JP2004248767A - Medal lending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely put out a required number of medals, to prevent medal clogging in a nozzle and to suppress dishonest actions further in a medal lending machine provided with the nozzle for directly feeding the medals to the medal feeding port of a game machine. <P>SOLUTION: The nozzles 11, 15 and 16 connected to the rotor 10 of a hopper device are provided so as to be turned upwards while being curved in an inverse U shape and extended downwards through the peak to reach the outside of the case body of the medal lending machine. A sensor 2 for counting the medals is provided near the peak or nearer to the exit 16 of the nozzle than the peak. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a medal lending machine provided with a nozzle for paying out medals.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A gaming machine such as a slot machine is provided with a medal insertion slot, so that a player can insert a predetermined number of medals and enjoy a game. Medals required for the game can be borrowed from a medal lending machine provided in the game hall. A medal lending machine may be provided between a gaming machine and a gaming machine. For this reason, it is also called a stand-to-machine medal sand. A game can be started by borrowing a medal with a medal lending machine and inserting the medal into a medal slot of a desired gaming machine. The work of receiving these medals during this time and inserting them was done by the user himself. In other words, the medals purchased at the medal lending machine are paid out to the medal tray below the medal or at the lower part of the gaming machine, the player takes out the medals necessary for the game from either of them, and puts the medals one by one into the slot of the gaming machine. It had to be inserted by hand.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
This is inconvenient and time-consuming when a large number of medals are inserted at once. If the medals from the medal lending machine can be directly sent to the medal slot of the desired gaming machine, it is convenient and labor can be saved.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in order to reduce the burden on the player and to reduce stains on hands when inserting medals, and to automatically and automatically insert medals from a medal lending machine into a normal slot of a gaming machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medal lending machine provided with a mechanism for this, in particular, a nozzle therefor.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A medal lending machine according to the present invention is a medal lending machine that is provided adjacent to a gaming machine and pays out a predetermined number of medals according to a predetermined operation, and receives a medal from a hopper tank that stores medals and the hopper tank. A hopper device including a rotor for sending medals to the outside, a housing accommodating the hopper device, and a first end attached to a medal payout opening of the hopper device, and medals discharged from the other second end. A nozzle and a sensor for detecting a medal sent from the hopper device, wherein the nozzle is curved upward from a medal payout opening of the hopper device, extends upward, and extends downward through a vertex thereof to form the casing. Provided so as to reach the outside of the body, the vertex is located in the housing, and the sensor is provided near or above the vertex of the nozzle. Characterized in that provided on the second end side of the said nozzle. The nozzle includes, for example, the rail 11 and the medal guide 15 shown in FIG.
[0006]
Preferably, the sensor is provided in the housing.
[0007]
When a cover that covers a part of the nozzle is provided on the front surface of the housing, the sensor may be provided inside the cover.
[0008]
The rotor is disposed substantially vertically below the hopper tank, the medal outlet of the rotor is connected to the nozzle having a medal passage disposed substantially vertically, and the medal stands substantially vertically. It may pass through the nozzle.
[0009]
Preferably, the sensor is a movable member provided in the vicinity of one wall surface of the medal passage in the nozzle, an elastic member for urging the member toward the inside of the medal passage, and the member is provided in the medal passage. A detector for detecting the movement of the medal when moving out of the medal passage, wherein the member receives the medal sent by the rotor and moves out of the medal path, thereby enabling the medal to pass through the sensor. Things.
[0010]
A gaming machine according to the present invention is a medal lending machine that is provided adjacent to a gaming machine and pays out a predetermined number of medals according to a predetermined operation. The hopper tank stores medals and receives medals from the hopper tank to receive external medals. A hopper device including a rotor for sending medals, a housing for housing the hopper device, and a nozzle having a first end attached to a medal payout opening of the hopper device and a medal discharged from the other second end. And a sensor for detecting medals sent from the hopper device, wherein the rotor is provided to be inclined downward toward the front surface of the medal lending machine, and the nozzle extends downward from the rotor to The sensor is provided so as to reach the outside of the body, and the sensor is provided near a medal outlet of the rotor of the nozzle.
[0011]
Preferably, as a mechanism for fixing the nozzle to the medal slot of the gaming machine, a projection is provided at the tip of the nozzle, and a hole is provided near the medal slot of the gaming machine to be fitted to the projection. Good to be.
