JP2000279628A - Intra-machine medal feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an intra-machine medal feeder which enables playing with a slot machine without touching a medal while significantly improving sales. SOLUTION: An intra-machine medal feeder 10 is arranged in parallel between game machines such as slot machines 20. The body 11 of the intra- machine medal feeder 10 is provided with a medal feeding port 12. A medal housing part is provided in the body 11 to allow housing of a specified amount of medal. A hopper is provided to discharge medals. A controller is provided to discharge a specified number of medals from the hopper 14 based on the operation of a discharge button 16. A guide nozzle 15 is provided to guide the discharged medals to the medal feeding port 22 provided at the slot machine 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an inter-table medal shooting machine which is arranged in a slot machine or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game store in which a gaming machine such as a slot machine and a pachinko machine is installed as a gaming machine, a player who plays a medal machine such as a slot machine using medals is installed at a predetermined location. A predetermined amount of medals have been borrowed from the provided medal lending machine. Also, in recent years, a large number of women and young people have been playing slot machines and other gaming machines, and these women and young people have a clean and strong antibacterial treatment and sanitary goods. It is being liked.

The above-mentioned medal lending machine is a slot machine 2
There is only one medal lending machine on each side, and one medal lending machine is used for the players from both sides. Then, the player puts money into the cash slot of the medal lending machine, holds the medals discharged to the medal payout slot by hand, puts it once into the medal tray provided at the lower front of the slot machine, and from the inside of the medal tray. A game is played by inserting a predetermined amount of medals into a medal insertion slot of the slot machine in a state of standing up. Such medals inserted into the medal insertion slot of the slot machine have been collected and lent again from the medal lending device.

[0004]

However, medals to be used when playing the slot machine are put into a medal tray provided on the front face of the slot machine once by holding the medals discharged to the medal tray of the medal lending machine by hand. He held the required number of medals in the medal tray by hand and reinserted the medals into the medal slot of the slot machine. In this case, the medals were touched by a large number of players and were invisible to the eyes, but were contaminated with dust and various germs.

When playing a slot machine by holding a medal dirty with dust or germs by hand, complaints such as dirty hands, dirty and troublesome, especially when holding medals from women and young people who have a strong sense of cleanliness. In some cases it was sent. For this reason, there has been a demand for a medal slot machine which can play a slot machine without touching a medal.

In the slot machine, a medal must be manually inserted into the medal slot to play a game. Therefore, it takes time to insert a medal. Had a problem that his hands were tired.

Further, the slot machine is of a type in which medals are inserted one by one into a medal insertion slot, and it takes a long time to insert medals, so that the game cannot be sped up. For this reason, there was also a problem that sales were sluggish at game stores.

[0008] The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art, and it is possible to play a slot machine without touching medals, and to greatly improve sales. It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple medal insertion machine.

[0009]

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an inter-table medal insertion machine, comprising: a main body arranged in parallel with a gaming machine such as a slot machine; a medal filling port provided in the main body;
A medal storage unit capable of storing a predetermined amount of medals inserted from the medal filling port, a medal discharge device for discharging medals stored in the medal storage unit, and a medal discharge device based on an operation of a discharge button. The game machine is provided with control means for discharging a predetermined number of medals, and a guide nozzle for guiding medals discharged from the medal discharging device to a medal slot provided in the gaming machine.

[0010] In addition, in the inter-chamber medal shooting machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, the tip of the guide nozzle is opened to face a medal shooting slot provided in the gaming machine.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect, the inter-table medal shooting machine further comprises an urging member for urging the guide nozzle toward the gaming machine.

In addition, the inter-medal inserter according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first, second or third aspect, further comprises a plurality of ejectors for instructing the control means to eject different numbers of medals. A button is provided.

[0013]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a medal shooting machine 10 according to the present invention.
2 is a front view of the slot machine 20 in which the side machines are arranged side by side, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing the inside of the inter-table medal shooting machine 10 of the present invention. The inter-chamber medal insertion machine 10 is used to insert money into the medal insertion slot 22 of the slot machine 20 without touching the medal 25 borrowed by a medal lending machine (not shown). Have been.

