JPS602268A - Automatic coin replenishing apparatus in game field - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to an automatic coin replenishing device in a game hall, and relates to a coin replenishing device for conveying coins ejected from a coin ball lending machine sandwiched between rows of pachinko machines. The present invention also relates to a device that supplies coins to a money changer or banknote ball lending machine provided at the end of a row of pachinko machines and uses them as coins for exchange or change.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems] Conventionally, a coin ball lending machine, which releases balls by inserting a thin coin, is placed between rows of pachinko machines at game parlors. 2. Description of the Related Art There is a known device for transporting coins received by a pachinko machine and replenishing them to a money changer installed at the end of a row of pachinko machines or to a bill ball lending machine that releases balls when a bill is inserted.

This conventional device, as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 55-49112, has an endless conveyor belt vertically disposed inside a change machine or the like installed at the end of a row of pachinko machines. A coin lifting device is formed by providing a large number of receiving pieces in an inclined manner on the surface of this conveying belt at intervals larger than the diameter of the coin, and surrounding this conveying belt with a long vertical frame.

Since this device transports coins with the coins sandwiched in the space formed by the conveyor belt, the receiving piece, and the vertical frame, coin jams are likely to occur, and coin jams can overload the electric motor that drives the conveyor belt. In addition, the conveyor belt has disadvantages such as heavy wear, lack of durability, and frequent replacement of the conveyor belt, which is complicated. Ta.

Furthermore, when this conventional device is set to supply coins to currency exchange machines, etc., the conveyor belt that lifts the coins accepted by the coin ball lending machine between the rows of pachinko machines is However, since it is constantly driven,
It has the disadvantage of being inefficient and further reducing the durability of the belt.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and it temporarily holds a plurality of coins conveyed by a conveying device of a row of pachinko machines at one end thereof, and receives the coins held in the temporary holding section all at once and sends them upward. To provide an automatic coin replenishing device for an amusement park which is movable and replenished by a packet discharged into a coin hopper of a money changer or the like at its upper end, allows smooth and reliable replenishment of coins, and has improved durability. be.

Furthermore, the invention of Fang 2 provides an automatic coin replenishing device in a gaming hall that can efficiently replenish coins by driving a packet when a certain amount of coins are present in a temporary storage section.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention is characterized in that a money changer or a banknote ball dispensing machine is installed at one end of a row of pachinko machines or a banknote ball lending machine that discharges coins when bills are inserted and changes coins as needed. In a device that replenishes coins from a coin and white coin lending machine that discharges balls by inserting them into a currency exchange machine' or a banknote ball lending machine using a conveyance device, a temporary storage device that is provided at the end of the conveyance device and can accommodate a plurality of coins. , a packet for receiving the coins in the temporary holding section, moving the coins upward to the upper end and discharging them into the coin hopper of the currency exchange machine or bill lending machine, and a driving means for driving the packets. .

Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, the above-mentioned configuration is provided with a detection means for detecting the amount of coins in the temporary storage section, and a control means for controlling the drive of the packet by the detection means.

[Embodiments of the invention]

Next, the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

, N11 diagram, (1) is a pachinko machine row in which pachinko machines (2) are arranged horizontally in parallel, and this pachinko machine row (
A coin ball lending machine (3) is sandwiched between each of the pachinko machines (2) of 1), which releases balls by inserting a thin coin. In addition, at the bottom of this row of pachinko machines (11), along the parallel direction of the pachinko machines (21), a conveyor device (5) driven by an electric motor (4) is provided.
5) has a conveyor (6) that conveys the coins put into the coin lending machine (3) and discharged from below to the end of the row of pachinko machines (1).

(7) is a currency exchange machine or a banknote ball lending machine that dispenses balls and dispenses necessary change coins by inserting banknotes;
It is arranged at the end of the pachinko machine row (1).

Next, (8) is a coin replenishment unit disposed between the end of the pachinko machine row (1) and the money changer or banknote ball lending machine (7), which has a flat and thin frame (9). It is located inside.

As shown in Figure 2, a partition plate H is formed in the middle part of the frame body (91) of this coin supply unit (8) in the front and rear direction, and is divided into a coin receiving and holding chamber (11) and a coin transporting chamber (13). It's partitioned off.

