JP2007068722A - Game medium tray, game machine with game medium tray and game medium dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily take out tokens stored in a game medium tray without any possibility of missing and damage. <P>SOLUTION: An opening of a storage part of the game medium (token) tray 19 has an approximately trapezoidal shape comprising sides s1-s4, and the bottom 19e has a slope downward getting lower toward the direction from the side of the side s1 to the side s2. A side wall face 19c is inclined from the side s3 toward the direction of a side wall face s4. The inclination makes it easier to guide the tokens in the storage part toward the side of the side wall face 19b and the side wall face 19d. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium tray that stores a disk-shaped game medium discharged from a game machine or a game medium lending device, and a game machine and a game medium lending device that include the game medium tray.

  Generally, a medal lending machine that lends medals used to play a game in a gaming machine such as a slot machine, when a currency is inserted, a number corresponding to the inserted currency (for example, 1,000 yen is inserted). 50 medals are paid out. The paid out medals are stored in a medal tray provided in the medal lending machine. In addition, when a predetermined condition is satisfied as a result of playing the game by inserting the medal into a gaming machine such as a slot machine, the gaming machine provides a number of medals according to the satisfied condition in the gaming machine. Pay out the received medal tray. Here, as a predetermined condition, for example, in the case of a slot machine, when a plurality of reels are rotated and then stopped, a combination of symbols drawn on each reel matches a predetermined symbol combination, etc. Is mentioned.

  Usually, the medal trays provided in the medal lending machine and the slot machine have a capacity capable of storing dozens or hundreds of medals, respectively, and the medal is taken out in a state where a certain number of sheets are stored. Various medal trays that have been devised to make it easier have been proposed in the past.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a plurality of ribs formed in parallel toward the front are formed on the bottom surface in a coin tray so that a coin can be easily picked and removed. Patent Document 2 discloses (1) a medal tray that can be attached to and detached from a gaming machine so that a medal stored in the medal tray can be easily transferred to another container. A medal discharge port with an open / close lid, (3) A front wall of the medal tray with an inclined protruding transfer port projecting in a square shape toward the near side, (4) A medal tray portion of a gaming machine Is configured to be able to turn to the front side, and the medal tray itself is tilted to transfer the medal to another container. Furthermore, in Patent Document 3, a separate rear receiving tray is detachably provided on the front receiving tray of the game medium lending device, and medals stored in the rear receiving tray can be easily transferred to the gaming machine. Is disclosed.

6-15162 JP 2000-296205 JP 2005-137565 A

  However, in the case of the coin tray disclosed in Patent Document 1, when medals are scattered and stored on the bottom surface of the tray, picking and removing coins one by one is cumbersome and scattered. There is a problem that it is difficult to collect the coins in one place, and it is difficult to collect them together.

  Moreover, since the medal tray of the above (1) of Patent Document 2 has the medal tray portion detachable from the gaming machine, there is a risk that the medal tray may be lost. There is a problem that labor is burdensome for the player. The medal tray of the above (2) has a problem that the structure becomes complicated and the function of the medal tray is impaired when the opening / closing plate or the lid is broken. The medal tray of (3) above has the complication that the medals stored in the medal tray must be gathered up to the inclined protruding transfer port when the medal is taken out, and the inclined protruding transfer port to the player side Since it protrudes, there is a risk of hitting the player's foot. When the medal tray of the above (4) is full of medals in the medal tray, it is difficult to tilt the medal tray itself due to its weight, and there is a possibility of overflowing when the medal is transferred to another container. .

  Further, since the rear tray of Patent Document 3 is configured to be detachable from the game medium lending device, the rear tray may be lost as in the case of the medal tray of (1) of Patent Document 2. Further, when the retrofit tray is attached to the tray of the game medium lending device, the retrofit tray largely protrudes toward the player side, so that there is a possibility that the player's hand or foot will hit.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a game medium tray that does not cause loss or damage and that makes it easier to take out stored medals, and a gaming machine and a game medium rental device that include the game medium tray. Yes.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a game medium tray having a storage part for storing a disk-shaped game medium, wherein the storage part includes a first side, the first side, A second side that is parallel and longer than the first side, a third side that connects one end of the first and second sides, and a fourth side that connects the other end of the first and second sides. Each of each of the opening surfaces, the opening surface forming a trapezoid consisting of the sides, the bottom surface facing the opening surface and inclined so as to become lower in the direction from the first side to the second side, A side surface formed from a side to the bottom surface, the side surface from a first side surface formed from the first side of the opening surface to the bottom surface and a second side of the opening surface. A second side surface formed over the bottom surface; a third side surface formed over the bottom surface from the third side of the opening surface; and a fourth side of the opening surface. Is constituted by the fourth aspect which is formed over the Luo bottom, the third side surface, it is characterized in that inclined towards the direction of the fourth aspect.

