JP3893029B2 - Medal drainer - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a medal draining device that drains a medal to which cleaning water adheres after cleaning medals, coins, and coins (generally referred to as medals in the present specification) for games using cleaning water.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Traditionally, medals for gaming are used by people holding them in their game machines, etc., so the medals are likely to have grease, dirt, dirt, etc. on their hands and are transported through the machine. Or oil is attached to it. Therefore, medals were washed and dried in a timely manner. Water washing is often used for washing the medal. After washing, water attached to the medal, the medal was dried with a drying device or the like and reused. If the medals are not sufficiently dried, they will make the user uncomfortable, accelerate the deterioration of the equipment, or cause malfunctions.
Therefore, it took time to sufficiently dry after washing with water.
If it takes a long time to dry medals, it will be necessary to secure the amount of medals to be used separately as a gaming facility that uses medals. It was big. Or, the equipment cost has been increased to increase the number of drying devices.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve these conventional problems, to sufficiently drain the medals after washing, to allow the medals to be dried in a short time, and to reduce the costs related to medals. An object of the present invention is to provide a medal draining device capable of suppressing the above.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The configuration of the present invention that solves this problem is as follows.
1) An inclined vertical feed passage that feeds medals by vertical feed, a drain hole is provided on the surface of the vertical feed passage, and air flows so that air flows in contact with the front and back surfaces of the medals moving through the vertical feed passage A horizontal feed passage and a vertical feed passage that are fed with a sink opening and grounded on the front or back of the medal are connected via a turning passage in which the surface of the transverse feed is curved downward. Provide a cover that covers the outside of the curved road surface of the passage, change the direction of the medal from horizontal feed to vertical feed, and drop the medal from the peripheral edge of the medal into the vertical feed passage to land on the medal The medal draining device characterized in that the adhering water can be drained 2) The medal draining device according to 1) above, wherein the air flow is an air flow of dried dehumidifying air. 3) Road surface of the longitudinal feed passage 1) or a drainage channel 2) Medal draining device 4) The medal draining device 5) according to any one of 1) to 3), wherein the air flow port is configured to flow an air flow so as to face the medal conveyance direction of the longitudinal feed passage. The medal draining device according to any one of 1) to 3), wherein the air flow opening is configured to flow the air flow in the vertical direction of the vertical feed passage. 6) The vertical feed medal that has passed through the vertical feed passage is changed to horizontal feed. The medal draining device according to any one of 1) to 5), wherein the medal draining device according to any one of 1) to 5) is provided so that the medal is washed with cleaning water, and the medal is forcibly dried. The medal cleaning / drying apparatus according to any one of 1) to 6) is provided with a drying device , and the medal draining device according to any one of 1) to 6) is provided in a medal transport path from the medal cleaning device to the medal drying device .
[0005]
[Action]
In the present invention, a vertical feed passage is provided to feed a medal by vertical feed, and an air flow flowing at the air outlet is brought into contact with the front and back surfaces of the vertical feed medal to blow off water droplets adhering to the medal, Make it easy to evaporate so that it drains well.
In the case where the air flow is an air flow of dried dehumidified air, the dried dehumidified air is brought into contact with both the front and back surfaces of the medal to further evaporate water on the medal surface.
Those in which a discharge waterway road longitudinal feeding path, the water separated from the medal sent a longitudinal feed path wastewater to at discharge waterway so as not to re-adhere to the medal.
For the structure that allows air to flow so that the air flow opening faces the medal conveyance direction in the vertical feed passage, the air flow is in contact while the medal passes through the vertical feed passage. As the air flow comes closer to the end of the passage, the air flow comes closer to the air flow opening.
In the case where the air flow port has a structure that allows air to flow in the vertical direction of the vertical feed passage, the water droplets attached to the medal can be easily separated from the medal by adding the weight of the air flow flowing in the vertical direction to the medal. To do.
In the case where the medal moving in the transverse feeding path moves along the path curved downward, the medal moving in the transverse feeding path moves from the transverse feeding to the longitudinal feeding. And the water falling on the medal is separated from the medal by the inertia force due to the fall and the vibration caused by the fall.
