JP3879863B2 - Banknote transfer device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a banknote transport apparatus that transports (collects) banknotes inserted into a banknote insertion machine on the back side of a plurality of game machines (for example, pachinko machines, etc.). In addition, the present invention relates to a banknote transport apparatus configured by connecting a plurality of banknote transport units that are openable and closable in part of a banknote transport path.

A bill lending machine for both bills and coins (hereinafter referred to as a ball lending machine) is already known. Among them, in recent years, ball lending machines that can use 5,000 yen and 10,000 yen banknotes as well as thousand yen banknotes have appeared. The role which the banknote conveying apparatus which collect | recovers those banknotes reliably in such a background plays a large role.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of banknote transport apparatus includes a base case that opens in one side of a banknote holding direction, and an openable and closable open / close case that closes the opening of the base case. A plurality of rollers are attached to the round belt, and the opening / closing case is provided with a plurality of rollers for nipping and transporting bills in cooperation with the endless round belt. And when banknote jam occurs, the clerk opens the open / close case of the banknote transport device with respect to the base case, so that the banknote is released from the nipping state and the banknote jammed in the nipping transport path is removed. It has a structure that can be done quickly. This is because, for example, since various bills such as curled bills and bent bills are thrown into the ball lending machine, the workability when the bills are jammed is taken into consideration.

And the banknote conveying apparatus clamped and conveyed in the conveyance path formed along the game stand which arranged the banknote supplied from the banknote insertion machine in multiple numbers is conventionally known (for example, refer patent document 1, 2, 3). ).

Microfilm of Japanese Utility Model No. Sho 63-34761 (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-138489) JP-A-1-261139 The microfilm of Japanese Utility Model No. 3-10843 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 4-100144)

However, when a banknote jam occurs during business, a bank jamming trouble is displayed on the display section of an island management machine or the like installed on the island edge, and the store clerk immediately performs repair work. In particular, banknote jams occur frequently during business hours, so the nearest store clerk handles the work, but since anyone can easily open the open / close case to the base case, It is easy to withdraw 5,000 yen and 10,000 yen banknotes from the beginning, and it makes the store clerk motivated because it doesn't know who took the wrongful act. There was a need for an anti-fraud measure. In other words, the conventional banknote transport apparatus emphasizes workability (repairable in a short time), and has a structure that cannot be managed until the operation (restoration work) performed while the opening / closing case is opened. .

Therefore, it is also disclosed that when the open / close case is opened, all the conveyance of the banknote transport apparatus connected to the upstream side is stopped and the store clerk prevents the fraudulent act of extracting the banknote, but the banknote transport apparatus is stopped. During this period, lending of ball lending machines will also be canceled, so customers on the upstream side will not be able to purchase balls during that time, causing a great deal of inconvenience to customers and reducing sales for the store as well. It was. Also, a structure for notifying that when the opening / closing case is opened is conceivable, but the structure becomes large and increases the cost.

An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote transport device that improves the morals of a store clerk and prevents the intention of the store clerk, and reduces service to customers and suppresses cost increase. Another object of the present invention is to provide a banknote transport apparatus that reduces the chances of opening the open / close case as much as possible and hardly causes banknote clogging at a transport path, a junction receiving port, and an inter-unit transfer location. Furthermore, an object of this invention is to provide the banknote conveying apparatus which is easy to attach to the island of a game store.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and the invention described in claim 1 is a conveyance path portion that conveys a banknote from the upstream side to the downstream side, and is conveyed to one end of the conveyance path portion. A joint member having a joint lid that is slidable in the direction and slidable in the conveyance direction, and a merged conveyance drive unit that merges the bills inserted into the bill insertion machine into the conveyance path unit and has a drive source; A bill transport device installed in an amusement shop connected to an adjacent bill transport unit via the joint member, the downstream end surface of the joint member and the upstream end surface of the confluence transport driving unit Includes a connection pin that is positioned and fitted to an adjacent banknote transport unit, a hole that is fitted to the connection pin, a main body portion of a locking device that is connected and fixed to an adjacent banknote transport unit, and a main body portion that is freely detachable. Any one of the locking portions is provided, and the adjacent banknote transport units can be connected and fixed without misalignment, and the joint lid is slid even when the relative movement of the banknote transport unit is restricted. it is obtained by freely formed.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, the banknote transport units can be reliably connected to each other by the positioning fitting member and the locking device. That is, the banknote transport path is a series of reliable ones, and the banknotes being transported are hardly clogged and have a very high practical value.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a banknote transporting device (banknote transporting unit) 10 of the stand type of the present invention (a ball lending machine is arranged between two or two gaming tables or above a table). Yes. FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a banknote transport apparatus (banknote transport unit) 10 of the all-unit type (a ball lending machine is arranged between the tables or above the tables for every other game machine). In addition, in the following description, when it calls the banknote conveyance apparatus 10, the banknote conveyance unit for connecting two or more and comprising the whole banknote conveyance apparatus shall be shown.

The banknote transport apparatus 10 according to these embodiments includes a merging transport driving unit 100 and a transport path unit 200. The conveyance passage unit 200 includes a base case 210 and an opening / closing case 220, and a joint member 300 is attached to the tip thereof. And the banknote conveying apparatus 10 whole connected with the said banknote conveying apparatus 10 arrange | positioned on the island of a game store is comprised.

As shown in FIG. 3, each banknote transport device 10, 10,... Is horizontally in the space on the back side of the two rows of game machines 1, 1,. The bill lending machine 2, 2 is placed so as to be able to receive the bill S <b> 2 inserted into the ball lending machine 2, and is connected to the adjacent bill transport device 10 via the joint member 300. A plurality of the game stores are connected so as to have a length corresponding to the length of the island. In addition, the attachment with respect to the island of each banknote conveyance apparatus 10 is mentioned later.

