JP2014045791A - Token game equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow tokens to be continuously supplied for respective game machines of an island connected by a return conveyer even when the return conveyer for returning used tokens to a token cleaning machine stops, and to allow branch lines to be attached by downsizing equipment.SOLUTION: Token game equipment supplies the tokens for a game machine 1 and a token rental machine 2 after cleaned tokens ma sent by a token cleaning machine 3 are temporarily stored in a supply hopper 4b of a token supply collecting machine 4 per island, lifts up used tokens mb collected by the token supply collecting machine 4 from the game machine 1 with a collection lifter 4e, sends them back to the token cleaning machine 3 by a return conveyer 7, and cleans the returned used tokens mb in the token cleaning machine 3 so as to be reused. The equipment is provided with a discharge passage 9 in a middle position of a return path of the collection lifter 4e which discharges the used tokens mb that descent without being discharged outside and returns them to the supply hopper 4b of the token supply collecting machine 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a medal game facility such as a slot machine.

  In the conventional medal game equipment, the washed medals sent from the medal washing machine are temporarily stored in the supply hopper of the medal supply / collection machine for each island, and then supplied to each gaming machine and the medal lending machine, and the collection conveyor from each gaming machine. The used medals collected in the medal supply and collection machine are lifted by the island-by-island collection lifter, returned to the medal washing machine by the return conveyor, the returned used medals are washed by the medal washing machine, and this is circulated. , So that players can always play using clean medals.

  By the way, in the above technique, when the return conveyor stops due to troubles such as failure or clogging of medals, the used medals returned to the medal washing machine are lost, and the washed medals cannot be sent to the medal supply and collection machine. When the medals lifted by the lifter are stacked on the return conveyor, the recovery lifter and the recovery conveyor are also clogged with the medals and stop in a chain. Therefore, a large number of gaming machines on the islands connected by the return conveyor will be in a state where the game will be disturbed, causing a great inconvenience to the player, and the recovery work also takes time, or the store clerk during the recovery work It was necessary to supply medals manually.

  A technique for solving this problem is disclosed in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. 7, this technique is provided with a wide chute 12 that returns to the medal discharge position of the recovery lifter 10 and takes in used medals overflowing from the conveyor 11, and the chute 12 and the supply hopper ( It is characterized in that a medal path 14 is provided for connecting to the figure. In the figure, reference numeral 15 denotes a feed conveyor for transporting cleaned medals.

  According to this technique, even when used medals accumulate and overflow due to the stop of the return conveyor 11, they are taken into the chute 12 and returned to the supply hopper of the medal supply / recovery machine 13 through the medal path 14, and accumulated in the supply hopper. Used medals are sent to game machines and medal lending machines on the island. Therefore, even if the cleaned medal is not transported from the medal washing machine, the supply of the medal to the gaming machine or the medal lending machine can be continued.

  However, in the technique of Patent Document 1, since the entire apparatus is increased in size by the wide chute 12, it cannot be installed when the upper space of the medal supply and recovery machine is limited. In particular, branching branches for supplying and collecting medals to other island medal supply and collection machines was impossible due to the increase in size.

Japanese Patent No. 4700650

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve these conventional problems, and even if the return conveyor for returning the used medals to the medal washing machine is stopped, the game machines of the island connected by the return conveyor In other words, the supply of medals to a medal lending machine can be continued, and branch lines can be attached by downsizing.

The configuration of the present invention that solves this problem is as follows.
1) The stored medals sent from the medal washing machine are temporarily stored in the supply hopper in the island unit, then supplied to the game machine or medal lending machine on the island, and the used medals collected from the game machine are collected by the island-specific collection lifter. In the medal game facility where the used medals are lifted and returned to the medal washing machine by the conveyor, and the returned used medals can be reused by washing with the medal washing machine. A medal gaming facility characterized in that a unit supply hopper is connected by a discharge path 2) A medal washing machine is provided with a supply hopper for washed medals and a collection hopper for used medals, and the medal washing machine has a plurality of gaming machines. The medal lending machines are lined up to form an island where medals can be supplied and collected, and used medals collected from the game machines on the island of the medal washing machine It was then returned directly to yield the hopper, in the 1) medal game equipment according.

