JP2007268071A - Token dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a token dispenser which puts game tokens out to a token tray for a game machine by simple constitution. <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus has a slope-state side wall 26, leg parts 24b and 25b, and a token housing part 29 for housing the game tokens put out from a token put-out mechanism 40. The leg parts 24b and 25b are made to face the side of a front surface, a token put-out tray 23 is provided turnably in the token put-out port 22 formed under the token put-out mechanism 40. When the token tray 15 provided in an extension and contraction manner at the game machine 10 is extended to the front surface of the token put-out port 22 in a state the token put-out tray 23 is housed in the token put-out port 22 and the slope-state side wall 26 and the leg parts 24b and 25b are made to face the side of the front surface, the game tokens put out from the token put-out mechanism are guided to the token tray 15 through a guiding path G defined by the side wall 26 and the leg parts 24b and 25b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medal lending device that is provided adjacent to a gaming machine such as a slot machine and lends a game medal.

  In the conventional medal lending device, when a player performs a series of medal lending processing, a game medal is paid out to a medal tray provided in the medal lending device, or a medal lending described in Patent Document 1 As in the case of a device, there is known a device that guides a game medal by a nozzle member (a bowl-shaped pipe) and pays out the game medal to a medal tray provided in the gaming machine.

JP 2003-205163 A

  However, the conventional medal lending device that pays out game medals to the medal tray provided in the above-described medal lending device itself is only intended to lend game medals to the player.

  In the medal lending device described in Patent Document 1, a nozzle member (a bowl-shaped pipe) protrudes from the medal lending device toward the player side, and is bent from a middle portion toward the medal tray of the gaming machine. It has a different shape. For this reason, there is a problem that the nozzle member gets in the way for the player, or the player's body hits the nozzle member and is easily damaged.

  Furthermore, the medal lending device described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it is difficult to handle because the structure and shape of the nozzle member is complicated and the number of parts is increased, and maintenance and management must be performed. . Furthermore, in order to provide the nozzle member, there has been a problem that the structure, shape, etc. of the medal lending device needs to be significantly changed.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a medal lending device capable of paying out game medals to a medal tray of a gaming machine with a simpler configuration.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a medal lending device that is provided adjacent to a gaming machine and lends a gaming medal of the gaming machine, the medal storing unit storing the gaming medal, and the medal storing unit A medal payout mechanism for paying out game medals; a slope-shaped side wall; legs formed on both sides of the slope-shaped side wall; and a medal receiving portion for receiving game medals paid out from the medal payout mechanism A medal payout tray rotatably provided in a medal payout opening formed on the lower side of the medal payout mechanism with the foot portion facing the front side, and the medal payout tray Is stored in the medal payout opening, and the medal tray provided in the gaming machine so as to be extendable and contractable is provided in front of the medal payout opening in a state where the slope-shaped side wall and the slope-shaped side wall are directed to the front side. The game medal paid out from the medal payout mechanism is guided to a medal tray through a guide path defined by the slope-shaped side wall and the foot, and the medal tray provided in the gaming machine Is shortened so as to be removed from the front face of the medal payout opening, and the medal payout tray is rotated so that the medal receiving portion is directed to the medal payout mechanism, and the game medal paid out from the medal payout mechanism Is stored in the medal receiving portion and supplied through the medal payout opening.

