JP4319376B2 - Thin piece conveyor for amusement facilities - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a thin film transport device for a gaming facility, and in particular, a gaming machine and an identification machine having an identification unit having a function of identifying an inserted thin piece are provided side by side, and the thin piece identified by the identification unit behind the game machine The present invention relates to a thin piece transport apparatus for a game facility, in which a transport path for transporting a game in one direction is formed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a prior art, a gaming machine and a plurality of discriminating machines (or sometimes referred to as sand) having a discriminating unit having a discriminating function of a thin piece such as an inserted bill are arranged in a straight line to form a group. Yes. A group in which a gaming machine and an identification machine (or a sand) are provided in this manner is called a gaming island, a gaming device island, or simply an island because it appears that an “island” is also formed in the gaming facility. As for such amusement islands, those arranged by the group back to back are referred to as “both island types”, and those on only one side are referred to as “Katashima types”. On the rear side of the group, there is a device provided with a flake conveying device that forms a conveyance path for conveying the flakes identified by the identification unit linearly toward one end side of the group. Usually, this thin piece conveying apparatus is also a general management system associated with a group. In addition, a form is adopted in which the management of the gaming machines related to the supply of pachinko balls to the gaming machines on the amusement island, the situation of the appearance of the balls, and the management of the identification machines (or sand) are performed.
[0003]
In such a gaming facility, the thin pieces transported toward the one end side of the group by the linear thin piece transport device are collected in a thin piece storage section provided at the terminal portion of the thin piece transport device. This thin piece storage unit is a mechanism for holding the conveyed thin pieces in a state of being sequentially stacked by a device called a stacker. The flakes stored in the stacker can be taken out by the manager of the game facility that manages the keys.
[0004]
There are various forms of amusement facilities depending on the building structure, the layout of equipment, etc., and the above groups are divided and arranged due to the relationship between the layout of walls, pillars, existing equipment, and the layout of gaming machines and discriminators (or sand). , Arranged in a crossing state. In this way, when arranged in a divided or intersecting state, the gaming machine and the identification machine are linearly arranged along the back side where the linear machine is provided side by side as a group, This is installed as a separate group for each of the divided groups or on the left and right of the intersection.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a case, the thin piece storage portion is provided for each group, and the thin piece storage portion increases, and accordingly, a gaming machine is installed to secure a place to install the thin piece storage portion. The place is limited, and the number of gaming machines installed in the gaming facility is reduced. Moreover, there is a problem that an increase in the number of flake storage portions increases the labor for collecting the flakes therefrom, which is not preferable.
[0006]
In the present invention, in view of such points, the layout of the group of gaming machines and identification machines (or sands) is in an intersecting state by the layout design of the walls and pillars in the gaming facilities, existing equipment and gaming facilities, etc. Even in this case, by forming a series of thin piece conveying devices bent at a part, a thin piece conveying device in which both groups are unified is constituted, and thereby, the thin piece storage portion is used as a terminal portion of the series of thin piece conveying devices. The configuration to be arranged can be adopted.
[0007]
In this case, the bent conveyance path is longer than the other conveyance paths and hangs down at the joint portion of the conveyance device that constitutes the linear conveyance path on both sides of the bent portion, resulting in deformation of the conveyance path, leading to the conveyance drive unit. There is a possibility that the flakes may not be normally conveyed due to an increase in load or the bent portion, and clogging of the flakes may occur, but the present invention provides a conveying device that can stably convey the flakes by means for preventing this. It is.
