JP3520843B2 - Inter-machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an inter-mounting machine used between pachinko machines and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional machine between pachinko machines will be described below as an example. Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 9, a plurality of pachinko machines 1 are provided side by side in a row, and a machine-to-machine 2 is provided between the pachinko machines 1. By inserting coins or bills into this stand-by machine 2,
Pachinko balls corresponding to the amount were ejected. In order to take out the banknotes stored in the inter-machine 2, the entire inter-machine 2 was pulled forward.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional structure, the pachinko machine 1 is used when the bill is taken out.
This means that the entire machine-mounted machine 2 having a size that extends from almost above to below is drawn out, which is an obstacle for a player who enjoys pachinko in the vicinity.

The present invention solves such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bench machine which does not disturb the player at the time of collecting the stored bills stored in the storage portion.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, the inter-mounting machine of the present invention has a structure in which only the bill validator can be independently withdrawn and the bill validator
The banknote storage unit that stores the
It consists of a lid that is rotatably connected about a point,
The lid part opens on the opposite side of the main body part and
By serial bill validator is pulled forward, the
In conjunction with the drawing operation, the lid part is centered on the fulcrum.
Rotate with the bill in the direction perpendicular to the bill insertion direction.
It is those that.

As a result, the stored bills can be easily collected without disturbing the player.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a dispensing machine which is installed between the gaming machine, the bill validator accommodated provided housing in body of the dispensing machine Warehouse and this paper
A bill validator stored in a bill validator storage
In addition, in the bench machine that can independently pull out only this bill validator , the bill validator
Is the bill insertion slot and the identification provided behind this bill insertion slot.
A separate part and a bill storage part connected to this identification part
And the banknote storage section is supported by the main body section and the main body section.
It consists of a lid that is rotatably connected about a point,
The lid part opens on the opposite side of the main body part, and
By pulling out the bill validator,
In conjunction with the drawing operation, the lid part is centered on the fulcrum.
Rotate with the bill in the direction perpendicular to the bill insertion direction.
That is a dispensing machine, the entire Taikan machine at the time of stored banknotes recovered without the need to pull out in front, stored banknotes recovered in the not get in the way of the player can be easily.

Also, interlocking with the withdrawal operation of the bill validator
However, since the lid part rotates with the bill, the bill can be collected easily.
Easy to do.

Furthermore, since the bill storage unit is divided into two
Stored bills even if the bill validator is pulled out a little
Can be taken out, and the stored bills can be easily collected.

A bill discriminating device according to a second aspect of the present invention.
In addition, the shaft is installed in the bill validator and
An arm that rotates about the center is provided, and the tip of the arm is provided.
2. The inter-mounting machine according to claim 1 , wherein the lid part rotates about a fulcrum by the rotation of the banknote.
It moves and the lid rotates with the bill, so the bill can be collected.
Easy to do.

[0011] arm definitive to the invention of claim 3,
Groove formed in the direction of drawing out the bill validator
And a plate cam mechanism consisting of a shaft that slides in this groove
As it rotates, at least one of the grooves or shafts
One side is installed in the bill validator storage, and the arm is
Contract that rotates in conjunction with the withdrawal operation of the bill validator
It is the bench machine described in claim 2 and pulls out the bill validator.
It is inexpensive because it can be disengaged only by power.

[0012] opening the lid definitive to the invention described in claim 4
The machine between machines according to claim 1, wherein a recess is provided in the vicinity.
Since there is a recess, you can pinch the stored banknotes with your fingers.
It becomes easier and the banknotes can be easily collected.

[0013] The bill discriminating apparatus according to the invention as claimed in claim 5,
The inter-mounting machine according to claim 1, wherein a plug-in type connector is used for the source supply , and when the bill validator is pulled out forward, an electric power is supplied.
Since there is no need to move the wire, the core of wire entanglement or disconnection
There is no distribution.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a bill identifying storage is provided.
From the banknote identification device
The output of this detection means is supplied to the bill validator.
The table machine according to claim 1, wherein the power supply is turned off and the power outage process is performed , and detects the drawing operation of the bill validator.
Supply the bill validator before pulling it out
Power is turned off and power outage processing is performed.
The mind that the microcomputer installed in the unit runs out of control
There is no distribution.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a pachinko machine between-machines (used as an example of a machine between machines) of the present invention (one side cover is not attached in order to make the width narrow as is apparent from this side view). ).

In FIG. 1, 11 is a pachinko machine between machines, which has a height of about 800 mm and a depth of about 200 mm.
The width is about 40 mm. A bill validator 13 is disposed above the pachinko machine machine 11. A coin discriminating device 14 is mounted below the bill discriminating device 13. A control unit 15 is arranged below the coin identifying device 14, and a power supply unit 16 is provided on the bottom surface of the pachinko machine-to-machine machine 11.

