JP2700079B2 - Medal lending machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medal lending machine, and more particularly to a game using medals such as a large number of slot machines arranged as so-called islands, a mahjong pachinko machine, a combination pachinko machine, and an addition pachinko machine. The present invention relates to a medal lending machine used between machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a game machine operated using such medals requires a medal lending machine for lending medals in exchange for cash. Conventionally, such a medal lending machine has a structure as shown in FIG.

[0003] That is, this medal rental machine 1 is entirely
It consisted of a base 2 and a medal lending unit main body 3 mounted on the base 2. Further, here, the base 2 is formed in a substantially U-shaped side surface by a bottom plate 4, a back plate 5 erected at an end of the bottom plate 4, and an upper plate 6 protruding from an upper end of the back plate 5. Had been formed. On the other hand, the medal lending unit body 3
The medal lending unit main body 3 includes a medal storage unit 7 provided in an upper part, a medal payout part 8 provided in a middle part, and a cash identification storage part 9 provided in a lower part. It is detachably attached to the upper plate 6
Is fixed to the base 2 by a lockable lock portion 10 provided on the base 2.

An opening 1 is provided on the upper surface of the medal storing section 7.
1 are provided so that medals 12 can be supplied from the opening 11. Further, the medal payout section 8 is rotationally driven by an actuator, and
Using second diameter and a disk with a hole of the substantially same diameter is more open (not shown), a hopper for supplying medals 12 sent from the medal storage portion 7 to a predetermined number of sheets by preparative Desara 15 part 14, a guide portion 17 for guiding the medal 12 supplied from the hopper portion 14 to the extraction plate 15,
The take-out tray 15 is provided at the end of the guide portion 17 and receives the medals 12 finally. Further, the cash identification storage unit 9 includes a bill identification storage unit 18 and a coin sorting unit 19.
And a coin housing 20.

When using the conventional medal lending machine 1 constructed as described above, first, the lock unit 10 is operated using a key.
Is unlocked, the medal lending unit main body 3 is removed from the base 2, and an appropriate number of medals 12 are loaded into the medal storage unit 7 through the opening 11 of the medal storage unit 7. Thereafter, by turning on a start switch (not shown), the hopper section 14 provided in the medal payout section 8 becomes operable.

Thereafter, the player removes the coins 21 from the coin sorting unit 1.
9 is inserted into the slot 22 of the coin 9
1 is selected by a selector (not shown), and the number of medals 12 corresponding to the amount of the inserted coins 21 is removed by the operation of the hopper unit 14 via the guide unit 17.
5 is sent out. In addition, the player has the bill 23
The same applies to the case where is inserted into the insertion port 24,
The bill 23 is a genuine bill 2 in the bill identification storage unit 18.
When it is determined that the number is 3, the medal 12 corresponding to the amount of the bill 23 is sent out to the take-out tray 15 as described above. The inserted coins 21 are stored in the coin storage unit 20, and the bills are stored in the bill recognition storage unit 18.

[0007]

By the way, in such a conventional medal lending machine 1, when the medals 12 in the medal storing section 7 are exhausted and the medals 12 need to be replenished, a key is required. After unlocking the lock of the lock unit 10 by using and removing the medal lending unit main body 3 from the base 2,
The medals 12 are to be supplied from the opening 11 of the medal storage unit 7. Therefore, when the medals 12 are replenished, it is necessary to always remove the entire medal lending unit main body 3 from the base 2 to perform the replenishment work, which has a problem that the medal replenishment work is complicated. During the supply operation, the removal of the medal lending unit main body 3 hinders the game of the game machine near the medal lending machine 1 during the replenishment operation. In some cases, it has been conventionally required to quickly carry out a medal replenishment operation because it may cause trouble.

Further, the hopper section 14 constituting the medal payout section 8 is provided with an actuator, a disk which is rotationally driven by the actuator and has a plurality of holes each having a diameter substantially equal to the diameter of the medal 12, and And a disk base rotatably held. In some cases, medals supplied from the medal storage unit 7 or foreign substances mixed in a large number of medals get caught between the disc and the disc base. In such a case, the rotation of the disk is stopped, and as a result, the supply of the medals 12 may be stopped. Further, in the cash identification storage unit 9, the supply of the medals 12 may be stopped due to malfunction of the sensor including the magnetic head of the bill identification storage unit 18 or the sensor of the coin sorting unit 19.