[0008]
In the present invention, the flake is a generic term including not only bills but also prepaid cards and other cards that can be supplied with game media (pachinko balls, medals, etc.). Any material can be used for bills and cards.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  1st invention comprises a game machine and the discriminator provided with the discriminating part which has the discriminating function of the thin piece inserted in order to receive supply of game media, and constitutes a group, and the back of the group has the above-mentioned A transport device is provided that forms a transport path for transporting the flakes identified by the identification unit in one direction along the group, and the transport device includes a pair of rotating bodies provided on the inlet side and the outlet side of the flakes. A plurality of relay conveyance devices that convey the flakes in a state of being held in a horizontally long state by sandwiching the flakes from both sides in the thickness direction by a pair of belts stretched between the thin pieces, and the flakes identified by the discriminator to the relay conveyance device A combination with a plurality of merging devices that merge and convey the thin piece conveyed from the upstream relay conveying device to both sides in the thickness direction and convey the thin piece horizontally to the relay conveying device on the downstream side By A specific one of the relay conveyance devices includes a first intersecting element portion constituting a straight conveying path of the thin piece received from the entrance side, and a straight conveying of the thin piece conveyed from the first intersecting element portion. The second crossing element portion constituting the path is combined in a crossing state to form a series of bending conveyance paths for conveying the flakes from the first crossing element portion to the second crossing element portion, and the bending conveyance A pair of inlet side rotating bodies and outlet side rotating bodies are provided on the inlet side and the outlet side of the flakes of the path, respectively, and an intermediate rotating body is provided at the intersecting portion, and the belt U-turn portion is provided at the entrance of the bent conveyance path. Continuously formed so that the intermediate portion is bent along the intermediate rotator and spanned between the inlet-side rotator and the outlet-side rotator as formed in the side rotator and the outlet-side rotator.A pair of belts overlap to form a bent conveyance path M3.It is configured to convey in a state where the flakes are sandwiched from both sides in the thickness direction and stood upright,The bending conveyance path includes a connecting edge extending in the horizontal direction from the upper and lower end portions of the first intersecting element portion and a connecting portion extending in the horizontal direction from the upper and lower end portions of the second intersecting element portion in the intersecting portion. The first and second crossing element parts are pivotally coupled to each other by an axis so that the crossing angle of the first crossing element part and the second crossing element part can be adjusted, and the first crossing part covers the inside and the outside of the crossing part. A flexible sheet is attached to one of the first cross element part and the second cross element part, and the flexible sheet is attached to the other of the first cross element part and the second cross element part. Is provided with a coverAn intersection between the first intersecting element part and the second intersecting element part is provided for preventing deformation downward of the bent conveyance path.Support part can be adjusted horizontallyIt is provided.
[0012]
  As a result, a bent conveyance path can be formed in the gaming facility, and the flakes can be conveyed to the end through a series of conveyance paths, and the problem of the prior art is solved without providing the flake storage device for each of the left and right groups. . And even if the bending conveyance device connecting both groups becomes long, the drooping of the bent portion of the bending conveyance device isThe conveyance path can be adjusted at the support so that it can be installed horizontally.Therefore, the clogging of the flakes caused by the drooping of the joint portion of the intersecting element portion can be prevented, and the flake conveyance across both groups can be performed stably. For this reason, compared with what provided the independent conveying apparatus for both groups like the past, the reduction of a banknote storage part and the effort of collection | recovery of a banknote accompanying it reduces, and it simplifies systematically. In addition, the bending conveyance device can also be configured as a belt conveyance path configuration that is spanned between the entrance-side rotator and the exit-side rotator and is continuous by a pair of belts, and includes a first intersecting element portion and a second intersecting element portion. Compared to the case where a pair of belts are separately provided, the structure is simplified and the maintenance can be facilitated.The intersection angle can be adjusted so that the layout of the group of gaming machines and identification machines (or sand) can be accurately performed on both the left and right sides of the corner along the wall in the gaming facility. It is possible to provide a technique for closing the gap.
[0013]
  The second invention is the first invention,The intermediate rotating body includes a guide roller for guiding a bent inner side portion of the belt side where the pair of belts overlap, and a guide roller for guiding a bent inner side portion of the outer return belt on the belt side. And a guide roller for guiding a bent inner side portion of the inner belt on the inner side of the belt side, and the intermediate rotating body intersects the first intersecting element portion and the second intersecting element portion. Are arranged together with either the first intersecting element part or the second intersecting element part on a two-part dividing line passing through the axis of the inner angle caused byTheCharacterizeIt is a thin piece transfer device for a game facility.
