JP6483304B1 - Transport device - Google Patents

Abstract

An easy-to-use transfer apparatus is provided. A transport apparatus 500 includes a first transport belt 511 for transporting a transport target to the supply lift side, and a second transport belt 521 for transporting the transport target to a recovery lift side. Provided. Preferably, the transport device 500 further includes a motor 530. The first conveying belt 511 is driven by the motor 530, and the second belt 521 is driven by the motor 530. [Selection] Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a transport device for transporting game media such as medals toward a lift or the like.

  Conventionally, inter-machines such as ball lending machines and medal lending machines arranged next to or in the vicinity of game machines are known. For example, JP 2010-167121 A (Patent Document 1) discloses a medal supply machine. According to Patent Document 1, a supply amount limiting device for limiting the supply amount of medals is provided in the vicinity of the discharge port of the hopper. The supply amount limiting device pivotally supports an inclined plate whose front end faces upward at an angle according to the height of the medals in contact with a medal at a position in front of the discharge port of the hopper so that it can be seesaw in the front-rear direction. At the rear end, a limit plate that restricts the amount of medals passing by changing the distance from the supply conveyor by the seesaw operation is projected downward, and a weight that biases the limit plate upward is provided at the front of the inclined plate Structure.

  Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2007-31894 (Patent Document 2) discloses a game medium supply system. According to Patent Document 2, in the two medal replenishing devices, medals supplied to the main lift are stored in the upper tank and the lower tank, medals lifted by the main lift are stored in the replenishment tank, and medals on the game island are used. The machine supplies tank medals to the machine. Island conveyors are arranged between the medal supply devices. When the main lift of one medal replenishing device is out of order and the storage amount of the replenishing tank of the replenishing device is less than or equal to the first amount, the control unit drives the island-carrying conveyor as a start condition for transport between replenishing devices The medals are transported from the medal supply device to the medal supply device. The control unit takes into account the storage amount of the tank of the medal replenishing device in the medal transport start condition.

JP 2010-167121 A JP 2007-31894 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use transfer apparatus.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, a transport apparatus comprising: a first transport belt for transporting a transport target to the supply lift side; and a second transport belt for transporting the transport target to the recovery lift side. Is provided.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a user-friendly transport device is provided.

1 is a plan view of a gaming machine system according to the present embodiment, and shows a schematic configuration of the gaming machine system. It is a side view which shows arrangement | positioning of the specific game machine in the gaming machine system which concerns on this Embodiment, a game media rental machine, the game media supply unit corresponding to them, a counter, and a count tank. It is a schematic block diagram of the gaming machine constituting the gaming machine system according to the present embodiment. In the figure, solid arrows indicate the flow of game media, and broken arrows indicate the flow of control signals and various information. It is a schematic block diagram of the game media rental machine which comprises the game machine system which concerns on this Embodiment. In the figure, solid arrows indicate the flow of game media, dashed-dotted arrows indicate the flow of money, and broken arrows indicate the flow of control signals and various information. It is a front view which shows arrangement | positioning of the several game medium supply unit which comprises the game machine system which concerns on this Embodiment, a game medium conveyance conveyor, a counter, and a counting tank. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the game medium supply unit which comprises the game machine system which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a partial block diagram of the gaming machine system according to the present embodiment. In the figure, solid arrows indicate the flow of game media, and broken arrows indicate the flow of control signals and various information. It is a right front perspective view of a medal conveyance device concerning this embodiment. It is a right view of the medal conveyance apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a top view of the medal conveyance device concerning this embodiment. It is a left front perspective view which shows the drive structure of the medal conveyance apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a right front perspective view which shows the drive structure of the medal conveyance apparatus which concerns on this Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.
[First Embodiment]
<Overall configuration of gaming machine system 1>

  First, the gaming machine system 1 according to the present embodiment is mainly composed of gaming machines 10A, 10B, and 10C, gaming medium lending machines 20A, 20B, and 20C, and a gaming medium supply device 30, as shown in FIG. Has been. Hereinafter, these constituent devices will be described in detail. Since the plurality of gaming machines 10A, 10B, and 10C and gaming medium lending machines 20A, 20B, and 20C all have the same structure, the gaming machines 10A, 10B, and 10C. As for the game medium lending machines 20A, 20B, and 20C, only the game machine denoted by reference numeral 10A and the game medium lending machine denoted by reference numeral 20A will be described.

<Details of components of gaming machine system 1>
(1) Gaming Machine As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a plurality of gaming machines 10A according to the present embodiment are provided and are arranged alternately with gaming medium lending machines 20A. That is, it can be said that the gaming machine 10A is arranged in a pair with the gaming medium lending machine 20A. Hereinafter, a group of such gaming machines 10A and gaming medium lending machines 20A may be referred to as “islands”. Further, in FIG. 1, the “islands” are denoted by reference characters ILa, ILb, and ILc.

