JP3963403B2 - Intra-island coin transport system in pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an intra-island coin transport system in a pachinko facility, and in particular, between pachinko machines (blocks adjacent to each other) between blocks of a plurality of pachinko machine tables installed in parallel to each other (hereinafter referred to as “islands”). The cost of the equipment is reduced by devising a system for replenishing and collecting coins that have been thrown into the machine for lending between machines).
[0002]
Conventionally, in this type of pachinko machine, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 62-191994, an interbank ball lending machine is arranged between each platform on the island, The coins thrown into the lending machine are dropped on the conveyor belt of the coin conveyor mechanism provided at the lower part of the island, and the coins dropped on this conveyor belt are installed at one end of the left or right side of the island Some of them have a system configuration in which they are transported horizontally into the exchange machine and supplied to or recovered from a coin dispensing mechanism or a coin collection unit in the exchange machine.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such an intra-island coin transport system in a conventional pachinko machine, coins dropped from each interbank ball lending machine are transported by a transport belt toward a change machine installed at the end of the island and replenished to the change machine. Or since it collect | recovers, a coin conveyance path | route is long and a coin conveyance system enlarges.
[0004]
Conventionally, in the case of having a configuration in which a money changer is installed at the left and right central part of the island, the coins dropped from each inter-bed ball lending machine are transported to the island edge side by a transport belt and collected, or Since the coins transported to the island edge side are lifted up and replenished to the money changer via the replenishment route, the coin transport route is long like the conventional one described above, There was a problem that not only the collection could not be performed efficiently, but also the equipment cost increased.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to provide an intra-island coin transportation system in a pachinko facility that can efficiently replenish or collect coins dropped from an interbank ball lending machine to a money changer and reduce equipment costs. It is to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is arranged such that inter-ball ball lending machines are respectively located between islands made up of a plurality of pachinko machine stands, and a money changer is arranged at a substantially left and right central part of the islands. Coins thrown into each of the interstitial ball lending machines are dropped on a conveying belt of a coin conveying mechanism provided in the lower part of the island, and the dropped coins are horizontally conveyed by the conveying belt to be stored in the exchange machine. In an intra-island coin transport system in a pachinko facility that is replenished or recovered to a coin payout mechanism unit or a coin recovery unit, the transport belt of the coin transport mechanism is composed of a pair of left and right transport belts that transport the dropped coins horizontally from the left and right And a coin lift-up mechanism that introduces the coins conveyed from the left and right by the pair of left and right conveyor belts and guides the coins to the changer, and the coin lift-up mechanism includes: The left coin introduction port for introducing the coins conveyed from the left conveyance belt and the right coin introduction port for introducing the coins conveyed from the right conveyance belt are provided in the lower portion of the conveyance belt, and the coin outlet port is provided in the upper portion. A guide case provided with an endless belt-like lift-up belt spanned between a pair of upper and lower pulleys, and a V-shaped inclined ridge formed on the surface of the lift-up belt at a predetermined interval. The coins conveyed by the left conveyor belt are introduced into the guide case from the left coin inlet by alternately operating the pair of left and right conveyor belts of the coin conveyor mechanism, and the right conveyor belt Is introduced into the guide case from the right coin inlet, and the coin introduced into the guide case is held on the inclined ridge portion of the lift-up belt. The first coin insertion path and the coin recovery, in which the coins that are raised and led out are derived from the coin introduction port, and the coins derived from the coin introduction port replenish the coins to the hopper of the coin dispensing mechanism unit It is configured to be inserted into a coin insertion part formed with a second coin insertion path for collecting coins in the part.
