JPH0729072Y2 - Banknotes transportation device in amusement equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is to install a game machine, for example, a pachinko machine, such as a pachinko machine, inside an island composed of two rows of game machines arranged back to back with a small space between them, and installed between adjacent pachinko machines. The present invention relates to an improvement in a bill transporting device that transports bills inserted into the bill lending machine for bills to a predetermined place.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a conventional bill transporting device transports a bill by sandwiching it with an endless belt or a roller. However, when a jam occurs due to wrinkles, folds, dirt, etc., The jammed banknotes are removed by holding the banknotes together or by opening or disassembling the transport device to release the contact of the endless belts and rollers. Further, it is necessary to open or disassemble the transport device for maintenance work such as replacement of belts and rollers.

[0003]

The present invention is, however, of the conventional
In the banknote handling machine, you can remove jammed banknotes and
Open the lid or cover for maintenance work or
It was troublesome to disassemble and the workability was extremely poor. Moreover,
Since opening and disassembling above are done within a narrow gaming facility,
There was a layer of difficulty. In addition, in the conventional banknotes conveying apparatus, it is general that no means is provided for detecting or notifying that the banknotes conveying apparatus is currently opened when the conveyor is opened. It was a specific status quo. Therefore, even if the ball lending machine or the like is disabled because the bill transporting device is in the open state and the function is stopped, the player does not know. In addition, there is a possibility that a fraudulent act may be performed in which the banknotes conveying device is opened and the banknotes inside are withdrawn. The purpose of the present invention is to easily open the lid and to improve workability.
It provides a good banknote transporter with an open lid.
It is intended to provide a bill conveying device capable of detecting or notifying when a bill is thrown.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve such an object, the present invention is intended for carrying banknotes in a gaming facility such as a pachinko parlor.
An endless belt that is a feeding device that is rotationally driven in the transport direction.
It is possible to rotate the base body with multiple belts and multiple rollers in the transport direction.
And a lid-shaped portion pivotally supported, the lid-shaped portion being in the transport direction.
Along the base, the lower edge is hinged so that it can be opened and closed.
When the section is closed, the endless belt and roller
Abutting so that it can hold objects and opening the lid-shaped part
At this time, make sure that the base body and the lid-shaped part open at a right angle or more.
The open state detecting means is provided on the opening edge of the lid-like portion and the base body, and the informing means is operated based on the output of the open state detecting means.

[0005]

In the present invention, bills are sandwiched between the endless belt and a plurality of rollers and conveyed by the rotation of the endless belt. However, by opening the lid-shaped portion , the endless belt and the rollers come into contact with each other. When the above is solved, the open state detection means operates to output the open state detection output, and the notifying means operates based on the open state detection output to notify that the bill conveying device is in the open state. In addition, the lid-shaped portion
Can be opened more than about a right angle with the lower edge as a fulcrum.
Remove jammed banknotes and perform maintenance work.
It can be easily performed even in a small game facility.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below as a bill, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a card or the like may be used.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the inside of a pachinko machine island in which the bill transporting device of the present invention is installed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bill transporting device 1 of the present invention is installed in an island interior 4 which is constructed by backing two gaming machine rows of a pachinko machine 2 back to back with a small space therebetween. The banknotes 30 inserted from the banknote slot 6 of the banknote ball lending machine 3 installed between the two adjacent boxes are conveyed to a collecting section (not shown).

The bill 30 inserted into the bill insertion slot 6 of the bill lending machine 3 is judged to be a genuine bill by the discrimination device inside the bill lending machine 3 to determine whether it is a genuine bill or a counterfeit bill. Banknote 3
0 is guided to the banknotes conveying apparatus 1 according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bill transporting device 1 includes a worm 2 fixed in two stages to a rotary shaft 23 of a motor 22.
Motor 22 from 4, 25 and worm wheels 26, 27
Is transmitted to the drive pulleys 28 and 29, and rotationally drives the endless belts 7, 8 and 7a, 8a.

