Bank note transporting apparatus in game machine island

摘要

PCT No. PCT/JP92/01440 Sec. 371 Date May 9, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date May 9, 1994 PCT Filed Nov. 7, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO93/09517 PCT Pub. Date May 13, 1993.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. The merging unit including a passage member (6) for transporting the bank notes and a passage frame (9) which is pivotally mounted on one end of the passage member.