JP2012011074A - Batch-input token slot device and token game machine using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a batch-input reel game machine that smoothly supplies a large number of tokens input in an insertion plate 61 from a token slot 64, to a token selector 70, and prevents foreign matters from entering a game machine from the token slot 64.SOLUTION: The token slot 64 which supplies tokens M into the game machine from the insertion plate 61 for temporarily storing the tokens input at a time, is formed so that a plurality of tokens M can simultaneously pass therethrough, and an open/close type shutter 62 is provided at the token slot 64. The vertically moving shutter 62 includes a planar shutter that moves in the direction crossing a token advancing direction in the token slot 64. The shutter 62 is closed when power is turned off and an error occurs.

Description

  The present invention relates to a throw-in type medal slot device used in a medal-type game machine such as a revolving game machine called a pachislot machine, and a medal-type game machine using the same.

  The normal game carrying in a rotating game machine is as follows. A predetermined number of medals are placed in advance in the aircraft. The maximum number of inserts is limited to 50. Set the medal multiplier within the range of 1-3 and press the start button. Press the stop button. A predetermined number of medals determined by the arrangement pattern of symbols when a plurality of drums are stopped and the number of medals multiplied are paid out to the tray. When the number of inserts in the machine decreases, medals are purchased again or taken out from a tray or a large box called a dollar box, and medals are inserted again.

  With regard to the operation of inserting medals into the revolving game machine, the medals are currently inserted one by one from the slit-shaped medal slot through which one medal passes. However, since medals are repeatedly used in the machine and further in the store, they are touching the hands of many people, and many people feel resistance to touching medals from a hygienic point of view. In particular, there are many people who feel resistance to female players. In response to such a situation, so-called throwing-in is considered, in which a plurality of medals are thrown into the machine at once (Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  Throwing-in is an operation of inserting a plurality of medals at a time into a large insertion tray provided in front of the front door of the gaming machine. The medals inserted into the input tray are sent to a medal selector installed behind the front door. The medal selector is used to determine the authenticity of the inserted medal, and only the regular medal is counted and taken into the machine. Unauthorized medals are removed by the medal selector and returned to the tray from the medal payout opening in front of the front door. The medal selector also serves as a medal counter and counts the number of regular medals inserted. When the number of inserted coins reaches 50, medals inserted after that are removed by the medal selector like the non-regular medals, and returned to the tray from the medal payout opening on the front face of the front door.

  In such throwing-in, the following problems are assumed regarding the medal slot. As described above, in order to temporarily store a large number of medals thrown in, it is essential to use a large input tray. A large number of medals placed on the large loading tray need to be quickly conveyed to the medal selector. This is because if it takes a long time to transfer the token to the medal selector, a difference occurs between the player's feeling and the processing in the gaming machine, and the gaming machine feels uncomfortable.

  That is, when the player inserts medals into the input tray at a time, he assumes that the medals are counted in the machine and starts the game. At this time, if the medal count in the gaming machine is delayed, the game is not performed as the player thinks. This misalignment makes the player feel uncomfortable and eventually uncomfortable.

  In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to make the medal insertion port, which is a medal discharge port from the insertion tray and the medal supply port to the medal selector, also large so that a plurality of medals can pass simultaneously. This is because when the throwing tray is enlarged to deal with throwing in and the medal slot is a slit type that passes one by one as before, the player feels the above-mentioned uncomfortable feeling and discomfort. .

  However, if the insertion port is enlarged together with the input tray, it is a matter of course that foreign objects are likely to enter the machine from the large input port, and an illegal act of intentionally inserting a foreign object is also facilitated. For this reason, it is necessary to smoothly send a large number of medals thrown into the insertion tray from the medal insertion slot to the medal selector, and to effectively prevent foreign matter from entering the gaming machine from the medal insertion slot.