The coin receiving and holding chamber (Ill) is provided with a hopper-shaped guide body (13) for receiving the coins conveyed by the conveying device (5), and a coin temporary holding section α is provided at the lower part of the guide body α. 9 This coin temporary storage section α where a storage area is provided
As shown in Figure 3, the guide member 5 is formed into a cylindrical shape having an opening spaced apart from and facing the lower end opening of the guide body 1J. Further, the lower end opening of this coin storage section I is the opening 1 of the partition plate section.
It is facing 151. A shutter (A) is attached to the lower end opening of the temporary storage section a so as to be openable and closable about an axis aη, and this shutter (161 has an operating lever a81
The upper end of the operating lever αg is pivotally mounted, and the lower end of the operating lever αg is pivotally mounted with a detection lever a9. Both levers (2) have springs (
The operating lever (151) is energized by the spring (A) and is energized downward to operate the shutter (11) in the closing direction. It is protruded from.

Furthermore, a coin storage safe (21) is arranged in the holding room (111), and the guide body (131) is placed in the upper part of this safe (2B).
A coin guiding device (2) is provided surrounding the excess coin discharge port (c) which is open at the lower side of the coin guide.

Next is a lifting device disposed in the lifting chamber U, in which packets (c) are provided so as to be movable up and down along the partition plate a. This packet (c) has an open top and a bottom -
The side is rotatably supported by a support stand (A) about an axis Qη, and this support stand (A) is connected to a cable such as a wire provided on a partition plate (QQI Ic G). The mackerels are suspended from the cranes installed above and below the eel in the transport chamber.
The lower pulley (to) is rotated by an electric motor 01) serving as a driving means. Also, on one side of the packet (251) there is a shutter (lfilK
Therefore, the coin receiving part 0, which is guided to be ejected, is opened.

Furthermore, a bearing (
2) is pivotally supported, and this bearing (to) is engaged with a packet guide G51 having an arcuate engagement edge C34) when the packet (to) rises, and the packet Q51 falls and rotates about the shaft (27). It is designed to release coins.

In addition, a chute (to) for receiving coins is provided at the inverted position of this packet (c), and this chute (to) guides the coins to the coin hopper 0'7) of the money exchange machine or bill lending machine (7). It is supposed to be done.

Further, a regulation bin (to) for regulating the amount of inversion of this packet (c) is provided at the inversion position of the packet (c).

Further, a detection means for detecting the amount of coins in the coin temporary storage section I, such as a cylindrical coin counting path (4G) equipped with a coin counting switch (3), is arranged between the conveyance device (5) and the guide body a3. There is.

In addition, a fixed position detection switch (4υ) is provided at the top and bottom of the packet (c) to detect the vertical position of the packet (c), and an overrun detection switch (43G!4) is provided at the top and bottom positions of this switch (4υ'). There is.

The frame body (9) of the coin supply unit (8) is connected to the end of the pachinko machine row (1) and the money changer or banknote ball lending machine (7).
) can be connected and fixed directly with screws or with mounting brackets.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be explained.

The coins inserted into the coin ball lending machine (3) in the pachinko machine row (1) are dropped into the conveyor device (5) from below, and the coins are
<CH"): 116 The coins are transported toward the coin supply unit (8) at the end of the column (1), and are carried out to the coin counting path (4G). The coins are then counted by the counting switch OIK, and then transferred to the guide body. It will be introduced into the temporary holding section Q41 from Q3,
As shown in Figure 4, the coins are stored in a temporary storage section a4 whose lower end opening is closed by a shutter ae. When a predetermined number of sheets, for example 50 sheets, are counted by the counting switch (39), the electric motor OD is driven and the packet (
When the packet (c) is lowered and the packet (c) reaches the coin receiving position, the switch (detected by the switch 4 and the electric motor C11) is stopped. As the packet (c) descends, the detection lever tilt is pushed by the support of the packet (c), and the detection lever ←9 is rotated against the spring (a), pushing the operating lever as&above upward. The shutter aυ is rotated, and the shutter (1
6) is opened, and the coins are transferred from the temporary holding section α4 to the packet (
C).

Then, when a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the packet Q9 descended, the electric motor 011 is driven in reverse, the packet (c) rises, and when the packet (c) rises to a predetermined position, the switch (40 is activated and the electric motor OI) is activated. will be stopped.

At this time, the packet (c) is guided by the engagement edge 04 of the guide 09 and is overturned around the shaft (2η), and the coins in the packet (c) are ejected into the chute, and the coins are From the chute (2), the coins are supplied to a coin hopper 07) as exchange coins or change coins to an exchange machine or bill lending machine (7).