The merging and transporting drive unit 100 takes in the banknote S1 sent out from the upstream banknote transporting device 10 and the banknote S2 thrown into the ball lending machine 2 and sends it out to the transport path unit 200. FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting portion 121 of the first receiving guide member 120 is fixed to the upstream edge of the longitudinal long hole 112 of the opposite side walls 111a and 111b of the hollow rectangular frame 110, and the long hole An attachment portion 131 of the second receiving guide member 130 is fixed to the downstream edge portion of 112.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the first receiving guide member 120 is a first passage forming plate for forming a first passage A that receives and guides the bill S1 from the upstream bill transport device 10. 122 and a second curved path for forming a second passage B that is connected to the middle portion of the first passage forming plate 122 and receives and guides the bill S2 from the side ball lending machine 2. The passage forming plate 123 is provided, and is fixed to the edge of the elongated hole 112 at the mounting portion 121 at the tip of the second passage forming plate 123 as described above. Notches 124 and 125 are provided on the front end side and the rear end side in the horizontal direction of the first passage forming plate 122.

The first receiving guide member 120 has a tapered portion 122 a that is inclined so as to slightly open toward the upstream side at the upstream end portion of the first passage forming plate 122. Further, the upper and lower ends of the tapered portion 122a are provided with inclined notches 122b whose vertical width gradually decreases toward the upstream side. Further, a bent portion 122c is bent laterally from the tip of the tapered portion 122a, and is fitted inside the upstream end portions of the side walls 111a and 111b of the frame 110.

Thus, instead of the upstream end portion of the first passage forming plate 122 being curled and opened in a large semicircular shape as in the prior art, the shape of the tapered portion 122a that opens small is shown in FIG. The reason is as follows.

That is, as shown by a dotted line in FIG. 6, in the case of the receiving port 201 which is curled and opened in the conventional large semicircular shape, when the banknote S1 having wrinkles or curls comes to the front end, the front end of the banknote S1 is moved in the W direction. In the case of a taper shape that slightly opens as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, even if the curled tip of the bill S1 hits, the arrow R may remain as it is. Since it is guided in the correct direction, banknote jams do not occur near the receiving port 201.

In addition, the inclined front end of the first passage forming plate 122 is not horizontal as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. That is, when the upper and lower ends are horizontal, if a bill with curled or broken corners is entered, it will easily enter the receiving port 201 and clog the bill, but it has an oblique hypotenuse as shown by the solid line. Thus, the curled or rounded portion of the upper and lower corners is raised and flattened by the hypotenuse, and as a result, there is no banknote jam.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the second receiving guide member 130 includes a mounting portion 131 and a passage forming plate 132 that is curved along the second passage forming plate 123 of the first receiving guide member 120. A horizontal notch 133 is provided. Thus, the first passage A for receiving and guiding the bill S1 from the upstream bill transport apparatus 10 is formed by the first passage formation plate 122 of the first acceptance guide member 120, and the first acceptance is made. A second passage B for receiving and guiding the bill S2 from the ball lending machine 2 is formed by the second passage forming plate 123 of the guide member 120 and the passage forming plate 132 of the second receiving guide member 130. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the passage forming plate 132 of the second receiving guide member 130 extends long to the downstream side, protrudes into the transport passage portion 200, and downstream of the first receiving guide member 120. The tip portion 120a constitutes an extending portion that extends deeply downstream of the second receiving guide member 130.

Thus, since the downstream end portion 120a extends deeply and is extremely narrow, it waits while entering the second passage B until it reaches the tip of the passage forming plate 132 from the ball lending machine 2. There is no possibility that the banknote S2 coming from the first passage A is interfered with the banknote S2 and the banknote is jammed. Moreover, since it progresses through the narrow 1st passage A, even if there are wrinkles etc. in bill S1, it can progress as it is, without generating a bill jam straight. Further, in the second passage B, the passage forming plate 132 of the second receiving guide member 130 is provided with notches 133 into which drive rollers 160a and 160b, an endless round belt 161, and a friction ring 162, which will be described later, can enter. It has been.

A motor unit 140 is fixed to the bottom wall of the frame 110 as shown in FIG. The motor unit 140 includes a wiring box 141 and a motor 142. The wiring box 141 has a passage portion 144 for receiving the drive shaft 143 of the motor 142 in the horizontal direction, and support portions 146a and 146b for receiving and supporting the corner portions 145a and 145b of the mounting plate 145 of the motor 142 in the horizontal direction on the lower surface thereof. is doing. Therefore, the motor 142 inserts the mounting plate 145 horizontally into the support portions 146a, 146b, supports the front corners 145a, 145b of the mounting plate 145 by the support portions 146a, 146b, and the rear of the mounting plate 145. The side corners 145 c and 145 d are fixed from the lower surface of the wiring box 141 with screws 149 using a fixing plate 147.

For this reason, in the illustrated embodiment, the upright piece 147a is formed on the fixing plate 147, and the projections 147c and 147d corresponding to the mounting holes 145c 'and 145d' of the mounting plate 145 are formed. The front corners 145a and 145b of the mounting plate 145 are inserted into and supported by the support portions 146a and 146b, and the protrusions 147c and 147d of the fixing plate 147 are fitted into the mounting holes 145c 'and 145d', respectively. The upper end of the upright piece 147a is inserted into a groove (not shown) formed on the inner surface of the passage portion 144, and a screw 149 passed through the through holes 147e and 147f of the fixing plate 147 is fastened and fixed to the wiring box 141. Yes. For this reason, the upright piece 147a blocks the opening of the passage portion 144, and the motor 142 is firmly held by the entire fixing plate 147, and positioning is performed, so that workability is extremely good. Moreover, when the motor 142 fails, the screw 149 is loosened and pulled out in the direction of the conveyance path, so that repair or replacement can be easily performed in a short time even in a narrow island space on the back side of the game table 1. I can do it. If the screw 149 is a so-called decorative screw, the work can be performed without using a tool such as a screwdriver.

