JP2008012253A - Token dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a token dispenser which can keep shape a token storing tank along the inner wall of an upper casing body, effectively use space, makes tokens less act on a token dispensing device as load by a buffering plate, further transports the tokens dropped into a storing section from a hopper tank when interposing a shutter in the front side of the storing section to easily take them out of the storing section, leaves no tokens in the upper portion of a partitioning wall when drawing out, and enables the token dispenser to be easily detached from and attached to the storing section. <P>SOLUTION: The buffering plate arranged so as to cover the generally half of the front portion of a token through hole, an inclined plate protruded so as to face the rear end fringe of the token through hole from the deep wall of the token storing tank, and an inclined face downwardly inclined in the central direction of the token through hole in the vicinity of both the side fringe portions of the token through hole formed in the partitioning wall are arranged in the upper casing body, and a gliding face downwardly inclined in the lower direction of the token dispenser is arranged in both the corners of the deep upper portion and the deep lower portion of the storing section. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medal lending machine, and more particularly to a medal lending machine capable of easily taking out a medal paying device for paying out a medal supplied and stored in a medal lending machine.

  Conventionally, a medal lending machine provided with a medal storage tank, a medal paying device, a bill identifying device, etc., for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-45561 “Medal lending machine” (Patent Document 1), A card processing unit M1 provided with a card processing device 9 (corresponding to the banknote identification device of the present invention) in order from the top, and a medal payout device 6 provided with a hopper 7 (corresponding to a medal paying device of the present invention). And a power supply unit M3 provided with a power supply device (not shown). The hopper 7 is supplied with medals for lending from the supply port 3A. However, in the medal lending machine with such a configuration, as the size of the store has increased as in recent years, there is a tendency that a lot of gaming machines (slot machines) are installed or the amount of medal lending increases. As a result, the amount of medals stored in the hopper 7 is inevitably increased, the weight of the entire medal feeding device 6 increases, and when the medal feeding device 6 is taken out due to a failure or other trouble, the taking-out is easily performed. There was a problem of not being able to. In order to solve these problems, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-5887 “Medal Dispenser for Slot Machine” (Patent Document 2), it corresponds to the medal feeding device 6 of the prior art. A medal lending machine has been developed in which a hopper portion 11 is provided separately from the medal pool portion 19 of the payer main body 12 to reduce the overall weight of the medal payout device 6 and make it easy to remove the medal payout device 6. That is, in this medal lending machine, an insertion member (not shown) for inserting the partition plate 22 is provided between the medal drop opening 11b of the hopper section 11 and the medal pool section 19 for maintenance and repair. The partition plate 22 is inserted into the above-described insertion member (not shown) to prevent the medal from dropping from the hopper unit 11, and after separating the hopper unit 11 and the dispenser body 12, the dispenser body 12. Is removed from the housing H. At this time, only the weight of the medals stored in the medal pool section 19 is added to the dispenser main body 12, so that the overall weight becomes relatively light and the handling is easy.

  However, in the structure disclosed in Patent Document 2, the lower portion of the hopper portion 11 needs to be formed in a funnel shape so that the medals supplied to the hopper portion 11 are smoothly dropped into the medal pool portion 19. The inner space of the housing H cannot be used effectively, and the amount of medals stored tends to be relatively small. Further, since medals inserted from the opening / closing door 13 are directly inserted into the medal pool section 19, there is a case where a large load on the dispenser main body 12 causes a malfunction due to a large amount of medals inserted. . Further, when the partition plate 22 is inserted, the medals filled in the medal pool portion 19 are dropped into the housing H, and when the medals are pulled out, all the medals at the top of the insertion member are stored in the medal pool portion 19. There was a risk of spilling into the housing H. In particular, the dropped medals in the housing H may stay in the back of the housing H and cause troubles such as difficulty in installing the dispenser main body 12 in a fixed position when the dispenser main body 12 is attached. It was. Further, in order to remove the medal, it is necessary to insert a hand all the way into the housing H, resulting in bothersomeness.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-45561 “Medal Lending Machine”   4-5887 "Medal dispenser for slot machines"

