JP4413038B2 - Game media lending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium lending machine.

  Conventionally, slot machines and other gaming machines that play games using medals as game media have been provided with a medal slot on the front of the gaming machine, and the player must insert a medal into the medal slot on the front of the gaming machine. The game can be played by.

  Although medals are lent mainly from gaming media lending machines installed adjacent to gaming machines, previously, a player once received a medal from the medal dispensing port of the gaming medium lending machine and received the medal. It was necessary to move to the lower plate of the gaming machine.

  In order to save the labor required for such work and for the convenience of the player, a dedicated game media lending machine is generally installed next to the game machine, and the player pays money at the money slot of the game medium lending machine. Is inserted, a predetermined amount of medals is automatically paid out to the lower tray of the gaming machine from the nozzle portion provided on the front surface of the gaming medium lending machine according to the amount of money inserted.

  However, if the type of gaming machine changes in such a case, the position or shape of the lower plate of the gaming machine may change. As a result, there has been a problem that medals cannot be paid out smoothly from the nozzle portion of the game medium lending machine that has been used until now to the changed gaming machine. Therefore, when installing a dedicated game media lending machine that matches the type of gaming machine, it is necessary to prepare as many types of gaming media lending machines as the number of types of gaming machines with different positions or shapes of the lower plate, Each time the type of gaming machine having a different position or shape of the lower plate is changed, the type of gaming medium lending machine must be changed. For this reason, there is not only an increase in the types and number of gaming medium lending machines, but there is also a problem in work that the type of gaming medium lending machine must be changed in accordance with the change in the type of gaming machine.

In order to deal with such a problem, for example, in the following patent document, a gaming medium lending device in which the vertical position of the nozzle portion for dispensing the gaming medium of the gaming medium lending machine is moved in accordance with the lower plate position of the gaming machine. A machine is disclosed.
JP-A-11-342258

  However, in the conventional game medium lending machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, as shown in FIG. 13, the vertical position of the nozzle portion for dispensing the game medium is moved as described below. Here, FIG. 13 (a) is a side view of a conventional game medium lending machine, and FIG. 13 (b) is an enlargement of the game medium payout part (E part of FIG. 13 (a)) of the game medium lending machine. FIG.

  13A, a nozzle assembly 52 is attached to a main body door 51 provided on the front surface (the F direction side in FIG. 13A) of the game medium lending machine 50. The game medium lending machine 50 includes, in addition to the main body door 51 and the nozzle unit assembly 52, a storage tank 61 for inserted money, a medal tank 62, a medal payout hopper 63, a control unit 64, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 13B, the nozzle assembly 52 for supplying game media to the lower plate of the game machine includes a base plate 53 fixed to the main body door 51 of the game media rental machine by bolts (not shown). A nozzle portion base 54 provided so that its vertical position can be adjusted with respect to the base plate 53 so as to be fixed at a predetermined position; and a nozzle portion 55 provided on the nozzle portion base 54 and provided so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. It is composed of

  According to such a configuration, in order to adjust the vertical position of the nozzle assembly 52, the nozzle 57 is held by removing the screw 57 from the back side of the main body door 51 (R direction side in FIG. 13B). The part base 54 must be removed from the base plate 53 once. As described above, it takes time and effort to detach the nozzle portion base 54 holding the nozzle portion 55 from the base plate 53. As a result, there is a problem that it takes time to change the vertical position of the nozzle assembly 52.

  Further, every time the vertical position of the nozzle assembly 52 is changed, the nozzle base 54 that holds the nozzle 55 must be once removed from the base plate 53, so that a gap is generated between the nozzle base 54 and the base plate 53. There is a risk that the gap is clogged with dust or the base plate 53 is damaged. As a result, there may be a problem in appearance.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a game medium lending machine capable of easily adjusting the vertical position of the nozzle portion that supplies the game medium to the game machine. It is in.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the gaming medium lending machine according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a nozzle portion for supplying gaming media to a lower plate of the gaming machine, and the nozzle portion at a predetermined angle in the horizontal direction. In a game medium lending machine having a switching unit for rotatably supporting, a cover unit for storing the switching unit, and a door unit for attaching the cover unit, the cover unit is attached to the door unit And a positioning means for moving and fixing the switching portion by a predetermined distance in the vertical direction, and being arranged between the door portion and the switching portion, and moving the switching portion in a direction other than the vertical direction. It is characterized by having a base part for deterrence.

  According to such a configuration, the nozzle portion of the gaming medium lending machine is rotated by a predetermined angle in the horizontal direction, the tip of the nozzle portion is disposed on the lower plate of the gaming machine adjacent to the gaming medium lending machine, and the cover portion is It is possible to adjust the distance between the tip of the nozzle unit and the lower plate of the gaming machine by moving the switching unit supporting the nozzle unit in a state attached to the door unit by a predetermined distance in the vertical direction, that is, the vertical direction by the positioning means. it can.

  Further, since it is not necessary to remove the switching unit that rotatably supports the nozzle unit and the cover unit that houses the switching unit from the door unit of the game medium lending machine, the switching unit is moved up and down to move the tip of the nozzle unit and the gaming machine. The vertical position of the switching unit can be adjusted while visually confirming the distance from the lower plate. Therefore, the adjustment work of the vertical position of the nozzle portion is facilitated.