The endless belts 7, 8 and 7a, 8a are prevented from coming off by a plurality of belt pulleys 9 so that the base 1
Endless belts 7, 8 and 7a, 8a fastened to 6
Rotate together in the direction of arrow A in FIG.

A plurality of rollers 10 are rotatably supported by the lid-shaped portion 11, and the position of the rollers 10 is in contact with the endless belts 7 and 8 when the lid-shaped portion 11 is closed. In addition, the banknote 30 is sandwiched between the endless belts 7 and 8 so as to face the belt pulley 9. In addition, the space between the rollers 10 in the lateral direction is kept so that the banknote 30 always corresponds to two places (four rollers in total). That is, it is arranged narrower than the length of the banknote 30 to be conveyed.

The lower portion of the lid-shaped portion 11 is hinged to the base body 16 along the conveying direction so that the upper portion is opened and closed. In FIG. 1, the lid-shaped portion 11 is in a state in which the front (left) side is closed. , The other side (right) is open for repairs, etc., but it is normally closed. The front (left) side and the other side (right) are formed as one unit, and by connecting a plurality of units, it is possible to correspond to the design (length) of the island for each pachinko parlor. Note that the lid-like portion 11 is firmly attached to the base body 16 by the locking metal fittings 12 and 13, inside which the endless belts 7 and 8 are in contact with the roller 10, and the bill 30 has The direction is nipped by the endless belts 7 and 8 and the roller 10, and is conveyed in the long side direction of the banknote 30.

Numerals 14 and 15 are hinges which are attached to the base body 16 so that the lid-shaped portion 11 can be opened and closed.

In the bill conveying apparatus 1 according to the present invention, for example, a micro switch 17 is provided on the upper edge of the base body 16 as the open state detecting means, and the lid-like portion 11 corresponding to the micro switch 17 is provided. The protruding portion 18 is fixed to the edge. Therefore, when the lid-shaped portion 11 is opened due to jamming or maintenance of the banknotes 30, the microswitch 17 is turned on and the open state detection output is sent. Then, based on the open state detection output, the surrounding players and the clerk are notified to the outside that the lid-shaped portion 11 is in the open state, for example, by blinking the indicator light. Further, based on the above-mentioned open state detection output, the bill conveying device 1
Is transmitted to the management device in the central management room or the management device installed at the end of the pachinko island, for example. It should be noted that, in addition to the visual notification means by the indicator lamp, an audible notification means such as an alarm sound may be used together.

According to the above-mentioned notifying means, it is possible to notify the player that the bill transport device 1 is stopped and the ball lending machine cannot be used. In this way, the state of the bill transporting device 1 can be always grasped, and it can be understood that the bill is jammed and the repair / restoration is being performed together with the bill jam indication, and fraud can be prevented.

By associating the motor 22 with the micro switch 17 which is the open state detecting means, the motor 22 can be controlled according to the opening / closing of the lid-shaped portion 11, and the lid-shaped portion. It is also possible to stop the motor 22 on the upstream side of the portion where 11 is opened and continue driving on the downstream side. In this way, it is possible to minimize the range in which the player is inconvenienced by stopping the transportation of the bills.

Reference numerals 19 and 19a denote bill introduction guide plates joined to the bill lending machine 3. The bill introduction plates are rotatably formed around the shafts 31 and 31a. It is formed so as to be joined with the bill dispenser 3 even if the island width differs for each pachinko parlor, in combination with the rotation around 21a.

The banknote introduction guide plate 19 is used for the banknote introduction transport section 2
Three transport rollers 32a and three guide rollers (not shown) are attached to the leading ends of the bills 0 and 20a, respectively. It is nipped by the transport roller 32a and the three guide rollers. For this reason, folds and the like are less likely to occur, the bills are conveyed in the thickness direction so as not to jam, and the conveying roller 32 is also attached to the shaft 21a that is engaged with the base body 16.
a and a guide roller (not shown) are each axially supported by two, and the banknote 30 sandwiched in the thickness direction is further axially supported by two transport rollers 32a and a guide roller inside the transport main body 33. Is transported to.

