JP2006204546A - Power switch structure of inter-stand machine for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power switch structure of an inter-stand machine for a game machine, which enables an operator to surely confirm that appropriate positioning is performed without operating the inter-stand machine at an inappropriate position. <P>SOLUTION: The power switch structure comprises: a positioning movement means (50) provided in the game machine and provided with a moving body (51); a positioning confirmation means (40) provided in the inter-stand machine for the game machine; and a reporting means (26) for reporting the confirmation of appropriate positioning by the positioning confirmation means (40). The positioning confirmation means (40) turns the inter-stand machine for the game machine to a non-energized state by interrupting a power source circuit in the case of not detecting the appropriate movement of the moving body (51) and turns the inter-stand machine for the game machine to an energized state by turning the power source circuit to a conductive state in the case of detecting the appropriate movement of the moving body (51). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to positioning of a gaming machine installed adjacent to a gaming machine pedestal machine and a power switch of the gaming machine pedestal machine.

Conventionally, in gaming machines that use medals such as slot machines as gaming media, game medals are awarded based on a request to play an efficient game or to play a game without touching the game medals as much as possible. A gaming machine pedestal machine (medal lending machine) that can be directly supplied to gaming machines has been devised (see Patent Document 1).
Here, in the case of changing the gaming machine to a new model, the gaming machine platform machine is often left at the game hall and only the gaming machine is replaced. In such a case, it is necessary to align the gaming machine platform machine installed in advance with the gaming machine. Conventionally, for example, as shown in Patent Document 2, a screw and a plurality of screws are used. Positioning has been performed by providing a mechanism capable of adjusting the position by a hole and a positioning mark. Furthermore, as shown in Patent Document 3, a medal lending machine has been devised that performs control so that a medal cannot be inserted when a nozzle for supplying a medal to a gaming machine is not in an appropriate position.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-299868 (FIG. 1) JP 2000-202146 A JP 2003-205166 A

However, with the conventional positioning method described above, the positional relationship between the gaming machine and the pedestrian machine can only be mechanically adjusted. Troubles such as spilling medals cannot be prevented because they cannot be successfully inserted into the medal slot of gaming machines. Further, in the case of Patent Document 3, a sensor and a control unit for determining whether or not the nozzle position is appropriate are required, and there is a problem that the structure is complicated and the cost is increased.
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the object thereof is as follows. That is, in the inventions according to claims 1 to 3, the operator can surely confirm that the proper positioning has been performed, and the inter-game machine platform does not operate at an inappropriate position. An object of the present invention is to provide a power switch structure for a machine. In addition to the above object, a fourth aspect of the present invention is to provide a power switch structure for a gaming machine pedestal machine capable of aligning the gaming machine and the pedestal machine with a simple mechanism. .

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.
(Claim 1)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.
That is, the invention according to claim 1 is a power switch for a pedestal machine when a gaming machine is installed adjacent to a pedestal machine for gaming machines (hereinafter abbreviated as a pedestal machine) that is fixedly installed in the game hall. Concerning structure. This power switch structure is provided in the gaming machine, and when the gaming machine is in an appropriate installation position, positioning moving means (slot side) for transmitting the positioning completion by moving the moving body (projecting body 51) The switch mechanism 50) is installed in the platform machine to detect the proper movement of the moving body (51) and confirm that the gaming machine and the gaming machine platform machine are properly positioned. Positioning confirmation means (lending machine side switch mechanism 40) and notification means (pilot lamp 26) for notifying proper positioning confirmation by the positioning confirmation means (40).

In the present invention, for example, when a gaming machine such as a slot machine is installed adjacent to a machine such as a medal lending machine, the gaming machine and the machine are positioned at the same time, and the power switch of the machine is used. This is a power switch structure for turning ON.
Here, the “appropriate installation position” of the gaming machine is a position set in advance so that the gaming machine and the machine between the machines function effectively, and the vertical direction of the gaming machine and the machine between the machines, That is, the positional relationship in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction is appropriate.
The positioning / moving means (50) is for the game machine itself to inform the positioning confirmation means (40) that the positioning has been completed, that is, the gaming machine has reached the proper position. In other words, the “moving body” moves from a place where the gaming machine is not in an appropriate position to a place where the gaming machine is to be in an appropriate position. For example, as the moving body (51), a protrusion and a protrusion that can be inserted into the side surface of the gaming machine when the protruding portion is projected from the side surface of the gaming machine and pressed, and the gaming machine is not in an appropriate position ( For example, when the game machine is moved to an appropriate position (for example, by being inserted into a recess provided on the side surface of the intermediary machine) It can be formed to protrude.

