continuously discharged, the coins circulate in the automatic coin supply device 10 until the coins of each coin gaming machine 1 are reduced.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the coins supplied to the automatic coin supply device 10 circulate, it is not necessary to collect the coins when they are not carried into the coin gaming machine 1 or the coin lending machine. Further, depending on the design of the transport path, coins can be transported corresponding to a wide range of coin gaming machines 1.

In the above embodiment, the coin transport path was shown to reciprocate on each island. However, as shown in FIG. 6, the coin transport path is transported in only one direction on each island to form a circulation path as a whole. You may

Further, the automatic coin replenishing device may be installed so as to be exposed on the island, and the protruding portion may be provided not only for the outer guide but for each coin guide.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a coin transfer device showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing an island on which the coin transfer device of the present embodiment is installed, and FIG. 3 is a coin transfer device of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a partial plan view of FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AB of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a game hall in which the coin carrier of this embodiment is installed, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view showing a game hall in which another embodiment of the coin transport device of FIG. In the figure, 1 ... Coin game machine (device), 10 ... Automatic coin replenishing device (coin transfer device), 12, 13 ... Coin guide (conveyance path), 15 ... Open / close plate (coin guiding means), 16 ...
Solenoid (driving means), 20 ... Transport plate (transport body).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A conveying path is formed by projecting the walls upward from the lower surface of the conveying path so that the opposing walls have a width considerably larger than the target coin width and the coins do not overflow even when the coins overlap. A coin transfer device for a game arcade, in which a transfer member is arranged on the bottom side between the walls, and the game coins are transferred by the movement of the transfer member, wherein the coin transfer device is arranged sequentially around a plurality of islands. To form a circulation path for coins, and a coin supply device for new coins connected to a coin counter is connected to the circulation path, and the transfer path has a substantially circular arc-shaped transfer part and An inner wall of the transfer unit is formed in an arc shape, and the transfer member includes a chain arranged endlessly along the transfer path and a chain fixed to the chain element and connected to the transfer path. It is composed of a large number of half-moon shaped conveying plates that are horizontally connected in an adjacent state.Each conveying plate has a convex arc-shaped portion in the traveling direction, and the convex arc-shaped portion is formed in the rear in the traveling direction. It has concave arc-shaped parts that match each other, and at the corresponding position of each coin lending machine or coin gaming machine of the coin carrying device, a large number of coins are advanced on the carrying member in response to the coin supply request of the gaming machine. A coin transfer device for a game hall, wherein a payout means for collectively paying out is provided.