In the case where the cover is provided in the turning path, the medal hits the cover and can maintain its posture when the medal jumps out from the road surface of the turning path or turns and falls.
The one that rotates the medal in the vertical feed path has a structure in which the vertical feed path is inclined, the medal moves by its own weight, and the road surface of the vertical feed path has a material shape with high frictional force, The vertical medals move while rotating without sliding, and the water attached to the medals is separated by rotating and shaking off the water.
A medal that has been passed through the vertical feed passage and is redirected and further fed by horizontal feed can be sent later by stable horizontal feed, and can be connected to an existing medal transport path, thereby reducing costs.
If a medal draining device is provided on the medal transporting path from the medal cleaning device to the medal drying device, wash the water with the medal cleaning device, drain the water with the medal draining device with water attached, and send it to the medal drying device. The medal draining device performs drainage of the medal so that the medal drying device efficiently and effectively performs the drying.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The medal draining device of the present invention may be used alone or may be provided in the middle of the medal washing to drying process, and it is effective and preferable to provide it immediately after the washing device.
The vertical feed passage and the lateral feed passage, or other passages of the draining device, and the medal conveyance path when connected to the draining device are preferably water absorbents or brushes so that the road surface is easily drained. It is preferable to provide a drainage hole or a drainage channel on the road surface so that water separated from the medal does not reattach to the medal.
The air flowing through the air outlet includes atmospheric air, dehumidified dry air, and dry hot air, and those that make it easy to evaporate the water adhering to the medal.
The air flow that flows through the air flow outlet is one that blows air from the air flow opening to flow air, the one that draws air from the air flow opening to flow air, or that has multiple air flow openings and one air flow. It includes a device that blows out air from the mouth and sucks air from the other airflow port.
For medals that have passed through the vertical feed passage to be fed in the horizontal direction, the medals that have passed through the vertical feed passage may fall on the side wall of the lateral feed passage so that they fall down on the lateral feed passage. The medal may be defeated with a stopper or a guide, or may be gradually changed, or the medal may be defeated and sent using an air flow.
In the present invention, when the lateral feed passage is provided on the upstream side of the vertical feed passage, the medal passage portion from the medal discharge port of the medal cleaning device may be used as the lateral feed passage, and the portion of the turning passage before the turning is changed. A lateral feed passage may be used, or another medal transport path may be connected to the upstream side of the medal draining device to form a lateral feed passage.
In order to change the medal from the lateral feed to the vertical street, the road surface may be curved and inclined downward, or the medal thrown from the road surface may be applied to the curved and inclined cover.
When a drainage hole or drainage channel is provided in the vertical feed passage, the lower peripheral edge of the vertical feed medal moves into the multiple drainage holes or drainage channels while sinking to the extent that does not interfere with feeding, and moves while vibrating up and down. Then, the draining effect may be further enhanced.
[0007]
【Example】
Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
Example 1 (see FIGS. 1 to 7)
In Embodiment 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, a drainage hole is provided on the road surface of the vertical feed passage so that the air flow flows so as to oppose the medal conveyance direction of the vertical feed passage, and a turning passage is provided in the vertical feed passage. It is an example of a medal draining device that is connected and rotates a medal in a vertical feed passage and is provided in a conveyance path between the medal cleaning device and the medal drying device. The medal cleaning device, the medal draining device, and the medal drying It is an example of the washing | cleaning / drying apparatus of the medal comprised with the apparatus.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the medal draining device of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the medal draining device of the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the medal draining device of the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the medal draining device of the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the medal draining device of the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the medal draining device of the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a medal cleaning / drying apparatus according to the first embodiment.
In the figure, 1 is a medal draining device, 2 is a longitudinal feed passage, 2a is a road surface, 2b is a drainage hole, 2c is a terminal portion, 3 is an air outlet used as an air outlet, 4 is a turning passage, 4a is a bottom surface 4b is a cover, 4c is an opening of the cover, 5 is a medal conveyance path, 5a is a drain hole, 5b is a side wall, 6 is a medal cleaning device, 6a is a rotating disk, 6b is a brush, 6c is a brush, and 6d is a medal. Discharge port, 6e is a medal insertion port, 7 is a medal drying device, 8 is a blower, 9 is a medal conveyance path, 10 is a lateral feed passage, 11 is a medal cleaning / drying device, b is an arrow indicating the flow of dry air, m is a medal.