  The gaming machine 10A is a slot machine that requires a gaming medium PM such as medals or the like for a gaming operation, or a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine. As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine 10A mainly includes a gaming mechanism 110A and a gaming machine control unit 120A. The game medium input unit 130A, the game medium detection unit 140A, and the game medium storage unit 150A. Hereinafter, these components will be described in detail.

  The game mechanism 110A is a mechanism that embodies the game. As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming mechanism 110A is communicatively connected to a gaming machine control unit 120A, and its operation is controlled by the gaming machine control unit 120A. Further, the game mechanism 110A is provided with a tray (not shown) for the game medium PM, an event detection device (not shown) for detecting an occurrence event such as a big hit. This event detection device is communicatively connected to the gaming machine control unit 120A, and transmits an event detection signal to the gaming machine control unit 120A when detecting that an event such as a jackpot has occurred. Then, the gaming machine control unit 120A that has received the event detection signal drives a motor (described later) of a discharging mechanism (described later) of the gaming medium storage unit 150A, and a certain amount of gaming media PM is received in the tray of the gaming mechanism 110A. Discharge.

  The gaming machine control unit 120A is a part that controls each component of the gaming mechanism 110A, and is, for example, a microcomputer. As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine control unit 120A is communicatively connected to a gaming mechanism 110A, a gaming medium detection unit 140A, and a gaming medium storage unit 150A. Then, as described above, the gaming machine control unit 120A controls the operation of the gaming mechanism 110, and controls the operation of the gaming medium storage unit 150A based on the detection signal transmitted from the detection device of the gaming mechanism 110A. Or

  The game medium input unit 130A is a part where the player inputs the game medium PM, and is configured to adjust the posture of the input game medium PM and supply it to the game medium detection unit 140A.

  The game medium PM input to the game medium input unit 130A passes through the game medium detection unit 140A. And this game medium detection part 140A detects and counts the game medium PM which passes therethrough. The gaming medium detection unit 140A is connected to the gaming machine control unit 120A as shown in FIG. 3, and the number information of the gaming media PM counted by the gaming medium detection unit 140A is the gaming machine control unit 120A. Sent to.

  The game medium storage unit 150A is a part for storing the game medium PM that has passed through the game medium detection unit 140A and the game medium PM that is supplied from the game medium supply unit 310A, and is mainly a storage tank (not shown). 1), a level sensor, a discharge shooter (not shown), an overflow shooter (not shown), a discharge mechanism (not shown), and a counting sensor (not shown). The storage tank is a container for storing the game medium PM. The level sensor is a conductive contact sensor, an infrared sensor, or the like, and is disposed at a predetermined height of the storage tank. This level sensor is connected to a relay board unit 362a of a game medium supply conveyor 360A, which will be described later. When the level sensor detects that the game medium PM in the storage tank has fallen below a certain amount, the detection signal is sent to the relay board unit. To 362a. Upon receiving this detection signal, the relay board unit 362a generates a game medium supply request signal, and transmits the game medium supply request signal to the game medium supply unit 310A. The discharge shooter extends outward from the lower side of the storage tank and communicates with the storage tank. The discharge shooter extends to the tray of the game mechanism 110A. The overflow shooter extends outward from the upper side of the storage tank and communicates with the storage tank. A game medium collection conveyor 370A described later is disposed below the tip of the overflow shooter. The discharge mechanism is disposed at the lower end of the storage tank. This discharge mechanism plays a role of discharging the game medium PM stored in the game medium storage unit 150A to the discharge shooter, and mainly includes a rotating disk and a motor. The turntable is a member that sends out the game medium PM in a certain direction, and is connected to the rotation shaft of the motor. The motor is connected to the gaming machine control unit 120A, and its operation is controlled by the gaming machine control unit 120A. This gaming machine control unit 120A drives the motor until the information on the number of game media PM transmitted from the counting sensor (hereinafter referred to as “detected game medium quantity information”) matches the discharged game medium quantity information. The motor is stopped when the game medium quantity information coincides with the discharged game medium quantity information. As a result, the number of game media PM corresponding to the discharged game medium quantity information is discharged to the tray of the game mechanism 110A. This counting sensor is connected to the gaming machine control unit 120A, and transmits the detected gaming medium quantity information to the gaming machine control unit 120A. When the game medium PM is stored up to the position of the overflow shooter, the game medium PM sent to the storage tank is further sent to the game medium collection conveyor 370A through the overflow shooter.

(2) Game Medium Lending Machine As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of game medium lending machines 20A according to the present embodiment are provided and are alternately arranged with the game machines 10A. That is, it can be said that the gaming medium lending machine 20A is arranged in a pair with the gaming machine 10A.

  The game medium lending machine 20A is a machine that lends the game medium PM necessary for playing a game with the game machine in exchange for money MN. As shown in FIG. 4, the money input unit 210A is mainly used. , A money identification unit 220A, a money storage unit 230A, a lending machine control unit 240A, a game medium storage unit 250A, a game medium receiving unit 260A, an information display unit (not shown), and a lending button (not shown). . Hereinafter, these components will be described in detail.

