JP2005334333A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine to which a large amount of tokens can be successively fed easily. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine 1 relating to this invention comprises a case body 2, a feed port 11 formed on the case body 2 and provided with an opening 11a to which the plurality of tokens can be fed, and a token processor provided inside the case body and capable of separating the tokens successively fed from the feed port 11. Then, near the feed port 11, a horizontal plane 12a for making it possible to mount the plurality of tokens is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that uses a game medium such as a medal or a coin to play a game, and more particularly, to a game machine that has a feature in an insertion slot into which the game medium is inserted.

In general, as a gaming machine in which a game is played by inserting a gaming medium (hereinafter referred to as “medal”) as described above, for example, a pusher game device as disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. ing. Normally, this type of pusher game apparatus is configured to insert medals one by one into the insertion slot and release the medals toward a predetermined target.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-150884

  However, since the pusher game device described above has a mechanism for inserting medals one by one, it is troublesome to insert a large number of medals. That is, when a player continuously releases medals, the player needs to hold a large number of medals in his hand, pick them one by one and insert them into the slot continuously, which is cumbersome. There is a problem. In particular, some recent pusher game devices provide a player with a lot of profit by continuously inserting a large amount of medals toward the target, and the structure of the insertion slot as disclosed in the above-mentioned patent document Then, it is difficult for the player to easily and continuously release a large number of medals.

  The present invention has been made based on the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can easily insert a large number of medals continuously.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, a gaming machine according to claim 1 is provided with a housing, a slot formed in the housing and provided with an opening into which a plurality of game media can be loaded, and the gaming machine. And a game medium processing device capable of separating and processing the game media continuously input from the slot, so that a plurality of game media can be placed in the vicinity of the slot. The game medium mounting means is provided.

  According to the gaming machine having the above-described configuration, it is possible to place a large number of game media (medals) on the game media placement means provided in the vicinity of the slot, and the player can start the game. Accordingly, it is possible to sequentially (continuously) pour a large number of placed medals toward the opening of the insertion slot. Then, although many medals poured into the slot are overlapped, they are separated by the game media processing device, and then guided to an identification device (selector) for identifying its effectiveness, for example, according to a predetermined route. Then, it is guided toward the medal accumulation unit, the game area, and the like.

  The gaming machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that the game medium placing means is a horizontal plane formed in the vicinity of the slot.

  By setting the game medium placing means in a horizontal plane in this way, it becomes possible to stably accumulate a large number of medals on it, and the player pushes in the accumulated medals, etc. It becomes possible to continuously put into the mouth.

  The gaming machine according to claim 3 is characterized in that the game medium placing means is an inclined surface formed in the vicinity of the insertion port and inclined toward the opening of the insertion port.

  In this way, by setting the game medium placing means to be an inclined surface facing the opening of the insertion slot, the player holds, for example, a medal while holding down the medal with the finger along the inclined surface. By separating the medals, it is possible to continuously flow medals into the slot along the inclined surface.

  Also, in the gaming machine according to claim 4, the game medium processing device is installed with a drive motor and a predetermined gap, and guides the game medium input to the input port to the input side and the discharge side, respectively. A first rotating roller and a second rotating roller that are rotationally driven by the driving motor, and a base member that supports the driving motor and rotatably supports the first rotating roller and the second rotating roller. And a power transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotational driving force of the drive motor to the first rotating roller and the second rotating roller.

  In the game medium processing device having such a configuration, a large number of medals poured into the slot are overlapped, but in the gap between the first rotating roller and the second rotating roller that rotate in the same direction as described above. In response to the separation action, high-speed separation processing can be performed one by one.

  According to the present invention, in a gaming machine that inserts medals and plays a game, a large number of medals can be stored in the vicinity of the insertion slot, so that operations when continuously inserting medals can be easily performed. In addition, a large amount of medals can be inserted easily.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be specifically described.
1 to 3 are diagrams showing an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a pusher game device which is an example of a gaming machine, and FIG. The figure which looked at the part made from the back side, and FIG. 3 are the figures which expand and show an insertion port part.