[0014]
  Thereby, in addition to the function and effect of the first invention, the configuration of the bent portion is simplified, and the positional relationship between these intermediate rotating bodies can be made constant, so that the formation of the bent conveyance path is stabilized. In addition, the configuration of a continuous belt conveyance path formed by a pair of belts stretched between the inlet-side rotating body and the outlet-side rotating body over the first intersecting element portion and the second intersecting element portion is simplified. The structure can be simplified.AndThe three parts that make up the intermediate rotating bodyThe rotating body is arranged on a straight line connecting the inner side and the outer side of the intersecting portion, and the belt is substantially bisected by the intersecting angle between the first intersecting element portion and the second intersecting element portion. The state stretched over these rotating bodies is stabilized, and the conveyance of the flakes is stabilized.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a plan layout view showing a Katashima type equipped with a bent conveying device, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bent conveying device, and FIG. 3 is one form of the bent conveying device. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the crossing portion of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the configuration of another form of the bending conveyance device, and FIG. 6 is identification conveyance of the flakes on the archipelago type game island. FIG. 7 is a front view showing a connection state between the merging device and the bent conveying device, FIG. 8 is a front view for explaining an exploded state of the merging device and the bent conveying device, and FIG. 9 is a merging device. 10 is a front view of the assembled state of the relay transfer device, FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the disassembled state of the junction device and the relay transfer device, and FIG. 11 is a side view of the game table (or game device).
[0017]
The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine, which indicates a pachinko machine or a pachinko / slot machine having a slot machine function in the pachinko machine. Reference numeral 2 denotes an identification machine including an identification unit S having a function of identifying a thin piece 100 such as a bill or a valuable card inserted to receive supply of game media (pachinko balls, medals, etc.). The valuable card is a card in which a monetary value is stored, such as a prepaid card or other cards, and the game medium can be supplied by inserting the card into the discriminator 2.
[0018]
The gaming machine 1 and the identification machine 2 are arranged in a row on the base 110 to form a group. Generally, the identification machine 2 and the gaming machine 1 are installed side by side on the base 110 in a relationship of being installed in a one-to-one correspondence. Behind the group, the conveying device 5 that forms the conveying path M that receives the authentic thin piece 100 identified by the identifying unit S of the identifying device 2 along the group through the merging device 3 and conveys it in one direction. Is provided.
[0019]
The conveying device 5 is configured by a combination of a plurality of relay conveying devices 4 and a plurality of merging devices 3 that merge the thin pieces 100 identified by the identification unit S of the classifier 2 with the relay conveying device 4. Has been. The relay conveyance device 4 is configured such that the thin piece 100 is moved in the thickness direction by means of a pair of belts 10 and 11 having a predetermined width that are stretched over rotating bodies 8 and 9 provided in pairs on the inlet side 6 and the outlet side 7 of the thin piece 100, respectively. A conveyance path 12 is formed which conveys the sheet in a horizontally long state sandwiched from both sides. On the outlet side 7, in order to smoothly feed the thin piece 100 from the relay conveying device 4 to the junction device 3, a guide portion 15 formed with opposing grooves so that the upper and lower edges of the thin piece 100 are inserted vertically. It is provided and protrudes in the horizontal direction from the end of the outlet side 7 of the relay conveying device 4.
[0020]
In order to convey the thin piece 100 sandwiched between the pair of belts 10 and 11 in a stable posture, the relay conveyance device 4 arranges a vertically-facing guide member formed with a groove facing the same as the vertically arranged guide portion 15. The upper and lower edges of the thin piece 100 are transported in a state of being inserted into the groove of the guide member.
[0021]
The merging device 3 is a pair of units for transporting the flakes 100 transported from the upstream relay transport device 4 to the downstream relay transport device 4 while being sandwiched from both sides in the thickness direction and standing in a horizontally long state. The rotating body 50 and the rotating body for transporting the flakes 100 identified by the identifying unit S of the classifier 2 to the downstream relay transport device 4 while being sandwiched from both sides in the thickness direction and standing in a horizontally long state 51. The rotating body 51 includes a large number of synthetic resin-made elastic protrusions protruding on the outer peripheral surface, and acts to send the thin piece 100 identified by the identification portion S downstream along a path curved by the protrusion. The rotating bodies 50 and 51 are driven by a common electric motor element 53 through a gear device. In this way, the merging device 3 joins the thin piece 100 identified by the discriminator 2 to the relay conveying device 4 and sandwiches the thin piece 100 conveyed from the upstream relay conveying device 4 from both sides in the thickness direction. In this state, the sheet is conveyed to the downstream relay conveying device 4 in a horizontally long state.
[0022]
In order for the discriminator 2 to identify the inserted thin piece 100 in the horizontally standing posture by the discriminating unit S and to convey the identified thin piece 100 to the merging device 3 in the posture state, A pair of belts 62 and 63 are provided between a pair of rotating bodies 60 and 61 provided on the outlet side. One of the rotating bodies 60 and 61 is driven by the electric motor element.
