JP3219712U - Tray with chute - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To improve security after a medal is paid out to a tray in a medal lending machine for paying out a medal.
A tray (120) includes a first wall (121) forming a pocket (121a) and a second wall (122). Since the second wall portion (122) is formed higher than the first wall portion (121) only on the right side of the tray (120), the medal in the tray (120) should not be seen from the customer on the right. Can do.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a tray with a chute attached to a medal payout port of a medal lending machine or other medal discharge mechanism.

  In pachinko halls and other amusement halls, there are pachinko balls, game medals, etc. next to patrol machines (legal name of pachinko slot machines (commonly called “pachislot”)), pachinko machines and other gaming machines. A game media rental machine for renting game media is installed. When money is inserted into the game medium lending machine, the number of game media corresponding to the amount of the money is paid out from the game medium lending machine.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a rotating type gaming machine described in JP-A-2015-107175.
The medal renting machine (game medium renting machine) 10 is disposed adjacent to the rotating game machine 20. The medal lending machine 10 is provided with a nozzle 18 a, the nozzle 18 a extends toward the revolving game machine 20, and the tip of the nozzle 18 a is a medal tray 25 provided on the revolving game machine 20. Located above. When a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 12a, the number of medals (game media) corresponding to the amount of the bill is paid out. The medals paid out from the medal lending machine 10 slide down inside the nozzle 18 a and are stored inside the medal tray 25. The player can operate the revolving game machine by inserting the medal taken out from the medal tray 25 into the medal insertion slot 16a, that is, can start the game.

When a player takes out medals from the medal tray 25, it is troublesome to take out the medals one by one, so many medals are often held in the palm and taken out. Since the space of the medal tray 25, in particular, the space between the top and the bottom of this space is not large, the hand holding the medal may interfere with the surrounding wall portion constituting the medal tray 25, which may be inconvenient for taking out the medal.
Further, medals accumulated below the tip of the nozzle 18a are difficult to be taken out because the tip of the nozzle 18a is in the way.

In order to solve these problems, it is conceivable to provide a tray at the tip of the nozzle 18a and store medals paid out through the nozzle 18a in the tray. By providing the tray, at least the medals paid out from the medal lending machine (game medium lending machine) 10 are collected in the tray, so that it is possible to take out the medals more easily than taking out the medals from the medal tray 25. Become.
However, if a tray is provided at the tip of the nozzle 18a, it is conceivable that a new problem arises accordingly.

In general, in a pachinko parlor or other amusement hall, the spinning machine is arranged in a horizontal row. For this reason, from the viewpoint of the player of the spinning-type gaming machine located on the right side of the spinning-type gaming machine 20, the tray is located at a short distance on the left side, and the gaming of the spinning-type gaming machine 20 It is not a favorable environment for a person from the viewpoint of security.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems. In a game medium lending machine for paying out medals and other game media, and in a gaming machine using the paid out game media, the game media is paid out. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tray with a chute that makes it possible to improve security after being done.

  To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a tray with a chute (100) attached to a medal payout port of a medal discharge mechanism (101), the chute (110) attached to the medal payout port, and the chute A tray with a chute (100), which is formed at the tip of the (110) and receives a medal paid out from the medal discharge mechanism (101) through the chute (110). (120) is a first wall (121) that forms a pocket (121a) for receiving the medal, and the first wall (121) on either the left side or the right side of the medal discharge mechanism (101). A chute tray (100) comprising a second wall portion (122) formed high is provided.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the second wall (122) further includes a portion (122a) formed higher than the first wall (121) in front of the tray (120). It is preferable.
In one embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the second wall portion (122) is detachably attached to the first wall portion (121) with respect to the first wall portion (121).
In one embodiment of the present invention, the second wall part (122) is detachably attached to the first wall part (121) on the other of the left side and the right side of the medal discharge mechanism (101). It is preferable that it can be attached to one wall part (121).

