JP4716693B2 - Game media collection, cleaning and replenishment system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium collection / washing / supply system for collecting, washing, and resupplying game machines supplied to a gaming machine island having a plurality of gaming machines.

In general, a plurality of islands called gaming machine islands in which a large number of gaming machines (for example, slot machines for playing games using medals as gaming media) are arranged in parallel are installed in a game hall. . In these game machine islands, medals for game progress are constantly circulated, and if there are not enough medals, they are installed at appropriate locations in the game hall, for example, in the basement of a management machine room provided at one corner of the game hall. It supplies medals stored in large storage tanks.

However, the above-described method requires a space for installing a large storage tank in the amusement hall, and the shape of the storage tank is not constant for each amusement area. It was uneconomical to produce. Although it adapted to be supplied to the storage tank provided in the gaming machine island from the storage tank via the supply path when the medal is insufficient in the gaming machine island, from the medal shortage detector in the gaming machine island It takes time until a predetermined amount of medals are replenished from the storage tank to the gaming machine island, and a large amount of prize spheres have become mainstream in recent years. In the case where a gaming machine for discharging the game machine is installed, there may be a problem that the supply of prize medals to the gaming machine is not in time. Furthermore, the supplied medals need to be polished and washed at all times so as not to cause discomfort to the player. In the case of storing medals in a batch as described above, such measures are implemented. It was relatively difficult to keep.

Therefore, in order to solve these problems, in Japanese Patent No. 2881358 (JP-A-6-86864), a plurality of coin game machines 11 (shown to the reference numeral of the prior art. Hereinafter, the same) as the coin The delivery conveyor 30 passed to each upper part of the exchange 20, the end of the delivery conveyor 30, a plurality of overflow passages 40 to 42 extending downward from each coin game machine 11, and the end of each overflow passage 40 to 42 are connected However, the recovery conveyor 43 passed to the lower part of the island, the coin tank 44 disposed on the end side of the recovery conveyor 43, and the lifter device 45 for lifting the coins stored in the coin tank 44 to the start end side of the delivery conveyor 30. A structure in which a coin processing device 50 including a coin washing machine 70 is interposed on the end side of the recovery conveyor 43 of the coin circulation path 1 is disclosed. That.

  However, the above-described conventional technology has the distribution conveyor 30, the plurality of overflow passages 40 to 42, the recovery conveyor 43, the lifter device 45, and the coin processing device 50 including the coin washing machine 70 in each part of the coin game machine island 10. Because of the arrangement, the maintenance of each device, particularly the lifter device 45, the coin processing device 50 including the coin washing machine 70, and the stacker device of the banknote transport machine 26 must be performed at the respective locations. In addition to increasing the number of man-hours, the player frequently passes between the players, which may cause discomfort to the players.

Prior art documents related to the invention of this application include the following.
Japanese Patent No. 2881358 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-86864) None

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and its purpose is to maintain each device such as a game medium collection device, a cleaning device, and a replenishing device, and a stacker of a banknote transport device. Management of the game media can be performed in one place, and the collection device, cleaning device, and replenishment device can be arranged in a single package so that the entire device can be moved easily and interchangeably.・ Provides cleaning and replenishment systems.

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, the game media collected from the gaming machine island is again stored.