Moreover, since it is not necessary to remove the cover part from the door part of the game medium lending machine, there is no possibility that dust or the like will be clogged between the cover part and the door part, and there is no possibility that the cover part will damage the door part.
In addition, since the base unit suppresses movement of the switching unit in directions other than the vertical direction, even if the switching unit moves in the vertical direction, the switching unit does not rattle in directions other than the vertical direction.

  As a result, even if the type of gaming machine is changed and the position and shape of the lower plate of the gaming machine after the change may be different from those before the change, the nozzle of the gaming medium lending machine is located at the position of the lower plate of the gaming machine after the change. The operation of adjusting the tip position of the part can be easily performed in a short time.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the game medium lending machine according to the first aspect, the positioning means includes a storage space provided in the cover portion and capable of moving the switching portion in a vertical direction, and the storage space. It has a coupling means for fixing the switching unit to the door at a predetermined position.

  According to such a configuration, the switching portion is moved in the vertical direction in the storage space provided in the cover portion, and the switching portion is fixed to the door portion at a predetermined position in the storage space using the coupling means. Can do.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the game medium lending machine according to the second aspect, the coupling means includes a boss portion provided in the switching portion and a screw fixed to the boss portion. It is characterized by that.

According to such a structure, a switching part can be fixed to a door part by providing a screw hole in the boss | hub part provided in the switching part, and fixing a screw to the screw hole.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the game medium renting machine according to the third aspect, the base portion is provided with a long hole through which the boss portion is inserted.

  According to such a configuration, when the switching portion moves in the vertical direction, the boss portion provided in the switching portion also moves in the vertical direction. At this time, the boss portion moves along the long hole provided in the base portion. Therefore, only the switching portion provided with the boss portion can be moved along the elongated hole in a state where the base portion is fixed to the cover portion. That is, only the switching portion can be moved in the vertical direction while the base portion and the cover portion are fixed to the door portion.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game medium renting machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the movement of the switching unit is provided in the switching unit and has one of a recess or a projection. The guide member receiving portion is inserted into and fixed to the cover portion and engaged with a guide member having the other of the concave portion or the protruding portion.

  According to such a configuration, the guide member receiving portion provided in the switching portion and having one of the recessed portion or the protruding portion is inserted and fixed to the cover portion and engaged with the guide member having the other of the recessed portion or the protruding portion. It does not move because it is fixedly inserted into the cover. Therefore, when the guide member receiving portion moves while engaging with the guide member, the switching portion provided with the guide member receiving portion can be moved.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the game medium renting machine according to the fifth aspect, the guide member biases the guide member receiving portion in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the switching portion. It is characterized by having.

  According to such a configuration, the guide member presses the guide member receiving portion against the base portion disposed between the switching portion provided with the guide member receiving portion and the door portion by the biasing means. Since the movement in the direction other than the vertical movement of the switching portion provided with the guide member receiving portion is inhibited by the base portion, the pressing member provided in the guide member in a state where the guide member and the guide member receiving portion are engaged with each other. The switching portion is pressed against the base portion by the pressure. Thus, the vertical movement of the nozzle portion supported by the switching portion is stopped in a state where the guide member and the guide member receiving portion are engaged. Then, in the position adjustment work of the nozzle portion of the game medium lending machine, the switching portion is moved in the vertical direction to engage the guide member receiving portion provided in the switching portion and the guide member inserted and fixed to the cover portion, The vertical position of the nozzle part can be adjusted while visually confirming whether the tip of the nozzle part is at an appropriate position with respect to the lower pan of the gaming machine.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the game medium renting machine according to the sixth aspect, the pressing by the biasing means is caused by an elastic force provided in the guide member.
According to such a structure, the switching part in which the guide member receiving part is provided can be pressed to the base part arrange | positioned between the switching part and the door part with the elastic force with which a guide member is provided.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a view showing the front surface of a gaming machine and a gaming medium lending machine. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the game medium lending machine. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a side surface of the game medium lending machine. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a plan view of the gaming machine and the game medium lending machine.

  The game medium rental machine 2 shown in FIG. 1 is installed adjacent to the game machine 14. The cover part 26 attached to the door part 4 at the lower part of the game medium lending machine 2 houses a switching part 8 to be described later, and the nozzle part 10 projects forward (F direction in FIG. 3) from the switching part 8. . As shown in FIG. 1, the tip of the nozzle unit 10 is positioned above the lower plate 16 of the gaming machine 14, and the game media is supplied from the game media rental machine 2 to the lower plate 16 of the gaming machine 4 through the nozzle unit 10. It is like that. As shown in FIG. 4, the game medium is a disk-shaped medal 11 having a diameter of 25 to 30 mm and a thickness of about 1.3 to 1.5 mm. The medal 11 is usually made of metal.