  In one embodiment of the present invention, a metal plate is attached to at least a part of the bottom surface on a bottom surface that is a surface on which a medal slides down, among a plurality of surfaces constituting the chute (110), or Preferably, at least a part of the bottom surface is formed of a metal plate, and the metal plate is always in contact with the metal frame (135) forming the medal discharge mechanism (101).

  In one embodiment of the present invention, it further comprises a pair of sheet-like conductive terminals (140a, 140b) and a short circuit detector (141), the pair of sheet-like conductive terminals (140a, 140b), Among the plurality of surfaces constituting the chute (110), on the bottom surface that is a surface on which the medal slides down, at the tip of the chute (110), the short-circuit detector ( 141), when detecting that the conductive terminals are short-circuited when a medal is stored above a certain height inside the pocket (121a), a central control device generates a short-circuit signal indicating a short-circuit of the conductive terminals. When the central control device (143) receives the short circuit signal, it stops paying out the game medium, and the short circuit detector (141) detects that the short circuit of the conductive terminal is released. A short-circuit release signal indicating a short-circuit release of the conductive terminal 143), and when the central control device (143) receives the short-circuit release signal, it is preferable to resume the payout of the game medium when the payout of the game medium is in progress.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the chute (110) is preferably attached to the medal discharge mechanism (101) so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction.
In one embodiment of the present invention, when the medal discharge mechanism (101) is viewed from the front, the fourth wall is formed higher than the first wall (121) at a position on the back side of the tray (120). It is preferable to further include a wall portion (128).
In one embodiment of the present invention, the bottom surface of the tray (120) is inclined downward from the back side of the tray (120) toward the front side when the medal discharge mechanism (101) is viewed from the front. (121c) is preferred.
The reference numerals in parentheses are given for reference in order to clarify the correspondence between the scope of the utility model registration request and each embodiment described later.

The chute tray according to the present invention has the following effects on the nozzle 18a of the conventional medal lending machine 10 shown in FIG.
The tray in the tray with a chute according to the present invention has a structure in which the right edge is raised by forming the second wall portion. For this reason, the player of the gaming machine installed on the right side of the medal lending machine 10 is blocked from view by the second wall portion, so that the medal accommodated in the tray cannot be seen. Alternatively, even if the player reaches out, the second wall becomes a barrier, so that the medals in the tray cannot be reached.
Thus, according to the tray with a chute according to the present invention, it is possible to remarkably improve the security after the medal is paid out from the medal lending machine to the tray.
Further, the tray with a chute according to the present invention does not need to be positioned above the medal tray of the spinning game machine. For this reason, the tray with a chute does not get in the way and it is not difficult to take out medals accumulated below the tray with a chute.

It is a perspective view of a tray with a chute concerning a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the tray with a chute | shoot shown in FIG. It is a front view of the tray with a chute | shoot shown in FIG. It is a side view of the tray with a chute | shoot shown in FIG. It is a partial perspective view of the tray with a chute concerning a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial perspective view of a tray with a chute concerning a third embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the tray with a chute | shoot which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the metal plate which is one component of the tray with a chute | shoot which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view at the time of seeing from the tray with a chute | shoot based on 4th embodiment of this invention. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a state where the tray is removed from FIG. 9. It is a perspective view of the metal frame which is arrange | positioned inside a medal lending machine and comprises the framework of a medal lending machine. It is a partial top view of the tray with a chute | shoot which concerns on 5th embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of a tray with a chute concerning a 6th embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of a tray with a chute concerning a seventh embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the conventional swivel type game machine.

(First embodiment)
1 is a perspective view of a tray 100 with a chute according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the tray 100 with a chute as viewed from above, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the tray 100 with a chute. 4 is a side view of the tray 100 with a chute.
The tray with chute 100 according to the present embodiment is attached to a medal payout port of the medal lending machine 101.
The tray with a chute 100 includes a chute 110 attached to a medal payout port of the medal lending machine 101, and a tray 120 that is formed at the tip of the chute 110 and receives medals paid out from the medal lending machine 101.