Further, the positioning confirmation means (40) has detection means capable of detecting that the moving body (51) has moved to a place where it should be when the gaming machine is in an appropriate position. This detecting means is for confirming the completion of positioning by moving the movable body (51) such as a light shielding sensor or limit switch to an appropriate position, and is intended for confirmation itself. Alternatively, for example, a switch mechanism may be used in which the power supply circuit of the pedestal machine is connected by the movement of the moving body (51), and thereby the pedestal machine is energized.
The “notification unit” only needs to be able to notify the operator that the positioning has been completed by any means. A lamp that lights when the positioning confirmation unit (40) confirms the positioning, or a speaker that outputs a predetermined sound. And so on. In addition, the “notification unit” may be provided in the intermediary machine, or may be provided in an island facility where the intermediary machine is fixedly installed. It is also possible to set so that any device (for example, medal payout device) built in the pedestal machine is activated when the pedestal machine becomes energized normally due to the completion of positioning. It shall be included in the “notification”. This is because it is possible to know the installation of the gaming machine at an appropriate position by operating the device.

And, when the positioning confirmation means (40) has not detected the proper movement of the moving body (51), it shuts off the power supply circuit and puts the gaming machine platform machine in a non-energized state, When an appropriate movement of the moving body is detected, the power supply circuit is turned on to turn on the gaming machine platform machine.
Here, the inter-machine is in a “non-energized state” is a state where various devices built in the inter-machine, such as a hopper device and a bill counter, do not operate because power is not supplied. . In addition, that the inter-machine is in the “energized state” means that electric power is supplied to the devices and the apparatus becomes operable. The power supply circuit may be shut off and opened by control based on the detection signal of the positioning confirmation means (40) (for example, depending on whether a detection signal of a sensor that detects the moving body (51) is received or not) Physical switching mechanism (positioning confirmation means (40) in the electric circuit) (eg, a pressure switch that contacts the contact point by moving the moving body (51) to bring the power supply circuit into a conductive state) It may be.

(Function)
In the present invention, in a state where no gaming machines are installed adjacent to each other, the power supply circuit of the intermediary machine is cut off, and the interim machine does not operate in a non-energized state. When the gaming machine is installed at an appropriate position set in advance in relation to the inter-vehicle machine, the moving body (51) of the positioning moving means (50) moves to the predetermined position, and the positioning confirmation Means (40) confirms completion of positioning. At this time, since a predetermined notification is made by the notification means (26), the operator can know the positioning completion reliably and clearly. Further, at this time, the power supply circuit of the interpolating machine becomes conductive, and the interpolating machine becomes energized and becomes operable.

On the other hand, when the gaming machine is not installed at an appropriate position, the moving body (51) does not move to the appropriate position, and the positioning confirmation means (40) cannot confirm the positioning. Therefore, the power supply circuit of the pedestal machine remains cut off and the pedestal machine does not operate. For this reason, the machine is not operated while the gaming machine and the machine are in an inappropriate installation position.
(Claim 2)
(Feature point)
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, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a light-emitting device that is turned on when the gaming machine interstage machine is energized is provided as the notification means (26).
The present invention limits “notification means”. The “light emitting device” can be a pilot lamp with a built-in light bulb or light emitting diode.
According to the present invention, the “notification means” not only notifies proper positioning, but also functions as energization notifying means for notifying that the interpolator is in the energized state. Further, since the positioning confirmation is notified visually, the operator can know the completion of positioning more reliably.

(Claim 3)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 3 is characterized by the following points in addition to the characteristics of the invention described in claim 1 or 2.
That is, in the invention described in claim 3, the gaming machine has a gaming medium insertion slot (medal insertion slot 11) for inserting a gaming medium, and the gaming machine interim machine pays out the gaming medium. A game medium payout device; and a transfer means (medal transfer block 34) for transferring the game medium related to payout to a game medium input port (11) of an adjacent game machine, and the power supply circuit includes the game The drive unit of the medium payout device (23) is electrically connected, and the game medium payout device is configured to operate simultaneously with the conduction of electricity.

“Game media” in the present invention specifically refers to game medals, coins, game balls such as pachinko balls, and the like. The inter-machine in the present invention can be a medal lending machine (2) provided with a hopper device (lending medal paying device 23) for paying out medals, for example, as a game medium paying out device. Are formed so that they can be directly transferred to a medal slot (11) of an adjacent gaming machine, for example, a slot machine. The transfer means (34) may be a tubular or bowl-shaped nozzle having a transfer passage through which a game medium can pass.
Here, the game medium payout device according to the present invention is a device for paying out game media, and in addition to a hopper device for paying out game media stored inside the intermediary machine, the outside of the intermediary machine, For example, a device for taking in game media from a circulating machine provided inside the island facility and paying out from the inter-machine is also included. In addition to the above-mentioned hopper device, the game medium payout device includes a game medium payout device (medal feeding device 32) for sending out the game medium paid out from the hopper to the transfer means (34). A device provided between the device and the transfer means (34) is also included.