  The pusher game apparatus 1 includes a housing 2, and a game area 3 that is visible from the outside is provided inside the housing 2. In the game area 3, a horizontal surface 3a is formed, and a pusher 3b that reciprocates in the direction of the arrow on the horizontal surface 3a is disposed. A large number of game media (medals) are stored on the horizontal surface 3a, and the pushers 3b reciprocate in the direction of the arrow so that the medals stored on the horizontal surface 3a are in front of the cliff (not shown). ) And is discharged to the medal tray 4 as a reward. In this case, the player releases a hand-held medal toward the horizontal surface 3a and the front end wall of the pusher 3b, thereby acquiring a large number of medals previously accumulated on the horizontal surface 3a by the operation of the pusher 3b.

  A pedestal 5 is formed on the housing 2 so as to protrude toward the player side, and a turning lever 6 that is turned by the player in the direction of the arrow is installed on the pedestal. The base end side of the rotation lever 6 is connected to a drive mechanism 6b that drives a slope 6a for feeding a medal to the horizontal surface 3a, and the player operates the rotation lever 6 to rotate the slope 6a. The medals can be released in the target direction by rotating in the direction of the arrow. In addition, about the drive mechanism 6b for rotating the slope 6a, since it is not the main structures of this invention, it abbreviate | omits about the detailed description.

  The pedestal portion 5 is provided with a front plate 12 having a slot 11 into which a medal is inserted. In this case, the size of the opening 11a that defines the insertion slot 11 is formed such that a plurality of medals can be inserted simultaneously. Further, the front plate 12 is formed with a horizontal surface 12a as a game medium placing means for allowing a plurality of medals to be placed. The horizontal surface 12a extends from the insertion slot 11 toward the player side, that is, the front side, and the player pushes a large number of medals placed thereon into the insertion slot 11 as it is. It is possible to drop. Although the drawing shows a state in which many medals are stacked, the medals may be simply stacked randomly.

  In the housing 2, a game medium processing device (hereinafter referred to as a medal processing device) 10, which will be described later, is disposed below the insertion slot 11, and continuously from the insertion slot 11, Alternatively, medals inserted in a stacked state can be processed at high speed (a large number of medals are separated and guided one by one to the identification unit of the identification device). In this case, the front plate 12 in which the insertion slot 11 is formed may be formed integrally with the medal processing device 10 or formed integrally with the base 5 of the gaming machine described above. Also good.

  As described above, the medal processing device 10 receives a large number of medals continuously or repeatedly inserted through the insertion slot 11, separates them one by one, and separates the medals into their effectiveness. Is guided to the identification device 100 for identifying the. That is, the medals separated one by one by the medal processing device 10 are dropped as they are and guided to the conveyance path 101 of the identification device 100, and in an identification unit (not shown) provided in the middle of the conveyance path 101, For example, predetermined parameters such as the weight, thickness, and diameter are measured. The medal determined to be valid here moves on the transport path 101 as it is, and then is guided in a standing state on the slope 6a reciprocally rotated in the direction of the arrow. Further, medals determined not to be valid are returned to the medal tray 4 via another conveyance path, for example.

  The medal processing device 10 described above may be configured as a separate unit with respect to the identification device 100, or may be configured integrally as a single unit.

  Next, referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 7, a medal processing device that is installed in the casing 2 of the above gaming machine and can continuously process a large number of medals inserted from the insertion slot 11 at high speed. Ten preferred configurations will be described. In these drawings, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the entire medal processing device, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the base member, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the guide path formed in the base member. 7A is a side view of the base member, and FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 7A.

  The medal processing device 10 is mounted on a housing of a gaming machine and includes a base member 15 made of, for example, PA resin. A drive motor 17 (DC motor) capable of forward rotation and reverse rotation is mounted on one end side below the base member 15, and a medal that is inserted into the insertion slot 11 and dropped at the upper portion thereof. The first rotation roller 18 and the second rotation roller 19 that are rotationally driven by the drive motor 17 are rotatably supported so that the received medals are guided to the insertion side and the discharge side, respectively. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, the rotating rollers 18 and 19 are rotatably supported within the base member 15 so as to be spaced apart by a thickness of about one medal (nip portion N), as shown in FIG. 18 is rotationally driven in the direction of arrow A so as to convey the inserted medal, and the second rotating roller 19 is rotationally driven in direction of arrow B so as to eject the inserted medal (in side view). , And driven to rotate in the same direction). By such rotational driving of the rotary rollers 18 and 19, even though a plurality of medals continuously falling from the slot 11 are overlapped, they are separated into one piece at the nip portion N and further conveyed downward. It is like that.