The inside of the chute 110 is a cavity and has a rectangular longitudinal section. The medals paid out from the medal lending machine 101 slide down on the bottom surface of the chute 110 and are accommodated in the tray 120 located at the tip of the chute 110.
The chute 110 is attached to the medal lending machine 101 so as to be able to turn left and right in the horizontal direction H with respect to the medal lending machine 101.
The tray 120 includes a first wall 121 and a second wall 122.
The first wall 121 forms a pocket 121a for receiving a medal, that is, a container having an open top.

The second wall portion 122 is formed on the upper edge of the first wall portion 121. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the second wall 122 is higher than the first wall 121 at the right edge of the first wall 121 when viewed from the front of the medal lending machine 101. Is formed.
Specifically, the second wall portion 122 includes a first portion 122a formed on the upper edge 121A in front of the upper edge of the first wall portion 121 and a right edge of the upper edge of the first wall portion 121. And a second portion 122b formed on the upper edge 121B.
In FIG. 1, upper edges 121A and 121B, which are boundary lines between the first wall 121 and the second wall part 122, and a boundary line 122c between the first part 122a and the second part 122b are virtually illustrated. This is indicated by a broken line.

As described above, the tray 120 in the tray with chute 100 according to the present embodiment has a shape in which the right edge of the tray 120 is high when viewed from the front of the medal lending machine 101.
The tray with chute 100 according to the present embodiment has the following effects on the nozzle 18a of the conventional medal lending machine 10 shown in FIG.
As described above, the tray 120 in the tray with chute 100 according to the present embodiment has a structure in which the right edge thereof is high.

For this reason, the player of the gaming machine installed on the right side of the medal lending machine 101 (on the right side of the medal lending machine 101 shown in FIG. 2) is blocked by the second wall 122 and is therefore accommodated in the tray 120. The medal that is being made is not visible. Alternatively, even if the player reaches out, the second wall 122 serves as a barrier, so that the medals in the tray 120 cannot be reached.
As described above, according to the tray with chute 100 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to significantly improve security after the medal is paid out from the medal lending machine 101 to the tray 120.

The tray with chute 100 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above structure, and various modifications can be made.
In the tray with chute 100 according to the present embodiment, when viewed from the front of the medal lending machine 101, the tray 120 has a shape in which the right edge thereof is high.
On the contrary, when the medal lending machine 101 is installed on the left side of the gaming machine (left side of the medal lending machine 101 in FIG. 2), the tray 120 can be configured such that the left edge thereof is higher. .

The tray with chute 100 according to the present embodiment is configured to be attached to the medal lending machine 101, but the target to which the tray with chute 100 is attached is not limited to the medal lending machine 101. For example, it can be directly attached to a medal payout port of a medal discharge mechanism built in the gaming machine.
In the tray with a chute 100 according to the present embodiment, the chute 110 is attached to the medal lending machine 101 so as to be able to rotate left and right in the horizontal direction H. However, the chute 110 is attached to the medal lending machine 101. It can also be fixedly attached.

(Second embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of a tray with chute 100A according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 5, in the tray with chute 100A according to the present embodiment, the second wall portion 122 is composed only of the second portion 122b in the first embodiment. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, two cylindrical convex portions 123 extend downward from the bottom surface of the second wall portion 122. The two convex portions 123 have the same shape (the same diameter and the same length).

Further, two holes 124 are formed on the upper surface of the right edge portion of the first wall portion 121, and each of the two convex portions 123 can be fitted into each of the holes 124. . For this reason, the 2nd wall part 122 can be attached with respect to the 1st wall part 121 by inserting each convex part 123 in each hole 124. FIG. Further, the second wall portion 122 can be removed from the first wall portion 121 by pulling out each convex portion 123 from each hole 124.
Thus, in the tray with chute 100A according to the present embodiment, the second wall portion 122 can be detachably attached to the first wall portion 121 with respect to the first wall portion 121.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of a tray with a chute 100B according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 6, in the tray with chute 100B according to the present embodiment, compared to the tray with chute 100A according to the second embodiment, two on the upper surface of the left edge of the first wall portion 121. A hole 124a is additionally formed. The convex portion 123 of the second wall portion 122 can be fitted into the hole 124a.
Thus, by forming the hole 124 and the hole 124a on the upper surface of both the right edge and the left edge of the first wall 121, the second wall 122 is either left or right of the first wall 121 or It can be attached to both side edges.