  The present invention provides a medal lending machine which is provided next to a slot machine and pays out medals by inserting coins, wherein the medal lending machine includes a medal storage tank having a medal supply port and a storage unit provided with a medal payout device, An upper case provided between a medal storage tank and a storage unit, and provided with a partition wall having a medal passage hole that communicates the medal storage tank and the storage unit, and a lower case with a built-in bill recognition device The upper housing protrudes from the rear wall of the medal storage tank and the buffer plate disposed so as to cover substantially the front half of the medal passage hole so as to face the rear edge of the medal passage hole. An inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the center of the medal passage hole is provided around both side edges of the medal passage hole formed in the inclined plate and the partition wall, and at the upper and lower corners of the storage portion. By providing a sliding surface that slopes downward in the downward direction of the lending machine, the medal storage tank can be formed along the inner wall of the upper housing. The medal payout device rarely acts as a load, and when the shutter is inserted, the medal dropped from the hopper tank into the storage unit is transferred to the front of the storage unit, and is easily taken out from the storage unit. Another object of the present invention is to provide a medal lending machine capable of easily removing and attaching a medal payout device to a storage unit without leaving a medal on the upper part of the partition wall.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a medal lending machine which is provided next to a slot machine and pays out medals by inserting money, wherein the medal lending machine includes a medal storage tank having a medal supply port and a medal payout. An upper housing provided with a storage section in which an apparatus is installed, a medal storage tank and a storage section, and a partition wall formed with a medal passage hole for communicating the medal storage tank and the storage section; The upper housing has a buffer plate disposed so as to cover substantially the front half of the medal passage hole and a rear wall of the medal storage tank. An inclined plate that protrudes so as to face the rear edge and an inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the center of the medal passage hole is provided around both side edges of the medal passage hole formed in the partition wall, and at the back of the storage portion. Parts and is provided with a downhill surface that is inclined downward to the medal lending machine forward direction behind the bottom of the corners.

  By configuring as described above, the present invention can effectively use the space by forming the medal storage tank so as to be along the inner wall of the upper housing, and the medal can be transferred to the medal payout device by the buffer plate. The medal dropped from the hopper tank into the storage unit when the shutter is inserted is transferred to the front of the storage unit so that it can be easily taken out from the storage unit. It is possible to easily remove and attach the medal payout device to the storage unit without leaving a medal at the top.

  In the next invention, the downhill surface is composed of an upper downhill surface formed above a control box disposed in the back of the storage section, and side downhill surfaces formed at both lower sides of the control box. It is a thing.

  By configuring as described above, according to the present invention, since a medal that has dropped onto the upper part of the control box that protrudes in the back of the storage unit slides down on the downhill surface and is transferred to the front of the storage unit, the medal can be easily obtained. Can be taken out. After that, the medal payout device can be easily disposed in the storage unit.

  The present invention provides a medal lending machine which is provided next to a slot machine and pays out medals by inserting coins, wherein the medal lending machine includes a medal storage tank having a medal supply port and a storage unit provided with a medal payout device, An upper case provided between a medal storage tank and a storage unit, and provided with a partition wall having a medal passage hole that communicates the medal storage tank and the storage unit, and a lower case with a built-in bill recognition device The upper housing protrudes from the rear wall of the medal storage tank and the buffer plate disposed so as to cover substantially the front half of the medal passage hole so as to face the rear edge of the medal passage hole. An inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the center of the medal passage hole is provided around both side edges of the medal passage hole formed in the inclined plate and the partition wall, and at the upper and lower corners of the storage portion. By providing a sliding surface that slopes downward in the downward direction of the lending machine, the medal storage tank is formed along the inner wall of the upper housing, so that the space can be used effectively. The medals dropped from the hopper tank into the storage unit when the shutter is inserted are transferred to the front of the storage unit and are easily taken out from the storage unit. It is possible to easily remove and attach the medal payout device to the storage unit without leaving a medal at the top of the partition wall.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a medal lending machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing the medal lending machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of a partition wall.

  The medal lending machine 1 of the present invention is provided next to a slot machine (not shown) which is a gaming machine and lends medals based on a player's request.

  The medal lending machine 1 according to the present invention includes an upper casing 10 and a lower casing 20 that are in the form of a vertically long rectangular box, which are arranged vertically and fixedly coupled by a joint 30.

  The upper housing 10 is further divided into upper and lower parts by a partition wall 50, the medal storage tank 11 is arranged at the upper part, the storage part 15 of the medal payout device 40 is defined at the lower part, and the back plate 18 is provided on the back surface. Yes. In addition, a control unit 162 of a payout conveyor (not shown) provided in the inside of a payout unit 161 formed in the medal payout device 40 and its control box 42 and the front panel 16 for payout is disposed.

