JPH0616272A - Bill conveying belt mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform normal conveyance without problems such as wrinkles and jumping out to the side by providing conveyor belts with protrusions along the longitudinal direction and the outer periphery of wheel members with recessed grooves to be engaged with the protrusions, thereby preventing the lateral dislocation of the conveyor belts to enable rectilinear conveyance without meandering. CONSTITUTION:Recessed grooves 4 circling the outer peripheral center parts are formed at gears 2, 2, and endless protrusions 5 are formed at the back face center of toothed conveyor belts 3 so as to fit the protrusions 5 into the recessed grooves 4. Recessed grooves 9 circling the outer peripheral center parts are formed at pulleys 6, 6..., and endless protrusions 10 are formed at the back face center of conveyor belts 7 so as to fit the protrusions 10 into the recessed grooves 9. These toothed conveyor belts 3, 3 and conveyor belts 7, 7... are thereby prevented from meandering during conveying action. In addition, since the respective faying faces are planes, the holding of bills (m) can be performed on the plane, and the bills (m) can be conveyed and discharged smoothly onto a stacker, the final destination.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is arranged near the upper part of a game machine row in which a plurality of game machines such as pachinko game machines are lined up, and transfers bills accepted by an automatic ball lending machine to a stacker. The present invention relates to a banknote transport belt mechanism used as a means or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the most common banknote transport belt mechanism as described above has a structure in which a round belt is hung around a pulley having a semicircular groove formed on the outer periphery thereof, and a pair of belts having a pair or more of the above is used. In this configuration, the round belts are brought into contact with each other face-to-face, and a banknote transport path is formed therebetween. There is also a configuration in which a flat belt is stretched around a pulley. However, in this case, both ends of the outer circumference of the pulley are raised in the circumferential direction to prevent the belt from coming off. There is also one in which a flat belt is wound around a pulley whose outer periphery is inflated like a drum.

[0003]

Among the conventional examples, the above-mentioned problems include abnormal conveyance such that the round belt is twisted during the conveying operation, the bills are crumpled, and the bill is partially disengaged from the gap between the round belts and the device is jammed. It has a very inconvenient problem that it is often in a state. Furthermore, since the banknotes are only clamped linearly, there is also the problem that reliable transport is difficult, apart from the problem of twisting. However, the above is no longer practical. The above is
There is a problem in that the rising portions at both ends of the outer periphery of the pulley interfere with the bill conveyance, and the bill cannot be smoothly conveyed. The above uses a flat belt, but since it is inflated toward the center by the pulley, the banknotes are eventually clamped in a linear state, and there is a problem that reliable transport is difficult. .

The present invention solves the above problems, solves the problems of meandering of the belt and the detachment of the belt from the car member, and enables the banknotes to be sandwiched between the surfaces so as to be reliably conveyed. That is the purpose.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The gist of the structure of the present invention is to convey banknotes in which a pair of conveyor belts hung on a vehicle member are brought into face-to-face contact with each other and a banknote conveyance path is formed therebetween. In the belt mechanism for use, a ridge extending along the length of the conveyor belt may be engaged with the back surface of the conveyor belt and the outer periphery of the vehicle member, and the other may engage with the ridge. A banknote transport belt mechanism in which recessed grooves are respectively provided, and the transport belt is hooked on the vehicle member in an engaged state of the protrusion and the recessed groove.

As the conveyor belt, either a general flat belt having a flat back surface or a toothed belt having teeth formed thereon can be used. Of course, each vehicle member uses a pulley or a gear according to the type of the conveyor belt. Further, either of the protrusion and the groove may be configured as a conveyor belt or a car member. Of course, it is needless to say that if the protrusion is provided on one side, the concave groove should be provided on the other side. Further, each of the ridge and the groove may be received one by one, but two or more may be provided.

[0007] The banknote transport path can be formed by a pair of wide transport belts joined face-to-face,
It is suitable that two or more pairs of conveyor belts have their carrier-side facing joints arranged side by side on the same plane. Naturally, the carrying operation should be performed in synchronization.

[0008]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, when the bill is operated and the end portion of the bill is inserted into the end of the face-to-face joint portion of the carrier belt on the carrier side, the bill is pulled in and the It will be transported to the other end. At this time, the conveyor belt is composed of a belt having an outer surface that is flat, and the protrusion and the groove formed between the rear surface and the outer peripheral surface of the car member,
Since the lateral deviation of the conveyor belt is prevented, the conveyor belt is linearly conveyed without meandering, and normal conveyance is surely performed without causing problems such as wrinkles or jumping to the side. Therefore, if a stacker is arranged at the end of the conveyor belt, the bills will be conveyed to the stacker in a normal state.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. This example is applied to a bill transport device arranged along a pachinko game machine arranged in two rows. The bills m loaded into the automatic ball lending machine are conveyed to a stacker arranged at the end of the game machine row.

