JP2003181127A - Medal game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medal game machine in which medals can be selectively put out to respective sections by using a mechanism simplified rather than conventional one. <P>SOLUTION: The medal game machine is provided with a pusher table 30 provided in the boundary portion of plurality of sections 12A, 12B, 12D and 12E on a panel surface 15 for pushing out medals stored in the respective sections by reciprocating so as to alternately enter the respective sections and a medal supply part 11 for supplying medals to the boundary portion. The medals supplied from the medal supply part 11 can be selectively put out to the respective sections by the pusher table 30. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine in which medals accumulated on a board are pushed out by a pusher table and medals pushed out from a predetermined drop opening are paid out to the player.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a medal game machine in which a pusher table pushes out medals in each of a plurality of sections, a jackpot is generated when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and a large amount of bonus medals are generated from the center of the game machine. The payout is performed on the board surface of the section where the big hit occurs (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-179926).

In the conventional medal game machine for paying out such bonus medals, a medal supply section for supplying a bonus medal is provided at the center of the game machine, and a plurality of sections are provided around the medal supply section. A side-by-side layout is commonly used. Then, with respect to the payout destination of the bonus medals, the medal supply unit needs to have an indexing function of selecting one payout destination from the same number of payout destination candidates as the number of sections. For example, a container storing a large number of medals as a bonus can be provided with the same number of doors as the sections, and only the doors corresponding to the section where the big hit occurs can be opened to exclusively pay out bonus medals to that section. It is being appreciated. Alternatively, a medal for rotatably providing a container having a bonus medal payout opening or a structure similar thereto and controlling the rotation operation of the container so that the payout opening is selectively positioned at a position corresponding to each section. There is also a game console.

[0004]

However, when one of the candidates is selected as the payout destination from the same number of stations as in the conventional medal game machine, as the number of stations increases, the number of doors, etc. The number of parts remarkably increases, the operation control accompanying indexing becomes complicated, and the manufacturing cost is pressed.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a medal game machine capable of selectively paying out medals to each section with a mechanism simpler than conventional ones.

[0006]

The present invention will be described below. In addition, in order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, reference numerals in the accompanying drawings are added in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated forms.

The medal game machine of the present invention has a board surface (15).
Multiple sections above (12A, 12B, 12D, 12
E) a pusher table (30) which is provided at the boundary portion and reciprocates so as to alternately enter each section and pushes out the medals accumulated in each section, and a medal supply unit () for supplying medals to the boundary portion. 11) is provided, and the medals supplied from the medal supply section can be selectively paid out to each section by the pusher table, thereby solving the above-mentioned problems.

According to the present invention, the pusher table is used to select which section the medals supplied to the boundary are to be paid out. Therefore, the medal supply unit only needs to be able to supply medals to the boundary of a plurality of sections, and the number of candidates for narrowing down the payout destination is smaller than the number of sections. As a result, the number of parts can be reduced, operation control can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced.

In the medal game machine of the present invention, table driving means (3) for driving the pusher table.
5), a table detection sensor (36, 37) that outputs a signal correlated with the position of the pusher table, and the pusher table driven by the table drive means based on the output signal from the table detection sensor. A control means (100) for controlling the relationship between the position and the medal supply timing by the medal supply section may be provided. In this case, the position of the pusher table can be grasped by using the signal from the table detection sensor as a clue, and the relationship between the position and the medal supply timing from the medal supply section can be variously controlled according to the purpose. For example, when paying out medals guided to the boundary portion to a specific section, it is sufficient to supply the medals to the boundary portion when the pusher table retracts from the payout section. In this case, the medals supplied to the boundary portion are pushed into the specific section by the pusher table itself when the pusher table next enters the specific section. In addition, for example, if you want to distribute medals to two sections and supply them, for example, configure the top surface of the pusher table into a mountain shape and check the time when the pusher table is located at the boundary part and the medal at the boundary part. Should be supplied. In this case, the medals fall on the upper surface of the pusher table, and the medals fall on both sides of the pusher table along the mountain-shaped slope, so that the reciprocating motion of the pusher table pushes the medals into each section. In addition, the relationship between the position of the pusher table and the time when the medals are supplied from the medal supply section to the boundary can be set in various ways.

When the medals are to be paid out to a specific section as described above, the control means is arranged so that the pusher table is retracted from the section where the medal supply unit is to pay out medals. It is desirable to control the relationship between the position of the pusher table and the medal supply timing by the medal supply unit so that the medals are supplied from the medal supply unit to the boundary portion.

Further, in the medal game machine of the present invention, when an opportunity to pay out medals occurs from the medal supply section, the control means pays out the medals based on an output signal from the table detection sensor. It is determined whether or not the pusher table has retracted from the section to be put out, the pusher table stops when the pusher table retracts, and in that stopped state, medals are paid out from the medal supply unit to the boundary portion, and thereafter, Further, it is desirable to control the table driving means and the medal supply unit so that the pusher table restarts the reciprocating motion.

In this case, when the medals are supplied from the medal supply section to the boundary portion, the pusher table is stopped at a position retracted from the specific section to which the medals are paid out. Therefore, the medals can be surely paid out to the specific section.

The medal supply unit is configured to supply medals to the boundary portion from above the board surface, and the funnel-shaped medal guide means for collecting the supplied medals at the boundary portion ( 14) may be provided. In this case, scattering of medals falling from the medal supply unit to the board surface at the boundary can be suppressed, and the medals can be paid out to the target section more reliably.

Further, in the case where the medal guide means is provided, when the pusher table enters each section, the rear end face of the pusher table with respect to the entering direction passes through the drop area of the medals from the guide means. The range of reciprocating movement of the pusher table may be set as described above.

With this configuration, the medals concentratedly falling on the boundary portion via the guide means are less likely to ride on the pusher table, and are supplied from the medal supply section by the operation of the pusher table immediately after resuming the reciprocating motion. You can efficiently push out medals to the target section.

In the medal game machine of the present invention, the plurality of sections are provided so that a plurality of the boundary portions are formed around the medal supply section, and the medal supply section supplies a medal. (11a),
A selection supply device (13) for selectively supplying the medals supplied from the medal supply device to any of the plurality of boundary portions may be provided. As described above, when there are a plurality of boundary portions between the sections, the function and effect of the present invention are more effectively exerted, and the configuration relating to the selection of the medal supply destination of the selective supply device is significantly simpler than the conventional one. Be converted.