Conventionally, even when a failure occurs in the medal dispensing section 8 or the bill discriminating and storing section 18, the entire medal lending section main body 3 is always removed from the base body 2 and the failed portion is processed. And the repair work is complicated. In addition, it is generally reasonable that ordinary employees carry out medals replenishment work and maintenance work for the medal payout section, and that only the person in charge of the playground performs cash management. It has been conventionally required to manage the locking of a medal lending machine.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a medal renting machine capable of promptly supplying medals, performing a maintenance operation of the medal renting machine easily and promptly, and further improving lock management. It is possible.

[0011]

[Means for Solving the Problems] (Features) Each invention described in each claim is defined by the above-mentioned features.
The purpose of this invention is to achieve
Using the embodiment of the invention whose points are shown in the drawings,
I will tell.

The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following five points.
Sign. First, the medal storage unit (40) and the medal payout unit (4
1) and the cash identification storage section (42) are, for example, as shown in FIG.
Are separately formed and individually attached to the substrate (26).
It is detachably mounted. Second, in the medal payout section (41)
Is, for example, as shown in FIGS.
To secure the storage unit (40) and the medal payout unit (41) to the base.
A lockable medal lock section (70) is provided.

Third, in the cash identification storage section (42), for example,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the cash identification storage section (42) is fixed to the base.
And a lockable cash lock (121) is provided.
I have. Fourth, the medal lock section (70) and the cash lock
(121) is connected to each dedicated key (102,144).
It is locked.

Fifth, in the medal storage unit (40), for example,
As shown in 1 and 4, medals to the medal storage unit (40)
Medal replenishment means (for example, opening / closing part 59) that enables replenishment
Is provided. The invention of claim 2 provides the above contractor.
In addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1, the following features are provided.

In other words, the medal supply means
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a hinge (58) is formed to be openable and closable.
From the opening / closing part (59) that opens the front of the medal storage part (40).
It is configured. The invention described in claim 3 is the above-described claim.
In addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 or claim 2,
Sign.

That is, the medal supply means is, for example,
Medal replenishment nose to replenish medals as shown in 1 and 4
(65) and the medal supplied from this medal supply nozzle (65).
A medal supply hole (63) that guides the dull into the medal compartment (40)
And (Operation) Next, each claim having the above-mentioned feature points will be described.
The operation of each of the above-described inventions will be described below.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the following:
It works. That is, the medal lock unit (70) and the cash
Lock section (121) is a dedicated key (102, 14
4) Locking is possible, so proper lock management is possible.
You. For example, in general, medal replenishment work and medal storage
(40) and maintenance work of the medal payout section (41)
Is the responsibility of the playground for ordinary employees and for cash management
Only those who do it.

For this reason, the locking of the medal lock portion (70)
Leave only the unlocking key (102) to ordinary employees
Refilling of medals into the medal storage section (40)
Or repairs such as jammed medals in the medal payout section (41),
Alternatively, the maintenance of the medal storage section (40) and the medal payout section (41)
Nonce work can be performed quickly. In contrast,
Dedicated key (144) for locking and unlocking the gold lock (121)
Secure cash management by leaving only the person in charge of the playground
Can do so.

On the other hand, medal supply means (for example, opening / closing section 59)
Supply of medals to the medal storage section (40) via
It can be done quickly and easily. According to the invention described in claim 2
According to this, the following operation is achieved. That is, the opening / closing part (5
9) to open the medal from the front of the medal compartment (40).
Quickly and easily supply medals to the dull storage section (40)
It can be carried out.

According to the invention of claim 3, the following is provided.
It works. That is, through the medal supply nozzle (65)
To supply medals to the medal compartment (40) from outside.
Can be done quickly and easily.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. The same members as those in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 1, a medal lending machine 2 according to the present embodiment.
5 comprises a base 26 and a medal lending machine main body 27 mounted on the base 26.

The base 26 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped case shape, and an opening 28 is formed on the front surface. In addition, guide rails 31 and 32 are provided in the inside of the base body 26 at positions corresponding to the lower side of the upper plate 6 and inside the side plates 29 and 30, respectively, facing the depth direction. Further below the guide rails 31, 32, there is provided a partition plate 33 extending between the side plates 29, 30. As a result, an upper step 34 is formed by the upper plate 6 and the guide rails 31, 32, The guide rails 31 and 32 and the partition plate 33 form a middle portion 35, and the partition plate 33 and the bottom plate 4 form a lower portion 36. And
The base 26 formed in this manner is disposed and fixed on a mounting base 37 fixed to the island between machines such as a slot machine and a mahjong pachinko machine arranged as an island.

