JP4120204B2 - Coin feeding device and game machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to, for example, a coin feeding method and a device for feeding a plurality of coins (medals) that are inserted all at once, and a gaming machine equipped with the device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a gaming machine such as a slot machine using a medal that is a game moving body, a player plays a game by inserting medals one by one into a medal slot.
[0003]
However, the method of inserting medals one by one is inconvenient for the player and takes a long time to reduce the number of plays per unit time, which is not preferable for the playground manager.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As a solution to the above-mentioned problem, for example, if a gaming machine that can insert a handful of medals directly into the medal slot is provided, a gaming machine with a high degree of satisfaction is provided to players and amusement park managers. Can do.
[0005]
To enable such a gaming machine, the operation surface of the gaming machine housing is provided with a relatively wide medal slot that can be thrown in at once, and whether or not the inserted medal is genuine is identified. There is a need for a medal feeding device that separates a plurality of medals received from the medal insertion slot one by one between the medal identification device and the medal insertion slot.
[0006]
Further, in recent years, the processing speed of the medal identification device has been increased, and a medal feeding device capable of high-speed processing is required correspondingly.
[0007]
Furthermore, since there is a mischief where a foreign object is inserted into a medal slot where only one medal can be thrown even in an amusement hall using a conventional gaming machine, if a medal slot with a relatively wide mouth is provided, It is also necessary to provide a practical medal payout device for the problem that a foreign matter is unintentionally added and an increase in foreign matter unintentional by the player is predicted, and the medal payout is obstructed in the device. is there.
[0008]
The present invention solves the above-described problems, allows coins to be inserted in a lump and allows a clerk to easily remove a foreign object even when a foreign object is inserted, thereby enabling the game machine to be restored in a short time. An object of the present invention is to provide a payout method, a device for the same, and a gaming machine, to improve the convenience of the player and to increase the sales of the playground.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
This invention closes the tubular end being tilted, a coin receiving slot for receiving a coin at the other end, providing a coin Repetitive outlet feeding the coins together coins stored formed openably at least part and parts, the said coin storage unit has a rotating body having a plurality of blades rotates along the inside of the coin reservoir, and drive means for rotating the rotary member, in the coin storage portion Forming a locking side for guiding a coin by contacting an edge of the coin tilted in the coin storage unit, and pushing the coin tilted in the coin storage unit by a wing of the rotating body, and wherein the resultant force sandwiched between the Tomehen and the feather is coin feeding equipment for feeding to be extruded into the coin Repetitive outlet.
[0010]
The opening and closing of at least a part of the coin storage part includes making a part such as an upper part, a front part, or a side part of the coin storage part openable and closable by a method such as butterfly movement, sliding movement, and attachment / detachment.
The coin having the above configuration includes a coin-like body such as a medal or a coin.
The inclination of the cylindrical inner surface includes being horizontal or oblique.
The coin payout opening includes forming on a side portion of the coin storage portion.
The wing includes being linear or curved.
[0011]
With the above configuration, a plurality of accepted coins can be fed out one by one at a high speed, and the coin feeding device can be reduced in size and attached to a small space. In addition, the wing pushes the coin along the inner surface of the coin storage unit, and agitates other coins to make the coin flat inside the coin storage unit, so that the coin storage unit stands in the radial direction. To prevent that. Furthermore, by opening and closing the coin storage unit, foreign matter and coins can be easily removed against foreign matter contamination and coin jamming.
[0012]
As a preferred embodiment, the coin feeding device can be formed so that the upper part of the coin storage part can be opened and closed.
As a result, foreign matter mixed in the coin storage unit can be easily removed without spilling, and even when a coin selector for determining the authenticity of a coin is adjacent, it can be opened and closed without interfering with the coin selector. can do.
[0013]
This invention relates to a gaming machine that allows the game based on the inserted coin can be a gaming machine provided with the coin feeding device which feeds one by one the plurality of coins inserted in a lump .
As a result, the player can insert coins in a lump, and labor and time required for coin insertion can be reduced.
[0014]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the convenience of the player can be improved and the sales of the playground can be increased. Even when foreign matter such as trash or coins are clogged in the coin storage unit, the coin storage unit can be stored in the coin storage unit with a short game interruption time. It can be easily confirmed and removed.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, with reference to the perspective view shown in FIG. 1 and the front view shown in FIG. 2, the appearance and configuration of the slot machine 1 installed in the game hall will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 is provided with three operation switches 5b that are operated in the middle of the front face side by side, and a drive lever 5a on the left side.