  The invention according to claim 2 is a medal lending device that is provided adjacent to a gaming machine and lends a gaming medal of the gaming machine, the medal storing unit storing the gaming medal, and the medal storing unit A medal payout mechanism for paying out game medals; a slope-shaped side wall; legs formed on both sides of the slope-shaped side wall; and a medal receiving portion for receiving game medals paid out from the medal payout mechanism A medal payout tray rotatably provided in a medal payout opening formed on the lower side of the medal payout mechanism with the foot portion facing the front side, and the medal payout tray Is stored in the medal payout opening, and a medal tray provided movably on the gaming machine in a state where the slope-shaped side wall and the slope-shaped side wall are directed to the front side is a front face of the medal payout opening. The game medal paid out from the medal payout mechanism is guided to a medal tray through a guide path defined by the slope-shaped side wall and the foot, and the medal provided in the gaming machine A game medal that is paid out from the medal payout mechanism when the tray is moved so as to be disengaged from the front face of the medal payout outlet and the medal payout tray is rotated so that the medal receiving portion faces the medal payout mechanism. Is stored in the medal receiving portion and supplied through the medal payout opening.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the medal payout tray is accommodated in the medal payout outlet, and is provided in the gaming machine so as to be extendable and contractible with the slope-shaped side wall and the slope-shaped side wall directed to the front side. When the medal tray is extended to the front of the medal payout port, the game medal paid out from the medal payout mechanism is guided to the medal tray through a guide path defined by the slope-shaped side wall and the foot. For this reason, game medals paid out from the medal payout mechanism can be supplied to a medal tray provided in the gaming machine.

  On the other hand, when the medal tray provided in the gaming machine is shortened so as to be disengaged from the front of the medal payout opening, and the medal payout tray is rotated so that the medal receiving portion faces the medal payout mechanism, the medal payout The game medals paid out from the mechanism are accommodated in the medal accommodating portion and supplied through the medal payout opening. For this reason, it is possible to perform medal lending in a normal form, in which game medals are paid out to a tray provided in the medal payout device.

  In this way, the player or the like can select a mode in which the game medals are supplied to the medal tray and a mode in which the game medals are paid out to the tray provided in the medal payout device.

  In addition, since the structure of the medal payout tray is simple, the number of parts can be reduced, and it does not interfere with the player, there is no need for maintenance and management, and damage can be prevented. Can be planned.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the medal payout tray is accommodated in the medal payout outlet, and is provided movably on the gaming machine with the slope-shaped side wall and the slope-shaped side wall directed to the front side. When the existing medal tray is moved to the front of the medal payout port, the game medal paid out from the medal payout mechanism is guided to the medal tray through a guide path defined by the slope-shaped side wall and the foot. For this reason, game medals paid out from the medal payout mechanism can be supplied to a medal tray provided in the gaming machine.

  On the other hand, when the medal tray provided in the gaming machine is moved away from the front face of the medal payout opening and the medal payout tray is rotated so that the medal receiving portion faces the medal payout mechanism, the medal payout mechanism The game medals to be paid out are accommodated in the medal accommodating portion and supplied through the medal payout exit. For this reason, it is possible to perform medal lending in a normal form, in which game medals are paid out to a tray provided in the medal payout device.

  In this way, the player or the like can select a mode in which the game medals are supplied to the medal tray and a mode in which the game medals are paid out to the tray provided in the medal payout device.

  In addition, since the structure of the medal payout tray is simple, the number of parts can be reduced, and it does not interfere with the player, there is no need for maintenance and management, and damage can be prevented. Can be planned.

  A medal lending device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration of a medal lending apparatus and a slot machine as a gaming machine according to the present embodiment.

  First, the outline of the configuration of the slot machine 10 will be described. An upper panel portion 11, an intermediate panel portion 12, an operation portion 13, and a lower panel portion 14 are formed on a front door (reference number omitted) that is in front of the player as viewed from the player. Yes.

  The upper panel portion 11 is provided with a light emitting diode for production, a liquid crystal display for displaying the progress of the game, and the like. The intermediate panel portion 12 is formed with a transparent window W or the like that allows the spinning reels R1, R2, and R3 provided on the back side of the front door (inside the casing of the slot machine 10) to be visually recognized. The operation unit 13 designates a bet button 13a for betting one medal, a max bet button 13b for betting three game medals, a medal slot 13c for inserting a game medal, and the start of a game A start lever ST for starting rotation of the spinning reels R1, R2, and R3, stop buttons SP1, SP2, and SP3 for individually stopping the spinning reels R1, R2, and R3 are provided.

  The lower panel portion 14 is fitted with a panel on which a design pattern or the like is drawn, and a medal tray 15 is provided at the lowest position.