In the figure, reference numeral 38 denotes a power cord, and 39 denotes a power plug. As shown in FIG. 2, a harness unit 43 to which a base end of the power cord 38 is attached is provided inside the back plate 5 of the base 26. The harness unit 43 includes a relay base 44 attached to the middle section 35, a socket 45 provided on the relay base 44 in two upper and lower stages, and a relay base 4.
4, a lower end of the lower portion 36 of the base 26, a socket 45 attached to the tip of the harness 46, and a wire 47 extending upward from the relay base 44. The upper part 34 of the base 26 includes an upper sensor terminal 48 attached to the tip of the wire 47 and a lower sensor terminal 49 attached to the wire 47 and provided below the upper sensor terminal 48. A guide portion 64 of a medal supply hole 63 of the medal storage portion 40 is provided at the upper end of the back plate 5 when a medal storage portion 40 described later is stored in the upper portion 34 of the base 26. A rectangular hole portion 51 is provided for projecting toward the rear surface and inserting and arranging the same.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the guide rails 3 provided on the side plates 29 and 30 of the base 26 are provided.
A medal storage section 4 described later is provided slightly above the front end of the first and second sections 32.
The engagement protrusion which can release the slide shutter 67 by contacting the protrusions 68, 68 of the slide shutter 67 provided on the bottom surface of the medal storage portion 40 when 0 is stored in the upper portion 34. 147, 147 are provided facing each other.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the medal lending machine main body 27 includes a medal storing section 40 located in the upper section 34 of the base 26, a medal payout section 41 located in the middle section 35, and a And a cash identification storage section 42 located in the lower section 36, each of which is formed separately and individually
6 is detachably mounted. The medal storage section 40
As shown in Figure 3, it is formed on the entire shape of a rectangular box, the front panel unit 52, and both side plates 53 and 54, the upper surface
A plate 55 , a bottom plate 56, and a back plate 62 are provided, and are formed so that a large number of medals can be stored therein.

The front panel 52 is vertically divided into two parts, the lower part is formed by a fixing part 57 fixed to both side plates 53 and 54, and the upper part is connected to the upper end of the fixing part 57 via a hinge 58. A U-shaped handle 60 is formed at the lower end of the fixed portion 57 and at a substantially middle portion of the opening / closing portion 59, respectively. At the time of medal replenishment, the medal storage unit 40
Is removed from the base 26, and the opening / closing portion 59 is attached to the handle 60.
By pulling in the front direction of the medal storage unit 40, the opening / closing unit 59 is rotated about the hinge 58, and medals are inserted into the medal storage unit 40 from the gap 61 formed between the opening / closing unit 59 and the upper surface plate 55. It is formed so that it can be replenished. Note that the medal replenishment can be performed with the medal storage unit 40 fixed to the base 26 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a medal supply hole 63 is formed at the upper end of the rear plate 62 of the medal storage unit 40, and a guide is provided in the medal supply hole 63. The portion 64 is provided to protrude toward the back of the medal storage unit 40. When the medal storage unit 40 is stored in the upper step 34 of the base 26, the guide 64 moves in the rear direction of the base 26 through the hole 51 formed at the upper end of the back plate 5 of the base 26. The medal supply nozzle 65 is arranged on the guide portion 64 so that medals can be supplied while the medal storage portion 7 is stored in the base 26.

An upper medal sensor 1 is provided slightly below the medal supply hole 63 of the rear plate 62 of the medal storage unit 40.
In addition, a lower medal sensor 149 is provided slightly above the bottom plate 56. Both of these medal sensors 148 and 149 operate when the medal storage unit 40 is stored in the upper portion 34 of the base 26.
The upper sensor terminal 48 and the lower sensor terminal 49 are connected to each other and operate to detect the amount of medals stored in the medal storage unit 40, to supply medals, and to transmit the information to a medal payout unit to be described later. The display unit 72 provided on the display unit 41 is configured to display an image. In addition, the medal replenishment performed here is performed until the lower medal sensor 149 detects a shortage of medals and until the upper medal sensor 148 confirms that the medals are full. It is done to do.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a medal drop hole 66 is formed in the rear half of the bottom plate 56 of the medal storage unit 40 , and the medal is provided on the bottom plate 56. A slide shutter 67 for opening and closing the drop hole 66 is provided. The slide shutter 67 is formed of a rectangular plate formed to have a size capable of covering the medal drop hole 66, and protrusions 68, 68 are provided at front end portions on both sides of the slide shutter 67, respectively. When the medal drop hole 66 is open, the slide shutter 67 protrudes from the oblong holes 69, 69 formed at the lower ends of the side plates 53, 54.
8, 68 are located at the front ends of the oblong holes 69, 69.

