JP4413846B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot machine including a detachable side tray that receives return medals from a medal lending machine.

Conventionally, as a technology related to this type of slot machine, there is a medal lending machine provided with a batch insertion device that simultaneously inserts game medals into a medal insertion slot of a casing of this slot machine adjacent to the slot machine (for example, , Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-180893.) The collective throwing device includes a medal storage box that drives the transport belt in a direction opposite to the feed-out direction and stores a game medal for batch throw as a return medal. Then, the player opens the opening / closing lid of the medal storage box and takes out the game medal for return.
Further, there is known a technique in which a game medal paid out from a medal lending machine is moved to the lower plate by a movable nozzle that is movable so as to be inserted into the lower plate of the front door of the slot machine (for example, Patent Document 1, Patent) Literature 2.).
JP 2000-300733 A JP-A-11-309239

However, in the above-described conventional technology, when the game medals to be returned are stored in the medal storage box provided under the batch insertion device of the medal lending machine, it is troublesome and troublesome to take out the game medals to be returned. There was a first problem that it was easy to forget to take back a game medal to be returned.
Furthermore, as shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the game medals that are returned to the lower pan with a movable nozzle have a long transfer distance and need to be formed on the near side. There was a second problem that failure is likely to occur.
Furthermore, as shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a game medal to be returned is transferred to the lower plate by a movable nozzle. When the front door is opened, the movable nozzle directed toward the inside of the lower plate is moved to the front door. There is a third problem that the structure is complicated because it takes time and effort to move it so as not to obstruct the opening, and the movable nozzle must be moved.

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.
(Invention 1) That is, the invention described in claim 1 has been made in view of the first to third problems of the prior art described above, and the object is to return a game medal. It is easy to take out the game medal to be returned and store it in the side tray, and it is difficult to forget to remove it, and because the side tray is provided on the side of the slot machine, it is difficult to damage or break down. It is intended to provide a slot machine that is convenient for opening doors.
Further, in the first aspect of the invention, unless the front door is open, the slide portion and the side tray main body cannot be removed by the blocking body, and the player or the like can freely remove the side tray. It is an object of the present invention to provide a slot machine that can prevent the above.
(Claim 2) The invention described in claim 2 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1. That is, the invention according to claim 2 is attached with the side tray, but because the door is open, the side tray is not in a predetermined position or the front door is closed. An object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine in which a cancel opening is opened and a returned game medal can be prevented from being discharged when a side tray is not attached at a predetermined position. It is.

(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, the invention described in claim 3 is to provide a slot machine that can avoid the overflow of game medals from the side tray .

(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, in the invention according to claim 4 , unless the front door is opened, the slide part and the side tray main body cannot be moved in the back direction by the housing or the medal lending machine. An object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine that can prevent the side tray from being removed freely.

(Claim 1)
(Features) The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points. That is, a housing (4) having a front opening that opens to the front side, and a front door (13) attached to the housing (4) in order to close the front opening so as to be openable and closable , A slot machine (1) installed adjacent to 2) , wherein the medal lending machine (2) includes a game medal receiving and inserting unit (48) and a game inserted into the receiving and inserting unit (48). A belt (53) for transferring a medal to the medal slot (10) of the game medal of the slot machine (1), and the receiving slot (48) and the outside are in direct communication with each other for discharging the game medal. Cancellation opening (49), wherein a cancellation opening (49) can freely open and close the discharge mechanism (80), because receiving the game medals discharged from said canceling opening (49) of the medal lending machine (2) A side tray (300) is provided on the side of the slot machine (1) and the side tray (300) is The slot machine (1) is detachably provided on the side of the front door (13), and the side tray (300) faces upward to receive game medals discharged from the cancel opening (49). A side tray main body (310) that opens and a slide sliding portion (324) fixed to the side of the front door (13) to slide and fix the side tray main body (310). A slide support portion (320) having the slide support portion (320) extending from the side tray main body (310) and at least one of the inside and the outside of the slide slide portion (324) of the slide support portion (320). A slide portion (330) that can slide together, and the slide portion (330) is slid from the slide slide portion (324) of the slide support portion (320), thereby the side tray body (310) is formed to be detachable from the slide support (320), and the housing (4 ), When the front door (13) is closed, the slide portion (330) slides from the slide support portion (320) by projecting to the moving position when removing the side tray main body (310). And a blocking body (340) for blocking the disconnection .

Side pan (300) according to (action) A, Keru receive the game medals from canceling the opening (49) of the medal lending machine (2). Thereby, the game medals returned from the medal lending machine (2) can be received in the side tray (300) and stored as it is.
The side tray (300) is detachably formed on the side of the front door (13) of the slot machine (1) so as to receive the returned game medal on the side of the slot machine (1). . Thus, the side tray (300) is formed on the side of the front door (13) of the slot machine (1), and is formed in a very conspicuous position when viewed from the player. Thereby, it is possible to avoid forgetting to remove the returned game medal. Further, since the side tray (300) is located on the side of the front door (13), it does not protrude toward the front side and does not get in the way, and the player's limb hits. There is no failure or damage.

Since the side tray (300) is provided on the side of the slot machine (1), when the front door (13) of the slot machine (1) is opened, the nozzle to the side tray (300) ( Specifically, the bellows nozzle (301)) does not disturb the front door (13) to be opened. This eliminates the need to move the nozzle (the bellows nozzle (301)) and the like. Further, since it is not necessary to make such a nozzle or the like a movable nozzle, the structure of the nozzle can be simplified as compared with the movable nozzle.
In the present invention, when the front door (13) is closed, the blocking body (340) protrudes to the moving position when the side tray main body (310) is removed. Thereby, in a state where the front door (13) is closed, the side tray main body (310) cannot be slid and removed from the slide support portion (320). Therefore, unless the front door (13) is opened, the side tray body (310) cannot be removed from the slide support section (320), and the player can freely move the side tray body (310). Can be prevented from being removed.
(Claim 2)
(Features) 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, the slot machine (1) includes a slot side drive control means (450) for outputting an opening permission signal for opening the cancel opening (49) of the discharge mechanism (80), and the front door ( 13) detects that the front opening of the housing (4) is closed, and outputs a closing detection signal to the front door closing detection means (400) and the side tray (300), A tray mounting detection means (410) that detects that the front door (13) is mounted on the side and outputs a mounting detection signal, and the slot side drive control means (450) includes the front door. In order to open the discharge mechanism (80) on the condition that the blockage detection signal is output from the blockage detection unit (400) and the mounting detection signal is output from the tray mounting detection unit (410). The release permission signal is output.

  (Operation) In the present invention, the slot side drive control means (450) outputs a closing detection signal from the front door closing detection means (400), and outputs a mounting detection signal from the tray storage amount detection means (420). On the condition that the discharge mechanism (80) is opened, an open permission signal for opening the discharge mechanism (80) is output. That is, in the slot side drive control means (450), the front door (13) closes the front opening of the housing (4), and the side tray (300) is attached to the side of the front door (13). If not, the opening permission signal is not output and the cancel opening (49) is not opened. As a result, when the side tray (300) is not in a predetermined position with the front door (13) open, or when the front door (13) is closed, the side tray (300) is If it is not attached to the position, the cancellation opening (49) will not be opened, and if it is accidentally applied, the game medal returned from the cancellation opening (49) will be discharged to the floor Scattering can be avoided. Further, in such a case, even if so-called goto is executed, the cancel opening (49) is not opened, and the game medal is not discharged, which also serves as a countermeasure against goto.

(Claim 3)
(Features) The invention described in claim 3 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 or claim 2. That is, the slot machine (1) detects that the amount of game medals stored in the side tray (300) exceeds a predetermined amount, and outputs a storage amount detection signal. Means (420), the slot side drive control means (450) is provided with the discharge mechanism (80) on condition that the storage amount detection signal is not output from the tray storage amount detection means (420). An opening permission signal for opening is output.

  (Operation) According to the present invention, when the amount of game medals stored in the side tray (300) exceeds a predetermined amount and a storage detection signal is output from the tray storage amount detection means (420), the slot The side drive control means (450) does not output the opening permission signal and does not open the cancel opening (49). As a result, the side tray (300) has a large storage amount, and if the game medal is further added, it is possible to avoid overflowing from the side tray (300).

(Claim 4 )
(Features) 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 side tray (300) includes a side tray body (310) that opens upward to receive game medals discharged from the cancellation opening (49), and a side of the front door (13). A slide support part (320) having a slide sliding part (324) for sliding and fixing the side part saucer body (310), and extending from the side part saucer body (310). A slide portion (330) that is slidable by engaging at least one of the inside and the outside of the slide slide portion (324) of the slide support portion (320), and the slide slide portion (324) is formed such that the side tray body (310) is guided in the rear direction so that it can be removed by moving in the rear direction of the front door (13), and the front door (13) When the side platen body (310) is moved in the back direction, the casing (4) or the medal lending is It is formed so as to be blocked by the machine (2).

(Operation) In the present invention, when the front door (13) is closed, the movement of the side tray main body (310) in the back direction is prevented by the housing (4) or the medal lending machine (2). Thereby, in a state where the front door (13) is closed, the side tray main body (310) cannot be moved in the back direction, and the side tray main body (310) cannot be removed. Thereby, it can prevent that a player etc. removes a side part tray main body (310) freely .

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below.
(Claim 1) According to the invention of claim 1, the following effects can be obtained. That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the game medals to be returned are stored in the side tray, so that the returned game medals can be easily taken out and are not easily forgotten. Since it is provided on the side of the door, it is difficult to cause breakage or failure, and a slot machine that is convenient for opening the front door can be provided.
Further, according to the first aspect of the present invention, unless the front door is in an open state, the blocking portion cannot remove the slide portion and the side tray main body, and the player can freely remove the side tray. It is possible to provide a slot machine that can be prevented from being detached.
(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 can be obtained. That is, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the side tray is attached, but the door is open, so that the side tray is not in a predetermined position or the front door is closed. However, in the case where the side tray is not attached to a predetermined position, a slot machine is provided in which the cancel opening is opened and the returned game medal can be avoided. Can do.

  (Claim 3) According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the following effect can be obtained. That is, according to the invention described in claim 3, it is possible to provide a slot machine that can avoid the overflow of game medals from the side tray.

(Claim 4 ) According to the invention described in claim 4 , in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3 , the following effect is achieved. That is, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, unless the front door is opened, the slide part and the side tray main body cannot be moved in the rear direction by the housing or the medal lending machine, and the player or the like However, it is possible to provide a slot machine that can prevent the side tray from being removed freely.

