JP2006000529A - Supply device of game medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a supply device capable of surely supplying a game medium and stopping the supply of the game medium in interlock with attaching a game machine to and detaching the same from a game machine island and having enhanced workability when connecting a hose member to a tube member. <P>SOLUTION: The supply device 1 has the tube member 143 connected to the hose member 15 and guiding the game medium P from the hose member 15 to a supply device body 100 side, a supply path member 140 guiding the game medium from the tube member 143 to the game machine 20 side, a rising and lowering section 152 capable of rising and lowering in the lower end portion of the supply path member 140, and a stopper 160 capable of stopping the supply of the game medium P interlocking with the rising and lowering section 152, the supply path member 140 extends downward linearly from the connecting portion with the tube member 143, the rising and lowering section 152 has a tension coil spring 151 through which the game medium P passes therein, the stopper 160 has an abutting lever 163 connected to the rising and lowering section 152 capable of turning between a abutting position where it abuts to the game machine 20 mounted on the game machine island 10 and a stand by position where the game machine 20 is located when it is detached, and a shielding section 162 capable of shielding the game medium falling from the lower end of the rising and lowering section 152 interlocking with the rising and lowering of the rising and lowering section 152. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium replenishing device that replenishes a gaming machine that is detachably mounted on a gaming machine island with a gaming medium that has been passed through a hose member from the gaming machine island side.

As a conventional game medium supply device, for example, there is one shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, a conventional game medium supply device 500 has a supply path 510 through which the game medium P passes, and a branch device arranged in a supply tank (not shown) of the gaming machine island 550. The game medium P that has flowed down is supplied to the gaming machine through the supply path 510, or supply is interrupted. The game medium P passes through the supply path 510 as indicated by an arrow A. The replenishment path 510 has curved portions immediately before the stopper 520 and a portion passing through the stopper 520, and the traveling direction of the game medium P is changed at the portions.

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

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the gaming machine 540 is mounted at a predetermined mounting position on the gaming machine island 550, the storage tank 541 for storing the game medium P pushes the lever 521. The arm 522 is interlocked with the lever 521, and a part of the stopper 520 interlocked with the arm 522 is retracted from the supply path 510 to allow the game medium P to be supplied.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, when the gaming machine 540 is separated from the predetermined mounting position of the gaming machine island 550 in the direction of arrow B, the lever 521 is rotated by the urging force of the winding spring 523 (see FIG. 7). To do. Alternatively, it rotates in conjunction with the lifting metal raised by the spring 524. As a result, the arm 522 is separated from the stopper 520, and a part of the stopper 520 advances into the supply path 510 to block the passage of the game medium P, and the supply of the game medium P is interrupted.

  However, as shown in FIG. 7, the stopper 520 blocks the passage of the game medium P in the middle of the supply path 510. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9, when the gaming machine 540 is moved away from the predetermined mounting position of the gaming machine island 550 in the direction of arrow B, the game medium P shown in black is not replenished to the storage tank 541. However, there was a problem of falling into the gaming machine island 550.

  Such a problem does not occur in the case of a replenishing device having a stopper at a discharge port for discharging game media to a storage tank of a gaming machine. As an example of such a supply device, there is a prize ball supply device disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  In this prize ball supply device, the spring hose is extended from the branch device of the prize ball supply basket on the gaming machine island side to the upper part of the hose attachment cylinder, and the hose attachment cylinder is curved in a substantially “<” shape. On the base side, it is rotatably attached by a holder attached to the top plate. The base portion of the hose mounting cylinder is connected to the passage hole so that a prize ball can pass therethrough. The front end portion of the hose mounting cylinder is oriented in a substantially horizontal direction, and a tightening ring is fitted on the front end portion so as to be slidable in the cylinder axis direction. With this tightening ring, the spring hose is fixed so as not to come off from the hose mounting cylinder.

  A counter is provided below the passage hole. The counter is provided with a ball passage through which the prize ball passes in the vertical direction, and is continuously arranged below the passage hole. Below the counter, a spherical tube that is curved in an L shape is attached continuously to the spherical passage. The ball pressure is reduced by causing the award ball flowing from above through the ball passage to flow laterally by the ball passage cylinder.