JP 2008-43478 A JP 2008-113678 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a large number of medals thrown into the insertion tray are smoothly sent from the medal insertion slot to the medal selector, and the foreign matter from the medal insertion slot into the gaming machine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a throw-in type medal slot device that can effectively prevent intrusion and a medal type game machine using the same.

  In order to achieve the above object, a throw-in type medal slot device according to the present invention is a throw-in recess (for example, a throw-in tray) that temporarily stores medals that are thrown in at a time in a medal-type game machine of a medal throw-in type. The medal insertion slot through which medals are fed into the gaming machine is sized so that a plurality of medals can pass simultaneously, and an openable shutter is provided at the insertion slot.

  In the throw-in type medal slot device according to the present invention, the medal slot that feeds medals from the throw tray into the gaming machine has a size that allows a plurality of medals to pass through at the same time. The medal is smoothly conveyed from the medal slot to the medal selector in the gaming machine. In addition, since an openable shutter is attached to the medal slot, entry of foreign matter from the medal slot into the gaming machine is effectively prevented.

  The timing for closing the shutter is preferably when the power is turned off, when an error occurs, or when the number of stored medal reaches the maximum value. Since the medal selector in the machine operates by detecting the entry of a medal, if the shutter is closed when an error occurs, the medal is prevented from entering the medal selector when the error occurs and the game cannot be continued.

  As for the structure of the shutter, a rotating system such as a throttle valve is possible, but an intersecting system in which the plate shutter moves up and down in a direction intersecting the medal advance direction at the medal slot is preferable. Because this system simplifies the shutter drive mechanism, the top of the medal passage near the slot is provided with a slit groove that fits the top and bottom of the shutter when moving downward and closing the slot. This is because the shutter strength in the closed state can be easily increased by providing them on the bottom plate part.

  The throw-in type medal slot device of the present invention is adopted in the throw-type medal type gaming machine, so that even if a situation where a large number of medals are thrown from the dollar box occurs at the same time, it can be inserted through the large medal slot. Can be smoothly introduced into the machine, and the discomfort and discomfort caused by the time lag between the player's feeling and the operation of the gaming machine can be eliminated. Despite having a large medal slot, closing the large slot with a shutter other than during a game will minimize problems such as fraud by inserting foreign objects into the aircraft via the large slot. It can be avoided.

  In addition, the medal type gaming machine of the present invention is equipped with the medal slot device in the medal slot, so that even if a situation where a large number of medals are thrown from the dollar box occurs, They can be smoothly introduced into the machine, and a sense of incongruity and discomfort due to a time lag between the player's feeling and the operation of the gaming machine can be removed. Despite having a large medal slot, closing the large slot with a shutter other than during a game will minimize problems such as fraud by inserting foreign objects into the aircraft via the large slot. It can be avoided.

It is a perspective view of a spinning cylinder type game machine provided with a throw-in type medal slot device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the same cylinder type game machine, and shows a state where the front door is removed. The shutter is opened in a vertical side view of the vicinity of the medal slot device, which is the main part of the same cylinder type game machine. A vertical side view of the vicinity of the medal slot device, which is the main part of the same cylinder type game machine, shows the shutter closed state. It is a top view of the medal slot device. It is. It is a front view of the medal slot device. The rear view of the medal slot device shows the shutter open state. The rear view of the medal slot device shows the shutter closed state.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The throw-in type medal slot device according to the present embodiment is used in a medal-throw-type spinning machine. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the swivel type gaming machine includes a housing 10 whose front surface is open and a single-open front door 20 that opens and closes the front opening. The front door 20 has an upper, middle, and lower three-stage separate structure. A tray 21 is formed at the bottom of the middle door 20B so as to protrude to the front side. The left side of the tray 21 is an ashtray 22. Since the tray 21 and the ashtray 22 are formed at the lowermost portion of the middle door 20B, a space is formed below them, and a dollar box can be accommodated therein. A cup holder 23 that can be moved forward and backward is provided under the tray 21.

