JP2008000351A - Premium putout device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a locking device capable of detecting the state of locking of a door for attaching and detaching a unit in a premium putout device. <P>SOLUTION: The door 23 for attaching and detaching the unit of the premium putout device 1 is provided with a locking mechanism 4 for locking the door 23 for attaching and detaching the unit by two engagement members 4b and 4b. Then, two locking sensors S4 are set in the panels 21a and 21b of the upper case body 2A of the premium putout device 1 with which the two engagement members 4b are to be engaged, and the premium putout device 1 is provided with the locking device 4 capable of detecting that the engagement members 4b and 4b projecting from the end part of the door 23 for attaching and detaching the unit are engaged with the panels 21a and 21b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a prize dispensing device installed in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  In amusement halls such as pachinko parlors, there are two types of prize payout devices installed for special prize payouts: a stationary type and a desktop type. The stationary-type prize dispensing device is installed so that the prize outlet is almost the same height as the upper surface of the counter installed in the amusement hall, and the prize is accommodated in a space below the counter upper surface. Has been. More specifically, a magazine storage space for storing a prize is formed in the lower part of the prize dispensing device so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. Some magazines are configured to accommodate magazines in which the magazines are stored (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Further, in the case of the stationary type, a form in which a lid provided on the upper end surface is removed and a magazine is inserted from the top, or a form in which a prize is accommodated directly in the magazine accommodating space is adopted. It should be noted that, in general, premiums are replenished by attaching and detaching magazines, etc., for security reasons, at the counter side, that is, at the amusement shop clerk side.

Therefore, a door member is installed in the magazine attachment / detachment portion. In order to prevent unauthorized removal of the prize, the door member is provided with a locking device that locks and unlocks the key by operating a key. By the way, the door member of the prize dispensing device is generally configured to open to the left and right when viewed from the front, and the end of the door member is inserted and rotated by inserting a key into the locking device formed on one side of the door member. The engaging member protruding from the door is locked by engaging with a receiving member provided on the other side of the door member.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-224259 (paragraphs 0081 to 0082, FIG. 2)

  However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that it cannot be distinguished from the appearance even when the key operation is inadequate and the lock state is halfway.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a prize dispensing device that can determine the locked state of the door member.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a prize dispensing device in which a magazine containing prizes is loaded and installed between a player and a store clerk, wherein the magazine is taken in and out. The body has a door member that opens and closes in a state where the magazine can be taken in and out, and a locking device that locks the door member and the housing, and the locking device is in a locked state of the door member and the housing. The prize dispensing device is characterized by comprising a detecting means capable of detecting.

  According to the configuration of claim 1, the locked state of the door member can be detected.

  Furthermore, in the invention according to claim 2, the locking device includes the engagement member attached to the door member so as to protrude from an end portion of the door member toward the outside of the door member, and the housing. The engagement member protruding from the end of the door member is engaged, and the reception device includes the detection means for detecting that the engagement member is engaged, 2. The prize dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the detection means includes notification means for notifying that the engagement member protruding from an end of the door member is engaged with the receptacle. 3.

  According to the configuration of the second aspect, when the engaging member is engaged with the receiving member, the detecting means detects this and can notify that it is engaged.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to determine a locked state of the door member, and it is possible to provide a prize dispensing device that enables reliable locking.

  1 is an external side view of a prize dispensing device, FIG. 2 is an external front view of a prize dispensing device, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal structure of the prize dispensing device, and FIG. 4 is a drive unit attached to a lower housing. 5 is a plan view of the drive unit, FIG. 6 is a front view when the drive unit is viewed from the store clerk side, FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of the prize dispensing device, and FIG. When viewed from the player side, FIG. 8 is a view taken along the line AA in FIG. 6, FIG. 9 is a view taken along the line BB in FIG. 6, and FIG. The magazine to be loaded is shown, (a) is a side view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a rear view, (d) is a sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 11, and FIG. FIG. 12 is a control block diagram, FIG. 12 is an enlarged perspective view of a prize outlet, and FIG. 13 is an operation explanatory view when the magazine is accommodated in the magazine accommodating space. (B) is a state during the insertion of the magazine, (c) is a state where the magazine has been inserted, FIG. 14 is a diagram of the locking sensor, and (a) is a line XX in FIG. (B) is a schematic external view of the photomicrosensor, (c) is a schematic view of the apparatus main body when the unit attaching / detaching door is closed, and FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a locking mechanism. (A) is a diagram showing the unlocked state, (b) is a diagram showing the locked state, (c) is a diagram showing that the engaging member is not inserted into the detection part of the locking sensor, ( d) is a diagram showing that the engaging member has been inserted into the detection part of the locking sensor.

  A prize dispensing device 1 according to the present embodiment is a device that dispenses a card-like special prize (hereinafter abbreviated as a prize) in which an expensive prize such as a precious metal is accommodated in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor. As shown, it is composed of a housing 2, a drive unit 3, a magazine M, and the like. The prize payout device 1 according to the present embodiment is of a desktop type and is installed on a counter T of a game hall and used.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the prize dispensing device 1 of the present embodiment has a prize outlet 27 (behind the prize outlet door 24) for taking out the dispensed prizes directed toward the clerk side. There are two types, a side payout type and a player side payout type in which the prize outlet 27 is directed to the player (customer) side as shown in FIG. 4, but the following is based on the clerk side payout type I will explain. The store clerk side is the front and the player side is the back.