In addition, here, “the game medium dispensing device is activated simultaneously with the conduction of electricity” means that the game medium dispensing device is activated when the interstage machine is energized. Even when the power supply circuit is in a conductive state, even if it is configured to be operated by a switch operation or the like, the game medium dispensing device automatically operates without inserting bills or operating a switch. is there.
In the present invention, when the game medium insertion port (11) is in a position where the game medium can be properly received from the transfer means (34), this is the “appropriate installation position” of the gaming machine. Here, “appropriately accept game media” means that the game media discharged from the transfer means (34) is transferred to the game media slot (11) of the gaming machine without spilling or clogging. It is in such a state.

(Function)
In the present invention, when the power supply circuit of the interstage machine is turned on by the positioning confirmation of the positioning confirmation means (40), the game medium dispensing device (23) is automatically activated (for example, a motor for operating the hopper is installed). When driven), the game medium is transferred to the game medium slot (11) through the transfer means (34). That is, during the game machine installation work, it is possible to know that the game machine has been installed at an appropriate position by paying out the game medium from the inter-machine, and the game medium payout device (23) is notified. It is positioned as.
According to the present invention, by the operation of the game medium payout device (23), it is also possible to confirm the coincidence state between the transfer means (34) and the game medium insertion port (11) simultaneously with the positioning confirmation.

In order to stop the transfer of the game medium started by energization, for example, to control with a timer so as to stop after the transfer for a predetermined time, or to stop the operation of the game medium payout device (23) A stop switch may be provided.
(Claim 4)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 4 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3.
That is, the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the positioning and moving means (50) is attached to the recess (18) provided on the side surface of the gaming machine on the side of the machine and the recess (18). The recess (18) protrudes from the recess (18) toward the side surface of the adjacent inter-game machine for the gaming machine, is urged in the protruding direction by an elastic body (spring 52), and receives a pressing force at the tip. And an intrusion protrusion (51) as a moving body that is immersed therein. In addition, the positioning confirmation means (40) includes a depressed portion (concave portion 25) provided on a side surface of the gaming machine platform machine on the gaming machine side, and the protruding and projecting projection (51) in the depressed portion (25). When not protruding, the contact (45) for bringing the power supply circuit into a conductive state is non-contact, and the protrusion (51) protrudes into the depression (25), whereby the contact (45) And a switch mechanism in contact therewith. When the gaming machine is disposed at an appropriate position, the positions of the recess (18) and the depressed portion (25) coincide with each other, and the projecting protrusion (51) is located in the depressed portion (25). It is formed so that it may protrude.

In the present invention, the positioning movement means (50) and the positioning confirmation means (40) are specifically specified. The positioning movement means (50) can be provided, for example, on the side plate of the housing (1) of the gaming machine, and the positioning confirmation means (40) can be provided on the side surface of the outer box (20) of the inter-machine.
Here, the “normal state” means that the elastic body (52) is in an unloaded state.
In addition, the “switch mechanism” includes, for example, a sliding body (having a contact (45) at an end thereof and biased to the opening side (side where the gaming machine is installed) of the depression (25) by a spring or the like ( 42), the sliding body (42) is pushed by the protrusion / projection (51) and moved to the back side, and the contact switch (45) contacts, and the tip of the protrusion / projection (51) contacts and presses By doing so, the surface can be elastically deformed, and a contact switch that contacts the contact (45) disposed in isolation can be obtained.

(Function)
In the present invention, when the gaming machine is installed adjacent to the pedestal machine, the positioning movement means (50) of the gaming machine is provided on the side surface on which the positioning confirmation means (40) of the pedestal machine is provided. The game machine is pushed in from the front side along the side. At this time, the protrusion / recession protrusion (51) is pressed against the side surface of the interpolator and is immersed in the recess (18). When the gaming machine moves to an appropriate position, the positions of the recessed portion (25) and the recessed portion (18) coincide with each other, and the protruding protrusion (51) extends from the recessed portion (18) to the recessed portion (25). Projects toward the inside. Then, the tip of the protrusion / projection protrusion (51) pushes the switch of the positioning confirmation means (40), the contact (45) comes into contact, and the power supply circuit becomes conductive.

  According to the present invention, since the positioning moving means (50) and the positioning confirmation means (40) simply serve as a switch for the power supply circuit, there is no need for a control unit that performs control based on the sensor or the detection signal of the sensor, and the cost. It is useful for reduction.

  Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exist the following effects. That is, according to the first to third aspects of the present invention, for an amusement machine in which the operator can surely confirm that the proper positioning has been performed and the interstage machine does not operate at an inappropriate position. It is possible to provide a power switch structure for a pedestal machine. Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the above effects, it is possible to provide a power switch structure for a gaming machine pedestal machine capable of aligning the gaming machine and the pedestal machine with a simple mechanism. .

The best embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine as an example of a gaming machine.
(Explanation of drawings)
1 to 8 show an embodiment of the present invention.
1 is a schematic plan view and a front view of the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2, FIG. 3 is a side view of the medal lending machine 2, and FIG. FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 are enlarged cross-sectional views of the power switch mechanism 4, and FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of an electric circuit of the power switch.