The medal input machine 10 is a slot machine 2
0, etc., a main body 11 arranged in parallel with a gaming machine, a medal storage section 13 provided in the main body 11, and a medal discharge device for discharging a medal 25 stored in the medal storage section 13. . The main body 11 of the medal inserter 10 has a height of about 810 mm, a width of about 100 mm, and a depth of about 240 mm
And has a vertically long rectangular housing.

A medal filling opening 12 having a predetermined size is provided above the front surface of the main body 11, and a medal insertion opening 22 provided on the front surface of the slot machine 20 is provided below the medal filling opening 12. A guide nozzle 15 is provided for feeding the nozzle 25 in an upright state. A plurality of ejection buttons 16 are provided below the guide nozzle 15, and the ejection buttons 16 are first ejection buttons 16A,
It comprises a second ejection button 16B, a third ejection button 16C, and a fourth ejection button 16D. The first ejection button 16A is provided below the guide nozzle 15 with a small interval, and the second ejection button 16B, the third ejection button 16C, and the fourth ejection button 16D are the first ejection button 16A. Are provided in parallel in order from the left below.

A medal storage unit 13 is provided inside the main body 11.
The medal storage unit 13 is provided below the medal filling port 12, and the medal storage unit 13 and the medal filling port 12 are communicated with each other. Pertaining,
The medal storage unit 13 is formed to have a size capable of storing about 500 medals 25, and the medal filling opening 12 has a size that allows the medals 25 stored in a container of a predetermined size to be easily inserted. ing. In this case, the container is a medal 25
Are provided in the medal charging slot 12 of the inter-chamber medal insertion machine 10 with a medal 25 that can be easily inserted.

A hopper 14 as a medal ejection device is provided below the medal storage unit 13. A medal ejection port 14A provided in the hopper 14 is connected to a guide nozzle 15 via a medal standing tool 19. Have been.
The guide nozzle 15 extends to a medal slot 22 provided in the slot machine 20, and the tip of the guide nozzle 15 is open to face the medal slot 22.
The guide nozzle 15 is provided with a guide groove (not shown). The guide groove is configured to roll the medal 25 and guide the medal 25 to the medal insertion slot 22 with the medal 25 standing upright.

The guide nozzle 15 is attached to the medal stand 19 so that the leading end opening can be separated from and approached to the medal slot 22. The guide nozzle 15 is configured such that the tip thereof can be separated from and approached to the medal insertion slot 22 with the medal standing tool 19 as a fulcrum. The guide nozzle 15 is provided with a spring 18 as an urging member.
Is configured to urge the tip of the guide nozzle 15 toward the slot machine 20. The medal standing tool 19 is configured so that the medals 25 discharged from the medal discharge port 14A of the hopper 14 can be raised by a predetermined inclined portion (not shown).

Then, the medals 25 are ejected horizontally from the hopper 14. The medals 25 ejected horizontally are vertically erected by the medal erecting tool 19, and then the medals provided in the slot machine 20 in the guide nozzle 15 are provided. The medal 25 is guided to the insertion slot 22 so that the medal 25 can be inserted into the medal insertion slot 22. The technique of sequentially discharging the medals 25 stored in the medal storing section 13 to the medal discharge port 14A one by one by the hopper 14 is a well-known technique, and a description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, a control device 17 is provided below the hopper 14 as control means. This control device 1
7, when the first ejection button 16A is pressed, the control device 17 ejects ten medals 25 from the hopper 14 and the second ejection button 16B. Is pressed, 20 medals 25 are ejected from the hopper 14. When the third ejection button 16C is pressed, the hopper 14
When zero medals 25 are ejected and the fourth ejection button 16D is pressed, 40 medals 25 are ejected from the hopper 14. That is, a plurality of ejection buttons 16 for instructing the ejection of different numbers of medals 25 are connected to the control device 17. Incidentally, 21 is a drum, 23 is a medal tray, and 24 is an ashtray.

Next, with the above-described configuration, the machine-to-table medal loading machine 10
The operation of will be described. First, money is put into a medal lending machine installed in a game store, and a predetermined amount (in this case, 50
The discharged medals 25 are stored in a container prepared in advance. Then, the medals 25 stored in the container are inserted from the medal filling port 12 of the inter-chamber medal insertion machine 10 and stored in the medal storage unit 13. This allows
The medals 25 borrowed from the medal lending machine are stored in the medal storage unit 13 of the inter-chamber medal insertion machine 10 without touching.