  The casing 2 is horizontally long (see FIG. 2), and when viewed from the side, the casing 2 is formed in a mountain shape in which the depth at the bottom is long and the depth gradually decreases toward the top (see FIG. 1). ). Moreover, the housing | casing 2 is formed so that it may become a symmetrical shape centering on the depth (width) direction, as shown in FIG. On the bottom surface of the housing 2, four leg portions 21 s whose height can be adjusted are provided so that the apparatus can be installed on the counter T without rattling.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the casing 2 is configured such that the upper casing 2A and the lower casing 2B can be separated from each other, and the lower casing 2B is inverted in the front-rear direction with respect to the upper casing 2A. It is configured to be attachable.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper housing 2A includes unit attaching / detaching doors 22 and 23, and the unit attaching / detaching doors 22 and 23 are configured to be released while rotating in a direction away from each other in the vertical direction. Yes. Further, the unit attaching / detaching door 22 located on the upper side is opened largely from the center in the height direction of the upper casing 2A including the entire front surface and the upper surface, and is rotatable about the rear end of the upper surface. It is supported. The unit attachment / detachment door 23 is configured such that the front surface below the central portion in the height direction of the upper housing 2A is opened with the lower end portion as an axis. The unit attaching / detaching door 23 is the door member described in the claims.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 3, panels 21a and 21b are formed on the left and right sides of the front side of the clerk side of the upper casing 2A. It is a form which closes in the form which fits between the panels 21a and 21b. And lock | rock sensor S4 is installed inside the panels 21a and 21b as a detection means as described in a claim. Details of the locking sensor S4 will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the locking mechanism 4 is installed on the back surface of the unit attaching / detaching door 23 (the side facing the inside of the upper housing 2 </ b> A when the unit attaching / detaching door 23 is closed).

  The locking mechanism 4 is rotatably attached to the unit attaching / detaching door 23, and is provided on the surface of the unit attaching / detaching door 23 (the side facing the outside of the upper housing 2A when the unit attaching / detaching door 23 is closed). A rotating disk 4a that operates integrally with the lock 6 to be installed (see FIG. 2), and two engagements that are installed on the left and right of the rotating disk 4a so as to be movable left and right parallel to the plane of the unit attaching / detaching door 23. It consists of members 4b and 4b, and two connecting members 4c and 4c that connect the rotating disk 4a and the two engaging members 4b and 4b.

  The locking device 6 has a keyhole 6a (see FIG. 2) into which a key is inserted in the surface of the unit attaching / detaching door 23, and can be rotated by 90 ° by inserting a key (not shown) into the keyhole 6a. It shall have a function. And the turntable 4a shall rotate synchronizing with rotation of a locking tool.

  The upper housing 2A has a back panel 22a on the player side, and the back panel 22a protrudes slidably outward in the horizontal direction. The rear panel 22a is configured such that almost the entire rear surface of the upper housing 2A protrudes, and is provided with a thin and large display device 28 formed of liquid crystal, organic EL (electroluminescence), or the like (see FIG. 7 (b)). The display device 28 is provided for a player, and displays, for example, the type and number of paid out prizes.

  The lower housing 2B is provided with a prize taking-out door 24 that opens when the payout of the prize is completed and allows the prize to be taken out. The prize take-out door 24 is rotatably supported so that a part of its tip protrudes outside the lower housing 2B when opened.

  The unit attaching / detaching doors 22, 23, the prize taking out door 24, and the rear panel 22a do not protrude outward from the housing 2 when viewed from the side when they are completely closed. .

  Further, the unit attaching / detaching door 22 provided in the upper housing 2A is provided with a thin and small display device 26 used for a store clerk as shown in FIGS. . The display device 26 is also constituted by thin display means such as a liquid crystal or an organic EL similarly to the display device 28. On the display device 26, for example, a remaining amount of a prize or a warning when a prize is clogged is displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lower housing 2B has a plurality of drive units 3 (four in the present embodiment) having the same basic configuration (the same configuration except for the portion for sorting premium types described later). There is a unit accommodating portion 25 that can be accommodated (but not limited to this number). This unit accommodating part 25 is comprised by the concave space which upper part opened (refer FIG. 1).

  The lower housing 2B is provided with a plurality of prize outlets 27 (eight places in the present embodiment) for taking out the prizes that have been paid out on the back side of the prize taking-out door 24. This prize outlet 27 is provided at two places for one drive unit 3, and is provided at a total of eight places. In the prize outlet 27, the paid out prizes are discharged so as to be stacked on the previously paid out prizes.

  The drive unit 3 includes a magazine housing mechanism H1 and a payout mechanism H2, which are configured as a single unit, and the magazine housing mechanism H1 is configured to be reversibly attached to the payout mechanism H2 in the front-rear direction.

  The magazine housing mechanism H1 includes two magazine housing spaces Sa and Sb for housing the magazine M. The magazine housing spaces Sa and Sb are each formed of a metal plate, side plates 31a, 31b, and 31c arranged in the left-right direction (the direction in which the drive units 3 are arranged) and side plates located in the front-rear direction (the depth direction). 31d, 31e, 31f, and 31g. An inner space surrounded by the side plates 31a, 31b, 31d, and 31e is configured as a magazine storage space Sa, and an inner space surrounded by the side plates 31b, 31c, 31f, and 31g is a magazine storage space. It is configured as a space Sb. In the present embodiment, the side plate 31b is configured as a common member for the magazine housing space Sa and the magazine housing space Sb.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the side plate 31a is formed as a cutout portion 31a1 in which an upper corner portion located on the front side in a laterally long rectangular outer shape in a side view is cut out in a substantially square shape. Similarly, the side plates 31b and 31c are formed with cutout portions 31b1 and 31c1 whose upper corners located on the front side are cut out in a substantially square shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the side plate 31d is formed at the same height as the front upper edge portions of the side plates 31a and 31b, and the side plate 31e is formed at the same height as the rear upper edge portions of the side plates 31a and 31b. ing. The side plate 31f is formed at the same height as the front upper edge portions of the side plates 31b and 31c, and the side plate 31g is formed at the same height as the rear upper edge portions of the side plates 31b and 31c. As a result, in the magazine housing mechanism H1 having the magazine housing spaces Sa and Sb, the opening portions Pa and Pb of the present embodiment are formed in which the front is formed one step lower than the rear.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the side plates 31d and 31f are formed with openings 31d1 and 31f1 that are notched in a concave shape for discharging the prize Q (see FIG. 3). The side plates 31a, 31b, and 31c are each formed with a plurality of appropriately sized holes n (four in the present embodiment) to reduce the weight of the magazine housing mechanism H1 (FIG. 3). And FIG. 4). The magazine housing spaces Sa and Sb are provided with various members for facilitating the process for housing the magazine M, and members for facilitating the attachment and detachment of the drive unit 3, which will be described later.

