JP2007244429A - Token dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a token dispenser free from troubles despite a collective cast opening provided for an automatic casting of tokens on hand by players into a slot machine by enabling an automatic casting of the tokens into either of two slot machines disposed on both its sides. <P>SOLUTION: The token dispenser is provided with a shutter 33 for opening or closing the collective cast opening 31 and a block member driver for driving the shutter 33. In a two-sided casting mode in which the tokens are cast into either of slot machines 1 on both sides of a dispenser, the shutter 33 is closed to disable the casting of the tokens into the collective cast opening 31 so that the players on the slot machine 1 are blocked from casting the tokens into the collective cast opening 31. This eliminates the chance to get the tokens to be dispensed into the slot machine 1 on one side mixed with those on hand of the players on the other side, thereby preventing such a trouble as the mixture of the tokens. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medal lending machine that inserts medals into a slot machine that requires insertion of medals to play a game.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, slot machines that use medals as game media have been used as gaming machines that provide entertainment for people. In this slot machine, when a predetermined operation is performed after inserting medals, a plurality of rotary reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are written are rotationally driven all at once. Then, the player stops the plurality of rotated reels in order, and if the symbols shown on the stopped rotating reels can be arranged in a predetermined combination, the player wins and is provided in the slot machine. A predetermined number of medals are paid out to the lower tray for storing medals, and these medals can be received as prizes.

Here, it is general that a game hall equipped with a slot machine is provided with a medal lending machine for lending medal to a player. If a medal lending machine is installed between a plurality of arranged slot machines, a player who plays a game in an adjacent slot machine can receive a medal lending without leaving the slot machine.
Here, the medal lending machine includes a supply nozzle that discharges the medal from the opening provided at the tip portion to the lower plate of the slot machine, and the tip portion of the supply nozzle is rotatable and arranged on both sides. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a nozzle rotation type medal lending machine that can manually rotate a tip portion of a supply nozzle from one of the slot machines to the other. If such a nozzle rotation type medal lending machine is employed, a single medal lending machine can supply medals to any of the two slot machines arranged on both sides.

Furthermore, the nozzle rotation type medal lending machine includes a motor for rotating the supply nozzle, and a lending switch for driving the motor corresponds to each of the slot machines arranged on both sides. What is provided at the position is known.
According to such a medal lending machine, when a player plays a game in one slot machine adjacent to the medal lending machine, the player pays the price of the lending medal and operates the lending switch corresponding to the slot machine. When the motor of the medal lending machine rotates the tip of the supply nozzle in a direction approaching the lower plate of the slot machine and the tip opening of the supply nozzle reaches above the lower plate, the tip of the supply nozzle moves from the tip opening toward the lower plate. A predetermined number of medals are discharged. As a result, among the slot machines arranged on both sides, medals are automatically supplied to the lower plate of the slot machine that requires supply of medals, and the convenience of the player can be improved (for example, patents). Reference 1).
JP 2005-102990 (page 12, FIG. 15)

In the medal lending machine as described above, after the medal lending machine supplies the medal to the lower plate of the slot machine, the player carries the medal stored in the lower plate of the slot machine by hand to the medal slot and inserts it. There is a problem that medals cannot be automatically inserted into the medal slot of the slot machine.
Here, in order to automate the insertion of medals into the slot machine, the tip opening of the supply nozzle provided in the medal lending machine can be moved to a position directly above the medal insertion opening provided in the slot machine. However, because the slot machine's medal slot is biased to the right of the slot machine, the feed nozzle cannot move when trying to reach the medal slot of the right slot machine. It will be a long length. For this reason, it is very difficult to realize automatic insertion of medals into the medal insertion slot simply by making the tip opening of the supply nozzle movable.

In addition, if the medal lending machine has a function for automatically inserting medals for lending into the medal slot of the slot machine, a collective slot for opening multiple medals at the top of the medal lending machine is provided. Thus, it is conceivable that the medal held by the player can be automatically inserted into the medal slot of the slot machine and the player's game convenience is improved.
However, in order to automatically insert medals on hand, if a collective insertion opening is provided in the medal gaming machine, the slot machine on the opposite side will be able to If a player who is playing throws in his or her own medal into the batch slot, there will be a problem that medals from different borrowers mix together and are all thrown into the slot machine on one side. .

  Accordingly, each invention described in each claim has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object is to provide two slot machines arranged on both sides. It is to provide a medal lending machine that can automatically insert medals in any case and does not cause any trouble even if a collective insertion opening is provided in order to automatically insert medals held by the player into the slot machine. .

Each invention described in each claim is made to achieve the above-mentioned object. The features of each invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, a code | symbol shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of this 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 described in claim 1 is arranged between a plurality of slot machines (1), and a medal is automatically inserted into the medal slot (11) for any slot machine (1). Both sides of the slot machine (1) to insert medals, and the insertion of medals only to the slot machine (1) on one side A medal lending machine (2) that performs a medal lending operation in one of the one-side insertion modes to be performed, and a collective throwing opening (31) capable of throwing a plurality of medals into the inside, and this collective throwing opening (31) And a medal transfer device (40) for transferring medals inserted inside to the slot machine (1) side, and when a player inserts medals into the batch insertion opening (31), the inserted medals are inserted into the slot machine ( 1) so that it can be automatically entered And is an obstacle to the medal that attempts to pass through the batch insertion opening (31), and allows the medal to pass through the passage blocking position for blocking the passage and the batch insertion opening (31). A blocking member (33, 33A) that is movable between two allowed passage passing positions, and a blocking member that drives the blocking member (33, 33A) from one of the passage blocking position and the passage allowing position to the other. A driving device and a control device (280) for controlling the operation of the blocking member driving device, and when performing the automatic lending operation of medals in the double-side insertion mode, the control device (280) is connected to the blocking member driving device. The blocking member (33, 33A) is formed so as to make it impossible to insert medals into the batch insertion opening (31) by moving the blocking member (33, 33A) to the passage blocking position.

Here, as the blocking member, one that is formed in a substantially flat plate shape that can block the batch insertion opening, a net-like one that has fine stitches smaller than the size of the medal, intersects inside the batch insertion opening, Any of those configured to include a plurality of rod-shaped members that divide the batch insertion opening into a plurality of openings smaller than the size of the medal can be employed.
(Claim 2)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 2 is the invention described in claim 1, and has the following characteristic points.

  That is, according to the second aspect of the present invention, each of the slot machines (1) arranged on both sides is rotated while standing and rotating a medal from a portion adjacent to the medal lending machine (2) to the medal insertion slot (11). It is provided with a groove-shaped transfer passage (12A, 12B) for guiding it, and it is divided into two branch paths (65A, 65B) on the way so that medals can be guided to any of these slot machines (1). The conveyance path (65A, 65B) that is branched and can send medals into the respective transfer passages (12A, 12B) of the slot machine (1) in which these two branch paths (65A, 65B) are arranged on both sides. ) And a switching member (73, 93) movably provided at a branch portion of the transport path (65), and the two branch paths (65A, 65B) are moved by the movement of the switching member (73, 93). ) To drive the switching device (70, 90) and the switching member (73, 93) of this switching device (70, 90). In addition, the switching drive device (72, 92) whose operation is controlled by the control device (280), and the lending switch (67A, 67B) for specifying one of the slot machines (1) and starting lending When the medal automatic lending operation is performed in the double-side insertion mode, the branch path corresponding to the slot machine (1) identified by the lending switch (67A, 67B) among the slot machines (1) on both sides ( The control device (280) is configured to move the switching member (73, 93) to the switching drive device (72, 92) so that 65A, 65B) becomes a transfer destination of medals. Features.

(Claim 3)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 1 or 2, and has the following characteristic points.
That is, the invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that the blocking member (33) is formed in a lid shape capable of closing the collective charging opening (31).

(Effect of Claim 1)
The present invention configured as described above has the following effects.
In other words, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the blocking member that can move between the passage blocking position and the passage allowing position and the blocking member driving device that drives the blocking member are provided, on either side. In the double-sided insertion mode in which medals are inserted into the slot machines, the blocking member is moved to the passage blocking position, making it impossible to insert medals into the batch insertion opening. The player cannot insert medals into the collective slot, and there is no opportunity for the medal to be rented to the slot machine on one side and the medal on the other side to be mixed with each other. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of trouble that different medals are mixed and all of them are inserted into the slot machine on one side.

Therefore, a medal lending machine that can automatically insert medals into any of the two slot machines arranged on both sides is provided with a batch insertion opening for automatically inserting medals held by the player into the slot machine. However, no trouble occurs.
(Effect of claim 2)
According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect is obtained.
That is, according to the invention described in claim 2, it is possible to branch into two branch paths in the middle, and to send medals to the respective transfer passages of the slot machine in which these two branch paths are arranged on both sides. Since there is a switching device that switches the transfer destination of medals from one of the two branch paths with a switching member provided at the branch portion of the transport path, I want to receive medal lending The switching member of the switching device is moved so that the medal is transferred to the branch path on the slot machine side, the medal is guided to the transfer path of the slot machine where the medal is lent by the transport path, It will be inserted into the medal slot.