  An opening 111 is formed in the front face of the medal storage tank 11, and the front panel 13 for supply is attached to the portion so as to be openable and closable (arrow aa in FIG. 2). A medal supply port 12 is integrally provided on the back surface of the supply front panel 13. The medal supply port 12 is stored inside the medal storage tank 11 when the supply front panel 13 is closed. In this state, the medal slot 121 of the medal supply slot 12 faces upward. From this state, when the supply front panel 13 is rotated forward with the lower part as a fulcrum, the opening 111 is opened, and the insertion port 121 is exposed at that part. The medal is inserted from the insertion port 121, slides down along the inclined surface of the medal supply port 12, passes through the medal passage hole 51 formed in the partition wall 50 described later, and the hopper tank 41 of the medal dispensing device 40. Supplied in. The supply front panel 13 is normally locked and fixed to the upper housing 1 with a clasp-type key 14 and unlocked when a medal is supplied.

  The storage portion 15 has a long rectangular box shape and is divided into upper and lower portions, and a dispensing front panel 16 is detachably attached to the front opening. Similarly, the back cover 17 having the control box 42 of the medal payout device 40 is detachably attached to the back plate 18. The medal payout device 40 is detachably disposed in the upper portion described above, and the control box 42 formed on the back cover 17 is disposed between the rear portion of the medal payout device 40 and the back plate 18. Further, a control unit 162 of a payout conveyor (not shown) provided in the payout unit 161 formed in the payout front panel 16 is disposed in the lower portion.

  The above-mentioned payout front panel 16 is detachably attached to the front opening of the storage portion 15 defined in the upper casing 10 and normally covers the front opening. A payout portion 161 having a payout conveyor (not shown) is provided in the center of the front surface of the payout front panel 16, and an unnecessary medal storage portion 163 is provided below the payout portion 161. . The payout front panel 16 is attached to the front opening portion of the storage portion 15 so that it can be removed when the supply front panel 13 is open.

  The medal payout device 40 is provided with a hopper tank 41 in the upper part and a payer 43 in the lower part, and is detachably disposed in the upper part of the storage part 15. The control of the dispenser 43 is accommodated in a control box 42 formed on the back cover 17 detachably attached to the back plate 18.

  A bill recognition device 60 having a bill storage unit and its control unit 61 are disposed inside the lower housing 20, and the front opening is covered with the recognition device storage unit front panel 21 so as to be opened and closed. Reference numeral 22 denotes a key for locking the identification device storage unit front panel 21 to the lower housing 20.

  The partition wall 50 divides the inside of the upper housing 10 into a medal storage tank 11 and a storage portion 15 of the medal payout device 40 in the vertical direction, and is formed by projecting in four directions from the inner periphery of the upper housing 10 on the rectangle. The upper frame 52, the lower frame 53, the medal passage hole 51 surrounded by the upper frame 52 and the lower frame 53, and the insertion space 54 of the shutter 70 formed between the upper frame 52 and the lower frame 53. It is configured.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a part of the partition wall 50. As shown in this figure, the upper frame 52 has an attachment piece 55 which is raised upright from the edge of the front frame (front indicates the direction of the payout front panel 16) and bent forward. Is formed. In addition, inclined surfaces 56 that are inclined downward toward the center of the medal passage hole 51 are formed on both side edges. Further, on the rear end side, an inclined plate 57 is provided which is inclined downward from the inner side of the back plate 17 of the upper housing 10 toward the medal passage hole 51. On the other hand, a buffer plate inclined downward from the mounting piece 55 toward the medal passage hole 51 is attached to the mounting piece 55 described above.

  On the other hand, a rectangular hole 51 a having substantially the same size as the medal passage hole 51 constituting a part of the medal passage hole 51 is formed in the lower frame 53. A space 531 into which the hopper tank 41 of the medal payout device 40 is inserted is provided on the lower surface of the lower frame 53.

  An insertion space 54 for the shutter 70 is formed between the upper frame 52 and the lower frame 53 described above.

  A back cover 17 provided with a control box 42 having a vertically long rectangle is detachably attached to a portion corresponding to the upper portion of the storage portion 15 of the back plate 18. Then, when the back cover 17 is attached to the back plate 18, the control box 42 is surrounded by an upper downhill surface 151 that is inclined forward and inclined so as to protrude from the back plate 18 above the control box 42. A side sliding surface 152 inclined downward and forward is formed on the lower side of the box 42 so as to protrude from the back plate 18. The upper downhill surface 151 and the side downhill surface 152 constitute a downhill surface. That is, the periphery of the control box 42 is surrounded by the downhill surfaces (the upper downhill surface 151 and the side downhill surface 152 projecting from the back plate 18).

