Patent ID: 6036052
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: G07B

Abstract:
A roller mechanism for a lottery ticket machine comprising:a face plate having a slot for dispensing lottery tickets formed in a front side thereof;a compartment positioned behind said face plate consisting of a first side plate and a second side plate which are spaced apart in parallel to form a space therebetween, said side plates respectively having a plurality of shaft holes at corresponding locations;a roller unit located between said first and second side plates of said compartment, said roller unit consisting of a main roller and a subordinate roller, said subordinate roller being mounted on a roller shaft which extends between and outside said first and second side plates;a gear unit consisting of two gears positioned outside said first side plate of said compartment and a worm wheel positioned in said compartment, said two gears being fixed on two shafts which extending in said compartment, said shafts of said two gears being fitted through and fixed tightly to rotate said worm wheel and said main roller, respectively, protruding out of said shaft holes of said second side plate and being secured with retaining rings;a motor device fixed in said compartment between said first and second side plates, said motor device having a shaft connected with a worm engaging said worm wheel; andtwo position hook bars located outside each one of said first and second side plates of said compartment, each of said position hook bars having a hook respectively formed at an upper end and a lower end thereof, each of said hooks at said upper ends elastically hooking a respective end of said roller shaft and each of said hooks at said lower ends hooking a respective end of a connect rod such that said subordinate roller is pressed inward by said position hook bars so as to tightly engage said main roller and thus tightly clamp a lottery ticket placed between said main and subordinate rollers to prevent the lottery ticket from being pulled out forcefully;wherein said main and subordinate rollers each have a circumferential surface provided with a rhomboidal cone-shaped pattern, said rhomboidal cone-shaped patterns of said main and subordinate rollers being arranged to clampingly roll the lottery ticket placed between said main and subordinate rollers and to increase friction to prevent the lottery ticket from being pulled forcefully when the lottery ticket is pulled by an external force such that said roller mechanism prevents the lottery ticket from being stolen.