One drive shaft 170 (see FIG. 11) is rotatably mounted in the vertical direction between the bottom surface of the frame 110 and the upper wall 110a. A gear (not shown) is fixed to the lower end of the drive shaft 170 below the bottom wall, and a gear 148 fixed to the drive shaft 143 of the motor 142 meshes with the gear 142, so that the rotation of the motor 142 is performed. It is transmitted to the drive shaft 170.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, two driven shafts 171 and 172 are similarly vertically mounted between the upper wall 110a and the bottom wall of the frame 110 so as to be rotatable, and above the upper wall 110a of the frame 110. In this case, the driven shaft 171 rotates at the same speed in the same direction as the drive shaft 170 by the belt 175 mounted between the drive shaft 170 and the pulleys 173 and 174 having the same diameter fixed to the drive shaft 171. Further, gears 176 and 177 having the same number of teeth meshing with each other are fixed to the drive shaft 170 and the driven shaft 172, and the driven shaft 172 rotates in the opposite direction at the same speed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the driven shaft 171 is located slightly on the side of the side wall 111 a from the first receiving guide member 120, and in the middle portion, that is, the first passage forming plate 122 of the first receiving guide member 120. The pulley 150 is fixed at a position corresponding to the horizontal cutout 124. The pulley 150 has an annular groove at the center in the vertical direction, and an endless round belt 151 made of a friction body such as rubber is attached to the annular groove so as to protrude outward. It protrudes slightly inside. In the all-unit type banknote transport apparatus 10, an annular ring or the like is attached to the pulley 150.

In opposition to this, a pressure contact roller 153 having a friction body on the outer periphery thereof is rotatably attached to a roller base 152 fixed to the side wall 111b of the frame 110 by a shaft 154. Since this shaft 154 is urged toward the pulley 150 by a spring (not shown), the pressure roller 153 rotates in contact with the endless round belt 151 of the pulley 150 that is driven to rotate in the first passage A. . For this reason, the banknote S1 sent out from the upstream banknote transport apparatus 10 is nipped between the endless round belt 151 of the pulley 150 and the pressure roller 153 in the first passage A and is taken in.

The drive shaft 170 is positioned slightly outward from the passage forming plate 132 of the second receiving guide member 130 in the second passage B, and is an intermediate portion in the vertical direction, that is, the cutting of the passage forming plate 132. At a position corresponding to the notch 134, the driving roller 160a is fixed in a state of protruding in the second passage B. An endless round belt 161 is mounted on the driving roller 160a so as to be bridged between a plurality of pulleys of the base case 210 described later. The feed roller 164 is attached to the front end of the leaf spring 163 so as to protrude from the front end side notch 124 of the first receiving guide member 120 so as to face the endless round belt 161 of the drive roller 160a (FIG. 9). reference).

In the conventional transport apparatus, there is no such feed roller 164, and the banknote transport force is weak. Therefore, in the conventional apparatus, the banknote S2 in the second passage B may not be taken in, and in particular, a banknote with no waist or a banknote that has been wrinkled and turned into an accordion is easily clogged, causing a trouble. It was.

In view of this, the present embodiment is intended to eliminate banknote jam at the junction receiving port. The first transport path A for sandwiching and transporting the banknote S1 from the upstream and the banknote S2 from the ball lending machine 2 are used. In the merging / conveying drive unit 100 that joins the second conveying path B to be conveyed, a feed roller 164 having an urging means is pressed in a swingable manner with respect to the driving roller 160a connected to the driving source. . That is, as described above, the feed roller 164 that presses against the endless round belt 161 wound around the drive roller 160a is provided so that even the above bills can be reliably caught. In this embodiment, the banknote S2 sent out from the ball lending machine 2 to the second passage B is pressed against the endless round belt 161 by the feed roller 164 and is nipped and conveyed, so that the taking-in is ensured. Instead of the endless round belt 161, a flat belt or the like may be used.

In the illustrated embodiment, the merging and conveying drive unit in which the first conveying path A that sandwiches and conveys the banknote S1 from the upstream and the second conveying path B that conveys the banknote S2 from the ball lending machine 2 merges. In 100, a receiving guide 126 is provided to bring the end of the second conveyance path B closer to the driving roller 160a connected to the driving source. That is, in the present embodiment, a receiving guide 126 that protrudes in a rib shape toward the contact point between the outer peripheral surface of the feed roller 164 and the endless round belt 161 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, the receiving guide 126 is provided integrally with the first receiving guide member 120, is positioned above and below the feed roller 164, and is provided in a pair facing the driving roller 160a. It is.

According to the receiving guide 126 as described above, even if the tip of the bill S2 sent out from the ball lending machine 2 to the second transport path B is curled, the tip of the bill S2 is not broken, and the bill S2 is not broken. The biting of the feed roller 164 can be improved by reliably guiding the feed roller 164 and the endless round belt 161 in the contact direction. That is, the banknote S2 sent from the ball lending machine 2 can be reliably merged into the transport path portion 200.

Similarly to the above, the second driven shaft 172 is positioned slightly outward from the passage forming plate 132 of the second receiving guide member 130 of the second passage B, and is flush with the first driven shaft 171. In addition, the drive roller 160b is fixed in a state of protruding into the second passage B. A friction ring 162 made of a friction material such as rubber is fitted in the annular groove of the drive roller 160b, and the friction ring 162 protrudes into the second passage B. Opposite to the friction ring 162, the feed roller 164 is attached in a state of protruding from the front end side notch 124 of the first receiving guide member 120 via the leaf spring 163. For this reason, the banknote S2 sent out from the ball lending machine 2 is securely held and taken in by the feed roller 164 and the friction ring 162 on the same principle as described above.

