Abstract: A paper strip transporting apparatus includes a drive pulley and a driven pulley (22, 23) which are separated from each other; a belt (25) which is disposed between and around the pulleys; a plurality of transporting rollers (27, 28) disposed along the belt (25) between the drive and driven pulleys (22, 23); and a drive unit (21) for driving drive pulley (22). Either one of the transporting rollers (27, 28) and the belt (25) has a convex portion and the other has a concave portion corresponding thereto at respective facing areas thereof. The transporting rollers (27, 28) are disposed with respect to the belt (25) so that the convex portion is positioned within the concave portion in a non-contacting relationship therebetween.

Abstract: A bank note conveying apparatus provides stable conveyance of bank notes by firmly pinching the bank notes from both sides. The apparatus comprises an endless belt 1 contacting one of the two faces of a bank note A, a belt driving mechanism which rotates the endless belt 1, a ball 2 which is provided to come into contact with the opposite face of the two faces of the bank note, and a holder 4 which supports the ball 2 to rotate freely. The holder 4 comprises a casing 4a which houses the ball 2 so that it is movable in the direction to and from the endless belt. A coil spring 7 is provided within the casing 4a which pushes the ball 2 in the direction of the endless belt.

Abstract: A bank note transporting apparatus for transporting externally inserted bank notes is provided in an game machine island in which a plurality of game machines (12) and a plurality of game media lending machines (13) for lending game media used for playing games are disposed. The bank note transporting apparatus comprises a main transporting path (200) provided within the island for transporting bank notes to a destination position and an introducing path (300) disposed in at least one position along the length of the main transporting path for merging bank notes externally inserted into the island to the main transporting path. The main transporting path including an accepting slot (3) for accepting the bank notes from the introducing path. The introducing path including a bank note inserting unit (4) into which the bank notes are externally, inserted and a merging unit (9a) for guiding and transporting the inserted bank notes to the accepting slot.

Abstract: The paper strip conveying apparatus includes a conveying roller which is provided in such a manner that the outer peripheral plane comes into contact with one surface of a paper strip, a roller drive mechanism which rotates the conveying roller and a paper strip biasing member which is provided in such a manner that the tip portion comes into contact with the other surface of the paper strip. A convex portion is formed circularly along the outer peripheral plane of the conveying roller. The paper strip biasing member has a concave portion into which the convex portion of the conveying roller fits without contact at the tip portion. When the paper strip is sandwiched between the conveying roller and the paper strip biasing member, since the convex portion of the conveying roller fits into the concave portion of the paper strip biasing member, the paper strip is forcedly flexed so as to be urged onto the convex portion of the conveying roller and conveyed by the rotation of the conveying roller.

Abstract: A game machine island comprising ball lending machines each disposed between two adjoining game machines and ball lending machines of the same type arranged at the ends of the line of the game machines, respectively. A drive unit and a driven unit have introducing paths communicating with bank note discharging slots of the ball lending machines arranged at the ends of the island, respectively, for directly introducing bank notes discharged from the ball lending machines to the conveying belt. In the construction of the island, the installation and the wiring is carried out efficiently, and the workability of the installation can be enhanced, and the cost can be reduced.

Abstract: An apparatus for polishing medals for a game machine, and for separating an abrasive from the medals. An intake port (2) for the medals and the abrasive is provided on the lower end side of a polishing pipe (1) set upright, while a medal delivery port (3) is provided on the upper end side. A rotatable screw element (4) is mounted inside the polishing pipe (1) so as to lift up the medals and the abrasive while stirring them. A separation unit (A) which separates the abrasive from the medals and which feeds the separated abrasive to the intake port (2), is joined to the upper part of the polishing pipe (1).

Abstract: A belt tension adjusting mechanism comprises a belt tension adjusting pulley over which the endless belt is placed; a plate having a plurality of recesses in which a rotary shaft of the belt tension adjusting pulley is received; a handle having, at one end thereof, a pin engageable with the recess; and a linking member connected, at one end thereof, with the rotary shaft of the belt tension adjusting pulley and connected, at the other end thereof, with an intermediate portion of the handle.