[0007]
Further, according to the present invention, an interbank ball lending machine is located between islands made up of a plurality of pachinko machines, and an exchange machine is arranged at a substantially left and right central portion of the island. The coins thrown into the coin are dropped onto a transport belt of a coin transport mechanism provided at the lower part of the island, and the dropped coins are transported horizontally by the transport belt to collect a coin payout mechanism portion or a coin recovery in the money changer. In the intra-island coin transport system in a pachinko facility that is replenished or collected in a part, the transport belt of the coin transport mechanism is composed of a pair of left and right transport belts that transport the dropped coins horizontally from the left and right, and the pair of left and right transports A coin lift-up mechanism that introduces coins transported from the left and right by a belt, lifts them up, and leads them to the money changer; In the guide case where the left coin inlet for introducing the coins conveyed from the conveyor belt and the right coin inlet for introducing the coins conveyed from the right conveyor belt are provided in the lower part and the coin outlet is provided in the upper part A lift-up belt having an endless belt stretched between a pair of upper and lower pulleys, and a protrusion inclined downward in one direction at predetermined intervals so as to hold one coin at a time on the surface of the lift-up belt The coins transported by the left transport belt are introduced into the guide case from the left coin introduction port by alternately operating the pair of left and right transport belts of the coin transport mechanism. Coins transported by the transport belt are introduced into the guide case from the right coin inlet, and the coins introduced into the guide case from the left coin inlet are lifted up. Holding the inclined ridge portion of the lift-up belt on the side that is lifted by the forward rotation of the belt to raise it by the forward rotation of the lift-up belt, and leading the raised coins from the coin inlet, The coin introduced into the guide case from the coin introduction port is held by the inclined protrusion of the lift-up belt on the side that is lifted by the reverse rotation of the lift-up belt, and is lifted by the reverse rotation of the lift-up belt. The raised coins are led out from the coin introduction port, and the coins led out from the coin lead-out port are used to supply coins to the first coin insertion path and the coin collection unit for supplying coins to the hopper of the coin dispensing mechanism unit. The second coin input path to be collected is configured to be input into the coin input unit formed.
[0008]
Furthermore, the upper and lower intermediate portions of the guide case are formed with coin selection outlets having a size that allows a small-diameter coin to pass through a large-diameter coin out of two large and small coins conveyed from the pair of left and right conveyor belts. Then, a small-diameter coin is allowed to pass through and separated from the coin selection outlet during the lift-up process .
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically shows the overall configuration of a pachinko facility, in which 1 is a pachinko facility unit. An island is formed by installing a plurality of units arranged side by side in parallel.
[0010]
Each of these pachinko equipment units 1 is composed of, for example, four pachinko machine bases 2 arranged in parallel with each other in two rows, and between these adjacent pachinko machine bases 2 and 2, In addition, a ball bearing machine 3 is arranged.
[0011]
In addition, a change machine 4 is installed at a substantially left and right central portion of the island made up of the plurality of pachinko equipment units 1. As shown in FIG. 5 is connected, and this coin insertion section 5 is a first coin insertion path 5A for supplying coins (for example, 500 yen coins) P of the same denomination into the hopper 41 of the coin dispensing mechanism section 40 in the money changer 4. And a second coin input path 5B communicating with the coin recovery unit (coin recovery safe) 42 is formed to be branched and controllable by a shutter (not shown).
[0012]
In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a coin transport mechanism installed in the lower part of the island. The coin transport mechanism 10 is composed of a pair of left and right transport belts 11A and 11B, on the transport belts 11A and 11B. The coins P thrown into each of the interstitial ball lending machines 3 disposed between the platforms are dropped, and the coins P dropped onto the respective transport belts 11A and 11B are placed at the left and right central portions of the island. Is transferred horizontally to the money changer 4 installed in the machine and inserted into the coin insertion part 5 of the money changer 4 via a coin lift-up mechanism 20 to be described later. The coin hopper 41 or the coin collection unit 42 of the coin dispensing mechanism 40 in the money changer 4 is replenished or collected through the coin insertion path 5A or the second coin insertion path 5B.
[0013]
That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the coin lift-up mechanism 20 is provided so as to be able to move up and down between a guide case 21 and a pair of upper and lower pulleys 22 </ b> A and 22 </ b> B in the guide case 21. The lift-up belt 23 has a base endless belt shape, and a V-shaped inclined ridge 24 formed on the surface of the lift-up belt 23 at a predetermined interval.