[0016]
The slot machine 1 is provided with a slot 2 for accepting about 30 medals M, which are game bodies and coin-like bodies, at the center right side of the front surface of the slot machine 1, and a return button 3 is provided next to the right side. ing.
A return slot 7 is provided in the lower center of the slot machine 1. For example, when the player presses the return button 3, the medal M is returned from the return slot 7.
[0017]
FIG. 2 shows the state of the inner surface of the slot machine 1 with the front door 1a opened in a single-opening manner. The slot machine body 1b on the opened upper side is provided with a reel 16 that rotates and plays a game. Includes a medal take-up hopper 17, a medal return passage (not shown), and a power supply device 8.
[0018]
On the inner surface side of the front door 1a, from above, the reel cover 15 that covers the reel 16 in a visible manner, the suitability of the medals are selected, the correct size medal is taken into the inside, and medals of an inappropriate size are collected. A medal selector 19 for returning to the external return port 7 and a return port 7 for returning the medal M are provided. On the left side of the medal selector 19, there is provided a medal feeding device 30 that communicates with the insertion slot 2 and feeds the medals M that are inserted at a time one by one.
With the above configuration, a plurality of medals inserted at a time from the insertion slot 2 are sent one by one to the medal selector 19 by the medal feeding device 30 to recognize regular size medals, and the drive lever 5a and the operation switch 5b. The game by the operation of is allowed.
[0019]
Next, the structure of the slot machine 1 will be described together with a circuit block diagram of the slot machine 1 shown in FIG.
The control unit 20 includes a CPU 21 that executes arithmetic processing and control processing, a non-rewritable nonvolatile ROM 22 that stores a control program for performing each processing, a volatile RAM 23 that records data necessary for operation, a management A communication interface 24 that allows transmission / reception with a device (not shown) or a table machine (not shown) is configured.
[0020]
Connected to the control unit 20, a power supply device 8, a game drive device 4 that is a drive system of the reel 16 (FIG. 2), a game operation device 5 that is a game operation system, a medal counting device 6, and a medal payout device 30. A rotation start sensor 9 and a motor 34 are provided.
The operation of each device will be described. The power supply device 8 converts electric power supplied from the outside into operating power and supplies it to each device.
The game driving device 4 drives the reel 16 based on the control of the control unit 20.
[0021]
The game operation device 5 outputs game signals such as rotation start and rotation stop of the reel 16 to the control unit 20 when the player operates the drive lever 5a and the operation switch 5b.
The medal counting device 6 counts the regular size medals M selected by the medal selector 19 and outputs the count signal to the control unit 20.
[0022]
The rotation start sensor 9 detects the passage of the medal M when it is inserted into the insertion slot 2 and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 20.
[0023]
The motor 34 rotates in the forward and reverse directions upon receiving a rotation control signal from the control unit 20, and when the medal M is inserted, the motor 34 rotates forward to feed the medal M from the medal feeding device 30, and the medal M is jammed. Reverses the rotation and eliminates the clogged state.
[0024]
With the above structure and each operation, the slot machine 1 starts the rotation of the motor 34 by detecting the passage of the medals M inserted into the insertion slot 2 by the rotation start sensor 9, and the rotational force of the motor 34. Then, the medals M are fed out from the medal feeding device 30 one by one, and among the medals M, the regular size medal M selected by the medal selector 19 is counted by the medal counting device 6, and controlled by the control unit 20 according to the counted value. Then, the reel 16 is driven by the game drive device 4 and the reel 16 is stopped by the game operation device 5 to allow the game. If all the medals M are paid out and the medal M is not loaded into the medal selector 19 for a predetermined time, the control unit 20 stops the rotation of the motor 34.
[0025]
Next, details of the structure of the medal payout device 30 will be described with a side view shown in FIG. 4 and perspective views shown in FIGS.
FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view (partial sectional view) of the front surface of the slot machine 1 and shows the vicinity of the medal feeding device 30.
[0026]
The receiving port 32 of the medal feeding device 30 is connected to be connected directly below the insertion port 2 so that the medal M inserted from the insertion port 2 flows into the medal storage part 31 from the receiving port 32. Constitute.