  The nozzle unit 10 can rotate in the horizontal direction (RH direction or LH direction in FIG. 4) as shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, when the nozzle unit 10 is rotated to the leftmost side (LH direction side in FIG. 4) in the horizontal direction, the tip of the nozzle unit 10 is positioned on the lower plate 16 of the gaming machine 14. This position is a position where the medal 11 is supplied to the lower tray 16 of the gaming machine 14. In FIG. 4, when the nozzle portion 10 is rotated to the rightmost side (RH direction side in FIG. 4) in the horizontal plane, the tip of the nozzle portion 10 is detached from the front surface of the gaming machine 14. Therefore, for example, even if the gaming machine 14 is removed forward to replace the gaming machine 14, the gaming machine 14 does not interfere with the nozzle portion 10. In addition, the code | symbol 12 in FIGS. 1-3 shows the money slot.

FIG. 5 shows an exploded view of main components constituting the medal payout portion of the game medium lending machine 2.
In FIG. 5, the medal payout portion of the game medium lending machine 2 includes a door portion 4, a base portion 6, a switching portion 8, a nozzle portion 10, a cover portion 26, a guide member 28, and the like in the order of the passage of medals 11. . These main components are arranged in the order of passage of the medals 11 after the medals 11 as game media are paid out from a medals payout hopper (not shown) of the game medium lending machine 2.

The main components described above have the following functions.
The door portion 4 is a door member that covers a medal payout hopper and the like. The base unit 6 is sandwiched between the door unit 4 and the switching unit 8 while being accommodated in the cover unit 26, and sends the medal 11 paid out from the medal payout hopper to the switching unit 8. At the same time as providing a medal introduction port, movement of the switching unit 8 in a direction other than the vertical direction, that is, in the front-rear direction is suppressed. The switching unit 8 moves in the vertical direction in the cover unit 26 and adjusts the vertical position of the nozzle unit 10 with respect to the lower plate 16 of the gaming machine 14. The nozzle unit 10 is attached to the switching unit 8 and forms a passage for the medal 11 for supplying the medal 11 to the lower plate 16 of the gaming machine 14. The cover part 26 is a cover member that houses the base part 6 and the switching part 8. The cover part 26 is fixed to the door part 4 after accommodating and supporting the base part 6, the switching part 8, and the nozzle part 10. The guide member 28 has an elastic force and presses the switching portion 8 against the base portion 6 with the elastic force while engaging the guide member receiving portion of the switching portion 8.

The main components are in the following mutual positional relationship.
On the front surface of the door portion 4 (the surface on the F direction side in FIG. 5), the base portion 6 is attached so that the rear surface (the surface on the R direction side in FIG. 5) abuts the front surface of the door portion 4. Two protrusions protruding to the rear side (R direction side in FIG. 5) of the base portion 6 are inserted through holes provided in the door portion 4 backward. The base portion 6 is housed in a rear end portion (portion on the R direction side in FIG. 5) of the cover portion 26 on the front side (F direction side in FIG. 5). Since the base portion 6 is accommodated in the cover portion 26, the rear end surface of the base portion 6 and the rear end surface of the cover portion 26 can be aligned on the same surface when viewed from the side. When the rear end surface of the base portion 6 and the rear end surface of the cover portion 26 are aligned on the same surface when viewed from the side, the base portion 6 and the cover portion 26 are placed on the front surface of the door portion 4 (the surface on the F direction side in FIG. 5). Can be attached together. In the cover portion 26, the switching portion 8 is inserted and housed from the rear side (R direction side in FIG. 5). In the cover part 26, the front end face of the base part 6 is in contact with the rear end face of the switching part 8. The guide member 28 is inserted between the ribs inserted into the cover portion 26 and provided in the cover portion 26 as indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. In FIG. 5, the guide member 28 inserted into the cover portion 26 and the guide member 28 shown in the switching portion 8 are the same guide member 28 and two separate guide members. Not 28. The guide member 28 shown in the switching part 8 shows the positional relationship between the guide member 28 inserted in the cover part 26 and the switching part 8. The nozzle unit 10 is attached to the switching unit 8.

Next, the main components will be described individually.
FIG. 6 shows the door.
FIG. 6A is a side view of the door portion 4, and FIG. 6B is a rear view of the door portion 4.

  The door portion 4 is a door member that covers a hopper for paying out medals and the like, and at the same time, the rear end surface of the base portion 6 and the rear end surface of the cover portion 26 are formed on the front surface (the surface on the F direction side of FIG. It is attached in contact. The cover part 26 houses the base part 6 and the switching part 8 as described above, and the nozzle part 10 is mounted on the switching part 8.

  The door 4 is a substantially rectangular flat plate as shown in FIG. 6 (b), and flanges as shown in FIG. 6 (a) are provided at the four peripheral edges to ensure strength and rigidity. . At the substantially central part of the door part 4, when the base part 6 described below is attached to the front surface of the door part 4, the medal inlet 6a of the base part 6 and the protruding part of the hook 6b for attaching to the hopper base are obstacles to attachment. As shown in FIG. 6B, rectangular holes 4a and 4b for allowing the protrusions of the medal inlet 6a and the hook 6b to pass through the door 4 are provided. Two holes 4d through which two screws 32 for fixing the cover part 26 to the front side of the door part 4 are inserted are provided above the rectangular hole 4a. The screw 32 is inserted into the hole 4 d from the rear side of the door portion 4 and screwed into the screw hole of the boss portion 32 a provided in the cover portion 26. Between the rectangular hole 4a and the rectangular hole 4b, as shown in FIG.6 (b), the both ends are substantially semicircular, and the elongate hole 4c of the up-down direction is provided. A boss portion 24 c of the switching portion 8 shown in FIG. 8 is inserted into the elongated hole 4 c from the front side of the door portion 4. When the switching unit 8 moves in the vertical direction, the boss portion 24c of the switching unit 8 moves along the elongated hole 4c. The switching portion 8 is fixed to the door portion 4 with a screw 36 from the rear surface side of the door portion 4.