  The money insertion unit 210A is a part where a person who wants to enjoy a game inputs money MN as consideration for borrowing the game medium PM, sorts the money MN that is input, and arranges the attitude of the money MN to store money. It is responsible for sending it to the section 230A.

  The money identifying unit 220A is a part for identifying the type of bill or coin, and is disposed between the money inserting unit 210A and the money storage unit 230A. And this money identification part 220A recognizes the bill type of the banknote to pass, and the kind of coin, and calculates the amount of money. Then, the currency identification unit 220A transmits information on the amount of money to the lending machine control unit 240A.

  The money storage part 230A is a part for storing banknotes and coins sent from the money insertion part 210A through the money recognition part 220A, and has a plurality of banknote storage parts and coin storage parts. A banknote is accommodated in a banknote accommodating part, and a coin is accommodated in a coin accommodating part.

  The rental machine control unit 240A is a part that controls each component of the game medium rental machine 20A, and is, for example, a microcomputer. As shown in FIG. 4, the lending machine control unit 240A is communicatively connected to the currency identification unit 220A and the game medium storage unit 250A. When the lending machine control unit 240A receives the money amount information from the money identifying unit 220A, the lending machine control unit 240A displays the money amount information on the information display unit as deposit money information. Thereafter, when the lending machine control unit 240A detects that the lending button has been pressed, the lending machine control unit 240A transmits the above-described game medium PM quantity information together with the game medium PM discharge command signal to the game medium storage unit 250A. Receiving the discharge command signal and the quantity information, the game medium storage unit 250A discharges the number of game media PM corresponding to the quantity information to the game medium receiving unit 260A.

  The game medium storage unit 250A is a part for storing the game medium PM supplied from the game medium supply unit 310A, and mainly includes a storage tank (not shown), a level sensor, and a discharge shooter (not shown). , A discharge mechanism (not shown), and a counting sensor (not shown). The storage tank is a container for storing the game medium PM. The level sensor is a conductive contact sensor, an infrared sensor, or the like, and is disposed at a predetermined height of the storage tank. This level sensor is connected to a relay board unit 362a of a game medium supply conveyor 360A, which will be described later. When the level sensor detects that the game medium PM in the storage tank has fallen below a certain amount, the detection signal is sent to the relay board unit. To 362a. Upon receiving this detection signal, the relay board unit 362a generates a game medium supply request signal, and transmits the game medium supply request signal to the game medium supply unit 310A. The discharge shooter extends outward from the lower side of the storage tank and communicates with the storage tank. The discharge shooter extends to the game medium receiving portion 260A. The discharge mechanism is disposed at the lower end of the storage tank. This discharge mechanism plays a role of discharging the game medium PM stored in the game medium storage unit 250A to the discharge shooter, and mainly includes a rotating disk and a motor. The turntable is a member that sends out the game medium PM in a certain direction, and is connected to the rotation shaft of the motor. The motor is connected to the lending machine control unit 240A, and its operation is controlled by the lending machine control unit 240A. The lending machine control unit 240A drives the motor until the information on the number of game media PM transmitted from the counting sensor (hereinafter referred to as “detected game medium quantity information”) matches the discharged game medium quantity information. The motor is stopped when the game medium quantity information coincides with the discharged game medium quantity information. As a result, the number of game media PM corresponding to the discharged game medium quantity information is discharged to the game medium receiving unit 260A. This counting sensor is connected to the lending machine control unit 240A by communication, and transmits the detected game medium quantity information to the lending machine control unit 240A.

  The game medium receiving unit 260A is a part that receives the game medium PM discharged from the game medium storage unit 250A, and is, for example, a tray.

(3) Game Medium Supply Device As shown in FIG. 1, the game medium supply device 30 according to the present embodiment mainly includes game medium supply units 310A, 310B, 310C, game medium transport conveyors 350A, 350B, and games. The medium supply conveyors 360A, 360B, and 360C, the game medium collection conveyors 370A, 370B, and 370C, the counter 380, and the counter tank 390 are configured. In the following, for the sake of explanation, the back direction of the paper surface in FIG. 6 is referred to as the front, the front side of the paper surface is referred to as the rear, the right direction of the paper surface is referred to as the right, and the left direction of the paper surface is referred to as the left. Okay, the direction above the page is called up, and the direction below the page is called down.

(3-1) Game Medium Supply Unit Game medium supply units 310A, 310B, and 310C according to the present embodiment are arranged on one end side of each of the islands ILa, ILb, and ILc, as shown in FIGS. Has been. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the game medium supply unit 310A and the game medium supply unit 310B are connected to each other via a game medium transport conveyor 350A so that game media can be delivered (mutual supply). The supply unit 310B and the game medium supply unit 310C are connected to each other via a game medium transport conveyor 350B so that game media can be delivered (mutual supply). As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, a counter 380 and a counting tank 390 are disposed in the vicinity of the game medium supply unit 310A (in the figure, the game medium supply unit 310B, The counter 380 and the counting tank 390 are not disposed in the vicinity of 310C.) The counting tank 390 is connected to the game medium supply unit 310A via a transfer device (not shown) so that the game medium can be taken out (see FIG. 7).