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. A power switch mechanism 4 for turning on the power of the medal lending machine 2 by installing the slot machine 1 at an appropriate position is provided in an adjacent portion of the medal lending machine 2 and the slot machine 1.
(Slot machine 1)
As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 1 is formed of a case 10 and a front door 13 attached to the front side of the case, and a symbol of a rotating reel (not shown) is visible on the front side. A display 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 11 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 11. Further, at the bottom of the slot machine 1, a payout medal tray 15 capable of storing payout medals is provided.

Here, the medal insertion slot 11 has an insertion slit 11a in which game medals can be inserted one by one from above, and a side transfer passage 11b communicating with the side of the insertion slit. This side transfer passage 11b is a bowl-like passage extending from the insertion slit 11a to the front right side (medal lending machine 2 side), and accepts and inserts game medals sent from the medal transfer block 34 described later. It is for transferring to the slit 11a.
Then, a game medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 11, 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.

Further, the side plate on the medal lending machine side of the housing 10 is provided with two slide grooves 17 that are formed substantially horizontally from the front side to the back side and open to the side (FIG. 1B). reference). The slide groove 17 is a groove into which the convex portion provided in the medal lending machine 2 can be inserted, and serves as a guide when the slot machine 1 is pushed in from the front side and is installed, and the slot machine 1 is positioned in the vertical direction. Is something that can be done.
(Medal lending machine 2)
The medal lending machine 2 is a box-type device installed adjacent to the side surface of the slot machine 1, renting out game medals in exchange for money, and renting medals and medals to be inserted by the players. Is to be inserted into the medal slot 11. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the medal lending machine 2 includes a bill counter 22 and a lending medal payout device 23 built in the outer box 20, and a batch insertion mechanism 3 attached to the front side. It is.

  The outer box 20 is a rectangular box, and a convex portion 24 that can be fitted into the slide groove 17 of the slot machine 1 is provided on the side surface on the slot machine installation side. The convex part 24 may be a protrusion that continues in the front-rear direction or a protrusion. A pilot lamp 26 for notifying that the medal lending machine 2 is energized is provided above the front of the outer box 20. The pilot lamp 26 illuminates a light-emitting body such as a built-in light bulb or light-emitting diode when the main power supply of the medal lending machine 2 is turned on. It is possible to know that the rental medal payout device 23 and the batch insertion mechanism 3 are operable.

The pilot lamp 26 does not necessarily have to be provided in the medal lending machine 2. For example, the pilot lamp 26 may be provided in an island facility so that the energization state of the medal lending machine 2 fixed to the island facility can be notified. Further, the energization notifying means is not limited to the pilot lamp 26, and any means can be used as long as it can notify the energization state by visual or auditory sense.
The bill counter 22 is for reading a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot 21 provided at the lower front of the outer box 20 and causing the lending medal dispensing device 23 to pay out a predetermined number of game medals. 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 rental medal payout device 23 is a so-called hopper device for paying out game medals, and although not particularly shown, a tank for storing game medals and a game medal stored in the tank are discharged one by one. It has a possible delivery disk. The feed disc is rotatably fixed to the drive motor and has a hole into which a game medal can be inserted. The game medals that have entered the hole are discharged one by one out of the device as they rotate. The rental medal payout device 23 is provided with a sensor for counting discharged medals, and is configured to stop the drive motor when a predetermined number of game medals are paid out.

(Batch input mechanism 3)
The batch insertion mechanism 3 is a mechanism for batch-inserting game medals paid out from the lending medal payout device 23 and game medals inserted by the player into the medal slot 11 of the slot machine 1. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the batch loading 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 feeder 32 is provided.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the main body cover 30 protrudes from the front substantially central portion of the outer box 20 of the medal lending machine 2 to the front side (the front side when the slot machine 1 is viewed from the front, the same applies hereinafter). As shown in FIG. 4, a medal feeding device 32 is built in the box-shaped member.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a medal transfer block 34 is attached to the lower end on the front side of the main body cover 30 via a mounting plate, and above the medal transfer block 34, the medal of the medal feeder 32 A medal drop opening 33 communicating with the medal passage 35 of the feeding part and the medal transfer block 34 is formed. In addition, a discharge storage box 90 that receives foreign matter and reset medals discharged from the medal feeder 32 is housed on the back side of the bottom of the main body cover 30, and a reset opening 36 is provided above the discharge storage box 90. Is formed. A discharge mechanism 80 is installed above the reset opening 36. Further, above the discharge mechanism 80, a rental medal receiving port 37 for receiving a medal paid out from the rental medal payout device 23 is formed.