The selective supply device has a medal supply plate (13) for receiving medals supplied from the medal supply device, and the medal supply plate receives the medal supply plate at an edge portion (13b) of the medal supply plate. An opening (13c) for dropping the medal to the boundary is provided, and the selective supply device directs the opening to the boundary between the section from which the medal is to be paid out and another section. By positioning the medal supply plate, medals may be selectively supplied to any one of the plurality of boundary portions. In this case, the positioning resolution of the opening of the medal supply plate may be accurate enough to correspond to the number of boundaries. Therefore, the configuration is simplified as compared with the case where the selective supply device is configured so that the opening can be positioned 1: 1 with respect to each section.

In the medal game machine of the present invention, an inclined portion (30a, 30b) may be provided on the upper surface of the pusher table to draw a downward slope toward a section into which the pusher table can enter. In this case, when the medal from the medal supply unit falls on the pusher table, the medal falls to the side of the pusher table via the inclined portion and is pushed into the section by the reciprocating motion of the pusher table thereafter. Therefore,
It is unlikely that the medals fall from the medal supply unit onto the upper surface of the pusher table and are held as they are. By utilizing such an action, the present invention can be realized even if the range of the reciprocating motion of the pusher table is narrow. In particular, when the inclined portion is formed in a mountain shape that draws a downward slope toward each section, it is preferable because the medals falling on the upper surface of the pusher table can be distributed to each section. When a partition plate (30d) is provided on the ridge of the pusher table,
The partition plate can be used to centrally guide medals to only one of the slopes, and it is possible to prevent medals from entering the other slope. Suitable for

[0019]

1 and 2 are a front view and a side view showing an appearance of a medal pusher game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, respectively. This medal pusher game machine (hereinafter, may be abbreviated as “medal game machine” or “game machine”) 1 is an arcade game machine that is installed in a so-called game store or other entertainment facility and is commercially operated. It is configured. The game machine 1 includes a base body 2, a transparent cover 3 mounted thereon, a medal insertion section 4 ... 4 for a player to insert medals, and a payout section 5 ... 5 for paying out medals to the player. Equipped with.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the transparent cover 3 cut along the line III-III in FIG. As shown in the figure, a game field 10 is provided above the base body 2 covered with the transparent cover 3 as a place for playing the game. The game field 10 includes a game management unit 11 and stations 12A to 12A, which serve as places for playing five independent games.
12E and. That is, in the game machine 1, five players can play at the same time. Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to specify individual stations, the additional symbols A to E may be omitted.

The game management unit 11 supplies a bonus medal to the game field 10 in connection with an event such as a lottery executed during the game.
1a and a bonus medal supply tray 13 for receiving the bonus medals supplied from the bonus medal supply device 11a and supplying them to each station. The medals on the bonus medal supply plate are supplied to each station via the funnels 14 ... 14 provided on the game management section 11 side of the station 12C, on the boundaries between the stations 12A and 12B, and on the boundaries between the stations 12D and 12E. It

The stations 12A and 12B and the stations 12D and 12E are symmetrical with respect to the game management section 11 and the station 12C. The stations 12A and 12B are provided symmetrically with respect to each other with the funnel 14 in between. Similarly, stations 12E and 12D
And are provided symmetrically with respect to the front and back with the funnel 14 in between. In the following, with respect to the stations having a symmetric relationship, one of them will be described, and the other of them may be indicated in parentheses. Stations 12A, 12B, 12D, 1
The above-mentioned medal insertion portion 4 and payout portion 5 are provided in the 2E, respectively, and one player can play. On the other hand, the station 12C is provided with two medal insertion units 4 and 4 and one payout unit 5 so that two players can play at the same time.

Each station has a board surface 15 on which the medals inserted from the medal insertion portion 4 are placed, and a medal drop port 16 ... The medals placed on the board surface 15 are pushed out by a pusher table (not shown in FIG. 3) provided below the funnel 14, and the medal drop opening 1 is inserted from the end portions 17 ... 17 provided on the board surface 15.
6 or fall into the parent outlet (not shown). Medal drop 16
The medals that have dropped onto the medals drop onto the medal payout section 5 via a medal collection tube (not shown).

Stacked medals at each station,
Each of the stacked medal supply units 18 ... 18 that supplies the stacked medals onto the board surface is provided. Further, each station is provided with a display unit 19 ... 19 for displaying the progress status and result of the event. Although the display unit 19 corresponding to the station 12C is not shown, it is provided on the station 12C side of the game management unit 11 or the like.

4 and 5 show the pusher table and its driving device, and FIG. 4 (a) is a top view and FIG.
5B is a front view, and FIG. 5 is a front view showing the internal structure.
As shown in these drawings, pusher tables 30 ... 30 are provided on the boundary between the stations 12A and 12B, the boundary between the stations 12D and 12E, and the rear side of the station 12C. The pusher tables 30 ... 30 are supported on the board surface 15 by wheels 31 ... 31 that are rotatably attached, respectively.
(A) (up and down direction). The pusher tables 30 ... 30 are all connected to the shaft-shaped wings 32. The wing 32 is attached to the base body 2 via the guide rails 33, 33, and is movable only in the front-back direction with respect to the board surface 15. The wing 32 is provided with a base 2 through a conversion mechanism 34 that converts rotational movement into reciprocating movement.
Is connected to a motor 35 provided inside. Therefore, by driving the motor 35, the wings 32 are driven in the front-rear direction, and the pusher tables 30 ... 30 reciprocate along the board surface 15 as the wings 32 reciprocate.