Next, various members of the magazine housing mechanism H1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 8, the magazine accommodation mechanism H <b> 1 includes a swing guide part 34, a guide guide part 35, a positioning guide part 36, and a guide part 37. FIG. 8 shows the magazine housing space Sa side, and the inner wall constituting the magazine housing space Sa is also provided with the swing guide portion 34, the guide guide portion 35, the positioning guide on the opposing inner wall on the front side of the page. A portion 36 (not shown) is provided. That is, the magazine housing space Sa includes a pair of swing guide portions 34, a pair of guide guide portions 35, a pair of positioning guide portions 36, and a pair of guide portions 37. Similarly, a pair of swing guide portions 34, a pair of guide guide portions 35, and a pair of positioning guide portions 36 are provided on the inner wall constituting the magazine housing space Sb. Therefore, components other than the illustrated guide portions 34, 35, 36, and 37 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the swing guide portion 34 is formed of a disk-like member that supports the magazine M while allowing the swing of the magazine M, and is located above the side plate 31b and in the center in the front-rear direction of the magazine storage space Sa. It is fixed to the part.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the guide guide part 35 is fixed to a side plate 31e on the side facing the opening part Pa (the back side in the insertion direction of the magazine M), and is formed to extend vertically with a predetermined width. Yes. This guide guide part 35 has a flat surface 35b formed with a distance L1 between the surface and the center line O in the range R1 located on the upper side, and the surface in the range R2 located on the lower side. The flat surface 35c is formed with a dimension L2 whose distance from the center line O is shorter than the dimension L1, and in a range R3 between the range R1 and the range R2, the flat surface 35b and the flat surface 35c The inclined surface 35a is a smooth continuous surface.

  The positioning guide portion 36 is formed of a substantially rectangular member formed with the same width as the diameter of the swing guide portion 34, and is fixed to the lower portion of the side plate 31b and the center portion in the front-rear direction of the magazine housing space Sa. ing. That is, when the magazine M is completely loaded in the drive unit 3 with respect to the swing guide portion 34, the positioning guide portion 36 stands upright as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It is formed in the position accommodated in a state.

  Further, a guide portion 37 extending in the vertical direction with a predetermined width is provided on the side plate 31d facing the guide guide portion 35 in the magazine housing space Sa. Further, the guide portion 37 has a flat surface 37c formed with a short distance (similar to the dimension L2) between the surface and the center line O within a range R3 from the bottom portion to the predetermined height position. On the upper side, there is an inclined surface 37a in which the distance between the surface and the center line O becomes gradually longer.

  The material of the swing guide part 34, the guide guide part 35, the positioning guide part 36, and the guide part 37 described above can smoothly operate the magazine M and has excellent wear resistance. For example, although not particularly limited, for example, polyacetal containing glass fibers (abbreviation: POM) can be given.

  As described above, in the magazine storage space Sa, the side plates 31a and 31b, the flat surfaces 35c and 35c of the guide guide portion 35, and the flat surfaces 37c and 37c of the guide portion 37 are used to prevent the magazine M from swinging. The side wall of this embodiment is configured. On the other hand, in the magazine housing space Sb, the side plates 31b and 31c, the flat surfaces 35c and 35c of the guide guide portion 35, and the flat surfaces 37c and 37c of the guide portion 37 are used to prevent the magazine M from swinging. A side wall of the form is constructed.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the payout mechanism H2 applies a conveying force to the prize Q (see FIG. 3) at the time of payout, and includes a storage case K, drive motors 32A and 32B, and drive force transmission mechanisms 33A and 33B. , Including.

  The housing case K has a shape with an open top, is formed by bending, drilling, welding, etc., a thin metal plate, and paying out prizes by the drive motors 32A and 32B and the drive force transmission mechanisms 33A and 33B. Conveying means for this is accommodated.

  The drive motor 32 </ b> A is an electric type that can obtain a rotational force, and is provided laterally behind the housing case K. Further, the drive motor 32B is the same as the drive motor 32A, and is provided horizontally in front of the housing case K. Further, the drive motor 32A and the drive motor 32B are arranged so as to be positioned in the front-rear direction at the same height position (see FIG. 8) and so as not to protrude from the housing case K. The drive motors 32A and 32B may be motors that can rotate in both forward and reverse directions as required.

  The drive motors 32A and 32B have drive shafts m1 and m2, and the drive shaft m1 of the drive motor 32A and the drive shaft m2 of the drive motor 32B are in opposite directions (directions reversed by 180 degrees). Are arranged as follows.

  The driving force transmission mechanism 33A includes pulleys P1, P2, P3, P4, a driving force transmission belt B1, and a prize transport belt B2. Similarly, the driving force transmission mechanism 33B includes pulleys P5, P6, P7, and P8, a driving force transmission belt B3, and a prize transport belt B4.

  The pulley P1 is fixed to the drive shaft m1 of the drive motor 32A, and rotates together with the rotation of the drive shaft m1. The pulley P2 is rotatably supported at the front end of the housing case K so as to be positioned diagonally forward and upward of the drive motor 32B (see FIG. 4). The pulley P3 is supported by the housing case K so as to rotate integrally coaxially with the pulley P2. The pulley P4 has substantially the same diameter as the pulley P3 and is rotatably supported by the housing case K so as to be positioned behind the pulley P3.

  The driving force transmission belt B1 is an endless belt made of rubber, synthetic resin, or the like, and is stretched around pulleys P1 and P2.

