JP2000218027A - Medal lending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a tray from becoming an obstacle at the time of opening a front surface door for an inspection or the like by providing the tray for taking out medals on the lower part of a medal chute arranged following a medal payout means, making the tray freely withdrawable and retractably providing it in a medal lending machine. SOLUTION: On the front surface lower part of this medal lending machine, a lower part door is provided so as to hide an opening part communicated to a medal payout part 7 and the medal payout means 8 and the tray 14 for taking out the medals is attached to the opening part formed at the lower part of the lower part door freely slidably in front and back directions. An engaging piece 14c is projectingly provided on the bottom surface of the tray 14 and it is engaged with the front and back direction guide hole 15a of a supporting plate 15 fixed to the back surface side of the lower part door 13. The tray is normally placed in the state of being withdrawn to a front part and is pushed in to a rear part at the time of the inspection inside a device or the like. The medal chute 16 is disposed above the tray 14 on the back surface side of the lower part door and the upper end part is connected to the discharge part 8a of the medal payout means 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a medal lending machine used in a game machine such as a slot machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A medal lending machine used in a slot machine is conventionally disposed between a plurality of slot machines S arranged side by side as shown in FIG. When a bill is inserted from the mouth B, a predetermined number of medals are paid out to the lower outlet C. A tray D is fixed to the outlet C so as to protrude forward so that medals can be easily taken. This type of medal lending machine has a medal tank that stores medals inside,
There are provided a medal payout means for paying out medals of a number corresponding to the amount of money inserted into the bill insertion slot one by one to the tray D of the take-out slot, a bill discriminating device for determining the authenticity of the inserted bill, and the like. (For example, Utility Model Registration Publication No. 2520328).

[0003]

The above-mentioned slot machine S
Is equipped with a front door E, and the front door E is opened at the time of inspection or maintenance. Usually, since the front door E has a one-sided structure pivotally supported by a hinge, the front door E is open.
When it is opened, it comes into contact with the tray D of the medal lending machine adjacent thereto, which hinders the work. Further, if the front door E hits hard, not only the front door E is damaged or damaged, but also the tray D is damaged.

[0004] The present invention has been made to eliminate such conventional inconveniences. If the front door of a slot machine is opened for inspection or maintenance, even if the slot machine comes into contact with a tray of a medal lending machine, it does not hinder the work. Another object of the present invention is to provide a medal lending machine capable of preventing damage to a front door and a tray in advance.

[0005]

As a specific means for achieving this object, the present invention relates to a medal lending machine for paying out a required number of medals according to the amount of money inserted, and a medal provided inside the medal lending machine. A medal chute is provided following the payout means, and a medal take-out tray is provided below the medal chute. The medal lending machine is configured to be slidably mounted and formed so as to be able to appear and disappear in a medal lending machine. The machine is the gist. In this medal lending machine, when the medal is paid out in a state where the tray has a slanted portion formed in front of the bottom plate and is pushed into the medal lending machine, the medal dropped from the medal chute collides with the slanted portion. By being pushed out from the medal lending machine, the medal chute is formed in a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape, a spring plate is attached to the inner surface of its front wall, and the medal paid out from the medal payout means collides with the spring plate. The lower end of the medal chute is located in the tray, an inclined portion is formed on the rear wall, and a stopper piece for preventing the tray from being lifted is provided on the outer surface of the lower end; An engaging piece protrudes from a bottom surface of the medals, and a support plate for receiving the tray and forming a guide hole in the front-rear direction in which the engaging piece is slidably fitted is a medal lending. Provided the inside, the tray along the guide hole of the support plate is characterized in, that the slide. With this configuration, when the front door of the slot machine is opened, even if the tray of the adjacent medal lending machine comes into contact with the medal lending machine, the tray can be prevented from being damaged by being pushed into the medal lending machine. . or,
The tray pushed into the medal lending machine is automatically pushed forward by the impact force of the medals falling when paying medals.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIGS. 1 (a) and (b),
Reference numeral 1 denotes a slot machine, which is provided with a single-opening front door 2 on the front and a medal lending machine 3 on the side. Usually, a plurality of slot machine apparatuses are arranged side by side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the medal lending machine 3 has a bill validator 4 disposed inside and above a housing 3a, a control unit 5 attached below the bill validator 4, and a medal storage unit 6 in the middle. A front pressure reducing plate 6a is provided at a lower front part of the medal storage unit 6, and a rear pressure reducing plate 6b is provided at a lower rear part. Further, a medal payout section 7 is provided below the medal storage section 6, and a medal payout means 8 is provided at the bottom of the housing 3a.

