JP2006000407A - Automatic medal feeder and token dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic token feeder which enables the transfer of the game tokens to the token slot of the game machine by separating the game tokens to be dispensed from the token dispenser and the plurality of game tokens fed collectively securely one by one. <P>SOLUTION: An automatically feeding mechanism (3) has a feeding part (48), a token storage part (44), a transfer means (50) which transfers the game tokens stacked on a transfer part (53) in the parallel movement and then, makes them roll erected to be sent out, a return means (52) which returns the game tokens stacked in the direction opposite to the direction of transferring them to make the game tokens ready to be transferred one by one, a discharge guide path (120) and an automatically token feeding discharge port (64). The game machine has a feeding guide path (130) which enables the guiding of the game tokens to the token slot (10). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic medal insertion device and a gaming machine in which a gaming medal lent out from a medal lending machine adjacent to a gaming machine and a gaming medal paid out as a result of winning a prize can be easily inserted into a medal slot of a gaming machine. This is related to a medal lending machine that can be easily inserted into the medal slot.

Conventionally, in gaming machines that use gaming medals as gaming media, such as slot machines, gaming medals are based on a request to play an efficient game or to play a game without touching the gaming medals as much as possible. A gaming machine pedestal machine (medal lending machine) and a gaming machine that can be directly supplied to gaming machines are being studied (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-299868 A (FIG. 1)

However, in the conventional medal lending machines and gaming machines described above, it is required that the gaming medals can be reliably transferred to the medal slot of the gaming machine. In addition, in the case of providing an automatic insertion opening that can be batch-inserted into the gaming machines, a new mechanism is required for reliably separating the plurality of game medals that are batch-inserted one by one. In view of this, studies have been made on a case in which a charging opening as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-775 (FIG. 4) and a cylindrical portion are provided. However, when a large number of game medals are inserted at once, there is a problem that they are easily jammed.
Accordingly, each invention described in each claim has been made in view of the problems of the conventional techniques described above, and the object thereof is as follows.

(Claim 1)
That is, the invention described in claim 1 has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the invention is to provide a game medal lent out from a medal lending machine and a plurality of pieces put together. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic medal insertion device capable of reliably separating game medals one by one and transferring them to a medal insertion slot of a gaming machine.
(Claim 2)
The invention described in claim 2 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1 described above.

That is, the invention according to claim 2 is to provide an automatic medal insertion device that prevents the guide passage of game medals from the medal lending machine from getting in the way when the door of the game machine is opened. .
(Claim 3)
The invention according to claim 3 has the following object.
That is, the invention described in claim 3 has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the invention is to divide a game medal to be rented and a plurality of game medals that have been thrown together. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medal lending machine that can be surely separated and transferred to a medal slot of a gaming machine.

(Feature point)
Each invention described in each claim has been made to achieve each of the above-mentioned objects, and features of each invention will be described below using embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings. .
In addition, the code | symbol in parenthesis shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.
The drawing numbers also indicate the drawing numbers used in the embodiments of the invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.
(Claim 1)
The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.

  That is, a gaming machine (specifically, for example, slot machine 1) having a medal insertion slot (10) for inserting gaming medals one by one, and a medal that is installed adjacent to the gaming machine and can supply gaming medals. A medal lending machine (2) having a lending medal outlet (24) for discharging game medals lent out from a supply device (23), and a lending medal outlet (24) of the medal lending machine (2). An automatic medal insertion device comprising an automatic insertion mechanism (3) for automatically inserting game medals and game medals manually inserted by a player into the medal insertion port (10) of the gaming machine, The automatic insertion mechanism (3) opens upward and can accept a manually inserted game medal, a game medal inserted from the insertion section (48), and a rental medal discharge Game medals discharged from the exit (24) A medal storage part (44), which is a space that can be stored, and a transfer part (53) (specifically, for example, a conveyor belt (53)) provided below the medal storage part (44) The game medals are transferred by moving in parallel in a stacked state so that the surfaces overlap each other, and then rotating from the front end side in the transfer direction of the game medals that have been translated, with the end of the transfer part (53) as a fulcrum. The transfer means (50) that can be sent out after being placed upright, and the game medals stacked above the game medals provided above the transfer part (53) and transferred by the parallel movement Returning in the direction opposite to the transfer direction to eliminate the stacked state, the return means (52) formed so that the game medals can be transferred one by one, and one game medal transferred from the transfer means (50) Insert the medals while standing up one by one A discharge guide passage (120) for guiding in the direction of (10) and an automatic insertion medal discharge port (64) for discharging game medals from the discharge guide passage (120), wherein the gaming machine includes the automatic insertion It is provided with an insertion guide passage (130) that receives a standing game medal discharged from the automatic insertion medal discharge port (64) of the mechanism (3) and can guide it to the medal insertion port (10). Features.

Here, “game medals” are not limited to such disk-shaped medals, but may be coins used as ordinary money.
Here, “rotational movement” means that a disc-shaped game medal moves circularly around one axis or point. Specifically, FIG. As shown in Fig. 3, the roller falls from the front edge of the conveyor belt (53) toward the near side while performing a circular motion of approximately 90 degrees around the rotation axis of the roller (51) that rotates the conveyor belt (53). It means to do.
Here, “the state in which game medals are stacked so that their surfaces overlap each other” means a state in which the flat upper and lower surfaces of the disk-shaped game medals are stacked so as to overlap each other.

(Function)
In the present invention, the game medal manually inserted from the insertion unit (48) and the game medal discharged from the rental medal discharge port (24) of the medal lending machine (2) are stored in the medal storage unit (44). The
Then, when the transfer means (53) is operated by a predetermined operation start means (sensor or switch), the stored game medals are transferred.
Of the game medals transferred by the transfer means (53), the game medals stacked in the transfer section (53) of the transfer means (53) are transferred to the discharge guide passage (120) as they are. At that time, the game medals stacked on top of the game medals transferred by the transfer means (53) are stored in the medal storage part (44) in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the transfer means (53) by the return means (52). It will be blown away. For this reason, even when a plurality of game medals are thrown in at once by the insertion unit (48) and a plurality of game medals are stacked on the transfer means (53), the game medals are prevented from being transferred simultaneously. The game medals can be transferred one by one. Then, the transfer means (53) is rotated from the leading end side in the transfer direction of the game medal that has been translated, with the end of the transfer section (53) as a fulcrum, so that the game medal is in a standing state. Therefore, the game medal can be transferred toward the discharge guide passage (120) with the game medal standing upright. As a result, the game medals are transferred to the discharge guide passage (120) one by one in a standing state. As a result, it is possible to prevent clogging of medals in the discharge guide passage (120) due to simultaneous transfer of a plurality of game medals, and it is possible to obtain reliable transfer one by one.