  The prize transport belt B2 is an endless belt made of rubber or synthetic resin, and is wider than the driving force transmission belt B1 and narrower than the prize Q, and pulleys P3 and P4. It is stretched over. This premium transport belt B2 has an upper portion exposed at the bottom of the magazine housing space Sa, and on its surface, a convex giveaway projection 41 for hooking and delivering the premium Q is equidistant. And formed in three places (see FIGS. 6 and 8).

  Note that the pulleys P5, P6, P7, P8, the driving force transmission belt B3, and the prize transport belt B4 are formed in the same manner as the driving force transmission mechanism 33A described above, and thus description thereof is omitted. However, since the positions of the drive motors 32A and 32B are different between the drive force transmission mechanism 33A and the drive force transmission mechanism 33B, the distance between the pulley P1 and the pulley P2 becomes longer in the drive force transmission mechanism 33A. The length of the belt B1 is increased, and in the driving force transmission mechanism 33B, the distance between the pulley P5 and the pulley P6 is shorter than that described above, and thus the length of the driving force transmission belt B3 is shortened.

Next, the magazine M loaded in each magazine storage space Sa, Sb of the drive unit 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C, the magazine M has an internal space in which a plurality of prizes Q formed in a rectangular thin plate shape can be stored in a stacked state in the thickness direction. It is formed by a cylindrical casing 50. Further, as shown in FIG. 10A, a concave guide groove 51 formed so as to be recessed inward is formed on the side surface in the longitudinal direction of the magazine M with a width dimension W from the upper end surface to the lower end surface. . The width dimension W is set to a dimension in which the swing guide part 34 and the positioning guide part 36 are guided while sliding. A guide groove 51 that can slide with the swing guide portion 34 and the positioning guide portion 36 is also formed on the opposite side surface of the magazine M (see FIG. 10D).

  As shown in FIG. 10 (b), a vertically wide and wide window 52 is formed in the front of the magazine M, and the received prize Q can be visually recognized from the window 52. In addition, a substantially rectangular plate 53 having an outer dimension width and a width substantially equal to each other is fixed to the lower end portion of the magazine M. The plate 53 is provided at its lower end with a gate-type shutter 54 that can be operated in the vertical direction. The shutter 54 is always urged downward by an urging means (not shown). On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a shutter opening / closing plate 31S (shaded portion) that projects horizontally and rearward is provided at the front end of the bottom in the magazine housing spaces Sa and Sb in which the magazine M is loaded. A convex portion 31h is formed at the front end edge of the opening / closing plate 31S, and the shutter 54 is pushed up and opened by the inner wall ceiling portion of the shutter 54 coming into contact with the convex portion 31h.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, a magazine identification section 55 for identifying the magazine M is provided inside the shutter 54. The magazine identification portion 55 is formed with a pair of identification pieces 55a and 55a protruding forward (front side of the paper). On the other hand, a convex portion 31h formed on the shutter opening / closing plate 31S in the magazine housing spaces Sa and Sb has a pair of slits 31i and 31i formed at the same interval as the identification pieces 55a and 55a, as shown in FIG. 31i is formed. Since the identification pieces 55a and 55a can pass through the slits 31i and 31i, the magazine M can be completely loaded into the magazine housing spaces Sa and Sb. Therefore, by changing the interval between the identification pieces 55a and 55a and the interval between the slits 31i and 31i for each type of the prize Q stored in the magazine M, an error in the loading position of the magazine M can be prevented. Yes. As a result, when there are a plurality of types of prizes Q, the same type of prize Q can be always paid out from the same prize outlet 27.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the rear end of the magazine housing spaces Sa and Sb facing the shutter opening / closing plate 31S at the bottom is horizontally and forward to prevent reverse insertion of the magazine M in the front-rear direction. A protruding reverse insertion preventing plate 31T (shaded portion) is provided. The reverse insertion preventing plate 31T has a pair of protruding plate portions 31j and 31j. That is, when the loading position is correct but the front and rear of the magazine M are inserted in reverse, the identification pieces 55a and 55a abut against the protruding plate portions 31j and 31j, thereby preventing reverse insertion.

  The reverse insertion preventing plate 31T is formed with a concave cutout 31k between the protruding plate 31j and the protruding plate 31j so that the knob 61 of the premium weight 60 described later can pass through the cutout 31k. It has become.

  Further, the shutter opening / closing plate 31S and the reverse insertion preventing plate 31T are configured to be detachable by screwing so that they can be replaced when changing the clerk side payout type and the player side payout type. (See FIG. 5).

  Although not shown, a slit-like conveyance path through which a prize Q for one prize can pass when the shutter 54 is raised is formed in front of the lower end of the magazine M. . When the magazine M is extracted from the drive unit 3, the shutter 54 is lowered to close the slit-shaped transport path, and for example, the prize Q is prevented from dropping from the magazine M while the magazine M is being transported. The

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10C, a narrow and long window 56 is formed on the back of the magazine M, and the prize Q accommodated in the window 56 can be visually recognized. In addition, two horizontally elongated plates 57 and 58 are fixed to the back of the lower end of the magazine M.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 10A to 10C, in the magazine M, a prize weight 60 is placed on the top of the stacked prizes Q. The prize weight 60 has a plate shape that is substantially the same as the prize Q when viewed in plan (see FIG. 10D). The prize weight 60 is provided with a knob 61, and the knob 61 protrudes from the window 56. The prize weight 60 prevents the prize Q from jumping while the magazine M is being transported and disturbs the stacked state, and after the attachment, the prize catching projection 41 ensures the payout of the prize Q.

  The plate 53, the shutter 54, the plates 57 and 58, the knob 61 and the like described above can be formed using a material such as POM as described above.