Transmission type photosensors 36 and 37 are attached to the upper portion of the substrate 2. Photo sensor 3
Reference numerals 6 and 37 have slit-shaped sensing portions 36s and 37s. On the other hand, detection plates 38 and 39 are attached to the wing 32. The detection plates 38 and 39 are the sensing units 3 respectively.
It can appear and disappear for 6s and 37s. When the wing 32 is at the rearmost position (the uppermost position in FIG. 4A), the detection plate 38 is inserted in the sensing unit 36s, and the detection plate 39 is not inserted in the sensing unit 37s. . At this time, the output signal of the photo sensor 36 is on and the output signal of the photo sensor 37 is off. Wing 3
When 2 starts moving to the front side (downward in FIG. 4A), the detection plate 38 withdraws from the sensing unit 36s, and the output signals of both photosensors 36 and 37 are turned off. When the wing 32 comes to the frontmost position, the detection plate 39 is inserted into the sensing unit 37s, and the output signal of the photo sensor 37 is turned on. When the wing 32 starts moving to the back side,
The detection plate 39 exits from the sensing unit 37s, and the output signals of both the photosensors 36 and 37 are turned off. Therefore, by using the output signals of the photo sensors 36 and 37,
The wing 32 is in the most front position,
It is possible to specify which of the movement state from the front side to the back side, the state at the most back side position, and the movement state from the back side to the front side.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the station 1
The front surface of the pusher tables 30, 30 corresponding to 2A and 12B and the stations 12D and 12E is provided with irregularities. Although not shown, the pusher tables 30 and 30 are also provided with irregularities on their rear surfaces. Here, details of the unevenness of the pusher table 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 6. Figure 6
As shown in (a), the main body 3 of the pusher table 30.
0e is formed by bending a sheet metal. A plate 40 is attached to the medal pushing surface of the main body 30e. As shown in FIG. 6B, the plate 40 is provided with a large number of holes 40a ... 40a. Asperities are formed on the surfaces of the pusher tables 30 and 30 by these holes 40a. The hole 40a is formed in a slit-like long hole shape having a long diameter in the vertical direction. Hole 40a
Is wider than the thickness of one medal, and is preferably about 2 to 3 times the thickness of one medal. By attaching the plate 40 to the main body 30e of the pusher table 30, each of the punched holes 40a is closed on the joint surface side with the main body 30e. The medals inserted from the medal insertion section 4 move on the board surface 15 in an upright state and collide with the plate 40. At this time, since the punched hole 40a has a long hole shape having a long diameter in the vertical direction, a medal easily enters one of the punched holes 40a. The medal that has entered the hole 40a hits the main body 30e and bounces off.
The bouncing action is restricted by being caught on the wall of a. As a result, the repulsive force of the medal is reduced, and the medal falls on the board surface 15 at an early stage. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a state in which the medals accumulated on the board surface 15 are overlapped. Further, since the direction of the reaction force received by the medal colliding with the pusher table 30 changes depending on the direction of the unevenness formed by the punched hole 40a, the rebounding direction of the medal becomes uneven. As a result, it is possible to avoid the state where the inserted medals overlap each other.

The plate 40 is not attached to the pusher table 30 of the station 12C. In the station 12C, the medal shooting units 4 and 4 are attached to the front side of the board surface 15 in the direction in which the pusher table 30 pushes out the medals. For this reason, compared to other stations, the inserted medals collide with the surface of the pusher table 30 at a right angle, and the bounced medals rarely ride on other medals.

A mesh member such as a punching net may be used as the plate 40. Instead of attaching a plate having irregularities, a finer member can be used as compared to a pusher table such as a washer.
The unevenness may be provided by processing the surface shape of the pusher table by attaching it to the surface of the pusher table or by making a plurality of holes on the surface of the pusher table 30. Also,
Even if the unevenness is not provided, a member that is more elastic than the stainless steel plate or wood forming the pusher table 30, such as a rubber sheet, may be attached to the pusher table 30 to obtain the same effect.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the pusher table 30 showing how the pusher table 30 corresponding to the stations 12A and 12B reciprocates.
The opening 14a at the bottom of the funnel 14 opens above the intermediate position between the station 12A and the station 12B indicated by the line L1, and the pusher table 30 reciprocates below it. FIG. 7A corresponds to a state in which the pusher table 30 is located closest to the station 12B. The position of pusher table 30 is funnel 1.
It is located at a position displaced from the opening 14b at the bottom of No. 4 toward the station 12B. Therefore, when a bonus medal is supplied to the opening 4a in the upper part of the funnel 14 in this state, the bonus medal falls to the station 12A side of the pusher table 30. FIG. 7B corresponds to a state in which the pusher table 30 is moving to the station 12A side from the state of FIG. 7A. Figure 7
When the bonus medal is supplied in (a), the bonus medal dropped on the board surface 15 near the boundary between the stations 12A and 12B is pushed to the station 12A side by the pusher table 30. It should be noted that the drawing particularly shows a state in the middle position of the range of the reciprocating motion, and the position of the pusher table 30 is directly below the funnel 14. FIG. 7C corresponds to a state in which the pusher table 30 is located closest to the station 12A.
As shown in the figure, the position of the pusher table 30 is displaced from the opening 14b at the bottom of the funnel 14 toward the station 12A. Therefore, in this state, the funnel 1
When a bonus medal is supplied to the upper opening 4a of 4, the bonus medal can be supplied to the station 12B. The same applies to the stations 12D and 12E which are symmetrical with respect to the game management section 11.

FIG. 8 is a view showing the operating condition of the bonus medal supply tray 13. The bonus medal supply plate 13 has a bottom portion 13a for receiving a bonus medal supplied from the bonus medal supply device 11a, an edge portion 13b for preventing medals placed on the bottom portion 13a from spilling, and an edge portion 13.
It has an opening 13c where b is not provided. The bottom 13a is inclined so that the opening 13c is located at a low position. Therefore, the medal placed on the bottom portion 13a slides down on the bottom portion 13a and drops from the opening portion 13c. The bonus medal supply plate 13 is attached to the base body 2 so as to be horizontally rotatable, and is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown) mounted inside the game management unit 11.
The motor is controlled by the CPU inside the game management unit 11. As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 8A, and FIG. 8B, the bonus medal supply tray 13 is drive-controlled so as to stop at any of the three positions. At each of the positions shown in FIGS. 3, 8A, and 8B, the opening 13c has the funnel 14 ...
It is directed to any of the fourteen. Here, the opening 13
c is provided above the upper opening of the funnels 14 ... Therefore, the bonus medal supply plate 13 is replaced with the funnel 14 ... 1
By supplying the medals to the bottom 13a of the bonus medal supply tray 13 toward any one of the four, the medals can be supplied to the predetermined funnel 14.