A gear cover 180 is attached to the upper wall 110 a of the frame 110. On the upstream side of the gear cover 180, a locking portion 510 of a locking device 500 (described later) that suppresses the opening of the opening / closing case 220 of the upstream banknote transport device 10 is provided so as to protrude from the locking hole 501 of the main body portion 520. Disengage (see FIG. 23). Further, as shown in FIG. 22, a locking piece 181 configured to hold the upper surface of the upstream end portion of the opening / closing case 220 and restrict removal of the opening / closing case 220 is formed at the downstream end. 1, the locking piece 510, like the locking piece 181, presses the upper surface of the opening / closing case 220 of the upstream conveyance path section 200, and the opening / closing case. The attachment / detachment of 220 is restricted.

As shown in FIG. 4, a bent plate 114 protrudes from the side wall 111 a constituting the frame 110 of the merging and conveying drive unit 100, and the cross section constituting the conveying path portion 200 is substantially U-shaped on the bent plate 114. The first base case 210a is fixed.

As shown in FIG. 13, the transfer passage unit 200 includes a base case 210 including a first base case 210 a and a second base case 210 b that is swingably attached to the first base case 210 a, and the base case 210. And an opening / closing case 220 attached to the upper side so as to be freely opened and closed.

A pulley rail 230 is fixed in the horizontal direction on the inner surface of the side wall 211a of the first base case 210a, and a plurality of pulleys are provided between an upper plate 230a and a lower plate 230b constituting the pulley rail 230 by a vertical shaft 232. 231 is rotatably attached to the pulley 160a and the tension roller 190 of the driving shaft 170 and the pulleys 231 of the first base case 210a in the merging and conveying driving unit 100, and the endless round belt 161 is bridged. Has been passed.

Further, the present embodiment aims to eliminate banknote jams in the transport path, and at least above the transport path side of the pulley rail 230 configured to cooperate with the roller rail 260 to transport the banknote in a sandwiched manner. The corners were chamfered to widen the upper side of the conveyance path. That is, the corners on the conveying path side of the pulley rail 230, that is, the upper corners on the free end side of the upper plate 230a constituting the pulley rail 230, and the lower corners on the free end side of the lower plate 230b are chamfered. 233 is formed. For this reason, the pulley rail 230 has a shape in which a central portion in the height direction bulges. Therefore, the banknote conveyance passage formed between the pulley rail 230 and the roller rail 260 has a wide upper end, is once narrowed at the center, and is expanded again at the lower end for the following reason.

As will be described later, when the open / close case 220 is opened and the jammed banknote is removed, the banknote must be returned to the transport path. That is, if the banknote is not returned, the sales data (payment data) stored in the ball lending machine 2 and the cash stored in the stacker in the island management machine installed at the end of the banknote transport device 10 will not match.

Then, although the removed banknote is returned to a conveyance path again, in the conventional apparatus, since the corner | angular part of the pulley rail 230 was formed in the substantially rectangular shape, it was difficult to reinsert a banknote. In addition, there are many cases in which the back of the endless belt 161 is often inserted during insertion, and there are many accidents that hurt banknotes.

On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, since the inclined guide surface 233 is formed by chamfering the corner of the pulley rail 230, the inclined guide surface 233 causes the bills to be moved to the outside of the endless round belt 161 that is a conveyance path. It is possible to guide, and recovery work (re-insertion) is easy, and the banknote is not damaged. In addition, the reason why the lower side of the pulley rail 230 is chamfered in the illustrated embodiment is because it is vertically symmetrical in terms of manufacturing and can be used on either side.

The engagement protrusion 250a of the second metal fitting 250 attached to the lower edge of the side wall 211b of the second base case 210b can be freely inserted into and removed from the engagement hole 240a of the first metal fitting 240 attached to the bottom wall 212 of the first base case 210a. The second base case 210b is rotatable with respect to the first base case 210a around the engaging hole 240a with the engaging protrusion 250a engaged with the engaging hole 240a as a fulcrum. It has become.

The first metal fitting 240 also serves as a cable holder (not shown). In other words, the power supply cable for supplying electric power to the motor 142 provided in the merging and conveying drive unit 100, the signal cable for relaying various control signals, and the like are bundled together so as not to be scattered and received by the banknote conveying device 10. It is a tool.

The reason why such a receiver is provided as a separate first metal fitting 240 and is not formed by cutting and raising as in the conventional apparatus is as follows. That is, this type of apparatus generally uses an aluminum plate in order to reduce the weight. Therefore, when the cable fixing process is repeated several times in the conventional cut-and-raised part, the cut-and-raised part is broken and cannot be used.

On the other hand, if it is provided as a separate body instead of cutting up as in this embodiment, it will not be damaged even if repeated fastening processing is performed. Moreover, even if it is damaged, it can be replaced. Moreover, since it is a separate body, it can be formed in a free shape, and the cable K can be prevented from coming off by narrowing the inlet portion 241 of the cable K.

In this embodiment, the engagement hole 240a drilled in the first metal fitting 240 is formed large, and the engagement protrusion 250a is bent halfway. For this reason, the engaging operation of the engaging protrusion 250a can be facilitated, and the engaging protrusion 250a can be locked in a half-open state, and can be inserted and removed, and the positioning after the setting is completed becomes accurate, so that the workability is remarkably improved.

A roller rail 260 is fixed to the inner surface of the side wall 211b of the second base case 210b at a height facing the pulley rail 230 of the first base case 210a. A pressure roller 261 is attached so as to be rotatable by a shaft 262 and biased toward the pulley 231 by a spring 263.

In this way, the pressure roller 261 on the second base case 210b side is in pressure contact with the endless round belt 161 of each pulley 231 on the first base case 210a side. For this reason, the banknote sent out from the confluence | merging conveyance drive part 100 is pinched | interposed into the endless round belt 161 and the press-contact roller 261 from the thickness direction, and is conveyed smoothly.