Reference numeral 9 denotes an upper door mounted on the front upper portion of the housing 3a so that the bill discriminating device 4 and the controller 5 can be concealed. The lock 9a is attached to the upper end as shown in FIG. 1 (a) so that it can be locked. A bill insertion slot 10 is provided below the lock 9a. When a bill of a specified amount (for example, a 1,000-yen bill) is inserted, authenticity is identified by the bill identifying device 4, and a medal corresponding to the amount is paid out. The bill is stored in a bill storage unit (not shown). Further, a display unit 11 is provided at a lower portion of the front surface of the upper door 9, and the number of medals to be paid out is displayed in real time.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a middle door mounted on the center of the front surface of the housing 3a. The middle door conceals an opening leading to the medal storage unit 6, and is formed so that its lower end is pivotally supported and rotates vertically. I have. When the lock 12a provided at the upper end is opened and rotated toward the near side, the middle door 12 has side plates 12b on both sides as shown in FIG. Become a hopper.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a lower door attached to a lower portion of the front surface of the housing 3a. The lower door 13 conceals an opening communicating with the medal payout section 7 and the medal payout means 8, and has locking pieces (not shown) at upper and lower ends. Each of them is attached, and can be attached and detached via these locking pieces. That is, in order to remove the lower door 13, the entire door is slightly lifted upward to remove the lower locking piece, and when the lower end portion is slightly lowered while being pulled forward, the upper locking piece is released and the entire door is removed. be able to. However, it cannot be removed except when the middle door 12 is opened. On the other hand, in order to attach the lower door 13, the upper locking piece is inserted from below and locked first, and then the lower door is locked by vertically lowering the entire door and locking it. You can wear it.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the lower door 13 is provided with an opening 13a below, and a medal take-out tray 14 is slidably mounted in the opening 13a in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the medal take-out tray 14 has an inclined portion 14 in front of and behind the bottom plate.
a and 14b are respectively formed, and the engagement piece 14c is formed on the bottom surface.
And is received by a support plate 15 fixed to the back side of the lower door 13 and has a guide hole 15a formed in the support plate 15 in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. The engagement piece 14c is slidably fitted. Therefore, the tray 14 slides freely in the front-rear direction along the guide hole 15a of the support plate 15, projects from the opening 13a when it advances, and retracts into the housing 3a when it retreats. That is, it is formed so that it can appear in the medal lending machine 3.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a medal chute attached to the rear side of the lower door 13, which is formed in a substantially rectangular tube shape as shown in FIGS.
The lower end is located in the tray 14. A spring plate 17 is attached to the inner surface of the front wall of the medal chute 16. When the medal paid out from the medal payout means 8 collides with the spring plate 17, the medal chute is rebounded. At the lower end of the rear wall of the medal chute 16, an inclined portion 1 corresponding to the inclined portion 14b of the tray 14 is provided.
6a is formed, and stopper pieces 16b are formed in a U-shape at key points on the outer surface of the rear wall and the side wall, and are engaged with the upper edge of the tray 14. The stopper piece 16b prevents the tray 14 from rising.

In the thus constructed medal lending machine according to the present invention, the tray 14 is normally used in a state of protruding forward, and when the front door 2 is opened at the time of inspection or maintenance of the slot machine 1, the tray 14 is placed on the tray 14. However, in this case, the front door 2 and the tray 14 can be prevented from being damaged without obstructing the operation. That is,
This is because when the front door 2 comes into contact with the tray 14, the tray 14 is pushed and slid and pushed into the medal lending machine 3 as shown in FIG. The rearward slide of the tray 14 is smoothly performed so as to slide on the support plate 15 without moving right and left along the guide hole 15a of the support plate 15,
When the engagement piece 14c contacts the rear end of the guide hole 15a, it is stopped.

When the inspection or maintenance is completed and the front door 2 is closed, the tray 14 is left pushed into the medal lending machine 3 but is automatically pushed out when the medal lending machine 3 pays out medals. Front door 2
It is not necessary to pull out the tray 14 after closing the door, which saves labor.