Accordingly, it becomes possible to insert medals into the medal slot for any of the slot machines arranged on both sides, and it is possible to reliably realize the automatic insertion of medals into the medal slot.
(Effect of claim 3)
According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the following effect can be obtained.
That is, according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the blocking member formed in a lid shape capable of closing the collective charging opening is adopted, when the lending operation is performed in the double loading mode, the blocking input opening is blocked. If the collective opening is completely closed, it is possible to prevent troubles such as clogging of medals due to the entry of dust without the entry of dust etc. during lending operation. .

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment that is the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
1 to 8 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view and a plan view showing a slot machine and a medal lending machine according to this embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the slot machine and a medal lending machine according to this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is this embodiment. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing the main part of the medal lending machine according to the present embodiment, FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing the main part of the slot machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 5 shows the main part of the medal lending machine according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing a rental nozzle according to this embodiment, FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing a rental nozzle according to this embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a nozzle according to this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of a control apparatus.

1 and 2, a medal lending machine 2 according to the present embodiment lends a medal to a player who plays a game in a slot machine 1 that is a medal gaming machine that requires the insertion of a medal to play a game. Is. Such a medal lending machine 2 is arranged between two slot machines 1 installed in a game hall.
Here, in the medal lending machine 2, two operation modes are set. One of them is a one-side insertion mode in which medals can be inserted into only one slot machine 1 designated by a game hall clerk or the like among two slot machines 1 arranged on both sides. The other operation mode is a double-side insertion mode in which medals can be inserted into either of the two slot machines 1. These two operation modes, that is, the one-side insertion mode and the two-side insertion mode, can be switched from one to the other by a key switch operation by a game attendant or the like.

The outer box 20 which is the casing of the medal lending machine 2 is set to a height and a depth corresponding to the casing 4 of the slot machine 1 so that the outer box 20 can be aligned with the slot machine 1. The width is narrower than that of the housing 4.
Hereinafter, the medal lending machine 2 and the slot machine 1 will be described. Before describing the medal lending machine 2 in detail, first, the slot machine 1 will be briefly described.
In the following description, “front direction” and “front direction” refer to the direction from the back to the front toward the slot machine 1, in other words, the depth direction of the casing 4 of the slot machine 1. The direction.

On the other hand, “rearward direction” and “backward direction” refer to a direction from the front toward the back toward the slot machine 1, in other words, a direction away from the depth direction of the casing 4 of the slot machine 1. “Left direction” and “right direction” refer to the right direction and the left direction when facing the slot machine 1 or the medal lending machine 2, respectively.
(Overview of slot machine 1)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is formed in a substantially hexahedron box shape having a front surface opened, and the housing 4 and a housing 4 for closing the front opening of the housing 4. And a front door 13 that is pivotably attached to the front door 13.

Of these, the front door 13 is divided into an upper front door 13A that closes an upper portion of the front opening of the housing 4 and a lower front door 13B that closes a lower portion of the front opening of the housing 4.
The upper front door 13A and the lower front door 13B rotate separately, and the upper front door 13A cannot be opened unless the lower front door 13B is opened first.
The front door 13 is formed with a symbol display window 14 for exposing a symbol of a rotating reel (not shown) provided inside the housing 4 to the outside. An operation portion 16 for performing a game operation of the slot machine 1 is provided at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the front door 13 below the symbol display window 14, and the operation switch 16 includes a start switch 16A and a stop switch. Equipment for operation such as 16B is installed.

In the vicinity of the right end in FIG. 2 of the operation unit 16, a medal insertion unit 10 for inserting game medals is provided.
Note that a medal selector for determining the authenticity of the game medal and counting the inserted medals is provided below the medal insertion unit 10 inside the housing 4 although not particularly illustrated.
Further, a lower plate 15 capable of storing a payout medal is provided at the lower part of the front door 13.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the medal insertion portion 10 is formed in an elongated slit shape, and includes an upper insertion opening 11 as a medal insertion opening through which one game medal can be inserted from above, and an upper insertion opening 11. Side transfer passages 12A and 12B communicating in the shape of a concave groove are provided on the side.

The side transfer passage 12A is a transfer passage that guides the medal from the side edge portion on the left side of the slot machine 1, which is adjacent to the medal lending machine 2, to the upper insertion opening 11 while rotating the medal. In other words, the side transfer passage 12A is opened toward the left in FIGS. 1 to 3 when the slot machine 1 is arranged on the left side of the medal lending machine 2, as shown in FIGS. The medal for gaming discharged from the medal discharge port 66A of the medal lending machine 2 is led to the upper insertion opening 11.
Further, the side transfer passage 12B is a transfer passage that is a portion adjacent to the medal lending machine 2, leading from the right side edge portion of the slot machine 1 to the upper insertion opening 11 while rotating the medal in a standing state. is there. In other words, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, when the slot machine 1 is arranged on the right side of the medal lending machine 2, the side transfer passage 12B opens the medal discharge opening facing right in FIG. The game medal M discharged from the outlet 66B is guided to the upper insertion opening 11 as shown in FIG.

Here, since the upper input opening 11 is provided in the vicinity of the right side edge of the slot machine 1, the side transfer passage 12B extending from the left side edge portion of the slot machine 1 to the upper input opening 11 is provided. Is longer than the side transfer passage 12A.
A downward slope is provided on the bottom surface of the side transfer passage 12B from the left end in FIG. 4 toward the end on the upper input opening 11 side. Due to the downward slope of the bottom surface, the medal M reliably reaches the upper insertion opening 11 from the left end in FIG. 4 of the side transfer passage 12B.
The slot machine 1 inserts a medal and starts a game, and pays out a medal to the player depending on the game result. More specifically, in the slot machine 1, the player inserts a game medal from the medal insertion unit 10 and operates the start switch 16A to start the rotation of the rotating reel and perform a lottery determination inside. It is like that.

The rotation reel that has started to rotate is stopped when the player operates the stop switch 16B.
Here, as a result of the lottery performed during the normal game, the slot machine 1 wins a big win such as a bonus game, so that the symbols of the rotating reel displayed on the symbol display window 14 become a predetermined combination. Thus, it is possible that the player stops the rotating reel, in other words, the player can win a prize.
The slot machine 1 is a game situation where the player wins a big win, and when the symbols of the rotating reels stopped by the player are in a predetermined combination, the player has won a prize, which is shorter than in a normal game. It is configured to be able to perform a jackpot game capable of acquiring a large number of medals.

(Medal lending machine 2)
As described above, the medal lending machine 2 is arranged between the slot machines 1 and can lend medals to the slot machine 1 on either side. For this purpose, the front face 20A of the medal lending machine 2 is provided with a bill insertion slot 21 into which a bill as a price for the lent medal is inserted as shown in FIG.
The medal lending machine 2 is a box-type device installed adjacent to the side of the slot machine 1. When a bill, for example, a thousand yen bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 21, A game medal is lent to a player in exchange for a bill. Further, the medal lending machine 2 has a function of continuously and automatically inserting the lent medals into the medal insertion unit 10 of the slot machine 1 as necessary.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the medal lending machine 2 inspects banknotes inserted by a player and the like, and according to the banknote counter 22 that stores the inspected banknotes and the amount of the inserted banknotes. A medal insertion device 25 for paying out medals to the slot machine 1, a medal insertion device 3 for continuously inserting medals into the slot machine 1, and a medal insertion device 3 And a drive control device 280 for controlling the operation.
It should be noted that the key switch operation by the game attendant or the like can be performed on the drive control device 280, for example.
When the banknote counter 22 recognizes that it is a legitimate banknote by reading the design printed on the surface of the banknote inserted inside from the banknote slot 21 provided in the vicinity of the front lower end of the outer box 20, The medal payout device 25 is made to pay out a predetermined number of game medals.

The banknote counter 22 is provided with a banknote sensor (not shown) for reading a design printed on the surface of the banknote inserted into the banknote slot 21.
Such a bill counter 22 has a function of determining whether or not the inserted bill is a genuine one based on a signal output from the bill sensor and determining the type of the bill. If the bill is a regular one, a bill signal corresponding to the amount of the bill is output.
When the banknote signal from the banknote counter 22 is input, the lending medal payout device 25 pays out the number of medals according to the banknote signal to the player.

The medal lending machine 2 may include a coin insertion slot, a coin counter, a change dispensing slot, a prepaid card insertion slot, and a card reader in addition to the banknote insertion slot 21 and the banknote counter 22. Good.
The rented medal payout device 25 is a so-called hopper device that, when receiving a bill signal from the bill counter 22, pays out medals stored therein.
Although not particularly shown in the lending medal payout device 25, a tank for storing a large number of medals, a sending disk for discharging medals one by one from the bottom of the tank, and this sending disk And a medal sensor for counting the number of medals to be ejected.