  Then, after the player bets the desired number of game medals and rotates the spinning reels R1, R2, R3 by the start lever ST, the spinning reels R1, R2, R3 are pushed by the stop buttons SP1, SP2, SP3. When stopped, the winning reels R1, R2, and R3 receive a winning combination when the patterns drawn on the reels R1, R2, and R3 are arranged in a predetermined combination, and a predetermined number of game medals corresponding to the contents of the winning are received from the medal discharge port 16. It is output to the medal tray 15.

  Further, the medal tray 15 of the slot machine 10 according to the present embodiment has a structure that allows the player to manually extend and contract the overall length in the lateral direction. As shown in FIG. It can be extended to the maximum length including the horizontal width of the lending device 20 or shortened to the minimum length according to the horizontal width of the slot machine 10.

  That is, the medal tray 15 is fitted to a long first tray portion 15a that is fixed below the lower panel portion 14 and is slidable from the first tray portion 15a in a lateral direction. The first saucer portion 15a and the second saucer portion 15b are configured so as to freely move the game medal between the first saucer portion 15a and the second saucer portion 15b. Are connected.

  Then, when the player moves the second tray 15b to the right, the overall length of the medal tray 15 can be extended as shown in FIG. 1, and the second tray 15b is moved to the left from the state of FIG. When moved to, the overall length of the medal tray 15 can be shortened.

  Next, the configuration of the medal lending device 20 of this embodiment will be described.

  The medal lending device 20 is laid adjacent to the slot machine 20 and has a rectangular parallelepiped external structure with a relatively small lateral width. That is, the medal lending device 20 is laid between slot machines arranged in large numbers in the game hall.

  In the case of the medal lending device 20, a medal storage unit 30 (to be described later) for storing a large number of game medals automatically replenished via a medal delivery system laid in the game hall, and a game A medal payout mechanism 40 and the like for counting and paying out game medals in the medal storage unit 30 in accordance with a series of medal lending processes of the user are incorporated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front panel portion 21 of the casing of the medal lending device 20 faces the second tray portion 15b when the second tray portion 15b described above is extended in the right direction. A medal payout opening 22 is formed, and a cup-shaped medal storage member (hereinafter referred to as “medal payout tray”) 23 is rotatable in the front-rear direction when viewed from the player. Is attached.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the shape of the medal payout tray 23. As shown in FIG. 2, the medal payout tray 23 is formed of, for example, hard plastic or the like, and includes side walls 24, 25, 26, 27 and a bottom wall 28, and the side walls 24, 25, 26, 27 and the bottom wall. And a concave-shaped medal receiving portion 29 for receiving game medals.

  Further, support holes 24a and 25a are formed in the side walls 24 and 25 so as to face each other, and in the above-described medal payout opening 22, support shafts 22a and 22b provided on the inner wall of the case of the medal lending device 20 are provided. It fits in the support holes 24a and 25a. Thereby, the medal payout tray 23 can be rotated in the front-rear direction about the support shafts 22a and 22b.

  Further, on the side walls 24 and 25, when a medal accommodating portion 29 for accommodating game medals is directed upward, the placing surface of the placing table on which the slot machine 10 and the medal lending device 20 are placed. The plate-like feet 24b and 25b that are in contact with each other and stabilize the medal payout tray 23 are integrally formed.

  Further, the above-described side wall 26 is formed to be inclined from the bottom wall 28 toward the opening of the medal accommodating portion 29. For this reason, a slope-shaped guide path G defined by the side wall 26 and the plate-like feet 24b and 25b is formed on the substantially back side with respect to the medal accommodating portion 29. The function of this taxiway G will be described later.

  Next, the operation of the medal lending device 20 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 are a perspective view and a longitudinal sectional view when the medal payout tray 23 provided in the medal lending device 20 is stored in the medal payout outlet 22, and FIGS. They are the perspective view and longitudinal cross-sectional view at the time of rotating the provided medal payout tray 23 from the medal payout opening 22 to the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the player extends the second tray portion 15 b of the slot machine 10 and extends the overall length of the medal tray 15, the medal payout port 22 of the medal lending device 20 is partially blocked. The medal payout tray 23 cannot be rotated to the front side. Then, the slope-shaped side wall 26 of the medal payout tray 23 is aligned with the opening side of the second tray portion 15b, and the guide path G defined by the side wall 26 and the foot portions 24b, 25b on both sides is second. It will be in the state connected with the opening side of the saucer part 15b. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, the guide path G is positioned below the medal payout mechanism 40 that counts and pays out game medals in the medal storage unit 30.

