JP4216759B2 - Medal automatic loading device and medium automatic loading device - Google Patents

Description

This invention automatically inserts medals that can be paid out directly from an awarding device of a gaming machine to a throwing-in medal tray or a throwing-in medium tray for gaming medals and game balls used in gaming machines such as slot machines and parrots. The present invention relates to a device and an automatic medium feeding device .

In slot machines, game medals are inserted into the medal slot, and by operating the start switch, the rotating reels arranged in multiple rows (for example, 3 rows) rotate, and when the stop switch is pressed, the rotation of the rotating reels stops. The game machine is configured such that when the symbols around the rotating reel are arranged with a predetermined probability, a predetermined number of game medals are paid out to the payout medal tray by the payout device.
Conventionally, by inserting bills or coins into a medal lending machine in a game hall, a disk-shaped game medal is paid out, and such game medal is thrown into a medal slot on the front side of the slot machine. As a condition, it was set so that a slot machine game can be executed.

Then, when the player plays the game and the rotary reel can be stopped so that the predetermined symbol is in the predetermined arrangement, the winning is confirmed, and the predetermined number of game medals are stored in a box-like shape at the bottom of the slot machine. Was paid out inside the medal tray. At that time, the game medals to be paid out were discharged to the payout medal tray of the slot machine in a state of being separated one by one. Then, the player grabbed the game medals paid out into the payout medal tray by hand and put them one by one into the medal slot of the slot machine (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In recent years, slot machines are mainly used in which a predetermined number of game medals to be inserted are stored in the slot machine (so-called credits) and replaced with game medals by operating a bet switch.

In this way, in a slot machine that can be credited, there are many players who play a game after a certain number of cards are inserted in advance. For this reason, a guide recess is provided in front of the medal slot of a conventional slot machine so that a plurality of game medals can be arranged and gradually inserted into the medal slot. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2). Then, a plurality of game medals stacked in a columnar shape are placed in such a guide recess and dropped into the medal insertion from the back side, so that the game medals are collectively put in.
Furthermore, in recent years, even if game medals aligned at the medal slot are not manually inserted one by one, the game medals are automatically inserted into the inserted medal tray in a state where they are automatically aligned. An automatic medal insertion device that has been inserted has been developed (specifically, for example, Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-13010).

In such an automatic medal insertion device, a hopper-shaped medal insertion port opened upward as a medal insertion port is provided, and a transport belt or a game medal conveyed in a state of being overlapped by the belt below the medal insertion port Is provided with a separating means for separating the.
On the other hand, a so-called parrot gaming machine is known in which a pachinko ball is used as a gaming medium and a game similar to a slot machine can be performed. This parrot gaming machine has a medium discharge port and a medium input port on the upper plate. A game ball that has been paid out or a game ball that has been rented from a medium lending machine is inserted by a predetermined switch operation, and a start switch and stop The rotating reel is rotated and stopped by operating the switch, and the game balls are paid out to the upper plate by aligning predetermined symbols. And when a game ball is full in an upper plate, it moves to a lower plate and can be stored here.
JP 2002-95791 A

However, in the conventional slot machine described above, in order to insert the game medals paid out to the payout medal tray into the slot machine, one piece, one piece, the game medals are grasped by hand, and the medal slot and the medal are inserted. Inserting into the insertion medal plate provided at the top of the mouth made the medal insertion operation very cumbersome.
In addition, there is a similar problem in so-called parrots using game balls.
Specifically, by using a guide recess in front of the medal slot, a plurality of game medals stacked in a cylindrical shape are placed in the guide recess and inserted directly into the medal slot one by one. In that case, by paying out as a result of winning the slot machine, the game medals paid out to the medal plate are grasped by hand, aligned in a cylindrical shape, and one piece while holding the aligned items by hand. One card had to be inserted, and the medal insertion operation became troublesome.

In addition, even when game medals are put together in an automatic insertion medallion tray, the game medals paid out to the medal platter are handled separately by the payout as a result of the slot machine winning. It was necessary to carry it by hand to the medal tray for medal insertion, and the medal insertion operation became troublesome.
As described above, in any of the conventional slot machines, the game medal insertion operation is performed by grasping the game medal by hand, which is cumbersome, and oil or dirt adhering to the game medal adheres to the hand. When playing a game for a long time, there is a problem that the hands get dirty.
Accordingly, each invention described in each claim has been made in view of the problems of the conventional techniques described above, and the object thereof is as follows.

(Claim 1)
That is, the invention described in claim 1 has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and its object is to transfer game medals between a slot machine and a medal lending machine. It is possible to reduce the work burden of the player during the game, and to reduce the oil attached to the game medal and dirt from attaching to the hand. The present invention intends to provide an automatic medal insertion device which can be used.
(Claim 2)
The invention described in claim 2 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1 described above.

That is, the invention of claim 2, wherein only when the charged state capable game medals as credit and payout of game medals into medal dish and a game medal as a credit to be able to automatically inserted medals It is intended to provide an automatic loading device .
(Claim 3)
The invention described in claim 3 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1 or claim 2.
That is, in the invention according to claim 3, the player can freely select whether to store the game medal paid out from the payout device in the payout medal tray or to put it in as a credit based on his / her intention. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic medal insertion device that can increase the degree of freedom of the game.

(Claim 4)
The invention described in claim 4 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3.

That is, the invention according to claim 4 is to provide an automatic medal insertion device that allows a game medal to roll down and move automatically from an ascending medal discharge port to a medal selector by an insertion transfer inclined passage . It is what.
(Claim 5)
The invention described in claim 5 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 4.

That is, the invention according to claim 5 is to provide an automatic medal insertion device that allows a game medal to roll down and move automatically from a payout device to an insertion medal tray by a direct transfer inclined passage. Is.

(Claim 6)
The invention described in claim 6 has been made in view of the above- described problems of the prior art, and its object is to transfer the game medals between the slot machine and the medal lending machine. It is possible to reduce the work burden of the player during the game, and to reduce the oil attached to the game medals and the dirt on the hand due to the dirt on the hand. It is intended to provide an automatic medal insertion device .

(Claim 7)
The invention described in claim 7 has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and its object is to make it easy to transfer game media between the game machine and the medium lending machine. It is possible to reduce the work burden on the player during the game, and also to reduce the oil that adheres to the game medium and dirt that is attached to the hand and soils the hand. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic medium input device .

(Feature point)
Each invention described in each claim has been made to achieve each of the above-mentioned objects, and features of each invention will be described below using embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings. .

  In addition, the code | symbol in parenthesis shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.

The drawing numbers also indicate the drawing numbers used in the embodiments of the invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.
(Claim 1)
The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.

That is, an automatic medal insertion device capable of automatically inserting a game medal into a slot machine (S) that allows a game to be started by inserting a game medal, and a medal for inserting a game medal into the slot machine (S) A slot (42), a medal selector (48) for detecting a game medal inserted from the medal slot (42), a game medal that passes the medal selector (48) and stores a game medal A payout device (5) capable of paying out a game, a payout medal tray (43) for storing game medals paid out by the payout device (5), and a game medal automatically inside the slot machine (S) An insertion medal tray (231) capable of storing game medals for insertion and a path for paying out game medals paid out from the payout device (5) to the insertion medal tray (231) or the payout medal. A path switching means (110) that can be switched to any one of the paths to be paid out to the coin tray (43), and a game from the payout device (5) to the inserted medal tray (231) by the path switching means (110). A direct transfer means (100) for transferring medals, the medal automatic insertion device includes a slot machine (S) using a game medal and a game medal adjacent to the slot machine (S). A medal lending machine (200) for lending to, and the medal lending machine (200) is provided below the medal slot (42) and positioned below the medal lending machine (200). The medal tray (230) as the insertion medal tray (231) capable of storing game medals for automatic insertion into the slot machine (S) and the game medals for lending to the player are stored, Lending the stored game medals For this purpose, a lending medal payout device (260) for transferring the lending medal tray (230) to the inside of the lending medal tray (230), and a game medal inside the lending medal tray (230) located inside the medal lending machine (200). Ascending device (220) for transferring upward to a position slightly higher than the medal slot (42) position, and ascending by the ascending device (220) facing the upper outer side of the medal lending machine (200) A raised medal outlet (210) for discharging the game medals to the outside, and the slot machine (S) includes the medal slot (42), the medal selector (48), and the payout device. (5), the path switching means (110), and the payout medal tray (43), between the medal lending machine (200) and the slot machine (S), the raised medal discharge port ( The game medals discharged from 210) are transferred to the medal slot (42). Incoming and transferring means (80) and the direct transferring means for transferring game medals from the payout device (5) of the slot machine (S) to the rental medal plate (230) of the medal lending machine (200) ( 100), a game medal transferred from the lending medal payout device (260) to the lending medal plate (230), the ascent device (220), the ascending medal outlet (210) and the insertion Through the transfer means (80), it is possible to transfer to the medal slot (42) of the slot machine (S), and game medals directly inserted into the lending medal tray (230), It is possible to transfer to the medal slot (42) of the slot machine (S) via the lift device (220), the lift medal outlet (210) and the slot transfer means (80). Features .

  Here, “game medals” are used, but coins and coins that are normally used may be used.

  In addition, here, the “payout device (5)” specifically means, for example, a hopper-like hopper that opens upward, and a rotation that is positioned below the hopper and that can send out game medals one by one. It means a so-called hopper unit including a disk and a drive motor for rotating the rotating disk.

  Here, the “inserted medal tray (231)” includes, for example, a rental medal tray (230) of a medal lending machine (200) as shown in FIG. The game medals inserted into the inserted medal tray (231) are automatically inserted into the slot machine (S).

