JP3811754B2 - Medal throwing jig - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a medal throwing jig applied to a medal pusher game machine or the like in a game device using medals.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a medal shooter used in a medal game machine is composed of a rail on which a medal rolls and an input unit that inserts a medal into the rail. This insertion portion is provided on the right side of the rail because there are many right-handed players. And the player was throwing medal into the insertion part one by one.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when an opportunity to insert medals arrives in the development of the game, the player desires to insert as many medals as possible, but it has been difficult for the conventional medal shooter to continuously insert medals. Note that the medal shooter disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-300121 inserts medals stacked in the vertical direction in the medal container from the rails into the game machine.
[0004]
In particular, an object of the present invention is to provide a loading jig that allows a plurality of medals to be continuously loaded.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The medal throwing jig according to the present invention includes a rail configured to allow the medals to roll in an upright state during use, and a flat bottom surface for accommodating a plurality of medals in a substantially horizontal state. The bottom surface has a stocker in which a guide groove for guiding medals to be used is formed, a slide surface having a passage width larger than the diameter of the medals to be used, and both sides of the slide surface. The guide rail provided and the medal inflow side end portion have a medal abutting portion provided at a position spaced from the slide surface by a distance h, and the rail and the stocker are connected and in use. A guide portion that slidably guides the medals from the stocker to the rail, and a width w of the guide groove is between a diameter d of the medals to be used. d satisfy the <w <2d, the distance h is between the thickness t of the medal class to be the use, and satisfies a t <h <2t.
[0006]
In this medal throwing jig, the stocker can be stocked in a flat state on the stocker by making the bottom surface of the stocker flat, and the result of adopting such a flat bottom surface The player can push out medals one by one with his / her finger. Then, medals paid out from the stocker are inserted into the rail while sliding the guide portion, and are discharged from the rail in a standing state. Thus, since the medals are stocked in a flat state, the medals can be thrown into the rail with a desired feeding timing while being controlled by the player's own finger. Therefore, not only the continuous insertion of medals, but also the timing of medal insertion can be easily measured, and the game preference is further enhanced. In addition, since the player can supply medals with an easy posture, it is possible to enjoy the game without getting tired for a long time.
[0007]
In addition, since the guide rails are provided on both sides of the slide surface, the medals can be reliably fed from the stocker to the rail by the cooperation of the slide surface and the guide rail.
[0008]
The guide groove is suitable for arranging medals one by one in the stocker, and the medals entering the guide groove are continuously and one by one from the stocker by the player's finger. Can be paid out reliably.
[0009]
In addition, when the medals flow in the state where the two slides on the slide surface of the guide portion, the lower medals flow along the slide surface, but the upper medals hit the medal abutment portion, so the rails Only one medal is sent into the inside, and the medals can be discharged one by one continuously from the end of the rail.
[0010]
Moreover, it is preferable that the depth of the guide groove is smaller than the thickness of the medals to be used. In the stocker, the side of the medals placed in the guide groove hits the side of the medals placed in a place other than the guide groove, so that more medals are prevented from entering the guide groove. Moreover, when a medal is drawn out from the guide groove to the guide portion with a finger, the medal can be quickly replenished into the guide groove.
[0011]
Further, the rail has a pair of parallel support walls forming both sides of the medal passage, the stocker is positioned upward via a guide portion on one end side of the rail, and the slide surface is It is preferable to incline continuously from the bottom edge of the stocker to the upper edge of the wall surface of the support wall.
[0012]
In this medal throwing jig, the slide surface of the guide portion is integrally and continuously inclined from the bottom edge of the stocker to the upper edge of the wall surface of the support wall. Is inserted into the rail while sliding, and is discharged from the rail in a standing state. Therefore, medals can be thrown into the rail at a desired feeding timing while being controlled by the player's own finger. Therefore, not only the continuous insertion of medals, but also the timing of medal insertion can be easily measured, and the game preference is further enhanced. In addition, since the player can supply medals with an easy posture, it is possible to enjoy the game without getting tired for a long time.