Then, game medals that are transferred one by one in the discharge guide passage (120) in a standing state are discharged from the automatic insertion medal discharge port (64). Then, the game medals discharged from the automatic insertion medal discharge port (64) enter the insertion guide passage (130) one by one in a standing state, roll as they are, and enter the medal insertion port of the gaming machine (1). (10) can be transferred. In this way, by sending one by one in a standing state from the transfer means (53), the inside of the discharge guide passage (120) and the input guide passage (130) can be rolled and transferred. One medal can be reliably guided to the medal slot (10).
(Claim 2)
The invention described in claim 2 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 described above.

That is, in the medal automatic insertion device according to the present invention, the automatic insertion mechanism (3) is formed on the front side of the medal lending machine (2), and the discharge guide passage (120) is connected to the automatic insertion mechanism (3 ) To the boundary between the medal lending machine (2) and the gaming machine, and the insertion guide passage (130) is formed from the medal insertion slot (10) to the boundary. Features.
(Function)
Game medals from the automatic insertion mechanism (3) are inserted into the medal insertion slot (10) of the gaming machine (1) through the discharge guide passage (120) and the insertion guide passage (130).
By forming in this way, when the front door (13) of the gaming machine (1) is opened, the discharge guide passage (120) and the input guide passage (130) can be separated into two. it can. That is, the loading guide passage (130) can behave together with the front door (13) of the gaming machine (1), and the loading guide passage (130) becomes an obstacle to opening and closing the front door (13). Nothing will happen.

(Claim 3)
The invention described in claim 3 is characterized by the following points.
That is, lending for discharging game medals lent out from a medal supply device (23) installed adjacent to a gaming machine having a medal insertion slot (10) for inserting game medals one by one. A medal lending machine (2) having a medal discharge port (24), a game medal lent out from the lending medal discharge port (24) of the medal lending machine (2) and a game medal manually thrown by the player, Provided with an automatic insertion mechanism (3) for automatic insertion into the medal insertion slot (10) of the gaming machine, the automatic insertion mechanism (3) is opened upward, the manually inserted game medal Acceptable insertion part (48), and medal storage part (44) which is a space for storing game medals inserted from the insertion part (48) and game medals discharged from the lending medal outlet (24) And a transfer provided below the medal storage part (44). The game medals are transferred to the sending part (53) by moving them in a stacked state so that their surfaces overlap each other, and then the game medals that have been moved in parallel are transferred using the end of the transfer part (53) as a fulcrum. The transfer means (50) that can be rotated and moved from the front end side in the direction and sent out after the game medals are in a standing state, and the game that is transferred above the transfer portion (53) and transferred by the parallel movement The game medals stacked on the top of the medals are returned in the direction opposite to the transfer direction to cancel the stacked state, and the return means (52) formed so that the game medals can be transferred one by one, and the transfer means (50 ), The discharge guide passage (120) for guiding the game medals transferred from the discharge guide passage (120) one by one while standing upright one by one, and discharging the game medals from the discharge guide passage (120) With an automatic insertion medal outlet (64) For example, characterized in that is.

(Function)
In the present invention, the game medal manually inserted from the insertion unit (48) and the game medal discharged from the rental medal discharge port (24) of the medal lending machine (2) are stored in the medal storage unit (44). The
Then, when the transfer means (53) is operated by a predetermined operation start means (sensor or switch), the stored game medals are transferred.
Of the game medals transferred by the transfer means (53), the game medals attached to the upper surface of the transfer means (53) are transferred to the discharge guide passage (120) as they are. At that time, the game medals stacked on top of the game medals transferred by the transfer means (53) are stored in the medal storage part (44) in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the transfer means (53) by the return means (52). It will be blown away. For this reason, even when a plurality of game medals are thrown in at once by the insertion unit (48) and a plurality of game medals are stacked on the transfer means (53), the game medals are prevented from being transferred simultaneously. The game medals can be transferred one by one. Then, the transfer means (53) is rotated from the leading end side in the transfer direction of the game medal that has been translated, with the end of the transfer section (53) as a fulcrum, so that the game medal is in a standing state. Therefore, the game medal can be transferred toward the discharge guide passage (120) with the game medal standing upright. As a result, the game medals are transferred to the discharge guide passage (120) one by one in a standing state.

Then, game medals that are transferred one by one in the discharge guide passage (120) in a standing state are discharged from the automatic insertion medal discharge port (64).
In this way, by sending one by one in a standing state from the transfer means (53), the inside of the discharge guide passage (120) can be rolled and transferred in a standing state, and a game medal can be transferred. You can be sure to guide one by one.
As a result, it is possible to prevent clogging of medals in the discharge guide passage (120) due to simultaneous transfer of a plurality of game medals, and it is possible to obtain reliable transfer one by one.

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below.
(Claim 1)
According to invention of Claim 1, there exist the following effects.
That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the gaming medals lent out from the medal lending machine and the plurality of gaming medals placed in a lump can be reliably separated one by one and transferred to the medal slot of the gaming machine. It is possible to provide an automatic medal insertion device that can be used.
(Claim 2)
According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect can be obtained.

That is, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic medal insertion device that prevents the game medal guide passage from the medal lending machine from becoming an obstacle when the door of the gaming machine is opened. .
(Claim 3)
According to invention of Claim 3, there exist the following effects.
That is, according to the invention described in claim 3, the rented game medals and the plurality of game medals inserted at once can be reliably separated one by one and transferred to the medal slot of the gaming machine. Medal lending machines can be provided.

The automatic medal insertion device according to the present invention includes a slot machine 1 as a gaming machine, a medal lending machine 2, and an automatic insertion mechanism 3.
(Explanation of drawings)
1 to 16 show an embodiment of the present invention.
1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an automatic insertion mechanism, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a slot machine and a medal lending machine, FIG. 3 is a side view of the medal lending machine, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of an automatic insertion mechanism and a medal insertion slot. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the automatic insertion mechanism, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the medal feeding device, FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the automatic insertion mechanism, FIGS. 8 and 9 are operation explanatory views of the medal feeding device, and FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the movement adjusting valve, FIG. 11 is an AA cross-sectional view of FIG. 13 and is a vertical cross-sectional view of the medal slot, FIG. 12 is an external front view of the medal slot, and FIG. 14 is an external perspective view of the medal slot, FIG. 15 is a right side view of the appearance of the medal slot, and FIG. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view of the bottom surface of the guide groove.