Among these, the delivery disk is formed with a plurality of holes into which medals enter. When the delivery disk is rotationally driven by the drive motor described above, the medals entering the holes of the delivery disk are discharged one by one out of the lending medal payout device 25. In addition, the rental medal payout device 25 is configured to stop the drive motor and stop paying out medals when the number of medals counted by the medal sensor reaches a predetermined value.
(Medal insertion device 3)
The medal insertion device 3 receives a plurality of medals collectively from the lending medal payout device 25 or from the player's hand, and continuously inserts the received medals into the medal insertion unit 10 of the slot machine 1. It has the function of.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the medal insertion device 3 includes a cover body 30 attached so as to protrude from the front surface of the outer box 20 of the medal lending machine 2, and the inside of the cover body 30. And a medal transfer device 40 for sending out medals (shown only in FIG. 5) and a tip portion of a cover body 30 protruding from the front surface of the outer box 20, and a medal insertion portion 10 of the slot machine 1. In order to guide to the side, an introduction path device 60 that converts the moving direction and posture of the medal is provided.
(Cover body 30)
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the cover body 30 is a box-shaped member that projects forward from the front surface 20 </ b> A of the outer box 20 at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the outer box 20.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cover body 30 is formed with a collective throwing opening 31 that is opened upward to allow a plurality of medals to be put together, and the medals thrown from the collective throwing opening 31 are inserted. A medal storage 44 for temporarily storing is provided inside. Then, inside the cover body 30, the medals inserted into the inside through the collective insertion opening 31 and stored in the medal storage portion 44 are continuously downstream in the medal transfer direction, in other words, to the slot machine 1 side. The medal transfer device 40 for transferring the image is stored.
Here, the medal lending machine 2 is formed so that when a player inserts his / her medals into the batch insertion opening 31, the medals inserted by the player can be automatically inserted into the medal insertion unit 10 of the slot machine 1. ing.

As shown in FIG. 3, the central portion is recessed with respect to the peripheral portion in front of the collective charging opening 31 in the cover body 30, and has a downward slope that is gently inclined from the peripheral portion toward the collective charging opening 31. A portion 32 is formed.
The dish-like portion 32 extends toward the front side and the side of the batch loading opening 31. The peripheral portion of the dish-like portion 32 is a dam portion 272 formed higher than the inner side. The dam portion 272 extends in a U shape from one side portion of the collective charging opening 31 to the other side portion via the front portion, and has a flat upper surface.
Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the cover body 30 is slidably provided with a shutter 33 which is a blocking member for making it impossible to insert medals into the batch insertion opening 31.

Specifically, the shutter 33 is formed in a flat lid shape capable of closing the collective loading opening 31. The shutter 33 is slidable between two positions, a closed position U for closing the batch loading opening 31 and an opening position V for opening the batch loading opening 31, and is disposed at the opening position V. In some cases, it is concealed below the dish-like portion 32.
Here, when the shutter 33 is disposed at the closed position U, the closed position U is a passage blocking position in which the shutter 33 becomes an obstacle to a medal that attempts to pass through the batch insertion opening 31 and blocks its passage. It has become. On the other hand, when the shutter 33 is disposed at the open position V, the open position V is a pass permission position where the shutter 33 allows the medal to pass through the batch insertion opening 31.

Further, inside the cover body 30, a pair of rollers 34A and 34B that frictionally engage with both surfaces of the shutter 33, and a shutter motor 35 that moves at least one of the pair of rollers 34A and 34B to move the shutter 33, respectively. And a gear group (not shown) that transmits the driving torque of the shutter motor 35 is provided on at least one of the rollers 34A and 34B.
A blocking member driving device for driving the shutter 33 from one of the closed position U and the open position V to the other includes the rollers 34A, 34B, the shutter motor 35, and a gear group (not shown). The operation of the blocking member driving device is controlled by a drive control device 280 described later. Specifically, the blocking member driving device receives a closing command signal from the drive control device 280 when an attendant of a game hall performs a key switch operation and switches the operation mode from the one-side input mode to the two-side input mode, and receives the shutter 33 Is moved to the closing position U to close the collective charging opening 31.

On the other hand, the blocking member driving device receives an opening command signal from the drive control device 280 when a game attendant or the like switches the operation mode from the double-side charging mode to the single-side charging mode, and moves the shutter 33 to the open position V. The collective charging opening 31 is opened.
A contact sensor (not shown) made of a conductive material such as metal is laid on the flat upper surface of the dam portion 272 so as to extend in a U shape along the upper surface of the dam portion 272. The contact sensor is a contact operation switch for performing start and stop operations of the medal transfer device 40.
That is, when the operation mode of the medal lending machine 2 is the one-side insertion mode, by touching the contact sensor 274, a drive motor 55 (described later) provided in the medal transfer device 40 is activated and touches the contact sensor 274. The drive motor 55 is stopped by releasing the hand.

More specifically, the drive motor 55 of the medal transfer device 40 receives three medals after starting when the time of continuous touching the contact sensor 274 is less than a predetermined continuous operation time. It stops when it is transferred, and when the time of continuous touching the contact sensor 274 exceeds the continuous operation time, more than three medals are continuously transferred. When the operation mode of the medal lending machine 2 is the double-side insertion mode, the drive motor 55 is not activated even if the hand touches the contact sensor 274.
(Discharge mechanism 80)
Below the base portion of the cover body 30 protruding from the front surface of the outer box 20, as shown in FIG. 5, a medal removal tray 5 for receiving a foreign matter discharged from the medal transfer device 40 and a cancel medal is provided by a rotating shaft 7. It is pivotally supported. The medal removal tray 5 has a discharge storage portion 6 for storing foreign matter discharged from the medal transfer device 40 and a cancel medal, and can swing up and down at the bottom of the cover body 30.

Here, a cancel opening 49 opened on the bottom surface of the cover body 30 is provided above the discharge storage portion 6, and formed above the cancel opening 49 at the bottom of the medal storage portion 44, A reset discharge port 85 is provided for communicating the medal storage part 44 with the space below the cancel opening 49.
Among these, the reset discharge port 85 is opened and closed by an opening / closing plate 82 formed in a flat plate shape corresponding to the reset discharge port 85. Further, a collective opening 31 that is opened in the cover body 30 is located further diagonally to the left of the reset discharge port 85 in FIG.
The cancel opening 49 is closed by the medal takeout tray 5 that is flipped upward.

  In other words, the medal removal tray 5 is urged by a spring (not shown) in a direction in which the medal removal tray 5 is flipped up, in other words, in a direction in which the cancel opening 49 is closed. Thereby, the cancellation opening 49 is always closed. On the other hand, if the medal removal tray 5 is pushed down by hand against the urging force of the spring, the cancel opening 49 is opened. If necessary, the medal removal tray 5 is pushed down by hand, the cancel opening 49 is opened, and all the accumulated matter in the discharge storage section 6 of the medal removal tray 5 is removed, and then the medal removal tray 5 is depressed. If the force is removed, the medal removal tray 5 is automatically closed.

As a result, among the front doors 13 divided into the upper and lower parts of the slot machine 1, the medal take-out tray 5 does not open when the lower front door 13B disposed below is opened as shown in FIG. It can be prevented that the lower front door 13B protrudes into the rotation range and obstructs the rotation.
The medal removal tray 5 may not be provided with a self-recovery mechanism that automatically returns by an urging force of a spring, and the concave portion and the convex portion are locked to each other in two positions, a closed state and an open state. However, it may be provided with a locking mechanism for stopping the medal take-out tray 5, or simply supported by the rotating shaft 7 so as to be opened and closed, and maintained open by its own weight. The medal takeout tray 5 can be closed by pushing it up by hand, as indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. As a result, when opening the lower door provided in another slot machine 1 arranged on the right side toward the front, the medal pick-up tray 5 is closed by hand to obstruct the lower door to be opened. Can be avoided.

Returning to FIG. 5, the opening / closing plate 82 is connected to the plunger 83 of the solenoid operating machine 81 by the pivot shaft 84 pivotally supported on the cover body 30 side. The outlet 85 is rotationally driven from one of a position for closing and an opening for the outlet 85 to the other.
The opening / closing plate 82 and the solenoid operating device 81 form a discharge mechanism 80 that discharges medals, foreign matter, and the like inside the medal transfer device 40 from a cancel opening 49 formed on the bottom surface of the cover body 30.
By the operation of the discharge mechanism 80, the medals inserted into the medal storage section 44 through the collective insertion opening 31 are discharged to the medal removal tray 5.

In addition, when a game manager or the like collects storage such as trash, the storage mechanism accumulated in the medal takeout tray 5 is activated by rotating the medal takeout tray 5 to the near side after operating the discharge mechanism 80. Things can be easily removed by hand.
(Medal transfer device 40)
The medal transfer device 40 has a drive motor 55 as a drive source for generating a drive force for transferring medals to the slot machines 1 arranged on both sides, and transfers medals with the drive force of the drive motor 55. is there. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the medal transfer device 40 has an endless belt 53 in which a belt-like member whose surface is covered with rubber or the like is formed in an annular shape, and the endless belt 53 is driven to circulate. And a drive motor 55.