  On the upper surface of the magazine M, a handle 62 formed by bending a wire is provided. The handle 62 is rotatably supported on the upper part of the magazine M. When the handle 62 is used, the handle 62 can be hooked and carried by protruding outward from the casing 50. It does not protrude outward.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a prize presence sensor S1 for detecting the presence or absence of a prize Q in the magazine M is provided in the magazine housing space Sa of the drive unit 3 of the present embodiment. The gift presence sensor S1 has a detection piece 71 that is rotatably supported. The detection piece 71 is located beside the transport belt B2 (see FIG. 5), and the magazine M is set in the drive unit 3. At the position where the lower surface of the prize Q contacts. In this prize presence sensor S1, when the detection piece 71 is pressed by the prize Q and the prize weight 60, it can be determined that the prize Q remains in the magazine M, and when the detection piece 71 rises. Can determine that the prize in the magazine M has become empty. Incidentally, the prize weight 60 is notched so that the detection piece 71 is not pressed even when the prize Q is empty and positioned at the bottom of the magazine M. When the magazine M is empty. It is possible to detect that the magazine M is empty because the detection piece 71 is not pressed. Although only the premium presence sensor S1 on the case 31A side has been described here, the premium presence sensor S1 is similarly provided on the case 31B side.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the drive unit 3 is provided with premium count sensors S2 and S2 for detecting whether or not the designated number of premiums Q has been discharged. This prize count sensor S2 is fixed to the outer surface of the side plates 31d and 31f, has a detection piece 72 that is urged rearward (back side of the paper surface) and rotated while being pushed forward (front side of the paper surface). The detection piece 72 is configured to protrude downward into the opening 31d1. In the prize count sensor S2, when the prize Q is discharged from the openings 31d1 and 31f1, the detection piece 72 is pressed forward by the prize Q and the prize Q is completely paid out based on the payout command. When the piece 72 is elastically restored, it is determined that one premium Q has been discharged from the drive unit 3.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the payout mechanism H <b> 2 includes a unit control unit 100 for controlling the drive unit 3. The unit controller 100 includes a CPU, a storage device, various circuits, an input / output interface circuit, and the like, and is accommodated in a vertically long case 101. The case 101 is fixed to the back of the accommodation case K. It is configured.

  The case 101 is provided with a unit fixing portion 80. This unit fixing portion 80 is formed by bending a metal plate or the like, and as shown in FIG. 5, has a plate portion 80a that is elongated in the left-right direction (the width direction of the drive unit 3). A long piece portion 80b in which one edge portion extending in the longitudinal direction of the plate portion 80a is bent vertically, and short piece portions 80c, 80c in which edge portions at both ends in the longitudinal direction are bent vertically in the opposite direction to the long piece portion 80b. And are formed. Further, the long piece portion 80b is formed with a screw insertion hole 80b1 at the center in the left-right direction. Further, the unit fixing portion 80 is rotatable via hinges 81 and 81 so that the plate portion 80a faces the upper surface 101a of the case 101, the long piece portion 80b faces upward, and the short piece portions 80c and 80c face downward. It is connected.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a male connector 90 is provided at the lower part of the front (left side in the figure) of the payout mechanism H2, and the female connector 210 is provided inside the lower housing 2B. To be connected. The male connector 90 is electrically connected to the unit controller 100.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 11, the unit control part 100 provided in each drive unit 3 is each connected with the main control part 200 provided in the housing | casing 2 side. The main control unit 200 includes a CPU, a storage device, various circuits, an input / output interface, and the like, and transmits a predetermined signal (such as the number of prizes Q to be paid out) to the drive unit 3 that needs to be operated. It is like that.

  The unit controller 100 is electrically connected to the drive motors 32A and 32B, the prize presence sensor S1, the prize count sensor S2, and the prize sampling sensor S3, and controls the rotation and stop of the drive motors 32A and 32B. When the unit controller 100 detects that the prize Q in the magazine M is empty based on the signal from the prize presence sensor S1, the main controller 200 sends a signal indicating that the prize is empty. Send to. Upon receiving this signal, the main control unit 200 displays a warning on the display device 26 on the store clerk that the prize Q of the magazine M is empty. Further, the unit controller 100 pays out the prize Q while confirming the counted number based on the signal from the prize count sensor S2 based on the signal indicating the number of prize paid out from the main controller 200. Note that when the detection output from the prize count sensor S2 cannot be obtained due to the jam of the prize Q, a warning is displayed on the display device 26.

  The prize removal sensor S3 is a sensor that determines whether or not the paid out prize Q has been completely removed from the prize outlet 27 by a store clerk or the like. As shown in FIG. A detection piece 73 that is freely supported and biased in a protruding direction is provided. When the prize Q is paid out to the prize outlet 27, the detection piece 73 is pressed by the weight of the prize Q, and returns to the state where the prize Q protrudes from the bottom when the prize Q is completely extracted. Thus, when the detection piece 73 is pushed and returned, it is detected that extraction of the prize Q from the prize outlet 27 at that position is completed.

  The main control unit 200 is communicably connected to an external POS (Point Of Sales) device 300, and is connected to the display device 26, the display device 28, and a prize extraction sensor S3. The main control unit 200 controls the drive units 3 and the like in an integrated manner, and drives corresponding to prizes that require payout based on a prize payout command from the POS device 300 (requires payout of the prize Q). A payout request signal is sent to the unit 3. Further, the current state of each drive unit 3 is monitored, and the state (the remaining amount of the prize Q, etc.) is displayed on the display device 26 or the like.

  Further, the main control unit 200 is also connected to the locking sensor S4. The locking sensor S4 is installed on the inner surfaces of the panels 21a and 21b, and determines whether or not the engaging member 4b of the unit attaching / detaching door 23 is engaged with the inner surfaces of the panels 21a and 21b. It is a sensor.

  FIG. 14 shows the locking sensor S4 installed on the inner surface of the panel 21b. FIG. 14A is a view taken along the line XX of FIG. 3 and shows the locking sensor S4 installed inside the panel 21b.