For example, when the gaming machine is arranged on the right side of the medal lending machine 101 (right side of the medal lending machine 101 in FIG. 2), the convex portion 123 of the second wall portion 122 is inserted into the hole 124 of the first wall portion 121. By fitting, the second wall 122 can be used as a barrier against the adjacent gaming machine. When the gaming machine is arranged on the left side of the medal lending machine 101 (left side of the medal lending machine 101 in FIG. 2), the convex portion 123 of the second wall portion 122 is inserted into the hole 124 a of the first wall portion 121. By fitting, the second wall 122 can be used as a barrier against the adjacent gaming machine.
Thus, according to the tray with a chute 100B according to the present embodiment, the second wall 122 can be used effectively regardless of the positional relationship between the gaming machine and the medal lending machine 101.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a tray 100C with a chute according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
The chute tray 100C according to the present embodiment includes a metal plate 130 that functions as an antistatic plate.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the metal plate 130.
As shown in FIG. 8, the metal plate 130 has a substantially rectangular shape, and two openings 131a and 131b are formed. One end (the right end in FIG. 8) of the metal plate 130 is a bent end 132 that has a reduced width and is bent substantially vertically downward.

9 is a perspective view of the tray with chute 100C according to the present embodiment as viewed from below, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the tray 120 removed from FIG.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a metal frame 135 that is arranged inside the medal lending machine 101 and forms the framework of the medal lending machine 101. The metal frame 135 includes a pair of protrusions 136 and 137 that protrude outward and are spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction. A semicircular protrusion 137 a is formed at the tip of the lower protrusion 137. The chute 110 is attached between the pair of protrusions 136 and 137.

As shown in FIGS. 7, 9, and 10, the metal plate 130 constitutes a part of the bottom surface of the chute 110. Alternatively, the metal plate 130 can be mounted on the bottom surface of the chute 110 by fitting the openings 131 a and 131 b into the convex portions provided on the bottom surface of the chute 110.
The metal plate 130 has a length over the entire length of the bottom surface of the chute 110.
As shown in FIGS. 7, 9, and 10, the metal plate 130 is in contact with a semicircular protrusion 137 a formed at the tip of the protruding portion 137 of the metal frame 135 at the bent end 132.

For this reason, even if the chute 110 rotates left and right in the horizontal direction with respect to the medal lending machine 101, the metal plate 130 always maintains contact with the protrusion 137a of the protruding portion 137 via the bent end 132.
The tray with chute 100C according to the present embodiment has the following effects.
When a large number of medals slide down the inside of the chute 110, a large amount of static electricity is generated due to friction with the inner surface of the chute 110. For this reason, a large amount of static electricity is stored in the medals stored in the pockets 121a of the tray 120.

In the tray with a chute 100 </ b> C according to the present embodiment, since the metal plate 130 is attached to the bottom surface of the chute 110, static electricity generated while the medal slides down inside the chute 110 is charged to the metal plate 130. . Static electricity charged on the metal plate 130 is transmitted to the protruding portion 137 of the metal frame 135 through the bent end 132, and as a result, is transmitted to the entire metal frame 135.
For this reason, by grounding the metal frame 135, a large amount of static electricity can escape to the ground.

As described above, according to the tray with chute 100C according to the present embodiment, the static electricity generated during the movement of the medal can be reliably grounded, so that it is possible to prevent troubles caused by the static electricity. .
In the tray with a chute 100 </ b> C according to the present embodiment, the metal plate 130 is formed to have a length over the entire length of the bottom surface of the chute 110, but the length of the metal plate 130 is not limited thereto. The metal plate 130 may form only a part of the entire length of the bottom surface of the chute 110 as long as the metal plate 130 is in contact with the protruding portion 137 at the bent end 132.