(First form)
(Explanation of drawings)
1 to 9 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a medal transfer mechanism, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a slot machine and a medal lending machine, FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a medal transfer mechanism and a medal slot, and FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of a medal feeder. 5 is a longitudinal sectional perspective view of the medal feeder, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the side tray and the slide support portion, and FIG. 7 is an external front view of the side tray and the slide support portion. FIG. 8B is a front view of the external appearance of a state where the side tray is attached to the slide support, FIG. 8B is a partial schematic plan view of the light transmission means, and FIG. Block diagrams of a slot machine and a medal lending machine related to the light transmission means are respectively shown.

The medal lending machine 2 in the present embodiment is installed adjacent to the slot machine 1 and is provided so as to correspond to each slot machine.
Here, “front”, “forward”, and “front” refer to the exchange operator (or player) facing the gaming machine S in front of the front side of the gaming machine S. This means the direction from the back to the front when viewed from such an exchange operator (or player) when sitting or standing. Accordingly, the forward direction and the forward direction mean a direction from the back of the gaming machine S to the front.
In addition, “rear”, “rearward direction”, and “backward direction” mean that the replacement worker (or player) is positioned facing the game machine S on the front side of the game machine S. This means a direction from the front to the back when viewed from such an exchange operator (or player). Therefore, the backward direction means a direction from the front of the gaming machine S to the back (back). Further, the left and right directions such as “left direction” and “right direction” in this specification also mean the right direction and the left direction when viewed from the person facing the front of the gaming machine S. To do.

(Slot machine 1)
As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 1 is attached to the front side of the case 4 having a square box-like case 4 having a front opening that opens to the front side, and opens and closes the front opening. A front door 13 is provided for freely closing. Here, the front door 13 is not particularly illustrated, but an upper door that can open and close an upper opening that is the upper half of the front opening of the housing 4 and an opening that is the lower half of the front opening of the housing 4 It has a lower door that can be opened and closed freely. Of course, the front door 13 may be a single door that is not divided into the upper door and the lower door. A symbol display window 14 is formed on the front side of the front door 13 so that the symbol of a rotating reel (not shown) can be visually recognized. Further, below the symbol display window 14 and in the approximate center of the slot machine 1 is an operation unit 16 provided with operation means such as a start switch and a stop switch. A medal slot 10 for inserting game medals is provided at the right front end of the operation unit 16. Although not particularly shown, a medal selector for determining the authenticity of the game medal and counting the inserted medals is provided below the medal insertion slot 10. Further, a lower plate 15 capable of storing a payout medal is provided at the lower part of the slot machine 1.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the medal insertion slot 10 has an upper insertion opening 11 through which gaming medals can be inserted one by one from the upper side, and a lateral transfer that communicates in the form of a concave groove on the side of the upper insertion opening 11. And a passage 12. This side transfer passage 12 is a bowl-shaped passage extending from the upper insertion opening 11 to the front right side (medal lending machine 2 side), and a game medal sent from the insertion port introduction path 60 described later is received. For receiving and transporting to the upper input opening 11.
Then, a game medal is inserted from the medal slot 10, the rotating reel is rotated by operating the start switch, and the rotating reel is stopped by operating the stop switch. At this time, the symbols displayed on the plurality of rotating reels are predetermined. When the position mode is stopped, a prize is won, and a predetermined number of game medals are paid out.

On the right side surface of the front door 13 of the slot machine 1, a side tray 300 for receiving a game medal discharged from the medal lending machine 2 described later is detachably provided. The side tray 300 receives game medals, foreign objects, and the like discharged from the game medal batch insertion device 3 of the medal lending machine 2 adjacent to the right side from the front of the slot machine 1.
(Side tray 300)
The side tray 300 receives the gaming medals discharged from the gaming medal batch loading device 3 of the medal lending machine 2 adjacent to the slot machine 1 at the side of the slot machine 1, The door 13 is detachably provided on the side portion. The side tray 300 is formed such that game medals discharged from a cancel opening 49 of the batch insertion device 3 of the medal lending machine 2 described later are movably communicated via the bellows nozzle 301.

  The side tray 300 is fixed to the side tray main body 310 that opens upward to receive game medals discharged from the cancel opening 49 and the side of the front door 13, and the side tray main body 310 is A slide support portion 320 having a slide slide portion 324 for sliding and fixing in the vertical direction, and a slide portion extending from the side tray main body 310 and capable of sliding inside the slide slide portion 324 of the slide support portion 320 330. The side tray 300 is configured so that the side tray body 310 is detachable from the slide support 320 by sliding the slide 330 vertically from the slide slide 324 of the slide support 320. Has been.

Furthermore, it demonstrates concretely. As shown in FIG. 6, the side tray main body 310 is fixed to a tray box 313 that is generally box-shaped and opens upward, and a bottom surface of the tray box 313, and loads the tray box 313. Reinforcing support ribs 312 for transmitting to the slide support portion 320 are provided.
The bellows nozzle 301 has a tubular shape as a whole, and can be deformed flexibly and can be maintained in its deformed state. The bellows nozzle 301 is attached to the lower end of the cancel opening 49 so that the upper end of the opening can receive a game medal discharged from the cancel opening 49. The lower end of the bellows nozzle 301 is set to be located on the upper surface of the back side of the saucer box 313 of the side saucer body 310.

  A medal scattering prevention bar 311 which is a columnar metal bar passed in the left-right direction is fixed to a substantially central upper portion inside the tray box 313. This medal scattering prevention bar 311 is formed so that a game medal that has fallen from the lower end opening of the bellows nozzle 301 can strike the bottom surface of the tray box 313 and jump out of the tray box 313. Is. That is, when a game medal that has fallen vigorously from the bellows nozzle 301 directly hits the medal scattering prevention bar 311, the fall speed of the game medal that has fallen due to the collision can be reduced, It is possible to suppress the collision and bouncing back directly and vigorously on the bottom surface. In addition, even if the game medal that has fallen vigorously from the bellows nozzle 301 collides with the bottom surface of the saucer box 313, bounces off and tries to jump out of the saucer box 313, the game medal is hit by hitting the medal scattering prevention rod 311. It is possible to suppress the scattering of. As a result, it is possible to suppress the falling game medals from being scattered outside the tray box 313. Also, the upper ends of the left and right side walls on the front side of the tray box 313 are recessed in a concave shape so that a player or the like can easily grasp the game medal inside.

On the lower surface of the tray box 313, a substantially triangular cylindrical reinforcing support rib 312 for supporting the tray box 313 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7B, the tray box 313 and the reinforcing support rib 312 are usually formed so as to be handled as a unit.
The side tray main body 310 is formed with a slide portion 330 that can slide inside a slide slide portion 324 described later of the slide support portion 320. The slide portion 330 includes an upper slide portion 331 that protrudes leftward from the left side surface of the tray box 313, and a lower slide portion 332 that is positioned below the reinforcing support rib 312 and protrudes downward. The upper slide portion 331 has a substantially T-shaped cross section so that the upper slide portion 331 is slidable from above into a slide sliding portion 324 inside the upper slide portion 331 described later. The slide sliding portion 324 is formed so as to match the internal shape. The lower slide portion 332 is a plate-like member extending downward from the lower portion of the reinforcing support rib 312 and slides downward from above to a slide slide portion 324 inside the lower slide support portion 322 described later. It is formed in a cross-sectional shape that can be fitted.

The slide support part 320 is fixed to the right side surface of the front door 13, and includes an upper slide support part 321 for sliding and fixing the upper slide part 331 of the tray box 313, and a lower front of the upper slide support part 321. The lower slide support part 322 is fixed to the right side surface of the door 13 and slides and fixes the lower slide part 332 of the reinforcing support rib 312.
The upper slide support part 321 has a slide sliding part 324 having a substantially T-shaped cross section inside. A tray mounting detection means 410 capable of detecting that the upper slide portion 331 is mounted inside the slide sliding portion 324 is formed inside the slide sliding portion 324 of the upper slide support portion 321. ing. Specifically, when the upper slide portion 331 enters the inside of the slide sliding portion 324, the tray mounting detection means 410 is pushed toward the slot machine 1 to output a mounting detection signal.

The lower slide support portion 322 has a square cylindrical shape as a whole. The lower slide support portion 322 is formed with a slide slide portion 324 having a rectangular cross section. The slide slide portion 324 of the lower slide support portion 322 is formed so that the lower slide portion 332 of the reinforcing support rib 312 can be slidably fitted therein.
As shown in FIG. 7B, the side tray 300 according to the present embodiment slides the slide portion 330 upward from the slide slide portion 324 of the slide support portion 320 with the front door 13 open. In addition, the side tray main body 310 can be detached from the slide support 320. Conversely, with the front door 13 opened, the slide portion 330 is inserted into the slide slide portion 324 of the slide support portion 320 and slid downward, whereby the side tray body 310 is moved to the slide support portion 320. Can be attached to.

Further, a cushion material made of a soft resin or rubber for absorbing the impact of the dropped game medal may be spread on the bottom surface inside the tray box 313 of the side tray body 310. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the impact of the dropped game medals and to prevent the game medals from being scattered around.
Here, the slide portion 330 is substantially plate-shaped, and the slide slide portion 324 is formed to have an opening into which the slide portion 330 can be inserted. The slide portion 330 extends from the side tray main body 310 and is formed to be slidable by engaging with the slide slide portion 324 of the slide support portion 320. The shapes of the slide portion 330 and the slide slide portion 324 are not limited to those shown in FIG. Specifically, although not particularly illustrated, the slide portion 330 is formed so as to have an opening therein, and the slide slide portion 324 is formed in a substantially plate shape that can be inserted into the internal opening of the slide portion 330. It may be formed. That is, the slide part 330 is formed so as to have an opening that extends from the side tray main body 310 and engages with the outside of the substantially plate-shaped slide slide part 324 of the slide support part 320 to be slidable. is there. Further, since the slide support part 320 and the slide part 330 have two sets of an upper slide support part 321 and an upper slide part 331, and a lower slide support part 322 and a lower slide part 332, those having an opening, It may be formed differently from the one inserted into the top and bottom.

As shown in FIG. 3, a blocking body 340 for restricting the upward movement of the side tray main body 310 is fixed to the right side surface of the housing 4 with the front door 13 closed. Yes.
(Blocker 340)
When the front door 13 is closed, the blocking body 340 protrudes to a moving position when the slide portion 330 or the side tray main body 310 is removed upward, so that the slide portion 330 slides from the slide support portion 320. It is to prevent it from coming off. As shown in FIG. 3, the blocking body 340 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the left side surface on the back side is fixed to the right side surface of the housing 4. In the state where the front door 13 is closed, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 7A, the front side of the blocking body 340 protrudes above the side tray main body 310, so that the side tray main body 310 is moved upward. The side tray main body 310 cannot be removed from the slide support 320. In the state where the front door 13 is opened, as shown in FIG. 7B, the blocking body 340 does not exist on the upper side of the side tray main body 310, and the side tray main body 310 can be moved upward. The side tray main body 310 can be removed from the slide support 320 by moving the side tray main body 310 upward. The shape of the blocking body 340 is not limited to this, and other shapes may be used as long as the upward movement of the side tray main body 310 can be blocked.