[0014]
Coin introduction ports 25A and 25B are respectively provided at lower portions of the left and right side surfaces of the guide case 21, and the respective conveyance belts 11A and 11B of the coin conveyance mechanism 10 are provided from the coin introduction ports 25A and 25B. By introducing the coins P that are alternately conveyed from the left and right directions into the guide case 21 via the shooters 26A and 26B in the alternate operation (indicated by solid lines or dotted arrows), the lift-up belt 23 is inclined. While being held and raised by the ridge 24, the coin is inserted into the coin insertion part 5 of the money changer 4 through a shooter 28 from a coin outlet 27 provided in the upper part of the guide case 21.
[0015]
FIGS. 5 to 7 show another embodiment of the coin lift-up mechanism 20, in which the ridges 24 formed on the surface of the lift-up belt 23 with a predetermined interval are arranged in one direction. A coin P which is configured to be inclined downward and is alternately conveyed from the left and right directions via the shooters 26A and 26B by the alternate operation of the respective conveyor belts 11A and 11B of the coin conveyor mechanism 10, for example, as shown in FIG. As described above, the coin P from the left transport belt 11A is introduced into the guide case 21 through the coin introduction port 25A, and the inclined ridge portion 24 is moved along with the forward rotation of the lift-up belt 23 (indicated by a solid line arrow). The coin is inserted into the coin insertion portion 5 of the money changer 4 through the shooter 28 from the coin outlet 27 provided at the top of the guide case 21.
[0016]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the coin P from the right transport belt 11B is introduced into the guide case 21 through the coin introduction port 25B, and the lift-up belt 23 rotates in reverse (indicated by a dotted arrow). At the same time, it is held and lifted by the inclined ridge portion 24, is reversed at the upper part of the guide case 21, and is inserted from the coin outlet 27 into the coin insertion portion 5 of the money changer 4 through the shooter 28. Is.
[0017]
In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, a coin selection outlet 29 is opened at the upper and lower intermediate portions of the left and right side surfaces of the guide case 21, and the coin selection outlet 29 is, for example, 100 yen smaller than the 500 yen coin P It has a length and a width shape through which only the coin P1 can pass, and thereby, the 500 yen coin P and the 100 yen coin P1 which are transported from the coin transport mechanism 10 and lifted up by the coin lift-up mechanism 20 Among the two types of large and small coins, a coin distribution function is provided such that a small-diameter coin P1, which is a 100-yen coin, is separated in the course of lifting, and is directly collected by the coin collecting unit 42 in the money changer 4.
[0018]
【The invention's effect】
As described above , according to the configuration of claim 1 of the present invention, the interpolated ball lending machine is located between the islands made up of a plurality of pachinko machines, and the money changer is arranged at substantially the left and right central part of the island. The coins thrown into each of these interstitial ball lending machines are dropped on a transport belt of a coin transport mechanism provided in the lower part of the island, and the dropped coins are transported horizontally by the transport belt to In an island coin transportation system in a pachinko facility that is replenished or collected in a coin dispensing mechanism or a coin collection unit in a money changer, the transport belt of the coin transport mechanism is a pair of left and right transports that transports the dropped coins horizontally from left and right A coin lift-up mechanism configured to introduce a coin that is transported from the left and right by the pair of left and right transport belts, and lifts up and guides it to the money changer. The structure has a left coin introducing port for introducing coins conveyed from the left conveying belt and a right coin introducing port for introducing coins conveyed from the right conveying belt at the lower portion of the conveying belt. An endless belt-like lift-up belt spanned between a pair of upper and lower pulleys is provided in a guide case provided with a lead-out port, and a V-shaped inclined protrusion formed on the surface of the lift-up belt at a predetermined interval. The coins conveyed by the left conveyor belt are introduced into the guide case from the left coin introduction port by alternately operating the pair of left and right conveyor belts of the coin conveyor mechanism, and the right side The coins conveyed by the conveyor belt are introduced into the guide case from the right coin inlet, and the coins introduced into the guide case are introduced into the inclined ridges of the lift-up belt. A first coin insertion path for supplying coins to the hopper of the coin dispensing mechanism, wherein the coins led out from the coin introduction port and the coins led out from the coin introduction port are Since it is configured to be inserted into a coin input section formed with a second coin input path for recovering coins in the coin recovery section, replenishment of coins dropped from the interbank ball lending machine to the money changer Alternatively, the recovery can be performed efficiently and the equipment cost can be reduced.
