JP4527794B2 - Game medal lifting mechanism - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medal lifting mechanism used in a medal gaming machine such as a slot machine formed so that a large number of game medals can be inserted at a time.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in medal gaming machines such as slot machines, a medal feeding device has been devised that can insert a large number of medals at a time and can transfer medals one by one to a medal selector (Patent Document 1, Japanese Patent Application 2003-2003). 13010). Furthermore, in response to the player's request to avoid touching the medals as much as possible due to hygiene problems, the game medals are raised so that the players can insert the game medals all at once without lifting them up to the medal slot. A gaming machine equipped with a feeding mechanism (Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-125149), an inter-table machine, etc. (Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-116906) have been devised.
JP 2002-282414 A

However, in the conventional game medal lifting mechanism, when a game medal paid out from a gaming machine to the medal tray is inserted into the medal insertion slot of the lifting mechanism, it has no choice but to depend on human hands. .
Accordingly, the invention described in each claim has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object thereof is as follows.
That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the game medal paid out from the gaming machine can be directly transferred to the medal slot of the lifting mechanism, and the game medal stays in the medal slot of the lifting mechanism. If it is, the object is to provide a game medal lifting mechanism in which the payout medal automatically moves to a medal storage section such as a payout medal tray.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine having the game medal lifting mechanism according to the first aspect.
A third object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine platform machine equipped with the game medal lifting mechanism according to the first claim.

The invention described in each claim has been made to achieve each of the above-described objects, and features of each invention will be described below using the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, the code | symbol in parenthesis shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.
(Claim 1)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.
That is, the invention according to claim 1 includes a medal insertion unit for inserting game medals, a payout device (hopper unit (5)) for storing game medals and paying out game medals, and the payout device. This is a game medal lifting mechanism (6) used in a gaming machine having at least a medal storage section (13) capable of storing game medals to be paid out.

Here, the medal storage unit (13) can be a payout medal tray (12) provided at the lower front of the gaming machine, but the storage unit (13) is located at a place other than the payout medal plate (12). It may be provided. Further, a medal storage part (13) may be formed in a part of the payout medal tray (12).
The “medal insertion part” is an entrance for taking game medals into the gaming machine, and is inserted from the medal insertion slot (11) or the medal insertion slot (11) provided on the front of the gaming machine. It also includes a medal selector (4) for selecting the played game medals.
The game medal lifting mechanism (6) is provided below the medal insertion part, and an auxiliary medal insertion slot (lifting hopper opening (23)) through which game medals can be batch-loaded, and the auxiliary medal A medal feeding device (21) that is provided in the vicinity of the insertion slot and sends out the game medals inserted from the auxiliary medal insertion slot one by one; and the game medals sent out by the medal medal feeding device (21) A lifting device (30) for transferring to the insertion portion and a payout transfer passage (40) for transferring game medals paid out from the medal discharge port of the payout device toward the auxiliary medal insertion port are provided.

Further, when game medals that are not sent out by the medal feeding device (21) remain in the auxiliary medal slot, the game medals paid out toward the auxiliary medal slot are stored in the medal storage unit. (13) is provided with a dropping part for dropping.
The auxiliary medal insertion slot in the present invention enables a medal insertion method other than the insertion method of inserting game medals one by one into the medal insertion part of the gaming machine. That is, game medals can be thrown in at once. Here, “batch insertion” means that the game medals can be inserted in a random manner without adjusting the orientation of the game medals or dividing them into several pieces. Absent. As the auxiliary medal slot, for example, a tray or an opening provided above the medal feeder (21) can be used.

The medal feeder (21) can be, for example, a rotating disk hopper, a belt-driven medal feeder, or the like. The lifting device (30) may be of any form as long as it is a device capable of transferring a game medal above the auxiliary medal slot, such as a screw-type medal lifting machine, a belt conveyor, or a push-up rail.
The payout transfer passage (40) can be, for example, a transfer passage extending from the medal discharge portion of the hopper unit (5) of the gaming machine to the auxiliary medal insertion port.
The game medal lifting mechanism (6) is being transferred by the payout transfer passage (40) when game medals that are not sent out by the medal feeding device (21) remain in the auxiliary medal slot. When the game medals that have been or have been transferred collide with the staying medals, there is provided a dropping portion that is formed so as to fall naturally (without a human hand) into the medal storage portion (13). The term “fall” here means that an object moves from a high place to a low place, and includes sliding down in addition to free fall.

