JP2002208057A - Coin ejecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coin ejecting device capable of easily changing the passage width of a coin ejection passage through which a coin is allowed to pass. SOLUTION: This coin ejecting device is constituted of a hopper for storing a coin, a coin ejecting part for ejecting one coin stored in the hopper, a coin carriage passage for guiding the coin ejected from the coin ejecting part, and a count sensor formed near one side wall of the coin carriage passage for counting the number of the passing coins. The passage width of the coin carriage passage is made variable so that the passing coin can be regulated to the count sensor side. Therefore, the passage width can be easily changed according to the size of the coin to be used, and any coin in any size can be ejected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin dispensing apparatus which is installed in a pachinko hall or the like and pays out medals for a slot machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a conventional coin payout apparatus, a medal payout apparatus for paying out game medals will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 shows a medal payout unit 2 of a medal payout device.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a second embodiment. In FIG. 5, the medal payout unit 22 is a medal storage unit 16 for paying out one coin.
A rotating body 16 having a to 16f, a payout motor (not shown) for driving the rotating body 16, and a base member 14 are provided. Here, the base member 14 is provided with a count sensor 18 for counting the number of coins to be paid out, a medal regulating wall 19 formed at a position facing the count sensor 18, a medal payout passage 21, and a payout from the rotating body 16. Payout guide 1 that guides the issued coins to the medal payout passage 21
7 are provided.

In the medal payout section 22 having the above structure, a count sensor 18 is provided for counting the number of coins to be paid out, and a magnetic sensor or an optical sensor is used. Regardless of the sensor, it is necessary to attach the coin at a fixed distance from the peripheral surface of the coin, and the coin passing through the side wall 21a of the medal payout passage 21 on the count sensor 18 side must be moved. Therefore, a medal regulating wall 19 is formed at a position facing the count sensor 18 so that the passing medals are moved toward the side wall 21a.

On the other hand, the medal of the slot machine is
There are two types, one with an outer diameter of 25 mm and the other with a diameter of 30 mm. The medal of which size is used depends on the intention of the pachinko hall. That is, since the base member 14 is integrally formed by plastic molding, it is necessary to replace the base member 14 according to the size of the medal used in the pachinko hall.

Therefore, it is necessary to attach the base member 14 in accordance with the size of the medal, and there is a problem that the assembling work and the installation work are complicated.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the conventional coin dispensing apparatus, and is intended to easily change the width of a coin dispensing passage through which coins pass. It is an object to provide a dispensing device.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hopper for storing coins, a coin dispensing section for paying out one coin stored in the hopper, and a coin dispensing section. A coin transport passage that guides the dispensed coins,
In a coin dispensing device that is provided near one side wall of the coin transport passage and includes a count sensor that counts the number of passing coins, the coin transport passage is configured to regulate passing coins to the count sensor side. The width is made variable.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the coin dispensing apparatus according to the first aspect, a coin regulating portion for regulating a passing coin to the count sensor side is provided in the coin transport passage. It is characterized by.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the coin dispensing apparatus according to the second aspect, the coin restricting section includes an adapter that can be attached to a coin transport passage, and the adapter is attached and detached. The passage width is variable.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the coin dispensing apparatus of the second aspect, the coin restricting section includes a moving member configured to be movable in a coin restricting direction. The passage width is made variable by moving the member.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the coin dispensing apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the moving member comprises:
In addition to being rotatable, the width of the passage is made variable by turning.

[0013] Further, the present invention described in claim 6 provides:
A hopper for storing coins, a coin dispensing unit for paying out one coin stored in the hopper, a coin transport passage for guiding coins dispensed from the coin dispensing unit, and one of the coin transport passages It is characterized by having a count sensor provided near the side wall and counting the number of passing coins, and an urging means for urging the passing coins toward the count sensor.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment also relates to a medal payout device as an example of a coin payout device, similarly to the related art.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a medal payout apparatus, FIG.
Is a side view of the medal payout device, FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the medal payout section (a state in which the coin payout path is narrowed), and FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the medal payout section (a state in which the medal payout path is widened). . The medal payout device 1 is provided inside the medal lending machine, and pays out coins to the medal lending machine to pay out medals in a number corresponding to the inserted amount. .

1 and 2, a medal payout apparatus 1
It is provided inside a medal lending machine that lends a number of game medals according to the inserted amount by inserting coins, and is provided with a housing 2, a hopper 3 for storing medals, and medals stored in the hopper 3. And a payout motor 5 that drives the medal payout unit 12.

In FIG. 3, a medal payout section 12 is provided so as to face the base member 4 and an opening 3a formed in the lower part of the hopper 3 from obliquely below. The medal payout section 12 is attached to the rotating shaft of the payout motor 5 (see FIG. 2). The payout rotor 6 is connected, a count sensor 8 for counting medals paid out from the payout rotor 6, and a medal distribution unit 7. A medal payout passage (coin transport passage) 1 for guiding the medals paid out by the payout rotor 6 to the payout exit 13 is provided in the base member 4.
1 is formed. Medal control member 9 (moving member)
Are rotatably supported by a rotation shaft 10 and can be fixed to the base member 4. That is, the medal regulating member 9 and the rotating shaft 10 constitute a coin regulating section. The medal regulating member 9 is provided at a position facing the count sensor 8, and the width of the medal payout passage 11 is set so that medals of φ25 mm can be paid out.