Here, the medal feeding device 32 is a device for sending out medals inserted from the batch insertion opening 31 to the medal transfer block 34, and includes a conveyor belt 32b that is wound around a roller 32a that is rotated by a drive motor 32d, and a conveyor belt. A reverse roller 32c is provided for separating the game medals on 32b one by one. In addition, a touch sensor (not shown) is provided around the batch opening 31. When the touch sensor is touched, the drive motor 32d is driven, and the roller 32a rotates in the black arrow direction shown in FIG. It is supposed to be.
Further, the discharge mechanism 80 opens the opening / closing plate 82 by the operation of the solenoid 81, thereby discharging medals and foreign matters on the belt of the medal feeder 34 and the opening / closing plate 82 from the reset opening 36. Is.

  The medal transfer block 34 is a member for transferring the game medals sent out from the medal feeder 32 to the medal slot 11 of the slot machine 1 and has a medal passage 35 through which the game medals can pass one by one. It is a block member. When the slot machine 1 is installed at an appropriate position, the end 34a (see FIG. 2) of the medal transfer block 34 matches the side transfer passage 11b of the medal slot 11. Further, the mounting plate fixed to the back side of the medal transfer block 34 is formed to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the main body cover 30, and finely adjusts the mounting position in the front-rear direction of the medal transfer block 34. be able to. As a result, a slight positional deviation from the medal slot 11 of the adjacent slot machine 1 can be corrected.

If the end 34a and the side transfer passage 11b are aligned with each other so that the medal passage 35 and the side transfer passage 11b of the medal transfer block 34 communicate with each other and the game medal can be properly inserted, The lending machine 2 is formed so as to be energized, which will be described later.
(Transfer of game medals)
A process of transferring game medals by the batch insertion mechanism 3 having the above configuration will be described.
First, when game medals are inserted from the batch insertion opening 31, the game medals fall so as to be stacked on the upper surface of the rear part of the conveyor belt 32 b of the medal feeder 34 and the upper surface of the opening / closing plate 82 and are stored in the internal space of the batch insertion mechanism 3. Is done. In addition, when a bill is inserted into the medal lending machine 2, a game medal is paid out from the lending medal payout device 23, and passes through the lending medal receiving port 37 to the internal space of the batch loading mechanism 3 (the conveyor belt 32b and the opening / closing) Stored on the upper side of the plate 82). Next, when the periphery of the batch insertion opening 31 is pressed by hand, the touch sensor reacts and the medal feeder 32 starts to operate. That is, the drive motor 32d is driven, and the conveyor belt 32b starts to move forward.

  When the transport belt 32b starts moving, the game medals riding on the upper surface of the rear part of the transport belt 32b move forward, and among the game medals transferred forward by the transport belt 32b, the game medals ride on the upper surface of the transport belt 32b. The game medals pass through the gap between the transport belt 32b and the lower surface of the reverse rotation roller 32c, and are transferred one by one to the medal drop opening 33. On the other hand, game medals overlapping above the conveyor belt 32b are kicked back in the back direction by contacting the reverse rotation roller 32c. The game medals sent out from the medal feeding device 32 fall down while being guided by the medal drop opening 33. Then, it is discharged through the medal passage 35 of the medal transfer block 34. The discharged game medal passes through the side transfer passage 11b and is inserted into the insertion slit 11a.

  If it is not desired to insert the game medal remaining in the medal feeder 32 into the slot machine 1, when a predetermined reset switch is operated, the solenoid 81 of the ejector 80 is activated to open the opening / closing plate 82. The drive motor of the medal feeder 32 is driven in reverse. As a result, the game medals on the upper surface of the transport belt 32b move rearward and drop downward from the reset opening 36 by opening the opening / closing plate 82. The game medals discharged from the medal feeding device 32 in this manner are stored in the discharge storage box 90, and therefore, the medals stored therein may be taken out by pulling out the discharge storage box 90 to the front side. Note that even when foreign matter such as dust is mixed in the medal feeder 40, it can be taken out in the same manner as described above.

(Power switch mechanism 4)
The power switch mechanism 4 is a device for placing the medal lending machine 2 in an energized state when the slot machine 1 is installed at an appropriate position. As shown in FIG. FIG. 5 shows a contact switch mechanism provided in an adjacent contact portion. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, a lending machine side switch mechanism 40 provided on a side surface of the medal lending machine 2 on the slot machine side, and a slot And a slot-side switch mechanism 50 provided on the side surface of the machine 1 on the medal lending machine side.
The lending machine side switch mechanism 40 is a pressing switch provided inside a recess 25 formed on the side surface of the outer box 20 of the medal lending machine 2, and the positioning of the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 is properly performed. It functions as positioning confirmation means for confirming that it has been performed. Specifically, the lending machine side switch mechanism 40 has a columnar sliding member provided with a flat contact portion 41 at one end and a contact 45a connected to the main power source 70 (see FIG. 8) at the other end. A moving body 42 and a spring 43 that urges the sliding body 42 toward the outside of the outer box 20 are provided.

