JP2006061527A

JP2006061527A - Bill discriminating device

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Publication number: JP2006061527A
Application number: JP2004249488A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Masaharu Hata; 真晴畑; Takashi Uno; 貴司宇野
Original assignee: Sayama Precision Ind Co Ltd
Current assignee: Sayama Precision Ind Co Ltd
Priority date: 2004-08-30
Filing date: 2004-08-30
Publication date: 2006-03-09

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve problems of a detection part mounted in a conventional bill discriminating device wherein many bills can not be discriminated such as between new and old bills, stained bills, or superimposed bills, wherein bills can not be accurately sorted into bill storage parts classified by kind, and wherein the discrimination of bills can not catch up with the conveyance of the bills and the bills can not be securely discriminated because the bills are conveyed to the bill discrimination device by a bill conveying device continuously one after another. <P>SOLUTION: The bill discrimination device consists of a bill discriminating part for receiving bills conveyed by the bill conveying device and discriminating the bills, a posture changing passage part for changing the posture of the bills, and a passage switching part for sorting the bills into bill storage devices classified by kind and an indiscriminable bill storage part. The bill discriminating part comprises a conveyor belt wrapped around a driving pulley synchronized with the rotation of a motor, a transmission sensor for detecting the center and outer ends of a conveyed bill, a transmission sensor for detecting the approach/passage of the bill, an actuator for confirming the passage/clogging of the bill, and an encoder detecting the length of the bill and synchronized with the transmission sensor for detecting the approach/passage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

本発明は、遊技島内に設置された紙幣搬送装置により搬送される紙幣の金種（１０００円、２０００円、５０００円、１００００円）を個々に判別する判別部を備え、金種別に紙幣を収納する金種別紙幣収納装置に搬送する紙幣判別装置に関するものである。 The present invention includes a discriminating unit for individually discriminating denominations (1000 yen, 2000 yen, 5000 yen, 10000 yen) of banknotes conveyed by a banknote transport apparatus installed in amusement islands, and storing banknotes by denomination. The present invention relates to a bill discriminating device to be conveyed to a denominated bill storing device.

従来、パチンコ、パチスロ遊技店においては、パチンコ台やスロットマシン等の遊技台を横方向、直線的に配列し、遊技台の一台毎に、遊技客が投入する１０００円紙幣の真偽識別を行う紙幣識別機を備えた遊技媒体貸出機が連接され、前記遊技媒体貸出機の背面には遊技台配列方向に沿って１０００円紙幣を遊技島端に設置された紙幣回収・両替機に搬送する紙幣搬送装置が設けられ、遊技島を構築している。 Conventionally, in pachinko and pachislot amusement stores, pachinko machines, slot machines, and other gaming machines are arranged linearly in the horizontal direction, and authenticity of 1000-yen bills inserted by the players is identified for each gaming machine. A game media lending machine equipped with a banknote identification machine is connected to the back of the game media lending machine and transports 1000 yen bills to a banknote collection / exchange machine installed at the edge of the game island along the direction of the game table. A bill transport device is provided to construct an amusement island.

遊技島端に設置された紙幣回収・両替機は、紙幣搬送装置から長手方向にて搬送されてくる１０００円紙幣を受け取り、姿勢変換部にて紙幣を９０°に捻って下方垂直方向に送り出しながら搬送し、紙幣回収・両替機内に設置された紙幣回収払出機に水平姿勢に積層して蓄積され、遊技客の両替要求に応じ、両替金として払い出していた。前記構成は下記する特許文献１にて開示されている。また昨今、複数金種（２０００円、５０００円、１００００円）が利用可能な遊技媒体貸出機より、応じて金種別に紙幣を収納可能にした紙幣金庫が遊技島端に設置された。前記紙幣金庫は内部に金種別紙幣収納装置が備えられ、紙幣搬送装置から長手方向で搬送される紙幣を紙幣判別装置に設けた検知部にて金種を判別し、姿勢変換部にて姿勢変換し、紙幣を水平、垂直姿勢にて整列収納する複数の紙幣収納部に分別収納している。前記金種別紙幣収納装置の構成は下記する特許文献２にて開示されている。また、今後新紙幣の流通が予定されている。
特開２００２−１２３８５７特開２００３−１０３０３５ The banknote collection and change machine installed at the edge of the amusement island receives 1000 yen banknotes transported in the longitudinal direction from the banknote transport device, and twists the banknotes by 90 ° and feeds them downward in the vertical direction at the posture changing unit. It was transported and accumulated in a horizontal posture on a banknote collection / dispensing machine installed in the banknote collection / exchange machine, and paid out as exchange money in response to a player's exchange request. The said structure is disclosed by the patent document 1 mentioned below. Recently, a bank safe that can store banknotes according to denominations has been installed on the edge of the game island from a gaming medium lending machine that can use multiple denominations (2000 yen, 5000 yen, 10000 yen). The banknote safe is provided with a denomination banknote storage device inside, the banknote transported in the longitudinal direction from the banknote transport apparatus is discriminated by the detection unit provided in the banknote discrimination apparatus, and the attitude conversion unit converts the attitude. The banknotes are separately stored in a plurality of banknote storage units that store the banknotes in a horizontal and vertical orientation. The configuration of the denomination banknote storage device is disclosed in Patent Document 2 described below. In addition, distribution of new banknotes is planned in the future.
JP2002-123857 JP2003-103035