  A supply cylinder that forms a path for a prize ball is provided continuously to the ball passage cylinder. The supply cylinder is provided with an inlet cylinder formed in the axial direction of the shaft hole, a cylinder main body extending perpendicularly thereto, and an outlet cylinder bent further at a right angle, and a prize ball flowing from the ball passage cylinder The ball passage is formed so that flows out from the outlet tube portion of the supply tube. The ball stopper is advanced into the outlet tube and held in the ball stopper posture.

JP 10-305142 A

  However, in the conventional game medium replenishing device, for example, when the spring hose is short because the distance from the branch device of the replenishing spear to the hose mounting cylinder cannot be taken sufficiently, such as at the end of the replenishing spear on the gaming machine island. To connect the tip of the spring hose to the hose mounting cylinder, bend the tip of the spring hose with a large curvature so that the tip of the spring hose is substantially horizontal and face the tip of the hose mounting cylinder. After that, it is necessary to connect the tip of the spring hose to the tip of the hose mounting cylinder.

  In this spring hose connection work, it is necessary to insert the spring hose into the hose mounting tube while keeping the tip of the spring hose bent with a large curvature from being restored straight, which reduces the connection work of the spring hose. was there. Further, there is a problem that the game medium passing through the spring hose may be clogged when the spring hose is bent with a large curvature.

  In addition, a spherical tube that is curved in an L-shape is attached continuously to the spherical passage, and the traveling direction of the sphere is changed to the lateral direction. There is a problem of affecting the reduction of the size of.

  The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art, and in conjunction with the attachment and detachment of the gaming machine to and from the gaming machine island, the gaming medium can be reliably replenished and the replenishment of the hose member. An object of the present invention is to provide a replenishing device with improved workability when connecting a pipe member to a pipe member.

The gist of the present invention for achieving the object lies in the inventions of the following items.
[1] A game medium for replenishing a game machine (20) that is detachably attached to the game machine island (10) with a game medium (P) passed from the game machine island (10) side through the hose member (15). In the replenishment device (1) of
A pipe member (143) for connecting the hose member (15) to guide the game medium (P) from the hose member (15) to the replenishing device main body (100) side, and the replenishing device main body (100) side The replenishment path member (140) for guiding the game medium (P) from the pipe member (143) to the gaming machine (20) side and the lower end of the replenishment path member (140) can be moved up and down. An elevating part (152) and a stopper (160) capable of stopping the replenishment of the game medium (P) in conjunction with the elevating of the elevating part (152),
The replenishment path member (140) extends downward linearly from a connecting portion with the pipe member (143),
The elevating part (152) has a tension coil spring (151) inside through which a game medium (P) passes,
The stopper (160) has a contact position that contacts the gaming machine (20) mounted at a predetermined mounting position of the gaming machine island (10) and a standby position that is positioned when the gaming machine (20) is removed. The abutment lever (163) connected to the elevating part (152) and the lower end of the elevating part (152) in conjunction with the elevating of the elevating part (152) And a blocking portion (162) capable of blocking the falling game medium (P),
When the gaming machine (20) is mounted at the predetermined mounting position, the elevating part (152) is lowered in conjunction with the rotation of the abutting lever (163) toward the abutting position. The blocking portion (162) interlocked with the lowering of the portion (152) is located at a first position that allows the game medium (P) to fall from the lower end of the elevating portion (152),
When the gaming machine (20) is removed from the predetermined mounting position, the blocking portion (162) is moved to the lifting portion in conjunction with the lifting of the lifting portion (152) due to the contraction of the tension coil spring (151). A game medium supply device, wherein the game medium (P) is displaced from the lower end of (152) to a second position where the fall of the game medium (P) is blocked and the contact lever (163) rotates to the standby position. (1).