(Front door blockage detection means 400)
As shown in FIG. 2, the front door closing detection means 400 is provided at the upper part of the front door 13 and the housing 4 and detects that the front door 13 closes the front opening of the housing 4. And for outputting a blockage detection signal. Specifically, although not particularly illustrated, the front door closing detection means 400 is located on the back surface on the upper right side of the front door 13, and has a convex portion protruding toward the back side, and an upper right side of the housing 4. On the near side, it is provided at a position that aligns with the convex portion, and a concave portion into which the convex portion is fitted. The front door closing detection means 400 is in a state where the front door 13 is closed by the contact sensor when the front door 13 closes the front opening of the housing 4 and the convex portion is fitted in the concave portion. And a blockage detection signal is output to the slot side drive control means 450. The type of sensor is not limited to this, and other types of sensors, such as proximity switches, may be used at other positions as long as it can detect that the front door 13 is closed. May be provided.

(Plate mounting detection means 410)
As shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7, the tray mounting detection means 410 detects that the side tray 300 is mounted on the side of the front door 13, and sends a mounting detection signal to the slot side drive control means. For output to 450. As shown in FIG. 6, the tray mounting detection means 410 is located on the inner surface of the slide sliding portion 324 of the upper slide support portion 321 and is a button-like one with a hemispherical shape protruding outward. is there. The hemispherical shape of the tray mounting detection means 410 is normally protruded by the biasing force of the spring. Then, when the upper slide portion 331 of the tray box 313 enters the inside of the slide slide portion 324 of the upper slide support portion 321, it is pushed inward to turn on the switch, and outputs a mounting detection signal. . Of course, the switch is turned on in the protruding state, and the switch is turned off in the retracted state, so that the transition from the on state to the off state is detected and a mounting detection signal is output. Anyway. Note that the type of sensor is not limited to this, and may be close to other positions as long as it can detect that the side tray main body 310 is attached to the slide support 320. Different types of sensors such as switches may be provided.

(Destination storage amount detection means 420)
The tray storage amount detection means 420 is for detecting that the amount of game medals stored in the side tray 300 exceeds a predetermined amount and outputting a storage amount detection signal. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the tray storage amount detection means 420 is provided inside the right side surface of the front door 13. The position in the height direction of the tray storage amount detection means 420 is formed slightly above the upper surface of the side tray main body 310 with the side tray main body 310 attached. Thus, when the game medals are piled up and stored up to a position exceeding the upper surface of the tray box 313 of the side tray main body 310, the tray storage amount detection means 420 detects the presence of the game medals and stores it. The amount detection signal is output to the slot side drive control means 450.

  The tray storage amount detection means 420 comprises a proximity switch (sensor) that detects the proximity of a game medal and the presence or absence of a nearby detection target in a non-contact manner, near the upper side of the attached side tray body 310, Presence information in which game medals exist can be detected. Here, an inductive proximity switch that generates a magnetic field in the detection region is used as the proximity switch. However, the proximity proximity switch is not particularly limited to this, and a capacitive proximity switch or an ultrasonic proximity switch. Alternatively, other types of proximity switches such as photoelectric proximity switches and magnetic proximity switches may be used. Further, the tray storage amount detection means 420 is not limited to a proximity switch (sensor) that can be detected without directly contacting the game medal that is the detection target as described above. It is also possible to use a contact type detection type contact sensor that detects by directly contacting a game medal such as a limit switch.

In this embodiment, the tray storage amount detection means 420 is provided on the side surface of the front door 13, but the installation position is not particularly limited to this position, and may be provided at another position. Specifically, it may be provided on the upper inner surface of the tray box 313 of the side tray main body 310. Further, the tray storage amount detection means 420 may be provided on the front side of the medal lending machine 2. In such a case, the storage amount detection signal of the tray storage amount detection means 420 is directly output to the lending side drive control means 280, and the lending side drive control means 280 performs the determination control in the slot side drive control means 450 described above. become.
(Slot side drive control means 450)
The slot side drive control means 450 is for outputting an opening permission signal to the lending side drive control means 280 of the medal lending machine 2 through the light transmission means 550 in order to open the cancel opening 49 of the discharge mechanism 80. It is.

  The slot side drive control means 450 is connected via the light transmission means 550 on condition that a closing detection signal is output from the front door closing detection means 400 and a mounting detection signal is output from the tray mounting detection means 410. Thus, an opening permission signal for opening the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80 to open the cancel opening 49 can be output to the lending-side drive control means 280. That is, the opening permission signal is not output unless the front door 13 is closed and the side tray 300 is mounted in a predetermined position. When the side tray 300 is not positioned at the lower end of the bellows nozzle 301, the reset switch 86 is accidentally operated, and game medals discharged from the bellows nozzle 301 are scattered on the floor of the game hall. It is for avoidance.

  The slot side drive control means 450 opens the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80 via the light transmission means 550 on the condition that the storage amount detection signal is not output from the tray storage amount detection means 420, and cancels the opening. An opening permission signal for opening 49 is configured to be output to the lending side drive control means 280. That is, when game medals are fully stored in the side tray 300, the storage detection signal from the tray storage amount detection means 420 is output, and the release permission signal is not output. The game medal discharged from the bellows nozzle 301 overflows from the side tray 300 into the floor of the game hall by accidentally operating the reset switch 86 when the game medals are already full inside the side tray 300. This is to avoid scattering.

As a result, the slot side drive control means 450 opens the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80 via the light transmission means 550 on condition that both of the following (1) and (2) are satisfied. Is configured to be able to output an opening permission signal for opening the door to the lending-side drive control means 280. (1) A closing detection signal is output from the front door closing detection means 400 and a mounting detection signal is output from the tray mounting detection means 410. (2) A storage amount detection signal is output from the tray storage amount detection means 420. In this embodiment, as described above, satisfying both conditions (1) and (2) is the condition for outputting the release permission signal. However, satisfying only (1), or , Satisfying only (2) may be set as an output permission signal output condition.

  Further, in addition to the above-described contents, the slot side drive control means 450 may be set to output an opening permission signal in conjunction with the input of the payment switch operated when the game of the slot machine 1 is ended. good. This settlement switch is a switch for paying out to the player the game medals stored in the slot machine 1 as credit medals that can be credited up to 50 as the inserted game medals when the game is terminated. Then, the opening permission signal from the slot side drive control means 450 is input to the lending side drive control means 280 via the light transmission means 550, and the lending side drive control means 280 moves the solenoid 81 of the discharge mechanism 80. Thus, the opening / closing hole 85 is opened. As a result, the game medals remaining inside the batch loading device 3 can be discharged to the side tray 300. Therefore, when the player finishes the game, it is possible to prevent the player from forgetting to take out the remaining game medals while being inserted into the batch insertion device 3.

In addition, on the right side of the front door 13, a cancellation for notifying the player of information on whether or not it is permitted to open the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80 of the medal lending machine 2 An opening permission notifying unit 560 is formed.
(Cancellation opening permission notification unit 560)
The cancellation opening permission notifying unit 560 is information indicating whether or not the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80 of the medal lending machine 2 is permitted to open according to the lighting state, that is, the opening / closing plate 82 can be opened. This is for informing the player of information on whether or not the player is in a proper state. The notification of the cancel opening permission notification unit 560 is a notification that the opening / closing plate 82 is openable and not, and does not notify the opening of the opening / closing plate 82. Therefore, when the cancel opening permission notifying unit 560 is informed that it can be opened and closed, the player operates the reset switch 86 to open the open / close plate 82. In the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the opening permission signal information for permitting the opening and closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80 of the medal lending machine 2 to be opened is sent to the medal lending machine 2 adjacent to the right side of the slot machine S. A light transmission means 550 for performing light transmission is provided. The cancel opening permission notifying unit 560 notifies the player of the information on whether or not the light can be discharged to the side tray 300 so that the light of the light transmission means 550 can be seen by the player on the near side. Is.

(Light transmission means 550)
The light transmission means 550 performs information on the release permission signal from the slot side drive control means 450 by transmitting light to the medal lending machine 2. As shown in FIG. 8, the light transmission means 550 is formed between the vicinity of the right side surface of the slot machine 1 and the vicinity of the left side surface of the medal lending machine 2.
The light transmission means 550 is located in the vicinity of the side surface of the slot machine 1 on the medal lending machine 2 side, the transmission light emitting element 551 for outputting an opening permission signal output from the slot side drive control means 450 as an optical signal, and a medal Light detection means 552 is provided that is disposed at a position that matches the transmission light emitting element 551 in the vicinity of the side surface of the lending machine 2 on the slot machine 1 side and that can detect the optical signal of the transmission light emitting element 551.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the transmission light emitting element 551 is formed on the inner side slightly from the side surface of the slot machine 1 on the medal lending machine 2 side, and is permitted to be released from the slot side drive control means 450. When a signal is input, the release permission signal is emitted as an optical signal. As shown in FIG. 8, the transmission light emitting element 551 is arranged at the corner of a light guide path 553 having an overall L shape. The light guide path 553 includes a notification light guide path 554 that opens in a cylindrical shape toward the front side, and a light emission side transmission light guide path 555 that opens in a cylindrical shape toward the side surface. The light guide path 554 and the light transmission side transmission light guide path 555 are orthogonal to each other so that the overall shape is formed in an approximately L shape. The transmission light emitting element 551 is arranged at the corner of the light guide path 553 which is the back side of the light guide path 554 for notification and the back side of the light guide path 555 for light transmission. That is, when the transmission light emitting element 551 emits light, the light emitted from the transmission light emitting element 551 reaches the front side through the notification light guide path 554, and the medal lending through the light emission side transmission light guide path 555 It is formed so that the light emission of the transmission light emitting element 551 reaches the side surface of the machine 2. In addition, a front side glass 557 made of a transparent glass that closes the opening is fitted in the end portion on the front side of the notification light guide path 554. Further, a light-emitting side glass 558 made of transparent glass that closes the opening is fitted in the end portion on the side surface side of the light-emitting side transmission light guide path 555.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the light detecting means 552 is formed slightly inside the side surface of the medal lending machine 2 on the slot machine 1 side. The light detection means 552 is formed so as to be able to transmit the light emission as the optical signal of the transmission light emitting element 551 to the lending side drive control means 280. As shown in FIG. 8, the light detecting means 552 is disposed at the end on the back side of the light receiving side transmission light guide path 556 whose overall shape is cylindrical. A light receiving side glass 559 made of transparent glass is inserted into the outer end of the light receiving side transmission light guide path 556 so as to close the opening. The central axis of the light-receiving-side transmission light guide path 556 and the central axis of the light-emitting-side transmission light guide path 555 are arranged on a straight line so as to be arranged on the same line. That is, the light that is lit by the transmission light emitting element 551 is formed so that it can reach the light detection means 552 straight through the light transmission side transmission light guide path 555 and the light reception side transmission light guide path 556.