In FIG. 4, the medal control member 9 is
Is fixed to the base member 4 by rotating by 180 ° about the rotation shaft 10 with respect to the position shown in FIG.
The width of the medal payout passage 11 is set so that the medal can be paid out.

Next, the operation of paying out medals in the medal payout apparatus 1 having the above configuration will be described.

When a 500-yen coin is inserted into a coin slot (not shown) of the medal lending machine, a medal payout signal is output from the control unit, the payout motor 5 is driven, and the payout rotor 6 moves in the direction of arrow A. To rotate. By rotating the payout roller 6 in this way, one medal stored in the hopper 3 enters the medal storage units 6a to 6f, and a predetermined number of medals are stored in the coin storage unit 6a shown in FIGS. At the position), the medals are distributed to the coin payout passage 11 by the medal distribution unit 7. The sorted medals are regulated by the medal regulating member 9 toward the count sensor 8, counted when passing through the count sensor 8, and further paid out from the medal payout opening 13 through the medal payout passage 11. When a predetermined number (100) of medals are paid out, a stop command signal is output from the count sensor 8, and the payout motor 5 is stopped based on the stop command signal.

In the present embodiment, a medal regulating member is provided as a moving member, and the width of the medal transport passage is made variable by inverting the medal regulating member. It is not limited to. For example, the coin restricting unit has a side wall configured to be movable in the width direction of the coin transport path, and a fixing member that fixes the side wall to the base member. The side wall may be fixed at a desired position in accordance with the requirements. Alternatively, the width of the medal transport passage may be formed in accordance with the medal having the largest outer diameter, and an adapter may be attached to reduce the passage width when a medal having a smaller outer diameter is used.

In addition, instead of making the width of the coin transport passage (medal payout passage) variable, an urging means for urging the passing coin toward the count sensor may be provided. For example, the urging member is constituted by a side wall portion movably supported in the width direction of the coin transport passage and a leaf spring for urging the side wall portion toward the count sensor. And may be urged toward the count sensor while passing through the coin transport passage.

In this case, it is not necessary to change the regulation of the passage width according to the outer diameter of the coin.

Further, the present embodiment relates to a medal payout machine for paying out slot machine medals, but it may be a coin payout device for paying out 100 yen coins or 500 yen coins.

[0025]

According to the present invention, in a coin dispensing apparatus, a hopper for storing coins, a coin dispensing unit for paying out one coin stored in the hopper, and a coin dispensing unit for dispensing coins. A coin dispensing device comprising a coin transport path for guiding coins and a count sensor provided near one side wall of the coin transport path and counting the number of coins passing therethrough, wherein the coin transport path passes. Since the passage width is made variable so as to regulate the coin to the count sensor side, the passage width can be easily changed according to the size of the coin to be used.

A hopper for storing coins, a coin dispenser for paying out one coin stored in the hopper, a coin transport passage for guiding coins dispensed from the coin dispenser; A count sensor that is provided near one side wall of the transport path and counts the number of coins passing therethrough;
The same effect as described above can be obtained by employing a configuration including a biasing unit that biases the passing coin toward the count sensor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a medal payout device.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the medal payout device.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of a medal payout section (in a state where a medal payout passage is narrowed).

FIG. 4 is a detailed view of a medal payout section (in a state where a medal payout passage is widened).

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a conventional medal payout device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 medal payout device 2 housing 3 hopper 3a opening 4 base member 5 payout motor 6 payout rotor 6a to 6f medal storage unit 7 medal distribution unit 8 count sensor 9 medal regulating member (moving member) 10 rotating shaft 11 medal payout Passage 12 Medal payout section 13 Medal payout exit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazuhisa Yoshikawa 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3E001 AA06 BA01 BA03 FA21 FA25

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A hopper for storing coins, a coin dispensing unit for paying out one coin stored in the hopper, a coin transport passage for guiding coins dispensed from the coin dispensing unit, and the coin Provided near one of the side walls of the transport path,
A coin dispensing device comprising a count sensor for counting the number of passing coins, wherein the coin transport passage has a passage width variable so as to regulate passing coins to the count sensor side. Dispensing device. 2. The coin dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein a coin regulating unit that regulates a passing coin toward the count sensor is provided in the coin transport passage. 3. The coin dispensing device according to claim 2, wherein the coin regulating unit includes an adapter that can be attached to the coin carrying passage, and the passage width is made variable by attaching and detaching the adapter. 4. The coin control unit according to claim 2, wherein the coin control unit includes a moving member configured to be movable in a coin control direction, and the passage width is made variable by moving the moving member. Coin dispensing device. 5. The coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the moving member is configured to be rotatable and the path width is variable by rotating. 6. A hopper for storing coins, a coin dispensing unit for paying out one coin stored in the hopper, a coin transport passage for guiding coins dispensed from the coin dispensing unit, and the coin Provided near one of the side walls of the transport path,
A coin dispensing apparatus comprising: a count sensor for counting the number of passing coins; and a biasing unit for biasing the passing coins toward the count sensor.