  The middle part of the middle door 20B is an operation part 24 that projects like a table to the front side. The upper surface of the operation unit 24 is an operation surface, and switches such as a medal insertion unit 25, a stop switch, and a start switch are provided here. The medal insertion unit 25 is a throw-in method in which a plurality of medals are inserted at a time. The upper part of the middle door 20 </ b> B is a drum viewing window 26. A liquid crystal display unit 27 is provided in front of the upper door 20C. Speakers 28 are provided on both sides of the liquid crystal display unit 27, and a light emitting display unit is provided on the upper side.

  A medal payout device 30 is installed on the bottom plate in the housing 10. A plurality of drums 40 that rotate about the horizontal axis and are arranged in the axial direction are provided on the middle of the housing 10. The upper stage in the housing 10 is a control unit 50. The upper door 20 </ b> C is a dedicated opening / closing door for the control unit 50, and the middle door 20 </ b> B is used for maintenance of the drum 40, medal replenishment to the medal payout device 30, and the like. The lower door 20 </ b> A is opened and closed during maintenance of the medal payout device 30 and removal work of medals jammed in the medal payout device 30.

  The throw-in type medal slot device of the present embodiment is used in the medal slot 25 in the above-described spinning-type game machine. Here, as shown in FIGS. The medal insertion unit 25 is configured by being attached to the operation unit 24 so as to be connected to the medal selector 70.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the insertion slot device unit 60 is attached in the vicinity of the insertion tray 61 fitted to the operation surface of the operation unit 24 and the medal insertion slot which is the medal outlet of the insertion tray 61. A shutter 62 and a solenoid 63 as a shutter drive mechanism, which is also mounted in the vicinity of the medal slot, are used as main components. However, the loading tray 61 is a loading recess for inserting medals, and has a funnel-like shape, and is not necessarily a dish shape.

  The input tray 61 is a right triangle container fitted to the right end of the upper surface (operation surface) of the operation unit 24, and the upper surface opening of the right triangle shape has a width of the operation surface so that it can be thrown in. It occupies 1 / 4-1 / 3. In order to guide the medals M, which have been batch-inserted into the insertion tray 61, to the rear medal insertion slot 64, the bottom surface 61a of the insertion tray 61 is inclined downward from the front side to the back side, and both side surfaces 61b, 61b are from the front side. It inclines inward toward the back side and inward from top to bottom. The medal slot 64 is a rectangle that is long horizontally, and is set to a size that allows a plurality of medals M to overlap and pass simultaneously.

  A square cylindrical medal guide 65 communicating with the medal slot 64 is attached to the back side of the tray 61. The medal guide 65 protrudes on the back side of the loading tray 61 and is inclined downward toward the back side so as to guide the medal M to the medal selector 70 disposed on the back side. That is, the inside of the medal guide 65 is a medal passage. Two stays 66 extending downward from the input tray 61 are attachment members of the input port device unit 60.

  The shutter 62 opens and closes the medal slot 64 by entering and leaving the medal guide 65. Specifically, the shutter 62 includes a flat plate-like main body 62a perpendicular to the medal guide 65 and an L-shaped support portion 62b extending laterally from the main body 62a, and the horizontal portion and the vertical portion of the support portion 62b. The main body 62a advances and retreats with respect to the medal guide 65 by pivotally supporting the vicinity of the intersection of the two by a shaft 62c. For this advancement and retraction, the top plate portion of the medal guide 65 is provided with a first slit 65a through which the main body 62a is inserted, and the main plate 62a enters the medal guide 65 at the bottom plate portion of the medal guide 65. Is provided with a second slit 65b into which the lower end of the main body 62a is fitted. In order to facilitate fitting into the second slit groove 65b, the main body 62a of the shutter 62 is formed in an inverted triangle shape whose lateral width gradually decreases from top to bottom. A plurality of vertical slits are provided.