The supply of medals to the bonus medal supply plate 13 is performed by the bonus medal supply device 11a (see FIG. 3). The bonus medal supply device 11a can supply medals to the bonus medal supply tray 13 at a predetermined timing under the control of the CPU inside the game management unit 11. For example, the bonus medal supply device 11a is provided with an opening portion that can be opened and closed at the bottom thereof, and the opening and closing thereof is controlled by the CPU inside the game management portion 11. By opening the opening, the bonus medals stocked in the bonus medal supply device 11a are supplied to the bonus medal supply plate 13 at a predetermined timing. On the other hand, the medals supplied to the funnels 14 corresponding to the stations 12A and 12B (12D and 12E) are supplied to the respective stations 12 by utilizing the reciprocating motion of the pusher table 30 as shown in FIG. It is possible. Therefore, by pointing the bonus medal supply tray 13 in a predetermined direction and associating the supply timing of the bonus medal supply device 11a with the reciprocating motion of the pusher table 30, the bonus medal can be supplied to the predetermined station 12.

For example, when it is desired to supply bonus medals to the station 12A, the bonus medal supply tray 13 is controlled as follows. First, as shown in FIG. 8B, the opening 13c of the bonus medal supply plate 13 is directed to the funnel 14 provided at the boundary between the stations 12A and 12B. Here, the position of the pusher table 30 has been moved to the side closest to the station 12A. Even if medals are supplied to the funnel 14 in this state, the medals will be paid out to the station 12B. Therefore, at this point, the bonus medal supply device 11a does not supply any bonus medals and stands by. As shown in FIG. 9, the reciprocating pusher table 30 is the most station 1.
When reaching the position moved to the 2B side, the bonus medal supply device 11a supplies the medals to the bonus medal supply plate 13. At this time, the bonus medal supply plate 13 and the funnel 14
The pusher table 30 is stopped for a certain period of time so that the medals supplied via the player drop more reliably to the station 12A side of the pusher table 30. After that, when a certain time passes, the pusher table 30 starts reciprocating motion again.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the station 12B. Note that the description of FIGS. 10 to 12 is common to all stations, and therefore the additional symbols A to E are omitted. As described above, the board surface 15 is provided with the end portion 17 and the stacked medal supply portion 18. Stacked medal supply unit 1
8, a groove 61b is provided on the pusher table 30 side. The stacked medal supply unit 18 is provided substantially at the center of the board surface 15 in the left-right direction (direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the pusher table 30). Also, the board 15
The end portion 17 has a first end portion 17a at its center and second end portions 17b and 17b on both sides thereof. Therefore, among the medals pushed out to the pusher table 30, the medals that have passed the position where the stacked medal supply unit 18 is provided mainly fall into the medal drop opening 16 from the first end 17a. As will be described later, the stacked medals are supplied to the position of the stacked medal supply unit 18, and the stacked medals also drop from the first end 17a. The surfaces of the second end portions 17b, 17b are provided with an inclination so as to be higher toward the medal drop opening 16 side. The reason for providing such an inclination is to make it difficult for the medals to fall from the end portion 17b and to make the player look as if a large number of medals on the verge of dropping are accumulated in the end portion 17b. On the other hand, the first
The surface of the end 17a is flush with the board 15 (horizontal). If the first end portion 17a is provided with an inclination,
This is because the stacked medals pushed out to the first end 17a may collapse. The surface of the first end 17a is finely roughened, and the coefficient of friction of the surface with respect to medals is higher than that of the surface of the second end 17b. As a result, even at the first end portion 17a, it is difficult to drop the medal even if there is no inclination. In particular, since the frictional force is proportional to the vertical drag force, the frictional force generated for the stacked medals is larger than the frictional force for one medal. Therefore, changing the friction coefficient is effective in enhancing the fall prevention effect of stacked medals while suppressing the influence on the movement of each medal. In addition, the surface of the first end portion 17a is not processed, and the board surface 15 or the second end portion 17a is not processed.
A member having a higher coefficient of friction with respect to medals than b, for example, paper file may be attached to the end portion 17a.

FIG. 11 shows the stacked medal supply unit 18, FIG. 11 (a) is a side view, and FIG. 11 (b) is FIG.
It is sectional drawing which followed the Xb-Xb line of (a). As shown in this figure, the stacked medal supply unit 18 includes a bracket 50 attached to the back surface of the board surface 15 and a hollow cylindrical storage cylinder 51 as a storage body. The upper opening 51 a of the storage cylinder 51 is open to the board surface 15, and the lower portion is stored in the bracket 50. A cylindrical shaft portion 52 as a moving body is vertically movably inserted into the storage cylinder 51.
The shaft portion 52 is connected to the linear motor 54 via the connection portion 53. The linear motor 54 is fixed to the bracket 50. The shaft 52 is driven up and down by a linear motor 54. When the upper surface 52a of the shaft portion 52 is lower than the board surface 15, a medal storage space S is formed inside the storage cylinder 51, and the upper surface 52A of the shaft portion 52 constitutes the bottom of the medal storage space S. When the medals accumulated on the board surface 15 are pushed by the pusher table 30 to move,
The medal on the board surface 15 falls into the storage space S through the opening 51a. The dropped medals are stacked on the upper surface 52a of the shaft portion 52. As a result, stacked medals are generated in the storage space S. With the medals stacked in the storage space S, the upper surface 52 of the shaft portion 52 is moved by the linear motor 54.
The stacked medals can be supplied to the board surface 15 by driving the shaft portion 52 upward until a becomes the same height as the board surface 15.

A spring 55 is attached to the upper portion of the connecting portion 53 so as to cover the outer periphery of the shaft portion 52. A retaining ring 56 is attached to the upper portion of the spring 55. Retaining ring 56 is spring 5
It is pressed against the convex portion 52 b of the shaft portion 52 by 5. When the shaft portion 52 is driven upward by the linear motor 54, the retaining ring 56 makes contact with the convex portion 51b of the storage cylinder 51 before the upper surface 52a of the shaft portion 52 becomes flush with the board surface 15. When the shaft portion 52 is further driven upward from that state, the spring 55 is compressed and the connection portion 53 receives the reaction force of the storage cylinder 51. This reaction force gradually reduces the speed of the shaft portion 52, and as a result, the shaft portion 5 is stopped when the shaft portion 52 is stopped.
The acceleration applied to 2 decreases. This prevents the stacked medals from collapsing when the shaft 52 is stopped.