  According to the game medium tray described above, it becomes easy to bring the game medium in the storage portion toward the second side surface and the fourth side surface by the inclination of the bottom surface and the third side surface. For this reason, it becomes easy to collect the game media in the storage unit together from the game media tray.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the game medium tray described above, the fourth side surface has a curved surface at least from the vicinity of the bottom surface to the bottom surface.

  For this reason, it becomes easy to take out the medals brought toward the second side surface and the fourth side surface from the game medium tray along the curved surface formed on the fourth side surface.

  In addition, the present invention enables a game by inserting a disc-shaped game medium, and when the game result satisfies a predetermined condition, the game medium is paid out from the game medium discharge port, and the game In the gaming machine having a game medium tray having a storage section for storing the game medium paid out from the medium discharge port, the storage section of the game medium tray is a first parallel to the depth direction of the game machine. A side, a second side parallel to the first side and longer than the first side, a third side connecting one end of the first and second sides, the first and second A trapezoidal opening surface composed of a fourth side connecting the other ends of the sides of the first and second sides of the first side, opposite the opening surface, and inclined so as to become lower in the direction from the first side to the second side And a side surface formed from each side of the opening surface to the bottom surface. A first side surface formed from the first side of the opening surface to the bottom surface, a second side surface formed from the second side of the opening surface to the bottom surface, and a first side surface of the opening surface. A third side surface formed from the three sides to the bottom surface, and a fourth side surface formed from the fourth side to the bottom surface of the opening surface, and the third and fourth side surfaces. Are located on the back side and the near side of the gaming machine, respectively, the third side surface is inclined toward the fourth side surface, and the game medium discharge port is the opening surface. It is characterized by being provided in the vicinity of the first side.

  According to the above-described gaming machine, the gaming medium paid out to the storage part of the gaming medium tray due to the inclination of the bottom surface and the third side surface of the gaming medium tray is moved toward the second side and the front side of the gaming machine. It becomes easy to approach. For this reason, it becomes easy to collect the game media in the storage unit together from the game media tray.

  In the gaming machine described above, the fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the fourth side surface has a curved surface extending from at least the vicinity of the bottom surface to the bottom surface.

  For this reason, in the game medium tray, the medals brought toward the second side surface and the front side of the gaming machine can be easily taken out from the game medium tray along the curved surface formed on the fourth side surface.

  In addition, the present invention provides a game having a storage unit that pays out the number of disk-like game media corresponding to the inserted currency from the game media outlet and stores the game media paid out from the game media outlet. In the gaming medium lending device provided with the medium tray, the storage portion of the gaming medium tray is a first side parallel to a depth direction of the gaming medium lending device, parallel to the first side and the first side. A second side longer than the first side, a third side connecting one end of the first and second sides, and a fourth side connecting the other end of the first and second sides A trapezoidal opening surface, a bottom surface facing the opening surface and inclined so as to become lower in the direction from the first side to the second side, and from each side of the opening surface to the bottom surface And the side surface extends from the first side of the opening surface to the bottom surface. A first side surface formed, a second side surface formed from the second side of the opening surface to the bottom surface, and a third side surface formed from the third side of the opening surface to the bottom surface. A side surface and a fourth side surface formed from the fourth side of the opening surface to the bottom surface, and the third and fourth side surfaces are the back side and the near side of the game medium lending device, respectively. And the third side surface is inclined toward the direction of the fourth side surface, and the game medium discharge port is provided in the vicinity of the first side of the opening surface. It is characterized by that.

  According to the above-described game medium lending device, the game medium paid out to the storage part of the game medium tray by the inclination of the bottom surface and the third side surface of the game medium tray is moved in the direction of the second side and the game medium. It will be easier to move closer to the lending device. For this reason, it becomes easy to collect the game media in the storage unit together from the game media tray.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the game medium lending device described above, the fourth side surface has a curved surface from at least the vicinity of the bottom surface to the bottom surface.