Further, the coins that are oversupplied in the temporary storage section α4 are discharged from the discharge port (to) of the guide body 03 to the safe (211).

The falling angle of the fallen packet C251 is regulated by the regulation bin (to), and when this packet (c) falls, the packet (c) is erected by the regulation bin (top).

Next, the packet (control means 04 for controlling the second drive) will be explained with reference to Figure 5.

(The four are money changer or banknote lending machine (hopper C in Rikiuchi)
This is a coin hopper detection switch that outputs an rHJ level detection output when the amount of coins in the coin hopper is full, and is composed of a photo switch, an electrode switch, a proximity switch, etc.

In addition, (4e is a coin counter, the counting switch 01
When a predetermined number of coins, for example 50 coins, are counted, an rHJ level signal is output, and when the packet (25) descends and reaches the coin receiving position, the counted value is reset. be done.

The fixed position detection switch (41), which detects the fixed position where the packet (c) rises and falls, is designed to output rHJ level (1) m when the packet Q9 is normally on standby. An appropriate switch such as a photo switch, a proximity switch, or the like can be used.

In addition, the lower fixed position detection switch (4) (kerat (c)) that detects the fixed position where the packet (c) descends and receives coins is lowered by the forward rotation of the electric motor 01 and released from the temporary holding section side. When it reaches the position to receive the coin rI(
Outputs a J level signal. This switch 01) can be any suitable switch such as a photo switch or a proximity switch. Then, the electric motor is stopped by this switch (four rHJ level signals).

Note that the overrun detection switch (4) on the upper part indicates that even if the packet (c) reaches the upper normal position from the coin receiving position due to the reverse rotation of the electric motor c31, the electric motor 0 is turned off for some reason.
If 1) does not stop, it detects an excessive rise and outputs a rHJ level signal, which becomes a trouble signal and stops the entire device. For this switch 0, an appropriate switch such as a photo switch or a proximity switch can be used.

Furthermore, the lower overrun detection switch (goods) detects over-lowering when the packet (c) is lowered from the upper fixed position to the coin receiving position due to the forward rotation of the motor 01), but the motor 01) does not stop for some reason. and outputs an "H" level signal. The output of this switch (44) causes the device to stop. This switch (4 units) consists of a photo switch, a proximity switch, etc.

Further, (47) is a timer for a predetermined period of time, e.g.
If the coin does not reach the predetermined coin receiving position within 5 seconds due to breakage of the cable (support), etc., an output is output and the entire device is stopped as a trouble signal.

Furthermore, 481 is a delay circuit that stops the packet (C) for a predetermined period of time, for example, about 1 second, so that when the packet (C) reaches the coin receiving position, the coin can be reliably received from the temporary holding section side. Outputs the reverse rotation command with a delay.

Further, (4) is a test switch, which operates the packet (c) on a trial basis, regardless of the presence or absence of coins held in the temporary holding section Q4, that is, the count of the counter G161.

Next, the operation of this control means will be explained.

When the coins transported by the transport device (5) are detected by the counting switch and a predetermined number of coins are counted by the coin counter αe,
If the coins in the hopper c3 of the currency exchange machine or bill lending machine (7) are not gjfl, and the output of the hopper detection switch (4 gu) is at the "L" level, the AND gate (50 or rT(J The level reaches the AND gate level via the OR gate 6B, and when the packet (C) is in the upper standby position, the lower fixed position detection switch (θ is the rLJ level at the coin receiving position), so the other input terminal of the AND gate 612 is "H". '' level, the flip-flop hammer is set, and the Q output terminal becomes rHJ level.

Here, the overrun detection switch at the bottom (all four are set to "L")
level, so the output from the AND gate cia is rH
J level is reached, the motor drive control circuit 6!51 causes the motor 01) to rotate forward, and the packet (c) descends.

Further, it is lowered by the flip-flop 51. In addition, a timer (47) is set by the flip-flop (G) via the or gate 6, and when the packet screen (1) reaches the coin receiving position, the switch (421 to r) at the coin receiving position is set.
A HJ level signal is output, the flip 70 knob 5 is reset, the motor 0υ is stopped via the drive control circuit 6 of the motor 01), and the coin counter number is also reset. At this time, packet c! When 9 pushes the detection lever 9 and pushes up the operating lever (18), the shutter (lfD opens and the packet C2S is sent to the temporary storage section (14).
Coins will flow in from Then, the rHJ level signal from the coin receiving position detection switch (4υ) reaches the AND gate Iυ via the delay circuit @0.At this time, the output from the upper fixed position detection switch (41) is at the rLJ level, so the flip-flop C'i7) is set, the Q output terminal becomes rHJ level, the AND gate is set to 0, and the upper overrun detection switch G! Since (A) is at the “L” level, the AND gate (5Fj to j)I
There is an output of J level, the motor (31) is reversed by the motor drive control circuit G51, and the number of packets Q is increased. In addition, by setting the flip-flop and the mouse, the timer (4η) is set via the or gate (a).