しかしながら、紙幣搬送装置より長手方向で搬送される紙幣を判別する紙幣判別装置に設けた検知部では、紙幣の長さを検出するエンコーダを配さず、また、紙幣の絵柄の特徴量を検知するセンサは紙幣の略中央部のみ検出を行っていたので、新紙幣、旧紙幣の判別、汚れた紙幣、重なった紙幣など多くの紙幣の判別が的確に行えず、各金種別紙幣収納部へ分別できなかった。また、紙幣搬送装置より次々に紙幣判別装置に搬送されるので、前記記載の判別構成で行うと紙幣の判別が追い着かず、確実に判別ができなかった。そのため、判別不可紙幣収納部へ搬送される紙幣の枚数が増大し、閉店後、遊技店の店員などが前記判別不可収納部より紙幣を取り出し、金種ごとに手動で分配することとなり、手間の掛かる作業であった。
本発明は金種の判別を明確にし、且つ、的確に各紙幣収納部へ分別可能である紙幣判別装置を提供することを目的とする。 However, in the detection part provided in the banknote discriminating apparatus which discriminate | determines the banknote conveyed in a longitudinal direction from a banknote conveying apparatus, the encoder which detects the length of a banknote is not arranged, and the feature-value of the pattern of a banknote is detected. Since the sensor detects only the central part of banknotes, it cannot accurately identify many banknotes such as new banknotes, old banknotes, dirty banknotes, and overlapping banknotes. could not. Moreover, since it is conveyed to a banknote discrimination | determination apparatus one after another from a banknote conveyance apparatus, when it performed by the above-mentioned discrimination | determination structure, discrimination | determination of a banknote did not catch up and it could not be discriminate | determined reliably. For this reason, the number of banknotes conveyed to the banknote storage unit that cannot be distinguished increases, and after the store is closed, a shop clerk or the like takes out banknotes from the non-discrimination storage unit and manually distributes them for each denomination. It took a lot of work.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote discriminating apparatus that can clearly discriminate denominations and can be accurately sorted into each banknote storage unit.

遊技客が投入した紙幣を搬送する紙幣搬送装置と遊技島端の紙幣金庫内で連接し、紙幣の金種を判別、及び姿勢変換を行い、判別結果により紙幣を金種別に収納する金種別紙幣収納装置へ搬送する紙幣判別装置において、紙幣判別装置は、紙幣搬送装置にて搬送される紙幣を受取り、判別を行う紙幣判別部と、紙幣の姿勢変換を行う姿勢変換通路部と、紙幣を金種別紙幣収納装置と判別不可紙幣収納部とに分別通路切替部とから成り、紙幣判別部は、モータの回転に同期した駆動プーリに巻回した搬送ベルトと、搬送される紙幣の略中心及び外端を検知する透過センサと、紙幣の進入・通過を検知する透過センサと、紙幣の通過・詰まりを確認するアクチュエータと、進入・通過を検知する透過センサと同期し紙幣の長さを検知するエンコーダと、を備えたことにより達成される。 A denomination banknote that is connected to a banknote transport device that transports banknotes inserted by a player and a bank bank safe at the edge of the game island, determines the denomination of the banknote, converts the posture, and stores the banknote in denomination based on the determination result In the banknote discriminating apparatus transported to the storage device, the banknote discriminating apparatus receives a banknote transported by the banknote transporting apparatus, performs a discrimination, a banknote discrimination section that performs banknote attitude conversion, and a banknote as gold. The banknote storage unit and the banknote storage unit that cannot be discriminated include a sorting passage switching unit, and the banknote determination unit includes a transport belt wound around a driving pulley synchronized with the rotation of the motor, and approximately the center and outside of the banknote to be transported. A transmission sensor that detects the edge, a transmission sensor that detects the entry / passage of banknotes, an actuator that checks the passage / clogging of banknotes, and an encoder that detects the length of the banknotes in synchronization with the transmission sensor that detects the entry / passage. When it is accomplished by having the.