With the tray 14 kept pressed,
When a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 10 and medals are paid out, a predetermined number of medals 18 stored in the medal payout section 7 are paid out from the discharge section 8a by the medal paying means 8 as shown in FIG. Then, it passes through the medal chute 16 and falls into the tray 14. At this time, the medal 18 paid out from the discharge portion 8a collides with the spring plate 17 of the medal chute 16 and rebounds back, and also collides with the rear wall or lower end inclined portion 16a of the medal chute 16 and moves forward. It is rebounded and collides strongly with the front inclined portion 14a of the tray 14. The forward force is applied to the tray 14 by this impact force, and the tray 14 slides forward and is automatically pushed out. The forward slide of the tray 14 is smoothly performed so as to slide on the support plate 15 without moving right and left along the guide hole 15a of the support plate 15 as described above. It is stopped when it comes into contact with the front end.

When the tray 14 is pushed out and protrudes, its tip receives a downward rotating force due to the weight of the medal 18, but the upper edge of the tray 14 is engaged with the stopper piece 16b, so that the tray 14 Of the rear end is prevented, whereby the tray 14 is stably held in a horizontal state. The impact force of the medal 18 is weak and the tray 14
Is slightly protruded, the user can easily pull out the tray 14 by putting his / her finger on the tip of the tray 14 and pulling it lightly forward.

After the tray 14 is pushed out, the medals 18
However, since the inclined portion 14a is provided in front of the tray 14, it is easy to grasp and take out by hand. In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the medal lending machine is assembled to the slot machine has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to assemble and use various gaming machines that use medals as game media.

[0018]

As described above, in the medal lending machine according to the present invention, the medal take-out tray is provided so as to be freely slidable back and forth, and can appear in and out of the medal lending machine. Even if the front door is opened and comes into contact with the tray during maintenance, the tray is pushed into the medal lending machine and does not hinder the work, and the front door and the tray can be prevented from being damaged. After the inspection or maintenance is completed, the tray is automatically pushed out by the drop impact force of the medal when the medal is paid out for the first time, so there is no need for the attendant to pull out the tray and it is not necessary to take time and effort. It has the effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a front view of a slot machine in which a medal lending machine according to the present invention is assembled, and FIG.

FIG. 2 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing the configuration of a medal lending machine.

FIG. 3 is a partial detailed view of a medal lending machine.

FIG. 4 is a state diagram when the tray is pulled out.

FIG. 5 is a state diagram when the tray is stored.

FIG. 6 is a state diagram when a medal is paid out after the tray is stored.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Slot machine 2 ... Front door 3 ... Medal lending machine 4 ... Banknote identification device 5 ... Control part 6 ... Medal storage part 7 ... Medal payout part 8 ... Medal payout means 9 ... Top door 10 ... Bill insertion slot 11 ... Display part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Middle door 13 ... Lower door 14 ... Medal take-out tray 15 ... Support plate 16 ... Medal shoot 17 ... Spring plate 18 ... Medal

Claims (5)

[Claims] In a medal lending machine for paying out a required number of medals according to the inserted amount, a medal chute is provided subsequent to a medal payout means provided inside, and a medal is taken out below the medal chute. A medal lending machine provided with a tray for use, the tray is slidably mounted, and formed so as to be able to appear and disappear in the medal lending machine. 2. The tray has an inclined portion formed in front of a bottom plate, and when a medal is paid out while being pushed into a medal lending machine, a medal falling from the medal chute collides with the inclined portion. The medal lending machine according to claim 1, which is pushed out from the lending machine. 3. The medal chute is formed in a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape, a spring plate is attached to an inner surface of a front wall thereof, and medals paid out from medal payout means collide with the spring plate and are rebounded. Item 1 or 2, the medal lending machine. 4. A medal chute having a lower end portion located in the tray, an inclined portion formed on a rear wall, and a stopper piece for preventing the tray from being lifted is provided on an outer surface of the lower end portion. Or the medal lending machine described in 3. 5. A support plate having an engaging piece projecting from a bottom surface of the tray and having a guide hole formed in the front-rear direction for receiving the tray and slidably fitted with the engaging piece is a medal lending. 5. The medal lending machine according to claim 1, wherein the medal lending machine is provided inside the machine, and the tray slides along a guide hole of the support plate.