Then, the pulley 231a and the pressure roller 261a that are closest to the merging and conveying drive unit 100 side are slightly downstream from the leading edge position of the banknote S2 that is fed from the ball lending machine 2 and is in a standby state, as shown in FIG. It is arranged to be located in. For this reason, the endless round belt 161 and the pressure roller 261a of the pulley 231a on the most upstream side are not covered with the banknote S2 from the ball lending machine 2 in the standby state. Accordingly, the banknote S1 conveyed from the first passage A is securely clamped by the endless round belt 161 and the press contact roller 261a, and therefore, the banknote is not jammed.

In addition, the roller rail 260 is provided with various devices for the purpose of eliminating paper jams in the conveyance path. For example, in the conventional roller rail, the conveyance surface is formed flat, and a step is generated between the conveyance surface and the outer peripheral surface of the pressure roller 261a. For this reason, when a banknote is conveyed by the roller rail which has the conventional conveyance surface, since a banknote is conveyed in the state which contacted the conveyance surface, it may be caught when riding on the press-contact roller 261a, and a cause of a banknote jam It was. In addition, when a banknote with a waist like a new bill was picked up, a loud noise was generated when getting over it, which was annoying.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the conveyance surface 260d of the roller rail 260 is widened at the axial attachment position of the pressure roller 261, and a corrugated shape having a gently curved surface is formed at an appropriate interval, and the pressure contact is performed. At a position beyond the roller 261, the width was reduced via the abrupt stepped portion 260e. For this reason, even a bill curled at the tip and facing the pressure roller 261 side is not caught by the pressure roller 261, and no noise is generated when the pressure roller 261 is overcome.

Further, the receiving portion in the conventional roller rail, that is, the rear end portion of the roller rail is formed in a long and smooth inclined shape (refer to a one-dot chain line in FIG. 14D). However, in this conventional shape, when the tip of the bill S2 is curled when the bill S2 is delivered, the curled portion is guided in the reverse direction by the smooth inclined surface 264, so the tip enters the gap. The banknote was jammed.

In view of this, the present embodiment aims to eliminate banknote jams in the conveyance path. As shown in FIG. 14, the end portion is a relatively sharp cut surface 260a, and the guide surface follows this cut surface 260a. 260b is formed substantially in parallel with the base end surface 260c of the roller rail 260, and communicates with the above-described transport surface 260d.

According to the receiving portion of the roller rail 260 as described above, even a bill with a curled tip does not enter the gap and become jammed. Moreover, even if the distance which overlaps with the joint member 300 of the adjacent banknote conveying apparatus 10 is short, since a banknote can be reliably guide | induced to the conveyance path part 200, banknote clogging does not generate | occur | produce. In addition, since the protruding pieces 301a and 301b provided on the joint member 300 for overlapping can be formed small, the protruding amount is small and the handling is easy. On the other hand, if the protruding piece is formed large in order to obtain a large overlap as in the conventional device, the protruding piece is large, so there is a high risk of breakage, and careful handling is necessary and troublesome.

In the present embodiment, the spring 263 that biases the pressure roller 261 has a relatively strong elastic force. For this reason, even when the new bill is folded in half, even if the waist is strong and the chevron is conveyed toward the pressure roller 261, the pressure of the pressure roller 261 is not lost to the waist of the bill. There is no banknote jam.

  As shown in FIG. 13, lower conveyance rails 270a and 270b that guide the lower edge portion of the banknotes face each other on the lower inner surfaces of the side wall 211a of the first base case 210a and the side wall 211b of the second base case 210b, respectively. It is fixed.

The lower conveyance rails 270a and 270b have upper plates 271a and 271b and lower plates 272a and 272b, respectively, and as shown in FIG. 15A, the downstream end is inclined inward so as to become gradually narrower. It has parts 275a and 275b. The lower transport rails 270a and 270b are made of a transparent member, and pass through the banknote confirmation windows 217a and 217b provided at the lower side of the side wall 211a of the first base case 210a and the side wall 211b of the second base case 210b. The lower part of the banknote in the conveyance path part 200 can be seen through from the outside.

Further, when the joint member 300 described later is connected to the upstream side of the lower transport rails 270a and 270b, the correction plates 280a and 280b are fixed to the upstream end portion thereof.

As shown in FIGS. 12B and 15B, the correction plates 280a and 280b are for receiving and guiding the banknote S1 from the upstream banknote transport apparatus 10, and toward the upstream side. The taper portion 281 that is inclined so as to open slightly is provided, and the lower edge of the taper portion 281 is provided with an inclined notch portion 282 whose upper and lower widths gradually decrease toward the upstream side for the following reason.

That is, if the taper portion 281 and the inclined notch portion 282 are horizontal, when a bill curled or bent at the upper and lower corners, it tends to enter the receiving port as it is, and the bill is likely to be jammed. Curled or rounded parts are raised and flattened so that there is no paper jam.

In the case where the joint member 300 is connected to the upstream side, the correction plates 280a and 280b are provided on the lower transport rails 270a and 270b because the transport passage portion 200, that is, for each game shop (pachinko hall), Since the lengths of the lower conveyance rails 270a and 270b are different, it is time-consuming and expensive to manufacture the lower conveyance rails 270a and 270b having the tapered portion 281 and the inclined notch 282 each time. Is also difficult. This is because long lower conveying rails 270a and 270b having a stout shape are prepared so that they can be used after being cut to a required length.

  13 and 16, an open / close case 220 is detachably attached to the upper surface of the base case 210. A plurality of pins 221 are provided on the lower edge 220a of the opening / closing case 220, and are fitted into the holes 214a of the upper wall 213a of the first base case 210a and the holes 214b of the upper wall 213b of the second base case 210b from above. Engaged. In addition, a guide wall 220b that guides the upper edge of the banknote transported through the transport path 200 is provided inside the open / close case 220. The shape of the guide wall 220b is the same as that of the lower transport rails 270a and 270b shown in FIG.

Moreover, since the open / close case 220 is formed of a transparent material, a normal flow of banknotes in the transport passage or a banknote jam can be seen from the outside without opening the open / close case 220.