  Each of the rotating rollers 18 and 19 is made of an inexpensive material, such as urethane rubber, and knurled eyes or the like are formed on the surface so as to increase the frictional force between the rotating rollers 18 and 19. It is preferable to keep it. Thus, by making the frictional force between the medals and the rotating roller surely greater than the frictional force between the overlapping medals, it is possible to reliably separate the overlapping medals.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the above-described base member 15 includes the first base 15A and the second base 15B that can be separated in the axial direction of the rotating roller by screws or the like, and the rotating roller 18, Both ends of the drive shafts 18a and 19a for rotationally driving the 19 are rotatably supported by the first base 15A and the second base 15B, respectively. That is, each rotary roller 18 and 19 is rotatably supported so as to be positioned between the first base 15A and the second base 15B.

  A cutout 20 is formed in the first base 15A so as to correspond to the insertion port 11 formed in the front plate 12, and the cutout 20 is continuously formed as shown in FIG. A medal guidance path 22 extending downward is formed. The rotating rollers 18 and 19 are supported so as to face each other around the guide path 22, and the nip portion N is formed in the middle of the guide path 22.

  The first base 15A is formed with holes 23 and 24 through which the drive shafts 18a and 19a of the rotary rollers 18 and 19 are inserted, and a hole 25 through which the rotary drive shaft 17a of the drive motor 17 is inserted. . In this case, the second base 15B is similarly formed with holes through which the drive shafts 18a and 19a of the rotary rollers 18 and 19 are inserted.

  The drive shafts 18a and 19a may be supported on the bases 15A and 15B as long as the drive shafts are rotatably supported. The drive shafts 18a and 19a may be composed of rolling bearings, or as shown in FIG. It may be configured by. In the latter case, by using a material having excellent wear resistance, for example, POM (Duracon), an inexpensive configuration can be achieved and the cost can be reduced. Further, it is preferable to arrange an E-ring 32 made of a member for holding the bush 30 to prevent it from coming off, for example, SUS (stainless steel), and the bush 30 is disposed between the bush 30 and the E-ring 32 as shown in FIG. By providing a slight gap, it is possible to effectively suppress the thrust backlash of the drive shaft. In addition, about a support part, the structure which does not provide a bearing member as mentioned above may be sufficient.

  A power transmission mechanism 40 that transmits the rotational driving force of the drive motor 17 to the first rotating roller 18 and the second rotating roller 19 is provided on the first base 15A side. The power transmission mechanism 40 drives the drive shafts 18a and 19a of the first rotating roller 18 and the second rotating roller 19 to the first base 15A so as to rotationally drive the first rotating roller 18 and the second rotating roller 19 in the same direction. The first pulley 41 and the second pulley 42 mounted on the pulley, the drive pulley 43 mounted on the rotational drive shaft 17a of the drive motor 17, and the drive wound around each pulley 41, 42, 43 The belt 45 is provided. That is, according to the structure of such a power transmission mechanism, when the drive motor 17 is rotationally driven, the above-described pulleys 41, 42, and 43, and the drive belt 45 wound around them, Each of the rotating rollers 18 and 19 is rotationally driven in the above-described direction.

  Further, on the second base 15B side, a detecting means 48 for detecting the insertion of a medal when the insertion slot is inserted and rotating the drive motor 17 is disposed. The detection means 48 can be constituted by a transmission type sensor in which, for example, a light emitting element 48 a and a light receiving element 48 b are arranged on the long side portion of the insertion slot 11 so as to face each other. Of course, the detection means may be constituted by a mechanical sensor that detects the abutment of medals in addition to such an optical sensor.

  The power transmission mechanism 40 configured as described above is preferably provided with idling means so that the driving motor 17 can idly rotate when a load of a predetermined value or more is applied to the driving motor 17 (driving motor 17). The load exceeding the predetermined value is mainly applied when the clogging occurs due to the weight of the medal in the nip portion N). For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the idling means is configured by making the drive belt 45 a round belt having a circular cross section and forming a V-shaped groove 50 around which the round belt is wound on each pulley. Is possible.

  In this way, the drive belt 45 is a round belt, and a groove 50 having a V-shaped cross section around which the round belt is wound is formed on each pulley. Since the force is suppressed, even if the rotation of the rotary rollers 18 and 19 is hindered and the pulleys 41 and 42 are stopped, the drive belt 45 can slide and the drive motor 17 can run idle. It becomes possible. That is, even if the medals are jammed at the nip portion N between the first rotating roller 18 and the second rotating roller 19, the drive belt 45 passes around the pulleys 41 and 42 whose rotation is inhibited by the above-described idling means. Since it can slide, the rotational drive of the drive motor 17 is not forcibly stopped, and consumption of the drive motor is suppressed. Further, since the drive belt 45 is formed of a round belt, the cross-sectional shape thereof is circular and has no directionality. Therefore, the drive belt 45 has excellent wear resistance and excellent flexibility and shock absorption.