  Further, here, "direct transfer means (100) for transferring game medals from the payout device (5) to the inserted medal tray (231) by the path switching means (110)" means path switching means ( 110), when the path for paying out game medals from the payout device (5) to the inserted medal tray (231) is selected, the direct transfer means (100) is connected from the payout device (5) to the inserted medal tray ( It is possible to transfer game medals directly to 231). Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, game medals discharged from the payout device (5) through the upper payout discharge port (49) are transferred to the inserted medal tray (231) of the medal lending machine (200). It includes a rectangular tube-shaped direct transfer inclined passage (101) that communicates with the downward inclination.

(Function)
In the present invention, the direct transfer means (100) transfers game medals from the payout device (5) to the inserted medal tray (231). For this reason, in the automatic insertion of game medals, it is possible to save the trouble of manually transferring the game medals from the payout medal tray (43) to the insertion medal tray (231). As a result, it is possible to save the player from having to transfer such game medals, and to reduce the work burden on the player during the game. In addition, since the frequency of grasping the game medal with the hand can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the contamination of the hand due to the oil or dirt adhering to the game medal adhering to the hand.

In the present invention, the direct transfer means (100) is transferred from the payout device (5) of the slot machine (S) to the rental medal plate (230) of the medal lending machine (200) having a role as the inserted medal tray (231). Game medals can be transferred. For this reason, it is not necessary to manually transfer game medals from the payout medal tray (43) of the slot machine (S) to the rental medal tray (230) of the medal lending machine (200) for automatic insertion of game medals. be able to. As a result, it is possible to save time and effort for transferring such game medals, and to reduce the work burden on the player during the game. In addition, since the frequency of grasping the game medal with the hand can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the contamination of the hand due to the oil or dirt adhering to the game medal adhering to the hand.

In addition, the present invention provides a slot machine (as a result of a game, by inserting the rented game medals from the medal lending machine (200) into the rented medal tray (230) as the inserted medal tray (231). The gaming medals paid out to the payout medal tray (43) by the payout device (5) of S) are transferred to the rental medal tray (230) of the medal lending machine (200) or as described above. The medal lending machine (200) lending medal is directly paid out to the lending medal plate (230) of the medal lending machine (200) via the direct transfer means (100) by the paying device (5) of (S). A game medal can be inserted into the plate (230).

  Then, the ascent device (220) of the medal lending machine (200) receives the game medals stored in the lending medal tray (230) located at the bottom of the medal lending machine (200), and Ascend to the rising medal outlet (210) facing the Then, the insertion transfer means (80) transfers the game medals discharged from the rising medal discharge port (210) to the path of the game medals from the medal insertion port (42) of the slot machine (S) to the medal selector (48). Transport. The game medals transferred to the route finally reach the medal selector (48) along the route. Thereby, the game medals in the rented medal tray (230) of the medal renting machine (200) can be automatically inserted into the slot machine (S) without intervention of the player. As a result, the game medal insertion operation can be facilitated, and the work burden on the player during the game can be reduced. In addition, since the frequency of grasping the game medal with the hand can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the contamination of the hand due to the oil or dirt adhering to the game medal adhering to the hand.

(Claim 2)
The invention described in claim 2 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 described above.
That is, when the number of game medals credited inside the slot machine (S) does not reach a predetermined number, the medal automatic insertion device is in a state where credits can be inserted into the slot machine (S). Recognizing means (120) for recognizing the signal and outputting a signal indicating that the input is possible to the path switching means (110), the path switching means (110), A route for paying out game medals from the payout device (5) to the inserted medal tray (231) is selected.

Here, the slot machine (S) according to the present invention is formed so as to be creditable inside the slot machine (S) up to a predetermined maximum credit number (for example, 50), and a bet switch ( By the operation of 35), the credited game medal can be replaced with the insertion of the game medal for use in the game.
Further, here, the `` recognition means (120) '' specifically includes, for example, counting means for adding a game medal from the medal selector (48) and subtracting the number of game medals used in the game, The medal number storage means for storing the number of game medals counted by the counting means, and the path switching means (110) when the value of the game number stored in the medal number storage means has not reached the maximum credit number. ) Includes a signal output means for outputting a closing enable signal.

(Function)
In the present invention, when the number of game medals credited inside the slot machine (S) has not reached the predetermined number and the game medals can be inserted as credits, the recognition means (120) A closing enable signal is output to the switching means (110). Then, the path switching means (110) selects a path for paying out game medals from the payout device (5) to the inserted medal tray (231) based on the insertion enable signal. Then, the game medals paid out to the inserted medal tray (231) are automatically inserted into the slot machine (S).
Thereby, only when the game medal as the credit can be inserted, the game medal as the credit can be automatically inserted by paying out the game medal to the insertion medal tray (231).

(Claim 3)
The invention described in claim 3 is characterized by the following points in addition to the characteristics of the invention described in claim 1 or claim 2.
That is, the medal automatic insertion device includes a path switching switch (115) for operating path switching by the path switching means (110), and the path switching means based on the operation of the path switching switch (115). (110) by switching the path of game medals to be paid out from the payout device (5), so that the game medal payout path can be selected from the inserted medal tray (231) and the payout medal tray (43). It is characterized by being formed.

(Function)
In the present invention, the route of the route switching means (110) can be switched by operating the route switch (115) based on the player's intention. That is, the player can determine the game medal to be paid out from the payout device (5) as either the inserted medal tray (231) or the payout medal tray (43) based on his / her intention. Therefore, the player can freely select whether to store the game medal paid out from the payout device in the payout medal tray or to put it in as a credit based on his / her intention, and the degree of freedom of the game Can be increased.

(Claim 4)
The invention described in claim 4 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3.
That is, the insertion transfer means (80) is an insertion transfer inclination communicating between the rising medal discharge port (210) and the medal insertion port (42 ) in a downward inclination from the rising medal discharge port (210). A passage (81) is provided.

(Function)
In the present invention, the input / transfer inclined passageway (81) is formed to be inclined downward from the rising medal outlet (210). For this reason, the game medals discharged from the rising medal discharge port (210) rolls down from the rising medal discharge port (210) toward the route side inside the input transfer inclined passage (81). Then, the game medal can be moved to the medal slot (42 ) through the throwing transfer inclined passage (81). Then, along the route, the game medal reaches the medal selector (48). In this way, it is possible to automatically move from the raised medal outlet (210) to the medal selector (48) by the weight of the game medal.

(Claim 5 )
The invention described in claim 5 is characterized by the following points in addition to the characteristics of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4 .
That is, the direct transfer means (100) includes a direct transfer inclined passage (101) communicating in a downward inclination from the payout device (5) toward the insertion medal tray (231).
Here, the “inserted medal tray (231)” is the medal lending machine (200) when the automatic medal loading device is incorporated in both the slot machine (S) and the medal lending machine (200). This includes the medal platter (230).

(Function)
In the present invention, the direct transfer inclined passage (101) is formed so as to be inclined downward from the payout device (5) toward the insertion medal tray (231). For this reason, the game medals paid out from the payout device (5) can be rolled down along the downward slope in the direct transfer inclined passage (101) toward the inserted medal tray (231). In other words, the game medal is not paid out from the payout device (5) to the payout medal tray (43), and is skipped through the path without intervening the payout medal tray (43), and directly inserted into the input medal tray (231 ). Thereby, the game medal can be rolled down by its own weight and automatically moved from the payout device to the inserted medal tray without requiring a belt or a driving source for driving the belt.

(Claim 6)
The invention described in claim 6 is characterized by the following points.
That is, an automatic medal insertion device capable of automatically inserting a game medal into a slot machine (S) that allows a game to be started by inserting a game medal , and a medal for inserting a game medal into the slot machine (S) A slot (42), a medal selector (48) for detecting a game medal inserted from the medal slot (42), a game medal that passes the medal selector (48) and stores a game medal A payout device (5) capable of paying out a game, a payout medal tray (43) for storing game medals paid out by the payout device (5), and a game medal automatically inside the slot machine (S) An insertion medal tray (231) capable of storing game medals for insertion and a path for paying out game medals paid out from the payout device (5) to the insertion medal tray (231) or the payout medal. A path switching means (110) that can be switched to any one of the paths to be paid out to the coin tray (43), and a game from the payout device (5) to the inserted medal tray (231) by the path switching means (110). A direct transfer means (100) for transferring medals, the medal automatic insertion device includes a slot machine (S) that uses a game medal and a game medal that is adjacent to the slot machine (S). A medal lending machine (200) for lending to, and the medal lending machine (200) is provided below the medal slot (42) and positioned below the medal lending machine (200). A lending medal tray (230) as the inserted medal tray (231) capable of storing game medals for automatic insertion into the slot machine (S), and a game medal for renting to a player Lending medal upper outlet (241) and games The medal lending device (260) for storing game medals for lending to the lending machine, and discharging the stored game medals to the lending medal upper discharge port (241), and the medal lending machine (200) inside A lifting device (220) for transferring the game medals inside the rented medal tray (230) to a position slightly higher than the medal slot (42) position, and the medal lending machine (200) The slot machine (S) has a rising medal outlet (210) for discharging game medals raised by the lifting device (220) to the outside facing the upper outer side of the slot machine (S), 42), the medal selector (48), the payout device (5), the path switching means (110), and the payout medal tray (43), the medal lending machine (200) and the slot Between the machines (S) The medal lending machine (80) for transferring the game medal discharged from the discharge port (210) to the medal insertion port (42) and the medal lending machine (5) from the payout device (5) of the slot machine (S). 200) and the direct transfer means (100) for transferring game medals to the rental medal tray (230), and is loaned from the rental medal payout device (260) to the rental medal upper outlet (241). As a result, the game medal discharged to the lending medal upper discharge port (241) can be directly grabbed by the player with the hand, and the game directly inserted into the lending medal tray (230). It is possible to transfer medals to the medal slot (42) of the slot machine (S) through the ascending device (220), the lifted medal outlet (210) and the slot transfer means (80). It is characterized by that .
(Function)
In the present invention, the direct transfer means (100) transfers game medals from the payout device (5) to the inserted medal tray (231). For this reason, in the automatic insertion of game medals, it is possible to save the trouble of manually transferring the game medals from the payout medal tray (43) to the insertion medal tray (231). As a result, it is possible to save the player from having to transfer such game medals, and to reduce the work burden on the player during the game. In addition, since the frequency of grasping the game medal with the hand can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the contamination of the hand due to the oil or dirt adhering to the game medal adhering to the hand.