When the upper fixed position detection switch (41) reaches the rT (J level) due to the rise of the packet (25), the flip-flop r5 effect is reset, the output of the AND gate 6F!j becomes the "L" level, and the motor drive control circuit 651, the electric motor 01) is stopped. At this time, the packet (c)
The bearing (c) is guided by the packet guide (c) and falls over, and the coin is sent to the hopper Oη via the chute (a).
supplied to

In addition, if the packet (c) does not stop at the coin receiving position for some reason when descending, the lower overrun detection switch (44) becomes rHJ level, and the output of the AND gate is set to rLJ level and the motor drive control circuit hammer is activated. ORGATE 60
If the packet (c) does not stop at a predetermined position even when the packet (c) is rising, the same operation will occur if the overrun detection switch is turned off. If the packet (to) does not reach the predetermined position within the predetermined time due to a disconnection or the like, the output from the timer (4η) becomes a trouble signal via the OR gate bag and stops the entire device.

When the test switch (4I) is pressed, regardless of the amount of coins in the money changer or bill lending machine (7) or the hopper (b), the packet 0 line is sent back and forth once, allowing the operation of the packet (c) to be confirmed.

Note that the detection means for detecting the amount of coins in the temporary storage section αa is a photo switch, an electromagnetic switch, a proximity switch, etc. to detect the coins in the temporary storage section C141 without using the coin counter G1119 which counts the coins according to the signal of the counting switch G1. In this case, when a coin moves to packet (c), the output is automatically set to the rLJ level.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, since coins are transported in packets, there is no chance of coin jamming as would be the case when the coins are transported using a belt, and the coins are not worn out unlike a belt transport device, resulting in excellent durability. Furthermore, the coins transported by the conveying device that transports the coins inserted into the coin ball lending machine of the pachinko machine row are temporarily held in the temporary holding section and can be transported in packets, and then transferred to the money changer or bill ball lending machine. Rental machines can be replenished all at once, allowing efficient coin replenishment.

Furthermore, by detecting the amount of coins in the temporary storage section, the drive of the packet can be controlled, and there is no fear of empty transport, allowing for more efficient coin replenishment.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an automatic coin replenishing device in a game hall showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same coin replenishing unit, and Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the above. A longitudinal sectional view of a part of the same as above, and Figure 5 is a configuration diagram of the control means same as above. (1)・e-pachinko machine row, (3)・・coin ball lending machine, (
5)...Conveyance device, (7)...Money exchange machine or bill lending machine, α4...Temporary storage section, Q51...Packet, (3I
)...Electric motor as drive means, 0-superior...Counting switch as detection means, (44)...Control means. June 20, 1982

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A money changer or bill ball lending machine is installed at one end of the pachinko machine row, and coins from the coin ball lending machine installed inside the pachinko machine row are transferred to the money exchanger or bill ball lending machine by a conveying device. In the device, there is provided a temporary storage section that is provided at the end of the conveyance device and can accommodate a plurality of coins, and a temporary storage section that receives the coins in the temporary storage section and moves upwards to supply the coins to the money changer or bill coins at the upper end. An automatic coin replenishing device in a gaming hall, which comprises a packet to be discharged into a coin hopper of a rental machine, and a driving means for driving the packet. (21) A money changer or bill ball lending machine is installed at one end of the pachinko machine row, and the coins from the coin ball lending machine installed inside the pachinko machine row are transported by a conveying device to the money changer or bill ball lending machine. In a device for replenishing a machine, a temporary holding section provided at an end of the conveying device and capable of accommodating a plurality of coins;
a detection means for detecting the amount of coins in the temporary storage section; a packet that receives the coins in the temporary storage section, moves upwards, and discharges the coins at an upper end to the coin hopper of the money changer or banknote coin lender; What is claimed is: 1. An automatic coin replenishing device in a gaming hall, comprising: a drive means for driving a packet; and a control means for controlling the drive of the packet by the detection means.