  The solenoid 63 as a shutter drive mechanism is attached to the side of the medal guide 65, and the tip end portion of the drive shaft 63a is rotatably connected to the vertical portion of the support portion 62b of the shutter 62. To open and close.

  Specifically, when the gaming machine is powered off, the solenoid 63 is also turned off, and the drive shaft 63a is advanced from the solenoid 63. Thereby, the vertical part of the support part 62b in the shutter 62 is pushed, and the main body 62a is lowered from the upper open position to the lower closed position. In order to keep the shutter 62 closed when the power is turned off, the drive shaft 63a is urged in the advance direction by a spring (not shown). When the gaming machine is turned on, the drive shaft 63a is retracted against the urging force of the spring by suction by the solenoid 63, whereby the vertical portion of the support portion 62b in the shutter 62 is pulled, and the main body 62a is moved downward. It rises from the closed position to the upper open position. If an error occurrence signal is transmitted even when the gaming machine is powered on, the energization to the solenoid 63 is stopped and the shutter 62 is closed. In addition, in a medal storage device generally called credit, it is possible to insert up to 50 sheets in advance, but when this maximum number of sheets is reached, the shutter 62 is closed.

  Next, the functions of the throw-in type medal slot device of this embodiment and the medal throw-in type swivel type gaming machine equipped with the same will be described.

  When the gaming machine is powered on, in the slot device unit 60 that is the throw-in type medal slot device of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the solenoid 63 is energized and the drive shaft 63a is turned on. By being drawn into the solenoid 63, the shutter 62 is held in the open state. The shutter 62 is in an open state in which the main body 62a of the shutter 62 is retracted upward from the medal passage in the medal guide 56. As a result, the medal slot 64 at the back of the tray 61 is fully opened.

  Since the medal insertion slot 64 has a size that allows a plurality of medals M to pass through simultaneously, when the medal insertion slot 64 is fully opened and the medals M are thrown into the insertion tray 61 by being thrown in and loaded, The medal M smoothly flows from the medal insertion slot 64 through the medal passage in the medal guide 65 of the same size into the medal selector 70, and illegal medals are eliminated and regular medals are counted. For this reason, even if the player starts the game operation following the insertion operation, the game machine operates according to the operation, so the player does not feel uncomfortable or uncomfortable.

  When the gaming machine is turned off, or when an error signal or the like is transmitted even when the gaming machine is turned on, the energization to the solenoid 63 is stopped. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the drive shaft 63a advances from the solenoid 63, and the shutter 62 is closed. When the shutter 62 is closed, the main body 63 a enters the medal guide 65 and closes the medal M passage in the medal guide 65. Thereby, the inflow of the medal M from the insertion tray 61 to the medal selector 70 is stopped. The entry of foreign objects other than the medal M is also prevented. For this reason, counting of regular medals at the medal selector 70 is stopped. Since the medal insertion slot 64 is large, it is easier to insert a foreign object from here and perform an illegal act. However, since the medal insertion slot 64 is closed by the main body 62a of the shutter 62, the medal insertion slot 64 is interposed. Fraudulent acts can also be prevented.

  The main body 62 a of the shutter 62 with the medal slot 64 closed has an upper end fitted into a first slit 65 a formed in the top plate portion of the medal guide 65, and a lower end portion formed in the bottom plate portion of the dull guide 65. Further, since the second slit groove 65b is fitted, the holding strength is high, and it is not easily removed or deformed. For this reason, there is no possibility that the medal M will inadvertently flow into the medal selector 70 while the medal slot 64 is closed, and the effect of preventing fraud is high.

