JP3643418B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a slot machine in which medals are used as play media, and in particular, the present invention relates to an improvement of a medal shoot for guiding return medals and medals for payout or settlement to a medal outlet.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional typical slot machine includes a box-shaped machine main body and a door attached to the front opening of the machine main body so as to be opened and closed. Three reels, a medal dispenser, a control circuit board, and the like are incorporated in the machine body, and a symbol display window for displaying symbols on the peripheral surface of each reel on the outer surface of the door. In addition, a medal slot, a start lever, a stop button switch, a medal outlet, a medal tray, and the like are provided.
[0003]
On the inner surface of the door portion, as shown in FIG. 6, a medal selector 30 for selecting a medal a inserted from a medal slot, and a medal connecting between the medal selector 30 and the medal outlet 34. A chute 31 is provided, and in the middle part of the medal chute 31, a rectangular communication port 32 communicating with the medal discharger is opened.
The medal a inserted from the medal slot is guided to the medal sorter 30 by the tilt guide 33 and sorted, and the medal b to be taken into the inside of the machine main body from the end of the tilt guide 33 to the hopper of the medal release machine. Released. The medal c to be returned to the medal tray is dropped in the medal chute 31 and guided to the medal discharge port 34.
A medal for game payout or settlement is sent out from the medal discharger toward the communication port 32, and similarly falls in the medal chute 31 and is guided to the medal discharge port.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Usually, a lot of slot machines are installed in pachinko halls and the like, but there are some players who perform illegal acts to cause the slot machine to malfunction and illegally swindle medals. For example, a thin metal fitting such as a wire is inserted deeply into the medal chute 31 from the medal discharge port, and the tip of the metal fitting is brought into contact with the medal sorter 30 or the medal discharge machine to cause a malfunction.
[0005]
The present invention has been made paying attention to the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a slot machine that prevents illegal acts by a player from a medal discharge port by devising the shape and structure of the medal chute. To do.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Slot machine of this invention includes a machine body of the box-shaped medal discharge motor is housed inside provided with a hopper for accommodating a large number of medals, a door mounted for opening and closing the front opening of the machine body section The door portion is provided with a medal insertion port and a medal discharge port on the outer surface, and on the inner surface, the medal to be communicated with the medal insertion port is discharged from the end to the hopper of the medal discharger guide and a medal chute the inclined guide by dropping medals for return below the token selecting device which is interposed leading to the medal discharge port is provided.
The medal chute has a medal receiving port for receiving the return medal at the upper end and a medal outlet for sending the medal to the medal discharge port at the lower end, and a bent-shaped detour is provided between the medal receiving port and the medal exit. A medal drop passage having a path is formed, and a communication port is provided at the bent position of the detour so as to face and communicate with the medal delivery port of the medal discharger when the door is closed . .
[0007]
In the slot machine according to a second aspect of the present invention, a baffle plate is provided on the inner wall of the medal chute so as to protrude into the medal dropping passage.
[0008]
[Action]
Detour bent shape into the medal falling passage is provided with, and since communication port Ru is communicating with the medal outlet of the medal discharge machine bending position of the detour is provided, such as a wire from medal discharge opening Even if a thin metal fitting is inserted, it is difficult to bring the metal fitting into good contact with a medal sorter or a medal discharger.
[0009]
In the slot machine according to claim 2, since a baffle plate is provided on the inner wall of the medal chute so as to project to the medal dropping passage, when a thin metal fitting such as a wire is inserted from the medal discharge port, the baffle plate enters the metal fitting. It becomes an obstacle.
[0010]
【Example】
1 and 2 show a configuration of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. This slot machine includes a box-shaped machine main body 1 and an openable / closable door 2 having one end pivotally attached to a front opening 3 of the machine main body 1 by two hinges 4a and 4b. The machine inside the main body 1, three reels 6a, 6b, the reel assembly 6 6c are assembled together many medals release extruder 8 having a hopper 7 for accommodating the medal, the entire machine A control circuit board 9 for controlling the operation is incorporated.
[0011]
In addition to a symbol display window 11 provided at a position corresponding to the reel assembly 6, a start lever 12 for starting the reels 6 a, 6 b, 6 c and a medal are placed on the outer surface of the door portion 2. Are provided with a medal slot 13, three stop button switches 14 for individually stopping the reels 6a, 6b, and 6c, a medal outlet 10 for discharging medals to the medal tray 15, and the like. In the vicinity of the medal tray 15, a speaker 16 for outputting sound effects and the like is provided.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 3, on the inner surface of the door portion 2, there are an inclined guide 17 communicating with the medal slot 13, a medal sorter 18 interposed in the middle of the tilt guide 17, and below the medal sorter 18. The medal chute 20 is provided, and the end of the inclined guide 17 is located above the hopper 7 of the medal discharger 8 when the door 2 is closed.
[0013]
The medal inserted from the medal slot 13 is guided to the medal sorter 18 by the tilt guide 17 and sorted, and the medal to be taken into the machine main body 1 is inserted into the medal discharger 8 from the end of the tilt guide 17. It is discharged into the hopper 7. The medal to be returned to the medal tray 15 is dropped onto the medal chute 20 and guided to the medal discharge port 10.
[0014]
The medal chute 20 is formed by using a synthetic resin bowl-shaped cover 19 whose back surface and upper end surface are open. As shown in FIG. 4, the hook-shaped cover 19 has an open edge on the back surface abutted on a flat surface 21 formed on the inner side of the door portion 2, and is screwed in place to fix the flat surface. The medal drop passage 24 is formed between the cover 21 and the bowl-shaped cover 19, and the opened upper end surface of the bowl-shaped cover 19 is used as the medal receiving opening 22.