Therefore, when the medal falling hole 66 is closed, the projections 68, 68 are inserted into the oblong holes 69, 69 from the outside of the medal storing portion 40, and the medal storing portion 40 is opened. By sliding backward, the slide shutter 67 can cover the medal drop hole 66. And the medal storage unit 40 configured in this manner is
It is removably housed in an upper portion 34 of the base 26 so as to be mounted on two guide rails 31 and 32 provided on the base 26.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the medal payout section 41 has a medal lock section 70 capable of fixing the medal storage section 40 and the medal payout section 41 to the base 26, and a conventional configuration. A medal payout mechanism 71 including a hopper section 14, a guide section 17, and a take-out tray 15, a display unit 72 for displaying the number of paid out medals and the like, and control for electrically controlling the medal payout mechanism 71 and the display unit 72. It has a unit 107 and, like the medal storage section 40, is formed in a box shape of a whole rectangular parallelepiped.

The medal lock section 70 is connected to a locking section 73 provided on the medal payout section 41, a link member 74 interlocked with the locking section 73, and the link member 74,
The two lower rods 75 and 76, each having a quadrangular cross-section, which are set up substantially vertically in the medal payout section 41, and are set up almost vertically in the medal storage section 40.
6, the two lower rods 75,
Two upper rods 7 whose lower ends engage with the upper ends of 76
7, 78 and an engaging portion 79 provided on the upper plate 6 of the base body 26, to which the upper ends of the two upper rods 77, 78 engage when the medal lock portion 70 is closed. Consists of

The locking portion 73 includes a cylinder lock 82 attached to a mounting hole 81 formed in a lower end portion of the front panel 80 by a nut 83, and a rotating portion 8 of the cylinder lock 82.
4, a plate-shaped member 86 whose center is fixed by a nut 85. The link member 74 is formed in a rectangular shape as a whole, has a horizontally long slit 87, and has one of the lower rods 75 at an end in the length direction.
And a connecting portion 88 is provided.
8 have been established. The plate member 86 and the link member 74 are provided with a hole 89 provided at the upper end of the plate member 86, and fixed to the hole 89, and the plate member 8
6 are connected to each other by a bolt 90 and a nut 91 that pass through the slit 87, and the bolt 90 moves in the slit 87 in the left-right direction in accordance with the rotation of the plate member 86, thereby moving the link member 74 up and down. It is formed to move. The lower rods 75 and 76 are connected and fixed to each other by a connecting member 92 provided at the upper end, and the lower rod 7 is attached to the lower end of one of the lower rods 75.
5 is provided with a connection piece 94 protruding inward at a substantially right angle to the side face 93, and a hole 95 is formed in the connection piece 94. Then, the connecting piece 94 of the connecting portion 88 and the lower rod 75 of the link member 74, the bolt 96 and the bolt inserted through the holes 95, 98 provided respectively
Are connected to each other by a nut 97 for fixing the bracket 96, and are fixed to each other via a bolt 96.

On the other hand, the upper end of each of the two lower rods 75, 76, with protrusions 99, 99 are formed, the lower end of each of the two upper rods 77, 78, Recesses 100, 100 corresponding to the projections 99 are provided, respectively, and two upper rods 77, 78 are provided.
Protrusions 101, 101 are provided at the respective upper ends, and an engagement portion formed of two holes into which the protrusions 101, 101 enter at the time of locking is formed on the lower surface of the upper plate 6 of the base 26. Parts 79, 79 are provided respectively. In the drawings, reference numeral 106 denotes a power plug, and reference numeral 108 denotes a frame plate to which the control unit 107 is attached.

Therefore, when the medal storing section 40 and the medal payout section 41 are fixed to the base 26, the medal storing section 40 is first inserted into the middle section 35 of the base 26 or before the medal storing section. The key 40 of the medal lock unit 70 is
It is inserted into the key hole 103 of the cylinder lock 82 and rotated counterclockwise to perform a locking operation. In this case, the plate member 86 rotates together with the dedicated key 102 about the rotation portion 84 of the cylinder lock 82 as the center of rotation, and the bolt 90 connecting the plate member 86 to the link member 74 with this rotation is It moves in the slit 87 of the link member 74 counterclockwise and rises.

As a result, the link member 74 as a whole rises and pushes up the lower rod 75 fixed to the connecting portion 88 of the link member 74 via the connecting piece 94. Since the two lower rods 75 and 76 are connected and fixed by the connecting member 92, both of the lower rods 75 and 76 are raised, and both the protrusions formed on the upper ends of the lower rods 75 and 76 are formed. The parts 99, 99 are engaged with recesses 100, 100 formed at the lower ends of the upper rods 77, 78, and push up the upper rods 77, 78. As a result, the protrusions 10 formed on the upper ends of the upper rods 77 and 78 are formed.
The medal dispensing section 41 and the medal storing section 40 are connected to the engaging sections 79 and 79 formed of two holes formed on the lower surface of the upper plate 6 of the base 26, respectively. It is fixed to.