The lending-side drive control means 280 can open the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80 when the light detection means 552 recognizes the light signal as the opening permission signal from the transmission light emitting element 551 as the opening permission signal. Set to. Note that the lending-side drive control means 280 does not open the opening / closing plate 82 only by inputting the opening permission signal. In such an openable state, only when the reset switch 86 is pressed by the player, the lending-side drive control means 280 opens the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80, and allows the game medal and foreign matter to be discharged from the bellows nozzle. Move to the side tray 300 via 301.
The light transmission means 550 can transmit information on permission to open the opening / closing plate 82 to the medal lending machine 2 adjacent to the slot machine 1 by transmitting light. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide a cable or the like for sending an electrical signal for performing such information transmission between the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2. Thereby, the installation work of the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 in the game hall can be simplified without the need for such cable connection work. In addition, even when the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 are exchanged at different times, it is not necessary to remove the cable etc. for connecting the two for the information transmission described above, so the exchange work is simple. Can be a thing.

Further, the transmission light emitting element 551 and the light detection means 552 of the light transmission means 550 are provided at positions that are aligned with each other when the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 are arranged at appropriate positions, respectively. Therefore, when the installation positions of the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 are shifted, the light of the transmission light emitting element 551 does not reach the light detection means 552. Therefore, the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine depend on whether or not the light transmitting means 550 can be used to generate a predetermined positioning optical signal and detect it by the light detecting means 552. It is possible to confirm the installation position with 2, and the positioning of both can be facilitated.
Here, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the light transmission means 550 is used to transmit the release permission signal from the slot side drive control means 450 of the slot machine 1 to the medal lending machine 2. Of course, without using the optical transmission means 550 or the like described above, the information on the release permission signal from the slot side drive control means 450 of the slot machine 1 can be directly obtained using a cable capable of transmitting an electrical signal. The information may be transmitted to the lending side drive control means 280 of the lending machine 2. As a result, it is possible to reliably transmit the information indicating whether or not the charging is possible without being influenced by the positional relationship between the two.

(Medal lending machine 2)
The medal lending machine 2 is a box-type device installed adjacent to the side of the slot machine 1 and rents game medals in exchange for money, and rents medal and game medals to be inserted by the player. This is for insertion into the medal slot 10 of the machine 1. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the medal lending machine 2 includes an outer box 20, a bill counter 22 that detects and stores inserted bills, a medal lending unit 25 that lends game medals according to the inserted bills, Specifically, a rental medal payout device 23, a medal transfer mechanism 3 that is located on the front side of the outer box 20 and transfers game medals to the slot machine 1, and a transfer unit 200 described later of the medal transfer mechanism 3 Lending side drive control means 280 for controlling the rotation of the belt 53 and the solenoid 81 for operating the opening / closing of the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80 is provided.

The bill counter 22 is for reading a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot 21 provided on the lower front side of the outer box 20 and causing the rented medal payout device 23 to pay out a predetermined number of game medals.
As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote counter 22 includes a banknote sensor 24 that detects a banknote inserted into the banknote slot 21 and outputs a banknote detection signal. The medal lending unit 25, specifically, the lending medal payout device 23 is for lending a game medal to the player with the input of a banknote detection signal from the banknote sensor 24 as an opportunity.
The medal lending machine 2 may have a coin insertion slot, a coin counter, a change dispensing slot, and the like in addition to the banknote insertion slot 21 and the banknote counter 22. Moreover, you may have a prepaid card slot and a card reader.

  The lending medal payout device 23 as the medal lending unit 25 is for lending a game medal to the player in response to the input of a bill detection signal from the bill sensor 24. This rental medal payout device 23 is a so-called hopper device for paying out game medals, and although not particularly shown, a tank for storing game medals and one game medal stored in this tank. And a delivery disk that can be discharged one by one. The feed disc is rotatably supported by a drive motor and has a hole into which a game medal can enter. And it forms in the mechanism which can discharge | emit the game medal which entered this hole one by one outside the apparatus with rotation. Further, the rental medal payout device 23 is provided with a sensor for counting the discharged medals, and is configured to stop the drive motor when a predetermined number of game medals are paid out.

(Medal transfer mechanism 3)
The medal transfer mechanism 3 is a mechanism for batch-inserting game medals paid out from the lending medal payout device 23 and game medals inserted by the player into the medal slot 10 of the slot machine 1.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the medal transfer mechanism 3 is roughly divided into a main body cover 30 attached to the front surface of the outer box 20 of the medal lending machine 2, and an inside of the main body cover 30. And a medal feeding device 40 for feeding out game medals and a game medal attached to the front side of the main body cover 30 and fed from the medal feeding device 40 to the side transfer passage 12 of the slot machine 1 And an input port introduction path 60 for the purpose.

(Main unit cover 30)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the main body cover 30 is a box that protrudes from the front center of the outer case 20 of the medal lending machine 2 toward the front side (the front side when the slot machine 1 is viewed from the front side). As shown in FIG. 1, a medal feeding device 40 is built in a collective opening 31 that is a shape member and opens upward.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a counter-like overhanging portion 32 having a flat portion on the upper surface is formed on the front side of the collective charging opening 31. The projecting portion 32 projects toward the front side and the side of the collective charging opening 31, and is formed in a substantially U shape when viewed from above. Further, a standing portion 272 is formed around the collective charging opening 31 so as to stand in a U shape extending from both sides to the front as viewed from above. The collective loading opening 31 is set so as to be positioned above the dropping hole 271 of the receiving loading portion 48 of the main body block 41 described later, and as a result, the standing portion 272 is positioned above the dropping hole 271. Is formed. Further, a contact sensor 274 as a belt operation switch 273 made of a conductive metal for activating and deactivating the transport device 50 is laid on the standing portion 272. Therefore, the contact sensor 274 is also formed in a U shape along the standing portion 272. Of course, the contact sensor 274 is not limited to the U-shape, and a rectangular sensor may be formed on the front surface side of the overhang portion 32. Then, by touching the contact sensor 274 of the overhanging portion 32, the drive motor 55 of the transfer device 50 is driven, and by releasing the hand touching the contact sensor 274 of the overhanging portion 32, the drive motor of the transfer device 50 is driven. 55 stops driving. Specifically, when the belt operation switch 273 is operated for less than a predetermined time, three game medals are sent to the side transfer passage 12, and the belt operation switch 273 is operated continuously for a predetermined time. Then, more than three game medals are formed to be sent out to the side transfer passage 12.

  A cancel opening 49 is formed on the back side of the medal storage section 44 to allow the receiving insertion section 48 to communicate with the outside below. A slide shielding plate 302 that can open and close the cancel opening 49 from the outside is formed below the cancel opening 49. A part of the slide shielding plate 302 is exposed to the outside, and the cancel opening 49 can be opened or closed by pinching it from the outside and sliding it back and forth. It is. Then, by moving the slide shielding plate 302 to the near side and closing it, a discharge storage portion 93 for receiving foreign matter discharged from the medal feeder 40 and the cancel medal can be formed in the vicinity of the cancel opening 49. . Note that the slide shielding plate 302 is normally set to an open state in which the slide shielding plate 302 is always pulled to the back side. This slide shielding plate 302 is closed only in special cases such as when the bellows nozzle 301 is not attached or when the side tray main body 310 is not attached. Therefore, in a normal time except for such a special case, the cancellation opening 49 is determined by only opening / closing the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80 to determine whether it is in an open state or a closed state communicating with the outside.

  A bellows nozzle 301 that communicates with the cancel opening 49 is attached below the cancel opening 49. The bellows nozzle 301 has a bellows shape and is formed so that its shape can be flexibly deformed. The lower end of the bellows nozzle 301 is set so as to be positioned on the side tray 300 attached to the lateral side surface of the front door 13 of the slot machine 1. Thereby, the game medal discharged from the cancel opening 49 can be dropped into the side tray main body 310 of the side tray 300 via the bellows nozzle 301. On the front side of the overhanging portion 32, a rotation display portion 240 that displays the operating state of the belt 53 is formed.

(Rotation display 240)
The rotation display unit 240 is for displaying the operating state of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 and the open / closed state of the opening / closing hole 85 of the discharge mechanism 80 toward the player. The rotation display unit 240 is formed of a blue light emitting unit 241 that is located on the right side when viewed from the front side and can emit blue light, and a red light emitting unit 242 that is located on the left side when viewed from the front side and can emit red light. ing. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotation display unit 240 is formed at a position visible from the player on the front side of the overhanging portion 32. The rotation display unit 240 displays an operating state of the belt 53 and a discharge mechanism 80 described later by a combination of lighting and extinguishing of the two light emitters of the blue light emitting unit 241 and the red light emitting unit 242.

(Medal feeder 40)
The medal feeding device 40 is a device for feeding out game medals built in the main body cover 30. As shown in FIG. 1, the medal feeder 40 includes a box-shaped main body block 41 provided inside the main body cover 30 and a transport device 50 (a transfer unit 200) that transports game medals into the main body block 41. ) And a discharge mechanism 80 that discharges remaining game medals and the like that are located on the lower back side of the transfer device 50.
(Main body block 41)
The main body block 41 has a receiving input portion 48 opened upward at a substantially central portion in the length direction. The receiving and inserting portion 48 is provided with a drop hole 271 that is opened in a quadrangle and allows a game medal to drop. A payout passage 42 that opens upward and communicates with the receiving input portion 48 is provided inside the receiving input portion 48. Lending game medals are inserted into the portion opened above the payout passage 42 from the lending medal payout device 23.