A game in which a casing containing a collection / cleaning / replenishment device for game media for replenishing a gaming machine island is arranged at the same end as a stacker of a bill transporting device arranged at the upper end of the gaming machine island. In the media collection / cleaning / replenishment system,
The collection, cleaning and replenishment system is
A recovery lifter for lifting game media recovered from the gaming machine island, a recovery tank for storing game media lifted by the recovery lifter, and a recovery tank conveyor for transporting game media stored in the recovery tank A recovery device having
A game medium washer that cleans the game media conveyed by the recovery tank conveyor, a dewatering conveyor that conveys the game media discharged from the game medium washer, and a dehydration that dehydrates the game media conveyed by the dewatering conveyor A cleaning device having a roller unit;
A supply lifter which pumped the game medium discharged from the dewatering roller unit, for supplying game media is pumped upward by the supply lifter to the gaming machine or Taikan game medium lending machine of the gaming machine island a sorting unit for distributing to the supply tank for reserving the supply conveyor the game medium, and supply device of the game medium that is accumulated in front Symbol replenishing tank having a supply tank conveyor for conveying the replenishment lifter,
With
The replenishment tank conveyor is driven in response to a replenishment request from the gaming machine on the gaming machine island or the intergame machine lending machine , and the game media stored in the replenishment tank is conveyed to the replenishment lifter, and the replenishment lifter And distributed to the replenishment conveyor by the distribution unit .

As a result, the entire system can be made compact by storing each device in the casing, and the entire system can be handled in a lump for easy maintenance and system versatility .

As described above, according to the present invention, a housing containing a game medium collection / cleaning / supply device for replenishing a game medium collected from a gaming machine island to the gaming machine island is provided on the gaming machine island. In the collection / cleaning / replenishment system for game media disposed at the same end as the stacker of the bill transport device disposed at the upper end,
The collection, cleaning and replenishment system is
A recovery lifter for lifting game media recovered from the gaming machine island, a recovery tank for storing game media lifted by the recovery lifter, and a recovery tank conveyor for transporting game media stored in the recovery tank A recovery device having
A game medium washer that cleans the game media conveyed by the recovery tank conveyor, a dewatering conveyor that conveys the game media discharged from the game medium washer, and a dehydration that dehydrates the game media conveyed by the dewatering conveyor A cleaning device having a roller unit;
A supply lifter which pumped the game medium discharged from the dewatering roller unit, for supplying game media is pumped upward by the supply lifter to the gaming machine or Taikan game medium lending machine of the gaming machine island a sorting unit for distributing to the supply tank for reserving the supply conveyor the game medium, and supply device of the game medium that is accumulated in front Symbol replenishing tank having a supply tank conveyor for conveying the replenishment lifter,
With
The replenishment tank conveyor is driven in response to a replenishment request from the gaming machine on the gaming machine island or the intergame machine lending machine , and the game media stored in the replenishment tank is conveyed to the replenishment lifter, and the replenishment lifter The game media collecting device, the cleaning device, the replenishing device, etc. and the stacker of the banknote transporting device are managed in one place by being transported by the sorting unit and sorted by the sorting unit toward the replenishing conveyor. In addition, it is possible to obtain a system for collecting, cleaning and replenishing game media that is easy to move and compatible with the entire system.

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  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the gaming medium collection / cleaning / replenishment system according to the present invention with the front door removed. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the game medium collection / cleaning / replenishment system of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a top view showing the game medium collection / cleaning / replenishment system of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of game media.

  The game medium collection / cleaning / replenishment system according to the present invention is disposed in contact with a tab board 110 formed at an end (terminal) of the gaming machine island 100. On the upper part of this gaming machine island 100, a banknote transport device 120 provided with a stacker 130 at a portion penetrating outward from the above-described tab board 110 is disposed. Inside the stacker 130, banknotes conveyed by the banknote conveying device 120 are stacked. Further, on this gaming machine island 100, a gaming machine (not shown) is provided side by side, and above this gaming machine, a gaming machine (not shown) and a game machine lending machine (not shown) are supplied with gaming media. A replenishment conveyor 140 is provided for this purpose. In addition, a recovery conveyor 150 that recovers game media recovered from a gaming machine (not shown), a game machine rental machine (not shown), and the like is provided below.

  The game medium collection / cleaning / replenishment system includes a vertically long casing 10, a collection device 20, a cleaning device 30, and a supply device 40. These recovery device 20, cleaning device 30, and replenishment device 40 are disposed inside the aforementioned housing 10.