[0027]
The medal feeding device 30 includes a medal storage portion 31 having an inner surface formed in a tilted substantially cylindrical shape, a receiving port 32 provided on the upper left side of the medal, a motor 34 provided directly below the medal storage portion 31, and the motor 34 and a power transmission unit 33 provided on the right side surface of the medal storage unit 31, and a rotating body 35 (described later) provided in the medal storage unit 31.
[0028]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the medal storage part 31 is formed with a groove-like outlet 36 for feeding out the medals M in the medal storage part 31 one by one on the back side of the left side surface, and the entire upper part 31a. The upper part 31a is formed so as to be openable and closable with a hinge pin 31c having an upper part 31a and a lower part 31b on the front surface as a shaft.
[0029]
The inner side of the medal storage part 31 is formed with a feeding part 31d for feeding the medal M provided with a locking side 31e for locking the medal M on the upper part, and the inner side of the feeding part 31d is moved to the feeding side. Connect to outlet 36.
[0030]
Inside the medal storage part 31, there are provided four wings 35 a, and the wings 35 a are provided with a rotating body 35 that rotates along the inner surface of the medal storage part 31.
[0031]
The rotating body 35 has a shaft core fixed to a pulley 33a (FIG. 4) outside the right side surface of the medal storage portion 31, and the rotational force of the pulley 33b fixed to the rotating shaft of the motor 34 is transmitted through the belt 33c to the pulley. 33a is transmitted and rotated in the forward and reverse directions by the rotational force.
[0032]
With the above structure, as shown in the explanatory view (partially exploded view) of FIG. 7, the medal M in the medal reservoir 31 is pushed clockwise by the wings 35a of the rotating body 35 in the left side view, and the locking The sheet is pushed leftward by the resultant force sandwiched between the side 31e and the wing 35a, and is fed out one by one from the feeding port 36 to the left side.
[0033]
When two or more medals M are pushed by the wing 35a and two or more medals M are about to be fed out from the payout opening 36, the inner medal M is locked by the escape prevention side 31f. Return to the medal reservoir 31. This ensures that one medal M is fed out from the payout opening 36.
[0034]
Moreover, since the upper part 31a of the medal storage part 31 opens and closes around the hinge pin 31c, even if a foreign substance enters the medal storage part 31 from the receiving port 32, it can be easily taken out and cleaned.
[0035]
Next, the structure of the medal feeding device 30 will be described with reference to the circuit block diagram of FIG.
The motor 34 attached to the medal storage unit 31 (FIG. 5) receives power supply from the power supply device 8 via the switching device 41, and executes forward or reverse rotational motion.
[0036]
The switching device 41 is a device that switches between positive and negative power supplied from the power supply device 8, and switches between positive and negative power supplied to the motor 34 in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 20.
The current detection device 42 monitors the current of the motor 34 and transmits a detection signal to the control unit 20 when an overcurrent is detected.
The alarm lamp 43 is lit to warn when clogged.
[0037]
The open / close detection sensor 44 outputs a detection signal when the upper portion 31a (FIG. 6) is opened.
[0038]
About the power supply device 8 and the control part 20, since it is the same operation | movement demonstrated with FIG. 3, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0039]
With the above structure, the motor 34 receives power supply from the power supply device 8 and executes a rotational motion to rotate the rotating body 35 (FIG. 6) in a normal direction, pushes the medal M with the wings 35a, and the locking side 31e. The medal M is guided from above and fed out from the feeding port 36 by the resultant force with the wing 35a.
[0040]
In addition, when the medal M is jammed in the medal feeding device 30 or when the player accidentally mixes the medal M with foreign matters such as dust, the motor 34 is overloaded, because the rotating body 35 cannot rotate. An overcurrent is supplied to the motor 34.
[0041]
This overcurrent state is detected by the current detection device 42. Based on the detection signal, the control unit 20 switches the switching device 41 to the reverse rotation control, and after the motor 34 is rotated reversely for a predetermined time, the switching device 41 performs the normal rotation control. Switch to continue feeding operation.
