JP2005296448A - Game medium dispenser and nozzle chute - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game medium dispenser and a nozzle chute therefor which enables the instant adjustment of the height of a nozzle chute to suit it to a receiving tray of a game machine after the nozzle chute is attached to a game medium dispenser body and does not interfere with the opening of the front door of the game machine for the change of a game machine model, maintenance or the supply of tokens. <P>SOLUTION: The game medium dispenser has a nozzle having a game medium passage nearly in the center and a spherical crown portion formed at the base end portion, an internal spherical surface matched with the shape of the crown portion of the nozzle, a nozzle cover attached to the body of the game ball dispenser, a nozzle holder having an external spherical surface matched with the internal shape of the spherical crown portion of the nozzle, and pinching the spherical crown portion of the nozzle by the external spherical surface and the internal spherical surface of the nozzle cover, and the nozzle is made turnable at the base end portion. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming medium rental machine installed adjacent to a gaming machine using a medal as a gaming medium, such as a slot machine, and a nozzle chute thereof, and more particularly, to a wide variety of gaming machines. The present invention relates to an applicable game medium rental machine and its nozzle chute.

  In gaming stores such as pachinko stores, gaming machines using medals as gaming media, such as slot machines, are arranged. As a gaming medium lending machine for lending medals with money, cards, etc., a stand-alone type that is arranged away from the gaming machine or a machine that is arranged adjacent to the gaming machine is known. . Among these, the gaming medium lending machine arranged adjacent to the gaming machine is convenient for the player because the gaming medium such as a medal can be purchased without interrupting the game.

  4 shows a gaming machine 70 and a conventional gaming medium lending machine 50 arranged adjacent to the gaming machine 70, (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view. In FIG. 4, a gaming medium lending machine 50 is provided with an insertion slot 52 for inserting money, cards, and the like, and a display unit 53 for displaying the amount and error, etc. in the middle. When there is a shortage of medals in the machine 50, the game shop side has a door 55 with a keyhole 54 that opens and closes to replenish a medal hopper (not shown) in the game medium lending machine 50, and in the lower part, The nozzle chute 60 is provided with its nozzle 62 tilted downward, and is configured to pay out the game medium fed from the medal hopper from the tip end portion 62 b of the nozzle 62 to the tray 71 of the gaming machine 70. Reference numeral 72 denotes a medal (game medium) slot. The supply of medals is often performed by opening the front door 73 of the gaming machine 70 many times during the day when the gaming machine 70 is arranged on the island as well as the medal hopper of the gaming medium lending machine 50. . The nozzle 62 is a component, and a nozzle chute 60 will be described as an assembly of the nozzle 62 and components such as a nozzle cover, a nozzle holder, and a nozzle guide described later.

  By the way, when the height position of the tray 73 of the gaming machine 70 differs depending on the model, it may be difficult to pay out the gaming medium from the gaming medium lending machine 50. In order to solve this, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-210215) proposes a nozzle chute in a game medium lending machine in which the nozzle 62 is rotatable around its axis.

  On the other hand, when opening the front door 73 of the gaming machine 70 for maintenance, replenishment of medals, etc., when the model of the gaming machine 70 is changed, the tip 62b of the nozzle 62 of the gaming medium lending machine 50 comes out to the gaming machine 70 side. , May get in the way of work. In order to solve this, Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-342258) proposes a game medium lending machine in which the nozzle 62 can be rotated in the horizontal direction and its nozzle chute.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-210215 JP-A-11-342258

  In recent years, gaming machines have become more popular in order to entertain players, and gaming machines are frequently replaced. However, the nozzle chute in the game medium lending machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-210215) can pay out the game medium even if the height of the tray of the game machine changes. When changing the model of the gaming machine, it may become an obstacle when opening the front door of the gaming machine for maintenance or replenishment of medals. On the other hand, the gaming medium lending machine and its nozzle chute disclosed in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-342258) cannot cope with the case where the height position of the tray changes greatly due to the change of the gaming machine model. There is. In addition, as described above, the number of gaming machines has increased, and the gaming machines have been frequently replaced. However, even if the nozzle chute is not removed from the gaming medium lending machine body, the vertical direction of the nozzle chute can be reduced. There is also a demand for instantaneous height adjustment.