[0023]
The gaming machine 1, the identification machine 2, the merging device 3, and the relay transfer device 4 are attached to the base 110 to form a gaming table (or gaming device) 111, and FIG. 11 shows the gaming table (or gaming device) 111. It is a side view.
[0024]
As described above, the conveying device 5 holds the thin piece 100 from both sides in the thickness direction by the pair of belts 10 and 11 that are stretched between the pair of rotating bodies 8 and 9 provided on the inlet side and the outlet side of the thin piece 100. Then, the plurality of relay transport devices 4 transported in a horizontally long state, and the flakes 100 identified by the discriminator 2 are joined to the relay transport device 4 and are transported from the upstream relay transport device 4 Is formed by a combination with a plurality of junction devices 3 that are transported to the downstream relay transport device 4 in a state of being sandwiched from both sides in the thickness direction and standing in a landscape orientation.
[0025]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which a discriminator 2 and groups A1 and A2 of gaming machines 1 provided on the left and right sides of the corner 13 are crossed substantially perpendicularly along a wall 14 existing in the gaming facility. Show. On the back side of these groups A1 and A2, a conveyance path M1 that receives the slice 100 identified by the identification unit S of the classifier 2 along each group through the junction device 3 and conveys it in one direction, Conveying devices 5 and 5 for forming M2 are provided.
[0026]
In the present invention, the transport paths M1 and M2 of the transport devices 5 between the groups A1 and A2 on the left and right sides of the corner portion 13 are connected in series so that the groups A1 and A2 have one group configuration. There is. For this reason, the relay transport device 4 that connects the transport paths M1 and M2 on the left and right sides of the corner portion 13 in series has a specific configuration, and the specific relay transport device 4 is referred to as a bent transport device P.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 2, the bent conveying device P is conveyed from the first intersecting element portion 16 constituting the linear conveying path M4 of the thin piece 100 received from the entrance side, and the first intersecting element portion 16. The second intersecting element portion 17 constituting the straight conveying path M5 of the thin piece 100 is combined in an intersecting state to constitute an intersecting portion E, and the thin piece 100 is moved from the straight conveying path M4 of the first intersecting element portion 16 to the first. A series of bent conveyance paths M3 are configured to be conveyed to the linear conveyance path M5 of the two intersecting element portions 17.
[0028]
The bent conveying device P includes a pair of inlet side rotating bodies 22 and outlet side rotating bodies 23 on the inlet side and outlet side of the thin piece 100 of the bent conveying path M3, respectively, and an intermediate rotating body 24 at the intersection E. The bent conveyance path M3 including the pair of belts 25 and 26 includes an inlet-side rotating body 22 and an outlet-side rotation so that a belt U-turn portion is formed by the inlet-side rotating body 22 and the outlet-side rotating body 23. The thin piece 100 is sandwiched from both sides in the thickness direction by a pair of continuous belts 25 and 26 so that the intermediate portion is bent along the intermediate rotating body 24 and is stretched horizontally. It is configured to
[0029]
In order to drive the pair of belts 25 and 26, at least one of the entrance-side rotator 22, the exit-side rotator 23, and the intermediate rotator 24 is a drive rotator that is driven by an electric motor element. One of the drive modes by this electric motor element is shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, a pair of the inlet-side rotators 22 is driven by a gear 58 that is driven via a gear 55 that meshes with a drive gear 56 that is driven via gears 59 </ b> A and 59 </ b> B that are driven by an electric motor element 53 of the merging device 3. Driven. Moreover, this electric motor element 53 may be comprised by the electric motor and gear apparatus for exclusive use of the bending conveyance apparatus P.
[0030]
The bent conveyance path M3 is arranged in the horizontal direction from the upper and lower ends of the first intersecting element portion 16 at the intersecting portion E so that the first intersecting element portion 16 and the second intersecting element portion 17 intersect at substantially right angles. The connecting side 16 </ b> A extending in the horizontal direction and the connecting side 17 </ b> A extending in the horizontal direction from the upper and lower ends of the second intersecting element portion 17 are combined in a mutually overlapping relationship. And in order to adjust the crossing angle between the first crossing element part 16 and the second crossing element part 17, the connecting side 16A and the connecting side 17A are rotatably connected by a shaft 59. After adjusting the crossing angle between the first crossing element part 16 and the second crossing element part 17, the nut 18 in which the connecting side 16A and the connecting side 17A are screwed to the shaft 59 is tightened and fixed.