  The housing 10 includes an upper plate 11, a bottom plate 12, a back plate 13, left and right side plates 14 and 15, and the front (longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 100) is opened, and the opening is a front door (not shown). Open and close. Then, a through hole (not shown) through which the banknote transport device 130 passes, an insertion hole (not shown) of the supply pipe 441 communicating with the supply conveyor 140 and the collection conveyor 150 are inserted into the back plate 13 on the center line in the vertical direction. A fitting hole (not shown) of the duct 151 is formed.

  The collection device 20 includes a collection lifter 21, a collection tank 22, and a collection tank conveyor 23. The recovery lifter 21 is erected substantially at the height of the casing 10 along the side plate 14 on one side of the casing 10 (left side with respect to the paper surface of FIG. 1). Similar to a supply lifter 41 described later, a rotating portion having a drive motor is provided at the lower portion of the recovery lifter 21, and a driven rotating portion is provided at the upper end. And the endless belt provided with the conveyance board is wound around in the meantime.

  The collection tank 22 is disposed below the stacker 130 provided at the front end of the banknote transport device 120 disposed in the upper part of the gaming machine island 100. A game medium introduction port (not shown) opened upward and a discharge port (not shown) smaller than the introduction port opened downward are formed.

  The collection tank conveyor 23 is composed of a horizontal belt conveyor. And the game media discharged | emitted from the discharge port (not shown) of the above-mentioned collection tank 22 are sequentially conveyed to the game media washing machine 31 of the washing | cleaning apparatus 30 via the connection duct 311. FIG. The amount of game media transported is achieved by adjusting the drive time of the collection tank conveyor 23 in accordance with the processing capacity of the game media washing machine 31.

The cleaning device 30 has a general drum-type game medium washing machine 31 with a brush arranged below the collection tank conveyor 23 and a dewatering conveyor 32 arranged below the game medium washing machine 31.

And a general dewatering roller unit 33. Then, the game medium is conveyed from the game medium washing machine 31 to the duct 312, the dewatering conveyor 32, and the dewatering roller unit 33, and the washed game medium is sent to the replenishing device 40.

  The replenishing device 40 normally handles washed game media, and includes a replenishing lifter 41, a replenishing tank 42, and a replenishing tank conveyor 43, as shown in FIG. The supply lifter 41 is erected substantially at the height of the casing 10 along the side plate 15 on one side of the casing 10 (right side with respect to the paper surface of FIG. 1). A rotating part 412 having a drive motor 411 is provided at the lower part of the replenishing lifter 41, and a driven rotating part 413 is provided at the upper end. In the meantime, an endless belt 415 provided with a conveying plate 414 is wound around. Further, a supply game medium sorting unit 44 is disposed on the upper rear surface of the supply lifter 41, and a route of a duct 442 for storing the game medium conveyed by the supply lifter 41 in the supply tank 42 and a supply conveyor. In response to a replenishment command from 140, the game medium is distributed to a route of a replenishment pipe 441 that replenishes game media.

  The replenishment tank 42 is provided adjacent to the collection tank 22 disposed below the stacker 130 provided at the front end of the banknote transport device 120 disposed in the upper part of the gaming machine island 100 via a movable partition member 60. Has been. A game medium introduction port (not shown) opened upward and a discharge port (not shown) smaller than the introduction port opened downward are formed. And normally, the washed game media are stored.