The endless belt 53 forms the bottom of the medal storage section 44, and sends out medals stored in the medal storage section 44 by being circulated.
Here, in a portion above the medal storage unit 44 and behind the batch insertion opening 31, a medal received from the medal storage unit 44 for receiving the medal sent from the lending medal payout device 25 is received. An inlet 42 is provided. Thereby, the medal storage unit 44 is a space for temporarily storing both medals inserted from the batch insertion opening 31 and medals inserted from the lending medal receiving opening 42.
In addition, a partition bar 100 that connects the side surfaces on both sides is provided at a substantially central portion in the depth direction of the collective charging opening 31. The partition rod 100 is for aligning medals in a substantially predetermined posture when medals are inserted into the medal storage section 44.

That is, when the medals pass through the batch insertion opening 31, if the posture of the medals is vertical (the crossing angle between the front and back surfaces of the medals and the partition bar 100 is close to a right angle), the partition bar 100 The medals are prevented from passing through the batch insertion opening 31 in the same posture.
On the other hand, when the medals pass through the batch insertion opening 31, if the posture of the medals is sideways (the front and back surfaces of the medals and the partition bar 100 are nearly parallel), the partition bar 100 is placed on the medal drop path. The medal is allowed to pass through the collective insertion opening 31. Then, by adjusting the posture of the medals passing through the batch insertion opening 31 by the partitioning rod 100, when the medals passing through the batch insertion opening 31 fall into the medal storage section 44 below the medals, they are stacked on top of other medals. Thus, the transfer by the endless belt 53 can be easily performed.

(Circulation mechanism of endless belt 53)
The circulation mechanism that circulates the endless belt 53 includes two rollers 51A and 51B arranged on the introduction path device 60 side and the medal storage section 44 side, and of these rollers 51A and 51B, on the introduction path device 60 side. A drive motor 55 for driving the endless belt 53 via the arranged roller 51A and a reduction gear group (not shown) for transmitting the drive force of the drive motor 55 to the roller 51A are provided. .
The two rollers 51A and 51B are two belt wheels between which the endless belt 53 is stretched. The roller 51A is disposed at a slightly higher level than the roller 51B. Is inclined toward the front side so as to have a slight upward slope.

Of these two rollers 51A and 51B, above the roller 51A driven by the drive motor 55, there is a surplus medal removal roller 52 that is driven by the drive motor 55 and rotated in the same rotational direction as the roller 51A. Is provided.
The surplus medal exclusion roller 52 is formed with an agitation groove 58 extending in the axial direction of the rotation shaft on the outer peripheral surface thereof. The endless belt 53 rotates the surplus medal exclusion roller 52 and causes the stirring groove 58 to stir the medals above the endless belt 53, thereby preventing the medals from staying and efficiently transferring the medals. ing.
The gap 54 formed by the outer peripheral surface of the surplus medal removal roller 52 and the transfer surface on which the medal of the endless belt 53 is placed is larger than the thickness of one medal and smaller than the thickness of two medals. It is a dimension.

Further, the surplus medal exclusion roller 52 is set so that the moving speed in the radial direction on the outer peripheral surface thereof is faster than the moving speed of the transfer surface of the endless belt 53.
Further, since the surplus medal exclusion roller 52 rotates in the same direction as the rollers 51A and 51B, the movement directions of the transfer surface of the endless belt 53 and the outer peripheral surface of the surplus medal exclusion roller 52 facing each other are opposite to each other. Yes.
Then, when a plurality of medals transferred to the endless belt 53 are overlapped and approach the surplus medal removal roller 52, the game medals above the second one, leaving the bottom one game medal, The surplus medal removal roller 52 is flipped off toward the medal return section 45, which is a space provided on the upstream side of the surplus medal removal roller 52.

Further, in the upper edge portion of the unit cover 41 surrounding the collective throwing opening 31, medals thrown from the collective throwing opening 31 are restricted from entering the medal return portion 45 in the left edge portion in FIG. There is provided a movement adjusting valve 43 that allows the medal that has been flipped off by the medal exclusion roller 52 and reaches the medal return section 45 to further retreat to the upstream side.
That is, a flat movement adjustment valve 43 is swingably attached to the upper surface portion of the unit cover 41 in a suspended state.
Further, a stopper 43C protruding toward the movement adjustment valve 43 is provided on the inner side surface of the unit cover 41. The stopper 43C is engaged with the surface on the medal return portion 45 side of the movement adjustment valve 43 in the hanging state. Since the distal end portion of the movement adjusting valve 43 is locked by the stopper 43C, the movement adjusting valve 43 can be rotated toward the medal storage portion 44 side and cannot be rotated toward the medal return portion 45 side.

Here, the movement adjustment valve 43 prevents the medals from moving forward from the medal storage unit 44 to the medal return unit 45, and when the medals transferred by the endless belt 53 enter the gap 54, the medals are inserted from the batch insertion opening 31. Therefore, only the medals transferred by the endless belt 53 can reach the gap 54. Accordingly, the plurality of medals transferred by the endless belt 53 are smoothly sent out one by one to the introduction path device 60 on the downstream side in the transfer direction.
On the other hand, since the movement adjustment valve 43 allows the medals from the medal return unit 45 to the medal storage unit 44 to move backward as appropriate, the surplus medals arranged above among the overlapping medals are the surplus medals. When it is bounced off by the removal roller 52 toward the medal return portion 45, the movement adjusting valve 43 is pushed open to promptly return to the medal storage portion 44.

The movement adjustment valve 43 is set so that the distance between the tip of the movement adjustment valve 43 and the transfer surface of the endless belt 53 is longer than the diameter of the medal. As a result, when the medal passes below the movement adjustment valve 43 in an upright state, the movement adjustment valve 43 does not become an obstacle, and even if the medal is in an upright state, the medal passes smoothly below the movement adjustment valve 43. It is possible.
The surplus medal removal roller 52 is applied with a driving torque via an internal mechanism such as a one-way clutch (not shown). Therefore, when the endless belt 53 rotates in the reverse direction, the surplus medal removal roller 52 is prevented from rotating by an internal mechanism such as a one-way clutch (not shown).

Further, on the way from the endless belt 53 to the introduction path device 60, a position on the downstream side in the medal transfer direction with respect to the position where the surplus medal removal roller 52 is attached is not particularly illustrated. A pair of protrusions may be formed that protrude from each of the opposing wall surfaces, have their tips in contact with the transfer surface of the endless belt 53, and have an interval corresponding to one medal between the tips of each other. By providing such a pair of protrusions, the medals transferred by the endless belt 53 pass through a predetermined position in the width direction, and the transfer position of the medals can be adjusted to a predetermined position.
(Introduction path device 60)
The introduction path device 60 is a device for introducing medals into either the side transfer passage 12A of the slot machine 1 arranged on the left side or the side transfer passage 12B of the slot machine 1 arranged on the right side. .

  In other words, the introduction path device 60 is a transport path that is branched in half so that the medals transferred from the medal transfer device 40 can be guided to any of the slot machines 1 arranged on both sides. It is equipped with 65. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the conveyance path 65 is divided into a passage portion 65C for receiving a medal from the medal transfer device 40 and a bifurcation at the lower side of the passage portion 65C in FIG. 3 as shown in FIG. The branch paths 65A and 65B are configured to be included. The two branch paths 65A and 65B are respectively opposed to the end portions of the side transfer passages 12A and 12B of the slot machine 1 having the tips arranged on both sides, and are respectively connected to the side transfer passages 12A and 12B. You can send medals.

Further, in the introduction path device 60, as shown in FIG. 5, a receiving unit 63 that receives medals transferred by the endless belt 53, a switching device 70 that switches the transfer destination of medals, as shown in FIG. A cover member 61 is provided which covers the lower front portion of the medal insertion device 3 and conceals the receiving portion 63 inside.
Among these, the receiving portion 63 includes a posture guide plate 62A whose upper end in FIG. 5 is curved toward the endless belt 53, and a flat passage forming plate 62B disposed to face the posture guide plate 62A. The passage portion 65C described above is formed between the posture guide plate 62A and the passage formation plate 62B.
The receiving unit 63 moves the medal along the posture guide plate 62A, thereby causing the medal transferred in a state of being fallen on the transfer surface of the endless belt 53 and passing the medal through the passage unit 65C. Is dropped to the lower switching device 70 and led to the switching device 70.

A proximity sensor 64 for detecting whether or not a medal has passed through the passage portion 65C is provided in the vicinity of the lower end of the posture guide plate 62A in FIG.
The proximity sensor 64 has relatively good response performance for detecting the approach of a medal. Such a proximity sensor 64 temporarily outputs a detection signal indicating that a medal has been detected when the medal passes in the vicinity of the proximity sensor 64. When the medals are jammed, medal detection signals are continuously output from the proximity sensor 64. Thereby, both passage of medals and clogged medals can be detected.
As such a proximity sensor 64, an inductive proximity switch that detects a change in the magnetic field in the detection region, a capacitive proximity switch that detects a change in the electric field in the detection region, and a reflection or blocking of the light beam is detected. It is preferable to employ a non-contact proximity switch such as an optical proximity switch, but a mechanical proximity switch that performs detection by directly contacting a non-detected object, that is, a so-called limit switch can also be employed.