  As the locking sensor S4, a photomicrosensor (EE-SPX403) manufactured by OMRON Corporation was used in the present embodiment. FIG. 14B is a schematic outline view of the photomicrosensor used in this embodiment. The photomicrosensor is a sensor having a U-shaped detection unit 5a. One of the U-shaped sensors is provided with a light emitting diode, and the other is provided with a light receiving element that receives light from the light emitting diode. And it is a sensor which detects that the light from the light emitting diode which a light receiving element receives is interrupted | blocked. That is, when a detection object is inserted into the U-shaped detection unit 5a, light from the light emitting diode received by the light receiving element is blocked, so that the sensor reacts and outputs a detection signal from the signal output unit 5b. , Input to the main control unit 200 (see FIG. 11).

  Then, the main control unit 200 (see FIG. 11) may display the locking state of the unit attaching / detaching door 23 on, for example, the display device 26 (see FIG. 7) on the store clerk by an input signal from the locking sensor S4. .

  Further, in the prize dispensing device 1 of the present embodiment, the unit attaching / detaching door 23 has the locking mechanism 4. FIG. 15 is a view showing a locking mechanism. As shown in FIG. 15 (a), the locking mechanism 4 includes a rotating disk 4a, two engaging members 4b and 4b, two connecting members 4c and 4c, and a plurality of pressing members 4d, 4d,. The center of the rotating disk 4a and the centers of the two engaging members 4b and 4b are arranged on a straight line. The engaging members 4b and 4b are attached by a plurality of pressers 4d, 4d,... In parallel to the plane of the unit attaching / detaching door 23 so as to be movable left and right. The connecting member 4c is rotatably attached. The presser 4d may be fixed to the unit attaching / detaching door 23 by screwing or the like.

  An end of the connecting member 4c that is not attached to the engaging member 4b is rotatably attached to the rotating disk 4a. The mounting positions of the two connecting members 4c and 4c on the rotating disk 4a are on a straight line passing through the rotation center of the rotating disk 4a, and the straight line connecting the mounting positions of the two connecting members 4c and 4c is the rotating disk 4a. Is rotated by 90 ° in accordance with the rotation of the locking device, a position perpendicular to the center line of the engaging member 4b (see FIG. 15A, hereinafter referred to as an unlocked state) and a parallel position (see FIG. 15 (b) (hereinafter referred to as a locked state) is preferable.

  Then, the length of the engaging member 4b is such that the end of the engaging member 4b protrudes from the left and right ends of the unit attaching / detaching door 23 toward the outside of the unit attaching / detaching door 23 in the locked state. In the locked state, the end of the engaging member 4b is set to be inside the left and right ends of the unit attaching / detaching door 23.

  With the above structure, when the turntable 4 a rotates 90 °, the engaging member 4 b moves left and right parallel to the plane of the unit attaching / detaching door 23.

  Then, the unit attaching / detaching door 23 having the locking mechanism 4 having the structure shown in FIG. 15 is closed, and a key (not shown) is inserted and rotated in the locking tool 6 (see FIG. 2) installed on the surface side of the unit attaching / detaching door 23. Then, when shifting from the unlocked state to the locked state, the two engaging members 4b and 4b move to the outside from the end of the unit attaching / detaching door 23, respectively. The end of the engaging member 4b protrudes from the left and right ends of the unit attaching / detaching door 23 and engages with the inner surfaces of the panels 21a and 21b, whereby the unit attaching / detaching door 23 is locked. In the present embodiment, since the engaging member 4b is directly engaged with the inner surfaces of the panels 21a and 21b, the panels 21a and 21b are the receiving devices described in the claims.

  (C) of FIG. 14 is the schematic which looked at the housing from the inner side when the unit attachment / detachment door is closed. As shown in FIG. 14C, the locking sensor S4 is on the inner surface of the panel 21b, and the U-shaped detection portion 5a is engaged with the engaging member 4b of the locking mechanism 4 of the unit attaching / detaching door 23. And the U-shaped opening is placed toward the panel 21b so that the detecting portion 5a is parallel to the engaging member 4b.

  That is, when the unit attaching / detaching door 23 is closed and the locking mechanism 4 is locked, the engaging member 4b protrudes from the end of the unit attaching / detaching door 23 (the left end on the panel 21b side). However, it is installed so that it may insert in the detection part 5a of locking sensor S4. Then, when the engaging member 4b is inserted into the detection unit 5a of the locking sensor S4, the locking sensor S4 inputs a detection signal as a notification means described in claims to the main control unit 200 (see FIG. 11).

  (C) and (d) of FIG. 15 is the schematic which looked at the housing from the inner side when the unit attachment / detachment door is closed. With the above configuration, when the locking mechanism 4 is in the unlocked state, as shown in FIG. 15C, the engaging member 4b is not inserted into the detecting portion 5a of the locking sensor S4. Is not input to the main control unit 200. Further, when the locking mechanism 4 is in the locked state, as shown in FIG. 15 (d), the engaging member 4b is inserted into the detecting portion 5a of the locking sensor S4, so that the locking sensor S4 controls the detection signal as a main control. Input to the unit 200. Therefore, the main control unit 200 can determine whether the locking mechanism 4 is in the unlocked state or in the locked state based on whether or not a detection signal is input from the locking sensor S4.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the locking sensor S4 is similarly installed on the inner surface of the panel 21a. When the unit attaching / detaching door 23 is closed and locked, the right side of the unit attaching / detaching door 23 is shown. The engaging member 4b protruding from the end of the panel is detected, and the same operation as the locking sensor S4 of the panel 21b is performed.

