JP2533540Y2 - Coin feed gutter - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slot machine installed in a game arcade, that is, a coin feeding gutter used for a coin transport system for a so-called pachislot.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a game arcade, when coins for pachislo are continuously conveyed from a predetermined location to a predetermined location, a belt conveyor is used for transporting the coins to a horizontal location. When the transport location is lower than the original position and the transport distance is short, a coin feed gutter is used, and the coin is transported by sliding down the coin in the coin feed gutter.

[0003]

However, since the conventional coin feed gutter described above has a simple gutter structure, a large height difference is required to smoothly slide down the coin in the coin feed gutter. there were. Further, when the distance is long, coins may be caught on the way, so that the method is applicable only to a short distance, and there is a problem that a belt conveyor which is disadvantageous in terms of cost must be used.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and enables the coin to be smoothly and continuously slid down even when the height difference is relatively small or when the carrying distance is long. An object of the present invention is to provide such a coin feeding gutter.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a coin feeding gutter according to the present invention is a coin feeding gutter installed at a downward inclination from a receiving portion toward a payout portion, and is provided on a gutter bottom plate. A large number of fume holes are formed, and the fume holes are opened such that the direction of air ejection is directed toward the dispensing portion with respect to the gutter bottom, and an air supply device is connected to the fume holes via an air supply path. .

[0006]

In the coin feeding gutter according to the present invention, coins received by the receiving portion slide down along the slope toward the payout portion. In this case, the compressed air from the air supply device blows out through the air supply passage. Squirted from the hole. Since a large number of the blast holes are formed in the gutter bottom plate, coins are blown up from below on the bottom surface of the gutter. Further, since the direction of the jet from the blow hole is directed toward the payout portion with respect to the bottom of the gutter, the coin is blown up from below in the downward inclination direction, that is, the direction in which the coin slides down.

[0007] As described above, the rising of the coin caused by the rising causes the frictional resistance of the coin to the bottom surface of the coin to be reduced, and the coin slides down on the coin feeding gutter due to its own weight and the rising in the downward inclination direction. Therefore, even when the height difference is relatively small or when the transport distance is long, coins can be smoothly and continuously slid down.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a usage state of the coin feeding gutter of the embodiment. In this embodiment, a case is shown in which the coins 1 counted by the coin counter are conveyed from the collecting section 2 to the coin storage box 4 by the coin feeding gutter 3.

The coin feed gutter 3 has an upper end portion as a receiving portion 30 and a lower end portion as a payout portion 31. The receiving portion 30 is connected to the collecting portion 2, and a coin storage box 4 is provided below the payout portion 31. It is installed at a downward slope from the receiving unit 30 to the payout unit 31 so as to be located.

The coin feeding gutter 3 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper gutter bottom plate 32 and the lower gutter bottom plate 33 are formed in a double bottom structure, and a large number of blast holes 34 are formed over the entire surface of the upper gutter bottom plate 32. The blast holes 34 are opened such that the direction of air ejection is directed toward the dispensing portion 31 with respect to the gutter bottom surface 32a.

The upper gutter bottom plate 32 and the lower gutter bottom plate 33
Is formed in an air supply passage 50, and the air supply passage 50
The air compressor 5 as an air supply device is connected to the bleed hole 34 through the air hole. Therefore, the compressed air from the air compressor 5 flows through the air supply passage 50 to the blast holes 34.
Erupts from

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. The coin 1 received by the collecting unit 2 into the receiving unit 30 slides down on the coin feed gutter 3 toward the payout unit 31 along the slope. Collected in the coin storage box 4 from the section 31.

In this case, the compressed air from the air compressor 5 is blown out from the blow hole 34 through the air supply passage 50. Since a large number of the blow holes 34 are formed in the upper gutter bottom plate 32, the coin 1 is blown up from below on the gutter bottom surface 32a. Further, since the direction in which the gas is blown out from the blow hole 34 is directed toward the payout portion 31 with respect to the gutter bottom surface 32a, the coin 1 is blown up from below in the downward inclination direction, that is, the direction in which the coin 1 slides down.

As described above, the frictional resistance of the coin 1 against the gutter bottom surface 32a is reduced due to the rising of the coin 1 due to the blow-up, and the coin slides down on the coin feeding gutter 3 due to its own weight and the rising of the coin in the downward inclination direction. . Therefore, even when the height difference is relatively small or when the transport distance is long, the coin 1 can be smoothly slid off.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to the above embodiment.

[0016]

As described above, in the coin feed gutter of the present invention, coins can be blown up from below in the downward and inclined direction by the ejection of compressed air from the blast holes. Therefore, even if the height difference is relatively small or the transport distance is long, the coin can be smoothly and continuously slid down by the rising due to the rising of the coin.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a use state of a coin feeding gutter according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the coin feeding gutter according to the embodiment, taken along a conveying direction.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction of a coin feed gutter according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Coin feed gutter 30 Receiving part 31 Payout part 32 Upper gutter bottom plate (Gutter bottom plate) 32a Gutter bottom surface 34 Blowhole 50 Air supply path 5 Air compressor (Air supply device)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A coin feed gutter installed at a downward inclination from a receiving portion to a payout portion, wherein a number of blast holes are formed in a gutter bottom plate, and the direction of the air blast is formed in the bottom of the gutter. A coin feeding gutter, which is opened to face the dispensing part side, wherein an air supply device is connected to the blast hole via an air supply path.