本発明によれば、紙幣搬送装置より搬送される紙幣の略中心及び外端を検知することで、金種別の紙幣の特徴量を的確に判別し、また合わせて、エンコーダによるパルス出力の抽出により紙幣長さを特定できるので、判別結果が明確になり、より多くの金種（新紙幣、旧紙幣）の判別、金種別紙幣収納装置での誤収納や識別不可枚数の増大などがなくなる。また、紙幣搬送装置より搬送される紙幣の流れを止めずに随時判別を行うことで、次々に搬送される紙幣を個々に安定して判別が可能となった。また、的確に判別できることで、判別不可紙幣収納部へ搬送される紙幣枚数は軽減するので、店員の作業を減らすことが可能になった。 According to the present invention, by detecting the approximate center and outer edge of the banknote conveyed by the banknote transport apparatus, the feature amount of the denominated banknote is accurately determined, and the pulse output is extracted by the encoder. Since the bill length can be specified, the discrimination result becomes clear, and discrimination of more denominations (new banknotes, old banknotes), erroneous storage in the denomination-type banknote storage device, and an increase in the number of unidentifiable sheets are eliminated. Moreover, the banknote conveyed one by one can be discriminate | determined stably by performing discrimination | determination at any time, without stopping the flow of the banknote conveyed from a banknote conveying apparatus. Moreover, since it can discriminate | determine correctly, since the number of banknotes conveyed to the banknote storage part which cannot be discriminated is reduced, it became possible to reduce a shop assistant's work.

以下、各図面に基づき本発明に紙幣判別装置１を詳細に説明する。図８は遊技島３１の構成を示すもの斜視図である。通常、パチンコ、パチスロ遊技店においては、パチンコ台やスロットマシン等の遊技台３９を横方向、直線的に配列し、遊技台３９の一台毎に、遊技客が投入する紙幣の真偽識別を行う紙幣識別機を備えた遊技媒体貸出機３７が連接され、前記遊技媒体貸出機３７の背面には遊技台配列方向に沿って紙幣を遊技島３１端に設置された紙幣金庫３３に搬送する紙幣搬送装置３５が設けられ、遊技島３１を構築している。 Hereinafter, the banknote discriminating apparatus 1 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the game island 31. Normally, in pachinko and pachislot game shops, pachinko machines, slot machines, and other game machines 39 are arranged in a horizontal and linear manner, and each of the game machines 39 is used to identify the authenticity of bills inserted by players. A gaming medium lending machine 37 having a banknote identification machine to be connected is connected, and on the back of the gaming medium lending machine 37, a banknote is conveyed along a gaming table arrangement direction to a banknote safe 33 installed at the end of the gaming island 31. A transfer device 35 is provided, and the game island 31 is constructed.

図１は本発明における紙幣判別装置１の外観斜視図である。紙幣判別装置１は紙幣判別部３と、姿勢変換通路部５と、通路切替部７とで概略構成している。紙幣判別部３は、姿勢変換通路部５と一対と成り、背面には紙幣搬送装置３５と連結する紙幣搬送接続部３ａと、下部に位置する通路切替部７とを接続する搬送接続部３ｂと、で構成している。姿勢変換通路部５と通路切替部７との接続部近傍には引込プーリ７ａが設けられ、姿勢変換通路部５に搬送される紙幣を挟持し通路切替部７へ搬送する。上記連結により紙幣をスムーズに搬送する。 FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a bill discriminating apparatus 1 according to the present invention. The banknote discriminating apparatus 1 is schematically constituted by a banknote discriminating unit 3, a posture changing passage unit 5, and a passage switching unit 7. The banknote discriminating unit 3 is paired with the posture changing passage unit 5, and on the back side, the banknote transport connecting unit 3 a connected to the banknote transporting device 35 and the transport connecting unit 3 b connecting the path switching unit 7 located in the lower part. , Is composed of. A pull-in pulley 7 a is provided in the vicinity of the connecting portion between the posture changing passage portion 5 and the passage switching portion 7, and the banknotes conveyed to the posture changing passage portion 5 are sandwiched and conveyed to the passage switching portion 7. A banknote is smoothly conveyed by the said connection.