[2] A game medium that replenishes the game machine (20) that is detachably attached to the game machine island (10) with the game medium (P) passed from the game machine island (10) side through the hose member (15). In the replenishment device (1) of
A pipe member (143) for connecting the hose member (15) to guide the game medium (P) from the hose member (15) to the replenishing device main body (100) side, and the replenishing device main body (100) side The replenishment path member (140) for guiding the game medium (P) from the pipe member (143) to the gaming machine (20) side and the lower end of the replenishment path member (140) can be moved up and down. An elevating part (152) and a stopper (160) capable of stopping the replenishment of the game medium (P) in conjunction with the elevating of the elevating part (152),
The pipe member (143) is connected to the supply path member (140) by a ball joint mechanism,
The replenishment path member (140) extends downward linearly from a connecting portion with the pipe member (143),
The elevating part (152) has a tension coil spring (151) inside through which a game medium (P) passes,
The stopper (160) has a contact position that contacts the gaming machine (20) mounted at a predetermined mounting position of the gaming machine island (10) and a standby position that is positioned when the gaming machine (20) is removed. The abutment lever (163) connected to the elevating part (152) and the lower end of the elevating part (152) in conjunction with the elevating of the elevating part (152) And a blocking portion (162) capable of blocking the falling game medium (P),
When the gaming machine (20) is mounted at the predetermined mounting position, the elevating part (152) is lowered in conjunction with the rotation of the abutting lever (163) toward the abutting position. The blocking portion (162) interlocked with the lowering of the portion (152) is located at a first position that allows the game medium (P) to fall from the lower end of the elevating portion (152),
When the gaming machine (20) is removed from the predetermined mounting position, the blocking portion (162) is moved to the lifting portion in conjunction with the lifting of the lifting portion (152) due to the contraction of the tension coil spring (151). A game medium supply device, wherein the game medium (P) is displaced from the lower end of (152) to a second position where the fall of the game medium (P) is blocked and the contact lever (163) rotates to the standby position. (1).

  [3] The game medium supply device (1) according to [2], wherein the supply path member (140) extends vertically downward from a connection portion with the pipe member (143).

  [4] The abutment lever (163) and the blocking portion (162) have a rotation shaft (161) extending in a direction different from the direction of the fall path of the game medium (P) falling from the supply path member (140). ) Is shared, the game medium supply device (1) according to [2] or [3].

  [5] The contact lever (163) includes an urging means (164a) for maintaining the standby position and standing by, according to [2], [3] or [4] Game media replenishment device (1).

  [6] The game medium supply device (1) according to [5], wherein the biasing means (164a) is a winding spring formed at an end of the contact lever (163).

[7] The gaming machine (20) has a storage tank (21) for receiving and storing the replenished gaming medium (P),
[1], [2], [3], [4], wherein the contact lever (163) contacts the storage tank (21) when the gaming machine (20) is attached or detached. [5] The game medium supply device (1) according to [6].

The present invention operates as follows.
According to the game medium supply device (1) of [1], the game media (P) flowing down from the branching device arranged in the supply tank of the gaming machine island (10) is supplied from the hose member (15) to the supply device ( It passes through the pipe member (143) of 1) and passes through the supply path (141) formed by the linear supply path member (140) provided in the supply device (1).

  At this time, when the gaming machine (20) is mounted at a predetermined mounting position on the gaming machine island (10), the rotation of the contact lever (163) rotated from the standby position toward the contact position. In conjunction with this, the elevating part (152) is lowered. In conjunction with the lowering of the elevating part (152), the blocking part (162) drops the gaming medium (P) from the second position where the dropping of the gaming medium (P) from the lower end of the lifting part (152) is blocked. It is displaced to the 1st position which does not disturb. Thereby, it is possible to replenish the game medium (P) by dropping it into the gaming machine (20).

  On the other hand, when the gaming machine (20) is not mounted at the predetermined mounting position, the lifting / lowering part (152) is lifted by contraction of the tension coil spring (151), and the lifting / lowering part (152) is lifted. The interlocking blocking unit (162) is displaced to the second position to block the game medium (P) from dropping from the lower end of the lifting / lowering unit (152). Thereby, when the gaming machine (20) is not mounted at the predetermined mounting position, the replenishment of the gaming medium (P) can be surely stopped. At this time, the contact lever (163) rotates back to the standby position.

  As described above, the stopper (160) allows the game medium (P) to fall under the lower end of the elevating part (152) while directly interlocking with the attachment / detachment of the gaming machine (20) at a predetermined attachment / detachment position. When the gaming machine (20) moves away from the predetermined mounting position, the gaming medium (P) fails to be supplied to the gaming machine (20) and falls into the gaming machine island (10). Can be prevented. Further, since the replenishment path member (140) is formed in a straight line, the replenishment device (1) can be reduced in size as compared with the case where a curved portion is provided in the replenishment path member (140). Thereby, since a wider working space can be obtained around the replenishing device (1), workability when the hose member (15) is connected to the pipe member (143) is improved.

  In the case where the pipe member (143) is connected to the supply path member (140) by a ball joint mechanism, the direction of the pipe member (143) can be changed, so that workability can be further improved. it can.