  The door part 4 is generally made of a metal plate such as an iron plate having a thickness of about 1 mm. The front surface (the F direction side in FIG. 6A) of the door portion 4 is covered and decorated with, for example, a resin decorative board as necessary.

FIG. 7 shows the base portion.
FIG. 7A is a plan view of the base portion 6, FIG. 7B is a side view of the base portion 6, and FIG. 7C is a rear view of the base portion 6.

  The base portion 6 is sandwiched between the door portion 4 and the switching portion 8 in a state of being housed in the cover portion 26, and sends the medals paid out from the medal payout hopper to the switching portion 8. In addition, the movement of the switching unit 8 in the front-rear direction is suppressed.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the base portion 6 contacts the front surface of the door portion 4 and is accommodated in the rear end portion of the cover portion 26. The base portion 6 forms the medal introduction port 6 a and simultaneously abuts the front end surface of the base portion 6 with the rear end surface of the switching portion 8 housed in the cover portion 26. The base portion 6 is substantially rectangular as shown in FIG. 7C when viewed from the front-rear direction (F or R direction in FIG. 7B). A medal introduction port 6a for introducing the medal 11 paid out from the medal payout hopper into the base portion 6 is provided at the upper portion of the base portion 6, and the hopper base of the game medium lending machine 2 is provided at the lower portion of the base portion 6. A hook 6b is provided for attachment to the camera. Each of the medal inlet 6a and the hook 6b is a protruding member integrally formed with the base portion 6 and protrudes to the rear side of the base portion 6 (the R direction side in FIG. 7B).

  Two linear ribs 6c are provided in the vertical direction on the front side of the base portion 6 (the F direction side in FIG. 7B). The front end surfaces of the two linear ribs 6c come into contact with the rear end surface 24f of the switching unit 8 shown in FIG.

  The base part 6 is fixed to the cover part 26 as follows. As shown in FIG. 7C, four holes 29 for inserting screws for fixing the base portion 6 to the cover portion 26 are provided at the substantially rectangular four corners of the base portion 6. As shown in FIG. 5, the base portion 6 is inserted into the rear end portion of the cover portion 26 from the rear side (R direction side in FIG. 5), and the four screws 34 shown in FIG. Then, it is fixed to the four screw holes 34a provided in the cover part 26 shown in FIG. At that time, the boss portion 32a having a screw hole provided in the cover portion 26 shown in FIG. 10C is provided in the two holes 6d provided near the upper end portion of the base portion 6 shown in FIG. 7C. To penetrate. Thereby, the cover part 26 is attached to the front side of the door part 4 as mentioned above, and is fixed to the door part 4 with the screw 32 from the rear side of the door part 4.

  The front end surface of the rib 6c of the base portion 6 contacts the rear end surface 24f of the switching portion 8 as described above. When the front end surface of the rib 6c contacts the rear end surface 24f of the switching portion 8, the switching portion 8 is sandwiched between the base portion 6 and the cover portion 26 as described above, so that the switching portion 8 moves in the front-rear direction. Deterred.

The switching unit is shown in FIG.
FIG. 8A is a plan view of the switching unit 8, and FIG. 8B is a side view of the switching unit 8.
In the side view of the switching unit 8 in FIG. 8B, the guide member 28 is indicated by a one-dot chain line in order to show the engagement state between the guide member 28 and the switching unit 8. The switching unit 8 is provided between the base unit 6 and the nozzle unit 10 and includes a guide unit 22a for sending the medal 11 sent to the guide introduction port 6a of the base unit 6 to the nozzle unit 10 and at the same time. It can move up and down while in contact with the portion 6. The switching unit 8 also supports the nozzle unit 10 rotatably.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the switching unit 8 is composed of two parts divided vertically. The upper part is a switching unit upper 22 and includes an upper guide 22 a for guiding the medal 11 to the nozzle unit 10. The lower part is a switching unit lower 24 and supports the nozzle unit 10.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the switching unit upper 22 and the switching unit lower 24 are connected by two screws 38 and 42, respectively. When the switching unit upper 22 and the switching unit lower 24 are combined, the two pins 44 provided on the upper end surface of the switching unit lower 24 are connected to the holes (not shown) provided on the lower end surface of the switching unit upper 22. ). As shown in FIG. 8B, a guide member receiving portion 24 b is integrally formed with the switching portion lower 24. The guide member receiving portion 24b engages with the protruding portion 28a of the guide member 28 indicated by a one-dot chain line. In this embodiment, the guide member receiving portion 24b is five triangular recesses formed continuously in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 8B. When the switching portion lower 24 moves in the vertical direction, the triangular concave portion of the guide member receiving portion 24b is sequentially engaged with the protruding portion 28a of the guide member 28.