[0013]
The slide surface includes a horizontal first slide surface coupled to the bottom edge of the stocker, a vertical second slide surface coupled to the upper wall surface of the support wall, and a first slide surface. And a third slide surface having a predetermined slope connecting the second slide surface, between the first slide surface and the third slide surface, and between the third slide surface and the second slide. It is preferable that a convex cross section is formed between the surfaces.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a medal throwing jig according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0015]
The medal insertion jig 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is used to insert a medal M into a game apparatus or the like in an upright state, and is generally called “medal shooter”. The medals are a concept including coins, and will be described as “medals” in the following description.
[0016]
The medal shooter 1 has a metal stand bar 2 for use in attachment to a game device, and the medals M are transferred one by one in a standing state in a rail 3 fixed to the stand bar 2. A medal passage 4 for moving is provided. The rail 3 has a pair of parallel support walls 5 and 5 that form both sides of the medal passage 4 in order to roll the medals M upright. The rail 3 includes a rail main body 3a fixed to the stand bar 2, and a chute rail 3b having a substantially U-shaped cross section that extends from the tip of the rail main body 3a and allows the medal M to be visually observed. Become. The rail body 3a is formed with a medal first passage 4a that extends in an L shape and has a substantially U-shaped section, and the chute rail 3b has a substantially U-shaped section that extends linearly. The formed medal second passage 4b is formed. The rail body 3a is provided with a medal discharge port (not shown) for communicating defective medals in communication with the medal first passage 4a.
[0017]
Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the medal shooter 1 includes a horseshoe-shaped stocker 7 having a flat bottom surface 6 that accommodates a plurality of (for example, about 10) medals M in a substantially horizontal state. The stocker 7 is held from below by two support members 9 extending from the side surface of the rail body 3a. The stocker 7 is integrally formed with a horseshoe-shaped edge 8 so as to surround the bottom surface 6, and the edge 8 prevents the medal M from falling off. As a result of employing the stocker 7 having such a configuration, a predetermined number of medals M can be stocked in a flat state in the stocker 7, and the stocker 7 is connected to the rail 3 via a guide portion 10 described later. It is connected to one end side.
[0018]
Thus, since the medal M is stocked in a flat state on the bottom surface 6 of the stocker 7, the medal M can be thrown into the rail 3 with a desired feeding timing by controlling the player's own finger. . Accordingly, the game can be played while measuring the timing of the medal insertion as well as the continuous insertion of the medal M, so that the game's preference is further enhanced.
[0019]
Further, the bottom surface 6 of the stocker 7 has a guide groove 11 for guiding the medal M to the guide portion 10. The guide groove 11 is elongated along the edge portion 8 of the bottom surface 6 as a linear groove lowered by one step from the bottom surface 6. Then, by making the front end portion of the guide groove 11 coincide with the medal introduction port 10 a of the guide portion 10, the medals M can be sent one by one from the introduction groove 11 to the guide portion 10.
[0020]
Further, the width w of the guide groove 11 satisfies d <w <2d with the diameter d of the medal M. Thus, the guide groove 11 has a shape suitable for arranging the medals M one by one in a row, and the medals M that have entered the guide groove 11 are continuously and one by one from the stocker 7 by the player's fingers. Can be paid out reliably. Further, the depth R of the guide groove 11 is smaller than the thickness t of the medal M. Therefore, in the stocker 7, the side surface A of the medal M2 placed in a place other than the guide groove 11 hits the side surface A of the medal M1 entering the guide groove 11, so that the medals M2 When entering the guide groove 11 and preventing a single medal M from the guide groove 11 with a finger, the guide groove 11 can be quickly replenished with the medal M2 in the stocker 7.
[0021]
In this way, the medal M fed out from the guide groove 11 of the stocker 7 is poured into the guide part 10. The medal M of the rail main body part 3 a is inserted into the guide part 10 from the stocker 7 while sliding the medal M. A slide surface 12 for pouring into one passage 4a is provided. The slide surface 12 is inclined integrally and continuously from the bottom surface edge 7a of the stocker 7 to the upper wall surface edge 5a of the support wall 5 on one side, and the medal M is shifted from the horizontal state to the standing state. As a medal flow direction.