  The problem of the present invention is that the height of the nozzle chute can be adjusted instantaneously according to the tray of the gaming machine after the nozzle chute is attached to the gaming medium lending machine main body. When opening the front door of the gaming machine by supplying medals or the like, it is to obtain a gaming medium lending machine and its nozzle chute that do not get in the way.

  The present inventor obtained knowledge that the above problem can be solved by forming a spherical crown portion at the base end portion of the nozzle constituting the nozzle chute and pinching the spherical crown portion in a freely rotatable manner. I came up with it.

  That is, the game medium lending machine of the first invention is a game medium lending machine for paying out game media to a tray of an adjacently arranged game machine via a nozzle chute, and a base of nozzles constituting the nozzle chute A spherical crown portion is formed at the end portion, and the spherical crown portion is rotatably held. Note that the spherical crown portion includes not only the spherical crown but also a spherical crown having an uneven surface.

  With the above configuration, the tip portion of the nozzle can be moved to a predetermined range in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and the movement amount is increased. Therefore, the height adjustment range in the vertical direction of the nozzle chute is increased, and even if the height position of the tray changes greatly due to a change in the model of the gaming machine, the gaming medium can be dispensed, and the main body of the gaming medium lending machine Thus, the gaming medium lending machine can easily and quickly adjust the height of the nozzle chute in a short time without removing the nozzle chute. In addition, the adjustment range of the nozzle chute in the left-right direction is increased, and the tip of the nozzle closes the front of the front door when changing the model of the gaming machine or opening the front door of the gaming machine for maintenance or replenishment of medals. As it disappears, it becomes a game media lending machine that does not get in the way of work. The base end portion includes not only the vicinity of the nozzle base but also the vicinity of the middle of the nozzle away from the base as long as it has the above function.

  Next, the nozzle chute of the game medium lending machine according to the second invention is a nozzle chute of a game medium lending machine that pays out the game medium to a receiving tray of a game machine arranged adjacent to the game medium lending machine. A nozzle having a spherical crown formed at the base end and an inner spherical surface that matches the outer shape of the spherical crown of the nozzle, and is attached to the main body of the game medium lending machine. A nozzle cover and an outer spherical surface that matches the inner shape of the spherical crown portion of the nozzle, and a nozzle holder that sandwiches the spherical crown portion of the nozzle between the outer spherical surface and the inner spherical surface of the nozzle cover, The nozzle is rotatable at its base end.

  With the above configuration, the tip of the nozzle can move to a predetermined range in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and the movement amount increases. Therefore, the height adjustment range in the vertical direction of the nozzle chute is increased, and even if the height position of the tray changes greatly due to a change in the model of the gaming machine, the gaming medium can be dispensed, and the main body of the gaming medium lending machine Even if it is not removed from the nozzle chute, the nozzle chute can be adjusted easily in a short time in the vertical direction. In addition, the adjustment range of the nozzle chute in the left-right direction is increased, and the tip of the nozzle closes the front of the front door when changing the model of the gaming machine or opening the front door of the gaming machine for maintenance or replenishment of medals. Since it disappears, it becomes a nozzle chute that does not interfere with the work.

In the nozzle chute according to the second aspect of the present invention, the inlet end of the passage of the nozzle is cylindrical, and between the inlet end and the main body of the game medium lending machine, there is a guide path for the game medium at the center and at the end. A nozzle guide having a convex spherical surface is interposed, and the convex spherical surface of the nozzle guide and the inlet end of the nozzle are adjacent to each other.
The nozzle chute having the above configuration allows the guide path of the nozzle guide and the passage of the nozzle to communicate with each other even when the nozzle is rotated in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction at the base end portion thereof, so that the game medium can be dispensed smoothly. it can.

  According to the gaming medium rental machine and its nozzle chute according to the present invention, after the nozzle chute is attached to the gaming medium rental machine body, the height of the nozzle chute can be easily adjusted in a short time in accordance with the tray of the gaming machine. In addition, when changing the model of the gaming machine, there is no hindrance when opening the front door of the gaming machine for maintenance or replenishment of medals.