Also, the detection signal of the proximity sensor 64 is received by a control unit (not shown) of the medal lending machine 2, and the control unit of the medal lending machine 2 detects an abnormality in medal transfer based on the received detection signal. Yes.
For example, when game medals are jammed inside the passage portion 65C, the proximity sensor 64 continues to output a detection signal. When the control unit of the medal lending machine 2 continuously receives the detection signal from the proximity sensor 64, it determines that an abnormality has occurred in the medal transfer, temporarily stops all operations, and Since the medals are jammed, it is set to output a sound for prompting to call an attendant or the like, or to display that effect.

(Switching device 70)
As shown in FIG. 3, the switching device 70 includes a switching member 73 that is rotatable at a branch portion of the transport path 65, in other words, a peripheral portion of the branch section of the transport path 65 is movable. The switching member 73 is formed in a columnar shape, and a lending nozzle 71 for discharging medals is provided on the peripheral surface thereof. A switching drive device 72 that drives the switching member 73 is provided below the switching member 73 as shown in FIG. The switching drive device 72 includes a thin motor, and the drive shaft 72A is coupled to the bottom of the switching member 73.
Here, when the switching member 73 rotates at the branching portion of the conveyance path 65, the lending nozzle 71 moves from the position facing the slot machine 1 on one side to the slot machine 1 on the other side as shown in FIG. It is formed so as to be movable between two positions facing the direction. By such movement of the lending nozzle 71, in other words, movement of the peripheral portion of the switching member 73, the switching device 70 can switch the transfer destination of medals from one of the two branch paths 65A and 65B to the other. ing.

By the way, in the vicinity of both end edges of the front surface of the cover body 30, rental switches 67A and 67B for specifying one of the slot machines 1 arranged on both sides are provided.
That is, a push button type lending switch 67A is provided at a position close to the left edge in FIG. Further, a push button type lending switch 67B is provided at a position near the right edge in FIG. 3 on the front surface of the cover body 30 so as to have a height level corresponding to the left lending switch 67A. .
Among these, the lending switch 67A is for identifying the slot machine 1 on the left side in FIG. 3 among the slot machines 1 on both sides. By the pressing operation of the lending switch 67A, the switching drive device 72 drives the switching member 73 to rotate in the clockwise direction so that the lending nozzle 71 reaches the specified position facing the slot machine 1 on the left side in FIG. Is allowed to move.

On the other hand, the lending switch 67B is for identifying the slot machine 1 on the right side in FIG. 3 among the slot machines 1 on both sides. By the pressing operation of the lending switch 67B, the switching drive device 72 drives the switching member 73 to rotate counterclockwise, and the lending nozzle 71 is moved to the specified position facing the slot machine 1 on the right side in FIG. It is allowed to move 71.
In addition to the rental nozzle 71, the switching drive device 72, and the switching member 73, the switching device 70 includes a fixed nozzle 74A disposed on the left side of the switching member 73 in FIG. A fixed nozzle 74B disposed on the right side of the member 73 in FIG. 3 is provided.

The fixed nozzle 74A is provided with a medal discharge port 66A facing the right end of the side transfer passage 12A provided in the left slot machine 1 in FIG. 3 at the tip, and a medal is inserted into the side transfer passage 12A. A cylindrical member to be fed. In other words, the fixed nozzle 74A is provided in the slot machine 1 on the left side in FIG. 3 by being connected to the lending nozzle 71 when the lending nozzle 71 is arranged at a position facing the slot machine 1 on the left side in FIG. This is a cylindrical member that communicates the lateral transfer passage 12A and the lending nozzle 71 with each other.
Here, the fixed nozzle 74A and the fixed nozzle 74B have length dimensions set according to the distance from the switching device 70 to the side transfer passages 12A and 12B provided in the corresponding slot machine 1 respectively. The fixed nozzle 74B is longer than the fixed nozzle 74A.

The fixed nozzle 74B is provided with a medal discharge port 66B facing the left end of the side transfer passage 12B provided in the slot machine 1 on the right side in FIG. 1, and a medal is inserted into the side transfer passage 12B. A cylindrical member to be fed. In other words, the fixed nozzle 74B is provided in the slot machine 1 on the right side in FIG. 1 by being connected to the lending nozzle 71 when the lending nozzle 71 is arranged at the position facing the slot machine 1 on the right side in FIG. This is a cylindrical member that allows the side transfer passage 12B and the rental nozzle 71 to communicate with each other.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the rental nozzle 71 is moved to the connection position with the fixed nozzle 74A, a recess 75A for accommodating the rental nozzle 71 is provided between the fixed nozzle 74A and the switching member 73. It has been.

Further, similarly to the fixed nozzle 74A side, when the rental nozzle 71 is moved to the connection position with the fixed nozzle 74B, a concave portion that stores the rental nozzle 71 inside is provided between the fixed nozzle 74B and the switching member 73. 75B is provided.
In the above, the position where the lending nozzle 71 faces the left slot machine 1 is set inside the recess 75A, and the position where the lending nozzle 71 faces the right slot machine 1 is set inside the recess 75B. These two positions are both set on the medal lending machine 2 side.
The side surface portion provided on the back side of the recess 75A is a portion in the vicinity of the position where the lending nozzle 71 faces the direction of the right slot machine 1. The side surface portion of the concave portion 75A is engaged with a side surface portion that is a side portion of the lending nozzle 71 that has been rotated to form an engaging contact portion 76A that positions the lending nozzle 71 at the position.

Further, the side surface portion provided on the back side of the recess 75B is a portion in the vicinity of the position where the lending nozzle 71 faces the direction of the left slot machine 1. The side surface portion of the concave portion 75B is engaged with a side surface portion that is a side portion of the lending nozzle 71 that has been rotated to form an engaging contact portion 76B that positions the lending nozzle 71 at the position.
In the medal lending machine 2, the lending nozzle 71 is positioned by each of the engagement contact portions 76A and 76B, so that the medal sent from the lending nozzle 71 is surely sent into the fixed nozzles 74A and 74B. As a result, the slot machine 1 is formed so as to be surely taken into the side transfer passages 12A and 12B.

At this time, the concave portion 75A is provided with a left proximity sensor (not shown) for detecting that the lending nozzle 71 is housed inside. This left proximity sensor outputs a storage detection signal when the lending nozzle 71 is stored inside the recess 75A.
Further, in order to prevent the lending nozzle 71 housed in the recess 75A from wobbling, magnets (not shown) in which magnetic poles are arranged so as to attract each other are provided on the mutually facing side surfaces of the lending nozzle 71 and the recess 75A. It has been.
On the other hand, the concave portion 75B is provided with a right side proximity sensor (not shown) for detecting that the lending nozzle 71 is housed in the inside, similarly to the concave portion 75A. This right proximity sensor outputs a storage detection signal when the lending nozzle 71 is stored in the recess 75B.

Further, in order to prevent the lending nozzle 71 housed in the recess 75B from wobbling, magnets (not shown) in which magnetic poles are arranged so as to attract each other are provided on the side surfaces of the lending nozzle 71 and the recess 75B facing each other. It has been.
As the switching drive device 72, a device that exhibits a driving force sufficiently stronger than the aforementioned magnet attracting force is adopted, and the switching member 73 can be rotationally driven against the magnet attracting force.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the switching member 73 is formed in a columnar shape as described above so that the turning operation can be easily performed. Inside the switching member 73, a medal can pass therethrough, and a medal passage 73A that is bent in the middle and has a substantially L shape is formed. The cross-sectional method of the medal passage 73A corresponds to the diameter and thickness of the medal in order to pass the medal one by one.

One end of the medal passage 73A is opened at an upper end surface of the switching member 73, and this opening is a medal entrance 73B. Further, the other end of the medal passage 73A is opened at a tip portion of the lending nozzle 71, and this opening serves as a medal outlet 73C.
The medals that have fallen from above enter the inside of the medal passage 73A extending in a substantially L shape from the medal entrance 73B, and the traveling direction is converted into a substantially horizontal direction at the bent portion of the medal passage 73A, and the horizontal direction from the medal exit 73C. It is designed to be discharged in the direction.
Returning to FIG. 3, the openings arranged on the switching member 73 side of the fixed nozzle 74A and the fixed nozzle 74B are formed in the branch portion of the conveyance path 65, and the inlets to the two branch paths 65A and 65B, respectively. There are two openings.

  The switching member 73 is rotatably provided between a position where the lending nozzle 71 serving as one end of the medal passage 73A faces one of the two openings and a position facing the other of the two openings. Yes. The conveyance path 65 is configured such that when the switching member 73 is rotated to a position where one end of the medal path 73A corresponds to the opening of the fixed nozzle 74A, in other words, a position where the lending nozzle 71 is accommodated in the recess 75A. The medal is guided to 65A, and the medal is guided to the slot machine 1 arranged on the left side in the drawing. On the contrary, when the switching member 73 is rotated to a position where one end of the medal passage 73A corresponds to the opening of the fixed nozzle 74B, in other words, a position where the lending nozzle 71 is accommodated in the recess 75B, the medal is inserted into the branch path 65B. The medals are guided to the slot machine 1 arranged on the right side in the drawing.