Transmission photosensors 57 and 58 are attached to the bracket 50, and a detection plate 59 is attached to the connecting portion 53. Each of the photosensors 57 and 58 has a slit-shaped sensing unit (not shown). Detection plate 5
9 can appear and disappear with respect to the sensing unit. When the shaft portion 52 is located at a position (uppermost stage) where the upper surface 52a is at the same height as the board surface 15, the detection plate 59 is inserted into the sensing portion of the photo sensor 57. At this time, the output signal of the photo sensor 57 is on and the output signal of the photo sensor 58 is off. When the shaft portion 52 starts moving downward, the detection plate 59 exits from the sensing portion of the photo sensor 57, and the photo sensor 57,
The output signal of any of the 58 is turned off. When the shaft portion 52 moves to a position where the upper surface 51a is at the same height as the lower opening portion 51c of the storage cylinder 51 (lowermost stage), the detection plate 59 is inserted into the sensing portion of the photo sensor 58 and the output signal of the photo sensor 58 Turns on. Therefore, by using the output signals of the photo sensors 57 and 58, the shaft 52
It is possible to specify whether the state of is the uppermost state, the descending state, the lowermost state, or the ascending state.

FIG. 12 is a view showing the outline of the shape of the storage cylinder 51. The storage cylinder 51 has a cylindrical portion 60 and a ring portion 61 attached to the upper portion thereof. On the surface 61a of the ring portion 61, from the outer circumference of the ring portion 61 to the opening 51a
There is provided a groove 61b that gradually becomes deeper toward.
As shown in FIG. 10, the storage cylinder 51 is attached to the board surface 15 so that the groove 61b faces the pusher table 30 side. As a result, a part of the medals pushed by the pusher table 30 is opened along the groove 61b in the opening 51a.
Is guided to and falls into the storage space S.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the game machine 1. The game machine 1 includes a CPU 100 composed of a microprocessor. CPU100
Includes a ROM 101 in which a program for controlling basic operations such as a boot process of the game machine 1 is recorded, a RAM 102 for providing a work area for the CPU 100, and a game machine 1
Is connected to the game program storage device 103 in which various programs and data necessary for executing the medal game are recorded. The CPU 100 has, as input means, a photo sensor 104 for detecting that a medal has been inserted from the medal inserting section 4, a photo sensor 36 for detecting the position of the pusher table,
37, a photo sensor 105 for detecting the position of the bonus medal supply tray 13, a photo sensor 57 for detecting the position of the shaft 52 of the stacked medal supply unit 18,
58 is connected. The photosensors 104 are respectively provided in the medal insertion units 4 ... 4 and output a predetermined detection signal when a medal is inserted. Photo sensor 105
Are provided at three positions when the bonus medal supply plate 13 supplies the medals to the funnels 14 ... When the bonus medal supply plate 13 is in any of the three positions, the photo sensor 1 corresponding to that position
The output signal of 05 is ON, and the other photo sensor 10
The output signals of 5 and 105 are off. If it is out of any of the three positions, the three photo sensors 105 ...
The output signals of 105 are all off. This makes CP
U100 can specify the direction of the bonus medal supply tray 13. The CPU 100 includes a motor drive device 106 that drives the motor 35 that is the power source of the pusher table in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 100, and a motor 107 that rotates the bonus medal supply tray 13.
A motor drive device 108 that is driven according to an instruction from
A motor drive device 109 that drives a motor 54, which is a power source of the shaft portion 52, according to an instruction from the CPU 100;
Display unit 1 for segment display according to instructions from U100
Display processing device 110 for outputting a signal for switching
And a sound processing device 112 that outputs a sound reproduction signal to the speaker 111 by performing sound generation processing according to an instruction from the CPU 100.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the stacked medal generating process executed by the CPU 100 to generate a stacked medal in the storage space S. This process is executed when a medal is inserted into the medal insertion unit 4. The CPU 100 determines whether or not the medal insertion timing is valid based on the detection signal from the photo sensor 104 of the medal insertion unit 4 (step S1). A method of determining whether or not it is valid will be described later. If it is determined that it is not valid, the process ends. If it is determined to be valid, R
The value of the number of inserted sheets stored in the AM 102 is increased (step S2).

In step S3, based on the signal from the photo sensor 58 of the medal supply unit 18, the storage space S
It is determined whether the bottom surface (upper surface 52a of the shaft portion 52) of the bottom is the lower position. When it is determined that the position is the lower stage position, it is determined whether or not the number of inserted sheets is the number of sheets under the vibration condition (step S4). When it is determined that the number of vibration conditions is the number, the motor drive device 109 of the stacked medal supply unit 18 moves the shaft 52 up and down within a predetermined range.
To drive the motor 54 (step S
5). When the shaft portion 52 is moved up and down within a predetermined range, the medals accumulated in the storage space S are vibrated. As a result, the state in which the medals are diagonally overlapped in the storage space S can be eliminated, and the medals can be more reliably stacked in an orderly manner. The predetermined range may be set appropriately, but about 10 mm is sufficient. When it is determined in step S4 that it is not the number of vibration conditions, step S5 is skipped.

In step S6, it is determined whether or not the number of inserted sheets stored in the RAM 102 has reached the number of raised bottom surfaces set as a condition for permitting the raised bottom surface of the storage space S. If it is determined that the number of bottom surface rises has been reached, a flag allowing the bottom surface rise is set (step S
7), the process ends. If it is determined that it has not reached, step S7 is skipped.

When it is determined in step S3 that the bottom surface is not in the lower position, it is determined whether the bottom surface is in the upper position based on the signal from the photo sensor 57 (step S).
8). If it is determined that the position is not the upper position, the process ends. When it is determined to be the upper position, it is determined whether or not the number of inserted sheets stored in the RAM 102 has reached the number of lowered bottom surfaces set as a condition for permitting lowering of the bottom of the storage space S (step S9). If it is determined that the number of sheets to be descended from the bottom has not been reached, the process ends. When it is determined that the number of the bottom surfaces has reached the bottom, the bottom surface is lowered by outputting an instruction signal to the motor drive device 109 (step S10), and the number of inserted sheets stored in the RAM 102 is set to 0 (step S11). The number of bottom raised sheets is set (step S12).