  In this embodiment, the guide member receiving portion 24b is provided with five triangular recesses in the vertical direction at a pitch of 5 mm. That is, in this embodiment, five engagement positions are provided in the vertical direction.

  By appropriately selecting the shape and size of the protruding portion 28a of the guide member 28 and the size and shape of the concave portion of the guide member receiving portion 24b that engages with the protruding portion 28a, an engagement position having a desired pitch and number can be obtained. Obtainable.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, a boss portion 24c projects rearward (in the R direction in FIG. 8B) on the rear end surface of the switching portion lower. The boss portion 24c is provided with a screw hole. The switching portion 8 is fixed to the door portion 4 by screwing screws 36 into the screw holes.

The nozzle part is shown in FIG.
FIG. 9A is a plan view of the nozzle unit 10, and FIG. 9B is a side view of the nozzle unit 10.

  The nozzle unit 10 is disposed between the switching unit upper 22 and the switching unit lower 24. The nozzle unit 10 forms a passage for the medal 11 for supplying the medal 11 to the lower tray 16 of the gaming machine 14 as described above. A boss 10a provided at the upper end portion of the nozzle portion 10 shown in FIG. 9B is fitted into a hole 22e provided in the switching portion upper 22 shown in FIG. 8B. Similarly, the boss 10b provided at the lower end portion of the nozzle portion 10 shown in FIG. 9B is fitted into the hole 24e provided in the switching portion lower 24 shown in FIG. 8B. The nozzle unit 10 is attached to the switching unit 8 with the boss 10a and the boss 10b as rotation axes by a nozzle switching guide 13 shown in FIG. 9B, and is rotatably supported by the switching unit 8.

The cover part is shown in FIG.
10A is a top view of the cover portion 26, FIG. 10B is a side view of the cover portion 26, and FIG. 10C is a rear view of the cover portion 26. FIG.

  The cover portion 26 includes openings at the front and rear portions. A storage space in which the switching unit 8 can move in the vertical direction is provided at the opening on the front side (the F direction side in FIG. 10B). However, the switching unit 8 is housed from the rear side of the cover unit 26 (the R direction side in FIG. 10B). After the switching part 8 is accommodated in the cover part 26, the base part 6 is accommodated in the opening space 26h on the rear side of the cover part 26 shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 10 (c), the cover part 26 has a symmetrical shape when viewed from the front-rear direction (F or R direction in FIG. 10 (b)). The explanation is omitted, and the reference and description of the right half are omitted.

The rear end surface 26f of the cover portion 26 shown in FIG. 10B is a flat surface because it abuts and is fixed to the front surface side of the door portion 4. The cover part 26 is substantially rectangular when viewed from the front-rear direction.
On the rear side of the cover portion 26 (R direction side in FIG. 10B), a boss portion 32a having two screw holes shown in FIG. The boss portion 32 a having a screw hole is used for fixing the cover portion 26 to the door portion 4. The cover part 26 is fixed to the front side of the door part 4 by two screws 32 shown in FIG. Further, four screw holes 34a shown in FIG. 10C are provided at the four corners of the rectangular portion of the cover portion 26 so as to open to the rear side. The screw hole 34 a is used for fixing the base portion 6 to the cover portion 26. The base portion 6 is fixed to the cover portion 26 by four screws 34 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10C, the cover 26 has a plurality of ribs 26e in the vertical direction (U or D direction in FIG. 10C) and in the left and right direction (LH or RH direction in FIG. 10C). Is provided as a reinforcing material. One groove portion 26a that is long in the vertical direction is provided between each of the plurality of ribs 26e in a symmetrical manner. The shape of the groove 26a is a rectangular parallelepiped that is long in the vertical direction. The size of the groove 26a is w as shown in FIG. 10 (c), and the height and depth are h and d as shown in FIG. 10 (b), respectively. The upper end of the groove 26a is restricted by the lower surface of the rib 26b, the lower end of the groove 26a is restricted by the upper surface of the rib 26c, and the front end is restricted by the tip of the rib 26d. A guide member 28 shown in FIG. 11 is inserted into the groove 26a. The guide member 28 is inserted so that the protruding portion 28a of the guide member 28 is on the rear side (the R direction side in FIG. 10B). Since the guide member 28 has an elastic force in the front-rear direction (F or R direction in FIG. 11), the guide member 28 inserted into the groove 26a is in the front-rear direction (the F or R direction in FIG. 10B). ) Has elasticity. However, since the front side (the F direction side in FIG. 10B) of the guide member 28 inserted into the cover portion 26 is pressed by the tip of the rib 26d, the guide member 28 is rearward (R in FIG. 10B). Only elastic deformation toward the direction side) can be performed. Therefore, a backward biasing force is generated in the guide member 28 due to the elastic force.

The guide member 28 is shown in FIG.
FIG. 11A is a side view of the guide member 28, and FIG. 11B is a rear view of the guide member 28.