At this time, only when the lending nozzle 71 is housed in any one of the recesses 75A and 75B, the medal that falls through the passage portion 65C above the switching member 73 is removed from the medal inlet 73B. It is possible to enter the inside of the medal passage 73A. Only in this state, a medal that passes through the medal passage 73A and is discharged from the medal outlet 73C in a substantially horizontal direction can enter the fixed nozzle 74A or 74B. .
In a state where the lending nozzle 71 is housed in the recess 75A, the passage portion 65C of the introduction path device 60, the medal passage 73A of the switching member 73, and the passage formed inside the fixed nozzle 74A are connected, A series of medal passages for guiding medals sent out from the medal storage section 44 by the endless belt 53 to the entrance of the side transfer passage 12A provided in the left slot machine 1 is formed.

In the state where the lending nozzle 71 is housed in the recess 75B, the passage portion 65C, the medal passage 73A, and the passage formed inside the fixed nozzle 74B are connected, and the endless belt 53 removes the medal storage portion 44 from the medal storage portion 44. A series of medal passages for guiding the sent medals to the entrance of the side transfer passage 12B provided in the right slot machine 1 is formed.
In the above, of the side transfer passages 12A and 12B, the side transfer passage 12A provided in the left slot machine 1 is discharged from the lending nozzle 71 arranged at a position facing the direction of the slot machine 1. The medal is guided to the upper insertion opening 11 provided in the slot machine 1. On the other hand, the side transfer passage 12B provided in the slot machine 1 on the right side provides the slot machine 1 with medals discharged from the lending nozzle 71 arranged at a position facing the slot machine 1. It is supposed to lead to the upper input opening 11.

(Drive controller 280)
Next, a drive control device 280 that is a nozzle control device that moves the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 by controlling the operation of the switching drive device 72 disposed below the switching member 73 will be described.
That is, in order to control the operation of the medal insertion device 3, the drive control device 280 performs a medal lending operation control on hardware including a CPU using a microcomputer and storage means such as a ROM and a RAM. Software to do is installed.
Here, the drive control device 280 is also a control device that controls the operation of the blocking member drive device that drives the shutter 33. That is, the drive control device 280 operates the blocking member drive device so as to move the shutter 33 in accordance with either the one-side input mode or the two-side input mode that is set by operating a key switch by an attendant at the game hall. A shutter control program to be controlled is installed.

For example, when an automatic lending operation for medals is performed in the double-side insertion mode, the drive control device 280 moves the shutter 33 to the closing position U in the blocking member driving device so that it is impossible to insert medals into the collective insertion opening 31. It is supposed to be.
Further, when it becomes necessary for the drive control device 280 to move the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 to one of the two slot machines 1 arranged on both sides, the operation of the switching drive device 72 is controlled to lend the nozzle. A nozzle control program that moves the tip of 71 is also installed. Thus, the drive control device 280 also serves as a nozzle control device that controls the operation of the switching drive device 72. When performing the automatic lending operation of medals in the both-side insertion mode, the drive control device 280 moves the switching member 73 to the switching drive device 72 as necessary, and the lending switches 67A and 67B in the slot machines 1 on both sides are used. Medals are automatically inserted into the specified slot machine 1.

More specifically, the drive control device 280 controls the operation of the switching drive device 72 when one of the lending switches 67A and 67B is operated, and the operated lending switch among the slot machines 1 on both sides. Position for lending medal to the slot machine 1 specified by 67A, 67B, in other words, moving the lending nozzle 71 to a position for transferring the medal to the branch path on the specified slot machine 1 side of the branch paths 65A, 65B It has become. Such a drive control device 280 is provided with switching control means 281 for controlling the operation of the switching drive device 72 as shown in FIG.
The switching control means 281 includes a specific movement control means 282 that moves the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 to lend medals, and a jackpot movement that moves the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 to the opposite side when a big hit is won in the game. The control means 283 and the big hit arrangement control means 284 for moving the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 and arranging it at a predetermined position when a big win is won in the game are provided.

The specific movement control means 282 operates the switching drive device 72 when any of the lending switches 67A and 67B is operated after the banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 21, and operates the operated lending switches 67A and 67B. The tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is moved to one of the slot machines 1 specified by the above.
More specifically, the specific movement control means 282 includes a banknote signal indicating that a banknote has been inserted from the banknote counter 22, a left side specific signal output when the left lending switch 67A is operated, and a right side The right specific signal output when the lending switch 67B is operated is received.

By receiving these signals, the specific movement control means 282 determines that a bill has been inserted, that the left slot machine 1 has been specified as a medal lending destination, and that the right slot machine 1 has received a medal lending destination. It can detect that it has been identified.
In addition, the specific movement control means 282 outputs a control output signal for controlling the operation of the switching drive device 72 and a lending process signal indicating that a medal lending process is being performed. Yes.
Among these, the control output signal is sent to the switching drive device driver 285 that operates the switching drive device 72. The switching drive device driver 285 operates the switching drive device 72 based on the received control output signal.

When the specific movement control means 282 detects that the banknote has been inserted into the banknote insertion slot 21 and then detects that the lending switch 67A has been operated, the specific movement control means 282 activates the switching drive device 72 to The moving process of moving the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is performed.
In addition, the specific movement control means 282 detects that the banknote has been inserted into the banknote insertion slot 21 and then detects that the lending switch 67B has been operated, thereby operating the switching drive device 72 to reach the recess 75B. A movement process for moving the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is performed.
When the movement process of the lending nozzle 71 by the specific movement control means 282 is completed, a payout process for paying out medals for lending is started. The lending process signal from the specific movement control means 282 is output at the same time as the movement process of the lending nozzle 71 is started, and stopped at the same time as the medal lending process is completed.

The jackpot movement control means 283 is configured such that when one of the two slot machines 1 wins a jackpot in the game when the medal lending machine 2 is not performing the lending operation, the other slot The tip of the lending nozzle 71 is moved to a position where medals are supplied to the machine 1.
More specifically, the jackpot movement control means 283 includes a lending processing signal from the specific movement control means 282, a jackpot winning signal from the left slot machine 1, a jackpot winning signal from the right slot machine 1, A storage detection signal from the left proximity sensor and a storage detection signal from the right proximity sensor are received.

By receiving these signals, the jackpot movement control means 283 confirms that the medal lending machine 2 is not performing the operation of lending medals, that either the left or right slot machine 1 has won the jackpot, and that one of the recesses 75A and 75B is selected. It is possible to detect that the lending nozzle 71 is also housed, and that the lending nozzle 71 is not housed in any one of the recesses 75A and 75B, that is, that it is disposed at the intermediate position. Yes.
The jackpot movement control means 283 outputs a control output signal for controlling the operation of the switching drive device 72 and a command signal for instructing to perform the intermediate arrangement processing of the lending nozzle 71. Yes.

Among these, the control output signal is sent to the switching drive device driver 285 that operates the switching drive device 72. The switching drive device driver 285 operates the switching drive device 72 based on the received control output signal. The intermediate arrangement process of the lending nozzle 71 and its command signal will be described later.
Such a big hit movement control means 283 detects that the leading end portion of the lending nozzle 71 is in a state where it is disposed at the intermediate position between the concave portion 75A or the concave portion 75A and the concave portion 75B, and the slot machine 1 on the left side. When it is detected that the player has won the jackpot in the game, the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is moved to the recess 75B.

Further, the jackpot movement control means 283 detects that the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is located at the concave portion 75B or an intermediate position between the concave portions 75A and 75B, and the right slot machine 1 When it is detected that the jackpot is won in the game, the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is moved to the recess 75A.
Further, the jackpot movement control means 283 detects that the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is disposed in the recess 75B, and detects that the left slot machine 1 has won a jackpot in the game. It is determined that the movement process of the nozzle 71 cannot be performed, and a command signal for instructing to perform the intermediate arrangement process of the lending nozzle 71 is output to the big hit arrangement control means 284.

The jackpot movement control means 283 detects that the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is disposed in the recess 75A, and also detects that the right slot machine 1 has won a jackpot in the game. It is determined that the movement process of the nozzle 71 cannot be performed, and a command signal for instructing to perform the intermediate arrangement process of the lending nozzle 71 is output to the big hit arrangement control means 284.
The big hit arrangement control means 284 executes intermediate arrangement processing when a predetermined condition is satisfied. That is, one of the two slot machines 1 when the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is located at a position where the medal is supplied to the slot machine 1 on the other side and the operation of lending the medal is not performed. When the condition that the slot machine 1 of the game wins a big win in the game is satisfied, the big hit arrangement control means 284 executes an intermediate arrangement process. By executing the intermediate arrangement process, the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is moved to an intermediate position between the position for supplying medals to the slot machine 1 on one side and the position for supplying medals to the slot machine 1 on the other side. It has become.