  For this reason, in the game medium tray, the medal brought toward the second side surface and the front side of the game medium lending device is taken out from the game medium tray along the curved surface formed on the fourth side surface. It becomes easy.

  According to the present invention, there is no risk of loss or damage, and stored medals can be more easily taken out.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, a case where the medal tray (game medium tray) of the present embodiment is applied to a slot machine (game machine) that uses a disk-shaped medal as a game medium will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine 1 provided with a medal tray according to the present embodiment. The casing of the gaming machine 1 includes a box and a front door that is attached to the box so as to be freely opened and closed. A reel unit panel 2 is provided substantially at the front center of the front door. Reel display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R are formed at substantially the center of the reel unit panel 2 so as to correspond to the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R provided inside the box. The reel display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R are transparent areas that allow the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surfaces of the corresponding reels to be visually recognized before and after the game is started. -A total of three symbols are formed in a size that can be visually recognized along the rotation direction of the reel, one each in the lower stage.

  In the gaming machine 1, when the rotation of the three reels is stopped, a winning line is determined as a reference for determining success or failure of winning based on the symbols displayed in the reel display windows 4L, 4C, 4R. Yes. As the winning lines, there are provided a rising line L1, an upper line L2, a middle line L3, a lower line L4 and a lowering line L5.

  The winning line to be validated, that is, the valid line changes in accordance with the number of medals inserted. The medals are inserted by inserting medals into the medal insertion slot 12 described later, and the maximum number of medals that can be inserted in one game is three. Also, depending on the number of medals inserted, for example, one (middle line L3) for one, three for two (in addition, upper line L2 and lower line L4), and five for three ( In addition, the winning line of the right rising line L1 and the right falling line L5) is activated.

  BET lamps 6a, 6b, 6b ', 6c, 6c' are provided on the left side of the reel display windows 4L, 4C, 4R. These BET lamps indicate the number of medals inserted in one game according to the number of lighting. Only one BET lamp 6a is lit when one medal is inserted, and the BET lamp 6a when two medals are inserted. , 6b, 6b ′ are turned on, and when three pieces are inserted, all the BET lamps 6a, 6b, 6b ′, 6c, 6c ′ are turned on.

  On the right side of the reel display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, there are provided five lamps: a hit display lamp 7a, a re-game display lamp 7b, a game standby display lamp 7c, a start lamp 7d, and an insert lamp 7e. The player is notified of the current gaming state according to the lighting state of these lamps. The winning display lamp 7a is turned on when a bonus combination is won in the internal lottery. The bonus combination is the possibility of winning more than the normal game (ordinary game) from the game after the game in which the symbol combinations corresponding to the bonus combination are aligned on the active line (that is, winning the bonus combination) This is a role capable of playing a game that increases (ie, a bonus game). This bonus game is continued until a predetermined end condition is satisfied in accordance with the number of games played during the bonus game or the number of winnings in the meantime. The bonus game includes a regular bonus game (hereinafter referred to as an RB game) and a big bonus game (hereinafter referred to as a BB game) having different game contents and end conditions, and can usually be obtained by one RB game. The number of medals that can be acquired by one BB game is larger than the number of medals.

  The re-game display lamp 7b lights up when the next game to be started is a re-game. The game standby display lamp 7c indicates that the game is impossible when the start lever 16 described later is operated when 4.1 seconds have not elapsed since the start of the previous game (operation of the start lever). To light up. When 4.1 seconds have elapsed since the start of the previous game, the game standby display lamp 7c is turned off, and the reels 3L, 3C, 3R start to rotate. The start lamp 7d is turned on when a medal is inserted and the game can be started. The insert lamp 7e blinks when the previous game ends and a medal for the next game can be inserted.

  On the lower side of the reel display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, a stored number display unit 8, a bonus count display unit 9, and a payout number display unit 10 are arranged from the left in the drawing. The stored number display unit 8 is a two-digit 7-segment display, and indicates the number of medals stored in the gaming machine 1. The bonus count display section 9 is a three-digit 7-segment display, and displays the number of games and winnings performed during the BB game and the RB game. The payout number display unit 10 is composed of a two-digit 7-segment display, and displays the number of medals to be paid out when winning as a result of the game.

  A pedestal portion 11 is formed on the lower side of the reel portion panel 2. The above-described medal slot 12 is provided on the upper right side of the pedestal 11 in the drawing, and the valid line is determined as described above according to the number of medals inserted into the medal slot 12. When three medals are inserted and then medals are continuously inserted, up to 50 medals inserted after the fourth are stored in the gaming machine 1.