[0022]
The slide surface 12 has a convex cross section. That is, the slide surface 12 includes a horizontal first slide surface 12a connected to the bottom surface edge 7a of the stocker 7, and a vertical second slide surface 12b connected to the wall surface upper edge 5a of the support wall 5. It comprises a third slide surface 12c having a predetermined inclination for connecting the first slide surface 12a and the second slide surface 12b (see FIG. 6). The convex cross section formed between the first slide surface 12a and the third slide surface 12c and between the third slide surface 12c and the second slide surface 12b forms a smooth curve. Yes. Further, the slide surface 12 has a passage width F (see FIG. 3) larger than the diameter d of the medal M. Thereby, one medal M can be passed. Further, guide rails 13 are provided on both sides of the slide surface 12, thereby restricting the passage width F. Through the cooperation between the slide surface 12 and the guide rail 13, the medal M can be reliably fed from the stocker 7 to the rail 3.
[0023]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the guide portion 10 is provided with a plate-shaped medal abutting portion 14 at a position spaced from the slide surface 12 by an interval h. In addition to being fixed to the portion 10, the relationship between the thickness t of the medal M and the interval h satisfies t <h <2t. Therefore, even if the medal M flows on the slide surface 12 of the guide portion 10 in a state where two medals M overlap each other, the lower medal M flows along the slide surface 12, but the upper medal M Since it hits the end of the medal abutting portion 14, only one medal is sent into the medal first passage 4a of the rail body portion 3a. Then, the upper medal M is discharged to the outside along the upper surface of the hanging part 14 a of the medal abutting part 14. In this way, the medal M fed out by the player from the guide groove 11 of the stocker 7 enters the rail 3 while flowing on the slide surface 12, and the medal M is standing one by one from the tip of the chute rail 3b. It is continuously and reliably inserted into the game machine 20 described later.
[0024]
Next, a medal pusher game machine 20 will be described below as an example of a game machine to which such a medal shooter 1 is applied.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 7, in the medal pusher game machine 20, the shooter 1 is attached to the housing 21 via the stand bar 2 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. In addition, a plate 22 is provided in the housing 21, and the upper surface of the plate 22 is flat and has a predetermined inclination with respect to the horizontal plane. Specifically, in the plate 22, the end 22b on the slit plate 23 side is higher than the end 22a on the player side. Further, the plate 22 always reciprocates in the front-rear direction of the player, and pushes out the medal M on the field 29 toward the medal discharge groove 26 with a predetermined period.
[0026]
However, since the distance that the plate 22 reciprocates is smaller than the length of the field 29 in the front-rear direction, not all medals M are pushed out to the medal discharge groove 26. For this reason, a plurality of medals M remain in the field 29, and only the medals M protruding by being pushed by the plate 22 are pushed out to the medal discharge groove 26 and fall downward. Then, the dropped medal M is paid out from the payout opening 27 and received by the tray 28.
[0027]
A plurality of slits 23a are provided in the slit plate 23 that is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. Specifically, the slit plate 23 has a higher end on the liquid crystal panel 25 side than an end on the player side. Further, a bonus lottery slot is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 25. This slot is composed of, for example, three reels. A plurality of types of symbols are drawn on each reel, and when a predetermined combination of symbols is prepared, medals M corresponding to the symbols fall from above, are scattered on the medal cradle 24, and medals that have fallen from above M is received in field 29.
[0028]
Here, the game of the medal pusher game 20 will be described. The medals M successively drawn out one by one by the operation of the player's finger from the stocker 7 of the medal shooter 1 continuously fall on the plate 2, and the medals M rise while rolling the plate 22. If it does not enter the slit 23a well, it falls to the field 29. The medal M that has fallen on the field 29 is pushed by the plate 22 in the direction of the medal discharge groove 26. As a result, when the medal M in the medal discharge groove 26 protrudes, the protruded medal M falls into the medal discharge groove 26, and the dropped medal M becomes the player's acquired medal M.