The medal lending machine 2 in the present embodiment is installed adjacent to the slot machine 1 and is provided so as to correspond to each slot machine.
(Slot machine 1)
As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 1 is formed of a case and a front door 13 attached to the front side of the case, and on the front side, a symbol display on which a rotating reel (not shown) can be visually recognized. A window 14 is formed. Further, below the symbol display window 14 and in the approximate center of the slot machine 1 is an operation unit 16 provided with operation means such as a start switch and a stop switch. A medal slot 10 for inserting game medals is provided at the right front end of the operation unit 16. Although not particularly shown, a medal selector for determining the authenticity of the game medal and counting the inserted medals is provided below the medal insertion slot 10. Further, at the bottom of the slot machine 1, a payout medal tray 15 capable of storing payout medals is provided.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 4, 11 to 14, the medal insertion slot 10 has an upper insertion opening 11 through which game medals can be inserted one by one from above, and an insertion that communicates with the side of the upper insertion opening 11. And a guide passage 130.
(Input guidance passage 130)
The insertion guide passage 130 is a bowl-shaped passage extending from the upper insertion opening 11 to the front right side (medal lending machine 2 side), and accepts game medals sent from a medal transfer block 60 described later. It is for transferring to the input opening 11. The insertion guidance path 130 can be rolled and guided to the medal insertion slot 10 while the game medals discharged from the automatic insertion medal discharge opening 64 of the automatic insertion mechanism 3 are erected.

The insertion guide passage 130 is formed from the medal insertion slot 10 to the boundary between the medal lending machine 2 and the slot machine 1.
A game medal is inserted from the medal slot 10, the rotating reel is rotated by operating the start switch, and the rotating reel is stopped by operating the stop switch. At this time, the symbols displayed on the plurality of rotating reels are predetermined. When the position mode is stopped, a prize is won, and a predetermined number of medals are paid out.
(Upper opening 11)
The upper charging opening 11 has a slit shape that opens in a rectangular shape in the lateral direction. A passage toward the lower side of the upper insertion opening 11 communicates with the medal selector. On the front side of the upper input opening 11, a front input concave groove 180 having a semicircular longitudinal cross section and recessed in a concave groove shape is formed. A semicircular standing plate 175 standing upward is formed on the back surface of the upper insertion opening 11.

(Forward groove 180)
The front throwing groove 180 is formed on the upper surface so that a plurality of game medals can be placed in a substantially cylindrical shape. Then, while pushing the front side of the plurality of game medals stacked in a substantially columnar shape on the front throwing groove 180 little by little with the right hand of the player, one piece from the back side of the stacked game medals , And is formed so that it can be dropped into the upper opening 11. The direction in which the forward throwing groove 180 advances, that is, the direction in which the game medal advances in the forward throwing groove 180, is the front-facing direction of the slot machine 1 so that the player can easily push the stacked game medals with the right thumb of the player. Instead, as shown in FIG. 13, it is formed so as to be slightly inclined in the back direction obliquely to the right.

(Standing plate 175)
The upright plate 175 is located on the back side of the upper insertion opening 11 and is formed in a direction perpendicular to the central axis of the front insertion groove 180. This standing plate 175 is formed so that a plurality of game medals stacked in a columnar shape placed in the front throwing groove 180 can fall to the upper throwing opening 11 in front of it. It is what has been. The front side surface of the upright plate 175 is formed on the same plane as the back side surface of the upper insertion opening 11. That is, the game medal can be smoothly dropped into the upper insertion opening 11 along the surface on the near side of the standing plate 175.

(Protrusion 190)
The protrusion 190 is located on the right back side of the medal slot 10 and protrudes upward. This is formed so that the player can sandwich a bundle of thousand-yen bills between the back surface of the standing plate 175 and the front surface side of the projecting portion 190. As a result, when the player loses his / her game medals, the player can remove the thousand yen bill from his wallet each time without removing the thousand yen bill from the thousand yen bill sandwiched between the standing plate 175 and the protruding portion 190. One sheet can be pulled out and inserted into the bill insertion slot 21 of the medal lending machine 2. This is for the convenience of the player's game.

(Input guidance passage 130)
The above insertion guide passage 130 can roll the game medal discharged from the automatic insertion medal discharge port 64 of the automatic insertion mechanism 3 while standing and guide from the side of the slot machine 1 to the medal insertion port 10. It is formed in a concave groove shape.
In the insertion guide passage 130, the downward inclination angle of the guide groove bottom 170, which is the bottom surface thereof, toward the medal insertion slot 10 is larger in the vicinity of the medal insertion slot 10 than in the side portion of the slot machine 1. Is formed. The inclination angle of the guide groove bottom surface 170 is a tangential angle of the longitudinal sectional shape of the guide groove bottom surface 170 along the medal traveling direction.

The longitudinal sectional shape along the medal transfer direction of the guide groove bottom surface 170 of the insertion guide passage 130 is expressed by a quadratic curve. More specifically, when the left and right horizontal directions are set as the x-axis and the vertical vertical direction is set as the y-axis, x = ay ² + by + c (a, b, and c are predetermined coefficients). That is, the vertical cross-sectional shape in the left-right direction of the guide groove bottom surface 170 of the charging guide passage 130 is formed so as to be expressed by such a formula.
The lateral tangent angle of the guide groove bottom surface 170 of the insertion guide passage 130 is formed such that the downward inclination angle increases from the right side of the slot machine 1 toward the medal insertion slot 10. .

(Behavior of game medals in the entry guide passage 130)
First, when a game medal is inserted from the collective throwing opening 31 of the collective throwing mechanism 3, the game medal is transferred by a transport belt 53 or the like as a transfer unit inside the main body cover 30, and finally the collective throwing mechanism 3 It rolls into the insertion guide passage 130 from the automatic insertion medal outlet 64 of the medal transfer block 60 provided in the lower part.
Then, the downward inclination angle of the guide groove bottom surface 170 of the insertion guide passage 130 is larger in the vicinity of the medal insertion slot 10 than the right side portion of the slot machine 1, and from the right side end portion of the slot machine 1. However, the downward slope toward the guide groove bottom surface 170 near the upper insertion opening 11 of the medal insertion slot 10 is steep. Therefore, the movement speed of the game medal in the vicinity of the upper insertion opening 11 of the medal insertion slot 10 is faster than the movement speed of the game medal in the side portion of the slot machine 1, and the change of the game medal movement speed is slow. Can be added. That is, the medal moving speed in the vicinity of the upper insertion opening 11 in the case where the entire length as shown in FIG. 17 is formed by the linear bottom surface 270 consisting of the linear bottom surface, and the upper direction in the present invention as shown in FIG. Comparing the medal movement speed near the insertion opening 11, the invention of the present application has a larger slow speed between the movement speed of the game medal on the side of the slot machine 1 and the movement speed of the game medal near the medal insertion slot 10. Changes can be made. Thereby, when a plurality of game medals are continuously flowed from the batch insertion mechanism 3 to the insertion guide passage 130 at short time intervals, the game medals and the groove-shaped side surfaces in the insertion guide passage 130 are Due to frictional resistance, the speed is gradually reduced and the movement speed near the upper insertion opening 11 is reduced, and the interval between successive game medals becomes narrower, thereby avoiding the occurrence of a phenomenon that collides with the game medals coming later. Can do. That is, as shown in FIG. 16, in the vicinity of the upper insertion opening 11, the moving speed of the game medals can be increased and the interval between consecutive game medals can be increased. As a result, even if a plurality of game medals are continuously flown into the insertion guide passage 130, it is possible to smoothly insert them into the medal insertion slot 10 without colliding with each other near the upper insertion opening 11. It is possible to avoid clogging of medals and confusion of medal transfer due to collision of game medals in the passage 130 or in the upper insertion opening 11.