図２は紙幣金庫３３内に備えられた金種別紙幣収納装置９と紙幣判別装置１の構成を示す正面図である。紙幣金庫３３は、図中右側に位置した紙幣判別装置１と、前記紙幣判別装置１の左側に金種別紙幣収納装置９と、前記金種別紙幣収納装置９の下部に判別不可紙幣収納部１１を設けた構成としている。紙幣搬送装置３５から長手方向で搬送される紙幣はまず、紙幣判別装置１に設けた紙幣判別部３にて金種判別を行い、判別後、姿勢変換通路部５にて紙幣の姿勢変換を行い、通路切替部７へ搬送する。紙幣判別部３の金種判別結果により、金種別紙幣収納装置９に配した各紙幣収納部９ａへ搬送し整列収納される。また、紙幣の汚れ、重なりなどの原因で金種判別ができなかった場合、判別不可紙幣収納部１１へ搬送し収納する。上記記載のように通路切替部７は金種別紙幣収納装置９と判別不可紙幣収納部１１への分岐を行う。 FIG. 2 is a front view showing configurations of the denomination banknote storage device 9 and the banknote discrimination device 1 provided in the banknote safe 33. The banknote safe 33 includes a banknote discriminating apparatus 1 located on the right side in the figure, a denomination banknote storage apparatus 9 on the left side of the banknote discrimination apparatus 1, and a nondetermination banknote storage section 11 in the lower part of the denomination banknote storage apparatus 9. The configuration is provided. The banknotes transported in the longitudinal direction from the banknote transport device 35 are first denominated by the banknote discriminating unit 3 provided in the banknote discriminating apparatus 1, and after the discrimination, the banknote posture is converted by the posture conversion passage unit 5. Then, it is conveyed to the passage switching unit 7. Depending on the denomination discrimination result of the banknote discriminating unit 3, the banknotes are conveyed and aligned and stored in the banknote storage units 9 a arranged in the denomination banknote storage device 9. Further, when the denomination cannot be determined due to the dirt or overlap of the banknotes, the banknotes are transported and stored in the banknote storage unit 11 that cannot be determined. As described above, the passage switching unit 7 branches to the denominated banknote storage device 9 and the indeterminate banknote storage unit 11.