Next, the display unit 72 is
50, switches 157 arranged in parallel with the upper part of the substrate 150, and a display unit 154 provided below the switches 157. The switches 157 are connected to the medal lending machine 1 via a horizontally long window 109 formed at the upper end of the front panel 80 of the medal payout unit 41.
Operable from outside. However, in this case, when the locking portion 70 for the medal is locked, the connecting member 92 connecting the lower rods 75 and 76 closes the horizontally long window 109, and the locking portion 70 for the medal is unlocked. , The connecting member 92 is connected to the lower rods 75, 76.
At the same time, the horizontal window 109 is opened so that the switches 157 can be operated.

Here, the switches 157 correspond to the sixth switch.
As shown in the figure, four push button switches are arranged in parallel, and are arranged in the order of a reset switch 110, a counter mode switch 111, a counter reset switch 112, and a spare switch 151 from the left. The reset switch 110 is used to restart the control unit 107 and a cash identification machine described later when the operation of the medal lending machine 1 stops for some reason. The above counter mode switch 111
Is used to display various counters on the display unit 154. Pressing the switch 111 once displays the number of paid-out medals, and pressing the switch 111 twice displays 1,000 coins in the cash identification storage unit 42. The number of accepted bills is displayed. Pressing three times displays the number of accepted 500 yen, and pressing 4 times displays the number of accepted 100 yen, and pressing 5 times turns off the counter display. It is configured as follows. The counter reset switch 112 is used when clearing the counter display.

As shown in FIG. 6, the display unit 154 displays various displays on a substantially square display window 155 opened below the horizontally long window 109 of the front panel 80 of the medal payout unit 41. Is formed.
In the display unit 154, five abnormality monitor display lamps 113 are arranged in parallel in the upper stage.
5, a malfunction occurs, and the medal lending machine 25
It is configured to turn on when the operation of is stopped. A digital display 114 of the number of bills and coins accepted by the medal lending machine 1 is formed in the middle row, and a digital display 115 of the number of medals paid out by the medal lending machine 1 is formed in the lower row. It is formed to be.

The abnormal monitor display lamp 113 includes, from the left, a green medal shortage display lamp 116, a yellow bridge abnormality display lamp 117, an orange payout abnormality display lamp 118, a yellow-green bill jam display lamp 119, and a red The sensor abnormality display lamps 120 are arranged in this order. The medal shortage indicator lamp 116 is turned on when there are no medals stored in the medal storage unit 7, and turned off when medals are supplied. In addition, if the lamp is lit even when the medals are supplied, the reset switch 110 is pressed. Then the bridge fault indicator lamp 117, despite the medals in the medal storage portion 7 is stored, which is medal to the medal paying-out part 41 lights when not supplied, in this case, medal to unlock the use lock unit 70, the medal accommodating part 40
The medals are dropped by pulling out a little forward to give a vibration, and then restarted by pressing the reset switch 110. When the medal is not supplied from the medal payout unit 8 for some reason, for example, the medal guiding unit 1
Illuminated when the medal payout path such as 7 and the medal take-out tray 15 are full of medals. In this case, the medals that are filled in the medal guide section 17 and the like are removed, and restart is performed by pressing the reset switch 110. In addition, even if the reset switch 110 is pressed, the payment is different.
If the normal display lamp 118 is not turned off, it means that a malfunction has occurred in the medal payout mechanism 71 itself. Further, the bill jam abnormal display lamp 119 is turned on when the bills are stored in the bill discriminating and storing section 18, and is turned off by removing the bills inside and pressing the reset switch 110.

Then, the sensor abnormality display lamp 120
Is configured to be turned on when an operation failure of various sensors attached to each part of the medal lending machine 25 occurs. In the figure, 152 and 153 are LED lamps respectively arranged on both sides of the display window 155, and the left lamp 152 is a medal lending machine 25.
Is turned on when is operating, and the lamp 153 on the right side is turned on when the medal lending machine 25 has stopped operating for some reason.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the cash identification storage section 42 comprises a bill identification storage section 18, a coin sorting section 19, a coin storage body 20, and a cash lock section 121. The coin sorting unit 19 is attached and fixed to the back surface of a front panel 124 which is attached to the front end 122 at the lower end of the base 26 via a hinge 123 so as to open toward the front of the base 26. That is, the coin sorting unit 19 includes the coin sorting machine 1
25, a bracket 126 for fixing the coin sorter 125 to the front panel 124, a coin chute 127 protruding from the coin sorter 125, and a coin sorter 12
5 and a coin detection sensor 128 provided below.
In addition, a coin housing 20 is provided below the coin detection sensor 128.