  When supplying a medal for lending to the medal lending machine 1 configured in this way, first, the key of the supply front panel 13 attached to the opening of the medal storage tank 11 of the upper housing 10 is unlocked. Then, the supply front panel 13 is rotated forward, and the insertion port 121 of the medal supply port 12 is exposed and opened upward. Then, a medal is inserted from the insertion port 121.

  The inserted medal slides down the inclined surface of the medal supply port 12 and reaches the buffer plate 58. Then, it passes through the medal passage hole 51 formed in the partition wall 50 and is supplied to the hopper tank 41 of the medal payout device 40. The medals supplied to the hopper tank 41 are stacked up to the inside of the medal storage tank 11, and the capacity is managed by the storage sensor 80. At this time, the stacked medals are prevented from being concentrated in the rotating portion (stirring bar 45) protruding to the hopper tank 41 of the medal dispensing device 40 by the action of the buffer plate 58. The weight of the accumulated medals prevents the drive mechanism (motor 43) from being hindered.

  Next, in the state where medals are stored up to the hopper tank 41, when some trouble occurs in the system, the medal lending machine 1 or the like, and it becomes necessary to remove the medal payout device 40, the partition 50 is formed. By inserting the shutter 70 (FIGS. 2b-b and 3c-c) from the insertion space 54 and closing the medal passage hole 51, the medal stored in the medal storage tank 11 falls into the hopper tank 41. After blocking the coming, the medal payout device 40 is removed from the storage unit 15 and the medal payout device 40 and the internal malfunction are corrected, and then returned to the storage unit 15 to return to the shutter 70 (FIGS. 2b-b and 3c-c). And the medals in the medal storage tank 11 are supplied into the hopper tank 41.

  When performing such an operation (removal of the medal payout device 40), for example, when inserting the shutter 70, the medal is pushed out from the upper part of the hopper tank 41 and dropped into the storage unit 15. When removing the medal payout device 40, the medal may be spilled out of the hopper tank 41 and dropped into the storage unit 15. In such a case, even if the medal enters the upper part or the side part of the control box 42, the medal rolls out forward of the storage part 15 along the inclination of the upper downhill surface 151 and the side downhill surface 152. become.

  It is the front view which showed the medal rental machine of this invention.   It is the side view which showed the medal rental machine of this invention.   It is a partition partial perspective view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medal lending machine 10 Upper housing | casing 11 Medal storage tank 111 Opening 12 Medal supply port 121 Input port 13 Supply front panel 14 Key 15 Storage part 151 Upper downhill surface (downhill surface)
152 Side sliding surface (downhill surface)
16 Dispensing front panel 161 Dispensing unit 162 Control unit 163 Unnecessary medal storage unit 17 Back cover 18 Back plate 20 Lower housing 21 Identification device storage unit front panel 22 Key 30 Joint 40 Medal dispensing device 41 Hopper tank 42 Control box 43 Dispenser 44 Drive mechanism (motor)
45 Stirring bar 50 Bulkhead 51 Medal passage hole 51a Rectangular hole 52 Upper frame 53 Lower frame 531 Space 54 Insertion space 55 Mounting piece 56 Inclined surface 57 Inclined plate 58 Buffer plate 60 Banknote identification device 61 Control unit 70 Shutter 80 Storage sensor

Claims (2)

In a medal lending machine installed next to a slot machine and paying out medals by inserting coins, the medal lending machine includes a medal storage tank having a medal supply port, a storage unit provided with a medal payout device, and the medal storage tank. An upper case provided between the storage units and provided with a partition wall formed with a medal passage hole for communicating the medal storage tank and the storage unit; and a lower case having a banknote identification device provided therein, The housing includes a buffer plate disposed so as to cover substantially the front half of the medal passage hole, and an inclined plate protruding from the rear wall of the medal storage tank so as to face the rear edge of the medal passage hole. An inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the center of the medal passage hole is provided around both side edges of the medal passage hole formed in the partition wall, and the medal lending machine is provided at both upper and lower corners of the storage portion. Medal lending machine, characterized in that a downhill surface that is inclined downward in the direction. The downhill surface is composed of an upper downhill surface formed above a control box disposed in the back of the storage unit, and side downhill surfaces formed at both lower sides of the control box. The medal rental machine according to claim 1.

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