JP2003230754A - Medal renting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To house a medal guide nozzle in a renting machine main body. <P>SOLUTION: After the medal guide nozzle 12 is used, it is rotated in a horizontal direction to its original position so that a medal discharging port 12a is retreated from the vicinity of the medal tray of a slot machine. Next, the medal guide nozzle 12 is rotated with a shaft 35 as a center so as to direct the discharging port 12a toward a front face. Thereafter the medal guide nozzle 12 is slid so as to be pushed into a medal guide nozzle housing hole 19. The medal guide nozzle 12 is thus set at the housing position of the medal guide nozzle and housed in the housing hole 19. <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 medal lending machine, which is arranged between a plurality of slot machines arranged side by side and lends a number of medals corresponding to the value of the added value-added medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a game is played on a game machine such as a slot machine, a game medium such as a medal is used. For example, medals are lent to the player in exchange for bills that are one of the value-added media, and the lent medals are inserted one by one into the slot of the slot machine to play the game. A medal lending machine is used for lending medals in exchange for bills. In most cases, the medal lending machine is arranged between a plurality of slot machines arranged as islands. The value-added medium may be, for example, banknotes, coins, prepaid cards,
It is a value medium, such as an IC card or a credit card, which is necessary for a player to purchase a medal or to borrow a medal.

A hopper device is provided inside the medal lending machine, and the hopper device is driven when a bill is inserted. When the hopper device is driven, the number of medals corresponding to the value of the inserted bill is paid out. The medal lending machine is provided with a medal receiving tray, a medal guide nozzle, and the like. When the medal receiving tray is provided, medals are paid out from the hopper device to the medal receiving tray.

Further, in the case where the medal guide nozzle is provided, the medals paid out from the hopper device are guided by the medal guide nozzle to the medal tray of the slot machine and paid out. The medal guide nozzle is rotatable between the position where the medal outlet is set above the medal tray of the slot machine and the position where it is moved horizontally from above the medal tray of the slot machine to retract it. When the medal guide nozzle is not used, the player can play the game by retracting the medal guide nozzle from above the medal tray. With the medal lending machine provided with the medal guide nozzle, the player can save the trouble of taking out the medals from the medal receiving tray, and can play the game efficiently.

[0005]

By the way, in the medal lending machine provided with the above medal guide nozzle, even if the medal guide nozzle is retracted from above the medal tray of the slot machine, the medal guide nozzle is provided in the medal lending machine. Since it is still protruding from the front surface, there is a drawback that the medal guide nozzle is a hindrance and it is difficult to work when the front surface of the medal lending machine is opened for maintenance of the hopper device or for taking out bills, for example.
Further, since the medal guide nozzle is still protruding from the front of the medal lending machine, an excessive force is applied to the medal guide nozzle due to, for example, a person hitting the medal guide nozzle,
Sometimes the medal guide nozzle was damaged.

According to the present invention, the medal guide nozzle can be housed in the lending machine main body to improve the work efficiency of the work such as maintenance and medal replenishment, and prevent the medal guide nozzle from being damaged. The purpose is to provide a rental machine.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a medal lending machine according to the present invention is provided with a lending machine main body having a hopper device built therein and a medal paid out from the hopper device. A medal guide nozzle for guiding to a saucer or a medal insertion slot, a medal guide nozzle accommodation hole for accommodating the medal guide nozzle provided in the lending machine body, and a medal guide nozzle accommodating hole for accommodating the medal guide nozzle A medal guide nozzle moving means for moving the medal guide nozzle between a medal guide nozzle housing position and a medal guide nozzle drawing position for drawing the medal guide nozzle from the medal guide nozzle housing hole, The medal guide nozzle can be stored in the rental machine body. Than it is.

Further, when the medal guide nozzle is located at the medal guide nozzle withdrawal position, the medal ejection port moving means for moving the medal ejection port of the medal guide nozzle to the vicinity of the medal tray or the medal insertion port of the slot machine. Is provided.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a medal lending machine 10 of the present invention comprises a lending machine body 11 and a medal guide nozzle 12, and a slot machine 13 arranged as an island. It is placed between and used. The lending machine main body 11 is composed of a frame body 14, a bill identification storage portion 15, and a medal payout portion 16. In the frame body 14, a bill identification storage portion 15 is stored on the upper side, and a medal payout portion 16 is stored on the lower side.

A bill identifying device (not shown) is provided inside the bill identifying and accommodating portion 15 to identify whether the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 17 is a proper bill and whether it is properly inserted. . When the method of inserting the bill and the inserted bill are proper, the inserted bill is stored in the bill identifying device. A well-known hopper device 18 is provided inside the medal payout unit 16. When the inserted bills are identified as proper by the bill validator, the hopper device 18 is driven for a certain period of time.