  Hereinafter, the internal structure and the like of the game medium supply units 310A, 310B, and 310C will be described in detail. The plurality of game medium supply units 310A, 310B, and 310C are other than the point that the game medium supply unit 310A includes only a display unit. Since it has the same structure, the game medium supply units 310A, 310B, and 310C will be described only as a representative game medium supply unit denoted by reference numeral 310A.

  The game medium supply unit 310A is a unit that supplies the game medium PM to the game machine 10A and the game medium lending machine 20A, and cleans and stores the game medium PM collected from the game machine 10A and the game medium lending machine 20A. 6 and 7, mainly, a display unit 311a, a control unit 312a, a power supply unit 313a, a supply tank 314a, a washing machine 315a, a medal transport device 500, a dust collector 317a, a supply lift 318a, It consists of a recovery lift 319a, an indicator lamp 320a, a three-way duct unit 321a, and an inter-island supply conveyor 322a.

  The display unit 311a is an information input / output device such as a touch panel, and is communicatively connected to the control unit 312a as shown in FIG. The display unit 311a is not provided in the game medium supply units 310B and 310C (that is, the display units 311b and 311c do not exist), and is provided only in the game medium supply unit 310A. The display unit 311a can switch and display a plurality of types of screens by a user operation. Examples of such a screen include a main screen, a password input screen, a menu display screen, various setting screens, various error display screens, various error release method display screens, and various history display screens. In addition, the display unit 311a is configured to display an operation button on a predetermined screen and receive an input from the operation button. A part of the screen will be described together with the description of the collective operation function of the game medium supply units 310A, 310B, 310C according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The control unit 312a is mainly communicatively connected to the display unit 311a, the power supply unit 313a, the washing machine 315a, the medal transport device 500, the dust collector 317a, and the indicator lamp 320a (see FIG. 7). The control unit 312a receives information such as input information transmitted from the display unit 311a and state information transmitted from the cleaning machine 315a, the dust collector 317a, and the like, and includes information such as the input information and state information. Based on this, a specific screen or information is displayed on the display unit 311a (including switching screens), the power supply unit 313a is supplied with power, and the washing machine 315a and the medal transfer are performed by an internal relay board (not shown). The operation of the device 500, the dust collector 317a, etc. is controlled. The control unit 312a also lights the indicator light 320a in blue or the like when the game medium supply unit 310A is operating normally, and turns the indicator light 320a in red or the like when an abnormality occurs in the game medium supply unit 310A. Turn on. The control unit 312a receives power supply from the power supply unit 313a, and the three directions of the medal transport device 500, the supply lift 318a, the recovery lift 319a, and the three-way duct unit 321a by an internal relay board (not shown). A sorter (described later) and the inter-island supply conveyor 322a are operated or stopped.

  Further, as described above, the control unit 312a is connected to the relay board unit 362a (described later) of the game medium supply conveyor 360A, the control unit (not shown) of the game medium supply unit 310B, and the control unit (not shown) of the game medium supply unit 310C. (Not shown) is also connected for communication. The control unit 312a receives information such as state information transmitted from the relay board unit 362a (described later), the game medium supply unit 310B and the game medium supply unit 310C, and based on the information such as the state information. A specific screen or information is displayed on the display unit 311a (including switching the screen). Further, the control unit 312a receives power supply from the power supply unit 313a, and conveys conveyors (not shown) of the game medium supply conveyor 360A, the game medium recovery conveyor 370A, and the counting tank 390 by an internal relay board (not shown). ) Is activated or deactivated. When the control unit 312a receives a game medium supply request signal or the like transmitted from the relay board unit 362a (described later), the control unit 312a displays information on the display unit 311a according to the game medium supply request signal or the like. Upon receiving power supply from the power supply unit 313a, the medal transport device 500, the replenishment lift 318a, the game medium replenishment conveyor 360A, etc. are operated by an internal relay board (not shown) to play the game machine 10A or the game medium lending machine 20A. The medium PM is supplied. Further, when the control unit 312a receives a game medium supply request signal or the like transmitted from the control unit of the game medium supply unit 310B, the control unit 312a displays information on the display unit 311a according to the game medium supply request signal or the like. In response to power supply from the power supply unit 313a, an internal relay board (not shown) operates a recovery lift 319a, a three-way distributor (described later) of the three-way duct unit 321a, an inter-island supply conveyor 322a, and the like. The game medium PM is supplied to the supply unit 310B. When the control unit is a control unit of the game medium supply unit 310B, the control unit receives a game medium supply request signal or the like transmitted from the control unit of the game medium supply unit 310A or 310C. In response to the game medium supply request signal or the like, information is displayed on the display unit 311a of the game medium supply unit 310A, or power is supplied from the power supply unit 313a, and a game medium supply unit is provided by an internal relay board (not shown). The game medium PM is supplied to the game medium supply units 310A and 310C by operating the collection lift 310B, the three-way distributor of the three-way duct unit, the inter-island supply conveyor, and the like.