The transport roller 32a is rotated by a drive belt 36 that transmits the rotation from the motor 22. Also,
The transport roller 32a is rotated by the rotation of the drive belt 36, and this rotation causes the guide roller to roll at the same time.

The contact between the transport roller 32a and the guide roller is such that the guide roller and the shaft 31a are urged by a hinge spring (not shown), and the bill 30 is moved in the transport direction by an elongated hole into which the shaft 31a is loosely fitted. Axis 3 even if the reverse force is applied
The 1a is slightly moved by the urging of the hinge spring and the elongated hole loosely fitted therein, so that there is a slight gap, and the 1a is easily returned when returning.

This return is identified by the bill identifying device inside the bill lending machine. For identification in the long side direction of the bill, the bill is identified by entering the full length of the bill into the identifying device. Banknotes with folds etc. will be returned.

A detachable cover 34 is attached to the base 16 inside the bill introducing / conveying unit 20, and a locking screw is provided so that clogging of bills can be eliminated at the center of the base 16 and maintenance can be facilitated. It is formed by 35 so that it can be attached to and detached from the base body 16.

The locking fittings 12 and 13 are formed by the lid-like portion 11
When opened, it is easily unlocked.

[0025]

[Effect of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, the present invention
Is a banknote handling machine in gaming facilities such as pachinko parlors.
Therefore, an endless belt that rotates in the transport direction is installed.
Girder base and multiple rollers are rotatably supported in the transport direction.
And a lid-shaped portion that is located above the lid-shaped portion along the transport direction.
The lower edge is hinged to the base so that it can be opened and closed, and the lid is closed.
The endless belt and the roller, when holding
Abutment is possible, and when the lid-shaped part is opened,
Form so that the lid-shaped part opens at a right angle or more,
An open state detection means is provided on the opening edge of the lid-shaped portion and the base body,
The notification means is activated based on the output of the open state detection means.
The lower edge of the lid is opened when the lid is opened.
Can be opened at least at a right angle as a fulcrum,
Narrow the bill removal work and general maintenance work.
Quick and easy execution in game equipment that is difficult to work with
The workability is extremely high. Also, lid-shaped
When you open the club,
Is being repaired / recovered and the bill transporter has stopped
It can notify that the rental machine cannot be used.
The banknotes can also be transferred while the
The lid-shaped part of the feeding device is opened and the bill transportation device is repaired.
・ It turns out that it is being restored. Therefore, the present invention is a game facility
It has a very high practical value as a bill transporting device.
It

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state of a bill transporting device.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state of an inside of an island of a pachinko machine in which a bill transporting device is installed.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a bill conveying device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote transport device 2 Pachinko machine 3 Banknote ball lending machine 7, 8 Endless belt 9 Belt pulley 10 Roller 11 Lid-shaped part 12, 13 Locking metal fittings 14, 15 Hinge 16 Base body 17 Micro switch 18 Projection part

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. Banknotes in a game facility such as a pachinko parlor
A transfer device that is endless and rotates in the transfer direction
Rotate the base with belt and multiple rollers in the transport direction
A lid-like portion pivotally supported so that the lid-like portion is in the transport direction.
The bottom edge of the lid is openably and closably attached to the base along the
The endless belt and the roller are
The lid-like part was opened while the bills were contacted so that they could be clamped.
At this time, make sure that the base body and the lid-shaped part open at a right angle or more.
Form, an open state detecting means and the opening edge and the base of the cap-like portion is provided, based on an output of the open state detecting means, the bill such in the gaming facility is characterized in that so as to actuate the alarm means Transport device.