JP2759138B2 - Payout machine for gaming medal rental machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is to supply medals from a supply source to each medal lending machine arranged side by side in a slot machine and the like, and to have a certain number of medals paid out. The present invention relates to a payout device for a gaming medal lending machine that can perform a game.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a gaming medal lending machine configured so that a desired number of medals supplied from a supply source side can be sent one by one from a hopper to a medal receiving slot, paid-out medals are received in a receiving tray. Was to be released from the medal, or to take the medal by hand.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, if the paid-out medals are not received, it cannot be determined whether or not the next payout is possible.
This caused a problem that the excess was paid out and overflowed, causing a failure.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention solves such a problem, and medals sent from the hopper 7 are efficiently and reliably introduced into the urn, so that an appropriate payout amount can be obtained. Therefore, between the hopper 7 and the medal receiving port 1, a counting sensor 16 that can detect and count the payout of the medal is provided, and the vicinity of the medal receiving port 1 is provided. A sensor 12 capable of detecting the stacking of medals is disposed at the medal receiving opening 1, and a pot 8 that can be opened and closed by vertical movement is attached to the medal receiving opening 1, and a receiving opening 9 for receiving medals from the hopper side into the urn 8. Receiving plate 10 below
Are arranged obliquely, and a tongue piece 11 is protruded inward at the center of the upper end of the receiving plate 10.

[Operation] Therefore, the medals sent from the hopper 7 side are scattered by the tongue piece 11 at the center of the upper end of the receiving plate 10, so that the medals are not continuously connected to the obliquely receiving plate 10 without being continuously connected. In this way, a proper payout amount can always be obtained.

[Example] Next, an example shown in the drawings will be described.

FIG. 2 shows a front view of a medal lending machine A juxtaposed to the slot machine on the slot machine island, and a 1000 yen bill can be purchased on the front upper portion of the medal lending machine A where 50 medals can be purchased. A bill insertion slot 17 is provided, and a display unit 14 that can display lending availability or dispensed number is provided below the bill insertion slot 17,
The medal receiving port 1 below the display unit 14 can be vertically opened and closed while being pushed in as shown in FIG. 4 or pulled out as shown by phantom lines in FIG. The urn 8 is attached.

Inside the medal lending machine A, there is provided an upstream spare hopper 4 capable of inserting medals from the replenishing section B in the slot machine island through the shooter 18, and the hopper 4 accommodates about 300 medals. The proximity sensor 2 that detects the medal level is installed on the side of
At the bottom of the hopper 4, a conveyor belt type feeding means 3 is stretched horizontally, and a motor below the flow-down guide plate 19 is provided.
A lower feed port 21 is provided at the end side of the feed means 3 so as to be driven by 20.

Below the delivery port 21, a cylindrical shape is provided for 150 to 2
A payout hopper 7 on the downstream side capable of accommodating 00 medals is provided. A proximity sensor 5 for detecting a medal level is provided on an upper portion of the hopper 7, and a ring-shaped fiction is provided on a bottom portion of the hopper 7. A delivery means 6 comprising a rotating drum 6b having a belt 6a on its upper surface is provided so as to be driven by a motor 22, and a payout passage 15 through which medals can be paid out one by one by the delivery means 6 is provided around the hopper 7. It is constructed by connecting and communicating.

From the gate-shaped receiving opening 9 communicating with the end of the payout passage 15, the medal receiving opening 1 inside the urn 8 is provided.
The receiving plate 10 is inclined to the side, and a tongue piece 11 is protruded toward the inside of the urn 8 at the center of the upper end side of the receiving plate 10 below the receiving port 9. Equipped with a proximity sensor 12 for detecting the presence or absence of a medal, a counting sensor 16 for counting medals is provided in the middle of the payout passage 15, and a payout passage close to the outer periphery of the hopper 7 upstream of the sensor 16. A shutter 13 for stopping payout of medals, which is operated by a solenoid 23, is provided at the portion 15 so as to be openable and closable.