More specifically, the jackpot arrangement control means 284 receives a command signal from the jackpot movement control means 283. By receiving this command signal, the jackpot arrangement control means 284 detects that it is in a situation where an intermediate arrangement process should be performed instead of the movement process by the jackpot movement control means 283.
The jackpot arrangement control means 284 sends a control output signal for controlling the operation of the switching drive device 72 to a switching drive device driver 285 that operates the switching drive device 72. The switching drive device driver 285 operates the switching drive device 72 based on the received control output signal.

Such a jackpot arrangement control means 284 detects that the jackpot movement control means 283 is in a state where the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is arranged in the recess 75B, and the slot machine 1 on the left side wins a jackpot in the game. When this is detected, the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is moved to an intermediate position between the concave portion 75A and the concave portion 75B, and is arranged at the intermediate position.
The jackpot arrangement control means 284 detects that the jackpot movement control means 283 is in a state in which the tip portion of the lending nozzle 71 is arranged in the recess 75A, and the right slot machine 1 wins the jackpot in the game. When this is detected, the leading end portion of the lending nozzle 71 is moved to an intermediate position between the concave portion 75A and the concave portion 75B and arranged at the intermediate position, as in the case described above.

Next, a series of processes related to the medal lending operation and the jackpot winning notification operation in the both-side insertion mode of the medal lending machine 2 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to flowcharts.
The medal lending process, which is a series of processes related to the medal lending operation, and the jackpot winning notification process, which is a series of processes related to the jackpot winning notification operation, are processed in parallel inside the CPU of the drive control device 280, and are viewed from the player. Are to be processed at the same time. In the following description, first, the medal lending process will be described, and after this description, the jackpot winning notification process will be described.

The medal lending process is started, for example, by turning on the power of the medal lending machine 2, and in the first step S1000, a process for setting the operation mode of the medal lending machine 2 is performed. Here, the operation mode is set to the double-side insertion mode by the key switch operation described above. When the operation mode setting process is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S1100. In this step S1100, the shutter 33 is driven, and the batch closing opening 31 is closed by the shutter 33.
With this closing process, when lending medals to one slot machine 1, even if a player playing a game on the other slot machine 1 tries to insert a large number of medals into the collective insertion opening 31, the collective insertion opening 31 Since it is closed, the player cannot insert medals into the collective insertion opening 31. Accordingly, even if the medal lending machine 2 is installed between the two slot machines 1 and the medal lending machine 2 lends medals to both of these two slot machines, The medal lent to the player playing in the slot machine 1 and the medal inserted by the player playing in the other slot machine 1 do not mix in the medal lending machine 2, and the owner's It is possible to prevent a trouble that different medals are mixed.

After such a closing process is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S1200.
In step S1200, it is determined whether or not a thousand yen bill has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 21. If it is determined in step S1200 that the thousand yen bill has not been inserted into the bill insertion slot 21, step S1200 is repeated until the thousand yen bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 21. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1200 that a thousand yen bill has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 21, the process proceeds to the next step S1300.
In step S1300, it is determined whether or not one of lending switches 67A and 67B has been pressed. If it is determined in step S1300 that one of the lending switches 67A and 67B is not pressed, step S1300 is repeated until one of the lending switches 67A and 67B is pressed. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1200 that one of the rental switches 67A and 67B has been pressed, the process proceeds to the next step S1400.

  In step S1400, the lending nozzle 71 moving process for moving the lending nozzle 71 is started so that the lending nozzle 71 faces the slot machine 1 specified by either of the lending switches 67A and 67B that has been pressed. More specifically, when the left lending switch 67A is pressed, in step S1400, the switching member 73 starts to rotate so that the lending nozzle 71 faces the left slot machine 1 side. On the contrary, when the right lending switch 67B is pressed, in step S1400, the switching member 73 starts to rotate so that the lending nozzle 71 faces the right slot machine 1 side. When the rotation process of the switching member 73 is started, the process proceeds to the next step S1500.

In step S1500, it is determined whether or not the lending nozzle 71 has arrived in one of the recesses 75A and 75B and the switching member 73 has stopped. If it is determined in step S1500 that the switching member 73 has not stopped, step S1500 is repeated until the switching member 73 stops.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1500 that the switching member 73 is stopped, the process proceeds to the next step S1600.
In step S1600, the lending medal payout device 25 is driven, and thereby a medal lending process for lending medals to the specified slot machine 1 is started.
Here, when either one of the lending switches 67A and 67B is not pressed, the medal lending process for lending medals is not started, so that the medals are lent to the wrong slot machine 1 in advance. Can be prevented.

Further, the medal lending process for lending medal is not started until the lending nozzle 71 arrives at one of the recesses 75A and 75B and stops completely. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of clogging of medals at the connecting portion with the moving medal passage 73A.
When the medal lending process is started, the process proceeds to the next step S1700. In this step S1700, it is determined whether or not a predetermined number of medals have been lent to the identified slot machine 1 side in the medal renting process, in other words, whether or not the discharge of all medals to be lent has been completed. If it is determined in step S1700 that the discharge of all medals has not been completed, step S1700 is repeated until the discharge of all medals is completed.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1700 that all medals have been discharged, a series of medal lending processes started from step S1000 is completed.
Next, the jackpot winning notification process will be described.
The big win winning notification process is started when a game is started in any of the slot machines 1 on both sides. Then, in the first step S2000, a determination is made as to whether or not a jackpot winning signal has been received from either of the slot machines 1 on both sides. If it is determined in step S2000 that the jackpot winning signal has not been received, step S2000 is repeated until the jackpot winning signal is received. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2000 that the jackpot winning signal has been received, the process proceeds to the next step S2100.

In step S2100, it is determined whether or not a medal lending process for lending medals to the slot machine 1 specified by operating the lending switches 67A and 67B is performed. If it is determined in step S2100 that the medal lending process is being performed, step S2100 is repeated until the medal lending process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2100 that the medal lending process has not been performed, the process proceeds to the next step S2200.
In step S2200, whether or not the transfer destination of medals is the slot machine 1 that has output the jackpot winning signal, specifically, whether or not the lending nozzle 71 is directed toward the slot machine 1 that has output the jackpot winning signal. That is, it is determined whether or not the direction of the lending nozzle 71 is the winning slot machine 1 side. If it is determined in this step S2200 that the direction of the lending nozzle 71 is the winning slot machine 1 side, the process proceeds to step S2300. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2200 that the direction of the lending nozzle 71 is not the winning slot machine 1 side, the process proceeds to step S2400.

In step S2300, a moving process is performed in which the switching member 73 is moved to the opposite side so that the lending nozzle 71 facing the slot machine 1 side that has output the jackpot winning signal faces the opposite slot machine 1. When the lending nozzle 71 moves to the position facing the slot machine 1 on the opposite side, the movement process is completed, and a series of jackpot winning notification processes started from step S2000 are also completed.
In step S2400, an intermediate arrangement process for moving the switching member 73 to the intermediate position is performed so that the lending nozzle 71 facing the opposite side of the slot machine 1 that has output the jackpot winning signal is arranged at the intermediate position. More specifically, in step S2400, the lending nozzle 71 is moved toward an intermediate position set between the recess 75A and the recess 75B of the switching device 70, and the lending nozzle 71 is disposed at the intermediate position. Perform placement processing. When the lending nozzle 71 reaches the above-described intermediate position, the lending nozzle 71 is stopped, and the intermediate arrangement process is completed as described above, thereby completing a series of jackpot winning notification processes started from step S2000.
(Effect of 1st Embodiment)
According to this embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, a shutter 33 that can be moved between two positions, a closed position U and an open position V, and a blocking member driving device that drives the shutter 33 are provided. In the double-side insertion mode in which the insertion is performed, the shutter 33 is moved to the closed position U so that it is not possible to insert medals into the batch insertion opening 31. Medals to be rented to the slot machine 1 on one side and the medals held by the player on the other side are not mixed with each other, and medals of different borrowers are mixed Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a trouble that the entire machine is inserted into the slot machine 1 on one side.

Accordingly, a collective slot for automatically inserting medals held by the player into the slot machine 1 in the medal lending machine 2 that can automatically insert medals into any of the two slot machines 1 arranged on both sides. No trouble occurs even if 31 is provided.
Further, it is possible to connect to each of the side transfer passages 12A and 12B of the slot machine 1 which branches into two branch paths 65A and 65B on the way and the tips of the two branch paths 65A and 65B are arranged on both sides. And a switching device 70 for switching the transfer destination of medals from one of the two branch paths 65A and 65B to the other by a switching member 73 provided at a branch portion of the transport path 65. If the switching member 73 of the switching device 70 is moved so that the medals are transferred to the branch paths 65A and 65B on the slot machine 1 side where the medals are to be lent, the slot machines that are desired to receive the medals by the transport path 65 The medal is guided to the side transfer passages 12A and 12B of the first side, and further, is inserted into the upper input opening 11 of the slot machine 1.