[0031]
The intersection angle T between the first intersecting element portion 16 and the second intersecting element portion 17 is generally 90 °, which is generally present as the corner portion 13 of the wall 14, but the corner portion 13 of the wall 14 In order to cope with the change in the angle, the angle can be adjusted by an angle slightly changing around 90 °, for example, an angle within 90 ° ± 5 °. Furthermore, by making this intersection angle T variable in a range of 45 ° to 135 °, it is possible to cope with various intersection angles of the groups A1 and A2. The crossing angle T may be the crossing angle between the center lines of the first crossing element part 16 and the second crossing element part 17, but is substantially the crossing angle of the linear transport paths M4 and M5. May be.
[0032]
Since the bent conveyance path M3 is arranged along the corner portion 13 of the wall 14, it is considerably longer than the other relay conveyance devices 4. For this reason, in this intersection part E, it will be in the condition which hangs down with the weight of the 1st intersection element part 16 and the 2nd intersection element part 17. FIG. When the sagging occurs, the pair of belts 25 and 26 of the bent conveyance device P is displaced, and the thin piece 100 is not conveyed well, and the thin piece 100 is clogged, or the pair of belts 25 and 26 of the bent conveyance device P is driven. To increase the load on the gear of the drive unit to shorten the life of the gear or damage the gear, and the matching of the junction between the upstream side and the downstream side merging device 3 of the bent conveying device P becomes worse. The thin piece 100 may be clogged at the joined portion.
[0033]
In order to cope with this, it is possible to combine the first intersecting element portion 16 and the second intersecting element portion 17 with a special reinforcing structure. Becomes complicated and expensive. In the present invention, a technique is provided in which a support portion 90 is provided on the floor and the wall 14 in the game facility for preventing the downward deformation of the intersecting portion E without using such a special reinforcing structure.
[0034]
In the bending conveyance device P shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the intermediate rotating body 24 is constituted by four rotating bodies 24A, 24B, 24C, and 24D, and auxiliary rotation is performed in order to apply a predetermined tension to the belts 25 and 26. The bodies 29, 30, and 31 are arranged. The outlet-side rotator 23, the intermediate rotators 24A, 24B, 24C, and the auxiliary rotator 31 are provided in the second intersecting element portion 17, and the inlet-side rotator 22, the intermediate rotator 24D, and the auxiliary rotator. 29 and 30 are provided in the first intersecting element portion 16.
[0035]
The first intersecting element portion 16 and the second intersecting element portion 17 are arranged so as to cover the gap at the joint portion between the first intersecting element portion 16 and the second intersecting element portion 17 from the inside and the outside of the intersecting portion E. A flexible sheet 32, 33 is attached to either one by a screw 34 or the like, and the flexible sheet 32, 33 can freely enter and leave the other of the first intersecting element portion 16 and the second intersecting element portion 17. 35 is provided.
[0036]
In the bending conveyance apparatus P shown in FIG. 5, the intermediate | middle rotary body 24 is comprised by the three rotary bodies 24P, 24Q, and 24R. The three intermediate rotators include a guide rotator 24Q that guides a belt side that forms a bent conveyance path M3 by overlapping a pair of belts 25 and 26, and a pair of belts 25 that are positioned inside the guide rotator 24Q. 26, the inner rotating body 24R for guiding the inner side of one belt 26 and the outer side of the other belt 25 of the pair of belts 25, 26 which are positioned outside the guiding rotating body 24Q. The rotating body 24P is composed of an outer rotating body 24P, and these rotating bodies 24P, 24Q, 24R are arranged on a straight line L connecting the inner side and the outer side of the intersection E. The straight line L is a substantially bisector of the crossing angle T between the first crossing element part 16 and the second crossing element part 17, so that the belts 25 and 26 have the rotating bodies 24P, 24Q and 24R. As a result, the state of being stretched over is stabilized, and the conveyance of the flakes 100 is stabilized.
