JP2007260074A - Token feeder of game equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To have tokens won by playing a game automatically fed into a token feeding port of a game machine via a chute without a player manually feeding them. <P>SOLUTION: The token feeder of this game machine is equipped with; a hopper 22 to temporarily keep the tokens m supplied through a supply route 4 stored until they are paid out, a chute 24 to transfer from the hopper 22 and feed into the token feeding port of the adjoining game machine the tokens on loan paid out in accordance with the amount of money spent, an acquired token feeding port 25 to feed the acquired tokens ma won by playing the game, a token counter 26a to count the number of the acquired tokens ma fed into the acquired token feeding port 25, a discharge route 28 to discharge the acquired tokens ma of which numbers are counted into the discharge line 5 and a controller 29 to control to pay out the identical number of tokens m as those of the counted acquired tokens ma from the hopper 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a gaming facility that attaches a chute for transferring medals to a medal lending machine and automatically transfers the medals paid out according to the amount of money to the medal slot of an adjacent gaming machine. The medal supply machine.

  Conventionally, in gaming machines in which medals are inserted, medals borrowed by a player from a medal lending machine are once transferred to a tray of the gaming machine, and are inserted into the medal slot one by one to play. In recent years, a chute for transferring medals is attached to the supply port of the medal lending machine and the tip of the chute is engaged with the medal insertion port of the gaming machine in order to save the trouble of transferring the medal to the tray or inserting it into the medal slot. Thus, there has been proposed a medal supply machine for a gaming facility that can automatically insert medals on behalf of a player (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

By the way, in the above technique, the medals acquired according to the game result are accumulated in the tray of the gaming machine. When using the acquired medals, the shooters are once removed from the medal slot and then one by one by the player's hand. It was necessary to throw in, and the troublesome work still remained. In addition, since the medals paid out to the tray after inserting the acquired medals and continuing the game include the medals previously inserted, if the insertion and acquisition are repeated, the medals circulate in the gaming machine and the player The same medal was touched many times, and there was also a problem that soiled the player's hand.
JP 2001-46723 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve these conventional problems, and automatically transfer the medals acquired by the game by the shoot without throwing it into the medal slot of the gaming machine by the player's hand. It is to be able to input. The second problem is to always use a washed and polished medal so that the player can play a game cleanly without getting his hands dirty.

The configuration of the present invention that solves this problem is as follows.
1) A gaming facility equipped with a hopper for temporarily storing medals replenished from the outside until the time of paying out, and transferring rented medals from the hopper according to the amount of money to be inserted into a medal slot of an adjacent gaming machine by a chute. In the medal supply machine, an acquisition medal slot is provided to insert the acquired medal acquired in the game, and a medal counter is provided for counting the number of acquired medals inserted into the acquired medal slot. A delivery path to send to the hopper is provided, and a control means is provided to control the number of medals to be paid out from the hopper. A medal supply machine for gaming equipment, characterized in that it can be automatically inserted into the mouth 2) When the medals supplied from the outside are paid out Acquired medals earned in games at a medal supply machine of a gaming facility that has a hopper for temporary storage and transfers lent medals paid out from the hopper to the medal slot of an adjacent gaming machine by a chute A medal counter is provided to provide an acquired medal slot, and a medal counter is provided for counting the number of acquired medals inserted into the acquired medal slot, and a discharge path for discharging the counted acquired medals to a collection line outside the medal feeder A control means is provided for controlling the number of medals equal to the number of acquired medals to be paid out from the hopper, so that medals corresponding to the number of acquired medals are automatically sent from the medal supply machine to the medal slot of the gaming machine. 3) A medal supply machine for game equipment, characterized in that it can be inserted. 1) or 2) provided with a machine or a medal supply machine, 4) a receipt output device for outputting the number of medals of a player to a receipt after the game ends. 3) It is in a medal supply machine for any of the gaming facilities.

  According to the present invention, the acquired medals are inserted into the acquired medal slot at intervals of the game, and the number of medals inserted and counted are automatically sent from the hopper to the medal slot of the gaming machine by shooting. It is thrown into. Therefore, even after all the lent medals are inserted, all medals inserted into the medal slot of the gaming machine are automatically inserted without taking the player's hand. You will be freed from cumbersome tasks such as throwing in and you will be able to concentrate on the game.

  Particularly, in the configuration according to claim 2, once used medals are discharged to the collection line through the discharge path, and the hopper of the medal feeder is always supplied with the washed and polished medals, and the discharged medals are paid out from the hopper and inserted. As a result, medals that have been cleaned and polished will always be paid out to the tray of the gaming machine, and the medal that touches the player's hand will always be a clean medal even if insertion and acquisition are repeated, without contaminating the hand You will be able to play cleanly.

  In the present invention, the insertion of money into the medal supply machine may use IC coins, cards, etc. in addition to cash such as money and coins. In addition to the current number of medals, the medal number display unit may display the market price and total input amount when the number of medals are converted at a predetermined rate so that the profit / loss can be grasped. Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

  The embodiment 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is an example of a medal supply machine that automatically inserts medals into the medal insertion slot of the slot machine. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of the gaming equipment of the first embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the gaming machine and medal supply machine of the first embodiment, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the inside of the medal supply machine of the first embodiment, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing of a medal number display.