図３は紙幣判別部３の判別構成を示す図である。紙幣判別部３の判別構成は、紙幣の金種判別を行うセンサ（発光側）を配した搬送路ガイド１３と、センサ（受光側）を配したテンションガイド１５と、紙幣の通過を確認するアクチュエータ１９と、紙幣長さを検知するエンコーダ２３とで構成している。搬送路ガイド１３はテンションガイド１５と向かい合わせに配置され、向かい合わせた隙間を搬送路２５と成し、紙幣が図中矢印方向より侵入する。紙幣の進入口近傍にはモータ（図中図示せず）の回転に同期し、タイミングベルト２１ａが巻回するプーリ（図中図示せず）と駆動プーリ１７を配した駆動軸１７ａと、搬送路ガイド１３の略中央に位置するプーリ１７ｂと、前記駆動プーリ１７と前記プーリ１７ｂ間に巻回した搬送ベルト１７ｃが構成され、紙幣搬送装置３５から搬送される紙幣を挟持し、搬送ベルト１７ｃに沿って搬送する。駆動プーリ１７の対向側にはテンションガイド１５に配したテンションローラ１５ｄが設けられ、駆動プーリ１７を常時押圧状態で配し、図中矢印方向から搬送される紙幣を挟持する。モータの回転に同期した駆動軸１７ａに配したプーリと紙幣判別部３の略中央に位置する引込プーリ２１はタイミングベルト２１ａで巻回され、前記引込プーリ２１は駆動プーリ１７と同速に回転する。引込プーリ２１の対向側には押圧プーリ２１ａが常時押圧状態で配され、判別を通過した紙幣を引込み、姿勢変換通路部５へ搬送する。 FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a discrimination configuration of the banknote discrimination unit 3. The discriminating configuration of the bill discriminating unit 3 includes a conveyance path guide 13 provided with a sensor (light emitting side) for discriminating the denomination of the bill, a tension guide 15 provided with a sensor (light receiving side), and an actuator for confirming passage of the bill. 19 and an encoder 23 for detecting the bill length. The conveyance path guide 13 is arranged to face the tension guide 15, and a gap facing the conveyance guide 25 forms a conveyance path 25, and a bill enters from the direction of the arrow in the figure. In the vicinity of the banknote entrance, a pulley (not shown) around which a timing belt 21a is wound in synchronism with the rotation of a motor (not shown), a drive shaft 17a provided with a drive pulley 17, and a conveyance path A pulley 17b located substantially at the center of the guide 13 and a transport belt 17c wound between the drive pulley 17 and the pulley 17b are configured, and a banknote transported from the banknote transport device 35 is sandwiched along the transport belt 17c. Transport. A tension roller 15d disposed on the tension guide 15 is provided on the opposite side of the drive pulley 17, and the drive pulley 17 is disposed in a constantly pressed state so as to hold the bills conveyed from the direction of the arrow in the figure. A pulley arranged on the drive shaft 17a synchronized with the rotation of the motor and the pull-in pulley 21 positioned substantially at the center of the bill discriminating unit 3 are wound around a timing belt 21a, and the pull-in pulley 21 rotates at the same speed as the drive pulley 17. . On the opposite side of the pulling pulley 21, a pressing pulley 21 a is arranged in a constantly pressed state, and the banknotes that have passed the determination are drawn and conveyed to the posture conversion passage unit 5.

エンコーダ２３は、円盤状に成形され円周上等間隔に穴をあけたエンコード板２３ａと、フォトインタラプタ２３ｂから形成している。エンコード板２３ａには、凸部外周に歯車が成形され、引込プーリ２１の下方同軸に軸止された歯車（図示せず）と嵌合し、前記エンコード板２３ａは前記歯車によって回転を行う。また、円周上の穴の開閉を、凹部に前記エンコード板２３ａを挟み込むよう配したフォトインタラプタ２３ｂにて検知を行い、パルス信号を抽出する。抽出したパルス信号により搬送される紙幣の長さを検出する。 The encoder 23 is formed of an encode plate 23a formed in a disk shape and having holes at equal intervals on the circumference, and a photo interrupter 23b. A gear is formed on the outer periphery of the convex portion of the encode plate 23a and is fitted to a gear (not shown) that is coaxially fixed to the lower side of the pull-in pulley 21, and the encode plate 23a is rotated by the gear. Further, the opening / closing of the hole on the circumference is detected by a photo interrupter 23b arranged so that the encode plate 23a is sandwiched in the recess, and a pulse signal is extracted. The length of the banknote conveyed by the extracted pulse signal is detected.

図４はセンサ（発光側）を配した搬送路ガイド１３の正面図を示すものである。搬送路ガイド１３は等間隔にリブ形状を配した搬送路ガイド本体１３ａと、前記搬送路ガイド本体１３ａの背面内部の基板に設けられた複数の透過センサ１３ｂ、１３ｃとから構成している。各透過センサ１３ｂは一列同位置に配置され、紙幣搬送装置３５より搬送される紙幣の略中央部及び両外端部も絵柄の特徴量を検出する配置となっている。また、透過センサ１３ｃは紙幣の進入・通過を検出するよう、略中央部と外端部の間に配置している。 FIG. 4 shows a front view of the conveyance path guide 13 provided with a sensor (light emission side). The conveyance path guide 13 includes a conveyance path guide main body 13a having ribs arranged at equal intervals, and a plurality of transmission sensors 13b and 13c provided on a substrate inside the back surface of the conveyance path guide main body 13a. Each transmission sensor 13b is arrange | positioned in the same position in a line, and the substantially center part and both outer end part of the banknote conveyed by the banknote conveying apparatus 35 are also the arrangement | positioning which detects the feature-value of a pattern. Moreover, the permeation | transmission sensor 13c is arrange | positioned between the approximate center part and the outer end part so that the approach and passage of a banknote may be detected.