  The guide member 28 is a substantially rectangular flat plate member. Near the center of the long side of the guide member 28, a semicircular protrusion 28a is provided. The shape of the protrusion 28a is not limited to a semicircular shape, and may be, for example, a semi-elliptical shape or a polygonal shape. Any shape that allows the protrusion 28a and the recess of the guide member receiving portion 24b to engage with each other is acceptable. An elongate hole 28 b is provided at the center of the guide member 28. Since the hole 28b is provided, the rigidity of the guide member 28 in the front-rear direction (F or R direction in FIG. 11) decreases. Therefore, when the guide member 28 is formed of an elastic body, an elastic force is generated in the front-rear direction (F or R direction in FIG. 11) of the guide member 28.

  By appropriately selecting the material of the guide member 28 and the size and shape of the hole 28b, an elastic force having a desired size can be obtained. The guide member 28 can be made of an elastic body such as resin or metal.

  As described above, the guide member 28 is a member having elasticity that is mounted in the cover portion 26. As described above, the guide member 28 is sandwiched between the cover portion 26 and the switching portion 8 to place the switching portion 8 in the base portion 6. It is pressed by elastic force.

The dimensions (height h ₁ × width w ₁ × depth d ₁ ) of the guide member 28 shown in FIG. 11 are the dimensions (height h × width w × depth d) of the groove 26a of the cover portion 26 shown in FIG. By making it slightly smaller, the guide member 28 can be easily inserted into the groove portion 26 a of the cover portion 26.

Next, the vertical movement of the switching unit 8 will be described in more detail with respect to the cover unit 26 and the guide member 28.
The cover part 26 is made wider than the entire width of the switching part 8, covers the switching part 8 from the front (F direction in FIG. 5), covers the upper surface and side surfaces of the switching part 8, and covers the switching part 8 with the cover part. 26 is housed in a movable manner in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 10 (c), a boss portion 32a having two screw holes opened on the rear side (R direction side in FIG. 5) is provided at the substantially upper end portion of the cover portion 26. The screw 32 shown in FIG. 6 is screwed into the screw hole of the boss portion 32a. Therefore, by screwing the screw 32 from the rear side of the door portion 4 (R direction side in FIG. 6A) with the screw hole of the boss portion 32a, the rear end portion of the cover portion 26 is moved to the front side of the door portion 4. The cover part 26 can be fixed to the door part 4 in a state in which the cover part 26 is in contact with (the F direction side in FIG. 6A).

  As described above, the guide member 28 is inserted into the groove portion 26a of the cover portion 26 shown in FIG. The upper end of the guide member 28 is in contact with the lower surface of the rib 26 b provided on the cover portion 26. The lower end of the guide member 28 is in contact with the upper surface of the rib 26 c provided on the cover portion 26. Therefore, the vertical movement of the guide member 28 is suppressed by the rib 26b and the rib 26c. The front end of the guide member (the end surface on the F direction side in FIG. 11A) is in contact with the tip of the rib 26d shown in FIG. 10B. Therefore, the forward movement of the guide member 28 is also suppressed. As described above, when the movement of the guide member 28 in the vertical direction and the forward direction is inhibited, the movement in the vertical direction and the forward direction of the protrusion 28a of the guide member 28 shown in FIG. 11 is also inhibited.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, the guide member receiving portion 24b provided in the switching portion lower 24 is provided with a plurality of concave portions that are engaged with the protrusions 28a of the guide member 28 continuously in the vertical direction. If comprised in this way, the recessed part of the guide member receiving part 24b provided in the switching part lower 24 will be made into the guide member 28 by moving the switching part 8 with which the switching part upper 22 and the switching part lower 24 were couple | bonded up and down. Can be engaged with the protrusion 28a.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, a hollow boss portion 24 c opened rearward is provided at the rear end portion of the switching portion 8. A screw portion (not shown) is formed on the boss portion 24c. As shown in FIG. 8B, the switching unit 8 is connected to the door unit 4 by screwing the screw 36 from the rear side of the door unit 4 to the screw unit of the boss portion 24 c of the switching unit 8 with the door unit 4 interposed therebetween. Can be fixed to.

  The boss portion 24c provided at the rear end portion of the switching portion lower 24 shown in FIG. 8 is fitted into the long hole 7 provided in the base portion 6 shown in FIG. Even if fixed by the screw 34, the switching portion 8 can move in the vertical direction within the cover portion 26 by the length of the long hole 7.

Next, the operation state of the game medium lending machine 2 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 8 and 12.
The nozzle portion 10 of the game medium lending machine 2 shown in FIG. 4 is rotated to the left (LH direction side in FIG. 4 in this embodiment), and the tip of the nozzle portion 10 is positioned above the lower plate 16 of the gaming machine 14. When the coins are inserted into the coin insertion slot after the arrangement, a predetermined amount of medals 11 are paid out from the game medium lending machine 2 to the lower tray 16 of the game machine 14.

  At this time, as described above, the medal 11 is supplied to the lower plate 16 of the gaming machine 14 from the medal payout hopper through the medal introduction port 6a of the base portion 6, the switching portion 8, and the nozzle portion 10 in order. Is done. The player can play a game on the gaming machine 14 using the medal 11. If the gaming machine 14 is changed to another gaming machine and the position of the lower plate of the changed gaming machine does not match the position of the lower plate 16 of the gaming machine 14 before the change, the lower plate of the changed gaming machine In order to adjust the position of the nozzle portion 10 of the game medium lending machine 2 to the position, the following may be performed.