As a result, the medal can be inserted into the upper insertion opening 11 in any of the slot machines 1 arranged on both sides, and the automatic insertion of medals into the upper insertion opening 11 is surely realized. Can do.
Furthermore, since the shutter 33 formed in the shape of a flat plate lid capable of closing the batch loading opening 31 is adopted, when the lending operation is performed in the double loading mode, the batch loading opening 31 may be completely blocked by the shutter 33. If the batch loading opening 31 is completely closed, dust and the like do not enter inside during the lending operation, and troubles such as clogging of medals caused by dust can be prevented.

[Second Embodiment]
11 to 14 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the switching device 70 that switches the direction of the lending nozzle 71 from which the medals are discharged in the first embodiment is switched to two openings formed in the branch portion. The switching device 90 is configured to switch the transfer destination of medals by appropriately closing either 91A or 91B with a switching member 93. In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the parts that have already been described, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.
That is, in FIG.11 and FIG.12, the switching apparatus 90 of the medal lending machine 2 which concerns on this 2nd Embodiment is the same as the said 1st Embodiment, The conveyance path branched into two of the branch paths 65A and 65B on the way Has 65.

The conveyance path 65 is almost entirely hidden inside the cover member 61. Here, the cover member 61 is a transparent member, and a plurality of viewing windows 77 are provided on a side wall portion thereof. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, an illumination device 78 such as a light emitting diode is provided in the vicinity of the conveyance path 65 to illuminate the inside of the conveyance path 65, and the inside can be observed through the visual recognition window 77. ing. Note that the inside can also be observed through the transparent cover member 61.
As shown in FIG. 13, two openings 91A and 91B serving as inlets of the branch paths 65A and 65B are formed at the branch portion of the transport path 65, and a bar-like switching member 93 is movably provided. It has been. Specifically, the switching member 93 of the switching device 90 can swing between two positions of the two openings 91A and 91B, the position A that closes the right opening 91B and the position B that closes the left opening 91A. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 14, a switching drive device 92 that drives the switching member 93 is provided on the back side of the switching member 93. This switching drive device 92 includes a motor formed in a columnar shape, and its output shaft 92A is connected to the base end portion of the switching member 93 as shown in FIG.

Note that the switching member 93 is colored in a conspicuous color such as red, and the swing angle position of the switching member 93 is visible from the outside through the transparent cover member 61.
In the switching device 90, when the switching member 93 swings to the position A and the opening 91B is closed, the medal is guided to the branch path 65A where the opening 91A serves as an entrance. The medal guided to the branch path 65A is guided to the side transfer path 12A of the slot machine 1 arranged on the left side.
Further, when the switching member 93 swings to the position B and the opening 91A is closed, the switching device 90 guides the medal to the branch path 65B where the opening 91B serves as an entrance. The medal guided to the branch path 65B is guided to the side transfer passage 12B of the slot machine 1 arranged on the right side.

According to the second embodiment as described above, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be achieved.
(Modification)
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The deformation | transformation in the range which can achieve the objective of this invention, improvement, etc. are included.
That is, the slot machine is not limited to the one having both the side transfer passage 12A and the side transfer passage 12B, but the slot machine having the side transfer passage 12A is arranged on the left side of the medal lending machine 2, A slot machine provided with the one-way transfer passage 12B may be provided with only one of the slot machines on the right side of the medal lending machine 2. When such a slot machine is employed, the slot machine having the side transfer passage 12A is arranged on the left side of the medal lending machine 2, and the slot machine having the side transfer passage 12B is arranged on the right side of the medal lending machine 2. If it does, the effect | action and effect similar to the said embodiment can be achieved.

The slot machine is not limited to one in which one medal insertion portion 10 is formed in the vicinity of the right side edge of the front surface, and one medal insertion portion 10 is provided in the vicinity of both side edges of the front surface. The medal insertion part 10 may be arranged symmetrically. If the slot machine in which the two medal insertion portions 10 are arranged symmetrically in this way is adopted, the lengths of the side transfer passage 12A and the side transfer passage 12B can be made equal.
Furthermore, the installation positions of the lending switches 67A and 67B are not limited to the positions near both end edges on the front surface of the medal lending machine 2, but may be the side surfaces on both sides of the medal lending machine 2.
Thus, even if the lending switches 67A and 67B are provided in the vicinity of both end edges on the front surface of the medal lending machine 2, the players who are playing in each of the slot machines 1 arranged on both sides of the lending switches 67A and 67B In order to receive the medal lending from the lending machine 67A, 67B provided in the vicinity of the nearest side edge of the medal lending machine 2, the lending switch 67A, provided in the vicinity of the opposite side edge is operated. There is no risk of accidental operation of 67B, and it is possible to prevent a medal from being supplied to the slot machine 1 on the opposite side due to an erroneous operation, as in the case where it is installed near both end edges of the front face of the medal lending machine 2. it can.

Further, the blocking member is not limited to the shutter 33 formed in the shape of a flat plate lid capable of closing the collective throwing opening 31, but is a net-like one having a stitch smaller than the size of the medal, or the inside of the collective throwing opening 31 May be configured to include a plurality of rod-shaped members that intersect each other and divide the batch insertion opening 31 into a plurality of openings smaller than the medal size.
Here, when adopting a blocking member configured to include a plurality of rod-shaped members, one configured to include two rod-shaped members can be employed.
For example, as shown in FIG. 15, a partition rod 100 provided so as to cross the batch loading opening 31 is used as one of the two rod-shaped members, and intersects with the partition rod 100 as the other of the two rod-shaped members. The blocking member 33B may include a rod 33A that extends in the direction and is movable between two positions of the passage blocking position U and the passage permission position V.

It is the front view and top view which show the slot machine and medal lending machine which concern on 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the slot machine and the medal lending machine according to the first embodiment. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the principal part of the medal lending machine which concerns on the said 1st Embodiment. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the slot machine according to the first embodiment. It is an expanded sectional view showing an important section of a medal lending machine concerning the first embodiment. It is an expanded sectional view showing the rental nozzle concerning the 1st embodiment. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the rental nozzle which concerns on the said 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the switching control apparatus which concerns on the said 1st this embodiment. 4 is a flowchart for explaining a medal lending process according to the first embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the jackpot winning notification process which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the slot machine and medal lending machine which concern on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the principal part of the medal lending machine which concerns on the said 2nd Embodiment. It is an expanded sectional view showing the change device of the 2nd embodiment. It is an expanded sectional view showing an important section of a medal lending machine concerning the second embodiment. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the modification of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 slot machine 2 medal lending machine
11 Upper slot for medal slot
12A, 12B Side transfer passage as transfer passage
31 Collective opening
33 Shutter as blocking member
33A Rod constituting the blocking member
33B Blocking member
40 medal transfer device
65 Transport path
65A, 65B branch
67A, 67B loan switch
70, 90 switching device
72, 92 switching drive
73, 93 Switching member
100 Dividers constituting the blocking member
280 Drive control device as control device

Claims (3)

It is arranged between a plurality of slot machines, and it is formed so that a medal can be automatically inserted into the medal slot for any slot machine. A medal lending machine that performs a medal lending operation in either a two-sided insertion mode for inserting medals or a one-sided insertion mode for inserting medals only to a slot machine on one side,
A batch insertion opening that allows a plurality of medals to be put together and a medal transfer device that transfers medals inserted through the batch insertion opening to the slot machine side. Is inserted so that the inserted medal can be automatically inserted into the slot machine, and
It is possible to move between two positions, which is an obstacle for a medal that attempts to pass through the batch insertion opening, and a passage blocking position that prevents the passage of the medal and a passage allowable position that allows the medal to pass through the batch insertion opening. A blocked blocking member,
A blocking member driving device that drives the blocking member from one of the passage blocking position and the passage allowing position to the other; and
A control device for controlling the operation of the blocking member driving device is provided,
When performing the automatic lending operation of medals in the double-side insertion mode, the control device moves the blocking member to the passage blocking position in the blocking member driving device, thereby making it impossible to insert medals into the batch insertion opening. A medal lending machine characterized by being formed as follows. Each of the slot machines arranged on both sides is provided with a groove-shaped transfer passage that guides while rotating the medals from a portion adjacent to the medal lending machine to a medal slot,
In order to be able to guide medals to any of these slot machines, the medals are branched into two branch paths along the way, and the medals are respectively transferred to the respective transfer paths of the slot machines in which these two branch paths are arranged on both sides. A transport path that can be fed, and
A switching device having a switching member movably provided at a branch portion of the transport path, and switching a medal transfer destination from one of the two branch paths to the other by the movement of the switching member;
A switching drive device that drives the switching member of the switching device and whose operation is controlled by the control device;
A lending switch for identifying one of the slot machines and starting lending is provided,
When performing the automatic lending operation of medals in the double-side insertion mode, the controller drives the switching so that the branch path corresponding to the slot machine specified by the lending switch among the slot machines on both sides becomes the transfer destination of medals. 2. The medal lending machine according to claim 1, wherein the device is configured to move the switching member. The medal lending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the blocking member is formed in a lid shape capable of closing the batch loading opening.

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