[0037]
In order to apply a predetermined tension to the belts 25 and 26, auxiliary rotating bodies 28 and 29A are arranged. The inlet-side rotator 22 and the auxiliary rotators 28 and 29A are provided in the first intersecting element part 16, and the outlet-side rotator 23 and the intermediate rotators 24P, 24Q and 24R are provided in the second intersecting element part 17. ing. The intermediate rotors 24P, 24Q, and 24R may be provided in the first intersecting element portion 16. As described above, the intermediate rotating bodies 24P, 24Q, and 24R are combined into either the first intersecting element portion 16 or the second intersecting element portion 17 and arranged on the straight line L that connects the inside and the outside of the intersecting portion E. Thus, the relative positions of the intermediate rotators 24P, 24Q, and 24R can be accurately set. In addition, what is necessary is just to provide the auxiliary | assistant rotary bodies 28 and 29A for the slack correction of the belts 25 and 26, when the conveyance path of the 1st crossing element part 16 and the 2nd crossing element part 17 is long.
[0038]
In this way, the left and right groups A1 and A2 of the corner 13 are connected in series by the bent transfer path M3 by the bent transfer path M3, and the groups A1 and A2 have one group configuration. A series of conveyance paths can be formed as described above. As a result, the groups A1 and A2 form a series of game islands in which the conveying device for the thin piece 100 is common. Reference numeral 71 denotes a wall or cover that covers the front surface of the bent conveyance device P, and a part or all of the wall or cover can be opened and closed for repair and inspection of the bent conveyance device P. Reference numeral 70 denotes a storage section (stacker) for the thin piece 100 provided outside the partition wall 74 at the end of the series of transport paths M. 6 and 11 are both island type gaming devices, and the one in FIG. 1 is a Katashima type gaming device.
[0039]
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the relay conveyance device 4 and the merging device 3 can be assembled and disassembled. For this reason, the merging device 3 includes a motor element 53, various types of gears 59A and 59B for driving the rotating bodies 50 and 51, and a gear 57 attached to the shaft of the rotating body 8 of the relay transfer device 4 and the motor element 53. Gears 56, 55, etc. for transmitting the driving force are provided. As a result, the guide portion 15 is inserted into the inlet side of the junction device 3, and the front and rear end portions of the relay transport device 4 are placed on the support portion 80 projecting forward and rearward of the junction device 3 so that the gears 55 and 57 mesh. Then, the protrusion 82 on the upper surface of the junction device 3 is fitted into the hole formed in the attachment side 81 projecting from the upper end portion of the relay conveyance device 4. Thus, the outlet side of the junction device 3 positioned on the upstream side and the inlet side of the relay transport device 4 are set, and the outlet side of the relay transport device 4 and the inlet side of the junction device 3 positioned on the downstream side are set. Note that the relay conveyance device 4 and the junction device 3 may be screwed together after a predetermined combination of the outlet side of the relay conveyance device 4 and the inlet side of the junction device 3 located on the downstream side.
[0040]
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the bending conveyance device P and the merging device 3 can be assembled and disassembled. For this reason, the merging device 3 is transmitted with a driving force to various types of gears 59A, 59B and the like for driving the motor element 53 and the rotators 50, 51, and to the gear 58 attached to the shaft of the rotator 22 of the bending conveying device P. A gear 55 or the like is provided. As a result, the guide portion 15 is inserted into the inlet side of the merging device 3, and the front and rear end portions of the bent conveying device P are placed on the support portion 80 projecting forward and rearward of the merging device 3 so that the gears 55 and 58 mesh. Then, the protrusion 82A on the upper surface of the junction device 3 is fitted into the hole formed in the attachment side 81A projecting from the upper end of the bent conveyance device P. As a result, the outlet side of the merging device 3 positioned on the upstream side and the inlet side of the bent conveying device P are set, and the outlet side of the bent conveying device P and the inlet side of the merging device 3 positioned on the downstream side are set. In addition, the bending conveyance apparatus P and the confluence | merging apparatus 3 may be screw-coupled after a predetermined | prescribed combination with the exit side of the bending conveyance apparatus P, and the inlet side of the confluence | merging apparatus 3 located in the downstream.