  A medal storage unit 44 for temporarily storing game medals inserted from the receiving input unit 48 or the payout passage 42 is formed below the receiving input unit 48. In addition, a transfer unit 200 (conveyance device 50) having a belt 53 for transferring game medals stored in the medal storage unit 44 is incorporated in the lower front portion of the main body block 41. The front side of the main body block 41 is a medal discharge unit 47 for discharging the game medals sent out by the transport device 50 to the insertion port introduction path 60 one by one. A discharge mechanism 80 having an openable / closable opening / closing hole 85 is provided at the bottom of the inner wall forming the payout passage 42 and on the bottom surface of the medal storage portion 44. As shown in FIG. 1, the receiving insertion portion 48 is an opening for receiving game medals inserted from the collective insertion opening 31, and a partition bar 100 provided in the lateral direction is provided at a substantially central portion of the opening width. Have. This is to align the inserted game medals in the same direction as much as possible. In other words, the presence of the partition rod 100 prevents a game medal from being inserted in the receiving and inserting section 48 in a vertical orientation (a direction in which the front and back surfaces of the game medal are in the horizontal direction). Is turned sideways (the direction in which the front and back sides of the game medal are in the front-rear direction) and dropped. When dropped in this way, the orientation of the game medals is aligned, so that the game medals can be stored in a stack in the medal storage part 44, which is a space located below the receiving insertion part 48. It becomes easier to carry by the carrying device 50.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, at the front side end portion of the receiving and throwing-in portion 48, the upper space of the transport device 50 is more than the medal storage portion 44 located below the receiving and throwing-in portion 48 and the medal storage portion 44. A movement adjustment valve 43 is provided that divides the medal return portion 45 located on the front side. The movement adjustment valve 43 prevents the movement of medals from the medal storage unit 44 to the medal return unit 45, and allows the movement of medals from the medal return unit 45 to the medal storage unit 44 as appropriate, thereby allowing the transport device 50 to transfer medals. This is to make it smooth.
The payout passage 42 is for accepting game medals lent out from the rented medal payout device 23 of the medal renting machine 2 and guiding them to the medal storage unit 44. The bottom surface of the payout passage 42 is inclined downward from the back side toward the near side, and an opening / closing hole 85 that can be opened and closed by an opening / closing plate 82 is formed at the front end portion of the inclination. When the opening / closing plate 82 closes the opening / closing hole 85, game medals are stored in the medal storage section 44. When the opening / closing plate 82 is opened from the opening / closing hole 85, foreign matter such as dust or game medals on the medal storage unit 44 or the belt 53 of the transport device 50 falls toward the cancel opening 49. When the slide shielding plate 302 is in a closed state, foreign matter and game medals that have fallen toward the cancel opening 49 are stored in the discharge storage portion 93 on the upper side of the slide shielding plate 302, and the slide shielding plate 302 is opened. In the state of being present, it is introduced from the cancel opening 49 into the bellows nozzle 301 below. The foreign matter and game medals thrown into the bellows nozzle 301 are thrown into the side tray 300 attached to the side surface of the front door 13 of the slot machine 1 from the lower end of the bellows nozzle 301. The game medal stored in the side tray 300 can be taken out from the near side by the player or the like.

(Moving adjustment valve 43)
The movement adjusting valve 43 has a configuration in which a rectangular rotating plate 43A is attached to a support portion 43B having a pin 46 projecting laterally from both ends. The pins 46 are engaged with holes formed on both side surfaces of the main body block 41 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction around the pins 46.
Further, a stopper 43C is provided on the inner surface of the main body block 41 so as to abut on the medal return portion 45 side of the movement adjustment valve 43 in a state where the movement adjustment valve 43 is suspended. Accordingly, the movement adjustment valve 43 can be rotated from the suspended state to the medal storage unit 44 side, but is prevented from rotating from the suspended state to the medal return unit 45 side.

The rotating plate 43A is formed of an elastic member such as urethane, and is elastically deformed by a predetermined pressure or more. Further, the movement adjustment valve 43 is configured so that the distance from the lower end of the rotation plate 43A to the upper surface of the belt 53 of the transfer device 50 described later is longer than the diameter of the game medal when the rotation plate 43A is in the suspended state. It is formed. This is to allow the game medal to pass under the rotating plate 43A even when standing up.
(Transfer device 50 (transfer unit 200))
The transfer device 50 (the transfer unit 200) is built in the lower front part of the main body block 41, and the game medals thrown into or out of the medal storage unit 44 are placed in a horizontal state (the front and back surfaces of the game medals are up and down. In this state, that is, in a state where the front or back surface of the game medal faces upward or downward), the game medals are sent one by one to the insertion port introduction path 60. Specifically, the transport device 50 includes a pair of rollers 51 (a front roller 51A and a back roller 51B) and a belt 53 (transfer means) that is stretched between the front roller 51A and the back roller 51B. A reverse rotation roller 52 (return means) installed with a delivery gap 54 above the front side of the belt 53, a drive motor 55 for rotating the rollers 51, 52, and a motor shaft of the drive motor 55 The transmission means 56 (FIG. 4) for transmitting rotation to the rollers 51 and 52 is provided.

The roller 51 is provided in parallel in the front-rear direction as viewed from the front side. The belt 53 is a flat belt stretched around two rollers 51A and 51B, and the surface thereof is covered with rubber or the like so as to increase the frictional resistance with the game medal. As shown in FIG. 1, the front roller 51A is mounted at a slightly higher position than the back roller 51B, so that the upper surface of the belt 53 is inclined slightly upward toward the front. By rotating the roller 51 in the direction of the black arrow shown in FIG. 1 (the arrow whose inside is painted black), the upper surface of the belt 53 is moved forward.
The roller 51 and the reverse roller 52 are rotated simultaneously by the transmission means 56. The transmission means 56 is a drive shaft of the drive motor 55, a gear provided on the near side roller 51A, the reverse rotation roller 52, and a belt connecting these gears. The reverse rotation roller 52 is in the same direction as the roller 51. Since it rotates, the traveling direction of the upper surface of the belt 53 and the moving direction of the lower surface of the reverse rotation roller 52 are reversed. Further, the rotation speed of the reverse rotation roller 52 is formed to be faster than the rotation speed of the roller 51 by adjusting the transmission means 56 (a combination of gears having different diameters).

  As shown in FIG. 1, a delivery gap 54 is formed between the lower end of the reverse rotation roller 52 and the upper surface of the belt 53, which is larger than the thickness of one game medal and smaller than the thickness of two game medals. Has been. For this reason, when a plurality of game medals are stacked on the reverse rotation roller 52 and are conveyed to the reverse rotation roller 52 side, the game medals above the second one are left, leaving the bottom one game medal. The kick roller is kicked backward by the reversing reverse roller 52. As a result, the game medals on the upper surface of the belt 53 are sent one by one to the front side, and the game medals above the belt 53 and behind the reverse rotation roller 52 are kicked out to the medal return section 45. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 5, the reverse rotation roller 52 in the present embodiment is formed with a stirring groove 58 having a substantially trapezoidal cross section along the axial direction. The stirring groove 58 plays a role of effectively kicking back the game medals stacked above the belt 53 so that the game medals are hooked at the end of the groove.
The front side of the belt 53 is close to the medal receiving port 67 of the insertion port introduction path 60. The game medals on the upper surface of the belt 53 are carried from the medal discharge unit 47 to the insertion port introduction path 60 through the delivery gap 54.
The transfer unit 200 rotates the belt 53 in the forward direction (forward rotation, that is, in the black arrow direction in FIG. 1), thereby transferring the game medal to the insertion port 60 and the belt 53 in the reverse direction (reverse rotation, In other words, the game medals are placed in either the reverse feed direction in which the game medals are fed back to the medal storage section 44 on the opposite side of the insertion port introduction path 60 by performing the reverse rotation direction of the black arrow direction in FIG. It is configured to be transportable. That is, when the belt 53 is rotated in the forward direction, the transfer unit 200 transfers the material on the belt 53 to the introduction port 60, and when the belt 53 is reversed, the material on the belt 53 is transferred to the opening / closing hole 85. It is formed to do. When the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 is reversely rotated, the reverse rotation roller 52 is formed so as not to rotate by an internal mechanism.

(Discharge mechanism 80)
The discharge mechanism 80 includes a solenoid 81 that moves up and down a substantially cylindrical movable shaft 83 that protrudes upward in accordance with an energized state, and one end that is pivotally supported by the movable shaft 83. An opening / closing plate 82 is formed so as to be swingable in the vertical direction with a fixed shaft 84 as a fulcrum. Then, the opening / closing hole 85 is formed to be openable / closable by rotating the opening / closing plate 82 about the fixed shaft 84.
When the movable shaft 83 is positioned below, the opening / closing plate 82 is closed (see FIG. 1), and when the movable shaft 83 is positioned above, the opening / closing plate 82 is open. It is what. Then, by opening the opening / closing plate 82 by the operation of the solenoid 81, medals, foreign objects, etc. inside the medal feeder 40 can be discharged from the cancel opening 49 formed on the bottom surface of the main body block 41. Yes. The discharge mechanism 80 is based on the precondition that the opening permission signal from the slot side drive control means 450 is input to the lending side drive control means 280 via the light transmission means 550. Thus, the opening / closing plate 82 is formed to open. Further, the discharge mechanism 80 assumes that the opening permission signal from the slot-side drive control means 450 is input to the lending-side drive control means 280 via the light transmission means 550, and the reset switch 86 (FIG. 3). The opening / closing plate 82 is formed to open by the operation of ().

(Input port introduction path 60)
The slot 60 is provided in the vicinity of the medal slot 10 of the slot machine 1 in order to introduce a game medal into the medal slot 10 of the slot machine 1, and the game medal is inserted from the side of the slot machine 1 to the medal. The game medal is guided from the transfer unit 200 to the side transfer passage 12 that guides to the insertion port 10. That is, the insertion port introduction path 60 is for transferring the game medals sent out from the transfer device 50 to the medal insertion port 10 of the slot machine 1.
The insertion port introduction path 60 includes a base member 62 attached to the lower portion on the front side of the main body cover 30, a passage portion 65 having a medal transfer slit that is positioned on the front side of the base member 62 and through which a game medal can pass, Via a hinge 63 provided at the lower end of the base member 62, the cover member 61 rotatably attached to the base member 62 and the passage portion 65 visible from the visible portion 210 shown in FIG. 3 can be irradiated. And a light emitting unit (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 3, the insertion port introduction path 60 is installed such that the medal discharge port 66 is aligned with the end of the side transfer passage 12 of the medal insertion port 10 of the slot machine 1. In this case, the medal discharge port 66 and the end of the side transfer passage 12 do not necessarily abut and coincide with each other, and the gap between the game medal discharged from the medal discharge port 66 and the side transfer passage 12 can be moved. There may be a height error.
(Passage section 65)
The passage portion 65 is for guiding game medals falling from the belt 53 to the side transfer passage 12. The passage portion 65 is located on the front side of the base member 62, a movable plate 250 that is movable on the front side of the fixed plate 251, and a lower portion of the fixed plate 251, so that the game It has a projecting portion 252 that projects to the near side by a width slightly larger than the thickness of one medal. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, a protrusion 252 is sandwiched between the fixed plate 251 and the movable plate 250, and has a thickness that is slightly larger than the thickness of one game medal, which is larger than the diameter of the game medal. By having a slightly larger width, a passage portion 65 capable of transferring game medals is formed. The passage portion 65 is formed by a fixed plate 251, a movable plate 250, and a protrusion 252 that form a medal transfer slit through which a game medal can pass.