The front panel 124 is provided with a cash lock 121. The cash lock unit 12
Reference numeral 1 denotes a cylinder lock 130 fixed via a nut 131 to a mounting hole 129 formed at the upper left end of the front panel 124, and a rotation rod 134 fixed to a rotating portion 132 of the cylinder lock 130 by a nut 133. And an engaging portion 146 provided on the partition plate 33 of the base 26 for the rotation rod 134 to engage with. Note that reference numeral 1 in FIG.
Reference numeral 35 denotes a base member on which the bill recognition unit 18 is placed. Reference numeral 136 denotes a power plug that is fixed to the base member 135 via a bracket (not shown). Reference numeral 137 denotes a bracket for mounting the coin detection sensor 128. Is a bill insertion slot, 139 is a coin insertion slot, 140 is a coin return slot, 141 is a bill identification unit, 142 is a bill storage unit,
By opening the front panel 143 of the bill storage section 142 to the front, the bill stored therein can be taken out.

In order to operate the medal lending machine 25 constructed as described above, first, the power plug 39 shown in FIG.
Is connected to a 24 V AC power supply. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, by inserting the bill discriminating and accommodating portion 18 together with the base member 135 onto the bottom plate 4 of the lower portion 36 of the base 26, the power plug 136 attached to the rear surface of the base member 135 is inserted. Is connected to a socket 45 provided at the lower end of the lower portion 36 of the base 26. After inserting the coin storage body 20 below the base member 135, the front panel 124 is
By pivoting upward, the front surface of the lower portion 36 of the base 26 is closed. Then, the exclusive key 144 of the cash lock unit 121 is inserted into the key hole 145 of the cylinder lock 130 and is rotated counterclockwise by about 45 °. Then the cylinder lock 130
Is rotated about 45 ° from the horizontal position to return to the vertical position, and the engaging portion 1 provided at the front end of the partition plate 33 is rotated.
Engages the 46, the front panel 124 and the coin Sorting unit 19 is fixed to the base 26.

Next, as shown in FIG.
5 is inserted and arranged in the middle section 35 so as to be placed on a partition plate 33 provided on the base 26, and the medal payout section 4 shown in FIG.
The power plug 106 attached to the one frame plate 108 is connected to the socket 45 provided at the lower end of the middle portion 35 of the base 26. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the medal storage section 40 in which medals are stored in advance is moved to the upper step section 34 while sliding the lower ends of guide rails 31 and 32 provided inside the side plates 29 and 30 of the base 26. To store. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3,
The projections 68, 68 on both sides of the slide shutter 67 provided on the bottom of the medal storage unit 40 respectively come into contact with the engagement projections 147, 147 provided on the base 26 side, as shown in FIG. The slide shutter 67 moves on the bottom plate 56 of the medal storage unit 40 forward of the medal storage unit 40,
The medal drop hole 66 is opened, and the medal inside falls downward from the medal drop hole 66 and reaches the hopper 14 provided in the medal payout unit 41.

Next, the exclusive key 1 of the medal lock unit 70
02 to perform the locking operation of the medal lock unit 70, thereby to provide the medal payout unit 41 and the medal storage unit 4
0 is simultaneously fixed to the base 26. After that, turn on the start switch (not shown) as before.
By setting the state, each of the operating portions is energized and becomes operable.

Then, when there is no more medals in the medal storage unit 40, the locked state of the medal lock unit 70 is released, and after the medal storage unit 40 is released from being fixed to the base 26, the medal storage unit 40 is released. Only the part 40 alone
6 and after closing the slide shutter 67,
A medal supply operation can be performed. Of course the fourth
As shown in the drawing, it is also possible to open the opening / closing portion 59 alone and supply medals from there while the medal storage portion 40 is fixed to the base 26.

Regarding the medal replenishment, if a spare medal storage unit 40 is filled with medals in advance and prepared, and replaced with an empty medal storage unit 40, even during business hours, the medal supply unit 40 can be replaced. In addition, the operation of supplying medals can be performed without hindering the business. Further, as described above, the medal supply nozzle 6 based on the information of the medal sensors 148 and 149 attached to the medal storage unit 40.
5, the medals can be appropriately supplied from the medal supply holes 63 provided on the back surface of the medal storage unit 40.