In the above processing, the bottom surface rising number is set to the number expected to be necessary for the storage space S to be filled with medals. This number can be specified by checking the correlation between the number of medals inserted into the medal insertion unit 4 and the number of medals accumulated in the storage space S in advance. However, each time a stacked medal is supplied to the board 15, the bottom rising number is varied from a predetermined reference number so that the player cannot identify the bottom rising number. In this way, by predicting that the medals are full in the storage space S from the number of inserted coins and allowing the bottom surface to rise, the sensor for detecting the number of medals accumulated in the storage space S is not provided. The stacked medals can be supplied to the board surface 15 when a suitable number of medals are stacked.

The number of lowered bottoms used in step S9 is necessary for the stacked medals pushed up to the board 15 by the rise of the bottom of the storage space S to separate from the bottom due to the movement of the medals accompanying the movement of the pusher table 30. It is set to the expected number of inserted sheets. This value also depends on the number of medals to be inserted into the medal insertion unit 4 in advance and the board 1
It can be specified by checking the correlation with the movement of the stacked medals supplied to the No. 5 unit. Here, the taste of the game can be further enhanced by adjusting the number of raised bottoms and the number of lowered bottoms so that at least one stacked medal exists on each board 15 of each station 12.

15 and 16 show a method for determining whether or not the closing timing is valid (see step S1 in FIG. 14),
How to count the number of medals to be added to the inserted number (see FIG.
(See step S2) of FIG. FIG. 15 shows a time table. Upper timetable 201
Indicates the operation status of the pusher table 30. The reciprocating motion of the pusher table 30 includes a state A (corresponding to FIG. 16 (a)) at the front, a state B moving to the back, a state C at the back (corresponding to FIG. 16 (b)), and the front. It can be regarded as a repetition of state D during movement. The time table 202 in the middle stage shows the method of determining the charging timing in step S1 of FIG. A hatched portion 202a of the time table 202 indicates a time zone (valid input detection period) in which the input timing is regarded as valid. The closing detection effective period is from the state A after a lapse of a predetermined time indicated by an arrow y1 to the state C after a lapse of a predetermined time indicated by an arrow y2. As shown in FIG. 16B, in order to move the medals accumulated on the board surface 15 by the pusher table 30, it is necessary to insert the medals into the non-accumulation region R2 of the medals that appears when the pusher table 30 moves backward. There is. Even if medals are inserted into the accumulation area R1, the medals only overlap the already accumulated medals and do not participate in the movement of the medals by the pusher table 30. Therefore, when predicting the number of medals accumulated in the storage space S with the number of medals inserted from the medal inserting section 4 as a clue (see steps S6 and S9 in FIG. 14), the medals expected to be inserted in the accumulation area R1 If the medals thrown into the non-accumulation region R2 are equally counted as medals that affect the dropping of medals into the storage space S, the prediction of the number of medals accumulated in the medal storage space S becomes inaccurate. . Therefore, the pusher table 30 is shifted from the state A in which the pusher table 30 is positioned near the front end of the reciprocating range (at this time, the non-accumulation region R2 is almost hidden), and the insertion detection effective period is provided. Only medals are treated as valid medals that are used to add the number of medals.
When the cycle of the reciprocating motion of the pusher table 30 is about 4 seconds, the periods indicated by the arrows y1 and y2 are set to about 1 second, respectively.

The lower time table 203 shows the counting method of the number of sheets to be added when the number of sheets to be inserted is increased in step S2 of FIG. A hatched portion 203a of the time table 203 indicates a time zone (valid medal insertion period) for counting the number of inserted medals. In other words, only the medal insertion operation within this valid medal insertion period is added as the number of medal insertions.

The valid medal insertion period is a range from when the first medal is inserted within the insertion detection effective period until a predetermined time elapses. However, if the insertion detection period ends before the elapse of the predetermined time, the valid medal insertion period ends at that point. In this way, by counting the number of inserted medals only within the valid medal insertion period, it is possible to determine whether the player continuously inserts multiple medals or intermittently inserts medals one by one. The rate of increase in the number of medals inserted can be changed. When the medals are continuously thrown in, the player can be regarded as relatively skilled in the pusher game. When such a player throws in medals, the number of medals thrown twice or more is counted in one effective medal throwing period, and as a result, the rate of increase in the number of medals is increased. On the other hand, when inserting medals intermittently one by one, even if one medal is inserted within the effective detection period of the insertion, it will start with the previous medal insertion until the next medal is inserted. The valid medal insertion period thus set elapses, and as a result, the insertion of the second and subsequent medals may not be counted. When such an insertion pattern is repeated, the rate of increase in the number of inserted medals is low. As will be described later, the medal game machine of the present embodiment controls the supply of stacked medals based on the number of inserted medals, and as a result, when a skilled player who continuously inserts medals is playing. Stacked medals can be supplied in a relatively short period, and the interest of such players can be sufficiently attracted to improve the income of the game machine. The length of the valid medal insertion period is set to, for example, about 1 second.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the event processing executed by the CPU 100 to supply the stacked medals to the board 15. In step S20, a lottery is performed, the progress of the lottery and the lottery result are displayed on the display unit 19, and a process for paying out a special profit to the player (for example, a process for paying out a bonus medal).
Is selected according to the lottery result. At this time, the storage space S
When the flag for permitting the bottom rise is set (see step S7 in FIG. 14), the process of raising the bottom is included as an option of the process executed as a result of the lottery.

At step S21, as a result of the lottery,
It is determined whether or not the process of raising the bottom surface has been selected.
If the process of raising the bottom surface is not selected, another process corresponding to the lottery result is executed. When it is determined that the process of raising the bottom surface is selected, the motor driving device 109 of the stacked medal supply unit 18 is instructed to drive the motor 54 to move the shaft 52 up and down within a predetermined range (step S22). ). The shaft portion 52 is set in a predetermined range (for example, 10
mm), the upper row of the stacked medals generated in the storage space S is the opening 5 of the storage space.
Push away the medals accumulated near 1a. As a result, when the stacked medals are pushed up onto the board surface 15, it is possible to prevent the stacked medals from being destroyed by the medals near the opening 51a. Then, the motor drive device 10
9 to instruct the bottom surface to rise (step S
23) and reset the bottom surface rise permission flag (step S
24), and set the number of inserted sheets to 0 (step S2)
5).