Furthermore, the straight line of the bottom of the insertion guide passage 130 is designed to prevent clogging due to collision between game medals. The movement speed of the game becomes too high (too much to run up), so that the game medal does not fall into the medal slot 10, but passes or jumps. However, as in the present embodiment, when the inclination angle only in the vicinity of the medal slot 10 is large, it is possible to avoid the final movement speed from becoming excessive.
The inclination angle of the guide groove bottom surface 170 of the introduction guide passage 130 is set to be a tangential angle of the guide groove bottom surface 170. Therefore, the tangential angle of the guide groove bottom surface 170 of the insertion guide passage 130 is larger in the vicinity of the medal insertion slot 10 than in the side portion of the slot machine 1.

And since the longitudinal cross-sectional shape along the medal transfer direction of the guide groove bottom surface 170 of the insertion guide passage 130 is a quadratic curve, the guide groove bottom surface 170 of the insertion guide passage 130 is connected to the right side end portion of the slot machine 1. To a downward curve that continues smoothly up to the vicinity of the upper insertion opening 11 of the medal insertion slot 10. Thereby, the rotational movement in which the game medal rolls on the guide groove bottom surface 170 and moves can be made smooth.
Further, since the longitudinal cross-sectional shape along the medal transfer direction of the guide groove bottom surface 170 of the insertion guide passage 130 is a quadratic curve, the tangent angle of the guide groove bottom surface 170 is set from the side of the slot machine 1 to the medal insertion. It can be gradually increased up to the vicinity of mouth 10. In particular, the tangent angle of the guide groove bottom surface 170 in the vicinity of the upper insertion opening 11 can be increased, and the moving speed of the game medal in the vicinity of the upper insertion opening 11 can be increased. Thereby, the moving speed of the game medal can be gradually increased from the side of the slot machine 1 to the vicinity of the medal slot 10.

In this way, without having to move the game medals to the medal insertion slot 10 of the slot machine 1 in hand, or to move the game medals paid out from the slot machine 1 by winning a prize one by one by hand. The game medals discharged from the automatic insertion medal discharge port 64 of the batch insertion mechanism 3 can be smoothly and continuously transferred to the upper insertion opening 11 of the medal insertion port 10 through the insertion guide passage 130 without being inserted into the batch insertion mechanism 3. And can be thrown in. Thereby, a game can be performed efficiently.
(Medal lending machine 2)
The medal lending machine 2 is a box-type device that is installed adjacent to the side of the slot machine 1 and rents game medals in exchange for money, and rents medals and medals to be inserted by the player. Is to be inserted into the medal slot 10 of That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the medal lending machine 2 includes a bill counter 22 and a medal supply device 23 built in an outer box 20, and an automatic insertion mechanism 3 attached to the front side. is there.

The bill counter 22 reads a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot 21 provided at the lower front of the outer box 20, and pays out a predetermined number of game medals from a rental medal outlet 24 of the medal supply device 23. Is. The medal lending machine may have a coin insertion slot, a coin counter, a change dispensing slot, etc. in addition to the banknote insertion slot 21 and the banknote counter 22. Moreover, you may have a prepaid card slot and a card reader.
The medal supply device 23 is a so-called hopper device for paying out game medals, and although not particularly illustrated, a tank for storing game medals and a game medal outlet 24 for lending game medals stored in the tank. It has a delivery disk that can be discharged one by one. The feed disc is rotatably fixed to the drive motor and has a hole into which a game medal can be inserted. Then, the game medals that have entered the hole are discharged from the medal discharge port 24 one by one to the outside of the apparatus along with the rotation. In addition, the medal supply device 23 is provided with a sensor for counting the number of discharged medals, and is configured to stop the drive motor when a predetermined number of game medals are paid out from the lent medal discharge port 24.

(Automatic input mechanism 3)
The automatic insertion mechanism 3 is a mechanism for batch-inserting game medals paid out from the medal supply device 23 and game medals inserted by the player into the medal insertion slot 10 of the slot machine 1.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the automatic insertion mechanism 3 is roughly divided into a main body cover 30 attached to the front surface of the outer box 20 of the medal lending machine 2, and an inside of the main body cover 30. The medal feeding device 40 is provided, and a medal transfer block 60 detachably attached to the front side of the main body cover 30.

(Main unit cover 30)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the main body cover 30 is a front side from the front center of the outer case 20 of the medal lending machine 2 (a front side when the slot machine 1 is viewed from the front. The same applies hereinafter. In this specification, the direction indicating the front, back, right, left, etc. is located in front of the slot machine 1 and is viewed from the player who is sitting facing the front side of the slot machine 1 and playing a game. A box-shaped member projecting in the forward direction, the back direction, the right direction, and the left direction), and a collective opening 31 that opens upward is formed. As shown in FIG. A feeding device 40 is incorporated.

As shown in FIG. 5, a notch 32 in which the medal transfer block 60 is installed is formed at the lower end on the front side of the main body cover 30, and the medal transfer is above the notch 32. A medal dropping portion 33 communicating with the medal receiving port 63 of the block 60 is formed. An attachment plate 34 for attaching the medal transfer block 60 to be movable in the front-rear direction is provided on the front side of the notch 32.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a storage box storage portion 37 for storing a discharge storage box 90 for receiving foreign matter discharged from the medal feeder 40 and a reset medal is provided on the back side of the bottom of the main body cover 30. A discharge opening 36 is formed above the storage box storage portion 37. The storage box storage unit 37 is a box-shaped case that opens upward and in front, and is capable of fitting the discharge storage box 90 from the front side opening, and discharges foreign substances and reset medals from the upper discharge opening 36. It can be dropped to 90.