[0042]
When the current detection device 42 detects an overcurrent state with respect to the motor 34 in the reverse rotation control described above, the control unit 20 determines that the clogging cannot be automatically released by the reverse rotation control, and stops the switching device 41. The control is switched to stop the motor 34, the lighting of the alarm lamp 43 is controlled, and the player and the store clerk are notified that the clogged state is present.
Based on this alarm, the store clerk opens the front door 1a (FIG. 2), opens the upper portion 31a of the medal storage section 31, removes the jammed medals M and foreign matters, and returns the slot machine 1.
[0043]
Next, another embodiment of the medal feeding device 30 will be described with a perspective view seen from the left rear shown in FIGS.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, a tapered roller 31g that rotates in the forward and reverse directions with an appropriate driving force is provided in place of the feeding portion 31d of the previous embodiment.
[0044]
A hinge pin 31c is passed through the central axis of the roller 31g, and the upper portion 31a is pivoted around the hinge pin 31c so as to open and close as shown in FIG.
[0045]
A groove-shaped payout port 36 for paying out coins M along the inner side of the roller 31g is formed at a portion of the lower portion 31b of the medal storage portion 31 where the roller 31g is pivoted. As shown in FIG. 9, the coin M is fed out from the bottom surface of the medal storage unit 31.
[0046]
With the above-described structure, the medal M in the medal storage unit 31 is pushed downward by the wing 35a of the rotating body 35 (FIG. 10) clockwise as viewed from the left side, and is rotated downward by the roller 31g that also rotates clockwise as viewed from the left side. Pull them out one by one as if they were pulled down.
[0047]
Moreover, since the upper part 31a of the medal storage part 31 opens and closes more largely than the previous embodiment centering on the hinge pin 31c, when a foreign material mixes in the medal storage part 31 from the receiving port 32, it is more than the previous embodiment. Foreign matter can be removed and cleaned more easily.
[0048]
In each of the above-described embodiments, the receiving port 32 is provided on the left side surface of the upper portion 31a. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be provided on the left side surface of the lower portion 31b.
Further, the feeding port 36 is not limited to the rear side portion, and may be provided, for example, at the lower portion of the medal storage unit 31.
[0049]
Further, the upper portion 31 a of the medal storage unit 31 may be formed detachably instead of being opened and closed by a butterfly movement, or may be formed so that the medal storage unit 31 can be detached from the medal feeding device 30.
[0050]
These medal feeding devices 30 are not limited to slot machines, and may be provided in gaming machines such as bingo games and horse racing games in which medals are inserted to play games, and coin-shaped bodies such as medals and coins to be inserted are provided. A counting device for counting may be provided.
[0051]
In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The gaming machine of the present invention corresponds to the slot machine 1 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The coin payout device corresponds to the medal payout device 30,
The coin storage unit corresponds to the medal storage unit 31,
The upper part of the coin storage part corresponds to the upper part 31a,
The coin entrance corresponds to the entrance 32,
The wing corresponds to the wing 35a,
The coin payout exit corresponds to the payout exit 36,
The coin corresponds to the medal M,
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a slot machine.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing the inside of the slot machine.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the slot machine.
FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged front view (partial cross-sectional view) of the slot machine.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a medal feeding device.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a medal feeding device.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the medal feeding device.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the medal payout device.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a medal feeding device according to another embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a medal feeding device according to another embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Slot machine 30 ... Medal feeding apparatus 31 ... Medal storage part 31a ... Upper part 32 ... Entrance 35a ... Wing 36 ... Delivery outlet M ... Medal

Claims (3)

Closed cylindrical end being tilted, a coin receiving slot for receiving a coin at the other end, both the provision of a coin Repetitive outlet feeding the coins, and a coin storage unit which is formed to be open and close at least a portion,
The coin storage unit includes a rotating body including a plurality of wings that rotate along the inside of the coin storage unit;
Driving means for rotating the rotating body,
Wherein the coin retention section, forming a Kakaritomehen to guide the coin in contact with the edge of the coin is tilted in the coin storage portion,
The coin tilted in the coin storage unit is pushed by the wings of the rotating body and fed out to be pushed out to the coin feeding port by the resultant force sandwiched between the locking side and the wings. apparatus. Openable formed claims 1 coin feeding apparatus according to the top of the coin storage portion. A game machine allowing the player based on the inserted coin,
A gaming machine provided with a coin feeding device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of coins inserted in a lump are fed one by one.

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