(Claim 7)
The invention described in claim 7 is characterized by the following points.
That is, a medium automatic loading device capable of automatically loading gaming media into a gaming machine that can start a game by loading gaming media, a medium loading slot (420) for loading gaming media into the gaming machine; A medium selector (48) for detecting a game medium inserted from the medium insertion port (420), and a payout capable of storing the game medium that has passed through the medium selector (48) and allowing the player to pay out the game medium A device (5), a payout medium tray (43) for storing game media paid out by the payout device (5), and a game media for automatically loading game media into the gaming machine can be stored. A path for paying out the input medium tray (231) and a game medium paid out from the payout device (5) to the input medium dish (231) or a path for paying out the game medium to the payout medium tray (43) Route switching means (110) that can be switched to , And a direct transfer means (100) for transporting the game medium from said dispenser (5) by the path switching means (110) wherein the charged medium dishes (231), the medium automatic insertion device, game media And a medium lending machine (450) for lending a game medium to a player adjacent to the gaming machine, the medium lending machine (450) from the medium insertion port (420) And a rental medium tray (230) as the input medium tray (231) that can be stored in the lower part of the medium rental machine (450) and can store game medals for automatic insertion into the game machine. ), A rental medium payout device (260) for storing game media for lending to a player and transferring the stored game media to the inside of the rental medium tray (230), and the medium Located inside the lending machine (450) A lifting device (220) for transferring the game medium inside the rental medium tray (230) to a position slightly higher than the position of the medium insertion port (420), and an upper outside of the medium rental machine (450) And a rising medium discharge port (431) for discharging game media raised by the lifting device (220) to the outside, the gaming machine includes the medium insertion port (420) and the medium selector (48), the payout device (5), the path switching means (110), and the payout medium tray (43), between the medium lending machine (450) and the gaming machine, The medium lending machine (450) from the input and transfer means (80) for transferring the game medium discharged from the rising medium discharge port (431) to the medium input port (420) and the payout device (5) of the gaming machine. ) And the direct transfer means (100) for transferring game media to the rental media tray (230). The game medium transferred from the dispensing device (260) to the inside of the rental medium tray (230) is passed through the ascending device (220), the ascending medium discharge port (431), and the charging and transferring means (80). A game medium that can be transferred to the medium input port (420) of the gaming machine and that is directly input into the rental medium tray (230) is also used for the lift device (220), the lift medium discharge port. It is possible to transfer to the medium input port (420) of the gaming machine via (431) and the input transfer means (80) .

Here, “gaming medium” refers to a game ball used for a parrot gaming machine, a so-called pachinko ball, or a disk-shaped game medal, or a coin or coin used normally. It ’s good.
Here, the “payout device (5)” specifically refers to, for example, when the game medium is a game ball used for a parrot, a hopper-like hopper that opens upward, and the hopper A so-called rotary sprocket located at the bottom and having a recess into which game balls can be inserted in the periphery, and capable of sending out the game balls one by one, and a drive motor for driving the rotary sprocket to rotate. It means something like a hopper unit, and when the game medium is a game medal used in a slot machine, a hopper-shaped hopper that opens upward and a game medium that is positioned at the bottom of this hopper It means a so-called hopper unit that includes a rotating disk that can be fed individually and a drive motor that rotationally drives the rotating disk.

Here, the “input medium tray (231)” includes such as the rental medium tray (230) of the medium rental machine (450). The game media loaded in the loaded medium tray (231) is automatically loaded into the gaming machine (S).
Further, here, "direct transfer means (100) for transferring game media from the payout device (5) to the input medium tray (231) by the path switching means (110)" means path switching means ( 110), when the path for paying out game media from the payout device (5) to the input medium tray (231) is selected, the direct transfer means (100) is connected from the payout device (5) to the input medium tray ( 231) can be transferred directly to the game media. Specifically, a cylindrical shape that communicates the game medium discharged from the payout device (5) through the upper payout discharge port (49) in a downward inclination toward the input medium tray (231) of the medium lending machine (450). Such as a direct transfer inclined passage (101).

(Function)
In the present invention, the direct transfer means (100) transfers the game medium from the payout device (5) to the input medium tray (231). For this reason, it is possible to save the trouble of manually transferring the game medium from the payout medium tray (43) to the input medium tray (231) in the automatic insertion of the game medium. As a result, it is possible to save the player from having to transfer such game media, and to reduce the work burden on the player during the game. In addition, since the frequency with which the game medium is grabbed by the hand can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the contamination of the hand with oil or dirt adhering to the game medium.

  In the present invention, the direct transfer means (100) is transferred from the payout device (5) of the gaming machine (S) to the rental medium tray (230) of the medium rental machine (450) having a role as the input medium tray (231). Game media can be transported. This eliminates the need to manually transfer the game media from the payout media tray (43) of the gaming machine (S) to the rental media tray (230) of the media rental machine (450) in order to automatically insert the game media. be able to. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of transferring the game medium and to reduce the work load of the player during the game. In addition, since the frequency with which the game medium is grabbed by the hand can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the contamination of the hand with oil or dirt adhering to the game medium.

Then, the gaming medium lent out from the medium rental machine (450) is thrown into the rental medium tray (230) as the input medium tray (231), or the gaming machine (S) is paid out as a result of the game. The game medium paid out to the payout medium tray (43) by the device (5) is transferred to the rental medium tray (230) of the medium rental machine (450), or as described above, the game machine (S). The lending medium tray (230) of the medium lending machine (450) is directly discharged to the lending medium tray (230) of the medium lending machine (450) via the direct transfer means (100) by the dispensing device (5). A game medium can be thrown into the inside of the game.

  Then, the lifting device (220) of the medium lending machine (450) moves the game medium stored in the lending medium tray (230) located at the lower part of the medium lending machine (450) to the upper outside of the medium lending machine (450). Ascend to the rising medium discharge port (210) facing to the bottom and transfer. Then, the input transfer means (80) transfers the game medium discharged from the rising medium discharge port (210) to the path of the game medium from the medium input port (42) of the gaming machine (S) to the medium selector (48). Transport. Then, the game media transferred to the route finally reaches the media selector (48) along the route. Thereby, the game medium in the rental medium tray (230) of the medium rental machine (450) can be automatically thrown into the game machine (S) without intervention of the player. Thereby, it is possible to facilitate the operation of inserting the game medium, and to reduce the work burden on the player during the game. In addition, since the frequency with which the game medium is grabbed by the hand can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the contamination of the hand with oil or dirt adhering to the game medium.

  Further, the automatic media insertion device of the gaming machine (S) allows the game machine (S) to enter the gaming machine (S) when the number of gaming media credited inside the gaming machine (S) does not reach a predetermined number. Recognizing means (120) for recognizing the state of credit insertion of a medium and outputting an enabling signal to the path switching means (110), the path switching means (110) is an input from the recognition means (120) A path for paying out game media from the payout device (5) to the input medium tray (231) can be selected based on the signal.

  When formed in this way, the recognition means (120) when the number of game media credited inside the gaming machine (S) has not reached the predetermined number and the game media can still be inserted as credits. Outputs a possible signal to the route switching means (110). Then, the path switching means (110) selects a path for paying out game media from the payout device (5) to the input medium tray (231) based on the input enable signal. Then, the game medium paid out to the input medium tray (231) is automatically input into the gaming machine (S). As a result, only when the game medium as a credit can be inserted, the game medium can be paid out to the input medium tray (231) and the game medium as a credit can be automatically inserted.

Here, the gaming machine (S) according to the present invention is formed so that credits can be made inside the gaming machine (S) up to a predetermined maximum credit number (for example, 50), and a bet switch ( This includes a game medium in which a credited game medium can be replaced with a game medium for use in a game by the operation of 35).
Further, here, the `` recognition means (120) '' specifically includes, for example, a counting means for adding the game medium input from the medium selector (48) and subtracting the number of game media used in the game, A medium number storage means for storing the number of game media counted by the counting means, and a path switching means (110 when the value of the game number stored in the medium number storage means has not reached the maximum credit number. ) Includes a signal output means for outputting a closing enable signal.

Further, the automatic medium loading device of the gaming machine (S) includes a path switching switch (115) for operating path switching by the path switching means (110), and is based on the operation of the path switching switch (115). Thus, the path switching means (110) switches the path of the game medium to be paid out from the payout device (5), so that the game medium payout path can be changed between the input medium tray (231) and the payout medium tray (43). It can be formed so that either can be selected.
When formed in this way, the route of the route switching means (110) can be switched by operating the route switch (115) based on the player's intention. That is, the player can determine, based on his / her intention, the game medium to be paid out from the payout device (5) as either the input medium tray (231) or the payout medium tray (43). Therefore, the player can freely select whether to store the game medium to be paid out from the payout device in the payout medium tray or to put it in as a credit based on his / her own intention. Can be increased.

Further, the charging / transfer means (80) is connected to the rising medium discharge port (210) and the medium charging port (42 ) from the rising medium discharge port (210) so as to be inclined downward. It can be formed with a passageway (81).
When formed in this way, the input / transfer inclined passageway (81) is formed downwardly inclined from the rising medium discharge port (210). Therefore, the game medium discharged from the rising medium discharge port (210) rolls down the inside of the input transfer inclined passage (81) from the rising medium discharge port (210) toward the medium input port (42) . Then, the game medium can be moved to the medium input port (42 ) via the input transfer inclined passage (81). Then , the game medium reaches the medium selector (48). As described above, the game medium can be automatically moved from the rising medium discharge port (210) to the medium selector (48) by its own weight.