First, the first embodiment will be described in some detail.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, gears 2, 2 are fixedly mounted above and below a drive shaft 1, and a toothed conveyor belt 3 is hung on each gear. The toothed conveyor belts 3, 3 further include the gears 2,
It is hung on the gears that are placed opposite each other at a predetermined interval. The gears 2 and 2 and the other gear opposite to each other are each provided with a concave groove 4 that goes around the central portion of the outer circumference, and on the other hand, an endless ridge 5 is formed in the center of the back surface of the toothed conveyor belt 3, and The strip 5 is fitted in the groove 4.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the gears 2,
Pulleys 6 are arranged on both sides of the shaft 2, and the upper and lower pulleys 6, 6 on the same side are fixed coaxially with each other on a shaft parallel to the drive shaft 1, and each pulley 6 is a flat belt type conveyor. Hang the belt 7. The conveyor belts 7, 7, ... Are further wound around the pulleys 6, 8, which are opposed to the pulleys 6, 6 with a predetermined interval. The pulleys 6, 6
,, 8, 8 ... Recessed grooves 9 that go around the central portion of the outer circumference, respectively.
On the other hand, an endless ridge 10 is formed in the center of the back surface of the conveyor belt 7, and the ridge 10 is fitted into the groove 9.

Thus, the toothed conveyor belts 3 and 3 hung on the gears 2 and 2 and the conveyor belts 7 and 7 hung on the pulleys 6 and 6 are arranged on both sides of the gears 2 and 2 and in parallel therewith. The surfaces are in a face-to-face joint with each other, and during this period, that is, between the toothed conveyor belts 3, 3 and the conveyor belts 7, 7, ... Is a conveyance path for the banknote m. Therefore, two parallel conveying paths are formed, and the conveying directions are opposite to each other.

The above gears 2, 2, pulleys 6, 6, ...
A mechanism based on the toothed conveyor belts 3, 3 and the conveyor belts 7, 7 ... Is configured as a conveyor unit, and a required number of conveyor units are arranged in series to form a banknote conveyor having a required length.

In addition, a stacker is arranged at one end (not shown) of the banknote transporting device composed of a plurality of transporting units in this way, and the banknote m transported by this banknote transporting device is discharged at the one end. The stacker is to be loaded. A U-turn portion 11 is formed at the other end as shown in FIG. Upper and lower triple rollers 12, 12, 1
2 and the guide portion 13, and is configured to be received from the discharge side of the guide portion 14 configured in the transport unit and discharged to the receiving side. This U-turn section 11 is also configured as a unit.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a receiving portion 15 for receiving the bills m loaded in the automatic ball lending machine is connected between the serial transfer units as required. This has a pair of upper and lower gears 16, 16 on the connection side and the automatic ball lending side, respectively, and a toothed conveyor belt 17, 1 for each.
It is constructed by multiplying 7. The gears 16, 16 ... Have concave grooves, and the projections of the toothed conveyor belts 17, 17 ... Are fitted into the concave grooves. Note that reference numerals 18 and 19 in FIG. 3 denote guide portions for receiving the bill m of the receiving portion 15. Further, in the figure, 20 is an intermediate gear, and in FIG. 2, 21 is an intermediate pulley.

When this bill transporting device is operated, the bill m inserted at the time of the ball lending by the automatic ball lending machine passes through the receiving portion 15 and as shown by an arrow in FIG.
It will be sent in. In FIG. 3, the bill m that has entered from the upper guide portion 18 is conveyed to the right as it is, and is discharged to the stacker at the end. On the other hand, FIG.
Banknotes m entering through the middle and lower guide portions 18
2 is conveyed to the left as shown by the arrow in FIG.
A U-turn is made at the U-turn portion 11 shown in FIG. 3, moves to the upper conveyance path, is then conveyed to the right, and is discharged to the stacker at the end.