  Further, when the replenishment path member (140) extends vertically downward from the connecting portion with the pipe member (143), the total length of the replenishment path member (140) is the shortest. It can be downsized.

  When the rotating shaft (161) shared by the contact lever (163) and the blocking portion (162) extends in a direction different from the direction of the game medium (P) dropping path, the blocking portion (162) Further, since the rotating surface on which the contact lever (163) rotates is not in a plane (horizontal plane) orthogonal to the direction of the falling path, the replenishing device (1) even if there is no margin in the lateral space. ) Can be provided.

  According to the gaming medium supply device of the present invention, when the gaming machine is mounted at a predetermined mounting position on the gaming machine island, the blocking medium of the stopper is at the first position from the lower end of the lifting unit. When the gaming machine is removed from the predetermined mounting position, the blocking unit blocks the fall of the game medium from the lower end of the lifting unit at the second position, so that the gaming machine to the gaming machine island In conjunction with the attachment / detachment of the game medium, the game medium can be reliably replenished and the replenishment can be stopped.

  Furthermore, since the replenishment path member extends linearly downward from the connecting portion with the pipe member without extending in the lateral direction, the entire replenishment device can be reduced in size in the lateral direction, and thus wider. Since a work space can be obtained around the replenishing device, workability when connecting the hose member to the pipe member is improved.

  Further, in the case where the pipe member is connected to the supply path member by a ball joint mechanism, the direction of the pipe member can be changed, so that workability is further improved.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 5, the game medium supply device 1 is fixed to the mounting frame 11 of the gaming machine island 10. A gaming machine 20 is mounted at a predetermined mounting position of the mounting frame 11. The gaming machine 20 according to the present embodiment uses a pachinko ball as the game medium P.

  The replenishing device 1 replenishes the gaming machine 20 with a pachinko ball P that has flowed down through a hose member 15 from a branching device (not shown) disposed in a not-illustrated replenishing rod disposed on the gaming machine island 10. To do.

  The gaming machine 20 is provided with a storage tank 21 for storing the pachinko balls P in the upper part on the back side. When the gaming machine 20 is mounted at a predetermined mounting position of the mounting frame 11, the replenishing device 1 replenishes the storage tank 21 by dropping the pachinko balls P.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the main body 100 of the replenishing device 1 is formed of a resin material or a metal. The main body 100 is provided with a mounting bracket 120 having a substantially L-shaped cross section. The replenishing device 1 is fixed to the gaming machine island 10 by fixing the mounting bracket 120 to the upper frame of the mounting frame 11 of the gaming machine island 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the replenishing device 1 includes a replenishing path member 140 in which a replenishing path 141 is formed, a nozzle 150 (elevating part) that discharges the pachinko ball P so as to fall, A stopper 160 that selectively drops and blocks the pachinko ball P from the nozzle 150 is provided. The stopper 160 drops the pachinko ball P and supplies it to the gaming machine 20 in conjunction with the attachment / detachment of the gaming machine 20 to the gaming machine island 10 as will be described later. It is.

  The supply path member 140 is disposed so as to guide the pachinko ball P from the gaming machine island 10 side to the nozzle 150. The replenishment path 141 extends linearly downward vertically, whereby the vertical and horizontal sizes of the replenishment device 1 can be made smaller than the conventional one. Although the cross-sectional shape of the supply path 141 is substantially rectangular, it may be circular.

  A spherical connected end 142 is formed at the upper end of the supply path member 140. A tube member 143 is rotatably connected to the connected end 142 of the supply path member 140 by a ball joint mechanism.

  The tube member 143 can be rotated from a substantially horizontal posture to a substantially vertical posture by a ball joint mechanism, and is connected to the connected end portion 142 so as to be able to rotate 360 ° on a horizontal plane.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the ball joint mechanism includes a supply path member 140 and a pipe member 143. That is, the ball joint mechanism is formed continuously from the substantially spherical convex portion 142 a formed continuously to the connected end portion 142 of the supply path member 140 and the base end portion of the tube member 143, and the convex portion 142 a. And a concave portion 143a having a substantially spherical shape that is externally fitted.

  The tube member 143 includes a pair of half members 143b. When the pair of half members 143b are combined with each other, a passage for the pachinko ball P is formed therein, and the convex portion 142a is held.