The sliding body 42 is configured such that a stopper 44 fixed to the sliding body 42 is locked to a protrusion protruding inside the recess 25 so that the slide body 42 does not jump out of the recess 25 due to the urging force of the spring 43. In the no-load state, the sliding body 42 is positioned such that the contact 45a provided at the end is not in contact with the contact 45b provided inside the medal lending machine 2 and connected to the main power supply 70. Further, when the sliding body 42 is locked in the recess 25 by the stopper 44 and is positioned at the maximum outside, the contact portion 41 does not protrude from the recess 25. This is to ensure a space in which a protrusion 51 described later can be fitted on the opening side of the recess 25.
When the contact portion 41 receives a pressing force, the spring 43 is compressed, the sliding body 42 moves to the inside of the outer box 20, the contact 45a and the contact 45b come into contact, and the medal lending machine 2 is energized. When the pressing force applied to the contact portion 41 disappears, the sliding body 42 moves to the outside of the outer box 20 due to the restoring force of the compressed spring 43, the contact 45a and the contact 45b become non-contact, and the medal lending The machine 2 is formed so as to be in a non-energized state.

Note that an inclined portion 25A that is inclined from the inside toward the outside is formed at the front side end of the recess 25. This is because when the slot machine 1 is taken out from a fixed position, the protrusion 51 fitted in the recess 25 moves forward with the movement of the slot machine 1 so that it is not caught by the inner wall of the recess 25 and damaged. Is to do.
The slot-side switch mechanism 50 is a protrusion / depression projection provided in a recess 18 formed on the side plate of the casing 10 of the slot machine 1 and moves when the slot machine 1 is in an appropriate installation position. It functions as a positioning movement means for transmitting the positioning completion to the lending machine side switch mechanism 40. Specifically, the slot-side switch mechanism 50 includes a protruding body 51 whose tip is formed in a spherical shape, and a spring 52 that biases the protruding body 51 toward the outside of the housing 10.

In the protrusion 51, a stopper 53 fixed to the rear end (the inner end of the housing) is locked to a protrusion protruding inside the recess 18, and jumps out of the recess 18 by the biasing force of the spring 52. It is designed not to be stupid. Further, the projecting body 51 is locked at a position where the tip projects from the surface of the housing 10 in an unloaded state.
Upon receiving the pressing force of the tip of the projecting body 51, the spring 52 is compressed, and the projecting body 51 moves to the inside of the recess 18 and is immersed in the recess 18 (see FIG. 6). When the pressing force disappears, the projecting body 51 is formed so as to project outside the recess 18 by the restoring force of the compressed spring 52.

The lending machine side switch mechanism 40 and the slot side switch mechanism 50 are positioned so that the positions in the height direction match when the convex portion 24 of the medal lending machine 2 and the slide groove 17 of the slot machine 1 are engaged. Is provided. Further, the installation positions of the lending machine side switch mechanism 40 and the slot side switch mechanism 50 in the front-rear direction are the side end portion of the side transfer passage 11b of the medal slot 11 of the slot machine 1 and the medal transfer block of the medal lending machine 2. The positions of the end portions 34a of 34 are set so that the game medals discharged from the medal passage 35 of the medal transfer block 34 can be transferred to the side transfer passage 11b without any trouble.
(Installation of slot machine 1 and power input of medal lending machine 2)
Next, the operation of the power switch mechanism 4 having the above configuration will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 5, the medal lending machine 2 installed in the island facility is in a state where the slot machine 1 is not installed adjacently (the old stand is removed), as shown in FIG. Since the sliding body 42 is pushed out to the outside of the outer box 20 by the spring 43, the contact point 45a is not in contact with the contact point 45b. Therefore, the power supply circuit is cut off (see FIG. 8), and even if the medal lending machine 2 is connected to the main power supply 70 or connected to the main power supply 70, the power switch (not shown) of the main body is turned ON. However, it is not energized. Therefore, the pilot lamp 26 does not light even when the main power is turned on.
Next, the newly installed slot machine 1 is arranged next to the medal lending machine 2 and the front side of the convex portion 24 formed in the outer box 20 is fitted into the back side of the slide groove 17 of the slot machine 1. . Thereby, the vertical positioning of the slot machine 1 with respect to the medal lending machine 2 can be performed. For example, even when the floor surface is not horizontal, the height direction of the lending machine side switch mechanism 40 and the slot side switch mechanism 50 is The position of can be kept from shifting. Then, the slot machine 1 is moved in the back direction along the side surface of the medal lending machine 2. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the protrusion 51 of the slot-side switch mechanism 50 is immersed in the recess 18 by the tip part being in contact with the side surface of the outer box 20.