FIG. 12 shows a circuit diagram, which is configured to be controllable by the CPU. By detecting the level of each proximity sensor 2, the replenishing device of the replenishment unit B is operated so that a medal of a predetermined level is introduced, and the proximity sensor is operated. 5 level detection, motor
By turning 20, the medals on the belt feeding means 3 are introduced into the payout hopper 7 to a predetermined level. Further, the presence / absence of a medal in the urn can be displayed by the proximity sensor 12. The counting sensor 16 counts the payout of medals. When the paid-out medals have been stored in the medal receiving port 1 for a predetermined time, a display indicating that the medals are being paid out is performed, and insertion of a bill is prohibited. Therefore, when medals are supplied from the supply source side through the shooter 18, the medals are received and stored in the spare hopper 4, and
The medal level is detected by the proximity sensor 2, and when the medal level is reached, the shutter of the medal supply source is closed, and the medal supply from the shooter 18 is stopped. The payout means 3 pays out medals to the payout opening 21 and feeds the medals to the payout hopper 7 below. In the hopper 7, the medal level is detected by the proximity sensor 5, and when the medal level is reached, the motor 20 of the feeding means 3 is stopped and the medal amount in the hopper 7 is kept constant. The sending unit 6 sends the medals of the hopper 7 to the payout passage 15 one by one. Payout passage
The medals fed into the medals 15 are counted by the counting sensor 16, pass through the receiving port 9, and the medals sent out in a line from the payout passage 15 pass through the tongues 11 when they pass over the tongues 11.
, And scatters in all directions, thereby being efficiently and reliably introduced into the urn 8 having the receiving plate 10 as a bottom surface, and can be uniformly stored. Next, by moving the pot 8 upward and opening it, the medals in the pot can be paid out from the medal receiving opening 1. Further, the number of medals counted by the counting sensor 16 is displayed on the display unit 14. At this time, when counting for 1000 yen (50 sheets) or more is performed, the shutter 13 is closed to stop payout of medals and display. Furthermore, each proximity sensor 2,
In the case where medals are detected by 5 and 12 and the supply of medals is not performed smoothly in various places, the jam of the medals is displayed so that the employee can deal with them. In addition, when a banknote is continuously inserted without receiving a medal paid out for the first time, payout is performed up to two times, but the third time, the operation of the proximity sensor 12 prohibits the taking in of a banknote, and a It is possible to prompt me to receive a medal.

[Effect of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the medals paid out to the receiving port 1 are scattered by the tongue piece 11 at the center of the upper end of the receiving plate 10, so that the medals are continuously connected to the inclined receiving plate 10. In addition, the medal lending machine is efficiently and reliably introduced into the urn, can always obtain an appropriate payout amount, and can be suitably implemented as a medal lending machine capable of favorably purchasing medals.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part which is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of a medal lending machine, FIG. 3 is a perspective view thereof, FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a main part, FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 are enlarged perspective views of respective parts shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a part of FIG. , FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are XX- and XI-
FIG. 12 shows a circuit diagram, respectively, as viewed from the line XI. 1 ... Medal receiving slot, 7 ... Hopper 12 ... Sensor, 16 ... Counting sensor

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Mitsuhiro Tada 4-3 Jonai, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture Inside Shinko Mfg. Co., Ltd. 71879 (JP, U) JP-A 2-109686 (JP, U) JP-A 63-62191 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A medal lending machine for games configured to be able to send out a desired number of medals supplied from a supply source side to a medal receiving port 1 one by one from a hopper 7. The hopper 7 and the medal receiving port 1 Between them, a counting sensor 16 capable of detecting and counting the payout of medals is provided, and a sensor 12 capable of detecting the stacking of medals is disposed near the medal receiving slot 1,
A pot 8 that can be opened and closed by moving up and down the medal receiving slot 1
The receiving plate 10 is obliquely provided below the receiving opening 9 for receiving the medals from the hopper 7 into the urn 8.
A payout device for a medal lending machine for gaming machines, characterized by a tongue protruding inward at the center of the upper end of 10.