  The power supply unit 313a includes a power supply, a breaker fuse for the power supply, a terminal block, and the like. 500, a dust collector 317a, a supply lift 318a, a recovery lift 319a, an indicator lamp 320a, a three-way duct unit 321a, an inter-island supply conveyor 322a, a game medium supply conveyor 360A, a game medium recovery conveyor 370A, and a transfer conveyor (not shown) ) Etc. The power supply unit 313a includes a display unit 311a, a washing machine 315a, a dust collector 317a, an indicator lamp 320a, a supply tank 314a, a medal transport device 500, a supply lift 318a, a recovery lift 319a, and a three-way duct unit via a control unit 312a. 321a three-way sorter (described later), inter-island supply conveyor 322a, game medium supply conveyor 360A, game medium recovery conveyor 370A, and transfer conveyor for counting tank 390, and these devices are controlled. .

  The game medium PM is stored in the supply tank 314a. It should be noted that only the game media PM washed by the washing machine 315a is stored in the supply tank 314a.

  The cleaning machine 315a is, for example, a brush unit or a wet cloth unit. The brush unit includes a cylindrical brush, a bearing that rotatably supports the cylindrical brush, a rotational drive source such as a motor that rotates the cylindrical brush around its axis, and the like. In such a brush unit, the surface of the inserted game medium PM is rubbed by the rotating cylindrical brush, and as a result, the dents of the game medium PM and the dust and the like in the groove are scraped out, so that the game medium PM is Purified. The wet cloth unit includes a wet cloth, a wet cloth support, a transport device, and the like. The conveying device is disposed in the vicinity of the wet cloth. In addition, liquid is infiltrated into the wet cloth. In such a wet cloth unit, the game medium PM is cleaned by being transported by the transport device while being pressed against the wet cloth.

  The configuration of the medal transport device 500 will be described later.

  The dust collector 317a is a so-called suction device, and communicates with the cleaning machine 315a. That is, the dust collector 317a sucks the dust and the like scraped out by the cleaning machine 315a.

  The replenishment lift 318a has a role of lifting the game medium PM received from the medal transport device 500 and delivering the game medium PM to the game medium replenishment conveyor 360A.

  The collection lift 319a is responsible for lifting the game medium PM received from the game medium collection conveyor 370A and the medal transport device 500 and delivering it to a three-way distributor (not shown) of the three-way duct unit 321a. .

  The indicator light 320a is provided so that the state of the gaming machine system 1 can be confirmed even from a location where the user is away, and the state of the gaming machine system 1 is color-coded to notify the user. It is. Specifically, as described above, the indicator lamp 320a selects the color of the lamp to be lit in accordance with the lighting command signal from the control unit 312a.

  The three-way duct unit 321a mainly includes a three-way duct and a three-way distributor. A three-way sorter (not shown) supplies the game medium PM lifted up by the recovery lift 319a in accordance with a command from the control unit 312a to the washing machine 315a and the left-side island supply conveyor via one of the three-way ducts. 322a or the right side island supply conveyor 322a.

  The inter-island supply conveyor 322a includes a left-side island supply conveyor 322a and a right-side island supply conveyor 322a. These inter-island supply conveyors 322a convey the game media PM distributed by the three-way sorter of the three-way duct unit 321a to the game medium supply unit 310B and the game medium supply unit 310C according to a command from the control unit 312a.

(3-2) Game Medium Conveyor As described above, the game medium transport conveyor 350A connects the game medium supply unit 310A and the game medium supply unit 310B so that the game medium can be delivered (mutual supply), and the game medium transfer conveyor 350B connects the game medium supply unit 310B and the game medium supply unit 310C so that the game medium can be delivered (mutual supply).

  Here, the game medium transport conveyor 350A includes a right island supply conveyor 322a of the game medium supply unit 310A and a left island supply conveyor of the game medium supply unit 310B. Further, the game medium transport conveyor 350B includes a right-side island supply conveyor 322a of the game medium supply unit 310B and a left-side island supply conveyor of the game medium supply unit 310C.

(3-3) Game Medium Supply Conveyor The game medium supply conveyors 360A, 360B, and 360C extend along the horizontal direction from the back side of the game medium supply units 310A, 310B, and 310C, as shown in FIGS. The game machines 10A, 10B, and 10C and the game medium lending machines 20A, 20B, and 20C are disposed on the upper side. These game medium supply conveyors 360A, 360B, and 360C use the game media PM lifted up from the supply lift 318a of the game medium supply units 310A, 310B, and 310C as game machines 10A, 10B, and 10C, and game medium lending machines. It plays a role of supplying to 20A, 20B, and 20C.