  When the slot machine 1 is further moved to the back side from the state of FIG. 6, the positions of the recess 18 of the slot machine 1 and the recess 25 of the medal lending machine 2 eventually coincide with each other. Then, the projecting body 51 immersed in the recess 18 projects into the recess 25 due to the restoring force of the spring 52. At this time, the positioning of the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 is completed. That is, the end portion 34a of the medal transfer block 34 and the position of the side transfer passage 11b in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction match. Further, at this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the tip of the projecting body 51 projecting from the surface of the side plate of the housing 10 presses the contact portion 41 of the lending machine side switch mechanism 40 inside the recess 25 and slides. The moving body 42 moves to contact the contacts 45a and 45b. At this time, the power supply circuit is connected, the medal lending machine 2 is energized, and the pilot lamp 26 is lit.

On the other hand, when the slot machine 1 is not sufficiently pushed in and the protrusion 51 does not protrude into the recess 25, the contacts 45a and 45b are not in contact with each other, so the power supply circuit remains cut off and the medal lending machine 2 operates. I can't let you. Therefore, the medal lending machine 2 operates without the medal discharge part (side end part of the medal transfer block 34) of the medal lending machine 2 and the medal receiving part (side transfer passage 11b) of the slot machine 1 completely matching. Thus, a situation in which a game medal to be supplied to the slot machine 1 is spilled without being transferred to the medal slot 11 cannot occur.
Further, when taking out the slot machine 1 from the installation position for exchanging the table, the projecting body 51 is moved to the inclined portion 25A formed at the front end of the recess 25 by moving the slot machine 1 to the front side. It is pushed back into the recess 18 while coming into contact, and comes out of the recess 25, resulting in the state shown in FIG. As a result, the slot machine 1 can be moved to the near side without being blocked by the engagement between the protrusion 51 and the recess 25 and without being damaged by the protrusion 51 being engaged with the inner wall of the recess 25. When the projecting body 51 is removed from the recess 25, the pressing force to the contact portion 41 disappears, and the sliding body 42 moves to the outside of the outer box 20 by the restoring force of the spring 43. As a result, the contacts 45a and 45b are disconnected, the power supply circuit is shut off, the medal lending machine 2 is de-energized, and the pilot lamp 26 is turned off.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the medal lending machine 2 is energized when the slot machine 1 is installed at an appropriate position with respect to the medal lending machine 2, and thus the above-described medal transfer troubles are caused. In addition, the pilot lamp 26 can reliably recognize proper positioning, and the installation work becomes more efficient.
Further, when the slot machine 1 is not in an appropriate position, or when the slot machine 1 is not installed next to the medal lending machine 2, the medal lending machine 2 is excessively operated. The trouble of spilling game medals to the floor can also be prevented.
Incidentally, a jumper switch 60 as shown in FIG. 8 may be provided in the power supply circuit of the medal lending machine 2. In this case, by turning on the jumper switch 60, the medal lending machine 2 can be energized regardless of the contact state of the contacts 45a and 45b. By forming in this way, the medal lending machine 2 can be energized by turning on the main power even if the contact part 41 is not pressed, and a slot machine that does not have the slot-side switch mechanism 50 is adjacent. When installed, it can be made inconvenient.

In the above embodiment, the slot machine 1 is provided with the slide groove 17 and the medal lending machine 2 is provided with the convex portion 24 as the guide means when the slot machine 1 is installed. A slide groove 17 may be provided in the lending machine 2. The configuration of the medal lending machine 2 is not limited to that described in the above embodiment, and it is sufficient that the medal lending machine 2 has a configuration that is installed adjacent to the slot machine 1 and that can supply game medals to the slot machine 1.
Further, in the present invention, the power switch mechanism 4 does not energize the medal lending machine 2 in a state where the medal lending machine 2 is installed alone or when the slot machine 1 is installed next to the medal lending machine 2. When the slot machine 1 is installed in an appropriate position, the medal lending machine 2 can be energized. That is, it is possible to know that the slot machine 1 has been installed at an appropriate position by operating the medal lending machine 2 during the installation work of the slot machine 1. Therefore, the pilot lamp 26 as the notification means is not necessarily provided. For example, when the medal lending machine 23 of the medal lending machine 2 in the non-energized state is turned on (to be able to pay out medals) and the medal lending machine 2 is energized, the lending medal paying apparatus automatically Set 23 to operate. Then, during the installation work of the slot machine 1, the medals are transferred to the medal insertion slot 11, so that it can be confirmed that the slot machine 1 is arranged at an appropriate position. That is, the rented medal payout device 23 may function as a notification unit. By forming in this way, the medal transfer status can be actually confirmed, and the fine adjustment of the positions of the medal insertion slot 11 and the medal transfer block 34 can be simultaneously checked.