(Fifth embodiment)
FIG. 12 is a partial plan view of a tray with a chute according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 shows a portion in the vicinity of the tip of the chute 110 (a boundary portion between the chute 110 and the tray 120) and a part of the tray 120 coupled to the chute 110.
As shown in FIG. 12, a pair of strip-shaped conductive sheets 140 a and 140 b extending to the boundary with the tray 120 are attached on the bottom surface (surface on which the medals slide down) of the chute 110. Each of the conductive sheets 140 a and 140 b extends along both sides of the bottom surface of the chute 110.

The conductive sheets 140a and 140b are electrically connected via a short circuit detector 141. Further, a power source 142 is disposed at an arbitrary position of a circuit including the conductive sheets 140a and 140b and the short circuit detector 141.
The short circuit detector 141 is electrically connected to a central controller 143 that controls the medal payout operation of the medal lending machine 101.
The tray with a chute according to the present embodiment operates as follows.
When the height of the medal stored in the tray 120 reaches the position of the bottom surface of the chute 110, the conductive sheets 140a and 140b are mutually connected via one or more medals on the top of the medal pile. Electrically connected, i.e. shorted.

  When the conductive sheets 140a and 140b are short-circuited, the short-circuit detector 141 detects this short-circuit. Next, the short-circuit detector 141 transmits a short-circuit signal indicating that the conductive sheets 140a and 140b are short-circuited to the central controller 143. The central controller 143 that has received the short-circuit signal stops the medal payout operation of the medal lending machine 101 even if payout of all medals has not ended. Further, the central control device 143 issues a warning signal, for example, by sound, light or video to the player to notify the player that a medal is about to fall out of the tray 120. Alternatively, the central controller 143 informs the game hall side accordingly.

When the player takes out a medal and the short circuit between the conductive sheets 140a and 140b is released, the short circuit detector 141 detects this short circuit release and transmits a short circuit release signal indicating that to the central controller 143. The central controller 143 that has received the short-circuit release signal restarts the medal payout when the medal payout is in progress.
The tray with a chute according to the present embodiment has the following effects.
According to the tray with a chute according to the present embodiment, the short-circuit detector 141 stores a large amount of medals before medals spill from the tray 120 or before the medals are clogged too much inside the chute 110. And the central controller 143 that has received the short circuit signal from the short circuit detector 141 stops paying out medals. For this reason, it is possible to prevent medals from overflowing from the tray 120 and clogging of medals inside the chute 110 by continuing to pay out medals.

Further, when the number of medals in the tray 120 decreases as the player removes medals from the tray 120, the central controller 143 resumes paying out medals that have been stopped in the middle of paying out, Pay out. In this way, even if the payout of medals stops halfway, all the medals are paid out reliably.
Further, the central controller 143 informs the player before the spilling medals from the tray 120 or before the medals are jammed, so that the medals overflow from the tray 120 or the medals are jammed inside the chute 110. It is possible to prevent this.

(Sixth embodiment)
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a tray 100E with a chute according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
A tray with chute 100E according to this embodiment is different from the tray with chute 100 according to the first embodiment in that the tray 120 includes a fourth wall portion 128.
As shown in FIG. 13, the fourth wall 128 is formed higher than the first wall 121 above the first wall 121 at a position on the back side of the tray 120 when the medal lending machine 101 is viewed from the front. Has been. The lower edge of the fourth wall 128 is connected to the upper edge of the first wall 121 and the right edge of the fourth wall 128 is connected to the chute 110. For example, the fourth wall portion 128 is set to the same height as the second wall portion 122.

In FIG. 13, a boundary line 128a indicating the boundary between the fourth wall portion 128 and the first wall portion 121 is virtually shown by a broken line.
By providing the fourth wall portion 128, the player can easily put a finger into the pocket 121 a of the tray 120 by placing the finger along the fourth wall portion 128, and grabs the medal inside the tray 120. Convenient to.
In the present embodiment, the fourth wall portion 128 is formed integrally with the first wall portion 121, but the fourth wall portion 128 is configured as a separate member from the first wall portion 121, and the second and second Similarly to the second wall portion 122 in the third embodiment, the fourth wall portion 128 can be detachably attached to the first wall portion 121 with respect to the first wall portion 121.