  Various BET switches 13 and 14 for inserting medals from medals stored in the gaming machine 1 are provided on the upper left side of the pedestal 11. When the MAX-BET switch 13 is operated once in a state where three or more medals are stored in the gaming machine 1, three medals are stored from the stored medals in the gaming machine 1 in a normal game or a BB game. In the RB game, one medal is inserted. In addition, when the 1-BET switch 14 is operated, one coin is inserted from the stored medals every time it is operated, and a maximum of three medals are inserted into the gaming machine 1 during a normal game or a BB game. The Thus, by operating the various BET switches 13 and 14, medals are inserted into the gaming machine 1 in the same manner as when medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 12, and according to the number of inserted medals. The aforementioned effective line is determined.

  Stop switches 15L, 15C, and 15R are arranged at substantially the center of the vertical surface of the pedestal portion 11 so as to correspond to the lower portions of the reel display windows 4L, 4C, and 4R, respectively. These stop switches 15L, 15C, and 15R correspond to the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, respectively. For example, when the stop switch 15L is pressed, the left reel 3L stops. Similarly, when the stop switch 15C is pressed, the middle reel 3C is stopped, and when the stop switch 15R is pressed, the right reel 3R is stopped.

  To the left of the stop switches 15L, 15C, 15R, the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are simultaneously rotated by a tilting operation by the player to start the movement of the symbols displayed on the reel display windows 4L, 4C, 4R. The start lever 16 is provided. Further, on the left side of the start lever 16, a medal discharge switch 17 for discharging medals stored in the gaming machine 1 is provided.

  Below the pedestal 11, a waist panel 18 on which a model name given to the gaming machine 1 and a pattern such as a character in accordance with the concept of the gaming machine 1 is arranged. A medal discharge port, which will be described later, is provided on the lower side of the waist panel 18. As a result of playing a game on the gaming machine 1, the medal is discharged from the above-described medal discharge port and stored in the medal tray 19. . Here, winning is a state in which a predetermined symbol combination is stopped and displayed along the above-described effective line. Further, when the medal discharge switch 17 is pressed while medals are stored in the gaming machine 1, the stored medals are paid out to the medal tray.

  An ashtray 20 is provided on the left side of the medal tray 19. At the top of the gaming machine 1, there is provided an upper lamp 21 that emits light with a light emission pattern according to the game situation, and performs production and notification. Further, below the upper lamp 21, a right speaker 22R and a left speaker 22L that output operation sounds, performance sounds, notification sounds, and the like according to the game situation are arranged.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the internal shape of the medal tray 19, that is, the shape of the storage part in which medals are stored will be described. 2, (a) is a front view showing a lower portion of the waist panel 18 from substantially the center in the vertical direction in the front view of the gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. (B) is a top view when the medal tray 19 and the ashtray 20 are viewed from above. (C) is a side view of the front door when the gaming machine 1 is viewed from the direction of arrow A shown in FIG. (D) is sectional drawing which shows the AA cross section shown to FIG. 2 (a) and (b) in the side view of FIG.2 (c), (e) is a cross section which shows A'-A 'cross section. FIG. Here, in the front view of FIG. 2A, the medal tray 19 and the ashtray 20 are shown in the BB cross section in FIG. Moreover, the dotted line L in FIG.2 (b) has shown the position of arrow a in FIG.2 (c) (position of the front door surface of the gaming machine 1).

  As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the opening shape of the storage portion is a game of sides s1 (first side) and s2 (second side) parallel to the depth direction of the gaming machine 1 and sides s1, s2. It is a substantially trapezoid composed of a side s3 (third side) connecting the machine back side ends and a side s4 (fourth side) connecting the gaming machine front side ends of the sides s1, s2. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the bottom surface 19e of the medal tray 19 is from left to right in the same figure (ie, from the first side to the second side). Inclined to the right.

  Thereby, inside the medal tray 19, the medal paid out from the medal outlet 25 can be easily brought to the right side in the figure. Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the opening of the medal tray 19 is longer on the opposite side s2 than on the side s1 on the side where the medal discharge port 25 is provided. The width in the depth direction becomes wider toward the right side. Therefore, in combination with the inclination of the bottom surface 19e, it is formed so that more medals can be stored toward the right side in the figure. Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the medal discharge port 25 is provided in the vicinity of the side s1 on the side facing the side s2 where the medal is most likely to be approached. For this reason, even when many medals are paid out in a short period of time, it is difficult for medals to accumulate in the vicinity of the medal discharge port 25, and the possibility of hindering the payout of medals is reduced.