[0019]
Further, in the configuration of claim 2 of the present invention, inter-ball ball lending machines are respectively located between islands made up of a plurality of pachinko machine stands, and a money changer is arranged at a substantially left and right central part of the islands. The coins thrown into the interbank ball lending machine are dropped on a conveyor belt of a coin conveyor mechanism provided in the lower part of the island, and the dropped coins are horizontally transported by the conveyor belt to be coins in the money changer. In an intra-island coin transport system in a pachinko facility that is replenished or recovered to a payout mechanism unit or a coin recovery unit, the transport belt of the coin transport mechanism is composed of a pair of left and right transport belts that transports the dropped coins horizontally from the left and right. A coin lift-up mechanism that introduces the coins conveyed from the left and right by the pair of left and right conveyor belts and lifts them up to guide them to the money changer. Of the belt, a left coin introduction port for introducing coins conveyed from the left conveyance belt and a right coin introduction port for introducing coins conveyed from the right conveyance belt are provided in the lower portion, and a coin outlet port is provided in the upper portion. The guide case has an endless belt-like lift-up belt suspended between a pair of upper and lower pulleys, and the surface of the lift-up belt is arranged in one direction with a predetermined interval so as to hold coins one by one. By having the ridge part inclined downward and operating the pair of left and right conveyor belts of the coin conveyor mechanism alternately, the coins conveyed by the left conveyor belt are introduced into the guide case from the left coin inlet. In addition, the coins conveyed by the right conveyor belt are introduced into the guide case from the right coin inlet and introduced into the guide case from the left coin inlet. Holding the inclined ridge portion of the lift-up belt on the side rising by the forward rotation of the lift-up belt and raising it by the forward rotation of the lift-up belt, and deriving the raised coin from the coin introduction port; The coin introduced into the guide case from the right coin inlet is held by the inclined ridge portion of the lift-up belt that is lifted by the reverse rotation of the lift-up belt, and is lifted by the reverse rotation of the lift-up belt. The first coin input path and the coin recovery unit for supplying the coin to the hopper of the coin dispensing mechanism by the coin derived from the coin introduction port. Since the second coin input path for collecting coins is inserted into the formed coin input part, it is dropped from the interbank ball lending machine. It is possible to efficiently supply or collect coins to the money changer, and to reduce the equipment cost.
[0020]
Further, according to the configuration of claim 3 , the coin lift-up mechanism has a coin distribution function for separating a small-diameter coin out of two types of large and small coins conveyed from the pair of left and right conveyor belts during the lift-up process. Therefore, the conventional coin separator in the money changer becomes unnecessary.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of an island coin transportation system in a pachinko facility according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view of the overall configuration of the island coin transfer system.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a coin lift-up mechanism.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the coin lift-up mechanism.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the same coin lift-up mechanism.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a coin distribution function in the same coin lift-up mechanism.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... Pachinko equipment unit,
2 ... Pachinko machine stand,
3 ... Tama ball lending machine,
4 ... Currency exchange machine,
40: Coin dispensing mechanism,
41 ... Hopper,
42 ... coin recovery unit,
5 ... Coin input part,
10: Coin transport mechanism,
11A, 11B ... Conveyor belt,
20 ... Coin lift-up mechanism,
21 ... Guide case,
23 ... Lift-up belt,
24 ... inclined ridge,
25A, 25B ... coin inlet,
26A, 26B ... Shooter,
27: Coin outlet
28 ... Shooter,
29 ... coin selection exit,
P ... coins.

