JP2003071063A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (12)

A sprocket comprising a plurality of medium receiving portions that are pivotally supported so that the outer periphery faces the outer periphery of the flow-down passage that guides the game medium from the upper side to the lower side, and receives the game medium one by one on the outer periphery;
A movable engagement piece that is converted into a braking position in which the sprocket is brought into a non-rotatable state by being directly or indirectly engaged with the sprocket, and a release position in which the sprocket is released after being disengaged.
A drive control device that is disconnected from the movable engagement piece, converts the movable engagement piece to either the braking position or the release position by driving, and waits in a non-driven state until the next conversion drive; Prepared ,
Further, the drive control device is driven by a release drive device in which the release operation rod provided in the drive source moves to move the movable engagement piece to the release position by driving, and the release operation rod returns to the standby position by drive release. A gaming machine characterized in that the brake operating rod provided in the power source comprises a braking drive device that moves the movable engaging piece to the braking position and returns the braking operating rod to the standby position when the drive is released. Medium delivery device.   A locking projection is formed outwardly between each medium receiving portion of the sprocket, and a hook-like portion that is detachably engaged with the locking projection is formed on the movable engagement piece. Item 4. A game medium supply device for a gaming machine according to Item 1.   The movable engagement piece is pivotally supported by a support shaft, and has a hook-like portion at the upper portion of the support shaft and a weight portion at the lower portion of the support shaft, depending on the weight of the weight portion. 3. The game medium supply device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game medium is returned to the release position automatically.   The game medium supply device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a drive source of the drive control device is configured by a solenoid. The game medium supply device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the sprocket is disposed at a portion of the flow-down passage where the gentle inclination is converted into a substantially vertical inclination. The braking drive time of the drive control device for converting the movable engagement piece from the release position to the braking position is set to be longer than the release drive time for converting the movable engagement piece from the braking position to the release position. A game medium supply device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5 . Drive control device, based on the detection of the winning detecting device for detecting the establishment of a predetermined game aspect, claim 1 to claim, characterized in that converts the movable engagement piece in the braking position to the release position 6. A game medium delivery device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 6 to 8. The drive control device converts a movable engagement piece at a braking position into a release position based on detection by a game medium lending detection device that detects a predetermined operation by a player. A game medium supply device for a gaming machine according to claim 7 . 9. The drive control device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the drive engagement device converts the movable engagement piece in the release position into a braking position when a power supply abnormal state such as a power failure occurs. A game medium supply device for the gaming machine according to 1. When the drive control unit has a power supply abnormality state of the power failure or the like, driven by a standby power supply, claim, characterized in that converts the movable engagement piece in the release position to the braking position 9 A gaming medium delivery device for the gaming machine described. The drive control device converts the movable engagement piece at the release position to the braking position based on the predetermined number of delivery detection by the delivery detection device that detects the game medium discharged as the sprocket can rotate. game medium dispensing device of the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that. 12. The game medium dispensing device for a gaming machine according to claim 11 , wherein a part of the downflow passage and the dispensing detection device are integrally assembled to the assembly plate.