図５は搬送路ガイド１３に対向し、センサ（受光側）を配したテンションガイド１５の正面図を示すものである。テンションガイド１５は、対向する搬送路ガイド本体１３ａのリブ形状と約同位置、同形状を配したテンションガイド本体１５ａと、前記テンションガイド本体１５ａの背面内部の基板に設けられた複数の透過センサ１５ｂ、１５ｃと、前記テンションガイド本体１５ａの略中央に位置するテンションローラ１５ｄとから構成している。テンションガイド本体１５ａに配した複数の透過センサ１５ｂ、１５ｃは、搬送路ガイド１３に配した複数の透過センサ１３ｂ、１３ｃと対向する位置から成り、同じく一列同位置に配置している。テンションローラ１５ｄの両側に位置するテンションバネ収納部１５ｅにはテンションバネ（図中図示せず）が収納され、テンションローラ１５ｄの支点軸であるローラ軸１５ｆに軸支する。また、テンションローラ１５ｄは前記テンションバネによりに付勢され、駆動プーリ１７に対し常時押圧状態を維持することができる。 FIG. 5 shows a front view of the tension guide 15 facing the transport path guide 13 and provided with a sensor (light receiving side). The tension guide 15 includes a tension guide main body 15a having the same position and the same shape as the rib shape of the opposed conveyance path guide main body 13a, and a plurality of transmission sensors 15b provided on a substrate inside the back surface of the tension guide main body 15a. 15c, and a tension roller 15d positioned substantially at the center of the tension guide body 15a. The plurality of transmission sensors 15b and 15c arranged on the tension guide body 15a are formed at positions facing the plurality of transmission sensors 13b and 13c arranged on the transport path guide 13, and are also arranged in the same position in the same row. A tension spring (not shown in the drawing) is accommodated in the tension spring accommodating portions 15e located on both sides of the tension roller 15d, and is pivotally supported on a roller shaft 15f that is a fulcrum shaft of the tension roller 15d. Further, the tension roller 15d is urged by the tension spring, so that the pressing roller 17d can always be kept pressed.

図６、図７は通路切替部７の通路切替動作を示すものである。図６は搬送される紙幣を金種別紙幣収納装置９へ搬送する切替動作を示すものであり、図７は判別不可紙幣収納部１１へ搬送する切替動作を示す図でものである。通路切替部７は、金種別紙幣収納装置９へ連結する第一通路７ｃと、判別不可紙幣収納部１１へ連結する第二通路７ｄと、姿勢変換通路部５から搬送される紙幣を通路切替部７内で搬送する搬送ベルト７ｂと、紙幣の通過を確認するアクチュエータ７ｅと、搬送される紙幣を第一通路７ｃ、第二通路７ｄへ切替える切替フラップ７ｆとから構成される。切替フラップ７ｆは、通路切替部７の背面内部のソレノイド（図中図示せず）と接合し、紙幣判別部３の判別結果によりソレノイドを可動させ、切替フラップ７ｆを動作させ通路切替を成す。 6 and 7 show the path switching operation of the path switching unit 7. FIG. 6 shows a switching operation for transporting the banknotes to be conveyed to the denomination banknote storage device 9, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a switching operation for transporting the banknotes to the banknote storage unit 11 that cannot be discriminated. The passage switching unit 7 passes the first passage 7 c connected to the denomination banknote storage device 9, the second passage 7 d connected to the banknote storage unit 11 that cannot be distinguished, and the banknotes conveyed from the attitude conversion passage unit 5 to the passage switching unit. 7 is composed of a conveyor belt 7b that is conveyed within 7, an actuator 7e that confirms the passage of banknotes, and a switching flap 7f that switches the conveyed banknotes to a first path 7c and a second path 7d. The switching flap 7f is joined to a solenoid (not shown in the figure) inside the back surface of the passage switching unit 7, moves the solenoid according to the discrimination result of the bill discriminating unit 3, and operates the switching flap 7f to perform passage switching.