  A communication hole 142b for allowing the pachinko ball P to pass from the tube member 143 to the supply path member 140 is formed in the convex portion 142a. The inlet 142c of the communication hole 142b is widened and formed so as to be smoothly continuous with the concave surface of the concave portion 143a. Even when the pipe member 143 is largely rotated, the edge of the inlet 142c is inserted into the guide passage member 50 described later. The guide passage member 50 is not greatly deformed even if it does not hit and the edge of the inlet 142c hits. The communication hole 142b is gradually narrowed from the inlet 142c toward the outlet 142d, and the outlet 142d is smoothly continuous with the passage of the supply path member 140.

  A guide passage member 50 for smoothly guiding the pachinko balls P discharged from the tube member 143 to the supply passage member 140 in a row is fitted in the communication hole 142b of the convex portion 142a. The guide passage member 50 has a coil spring shape and is formed so as to guide the pachinko sphere P along the central axis of the coil spring.

  A counterbore 142e is formed at the inlet of the passage of the supply path member 140, in the present embodiment, at a portion corresponding to the outlet 142d of the communication hole 142b. Further, a counterbore portion 143e is formed at the proximal end portion of the pipe member 143. The counterbore portions 142e and 143e have a diameter larger than the diameter of the passage of the supply path member 140 and the diameter of the passage of the pipe member 143. Both end portions 51 and 52 of the guide passage member 50 are fitted and positioned in the counterbore portions 142e and 143e, respectively. The entrances and exits for pachinko balls P, which are both end portions 51 and 52 of the guide passage member 50, are smoothly continuous with the passage of the supply passage member 140 and the passage of the pipe member 143.

  The guide passage member 50 is disposed in a gap between the counterbore part 142e of the supply path member 140 and the counterbore part 143e of the pipe member 143 in a contracted state against the restoring force, and is replenished by extending by the restoring force. It is held so as not to be detached from the counterbore 142e of the path member 140 and the counterbore 143e of the pipe member 143. In the present embodiment, the guide passage member 50 is formed by winding the wire in a circular shape larger than the diameter of the pachinko sphere P, but may be wound in a rectangular shape. In this case, the counterbore portions 142e and 143e are also rectangular.

  The replenishment path portion on the upper end side of the pipe member 143 is formed to have a considerably larger diameter than the diameter of the pachinko ball P in order to insert the hose member 15 (see FIG. 4) extending from the branch device (not shown) of the gaming machine island 10 Has been. The supply path portion other than the supply path portion formed to have a large diameter is formed to have a small diameter that is slightly larger than the diameter of the pachinko ball P.

  A pair of pivot protrusions 144 are formed on the outer peripheral wall 143 d at the center of the tube member 143. The pivot member 144 supports the lock member 145 in a swingable manner. The lock member 145 is for fixing the hose member 15 so as not to come out of the pipe member 143, and can swing between a fixing position for fixing the hose member 15 and a fixing release position for releasing the fixing. It is. When the hose member 15 is attached to the replenishing device 1 by the ball joint mechanism as described above, the direction of the tube member 143 can be changed to a direction in which the attaching operation can be easily performed, so that workability is improved.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the nozzle 150 is configured by an elevating metal fitting 152 supported so as to be movable up and down and a tension coil spring 151 arranged in the vertical direction in the elevating metal fitting 152. The nozzle 150 is for discharging the pachinko ball P to the storage tank 21. The upper end port of the tension coil spring 151 is connected to the lower end port of the supply path member 140, and the lower end port is opened on the bottom surface of the lifting bracket 152. Connected to the circular outlet 110.

  The cross-sectional shape of the elevating metal fitting 152 is substantially U-shaped, and a portion close to a rotation shaft 161 of a stopper 160, which will be described later, is largely opened when the elevating bracket 152 is attached to the replenishing device 1. Through holes 152b and 152b are formed in upper portions of both side surfaces 152a and 152a of the lifting bracket 152. Guide pins 153 are installed in the through holes 152b and 152b. The guide pin 153 is provided at a position where it does not contact the tension coil spring 151.

  Since the elevating metal fitting 152 is connected to the following stopper 160, the nozzle 150 and the stopper 160 are interlocked with each other.

  Side walls 101a, 101a are formed in the main body 100 of the replenishing device 1 so as to sandwich the elevating metal fitting 152, and a pair of pores indicated by reference numeral 102 are formed in the vertical direction. These pores are guide grooves 102 for guiding the lifting bracket 152 in the vertical direction. Each of the guide grooves 102 has an end portion of a guide pin 153 passing therethrough, and the guide pin 153 can move up and down along the guide groove 102.