Next, an example of an embodiment of the invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 shows a game medium lending machine 10 arranged adjacent to a gaming machine 70 according to the embodiment, where (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view in which only a nozzle chute 20 is sectioned. is there. In FIG. 1, a gaming medium lending machine 10 is provided with an insertion slot 12 for inserting money, cards, and the like, and a display unit 13 for displaying the amount and error, etc. in the middle. When there is a shortage of medals in the machine 10, the door 15 with a keyhole 14 that opens and closes in order to replenish the medal hopper (not shown) in the game media lending machine 10 by the game store side, A nozzle chute 20 is provided with the nozzle 22 tilted downward, and is configured to pay out the game medium sent out from the medal hopper from the tip 22b of the nozzle 22 to the tray 71 of the gaming machine 70. Reference numeral 72 denotes a medal (game medium) slot.
In FIG. 1, the game medium lending machine 10 has a spherical crown portion 22 c formed at the base end portion 22 a of the nozzle 22 constituting the nozzle chute 20, and the spherical crown portion 22 c is rotatable so that the nozzle cover 24 and the nozzle holder can be rotated. 23. And the front-end | tip part 22b of the nozzle 22 can move to the predetermined range 20a of the up-down direction and the left-right direction, and the movement amount is large. Therefore, even if the adjustment range in the height direction of the nozzle chute 10 is increased, and the height position of the tray 71 is greatly changed due to the model change of the gaming machine 70, the gaming medium can be paid out. Even without removing the nozzle chute 20 from the ten main bodies 11, the height of the nozzle chute 20 in the vertical direction can be adjusted easily and in a short time. In addition, the adjustment range in the left-right direction of the nozzle chute 20 is increased, and when the front door 73 of the gaming machine 70 is opened when changing the model of the gaming machine 70 or for maintenance or replenishment of medals, the tip 22a of the nozzle 22 is placed on the front surface. Since the front of the door 73 is not blocked, the work is not disturbed.

  2 shows a nozzle chute 20 surrounded by an arrow A in the game medium lending machine 10 of FIG. 1, wherein (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side sectional view. FIG. 3 is an exploded side cross-section before assembly for easy understanding of the nozzle chute 20 in FIG. 2 and 3, the nozzle chute 20 of the game medium lending machine 10 includes a nozzle 22 having a game medium passage 22 g at a substantially central portion and a base end portion 22 a having a spherical crown portion 22 c, and the nozzle 22. The inner cover 24d has an inner spherical surface 24d that matches the outer shape 22D of the spherical crown portion 22c. The nozzle cover 24 that is attached to the main body 11 of the game medium lending machine 10 matches the inner shape 22d of the spherical crown portion 22c of the nozzle 22. And a nozzle holder 23 that holds the spherical crown portion 22c of the nozzle 22 between the outer spherical surface 23D and the inner spherical surface 24d of the nozzle cover 24. The nozzle cover 24 is formed with a screw hole 24s in a range corresponding to the outer side of the spherical crown portion 22c, and the nozzle holder 23 is formed with a flange 23f provided with an insertion hole for the small screw 26 in a range corresponding to the outer side of the spherical crown portion 22c. A small screw 26 having a compression spring 25 interposed between the flange 23f and the flange 23f is screwed into the screw hole 24s. The spherical crown portion 22 c of the nozzle 22 is sandwiched between the inner spherical surface 24 d of the nozzle cover 24 and the outer spherical surface 23 D of the nozzle holder 23 by a compression spring 25. The nozzle 22 is rotatable within the range of the opening 24 e of the nozzle cover 24 and the opening 23 e of the nozzle holder 23. The nozzle 22 is configured by connecting an extension nozzle 22e.

  The inlet end 22s of the passage 22g of the nozzle 22 is formed in a cylindrical shape. Between the inlet end 22s and the main body 11 of the game medium lending machine 10, there is a guide path 21g for the game medium at the center and a convex spherical surface 21s at the end. The convex spherical surface 21s of the nozzle guide 21 and the inlet end 22s of the nozzle 22 are adjacent to each other with a slight gap.

  For this reason, in the nozzle chute 20 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the tip 22a of the nozzle 22 can move to the predetermined range 20a in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the amount of movement is large. Accordingly, the height adjustment range in the vertical direction of the nozzle chute 20 becomes large, and even if the height position of the tray 71 changes greatly due to the model change of the gaming machine 70, the gaming medium can be paid out, and the gaming medium rental Even without removing from the main body 11 of the machine 10, the height adjustment in the vertical direction can be performed easily and in a short time. Further, the adjustment range in the left-right direction of the nozzle chute 20 is increased, and when the front door 73 of the gaming machine 70 is opened when changing the model of the gaming machine 70 or for maintenance or replenishment of medals, the tip 22a of the nozzle 22 is placed on the front surface. Since the front of the door 73 is not blocked, the work is not disturbed.