A pachinko machine space machine 1 configured as described above
The operation of No. 1 will be described below. First, numeral 17 is a pachinko ball charging port, and the pachinko balls charged from the charging port 17 are accumulated in the passage 18. Therefore, when a coin is inserted into the coin slot 19 of the coin identifying device 14, the pachinko balls are supplied to the pachinko ball supply port 20 according to the amount of the inserted coins.

Further, by inserting a bill into the bill identifying device 13 in addition to the coin identifying device 14, the pachinko balls are supplied to the pachinko ball supply port 20 in accordance with the amount of the inserted bill.

The control unit 15 controls the coin discriminating device 14 and the bill discriminating device 13 as a whole. The power supply unit 16 supplies electricity to these devices.
Since the power supply unit 16 is heavy, the pachinko machine space machine 11
It is provided at the bottom of the housing 21 to improve stability.

Next, the vicinity of the bill validator 13 which is an important part of the present invention will be described. The bill validator 13
It is adapted to be stored in a bill validator storage 22 provided above the housing 21. In the normal use state, the bills are stored in the housing 21 as described above, but when the stored bills are taken out, the bill validator 13 is set to the front, that is, A.
It is designed to be pulled out in the direction.

Further, a rail 23 is provided on the bottom surface of the bill validator storage 22 so that the bill validator 13 can be smoothly pulled out when the bill validator 13 is pulled out. The rail 2 is provided on the bottom of the bill validator storage 22.
Instead of 3, a roller or a sphere may be used.

Reference numeral 25 is a lock attached to the front of the bill validator 13. By inserting a key 26 into the lock 25, the lock is released and the bill validator 13 can be pulled forward. There is. Also at this time the key 26
By rotating, the sensor 27 detects the movement thereof, disconnects electricity supplied from the insertable / removable connector 46 to the bill validator 13, and performs a power outage process.

In order to prevent the wire from being entangled or broken when the bill validator 13 is pulled out, electricity is supplied from the removable connector 46 before the bill validator 13 is pulled out. This is to cut off the electricity that is being generated so that the microcomputer or the like in the control unit of the bill validator 13 does not run away.

The lock 25 is used as an example of a prohibiting means for prohibiting the withdrawal of the bill validator 13 to the front side. However, the prohibiting means is not limited to this lock and may be, for example, a number lock or a voice. Alternatively, an identification unit for personally recognizing by using a fingerprint, a device for recognizing by using cards such as a cash card, or the like may be used.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko machine space machine 11. In FIG. 2, 28 is an insertion slot for inserting a bill into the bill validator 13. 25 is a lock and 19 is a coin slot. Reference numeral 20 is a pachinko ball supply port. Two
Reference numeral 9 is a coin return port. In this way, the bill validator 13
Is placed above the pachinko machine machine 11, even if the banknote identification device 13 is pulled out when collecting the banknotes, it does not disturb the player and the banknotes are monitored by many people. It is possible to prevent tampering with the identification device 13 and fraud.

Next, the manner in which the bill validator 13 is pulled out forward will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows the first state, in which the bill validator 13 is stored in the bill validator storage 22. A bill validator 13 is inserted into the bill validator storage 22, and a bill insertion slot 28 is provided on the front surface of the bill validator 13. The bill insertion slot 28 is provided in the bill insertion portion 28a made of resin. An identification unit 30 is provided inside the bill insertion unit 28a, and a bill storage unit 31 is provided in connection with the identification unit 30.

The bill storage portion 31 is formed of a galvanized steel plate, and is formed of a main body portion 32 and a lid portion 33 connected to the main body portion 32. A plate cam 34 is attached to the bill validator storage 22, and a crank-shaped groove 35 is formed in the plate cam 34. Reference numeral 36 is a shaft provided in the main body 32, and the groove 3
It is designed to slide inside 5. 37 is also a shaft and is formed in the main body of the bill validator 13. Reference numeral 38 denotes a U-shaped arm that is provided so as to rotate about the shaft 37 in the bill validator storage 22. Reference numeral 39 is a groove provided in the tip portion 41 of the arm 38, and the shaft 40 slides in the groove 39.

In this state, the state in which the bill validator 13 is being pulled out from the bill validator storage 22 forward, that is, in the direction A will be described with reference to FIG. Bill validator 1
3 is in a state of being pulled out from the bill validator storage 22, but at this time, the bill storage unit 31 is still in the bill validator 1.
It remains within 3.

Next, FIG. 5 shows a state in which the bill validator 13 is further pulled out. The shaft 36 provided in the main body 32 of the banknote storage unit 31 slides in the crank-shaped groove 35 and approaches the end of the crank-shaped groove 35, whereby the arm 38 rotates in the B direction. As a result, the tip 41 of the arm 38 also rotates, and the lid 33 rotates about the fulcrum 42 along the groove 39 provided in the tip 41.