  Both end portions 170a and 170a of the substantially U-shaped relay member 170 are engaged with both ends of the guide pin 153. On the other hand, a pin 161 is installed on the base end 170 b side of the relay member 170. Both ends of the pin 161 are attached to openings 104 and 104 in the upper part of the support arm 101b formed so as to protrude from the lower parts of the side walls 101a. The relay member 170 can rotate about the pin 161 as a rotation axis. The relay member 170 rotates in conjunction with the vertical movement of the nozzle 150 via the guide pin 153. This pin 161 is constructed so as to extend in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the falling path of the pachinko ball P falling from the outlet 110. Note that the installation direction of the pin 161 is not necessarily the same as the direction of the dropping path, and does not necessarily have to be orthogonal to the direction of the dropping path.

  The stopper 160 blocks the fall (replenishment) of the pachinko ball P from the nozzle 150 when the gaming machine 20 is not mounted at a predetermined position of the mounting frame 11 of the gaming machine island 10, and the gaming machine 20 The pachinko ball P can be replenished to the gaming machine 20 without blocking the fall of the pachinko ball P from the nozzle 150.

  The stopper 160 is a lever 163 (contact lever) that can rotate between a contact position that contacts the gaming machine 20 mounted at a predetermined mounting position and a standby position that is positioned when the gaming machine 20 is removed. And a blocking pin 162 (blocking part) capable of blocking the pachinko ball P falling from the outlet 110 at the lower end of the nozzle 150 in conjunction with the raising and lowering of the nozzle 150.

  The length of the blocking pin 162 is longer than the length traversing the bottom surface of the lifting bracket 152. The both ends of the blocking pin 162 are connected to the respective leading ends 165a of the pair of arc-shaped first arms 165 and the respective leading ends 166a of the pair of linear second arms 166. Each of the first arm 165 and the second arm 166 can rotate at a connection portion with the blocking pin 162.

  The other tip 166b of the second arm 166 is rotatably connected to pivot protrusions 152c provided on both side surfaces 152a of the elevating metal fitting 152. On the other hand, the other distal end portion 165b of the first arm 165 is rotatably connected to the pivot protrusion 103 provided on the both side walls 101a and 101a below the position of the proximal end portion 170b of the relay member 170. .

  The lever 163 is formed by forming a thin metal wire into a U shape, and winding springs 164a and 164a (biasing means) are formed at both ends 164 thereof. The lever 163 is mounted so that the winding springs 164 a and 164 a are wound around the pin 161. Thereby, the lever 163 can be rotated about the pin 161 as an axis. Therefore, the pin 161 serves as a rotation shaft common to both the blocking pin 162 and the lever 163 connected to the first arm 165. The lever 163 has a distal end abutting against the base end 170b before the portion of the winding spring 164a, and the rotation in the direction toward the contact position is limited unless an external force of a predetermined magnitude or more is applied. The standby state at is maintained.

  In a state where the tension coil spring 151 is contracted and the nozzle 150 is pulled up, the lever 163 interlocked with the raising / lowering of the nozzle 150 via the relay member 170 is located at the blocking position. The pin 162 is located at a blocking position (second position) that blocks the fall of the pachinko ball P across the outlet 110 slightly below the outlet 110. When an external force is applied to the lever 163 and the lever 163 is positioned at the contact position, the nozzle 150 interlocked with the lever 163 is lowered against the urging force of the tension coil spring 151 via the relay member 170. The blocking pin 162 interlocked with the raising / lowering of 150 is located at a replenishment position (first position) deviating from the falling path of the pachinko ball P falling from the outlet 110.

Next, the operation will be described.
When connecting the hose member 15 extending from the branching device arranged in the replenishing device 1 to the replenishing device 1, the lock member 145 of the tube member 143 is set to the unlocking position, and the tube member 143 itself has an angle in the vertical direction. Alternatively, the direction is changed in the horizontal direction so that the tube member 143 is oriented so that the hose member 15 can be easily attached. In this state, the hose member 15 is fixed to the pipe member 143 by inserting the distal end portion of the hose member 15 into the pipe member 143 and then setting the lock member 145 to a fixed position.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the gaming machine 20 is mounted at a predetermined mounting position of the mounting frame 11 of the gaming machine island 10, the lever 163 is pushed by the storage tank 21 of the gaming machine 20 and the winding spring 164a and 164a and the abutting position rotated in a direction against the urging force of the tension coil spring 151.