In the idling means described above, each of the pulleys 41, 42, and 43 is made of a material having excellent wear resistance, for example, POM, and the round belt is polyurethane so that it can slide with respect to such a pulley. What is necessary is just to comprise by materials, such as. In addition to the above-described configuration, the idling means can also be configured by a torque limiter or the like that is attached to the drive shaft and allows rotation when a predetermined load is applied. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the guide path 22 formed inside is preferably formed so as to be bent with respect to the entry direction of the medal inserted from the insertion slot 11. Specifically, as shown in the sectional view of FIG. 6, the insertion port 11 is formed so that the opposing wall portion gradually approaches from the opening 11 a of the insertion port 11 toward the nip portion, and a large number of medals When is put in, it inevitably shifts to the nip portion. Then, the medals that are overlapped in the upper region of the nip part are separated into one sheet by the roller action in the nip part and are guided to the guide path 22 as they are. At this time, the medals separated at the nip portion enter along the X direction, which is a common tangential direction of both the rotating rollers 18 and 19, but the guide path 22 is formed in parallel to the X direction. Instead, it is formed so as to be bent with respect to the X direction (the guide path 22 shown in the figure is curved in a circular arc shape, and the X direction intersects with a curved wall defining the guide path 22. Is formed).

  By bending the guide path 22 as described above, it is possible to make it difficult for foreign matter to enter the inside, and even if the foreign matter is intentionally inserted from the insertion port 11, it is bent. Since the insertion is effectively hindered by the wall surface, it is possible to prevent an unauthorized operation of the identification unit of the identification apparatus 100 shown in FIG. Note that the guide path may be formed by bending in a straight line in addition to being curved.

  In addition, it is preferable that when the medal clogging occurs in the nip portion of the rotating rollers 18 and 19, the driving motor 17 described above is driven in reverse so that the clogged medal can be easily removed. . Further, when the drive motor 17 is driven in the reverse direction in this way, it is preferable to install the one-way clutch 60 so as to restrict the rotation of the second rotating roller 19 that is rotationally driven to the discharge side. Specifically, when the one-way clutch 60 is installed, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the one-way clutch 60 may be disposed between the second pulley 42 and the drive shaft 19 a of the second rotating roller 19.

Here, the configuration and function of the one-way clutch 60 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 9, the one-way clutch 60 includes an outer ring member 61 and a plurality of rollers 63 that are held by a retainer 62 inside the outer ring member and roll with respect to the drive shaft 19 a. . On the inner peripheral surface of the outer ring member 61, a free rotation area 61a in which each roller can freely rotate and a wedge area 61b for restricting the rotation of each roller are formed adjacent to each other. The spring member 65 installed between the container 62 and the container 62 is biased toward the wedge region. In addition, a protrusion 61c for fixing the rotation is formed on the outer periphery of the outer ring member 61 at a predetermined interval, and this portion is formed in a fitting portion (not shown) formed on the second pulley 42. By being fitted, the one-way clutch 60 is fixed to the second pulley 42 so as not to rotate. The one-way clutch 60 and the second pulley may be integrally formed, that is, the second pulley 42 may be integrally formed with the outer ring member.

  In the one-way clutch 60 configured as described above, when the drive motor 17 is driven forward (during medal separation processing) and the second pulley is rotationally driven in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. The outer ring member 61 is engaged with the wedge region 61b by the rotational direction of the outer ring member 61 and the biasing force of the spring member 65, and the outer ring member 61 and the drive shaft 19a are integrally rotatable. That is, the second pulley rotates in the direction of the arrow by forward rotation of the drive motor 17, and the drive shaft 19a (second rotation roller 19) is also integrally rotated in the same direction by the above-described engagement relationship.