  In the gaming facility 1 of the first embodiment, a plurality of gaming machines 10 and a medal supply machine 20 are provided with a transport line 2 that transports a medal m, and a take-in device 3 that takes in the medal m of the transport line 2 is provided. The supply path 4 for supplying the medal m to the inside of the gaming machine 10 and the medal supply machine 20 is provided, the recovery line 5 for recovering the medal m discharged from the gaming machine 10 and the medal supply machine 20 is provided, A cleaning and polishing device 6 for cleaning and polishing the medal m is provided, and a sending device 7 for sending the cleaned and polished medal m to the transport line 2 is provided. Reference numeral 8 denotes a management computer, and 8a denotes a connection unit.

  The gaming machine 10 is provided with a medal insertion slot 11 for inserting a medal m, a tray 12 for receiving a medal m paid out in accordance with a game result (hereinafter referred to as an acquired medal ma), and a medal replenished in the supply path 4 A hopper 13 that temporarily stores m until paying out is provided, and a discharge path 14 that discharges surplus medals m to the collection line 5 is provided. 13a is a medal sensor, 15 is a controller for controlling the progress of the game, the counting of the number of inserted medals m, and the payout, 16 is a credit number display for displaying the number of credits of the medal m, 17 is a hopper 13 This is a credit release button for paying out to the tray 12 and releasing the automatic credit. In this gaming machine 10, the maximum credit number of medals m is set to 50. The acquired medal ma includes medals acquired from other gaming machines 10, a medal box, and a hand-held part.

  The medal supply machine 20 is provided with a money insertion port 21 through which money is inserted, a hopper 22 that temporarily stores the medals m replenished in the replenishment path 4 until the time of paying out, and a payout port 23 through which the medals m are paid out. Provided, a flexible chute 24 for transferring the medal m paid out from the payout opening 23 to the medal insertion slot 11 of the gaming machine 10 is provided, and an acquisition medal insertion slot 25 for introducing the acquired medal ma is provided, and the acquired acquisition A lower hopper 26 equipped with a medal counter 26a for counting medals ma is provided, and a medal number display 27 for displaying the counted number of acquired medals ma and the current number of medals m that can be used in the game is provided. A discharge path 28 for discharging ma to the collection line 5 is provided, and the payout control of the number of medals m according to the amount of money inserted and the count control of the acquired acquired medals ma An automatic credit control for automatically paying out 50 coins from the current number on the medal number display unit 27 after counting (all remaining numbers are less than 50) and a display control on the medal number display unit 27 are provided, and the game ends. A receipt output device 30 is provided for outputting the number of medals m of the player later to the receipt P. 21a is an insertion amount indicator, 22a is a medal sensor, 24a is an adapter engaged with the medal insertion slot 11, 30a is an output button of a receipt, 31 is a manual credit button for a player to pay out a medal m, and 32 is a medal m An automatic credit button for switching the payout to automatic, P is a receipt. The number of rented medal supply machines 20 is set to 50/1000 yen.

  In the first embodiment, the chute 24 is bent vertically and horizontally to engage the adapter 24 a with the medal slot 11 of the gaming machine 10, and when the player inserts 1000 yen into the coin slot 21 of the medal feeder 20, Twenty-two medals m are paid out to the payout outlet 23 and 50 medals are displayed on the medal number display 27 as the current number. The medal m is transferred to the medal insertion slot 11 through the chute 24 and automatically inserted, and 50 credits are displayed on the credit number display 16 and the current number on the medal number display 27 is reduced by the number of credits. Be started.

  When a large amount of acquired medals ma is paid out to the tray 12 of the gaming machine 10 according to the result of the game, the player collects the acquired medals ma of the tray 12 into the acquired medal slot 25 of the medal supply machine 20 in the interval of the game. To do. The inserted acquired medal ma is stored in the lower hopper 26, then counted by the medal counter 26a, discharged to the recovery line 5 through the discharge path 28, and recovered. The inserted number of the medal number display unit 27 is incremented by the number of acquired medals ma and accumulated to the current number, and the player holds the sum of the current number of the medal number display unit 27 and the display value of the credit number display unit 16. Play while checking the number. The collected acquired medal ma is cleaned and polished by the cleaning and polishing apparatus 6, transported again by the transport line 2, and supplied. After the obtained medals ma are counted, 50 medals m are immediately paid out from the hopper 22 (all remaining numbers are less than 50) and automatically credited. When the maximum number of credits is exceeded, the excess amount is paid out to the tray 12.

  When the displayed value on the credit number display 16 is 0 or the remaining number is reduced, the player presses the manual credit button 31 and the medal m corresponding to the current number on the medal number display 27 is in units of 50 from the hopper 22 (the remaining number is Anything less than 50) is paid out, and the game is continued by automatically inserting it into the medal slot 11 with the shoot 24. When the maximum number of credits is exceeded, the excess amount is paid out to the tray 12. When the automatic credit button 32 is initially pressed, the player is automatically inserted without worrying about the value displayed on the credit number display 16. If the number displayed on the credit number display 16 and the current number on the medal number display 27 are 0, the game is ended, or additional coins are inserted and the medal m is inserted from the hopper 22 with the shoot 24, and the game resumes. Is done.

