JP4106105B2 - Coin game machine coin tray - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improvement in a coin tray of a coin game machine in which coins are paid out, such as a slot machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a coin tray of this type of coin game machine is provided on the lower front surface of the game machine body so as to accept coins from a coin payout device. When coins are accumulated or when the game is over, the coins on the coin tray are scraped many times with fingers, over the front side wall of the coin tray and transferred to the coin storage container. For this reason, the coin tray is made so that the peripheral wall is low, that is, shallow so as to make it easy to take out the coin, and the capacity for storing the coin is limited.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when a so-called “big hit” occurs in the game and a large amount of coins are paid out, the coins overflow from the coin tray, and the game must be interrupted to take out the coins, which greatly impairs the interest of the game. Also, in order to transfer the accumulated coins to the coin storage container, it has to be scraped many times from the coin tray, which is very troublesome and the recently increased number of female customers' nails are cracked or damaged there were.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a coin tray that can be transferred to a coin storage container at once without scraping coins from the coin tray by hand and transferring them to the coin storage container.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a coin tray of a coin game machine according to the present invention is a coin game machine having a coin tray for receiving coins paid out from a coin payout device below the front surface of the game machine body. Providing an opening for dropping coins, forming rail grooves at the left and right ends of the opening, and forming protruding pieces to be inserted into the rail grooves at the left and right ends of the opening / closing member for closing the opening, A receiving frame is formed on the lower edge of the front end wall of the opening / closing member so as to project forward , while a box frame body having a front opening is provided horizontally so that the opening / closing member is accommodated in the game machine body, A state in which a coil spring is provided horizontally in the box frame, the front end of the coil spring is abutted against the rear end of the opening / closing member, and the opening / closing member closes the opening by the spring force of the coil spring The coin storage container When the coin storage container is pressed against the game machine body with the receiving part being received by the receiving part, the coil spring is compressed and the opening / closing member is pushed into the box frame so that the opening is opened. It is characterized by that.
According to the present invention, in the coin tray of the coin game machine, the front end surface of the opening / closing member is a tapered surface.
[0005]
In addition, by forming the upper surface of the opening / closing member as an uneven surface, at least a part of the coin contacting the upper surface of the opening / closing member is lifted and easily caught on the fingertip, and is scraped with a finger when taking out the remaining coins during the game. Made it easier.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of a coin tray of a coin game machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view. Three reels 2, 2, 2 are arranged side by side at the upper front of the slot machine game machine body 1, and a coin insertion slot 3, a start lever 4, and three stop buttons 5, 5, 5 are arranged below the reels 2, 2, 2. The A coin payout opening 6a to be paid out from the coin payout device 6 is provided at the lower center of the game machine body 1, and a coin tray 7 is provided below the coin payout opening 6a.
[0007]
In this slot machine, after inserting coins from the coin insertion slot 3, the start lever 4 is operated to rotate the three reels 2, 2, and 2, and then the stop buttons 5, 5, and 5 are sequentially pressed to correspond to them. The reels 2, 2, 2 are sequentially stopped, and the game is decided by a combination of symbols displayed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 2, 2, 2 at that time, and a predetermined number of coins are coined only for a certain effective symbol combination The payout device 6 pays out and is received by the coin tray 7.
[0008]
The coin tray 7 is made of a synthetic resin and is formed in a box shape having an open top surface with four side walls 8a to 8d and a bottom wall 9 as shown in FIG. An opening 10 is formed in the bottom wall 9, and inclined bottom walls 9 a and 9 a that are inclined toward the opening 10 are provided on both the left and right sides of the opening 10. As shown in FIG. 4, rail grooves 11, 11 made of concave grooves are formed at the left and right ends of the opening 10. Reference numeral 12 denotes an opening / closing member for closing the opening 10 so that the opening 10 can be opened and closed. The opening / closing member 12 includes a bottom plate 13 and a frame body 14, and the bottom plate 13 is flush with the bottom wall 9 at the left and right side ends. Protruding pieces 15 and 15 to be inserted into the rail grooves 11 and 11 are formed on the front end surface of the rail groove 11 and 11, and the front end surface is a tapered surface 13a. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, an inverted L-shaped receiving portion 16 is formed at the lower end of the front end wall 14a of the frame body 14 to receive the collar portion of the coin storage container A for transportation. Furthermore, two grooves 17a and 17b are provided at intervals in the short side direction of the upper surface of the bottom plate 13 and the upper surface of the frame body 14, respectively. The concave grooves 17a and 17b serve as guides for the support shaft 19 which will be described later when the frame body 14 is screwed onto the lower surface of the bottom plate 13 and polymerized.
[0009]