Claims (3)

Between each platform of islands consisting of a plurality of pachinko machine stands, a ballroom lending machine is located, and a money changer is arranged at the central part of the left and right of the island, and the coins thrown into each of these ballroom lending machines are The coins are dropped on a conveyor belt of a coin conveyor mechanism provided in the lower part of the island, and the dropped coins are horizontally transported by the conveyor belt to be replenished or recovered to a coin dispensing mechanism or a coin recovery unit in the money changer. In the intra-island coin transport system in the pachinko facility, the transport belt of the coin transport mechanism is composed of a pair of left and right transport belts that transport the dropped coins horizontally from the left and right, and is transported from the left and right by the pair of left and right transport belts. A coin lift-up mechanism that introduces a coin, lifts it up, and guides it to the money changer. The coin lift-up mechanism is a left conveyor belt among the conveyor belts. A pair of upper and lower coins are provided in a guide case in which a left coin introducing port for introducing a conveyed coin and a right coin introducing port for introducing a coin conveyed from a right conveying belt are provided in the lower portion and a coin outlet port is provided in the upper portion. An endless belt-like lift-up belt stretched around a pulley, and a V-shaped inclined ridge formed on the surface of the lift-up belt at a predetermined interval; By alternately operating a pair of conveyor belts, the coins conveyed by the left conveyor belt are introduced into the guide case from the left coin inlet, and the coins conveyed by the right conveyor belt are introduced to the right coin It is introduced into the guide case from the mouth, and the coin introduced into the guide case is held and lifted by the inclined ridge portion of the lift-up belt, and the raised coin is A second coin that is derived from a coin introduction port and the coin derived from the coin withdrawal port collects coins in a first coin insertion path for supplying coins to a hopper of the coin dispensing mechanism unit and the coin collection unit. An island coin transportation system in a pachinko facility, characterized in that it is configured to be inserted into a coin insertion portion formed with an insertion path . Between each platform of islands consisting of a plurality of pachinko machine stands, a ballroom lending machine is located, and a money changer is arranged at the central part of the left and right of the island, and the coins thrown into each of these ballroom lending machines are The coins are dropped on a conveyor belt of a coin conveyor mechanism provided in the lower part of the island, and the dropped coins are horizontally transported by the conveyor belt to be replenished or recovered to a coin dispensing mechanism or a coin recovery unit in the money changer. In the intra-island coin transport system in the pachinko facility, the transport belt of the coin transport mechanism is composed of a pair of left and right transport belts that transport the dropped coins horizontally from the left and right, and is transported from the left and right by the pair of left and right transport belts. A coin lift-up mechanism that introduces a coin, lifts it up, and guides it to the money changer. The coin lift-up mechanism is a left conveyor belt among the conveyor belts. A pair of upper and lower coins are provided in a guide case in which a left coin introducing port for introducing a conveyed coin and a right coin introducing port for introducing a coin conveyed from a right conveying belt are provided in the lower portion and a coin outlet port is provided in the upper portion. An endless belt-like lift-up belt stretched around a pulley is provided, and a surface of the lift-up belt is provided with a ridge portion that is inclined downward in one direction with a predetermined interval so as to hold coins one by one. By alternately operating the pair of left and right transport belts of the coin transport mechanism, the coins transported by the left transport belt are introduced into the guide case from the left coin inlet and transported by the right transport belt. The introduced coin is introduced into the guide case from the right coin introduction port, and the coin introduced into the guide case from the left coin introduction port is rotated forward by the lift-up belt. Therefore, it is held by the inclined ridge portion of the lift-up belt on the ascending side and is raised by the forward rotation of the lift-up belt, and the raised coin is led out from the coin introduction port, and from the right coin introduction port. The coin introduced into the guide case is held by the inclined ridge portion of the lift-up belt on the side that is lifted by the reverse rotation of the lift-up belt and is lifted by the reverse rotation of the lift-up belt, and the coin that has been lifted Is extracted from the coin introduction port, and the coin derived from the coin introduction port collects coins in the first coin input path for supplying coins to the hopper of the coin dispensing mechanism unit and the coin collecting unit. An island coin transportation system in a pachinko facility, characterized in that it is configured to be inserted into a coin input portion formed with a coin input path . In the upper and lower middle part of the guide case, a coin selection outlet having a size through which a small-diameter coin cannot pass without passing a large-diameter coin out of two types of large and small coins conveyed from the pair of left and right conveyor belts, The intra- island coin transport system in a pachinko facility according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a small-diameter coin is allowed to pass through and separated from the coin selection outlet in the course of lift-up .

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