Further, the direct transfer means (100) can be formed to include a direct transfer inclined passage (101) communicating in a downward inclination from the dispensing device (5) toward the input medium tray (231).
When formed in this way, the direct transfer inclined passage (101) is formed so as to be inclined downward from the dispensing device (5) toward the charging medium tray (231). Therefore, the game medium paid out from the payout device (5) can be rolled down along the downward slope in the direct transfer inclined passage (101) toward the input medium tray (231). That is, the game medium is not paid out from the payout device (5) to the payout medium tray (43), and the game medium is jumped directly through the path without intervening the payout medium tray (43). ). Thus, the game medium can be automatically rolled down by its own weight from the payout device to the input medium tray without requiring a belt or a drive source for driving the belt.

  Here, the “input medium tray (231)” refers to the medium lending machine (450) when the automatic medium loading apparatus is incorporated in both the gaming machine (S) and the medium lending machine (450). The rental medium tray (230) is included.

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below.
(Claim 1)
According to invention of Claim 1, there exist the following effects.
In other words, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to save the work of transferring the game medal between the slot machine and the medal lending machine, and to reduce the work load of the player during the game. In addition, it is possible to provide an automatic medal insertion device that can reduce oil adhering to game medals or dirt from adhering to hands and soiling hands.
(Claim 2)
According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect is obtained.

That is, according to the second aspect of the invention, only when the game medal as credit can be inserted, the game medal can be paid out to the inserted medal tray and the game medal as credit can be automatically inserted. An automatic medal insertion device can be provided.
(Claim 3)
According to invention of Claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of Claim 1 or Claim 2 described above, the following effect is obtained.
That is, according to the third aspect of the invention, the player is free to decide whether to store the game medal paid out from the payout device in the payout medal tray or to put it inside as a credit based on his / her will. It is possible to provide an automatic medal insertion device that can be selected and can increase the degree of freedom of the game.

(Claim 4)
According to invention of Claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3, there exist the following effects.
That is, according to the fourth aspect of the invention, the medal automatic insertion device is configured such that the game medal can be automatically rolled and moved from the rising medal discharge port to the medal selector by the insertion transfer inclined passage. Can be provided.
(Claim 5)
According to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4 , the following effect is provided.

That is, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic medal insertion device that allows a game medal to roll down and move automatically from a payout device to an insertion medal tray by a direct transfer inclined passage. be able to.
(Claim 6)
According to invention of Claim 6, there exist the following effects.
That is, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to save the work of transferring the game medal between the slot machine and the medal lending machine, and to reduce the work load of the player during the game. In addition, it is possible to provide an automatic medal insertion device that can reduce oil adhering to game medals or dirt from adhering to hands and soiling hands .
(Claim 7)
According to invention of Claim 7, there exist the following effects.

That is, according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to save the trouble of transferring the game medium between the gaming machine and the medium lending machine, and to reduce the work load of the player during the game. In addition, it is possible to provide an automatic medium feeding device capable of reducing the oil adhering to the game medium or the dirt adhering to the hand and the hand becoming dirty.

(First embodiment)
(Explanation of drawings)
1 to 9 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a flow of game medals in a slot machine automatic slotting device, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the slot machine automatic slotting device, and FIG. 3 is an external front view of the slot machine automatic slotting device. 4 is a schematic side view of an automatic medal insertion device for a slot machine, FIG. 5 is an external front view of the state in which the automatic medal insertion device for a slot machine is arranged in a game hall, and FIG. 6 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a lending / transfer means. Is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the path switching means, FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view of a state where the game medal is pushed out by the lower delivery disk, and FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view of a state where the game medal is erected by the medal standing device. It is shown.

The medal automatic insertion device of the slot machine S according to the present embodiment includes a slot machine S that uses game medals and a medal lending machine 200 that lends the game medals to the player adjacent to the slot machine S. ing.
(Slot Machine S)
The slot machine S according to the present embodiment is roughly divided into a box-shaped casing 1 having a front opening that opens to the front side, and a door 3 for closing the front opening of the casing 1 so as to be opened and closed. It consists of and. Various devices for playing games are arranged inside the housing 1 and on the back side of the door 3.

(Case 1)
The casing 1 has a substantially box shape as a whole, and has a top plate that covers the top, a side plate that covers the left and right side surfaces, a bottom plate that covers the bottom, and a back plate that covers the back side. The part is covered by a door 3 that can be opened and closed. Although not particularly shown, an intermediate plate is passed in the lateral direction at the approximate center of the housing 1. A reel unit including a rotating reel having a plurality of symbols drawn around it and a driving motor for rotating the rotating reel is disposed on the upper portion of the casing 1 on the middle plate. . A control device for controlling the internal components of the slot machine S is fixed to the upper side of the housing 1 on the back side. The lower part of the middle plate of the housing 1 stores a power supply device for supplying power to each component and a game medal for the player to put in and pay out to the player. And a payout device 5 capable of paying out game medals to the player in the case of winning a prize.

In the present embodiment, the “front side” means the front side of the player when the player is positioned facing the slot machine S in front of the door 3 of the slot machine S. Means. Therefore, the near side direction means a direction from the back of the slot machine S toward the front. The “back side” means the back side when viewed from such a player when the player is positioned facing the slot machine S on the front side of the slot machine S. Therefore, the back side direction means a direction from the front of the slot machine S toward the back.
(Door 3)
The door 3 is a plate-like door that is formed to be rotatable with a rotation shaft on the left side of the housing 1 and that can be locked to the front opening of the housing 1.

In the substantially central part of the upper part of the door 3, there is a symbol display window 31 through which the symbol of the rotating reel can be seen from the front side. A device 32 is provided.
The decoration portion 33 may be formed by other lamps or the like, or may be formed so that the lamp blinks at the time of winning notification or other effects. The display device 32 may be a device that displays numbers using a 7-segment LED or the like, or a liquid crystal display device or a CRT for displaying an image, although not particularly shown.
An operation part 41 for operating the slot machine S is formed in the approximate center of the door 3.

  A box-shaped payout medal tray 43 for storing game medals paid out by the payout device 5 is formed below the door 3. At the center back side of the payout medal tray 43, a lower payout outlet 45 for payout from the payout device 5 is formed. A front panel 50 for displaying game contents and other guidance is fitted on the payout medal tray 43 below the door 3. In the upper portion of the front panel 50, an upper payout outlet 49 for paying out game medals directly from the payout device 5 via the transfer means 100 is formed. The game medals discharged from the upper payout outlet 49 are inserted directly into the rental medal tray 230 of the medal lending machine 200 via the transfer means 100.

  As the operation unit 41, a medal slot 42 for a player to insert a game medal for playing a game is formed at the right end of the center of the door 3. A bet switch 35 is formed on the left side of the substantially center of the door 3. This bet switch 35 replaces a game medal (so-called credited game medal) stored in the slot machine S up to a predetermined number (so-called maximum credit number 50) with insertion of one to three game medals by operation. Is possible. In addition, a lever-type start switch 34 for starting the rotation of the rotating reel by operation is formed on the left front side of the operation unit 41. A button-type stop switch 36 capable of stopping each of the three rotating reels by operation is formed on the front side of the approximate center of the operation unit 41. On the right side of the operation unit 41, a key hole 44 that can unlock the door 3 is formed. When a predetermined key is inserted into the keyhole 44 and turned, the door lock mechanism of the door 3 is unlocked.

Further, on the back side of the door 3, a medal selector 48 for determining whether the game medal is correct or not while guiding the game medal inserted from the medal slot 42 is provided. Inside the medal selector 48, there is provided an insertion switch 47 for generating an electric signal when an appropriate game medal is inserted.
(Medal slot 42)
The medal slot 42 is a hole having a substantially rectangular opening, and the width of the medal slot 42 is set to be slightly larger than the thickness of the game medal. The length is set to be slightly larger than the diameter of the game medal. The medal slot 42 has a passage for transferring game medals to the medal selector 48 disposed below the medal slot 42. Therefore, the game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 42 are guided to the medal selector 48.

In addition, at the upper right of the medal insertion slot 42, an exit of an insertion transfer inclined passage 81 serving as the input transfer means 80 is disposed, and a game medal that has fallen from the exit of the input transfer means 80 is stored in the medal insertion slot 42. It is formed so as to be put inside.
In addition, a guide recess is formed in front of the medal insertion slot 42, which allows a plurality of game medals to be stacked and pushed by the player while being pushed by hand.
(Medal selector 48)
The medal selector 48 can determine whether or not the game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 42 are appropriate ones made of a predetermined size and shape. Then, the medal selector 48 turns on the insertion switch 47 inside the medal selector 48 if the game medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 42 is an appropriate game medal determined in advance. The appropriate game medals are stored in the payout device 5. On the other hand, if the game medal inserted from the medal slot 42 is inappropriate, the game medal is formed to be discharged to the payout medal tray 43 below.

(Recognition means 120)
The recognition means 120 is incorporated in the control device. The recognizing means 120 adds the number of game medals inserted from the medal selector 48 and subtracts the number of game medals used in the game, and stores the number of game medals counted by the count means. When the value of the number of games stored in the storage means and the medal number storage means has not reached the maximum credit number (50), an insertion enable signal is output to the path switching means 110, and the medal number When the value of the number of games stored in the storage means has reached the maximum number of credits (50), a signal output means is provided for outputting an insertion impossible signal to the path switching means 110.