(Medal feeder 40)
The medal feeding device 40 is a device for feeding out a medal built in the main body cover 30. As shown in FIG. 1, the medal feeding device 40 is provided with a transfer means 50 inside the main body block 41, and below the transfer means 50 on the back side. The discharge device 80 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6A, the main body block 41 has a loading portion 48 that opens upward at a substantially central portion in the length direction. An extending rectangular tubular discharge passage 42 is provided. The payout passage 42 is a passage into which game medals discharged from the rental medal discharge port 24 of the medal supply device 23 are inserted. Further, a transfer means 50 is built in the lower front portion of the main body block 41, and a medal discharge portion 47 for discharging the medals sent out by the transfer means 50 is formed at the front bottom of the main body block 41. In addition, a medal detection sensor 46 for detecting a medal sent out by the transfer means 50 is provided. As shown in FIG. 6B, a solenoid 81 of the discharge device 80 is provided on the lower surface of the payout passage 42. By opening the opening / closing plate 82 by the operation of the solenoid 81, the medal feeding device 40 is provided. It is possible to discharge medals, foreign objects, and the like inside from a reset opening 49 formed on the bottom surface of the main body block 41 (see FIG. 9).

  The insertion portion 48 is an opening for accepting game medals inserted from the collective insertion opening 31, and has a partition bar 115 provided in the lateral direction at a substantially central portion of the opening width. This is to align the inserted game medals in the same direction as much as possible. In other words, the presence of the partition rod 115 prevents the game medals from being inserted in the insertion portion 48 in the vertical direction (the direction in which the front and back surfaces of the medals are in the horizontal direction). Is dropped sideways (the direction in which the front and back sides of the medal are in the front-rear direction). In this case, since the medals are aligned, the medal storage unit 44, which is a space located below the insertion unit 48, can store the game medals so that they can be stacked and transferred. The means 50 facilitates conveyance.

Further, the front side end portion 48A of the insertion portion 48 includes a space above the transfer means 50, a medal storage portion 44 positioned below the insertion portion 48, and a medal return portion positioned closer to the front side than the medal storage portion 44. A movement adjusting valve 43 divided into 45 is attached. The movement adjusting valve 43 prevents the movement of medals from the medal storage unit 44 to the medal return unit 45 and allows the movement of medals from the medal return unit 45 to the medal storage unit 44 as appropriate, thereby allowing the transfer means 50 to transfer the medal. This is to make it smooth.
The payout passage 42 is for accepting a game medal lent out from the medal supply device 23 of the medal lending machine 2 and guiding it to the medal storage unit 44. The bottom surface of the payout passage 42 is inclined downward from the back side toward the front side, and the front end portion of the inclination is formed so as to be openable and closable by an opening / closing plate 82. When the opening / closing plate 82 is closed, game medals are stored in the medal storage unit 44, and when the opening / closing plate 82 is opened, game medals, trash, etc. on the conveyance belt 53 of the medal storage unit 44 or the transfer means 50, etc. The foreign matter falls from the reset opening 49.

The medal discharge unit 47 is for discharging the game medals sent out from the transfer means 50 one by one to the medal transfer block 60. As shown in FIG. 7, a discharge slit 47B opened downward, A guide plate 47A that forms a curved inclined surface descending toward the discharge slit 47B from the vicinity of the front end of the means 50 is provided.
A discharge guide passage 120 is formed by the medal discharge portion 47 and the medal transfer portion 62 that is positioned below and transfers the game medals toward the side. The discharge guide passage 120 guides the game medals transferred from the conveyor belt 53 to the slot machine 1 side in a state of standing one by one.

The medal detection sensor 46 is a light shielding sensor or a reflection sensor for sensing the movement of medals to detect clogged medals. That is, the medal detection sensor 46 is used to stop the operation of the transfer means 50 when the detection is different from the normal medal detection pattern, for example, when the medal detection sensor 46 continues to detect game medals for a predetermined time. Output a signal.
(Moving adjustment valve 43)
Here, the movement adjusting valve 43 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 10, the movement adjusting valve 43 is a plate member provided with a bearing portion 43a on the upper portion of the rotating plate 43b. The pin 100 formed on the front end portion 48A of the insertion portion 48 is connected to the bearing. It is attached so as to be able to turn in the front-rear direction by engaging the portion 43a. In the mounted state, the rotating plate 43b has a lower end from the upper end of the insertion unit 48 to the bottom of the medal storage unit 44 (specifically, the upper surface of the conveyor belt 53 or the upper surface of the opening / closing plate 82). It has a length (see FIG. 1) that is approximately the center of the height.

On the other hand, the front end 48A is formed with a stopper 110 that protrudes downward from the pin 100 and locks the rotating plate 43b in a vertical state. For this reason, the movement adjusting valve 43 is rotated rearward, that is, toward the medal storage portion 44 side, but is not rotated forward, ie, toward the medal return portion 45 side. The operation of the movement adjustment valve 43 will be described later.
(Transport means 50)
The transfer means 50 transfers the game medals by moving them in a state of being stacked so that their surfaces overlap each other on a conveyor belt 53 as a transfer section provided below the medal storage section 44, and then the conveyor belt 53 The game medal that has been moved in parallel is rotated from the front end side in the transfer direction with the end of the fulcrum as a fulcrum, and the game medal can be sent out after being placed upright.

  Specifically, the transfer means 50 is built in the lower front part of the main body block 41, and the game medals received by the insertion unit 48 are placed in a horizontal state (a state where the front and back surfaces of the game medals are up and down). It is for sending out to the medal transfer block 60 one by one. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the transfer means 50 includes a pair of rollers 51 (51A, 51B), a conveyor belt 53 stretched over the rollers 51A, 51B, and a front upper side of the conveyor belt 53. Return means 52 installed with a delivery gap 54, a drive motor 55 for rotating the rollers 51, 52, and a transmission means 56 for transmitting the rotation of the motor shaft of the drive motor 55 to the rollers 51, 52 ( Specifically, the belt has belts that are wound around the respective rotation shafts.

The rollers 51 are provided in parallel in the front-rear direction as viewed from the front side. The conveyor belt 53 is a flat belt that is stretched between two rollers 51A and 51B, and the surface thereof is covered with rubber or the like so as to increase the frictional resistance with the game medal. Since the front roller 51A is mounted at a slightly higher position than the rear roller 51B, the upper surface of the conveyor belt 53 is slightly upwardly inclined toward the front side. By rotating in the direction of the black arrow shown in FIG. 1, the upper surface of the conveyor belt 53 is moved to the front side.
The roller 51 and the return means 52 are rotated simultaneously by the transmission means 56. The transmission means 56 is a belt connecting the drive shaft of the drive motor 55, the roller 51A and the return means 52, and each gear, and the return means 52 rotates in the same direction as the roller 41. The traveling direction of the upper surface of the belt 53 and the moving direction of the lower surface of the return means 52 are reversed. Further, the rotation speed of the return means 52 is formed to be faster than the rotation speed of the roller 51 by adjusting the transmission means 56 (a combination of gears having different diameters).