  In this case, the medals paid out from the rented medal payout device 23 may be formed so as to be directly transferred to the medal insertion slot 11 through a transfer nozzle or the like. It may be sent out to the medal transfer block 34 by the feeding device 32. In the latter case, the medal feeding device 32 may be configured to detect and operate a medal paid out in the device. In addition, in order to stop the lending medal dispensing device 23 that has started operation automatically (that is, not depending on the insertion of banknotes), for example, when a certain number of coins are paid out, the hopper is automatically stopped or the hopper is driven for a certain period of time. It may be programmed in advance in the control device of the medal lending machine 2 so that the driving is automatically stopped after being made. Alternatively, a stop button for stopping the operation of the rented medal payout device 23 in operation may be provided. In this way, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience that the lending medal payout device 23 that started paying out after completion of positioning continues to discharge medals.

  Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to a table machine corresponding to a gaming machine other than a slot machine. For example, the present invention can be used in a ball lending machine that can supply game balls to a parrot game machine that uses a game ball such as a pachinko ball to perform a game similar to a slot machine. Further, it may be used as a positioning means when a gaming machine is installed next to the inter-machine, regardless of the presence or absence of a game medium supply function to the gaming machine.

1 is a schematic plan view and a front view of a slot machine 1 and a medal lending machine 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external perspective view of a slot machine 1 and a medal lending machine 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a side view of a medal lending machine 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a batch loading mechanism 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a power switch mechanism 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an embodiment of the present invention, and is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the power switch mechanism 4 during installation of the slot machine. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the power switch mechanism 4 after the slot machine is installed according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electric circuit of a power switch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 slot machine
10 housing 11 medal slot
11a Input slit 11b Side transfer passage
13 Front door 14 Symbol display window
15 Dispensing medal tray 16 Operation section
17 Slide groove 18 Recess 2 Medal lending machine
20 Outer box 21 Bill slot
22 Bill counter 23 Lending medal dispensing device
24 Convex part 25 Concave part (recessed part)
26 Pilot lamp (informing means)
3 Batch input mechanism
30 Main unit cover 31 Collective opening
32 Medal feeder 32a Roller
32b Conveyor belt 32c Reverse rotation roller
32d drive motor 33 medal drop opening
34 Medal transfer block (transfer means) 35 Medal passage
36 Reset opening 37 Rental medal entrance 4 Power switch mechanism
40 Lending machine side switch mechanism (positioning confirmation means)
41 Contact part 42 Slider
43 Spring 44 Stopper
45 contacts
50 Slot side switch mechanism (positioning movement means)
51 Protruding body (moving body / protruding protrusion) 52 Spring
53 Stopper
60 Jumper switch 70 Main power supply
80 Discharge mechanism 81 Solenoid
82 Opening and closing plate 90 Discharge storage box

Claims (4)

When installing a gaming machine adjacent to a gaming machine pedestal machine fixedly installed in a game hall, the gaming machine pedestal machine power switch structure,
Positioning and moving means for transmitting completion of positioning by moving the moving body when the gaming machine is in an appropriate installation position provided in the gaming machine;
Positioning confirmation means provided in the gaming machine inter-machine, for detecting proper movement of the moving body and confirming that the gaming machine and the gaming machine inter-machine are properly positioned;
Informing means for informing confirmation of proper positioning by the positioning confirmation means,
If the positioning confirmation means does not detect the proper movement of the moving body, the power supply circuit is shut off to turn off the gaming machine inter-machine and detect the proper movement of the moving body. In such a case, a power switch structure for a gaming machine pedestrian machine, wherein a power circuit is turned on to place the gaming machine pedestal machine in an energized state.   2. The power switch structure for a gaming machine pedestal machine according to claim 1, wherein a light emitting device that is turned on when the gaming machine pedestal machine is energized is provided as the notification means. The gaming machine has a game medium slot for inserting a game medium,
The gaming machine inter-machine has a game medium payout device for paying out game media, and a transfer means for transferring the game media related to payout to a game medium input port of an adjacent game machine,
3. The game according to claim 1, wherein the game medium payout device is electrically connected to the power supply circuit so that the game medium payout device is activated simultaneously with the conduction of electricity. Power switch structure for machine pedestal machine. The positioning movement means is a recess provided on the side surface of the gaming machine between the pedestal machine side, and is mounted in the recessed portion, and normally protrudes from the recessed portion toward the side surface of the adjacent gaming machine pedestal machine, A protruding and retracting protrusion as a moving body that is urged in the protruding direction by the elastic body and is immersed in the concave portion by receiving a pressing force at the tip portion;
The positioning confirmation means includes a recessed portion provided on a side surface of the gaming machine pedestal machine on the gaming machine side, and a contact for bringing the power circuit into a conductive state when the protruding protrusion does not protrude into the recessed portion. Is a non-contact, and includes a switch mechanism that contacts the contact by protruding the protrusion protrusion into the recess,
When the gaming machine is arranged at an appropriate position, the position of the recessed portion and the depressed portion coincide with each other, and the protruding and protruding protrusions are formed so as to protrude into the depressed portion. Item 4. A power switch structure for a gaming machine pedestal machine according to any one of Items 1 to 3.

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