  Next, a procedure for attaching the drive unit 3 of the prize dispensing device 1 of the present embodiment to the lower housing 2B will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 illustrates a state in which the drive unit 3 is positioned in the unit housing portion 25 of the lower housing 2B. When the drive unit 3 is attached, the unit fixing portion 80 is rotated counterclockwise so that the unit fixing portion 80 is folded (see a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8). Then, the unit attaching / detaching doors 22 and 23 shown in FIG. 1 are opened largely up and down, and the drive unit 3 is inserted to the bottom of the unit accommodating portion 25. At this time, it is easy to insert (or remove) the drive unit 3 by sliding the rear panel 22a (see FIG. 1) outward. Thus, when the drive unit 3 is completely inserted to the bottom of the lower housing 2B, the male connector 90 on the drive unit 3 side and the female connector 210 on the lower housing 2B side face each other at the same height position. . Then, the male connector 90 and the female connector 210 are connected by sliding the drive unit 3 forward (left side in FIG. 4). By sliding in this way, a gap is formed between the back surface 101b of the case 101 of the drive unit 3 and the wall surface 2b of the unit accommodating portion 25. Therefore, in the state where this gap is formed, the unit fixing portion 80 is By rotating in the rotating direction, the long piece portion 80b of the unit fixing portion 80 comes into contact with the wall surface 2b of the unit accommodating portion 25 surface by surface. Thereby, the drive unit 3 is positioned in the unit accommodating part 25, and it is controlled so that the drive unit 3 does not move back and forth and right and left in the unit accommodating part 25 of the lower housing 2B. At this time, since the position of the screw insertion hole 80b1 formed in the long piece portion 80b and the position of the screw hole 2b1 formed in the wall surface 2b coincide with each other, the screw 82 with the knob is inserted in this state. By inserting from the hole 80b1 side and screwing into the screw hole 2b1, the drive unit 3 is securely fixed at a predetermined position of the lower housing 2B.

  Thus, by providing the unit fixing portion 80 so as to be foldable, it becomes possible to secure a sliding space in the front-rear direction when the drive unit 3 is accommodated and withdrawn, and the operation of attaching / detaching the drive unit 3 to / from the housing 2 can be performed. It becomes easy.

  In the prize dispensing device 1 of the present embodiment, four drive units 3 are attached, but the remaining drive units 3 are also mounted in the same manner as described above.

  Next, a procedure for attaching the magazine M to the drive unit 3 attached to the housing 2 will be described with reference to FIG. In the state where the unit attaching / detaching doors 22 and 23 of the upper housing 2A are opened (see FIG. 3), the store clerk in the game hall holds the magazine M in which the prize Q is stored in his / her hand, as shown in FIG. As described above, the guide grooves 51 formed on both sides of the magazine M are inserted into the swing guide portion 34 in a state where the magazine M is inclined at a predetermined inclination angle. The inclination angle at this time is not limited to a specific angle, but it is preferable to insert the prize Q in the magazine M at an angle at which the premium Q does not fall down. For example, it is preferable to insert at an angle greater than 20 degrees. . At this time, the magazine M is inserted in such a direction that the knob 61 of the prize weight 60 is on the upper side when inserted.

  When the magazine M is further inclined and inserted further back (backward), the plate 57 of the magazine M comes into contact with the flat surface 35b of the guide guide portion 35 to reach the state shown in FIG. When the magazine M is swung rearward (backward in the insertion direction), that is, when the magazine M is moved in a standing direction, the guide groove 51 slides with respect to the swing guide portion 34 due to the weight of the magazine M. However, the plate 57 slides on the flat surface 35b, the inclined surface 35a, and the flat surface 35c in this order, and the state shown in FIG. 13B is reached. In the state of FIG. 13B, the lower outer surface of the plate 53 of the magazine M faces the flat surface 37 c of the guide portion 37, and the outer surface of the plate 57 faces the flat surface 35 c of the guide guide portion 35. As a result, the swing of the magazine M is restricted. Then, when reaching FIG. 13B, the magazine M is further lowered by its own weight, the guide groove 51 of the magazine M is guided to the positioning guide portion 36, and the state shown in FIG. Loading is complete. As described above, in the state of FIG. 13C, the shutter 54 is lifted so that the prize Q can be conveyed from the magazine M by the belt B2 (B4). 60, the detection piece 71 of the prize presence sensor S1 is pressed.

  In the state where the magazine M is loaded as shown in FIG. 13C, when the main controller 200 issues a premium Q payout command to the unit controller 100, the unit controller 100 causes the drive motor 32A ( 32B). The pulleys P1, P2, P3, and P4 (P5, P6, P7, and P8) are rotated by the driving force of the drive motor 32A (32B), so that the transport belt B2 (B4) is driven in a predetermined direction W. As a result, the prize Q is pushed forward by the prize hooking protrusion 41 of the transport belt B2 (B4), so that the prize Q is discharged from the magazine M. As shown in FIG. 15, the prize Q discharged from the magazine M is discharged toward the prize outlet 27 provided in the lower housing 2A. Note that when the prize Q is paid out, the prize take-out door 24 is closed, and is controlled by the main control unit 200 to open when the prizes Q have been paid out.

  At the time of payout, although not shown, the prize Q is discharged so as to be stacked at the prize outlet 27, and the prize 73 pushes the detection piece 73 of the prize removal sensor S3. Then, when the clerk extracts the paid out prize Q, the detection piece 73 returns (projects), so that the unit control unit 100 recognizes that the prize Q has been extracted. Then, a signal indicating that the prize has been extracted is transmitted from the unit control section 100, and the main control section 200 receives this signal, and the prize Q is extracted from all the prize outlets 27 from which the prize Q has been paid out. If it is recognized, the control is performed to close the prize takeout door 24.

  The main control unit 200 includes a determination unit that detects the attachment / detachment state of the drive unit 3, and a part of the drive units 3 is removed from the housing 2 so that the male connector 90 and the female connector 210 are connected. When it is detected that the drive unit 3 is cut off, it is determined that the drive unit 3 is in the detached state, and the payout of the prize Q is continued with the remaining drive units 3. With this configuration, it is possible to minimize interruptions in business.