The medal lifting mechanism (6) may be automatically activated by inserting a game medal using a sensor, or based on the player's intention by operating the operating means (drive switch (24)). It may be possible to start operation.
In the present invention, the payout transfer passage (40) is provided with a discharge nozzle (42) formed so that a medal discharge port (43) is positioned in the vicinity of the auxiliary medal insertion port, and the discharge nozzle ( 42) the game medals discharged from the medal discharge port (43) are formed so as to be able to be transferred into the auxiliary medal insertion port, and as the dropping part, between the auxiliary medal insertion port and the medal storage unit (13) In addition, a descending inclined portion is provided to make the vicinity of the auxiliary medal slot and the medal storage portion (13) continuous.

In the present invention, game medals are slid down to the medal storage section (13). That is, the descending inclined portion functions as a “falling portion”.
In the present invention, the discharge nozzle (42) discharges game medals in the vicinity of the auxiliary medal slot. The auxiliary medal slot is provided above the medal reservoir (14).
Here, as means for making the game medals discharged from the medal discharge port (43) `` can be transferred to the auxiliary medal insertion port '', the medal discharge port (43) of the discharge nozzle (42) is directed toward the auxiliary medal insertion port. In addition to providing a guide (weir) in the vicinity of the auxiliary medal slot, the game medal discharged from the medal outlet (43) naturally moves toward the auxiliary medal slot. .

(Function)
According to the present invention, the game medal inserted into the auxiliary medal slot is lifted by the lifting device (30) and transferred to the medal slot (11) of the gaming machine above the auxiliary medal slot. . Since the auxiliary medal slot is provided below the medal slot (11), it is possible to reduce the distance that the player lifts the game medal, so that the payout medal tray (12) is paid out and stored. When a game medal is re-inserted, it is easy to insert it, and there is less concern about dropping the picked game medal. In addition, since the auxiliary medal slot can play game medals in a lump, there is no need to arrange the direction of medals.

Further, according to the present invention, the game medal paid out from the gaming machine is directly inserted into the auxiliary medal slot through the payout transfer passage (40), so that the game medal paid out to the payout medal tray (12) There is no need to move to the auxiliary medal slot. In addition, when the auxiliary medal slot is full and a game medal cannot be accepted, the payout medal naturally drops and moves from the falling part to the medal storage part (13), so that the payout transfer passage (40) may cause clogging. There is no.
In addition, when no game medal stays in the auxiliary medal slot, the game medal paid out from the payout device is transferred to the auxiliary medal slot through the discharge nozzle (42). On the other hand, when a game medal stays in the auxiliary medal slot, the game medal discharged from the medal discharge slot (43) collides with the stay medal, and slides down the descending inclined portion and the medal storage section (13 )

(Claim 2)
(Feature point)
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 invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the game medal lifting mechanism is provided in a gaming machine.
According to the present invention, the operation of the medal lifting mechanism (6) can be easily controlled in association with the operation of the gaming machine.

(Claim 3)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 3 has the following features in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 described above.
That is, in the invention according to claim 3, at least the auxiliary medal slot, the medal feeding device (21), and the lifting device (30) are provided in a gaming machine intermediary machine arranged adjacent to the gaming machine. It is characterized by being.
Here, the “game machine platform machine” can be a medal lending machine for lending game medals used in the game machine, but is not limited thereto.

In the present invention, the payout transfer passage (40) may be provided on the medal lifting mechanism (6), that is, on the gaming machine inter-machine side, or may be provided on the gaming machine.
According to the present invention, the convenience of the medal lifting mechanism (6) can be enjoyed without significantly changing the design of the gaming machine.

The present invention has the following effects.
That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the game medal paid out from the gaming machine can be directly transferred to the medal slot of the lifting mechanism, and the game medal is placed at the medal slot of the lifting mechanism. In the case of staying, it is possible to provide a game medal lifting mechanism in which the payout medal automatically moves to the medal storage unit.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there can be provided a slot machine provided with the game medal lifting mechanism according to the first aspect. According to the third aspect, the first aspect of the present invention can be provided. It is possible to provide a gaming machine pedestal machine provided with the described game medal lifting mechanism.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine as an example of a gaming machine.
(Explanation of drawings)
1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention.
1 is an external front view of the slot machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a medal lifting mechanism, and FIG. 3 is a view showing a lifting device.
(Slot Machine S)
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine S includes a box-shaped housing 1 and a front door 2 attached to the front side of the housing 1.