  According to the present invention, when the return conveyor stops due to some trouble, the used medals discharged from the collection lifter are stacked on the return conveyor, and the used medals that can no longer be discharged descend so as to return inside the collection lifter. The used medals during the descent are discharged to the outside on the way and sent to the supply hopper of the medal supply and recovery machine through the discharge path, and the used medals accumulated in the supply hopper are sent to the game machine and the medal lending machine on the island. .

  Therefore, even if the washed medals are not transported from the medal washing machine, the collected used medals return to the supply hopper of the medal supply and collection machine as they are, and the supply of medals to the gaming machine and the medal lending machine can be continued. In addition, since it is not necessary to provide a wide chute as in the prior art, the upper part of the medal supply / recovery machine is reduced in size so that there is room in the upper space. The branch line can be branched.

It is a top view of the medal game equipment of an example. It is explanatory drawing of the medal washing machine and medal supply collection machine of an Example. It is a partially cutaway perspective view of the medal supply and recovery machine of the embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the collection | recovery lifter of an Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows discharge | emission of the medal of an Example. It is a partially cutaway perspective view of a medal supply and recovery machine of another example of the embodiment. It is a partially cutaway perspective view of a conventional medal supply and recovery machine.

  The medal washing machine of the present invention includes those specializing in the washing function and those having a structure in which the washing function is combined with the medal supply and collection machine arranged on the island. The medal washing machine installed on the island can collect used medals collected from the game machines on the island directly to the collection hopper, regardless of the trouble of the return conveyor. It is possible to omit the installation of a discharge channel to the front. Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the medal gaming facility of this embodiment forms an island by arranging a plurality of gaming machines 1 and a medal lending machine 2 on a medal washing machine 3 and a medal supply / recovery machine 4, respectively. A recovery conveyor 5 for collecting the used medals mb and a supply conveyor 6 for supplying the cleaned medals ma are arranged respectively, and a return conveyor 7 for returning the used medals mb between the medal cleaning machine 3 and the medal supply / collection machine 4. And a feeding conveyor 8 for feeding the cleaned medal ma.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the medal washing machine 3 is provided with a collection hopper 3b with a dispenser 3c inside, and the collection hopper 3b and the return conveyor 7 are connected by a take-in passage 3a and washed immediately below the dispenser 3c. A polishing device 3d is provided, a supply lifter 3e is provided between the cleaning polishing device 3d and the feed conveyor 8, a recovery lifter 3f is provided between the recovery hopper 3b and the recovery conveyor 5, and the washed medal ma is taken in. A supply hopper 3g with a dispenser 3h is provided between the take-in device 8a and the supply conveyor 6.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the medal supply / recovery machine 4 is provided with a supply hopper 4b with a dispenser 4c inside, and the supply hopper 4b is connected to the take-in device 8a through the take-in path 4a. A supply lifter 4 d is disposed between the supply conveyor 6 and a collection lifter 4 e is disposed between the collection conveyor 5 and the return conveyor 7.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the recovery lifter 4e has a plurality of inclined plates 42e attached at regular intervals to an endless belt 41e that is stretched up and down, and is covered with a vertically long main body cover 43e, and on the return path side of the main body cover 43e. An opening 44e is formed in the middle of the side wall, and the opening 44e and the supply hopper 4b of the medal supply and recovery machine 4 are connected by a discharge passage 9.

  In this embodiment, the washed medals ma sent from the medal washing machine 3 by the feed conveyor 8 are temporarily stored in the supply hopper 3g of the medal washing machine 3 and the supply hopper 4b of the medal supply and recovery machine 4, and then the gaming machine 1 The used medals mb supplied to the medal lending machine 2 and discharged from the gaming machine 1 are collected by the medal washing machine 3 and the medal supply / collection machine 4 by the collection conveyor 5.