  Hereinafter, the structure and the like of the game medium supply conveyors 360A, 360B, and 360C will be described in detail. Since the plurality of game medium supply conveyors 360A, 360B, and 360C have the same structure, the game medium supply conveyors 360A, 360B, and 360C are provided. Only a game medium supply conveyor denoted by reference numeral 360A will be described as a representative.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the game medium supply conveyor 360A mainly includes a conveyor body (not shown), a plurality of shutter units 361a, and a plurality of relay board units 362a. The shutter unit 361a is arranged on the conveyor main body, and changes the traveling direction of the game medium PM conveyed by the conveyor main body to the left or right to change the game medium PM to the game medium storage unit 150A of the game machine 10A or the game medium lending machine. It is dropped into the game medium storage section 250A of 20A. The opening / closing operation of the shutter unit 361a is controlled by the relay board unit 362a. As described above, the relay board unit 362a is communicatively connected to the shutter unit 361a, and controls the opening / closing operation of the shutter unit 361a. The relay board unit 362a is also connected to the level sensor of the game medium storage unit 150A of the game machine 10A, the level sensor of the game medium storage unit 250A of the game medium lending machine 20A, and the control unit 312a of the game medium supply unit 310A. Has been. When the relay board unit 362a receives the detection signal from the level sensor, the relay board unit 362a generates a game medium supply request signal and transmits the game medium supply request signal to the control unit 312a of the game medium supply unit 310A. The control unit 312a of the game medium supply unit 310A that has received the game medium supply request signal receives power supply from the power supply unit 313a, and the medal transport device 500, the supply lift 318a, and the game by an internal relay board (not shown). The medium supply conveyor 360A is operated, and the relay board unit 362a that has transmitted the game medium supply request signal is controlled by the shutter unit 361a so that the game medium PM on the conveyor body of the game medium supply conveyor 360A is transferred to the game machine 10A. The game medium is stored in the game medium storage unit 150A or the game medium storage unit 250A of the game medium lending machine 20A.

(3-4) Game Medium Recovery Conveyor The game medium recovery conveyors 370A, 370B, and 370C extend along the horizontal direction from the back side of the game medium supply units 310A, 310B, and 310C, as shown in FIGS. The game machines 10A, 10B, and 10C and the game medium lending machines 20A, 20B, and 20C are disposed below. These game medium collection conveyors 370A, 370B, and 370C have a role of transporting the overflowed game medium PM from the storage tank of the game medium storage unit 150A of the game machine 10A to the game medium supply units 310A, 310B, and 310C.

(3-5) Counter The counter 380 is mainly composed of a game medium input unit (not shown) and a game medium detection unit (not shown). The game medium input unit is a part into which the game medium PM is input, and adjusts the posture of the input game medium PM. When a plurality of game media PM are input, the game medium PM It is configured to be supplied to the game medium detection unit one by one. The game medium PM input to the game medium input unit passes through the game medium detection unit. And this game media detection part counts the game media PM which passes. This game medium detection unit is connected to a counter control unit (not shown) in communication, and information on the number of game media PM counted by the game medium detection unit is displayed in quantity via the counter control unit. Sent to the display (not shown) and displayed.

(3-6) Counting tank The counting tank 390 is mainly composed of a storage container (not shown) and a transfer conveyor (not shown). In the storage container, the game medium PM that has passed through the game medium counting unit of the counter 380 is temporarily stored. The conveyor conveys the game medium PM in the storage container to the game medium receiving port of the recovery lift 319a of the game medium supply unit 310A at a constant speed. Thereafter, the game medium PM conveyed to the game medium receiving port is lifted up by the recovery lift 319a, and stored in the replenishment tank 314a through the washing machine 315a.
<Configuration of medal transport device 500>

  Next, the configuration of the medal transport device 500 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of the medal transport device 500 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a front view of the medal transport device 500 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a plan view of the medal transport device 500 according to the present embodiment.

  With reference to FIG. 8 to FIG. 10, a medal transport device 500 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a replenishment conveyor 510 for transporting medals to a game medium receptacle of a replenishment lift 318a, and a game medium of a recovery lift 319a. A recovery conveyor 520 for conveying medals to the receiving port, and a motor 530 for driving the replenishment conveyor 510 and the recovery conveyor 520 in response to a command from the control unit 312a are included.

  For example, when a game medium replenishment request signal for the game medium PM is transmitted from the game machine control unit 120A of the game machine 10A or the lending machine control unit 240A of the game medium lending machine 20A to the control unit 312a, the control unit 312a A drive command signal for replenishment is transmitted to the conveyance device 500. Receiving the replenishment drive command signal, the medal transport device 500 drives the motor 530 in the first direction for a certain period of time to send the medal inserted from the replenishment opening 510X to the rear to replenish the lift 318a. To the game media outlet. On the other hand, when the medal transport device 500 receives the recovery drive command signal from the control unit 312a, the medal introduced from the recovery opening 520X by driving the motor 530 in the second direction for a certain period of time. Is conveyed rearward and conveyed to the game medium receptacle of the recovery lift 319a.