Inside the housing 1, a reel unit 3 having a plurality of rotating reels, and a hopper unit 5 for storing game medals and paying out game medals when winning a prize are installed. Further, although not particularly illustrated, a control device for controlling the operation of the reel unit 3 and the hopper unit 5, a power supply device, and the like are incorporated.
The front door 2 is a plate-like door capable of closing the opening of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable, and forms the front structure of the slot machine S in a closed state. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, a symbol display window 10 is formed on the front side of the front door 2 so that the symbol of the rotary reel can be visually recognized. The central portion is an operation unit 18 provided with operation means such as a start switch 15, a stop switch 16, and a bet switch 17. The start switch 15 is for rotating the rotating reel, and the stop switch 16 is for stopping the rotating reel. The bet switch 17 is used to replace a game medal stored as credit with an inserted medal.

At the end of the operation unit 18, a medal insertion slot 11 for inserting a game medal is provided. A medal selector 4 for selecting and counting the inserted game medals is provided inside the front door 2 and below the medal slot 11. Further, below the front door 2, a payout medal tray 12 is formed as a medal storage section 13 for storing game medals.
Then, a game medal is inserted or the bet switch 17 is pressed, the rotating reel is rotated by operating the start switch 15, the rotating reel is stopped by operating the stop switch 16, and the symbols displayed on the plurality of rotating reels are displayed. When the player stops at a predetermined position mode, a prize is won, and a predetermined number of game medals are paid out from the hopper unit 5.

Further, the slot machine S can store up to 50 inserted medals and payout medals as credits in the hopper unit 5, but when the credits exceed 50, the inserted medals are canceled by the medal selector 4. The payout medal is paid out when the hopper unit 5 operates.
By the way, the slot machine S in the present embodiment has a medal lifting mechanism 6 for directly lifting game medals paid out from the hopper unit 5 to the medal insertion slot 11. Hereinafter, the medal lifting mechanism 6 will be described in detail.
(Medal lifting mechanism 6)
The medal lifting mechanism 6 allows the game medals stored in the payout medal tray 12 to be inserted without being lifted up to the medal insertion slot 11, and the game medals paid out from the hopper unit 5 are directly transferred to the medal insertion slot 11. Is to do.

Specifically, the medal lifting mechanism 6 includes a lifting hopper 20, a lifting device 30, and a payout transfer passage 40.
Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the bottom surface of the payout medal tray 12 is formed in two stages, an upper stage 12A and a lower stage 12B, and a lifting hopper 20 is provided in the upper stage 12A, from the lower stage 12B toward the lifting hopper 20 A slope 14 that slopes uphill is provided, and the payout transfer passage 40 is formed so as to guide a game medal in the vicinity of the lifting hopper opening 23 of the upper stage 12A.
(Lifting hopper 20)
The lifting hopper 20 accepts game medals stored in the payout medal tray 12, game medals paid out from the hopper unit 5, or game medals canceled from the lift device 30 described later, and separates them one by one. It is for sending out to 30. As shown in FIG. 2, the lifting hopper 20 is provided at the right end of the payout medal tray 12, and includes a medal feeding device 21, a cover 22, a lifting hopper opening 23, a drive switch 24, have.

The medal feeding device 21 is for sending out game medals one by one to the ascending device 30. Specifically, it is provided with a delivery disk having a plurality of medal holes, and is formed such that game medals fitted in the medal holes are discharged one by one by rotating the delivery disk. is there.
In addition, a substantially cylindrical cover 22 is provided above the medal feeder 21 so that the player does not touch it by mistake or the medal hole is clogged with foreign matter. A lifting hopper opening 23 is formed on the left side of the cover 22 (see FIG. 2). The lifting hopper opening 23 functions as an auxiliary medal slot for inserting game medals paid out or refunded to the payout medal tray 12 into the medal slot 11.

The drive switch 24 is a handle provided on the front side of the payout medal tray 12, and drives or stops driving a drive motor (not shown) for rotating the payout disk of the medal feeder 21. Is for.
Specifically, when the drive switch 24 is turned in a predetermined direction, the switch is turned on and the drive motor is driven. When the drive switch 24 is released, the original action is naturally caused by the action of a spring attached to the handle shaft. Returning to the position, the switch is turned OFF to stop the drive motor. If formed in this way, the player must hold down the drive switch 24 while inserting the game medals into the medal slot 11, but it is only necessary to release the hand when the required number is inserted, so even if the number is small, as expected Easy to throw in. Note that a button may be provided as the drive switch 24, and the switch signal may be switched on and off each time the button is pressed.