[0008]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the medal draining device 1 of the first embodiment is provided with the medal draining device 1 so as to be connected to the medal discharge port 6 d through which the cleaned medal m is sent from the medal cleaning device 6. The medal cleaning device 6 is provided with an annular brush 6b on a rotating disc 6a that is rotated by driving, an annular brush 6c fixed so as to face the brush 6b, and supplying the water while supplying the water. The water is washed between them.
As shown in FIG. 4, the medal draining device 1 is provided with the lateral feed passage 10 and the lower surface portion 4 a of the turning passage 4 so as to be connected to the medal discharge port 6 d of the medal washing device 6. The lower surface portion 4a is gradually curved downward, and the lower end is vertical. The lower surface portion 4a of the direction change passage 4 allows the medal from the medal discharge port 6d to pass near the side end of the lower surface portion 4a.
Next, a vertical feed passage 2 that is inclined toward a predetermined length side from a side end through which a medal at the lower end of the lower surface portion 4a passes is provided. The vertical feed passage 2 is inclined so that the position gradually decreases from the side end on the side where the medal passes on the lower surface portion 4a toward the other side end.
Next, a cover 4b that is curved downward and parallel to the lower surface portion 4a is provided above the lower surface portion 4a. The lower end portions of the lower surface portion 4 a and the cover 4 b are made to be the side walls of the vertical feed passage 2. Further, the cover 4b is provided with an opening 4c having a shape that opens at the end portion 2c of the longitudinal feed passage 2.
A plurality of drain holes 2b for discharging water downward are provided in the road surface 2a of the vertical feed passage 2. Next, a medal conveyance path 5 that supports the lower surface portion 4a, the cover 4b, and the lower surface of the vertical feed passage 2 and further sends the medal obliquely downward is provided. On the road surface of the medal transport path 5, a plurality of drain holes 5a for discharging water downward are provided. Next, the side wall 5b of the medal transport path 5 is provided. The side wall 5 b is in contact with the lower surface portion 4 a, the side end of the cover 4 b and the start end of the vertical feed passage 2.
[0009]
Next, the air blowing port 3 is provided on the side wall 5b on the opening 4c side of the cover 4b. The air outlet 3 is provided at a position facing the medal passing through the vertical feed passage 2.
A blower 8 is provided on the outer side of the side wall 5 b where the air blowing port 3 is provided so that dry air can be sent from the air blowing port 3 toward the longitudinal feed passage 2.
Further, another medal transport path 9 is connected to the rear end of the medal transport path 5 so that the medal m is sent to the medal drying device 7.
In the first embodiment, the medal draining device 1 is provided so as to be connected to the medal discharge port 6 d of the medal cleaning device 6 in this way, and the drained medal m is sent to the medal drying device 7 through the medal transport path 9. Thus, the medal cleaning / drying device 11 is configured.
[0010]
In the first embodiment, when the medal m is inserted from the medal insertion port 6e of the medal cleaning device 6, the medal m is moved along the outer periphery of the rotating disc 6a by the rotation of the rotating disc 6a as shown in FIGS. While moving, it is washed with water by the brushes 6b and 6c and discharged from the medal discharge port 6d.
The medal m discharged from the medal discharge port 6d is discharged at a considerable speed in a lateral feed state where the front surface or the back surface is in contact with the ground. The discharged medals m travel from the transverse feed passage 10 into the turning passage 4. In the turning path 4, the medal m moves on the lower surface portion 4a. Since the lower surface portion 4a is curved so as to gradually move downward, the medal m comes into contact with the cover 4b in a vertical direction so that the medal m slides and ejects the lower surface portion 4a at a speed. It falls on the road surface 2a of the longitudinal feed passage 2 (see FIG. 6). The water adhering to the medal m is separated from the medal m by the impact of the falling of the medal m and the inertial force of the slightly bouncing movement. The water separated from the medal m is discharged downward from the drain hole 2b.