[0012]
Preferably, as a mechanism for fixing the nozzle to the medal slot of the gaming machine, a fitting portion for fitting a part of the gaming machine body may be provided in the middle of the nozzle.
[0013]
Preferably, as a mechanism for fixing the nozzle to the medal slot of the gaming machine, a support portion for supporting an intermediate portion of the nozzle may be provided in the gaming machine main body.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
First Embodiment of the Invention
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a medal lending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention and a slot machine (game machine) adjacent thereto. In the figure, 1 is a nozzle for paying out medals, 3 is a bill insertion slot of a medal lending machine, 100 is a medal lending machine, 200 is a gaming machine main body, and 201 is a medal slot of a gaming machine.
[0015]
One end of the medal payout nozzle 1 is attached to a medal payout opening of the medal lending machine 100, and the other end is attached to a medal insertion opening 201 of the gaming machine 200. The tip of the medal payout nozzle 1 is provided with a tip portion having a shape compatible with the shape of the medal insertion slot 201 (this portion is also referred to as a “nozzle”), or a tip portion is formed. The suitable shape is, for example, a shape in which the tip portion matches the outer shape of the medal insertion slot 201 and the cross-sectional shape of both medal passages in order to prevent a gap from occurring. For this reason, the medals from the medal lending machine 100 are smoothly sent into the gaming machine. The mounting portion of the medal payout nozzle 1 on the side of the medal lending machine 100 has a joint structure, or the entire medal payout nozzle 1 has a bellows structure, so that the entire medal payout nozzle 1 can move forward, backward, left and right. The player moves the entire medal payout nozzle 1 or the tip thereof to connect the nozzle 1 to the medal slot 201 so that medals can be continuously fed from the medal lending machine 100 to the gaming machine 200, or the whole medal payout nozzle 1 or one medal payout nozzle 1. The medals can be inserted one by one by hand so as not to disturb the normal operation by moving the part. When a medal is inserted without manual intervention, the tip is fixed to the medal insertion slot 201. In FIG. 1, the medal payout nozzle 1 is connected from just above the medal slot 201, and the medal drops from directly above the medal slot 201. A part of the front side (player side) of the nozzle tip is cut out slightly larger than the size of the medal, and the player can manually insert medals one by one from the cutout part.
[0016]
The medal lending machine (inter-machine) 100 will be briefly described. The medal lending machine 100 pays out gaming medals according to the insertion of money or the like. On the so-called pachislot island where many slot machines are arranged, a medal lending machine that lends gaming medals is provided on the side of each slot machine, and medals can be borrowed by inserting money or prepaid cards etc. It has become. Therefore, even if the number of gaming medals on hand decreases during the game, the player can borrow medals without leaving the seat and continuing the game.
[0017]
The main body of the medal lending machine 100 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is provided with a bill insertion slot 3 for inserting money and borrowing medals on the front surface. Below the bill slot 3, a display plate for displaying the number of lent medals to be lent is provided. A bill identification device (not shown) is provided inside the bill insertion slot 3. When the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 3 is true (real bill), the bill discriminating apparatus discharges a medal corresponding to the inserted bill from the medal lending machine 100 and inserts the medal corresponding to the bill from the bill insertion slot 3. When the inserted bill is false (false bill), the inserted bill is returned to the bill insertion slot 3 as it is. Inside the medal lending machine 100, a hopper device (not shown) as a device for paying out medals is provided. A medal storage unit (hopper tank) (not shown) is provided at an upper portion of the hopper device. The hopper device discharges the medals stored in the medal storing section to the medal payout nozzle 1 one by one from the payout port.
[0018]
When one banknote of a predetermined amount is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 3 of the inter-medal lending machine 100, the inserted banknote is determined to be authentic by the banknote recognition device. When the inserted banknote is true, the number of medals corresponding to the amount of the inserted banknote is displayed on the display unit, and a predetermined number of medals stored in the medal storage unit by the hopper are paid out one by one. Is discharged from The medals are guided by the medal payout nozzle 1 and guided to the medal slot 201. Thereby, the player can enjoy the game of the slot machine 200 without being bothered by medal insertion.