  In FIG. 2B, the back side wall surface 19c (third side surface) is a bottom surface 19e from the side s3 of the opening toward the side wall surface 19d (fourth side surface) on the near side (player side). Is formed. That is, since the side wall surface 19c is inclined toward the front side of the gaming machine, the medals discharged from the medal discharge port 25 are easily collected on the bottom surface 19e. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2D and 2E, the inclination angle of the side wall surface 19c is steeper as it goes to the right side in FIG. 2B. It can be said that it is formed so that more medals can be stored.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2D and 2E, the side wall surface 19d is formed vertically downward from the side s4 and is a portion extending from the vicinity of the bottom surface 19e to the bottom surface 19e (dotted line in the figure). A curve (curved surface) having a certain curvature is formed in a portion surrounded by (). This makes it easy to scrape the medals stored on the bottom surface 19e toward the front side along the curve.

  Similarly, the right side wall surface 19b (second side surface) in the medal tray 19 is also a portion from the vicinity of the bottom surface 19e to the bottom surface 19e (a portion surrounded by a dotted line in the figure), as shown in FIG. A curve is formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, a curve with a constant curvature is also formed in a portion where the side wall surface 19d and the side wall surface 19b are in contact (portion surrounded by a dotted line in the figure). 2B, 2D, and 2E, a line illustrated between the side wall surface 19d and the bottom surface 19e virtually indicates the boundary between the side wall surface 19d and the bottom surface 19e for convenience of explanation. It is a thing. In an actual medal tray, since the side wall surface 19d and the bottom surface 19e are continuously formed with smooth curved surfaces, such a line does not appear. The same applies to the line shown between the side wall surface 19b and the bottom surface 19e in FIG.

  Due to the above-described internal shape of the medal tray 19, the medal paid out from the medal discharge port 25 toward the side wall surface 19c can be easily brought to the bottom surface 19e and away from the medal discharge port 25, that is, on the side wall surface 19b. It is easy to move in the direction. Also, the curves formed on the side wall surfaces 19d and 19b make it easy to take out the medals brought to the right side in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) in the medal tray 19.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the form which applied the medal tray which has the internal shape similar to the medal tray 19 mentioned above to the medal lending machine is demonstrated. In FIG. 3, the housing of the medal lending machine 30 includes a box 31a and a front door 31b attached to the box 31a so as to be freely opened and closed.

  On the front and upper left of the front door 31b, the lamp 32 lights up when the medal lending machine 30 is ready to lend medals, and lights up when there are not enough medals lent out in the medal lending machine 30. A lending cancellation lamp 33 is provided. On the right side of the lending cancellation lamp 33, a display 34 is provided for displaying the amount inserted into the medal lending machine 30 and the number of medals paid out according to the amount inserted. A coin insertion slot 35 for inserting coins is provided below the lending ready lamp 32 and the lending cancellation lamp 33, and a bill insertion slot 36 for inserting banknotes is provided below the display 34. It has been.

  A return button 37 for returning the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 35 is provided below the coin insertion slot 35. Here, the coins returned by operating the return button 37 are discharged from a medal discharge port 39 formed in the medal outlet 38. From the medal discharge port 39, in addition to the coins to be returned, the number of medals according to the amount inserted into the medal lending machine 30 is discharged. The coins or medals discharged from the medal discharge port 39 are discharged and stored in the medal tray 40 having the same internal (reservoir) shape as the medal tray shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the medal discharge port 39 is drilled on the left side surface facing the front inside the medal outlet 38, and the positional relationship between the medal discharge port 39 and the medal tray 40 is as follows. The positional relationship between the medal discharge port 25 and the medal tray 19 shown in FIG. That is, the bottom surface of the medal tray 40 is inclined so as to become lower toward the right side toward the front of the medal lending machine 30. Further, as described above, the internal shape of the medal tray 40 is the same as the internal shape of the medal tray 19 shown in FIG. 2, so that the medal discharged from the medal discharge port 39 is placed on the bottom surface of the medal tray 40. It is easy to move and it is easy to move to the right side toward the front of the medal lending machine 30. Further, the medals collected on the right side toward the front of the medal lending machine 30 are easily picked up by the curve formed on the inner wall surface on the front side of the medal tray 40.