(Seventh embodiment)
FIG. 14 is a side view of a tray with a chute 100F according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.
In the tray with a chute 100F according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the bottom surface 121c of the first wall 121 of the tray 120 is viewed from the back side of the tray 120 when the medal lending machine 101 is viewed from the front. It is inclined downward toward the near side. That is, when viewed from the player, the bottom surface 121c of the tray 120 is high on the back side and low on the near side.
For this reason, according to the tray 100F with a chute | shoot which concerns on this embodiment, it becomes easy for a player to scoop the medal inside the tray 120 to the near side.

  The present invention is most suitable as a tray with a chute attached to a medal payout port of a medal lending machine or other medal discharge mechanism.

100A Tray with Chute according to the First Embodiment of the Invention 100A Tray with Chute according to the Second Embodiment of the Invention 100B Tray with Chute according to the Third Embodiment of the Invention 100C Fourth Embodiment of the Invention Tray with chute 100E according to the embodiment Tray with chute 100F according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention Tray with chute according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention 101 Medal lending machine 110 Chute 120 Tray 121 First wall portion 122 Second Wall part 123 Convex part 128 Fourth wall part 130 Metal plates 140a and 140b Conductive sheet 141 Short-circuit detector 143 Central controller

Claims (9)

A tray with a chute attached to the medal payout opening of the medal discharge mechanism,
A chute attached to the medal payout opening;
A tray that is formed at the tip of the chute and receives a medal paid out from the medal discharge mechanism through the chute;
In a tray with a chute comprising
The tray
A first wall forming a pocket for receiving the medal;
A second wall portion formed higher than the first wall portion on either the left side or the right side of the medal discharge mechanism;
A tray with a chute that is equipped with.   The tray with a chute according to claim 1, wherein the second wall portion further includes a portion formed higher than the first wall portion in front of the tray.   The tray with a chute according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second wall portion is detachably attached to the first wall portion with respect to the first wall portion.   The said 2nd wall part can be attached to said 1st wall part so that it can be removed with respect to said 1st wall part in the other of the left side and the right side with respect to the said medal | token discharge mechanism. Tray with chute.   A metal plate is attached to at least a part of the bottom surface on the bottom surface, which is a surface on which the medal slides, among a plurality of surfaces constituting the chute, or at least a part of the bottom surface is formed of a metal plate. The tray with a chute according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the metal plate is always in contact with a metal frame forming the medal discharge mechanism. It further includes a pair of sheet-like conductive terminals and a short-circuit detector,
The pair of sheet-like conductive terminals are arranged on the bottom surface, which is the surface on which the medal slides down, among the plurality of surfaces constituting the chute, at a distance from each other at the tip of the chute,
When the short-circuit detector detects that the conductive terminals are short-circuited when medals are stored above a certain height inside the pocket, a short-circuit signal indicating a short-circuit of the conductive terminals is sent to the central controller. Send
When the central control unit receives the short-circuit signal, it stops paying out the game media,
When the short-circuit detector detects that the short-circuit of the conductive terminal is released, the short-circuit detector transmits a short-circuit release signal indicating the short-circuit release of the conductive terminal to the central control device,
6. The central control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein upon receiving the short-circuit release signal, the payout of the game medium is resumed when the payout of the game medium is in progress. The tray with the chute described.   The tray with a chute according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the chute is attached to the medal discharge mechanism so as to be rotatable in a horizontal direction.   8. The fourth wall portion according to claim 1, further comprising a fourth wall portion formed higher than the first wall portion at a position on the back side of the tray when the medal discharge mechanism is viewed from the front. The tray with a chute | shoot as described in any one.   The bottom surface of the tray is inclined downward from the back side to the near side of the tray when the medal discharge mechanism is viewed from the front. A tray with a chute as described in.