JPH0777935B2 - Banknote transport device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for conveying banknotes (banknotes, paper, etc.) using a magnetic belt.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a pachinko game arcade, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a bill transporting device 2 is installed inside a pachinko island formed by arranging a plurality of pachinko machines 1. There is a ball lending machine 3 between the pachinko machines 1, and the bills 5 inserted from the bill insertion slot 4 of the ball lending machine 3 are passed through the merging guide 6 arranged at the back of the ball lending machine 2 to convey the bills. To be delivered to.
The banknotes 5 that have entered the banknote transport device 2 are transported by the power of the drive motor 7, and are stored in the stacker 8 at the island end.
The banknote transport device 2 as described above holds and transports the banknote 5 between the pair of transport belts 10 wound around the roller 9 as shown in FIG. This is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 26049/1990.

[0003]

However, in the conventional one, the intermediate roller 11 for obtaining a holding force so as not to drop the bill during transportation must be provided and the belt 10 must be pressed from the inside. Further, since two conveyor belts 10 are required and the intermediate roller 11 is also provided, the structure becomes complicated,
There is a problem that the installation space becomes large.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention was created to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to provide a bill transporting apparatus having a simple structure and a small installation space. Is to get. To achieve the above object, in the present invention, a magnetic belt wound endlessly on a roll and a belt-shaped magnetic body are arranged side by side in a frame, and a magnetic belt and a belt-shaped magnetic body are provided. The frame is provided with rails for abutting and supporting both side edges of the banknotes that are conveyed while being clamped in the middle.

[0005]

The bills are nipped by the magnetic force between the magnetic belt and the strip-shaped magnetic body, and the bills are conveyed by the circumferential movement of the magnetic belt.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of a carrying device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1A, and FIG.
It is a sectional view taken along the line B. The shaft 14 supported by the bearings 13 arranged on the upper and lower surfaces of the frame 12 of the carrier has
A roller (15) is attached, and an endless magnetic belt 16 is wound around the attached roller 15. The power of a drive motor (not shown) (see drive motor 7 in FIG. 7) is transmitted to the shaft 14 to rotate the roller 15 and rotate the magnetic belt 16. Magnetic belt 16
For example, a rubber magnet or the like is used for this, but any belt may be used as long as it is magnetic. Further, strip-shaped magnetic bodies 17 that contact the surface of the magnetic belt 16 are arranged in parallel inside the side surface of the frame 12, and the strip-shaped magnetic bodies 17 and the magnetic belt 16 are attracted by a magnetic force, thereby The banknotes 5 can be sandwiched between them. The strip-shaped magnetic body 17 is a material having a property of being attracted by a magnet,
For example, the frame 12 is made of iron or the like, but the frame 12 may be processed into an integral structure with the magnetic body 17. Further, rails 18 and 19 that come into contact with the top and bottom of the banknote 5 are provided above and below the magnetic body 17. In the embodiment, two rails are provided on each of the upper and lower sides so as to have the same height as the magnetic body 17.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the base 20 of the magnetic body 17 is widened to form a protrusion 21 formed inside the side surface of the frame 12.
On the other hand, the magnetic body 17 is supported so that it can be inserted from the side of the carrier.

On the pachinko island described above with reference to FIG. 7,
When the banknotes 5 inserted from the banknote insertion slot 4 of the ball lending machine 3 are carried into the banknote transport device 2 via the merging guide 6, the banknotes 5
Is sandwiched between the belt-shaped magnetic body 17 and the magnetic belt 16 by the magnetic force of the magnetic belt 16. Then, the magnetic belt 16 is rotated by the power of the drive motor, and the banknote 5 sandwiched between the belt-shaped magnetic body 17 and the magnetic belt 16 is conveyed. Thus, the banknotes 5 can be stored in the stacker 8 at the island end. According to the transport device configured as described above, the banknote 5 is transported while being held between the magnetic body 17 and the belt-shaped magnetic belt 16 at the middle thereof and sliding on the surface of the belt-shaped magnetic body 17. Since it can be conveyed while holding the suction force of both, the supporting force can be increased as compared with the conventional one in which bills are sandwiched and conveyed between a pair of conveyor belts, and therefore an intermediate roller or the like is unnecessary. .

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but can be appropriately modified within the scope of the gist thereof. For example, the shape of the magnetic body 17 is as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a recess 22 is provided in the central portion of the magnetic body 17, and the banknote 5 is sandwiched between the magnetic belt 16 and the magnetic belt 16 at two upper and lower positions. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, two round rods 23 made of a magnetic material are attached to the surface of the magnetic body 17, and the bill 5 is held and conveyed between the round rod 23 and the magnetic belt 16 as shown in FIG. Although other shapes are possible, other shapes may be used, but when the contact resistance between the magnetic body 17 (23) and the banknote 5 is reduced as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the friction with the banknote 5 is further increased. Since it is small, it can be transported smoothly.

[0009]

According to the transporting apparatus of the present invention, banknotes are sandwiched between the magnetic belt and the belt-shaped magnetic body, and are attracted to the magnetic belt and slide on the surface of the belt-shaped magnetic body, so that the magnetic belt and the belt-shaped belt are formed. Both sides of the banknote sandwiched between the banknote and the magnetic body come into contact with the rail surfaces protruding from the frame and are guided and only the middle of the banknote is sandwiched and conveyed, so that the banknotes contact the magnetic body. Since the resistance is small and the bills are smoothly transported and both sides of the bills are supported by the rails, the intermediate roller which is required in the conventional transport device for sandwiching the bills between the pair of transport belts is omitted. it can. Therefore, the structure is simple. If the magnetic body is configured to reduce the contact resistance between the magnetic body and the bill, the conveyance can be carried out more smoothly. Further, since the apparatus can be constructed by combining the magnetic body and one magnetic belt, the entire apparatus can be constructed. It has the advantage that it becomes thinner and the installation space for the conveyor can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a carrying device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the same as above.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of the same as above.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a modified example of a magnetic body.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modified example of a magnetic body.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a modified example of a magnetic body.

[Figure 7] Illustration of Pachinko Island

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional banknote transport device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 banknotes 16 magnetic belts 17 strip-shaped magnetic bodies 18, 19 rails

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A magnetic belt and strip that is wound endlessly in roll and magnetic as well as juxtaposed to the frame, bills intermediate is conveyed while being sandwiched between the magnetic belt and belt-like magnetic body An apparatus for transporting banknotes, characterized in that a frame is provided with rails that come into contact with and support both side edges of the banknotes.