The passage portion 65 is bent in a substantially L shape from the medal receiving port 67 to the slot machine 1 side, and an end thereof serves as a medal discharge port 66 (see FIG. 3). That is, the passage unit 65 receives the game medals discharged from the medal discharge unit 47 from the medal receiving port 67, one by one from the medal discharge port 66, and the medal insertion port 10 of the slot machine 1 through the side transfer passage 12. It is designed to discharge toward the side.
(Fixed plate 251)
The fixing plate 251 is fixed to the front side of the base member 62 and is formed in a substantially L shape in a front view. As shown in FIG. 1, the upper end portion of the fixed plate 251 is a curved portion 62A that curves in the back direction from below to above, and this curved portion 62A is connected to the medal discharge portion 47 of the medal feeder 40. A medal receiving port 67 communicating therewith is formed.

(Movable plate 250)
The movable plate 250 is positioned on the front side of the fixed plate 251 and forms a wall on the near side of the passage portion 65. All the movable plates 250 of the passage portion 65 are made of transparent resin. The movable plate 250 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable slightly below the upper end of the side end of the movable plate 250 (specifically, at a position one fifth of the total height of the movable plate 250 from the upper end). A movable plate rotating shaft (not shown) is formed. The movable plate rotating shaft is formed with a spring that pulls the upper end of the movable plate 250 toward the front side and biases the lower end toward the rear side. Normally, since the lower end of the movable plate 250 is in contact with the protruding portion 252, the movable plate 250 maintains a state in which it is erected in the vertical direction. When a clogging release button 260, which will be described later, is pressed, the clogging release button 260 pushes the upper part of the movable plate 250 into the back side, and the movable plate 250 has the upper end at the back with the movable plate rotation axis as the center of rotation. Rotate the side and bottom edge toward you. As a result, when game medals are clogged inside the passage 65 between the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251, a gap between the lower end of the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251 is opened. The clogged medal outlet 68 of the cover member 61 is discharged to the outside. Further, on the front side of the movable plate 250, a passage sensor 231 is provided as a clogging detection unit 230 capable of detecting the passage of game medals.

(Clogging detection means 230 (passage sensor 231))
The clogging detection means 230 is a passage sensor 231 composed of a proximity switch (sensor) that detects the proximity of a game medal and the presence or absence of a nearby detection target in a non-contact manner. The presence information that the game medal does not move can be detected.
Here, the passing sensor 231 uses an inductive proximity switch that generates a magnetic field in the detection region as a proximity switch, but is not particularly limited to this, and other types of proximity switches are used. You can do it. For example, a capacitive proximity switch that generates an electric field in the detection region may be used as the passing sensor 231, or an ultrasonic proximity switch that generates an ultrasonic wave in the detection region may be used. In addition, a photoelectric proximity switch that detects a game medal by reflection or shading of visible or invisible light may be used, and a magnetic flux when a game medal approaches by a combination of a magnetic detection element and a magnet. A magnetic proximity switch that detects changes by using changes may be used. For example, when a photoelectric proximity switch is used, the light emitted from the light sensor emitting part that emits light and the light reflected from the reflecting plate (not shown) attached to the fixed plate 251 side are reflected. And an optical sensor light receiving unit for receiving light. It is possible to detect a state in which this light is blocked when a game medal passes between the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251 or when the game medal is clogged.

Further, the passing sensor 231 is not limited to a proximity switch (sensor) that can be detected without directly touching the game medal that is the detection target as described above. It is also possible to use a contact type detection type contact sensor that detects by direct contact.
Here, although not specifically shown, the passage sensor 231 is provided at a position slightly shifted in the width direction from the center of the passage width of the passage portion 65, so that a plurality of circular game medals pass in a continuous state. However, the detection signal of the passage sensor 231 always repeats a certain waveform. Therefore, by monitoring this waveform in the control unit of the medal lending machine 2, an abnormality in medal transfer can be detected. For example, when the passage sensor 231 continues to detect game medals, it is assumed that game medals are jammed inside the passage portion 65. In such a case, it is preferable to issue an alarm or the like for pressing the clog release button 260 to cancel the clogging of medals.

  On the other hand, if the passing sensor 231 does not detect a game medal for a certain time or more, the medal feeding device 40 depends on whether all the inserted game medals have been sent or a medal clogging has occurred in the inside of the transport device 50, etc. One of the cases where the game medal is not sent out or the movable plate 250 is movable and is out of the detection range of the passage sensor 231 is assumed. Therefore, in such a case, the driving motor 55 of the conveying device 50 is set to stop driving or the rotation of the belt 53 is reversed. In such a case, control is performed so that the drive motor 55 is not driven even if the contact sensor 274 is turned ON.

(Protrusion 252)
The protruding portion forms the bottom of the passage portion 65, and the game medal sandwiched between the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251 on the protruding portion 252 rolls toward the side transfer passage 12. Is formed.
(Cover member 61)
The cover member 61 is rotatable about a hinge 63 below the cover member 61 and covers the front surface of the passage portion 65.
The hinge 63 can pivotally support the cover member 61 and the base member 62 in a rotatable manner. Locking means 290 for locking the cover member 61 to the base member 62 side is provided so that both the cover member 61 and the base member 62 are not opened. The locking means 290 is located on the lower surface side of the main body cover 30 above the insertion port introduction path 60 and is fixed to the anchor claw-shaped locking portion provided on the upper back side of the cover member 61. The shaped portion is formed from a non-locking portion that can be locked. And this latching | locking part is formed from soft resin, and is formed so that elastic deformation is possible.

On the clogging release button 260 (described later) of the cover member 61, as shown in FIG. 3, there is an unlocking hole 293 that opens on the front and back sides and releases the locking state of the locking means 290 described above. Is formed. By inserting a strip plate-like insertion piece such as a key or a rod-like screwdriver into this engagement release hole 293, the inserted insertion piece elastically deforms the engagement portion downward, and the anchor claw The shaped locking part is disengaged from the non-locking part. As a result, the locked state of the locking means 290 can be released.
The cover member 61 includes a visible portion 210 that allows the passage portion 65 to be visually recognized from the player side. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the visible portion 210 is a plurality of long-hole slit-like through holes penetrating the front and back of the cover member 61, and can be viewed from the back of the passage portion 65 of the cover member 61 It is formed as follows. The elongated direction of the long hole slit shape of the visible portion 210 is formed along the moving direction of the game medal in the passage portion 65. Thereby, the movement of the game medal can be followed with a line of sight. A clogging release button 260 for moving the movable plate 250 is formed on the upper portion of the cover member 61. In the lower part of the cover member 61, a clogged medal discharge port 68 opening downward is formed. This clogged medal outlet 68 is opened to move the movable plate 250 when the clogging release button 260 is pressed and to discharge the game medals clogged between the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251 to the outside. It is.

(Clogging release button 260)
The clog release button 260 pushes the upper part of the movable plate 250 to rotate the movable plate 250 when the game medals are jammed in the passage portion 65, and removes the game medals jammed in the passage portion 65 below the clogged medal. It is for discharging from the outlet 68. The clogging release button 260 maintains a state in which the game medals normally protrude through the insertion port introduction path 60 without being operated by the player. In addition, the urging force of the spring is applied to the clogging release button 260 in a direction in which the clogging release button 260 protrudes toward the near side by an urging means including an internal spring. Therefore, it is formed so as to automatically return to the near side even if it is pushed in by the hand.

  When a plurality of game medals are jammed inside the passage portion 65 of the insertion port introduction path 60, for example, at the medal receiving port 67, the player pushes the clog release button 260 toward the back side. Then, the clogging release button 260 is pushed toward the back side, and the tip on the back side of the clogging release button 260 pushes the upper part of the movable plate 250 toward the back side. . As a result, the movable plate 250 rotates about a horizontal movable plate rotation shaft (not shown) at the center of the side end and is opened downward. Then, game medals clogged between the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251 fall downward, and are discharged outward from the clogged medal discharge port 68. As a result, the clogging of game medals in the passage portion 65 can be easily released.

(Light emitting part)
Although not particularly shown, the light emitting part is located inside the insertion port introduction path 60 and is formed at a position where the passage part 65 visible from the visible part 210 can be irradiated. The light emitting unit is composed of an LED fixed to the base member 62, and can emit light of two colors, red and blue. Then, a predetermined light emitting portion is caused to emit light when the transfer portion 200 is operated, and the emitted light is formed so as to be visible from the visible portion 210. From the visible portion 210, the game medal passing through the passage portion 65 is visible from the player side. Thus, the player can clearly see the game medal passing through the passage portion 65 inside the cover member 61 in a bright state. The light emitting unit is configured to emit light in a light emission color different from a light emission color during normal operation in which a medal clogging is not detected when a medal clogging is detected by the clogging detection unit.

(Transfer of game medals)
Next, a game medal transfer process in the medal transfer mechanism 3 having the above-described configuration will be described.
First, when game medals are inserted from the collective insertion opening 31, the game medals fall so as to be stacked on the rear upper surface of the belt 53 and the upper surface of the opening / closing plate 82 and are stored in the medal storage unit 44. When a bill is inserted into the medal lending machine 2, the game medal is paid out from the lending medal payout device 23 and is stored in the medal storage unit 44 through the payout passage 42. Next, when the contact sensor 274 as the belt operation switch 273 of the overhanging portion 32 of the medal transfer mechanism 3 is touched by hand, the transport device 50 starts operating. That is, the drive motor 55 is driven, and the belt 53 starts to rotate forward.

When the belt 53 starts to move, the game medals riding on the upper surface of the rear part of the belt 53 move forward, and the medals stored above the drag medals are also dragged, dive below the movement adjustment valve 43, and return to the medal return unit 45. Move to. Here, since the movement adjustment valve 43 does not rotate forward (toward the medal return part) by contacting the stopper 43C, the game medals stored in the upper part of the medal storage part 44 are immediately returned to the medal return part. 45 can prevent snow crumble.
Among the game medals transferred forward by the belt 53, the game medals on the upper surface of the belt 53 pass through the feeding gap 54 between the belt 53 and the lower surface of the reverse rotation roller 52, and the medals are discharged one by one. Transferred to section 47. On the other hand, the game medals overlying the belt 53 are brought into contact with the reverse rotation roller 52 and caught by the stirring groove 58 provided in the reverse rotation roller 52, and are kicked back by the medal return portion 45 at the upper rear part. Since the reverse roller 52 rotates at a higher speed than the roller 51, it is possible to kick out a game medal efficiently.

Here, if the amount of game medals staying in the medal return portion 45 is large, it may hinder kicking backward by the reverse rotation roller 52, and there is a possibility that medals are jammed in the delivery gap 54. However, since the movement adjustment valve 43 is pivotably attached to the rear (medal storage part side), the game medals in the medal return part 45 flow backward to the medal storage part 44 and above the medal return part 45. A space is formed. Thus, the game medal is kicked out smoothly by the reverse rotation roller 52.
The game medals sent out from the transport device 50 are discharged from the medal discharge portion 47, enter the medal receiving port 67 while being guided by the curved portion 62A of the insertion port introduction path 60, and are discharged from the medal discharge port 66 through the passage portion 65. Is done. Since the medal discharge port 66 is aligned with the side transfer passage 12 of the medal insertion port 10 of the slot machine 1, the game medal passes through the side transfer passage 12 of the slot machine 1 and passes through the medal insertion port of the slot machine 1. It is thrown into 10 upper throwing openings 11.