  After the game is finished, the credit release button 17 is pressed to pay out the medal m for the credit from the hopper 13 to the tray 12 and the automatic credit is canceled, and the medal m of the tray 12 (including the medal box and the handheld portion) is acquired. All the items are inserted into the mouth 25 and counted, and the output button 30a is pressed, and the receipt P on which the number of medals m is printed is output by the receipt output device 30 and brought to the counter for settlement.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the acquired medals ma are inserted into the acquired medals insertion slot 25 in a time interval between the games, and the inserted medals m are inserted into the medals of the gaming machine 10 from the hopper 22 by the chute 24. It is thrown into the mouth 11. Therefore, even after all of the rented medals are inserted, all the medals m are inserted into the medal slot 11 of the gaming machine 10 without any help from the player, and the player removes the shoot 24, You can now concentrate on the game by freeing you from cumbersome tasks such as throwing in each medal you earned ma.

  In addition, once used medals are discharged to the collection line 5 through the discharge path 28, and the hopper 22 of the medal feeder 20 is always supplied with the washed and polished medals m, and the discharged medals are paid out from the hopper 22 and inserted. Therefore, the washed and polished medal m is always paid out to the tray 12 of the gaming machine 10, and the medal m touched by the player's hand is always in a clean state and can be played cleanly without getting his hands dirty. It became so.

  The second embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is an example of a medal supply machine in which an acquired medal inserted into an acquired medal slot is sent out to a hopper without being discharged, and the medal can be inserted into a medal slot of a gaming machine. . FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the inside of the medal supply machine according to the second embodiment. In the figure, 33 is a delivery path.

  The medal feeder 20 of the second embodiment omits the discharge path 28 of the first embodiment, counts the acquired medal ma inserted from the acquired medal slot 25 by the medal counter 26 a of the lower hopper 26, and then sends it to the hopper 22. A delivery path 33 such as a lifter for delivery is provided, and only the insertion of medals m is automated. This example is useful for the game equipment 1 in which the usage frequency of the medals m is low (the medals m are difficult to get dirty), and can be implemented at a low cost with a simple structure. In other respects, the reference numeral, configuration, and operational effects are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  The medal supply machine for a gaming facility of the present invention is useful for a slot machine or the like.

It is explanatory drawing of the game equipment of Example 1. FIG. It is a perspective view of the gaming machine and medal supply machine of the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing inside the medal supply machine of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the medal number display apparatus of Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing inside the medal supply machine of Example 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game equipment 2 Conveyance line 3 Taking-in apparatus 4 Replenishment path 5 Collection line 6 Cleaning polishing apparatus 7 Delivery apparatus 8 Management computer 8a Connection part 10 Game machine 11 Medal insertion slot 12 Sauce tray 13 Hopper 13a Medal sensor 14 Discharge path 15 Controller 16 Credits Number indicator 17 Credit release button 20 Medal supply machine 21 Money slot 21a Insert amount indicator 22 Hopper 22a Medal sensor 23 Payout 24 Shoot 24a Adapter 25 Acquired medal slot 26 Lower hopper 26a Medal counter 27 Medal number indicator 28 Discharge path 29 Controller 30 Receipt output device 30a Output button 31 Manual credit button 32 Automatic credit button 33 Delivery path m medal ma earned medal P receipt

Claims (4)

  A gaming facility medal that has a hopper that temporarily stores medals replenished from the outside until the time it is paid out, and that rents medals paid out from the hopper to the medal slot of the adjacent gaming machine by a chute. In the supply machine, an acquisition medal slot is provided to insert the acquired medal acquired in the game, a medal counter is provided to count the number of acquired medals inserted into the acquired medal slot, and the counted acquired medals are used as a hopper. A send-out path is provided, and control means is provided for controlling the number of medals equal to the number of acquired medals to be paid out from the hopper, and medals corresponding to the number of acquired medals are sent from the medal supply machine to the medal slot of the gaming machine. A medal supply machine for gaming equipment, which can be automatically inserted.   A gaming facility medal that has a hopper that temporarily stores medals replenished from the outside until the time it is paid out, and that rents medals paid out from the hopper to the medal slot of the adjacent gaming machine by a chute. In the supply machine, an acquisition medal slot is provided to insert the acquired medals acquired in the game, and a medal counter is provided to count the number of acquired medals inserted into the acquired medal slot. A discharge path is provided in the collection line outside the machine, and control means is provided to control so that the same number of medals as the counted number of acquired medals are paid out from the hopper. A medal supply machine for gaming facilities, which can be automatically inserted into a medal slot of a gaming machine.   3. A medal supply machine for a gaming facility according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a medal number display for displaying the number of medals that can be used in a game is provided in the gaming machine or medal supply machine.   The medal supply machine for a gaming facility according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a receipt output device that outputs a player's medal holding number to a receipt after the game ends.

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