  Next, the drive configuration of the medal transport device 500 will be described. FIG. 11 is a right front perspective view showing a drive configuration of the medal transport device 500 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 12 is a left front perspective view showing a drive configuration of the medal transport device 500 according to the present embodiment.

  With reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, in the medal transport device 500, the driving force by the motor 530 is transmitted to the first driving pulley 532 via the motor main shaft 531. The driving force of the first driving pulley 532 is transmitted to the first driven pulley 512 via the first belt 533. The driving force of the first driven pulley 512 is transmitted to the first gear 515 via the first one-way clutch press-fitting gear 514 that is coaxial with the first driven pulley 512. The first gear 515 is attached on the same axis as the drive pulley 516 of the belt 511 for supplying medals.

  In the present embodiment, when the first one-way clutch press-fitting gear 514 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 11, that is, clockwise in FIG. 12, the driving force of the first one-way clutch press-fitting gear 514 Is transmitted to the drive pulley 516 of the belt 511 for supplying medals. That is, when the first drive pulley 532 of the motor 530 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 11, that is, clockwise in FIG. 12, the driving force is transmitted to the drive pulley 516 of the belt 511 for supplying medals. . Conversely, when the first one-way clutch press-fitting gear 514 rotates clockwise in FIG. 11, that is, counterclockwise in FIG. 12, the driving force is not transmitted to the driving pulley 516 of the belt 511 for supplying medals. That is, when the first drive pulley 532 of the motor 530 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 11, that is, in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 12, the driving force is not transmitted to the drive pulley 516 of the medal supply belt 511. .

  Since configured in this way, the belt 511 for supplying medals according to the present embodiment is always driven in only one direction by pulling the upper belt 511a on which medals are placed on the drive pulley 516. In this embodiment, the belt 511 is formed of a toothed belt suitable for driving in the pulling direction, and is driven while meshing with the driving pulley 516. As a result, the power of the motor can be efficiently transmitted to the belt.

  A second one-way clutch press-fit gear 518 is attached to the end of the rotation shaft 513 of the first driven pulley 512 on the recovery belt 521 side. The driving force of the second one-way clutch press-fitting gear 518 is transmitted to the third gear 523 via the second gear 522. A second drive pulley 525 is attached to the other end of the rotation shaft 524 of the third gear 523. The driving force of the second driving pulley 525 is transmitted to the driving pulley 527 of the recovery belt 521 via the second belt 526.

  In the present embodiment, the second one-way clutch press-fitting gear 518 transmits driving force to the second gear 522 when rotating in the clockwise direction in FIG. 11, that is, in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. . That is, when the first drive pulley 532 of the motor 530 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 11, that is, in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 12, the driving force is transmitted to the drive pulleys 527 and 528 of the recovery belt 521. On the other hand, when the second one-way clutch press-fitting gear 518 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 11, that is, clockwise in FIG. 12, the driving force is not transmitted to the second gear 522. That is, when the first drive pulley 532 of the motor 530 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 11, that is, clockwise in FIG. 12, the driving force is not transmitted to the drive pulleys 527 and 528 of the recovery belt 521.

With this configuration, the medal recovery belt 521 according to the present embodiment is driven only in one direction by always pulling the upper belt 521a on which the medal is placed on the drive pulleys 527 and 528. . In this embodiment, the belt 521 is formed of a toothed belt suitable for driving in the pulling direction, and is driven while meshing with the driving pulley 527. As a result, the power of the motor can be efficiently transmitted to the belt.
[Second Embodiment]

In the above embodiment, medals are given as the objects to be transported, but they may be used for game media other than medals, or used for transporting sweets other than game media, other products and parts, etc. May be. That is, the transport device is not limited to the medal transport device 500 but may be another transport device.
[Third Embodiment]

In the above embodiment, the two belts 511 and 521 are driven by one motor 530. However, the motor for the first conveyor belt 511 and the motor for the second conveyor belt 521 are provided. It may be mounted and driven separately or simultaneously according to a command from the control unit 312a.
[Fourth Embodiment]

In the above embodiment, by switching the driving direction of the motor 530, the first transport belt 511 is driven in the direction for supplying the transport object to the supply lift 318a, or the second transport belt 521 is moved. It was driven in the direction for supplying the object to be conveyed to the recovery lift 319a. However, while driving the motor 530 in the same direction, the first conveying belt 511 is driven, the second conveying belt 521 is driven, or the driving direction of the first conveying belt 511 is changed depending on how the gears are combined. Or the driving direction of the second conveyor belt 521 may be changed.
[Fifth Embodiment]

In the above embodiment, the first one-way clutch press-fitting gear 514 is provided in the transmission path between the motor 530 and the first conveyance belt 511, and the second one-way is disposed in the transmission path between the motor 530 and the second conveyance belt 521. A clutch press-fitting gear 518 was provided. However, the present invention is not limited to the one-way clutch press-fit gears 514 and 518, and an electromagnetic clutch may be used or a combination of gears may be changed.
[Sixth Embodiment]