FIG. 18 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the bonus medal payout process executed by the CPU 100.
This processing is executed when it is decided to pay out the bonus medal by the lottery in step S20 (FIG. 15). First, of the three stop positions related to the bonus medal supply plate 13, the position corresponding to the station 12 to which the bonus medal should be paid out is specified (step S31). Next, the motor drive device 108 is instructed to drive the motor 107 so that the bonus medal supply tray 13 rotates to the specified position (step S32). In step S33, the position of the pusher table 30 for paying out bonus medals to the target station is specified. In step S34, it is determined whether or not the pusher table 30 is at the specified position based on the signals from the photo sensors 36 and 37. When it is determined that the position is not the specified position, the process waits. When it is determined that the position is the specified position, the motor drive device 106 is instructed to stop the motor 35 that is the drive source of the pusher table 30 (step S35). Next, the motor for opening and closing the opening of the bonus medal supply device 11a is driven to supply the bonus medal to the bonus medal supply tray 13 (step S36). Then, the motor drive device 106 is instructed to drive the motor 35 again (step S37).

In the above embodiment, the game machine which raises the bottom surface of the storage space S when a predetermined condition based on the number of medals inserted into the medal insertion portion 4 is satisfied has been exemplified. The bottom surface of the storage space S may be raised. For example, the accumulation state of medals in the storage space S may be directly detected by a sensor, and the bottom surface of the storage space S may be raised based on the detection result.
An example thereof will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 19 shows the stacked medal supply unit 18, FIG. 19 (a) is a side view, and FIG. 19 (b) is FIG.
It is sectional drawing which followed the XIXb-XIXb line of (a). Storage cylinder 5
In the vicinity of the opening 51a of No. 1, the transmission type photo sensor 3
01 is provided. The photo sensor 301 has a sensing unit 301s above the storage space S. When the sensing unit 301s has an obstacle such as a medal, the output signal of the photo sensor 301 is turned on, and when there is nothing, the output signal is turned off. Therefore, the upper surface 52a of the shaft portion 52
When the medals are piled up on and reaches the height of the sensing unit 301s, the photo sensor 301 outputs an ON signal.

FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing the structure of the control system of the game machine 1. A photo sensor 301 is connected to the CPU 100 as an input unit.

FIG. 21 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the rise permission process executed by the CPU 100 when permitting the bottom of the storage space S to rise. This process is executed when the ON signal is continuously input from the photo sensor 301 for a predetermined time. It should be noted that the reason why the predetermined time is continued is to distinguish from the ON signal input from the photo sensor 301 when the medal falls into the storage space S. First, the CPU 100 determines whether or not the bottom surface of the storage space S is in the lower stage based on the signal from the photo sensor 58 (step S41). If it is determined that it is not in the lower row, the process ends. If it is determined that it is in the lower row, a flag that allows the bottom surface to rise is set (step S42). After the rising permission processing is completed, the bottom surface may be immediately raised on condition that the rising permission flag is set, or the bottom surface may be raised in the event processing as shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, the pusher table 30 corresponding to the stations 12A and 12B and 12D and 12E has a relatively small width (shape) in the pushing direction, and substantially the entire pusher table 30 has the lower opening 14b of the funnel 14. Although the game machine in which the movement range is set to be moved to the outer side is set as an example (see FIG. 7), the width of the pusher table 30 may be wide and the movement range may be narrow. An example thereof is shown in FIG.

FIG. 22 is a sectional view showing how the pusher table 30 reciprocates. Pusher table 3
0 is the main body portion 30 having the inclined surfaces 30a and 30b as the upper surface.
c, and a partition plate 30d attached to a ridge line formed by the inclined surfaces 30a and 30b. The partition plate 30d is movably attached inside the funnel 14. FIG. 22A corresponds to a state in which the pusher table 30 is located closest to the station 12B.
As shown in this figure, even if the pusher table 30 is at the moving end of the reciprocating motion, more than half of the pusher table 30 is below the opening 14b. When the bonus medal is supplied to the funnel 14 in this state, the bonus medal falls from the opening 14b to the inclined surface 30a. At this time, the inclined surface 30b of the medal that collided and bounced off the inclined surface 30a.
The partition plate 30d prevents the entry into the space. The dropped medals slide down from the inclined surface 30a to the board surface 15 on the station 12A side. FIG. 22B corresponds to a state where the pusher table 30 is moving to the station 12A side from the state of FIG. 22A. When bonus medals are supplied in FIG. 22A, the bonus medals sliding down the inclined surface 30a are pushed out to the station 12A side by the pusher table 30. FIG. 22
(C) The pusher table 30 is the most station 1
This corresponds to the state at the position on the 2A side. Funnel 1 in this state
If you supply bonus medals to 4, station 12
B can be supplied with bonus medals. As described above, by utilizing the phenomenon that the bonus medal slides down the inclined surfaces 30a and 30b provided on the pusher table 30, it is possible to relax the design constraint on the width of the pusher table 30 in the pushing direction and the moving range. .

In the present embodiment, a large number of holes 40a ... 4
0a is provided on the pusher table 30
Although the game machine attached to the surface of is illustrated, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications are possible.

Even if the plate 40 is not used, for example, as shown in FIG. 23 (a), a large number of holes 30f ... 30f may be provided directly in the main body 30e of the pusher table 30. In this case, the hole 30f has a size such that the medal cannot pass through. When the inserted medals collide with the main body 30e, they fit into any of the holes 30f, and the impact is relieved. Furthermore, since the direction of the reaction force received by the medal changes depending on the direction of the bumps and bumps that collide, the direction in which the medal bounces is uneven.

The pusher table 30 formed by bending a sheet metal may not be used, and the pusher table 30 formed by combining a plurality of members may be used.
For example, as shown in FIG. 23 (b), a sheet metal 30g forming the upper surface of the pusher table 30 and a sheet metal 3 forming the pushing surface of the pusher table and having unevenness
The pusher table 30 may be configured by combining with 0h.

The plate 40 provided with the hole 40a may not be used, and the plate provided with the protrusion may be used. For example, as shown in FIG. 24A, a plate 40A to which a large number of washers 40b ... 40b are attached may be attached to the main body 30e of the pusher table 30. The washers 40b ... 40b may be directly attached to the main body 30e without the plate 40.