The medal m landing on the vertical feed passage 2 rotates while the road surface 2a is inclined and the shape and material of the surface of the road surface 2a are large in friction with the medal m. Move vertically to the direction.
Since the dry air sent from the air outlet 3 contacts both sides of the medal m moving by the vertical feed as shown in FIG. 2 as the dry air flow b, draining can be performed with high efficiency. Further, the rotation of the medal m causes a force to move the attached water in the outer circumferential direction, so that the water can be separated from the medal m, and the dry air is evenly contacted with moisture by rotating. Can be separated from the medal m and evaporated.
Further, as the vertical feed passage 2 is moved, the medal m approaches the air blowing port 3, and as the drainage proceeds, the medal m comes into contact with the dry air that is stronger and dryer, so that the drainage is effectively performed.
[0011]
The medals that have passed through the vertical feed passage 2 in this way are transferred from the end portion 2 c to the medal transport path 5 and hit the side wall 5 b provided with the air outlet 3. Since the road surface of the medal transport path 5 is inclined so as to send the medal m to the medal drying device 7, a force for tilting the medal m in the vertical direction works, and the medal m falls down so that the front surface or the back surface is grounded. As a result, the medal transport path 9 is further moved in the lateral feed and headed toward the medal drying device 7. By sending the medal transport path 9 by lateral feeding over an appropriate time, moisture attached to the medal m can be removed. Further, although not shown, the water may be further removed from the medal m by providing a drainage hole in the medal conveyance path 9 or making the road surface a water-absorbing sheet.
The medal m sent to the medal drying device 7 is forcibly dried by the medal drying device 7. Thereafter, the medal is reused in the medal game facility.
The medal drying device 7 used in the first embodiment dries the medals by performing dehumidification. By using the medal draining device of the first embodiment, the amount of moisture removed from the medal and the atmosphere air by dehumidification performed for 5 hours (hours) in order to sufficiently dry experimentally with the medal drying device 7 is 5 h conventionally. From 3.5 liters (hours) to 1.7 liters in 5 hours (hours). That is, about half of the amount of water that has been removed by the conventional medal drying device can be removed by the draining device 1. Thereby, since the processing time in the medal drying device 7 can be shortened, energy costs and work costs can be suppressed, and the amount of medals stored in the entire medal gaming facility can be reduced. Operating costs can be reduced. Further, since the medal can be surely dried, a person who uses the medal to play a game can use it comfortably, which is very preferable.
[0012]
FIG. 8 shows another example of a medal cleaning / drying apparatus using the medal draining apparatus of the first embodiment.
In the figure, 12 is a medal transport path.
In another example of the first embodiment, the medal draining device 1 is provided in the middle of the medal transport paths 9 and 12 for sending the medal from the medal cleaning device 6 to the medal drying device 7. In this way, it may be provided in the middle of the medal transport path.
[0013]
Example 2 (see FIG. 9)
Example 2 shown in FIG. 9 is an example of a medal draining device having a structure in which an air flow port causes an air flow to flow in the vertical direction of the vertical feed passage.
In the figure, 14 is a vertical feed passage, 14a is a road surface, 14b is a drain hole, 15 is a side wall, 16 is a blower, 16a is an air outlet, and 17 is a medal conveyance path.
In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the longitudinal feed passage 14 is provided long, and has a shape extending obliquely downward to the side from the side end of the cover 4b, and both sides of the longitudinal feed passage 14 extending obliquely downward from the cover 4b. The side wall 15 is provided on the side wall, and the blower 16 is provided so that the air outlet 16a is positioned between the upper ends of the side walls 15.
In the medal draining device of the second embodiment, the medal moving so as to roll on the vertical feed passage 14 obliquely below the cover 4b is exposed to dry air from above. As a result, the water droplets adhering to the medal become more effective in draining the medal because the force to separate the medal from the medal becomes stronger due to the air flow. Water droplets are discharged downward from drain holes 14b provided in large numbers on the road surface 14a of the longitudinal feed passage 14. Thus, the direction of the air flow may be the vertical direction.