On the other hand, the game machine body 1 is horizontally provided with a box frame 18 that opens at the front face and accommodates the opening / closing member 12 with the end 10 of the coin tray 7 aligned. Reference numerals 19 and 19 denote support shafts each having one end fixed to the support plates 20 and 20, and coil springs 21 and 21 are wound around the support shafts, respectively. These support shafts 19 and 19 are positioned so that they can be inserted into the recessed grooves 17a and 17b provided in the opening and closing member 12, and the support plates 20 and 20 are fixed to the rear side wall 18a of the box frame body 18 to fix the box frame body. The support shafts 19 and 19 are fixed horizontally within the shaft 18.
Then, the projecting pieces 15 and 15 formed on the left and right ends of the bottom plate 13 are fitted into the rail grooves 11 and 11 provided on the left and right ends of the opening 10, and the rear end of the opening / closing member 12 is attached to the support shafts 19 and 19. The front ends of the wound coil springs 21 and 21 are brought into contact with each other, and the opening and closing member 12 is held in a state in which the opening 10 is closed by the elastic urging force of the coil springs 21 and 21.
[0010]
In order to transfer the coins accumulated in the coin tray 7 configured as described above to the coin storage container A, as shown in FIG. The coil springs 21, 21 are compressed at the rear end of the opening / closing member 12 as shown by a chain line in FIG. 5 by pressing the coin storage container A toward the game machine main body 1 while being received by the receiving portion 16. Then, the opening / closing member 12 is pushed into the box frame 18 to open the opening 10. Then, the coins C stored in the coin tray 7 can be dropped and stored in the coin storage container A located below the opening 10 and can be transferred at once. At this time, the tapered surface 13a of the bottom plate 13 facing the opening 10 serves as a guide for preventing the falling coin C from getting on the periphery of the coin storage container A. Furthermore, since the back of the coin storage container A is received by the receiving portion 16, even if a large amount of coins are stored at a time, the coin storage container A can be easily held without spilling the coin C.
When the coin storage container A is removed, the opening / closing member 12 automatically returns to the state shown by the solid line in FIG.
[0011]
Further, when the upper surface of the opening / closing member 12 is formed on the uneven surface 22 in which convex portions 22a and concave portions 22b are alternately provided as shown in FIG. 6, at least a part of the coin C in contact with the upper surface of the opening / closing member 12 is surely lifted and F is easily applied and the coin C can be easily scraped.
[0012]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the coin tray of the coin game machine according to the present invention, the rear end side of the opening / closing member that opens and closes the opening provided in the bottom wall is horizontally supported by the box frame provided in the game machine body. When holding the state where the opening is closed by the elastic urging force of the coil spring wound around the support shaft and transferring coins accumulated in the coin tray to the coin storage container, a receiving provided at the front end of the opening / closing member The hook of the coin storage container is received on the part, and the coil storage container is pressed against the game machine body to compress the coil spring, open the opening and allow the coin in the coin tray to fall and easily hold the hand. It can be stored quickly without getting dirty. Furthermore, since the coin is transferred from the opening provided in the bottom wall in this way, even if the side wall is formed high, there is no problem in taking out the coin, and the side wall can be raised to increase the coin capacity of the coin tray. Therefore, it is not necessary to frequently transfer coins to the coin storage container, and it is possible to eliminate the interest by killing the game by interrupting the game each time coins are transferred.
[0013]
Further, by forming the upper surface of the opening / closing member on the uneven surface, the coins can be easily applied to the fingertips, and can be easily scraped and taken out, for example, when taking out the remaining coins during the game.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a coin game machine to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a coin tray.
FIG. 4 is a front sectional view of a coin tray.
FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a coin tray.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view in which the upper surface of the opening / closing member is an uneven surface.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 game machine body 6 coin payout device 7 coin tray 9 bottom wall 10 opening
11, 11 Rail groove 12 Opening / closing member
13 Bottom plate
13a Tapered surface
14 Frame
14a Front end wall
15, 15 Protruding piece 16 Receiving part
17a, 17b Groove
18 box frame
21,21 Coil spring A Coin storage container
C coin

Claims (2)

In a coin game machine having a coin tray for receiving coins paid out from a coin payout device below the front of the game machine body, an opening for dropping coins is provided on the bottom wall of the coin tray, and the left and right ends of the opening are A rail groove is formed, and projecting pieces to be inserted into the rail groove are formed at the left and right ends of the opening / closing member that closes the opening, and a receiving portion is projected forward on the lower edge of the front end wall of the opening / closing member. forming manner, whereas, the front opening a box frame member so that the closing member is received in the game machine main body together with the horizontally disposed, arranged in horizontally coil spring in the box frame body, the front end of the coil spring At the rear end of the opening / closing member, and the opening / closing member is held closed by the spring force of the coil spring, and the hook of the coin storage container is received by the receiving portion. The coin storage container in a game machine Coin dish coin game machine, wherein said that the opening and closing member coil spring is compressed is to the opening pushed into the frame box body is opened by pressing toward the.   The coin tray of the coin game machine according to claim 1, wherein a front end surface of the opening / closing member is a tapered surface.

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