By the way, the medal feeding device 21 may be formed so as to be automatically operable according to the presence or absence of medals. In other words, the medal feeding device 21 is provided with a medal confirmation sensor for detecting the presence of a game medal, and when this medal confirmation sensor detects a game medal, the drive motor is driven to rotate the feeding disk. When the game medal is not detected, the drive motor is not driven. If formed in this way, the medal feeder 21 is automatically driven as long as the player inserts a game medal into the lifting hopper opening 23 without operating the switch or the like.
Further, the drive motor may be stopped when the medal confirmation sensor does not detect a medal for a certain period of time. Further, both the drive switch 24 and the medal confirmation sensor may be provided.

(Climbing device 30)
The ascent device 30 is a device for lifting an inserted game medal sent out from the lifting hopper 20 upward and automatically inserting it into the front medal slot 11.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the lifting device 30 has a spiral shaft 31 and a transfer passage 32 in which the spiral shaft 31 is built. The spiral shaft 31 is for lifting the game medals sent out from the medal feeder 21, and the transfer passage 32 is a rectangular tube-shaped passage through which the game medals are lifted by the spiral shaft 31. The game medal inserted into the lifting hopper opening 23 is guided to the medal insertion slot 11.

As shown in FIG. 3, the spiral shaft 31 is a rotating shaft having a spiral projecting portion, and is installed inside the transfer passage 32. Then, the game medal M is taken in from the medal intake (not shown) provided at the lower part of the transfer passage 32, and the rotation axis is rotated in the downward inclination direction of the spiral of the overhanging portion. It is configured to move upward.
The transfer passage 32 includes a base portion 32a having a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens to the front side and covers the spiral shaft 31, and a plate-shaped medal presser 32b that closes the opening of the base portion 32a. The projecting portion of the spiral shaft 31 protrudes slightly outward from the opening of the base portion 32a, and the game medal M fed into the transfer passage 32 is sandwiched between the base portion 32a and the medal presser 32b. (See FIG. 3A). Then, the game medal M rises along the inner surface of the medal presser 32b so as to be pushed up by the overhanging portion as the spiral shaft 31 rotates. The raised game medal M is pushed out from a medal discharge slit provided on the medal slot 11 side above the transfer passage 32.

The drive motor for rotating the spiral shaft 31 operates in synchronization with the drive motor of the medal feeder 21. When the medal feeder 21 is feeding out game medals, the spiral shaft 31 is also It is designed to rotate.
Further, the transfer passage 32 is provided with a cancel device for discharging all game medals M in the passage to the outside of the passage at the same time. This is for returning the game medal M retained in the transfer passage 32 to the payout medal tray 21 when the operation of the spiral shaft 31 is stopped. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the base portion 32a of the transfer passage 32 is provided with a solenoid 34 on the back side and a movable portion 32c having a substantially L-shaped cross section attached to the solenoid 34 on the side. When the solenoid 34 is operated, the movable portion 32c moves back and forth, and the side of the base portion 32a is opened. Since one side wall that supported the medal M is lost due to the movement of the movable portion 32c, the game medal M in the transfer passage 32 moves toward the base portion 32a along the downward slope of the projecting portion of the spiral shaft 31. (See FIG. 3 (B)).

The game medal M canceled from the transfer passage 32 falls to the vicinity of the lifting hopper opening 23 through a cancellation passage 33 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) provided on the side of the transfer passage 32.
The solenoid 34 is not connected to the medal slot 11 when the medal feeder 21 stops driving, when the settlement switch is pressed to end the game, or when a certain number of credits are reached. Control to operate when a medal is not inserted (cannot be done).
By the way, since the raising device 30 is configured to lift the game medal in a standing state, when the game medal is sent out in a horizontal state from the medal feeding device 21, the game medal in the horizontal state is raised. It is desirable to provide a standing device for this purpose. As the standing device, for example, a rotating arm and a slope that gradually becomes vertical from the horizontal state are used, and the game medal in the horizontal state is pushed up on the slope by the rotating arm, and the game medal is raised, or a deformation cam is used. For example, a game medals standing in a horizontal state as the cam rotates. Alternatively, a transfer rail in which game medals discharged from the medal feeder 21 can move in parallel may be provided so that the game medals gradually change from a horizontal state to a vertical state in the moving process.

Further, as the ascending device 30, a game medal that is sent out in a horizontal state can be discharged in a standing state, for example, a medal in a horizontal state is accepted, and a game medal is gradually raised in a lifting process and discharged in a standing state You may use what has a transfer rail. The lifting device 30 is not limited to the one having the above-described configuration, and any form may be used as long as it is possible to lift game medals one by one.
The ascending device 30 and the medal feeding device 21 are preferably formed to stop operating when the credit reaches a maximum value or when the slot machine S is not in the medal acceptance state. This is because when the slot machine S is not in the medal acceptance state, the inserted medal is canceled by the medal selector 4, and the operation of the medal lifting mechanism 6 is wasted.