  The supply tank conveyor 43 is configured by a horizontal belt conveyor. When a replenishment command is received from the replenishment conveyor 140, the game medium discharged from the discharge port 422 of the replenishment tank 42 is transported and sequentially sent to the replenishment lifter 41 via the communication duct 45 to supply the replenishment game medium. The gaming machine island 100 is supplied through the sorting unit 44 and the supply conveyor 140. The amount of game media transported is achieved by adjusting the drive time of the supply tank conveyor 43 in accordance with the supply amount.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of game media. The flow of game media in the collection / cleaning / replenishment system will be described with reference to FIG.
f1: The game media collected at the gaming machine island 100 is collected by the collection device 20 by the collection conveyor 150. (Indicated by arrow a in FIGS. 1 and 2)
f2: The game medium transported to the lower part of the recovery lifter 21 of the recovery device 20 is transported to the upper part of the recovery lifter 21 by the endless conveyor and falls from there to the recovery tank 22. (Indicated by arrow b in FIG. 1)
f3: reserved in the recovery tank 22 (game medium e.g., 2000 sheets substantially if medals) game media is sequentially conveyed by the recovery tank conveyor 23.
f4: The game media conveyed by the collection tank conveyor 23 is sent to the game media washing machine 31 and cleaned. The cleaning ability of the game medium cleaning machine 31 (indicated by an arrow c in FIG. 1) is approximately 50000 sheets / hour in terms of medals.
f5: The cleaning ability of the game medium washing machine 31 is approximately 50000 sheets / hour in terms of medals, and is a drum type with hot water washing and a brush.
f6: Next, the game medium discharged from the game medium cleaning machine 31 is conveyed to the dewatering roller unit 33 by the dewatering conveyor 32. (Indicated by arrow d in FIG. 1)
f7: The game medium dewatered by the dewatering roller unit 33 is thrown into the throwing duct 416 provided at the lower part of the supply lifter 41 erected along the side plate 15 on the opposite side of the housing 10, (FIG. 1, From there, it is transported upward by a conveying plate 414 provided on the endless belt 415.
f8: The game medium lifted by the supply lifter 41 is placed next to the upper part of the supply lifter 41.

The game media is transferred to the game media distribution unit 44.
f9: The supply medal distribution unit 44 is arranged in the supply tank 42 in the duct 442 (indicated by the arrow f in FIG. 2), which is a transport path of the game medium to the supply tank 42, and in the gaming machine island 100.

The replenishment conveyor 140 has a configuration in which the supply medium is distributed to a route (indicated by an arrow g in FIG. 2) of a supply pipe 441 for supplying game media. (The configuration generally used in the past is followed.) In particular, when there is no replenishment command from the gaming machine island 100, the game medium is conveyed to the replenishment tank.
f10: The replenishment tank 42 stores a maximum of approximately 20,000 game media.
f11: When a command for requesting replenishment of game media is issued from the gaming machine island 100 side, the replenishment tank conveyor 43 is driven to flow the game media in the replenishment tank 42 into a duct 45 that communicates with the replenishment lifter 41. (Indicated by arrow h in FIG. 1)
f12: The game medium sent to the supply lifter 41 is transported to the game medium distribution unit 44 adjacent to the supply lifter 41.
f13: At this time, the path of the game medium distribution unit 44 is distributed to the path of the supply pipe 441 for supplying the game medium to the supply conveyor 140 at the same time when a command requesting the supply of the game medium is issued from the gaming machine island 100 side. Thus, the game medium is supplied to the supply conveyor 140 of the gaming machine island 100 through the route. (Indicated by arrow g in FIG. 2)
f14: The game media replenished to the replenishment conveyor 140 supplies the game media to each inter-game game media lending machine.
f15: Each inter-game game machine lending machine causes the excess game media to flow down to the collection conveyor 150, collects the game media collected by the collection conveyor 150, and sends it to the collection lifter 21. (Indicated by arrow a in FIGS. 1 and 2)

  Therefore, in the present invention, the bill transport device 120 is placed in a space surrounded by the upper plate 11 of the housing 10, the upper part of the recovery lifter 21, the upper part of the supply lifter 41, the recovery tank 22 and the open side of the supply tank 42. A storage space 50 of the stacker 130 disposed at the tip of the stacker 130 is defined.

  A bill transport device 120 is inserted into the storage space 50 from a through hole (not shown) formed in the back plate 13 of the housing 10, and a stacker 130 is attached to the tip. The stacker 130 is disposed in the front portion of the storage space 50 so that the front surface faces the front door (not shown) of the housing 10, and defines an air gap 51 between the stacker 120 and the back plate 13. ing.