The plate 40 may be an elastic body. For example, as shown in FIG. 24 (b), a large number of convex portions 40c ...
The rubber sheet 40B provided with 40c may be attached to the main body 30e of the pusher table 30. Even if the convex portions 40c ... 40c are not provided, the impact of the collision of the medals can be alleviated by the elasticity of the rubber sheet, and the medals can be rebounded in a non-uniform direction.

[0063]

As described above, according to the medal game machine of the present invention, the pusher table is used to select to which section the medals supplied to the boundary of the plurality of sections should be paid out. So
The medal supply unit only needs to be able to supply medals to the boundary of a plurality of sections, and the number of candidates when narrowing down the payout destination is smaller than the number of sections. As a result, the selective payout of medals to each section can be realized with a simpler mechanism than before, the number of parts can be reduced, the operation control can be simplified, and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the outer appearance of a medal game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the medal game machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a part of the medal game machine of FIG. 1 in a cutaway manner.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the appearance of a pusher table and its drive device of the medal game machine of FIG.

5 is a diagram showing an internal structure of a pusher table of the medal game machine of FIG. 1 and a drive device thereof.

6 is an enlarged view of a pusher table main body and a plate of the medal game machine of FIG.

7 is a view of the pusher table of the medal game machine of FIG. 1 reciprocatingly viewed from the side of the pusher table.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an operation state of a bonus medal supply plate of the medal game machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an operating state of a bonus medal supply plate of the medal game machine of FIG. 1;

10 is an enlarged view of a station of the medal game machine of FIG.

11 is a diagram showing a stacked medal supply unit of the medal game machine of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an outline of the shape of a storage cylinder in the stacked medal supply section of FIG.

13 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control system of the medal game machine of FIG.

14 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a stacked medal generation process executed by the CPU of the medal game machine shown in FIG.

15 is a diagram showing a method of determining whether or not the insertion timing is valid in the stacked medal generation process of FIG. 14 and a method of counting the number of medals to be added to the inserted number.

16 is a diagram showing a movement state of the pusher table in relation to the determination method of FIG.

17 is a flowchart showing the procedure of event processing executed by the CPU of the medal game machine in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the procedure of bonus medal payout processing executed by the CPU of the medal game machine shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 19 is a view showing a modified example of the stacked medal supply unit of FIG. 11.

20 is a diagram showing a modified example of the configuration of the control system in FIG.

FIG. 21 is a CPU in the modification example of FIGS. 19 and 20;
6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a rising permission process executed by the.

FIG. 22 is a view showing a modified example of the pusher table.

FIG. 23 is a view showing a modified example of the pusher table.

FIG. 24 is a view showing a modified example of the pusher table.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 medal pusher game machine 11 game management section (medal supply section) 11a medal supply apparatus 12A, 12B, 12C, 12D, 12E section 13 bonus medal supply plate (selective supply apparatus) 13b edge 13c opening 14 funnel (medal guide means) ) 15 board surface 30 pusher tables 30a, 30b inclined surface 30d partition plate 35 motor (table driving means) 36, 37 pusher photo sensor (table detection sensor) 40 plate 100 CPU (control means)

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Hachitaro Sato             4-3-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Konami             Within the corporation

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A pusher table which is provided at a boundary portion of a plurality of sections on a board surface and pushes out medals accumulated in each section by reciprocating motion so as to alternately enter each section, and medals at the boundary portion. A medal game machine, comprising: a medal supply unit for supplying the medal, wherein the medal supplied from the medal supply unit can be selectively paid out to each section by the pusher table. 2. A table drive means for driving the pusher table, a table detection sensor for outputting a signal correlated with the position of the pusher table, and an output signal from the table detection sensor,
The medal game machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a control unit that controls a relationship between a position of the pusher table driven by the table drive unit and a timing of supplying medals by the medal supply unit. . 3. The control means is configured to supply the medals from the medal supply unit to the boundary portion when the pusher table is retracted from a section from which the medal supply unit pays out medals. 3. The relationship between the position of the pusher table and the medal supply timing of the medal supply section is controlled.
The medal game machine described in. 4. When there is an opportunity to pay out medals from the medal supply unit, the control means determines, based on an output signal from the table detection sensor, that the pusher table is moved from the section from which the medals are to be paid out. It is determined whether or not it has retreated, and at the time of the retreat, the pusher table stops, and in that stopped state, medals are paid out from the medal supply unit to the boundary portion, and then the pusher table resumes reciprocating motion. The medal game machine according to claim 3, wherein the table driving means and the medal supply unit are controlled so as to perform the above. 5. The medal supply unit is configured to supply medals to the boundary portion from above the board surface, and the funnel-shaped medal guide for collecting the supplied medals at the boundary portion. A means is provided, The medal game machine of any one of Claims 1-4 characterized by the above-mentioned. 6. A range of reciprocating movement of the pusher table such that when the pusher table enters each section, the rear end surface of the pusher table in the entering direction passes through the drop area of the medals from the guide means. 6. The medal game machine according to claim 5, wherein is set. 7. The medal supply unit and a medal supply device for supplying medals to the medal supply unit, wherein the plurality of sections are provided around the medal supply unit so that the plurality of boundaries are formed. 7. A selective supply device for selectively supplying the supplied medals to any one of the plurality of boundary portions.
The medal game machine described in any one of 1. 8. The selective supply device comprises a medal supply plate for receiving medals supplied from the medal supply device, and the border of the medals received by the medal supply plate is provided at an edge of the medal supply plate. An opening for dropping to a portion is provided, and the selective supply device positions the medal supply tray so that the opening is directed to a boundary portion between the section from which the medal is to be paid out and another section. The medal game machine according to claim 7, wherein the medal game machine can selectively supply medals to any one of the plurality of boundary portions. 9. The medal game machine according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the pusher table is provided with an inclined portion that draws a downward slope toward a section into which the pusher table can enter. 10. The medal game machine according to claim 9, wherein the inclined portion is formed in a mountain shape in which a downward slope is drawn toward each section. 11. The medal game machine according to claim 9, wherein a partition plate is provided on the ridge of the pusher table.