Abstract: A paper slip transport and stack unit is provided for separating received slips of paper into individual slips for transporting and stacking up them in an orderly manner in a stack section while counting the slips of paper by a count mechanism. The transport and stack unit includes a separation mechanism which always operates in one direction, a transport mechanism operating intermittently in one direction, and a paper slip lift mechanism in the stack section intermittently operating exclusively against the transport mechanism. The separation transport and paper slip lift mechanisms in the stack section are driven by a single drive source.

Abstract: A system for displaying occurrence of an event at a game machine island (10) having at least one game machine row comprising a plurality of game machines (1) placed side by side. The display system comprises a dome display (200) having a display area provided along the game machine row of the game machine island (10) for displaying in the display area and a display controller (300) for controlling the operation of the dome display. A plurality of display units are distributed into those positioned to the left, when viewed facing the game machine row, and those positioned to the right, with the position corresponding to the position of a game machine when an event occurs as reference. The display units positioned to the left are made to display in a display mode representing directionality from the left end to the reference position and the display units positioned to the right are made to display in a display mode representing directionality from the right end to the reference position.

Abstract: In a coin counter, a coin insert slot 1 where the coins used for the slot machines are inserted, a coin counting unit 3 for counting the number of coins inserted from the coin insert slot 1, a coin tank for storing the coins counted by the coin counting unit 3 and a printing unit 6 for printing out the count result by the coin counting unit 3 on a receipt are provided in a main body thereof. Under the main body, wheels or casters 5 are provided so as to move the main body easily.

Abstract: A slot machine comprising a game execution system for executing a game, a coin dispensing/adjustment system for dispensing coins and making adjustment, and a coin handling system is disclosed. The coin handling system comprises an internal hopper (1) for dispensing coins and holding coins taken in from the outside and a coin storage tank (2) having a capacity larger than that of the internal hopper (1). It further includes an adjustment mechanism for moving coins between the internal hopper (1) and the coin storage tank (2) for adjusting a quantity of coins held in the internal hopper (1).

Abstract: A conveying device prevents slip or disengagement of a conveying endless belt. The belt has an flat outer periphery, which is to be contact with one of the major faces of the bank note to be conveyed, and an inner periphery having a plurality of teeth formed thereon. A drive pulley and a driven pulley are both cylindrical and have a plurality of gear teeth formed on their outer peripheries. The teeth of each of the pulleys may be engageable with the plurality of teeth of the endless belt. Between the drive pulley and the driven pulley, the endless belt is tensioned and a belt drive mechanism for rotating the drive pulley is provided. Each pulley has a flange which has a larger outer diameter than that of each pulley and provided at one end portion thereof in which each of the rotary shaft extends.

Abstract: A paper money conveying equipment, comprising a driving roller and a driven roller which rotate to convey paper money in the predetermined direction. The driven roller is supported by a supporting member and movable between a first contactable position with the driving roller and a second disengaged position from the driving roller. The driven roller is urged toward the first contactable position by the force of a coil spring. At the supporting member, a lifting member is equipped for moving the driven roller from the contactable position to the disengaged position against the urging force by the coil spring for easy removal of paper money when it causes jam between the rollers.

Abstract: A bank note conveying equipment which is capable of preventing a jam during conveyance of bank note caused by damaged bank note and any problems in collecting and storing the bank note in a bank note storing unit. Bank notes are held between a pinch roller and an endless belt on a bank note conveying path, and conveyed along the bank note conveying path according to the rotation of the endless belt. When the bank note deviates from the bank note conveying path, either of modifying rollers provided outside the bank note conveying path in the widthwise direction thereof holds the bank note therebetween and rotates so that the bank note may be brought back to the bank note conveying path, and thereby correcting the conveying posture.