  Further, even if the nozzle 22 is rotated to the predetermined range 20a in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction at the base end portion 22a, the guide path 21g of the nozzle guide 21 and the path 22g of the nozzle 22 are communicated to smoothly play the game medium. You can pay out.

  The assembly of the nozzle chute 20 is performed as follows. First, after sandwiching the spherical crown portion 22c of the nozzle 22 between the inner spherical surface 24d of the nozzle cover 24 and the outer spherical surface 23D of the nozzle holder 23, the small screw 26 is inserted into the nozzle cover 24 while the compression spring 25 is interposed. The nozzle 22, the nozzle cover 24, and the nozzle holder 23 are assembled by screwing into the screw holes 24s. Next, the nozzle guide 21 is positioned and temporarily fixed at the payout opening of the main body 11 of the game medium lending machine 10. Next, the assembled nozzle cover 24 is applied to the main body 11, the machine screw 27 is screwed into the screw hole 24 s of the nozzle cover 24 from the back of the main body 11, and the nozzle cover 24 is attached. Thereafter, the extension nozzle 22e is attached to form the nozzle 22.

  The game medium lending machine and its nozzle chute according to the present invention can be applied not only to slot machines but also to game machines such as pachinko machines by appropriately designing.

The game media rental machine 10 arrange | positioned adjacent to the game machine 70 based on embodiment is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is the side view which cut the nozzle chute 20 in cross section. The nozzle chute 20 enclosed by arrow A in the game medium rental machine 10 of FIG. 1 is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a sectional side view. It is the decomposition | disassembly side cross section before an assembly for making it easy to understand the nozzle chute 20 in FIG. A gaming machine 70 and a conventional gaming medium lending machine 50 arranged adjacent to the gaming machine 70 are shown, (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view.

Explanation of symbols

10: Game medium lending machine 11: Main body 12: Slot 13: Display 14: Key hole 15: Door 20: Nozzle chute 20a: Predetermined range 21: Nozzle guide 21g: Guide path 21s: Convex spherical surface 22: Nozzle 22a: Base end Portion 22b: Tip 22c: Ball crown 22D: Outer shape 22d: Inner shape 22e: Extension nozzle 22g: Passage 22s: Entrance end 23: Nozzle holder 23D: Outer spherical surface 23e: Opening 23f: Flange 24: Nozzle cover 24d: Inner spherical surface 24e: Opening 24s: Screw hole 25: Compression spring 26, 27: Machine screw 50: Game medium lending machine 52: Insert port 53: Display unit 54: Key hole 55: Door 60: Nozzle chute 62: Nozzle 62b: Tip Unit 70: gaming machine 71: tray 72: medal (game medium) slot 73: front door

Claims (3)

  A game medium lending machine for paying out a game medium to a tray of an adjacent gaming machine via a nozzle chute, wherein a ball crown is formed at a base end portion of the nozzle constituting the nozzle chute, and the ball A game medium lending machine characterized in that a crown is rotatably held.   A nozzle chute of a game medium lending machine that pays out game media to a receiving tray of an adjacently arranged game machine, having a passage for the game medium at substantially the center, and a ball crown is formed at the base end. A nozzle cover that has an inner spherical surface that matches the outer shape of the spherical crown portion of the nozzle, and that is attached to the main body of the game medium lending machine, and an outer shape that matches the inner shape of the spherical crown portion of the nozzle A nozzle holder having a spherical surface and sandwiching the spherical crown portion of the nozzle by the outer spherical surface and the inner spherical surface of the nozzle cover, and the nozzle is rotatable at its base end portion. Nozzle chute for game media rental machine.   The inlet end of the passage of the nozzle is cylindrical, and a guide guide for the game medium is interposed between the inlet end and the main body of the game medium lending machine, and a nozzle guide having a convex spherical surface at the end. The nozzle chute of a game medium lending machine according to claim 2, wherein the convex spherical surface of the nozzle guide and the inlet end of the nozzle are adjacent to each other.

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