  Thus, when the player extends the total length of the medal tray 15 with the medal payout tray 23 stored in the medal payout outlet 22 of the medal lending device 20, the game medal paid out from the medal payout mechanism 40 in the medal lending device 20 is reached. Is supplied to the medal tray 15 through the guide path G.

  Here, as described above, the guide path G is defined by the slope-shaped side wall 26 and the legs 24b and 25b formed on both sides thereof, so that the game medal paid out from the medal payout mechanism 40 is It is guided to the medal tray 15 side along the side wall 26, and the movement in the lateral direction is further restricted by the legs 24b and 25b. Therefore, the game medal paid out from the medal payout mechanism 40 is surely supplied into the medal tray 15, and problems such as jumping out of the medal tray 15 can be prevented.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5, when the player moves the second tray 15b of the slot machine 10 toward the first tray 15a and shortens the overall length of the medal tray 15, the medal payout opening of the medal lending device 20 22 is opened, and the medal payout tray 23 can be rotated to the front side.

  When the player rotates the medal payout tray 23 to the front side, the legs 24b and 25b of the medal payout tray 23 abut on the mounting surface of the mounting table, and the front side portion of the medal receiving portion 29 is the second receiving tray. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the portion inside the medal payout opening 22 of the medal receiving portion 29 is located below the medal payout mechanism 40, adjacent to the portion 15 b.

  In this way, when the player shortens the overall length of the medal tray 15 and rotates the medal payout tray 23 to the front side of the medal payout port 22 of the medal lending device 20, it is paid out from the medal payout mechanism 40 in the medal lending device 20. A game medal is accommodated in the medal accommodating part 29 of the medal payout tray 23, and the player can take out the stored game medal from the medal payout tray 23.

  Further, the player can take out the game medal from the medal payout tray 23 and easily transfer it to the adjacent medal tray 15.

  In addition, the medal lending device 20 according to the present embodiment not only performs the process of lending game medals to the medal tray 15 provided in the adjacent slot machine (game machine), but is not limited to the medal tray, for example. It is possible to lend medals to containers and the like.

  As described above, according to the medal lending device 20 of the present embodiment, the medal payout tray 23 that can be rotated within the medal payout outlet 22 is provided, so that the player can remove the medal payout tray 23 from the medal payout tray 23. A game medal to be paid out from the medal payout mechanism 40 can be obtained only by extending the entire length of the medal tray 15 of the slot machine 10 while being accommodated in the outlet 22 by the guide path G defined by the side wall 26 and the legs 24b and 25b. The medal tray 15 can be guided.

  Further, when the player turns the medal payout tray 23 to the front side with the total length of the medal tray 15 of the slot machine 10 shortened, the game medal paid out from the medal payout mechanism 40 is accommodated in the medal accommodating portion 29. be able to.

  Therefore, when a player wants to automatically store a game medal lent out from the medal lending device 20 in the medal tray 15 of the slot machine 10, the slot machine with the medal payout tray 23 stored in the medal payout outlet 22. The purpose can be achieved simply by extending the total length of the ten medal trays 15. On the other hand, when it is desired to store the game medals in the tray provided in the medal lending device 20 as in the prior art, The object can be achieved by shortening the overall length of the medal tray 15 of the machine 10 and rotating the medal payout tray 23 to the front side.

  Further, since the medal payout tray 23 has a simple structure that is rotatably provided in the medal payout outlet 22, it is possible to reduce the number of parts compared to the case where a nozzle member is provided as in the prior art. In addition, there is almost no need for maintenance and management, it does not get in the way of the player, can be prevented from being damaged, and the structure and shape of the medal lending device 20 are greatly modified. There is no need to do.