Horizontal guide cutouts 274a and 274b opened on the downstream side of the vertical plates 273a and 273b for connecting the upper plates 271a and 271b and the lower plates 272a and 272b of the lower transport rails 270a and 270b, respectively, are provided. (See FIG. 12). Further, a horizontal direction is also opened at the downstream end of the side walls 211a and 211b of the first base case 210a and the second base case 210b at the same height as the guide cutouts 274a and 274b. Notches 215a and 215b are provided.

In addition, a joint member 300 is movably attached to the downstream side of the transport passage portion 200. As shown in FIGS. 18 to 21, the joint member 300 includes a first joint member 310a, a second joint member 310b, and a joint lid 320.

The first joint member 310a and the second joint member 310b have side walls 311a and 311b and bottom walls 312a and 312b so as to face each other. From the inner surfaces of the side walls 311a and 311b, horizontal upper guide plates 313a and 313b and lower guide plates 314a and 314b forming a passage C for guiding bills are provided so as to face each other.

As shown in FIG. 19, the upper guide plates 313a and 313b and the lower guide plates 314a and 314b have tapered portions 315 and 316 that are greatly opened on the upstream side, making it easy to accept bills and smoothly delivering bills. As described above, the passage C is gradually narrowed toward the downstream side, and the lower guide plates 314a and 314b have beak-shaped protruding pieces 301a and 301b on the downstream side. Since the protruding pieces 301a and 301b overlap the downstream banknote transport apparatus 10 and hold the banknotes, they can be reliably taken into the downstream banknote transport apparatus 10.

The upper guide plates 313a and 313b are located on the upper walls 213a and 213b of the first base case 210a and the second base case 210b, and the lower guide plates 314a and 314b are the side walls 211a and second of the first base case 210a. The horizontal guide notch 274a of the vertical plate 273a of each notch 215a, 215b of the side wall 211b of the base case 210b and the lower transport rail 270a of the first base case 210a, and the lower transport rail 270b of the second base case 210b. The first joint member 310a and the second joint member 310b fixed in the horizontal guide notch 274b of the vertical plate 273b are slidable and detachable within a certain range in the conveying direction. It is attached.

On the downstream end faces of the first joint member 310a and the second joint member 310b, in the case of the stand type, the holes 216a, 216b of the transport passage unit 200 of the banknote transport device 10 on the downstream side, or the all types are provided. A plurality of connecting pins 317a and 317b for projecting into the holes 113 of the side walls 111a and 111b of the frame 110 are provided in a horizontal direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 19, on the upstream side of the side walls 311a and 311b of the first joint member 310a and the second joint member 310b of the joint member 300, at the same height as the lower guide plates 314a and 314b, When a pair of light projectors 400a and a light receiver 400b are attached to face each other and are shielded from light by a bill that has been conveyed, a bill detection signal is output from the light receiver 400b. When this bill detection signal is output, the bill S2 is held in the bill discriminator of the ball lending machine 2 so that the bill S2 that has entered the second passage B does not enter any further. For this reason, even if the driving rollers 160a and 160b and the feed roller 164 are rotating, the banknote S2 is not transported and waits for a certain period of time until the banknote S1 passes.

Thus, when the projector 400a and the light receiver 400b are attached to the first joint member 310a and the second joint member 310b of the joint member 300, even if the interval between the two adjacent ball lending machines 2 and 2 is different, the interval Therefore, the bill S1 sent from the upstream bill transport apparatus 10 is always detected at a certain distance, and the standby of the bill S2 from the ball lending machine 2 is always at a certain timing. Can be done. Further, as shown in FIG. 18, an inclined portion 318 that is inclined upward is provided at the downstream end of the bottom walls 312a and 312b of the first joint member 310a and the second joint member 310b of the joint member 300. ing. Engagement protrusions 319a and 319b for slidably attaching the joint lid 320 are projected from the upper end surfaces of the first joint member 310a and the second joint member 310b of the joint member 300.

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the joint lid 320 has a side wall 321 and an upper wall 322. At the lower end of the side wall 321, engagement protrusions of the first joint member 310a and the second join member 310b are provided. Engaging claws 323 are slidably engaged with 319a and 319b, respectively.

Opposing horizontal guide pieces 324 protrude from the inner surface of the side wall 321 of the joint lid 320. The guide piece 324 is located in the notch 222 of the opening / closing case 220. In addition, a guide slot 325 is provided in the upper wall 322 of the joint lid 320 along the transport direction, and a stopper 223 provided at an end on the downstream side of the opening / closing case 220 is positioned in the guide slot 325. The joint lid 320 is slidably attached to the opening / closing case 220 within a range limited by the stopper 223.

Accordingly, the first joint member 310a, the second joint member 310b, and the joint lid 320 are integrally slid with respect to the end portions of the base case 210 (the first base case 210a and the second base case 210b) and the open / close case 220. The opening / closing case 220 is removed from the base case 210 by sliding until the engaging claws 323 of the joint lid 320 are disengaged from the engaging protrusions 319a and 319b of the first joint member 310a and the second joint member 310b. Can do.

An inclined portion 326 that is inclined downward is provided at the downstream end portion of the inner surface of the upper wall 322 of the joint lid 320. Due to the inclined portion 326 and the inclined portions 318 provided in the first joint member 310a and the second joint member 310b, the conveyance path portion 200 or the merged conveyance drive unit 100 of the downstream banknote conveyance device 10 is completely horizontal. Even if there is a slight difference in height, it is possible to guide the banknote in the direction of the inlet of the banknote transport device 10 on the downstream side, and the banknote is not caught at the connecting portion, As a result, the banknotes are smoothly conveyed without causing banknote jams.