[0041]
The bent conveyance device P includes a level 95 on the upper surfaces of the first intersecting element portion 16 and the second intersecting element portion 17. As shown in FIG. 1, the support portion 90 for preventing the intersection portion E from drooping downward is constituted by a support member 92 fixed to the wall 14 in the game facility by a bolt device 91. For this reason, the bending conveyance device P is placed in a state where the bending conveyance device P is placed in a horizontal state while the left and right ends of the bending conveyance device P are placed on the support part 80 projecting forward and backward of the merging device 3 and the level 95 is viewed. Set to. The horizontal state is adjusted by moving the support member 92 up and down with respect to the bolt screw 91A provided on the wall 14 and screwing the nut 97 into the bolt screw 91A at a predetermined position where the level 95 indicates the horizontal state.
[0042]
As another form of the support part 90, as shown in FIG. 7, the lower side of the intersection E is supported by a support bar 121 rising from the floor 120 in the game facility. The support rod 121 has a screw portion 122 at the upper end portion thereof, and the support member 124 that follows the nut 123 itself or the vertical movement of the nut by rotation of the nut 123 screwed into the screw portion 122. Thus, the bent conveyance device P is set in a horizontal state while supporting the lower side of the intersection E and rotating the nut 123 while looking at the level 95.
[0043]
In the above, the rotation speeds of the respective conveyor belts and the rotating body are set so that the conveyance speeds of the thin pieces 100 by the junction device 3, the relay conveyance device 4, and the bending conveyance device P are synchronized.
[0044]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be considered without departing from the technical scope of the present invention, and the various embodiments related thereto are included. For this reason, for example, when the bending conveyance device P is arranged along the three surfaces of the quadrangular prism in the game facility, the first intersecting element portion 16 and the second intersecting element portion 17 are sequentially combined at a right angle. Similar to the above, the belts 25 and 26 are arranged around the three surfaces of the quadrangular prism, and the belts 25 and 26 are passed through the intermediate rotating body 24 or 24P, 24Q and 24R to the inlet side rotating body 22 and the outlet side rotating body 23. A series of bent conveyance paths M3 extending from the inlet side to the outlet side are passed by an inlet-side rotating body provided on the inlet side and outlet side of the thin piece 100 through the intermediate rotating body and a pair of belts stretched over the outlet-side rotating body. Achieve the purpose by forming.
[0045]
【The invention's effect】
  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a bent conveyance path can be formed in the game facility, the thin piece can be conveyed to the end by a series of conveyance paths, and the thin piece storage device is not provided for each of the left and right groups. Solve the problem. And even if the bending conveyance device connecting both groups becomes long, the drooping of the bent portion of the bending conveyance device isThe conveyance path can be adjusted at the support so that it can be installed horizontally.Therefore, the clogging of the flakes caused by the drooping of the joint portion of the intersecting element portion can be prevented, and the flake conveyance across both groups can be performed stably. For this reason, compared with what provided the independent conveying apparatus for both groups like the past, the reduction of a banknote storage part and the effort of collection | recovery of a banknote accompanying it reduces, and it simplifies systematically. In addition, the bending conveyance device can also be configured as a belt conveyance path configuration that is spanned between the entrance-side rotator and the exit-side rotator and is continuous by a pair of belts, and includes a first intersecting element portion and a second intersecting element portion. Compared to the case where a pair of belts are separately provided, the structure is simplified and the maintenance can be facilitated.The intersection angle can be adjusted so that the layout of the group of gaming machines and identification machines (or sand) can be accurately performed on both the left and right sides of the corner along the wall in the gaming facility. It is possible to provide a technique for closing the gap.
[0047]
  According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the function and effect of the first invention, the configuration of the bent portion is simplified, and the positional relationship between these intermediate rotating bodies can be made constant, so that the formation of the bent conveyance path is stabilized. In addition, the configuration of a continuous belt conveyance path formed by a pair of belts stretched between the inlet-side rotating body and the outlet-side rotating body over the first intersecting element portion and the second intersecting element portion is simplified. The structure can be simplified.AndThree parts that make up the intermediate rotating bodyThe rotating body is arranged on a straight line connecting the inner side and the outer side of the intersecting portion, and the belt is substantially bisected by the intersecting angle between the first intersecting element portion and the second intersecting element portion. The state stretched over these rotating bodies is stabilized, and the conveyance of the flakes is stabilized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a Katashima type equipped with a bent conveying device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a bent conveyance device according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a configuration of one form of a bent conveying apparatus according to the present invention.