Next, for example, a fourth ejection button 16D is pressed, whereby the control device 17 operates the hopper 14 to eject 40 medals 25 from the medal ejection opening 14A. After the medals 25 ejected from the medal ejection opening 14A of the hopper 14 are erected by the medal erecting tool 19, they are rolled in the guide nozzle 15 and guided to the medal insertion opening 22 of the slot machine 20. Such a guide nozzle 15
Is opened so as to face the medal insertion slot 22, so that 40 medals 25 guided by the guide nozzle 15 are inserted into the slot machine 20 from the medal insertion slot 22.

The control device 17 controls the first ejection button 1
When 6A is pressed, ten medals 25 are discharged from the hopper 14 and the medal slot 22 of the slot machine 20 is discharged.
To When the second ejection button 16B is pressed, 20 medals 25 are ejected from the hopper 14 and inserted into the medal slot 22 of the slot machine 20, and
Is pushed, the 30 medals 25 are ejected from the hopper 14 and inserted into the medal insertion slot 22 of the slot machine 20.

When a large amount of medals 25 are once stored in the medal storage unit 13 of the inter-chamber medal insertion machine 10 and it is desired to play a game with another slot machine 20, the opening of the guide nozzle 15 is set at the front of the slot machine 20. It is further separated by a predetermined distance. Then, a container is provided below the opening of the guide nozzle 15, and the fourth discharge button 16D (in this case, other discharge buttons 16A, 16B, and 16C can be pressed) several times. As a result, a large amount of medals 25 stored in the medal storage unit 13 of the inter-chamber medal insertion machine 10 is discharged, and can be stored in the container without touching the hands.

As described above, since the inter-medal inserter 10 is provided side by side in the slot machine 20, the medal storage 13
Can be directly inserted into the medal insertion slot 22 without holding the medal 25 stored in the hand. As a result, the medal can be inserted into the medal slot 22 of the slot machine 20 without touching the medal, and the slot machine 20 can be played extremely hygienically.

Further, the inter-chamber medal insertion machine 10 is configured so that a predetermined amount of the medals 25 stored in the medal storage section 13 can be inserted into the medal insertion slot 22 provided on the front face of the slot machine 20. As described above, it is possible to save the trouble of inserting the tokens one by one into the slot 22 of the slot machine 20. Thereby, the slot machine 20
A predetermined amount of medals 25 can be inserted into the medal insertion slot 22 in a short time, so that the player can concentrate on the game more, and the game can be accelerated accordingly.

Since the guide nozzle 15 opened opposite to the medal slot 22 is provided in the inter-chamber medal slot machine 10, the medal 25 discharged from the hopper 14 can be thrown into the medal slot 22. Becomes This allows
The medals 25 discharged from the hopper 14 can be reliably inserted into the medal insertion slot 22 of the slot machine 20. This allows the medal slot 22 of the slot machine 20 to be inserted into the medal slot 22 of the slot machine 20 without holding the medal 25 inserted from the medal filling port 12 and stored in the medal storage unit 13 by hand. Will be able to do it.

The guide nozzle 15 is connected to the slot machine 2
Since the spring 18 for urging toward the zero side is provided, the tip of the guide nozzle 15 can be separated from the slot machine 20. As a result, the machine 10
Can be discharged from a place other than the medal slot 22 of the slot machine 20. Therefore, when it is desired to stop the game of the slot machine 20 in the middle, the medals 25 stored in the medal storage unit 13 can be discharged to, for example, a separately prepared container.

Since a plurality of ejection buttons 16 for instructing the inter-medal insertion machine 10 to eject different numbers of medals 25 are provided, the medals 2 stored in the medal storage section 13 are provided.
By pressing a predetermined discharge button 16 of the predetermined number 5, it becomes possible to discharge a predetermined number of sheets. Thereby, the number of medals 25 desired to be used can be inserted into the medal insertion slot 22 of the slot machine 20.

In the embodiment, the gaming machine is a slot machine 2
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is effective even if the inter-chamber medal insertion machine 10 is arranged in parallel with another gaming machine using the medal 25 or the like.