And the banknote conveying apparatus 10 which concerns on this invention is the main body of the locking device 500 which comprises the opening / closing case 220 including this joint cover 320 at the downstream front-end | tip of the joint cover 320 so that it can fix or release freely like FIG. A portion 520 is provided. The main body portion 520 is provided with a key hole 521. By operating a key 530 that can be freely inserted into and removed from the key hole 521, the main body portion 520 and the engaging portion 510 provided on the gear cover 180 are locked. Thus, the opening / closing case 220 is prevented from being released. That is, the sliding of the joint lid 320 to the upstream side is restricted, and at the same time, the adjacent banknote transport apparatuses 10 and 10 are connected in this state.

The main body 520 of the locking device 500 accommodates a slide member 523 that receives the locking portion 510 and is provided with an engaging notch 522 that can be engaged. The slide member 523 is biased in one direction by a spring 524, and the engagement claw 522a of the engagement notch 522 is engaged with the engagement step portion 511 of the inserted locking portion 510. The slide member 523 can be locked using a key 530 by a lock member (not shown). That is, when the key 530 is inserted into the key hole 521 and turned, the lock member disables the sliding of the slide member 523 and prevents the opening / closing case 220 from being opened.

When this restrained state is released, the opening / closing case 220 can be removed, and a part of the transport passage portion 200 is released. When the sliding member 523 is allowed to slide by the lock member without using the key 530, the main body 520 is slid in the arrow X direction even if the locking portion 510 and the main body 520 are locked. Then, the locked state can be easily released.

The above has been described with the all-unit type banknote transport apparatus 10 as shown in FIG. 2, but in the case of the stand type, the locking portion 510 provided on the gear cover 180 as shown in FIG. It is provided in the open / close case 220 of the transport path section 200 on the side.

25 and 26 show another embodiment of the locking device 600. FIG. In this embodiment, the gripping pieces 610 and 620 that sandwich the conveyance path portion 200 from the outside and at least one of the sandwiching pieces 610 and 620 are rotated within a predetermined range by a cam piece 630 that moves in conjunction with the operation of the key 700. This is a freely configured and detachable locking device 600.

More specifically, the lower end portions of the sandwiching pieces 610 and 620 are bent in a bowl shape, and bent portions 611 and 621 are formed, and the bent portions 611 and 621 are normal ones of the banknotes in the transport passage portion 200. In order to confirm a flow, a banknote jam, etc. from the outside, it latches on the banknote confirmation window 217a, 217b provided in the 1st base case 210a of the base case 210, and the 2nd base case 210b. Therefore, in this locked state, the opening / closing case 220 is prevented from being released. At this time, the locking device 600 may be set in any bill confirmation window 217a, 217b. That is, the locking device 600 can be set by selecting a position with good workability at an arbitrary position of the transport passage portion 200 of each banknote transport device 10 set on the back of the game table 1. In the illustrated embodiment, the bent portions 611 and 612 are locked to the bill confirmation windows 217a and 217b, but the bent portions 611 and 612 are directly locked to the lower edge corner portion of the base case 210. May be. In this case, it can be set at an arbitrary position.

Next, when the opening / closing case 220 is removed, that is, when the transport passage portion 200 is released in order to collect jammed banknotes, the cam piece 630 that is interlocked with the operation of the key 700 is rotated. By this operation, the protrusion 630a of the cam piece 630 contacts the inner surface 620a of the holding piece 620 fixed to the hinge 640, and the holding piece 620 is pushed upward by a predetermined range, and the bent portion 621 of the holding piece 620 The locked state with the banknote confirmation window 217b is released. As a result, the locking device 600 can be attached and detached, and the open / close case 220 can be removed to remove the jammed banknote.

It should be noted that the locking device 600 as described above does not need to be purchased in a game store that is not particularly necessary, and the equipment cost can be reduced.

The locking device according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described locking device 500 of FIGS. 23 and 24 or the locking device of the locking device 600 of FIGS. 25 and 26. For example, the locking device provided in each banknote transport device can be configured to automatically open by operating the locking system device provided at the end of the island. That is, the number of each banknote transport device is determined in the locking system device, and when the number to be opened or closed is opened, a command is transmitted to the locking device of the banknote transport device, and only the designated banknote transport device is opened. By doing so, it is possible to easily perform the release operation without having a key one by one. It should be noted that when the key is to be hooked, the above locking system device is used without the key.

In the description of the previous embodiment, the locking device 500 is provided with the locking device 500 at the end of each banknote transport device 10, and the locking device 500 is opened and closed by the key 530. The opening / closing operation by 530 is troublesome. Therefore, a light receiving portion (not shown) that can be unlocked and locked by remote control operation is provided in the main body portion 520 of the locking device 500, and unlocking or locking by remote control operation saves time and effort for operation with the key 530. Exclude. Such a remote control operation is also possible for the above-described locking device 600.

Next, the attachment method to the island of the banknote conveying apparatus 10 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 29, the banknote transport apparatus 10 is arranged on an island formed by the gaming machines 1 arranged back to back and the ball lending machines 2 arranged between the gaming machines 1.

On the island, a mounting table 800 on which the gaming table 1 is placed is formed, and an attachment frame 801 for attaching the ball lending machine 2 is provided. And the banknote conveying apparatus 10 is attached with respect to this attachment frame 801. FIG. For this reason, the mounting bracket 810 is fixed to the banknote transport apparatus 10 according to the present invention with screws 811. As shown in FIG. 32, the mounting bracket 810 is provided with a communication window 812 for allowing the merging / conveying drive unit 100 of the banknote conveying apparatus 10 to face the banknote throwing machine 21 of the ball lending machine.

And the banknote conveyance apparatus 10 is fixed in an island by passing the attachment frame 801 with respect to the said attachment metal fitting 810, and fastening the set screw 802. FIG. By the way, the width of the island varies depending on the design of the amusement store. Therefore, a spacer is conventionally interposed between the mounting bracket 810 and the mounting frame 801.