  When the medal clogging occurs at the nip portion N during the above-described medal processing, the drive motor 17 is driven in reverse. As a result, the drive belt 45 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 7, and the first rotating roller 18 that is driven to rotate toward the closing side attempts to rotate in the discharge direction. Further, the second rotation roller 19 tends to rotate to the closing side by the reverse driving of the drive motor 17, but since the rotation is restricted by the one-way clutch 60, the second rotating roller 19 is not rotated to the closing side. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, since the second pulley is driven to rotate in the direction opposite to the arrow direction, each roller 63 rotates freely against the biasing force of the spring member 65 depending on the rotation direction of the outer ring member 61. It comes to be located in the region 61a. At this time, each roller 63 only rotates in the free rotation region 61a, and the rotation of the outer ring member 61 is not transmitted to the drive shaft 19a. For this reason, the reverse drive force of the drive motor 17 is not transmitted to the drive shaft 19a (second rotary roller 19).

  As a result, as described above, when the drive motor 17 is driven in the reverse direction, the first rotating roller 18 is driven to rotate in the discharging direction, and the second rotating roller 19 does not rotate. The first rotation roller 18 can easily remove clogged medals without receiving a medal drawing operation.

  Further, in the above-described configuration, the power transmission mechanism 40 is different in that the rotational drive speed of the second rotary roller 19 that is rotationally driven to the discharge side is made slower than the first rotary roller 18 that is rotationally driven to the input side. It is preferable to provide a moving means.

  In this case, since the power transmission mechanism 40 employs the pulley and the drive belt as described above, the differential means is configured to rotate the first rotating roller 18 as shown in FIG. The diameter R of the second pulley 42 that rotationally drives the second rotating roller 19 is made larger than the diameter r of the first pulley 41. That is, by providing such a differential means, when the drive belt 45 is rotationally driven by the drive motor 17, the second rotary roller 19 becomes slower than the rotational drive speed of the first rotary roller 18. It comes to be rotationally driven. Since the second rotating roller 19 is rotationally driven in a direction opposite to the medal insertion direction, it receives a large impact by the inserted medal, but the rotational driving speed is slower than that of the first rotating roller 18, so that the medal Even if a large number of is introduced, the impact force is alleviated, and it becomes possible to suppress wear by suppressing frictional resistance. In particular, in the above-described configuration, a large number of medals may be dropped from the insertion port 11 toward the nip portion N, but even in such a usage mode, the consumption of the second rotating roller 19 is effective. Can be suppressed.

  In the configuration described above, the power transmission mechanism is configured by a pulley and a friction drive belt, and the differential means is configured by changing the diameter of the pulley. However, the power transmission mechanism is configured by a gear train and the differential means. May be configured by changing the gear ratio. In addition to the configuration of the differential means described above or regardless of the differential means, the second rotating roller 19 is made of a material having excellent wear resistance with respect to the first rotating roller 18. Thus, it is possible to more effectively suppress the consumption of the second rotating roller that is rotationally driven to the discharge side.

  According to the medal processing device 10 and the pusher game device 1 incorporating the medal processing device 10 as described above, the player places a large number of medals on the horizontal surface 12a in advance and directs the medals toward the insertion slot 11 simply. By turning the turning lever 6 while being pushed, a large amount of medals can be easily released toward the target.

  In this case, in the medal processing device 10 in which medals are continuously inserted, when a medal is inserted into the insertion slot 11, the detecting means 48 detects the insertion of the medal and the drive motor 17 is driven to rotate forward. When the drive motor 17 is driven in the forward direction, the rotational driving force is transmitted to the rotary rollers 18 and 19 via the power transmission mechanism 40 described above, and each rotary roller is transmitted in the same direction, that is, the rotary roller 18 is driven. The medal insertion direction and the rotation roller 19 are rotationally driven in the medal discharge direction. As a result, a large number of medals continuously inserted into the insertion slot are separated into one piece at the nip portion N, and then move along the guide path 22 and are sequentially transferred to the identification device 100 as they are to the slope 6a. Along the horizontal plane 3a shown in FIG.

  According to the medal processing device 10 configured as described above, the output from the drive motor 17 is directly supplied to the first pulley 41 and the second pulley via the drive pulley 43 attached to the rotation drive shaft 17a of the drive motor. 42, the first rotating roller 18 and the second rotating roller 19 are driven so that the configuration of the power transmission mechanism 40 is simplified, the cost can be reduced, and the entire apparatus can be made compact. Become.