In the above embodiment, the first conveyor belt 511 and the second conveyor belt 521 are driven only in the direction in which the upper belts 511a and 521a on which the object to be conveyed is placed are drawn (rear in FIG. 11). It was to be done. However, the driving pulley 516 of the first conveying belt 511 and the driving pulley 528 of the second conveying belt 521 push the upper belts 511a and 521a on which the object to be conveyed is placed by the driving force of the motor 530 ( It may be driven only in front) in FIG. For example, it is conceivable that a gear is arranged between the first one-way clutch press-fitting gear 514 and the first gear 515, or the second gear 522 is not sandwiched.
[Seventh Embodiment]

In the above embodiment, the first conveyor belt 511 and the second conveyor belt 521 are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction, but both may be arranged in parallel in the up-down direction and the front-rear direction. . Or both may be arrange | positioned so that it may not be parallel but may be arrange | positioned relatively diagonally, or may be orthogonally crossed relatively.
[Eighth Embodiment]

  In the above embodiment, the direction for supplying the conveyance object to the supply lift 318a and the direction for supplying the conveyance object to the recovery lift 319a are the same direction. The direction for supplying the article to the supply lift 318a and the direction for supplying the conveyance object to the recovery lift 319a may be opposite. For example, by arranging a gear between the first one-way clutch press-fitting gear 514 and the first gear 515 or by not sandwiching the second gear 522, the first conveyor belt 511 can be easily connected. The driving direction of the second transport belt 521 can be changed.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

1: gaming machine system 10A: gaming machine 10B: gaming machine 10C: gaming machine 20A: gaming medium lending machine 20B: gaming medium lending machine 20C: gaming medium lending machine 30: gaming medium replenishing device 110: gaming mechanism 110A: gaming mechanism 120A : Gaming machine control unit 130A: gaming medium input unit 140A: gaming medium detection unit 150A: gaming medium storage unit 210A: money insertion unit 220A: money identification unit 230A: money storage unit 240A: lending machine control unit 250A: gaming medium storage unit 260A: Game medium receiving section 310A: Game medium supply unit 310B: Game medium supply unit 310C: Game medium supply unit 311a: Display unit 311b: Display unit 311c: Display unit 312a: Control unit 313a: Power supply unit 314a: Supply tank 315a: Washing machine 31 a: Dust collector 318a: Supply lift 319a: Collection lift 320a: Indicator lamp 321a: Three-way duct unit 322a: Inter-island supply conveyor 350A: Game medium transport conveyor 350B: Game medium supply conveyor 360A: Game medium supply conveyor 360B: Game medium supply conveyor 360C: Game media supply conveyor 361a: Shutter unit 362a: Relay board unit 370A: Game media collection conveyor 370B: Game media collection conveyor 370C: Game media collection conveyor 380: Counter 390: Count tank 500: Medal transport device 510: Supply conveyor 510X: Replenishment opening 511: First transport belt 512: First driven pulley 513: Rotating shaft 514: First one-way clutch press-fitting gear 515: First gear 516: Drive pump 518: second one-way clutch press-fit gear 520: collection conveyor 520X: collection opening 521: second transport belt 522: second gear 523: third gear 524: rotating shaft 525: second drive Pulley 526: second belt 527: drive pulley 528: drive pulley 530: motor 531: motor main shaft 532: first drive pulley 533: first belt ILa: island MN: money PM: game medium

Claims (5)

A first transport belt for transporting a transport object to the supply lift side;
A second conveyor belt for conveying the object to be conveyed to the collection lift side;
A motor for driving the first transport belt and driving the second transport belt;
A first one-way clutch disposed on a transmission path from the motor to the first conveyor belt;
A second one-way clutch disposed on a transmission path from the motor to the second conveyor belt,
The first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt are arranged in parallel to each other;
The first one-way clutch transmits a driving force in the first direction of the motor so that the first transport belt is driven only in a direction for supplying the transport object to the supply lift,
The second one-way clutch has a second direction opposite to the first direction of the motor so that the second conveyance belt is driven only in a direction for supplying the conveyance object to the recovery lift. Conveying device that transmits driving force in the direction . The driving pulley of the first conveying belt and the driving pulley of the second conveying belt are driven only in the direction of pulling the upper belt on which the conveying object is placed by the driving force of the motor. Item 2. The transfer device according to Item 1 . The conveying device according to claim 2 , wherein the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt are constituted by toothed belts. The direction for supplying the pre-Symbol object to be transported the replenishment lift and the direction for supplying the object to be transported to the collection lift, but in the same direction, in any one of claims 1 3 The conveying apparatus as described. The direction for supplying the pre-Symbol object to be transported the replenishment lift and the direction for supplying the object to be transported to the collection lift, but a direction opposite to any one of claims 1 4 The conveying apparatus as described in.

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