  The relay member 170 is rotated in conjunction with the rotation of the lever 163 to lower the position of the nozzle 150. When the nozzle 150 moves downward, the blocking pin 162 interlocked with the nozzle 150 moves away from the falling path of the pachinko ball P to the supply position (first position) that enables the pachinko ball P to be supplied to the gaming machine 20. It is. Thereby, the gaming machine 20 can be replenished with the pachinko ball P flowing down through the hose member 15 from a supply basket (not shown) disposed on the gaming machine island 10 via a branching device (not shown). .

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the gaming machine 20 is disengaged from the mounting position of the mounting frame 11, the lever 163 is not in contact with the storage tank 21, and the urging forces of the winding springs 164 a and 164 a and the tension coil spring 151. Therefore, the nozzle 150 moves up and returns to the standby position. As a result, the blocking pin 162 interlocked with the nozzle 150 rotates back to the blocking position located in the falling path of the pachinko ball P. Thereby, the fall of the pachinko ball P is blocked.

  Note that the lever 163 is not limited to the metal wire as described above, and various materials can be used as long as the lever 163 has a certain degree of strength and can be made into a shape that can contact the storage tank 21.

  As described above, according to the replenishing device 1 according to the present embodiment, the replenishment in which the stopper 160 interlocked with the attachment / detachment of the gaming machine 20 to / from the predetermined mounting position of the gaming machine island 10 deviates from the falling path of the pachinko ball P. The fall of the pachinko ball P is blocked by the blocking pin 162 that rotates from the position to the blocking position that blocks the fall of the pachinko ball P under the outlet 110 of the replenishing device main body 100, so that the gaming machine 20 is removed from the mounting position. After the pachinko sphere P is cut off, the extra pachinko sphere P does not fall, and the pachinko sphere P can be replenished and stopped without fail.

  Further, since the replenishing device 1 has the replenishing path 141 extending linearly in the vertical direction, the vertical and horizontal sizes of the replenishing device main body 100 can be reduced, and the replenishment device 1 is replenished in combination with the absence of the electric device portion in the stopper 160. The apparatus 1 can be miniaturized and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Since the replenishing device 1 can be downsized as described above, a wider working space can be obtained around the replenishing device 1, so that workability when the hose member 15 is connected to the pipe member 143 is improved.

  Furthermore, since the pipe member 143 is connected to the supply path member 140 by a ball joint mechanism, the hose member 15 can be connected by appropriately changing the direction of the pipe member 143, so that the workability can be further improved. .

It is a front view which shows the supply apparatus of the game media concerning one embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the replenishment apparatus when the stopper shown in FIG. 1 interrupts | blocks the fall of a game medium. It is a disassembled perspective view of the replenishment apparatus which decomposes | disassembles and shows a part of replenishment apparatus of FIG. It is sectional drawing which fractured | ruptured the pipe member in FIG. 1 along the axial direction. It is explanatory drawing explaining a mode when the game medium is supplied to the game machine from the supply apparatus. It is explanatory drawing explaining a mode when the replenishment apparatus has stopped replenishment of game media when the game machine is away from the predetermined mounting position. It is a front view which shows the conventional supply apparatus of game media. It is a figure which shows a mode that the game machine provided with the conventional game media supply apparatus is mounted | worn with the game machine island, and the game media is supplied. It is a figure which shows a mode when the game machine in FIG. 8 leaves | separated from the predetermined | prescribed mounting position.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Supply device 10 ... Game machine island 11 ... Mounting frame 15 ... Hose member 20 ... Game machine 21 ... Storage tank 50 ... Guide passage member 51 ... Both ends 52 ... Both ends 100 ... Supply device main body 101a ... Side wall 101b ... Support arm 102 ... Guide groove 103 ... Pivoting protrusion 104 ... Opening hole 110 ... Outlet 120 ... Mounting bracket 140 ... Supply path member 141 ... Supply path 142 ... Connected end 142a ... Convex section 142b ... Communication hole 142c ... Inlet 142d ... Outlet 142e ... Counterbore part 143 ... Pipe member 143a ... Recess 143b ... Half member 143d ... Outer wall 143e ... Counterbore part 144 ... Axial projection 145 ... Lock member 150 ... Nozzle 151 ... Tensile coil spring 152 ... Lifting bracket 152a ... Both side surfaces 152b ... Through holes 152c ... Pivot protrusion 153 ... Guide pin 160 ... Stopper 161 ... Pin 162 ... Blocking pin 163 Lever 164 ... Both ends 164a ... Winding spring 165 ... First arm 165a ... Tip 165b ... First arm tip 166 ... Second arm 166a ... Tip arm 166b ... Second arm tip 170 ... Relay member 170a ... Tip Part 170b ... Base end part P ... Game medium