  In addition, as shown in FIG.2 (b), although the shape of the bottom face 19e is a substantially triangular shape, you may make it not only this but a substantially trapezoid, for example. The curve of the side wall surface 19d is formed from the vicinity of the bottom surface 19e to the bottom surface 19e, but may be formed from the side s4 to the bottom surface 19e. Similarly, the side wall surface 19b may be curved from the side s2 to the bottom surface 19e.

  The medal tray in the present embodiment described above can be stored regardless of the type of medals, coins, and tokens as long as it is a disk-shaped object. Also, the money changer, the vending machine, and the vending machine Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to a device such as a machine that handles them.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the game machine provided with the medal tray in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the internal shape of the medal tray in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the medal lending machine provided with the medal tray in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Gaming machine 19, 40 Medal tray (game media tray)
25, 39 Medal outlet (game media outlet)
30 medal lending machine (game media lending device)

Claims (6)

A game medium tray having a storage section for storing a disk-shaped game medium,
The reservoir is
A first side, a second side parallel to the first side and longer than the first side, a third side connecting one end of the first and second sides, and the first side And an opening surface forming a trapezoid consisting of a fourth side connecting the other end of the second side,
A bottom surface that faces the opening surface and is inclined so as to become lower in the direction from the first side to the second side;
A side surface formed from each side of the opening surface to the bottom surface,
The side surface
A first side surface formed from the first side of the opening surface to the bottom surface;
A second side surface formed from the second side of the opening surface to the bottom surface;
A third side surface formed from the third side of the opening surface to the bottom surface;
A fourth side surface formed from the fourth side of the opening surface to the bottom surface, and the third side surface is inclined toward the direction of the fourth side surface. A saucer for playing media.   2. The game medium tray according to claim 1, wherein the fourth side surface has a curved surface extending from at least the vicinity of the bottom surface to the bottom surface. When a disc-shaped game medium is inserted, a game becomes possible, and when the result of the game satisfies a predetermined condition, the game medium is paid out from the game medium outlet and from the game medium outlet. In a gaming machine provided with a game medium tray having a storage part for storing the played game medium,
The storage part of the game medium tray is,
Connecting a first side parallel to the depth direction of the gaming machine, a second side parallel to the first side and longer than the first side, and one end of the first and second sides An opening having a trapezoid shape including a third side and a fourth side connecting the other ends of the first and second sides;
A bottom surface that faces the opening surface and is inclined so as to become lower in the direction from the first side to the second side;
A side surface formed from each side of the opening surface to the bottom surface,
The side surface
A first side surface formed from the first side of the opening surface to the bottom surface;
A second side surface formed from the second side of the opening surface to the bottom surface;
A third side surface formed from the third side of the opening surface to the bottom surface;
A fourth side surface formed from the fourth side to the bottom surface of the opening surface, and the third and fourth side surfaces are respectively located on the back side and the near side of the gaming machine, and The third side surface is inclined toward the direction of the fourth side surface,
The gaming machine discharge port is provided in the vicinity of the first side of the opening surface.   The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the fourth side surface has a curved surface from at least the vicinity of the bottom surface to the bottom surface. A game medium tray having a storage unit for paying out the number of disk-like game media corresponding to the inserted currency from the game medium discharge port and storing the game medium discharged from the game medium discharge port is provided. In the game media lending device,
The storage part of the game medium tray is,
A first side parallel to the depth direction of the game medium lending device, a second side parallel to the first side and longer than the first side, and one end of the first and second sides An opening surface forming a trapezoid consisting of a third side connecting the second side and a fourth side connecting the other ends of the first and second sides;
A bottom surface that faces the opening surface and is inclined so as to become lower in the direction from the first side to the second side;
A side surface formed from each side of the opening surface to the bottom surface,
The side surface
A first side surface formed from the first side of the opening surface to the bottom surface;
A second side surface formed from the second side of the opening surface to the bottom surface;
A third side surface formed from the third side of the opening surface to the bottom surface;
And a fourth side surface formed from the fourth side to the bottom surface of the opening surface, and the third and fourth side surfaces are respectively located on the back side and the near side of the game medium lending device. And the third side surface is inclined toward the direction of the fourth side surface,
The game medium lending device, wherein the game medium discharge port is provided in the vicinity of the first side of the opening surface.   6. The game medium lending device according to claim 5, wherein the fourth side surface has a curved surface from at least the vicinity of the bottom surface to the bottom surface.

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