Other symbols, configurations, and operations are the same as those in the first embodiment.
[0014]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the medal after washing can be sufficiently drained, and the subsequent medal can be dried in a short time, thereby reducing the cost related to the medal. If the air flow is an air flow of dried dehumidified air, the medal can be drained more effectively.
What provided the drainage hole or the drainage channel in the road surface of the vertical feed passage can perform draining reliably.
The one with the structure that feeds air so that the air outlet faces the medal conveyance direction in the vertical feed passage and the one with the structure that allows air to flow in the vertical direction of the vertical feed passage have a higher effect. Can be a medal drainer that drains water.
The medal's lateral feed passage connected to the vertical feed passage through a downwardly deflecting turning passage is highly effective by turning the existing medal transport path and medal cleaning device for transverse feed to vertical feed, and draining water. It can be carried out.
Those provided with a cover in the turning path can change the medal more reliably.
A medal draining device that rotates the medals in the vertical feed passage can perform the draining of medals more effectively.
A medal drainer that can reduce the cost of equipment that can be installed in the middle of the existing medal transport path or between the devices that changes the medal of the vertical feed that has passed through the vertical feed passage and sends it further by lateral feed. it can.
A medal draining device in the medal transport path from the medal washing device to the medal drying device can shorten the processing time, sufficiently dry the medal so that the user can use it comfortably, and reduce the cost related to the medal. Can be used as a medal washing and drying device.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medal draining device of Embodiment 1. FIG.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a medal draining device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a medal draining device of the first embodiment.
4 is a cross-sectional view of the medal draining device of Embodiment 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a medal draining device according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a medal draining device of the first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a medal cleaning / drying apparatus according to Embodiment 1;
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of another example of the medal draining device of the first embodiment.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a medal draining device of Embodiment 2.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medal draining device 2 Vertical feed passage 2a Road surface 2b Drain hole 2c Termination part 3 Air blowout port 4 Turning path 4a Lower surface part 4b Cover 4c (Cover) opening part 5 Medal conveyance path 5a Drain hole 5b Side wall 6 Medal washing apparatus 6a Turntable 6b Brush 6c Brush 6d Medal discharge port 6e Medal insertion port 7 Medal drying device 8 Blower 9 Medal transport path 10 Horizontal feed passage 11 Medal cleaning / drying device 12 Medal transport path 14 Vertical feed passage 14a Road surface 14b Drain hole 15 Side wall 16 Blower 16a Air outlet 17 Medal transport path b Arrow m indicating the flow of dry air Medal

Claims (7)

An inclined vertical feed passage that feeds medals by vertical feed, a drain hole is provided on the surface of the vertical feed passage, and an air outlet that allows air to contact the front and back surfaces of medals that move through the vertical feed passage The horizontal feed passage and the vertical feed passage that are sent with the front or back surface of the medal being grounded are connected via a turning passage in which the surface of the transverse feeding passage is curved downward. A cover that covers the outside of the curved road surface is provided, the medals are turned so that they move from horizontal feed to vertical feed, and the medal is dropped from the peripheral edge of the medal into the vertical feed passage and is attached to the medal due to the impact of the fall. A medal draining device characterized by being able to drain water.   The medal draining device according to claim 1, wherein the air flow is an air flow of dried dehumidifying air.   The medal draining device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a road surface drainage channel of the longitudinal feed passage is provided.   The medal draining device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the air flow port is configured to flow an air flow so as to face a medal conveyance direction of the longitudinal feed passage.   The medal draining device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the air flow opening is configured to flow an air flow in a vertical direction of the vertical feed passage. The medal draining device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the medal draining device has a structure in which a longitudinally fed medal that has passed through the longitudinal feed passage is changed to a lateral feed and further fed by a lateral feed . A medal cleaning device for cleaning medals using cleaning water is provided, a medal drying device for forcibly drying medals is provided, and a medal transport path from the medal cleaning device to the medal drying device is provided. A medal cleaning / drying device provided with the medal draining device.

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