  When the prize payout device 1 is changed to the player-side payout type, the positions of the drive motor 32A (32B) and the pulleys P1, P2, P3, P4 (P5, P6, P7, P8) are in the front-rear direction. Although the position is reversed, the prize Q is paid out from the magazine M by rotating the drive motor 32A (32B) in the same direction as the clerk-side payout type (the same direction W as FIG. 13C). . However, in the case of the player-side payout type, the magazine housing mechanism H1 is mounted with being reversed with respect to the payout mechanism H2, so that the shutter opening / closing plate 31S provided in the magazine housing mechanism H1 is reversely inserted and the position of the preventing plate 31T The prize Q can be paid out from the magazine M loaded in the drive unit 3 by being reversed and attached in the direction.

  As described above, in this embodiment, since the magazine M can be inserted in an inclined state, it is not necessary to insert the magazine M while confirming the position from directly above the prize dispensing device, and the magazine M can be easily loaded. can do. Therefore, even a store clerk who is short can easily perform the loading operation of the magazine.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the swing guide portion 34 is formed in a circular shape with a curved surface, the loading operation of the magazine M can be performed while swinging the magazine M continuously and smoothly. The swing guide part 34 is not limited to a circle as long as the magazine M can be operated smoothly, and may be an ellipse, a semicircle, or the like. Alternatively, the swing guide part 34 may be a roller that is rotatably supported. Moreover, since the guide guide part 35 provided with the inclined surface 35a is provided, the loading operation | work of the magazine M can be performed smoothly also in this point. Furthermore, since the positioning guide part 36 is provided, the function as a positioning can be provided together with the function as a guide for the magazine M.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the guide guide portion 35 and the guide portion 37 are formed with inclined surfaces 35a and 37a that gradually widen upward, so that even when the magazine M is inserted from directly above. Even if the magazine M is inserted in a slightly inclined state, the magazine M can be loaded while being guided without being caught. When the magazine M is removed, if the state shown in FIG. 13B is exceeded, that is, if the magazine M is pulled up further from FIG. 13C through the state shown in FIG. 13B, FIG. The magazine M can be tilted as shown in Fig. 13B. When the magazine M is pulled out if a click sound is generated when the state shown in Fig. 13C slightly exceeds the state shown in Fig. 13B. You can see when to tilt.

  The structure of the prize dispensing device 1 according to this embodiment has been described above. However, the prize dispensing device 1 according to this embodiment has a locking device including the locking mechanism 4 and the locking sensor S4 as shown in FIG. When the unit attaching / detaching door 23 is closed and the locking mechanism 4 is locked, the locking sensor S4 can detect that the engaging member 4b is engaged with the panels 21a and 21b. Therefore, when the engagement member 4b is not detected by the locking sensor S4, it is possible to determine that the unlocked state or the locking is insufficient, and it is possible to effectively prevent unauthorized removal of prizes.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the locking sensor S4 was set as the structure each installed inside the panel 21a, 21b (refer FIG. 3), the structure which installs one locking sensor S4 only in either one may be sufficient, Not only the photomicrosensor but also other types of detection means may be used.

  Furthermore, the structure of the locking mechanism 4 shown in FIG. 14 is merely an example, and a different structure capable of realizing an equivalent function may be used.

  In the present embodiment, two magazines M can be loaded in one drive unit 3, but one drive unit is composed of one magazine housing space, one drive motor, and one drive force transmission mechanism. May be. Moreover, although one drive motor is used for one magazine M, a conveying force may be applied to prizes of a plurality of magazines M with one drive motor.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance side view of a giveaway device. It is a figure which shows the external appearance front view of a prize paying-out measure. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the internal structure of a giveaway device. It is a figure which shows the side view of the state in which the drive unit was attached to the lower housing | casing. It is a top view of a drive unit. It is a front view when a drive unit is seen from the store clerk side. The external appearance perspective view of a prize dispensing device is shown, (a) is a figure when it sees from the store clerk side, (b) is a figure when it sees from the player side. It is an AA arrow directional view of FIG. It is a BB line arrow line view of FIG. The magazine with which a drive unit is loaded is shown, (a) is a side view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a rear view, and (d) is a sectional view taken along the line CC in (a). It is a control block diagram which shows a giveaway device. It is an expansion perspective view of a prize taking-out port. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing when accommodating a magazine in a magazine storage space, (a) is the state in the initial stage of magazine insertion, (b) is in the middle of magazine insertion, (c) is the magazine insertion completed state. 3A is a view taken along the line XX in FIG. 3, FIG. 3B is a schematic external view of the photomicrosensor, and FIG. 4C is a view of the apparatus main body when the unit attaching / detaching door is closed from the inside. FIG. It is a figure which shows a locking mechanism, (a) is a figure which shows an unlocking state, (b) is a figure which shows a locking state, (c) is that the engaging member is not inserted in the detection part of the locking sensor. (D) is a figure which shows that the engaging member was inserted in the detection part of a locking sensor.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Premium offer device 2 Housing 2A Upper housing 21a, 21b Panel 23 Unit door 4 Locking mechanism 4b Engaging member 6 Locking tool S4 Locking sensor

Claims (2)

A prize dispensing device that is loaded with a magazine containing prizes and is installed across a player and a store clerk,
In the case where the magazine is taken in and out, a door member that opens and closes in a state where the magazine can be taken in and out,
A locking device for locking the door member and the housing;
The prize dispensing device, wherein the locking device includes a detecting unit capable of detecting a locking state between the door member and the housing. The locking device is
An engagement member attached to the door member so as to protrude from the end of the door member toward the outside of the door member;
In the housing, and comprising a receiving member engaged with the engaging member protruding from the end of the door member,
The receiver includes the detecting means for detecting that the engaging member is engaged,
2. The prize dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit includes a notification unit that notifies that the engagement member protruding from an end of the door member is engaged with the receiving member.

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