Abstract: In a paper sheet conveying and arranging apparatus, a low-friction paper sheet guide member (18) is located in a parallel relationship to a paper sheet advancing direction, and a rotating spiral contact (19) having an axis inclined with respect to a horizontal plane toward an upstream side from the line perpendicular to the paper sheet advancing direction and passing on the upstream side of the paper sheet guide member (18), is rotated with a distal end (19a) frictionally contacting the surface of the paper sheet guide member (18) so as to move the paper sheet downwardly away from the one end of a conveyer. The paper sheet is thereby turned from a horizontal posture to a vertical posture by a minimal turning operation.

Abstract: An apparatus for showing prize awarding combinations for a game machine having three rotating drums. The apparatus for showing prize awarding combinations comprises; a first rotating drum having an outer peripheral surface on which a plurality of symbols are shown, which is rotatable around an axis; a second rotating drum having an outer peripheral surface on which the plurality of symbols are shown, which is arranged adjacent to one side of the first rotating drum and rotatably around the axis; a third rotating drum having an outer peripheral surface on which the plurality of symbols are shown, which is arranged adjacent to another side of the first rotating drum and rotatable on the axis; and a rotation control means for controlling rotation of each of the first, second, and third drums, respectively. The first, second and third drums form a spherical shape in combination.

Abstract: A game parlor system which comprises a plurality of game machines (10), one or more adjustment devices (90) for adjustment based on the game play result at each of the game machines, a plurality of packing devices each for sealing a credit medium on which data certifying that credit is given is recorded, and a plurality of adjustment media for recording data containing the game result after a game is played. Each of the game machines comprises a mechanism (52) for sealing the credit medium in the packing device, a write section (51) for recording data representing the game result on the adjustment medium, and a section (53) for discharging the packing device in which the credit medium is sealed and the adjustment medium on which data is recorded by the write section.

Abstract: A paper strip conveying and stacking apparatus including a receiving unit for receiving loaded paper strips and for discharging them, a conveying unit for conveying the paper strips discharged from said receiving unit and a stacking unit for sorting and stacking the conveyed paper strips is characterized in that said conveying unit includes a main conveying unit having a normal passage through which paper strips pass with given sides facing upwards and reach one end side of said stacking unit and a subsidiary conveying unit having a reversing passage for passing the paper strips introduced from said normal passage around the outer periphery of said stacking unit and for conveying them to the other end side of said stacking unit after reversing the upward facing sides of the paper strips, a device for detecting the faces of the paper strip being provided at a position along the length of said normal passage, and a passage switching mechanism for introducing the paper strips passing through the normal passage t

Abstract: A paper sheet conveying apparatus, a paper sheet separator comprising a conveyer belt (24) movable in a paper sheet delivering direction at all times, a drive roller (42) rotating in one direction, and a separator roller (41) disposed between the drive roller (42) and the conveyer belt (24) so as to come into engagement with either one of the drive roller (42) or the conveyer belt (24) exclusively while maintaining a predetermined gap from the other so that a paper sheet on the conveyer belt (24) is moved back toward the upstream side when the separator roller (41) comes into engagement with the drive roller (42). The drive roller (42) is supported by a pivotable support arm (44) operatively connected for adjusting the predetermined gap.

Abstract: This invention enables coins, discharged from a discharge outlet after inserting a paper money, to be received effectively by a paper cup taken out from the storage portion without touching coins by hands. A coin dispenser for a slot machine which enables discharging desired number of coins from a discharge outlet 2 after inserting paper money into a paper money inlet 1. A supporting plate 4 is provided under an outlet 3a of a tray 3 located beneath said discharge outlet 2. A storage portion 5 which enables storage of many paper cups A is provided in a housing. The coins are enabled to discharge after the cup A is set on the supporting plate 4, furthermore the paper cup A can be manually or automatically moved from the storage portion 5 to the supporting plate 4. The outlet 3a of the tray 3 is freely opened and shut by lever operation.