As described above, the recognition unit 120 can recognize whether or not a game medal as a credit can be inserted, or whether or not the maximum number of credits has already been reached.
(Route switch 115)
The path switching switch 115 is formed on the right side of the bet switch 35 of the operation unit 41 of the door 3, and is a switch capable of switching a game medal payout path by a player's operation. . The path switch 115 is set to be switchable between two stages, an on state and an off state. Further, when the path switch 115 is in the ON state, the upper payout for paying out game medals from the upper payout outlet 49 and the lower payout for paying out game medals from the lower payout outlet 45 are two. It is set to be switchable in stages. As a result, the path changeover switch 115 is 1. 1. off state; 2. Top payout in ON state; It is configured to be operable so that three settings of the lower payout in the ON state can be freely selected. Specifically, the three settings can be switched in order of 1 → 2 → 3 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 1... By continuously pressing the path switch 115 once. is there. At this time, the state of which setting is selected is shown on the display device 32.

The path selector switch 115 has the following functions. If the off state is selected, no signal is output; 2. When the upper payout in the ON state is selected, an input enabling signal is output to the path switching means 110; When the lower payout in the on state is selected, a setting disable signal is set to be output to the route switching means 110.
(Dispensing device 5)
The payout device 5 is for paying out game medals to the player based on the result of the game. The payout device 5 can store the inserted game medals and, in the case of a predetermined prize, It is possible to pay out the game medals to the payout medal tray 43 or to the rental medal tray 230 as the inserted medal tray 231. This payout device 5 is also called an alias, a hopper unit.

  This payout device 5 includes a hopper-like payout hopper 8 that opens upward, a payout disc 6 that can send out game medals one by one to the lower portion of the payout hopper 8, and for rotating the payout disc 6 A drive motor and a payout raising path 7 for guiding game medals delivered from the payout disk 6 to the path switching means 110 are provided. In the payout disc 6, a circular payout medal hole 9 into which a game medal can enter one by one is formed on the surface thereof. Then, the payout medal hole is fixed to the housing of the payout device 5 below the payout disc 6 and pushed by a pin protruding toward the lower surface side of the payout disc 6, and the payout disc 6 rotates. The game medals that have entered 9 are pushed out one by one, and are formed so as to advance inside the payout rising path 7 (FIG. 7). Then, the game medals transferred through the inside of the payout ascending path 7 are paid out to either the lower lower payout outlet 45 or the upper upper payout outlet 49 by the path switching means 110.

(Route switching means 110)
The path switching means 110 is a path for paying out game medals paid out from the payout device 5 to the inserted medal tray 231 via the upper payout outlet 49 and the direct transfer means 100, and a payout medal via the lower payout outlet 45. It is possible to switch to any one of the routes to be paid out to the tray 43.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the path switching means 110 is an upper payout path for guiding game medals discharged from the outlet of the payout raising path 7 of the payout device 5 to the upper payout outlet 49. 113, the lower payout path 114 for guiding game medals discharged from the outlet of the payout raising path 7 of the payout device 5 to the lower payout discharge port 45, and the outlet of the payout rising path 7 of the payout apparatus 5 The switching valve 111 that guides the game medal to either the upper payout path 113 or the lower payout path 114, and a rotary shaft 112 that rotatably supports one end side of the switch valve 111 are provided. Further, although not particularly shown, the path switching unit 110 controls a driving device for rotating the rotary shaft 112 and controls the driving device based on signals from the recognition unit 120 and the path switching switch 115. And a switching drive control device.

The upper payout path 113 is a cylindrical passage inclined downward from the vicinity of the outlet of the payout raising path 7 to the upper payout outlet 49 toward the front side. The lower payout path 114 is a cylindrical passage extending downward from the vicinity of the outlet of the payout raising path 7 to the lower payout outlet 45. The switching valve 111 is formed in the vicinity of the outlet of the payout ascending path 7, and guides a game medal from the payout ascending path 7 to the upper payout path 113 when positioned in a substantially horizontal direction, and when positioned in a substantially vertical direction. The game medals from the payout ascending route 7 are formed so as to be guided to the lower payout route 114.
When the number of credit medals has not reached the maximum number of credits 50, the recognizing means 120 outputs an insertion enable signal, and the number of credit medals reaches the maximum number of credits 50. If it is, a throw-in disable signal is output. Further, the path switch 115 is switched between an on state and an off state, and when in the on state, either the discharge path from the upper discharge outlet 49 or the discharge path from the lower discharge outlet 45 is selected. It is formed so that it can be selected. Its to the path changeover switch 115, when the OFF state, the signal is not outputted. When the discharge from the upper payout outlet 49 is selected by the player's operation when the path changeover switch 115 is in the on state, the path changeover switch 115 outputs a throw-in enable signal, and when it is in the on state, When the discharge from the payout / discharge port 45 is selected, it is configured to output a non-loading signal.

  The switching drive control device drives the driving device based on a closing enable signal and a closing disable signal from the recognition means 120 and the path switch 115. At that time, the switching drive control device is set to give priority to the signal from the path switch 115 over the recognition means 120. That is, this switching drive control device is set to rotate the switching valve 111 based on the closing enable signal and the closing disable signal from the recognition means 120 when the path switch 115 is in the OFF state. It is. In this case, when the insertion enabling signal from the recognition unit 120 is input to the path switching unit 110, the switching valve 111 is maintained in the lateral direction, and the game medal from the payout ascending path 7 is paid out from the upper payout outlet 49. In addition, when the insertion disable signal from the recognition unit 120 is input to the path switching unit 110, the switching valve 111 is maintained in the vertical direction, and game medals from the payout ascending path 7 are paid out from the lower payout outlet 45.

  On the other hand, when the path changeover switch 115 is in the ON state, the input enable signal and the input disable signal from the recognition means 120 are not adopted, and the drive device is operated based on the input enable signal and the input disable signal from the path changeover switch 115. It is set to drive. In such a case, when the enabling signal from the path switching switch 115 is input to the path switching means 110, the switching valve 111 is maintained in the lateral direction, and game medals from the payout ascending path 7 are paid out from the upper payout outlet 49. . Further, when a throw-in disable signal is input from the path switching switch 115 to the path switching means 110, the switching valve 111 is maintained in the vertical direction, and game medals from the payout ascending path 7 are paid out from the lower payout outlet 45.

As described above, when the path switch 115 is in the OFF state, the path switching unit 110 selects a path for paying out game medals from the payout device 5 to the inserted medal tray 231 based on the insertion enable signal from the recognition unit 120. To do. Therefore, the game medals paid out to the inserted medal tray 231 are automatically inserted into the slot machine S. Thereby, when the path switch 115 is in the OFF state, the path switching means 110 pays out the game medal from the payout device 5 to the inserted medal tray 231 only when the game medal as credit can be inserted. As a game medal can be automatically inserted.
Furthermore, the route of the route switching means 110 can be switched by operating the route switch 115 based on the player's intention. That is, the player can determine the game medal to be paid out from the payout device 5 as either the inserted medal tray 231 or the payout medal tray 43 based on his / her intention. Therefore, the player can freely select whether to store the game medals paid out from the payout device 5 in the payout medal tray 43 or to put them in as a credit based on his / her intention. The degree of freedom can be increased.

(Payout medal plate 43)
The payout medal tray 43 is located at the lower part on the front side of the door 3 and is a box-shaped container for storing game medals paid out from the payout device 5 toward the player. Near the center of the payout medal tray 43, there is a lower payout outlet 45 through which game medals paid out from the payout device 5 are discharged toward the payout medal tray 43 via the path switching means 110.
The payout medal tray 43 is provided with a standing wall 46 that opens upward and covers the periphery thereof. A rental transfer communication path 91 cut out in the right direction is provided at the right end of the standing wall 46. The lending / transfer communication passage 91 communicates between the payout medal tray 43 and the lending medal tray 230 of the medal lending machine 200. As shown in FIG. The player is configured so that the player can easily move it to the rental medal tray 230 by hand.

(Medal lending machine 200)
The medal lending machine 200 has a thin box shape as a whole, and lends a game medal to a player adjacent to the slot machine S. In the game hall, as shown in FIG. 5, the medal lending machine 200 is sandwiched between each slot machine S in a so-called island arrangement in which a plurality of slot machines S are arranged in a horizontal direction. Arranged. As shown in FIG. 2, this medal lending machine 200 can automatically insert game medals into the slot machine S with the slot machine S arranged on the left side from the front of the medal lending machine 200. It is what you are doing.

The medal lending machine 200 has a bill insertion slot 251 on the upper front surface thereof. The medal lending machine 200 includes a bill counter 250 that determines whether or not a bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 251 is appropriate and counts the number of inserted correct bills. .
The medal lending machine 200 is provided with a lending medal payout device 260 that can store and lend out game medals for lending to a player under the banknote counter 250. The lending medal payout device 260 can lend a predetermined number of game medals to the player from the lending medal discharge port 240 in accordance with the number of bills counted by the bill counter 250. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the rental medal payout device 260 has a hopper 261 that opens upward and can store game medals, and is located at the lower part of the hopper 261 and is located inside the hopper 261. There is provided an upper delivery disk 232 capable of discharging the stored game medals one by one to the rental medal outlet 240. A circular hole into which a game medal can enter is formed on the entire circumference of the upper feed disk 232. The lending medal payout device 260 has the same principle as the payout device 5 of the slot machine S.

(Lending medal outlet 240)
The lending medal discharge port 240 is a discharge port for discharging game medals lent to the player for games of the slot machine S on condition that the bills are inserted into the medal lending machine 200. Two rental medal outlets 240 are formed above and below the medal lending machine 200.
Specifically, the lending medal discharge port 240 can be inserted into the lending medal upper discharge port 241 provided near the center of the medal lending machine 200 in the height direction and the lending medal plate 230 at the bottom of the medal lending machine 200. And a lower medal lower outlet 242. The game medals delivered one by one from the rented medal payout device 260 are not particularly shown, but the route of the rented medal is switched by the route switching means for the rented medal and the lower outlet of the medal medal. It is formed so that it can be switched to the discharge path from 242.