  The used medals mb collected by the medal supply / collection machine 4 are lifted by the collection lifter 4e, and sent back to the collection hopper 3b of the medal washing machine 3 by the return conveyor 7. The used medals mb collected from the island gaming machine 1 of the medal washing machine 3 is directly returned to the collection hopper 3b by the collection lifter 3f. The used medals mb returned to the collection hopper 3b are cleaned by the cleaning / polishing apparatus 3d, and these are circulated so that the player can always play using the cleaned medals ma.

  When the return conveyor 7 is stopped due to a trouble such as a failure or a clogged medal, as shown in FIG. 5, the used medals mb discharged from the collection lifter 4e are piled on the return conveyor 7 and can no longer be discharged. The used medal mb, which can no longer be discharged, descends so as to return to the inside of the recovery lifter 4e, and is slid out to the outside by its own weight from the opening 44e of the main body cover 43e due to the inclination of the inclined plate 42e. It is fed into the supply hopper 4b of the medal supply / recovery machine 4.

  In the medal washing machine 3, the washed washed medal ma continues to be sent out regardless of the state of the return conveyor 7, but the used medal mb is not collected when the return conveyor 7 is stopped. The medal mb is insufficient, and the cleaned medal ma is supplied only to the island of the medal washing machine 3 and cannot be sent to the medal supply / recovery machine 4.

  However, as described above, the used medals mb collected by the medal supply / collection machine 4 is sent to its own supply hopper 4b when it cannot be returned by the return conveyor 7, so that it is connected to the return conveyor 7. The medal supply to the gaming machines 1 and the medal lending machines 2 of all the islands can be continued. Therefore, the gaming machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 are not stopped until the return conveyor 7 recovers, and even if the returned used medal mb is dirty, the player can play the game without being aware of the trouble. You can continue and do not bother.

  FIG. 6 shows another example of the medal supply / recovery machine 4 according to the embodiment in which the branch line is branched. In this example, the return conveyor 7 and the feed conveyor 8 are branched in the orthogonal direction at the upper part of the medal supply and recovery machine 4. Thus, even if branch lines are provided, they are stored in the same size as the conventional medal supply and recovery machine 13 shown in FIG. 7, so that branch lines can be branched even when the upper space is limited. Yes. In other respects, the reference numeral, the configuration, and the operational effects are the same as in the embodiment.

  The present invention can be used for game equipment that uses medals as game media.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Medal lending machine 3 Medal washing machine 3a Take-in path 3b Collection hopper 3c Dispenser 3d Washing polisher 3e Supply lifter 3f Collection lifter 3g Supply hopper 3h Dispenser 4 Medal supply collection machine 4a Intake path 4b Supply hopper 4c Dispenser 4d Supply lifter 4e Recovery lifter 41e Endless belt 42e Inclined plate 43e Main body cover 44e Opening 5 Recovery conveyor 6 Supply conveyor 7 Return conveyor 8 Feed conveyor 8a Take-in device 9 Discharge path 10 Recovery lifter 11 Return conveyor 12 Chute 13 Medal supply Recovery machine 14 Medal path 15 Feed conveyor ma Washed medal mb Used medal

Claims (2)

  After the washed medals sent from the medal washing machine are temporarily stored in the supply hopper in the island unit, the medals are supplied to the game machine or the medal lending machine in the island, and the used medals collected from the game machine are lifted by the collection lifter in the island unit. In the medal game facility, which is sent back to the medal washing machine by the return conveyor, and the used medals returned to the medal washing machine can be reused by being washed, the middle position of the return path of the island-by-island recovery lifter and the island-by-island A medal game facility characterized in that a supply hopper is connected by a discharge path.   The medal washing machine is equipped with a supply hopper for washed medals and a collection hopper for used medals, and a plurality of gaming machines and medal lending machines are arranged in the medal washing machine to form an island where medals can be supplied and collected, The medal game facility according to claim 1, wherein the used medals collected from the game machine on the island of the medal washing machine are directly returned to the collection hopper.

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