In the carrying process as described above, the banknote m is smoothly carried to the stacker which is the final destination, without causing problems such as wrinkles on the paper money or lateral shifts with respect to the carrying direction. Can be discharged. That is, in particular, as shown in FIG. 1, the gears 2, 2 and the other gear each have a concave groove 4 which makes a round around the center of the outer periphery, and an endless ridge at the center of the back surface of the toothed conveyor belt 3. 5, and each of the pulleys 6, 6 ..., 8, 8 ... has a groove 9 which goes around the center of the outer periphery of the conveyor belt. Since the endless protrusions 10 are respectively formed in the center of the back surface of 7 and the protrusions 10 are fitted in the recessed grooves 9, the toothed conveyor belts 3, 3 and the conveyor belts 7, 7 ... This is because neither of them has a problem of meandering during the conveying operation, and since the respective joint surfaces are flat, the bills m are sandwiched by the surfaces.

4 to 6 show second to fourth embodiments relating to pulleys and belts. FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment, in which a pulley 31 is provided with a ridge 32 which goes around the central portion of the outer periphery thereof, and on the other hand, the conveyor belt 3 hung on the ridge 32.
An endless recessed groove 34 is formed in the center of the back surface of No. 3.
When the conveyor belt 33 is wound around the pulley 31, the protrusion 32 is naturally fitted into the groove 34.

FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the pulley 41.
On the other hand, two projecting ridges 42, 42 are formed around the outer circumference thereof, and on the other hand, endless recessed grooves 44, 44 are formed on the back surface of the conveyor belt 43 hung on this. Conveyor belt 43
When the pulley is hooked on the pulley 41, the ridges 42, 4 and
2 is fitted into the groove 44, 44.

FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of the pulley 51.
In addition, two recessed grooves 54, 54 are formed around the outer periphery of the conveyor belt 53, and endless protrusions 52, 52 are formed on the back surface of the conveyor belt 53 hung on the groove. Conveyor belt 53
When hooking the pulley 51 on the pulley 51, the ridges 52, 5
2 is fitted into the groove 54, 54.

Conveyor belts 33 and 4 of the second to fourth embodiments.
3 and 53 are flat belt type, and pulley 3
The ridges 32, 42, 52 and the recessed grooves 34, 44, 54 are fitted with the ridges 1, 41, 51 so that no lateral deviation occurs. As in the case of the first embodiment, the bill m can be smoothly conveyed without wrinkling or being deviated from the traveling direction.

[0022]

According to the present invention, the bill conveying belt is formed of a flat belt type belt, and the bill is conveyed by a ridge and a groove formed between the back surface and the outer peripheral surface of the car member. Since the lateral deviation of the belt is prevented, the belt is conveyed linearly without meandering, and normal conveyance can be surely performed without causing problems such as wrinkles or jumping to the side.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a position in which a conveyor belt and a toothed conveyor belt according to a first embodiment are hooked on a gear and a pulley, respectively.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view of one end of the bill transporting device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view in the middle of the banknote transport device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view of a pulley and a conveyor belt according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of a pulley and a conveyor belt according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional view of a pulley and a conveyor belt according to a fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Drive Shaft 2 Gear 3 Toothed Conveyor Belt 4 Recessed Groove 5 Protrusion 6 Pulley 7 Conveyor Belt 8 Pulley 9 Recessed Groove 10 Protrusion 11 U Turn Part 12 Roller 13 Guide Part 14 Guide Part 15 Receiving Part 16 Gear 17 Teeth Transfer Belt 18 Guide portion 19 Guide portion 20 Intermediate gear 21 Intermediate pulley 31 Pulley 32 Ridge 33 Transport belt 34 Groove 41 Pulley 42 Ridge 43 Transport belt 44 Groove 51 Pulley 52 Ridge 53 Transport belt 54 Groove

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A banknote transport belt mechanism in which a pair of transport belts hung on a car member are brought into contact with each other face-to-face, and a banknote transport path is formed between them. The outer periphery of the member is provided with a ridge extending along the lengthwise direction of the conveyor belt on one side thereof and a concave groove capable of engaging with the ridge on the other side thereof. And a belt mechanism for banknote transportation, which is hooked in the engagement state of the protrusion and the groove. 2. The ridge is provided on the back surface of the conveyor belt,
The banknote transport belt mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the groove is provided on the outer periphery of the car member. 3. The concave groove is provided on the back surface of the conveyor belt,
The banknote transport belt mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is provided on the outer periphery of the vehicle member. 4. A toothed conveyor belt is used as the conveyor belt, and a gear is used as the vehicle member.
Belt mechanism for banknote transportation. 5. The banknote transport belt mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the protrusions and the recessed grooves are respectively provided.