A sending gap 54 is formed between the lower surface of the return means 52 and the upper surface of the transport belt 53, which is larger than the thickness of one game medal and smaller than the thickness of two game medals. As a result, the game medals adhering to the upper surface of the transport belt 53 are sent one by one to the front side, and the game medals above the transport belt 53 and behind the return means 42 are kicked to the medal return section 45. It comes out.
That is, the return means 52 is provided above the transfer means 50, and returns the game medals stacked on top of the game medals transferred by the conveyor belt 53 of the transfer means 50 in the direction opposite to the transfer direction. The game medals on the upper surface of the 50 conveyor belts 53 can be transferred in the direction of returning one by one.

The front end of the conveyor belt 53 is located above the medal discharge section 47, and the game medals riding on the upper surface of the conveyor belt 53 are attached to the surface of the conveyor belt 53 to the medal discharge section 47 of the discharge guide passage 120. Carried. Then, the medal discharge unit 47 guides to the medal transfer unit 62 of the discharge guide passage 120. The discharge guide passage 120 guides the game medals moved from the transport belt 53 of the transfer means 50 to the automatic insertion medal discharge port 64 in a state where the game medals are erected one by one.
The discharge guide passage 120 is formed from the automatic insertion mechanism 3 to the boundary between the medal lending machine 2 and the slot machine 1.

(Operation of transfer means 50)
Here, the transfer means 50 starts and stops operation by a drive control means (not shown) for driving the drive motor 55, and operates based on the detection of the active medal detection sensor 46. Stop. In the present embodiment, a touch sensor for starting or stopping driving of the drive motor 55 and a reset switch for rotating the drive motor 55 in reverse are provided as drive control means.
Although the touch sensor is not particularly shown, a conductor is laid around the collective input opening 31. When a person touches the hand, it is energized to turn on the switch and the drive motor 55 starts to drive. When released, the switch is turned off to stop driving. As a result, the player can actuate the transfer means 50 as appropriate to insert his or her favorite amount of medals into the slot machine 1.

Although the reset switch is not particularly illustrated, it can be a button switch provided at an appropriate location on the main body cover 30. When the button is pressed, the switch is turned on and the drive motor 55 is driven in reverse, and the button is released. The switch is turned off to stop driving. The reset switch is operated when a game medal remaining in the medal feeder 40 is taken out, or when foreign matter such as dust entering the batch insertion opening 31 is removed.
Further, when the medal detection sensor 46 detects clogging of medals while the transfer means 50 is in operation by the touch sensor, the driving of the drive motor 55 is stopped. Since the touch sensor returns to the switch OFF state when the drive motor 55 is stopped, if the touch sensor is touched again after the clogging of medals is resolved, the drive motor 55 starts driving.

  A sensor capable of detecting the presence / absence of game medals in the medal storage unit 44 and the medal return unit 45 may be provided as drive control means. Specifically, for example, a light blocking sensor or a reflection sensor is provided on the side wall or the upper plate of the insertion unit 48 or the medal return unit 45, and the conveyor belt 53 is detected by detecting a medal or not detecting a medal for a certain period of time. It is activated and deactivated. When such a sensor is provided, the transfer means 50 operates until all the game medals inserted into the batch insertion opening 31 or the game medals paid out from the medal lending machine 2 are inserted into the slot machine 1. Therefore, no game medal remains in the automatic insertion mechanism 3.

Further, in order to detect a clogged medal in the delivery gap 54, a rotation detection sensor may be provided in the vicinity of the drive motor 55 and the conveyor belt 53 to monitor the rotational speed of the motor shaft and the moving speed of the conveyor belt 53. .
(Medal transfer block 60)
The medal transfer passage 60 is for transferring the game medal sent out from the transfer means 50 to the medal slot 10 of the slot machine 1, and as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. It is a block member having a discharge guide passage 120 that is a transfer path that can pass through each. That is, the medal transfer block 60 includes a medal receiving portion 61 having a medal receiving port 63 that opens upward, and a medal transferring portion that is provided laterally from the medal receiving portion 61 and has an automatic insertion medal discharging port 64 at a side end. 62, the game medal transported by the transfer means 50 is received from the medal receiving port 63, and the game medal is discharged from the automatic insertion medal discharge port 64.

As shown in FIG. 5, the medal transfer block 60 is attached to the notch 32 at the lower front portion of the main body cover 31 of the automatic insertion mechanism 3, and as shown in FIG. The medal receiving port 63 communicates with the discharge slit 47B of the medal discharge unit 47 below 33. Further, the upper end portion of the medal receiving slot 63 has a trumpet-shaped cross section, so that a game medal falling from the discharge slit 47B can be reliably received. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the medal transfer block 60 is installed so that the automatic insertion medal discharge port 64 communicates with the end of the insertion guide passage 130 of the medal insertion port 10 of the slot machine 1.
(Removal of medal transfer block 60)
Here, the medal transfer block 60 is attached to the main body cover 31 so as to be detachable and slidable in the front-rear direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the medal transfer block 60 is attached to an attachment plate 34 attached to the front surface of the cutout portion 32 of the main body cover 31. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the medal transfer block 60 is formed in the engagement hole 34a provided on the front surface of the mounting plate 34 so as to be engageable with the engagement hole 34a provided on the rear surface of the medal transfer block 60. By engaging the protruding portion 60A, the mounting plate 34 can be fixed. The medal transfer block 60 can be removed from the attachment plate 34 by disengaging the protrusion 60A and the engagement hole 34a.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the attachment plate 34 has a tongue piece 34b extending in the back direction at the lower end thereof, and is slidable in the front-rear direction in front of the notch 32. Yes. The tongue piece 34b and the bottom plate of the main body cover 31 can be fixed to the main body cover 31 by screwing with the movement adjusting screw 35.
In this way, the medal transfer block 60 can be removed, for example, when the medal is jammed in the transfer path or in the vicinity of the medal discharge portion 47 of the medal feeder 40, and by adjusting the fixing position of the mounting plate 34. The position adjustment in the front-rear direction can be performed (see FIG. 7B). Then, it is possible to finely adjust the alignment in the front-rear direction with the introduction guide passage 130 of the adjacent slot machine 1. In addition, regarding the fine positioning of the automatic insertion medal discharge port 64 and the insertion guide passage 130 in the vertical and horizontal directions, the lower end portion of the automatic insertion medal discharge port 64 is the bottom surface of the insertion guide passage 130 (the surface on which the medal rolls). It is formed so as to be at a higher position. Thus, even if the side end surface of the automatic insertion medal discharge port 64 and the side end surface of the insertion guide passage 130 do not completely match, there is no problem because the medals jump over the gap. Specifically, the bottom surface of the automatic insertion medal discharge port 64 is formed to be 3 mm higher than the bottom surface of the insertion guide passage 130 of the slot machine 1. In addition, the gap in the lateral direction between the automatic insertion medal outlet 64 and the insertion guide passage 130 is specifically set to 1 mm so as not to hinder the game medal from rolling and moving. Has been. Further, the width in the front-rear direction (specifically, width 5 mm) of the insertion guide passage 130 is formed to be larger than the width in the front-rear direction (specifically width 3 mm) of the automatic insertion medal outlet 64. Has been. As a result, the game medal automatic insertion mechanism 3 can be smoothly moved to the slot machine 1.