  By the way, when the operation of the transport device 50 is stopped before all the inserted game medals are transferred (when the hand is released from the touch sensor), the game medals are placed on the upper surface of the belt 53 or the medal storage unit 44. It remains. In this case, the reset switch 86 (FIG. 3) is operated when it is not desired to insert the remaining game medals into the slot machine 1 due to the end of the game. Then, on the precondition that the release permission signal from the slot side drive control means 450 is input to the lending side drive control means 280, the solenoid 81 of the discharge mechanism 80 is actuated to open the opening / closing plate 82 and drive the transport device 50. The motor 55 is driven in reverse. As a result, the game medals on the upper surface of the belt 53 move rearward, and when the opening / closing plate 82 is opened, the game medals fall downward from the cancel opening 49 that opens at the bottom of the medal storage unit 44, and the slide Is stored in the discharge storage section 93. Then, when the slide shielding plate 302 is opened, the game medals stored in the discharge storage section 93 pass through the bellows nozzle 301, and the side tray 300 attached to the side section of the front door 13 of the slot machine 1. Fall into the inside. At that time, since the medal scattering prevention rod 311 is provided in the side tray main body 310 in the lateral direction, the game medal collides with the bottom surface of the side tray main body 310 and tries to scatter around. However, it hits the medal scattering prevention bar 311 and the game medal is prevented from scattering around.

The game medals discharged from the medal feeder 40 in this way are stored in the side tray 300, so that the game medals stored in the side tray body 310 of the side tray 300 may be taken out. Note that even when foreign matter such as dust enters the medal feeder 40, it can be taken out from the side tray 300 in the same manner as described above.
Thus, according to this embodiment, the game medals lent out from the medal renting machine 2 are not moved by hand to the slot machine 1 or the game medals paid out from the slot machine 1 due to winning are 1 Even if the medals are not manually inserted into the medal slot 10, it can be inserted into the medal slot 10 by the medal transfer mechanism 3, and the game can be performed efficiently. Further, since the medal transfer mechanism 3 is provided with the movement adjusting valve 43, it is difficult for medal clogging to occur inside the medal feeding device 40, and even when a medal clogging occurs when the medal feeding device 40 is ejected, it is clogged. By pressing the release button 260 and opening the movable plate 250 downward, the clogging of medals can be easily eliminated. Since the discharge mechanism 80 and the side tray 300 are provided, the remaining medals and foreign matters in the medal feeder 40 can be easily taken out from the outside. Furthermore, since the agitating groove 58 is formed in the reverse rotation roller 52 of the transport device, game medals staying inside the transport device 50 can be sent out efficiently, and medal clogging can be prevented.

(Lending side drive control means 280)
The lending-side drive control means 280 is for controlling the rotational drive of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 and the opening / closing of the opening / closing hole 85 of the discharge mechanism 80 based on the operation of the belt operation switch 273. The lending-side drive control means 280 enables the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 to be operated by contact with a contact sensor 274 as a belt operation switch 273 by a player.
The lending-side drive control means 280 operates the belt operation switch 273 for less than a specific time t3 (that is, when a player's finger or the like continuously touches the passage sensor 231), the predetermined number of sheets confirmed by the passage sensor 231. The game medals are sent out to the side transfer path. Then, the lending-side drive control means 280 is confirmed by the passage sensor 231 when the belt operation switch 273 is continuously operated for a specific time t3 or longer (that is, a player's finger or the like continues to touch the passage sensor 231). The game medals exceeding the predetermined number are continuously sent out to the side transfer passage 12.

  Here, the specific time t3 is required to transfer a predetermined number of game medals (three maximum number of game medals that can be inserted in one game) to the side transfer passage 12 as a game start condition. It means time. This time is set by measuring the actual transfer timing of three game medals for each actual game. Therefore, when the player touches the contact sensor 274 for a time shorter than the specific time t3 when three game medals are transferred, the lending side drive control means 280 transfers the three game medals that are the maximum number of inserted medals to the transfer unit 200. To the side transfer passage 12. Then, when the player touches the contact sensor 274 for a specific time t3 or more when three game medals are transferred, the lending side drive control means 280 transfers more than three game medals to the side transfer passage 12. . Specifically, when the player touches the contact sensor 274 for the specified time t3 or longer, the lending-side drive control means 280 further plays the game from the transfer unit 200 only while the player touches the contact sensor 274. It is configured to transfer medals.

In addition to this, the lending-side drive control means 280 allows the game from the passage sensor 231 of the passage portion 65 even if the player continuously operates (contacts) the contact sensor 274 as the belt operation switch 273. When the passage of medals is not detected for a predetermined time t6 (here, the predetermined time t6 means a specific time set in advance, for example, 5 seconds), the rotation direction of the transfer unit 200 is reversed. It is formed to let you.
In addition to these, the lending-side drive control means 280 allows the game from the passage sensor 231 of the passage portion 65 even if the player continuously operates (contacts) the contact sensor 274 as the belt operation switch 273. When the detection of the passage of medals does not occur for a predetermined time t7 (the predetermined time t7 here means a specific time set in advance and is, for example, 10 seconds), the transfer unit 200 is activated. Is configured to stop. Here, the predetermined time t7 for stopping all operations of the transfer unit 200 is set to a longer time (t6 <t7) than the predetermined time t6 for starting the reverse rotation. This is to first reverse and then stop all operations.

  Further, in addition to these, the lending-side drive control means 280 is configured to stop the transfer of the transfer unit 200 when a predetermined time t1 elapses after lending from the medal lending unit 25 ends. . Specifically, this is because the lending-side drive control means 280 detects a passage of game medals with the passage sensor 231 of the passage portion 65, and then detects a predetermined time without detecting the passage of subsequent game medals. It means that the transfer of the transfer unit 200 is stopped (the rotation drive of the belt 53 is stopped) when t1 elapses. Accordingly, the lending-side drive control means 280 determines that the game medal is the last game medal and stops the rotation of the belt 53 when the specific time t1 has elapsed since the passage of the game medal is detected by the passage sensor 231. It is something to be made.

  Further, in addition to these, the lending side drive control means 280, from when the power supply of the medal lending machine 2 is switched from the off state to the on state, until a predetermined time t4 (specifically, for example, 12 seconds), It is formed to reverse the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200. While the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 is reversely rotated at the specific time t4, the release permission signal from the slot side drive control means 450 of the slot machine 1 is sent to the lending side drive control means 280 via the light transmission means 550. Based on the precondition of inputting, the lending side drive control means 280 is formed to move the solenoid 81 of the discharge mechanism 80 and open the opening / closing hole 85 according to the control command. At the game hall, when the power is switched on in the morning when the business starts on the day, the dust collected on the belt 53 from yesterday to the morning is discharged into the discharge storage section 93 of the medal removal tray 90. It is to do.

  Alternatively, the lending-side drive control means 280 transfers the medal lending machine 2 from the time when the power supply of the medal lending machine 2 is turned off to the predetermined time t5 (specifically, for example, 15 seconds). You may form so that the belt 53 of the part 200 may be reversed. While the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 is reversely rotated at the specific time t5, the release permission signal from the slot side drive control means 450 of the slot machine 1 is sent to the lending side drive control means 280 via the light transmission means 550. Based on the precondition of inputting, the lending side drive control means 280 is formed to move the solenoid 81 of the discharge mechanism 80 and open the opening / closing hole 85 according to the control command. In the game hall, when the power switch is turned off at midnight when the day's business ends, the medal removal tray 90 removes game medals remaining on the belt 53 and deliberately inserted butts etc. This is for discharging to the discharge storage section 93. Of course, it is also possible to use both the above-described control from the off state to the on state and the control from the on state to the off state.

Although not particularly described, a plurality of timer means and a plurality of predetermined specific times (t1, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7, etc.) are stored in the lending side drive control means 280. A storage means and a control signal generating means for generating a predetermined control signal when the timer time of the timer means reaches a predetermined time (t1, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7, etc.) It is what it has.
Then, on the precondition that the opening permission signal from the slot side drive control means 450 of the slot machine 1 is input to the lending side drive control means 280 via the light transmission means 550, the lending side drive control means 280 A solenoid 81 of the discharge mechanism 80 is moved by the player's operation of the reset switch 86 so that the opening / closing hole 85 is opened.

(Light detection means 552)
The light detecting means 552 can receive the optical signal from the transmitting light emitting element 551 as shown in FIG. 8 as already described in the light transmitting means 550, and the optical signal is lent out. It is formed so as to be able to transmit to the side drive control means 280.
(Function)
The tray box 313 of the side tray 300 according to the present embodiment communicates with the game medal through the bellows nozzle 301 from the cancel opening 49 of the batch loading device 3 of the medal lending machine 2 so as to accept the game medal. As a result, game medals returned from the cancel opening 49 of the batch insertion device 3 of the medal lending machine 2, accumulated foreign matter, and the like can be received inside the tray box 313 of the side tray 300 and stored as they are.

The side tray 300 is detachably formed on the right side of the front door 13 of the slot machine 1 so that the game medals to be returned are received on the right side of the slot machine 1. As described above, the side tray 300 is formed on the side portion of the front door 13 of the slot machine 1 and can be viewed directly from the player, and is formed in a very conspicuous position. Thereby, it is possible to avoid forgetting to remove the returned game medal. Further, since the side tray 300 is located on the side of the front door 13, it does not protrude toward the front side and does not get in the way, and the player's limb hits and breaks or breaks. There is nothing.
The slot side drive control means 450 opens the discharge mechanism 80 on condition that a closing detection signal is output from the front door closing detection means 400 and a mounting detection signal is output from the tray storage amount detection means 420. Is output to the lending-side drive control means 280 via the light transmission means 550. That is, if the front door 13 closes the front opening of the housing 4 and the side tray 300 is not attached to the side of the front door 13, the slot side drive control means 450 Thus, the opening permission signal is not output to the lending-side drive control means 280, and the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharging mechanism 80 is not opened. As a result, the side tray 300 is fixed to the slide support 320, but when the front door 13 is opened or the front door 13 is closed, the side tray 300 is attached at a predetermined position. In such a case, the release permission signal is not output, and the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80 is not opened, and the game medal returned from the cancel opening 49 is discharged if it is mistakenly applied. Thus, scattering to the floor can be avoided. In such a case, even if so-called goto is carried out, the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80 is not opened, which also serves as a countermeasure against the goto.