[0029]
On the other hand, when at least one of the continuously inserted medals M enters the slit 23a, a bonus lottery is performed. When the medal M enters the slit 23a, a bonus lottery start effect is performed, and each reel starts to rotate. When each reel stops at a predetermined timing and all the reels stop, when a certain symbol combination is prepared, the number of medals M corresponding to the symbol combination is paid out from above, and the medal cradle It falls on 24. The medal M that has not been placed on the medal cradle 24 falls to the field 29 and is pushed toward the medal discharge groove 26 by the plate 22. When many medals M fall on the field 29, the medals M pushed by the plate 22 increase, so that many medals M in the medal discharge groove 26 fall into the medal discharge groove 26. Thereby, the player can acquire many medals M.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
Since the medal throwing jig according to the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects are obtained. That is, a rail configured so that medals can roll in an upright state during use, a stocker having a flat bottom surface for accommodating a plurality of medals in a substantially horizontal state, and a rail and a stocker A plurality of medals can be continuously inserted by connecting the medals to the rails from the stocker so as to be slidable in use.
[0031]
In addition, since the guide rails are provided on both sides of the slide surface, the medals can be reliably fed from the stocker to the rail by the cooperation of the slide surface and the guide rail.
[0032]
The guide groove is suitable for arranging medals one by one in the stocker, and the medals entering the guide groove are continuously and one by one from the stocker by the player's finger. Can be paid out reliably.
[0033]
In addition, when the medals flow in a state where two pieces are superimposed on the slide surface of the guide portion, the lower medals flow along the slide surface, but the upper medals hit the medal abutment portion, so the rails Only one medal is sent in, and the medals can be discharged one by one continuously from the end of the rail.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a medal throwing jig (medal shooter) according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the medal shooter shown in FIG.
3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the medal shooter shown in FIG. 2. FIG.
4 is a plan view of the medal shooter shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an end view taken along line VV in FIG. 4;
6 is an end view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a medal pusher game machine to which a medal shooter according to the present invention is applied.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Medal shooter (medal insertion jig | tool), 3 ... Rail, 5 ... Support wall, 5a ... Rail wall upper edge, 6 ... Stocker bottom surface, 7 ... Stocker, 7a ... Stocker bottom edge, 10 ... Guide part, 11 ... guide groove, 12 ... slide surface, 13 ... guide rail, 14 ... medal abutment part, M ... medal (medals)

Claims (4)

A rail configured so that the medals can roll in a standing state during use;
A stocker having a flat bottom surface for accommodating a plurality of medals in a substantially horizontal state, on the bottom surface of which a guide groove for guiding medals to be used is formed;
The slide surface having a passage width larger than the diameter of the medals to be used, the guide rails provided on both sides of the slide surface, and the inflow side end portions of the medals are positioned at a distance h from the slide surface. Having a medal abutting section provided,
A guide unit that connects the rail and the stocker and guides the medals from the stocker to the rail in a slidable manner during use;
With
The width w of the guide groove is between the diameter d of the medals to be used,
d <w <2d
The filling,
The interval h is between the thickness t of the medals to be used,
t <h <2t
A medal insertion jig characterized by satisfying   The medal throwing jig according to claim 1, wherein a depth of the guide groove is smaller than a thickness of the medal to be used. The rail has a pair of parallel support walls forming both sides of the medal passage,
The stocker is positioned upward via a guide portion on one end side of the rail,
The medal throwing jig according to claim 1, wherein the slide surface is integrally and continuously inclined from a bottom edge of the stocker to an upper wall edge of the support wall. The slide surface includes a horizontal first slide surface connected to the bottom edge of the stocker, a vertical second slide surface connected to the upper edge of the wall surface of the support wall, a first slide surface, and a second slide surface. A third sliding surface having a predetermined inclination connecting the sliding surface of
4. A convex cross section is formed between the first slide surface and the third slide surface, and between the third slide surface and the second slide surface. The medal throwing jig according to any one of the above.

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