  The door part 4 of the game medium lending machine 2 is removed, and the screw 36 fastened to the rear surface side of the door part 4 is loosened as shown in FIG. The screw 36 is a screw that fixes the switching portion 8 to the door portion 4 as described above. Then, the switching unit 8 or the nozzle unit 10 can be manually moved up and down against the urging force of the guide member 28. Specifically, the manual movement of the switching unit 8 or the nozzle unit 10 is a triangular shape provided in the guide member receiving unit 24b provided at the rear end of the switching unit lower 24 shown in FIG. This is to change the engagement position between the concave portion of the guide member 28 and the semicircular projection 28 a of the guide member 28 inserted in the cover portion 26. Here, since the protrusion 28a of the guide member 28 is prevented from moving in the vertical direction, the guide member 28 does not move in the vertical direction. However, instead, the guide member receiving portion 24b provided in the switching portion lower 24 moves in the vertical direction, and thereby the switching portion 8 moves in the vertical direction.

  Even in this case, since the cover portion 26 that houses the switching portion 8 is fixed to the door portion 4 by the two screws 32 shown in FIG. 6, the switching portion 8 and the nozzle portion 10 are detached from the door portion 4. There is no risk.

  This state is shown in FIG. FIG. 12A shows a state where the lowermost end portion of the guide member receiving portion 24 b provided in the switching portion lower 24 and the protruding portion 28 a of the guide member 28 are engaged. That is, the nozzle unit 10 held by the switching unit 8 is in the uppermost position. FIG. 12B shows a state in which the uppermost end portion of the guide member receiving portion 24 provided in the switching portion lower 24 and the protruding portion 28a of the guide member 28 are engaged. That is, the nozzle unit 10 held by the switching unit 8 is in the lowest position.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, the guide member 28 inserted into the cover portion 26 has an elastic force in the front-rear direction (F or R direction in FIG. 8), so that the protruding portion 28 a of the guide member 28 becomes the switching portion lower 24. The guide member receiving portion 24b provided on the rear side is urged backward (R direction in FIG. 8). However, since the rear end surface 24f of the switching portion 8 is in contact with the rib 6c of the base portion 6, the backward movement of the switching portion 8 is suppressed.

  Therefore, a backward biasing force is generated in the guide member 28. With this urging force, the projection 28 a of the guide member 28 presses the guide member receiving portion 24 b of the switching portion lower 24 against the base portion 6. Therefore, the vertical movement of the switching unit 8 stops at the engagement position between the guide member receiving portion 24b provided on the switching unit lower 24 and the projection 28a of the guide member 28.

  In this way, the switching unit 8 or the nozzle unit 10 can be manually moved in the vertical direction so as to match the position of the lower pan of the gaming machine after the change. Since the vertical movement of the switching unit 8 stops at the engagement position between the guide member receiving unit 24b provided on the switching unit lower 24 and the projection 28a of the guide member 28, the game medium lending machine 2 is at that position. It is possible to easily confirm the vertical positional relationship between the nozzle portion 10 and the lower plate 16 of the gaming machine 14. Accordingly, when the adjustment or confirmation of the vertical positional relationship is completed at a predetermined position, the screw 36 is tightened to the boss portion 24c of the switching portion 8 shown in FIG. 8 and the switching portion 8 is fixed to the door portion 4 again. Good.

  As described above, in order to adjust the vertical position of the nozzle portion 10 of the game medium lending machine 2, the tip of the nozzle portion 10 and the lower plate 16 of the gaming machine 14 are simply moved by moving the switching portion 8 in the vertical direction. Therefore, it is not necessary to remove the switching unit 8 that supports the nozzle unit 10 and the cover unit 26 that houses the switching unit 8 from the door unit 4 of the game medium lending machine 2. As a result, adjustment of the distance between the tip of the nozzle unit 10 and the lower plate 16 of the gaming machine 14 can be performed while visually confirming. Thereby, the adjustment work becomes easy and the adjustment time is short.

Further, since it is not necessary to remove the cover portion 26 from the door portion 4 for adjustment, there is no problem that dust or the like is caught between the cover portion 26 and the door portion 4.
Then, even if the type of the gaming machine 14 is changed, the nozzle portion position of the gaming medium lending machine 2 can be adjusted to the position of the lower plate of the changed gaming machine, so that the gaming medium can be used for different types of gaming machines. The lending machine 2 can be used in common. As a result, even if the type of the gaming machine is changed, it is not necessary to change the type of the gaming medium renting machine 2, so that the replacement work of the gaming medium renting machine 2 and the time for it are unnecessary. Further, since the types of game medium lending machine 2 can be reduced, the manufacturing cost of the game medium lending machine 2 can be reduced.

  Instead of providing the protrusion 28a and the guide member receiving portion 24b of the guide member 28, the switching portion 8 can be directly fixed to the door portion 4 at an arbitrary position with a screw 36. Then, the vertical position of the switching unit 8 can be adjusted steplessly.