Further, in this embodiment, when the amount of game medals stored in the tray box 313 of the side tray 300 exceeds a predetermined amount and a storage detection signal is output from the tray storage amount detection means 420, the slot side The drive control means 450 does not output an opening permission signal, the opening / closing plate 82 of the discharge mechanism 80 is not opened, and as a result, the cancel opening 49 is not opened. As a result, it is possible to avoid the overflow of the side tray 300 when the side tray 300 has a large storage amount and more game medals are added.
Further, in this embodiment, when the front door 13 is closed, the rectangular parallelepiped blocking body 340 fixed to the housing 4 is extended toward the front side, and the moving position when the side tray main body 310 is removed. Protruding. Thus, when the front door 13 is closed, it collides with the upper blocking body 340, so that the side tray main body 310 cannot be removed by sliding upward from the slide support 320. Therefore, the side tray main body 310 cannot be removed from the slide support 320 unless the front door 13 is opened so that the blocking body 340 is not affected. It is possible to prevent the tray 300 from being removed.

(Second form)
FIGS. 10 to 12 show the second embodiment, and FIG. 10 is an external perspective view for explaining the attachment / detachment state of the side tray main body, and (A) shows the side portion with the front door opened. FIG. 11B is an external perspective view of a state in which the tray main body is attached and detached, FIG. FIG. 12 is a plan view of the detachable state of the saucer body, and FIG. 12 is a plan view of the detachable state of the other side saucer bodies.
The side tray 300 according to the present embodiment is fixed to the side tray main body 310 that opens upward to receive game medals discharged from the cancellation opening 49, and the side of the front door 13, and the side tray A slide support part 320 having a slide slide part 324 for sliding and fixing 300, and a slide part 330 extending from the side tray main body 310 and capable of sliding inside the slide slide part 324 of the slide support part 320 And. Then, the slide sliding portion 324 is formed so as to be guided in the rear direction so that it can be removed by moving the side tray main body 310 in the rear direction of the front door 13. Then, when the front door 13 is closed, the side tray 300 is prevented from moving in the back direction by the medal lending machine 2 adjacent to the right side. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the same operations and effects can be achieved.

  This will be specifically described. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the side tray main body 310 is a tray box 313 having a square box shape and having an upper surface opened. The slide portion 330 is fixed to the left side surface of the tray box 313, and is formed from a lateral slide portion 333 having a generally L-shaped overall shape having a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 10, the slide support portion 320 is fixed to the right side surface of the front door 13 of the slot machine 1, and the horizontal slide portion 333 can be inserted from the back side. It is formed of a lateral slide support portion 323 having a slide slide portion 324 that can slide the slide portion 333 in the front-rear direction. The slide slide part 324 inside the horizontal slide support part 323 opens toward the back side at the back end face of the horizontal slide support part 323, and the horizontal slide part 333 is directed from the back side toward the front side. And can be inserted. The front end surface of the slide sliding portion 324 is not opened toward the front side on the front side of the horizontal slide portion 333, but is closed inside the horizontal slide portion 333. That is, as shown by the black arrow in FIG. 10A and the black arrow explaining what is drawn by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 11, the lateral slide portion 333 is moved into the slide slide portion 324 of the lateral slide support portion 323. When it is inserted from the side toward the near side, the end surface on the near side of the horizontal slide portion 333 comes into contact with the end surface on the near side of the slide sliding portion 324 so that the movement in the near side direction is restricted. . Then, when the front door 13 is closed so as to close the front opening of the housing 4 as shown in FIG. 10B and the solid line in FIG. The front side of the lending machine 2 is located. As described above, since the side tray main body 310 cannot be removed from the lateral slide support portion 323 unless it is slid to the back side as described above, when the front door 13 is closed, the side tray main body 310 is moved to the side slide support portion. Cannot be removed from 323. Therefore, normally, only a person who has a key for opening and closing the front door 13 of the slot machine 1 such as an administrator of the game hall can open and close the front door 13 and at the same time, the side tray body 310 Can be removed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player or the like from removing the side tray main body 310, and the management is only performed by the key for opening and closing the front door 13 that has been conventionally used.

If the width of the casing 4 and the front door 13 in the left-right direction is the same, the side tray main body 310 in the state where the front door 13 is closed by the adjacent medal lending machine 2 as described above. The movement in the back direction is blocked. Here, as shown in FIG. 12, the side part in a state where the front door 13 is closed by the casing 4 by slightly projecting the width in the left-right direction of the casing 4 to the right side from the front door 13. The tray body 310 may be prevented from moving in the back direction.
Further, in this embodiment, as described above, the movement of the side tray main body 310 is set to be restricted by the casing 4 or the medal lending machine 2, or by the casing 4 and the medal lending machine 2. Yes. Further, in addition to this, when the front door 13 is closed by being fixed to the housing 4 or the medal lending machine 2, the side tray main body 310 is protruded to the moving position when the side tray main body 310 is removed. A blocking body (not shown) that prevents the horizontal slide portion 333 from sliding off the horizontal slide support portion 323 may be provided.

It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a medal transfer mechanism. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a slot machine and a medal lending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is an expansion perspective view which shows a medal transfer mechanism and a medal insertion slot. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance perspective view which shows a medal feeder. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional perspective view which shows a medal feeder. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a side part saucer and a slide support part. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: (A) is an external appearance front view which shows the state which mounted | wore the side part tray with the slide support part, (B) is an external appearance front which shows the state which removes a side part tray from a slide support part. FIG. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a partial schematic plan view which shows a light transmission means. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance front view which shows a game machine. It is a 2nd form of this invention, Comprising: (A) is an external appearance perspective view which shows the attachment or detachment state of a side part saucer main body in the state which opened the front door, (B) attaches a side part saucer main body to a horizontal slide support part. FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing a state where the front opening of the housing is closed by the front door. It is a 2nd form of this invention, Comprising: It is a top view which shows the attachment or detachment state of a side part saucer main body. It is a 2nd form of this invention, Comprising: It is a top view which shows the attachment or detachment state of another side part saucer main body.

1 slot machine 2 medal lending machine
3 Batch loading device 4 Case
10 Medal slot 11 Upper slot
12 Side transfer passage 13 Front door
14 Symbol display window 15 Lower plate
16 Operation unit 20 Outer box
21 banknote slot 22 banknote counter
23 Lending medal dispensing device 24 Bill sensor
25 Medal rental section 30 Body cover
31 Collective opening 32 Overhang
40 Medal feeder 41 Body block
42 Discharge passage 43 Movement adjustment valve
43A Rotating plate 43B Support section
43C Stopper 44 Medal storage part
45 medal return 46 pins
47 Medal discharge section 48 Acceptance input section
49 Cancel opening 50 Transfer device
51 Roller 51A Front roller
51B Back roller 52 Reverse roller
53 Belt 54 Delivery gap
55 Drive motor 56 Transmission means
58 Stirring groove 60 Input port
61 Cover member 62 Base member
62A Curved part 63 Hinge
65 Passage 66 Medal outlet
67 Medal receiving port 68 Clogged medal discharge port
80 Discharge mechanism 81 Solenoid
82 Open / close plate 83 Movable shaft
84 Fixed shaft 85 Open / close hole
86 Reset switch 93 Discharge compartment
100 Divider 200 Transfer section
210 Visible part 230 Clogging detection means
231 Passing sensor 240 Rotation display
241 Blue light emitting part 242 Red light emitting part
250 Movable plate 251 Fixed plate
252 Projection 260 Clogging release button
271 Drop hole 272 Standing part
273 Belt operation switch 274 Contact sensor
280 Rental side drive control means 290 Locking means
293 Lock release hole 300 Side tray
301 Bellows nozzle 302 Slide shield
310 Side tray 311 Medal scattering prevention stick
312 Reinforcing support ribs 313 saucer box
320 Slide support 321 Upper slide support
322 Lower slide support 323 Horizontal slide support
324 Slide sliding part 330 Slide part
331 Upper slide part 332 Lower slide part
333 Side slide part 340 Blocker
400 Front door blockage detection means 410 Saucepan attachment detection means
420 Dish storage amount detection means 450 Slot side drive control means
550 Light transmission means 551 Transmission light emitting element
552 Light detection means 553 Light guide
554 Light guide path for notification 555 Light guide path for light transmission
556 Light guide path for light receiving side transmission 557 Front side glass
558 Light-emitting side glass 559 Light-receiving side glass
560 Cancel opening permission notification section

Claims (4)

A housing having a front opening opening on the front side;
A slot machine installed adjacent to a medal lending machine, including a front door attached to the housing for closing the front opening so as to be freely opened and closed,
The medal lending machine
Accepting and receiving game medals ,
A belt for transferring the game medals inserted into the receiving insertion unit to the medal insertion slot of the gaming medals of the slot machine;
A cancel opening for direct communication between the receiving input portion and the outside, and discharging game medals;
A discharge mechanism that can freely open and close the cancellation opening,
In order receives the game medals discharged from the cancel opening of the medal lending machine, provided with a side pan on the side of the slot machine, detaching the side pan to the front door side of said slot machine Set up freely,
Further, the side tray is
A side tray body that opens upward to receive game medals discharged from the cancellation opening;
A slide support portion fixed to a side portion of the front door and having a slide slide portion for sliding and fixing the side tray main body;
A slide part that extends from the side tray body and is slidable by engaging at least one of the inside and the outside of the slide sliding part of the slide support part;
By sliding the slide part from the slide sliding part of the slide support part, the side tray body is formed to be detachable from the slide support part,
When the front door is closed, the housing protrudes to a moving position when the side tray main body is removed, thereby preventing the slide portion from sliding off the slide support portion. slot machine characterized by comprising. The slot machine is
Slot side drive control means for outputting an opening permission signal for opening the cancel opening of the discharge mechanism;
Detecting that the front door is closing the front opening of the housing and outputting a closing detection signal;
A tray mounting detection means for detecting that the side tray is mounted on the side portion of the front door and outputting a mounting detection signal;
The slot side drive control means includes:
An opening permission signal for opening the discharge mechanism is output on condition that the closing detection signal is output from the front door closing detection means and the mounting detection signal is output from the tray mounting detection means. The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the slot machine is configured as described above. The slot machine is
A tray storage amount detection means for detecting that the amount of game medals stored inside the side tray exceeds a predetermined amount and outputting a storage amount detection signal;
The slot side drive control means includes:
The opening permission signal for opening the discharge mechanism is output on the condition that the storage amount detection signal is not output from the tray storage amount detection means. 2. The slot machine according to 2. The side tray is
A side tray body that opens upward to receive game medals discharged from the cancellation opening;
A slide support portion fixed to a side portion of the front door and having a slide slide portion for sliding and fixing the side tray main body;
A slide part that extends from the side tray body and is slidable by engaging at least one of the inside and the outside of the slide sliding part of the slide support part;
The slide sliding part is formed so as to be guided toward the back direction so that it can be removed by moving the side tray body in the back direction of the front door,
4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein when the front door is closed, movement of the side tray main body in the back direction is prevented by the housing or the medal lending machine. 5. The slot machine described in.

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