The medal guide nozzle 12 guides the medals paid out from the hopper device 18 to the medal tray 13a of the slot machine 13, and is formed in a cylindrical shape. A medal outlet 12a is provided at the tip of the medal guide nozzle 12, and a medal tray 13a of the slot machine 13 is provided through the medal outlet 12a.
The medal is paid out to. The medal guide nozzle 1
The shape of 2 is preferably formed in an appropriate shape.

A medal guide nozzle accommodating hole 19 is formed on the front surface of the medal payout portion 16. The medal guide nozzle accommodating hole 19 is formed in a shape capable of accommodating the medal guide nozzle 12 and a medal guide nozzle moving mechanism described later. As shown in FIG. 3, when the medal guide nozzle 12 is set at the medal guide nozzle accommodation position, the medal guide nozzle 12 is accommodated in the medal guide nozzle accommodation hole 19.

As shown in FIG. 4, the medal guide nozzle moving mechanism 30 includes a medal guide nozzle drawing member 31,
It comprises a medal discharge port moving member 32. The medal guide nozzle drawing member 31 moves the medal guide nozzle 12 between the medal guide nozzle drawing position for drawing the medal guide nozzle 12 from the medal guide nozzle housing hole 19 and the medal guide nozzle housing position for housing the medal guide nozzle in the medal guide nozzle housing hole 19. It is for. The medal guide nozzle pull-out member 31 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with a front surface and a part of one side surface cut out, and the inside thereof is formed hollow. Engagement portions 33 are provided at the rear of both side surfaces of the medal guide nozzle drawing member 31. The engaging portion 33 is formed in a columnar shape, and one end side thereof is engaged with the engaging groove 34. The engagement groove 34 is formed on the inner wall of the medal payout portion 16 along the moving path of the medal guide nozzle drawing member 31, and has a length corresponding to the moving distance of the medal guide nozzle drawing member 31. When the medal guide nozzle drawing member 31 moves, the engaging portion 33 moves in the engaging groove 34. And
When the engaging portion 33 comes into contact with the front end portion of the engaging groove 34, the medal guide nozzle 12 is set to the medal guide nozzle withdrawing position, and the engaging portion 33 comes into contact with the rear end portion of the engaging groove 34. Then, the medal guide nozzle 12 is set at the medal guide nozzle storage position.

Inside the medal guide nozzle drawing member 31, a medal discharge port moving member 32 is attached. The medal discharge port moving member 32 is formed into a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open front surface and a hollow interior, and mounting portions 32a protruding rearward are formed on the upper and lower portions. Rotating shafts 32b and 32c are provided in the mounting portion 32a, and the rotating shafts 32b and 32c are fitted in the shaft mounting holes of the medal guide nozzle drawing member 31. Thereby, the medal discharge port moving member 3
It is possible to rotate 2 in the horizontal direction around the rotation shafts 32b and 32c.

The medal guide nozzle 12 is formed with a pair of medal guide nozzle mounting portions 12b. In the shaft mounting hole of the medal guide nozzle mounting portion 12b, the shaft 35
Has been inserted. Both ends of the shaft 35 are fixed to the inner wall surface of the medal discharge port moving member 32, and the medal guide nozzle 12 is rotatable about the shaft 35.

A flexible hose 36 is connected to the opening on the rear end side of the medal guide nozzle 12. The flexible hose 36 is made of a flexible material such as synthetic resin or rubber. The flexible hose 36 projects from the back surface of the medal discharge port moving member 32, and the other end side is connected to the moving barrel 37.

The connecting portion between the movable tube 37 and the flexible hose 36 is fitted into the opening formed on the back surface of the medal guide nozzle drawing member 31, and when the medal guide nozzle drawing member 31 moves, it moves accordingly. The tube 37 is moved and the flexible hose 36 is moved.
Is expanded and contracted.

The fixed cylinder 3 is provided on the surface of the medal payout portion 16 facing the rear surface of the medal guide nozzle drawing member 31.
8 is attached. The fixed barrel 38 is formed so that its inner diameter is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the movable barrel 37. Fixed cylinder 38
The moving barrel 37 is inserted from one end side thereof, and the moving barrel 37 moves in the fixed barrel 38 as the medal guide nozzle pullout member 31 moves. Although not shown in detail, the other end of the fixed barrel 38 is connected to the hopper device 18, and the medal paid out from the hopper device 18 passes through the fixed barrel 38, the movable barrel 37, and the flexible hose 36 in this order. , And is sent into the medal guide nozzle 12. The flexible hose 36 is preferably made of an appropriate material.

In order to use the medal lending machine 10 configured as described above, first, when the medal guide nozzle 12 is located in the medal guide nozzle storage position shown in FIG. 4, the medal guide nozzle 12 is used. Pull out from the nozzle storage hole 19. Along with this, the engaging portion 33 of the medal guide nozzle drawing member 31 moves in the engaging groove 34, and the medal guide nozzle drawing member 31 is drawn out from the medal guide nozzle housing hole 19. In addition, the moving barrel 3
A part of 7 is pulled out from the fixed cylinder 38.