  In the above embodiment, the medal slot device is attached to the operation section 24 of the gaming machine as the slot apparatus unit 60 independent of the operation section 24 of the gaming machine, but may be configured integrally with the operation section 24. Is possible. Specifically, the loading tray 61 and the like are integrated with the operation unit 24.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Housing | casing 20 Front door 20A Lower door 20B Middle door 20C Upper door 21 Medal receiving 21a Medal payout opening 22 Ashtray 23 Cup holder 24 Operation part 25 Medal insertion part 26 Viewing window 27 Liquid crystal display part 28 Speaker 30 Medal paying apparatus 40 Drum 50 Control unit 60 medal slot device (load slot unit)
61 Loading tray 61a Bottom surface 61b Side surface 62 Shutter 62a Main body 62b Support section 62c Shaft 63 Solenoid 63a Drive shaft 64 Medal slot 65 Medal guide 65a First slit 65b Second slit 70 Medal selector M Medal

In order to achieve the above object, a medal-type gaming machine according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a housing whose front is open, a front door that opens and closes the front opening of the housing, and a medal selector in the machine. And a medal type gaming machine for guiding a medal inserted into an insertion port device unit provided in the front door from the medal insertion port to the medal selector through a medal passage and counting a regular medal. An insertion recess for inserting medals, the insertion tray formed with the medal insertion port as a medal outlet, and a rear surface of the insertion tray protruding so as to guide the medal to the medal selector A medal guide as a medal passage that inclines downward toward the side, and is installed between the medal slot and the medal guide, and the mecha A shutter that opens and closes the medal insertion slot by entering and exiting the guide, and a top plate portion of the medal guide has a first slit through which a shutter body is inserted, and a bottom plate portion of the medal guide Is provided with a second slit into which the lower end of the shutter body is fitted.
A medal-type gaming machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the medal-type gaming machine according to the first aspect, wherein the shutter body is formed in an inverted triangular shape whose lateral width gradually decreases from top to bottom. It is characterized by.
A medal-type gaming machine according to a third aspect of the present invention is the medal-type gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, wherein the shutter body is provided with a plurality of vertical slits.

In order to achieve the above object, a medal-type gaming machine according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a housing whose front is open, a front door that opens and closes the front opening of the housing, and a medal selector in the machine. And a medal type gaming machine for guiding a medal inserted into an insertion port device unit provided in the front door from the medal insertion port to the medal selector through a medal passage and counting a regular medal. An insertion recess for inserting medals, the insertion tray formed with the medal insertion opening as a medal outlet, and a rear surface mounted on the rear side of the insertion tray so as to guide the medal to the medal selector A medal guide as a medal passage that inclines downward toward the side, and is installed between the medal insertion slot and the medal guide, and the mecha By performing ingress and egress respect Rugaido, from the shutter body and the shutter body for opening and closing the medal insertion slot; and a shutter composed of a supporting portion extending laterally, the top plate portion of the medal guide Has a first slit through which the shutter main body is inserted, and a second slit in which the lower end portion of the shutter main body is fitted on the bottom plate portion of the medal guide, and the vicinity of the intersection of the horizontal portion and the vertical portion of the support portion is an axis. The shutter main body advances and retreats with respect to the medal guide by being rotatably supported by .

Claims (5)

  In the medal-type gaming machine of the medal throwing-in type, the medal insertion slot for temporarily storing the medals thrown in by throwing the medal into the gaming machine is designed to allow a plurality of medals to pass through at the same time. A throw-in medal slot device with an openable shutter at the slot.   The throw-in type medal slot device according to claim 1, wherein the timing of closing the shutter is when the power is turned off, when an error occurs, or when the number of stored medal reaches a maximum value.   3. The throw-in type medal slot device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the shutter is an intersecting type in which the plate-like shutter moves up and down in a direction intersecting the medal advance direction at the medal slot.   4. The throw-in type medal slot device according to claim 3, wherein a slit groove into which an upper part and a lower part of the shutter are fitted when the shutter moves downward and the medal slot is closed is a medal passage top plate in the vicinity of the slot. Throw-in type medal slot device provided on the top and bottom plate parts, respectively. A medal-type game machine equipped with the throw-in type medal slot device according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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