[0019]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the medal payout nozzle 1. The medal payout nozzle 1 of FIG. 2 is configured to be movable by a joint. In the figure, 10 is a rotor disk for sending out medals stored in the medal lending machine 100, 11 is a rail for guiding medals from the rotor disk 10 to the medal payout nozzle 1, and 12 is a counter arm provided at the end of the rail 11. Reference numeral 2 denotes a sensor for counting medals, reference numeral 14 denotes a joint, reference numeral 15 denotes a medal guide connected by the joint 14, reference numeral 16 denotes a medal at the tip (nozzle) of the medal guide based on an operation by a player, and A gate mechanism for sending out to 201, and 16a is a medal insertion button of the gate mechanism 16. The gate mechanism 16 can prevent medals from being ejected from the nozzles and scattered on the floor against the will of the player.
[0020]
The medal lending machine 100 is provided with a hopper tank (not shown) for storing medals and a hopper device including a rotor 10 for receiving medals from the hopper tank and sending the medals to the outside. ) Is attached to the medal payout opening (medal exit of the rotor 10) of the hopper device, and medals are discharged from the other end (second end).
[0021]
The medal payout nozzle 1 for sending medals from the medal lending machine 100 to the gaming machine 200 includes the rail 11, the joints 14a to 14d, and five medal guides 15 shown in FIG. The medal guide 15 at the front end is curved downward, and a gate mechanism 16 is provided at the nozzle portion at the front end (approximately downward). By pressing the medal insertion button 16a in the direction of the arrow, medals are sent out one by one to the medal insertion slot 201. The joints 14a and 14c have a substantially vertical rotation axis, and can move the medal payout nozzle 1 left and right. The joints 14b and 14d have a substantially horizontal rotation axis and can move the medal payout nozzle 1 up and down. 2 shows a state in which the medal payout nozzle 1 is lifted up. In this state, medals cannot be continuously inserted from the medal lending machine 100 to the gaming machine 200, but there is no medal payout nozzle 1 in the medal insertion slot 201, and the player can manually insert medals as in the conventional case. Even if the medal payout nozzle 1 is lifted, there is no worry that the medals will fall out because of the gate mechanism 16. Note that the vertical and horizontal in the description means vertical and parallel to the surface (floor) on which the gaming machine and the medal lending machine are installed.
[0022]
In FIG. 2, a sensor 2 for counting the number of paid out medals is provided in the middle of the nozzle 1. The sensor 2 counts the number of inserted medals and the inserted speed, and can control the payout operation of the medal lending machine 100. For example, when the gate mechanism 16 shown in FIG. 2 is provided, it is controlled so that the inserted medals are replenished, so that the medals in the medal payout nozzle 1 can be prevented from being clogged or empty.
[0023]
As can be seen from FIG. 2, the nozzle 1 is curved upward from the medal payout opening (medal exit of the rotor 10) of the hopper device, extends downward through the apex thereof, and reaches the outside of the housing. It is provided in. The shape of the rail 11 is a part of an ellipse (an inverted U-shape). The top of the ellipse is located inside the housing of the medal lending machine. The rail 11 ends a little after the vertex of the oval, and communicates with the medal guide 15 here. The medal sent from the rotor 10 climbs up the rail 11 under the rotational force of the rotor 10, enters the medal guide 15 after its top, then rolls naturally by its own weight and is discharged from the tip nozzle 16. . When the rotation of the rotor 10 stops, medals in the rail 11 (more precisely, medals between the rail 11 and the sensor 2 in the medal guide 15) are suppressed and moved by the counter arm 12 (and the sensor 2). Instead, they are stored in the rails 11. On the other hand, medals after the sensor 2 are discharged from the tip nozzle 16. The sensor 2 is provided near the vertex and closer to the second end of the nozzle than the vertex. The sensor 2 is provided in the housing of the medal lending machine.
[0024]
In FIG. 2, the rotor 10 is provided not vertically but vertically. This is to stir the medals in the hopper tank when sending out the medals. For this reason, the medals are sent out from the rotor 10 in a standing state, and therefore, the medals pass vertically through the medal passages in the rail 11 and the medal guide 15 as shown in FIG. By sending the medals while standing, even if the width of the medal passage is slightly larger than the medals, the medals are less likely to be jammed halfway. On the other hand, in order to avoid medals being clogged when medals are sent horizontally, it is necessary to strictly control the dimensional accuracy of the width of the medal passage.
[0025]
FIG. 3 shows an example of a specific configuration of the sensor 2. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 2a denotes a movable counter roller provided near one wall surface of the medal passage in the nozzle 1, 2b denotes an elastic member (restoring spring) for urging the roller 2a toward the inside of the medal passage, and 2c denotes a roller 2a. Is a detector (a sensor, for example, an optical sensor using a photodiode or a magnetic sensor using a reed switch) that detects when it moves out of the medal passage. The roller 2a is attached to a rotating shaft (not shown) provided outside of the roller 2a, and rotates outward, or moves along a groove provided in the direction of the arrow in FIG. When there is no medal M, the roller 2a is in the medal path as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. However, when the medal M sent by the rotor 10 is received, the roller 2a becomes the medal as shown in FIG. It moves out of the passage, whereby the medal M passes through this portion and the detector 2c detects that the medal M has passed. When one medal M passes, the roller 2a returns to the medal path by the restoring spring 2b, and the detector 2c detects this. Therefore, by examining the output signal of the detector 2c, the number of medals M that have passed through the sensor 2 can be known.
[0026]
Since the roller 2a is biased, the medal M can pass through the sensor 2 only after being pushed by the rotor 10. In FIG. 2, when the rotor 10 is stopped, the medal M cannot pass through the sensor 2 due to its own weight. On the other hand, the medals counted by the sensor 2 roll in the medal guide 15 and are discharged from the nozzles. The portion where the medals remain in the nozzle is limited to a portion from the first end to the sensor 2, and the number of medals remaining in the nozzle is constant.
[0027]
The mounting position of the sensor 2 in FIG. 2 is the best. This will be described in detail.
There are several possible mounting positions for the sensor 2.
(1) The medal exit of the rotor, the first end of the nozzle (2) between the rotor and the apex of the nozzle (3) The apex of the nozzle (4) between the apex of the nozzle and the second end of the nozzle (nozzle tip) (4a) Inside the housing or (4b) Outside the housing (5) Tip of the nozzle
In the cases (1) and (2), a part of the medals counted by the sensor 2 remains in the nozzle and is not paid out, so that there is a problem that a prescribed number of medals cannot be paid out. On the other hand, if it is provided near the tip of the nozzle as in (5), the following inconvenience occurs.
・ Easy misconduct.
-If the sensor is far from the hopper, it takes time until the medal reaches from the hopper, and it is difficult to count. Can not pay continuously.
-In the case of a bent nozzle, the medal may be clogged in the middle of the nozzle. If it is clogged at the sensor, it can be counted, but if it is clogged before the sensor, it is difficult to detect that it is clogged. The motor of the hopper device is overloaded.
-The sensor wiring must be provided outside the main unit. It is disadvantageous in terms of handling when a problem occurs, maintenance, parts replacement, cost, and the like.
From the above, it is not practical to provide a sensor at the tip of the nozzle in (5).
[0029]
Therefore, it is desirable to provide a sensor between (3) the apex of the nozzle or (4) the apex of the nozzle and the second end (nozzle tip) of the nozzle. In particular, (4a) providing the sensor 2 inside the housing makes it difficult for the sensor 2 to access the device, thereby suppressing fraud.
[0030]
FIG. 4 shows an embodiment different from FIG. In FIG. 4, the rotor 10 has its surface provided horizontally, and medals are sent out in a horizontal state. The sensor 2 is provided outside the housing 100, but is covered with a nozzle cover 100a. With the nozzle cover 100a, fraudulent acts on the sensor 2 can be suppressed.
[0031]
FIG. 5 shows an embodiment different from FIGS. The rotor 10 has a horizontal surface and a downward inclination toward the front of the medal lending machine. The nozzle 1 is provided so as to extend downward from the rotor 10 and reach the outside of the housing. The sensor 2 is provided near the medal exit of the rotor 10. In the case of FIG. 5, the sensor 2 can be provided near the rotor 10 because there is no rising portion of the nozzle 1 as in FIGS. On the other hand, the effect of stirring the medals cannot be expected because the rotor 10 is not provided vertically.
[0032]
Next, a method for fixing the nozzle will be described. It is preferable to provide some fixing means in order to prevent the nozzle from moving.
FIG. 6 shows a state where the nozzle 1 is mounted on the medal slot 201, and FIG. 7 shows a state where the nozzle 1 is flipped up.
[0033]
6 and 7, 14a is a rotary joint, 15 is a medal guide at the tip, 151 is a projection provided below the tip (nozzle) of the medal guide 15, 201 is a medal slot of the gaming machine 200, A guide portion 202 is provided on one side of the medal insertion slot 201 (opposite to the side to which the nozzle is attached) and temporarily receives medals discharged from the nozzles and guides the medal to the medal passage of the medal insertion slot 201. A hole 210 for fixing the nozzle by fitting with 151 is a medal selector for discriminating and counting the inserted medals and sending them to the hopper tank. The projection 151 is provided at the tip of the nozzle via a pedestal. The pedestal is configured to be in close contact with the base portion of the medal insertion slot 201 when the nozzle is fixed. This stabilizes the nozzle. A groove is provided in a part of the protrusion 151, and a curved elastic member provided in the hole 203 fits into the groove to firmly fix the protrusion 151. The guide portion 202 is for preventing medals discharged from the nozzle from being repelled by the medal insertion slot 201 and jumping out, and has a certain height and thickness. Since the guard portions are also provided at the portions facing the front and back of the medal, the medal can be reliably sent to the medal selector 210 together with these guard portions. The medal path of the medal selector 210 communicates with the medal slot 201. Since the upper part of these guide portions is open, the player can manually insert medals.
[0034]
6 and 7, the medal guide 15 at the tip including the nozzle is configured to be rotatable about the joint 14d, so that it does not hinder manual insertion when the continuous medal mechanism is not used. Thus, the tip of the medal guide 15 can be flipped up (see FIG. 7). In the state of FIG. 7, there is no nozzle at the medal insertion slot 201, and the state is the same as the normal state. Therefore, it is easy to insert the sheets one by one by hand. However, manual injection is possible even when the nozzle is attached.
[0035]
Since the top of the medal guide 15 at the tip is cut off, the medals passing therethrough can be visually checked, and the medal insertion status can be confirmed. A portion indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 7 is a cutout portion. If the upper part (about one third) of the medal guide 15 is cut out, there is no problem in passing the medal. Note that the medal guide 15 may be formed of a transparent member if the medal is merely visually observed.
[0036]
6 and 7, the medal guide 15 is connected to the medal slot 201 obliquely, not directly from above, and the tip nozzle is attached immediately before the medal slot 201 (the medal of the medal slot 201). (The medal guide 15 has been completed just before the passage and does not cover the medal insertion slot 201), so the upper part of the medal passage (slit for inserting a medal) of the medal insertion slot 201 is open. For this reason, the medal can be manually inserted even when the nozzle is mounted. Since a part of the medal guide 15 is notched, medals can also be manually inserted from this part.
[0037]
8 and 9 are explanatory views of another nozzle fixing method.
As a mechanism for fixing the nozzle to the medal slot of the gaming machine, the nozzle 1 may be provided with a fitting portion that fits a part of the gaming machine main body 200. This example is shown in FIGS. 8 and 9A and 9B. As shown in these figures, the nozzle 1 is provided with a fitting portion 170, which is provided on a side wall 200a (provided beside the reel portion of the front panel) provided on the front panel of the gaming machine main body 200. The nozzle is fixed by fitting with a part. In FIG. 8, the fitting portion is indicated by a dotted line. The fitting portion 170 is, for example, a clip-shaped member having elasticity. The clip part fits into the side wall 200a. When the fitting portion is provided in the nozzle 1, the processing of the gaming machine main body 200 becomes unnecessary. Note that a cutout may be provided on the side wall 200a to facilitate the fitting.
[0038]
FIGS. 9C and 9D show another example. This figure shows a mechanism in which a support portion for supporting the nozzle 1 is provided in the game machine main body as a mechanism for fixing the nozzle to the medal slot of the game machine. The support part 171 is a hook-shaped member provided on the side wall 200a. Thereby, the nozzle 1 is held. In this case, it is easy to understand where the nozzle 1 is fitted.
[0039]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims, which are also included in the scope of the present invention. Needless to say,
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the nozzle is provided so as to go upward while curving from the medal payout opening of the hopper device, extend downward through the vertex thereof, and reach the outside of the housing of the medal lending machine, By providing a medal counting sensor near the vertex or closer to the second end of the nozzle than the vertex, the required number of medals can be reliably paid out, and medals can be prevented from being clogged. Can be deterred.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of a medal lending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a nozzle of the medal lending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a medal count sensor according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing an outline of another medal lending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an outline of another medal lending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a nozzle fixing method according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a nozzle fixing method according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a nozzle fixing method according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a nozzle fixing method according to the embodiment of the present invention. 9A is a front view of a fitting portion provided in the nozzle, FIG. 9B is a right side view thereof, and FIG. 9C is a front view of a support portion provided in the game machine main body. (D) is the same right view.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Medal payout nozzle 2 Sensor 2a for counting the number of paid out medals Counter roller 2b Restoring spring 2c Sensor 3 Bill insertion slot 10 of medal lending machine Rotor disk 10a Hopper tank 11 Rail 12 Counter arm 14 Joint 15 Medal guide 16 Gate mechanism 16a Gate mechanism Medal insertion button 100 medal lending machine 100a nozzle cover 151 protrusion 170 fitting portion 171 support portion 200 gaming machine main body 200a side wall 201 gaming machine medal insertion opening 201 gaming machine medal insertion opening 202 guide portion 203 hole fitted with projection 151 210 Medal selector M Medal

Claims (9)

A medal lending machine provided adjacent to a gaming machine for paying out a predetermined number of medals according to a predetermined operation, the hopper including a hopper tank for storing medals and a rotor for receiving medals from the hopper tank and sending the medals to the outside. Device, a housing for storing the hopper device, a nozzle having a first end attached to a medal payout port of the hopper device, and a medal discharged from the other second end, and a nozzle fed from the hopper device. And a sensor for detecting a medal
The nozzle is provided so as to be curved upward from the medal payout opening of the hopper device, extend downward through the apex and reach the outside of the housing, the apex being located in the housing, A medal lending machine, wherein the sensor is provided in the vicinity of the apex of the nozzle or provided closer to a second end of the nozzle than the apex. The medal lending machine according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is provided in the housing. The medal lending machine according to claim 1, wherein a cover that covers a part of the nozzle is provided on a front surface of the housing, and the sensor is provided inside the cover. The rotor is disposed substantially vertically below the hopper tank, the medal outlet of the rotor is connected to the nozzle having a medal passage disposed substantially vertically, and the medal stands substantially vertically. The medal lending machine according to claim 1, wherein the medal lending machine passes through a nozzle. The sensor includes a movable member provided in the vicinity of one wall surface of the medal passage in the nozzle, an elastic member for urging the member toward the inside of the medal passage, and the member moving out of the medal passage. And a detector for detecting when the medals are sent out, the member moves out of the medal path in response to the medals sent out by the rotor, whereby the medals can pass through the sensor. The medal lending machine according to claim 1, wherein A medal lending machine provided adjacent to a gaming machine for paying out a predetermined number of medals according to a predetermined operation, the hopper including a hopper tank for storing medals and a rotor for receiving medals from the hopper tank and sending the medals to the outside. Device, a housing for storing the hopper device, a nozzle having a first end attached to a medal payout port of the hopper device, and a medal discharged from the other second end, and a nozzle fed from the hopper device. And a sensor for detecting a medal
The rotor is provided to be inclined downward toward the front surface of the medal lending machine, the nozzle is provided so as to extend downward from the rotor and reach the outside of the housing, and the sensor is a medal of the rotor of the nozzle. A medal rental machine provided near the exit. As a mechanism for fixing the nozzle to the medal slot of the gaming machine, a protrusion is provided at the tip of the nozzle, and a hole for fitting the projection is provided near the medal slot of the gaming machine. The medal lending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein: 4. A mechanism for fixing the nozzle to a medal slot of the gaming machine, wherein a fitting portion for fitting with a part of the gaming machine body is provided in the middle of the nozzle. 6. A medal lending machine according to any one of 6. 7. A mechanism for fixing the nozzle to a medal slot of the gaming machine, wherein a supporting portion for supporting an intermediate portion of the nozzle is provided on the gaming machine main body. Medal rental machine described in Crab.

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