Even if the medal payout mechanism 71 of the medal payout unit 41 has some function abnormality and malfunctions, the dedicated key 102 of the medal lock unit 70 can be used as described above. The locked state of the medal lock unit 70 is released, and only the medal payout unit 41 can be detached from the base 26 independently of the medal storage unit 40 and the cash identification storage unit 42 to perform maintenance work.

Further, when a failure occurs in the cash identification storage unit 42 or when coins or bills stored in the cash identification storage unit 42 are to be taken out, the dedicated key 144 of the cash lock unit 121 is used. to release the 121 locked state of, by rotating the coin Sorting unit 1 9 forward around the hinge portion 123, the coin storage 20 and the bill validator housing portion 18, a medal storage unit 40 and the medal payout unit 41 It can be taken out separately and independently for maintenance work and cash collection work.

In this embodiment, the slide shutter 67 provided in the medal storage unit 40 is provided at the lower end of both side plates 53 and 54 of the medal storage unit 40, and is provided with an oval opening. The case where the medal drop hole 66 can be opened and closed by sliding the protrusions 68, 68 arranged on the 69, 69 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. As shown, the slide shutter 6
An appropriate urging means 156 such as a spring is provided between both sides or one side of the rear end of the rear end 7 and the rear plate 62, and the slide shutter 67 is always energized to the rear of the medal storage unit 40. When the medal storing portion 40 is stored in the upper step 34 of the base 26 while closing the medal drop hole 66, the protrusions 68, 68 are engaged with the engagement protrusions 147, 147 provided on the base 26 side. The slide shutter 67 may move forward of the medal storage unit 40 to open the medal drop hole 66 against the urging force of the urging means 156 in abutment.

When the slide shutter 67 is constituted by using the urging means 156 as described above, the medal storing section 4
When 0 is taken out of the base 26 to supply medals or the like, the slide shutter 67 automatically closes the medal drop hole 66 by the urging force of the urging means 156, so that the slide shutter 67 remains forgotten to be closed. It is possible to prevent a situation in which medals are supplied.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the medal payout section 4 is operated by locking the medal lock section 70.
Although the case where both the first and the medal storage units 40 are fixed to the base 26 at the same time has been described as an example, for example, an engagement projection is provided at the lower end of the plate-shaped member 86 of the locking unit 73 and the base 2
6 is provided with an engagement recess at the front end of the partition plate 33, and by locking the medal storage unit 40, these engagement projections and the engagement recesses are engaged with each other. It may be formed so that it can be independently fixed to the base 26 through the intermediary, and is not limited to this embodiment.

[0054]

The present invention is configured as described above.
Therefore, the following effects can be obtained. Claim 1
According to the described invention, the following effects can be obtained. Sand
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when there is no medal in the medal storage unit and it becomes necessary to supply medals, or when a failure occurs in the medal payout unit and the medal supply is stopped, Even in the case where a failure occurs in the cash identification storage unit, it is necessary to always remove the entire medal lending unit main body from the base to carry out the medal replenishment work or repair the failed part as in the conventional case. Medals storage unit, medal payout unit, or cash identification storage unit, or a plurality of units can be removed from the base as appropriate to carry out medal replenishment work and maintenance work. The work can be performed, and the maintenance work can be performed easily and quickly.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, both the medal storage section and the medal payout section are fixed to the base by a lockable medal lock section, and the cash identification storage section is provided with a medal lock section. Is configured to be fixed to the base by a separate lockable cash lock unit, and the medal lock unit and the cash lock are locked by individual dedicated keys. General employees who perform replenishment work and maintenance work such as the medal payout unit manage the dedicated key of the medal lock unit, and only the playground manager who performs the cash collection work manages the dedicated key of the cash lock unit. Can establish a system,
More appropriate locking management can be performed.

Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the method
Supplying medals to the medal storage unit by dull replenishment means
Work can be done quickly and easily. Claim 2
According to the invention, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 described above.
The following effects are obtained. That is, claim 2
According to the invention, by opening the opening / closing part, the medal is stored.
Medals from the front of the medal storage section
It can be done quickly and easily.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the above contract
In addition to the effects of the invention of claim 1 or claim 2,
Effect. That is, according to the third aspect of the present invention,
For example, through the medal supply nozzle, the medal storage
Medals can be supplied quickly and easily.
You.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a medal lending machine according to the present invention divided into a medal lending machine body and a base.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the inside of a base.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a medal storing unit constituting the medal lending machine main body.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line IV-IV in FIG. 1, showing a state in which the main body of the medal lending machine is mounted on the base.