次に、本発明における作用について説明する。紙幣搬送装置３５から長手方向にて搬送される紙幣は、紙幣判別部３の背面に位置する紙幣搬送連結部３ａにて紙幣を受け取り、金種判別を行う。前記紙幣は搬送ベルト１７ｃにより安定した姿勢で紙幣判別部３内を搬送する。金種判別は搬送路ガイド１３とテンションガイド１５に配した透過センサ１３ｂ、１５ｂにて行い、搬送される紙幣の略中央部と両外端部の絵柄の特徴量を検知する。また、透過センサ１３ｃ、１５ｃにて紙幣の進入を感知した直後よりエンコーダ２３からパルス出力を抽出し、紙幣の長さを通過するまで抽出を行う。このように、搬送される紙幣は絵柄の特徴量と紙幣長さを検出し、その値が予めプログラム上に設定した基準値と比較を行い、金種を特定する。 Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. The banknotes conveyed in the longitudinal direction from the banknote transport apparatus 35 receive the banknotes at the banknote transport connection unit 3a located on the back side of the banknote discrimination unit 3, and perform denomination discrimination. The banknotes are conveyed through the banknote discriminating unit 3 in a stable posture by the conveyor belt 17c. The denomination is determined by the transmission sensors 13b and 15b arranged on the transport path guide 13 and the tension guide 15, and the feature amount of the pattern at the substantially central portion and both outer end portions of the bill to be transported is detected. Further, the pulse output is extracted from the encoder 23 immediately after the penetration of the banknote is detected by the transmission sensors 13c and 15c, and extraction is performed until the length of the banknote is passed. Thus, the conveyed banknote detects the feature-value and banknote length of a pattern, compares the value with the reference value previously set on the program, and specifies a denomination.

金種の判別を終えた紙幣は、姿勢変換通路部５にて９０°に捻って下方垂直方向に送り出しながら搬送し、通路切替部７へ搬送される。その際、紙幣判別部３にて判別の結果、金種を特定した場合、切替フラップ７ｆが稼動し第一通路７ｃへ搬送可能にし、金種別紙幣収納装置９内に配した各金種別紙幣収納部９ａへ搬送され整列収納される。また、判別結果により紙幣の金種を特定できなかった場合、切替フラップ７ｆが稼動し第二通路７ｄへ搬送可能にし、判別不可紙幣収納部１１へ搬送される。また、紙幣判別部３でのアクチュエータ１９、通路切替部７でのアクチュエータ７ｅにより紙幣の通過を随時確認を行っているので、万一紙幣詰まりが生じても発光ランプ、警告音等により早急に遊技場内の定員に知らせることが可能である。 The banknotes for which the denomination has been determined are conveyed while being sent out in the downward vertical direction by twisting at 90 ° in the attitude conversion path unit 5 and then conveyed to the path switching unit 7. At that time, when the denomination is specified as a result of the determination in the banknote determination unit 3, the switching flap 7f is operated and can be conveyed to the first passage 7c, and each denomination banknote stored in the denomination banknote storage device 9 is stored. It is conveyed to the section 9a and stored in alignment. Further, when the denomination of the banknote cannot be specified based on the determination result, the switching flap 7f is operated and can be transported to the second passage 7d, and is transported to the banknote storage unit 11 that cannot be determined. In addition, since the passage of banknotes is confirmed at any time by the actuator 19 in the banknote discriminating unit 3 and the actuator 7e in the passage switching unit 7, even if a banknote jam occurs, it can be quickly played by a light emitting lamp, warning sound, etc. It is possible to inform the capacity of the venue.

本発明により紙幣を判別し収納・蓄積することで、紙幣搬送装置３５から搬送される紙幣を一時保留することなく、搬送しながら判別を行うことが可能であり、搬送される紙幣をそのままスムーズに収納するので、紙幣搬送装置３５から搬送される多量の紙幣の流れを止めることなく的確に判別が可能である。また、判別後の紙幣は、的確に金種別紙幣収納装置９へ整列収納されるので、判別不可紙幣収納部１１へ収納される紙幣枚数が減り、閉店後の店員の作業を低減できる。 By discriminating and storing / accumulating banknotes according to the present invention, it is possible to perform discrimination while transporting banknotes transported from the banknote transport device 35 without temporarily holding them, and smoothly transporting banknotes as they are. Since it is stored, it is possible to accurately discriminate without stopping the flow of a large amount of banknotes transported from the banknote transport device 35. Moreover, since the banknote after discrimination | determination is exactly aligned and accommodated in the money classification banknote storage apparatus 9, the number of banknotes accommodated in the banknote storage part 11 which cannot be discriminate | determined reduces, and the operation | work of the salesclerk after closing can be reduced.