At this time, banknotes are stored in the storage unit 31, and details thereof will be described with reference to FIG. A storage unit 31 is provided in the bill validator 13, and a main unit 32 and a lid 33 are provided in the storage unit 31. The banknotes 43 inserted from the insertion port 28 are stacked and stored in the storage section 31.

When the bill validator 13 is pulled out to the front, the lid 33 is rotated in the B direction as shown in FIG. 7, and the leading end 43a of the bill 43 is also detached to the outside so that it can be pulled out in the C direction. There is. Since only a part of the storage portion 31 is provided as the lid portion 33 in this manner, the stored bills 43 can be taken out even if the withdrawal amount of the bill validator is reduced.

Here, the lid 33 will be described with reference to FIG. A tip 44 of the lid 33 is opened. A recess 45 is provided on the upper surface of the lid 33. By using this concave portion 45, the bill 43 can be grasped with a finger, so that the bill 43 in the lid portion 33 can be easily taken out.

If the concave portion 45 is formed with a burr facing outward, a safety problem may occur when the bills 43 are collected. Therefore, the burr should be formed inside or eliminated at all. I have to.

In the present embodiment, the detaching means for withdrawing the bill discriminating device 13 and automatically detaching a part of the bills 43 stored in the storing portion 13 from the bill storing portion 31 is as shown in FIG. Although it is detached by the cam mechanism, it is not limited to such a cam mechanism, and it can be detached from the bill storage unit 31 by using electric power such as a motor or a solenoid. In this case, the mechanism can be simplified and the operating force can be reduced.

[0035]

According to the present invention as described above, according to the present invention, a configuration that draw forward independently only bill validator, the paper
The banknote storage unit in which the banknotes are stored in the bill validator is a book.
The body part is connected to the main body part so that it can rotate around a fulcrum.
And a lid part formed on the opposite side of the main body part.
Is opened and the bill validator is pulled out forward.
By doing so, the lid portion is interlocked with the drawing operation.
However, in the direction perpendicular to the bill insertion direction with the fulcrum as the center
Since it rotates with the banknotes, it is not necessary to pull out the entire machine between the banknotes when collecting the banknotes stored, only the banknote identification device
By independently pulling the bills forward , the stored bills can be easily collected without disturbing the player .

Also, interlocked with the withdrawal operation of the bill validator.
However, since the lid part rotates with the bill, the bill can be collected easily.
Easy to do.

Furthermore, since the bill storage unit is divided into two
Stored bills even if the bill validator is pulled out a little
It is possible to remove a part of the
Will be easier.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a pachinko machine between machines according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the same pachinko machine between machines.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a first state when the bill validator mounted on the machine is pulled out.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a second state of the same.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a third state of the same.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a first state of stored bills in the bill validator.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a second state of the same.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a lid of a storage unit of the bill validator of the same.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the conventional pachinko machine between machines and its surroundings.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Pachinko machine between machines 13 bill validator 21 housing 22 Bill validator 25 tablets 26 keys 28 banknote insertion slot 30 identifier 31 banknote storage 32 body 33 Lid

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP 2000-189660 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A63F 7/02 352

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A gaming machine dispensing machine installed between the bill validator device accommodating provided housing in body of the dispensing machine
And a bill validator installed in the bill validator storage
In the inter-mounting machine which has a table and can independently pull out only the bill validator ,
The bill validator is installed at the bill insertion slot and at the back of this bill insertion slot.
Marking part and the paper provided in connection with this identifying part
A banknote storage section, the banknote storage section includes a main body section,
A lid part that is rotatably connected to the main body and a fulcrum
And the lid is open on the opposite side of the body.
Together, the bill validator is pulled forward.
Therefore, the lid is linked to the fulcrum
With the bill in the direction perpendicular to the inserting direction of the bill with the center as
A platform machine that rotates around . 2. A bill validator comprising:
An arm that is provided and that rotates about its axis
Provided, centering around the fulcrum by the rotation of the tip of the arm
The bench machine according to claim 1, wherein the lid part rotates . 3. The arm is in the direction of pulling out the bill validator.
From the groove formed toward the and the shaft that slides in this groove
Is rotated by a plate cam mechanism consisting of
At least one of the shafts is in the bill validator storage
Is provided, and the arm is a drawer movement of the bill validator.
The bench machine according to claim 2, which rotates in association with the work . 4. A contract in which a recess is provided near the opening of the lid.
The stand machine according to claim 1. 5. A power supply for the bill validator is a removable plug.
The bench machine according to claim 1, which uses a nectar . 6. A bill validator is pulled from a bill validator.
The detection means for detecting the output is provided, and the output of this detection means
Then turn off the power supplied to the bill validator and
The bench machine according to claim 1, which performs a power outage process .