Furthermore, by making the medal transfer block 60 detachable, it is possible to replace the medal transfer block 60 having a different length in the vertical direction, and it is possible to deal with models in which the height of the medal slot 10 is significantly different.
(Transfer of game medals)
Next, the process of transferring game medals in the automatic insertion mechanism 3 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, when game medals are inserted from the collective insertion opening 31, as shown in FIG. 8A, the game medals fall so as to be stacked on the upper surface of the rear part of the conveyor belt 53 and the upper surface of the opening / closing plate 82, and the medal storage part 44 It is stored in. When a bill is inserted into the medal lending machine 2, the game medal is paid out from the medal supply device 23 and is stored in the medal storage unit 44 through the payout passage 42. Next, when the periphery of the batch loading opening 31 is pressed by hand, the touch sensor reacts and the transfer means 50 starts to operate. That is, the drive motor 55 is driven and the conveyor belt 53 starts moving forward.

When the transport belt 53 starts moving, the game medals riding on the upper surface of the rear part of the transport belt 53 move forward, and the medals stored above the drag medals are also dragged, dive below the movement adjustment valve 43 and return to the medals. Move to section 45. Here, since the movement adjustment valve 43 does not rotate forward, it is possible to prevent the medals stored in the upper part of the medal storage unit 44 from falling into the medal return unit 45 at once.
Of the game medals transferred forward by the conveyor belt 53, the game medals attached to the upper surface of the conveyor belt 53 are between the conveyor belt 53 and the lower surface of the return means 52, as shown in FIG. Are transferred to the medal discharge section 47 one by one. On the other hand, the game medals overlapping above the transport belt 53 are kicked back to the medal return unit 45 at the upper rear part by contacting the return means 52. Since the return means 52 rotates faster than the roller 51, the medal can be kicked out efficiently.

Here, if the amount of medals staying in the medal return portion 45 is large, it may hinder kicking backward by the return means 52, and there is a possibility that the medal clogging may occur in the sending gap 54. However, since the movement adjustment valve 43 is pivotably attached to the rear, as shown in FIG. 8C, the medals in the medal return unit 45 flow backward to the medal storage unit 44, and the medal return unit 45 A space is formed above the. Thereby, kicking out of medals by the return means 52 is performed smoothly.
As described above, the game medals stacked on top of the game medals transferred by the transfer means 53 are flipped off by the return means 52 toward the medal storage section 44 in the direction opposite to the moving direction of the transfer means 53. For this reason, even when a plurality of game medals are thrown in at once by the insertion unit 48 and a plurality of game medals are stacked on the transfer means 53, it is possible to avoid such game medals being transferred at the same time, Game medals can be transferred one by one. Then, the transport belt 53 as the transfer means is then moved in parallel with the end side in front of the transport belt 53 as a fulcrum (specifically, with the central axis of the rotation shaft of the roller 51 as a fulcrum). The game medals are rotated about 90 degrees from the leading end side in the transfer direction, and the game medals are set up in a standing state and then dropped toward the discharge guide passage 120 to be sent out. Thereby, it is possible to transfer the game medal toward the discharge guide passage 120 in a state where the game medal is erected. And the game medal located on the upper surface of the transport belt 53 of the transfer means 53 is in a state where the game medal is erected by rotating at the front end of the transport belt 53 from the parallel movement to the front side, It can be moved toward the discharge guide passage 120. As a result, the game medals are transferred to the discharge guide passage 120 one by one in a standing state. As a result, it is possible to prevent clogging of medals in the discharge guide passage 120 due to simultaneous transfer of a plurality of game medals, and it is possible to obtain reliable transfer one by one.

The game medals sent out from the transfer means 50 fall downward from the discharge slit 47B while being guided by the guide plate 47A of the medal discharge unit 47. Then, it enters the medal receiving port 63 of the medal transfer block 60 and is discharged from the automatic insertion medal discharging port 64 toward the slot machine 1 through the discharging guide passage 120. Since the automatic insertion medal discharge port 64 communicates with the insertion guide passage 130 of the medal insertion port 10 of the slot machine 1 with a slight gap, the game medal passes through the insertion guide passage 130 and passes through the medal insertion port 10. Is introduced into the upper introduction opening 11 of the.
By the way, when the operation of the transfer means 50 is stopped before all the inserted game medals are transferred, the game medals remain on the upper surface of the transport belt 53 and the medal storage part 44. In this case, a predetermined reset switch is operated when it is not desired to insert the remaining game medals into the slot machine 1 due to the end of the game or the like. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the solenoid 81 of the discharge device 80 is activated to open the opening / closing plate 82, and the drive motor 55 of the transfer means 50 is driven in reverse. As a result, the game medals on the upper surface of the transport belt 53 move rearward, and when the opening / closing plate 82 is opened, the game medals fall downward from the reset opening 49 opened at the bottom of the medal storage unit 44. The game medals stored in the medal storage unit 44 also fall from the reset opening 49 in the same manner.