The lending medal upper discharge port 241 is for the player who has inserted the banknotes to directly grab and take out the gaming medals lent out by hand. Thereby, the player can use all the lent game medals in other slot machines S without necessarily putting them in the adjacent slot machines S.
The lending medal lower discharge port 242 can discharge game medals sent out from the lending medal payout device 260 through a lower discharge port passage 243 extending downward and obliquely downward from the lending medal payout device 260. It is. Further, the rental medal lower outlet 242 is provided above a portion that opens upward of the rental medal tray 230 of the medal lending machine 200. For this reason, the game medals discharged from the rental medal lower discharge port 242 are inserted into the rental medal tray 230 as they are without intervention of the player.

(Rental medal plate 230)
The lending medal tray 230 is used as the inserted medal tray 231 capable of storing game medals for automatically inserting game medals into the slot machine S.
The rental medal tray 230 is a rectangular box-like shape that is located at the lower part on the front side of the medal lending machine 200 and opens upward for storing game medals. A lower feed disc 234 is formed on the back side of the bottom of the rental medal plate 230. The lower delivery disk 234 has the same structure as the delivery disk 6 of the delivery device 5 of the slot machine S described above and the upper delivery disk 232 of the medal lending machine 200. The game medals stored randomly on the board 234 can be sent one by one in an aligned state. A circular medal hole 236 (FIG. 8) having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the game medal is formed on the entire circumference of the lower feed disk 234. The lower delivery disk 234 is rotated so that a game medal can enter the circular hole. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, a pin 237 fixed to the outside protrudes toward the lower surface of the lower delivery disk 234. On the lower surface side of the lower delivery disk 234, a groove (not shown) is formed by a protruding pin 237 so as not to inhibit the rotation of the lower delivery disk 234. By rotating the lower feed disc 234, the game medals in the medal hole 236 pushed out by hitting the pins 237 are sent one by one to the outside. Then, the game medals delivered by the lower delivery disk 234 are erected in the vertical direction through the medal erection device 235. Then, the game medals standing in the vertical direction are supplied to the spiral inside of the ascending device 220 as shown in FIG.

  The medal erection device 235 is a device for erecting game medals that are pushed out one by one from the lower delivery disk 234 in the horizontal direction. As shown in FIG. 9, the medal erection device 235 according to this embodiment rotates a thin rectangular tube-shaped transfer path for transferring game medals at the center in the transfer direction so that the game medals are not jammed in the middle. The game medals are erected by rotating them little by little as the central axis of the game and twisting the transfer angle. Of course, the mechanism for standing the game medals of the medal standing device 235 is not limited to this. For example, the medal erection device 235 has the outer peripheral surface tilt angle changed by about 90 degrees in a circumferential shape, and rotates the deforming cam so that the game medal is erected along the inclined surface. Something like that is good too.

An edge to be erected is formed around the rental medal tray 230, but an edge adjacent to the payout medal tray 43 on the left side of the loan medal tray 230 is cut out downward. As shown in FIG. 6, the notch forms a lending transfer communication path 91 as lending transfer means 90 that communicates with the payout medal tray 43 and can transfer game medals.
(Climbing device 220)
The ascending device 220 is located inside the medal lending machine 200 and is used for transferring the game medals inside the rented medal tray 230 upward. Specifically, the ascending device 220 includes a cylindrical portion 221 that has a substantially hollow cylindrical shape and is erected in the vertical direction, and a columnar rotation that is rotatable at the center of the cylindrical portion 221. A shaft portion 222, a spiral portion 223 that continuously spirals on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft portion 222, and a drive motor (not shown) for rotating the rotary shaft portion 222. I have. The game medals erected by the medal erection device 235 are thrown into the cylindrical part 221 from the lower part of the ascending device 220, and in the erected state, the cylindrical part 221 and the rotating shaft part 222 , Get into the space between the spiral part 223. Then, the rotating shaft 222 is rotated by the drive motor, so that the game medal is moved along the spiral 223 along the space between the cylindrical portion 221, the rotating shaft 222, and the spiral 223. Can be transported.

On the slot machine S side of the upper portion of the cylindrical portion 221, a rectangular rising medal discharge port 210 that is open on the front and back, which has a shape slightly larger than the longitudinal section of the game medal, is formed.
(Rising medal outlet 210)
The raised medal discharge port 210 is a hole that faces the upper outer side of the medal lending machine 200 and opens on the front and back of the cylindrical portion 221 for discharging game medals raised by the raising device 220 to the outside. That is, all the game medals that have risen along the spiral portion 223 in the cylindrical portion 221 of the lifting device 220 are all discharged from the raised medal outlet 210 above the cylindrical portion 221 to the outside of the cylindrical portion 221. Has been. Then, all game medals discharged from the rising medal discharge port 210 are transferred to the insertion transfer means 80.

(Input transfer means 80)
As shown in FIG. 2, the insertion transfer means 80 transfers the game medals discharged from the rising medal discharge port 210 of the lifting device 220 to the path of the game medals from the medal insertion port 42 to the medal selector 48. Is. Specifically, the input / transfer means 80 is formed of an input / transfer inclined passage 81 communicating between the rising medal discharge port 210 and the medal input port 42 in a downward inclination toward the slot machine S side. It is.
The input / transfer inclined passage 81 is formed in a rectangular tube shape having a thin overall shape, and the thickness of the internal space is formed to be slightly larger than the thickness of the game medal. The insertion transfer inclined passage 81 is formed in a trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front, and the bottom surface on the inside thereof is formed so as to be inclined downward from the rising medal discharge port 210 to the medal insertion port. For this reason, the standing game medal discharged from the rising medal discharge port 210 rolls down toward the slot machine S in the state where the inside of the rectangular cylindrical shape of the input / transfer inclined passage 81 is left standing as it is. Then, the game medal is thrown into the medal slot 42 through the throwing transfer inclined passage 81.

  In the present embodiment, the insertion transfer inclined passage 81 is formed so that a game medal is directly inserted into the medal insertion slot 42 through the rising medal outlet 210 to the medal insertion slot 42. However, the insertion transfer inclined passage 81 may be formed so as to communicate with the medal selector 48 from the rising medal discharge port 210 so that a game medal is directly inserted into the medal selector 48. is there. Further, the insertion transfer inclined passage 81 may be one that communicates so as to connect the ascending medal discharge port 210 and the game medal path from the medal insertion port 42 to the medal selector 48. That is, the insertion transfer inclined passage 81 is formed so as to enter the inside of the slot machine S, and the leading end of the input transfer inclination passage 81 is connected to the middle of the path between the medal insertion opening 42 and the medal selector 48. It is formed to do. Even in such a case, the game medals inserted in the middle of the route are guided to the medal selector 48 along the route.

A direct transfer means 100 is provided between the slot machine S and the medal lending machine 200 for transferring game medals from the payout device 5 to the lending medal tray 230.
(Direct transfer means 100)
The direct transfer means 100 is for transferring game medals from the payout device 5 to the rental medal tray 230 as the inserted medal tray 231 by the path switching means 110. This direct transfer means 100 is a direct transfer inclined passage 101 inclined downward from the payout device 5 toward the rented medal tray 230.
Specifically, the direct transfer inclined passage 101 is composed of a rectangular cylindrical inclined passage for transferring game medals discharged from the upper payout outlet 49 to the rental medal tray 230.

  The direct transfer inclined passage 101 is formed in a thin rectangular tube shape as a whole, and the thickness of the internal space is formed to be slightly larger than the thickness of the game medal. The direct transfer inclined passage 101 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape when viewed from the front, and the bottom surface inside thereof is formed so as to be inclined downward from the upper payout outlet 49 to the rented medal tray 230. For this reason, the circular game medal discharged from the upper payout outlet 49 rolls toward the rental medal plate 230 of the medal lending machine 200 in a state where the rectangular cylindrical inside of the direct transfer inclined passage 101 is erected. drop down. The game medals can be thrown into the rental medal tray 230 through the direct transfer inclined passage 101.

(Function)
If the direct transfer inclined passage 101 is used, the rental medal tray that serves as the insertion medal tray 231 for automatic insertion of the medal lending machine 200 is used for the game medal paid out from the upper payout outlet 49 of the payout device 5 It can be rolled down directly towards 230. That is, game medals are not directly paid out from the payout device 5 of the slot machine S to the payout medal tray 43, and are directly inserted into the loan medal tray 230 of the medal lending machine 200 without intervening the payout medal tray 43. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to save the trouble of moving the game medals paid out to the payout medal tray 43 to the rental medal tray 230. As a result, it is possible to save time and effort for transferring such game medals, and to reduce the work burden on the player during the game. In addition, since the frequency of grasping the game medal with the hand can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the contamination of the hand due to the oil or dirt adhering to the game medal adhering to the hand.

In the present embodiment, the gaming medals lent out from the medal renting machine 200 are thrown into the renting medal tray 230 as the inserted medal tray 231 or as a result of the game, the payout device 5 of the slot machine S By transferring the game medals paid out to the payout medal tray 43 to the rental medal tray 230 of the medal lending machine 200, or as described above, directly through the transfer means 100 by the payout device 5 of the slot machine S, By directly paying out to the rental medal tray 230 of the medal rental machine 200, the game medal can be inserted into the rental medal tray 230 of the medal rental machine 200.
Then, the ascending device 220 of the medal lending machine 200 raises the game medals stored in the lending medal tray 230 located at the bottom of the medal lending machine 200 to the ascending medal discharge port 210 facing the upper outside of the medal lending machine 200. To transport. Then, the insertion transfer means 80 transfers the game medals discharged from the rising medal discharge port 210 to the medal insertion port 42 of the slot machine S. Then, the game medals transferred to the medal insertion slot 42 finally reach the medal selector 48 along a predetermined route from the medal insertion slot 42. Thereby, the game medals in the rental medal tray 230 of the medal rental machine 200 can be automatically inserted into the slot machine S without the player's hand. As a result, the game medal insertion operation can be facilitated, and the work burden on the player during the game can be reduced. In addition, since the frequency of grasping the game medal with the hand can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the contamination of the hand due to the oil or dirt adhering to the game medal adhering to the hand.

( First embodiment of reference invention to help understanding of the present invention )
FIG. 10 to FIG. 12 show a first embodiment of a reference invention for helping understanding of the present invention . FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a flow of game medals in an automatic token insertion device of a slot machine. FIG. 11 is an external perspective view of the medal automatic insertion device of the slot machine, and FIG. 12 is an external front view of the automatic medal insertion device of the slot machine.
In this embodiment, all the medal automatic insertion devices are stored in the slot machine S without using the medal lending machine 200.
In the present embodiment, the insertion medal tray 231 capable of storing game medals for automatically inserting game medals into the slot machine S is located at the right end as viewed from the front of the payout medal tray 43 at the bottom of the slot machine S. It is formed continuously. A lower insertion transfer means 92 for transferring game medals from the payout medal tray 43 to the insertion medal tray 231 is provided between the payout medal tray 43 and the insertion medal tray 231. The lower input / transfer means 92 includes a continuous passage communicating between the payout medal tray 43 and the input medal tray 231.

In the first embodiment, the rental medal tray 230 as the inserted medal tray 231, the lifting device 220, and the lifted medal outlet 210 are incorporated in the medal lending machine 200. In this embodiment, the inserted medal tray 231, the ascending device 220 and the ascending medal discharge port 210 are incorporated in the right end portion inside the slot machine S.
The medal slot 42, the medal selector 48, the payout device 5, the path switching means 110, the payout medal tray 43, the recognition means 120, and the path switch 115 are the same as those described in the first embodiment. The slot machine S is provided.
The direct transfer inclined passage 101 as the direct transfer means 100 is a square cylindrical shape inclined downward between the upper payout outlet 49 via the path switching means 110 and the inserted medal tray 231 on the lower right end side of the slot machine S. It is connected with the passage. That is, the direct transfer means 100 is for transferring the game medal paid out from the upper payout outlet 49 to the inserted medal tray 231.

The input / transfer inclined passage 81 serving as the input / transfer means 80 is connected to the rising medal discharge port 210 and the medal input port 42 by a quadrangular cylindrical passage inclined downward. That is, the game medal sent out from the rising medal outlet 210 is to be transferred to the medal slot 42.
Other components and the like are substantially the same as those described in the first embodiment, and have the same operations and effects as those described in the first embodiment.
According to the present embodiment, the medal lending machine 200 is not arranged next to each slot machine S by incorporating all of the game medal automatic medal automatic devices into one slot machine S. However, it is possible to execute the automatic insertion of game medals with only one slot machine S.

( Second embodiment)
FIG. 13 is an external front view of a medium automatic loading device of a gaming machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
In the second embodiment, a game machine using a spherical game ball used for a pachinko or the like, not a disk-shaped game medal as a game medium, so-called parrot P, and adjacent to this parrot P The present invention is characterized in that it is an automatic medium insertion device provided with a medium lending machine 450 for lending game balls to players. Here, the parrot P is a gaming machine that uses a game ball that can be used as a pachinko ball to perform a game similar to a slot machine.

  In the parrot P in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, a display window 31 capable of visually recognizing the design of the rotating reel is formed on the front surface of the housing 1. An operation unit 41 provided with operation means such as a start switch 34 and a stop switch 36 is formed below the display window 31 and in a substantially central portion of the parrot P. At the top of the operation unit 41, there are provided a medium outlet 431 through which a game ball is paid out as a result of a game, and an upper plate 430 for temporarily storing the game ball to be inserted into the parrot P. ing. Also, a lower tray 440 is formed as a payout medium tray 43 for dropping and storing the game balls stored in the upper tray 430 at the lower portion of the housing 1.

  Then, when a game ball is put into the upper plate 430, the game ball rolls and moves to a medium insertion port 420 provided at the bottom of the upper plate 430 and communicating with the inside of the parrot P. When the bet switch 35 of the operation unit 41 is operated, a predetermined number of game balls are inserted from the medium insertion port 420, and the game can be started. Therefore, the rotating reel is rotated by operating the start switch 34, and the rotating reel is stopped by operating the stop switch 36. At this time, when the symbols displayed on the plurality of rotating reels are stopped in a predetermined position mode, a winning is made, and a predetermined number of game balls are formed to be paid out from the medium discharge port 431. If the number of game balls to be paid out is larger than the number of game balls to be thrown in, the game balls accumulate on the upper plate 430, but when the upper plate 430 is full, the lower plate 440 is similar to a pachinko machine. Move to.

Here, the housing 1 of the parrot P is a frame member having an opening at the front and the back, and is fixed in parallel to a so-called island facility of the game hall. Inside the island, although not shown in particular, there is a ball circulation device for supplying a winning ball for paying out when winning a prize or sucking an inserted ball. Is provided with a medium lending machine 450. The medium lending machine 450 lends a game ball from the medium dispensing opening 400 in exchange for the money when the banknote is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 251.
The automatic medium insertion device according to the present embodiment can automatically input a game medium into a parrot P as a gaming machine S that can start a game by inserting a game ball as a game medium. The parrot P as the gaming machine S is formed so that a predetermined maximum number of credits can be credited, and the bet switch 35 is operated to replace the credited gaming medium with the gaming medium. It is formed so that it can be.

In the parrot P, one game medal inserted or paid out as described in the first embodiment of the present invention corresponds to five game balls that can also be used as pachinko balls. Is formed.
The automatic medium insertion device according to the present embodiment is capable of automatically inserting a game medium into the gaming machine S in which a game can be started by inserting a game ball as a game medium.
Then, this automatic medium insertion device stores the game media thrown into the parrot P as the gaming machine S and is paid out by the payout device 5 and the payout device 5 which can pay out the game media to the player. A lower tray 440 as a payout medium tray 43 for storing game media, an input medium tray 231 capable of storing game media for automatically inserting game media into the gaming machine S, and a game paid out from the payout device 5 The path switching means 110 that can switch the medium to either the path to pay out to the input medium tray 231 or the path to pay out to the payout medium tray 43 (lower tray 440), and the path switching means 110 to input the medium from the discharge device 5 Direct transfer means 100 for transferring game media to the media tray 231 is provided.

Here, the “input medium tray 231” includes the rental medium tray 230 of the medium rental machine 450. The game media loaded into the loaded medium tray 231 is automatically loaded into the gaming machine S.
Here, “direct transfer means 100 for transferring game media from the payout device 5 to the input medium tray 231 by the path switching means 110” means that the path switching means 110 transfers from the payout apparatus 5 to the input medium tray 231. When the path for paying out the game medium is selected, the direct transfer means 100 can transfer the game medium directly from the payout device 5 to the input medium tray 231. Specifically, the game medium discharged from the payout device 5 through the medium discharge port 431, such as a cylindrical direct transfer inclined passage 101 communicating in a downward inclination toward the input medium tray 231 of the medium lending machine 450, Including things.

Further, the path switching means 110 is configured as shown in FIG. 7 of the first embodiment of the present invention, and the game ball from the payout device 5 is discharged from the upper medium discharge port 431, or It is possible to switch whether to discharge from the lower tray outlet 432 of the lower part.
In the present embodiment, the direct transfer means 100 transfers the game medium from the payout device 5 to the input medium tray 231. For this reason, it is possible to save the trouble of manually transferring the game medium from the payout medium tray 43 to the input medium tray 231 in the automatic insertion of the game medium. As a result, it is possible to save the player from having to transfer such game media, and to reduce the work burden on the player during the game. In addition, since the frequency with which the game medium is grabbed by the hand can be reduced, it is possible to reduce the contamination of the hand with oil or dirt adhering to the game medium.

The basic configuration of the automatic medium feeding device in the present embodiment is the same as that described in the first embodiment of the present invention . The automatic medium feeding device in the present embodiment also has the same operation and the same effect as that described in the first embodiment of the present invention . However, since the game medium is a spherical game ball used for a pachinko machine or the like from a disk-shaped game medal, it is formed to adapt to it. For example, it has a ball feeding mechanism that can move a game ball thrown into a lending medium tray 230 provided adjacent to or in communication with the lower tray 440 to the lifting device 220. Further, the ascending device 220 is configured such that the spiral ball provided inside the casing rotates to transfer the game ball upward, and the raised game ball is transferred from the ascending medium discharge port 210 to the input / transfer means 80. Discharged. The input / transfer means 80 is formed in a cylindrical shape capable of transferring game balls. The game balls discharged from the input and transfer means 80 are input to the upper tray 430 as a medium input tray, and are input to the medium input port 420 inside the upper tray 430.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the frequency of touching the game ball with the hand can be reduced as compared with a case where the game ball is directly inserted into the upper plate 430 from the medium discharge port 431 and can be stored. The amount of game balls stored can be increased. That is, in the present embodiment, in addition to the upper plate 430, the game balls can be stored in the input medium tray 231, the lifting device 220, and the input transfer means 80. There is no need to touch it. In addition, the movement from the lower tray 440 to the loading medium tray 231 and, conversely, the movement from the loading medium tray 231 to the lower tray 440 is simple because both are adjacent to each other and stored in the lower tray 440. The movement of the game ball can also be simplified.

Further, as described above, the automatic medium feeding device according to the present embodiment has the parrot P and the medium lending machine 450, but the first embodiment of the reference invention for helping understanding of the present invention. As described above, all of the automatic medium feeding device may be accommodated in the parrot P without using the medium lending machine 450. Even in the case of such a parrot P, the same operations and effects as those of the second embodiment can be obtained.
In the embodiment described above, the medium lending machine 450 is arranged on the right side of the parrot P as shown in FIG. 13, but the medium lending machine 450 may be arranged on the left side of the parrot P. good.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a flow of game medals in the medal automatic insertion device of the slot machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing the medal automatic insertion device of the slot machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an external front view showing the medal automatic insertion device of the slot machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing the medal automatic insertion device of the slot machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an external front view showing a state where the medal automatic insertion device of the slot machine is arranged in the game hall according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a rental transfer means. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view showing a path switching means according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which a game medal is pushed out by a lower delivery disk according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic plan view illustrating a state in which a game medal is erected by a medal erection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a flow of game medals in a medal automatic insertion device of a slot machine according to a first embodiment of a reference invention for helping understanding of the present invention . 1 is an external perspective view showing a medal automatic insertion device of a slot machine according to a first embodiment of a reference invention for helping understanding of the present invention . FIG. 1 is an external front view showing a medal automatic insertion device of a slot machine according to a first embodiment of a reference invention for helping understanding of the present invention . FIG. FIG. 6 is an external front view showing a medium automatic loading device of a gaming machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

S slot machine (game machine) 1 chassis
3 Door 5 Dispensing device
6 Discharge disk 7 Discharge rise route
8 Dispensing hopper 9 Dispensing medal hole (dispensing medium hole)
31 Display window 32 Display device
33 Decoration 34 Start switch
35 Bet switch 36 Stop switch
41 Control section 42 Medal slot (medium slot)
43 Dispensing medal tray (dispensing medium tray) 44 Key hole
45 Lower discharge outlet 46 Standing wall
47 Insert switch 48 Medal selector (medium selector)
49 Upper discharge outlet 50 Front panel
80 Input transfer means 81 Input transfer inclined passage
90 Rental transfer means 91 Rental transfer passage
92 Lower input transfer means 100 Direct transfer means
101 Direct transfer inclined passage 110 Route switching means
111 Switching valve 112 Rotating shaft
113 Upper payout route 114 Lower payout route
115 Route selector switch 120 Recognition means
200 medal lending machine (medium lending machine)
210 Rising medal outlet (rising medium outlet)
220 Lifting device 221 Tube
222 Rotating shaft 223 Spiral
230 Rental medal tray (rental media tray)
231 Input medal plate (input medium plate)
232 Upper delivery disk 234 Lower delivery disk
235 Medal standing device (medium standing device) 236 Medal hole (medium hole)
237 pins
240 Rental medal outlet (rental medium outlet)
241 Lending medal upper outlet (lending medium upper outlet)
242 Lending medal lower outlet (lending medium lower outlet)
243 Lower outlet passage 250 Banknote counter
251 bill slot
260 Rental medal payout device (rental media payout device)
261 Hopper 400 Medium outlet
420 Medium input port 430 Upper plate (medium input plate)
431 Media outlet 432 Lower tray outlet
440 Lower plate 450 Medium lending machine
P Parrot

Claims (7)

A medal automatic insertion device capable of automatically inserting a game medal into a slot machine that allows a game to be started by inserting a game medal,
A medal slot for inserting game medals into the slot machine;
A medal selector for detecting a game medal inserted from the medal slot;
A payout device that stores game medals that have passed through the medal selector and is capable of paying out game medals to a player;
A payout medal tray for storing game medals paid out by the payout device;
An insertion medal tray capable of storing game medals for automatically inserting game medals into the slot machine;
A path switching means capable of switching a game medal to be paid out from the payout device to either a path to pay out to the insertion medal tray or a path to pay out to the payout medal tray;
Direct transfer means for transferring game medals from the payout device to the insertion medal tray by the path switching means ,
The medal automatic insertion device includes a slot machine that uses a game medal, and a medal lending machine that lends a game medal to a player adjacent to the slot machine,
The medal lending machine
A lending medal tray as the throwing medal tray that is provided below the medal slot and can store game medals for automatic insertion into the slot machine located below the medal lending machine,
A lending medal payout device for storing game medals for lending to a player and transferring the reserved game medals to the inside of the lending medal plate,
A lifting device for transferring a game medal inside the rental medal tray located inside the medal lending machine to a position slightly higher than the medal slot position;
A rising medal discharge port for discharging game medals raised by the lifting device facing the upper outer side of the medal lending machine to the outside;
The slot machine is
The medal slot;
The medal selector;
The dispensing device;
The route switching means;
The payout medal plate,
Between the medal lending machine and the slot machine,
An insertion transfer means for transferring a game medal discharged from the rising medal discharge port to the medal insertion port;
The direct transfer means for transferring a game medal from the payout device of the slot machine to the rental medal tray of the medal lending machine;
The game medals transferred from the lending medal payout device to the lending medal tray are transferred to the medal insertion port of the slot machine via the ascending device, the rising medal discharge port and the insertion transfer means. While forming possible,
The game medals directly inserted into the lending medal tray can also be transferred to the medal insertion slot of the slot machine via the ascent device, the ascent medal outlet and the insertion transfer means. The medal automatic insertion device. The medal automatic insertion device recognizes a credit insertion possible state of a game medal into the slot machine when the number of game medals credited inside the slot machine has not reached a predetermined number, and the path switching means It has a recognition means that outputs a signal that can be input to
2. The medal automatic insertion device according to claim 1, wherein the route switching means selects a route for paying out game medals from the payout device to the insertion medal tray based on an insertion enable signal from the recognition means. . The medal automatic insertion device includes a path switching switch for operating path switching by the path switching means,
Based on the operation of the path switch, the path switching means switches the path of game medals to be paid out from the payout device, so that the game medal payout path is selected as either an inserted medal tray or a payout medal tray. The medal automatic insertion device according to claim 1, wherein the medal automatic insertion device is formed so as to be able to be performed. 4. The input / transfer means includes an input / transfer inclined passage that communicates in a downward inclination from the raised medal discharge port between the rising medal discharge port and the medal insertion port. The medal automatic insertion device according to any one of the above. The medal automatic insertion according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the direct transfer means includes a direct transfer inclined passage communicating in a downward inclination from the payout device toward the insertion medal tray. apparatus. A medal automatic insertion device capable of automatically inserting a game medal into a slot machine that allows a game to be started by inserting a game medal,
  A medal slot for inserting game medals into the slot machine;
  A medal selector for detecting a game medal inserted from the medal slot;
  A payout device that stores game medals that have passed through the medal selector and is capable of paying out game medals to a player;
  A payout medal tray for storing game medals paid out by the payout device;
  An insertion medal tray capable of storing game medals for automatically inserting game medals into the slot machine;
  A path switching means capable of switching a game medal to be paid out from the payout device to either a path to pay out to the insertion medal tray or a path to pay out to the payout medal tray;
  Direct transfer means for transferring game medals from the payout device to the insertion medal tray by the path switching means,
  The medal automatic insertion device includes a slot machine that uses a game medal, and a medal lending machine that lends a game medal to a player adjacent to the slot machine,
  The medal lending machine
  A lending medal tray as the throwing medal tray that is provided below the medal slot and can store game medals for automatic insertion into the slot machine located below the medal lending machine,
  An upper outlet for renting medals for discharging game medals for renting to players,
  A lending medal payout device for storing game medals for lending to a player and discharging the accumulated game medals to the lending medal upper discharge port,
  A lifting device for transferring a game medal inside the rental medal tray located inside the medal lending machine to a position slightly higher than the medal slot position;
  A rising medal discharge port for discharging game medals raised by the lifting device facing the upper outer side of the medal lending machine to the outside;
  The slot machine is
  The medal slot;
  The medal selector;
  The dispensing device;
  The route switching means;
  The payout medal plate,
  Between the medal lending machine and the slot machine,
  An insertion transfer means for transferring a game medal discharged from the rising medal discharge port to the medal insertion port;
  The direct transfer means for transferring a game medal from the payout device of the slot machine to the rental medal tray of the medal lending machine;
  As a result of lending from the lending medal payout device to the lending medal upper discharge port, the player can directly take out the game medals discharged to the lending medal upper discharge port by hand,
  The game medals directly inserted into the lending medal tray can be transferred to the medal slot of the slot machine via the lifting device, the rising medal outlet, and the slot transfer means. The medal automatic insertion device. An automatic medium loading device capable of automatically loading a gaming medium into a gaming machine that can start a game by loading the gaming medium,
A medium slot for throwing game media into the gaming machine;
A medium selector for detecting a game medium input from the medium input port;
A payout device that stores the game media that has passed through the media selector and is capable of paying out the game media to the player;
A payout medium tray for storing the game medium paid out by the payout device;
An input medium tray capable of storing game media for automatic input of game media into the gaming machine;
Path switching means capable of switching the game medium to be paid out from the payout device to either a path to pay out to the input medium tray or a path to pay out to the payout medium tray;
Direct transfer means for transferring game media from the payout device to the input medium tray by the path switching means,
The medium automatic loading device includes a gaming machine that uses a gaming medium, and a medium lending machine that lends the gaming medium to a player adjacent to the gaming machine,
The medium lending machine is
A rental medium tray as the input medium tray that is provided below the medium insertion port and can store game medals for being automatically inserted into the gaming machine located below the medium rental machine,
A lending medium payout device for storing game media for lending to a player and transferring it to the lending medium tray for lending the reserved game media;
A lifting device for transferring the game medium inside the rental medium tray located inside the medium rental machine to a position slightly higher than the medium slot position;
A rising medium discharge port for discharging the game medium raised by the lifting device facing the upper outer side of the medium lending machine;
The gaming machine is
The medium inlet;
The media selector;
The dispensing device;
The route switching means;
The payout medium tray,
Between the medium lending machine and the gaming machine,
Input and transfer means for transferring the game medium discharged from the rising medium discharge port to the medium input port;
The direct transfer means for transferring game media from the payout device of the gaming machine to the rental media tray of the medium rental machine;
The game medium transferred from the lending medium dispensing device to the lending medium tray is transferred to the medium charging port of the gaming machine through the lifting device, the rising medium discharge port, and the loading transfer means. While forming possible,
It is also possible to transfer the game media directly input into the rental medium tray to the medium input port of the gaming machine through the lifting device, the rising medium discharge port, and the input transfer means. Automatic media input device.

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