The lower end portion of the hook-shaped cover 19 is put on the medal discharge port 10 opened on the flat surface 21, and the lower end portion of the opened back surface of the hook-shaped cover 19 becomes the medal outlet 23.
Note that the medal chute 20 is not limited to a bowl shape, and may be a pipe shape, for example.
[0015]
The hook-shaped cover 19 is formed in a bent shape in plan view, and an intermediate portion of the medal passage 24 is provided with a virtual straight line L connecting the medal receiving port 22 and the medal outlet 23 as shown in FIG. A detour 25 that deviates to one side is formed.
[0016]
The detour 25 in the illustrated example includes a first inclined passage 25a whose lower portion is inclined in a direction away from the virtual straight line L, and a second inclined passage 25b whose lower portion is inclined in a direction approaching the virtual straight line L. Three baffle plates 26a to 26c projecting to the first inclined passage 25a are provided on the inner surface of one side plate of the bowl-shaped cover 19.
Among these baffle plates 26a to 26c, the first baffle plate 26a is provided at a right angle to the first inclined passage 25a, and the second and third baffle plates 26b and 26c are the first inclined passages. It is provided in a downward direction with an angle with respect to 25a.
[0017]
A rectangular communication port 27 that communicates with the medal delivery port 5 of the medal discharger 8 is provided at a bending position where the first and second inclined passages 25a and 25b intersect. When the door 2 is closed, the communication port 27 communicates with the medal delivery port 5 of the medal discharger 8 so as to face the medal discharge port 5.
In the figure, reference numeral 28 denotes a screw fixing portion formed integrally with the opening edge of the bowl-shaped cover 19.
[0018]
In the slot machine configured as described above, medals inserted from the medal slot 13 are selected by the medal selector 13, medals to be taken in are sent to the hopper 7 of the medal discharger 8, and medals to be returned are medal shoots 20. Is dropped into the medal socket 22. This return medal falls through the medal drop passage 24 in the medal chute 20 and is discharged from the medal outlet 23 to the medal discharge port 10.
When paying out or paying out a game, the medal discharger 8 is activated and medals are sent out from the medal outlet 5. This medal is sent into the medal chute 20 through the communication port 27, falls through the medal drop passage 24, and is discharged from the medal outlet 23 to the medal discharge port 10.
[0019]
Now, when a player inserts a metal fitting such as a wire into the medal chute 20 from the medal discharge port 10, the medal drop passage 24 in the medal chute 20 is provided with a bent detour 25, and in addition, the detour Since the plurality of baffle plates 26 a to 26 c protrude from 25, the metal fitting does not easily reach the medal sorter 18. Even if the tip of the metal fitting can somehow reach the medal sorter 18, the bent medal drop passage 24 is passed through, so that it is difficult to cause the medal sorter 18 to touch well and cause a malfunction. .
[0020]
In addition, a bent bypass 25 is provided in the medal drop passage 24 in the medal chute 20, and a communication port 27 communicating with the medal discharger 8 is provided in the bypass 25. Even if the metal fitting is inserted, the metal fitting does not easily reach the medal releasing machine 8, and it is difficult to cause the medal releasing machine 8 to contact the medal discharging machine 8 in a good manner and cause a malfunction.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention as described above, between the medal receiving opening and the medal outlet Medals chute, to form a medal falling passage having a detour bent shape, medal outlet of medal payout machine bending position of the detour since providing the communication port Ru is communicated to, inserting a thin metal such as a wire from medal discharge opening, it is difficult to contact the degree well the fitting to the token selecting device and medal discharge machine, a medal discharge opening Can prevent cheating by players.
[0022]
In the invention of claim 2, since the baffle plate protruding to the medal drop passage is provided on the inner wall of the medal chute, when a thin metal fitting such as a wire is inserted from the medal discharge port, the baffle board obstructs the entry of the metal fitting. Thus, it is possible to more surely prevent cheating by a player from the medal outlet.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which a door portion of the slot machine is opened.
FIG. 3 is a front view showing a medal chute.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a medal chute.
FIG. 5 is a front view showing an internal structure of the medal chute.
FIG. 6 is a front view showing a conventional medal chute.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Machine main-body part 2 Door part 10 Medal discharge port 13 Medal insertion port 20 Medal chute 22 Medal receiving port 23 Medal outlet 24 Medal drop passage 25 Detours 26a, 26b, 26c Baffle plate 27 Communication port

Claims (2)

Consists of a number of sheets of medal payout machine having a hopper for accommodating the medals and the machine body of the box-shaped housed inside, and openably mounted door portion on the front opening of the machine body portion, wherein the door The section is provided with a medal insertion opening and a medal discharge opening on the outer surface, and on the inner surface, an inclination guide for discharging a medal to be taken into communication with the medal insertion opening from the end to the hopper of the medal discharge machine, and the inclination guide in the slot machine and the medal chute by dropping medals for return below the token selecting device which is interposed leading to the medal discharge opening are thus provided,
The medal chute has a medal receiving port for receiving the return medal at the upper end and a medal outlet for sending the medal to the medal discharge port at the lower end, and a bent-shaped detour is provided between the medal receiving port and the medal exit. A medal drop passage having a path is formed, and a bent position of the detour is provided with a communication port that communicates with the medal discharge port of the medal discharger when the door portion is closed. Slot machine. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein a baffle plate is provided on an inner wall of the medal chute so as to project to a medal dropping passage.

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