When the engaging portion 33 comes into contact with the end of the engaging groove 34, the drawing of the medal guide nozzle 12 is completed, and the medal guide nozzle 12 is set at the medal guide nozzle drawing position shown in FIG. After that, as shown in FIG. 6, the medal guide nozzle 12 is rotated around the shaft 35 so that the medal discharge port 12a faces downward. Next, the medal guide nozzle 12 is connected to the medal discharge port 1
It is rotated horizontally so that 2a is located near the medal tray 13a. At this time, the medal discharge port moving member 3
2 is rotated about the rotation shafts 32b and 32c. When the medal outlet 12a is set above the medal tray 13a of the slot machine 13, the medal lending machine 10 can be used.

When a player inserts a banknote into the banknote slot 17 of the banknote identifying / accommodating section 15, the banknote identifying device identifies the banknote inserting method and whether the inserted banknote is proper,
If it is proper, the hopper device 18 is driven for a fixed time. The medals paid out from the hopper device 18 are sent into the medal guide nozzle 12 by passing through the fixed cylinder 38, the movable cylinder 37, and the flexible hose 36 in this order. Then, the medals are ejected from the medal ejection port 12a and paid out to the medal tray 13a.

After using the medal guide nozzle 12, the medal guide nozzle 12 is horizontally rotated to the original position so that the medal outlet 12a is retracted from the vicinity of the medal tray 13a. Then, the medal guide nozzle 12 is rotated about the shaft 35 to rotate the medal guide nozzle 12 and the medal discharge port 12a.
To face the front. After that, when the medal guide nozzle 12 is slid so as to be pushed into the medal guide nozzle housing hole 19, the medal guide nozzle 12 is set to the medal guide nozzle housing position and housed in the medal guide nozzle housing hole 19.

In the above embodiment, the medal outlet 12a is set above the medal tray 13a of the slot machine 13. However, for example, a plurality of medals can be collectively inserted into the slot machine 13 An opening may be provided so that the medal ejection opening is set in the vicinity of the medal collective insertion opening, or, for example, the medal insertion opening for inserting medals one by one and the tip of the medal guide nozzle can be connected. May be.

[0024]

As described above, according to the medal lending machine of the present invention, since the medal guide nozzle can be housed in the lending machine main body, the medal guide nozzle can be operated during maintenance or medal replenishment work. It will not get in the way, and work efficiency can be improved. Also,
It is possible to prevent an excessive force from being applied to the medal guide nozzle due to a person hitting the medal guide nozzle, thereby preventing the medal guide nozzle from being damaged.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medal lending machine embodying the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a medal lending machine is arranged laterally of a slot machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where a medal guide nozzle is set at a medal guide nozzle storage position.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the medal guide nozzle is set at a medal guide nozzle storage position.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the medal guide nozzle is set at a medal guide nozzle withdrawal position.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where medals can be discharged from a medal guide nozzle.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 medal lending machine 11 Lending machine body 12 medal guide nozzle 12a medal outlet 13 slot machines 13a medal tray 15 Banknote identification storage 16 medal payout section 18 hopper device 19 Medal guide nozzle storage hole 30 medal guide nozzle moving mechanism 31 Medal guide nozzle drawer member 32 Medal outlet moving member 32b, 32c rotating shaft 33 Engagement part 34 Engagement groove 35 axes 36 Flexible hose 37 Moving tube 38 Fixed tube

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Susumu Iman             1-14-17 Higashi Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Stocks             Company Olympia (72) Inventor Kenji Kishi             1-14-17 Higashi Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Stocks             Company Olympia (72) Inventor Yoshimune Sekine             1-14-17 Higashi Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Stocks             Company Olympia F term (reference) 2C088 BC73 BC77 EA28 EA48

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lending machine body having a built-in hopper device, a medal guide nozzle for guiding medals paid out from the hopper device to a medal tray or a medal insertion slot of a slot machine, and the lending machine body. A medal guide nozzle accommodating hole for accommodating the medal guide nozzle, a medal guide nozzle accommodating position for accommodating the medal guide nozzle in the medal guide nozzle accommodating hole, and a medal guide nozzle from the medal guide nozzle accommodating hole. A medal guide nozzle moving means for moving the medal guide nozzle between the drawn-out medal guide nozzle and the drawn-out position is provided, and the medal guide nozzle can be stored in the lending machine body. Rental machine. 2. A medal ejection port moving means for moving the medal ejection port of the medal guide nozzle to the vicinity of the medal tray or the medal insertion port of the slot machine when the medal guide nozzle is located at the medal guide nozzle withdrawal position. The medal lending machine according to claim 1, further comprising: