JP2005230453A - Game medium replenishing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game medium replenishing apparatus which is arranged even when there is not enough room in a lateral direction and which reliably stops replenishing of a game medium when a game machine is separated from a prescribed mounting position in a game island. <P>SOLUTION: The replenishing apparatus 30 is provided with a stopper 360 having: a blocking part 362 to be turned from the fall route of the game medium P to a block position where game medium P is blocked; an abutment part 363 to abut on the game machine 20 and turned when the game machine 20 is attached to/detached from the game island; and a turning part 364 which is provided with a turning shaft 361 to be extended in a direction different from that of the fall route, is shared by the blocking part 362 and the abutment part 363 and directs the blocking part 362 to the block position. In the stopper 360, when the game machine 20 is mounted in the prescribed mounting position, the block part 362 to be linked with the abutment part 363 which is pushed by the game machine 20 is turned to a standby position to enable the game medium P to be replenished, and when the game machine 20 is separated from the prescribed mounting position, the block part 362 is turned to the block position to block replenishing of the game medium P. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium supply device that drops and supplies a game medium to a game machine that is detachably mounted on a game machine island.

  Examples of conventional game medium supply devices include those shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 12 is a front view showing a conventional game medium supply device. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state in which a gaming machine equipped with a conventional gaming medium replenishing device is mounted on a gaming machine island and receiving gaming medium replenishment. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a state where the gaming machine in FIG. 13 is separated from a predetermined mounting position.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a conventional game medium replenishing device 500 has a replenishment path 510 through which the game medium P passes, and a branch device disposed in a replenishment trough (not shown) of the gaming machine island 550. The game medium P that has flowed down is supplied to the gaming machine through the supply path 510, or supply is interrupted. The game medium P passes through the supply path 510 as indicated by an arrow A.

  The replenishing device 500 includes a stopper 520 for blocking the replenishment path 510 and stopping the replenishment of the game medium P. A part of the stopper 520 advances and retreats to and from the supply path 510 to block supply of the game medium P to the gaming machine or to enable supply. Such an operation of the stopper 520 is performed in conjunction with an arm 522 that is interlocked with the lever 521 disposed in the vicinity of the discharge port 511 of the game medium P.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when the gaming machine 540 is mounted at a predetermined mounting position on the gaming machine island 550, the storage tank 541 for storing the game medium P pushes the lever 521. The arm 522 is interlocked with the lever 521, and a part of the stopper 520 interlocked with the arm 522 is retracted from the supply path 510 to allow the game medium P to be supplied.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the gaming machine 540 is separated from the predetermined mounting position of the gaming machine island 550 in the direction of arrow B, the lever 521 is rotated by the biasing force of the winding spring 523 (see FIG. 12). To do. Alternatively, it rotates in conjunction with the lifting metal raised by the spring 524. As a result, the arm 522 is separated from the stopper 520, and a part of the stopper 520 advances into the supply path 510 to block the passage of the game medium P, and the supply of the game medium P is interrupted.

  However, as shown in FIG. 12, the stopper 520 blocks the passage of the game medium P in the middle of the supply path 510. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 14, when the gaming machine 540 is separated from the predetermined mounting position of the gaming machine island 550 in the direction of arrow B, the game medium P shown in black is not replenished to the storage tank 541. However, there was a problem of falling into the gaming machine island 550.

  In order to solve this problem, there has been proposed one provided with a stopper that blocks or enables the replenishment of the game medium to the storage tank under the discharge port of the replenishing device (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

  15 to 17 show an outline of a replenishing device provided with this stopper.

  FIG. 15 is a schematic side view of a conventional game medium supply device viewed from the side. FIG. 16 is a schematic plan view of the stopper in FIG. 15 as viewed from above. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a state where the gaming machine is separated from a predetermined mounting position on the gaming machine island.

  The game medium P supply device 500A includes a stopper 560 at the lower end. The stopper 560 has an arm 561 having a distal end portion 561a bent downward, and a rear end portion 561b of the arm 561 is attached to the lower end surface of the replenishing device 500A by a hinge 562. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 16, the arm 561 can be rotated in a horizontal plane.

  As shown in FIG. 17, when the gaming machine 540 is mounted at a predetermined mounting position on the gaming machine island 550, the storage tank 541 for storing the game medium P contacts the tip 561 a and comes into contact with the arm 561. Is pushed from the bottom of the discharge port 501 of the replenishing device 500A to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line. Thereby, the arm 561 does not block the game medium P, and the storage tank 541 is located below the discharge port 501, so that the game medium P can be supplied to the storage tank 541.

  Further, when the gaming machine 540 moves away from the predetermined mounting position of the gaming machine island 550 in the direction of the arrow B, the arm 561 rotates and enters under the discharge port 501 of the replenishing device 500A to enter the gaming medium P. Shut off supply.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-191941

  However, in such a conventional technique, since the arm 561 rotates in the horizontal direction, in the gaming machine island where various devices are crowded, there is no space in the horizontal direction, and it is difficult to arrange it. There was a problem that there was.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems of the prior art, and can be installed even when there is no space in the lateral direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game medium supply device capable of reliably stopping the supply of game media without dropping excess game media into the gaming machine island when separated from the mounting position.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the object lies in the inventions of the following items.
[1] In a game medium supply device (30, 30A) for dropping and supplying a game medium (P) to a game machine (20) detachably mounted on the game machine island (10),
Blocking that pivots from a first position off the fall path of the game medium (P) to a second position that blocks the fall of the game medium (P) at the outlet (310) of the supply device body (300, 300A). Part (362, 402),
Abutting portions (363, 403) that rotate in contact with the gaming machine (20) when the gaming machine (20) is attached or detached;
It has a rotating shaft (361, 410) that extends in a direction different from the direction of the falling path and is common to the blocking portions (362, 402) and the contact portions (363, 403), and the blocking portion (362, 402) having a stopper (360, 400) having a rotating part (364, 404) that rotates to direct the second position to the second position,
When the gaming machine (20) is mounted at a predetermined mounting position, the stoppers (360, 400) are configured so that the contact portions (363, 403) pressed by the gaming machine (20) By rotating the moving part (364, 404) and rotating the blocking part (362, 402) to the first position, the game medium (P) can be replenished, and the gaming machine (20) Is removed from the predetermined mounting position, the blocking portion (362, 402) is rotated to the second position by the rotation of the rotating portion (364, 404), and the game medium (P) is rotated. A game medium supply device (30, 30A) characterized in that supply is cut off.

[2] The abutting portion (363) and the rotating portion (364) are integrally formed,
The blocking portion (362) is connected to the rotating portion (364) and rotates in the rotating direction of the contact portion (363) in conjunction with the rotation of the contact portion (363). The game medium supply device (30) according to [1], characterized in that:

  [3] The game medium according to [2], wherein the blocking portion (362) is attached to a distal end portion (365a) of a connecting arm (365) connected to the rotating shaft (361). Replenishment device (30).

  [4] The game medium supply device according to [1], wherein the blocking portion (402), the contact portion (403), and the rotating portion (404) are integrally formed. 30A).

[5] The rotating part (404) has an arm (404a) extending downward from the rotating shaft (410),
The contact portion (403) extends downward from the tip of the arm (404a),
The game medium supply device (30A) according to [4], wherein the blocking portion (402) extends in a direction orthogonal to the dropping path at the second position.

  [6] The rotating portion (364, 404) includes urging means (364a, 401) for rotating the blocking portion (362, 402) toward the second position. [1], [2], [3], [4] or [5] game media supply device (30, 30A).

  [7] The game medium supply device according to [6], wherein the biasing means (364a, 401) is a winding spring formed at one end of the rotating portion (364, 404). (30, 30A).

[8] The gaming machine (20) has a storage tank (21) for receiving and storing the replenished gaming medium (P),
[1], [2], [3], [4], wherein the abutting portions (363, 403) abut on the storage tank (21) when the gaming machine (20) is attached or detached. ], [5], [6] or [7] game media supply device (30, 30A).

[9] In the game medium supply device (30, 30A) for dropping and supplying the game medium (P) to the game machine (20) detachably mounted on the game machine island (10),
Elevating bracket (352) provided in the replenishing device main body (300) so as to be movable up and down;
A nozzle (350) comprising a tension coil spring mounted in the lifting bracket (352) and through which the game medium (P) passes;
A blocking portion (362, 402) that rotates from a first position that is out of the path of the game medium (P) to a second position that blocks the drop of the game medium (P) at the outlet of the replenishing device body (300). ), The abutting portions (363, 403) that abut on the gaming machine (20) and turn when the gaming machine (20) is attached and detached, and the blocking that extends in a direction different from the direction of the falling path Rotating shafts (361, 410) common to the portions (362, 402) and the contact portions (363, 403), and rotating so that the blocking portions (362, 402) are directed to the second position. A stopper (360, 400) having a rotating part (364, 404);
The rotation shaft of the stopper (360, 400) is installed, and the relay member (370, 400) that rotates around the rotation shaft (361, 410) in conjunction with the elevation of the lifting bracket (352). 470),
When the gaming machine (20) is mounted at a predetermined mounting position, the stoppers (360, 400) are configured so that the contact portions (363, 403) pressed by the gaming machine (20) By rotating the moving part (364, 404) and rotating the blocking part (362, 402) to the first position, the game medium (P) can be replenished and the lifting bracket (352) ), And when the gaming machine (20) is disengaged from the predetermined mounting position, the rotating portion (364, 404) interlocked with the lifting bracket (352) that is lifted by pulling up the nozzle (350). ), The blocking section (362, 402) rotates to the second position to block the supply of the game medium (P), and the game medium supply device (30, 30A).

The present invention operates as follows.
According to the game medium supply device (30, 30A) of [1], the game medium (P) flowing down from the branch device arranged in the supply tank of the gaming machine island (10) is the supply device (30, 30A). Passes through a replenishment path (341) provided in the interior. At this time, when the gaming machine (20) is mounted at a predetermined mounting position on the gaming machine island (10), the gaming medium (P) can be replenished by dropping it into the gaming machine (20). On the other hand, when the gaming machine (20) is not mounted at a predetermined mounting position, the stopper (360, 400) blocks the fall of the gaming medium (P) at the outlet (310) of the supply device main body (300). Then, the supply of the game medium (P) is stopped.

  The replenishing device (30, 30A) is disposed on the gaming machine island (10) side for each gaming machine (20) that is detachably mounted at a predetermined mounting position on the gaming machine island (10). The gaming machine (20) is provided with a storage tank (21) for storing the game medium (P) on the back side, and the game medium (P) falls from the outlet (310) to the storage tank (21). Then replenished.

  As described above, the stoppers (360, 400) provided in the gaming machine (20) are rotated together with the contact portions (363, 403) that are rotated by being pushed by the storage tank (21). , 402), the game medium (P) is dropped from the outlet (310) and shut off, thereby replenishing the game medium (P) and stopping the supply.

  When the gaming machine (20) is not mounted at the predetermined mounting position, the rotating portion (364a, 401) is provided by the urging means (364a, 401) provided on the rotating portion (364, 404) of the stopper (360, 400). 364, 404) itself rotates, and the blocking portion (362, 402) is located at the second position below the outlet (310). In the second position, since the blocking portion (362, 402) is on the dropping path of the game medium (P), the game medium (P) can be reliably prevented from falling. That is, the supply of the game medium (P) can be stopped reliably.

  When the gaming machine (20) is mounted at a predetermined mounting position, the contact portion (363, 403) of the stopper (360, 400) is pushed by the storage tank (21) of the gaming machine (20), The abutting portions (363, 403) are rotated against the urging force of the urging means (364a, 401). By this rotation, the blocking portion (362, 402) is rotated to the first position that is out of the dropping path of the game medium (P). As a result, the game medium (P) falls from the outlet (310) into the storage tank (21), so that the gaming machine (20) can be supplied with the game medium (P).

  As described above, the stopper (360, 400) allows the game medium (P) to be dropped or blocked under the outlet (310) while directly interlocking with the attachment / detachment of the gaming machine (20) at a predetermined attachment / detachment position. Therefore, when the gaming machine (20) moves away from the predetermined mounting position, the gaming medium (P) is lost to the gaming machine (20) and falls into the gaming machine island (10). Can be prevented.

  The blocking portions (362, 402) and the abutting portions (363, 403) have a common rotation axis (361, 410), and rotate around the rotation axis (361, 410). The rotation shafts (361, 410) extend in a direction different from the direction of the fall path of the game medium (P). For this reason, the rotation surface on which the blocking portion (362, 402), the contact portion (363, 403) and the rotation portion (364, 404) rotate is a surface orthogonal to the direction of the conventional falling path ( It is not in the horizontal plane. For this reason, even when there is no margin in the lateral space, the game medium supply device (30, 30A) of the present invention can be mounted on the gaming machine island (10).

  The contact portion (363) and the rotation portion (364) are integrally formed, and the blocking portion (362) is provided at the distal end portion (365a) of the connection arm (365) connected to the rotation shaft (361). By attaching the stopper, the stopper (360) can be manufactured with a small number of parts.

  Furthermore, the stopper (400) can be manufactured with fewer parts by integrally forming the blocking portion (402), the contact portion (403), and the rotating portion (404).

  Furthermore, the stopper (360, 400) can be manufactured with fewer parts by forming one end of the rotating portion (364, 404) as the urging means (364a, 401) on the winding spring. Therefore, the replenishing device (30, 30A) can reduce the manufacturing cost. Further, since the number of parts is small, the number of places where a failure can occur is reduced accordingly.

According to the game media supply device (30, 30A) of [9],
When the elevating metal fitting (352) mounted with the nozzle (350) made of a tension coil spring moves up and down in conjunction with the stopper (360, 400), the blocking portion (362, 402) is moved from the first position to the first position. When rotating to the second position, the urging force of the nozzle (350) is applied and the elevating bracket (352) is raised. In conjunction with this, the rotating part (364, 404) rotates, so that the blocking part (362, 402) can be reliably rotated to the second position.

  According to the game medium supply device of the present invention, the stopper is configured such that the stopper rotates from the first position deviated from the game medium fall path to the second position for blocking the fall of the game medium, and the game machine in contact with the stopper. Since the rotation axis of the contact portion that rotates the rotation portion is common, and the extending direction of the rotation shaft is different from the direction of the dropping path, the blocking portion, the contact portion, and the rotation portion are Since the rotating surface to be rotated is not orthogonal to the direction of the falling path and does not become a horizontal plane, it can be disposed even when there is no margin in the lateral space.

  Also, since the fall of the game media is blocked at the second position below the outlet of the game media supply device main body, the extra game media will not fall after the shutdown, so that the game media can be replenished reliably. Can be stopped.

Hereinafter, various preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game medium supply device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the replenishing device when the stopper shown in FIG. 1 blocks the fall of the game medium. FIG. 3 is a side view showing the replenishing device when the stopper shown in FIG. 1 enables replenishment of game media. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the replenishing device, showing a part of the replenishing device of FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state where game media is being supplied from the supply device to the gaming machine. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the situation when the replenishing device stops the replenishment of game media when the gaming machine is away from the predetermined mounting position.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the game medium P supply device 30 is fixed to the mounting frame 11 of the gaming machine island 10. A gaming machine 20 is mounted at a predetermined mounting position of the mounting frame 11. The gaming machine 20 according to the present embodiment uses a pachinko ball as the game medium P.

  The replenishing device 30 plays a pachinko ball P that has flowed down through a hose member (not shown) from a branching device (not shown) arranged in a not-illustrated replenishing rod arranged on the gaming machine island 10. The machine 20 is replenished. The state of this replenishment will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  The gaming machine 20 is provided with a storage tank 21 for storing the pachinko balls P in the upper part on the back side. When the gaming machine 20 is mounted at a predetermined mounting position of the mounting frame 11, the replenishing device 30 replenishes the storage tank 21 by dropping the pachinko balls P.

  The replenishing device main body 300 (see FIG. 1) is formed of a resin material or metal. The main body 300 is provided with a mounting bracket 320 having a substantially L-shaped cross section. By fixing this mounting bracket 320 to the upper frame of the mounting frame 11 of the gaming machine island 10, the replenishing device 30 is fixed to the gaming machine island 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the replenishment device 30 includes a replenishment path member 340 having a replenishment path 341 formed therein, a nozzle 350 that is discharged so that the pachinko ball P falls, and the nozzle 350 And a stopper 360 that selectively performs the falling and blocking of the pachinko ball P. As will be described later, the stopper 360 causes the pachinko ball P to drop and block in conjunction with the attachment and detachment of the gaming machine 20 to and from the gaming machine island 10.

  The supply path member 340 is disposed so as to guide the pachinko ball P from the gaming machine island 10 side to the nozzle 350. The cross-sectional shape of the supply path 341 is substantially rectangular. A spherical connected end 342 is formed at the upper end of the supply path member 340. A pipe member 343 is rotatably connected to the connected end 342 of the supply path member 340 by a ball joint mechanism.

  The replenishment path portion on the upper end side of the pipe member 343 is formed to have a considerably larger diameter than the diameter of the pachinko ball P in order to insert a hose member extending from a branch device (not shown) of the gaming machine island 10. The supply path portion other than the supply path portion formed to have a large diameter is formed to have a small diameter that is slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball P.

  A pair of pivot protrusions 344 are formed on the outer peripheral wall 343 a at the center of the tube member 343. The pivot protrusion 344 supports the lock member 345 so as to be swingable. The lock member 345 is for fixing the hose member so as not to come out of the pipe member 343, and can swing between a fixing position for fixing the hose member and a fixing release position for releasing the fixing. .

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5, the nozzle 350 is for discharging the pachinko balls P to the storage tank 21, and is formed by a tension coil spring 351 disposed downward. The upper end port of the nozzle 350 is connected to the lower end port of the supply path member 340.

  An elevating metal fitting 352 supported so as to be movable up and down is provided in the replenishing device main body 300 so as to surround the nozzle 350. The cross-sectional shape of the elevating metal fitting 352 is substantially U-shaped, and a portion close to a rotation shaft 361 of a stopper 360, which will be described later, is largely opened when the elevating bracket 352 is attached to the replenishing device 30. Through holes 352b and 352b are formed in the upper portions of both side surfaces 352a and 352a of the elevating metal fitting 352. Guide pins 353 are installed in the through holes 352b and 352b. The guide pin 353 is in a position where it does not contact the nozzle 350. A circular outlet 310 for releasing the pachinko sphere P is opened on the bottom surface of the elevating metal fitting 352. The lower end of the nozzle 350 is connected to the inside of the outlet 310. The lifting bracket 352 is connected to the following stopper 360 and moves up and down in conjunction with the operation of the stopper 360.

  Side walls 301a and 301a are formed in the replenishing device main body 300 so as to sandwich the elevating metal fitting 352, and a pair of fine holes 302 are formed in the vertical direction. The pore 302 is a guide groove 302 for guiding the lifting bracket 352 in the vertical direction. The end portions of the guide pins 353 penetrate the guide grooves 302 so as to be movable up and down.

  A pair of distal end portions 370 a and 370 a of the relay member 370 are engaged with both ends of the guide pin 353. On the other hand, a pin 361 is installed on the base end portion 370 b of the relay member 370. Both ends of the pin 361 are attached to openings 304 and 304 in the upper part of the support arm 301b formed so as to protrude from the lower part of the side walls 301a. The relay member 370 can rotate about the pin 361 as a rotation axis. The relay member 370 rotates in conjunction with the vertical movement of the guide pin 353. The pin 361 is installed so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the falling path of the pachinko ball P falling from the outlet 310. The erection direction of the pin 361 is not necessarily the same as the direction of the fall path, and does not necessarily have to be orthogonal to the direction of the fall path.

  The stopper 360 blocks the fall (replenishment) of the pachinko ball P from the nozzle 350 when the gaming machine 20 is not mounted at a predetermined position of the mounting frame 11 of the gaming machine island 10, and the gaming machine 20 The pachinko ball P can be supplied to the gaming machine 20 without blocking the fall of the pachinko ball P from the nozzle 350.

  The stopper 360 is in direct contact with the pachinko ball P to turn off in contact with the blocking pin 362 (blocking portion) that blocks the fall of the pachinko ball P and the side wall of the storage tank 21 when the gaming machine 20 is attached or detached. It has a lever 363 (contact portion) and a rotating portion 364 that rotates so that the blocking pin 362 faces the blocking position (second position) where the pachinko ball P is blocked.

  The length of the blocking pin 362 is longer than the length traversing the bottom surface of the lifting bracket 352. The both end portions of the blocking pin 362 are connected to the tip portions 365a of the pair of arc-shaped first arms 365 (connecting arms) and the tip portions 366a of the pair of linear second arms 366, respectively. . Each of the first arm 365 and the second arm 366 can rotate at a connection portion with the blocking pin 362.

  The other tip 366b of each second arm 366 is rotatably connected to a pivot protrusion 352c provided on a side surface 352a of the lifting bracket 352. On the other hand, the other distal end portion 365b of each first arm 365 is rotatably connected to a pivot protrusion 303 provided on both side walls 301a and 301a below the position of the base end portion 370b of the relay member 370. ing.

  The lever 363 is formed by forming a thin metal wire into a U shape, and winding springs 364a and 364a (biasing means) are formed at both end portions 364 (hereinafter referred to as a rotating portion 364). The lever 363 is mounted so that the winding springs 364 a and 364 a are wound around the pin 361. As a result, the lever 363 can rotate around the pin 361. Therefore, the pin 361 serves as a rotation shaft common to both the blocking pin 362 and the lever 363 connected to the first arm 365, and the blocking pin 362 is linked to the lever 363 to rotate the lever 363. It can be rotated in the same direction as the direction.

  The winding springs 364a and 364a rotate the lever 363 in the direction of the nozzle 350 by the biasing force. When the lever 363 is fully rotated in this direction, the blocking pin 362 is positioned at a blocking position (second position) that blocks the fall of the pachinko ball P across the outlet 310 slightly below the outlet 310. . The lever 363 is connected so as to be interlocked with the raising and lowering of the lifting bracket 352 as described above. Therefore, when the gaming machine 20 is disengaged from the predetermined position of the mounting frame 11 of the gaming machine island 10, the nozzle 350 The blocking position is also restored by interlocking with the lifting bracket 352 that is lifted by the urging force.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the gaming machine 20 is mounted at a predetermined mounting position of the mounting frame 11 of the gaming machine island 10, the lever 363 is pushed by the storage tank 21 of the gaming machine 20 and the winding spring 364a and 364a and the urging force of the nozzle 350 are rotated in a direction against the urging force. That is, it rotates in a direction away from the second position.

  The blocking pin 362 rotated in conjunction with the rotation of the lever 363 is retracted to the supply position (first position) that allows the pachinko ball P to be supplied to the gaming machine 20 by detaching from the fall path of the pachinko ball P. It is. At this time, the lifting bracket 352 connected to the lever 363 via the first arm 365 and the second arm 366 is guided by the guide groove 302 and is lowered. Along with this, the nozzle 350 is pulled downward in the lifting bracket 352.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the gaming machine 20 is removed from the mounting position of the mounting frame 11, the lever 363 is not in contact with the storage tank 21, and the winding springs 364 a and 364 a and the nozzle 350 as described above. Due to the urging force, the elevating metal fitting 352 is raised, whereby the blocking pin 362 is rotated back to the blocking position. Thereby, the fall of the pachinko ball P is blocked.

  As described above, according to the replenishing device 30, the stopper 360 is in contact with the blocking pin 362 that rotates from the replenishment position deviated from the falling path of the pachinko ball P to the blocking position that blocks the falling of the pachinko ball P. A pin 361 that serves as a pivot axis for both levers 363 that pivot the pivoting portion 364 by the storage tank 21 of the machine 20 is common. Since the extending direction of the pin 361 is different from the direction of the falling path, the rotating surface on which the blocking pin 362, the lever 363, and the rotating unit 364 rotate is a surface orthogonal to the direction of the falling path of the pachinko ball P ( It is not in the horizontal plane. Therefore, the replenishing device 30 can be easily disposed even when there is no margin in the lateral space.

  Further, since the fall of the pachinko balls P is blocked at the shut-off position located under the outlet 310 of the replenishing device main body 300, the extra pachinko balls P do not fall after the shut-off, and the pachinko balls P are replenished. Can be stopped reliably.

  In the present embodiment, the rotating portion 364 and the lever 363 are described as being integrally formed, but they may be formed separately. Further, the lever 363 is not limited to the metal wire as described above, and can be made of various materials as long as it has a certain degree of strength and can be made into a shape that can contact the storage tank 21.

  Furthermore, although the winding spring 364a is formed in the rotating portion 364, a winding spring separate from the rotating portion 364 may be attached to the rotating portion 364.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
7 to 12 show a second embodiment of the present invention.
In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the site | part of the same kind as 1st Embodiment, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.
This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the shape and configuration of the stopper are different.

  FIG. 7 is a front view showing a game medium supply device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a side view showing the replenishing device when the stopper shown in FIG. 7 blocks the fall of the game medium. FIG. 9 is a side view showing the replenishing device when the stopper shown in FIG. 7 enables replenishment of game media. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the situation when game media is being supplied from the supply device to the gaming machine. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the situation when the replenishing device stops the replenishment of game media when the gaming machine is away from the predetermined mounting position.

  Also in the present embodiment, the replenishing device 30A is a device for replenishing the gaming machine 20 with the pachinko balls P.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the replenishing device 30A has flowed down through a hose member (not shown) from a branch device (not shown) arranged in a not-illustrated replenishing rod arranged on the gaming machine island 10. A pachinko ball P is supplied to the gaming machine 20. This replenishment will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the replenishing device 30A selectively selects a replenishment path member 340 having a replenishment path 341 formed therein, a nozzle 350 from which a pachinko ball P is discharged, and the release and blocking of the pachinko ball P. A stopper 400 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a pair of distal end portions 470 a of the relay member 470 are engaged with both ends of the guide pin 353. Further, the base end portion 470b of the relay member 470 is rotatably attached to a pin 410 (rotation shaft) provided on a support arm 301b formed below the both side walls 301a. Accordingly, the relay member 470 can rotate around the pin 410 in conjunction with the vertical movement of the guide pin 353.

  The stopper 400 is in contact with the pachinko ball P so as to block the fall, and a lever 403 (contact) that contacts and turns against the side wall of the storage tank 21 of the gaming machine 20 when the gaming machine 20 is attached or detached. Part) and a rotating part 404 that rotates so as to direct the blocking part 402 to a blocking position (second position) where the pachinko ball P is blocked.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the lever 403 is formed by bending a thin metal wire. When the stopper 400 is viewed from the front, the metal wire is formed in a W shape, and the wire when viewed from the side is formed in a shape having arms extending in three directions. The pair of upper end portions 404 (hereinafter referred to as rotating portions 404) are formed with winding springs 401 and 401 (biasing means).

  The winding springs 401 and 401 are mounted so as to be wound around the pin 410. The winding springs 401 and 401 rotate the lever 403 in the direction of the nozzle 350 by the biasing force. In a state where the lever 403 is fully rotated in this direction, the blocking portion 402 extends in a direction perpendicular to the falling path of the pachinko ball P, crosses the outlet 310 slightly below the outlet 310, and the pachinko ball P It is located at a blocking position (second position) for blocking the fall.

  An arm 404a extends straight from the rotating portion 404. The lever 403 is formed to extend from the lower end of the arm 404a in a different direction. In the vicinity of the continuation from the arm 404a to the lever 403, the middle portion of the W-shape is bent at a right angle from the middle toward the side where the nozzle 350 is located and extends straight. A portion from the bent portion to the tip is the blocking portion 402 described above.

  With the above configuration, when the stopper 400 is rotated, the relay member 470 is rotated in conjunction with the stopper 400, and by the rotation of the relay member 470, the elevating metal fitting 352 including the nozzle 350 is moved up and down. Further, even if the lifting bracket 352 is moved up and down, the relay member 470 is rotated in conjunction with this, and the stopper 400 is rotated by the rotation of the relay member 470.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the gaming machine 20 is mounted at a predetermined mounting position on the mounting frame 11 of the gaming machine island 10, the lever 403 is pushed by the storage tank 21 of the gaming machine 20 and the winding spring It is rotating in a direction away from the second position against the urging force of 401 and 401 and the urging force of the nozzle 350.

  By the rotation of the lever 403, the blocking portion 402 is removed from the path of the pachinko ball P falling, and is located at a replenishment position (first position) that enables the pachinko ball P to be replenished to the gaming machine 20. At this time, the nozzle 350 moves downward together with the lifting bracket 352 guided by the guide groove 302.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the gaming machine 20 is out of the mounting position of the mounting frame 11, the lever 403 is not in contact with the storage tank 21. As a result, the stopper 400 is rotated by the urging force of the winding springs 401, 401 and in conjunction with the rising of the lifting bracket 352 so that the blocking portion 402 is positioned at the blocking position, so that the fall of the pachinko ball P is blocked. The

  As described above, according to the replenishing device 30A, the stopper 400 is integrally formed with the blocking portion 402, the lever 403, the rotating portion 404, and the arm 404a, and the pin 410 that serves as the center of rotation extends. Since the direction is different from the direction of the falling path, the rotation surface on which the stopper 400 rotates is not in a plane (horizontal plane) orthogonal to the direction of the falling path of the pachinko ball P. Therefore, the replenishing device 30A can be easily disposed even when there is no margin in the lateral space.

  Further, since the fall of the pachinko balls P is blocked at the shut-off position located under the outlet 310 of the replenishing device main body 300, the extra pachinko balls P do not fall after the shut-off, and the pachinko balls P are replenished. Can be stopped reliably.

  In the present embodiment, the blocking portion 402, the lever 403, the rotating portion 404, and the arm 404a are described as being integrally formed. However, they may be formed separately. Further, the lever 403 does not have to be a metal wire as described above as long as it has a certain degree of strength and can be made into a shape that can come into contact with the storage tank 21, and various materials such as resin can be used.

  Further, although the winding spring 401 is formed in the rotating unit 404, a winding spring that is separate from the rotating unit 404 may be attached to the rotating unit 404.

1 is a front view showing a game medium supply device according to a first embodiment of the present invention; It is a side view which shows the replenishment apparatus when the stopper shown in FIG. 1 interrupts | blocks the fall of a game medium. It is a side view which shows the replenishment apparatus when the stopper shown in FIG. 1 enables replenishment of game media. It is a disassembled perspective view of the replenishment apparatus which decomposes | disassembles and shows a part of replenishment apparatus of FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining a mode when the game medium is supplied to the game machine from the supply apparatus. It is explanatory drawing explaining a mode when the replenishment apparatus has stopped replenishment of game media when the game machine is away from the predetermined mounting position. It is a front view which shows the supply apparatus of the game media concerning the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 8 is a side view showing the replenishment device when the stopper shown in FIG. 7 blocks the fall of the game medium. It is a side view which shows the replenishment apparatus when the stopper shown in FIG. 7 enables replenishment of game media. It is explanatory drawing explaining a mode when the game medium is supplied to the game machine from the supply apparatus. It is explanatory drawing explaining a mode when the replenishment apparatus has stopped replenishment of game media when the game machine is away from the predetermined mounting position. It is a front view which shows the conventional supply apparatus of game media. It is a figure which shows a mode that the game machine provided with the conventional game media supply apparatus is mounted | worn to the game machine island, and is supplied with game media. It is a figure which shows a mode when the game machine in FIG. 13 leaves | separated from the predetermined | prescribed mounting position. It is the schematic side view which looked at the supply device of the conventional game medium from the side. It is the schematic plan view which looked at the stopper in FIG. 15 from the top. It is a figure which shows a mode when a game machine leaves | separates from the predetermined | prescribed mounting position of game machine island.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Game machine island 11 ... Mounting frame 20 ... Game machine 21 ... Storage tank 30 ... Replenishment apparatus 30A ... Replenishment apparatus 300 ... Replenishment apparatus main body 301a ... Side wall 301b ... Support arm 302 ... Guide groove 303 ... Axial protrusion 304 ... Opening 310 ... Exit 320 ... Bracket 340 ... Supply path member 341 ... Supply path 342 ... Connected end 343 ... Pipe member 343a ... Outer peripheral wall 344 ... Pivot protrusion 345 ... Lock member 350 ... Nozzle 351 ... Tension coil spring 352 ... Elevating bracket 352a ... Both side surfaces 352b ... through hole 352c ... axial projection 353 ... guide pin 365b ... first arm tip 366b ... second arm tip 360 ... stopper 361 ... blocking pin 363 ... lever 364 ... rotating part 364a ... Winding spring 365 ... first arm 365a ... tip portion 366 ... second arm 366a ... tip portion 370 Relay member 370a ... distal end portion 370b ... proximal end portion 400 ... stopper 401 ... winding spring 402 ... blocking portion 403 ... lever 404 ... rotating portion 404a ... arm 410 ... pin 470 ... relay member 470a ... distal end portion 470b ... proximal end portion P ... game media

Claims (9)

In a game medium supply device for dropping and supplying a game medium to a game machine that is detachably mounted on the game machine island,
A blocking portion that rotates from a first position that is out of the fall path of the game medium to a second position that blocks the fall of the game medium at the outlet of the supply device body;
An abutting portion that abuts on and turns against the gaming machine when the gaming machine is attached or detached;
A rotation part that extends in a direction different from the direction of the drop path and has a rotation axis that is common to the blocking part and the contact part, and rotates to turn the blocking part toward the second position. Equipped with a stopper
The stopper is configured such that when the gaming machine is mounted at a predetermined mounting position, the abutting portion pushed by the gaming machine rotates the rotating portion to move the blocking portion to the first position. By rotating, the game medium can be replenished. When the gaming machine is removed from the predetermined mounting position, the blocking unit rotates to the second position by the rotation of the rotating unit. And a game medium supply device which blocks supply of the game medium. The abutting portion and the rotating portion are integrally formed,
2. The game according to claim 1, wherein the blocking unit is connected to the rotating unit and rotates in the rotating direction of the contact unit in conjunction with the rotation of the contact unit. Medium supply device.   The game medium supply device according to claim 2, wherein the blocking portion is attached to a distal end portion of a connecting arm connected to the rotating shaft.   The game medium supply device according to claim 1, wherein the blocking portion, the abutting portion, and the rotating portion are integrally formed. The rotating part has an arm extending downward from the rotating shaft,
The abutting portion extends downward from the tip of the arm,
The game medium supply device according to claim 4, wherein the blocking portion extends in a direction orthogonal to the dropping path at the second position.   6. The game medium according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein the turning portion includes an urging means for turning the blocking portion toward the second position. Replenishment device.   The game medium supply device according to claim 6, wherein the biasing means is a winding spring formed at one end of the rotating portion. The gaming machine has a storage tank that receives and stores the game medium to be replenished,
8. The game medium replenishing device according to claim 1, wherein the abutting portion abuts on the storage tank when the gaming machine is attached or detached. In a game medium supply device for dropping and supplying a game medium to a game machine that is detachably mounted on the game machine island,
Elevating metal fittings that can be raised and lowered in the replenishing device main body,
A nozzle composed of a tension coil spring mounted in the lifting bracket and through which the game medium passes;
A shut-off portion that pivots from a first position off the fall path of the game medium to a second position that shuts off the fall of the game medium at the outlet of the supply device main body; A contact portion that rotates in contact with it, and a rotation shaft that extends in a direction different from the direction of the drop path and is common to the blocking portion and the contacting portion, and directs the blocking portion to the second position. A stopper having a rotating part that rotates like
A rotation shaft of the stopper is installed, and includes a relay member that rotates around the rotation shaft in conjunction with the elevation of the lifting bracket,
The stopper is configured such that when the gaming machine is mounted at a predetermined mounting position, the abutting portion pushed by the gaming machine rotates the rotating portion to move the blocking portion to the first position. By rotating, the game medium can be replenished and the elevating metal fitting is lowered, and when the gaming machine is removed from the predetermined mounting position, it is interlocked with the elevating metal fitting that is raised by pulling up the nozzle. The game medium replenishing device is characterized in that the revolving unit rotates to the second position to block replenishment of the game medium.

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