Further, a spring 18 for urging the guide nozzle 15 is provided on the slot machine 20 side. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the first discharge button 16A, the second discharge button 16
B, third ejection button 16C, fourth ejection button 16D
Press any one of the ejection buttons 16 of the
0, once the medals 25 remaining in the medal storage unit 13 are inserted into the medal insertion slot 22 of the slot machine 20, and then repeatedly discharged to the medal tray 23 to repeat all the medals remaining in the inter-chamber medal insertion machine 10. May be stored in the container.

[0032]

As described in detail above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a main body juxtaposed with a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a medal filling port provided in this main body, and a medal filling port inserted from the medal filling port. A medal storage unit capable of storing a predetermined amount of the set medals, a hopper for discharging medals stored in the medal storage unit, and a control unit for discharging a predetermined number of medals from the hopper based on an operation of a discharge button. And a guide nozzle for guiding the medals discharged from the hopper to a medal insertion slot provided in the gaming machine. It is possible to temporarily store them. As a result, the medals stored in the medal storage unit can be directly inserted into the medal insertion slot provided in the slot machine, and the medals borrowed from the medal lending machine can be inserted into the medal insertion slot of the slot machine without holding by hand. Will be able to Therefore, there is no need to touch a medal that is unknown to whom, so it is possible to eliminate the unclean feeling of holding a medal in hand, and to play a slot machine extremely hygienically. It is.

In particular, a predetermined amount of medals can be inserted into the medal slot provided on the front of the slot machine from the inter-chamber medal slot machine. It is possible to save the trouble of inserting sheets. As a result, a predetermined amount of medals can be inserted into the medal insertion slot of the slot machine in a short time,
The player can concentrate on the game more, and the game can be accelerated accordingly. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the hands of the player from getting tired, and it is possible to greatly increase the sales of the game store.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, the tip of the guide nozzle is opened to face a medal slot provided in the gaming machine, so that the medal discharged from the hopper can be removed. It is possible to easily insert the token into the medal slot. As a result, the medals discharged from the hopper can be reliably inserted into the medal insertion slot. Therefore, the medals stored in the medal storage unit can be inserted into the medal insertion slot without being held by hand, and the game of the slot machine can be played extremely hygienically.

According to the invention of claim 3, according to claim 1,
Or, in addition to claim 2, since the urging member for urging the guide nozzle toward the gaming machine is provided, the tip of the guide nozzle can be separated from the slot machine. This makes it possible to discharge medals stored in the medal storage section of the inter-table medal insertion machine at locations other than the medal insertion slot of the slot machine. Therefore, when it is desired to stop the game in the middle, the medals stored in the medal storage unit can be discharged to, for example, a separately prepared medal storage container, and the medals stored in the medal storage unit of the inter-chamber medal insertion machine are not held by hand. This makes it possible to greatly improve the convenience of the inter-table medal insertion machine.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first, second or third aspect, a plurality of ejection buttons for instructing the control means to eject different numbers of medals are provided. Therefore, by pressing a predetermined discharge button, a predetermined number of medals stored in the medal storage unit can be discharged. As a result, the number of medals desired to be used can be inserted into the medal slot of the slot machine. Therefore, inconveniences such as discharging medals exceeding the medal storage amount of the slot machine into the medal slot of the slot machine can be prevented beforehand, and the practical effect is greatly increased. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a slot machine in which a token-insertion machine according to the present invention is arranged side by side.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the inside of the medal shooting machine according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 medal insertion machine 11 body 12 medal filling port 13 medal storage unit 14 hopper 14A medal discharge port 15 guide nozzle 16 discharge button 17 control device 18 spring 19 medal stand 20 slot machine 22 medal insertion port 23 medal tray 25 medal

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A main body which is juxtaposed with a gaming machine such as a slot machine, a medal filling port provided in the main body, and a medal storing portion capable of storing a predetermined amount of medals inserted from the medal filling port. A medal ejection device that ejects medals stored in the medal storage unit, a control unit that ejects a predetermined number of medals from the medal ejection device based on an operation of an ejection button, and a medal ejection device that ejects medals from the medal ejection device. And a guide nozzle for guiding a medal to a medal insertion slot provided in the gaming machine. 2. The machine according to claim 1, wherein a tip of the guide nozzle is opened facing a medal slot provided in the gaming machine. 3. The machine according to claim 1, further comprising an urging member for urging the guide nozzle toward the gaming machine. 4. The machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of ejection buttons for instructing the control means to eject different numbers of medals are provided.