  Although the embodiment according to the present invention has been described above, the positioning means according to claim 1 corresponds to the storage space provided in the cover portion, the guide member receiving portion 24b provided in the switching portion 8, and the guide member 28. To do. The coupling means described in claim 2 corresponds to the boss portion 24 c provided on the switching portion 8 and the screw 36. The biasing means described in claim 3 corresponds to the elastic force of the guide member 28.

  In this embodiment, the guide member 28 is formed separately from the cover portion 26 and inserted into the groove portion 26a of the cover portion 26. However, the guide member 28 is formed integrally with the cover portion 26 as a part of the cover portion 26. May be. That is, a guide member having a biasing force may be integrally formed on a part of the cover portion 26. Thereby, it is not necessary to configure the guide member 28 as a separate body, so that the number of parts and the number of assembling steps of the game medium lending machine 2 can be reduced.

  Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the guide member 28 is inserted into the groove portion 26 a of the cover portion 26, but the guide member 28 may be provided on the switching portion 8 side and the guide member receiving portion may be provided on the cover portion 6. That is, a guide member having an urging force may be integrally formed on a part of the switching portion 8 and the guide member receiving portion may be formed at a position facing the cover portion 26. Thereby, it is not necessary to configure the guide member 28 as a separate body, so that the number of parts and the number of assembling steps of the game medium lending machine 2 can be reduced.

  In this embodiment, the protrusion 28a of the guide member 28 is semicircular and the recess provided in the guide member receiving portion 24b that engages with the protrusion 28a is triangular. It may be oval or polygonal. Accordingly, the concave portion provided in the guide member receiving portion 24b is not limited to a triangular shape, and may be any shape that engages with the shape of the protruding portion 28a.

It is a figure which shows the front surface of a game machine and a game media rental machine. It is a perspective view which shows a game media rental machine. It is a figure which shows the side of a game media rental machine. It is a figure which shows the plane of a game machine and a game media rental machine. It is an exploded view showing a medal payout portion of the game medium lending machine. It is a figure which shows a door part. It is a figure which shows a base part. It is a figure which shows a switching part. It is a figure which shows a nozzle part. It is a figure which shows a cover part. It is a figure which shows a guide member. It is a figure which shows the up-down direction position of a switching part. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing a game medium payout part of a conventional game medium lending machine.

Explanation of symbols

2 ... game media lending machine, 4 ... door, 4a, 4b ... rectangular hole, 4c ... long hole, 4d ... hole, 6 ... base, 6a ... Medal inlet, 6b ... hook, 6c ... rib, 6d ... hole, 7 ... slot, 8 ... switching part, 10 ... nozzle part, 10a, 10b ... boss , 11 ... Game medium, 12 ... Money insertion slot, 13 ... Nozzle switching guide, 14 ... Game machine, 16 ... Lower plate, 22 ... Upper switching unit, 22a ... Upper guide, 22e ... hole, 24 ... switching portion lower, 24b ... guide member receiving portion, 24c ... boss portion, 24e ... hole, 26 ... cover portion, 26a ... Groove, 26b, 26c, 26d, 26e ... rib, 26h ... opening space, 28 ... guide member, 28a ... projection, 28 ... Hole part, 29 ... Hole, 32 ... Screw, 32a ... Boss part, 34 ... Screw, 34a ... Screw hole, 38 ... Screw, 42 ... Screw, 44 ... Pin, 51 ... Main body plate, 52 ... Nozzle part assembly, 53 ... Base plate, 54 ... Nozzle part base, 55 ... Nozzle part, 56 ... Hole, 57. ..Screw, 58 ... claw, 61 ... money storage tank, 62 ... medal tank, 63 ... medal payout hopper, 64 ... control unit

Claims (7)

A nozzle for supplying gaming media to the lower plate of the gaming machine;
A switching unit for rotatably supporting the nozzle unit at a predetermined angle in the horizontal direction;
A cover for storing the switching unit;
In a game medium lending machine having a door portion for attaching the cover portion,
Positioning means for moving and fixing the switching portion in a vertical direction in a state where the cover portion is attached to the door portion;
A gaming medium lending machine, comprising: a base portion that is disposed between the door portion and the switching portion and prevents movement of the switching portion in a direction other than a vertical direction. The positioning means includes a storage space provided in the cover portion and capable of moving the switching portion in a vertical direction, and a coupling means for fixing the switching portion to the door portion at a predetermined position of the storage space. The game medium lending machine according to claim 1, wherein: The game medium lending machine according to claim 2, wherein the coupling means includes a boss portion provided in the switching portion and a screw fixed to the boss portion. 4. The game medium renting machine according to claim 3, wherein the base portion includes a long hole through which the boss portion is inserted. The switching portion is moved while a guide member receiving portion provided in the switching portion and having one of a concave portion or a protruding portion is inserted and fixed in the cover portion and engaged with a guide member having the other of the concave portion or the protruding portion. The game medium lending machine according to claim 1, wherein the game medium is rented out. 6. The game medium lending machine according to claim 5, wherein the guide member includes an urging means for pressing the guide member receiving portion in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction of the switching portion. 7. The game medium lending machine according to claim 6, wherein the pressing by the urging means is generated by an elastic force provided in the guide member.

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