4 is an enlarged view of the intersection of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a configuration of another form of the bending conveyance device according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of a thin piece identifying and conveying apparatus in a two-island type game island according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a front view showing a connected state of the merging device and the bending conveying device according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a front view for explaining a disassembled state of the junction device and the bending conveyance device according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a front view of the assembled state of the junction device and the relay transport device according to the present invention.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a disassembled state of the junction device and the relay conveyance device according to the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a side view of a gaming table (or gaming device) according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... gaming machine
2 ... Identifier
3 ... Junction device
4 ... Relay transfer device
5 ... Conveying device
6 ... Entrance side of relay transfer device
7 ... Exit side of relay transfer device
8, 9, ... Rotating body
10, 11, belt
12. ・ Transport path
13. Corner section
14. Wall
16. First cross element part
17. Second cross element part
22. ・ Rotating body on the entrance side
23..Exit side rotating body
24. Intermediate rotating body
24A, 24B, 24C, 24D ... Intermediate rotating body
24P, 24Q, 24R ... Intermediate rotating body
25, 26 ... Belt
53 .. Electric elements
90 .. Supporting part
92 .. Support member
95 ・ ・ Level
90 .. Supporting part
100 ・ ・ Flame
121 .. Support bar
A1, A2 ... Group
E ... Intersection
L ... straight line
M, M1, M2 ... transport path
M3 ·· Bending conveyance path
M4 ・ ・ Linear conveyance path of the first intersecting element
M5 ・ ・ Linear conveyance path of the second intersection element

Claims (2)

A gaming machine and an identification machine having an identification unit having a function of identifying a thin piece inserted to receive a supply of gaming media constitute a group, and behind the group, along the group, the group A conveying device is provided that forms a conveying path for conveying the flakes identified by the identification unit in one direction, and the conveying device is stretched between a pair of rotating bodies provided on the inlet side and the outlet side of the flakes. A plurality of relay conveyance devices that convey a thin piece sandwiched from both sides in the thickness direction by a pair of belts, and convey the thin piece identified by the identification device to the relay conveyance device and upstream Configured in combination with a plurality of merging devices that convey the flakes conveyed from the relay conveying device to both sides in the thickness direction and convey the flakes to the relay conveying device downstream, A specific one of the joint conveying devices constitutes a first intersecting element part constituting a thin piece linear conveying path received from the entrance side, and a thin piece linear conveying path conveyed from the first intersecting element part And a second crossing element portion that is combined in a crossing state to form a series of bent conveyance paths that convey the flakes from the first crossing element portion to the second crossing element portion. A pair of inlet-side rotators and outlet-side rotators, respectively, and an intermediate rotator at the intersection, and the belt U-turn portion of the bent conveyance path has the inlet-side rotator. A pair of continuous belts are overlapped and bent so that an intermediate portion is bent along the intermediate rotator so as to be formed between the inlet rotator and the outlet rotator. Depending on the belt side forming the conveyance path M3 Is configured to convey a state where slices were erected horizontally by sandwiching from both sides in the thickness direction, the bending transport path, in the intersection, in a horizontal direction from the upper and lower ends of the first cross element section An extended connecting side and a connecting side extending in the horizontal direction from the upper and lower ends of the second intersecting element part are pivotally connected by an axis so that the first intersecting element part and the second intersecting element are connected. A flexible sheet is attached to any one of the first intersecting element part and the second intersecting element part so as to cover the inside and the outside of the intersecting part, A cover through which the flexible sheet enters and exits is provided on the other of the first cross element part and the second cross element part, and the cross between the first cross element part and the second cross element part. The support part for preventing deformation below the bent conveyance path is horizontally adjusted in the part. A thin piece transfer device for amusement facilities which is provided. The intermediate rotating body includes a guide roller for guiding a bent inner side portion of the belt side where the pair of belts overlap, and a guide roller for guiding a bent inner side portion of the outer return belt on the belt side. And a guide roller for guiding a bent inner side portion of the inner belt on the inner side of the belt side, and the intermediate rotating body intersects the first intersecting element portion and the second intersecting element portion. 2. The gaming facility according to claim 1, wherein the game facility is arranged in one of the first intersecting element portion and the second intersecting element portion on a two-part dividing line passing through the axis of the inner angle caused by Flake conveyor.

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