FIG. 5 is a divided perspective view showing a medal payout section constituting the medal lending machine body and a medal lock section provided in the medal payout section.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing switches and a display unit of a medal payout unit.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a cash identification storage unit.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the slide shutter mounted on the medal storage unit.

FIG. 9 is a simplified view of a conventional medal lending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medal lending machine 2 Base 3 Medal lending unit main body 4 Bottom plate 5 Back plate 6 Upper plate 7 Medal storage unit 8 Medal dispensing unit 9 Cash identification storage unit 10 Lock unit 11 Opening 12 Medal 14 Hopper unit 15 Take-out tray 17 Guide unit 18 Bill recognition compartment 19 Coin sorting unit 20 Coin storage 21 Coin 22 Slot 23 Bill 24 Insert slot 25 Medal lending machine 26 Base 27 Medal lending machine main body 28 Opening 29 Side plate 30 Side plate 31 Guide rail 32 Guide rail 33 Partition Plate 34 Upper section 35 Middle section 36 Lower section 37 Mounting base 38 Power cord 39 Power plug 40 Medal storage section 41 Medal payout section 42 Cash identification storage section 43 Harness unit 44 Relay base 45 Socket 46 Harness 47 Wire 48 Upper sensor terminal 49 Lower Sensor terminal 51 Hole 52 Front panel portion 53 Both side plates 54 Both side plates 55 Top plate 56 Bottom plate 57 Fixed portion 58 Hinge 59 Opening / closing portion 60 Handle 61 Void 62 Back plate 63 Medal supply hole 64 Guide portion 65 Medal supply nozzle 66 Medal drop hole 67 Slide shutter 68 Projection Part 69 oval opening part 70 medal lock part 71 medal payout mechanism 72 display unit 73 locking part 74 link member 75 lower rod 76 lower rod 77 upper rod 78 upper rod 79 engaging part 80 front panel 81 mounting hole 82 cylinder Lock 83 Nut 84 Rotating part 85 Nut 86 Plate member 87 Slit 88 Connection part 89 Hole part 90 Bolt 91 Nut 92 Connecting member 93 Side part 94 Connection piece 95 Hole part 96 Bolt 97 Nut 98 Hole part 99 Convex part 100 Recess 101 Convex part 02 dedicated keys 103 keyhole 104 left 105 left end 106 power plug 107 control unit 108 frame plate 109 Horizontal window 110 reset switch 111 Counter mode 112 counter reset switch 113 abnormality warning indicator lamp 114 digital display 115 digital display 116 medal shortage display lamp 117 Bridge abnormality indicator lamp 118 Dispensing abnormality indicator lamp 119 Billlet jam abnormality indicator lamp 120 Sensor abnormality indicator lamp 121 Cash lock part 122 Lower end front end of base (2) 123 Hinge part 124 Front panel 125 Coin sorter 126 Bracket 127 Coin chute 128 Coin detection sensor 129 Mounting hole 130 Cylinder lock 131 Nut 132 Rotating part 133 Nut 134 Rotating rod 135 Scan members 136 power plug 137 bracket 138 bill insertion slot 139 coin slot 140 coin return slot 141 banknote recognition unit 142 banknote storage portion 143 front panel 144 dedicated key 145 key hole 146 engagement portion 147 engaging projection 148 above the medal sensor 149 downwardly Medal sensor 150 Substrate 151 Spare switch 152 LED lamp 153 LED lamp 154 Display unit 155 Display window 156 Energizing means 157 Switches

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A medal lending machine body comprising a base and a medal lending machine main body mounted on the base. The medal lending machine main body has a medal storing section, a medal paying section, and a cash identification storing section, and the cash is the cash. In the medal lending machine that measures a predetermined number of medals and lends medals when inserted into the identification storage unit, the medal storage unit, the medal payout unit, and the cash identification storage unit are formed separately. The medal payout unit is provided with a lockable medal lock unit for fixing the medal storage unit and the medal payout unit to the base while the medal payout unit is individually mounted on the base. to secure cash identification storage unit to the substrate, lockable cash locking portion is provided, wherein the medal locking portion and the cash locking portion, respectively into force tablet by a separate dedicated key, the medal storage unit , Supply of medals to Le housing unit
A medal lending machine characterized by being provided with a medal replenishing means capable of performing . 2. A medal replenishing means which can be opened and closed by a hinge.
It is formed from an opening / closing unit that opens the front of the medal storage unit.
2. The medal lending according to claim 1, wherein
Departure. 3. A medal replenishing means for replenishing medals.
From the dull supply nozzle (65) and this medal supply nozzle (65)
Medal that guides the supplied medals into the medal storage section (40)
And a supply hole (63).
The medal rental machine according to claim 2.