上述において、金種判別を行う透過センサの配置は搬送路ガイド１３、テンションガイド１５ともに一列同位置と示したが、搬送路ガイド１３、テンションガイド１５内の配置であれば一列同位置でなくともよい。 In the above description, the arrangement of the transmission sensors for determining the denomination is shown as the same position in both the conveyance path guide 13 and the tension guide 15, but the arrangement in the conveyance path guide 13 and the tension guide 15 may not be the same position in a line. Good.

紙幣判別装置の外観斜視図を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the external appearance perspective view of a banknote discrimination | determination apparatus. 紙幣金庫内での紙幣判別装置の構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structure of the banknote discrimination | determination apparatus in a banknote safe. 紙幣判別部の概略構成を示す図である。It is a figure which shows schematic structure of a banknote discrimination | determination part. 搬送路ガイドの正面を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the front of a conveyance path guide. テンションガイドの正面を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the front of a tension guide. 通路切替部の切替動作を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the switching operation | movement of a channel | path switching part. 通路切替部の切替動作を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the switching operation | movement of a channel | path switching part. 遊技島を示す図である。It is a figure which shows amusement islands.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

１紙幣判別装置３紙幣判別部５姿勢変換通路部７通路切替部９金種別紙幣収納装置１１判別不可紙幣収納装置１３搬送路ガイド１３ｂ透過センサ１３ｃ透過センサ１５テンションガイド１５ｂ透過センサ１５ｃ透過センサ１７駆動プーリ１７ｃ搬送ベルト１９アクチュエータ２１引込プーリ２３エンコーダ３１遊技島３３紙幣金庫３５紙幣搬送装置３７遊技媒体貸出装置３９遊技台 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote discrimination | determination apparatus 3 Banknote discrimination | determination part 5 Posture change channel | path part 7 Path | route switching part 9 Money-type banknote storage apparatus 11 Discrimination impossible banknote storage apparatus 13 Transport path guide 13b Transmission sensor 13c Transmission sensor 15 Tension guide 15b Transmission sensor 15c Transmission sensor 17 Drive Pulley 17c Conveyor belt 19 Actuator 21 Pull-in pulley 23 Encoder 31 Game island 33 Bank safe 35 Banknote transport device 37 Game medium lending device 39 Game stand

Claims

遊技客が投入した紙幣を搬送する紙幣搬送装置と遊技島端の紙幣金庫内で連接し、前記紙幣の金種を判別、及び姿勢変換を行い、判別結果により前記紙幣を金種別に収納する金種別紙幣収納装置へ搬送する紙幣判別装置において、前記紙幣判別装置は、前記紙幣搬送装置にて搬送される前記紙幣を受取り、判別を行う紙幣判別部と、前記紙幣の姿勢変換を行う姿勢変換通路部と、前記紙幣を前記金種別紙幣収納装置と判別不可紙幣収納部とに分別する通路切替部とから成り、前記紙幣判別部は、モータの回転に同期した駆動プーリに巻回した搬送ベルトと、搬送される前記紙幣の略中心及び外端を検知する透過センサと、前記紙幣の進入・通過を検知する透過センサと、前記紙幣の通過・詰まりを確認するアクチュエータと、進入・通過を検知する前記透過センサと同期し前記紙幣の長さを検知するエンコーダと、を備えたことを特徴とする紙幣判別装置。 A money that is connected to a banknote transport device for transporting banknotes inserted by a player in a bank safe at the edge of the game island, discriminates the denomination of the banknote, changes its posture, and stores the banknote in denomination according to the discrimination result In the banknote discriminating apparatus transported to the type banknote storage apparatus, the banknote discriminating apparatus receives the banknotes transported by the banknote transporting apparatus, and performs a banknote discriminating section for performing discrimination and an attitude conversion passage for performing attitude conversion of the banknotes. And a path switching unit that separates the banknote into the denomination banknote storage device and the banknote storage unit that cannot be discriminated, and the banknote discrimination unit is a conveyor belt wound around a drive pulley synchronized with the rotation of a motor; A transmission sensor for detecting the approximate center and outer edge of the bill to be conveyed, a transmission sensor for detecting the entry / passage of the bill, an actuator for checking the passage / clogging of the bill, and detection of the entry / passage. Bill discriminating apparatus characterized by comprising an encoder, the said synchronized with transmission sensor for detecting the length of the bill to be.