Claims (7)

In a game medium supply device for supplying game media passed through a hose member from a gaming machine island side to a gaming machine detachably mounted on the gaming machine island,
A pipe member that is connected to the hose member and guides the game medium from the hose member to the supply device main body side, and is arranged on the supply device main body side, and guides the game medium from the tube member to the game machine side. A replenishment path member, an elevating part that can be raised and lowered at the lower end of the replenishment path member, and a stopper that can stop the replenishment of game media in conjunction with the elevation of the elevating part,
The replenishment path member extends downward linearly from a connection portion with the pipe member,
The elevating part has a tension coil spring inside through which a game medium passes,
The elevating mechanism is capable of rotating between a contact position that contacts a gaming machine mounted at a predetermined mounting position on the gaming machine island and a standby position that is positioned when the gaming machine is removed. An abutment lever coupled to a portion, and a blocking portion capable of blocking a game medium falling from the lower end of the lifting portion in conjunction with the lifting and lowering of the lifting portion,
When the gaming machine is mounted at the predetermined mounting position, the lifting unit is lowered in conjunction with the rotation of the contact lever toward the contact position, and the blocking unit is interlocked with the lowering of the lifting unit. Is located at a first position that allows the gaming medium to fall from the lower end of the elevating unit,
When the gaming machine is removed from the predetermined mounting position, the blocking unit blocks the fall of the game medium from the lower end of the lifting unit in conjunction with the lifting of the lifting unit due to the contraction of the tension coil spring. A game medium replenishing device, wherein the contact lever is rotated to the standby position while being displaced to a second position. In a game medium supply device for supplying game media passed through a hose member from a gaming machine island side to a gaming machine detachably mounted on the gaming machine island,
A pipe member that is connected to the hose member and guides the game medium from the hose member to the supply device main body side, and is arranged on the supply device main body side, and guides the game medium from the tube member to the game machine side. A replenishment path member, an elevating part that can be raised and lowered at the lower end of the replenishment path member, and a stopper that can stop the replenishment of game media in conjunction with the elevation of the elevating part,
The pipe member is connected to the supply path member by a ball joint mechanism,
The replenishment path member extends downward linearly from a connection portion with the pipe member,
The elevating part has a tension coil spring inside through which a game medium passes,
The elevating mechanism is capable of rotating between a contact position contacting a gaming machine mounted at a predetermined mounting position on the game island and a standby position positioned when the gaming machine is removed. An abutment lever coupled to a portion, and a blocking portion capable of blocking a game medium falling from the lower end of the lifting portion in conjunction with the lifting and lowering of the lifting portion,
When the gaming machine is mounted at the predetermined mounting position, the lifting unit is lowered in conjunction with the rotation of the contact lever toward the contact position, and the blocking unit is interlocked with the lowering of the lifting unit. Is located at a first position that allows the gaming medium to fall from the lower end of the elevating unit,
When the gaming machine is removed from the predetermined mounting position, the blocking unit blocks the fall of the game medium from the lower end of the lifting unit in conjunction with the lifting of the lifting unit due to the contraction of the tension coil spring. A game medium replenishing device, wherein the contact lever is rotated to the standby position while being displaced to a second position.   3. The game medium supply device according to claim 2, wherein the supply path member extends vertically downward from a connecting portion with the pipe member.   4. The game according to claim 2, wherein the contact lever and the blocking portion share a rotation axis extending in a direction different from a direction of a fall path of the game medium falling from the supply path member. Medium supply device.   The game medium replenishing device according to claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein the contact lever includes an urging means for maintaining the standby position and waiting.   6. The game medium supply device according to claim 5, wherein the biasing means is a winding spring formed at an end of the contact lever. The gaming machine has a storage tank that receives and stores the game medium to be replenished,
The game medium supply device according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, wherein the contact lever contacts the storage tank when the gaming machine is attached or detached.

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