  In the embodiment described above, the medal tray 15 of the slot machine 10 includes the first medal tray portion 15a and the second medal tray portion 15b, and the first medal tray portion 15a is fixed to the first medal tray portion 15a. By moving the 2 medal tray 15b, the total length of the medal tray 15 is expanded and contracted.

  However, the configuration is not limited to the configuration in which the medal tray 15 is expanded and contracted. As a modification, for example, the entire medal tray 15 is attached to the lower portion of the lower panel portion 14 of the slot machine 10 so as to be movable forward and backward by a guide rail or the like. When the game medals to be stored are stored in the medal payout tray 23, as shown in FIG. 7, the entire medal tray 15 is moved to the left, and the game medals to be paid out are stored in the medal payout tray 23 of the slot machine 10. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the entire medal tray 15 may be moved to the right side.

It is a front view showing composition of a medal lending device concerning an embodiment. It is a perspective view showing composition of a medal payout tray. It is a perspective view for demonstrating an effect | action of the medal lending apparatus shown in FIG. Furthermore, it is a longitudinal cross-sectional view for demonstrating an effect | action of the medal lending apparatus shown in FIG. Furthermore, it is a perspective view for demonstrating an effect | action of the medal lending apparatus shown in FIG. Furthermore, it is a longitudinal cross-sectional view for demonstrating an effect | action of the medal lending apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view showing a configuration of a modified row of a slot machine to which the medal lending device shown in FIG. 1 is applied. Furthermore, it is the front view showing the structure of the deformation | transformation row | line | column of the slot machine to which the medal lending apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is applied.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Medal lending apparatus 22 ... Medal payout outlet 23 ... Medal payout tray 24b, 25b ... Foot part 26 ... Slope-shaped side wall 29 ... Medal accommodating part G ... Guide way 10 ... Slot machine 15 ... Medal tray 15a ... 1st medal tray 15b ... Second medal tray

Claims (2)

A medal lending device that is provided adjacent to a gaming machine and lends a gaming medal of the gaming machine,
A medal storage unit for storing the game medals;
A medal payout mechanism for paying out the game medals in the medal storage unit;
A slope-shaped side wall, foot portions formed on both sides of the slope-shaped side wall, and a medal receiving portion for storing game medals paid out from the medal payout mechanism, wherein the foot portions are directed to the front side. A medal payout tray provided rotatably in a medal payout outlet formed on the lower side of the medal payout mechanism,
Comprising
The medal tray provided in the gaming machine is extendable and retractable when the medal payout tray is stored in the medal payout opening and the slope-shaped side wall and the slope-shaped side wall face the front side. When extended to the front of the payout exit, the game medal paid out from the medal payout mechanism is guided to the medal tray through a guide path defined by the slope-shaped side wall and the foot,
The medal tray provided in the gaming machine is shortened so as to be disengaged from the front surface of the medal payout port, and the medal payout plate is rotated so that the medal receiving portion faces the medal payout mechanism. And a medal renting apparatus, wherein game medals paid out from the medal payout mechanism are stored in the medal storage part and supplied through the medal payout opening. A medal lending device that is provided adjacent to a gaming machine and lends a gaming medal of the gaming machine,
A medal storage unit for storing the game medals;
A medal payout mechanism for paying out the game medals in the medal storage unit;
A slope-shaped side wall, foot portions formed on both sides of the slope-shaped side wall, and a medal receiving portion for storing game medals paid out from the medal payout mechanism, wherein the foot portions are directed to the front side. A medal payout tray provided rotatably in a medal payout outlet formed on the lower side of the medal payout mechanism,
Comprising
A medal tray that is movably provided in the gaming machine in a state where the medal payout tray is stored in the medal payout opening and the slope-shaped side wall and the slope-shaped side wall are directed to the front side. When moved to the front of the payout exit, the game medal paid out from the medal payout mechanism is guided to the medal tray through the guide path defined by the slope-shaped side wall and the foot,
When the medal tray provided in the gaming machine is moved away from the front face of the medal payout opening, and the medal payout tray is rotated so that the medal receiving portion faces the medal payout mechanism. A medal lending device characterized in that a game medal paid out from the medal payout mechanism is housed in the medal housing section and supplied through the medal payout opening.

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