JP3099546U - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a slot machine in which a medal insertion operation itself is not accepted in a state in which medal insertion into the machine is not permitted, so that useless medal insertion cannot be performed.
An insertion port closing means (11) for closing a medal insertion port itself is provided near a medal entrance (2). The insertion port closing means 11 is composed of a shutter member 12 which closes a rectangular opening formed corresponding to the medal diameter and thickness of the medal entrance 2, and the shutter member 12 is a shutter member storage chamber by electromagnetic force. It is configured to be able to move back and forth from 11a to the opening side of the medal entrance 2.
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Description

The present invention relates to a slot machine that starts a game by detecting that a medal inserted from a medal insertion slot has been properly inserted and passed into the main body.

Generally, slot machines require medal insertion as a game start condition. For example, in order to start a game only when a medal is inserted, a detection unit for detecting medal insertion is provided. The game control unit is operated based on a signal from the game controller.

投入 Also, if the inserted medal is a regular medal for the gaming machine, there is provided a inserted medal selecting means for permitting passage into the machine, and returning the token to a tray or the like when the medal is not a regular medal. In some cases, even if a regular medal is played, the game is played without consuming the medal due to unauthorized insertion. Therefore, the signal of the above-described medal detection means is programmed to monitor the illegal insertion.

On the other hand, during a gaming game, when the credit function exhibited by inserting medals in advance exceeds the number of accepted coins, or when the gaming machine itself is in an error state and the medal insertion is not permitted, the The medal insertion permission coil provided at the next stage of the selector rail for introducing the medal is energized, and the inserted medal selecting means is operated so that the sub rail following the selector rail is magnetized and retracted backward. For this reason, when a game medal is inserted, the medal that has passed the selector rail is returned to the medal tray through the medal payout exit from the opening formed by the sub rail retreating backward.
JP-A-7-8599

However, in the above-described conventional inserted medal selection means, there is a problem in that a medal can be inserted even in a state where the medal insertion itself becomes meaningless, which results in a useless operation for the player. . Therefore, the present invention provides a slot machine in which the medal insertion operation itself is not accepted in a state in which the medal insertion into the machine is not permitted, so that useless medal insertion cannot be performed. Make it an issue.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configuration. That is, the slot machine according to the present invention detects a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot into the main body properly and starts the game by detecting that the medal is inserted into the main body. It is characterized in that a slot closing means is provided for closing the slot of the token itself when activated.

Since the slot machine of the present invention is provided with a slot closing means for closing the token slot itself by operating in response to the medal acceptance signal at the token slot, when the credit function exceeds the accepted number, or when the gaming machine is used. In the case of the medal insertion rejection state in the error state, when the medal acceptance impossible signal is output, the insertion port closing means provided in the insertion port is operated to close the medal insertion port, so that the medal insertion is performed. It is no longer possible to accept itself, and it is possible to prevent unnecessary medal insertion.

The medal insertion operation itself has been disabled so that it is no longer possible to insert useless medals.

Hereinafter, the embodiment shown in the drawings will be described. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a configuration of a medal selector 1 configured as a unit installed in a medal slot of a slot machine, and a medal entrance 2 joined to a game medal slot of a game machine body (not shown) and a gaming machine. It has a medal exit 3 for discharging medals therein, and is formed in a substantially parallelogram centering on a game medal rail portion 4 forming a passage from the medal entrance 2 to the medal exit 3.

A cancel plate 6 that opens and closes in opposition to the elastic force of the spring 5 is provided in front of the game medal rail section 4, and has a U-shape in the rear section of the game medal rail section 4 so as to straddle the rail section. Two pairs of formed medal sensors 7 and 8 are provided. In the game medal rail section 4 at the subsequent stage provided with a medal sensor, a medal passage is formed by a sub rail 9 which is movable by suction of an electromagnetic coil.

When a regular game medal is inserted into the medal entrance 2 when a game medal can be inserted, the game medal that has passed through the former stage of the game medal rail unit 4 passes on the sub-rail 9 at the subsequent stage, and the medal sensors 7 and 8 are detected. It passes through the medal exit 3 and is stored in the medal payout device in the main body. When a medal smaller than the regular game medal is inserted, as shown in FIG. 2, it falls off from the medal rail section 4 by its own weight.

When a large medal is thrown in and becomes jammed in the rail, as shown in FIG. 3, the game medal is pushed out by opening the canceling plate 6 and dropped off under the rail so as to be returned to the tray side. Has become. Also, when the game medal cannot be accepted as in the conventional case, as shown in FIG. 4, the electromagnetic coil provided at the subsequent stage of the game medal rail section 4 is energized, magnetically attaches the sub rail 9 and retreats backward, The inserted medal selection means operates to return the game medals to the medal receiving side.

The driving of the cancel plate 6 and the sub-rail 9 is performed by a drive signal on the CPU side by connecting the selector drive signal code 10 to a CPU control circuit 20 (not shown) on the main body side. The signal is output to the CPU control circuit 20 so that it is determined whether or not illegal insertion of medals has been performed.

投入 In the vicinity of the medal entrance 2, a slot closing means 11 for closing the medal slot itself is provided. The insertion port closing means 11 is composed of a shutter member 12 for exactly closing a rectangular opening formed corresponding to the medal diameter and thickness of the medal entrance 2, and the shutter member 12 is a shutter member storage chamber by electromagnetic force. It is configured to be able to move back and forth from 11a to the opening side of the medal entrance 2.

The shutter member 12 is normally retracted into the storage room 11a, but is advanced forward when a medal rejection signal is input from a CPU control circuit 20 (not shown), and is controlled to close the medal entrance 2. . This medal acceptance unacceptable signal is output from the CPU control circuit 20 when the credit function exceeds the number of accepted coins or when the gaming machine is in an error state or the like, and when the medal insertion is not allowed.

The closing function of the medal entrance 2 in the insertion port closing means 11 can slide the shutter member 12 or apply various opening / closing modes, and takes into account the shape and installation space of the medal selector configured as a unit. Means can be provided.

As described above, by providing the medal insertion port closing means 11 which is operated based on a signal output upon determination of a medal unacceptable state, it is possible to prevent a medal insertion in which the insertion operation itself becomes useless.

で き る The present invention can be applied to a slot machine having a function of determining a medal unacceptable state and outputting a signal.

It is a side view which shows typically the structure of the medal selector comprised as the unit installed in the medal slot of a slot machine. When a medal smaller than a regular game medal is inserted, it is a side view and a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the medal falls off due to its own weight at the previous stage of the medal rail section. When a medal larger than a regular game medal is inserted, a side view and a cross-sectional view illustrating a state where the game medal is pushed out by opening a cancel plate and falls down. It is a side view and a cross-sectional view for explaining a state in which a sub-rail is retracted by electromagnetic attraction and a medal is returned to a tray side at a subsequent stage of a game medal rail portion when a normal game medal cannot be accepted.

Explanation of reference numerals

Reference Signs List 1 medal selector 2 medal entrance 3 medal exit 4 game medal rail section 7, 8 medal sensor 11 slot closing means 12 shutter member 20 CPU control circuit

Claims (1)

In a slot machine that detects that a medal inserted from the medal slot has been properly inserted into the main unit and starts the game, the medal slot is activated by the medal acceptance disable signal and the medal slot itself is closed. A slot machine provided with an input port closing means.

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