As described above, the housing containing the game medium recovery / cleaning / replenishment device for supplying the game medium recovered from the gaming machine island to the gaming machine island again is arranged at the upper end of the gaming machine island. By arranging it at the same end as the stacker of the banknote transport device, it is possible to maintain and manage each device such as a game media collection device, cleaning device, replenishment device, etc. and banknote transport device stacker at one place. In addition, a system for collecting, cleaning and replenishing game media can be obtained which is easy and compatible with movement of the entire apparatus, and the auxiliary replenishment tank 421 is provided in an air gap 51 defined between the stacker 130 and the back plate 13. and stacker 130 control devices (not shown) of Ri by the disposing the, simplification and space saving of management maintaining good Risorera can be expected.

  Further, since the recovery tank 22 and the replenishment tank 42 are adjacent to each other so as to be openable and closable by the partition member 60, in an emergency (the failure of the cleaning device 30 or the replenishment request increases, the storage amount of the replenishment tank 42 decreases drastically When the partition member 60 is opened by hand and the game media stored in the collection tank 22 is supplied to the supply lifter 41 (arrow R in FIG. 1), the gaming machine island 100 runs out of game media. Can be avoided.

It is a front view of the state which removed the front door which showed the collection | recovery / washing | cleaning / replenishment system of the game media of this invention. It is the side view which showed the collection | recovery / washing | cleaning / replenishment system of the game media of this invention. It is the top view which showed the collection | recovery / washing | cleaning / replenishment system of the game media of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of game media.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Game machine island 110 ... Claw board 120 ... Bill conveying apparatus 130 ... Stacker 140 ... Supply conveyor 150 ... Collection conveyor 10 ... Case 11 ... Upper board 12 ... Bottom board 13 ... Back board 14 ... Side board (left side)
15 ... Side plate (right side)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Recovery apparatus 21 ... Recovery lifter 22 ... Recovery tank 23 ... Recovery tank conveyor 30 ... Cleaning apparatus 31 ... Game media washing machine 32 ... Dehydration conveyor 33 ... Dehydration roller unit 40 ... Replenishment apparatus 41 ... Supply lifter 42 ... Supply tank 43 ... Replenishment tank conveyor 44 ... Game media distribution unit 50 ... Storage space 51 ... Air gap 60 ... Partition member

Claims (1)

A bill transport device in which a housing containing a game medium recovery / cleaning / replenishment device for replenishing the game media collected from the gaming machine island to the gaming machine island is disposed at the upper end of the gaming machine island. In the game media collection, cleaning, and replenishment system located at the same end as the stacker
The collection, cleaning and replenishment system is
A recovery lifter for lifting game media recovered from the gaming machine island, a recovery tank for storing game media lifted by the recovery lifter, and a recovery tank conveyor for transporting game media stored in the recovery tank A recovery device having
A game medium washer that cleans the game media conveyed by the recovery tank conveyor, a dewatering conveyor that conveys the game media discharged from the game medium washer, and a dehydration that dehydrates the game media conveyed by the dewatering conveyor A cleaning device having a roller unit;
A supply lifter which pumped the game medium discharged from the dewatering roller unit, for supplying game media is pumped upward by the supply lifter to the gaming machine or Taikan game medium lending machine of the gaming machine island a sorting unit for distributing to the supply tank for reserving the supply conveyor the game medium, and supply device of the game medium that is accumulated in front Symbol replenishing tank having a supply tank conveyor for conveying the replenishment lifter,
With
The replenishment tank conveyor is driven in response to a replenishment request from the gaming machine on the gaming machine island or the intergame machine lending machine , and the game media stored in the replenishment tank is conveyed to the replenishment lifter, and the replenishment lifter The game medium collection / washing / replenishment system is characterized in that the game medium is transported by the distribution unit and distributed to the supply conveyor by the distribution unit .

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