  Further, in the above-described configuration, the base member 15 is configured by the first base 15A and the second base 15B that are separable from each other, and the first pulley 41, the second pulley 42, and the drive are provided on one base 15A side. Since the pulley 43 is disposed so as to be exposed, for example, even if a medal or a foreign object is clogged inside, it can be easily removed by simply separating the first base and the second base, and maintenance and the like are easy. Can be done. Further, since the guide path 22 for guiding medals is integrally formed on the first base 15A, the medals inserted into the insertion slot 11 are in the nip portion N between the first rotating roller 18 and the second rotating roller 19. After being separated one by one, it is surely continuously conveyed to the identification device 100 side as it is through the guide path 22.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to above-described embodiment, It can change variously. For example, the game medium placement means on which a large number of medals can be placed may be configured as a gaming machine 200 shown in FIG. 10 in addition to the horizontal plane 12a as in the above-described embodiment. The gaming machine 200 is configured such that a card game is executed in the gaming area 203, and the medal slot 11 provided on the front plate (pedestal) 12 of the front door 202 which is a part of the housing. As shown in FIG. 11, an inclined surface 12 c that is inclined so as to descend toward the opening 11 a of the insertion port 11 is formed in the vicinity of.

  In this way, the game medium placing means is the inclined surface 12c, so that a large number of medals are placed and the placed medals are held with fingers as shown in FIG. It is possible to continuously insert medals into the insertion slot 11 by simply releasing the finger.

  Of course, the game medium placing means may be formed by combining such an inclined surface and the horizontal surface of the above-described embodiment. Moreover, the part where the medals are placed may be formed in the vicinity of the insertion slot 11. For example, by forming the medals on the back side of the insertion slot 11, the accumulated medals are brought forward. By poking out, it is possible to continuously feed into the inlet 11.

  Moreover, the above-described medal processing device 10 is merely an example, and has various configurations as long as it can efficiently process medals continuously inserted into the insertion slot 11 as described above. Can be installed. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 11, in the medal processing device having the configuration shown in the figure, the first rotating roller 18 that rotates to the insertion side is located above the second rotating roller 19 that rotates to the discharge side. Although it arrange | positions so that it may be located, according to the internal shape etc. of the insertion port 11, the arrangement | positioning aspect can be variously deformed. For example, in the configurations shown in these drawings, it is preferable that the position of the first rotating roller 18 is shifted downward from the position of the second rotating roller 19. In other words, a large number of medals are placed in contact with the outer periphery of the second rotating roller 19 that rotates to the discharge side first, thereby preventing a large number of medals from entering the nip at once due to their own weight. Thus, it becomes possible to separate medals without causing clogging or the like.

1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention, and a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a pusher game device that is an example of a gaming machine. The figure which looked at the part where a medal is inserted from the back side. The figure which expands and shows an insertion port part. The exploded perspective view of the whole medal processing device. The figure which shows the structure of a base member. The figure which shows the structure of the guide path formed in a base member. (A) is a side view of a base member, (b) is sectional drawing along the II line | wire of figure (a). Sectional drawing which shows the engagement state of a pulley and a drive belt. The figure which shows the structure of a one-way clutch. The figure which shows another embodiment of a game machine. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a slot portion in the gaming machine shown in FIG. 10.

Explanation of symbols

1 Game machine (Pusher game device)
2 Housing 10 Medal processing device (game media processing device)
11 slot 11a opening 12a horizontal plane (game medium placing means)
12c Inclined surface (game medium placing means)
15 base member 17 drive motor 18 first rotation roller 19 second rotation roller 40 power transmission mechanism 41 first pulley 42 second pulley 43 drive pulley 45 drive belt 200 game machine (poker game machine)

Claims (4)

A housing,
A slot having an opening formed in the housing and into which a plurality of game media can be loaded;
A game medium processing device provided in the housing and capable of separating and processing game media continuously input from the input port;
A gaming machine having
A gaming machine characterized in that a gaming medium placing means for allowing a plurality of gaming media to be placed is provided in the vicinity of the slot.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game medium placing unit is a horizontal plane formed in the vicinity of the insertion port.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the game medium placing means is an inclined surface that is formed in the vicinity of the insertion port and is inclined toward the opening of the insertion port.   The game medium processing device is installed at a predetermined gap with a drive motor, and is rotated and driven by the drive motor so as to guide the game medium input to the input port to the input side and the discharge side, respectively. A first rotation roller, a second rotation roller, and a base member that supports the drive motor and rotatably supports the first rotation roller and the second rotation roller; and a rotational driving force of the drive motor, The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a power transmission mechanism that transmits the first rotating roller and the second rotating roller.

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