However, since the conventional spacers are merely stacked with different thicknesses, the handling is inconvenient and the workability is poor. In addition, there is a locking claw provided on one end face of the spacer and a locking hole provided on the other end face so that the locking claw and the locking hole are locked and connected. The pawls are easily damaged, and care must be taken in handling them. Not only is the workability poor, but it is not practical.

Therefore, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, a pair of legs 832 having locking claws 831 at the tips are extended to one end face of the spacer 830 for the purpose of providing a banknote transport device that can be easily installed in an island of a game store. In addition, a locking hole 833 through which the leg portion 832 can be inserted is opened on the other end surface. Further, the locking surface 834 to which the locking claw 831 is locked, that is, the inner end surface of the spacer 830 is gradually tapered (see FIG. 33).

In order to connect the spacer 830 configured as described above, the leg portion 832 is inserted into the locking hole 833, and the locking claw 831 is rotated in the direction of climbing the locking surface 834. Then, the locking claw 831 comes into pressure contact with the tapered locking surface 834 and the spacer 830 is connected. The spacer 830 shown in the figure has a non-slip groove 835 formed on a part of the outer peripheral surface, so that it can be easily gripped when rotated.

On the other hand, the spacer 830 can be disconnected by rotating in the opposite direction to release the pressure contact between the locking claw 831 and the locking surface 834 and pulling out the leg portion 832 from the locking hole 833.

A plurality of types of spacers 830a, 830b, and 830c having the above-described structure and different thicknesses are prepared and connected so as to have a desired interval. Such spacers 830 are not only easily disassembled but also can be handled as integrated spacers, so that workability is remarkably improved. In the illustrated embodiment, three types of spacers 830 are prepared, but more spacers may be prepared.

The mounting bracket 810 is provided with a pair of connecting holes 841 in which the leg portion 832 of the spacer 830 can be inserted and the joint surface is tapered like the locking surface 834 of the spacer 830. . The mounting bracket 810 shown in the figure has a connection hole 841 provided at the top and a screw hole 842 in the center formed in two upper and lower stages so that the case where the interval between the mounting holes formed in the mounting frame 801 is different can be accommodated. It has become. In FIG. 29, a coin transport device 90 for transporting coins is depicted below the banknote transport device 10.

The configuration of the banknote transport apparatus according to the present invention can be easily applied as a transport apparatus for money including coins, medals as game media, or so-called prepaid cards storing valuable values.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the banknote type banknote conveying apparatus of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of the all-units type banknote conveying apparatus of this invention. It is a schematic plan view which shows the use condition of embodiment of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the confluence | merging conveyance drive part in embodiment of FIG. It is a front view which shows the 1st receiving guide member of the confluence | merging conveyance drive part shown in FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the 1st channel | path in the merging conveyance drive part shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the function of the 1st acceptance guide member of the confluence | merging conveyance drive part shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the 2nd receiving guide member of the confluence | merging conveyance drive part shown in FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the 2nd channel | path in the merging conveyance drive part shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a motor unit. It is a top view which shows one Embodiment of the banknote type banknote conveying apparatus of this invention. An embodiment of the banknote type banknote conveying apparatus of this invention is shown, (A) is a top view, (B) is a front view of an open state. It is sectional drawing of a conveyance channel | path part. (A) is a perspective view of a roller rail, (B) is a front view of a state where the second base case is opened, (C) is an enlarged view of a receiving portion, and (D) is a plan view of a connected state. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows a lower conveyance rail, (B) is a top view which shows a correction board. It is a side view which shows an opening / closing case. It is a bottom view which shows an open / close case. It is a side view which shows a joint member. It is a top view of the 1st joint member of a joint member, and the 2nd joint member. It is a top view of the joint lid of a joint member. It is a bottom view of the joint lid of a joint member. It is a perspective view which shows a gear cover. It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of a locking device. It is the top view which omitted a part of locking device same as the above. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows other embodiment of a locking device. (A) is a perspective view of the assembled state of the locking device of FIG. 25, and (B) is a perspective view of the attached state. It is a perspective view which shows the connection state of the banknote conveying apparatus shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the connection state of the banknote conveying apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the island which provided the banknote conveying apparatus. It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows the attachment state with respect to the island of a banknote conveying apparatus. It is a front view of the attachment part of a banknote conveying apparatus. (A) is a perspective view of an attachment metal fitting, and (B) is a perspective view in the state where a spacer was attached. It is explanatory drawing of a spacer, (A) is a left view, (B) is a front view, (C) is a right view, (D) is sectional drawing of a connection state.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Banknote conveying apparatus 100 Merge conveyance drive part 110 Hollow rectangular frame 120 1st receiving guide member 126 Reception guide 130 2nd receiving guide member 140 Motor unit 160a Driving roller 164 Feeding roller 180 Gear cover 200 Conveyance path part 210 Base case 220 Opening and closing Case 230 Pulley rail 260 Roller rail 300 Joint member 500, 600 Locking device 830 Spacer

Claims (1)

A conveyance path section for conveying the banknote from the upstream side to the downstream side in a state of sandwiching the banknote,
A joint member provided with a joint lid that is slidable in the transport direction at one end of the transport passage portion and slidable in the transport direction ;
A merging and transporting drive unit having a drive source and a banknote thrown into the bill insertion machine and merging into the transport passage unit;
A banknote transport apparatus installed in an amusement shop connected via an adjacent banknote transport unit and the joint member,
On the end face on the downstream side of the joint member and the end face on the upstream side of the merging and conveying drive unit,
A connection pin for positioning and fitting with an adjacent banknote transport unit, a hole for fitting with the connection pin,
A main body of a locking device connected and fixed to an adjacent banknote transport unit;
Provide any one of the locking parts that are detachable from the main body part,
A bill that makes it possible to connect and fix adjacent bill transport units without positional deviation, and the joint lid is slidable even when the bill transport unit is restricted in relative movement. Conveying device.

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