The game medals discharged from the medal feeder 40 in this way are stored in the discharge storage box 90, so that the game storage medals accumulated in the storage box 37 can be pulled out by pulling the discharge storage box 90 forward. Just take it out. Needless to say, even if foreign matter such as dust enters the medal feeder 40, it can be taken out in the same manner as described above.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the game medals lent out from the medal lending machine 2 are not transferred to the slot machine 1 by hand, or the game medals paid out from the slot machine 1 due to winning a prize are transferred. Even if the medal insertion slot 10 is not manually inserted one by one, it can be inserted into the medal insertion slot 10 by the automatic insertion mechanism 3, and the game can be performed efficiently. In addition, since the automatic insertion mechanism 3 is provided with the movement adjustment valve 43, it is difficult to cause clogging of medals within the medal feeding device 40, and even when the medal clogging occurs when the medal feeding device 40 is discharged, Clogging can be easily eliminated by removing the block 60. Since the discharge device 80 and the discharge storage box 90 are provided, the remaining medals and foreign matters in the medal feeder 40 can be easily taken out. Furthermore, since the medal transfer block 60 can be replaced according to the height position of the medal slot 10 of the slot machine 1, even if the adjacent slot machine is replaced with a different model by changing the face, the medal lending machine 2 itself can be fixed in the amusement hall.

  In the above-described embodiment, the medal lending machine 2 and the automatic insertion mechanism 3 are formed separately, but are not particularly limited thereto. Specifically, the automatic insertion mechanism 3 formed in advance on the front surface of the medal lending machine 2, i.e., the one corresponding to the automatic insertion mechanism 3 is formed in advance on the front side of the medal lending machine 2, and both It may be a medal lending machine 2 that is integrated.

It is an embodiment of the present invention and is a longitudinal sectional view showing an automatic loading mechanism. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a slot machine and a medal lending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a side view which shows a medal lending machine. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged perspective view showing an automatic insertion mechanism and a medal insertion slot. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is an exploded perspective view showing an automatic loading mechanism. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing a medal feeder. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view showing an automatic charging mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is action | operation explanatory drawing which shows a medal feeder. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is action | operation explanatory drawing which shows a medal feeder. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an expanded sectional view which shows a movement adjustment valve. FIG. 14 is a longitudinal sectional view (AA sectional view of FIG. 13) showing the medal slot according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is an embodiment of the present invention and is an external front view showing a medal slot. It is an embodiment of the present invention and is an external plan view showing a medal slot. 1 is an external perspective view showing a medal slot according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an embodiment of the present invention and is an external right side view showing a medal slot. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is a longitudinal sectional view showing a guide groove bottom surface. It is conventional embodiment, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a guide groove bottom face.

Explanation of symbols

1 slot machine 2 medal lending machine
3 Automatic insertion mechanism 10 Medal insertion slot
11 Top opening 13 Front door
14 Symbol display window 15 Dispensing medal plate
16 Operation unit 20 Outer box
21 banknote slot 22 banknote counter
23 Medal supply device 24 Rental medal outlet
30 Main unit cover 31 Collective opening
32 Notch 33 Medal drop opening
34 Mounting plate 35 Position adjustment means
36 Discharge opening 37 Storage box storage
40 Medal feeder 41 Body block
42 Discharge passage 43 Movement adjustment valve
44 Medal storage 45 Medal return
46 Medal detection sensor 47 Medal discharge unit
48 Input section 49 Reset opening
50 Transfer means 51 Roller
52 Return means 53 Conveyor belt (transfer section)
54 Delivery gap 55 Drive motor
56 Transmission means 60 Medal transfer block
61 Medal receiving part 62 Medal transfer part
63 Medal receiving port 64 Automatic insertion medal discharging port
65 Medal passage 80 Discharge mechanism
81 Solenoid 82 Open / close plate
83 Fixed shaft support 84 Actuation shaft support
85 Arm 90 Discharge storage box
100 pin 110 stopper
115 Divider 120 Discharge guide passage
130 Loading guide passage 170 Guide groove bottom
175 Standing plate 180
190 Protrusion 270 Straight bottom

Claims (3)

A gaming machine having a medal slot for gaming medals one by one;
A medal lending machine installed adjacent to the gaming machine and having a lending medal outlet for discharging gaming medals lent out from a medal supply device capable of supplying gaming medals;
Automatic medal insertion provided with an automatic insertion mechanism for automatically inserting game medals lent out from the rental medal outlet of the medal rental machine and game medals manually inserted by the player into the medal insertion slot of the gaming machine A device,
The automatic loading mechanism is
An opening part that opens upward and can accept a manually inserted game medal,
A medal storage unit that is a space capable of storing game medals inserted from the insertion unit and game medals discharged from the lending medal discharge port;
The game medals are transferred to the transfer section provided below the medal storage section by moving the medals in a stacked state so that the surfaces overlap each other, and then the game has been moved in parallel with the end of the transfer section as a fulcrum. A transfer means capable of rotating the medal from the front end side in the transfer direction and sending out the game medal in a standing state;
The game medals that are provided above the transfer unit and are stacked on top of the game medals transferred by the parallel movement are returned in the direction opposite to the transfer direction to eliminate the stacked state, and the game medals one by one Return means configured to be transportable;
A discharge guide passage for guiding the game medals transferred from the transfer means to the direction of the medal slot while standing up one by one;
An automatic insertion medal discharge port for discharging game medals from the discharge guide passage,
The gaming machine is
An automatic medal insertion device comprising an insertion guide passage capable of receiving a standing game medal discharged from the automatic insertion medal discharge port of the automatic insertion mechanism and guiding it to the medal insertion port. The automatic insertion mechanism is formed on the front side of the medal lending machine,
The discharge guide passage is formed from the automatic insertion mechanism to a boundary between the medal lending machine and the gaming machine,
The medal automatic insertion device according to claim 1, wherein the insertion guide passage is formed from the medal insertion port to the boundary. A medal lending machine that is installed adjacent to a gaming machine having a medal slot for inserting gaming medals one by one and has a lending medal outlet for discharging gaming medals lent from a medal supply device capable of supplying gaming medals. Because
An automatic insertion mechanism for automatically inserting a game medal lent out from the rental medal discharge port of the medal rental machine and a game medal manually inserted by a player into the medal insertion port of the gaming machine;
The automatic loading mechanism is
An opening part that opens upward and can accept a manually inserted game medal,
A medal storage unit that is a space capable of storing game medals inserted from the insertion unit and game medals discharged from the lending medal discharge port;
The game medals are transferred to the transfer section provided below the medal storage section by moving the medals in a stacked state so that the surfaces overlap each other, and then the game has been moved in parallel with the end of the transfer section as a fulcrum. A transfer means capable of rotating the medal from the front end side in the transfer direction and sending out the game medal in a standing state;
The game medals that are provided above the transfer unit and are stacked on top of the game medals transferred by the parallel movement are returned in the direction opposite to the transfer direction to eliminate the stacked state, and the game medals one by one Return means configured to be transportable;
A discharge guide passage for guiding the game medals transferred from the transfer means to the direction of the medal slot while standing up one by one;
A medal lending machine comprising an automatic insertion medal discharge port for discharging game medals from the discharge guide passage.

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