(Discharge transfer passage 40)
The payout transfer passage 40 is a discharge nozzle 42 provided at the medal discharge port of the hopper unit 5, and discharges game medals from the medal discharge port 43 formed at the tip to the vicinity of the lifting hopper opening 23. Yes. Further, the boundary 14a between the upper stage 12A and the slope 14 is an arc-shaped weir formed with a slight height (for example, about the thickness of one medal), so that the hopper unit 5 is paid out in a horizontal state. The gaming medals are guided to the lifting hopper opening 23 as they are guided by the arc-shaped weir.
On the other hand, when game medals stay in the vicinity of the lifting hopper opening 23, the game medals discharged from the discharge nozzle 42 or the game medals canceled through the cancellation passage 33 are stored in the arc-shaped weir. Without being guided, it stays in the place so as to be stacked on the staying game medals, and eventually it is pushed by the subsequent discharge medals and naturally slides on the slope 14 and moves from the upper stage 12A to the lower stage 12B. That is, in this embodiment, the lower stage 12B of the payout medal tray 12 functions as the storage unit 13.

When formed in this way, there is an advantage that the dispensing transfer passage 40 does not get in the way.
(Introduction of game medals)
Next, the operation of the medal lifting mechanism 6 having the above configuration will be described.
First, when a game is first started, a game medal is obtained from a medal lending machine. A medal lent out from the medal lending machine may be inserted into the medal insertion slot 11 or may be inserted into the lifting hopper opening 23. When throwing into the lifting hopper opening 23, it is only necessary to push the gaming medal from the payout medal tray 12 to the lifting hopper opening 23 by hand without stacking the gaming medals. It is convenient for a player who is not familiar with throwing in, or a player who is troublesome to manually throw in a large number of game medals.

  When a game medal is inserted into the lifting hopper opening 23 and the drive switch 22 is operated, the medal feeding device 21 and the lifting device 30 start to operate. Then, the medal feeder 21 sends out game medals one by one to the ascent device 30, and the ascent device 30 lifts the sent out game medals upward. The raised game medals are discharged one by one from the upper end of the transfer passage 32 and inserted one by one into the medal insertion slot 11. The inserted game medals pass through the medal selector 4 and are stored in the hopper unit 5. Since the number of game medals that have passed through the medal selector 4 is displayed on a credit display section (not shown) provided below the symbol display window 10 of the slot machine S, the player can determine the maximum number of credits (50 The number of medals can be stopped by inserting a desired number of sheets within the range of the number of sheets and releasing the drive switch 22 (operating the drive switch 22 again).

When a game medal is paid out by winning, the game medal discharged from the hopper unit 5 is transferred from the medal discharge port 43 of the discharge nozzle 42 to the vicinity of the lifting hopper opening 23. When no game medals remain in the medal feeder 21, the game medals transferred from the discharge nozzle 42 are sent out to the ascending device 30 by the medal feeder 21. Therefore, the payout medal can be reinserted without touching the game medal.
If the number of credits exceeds 50, the blocker device of the medal selector 4 operates to cancel game medals that are subsequently inserted, and the cancel device (solenoid 34) of the ascending device 30 cancels game medals in the transfer passage 32. Cancel. The canceled game medal is discharged from the cancellation passage 33.

Since the discharge port of the cancel passage 33 is in the vicinity of the lifting hopper opening 23, when the medals are inserted again, the game medals staying there are simply moved to the lifting hopper opening 23. It's okay.
As described above, the slot machine S according to the present embodiment has two medal insertion ports, that is, a medal insertion port 11 capable of manually inserting game medals one by one and a transport hopper opening 23 capable of batch loading of game medals. Therefore, it is possible to select a game medal insertion method according to the preference of the player. Further, since the game medals paid out from the hopper unit 5 are directly guided to the lifting hopper opening 23 by the discharge nozzle 42, the game medals can be reinserted without touching them at all.

In the above-described embodiment, the medal lifting mechanism 6 is incorporated in the slot machine S. However, the medal lifting mechanism 6 is installed between the platforms installed adjacent to the slot machine S. It may be built in or attached to a machine such as a medal lending machine. In this case, the lifting hopper 20 and the lifting device 30 are installed in the inter-vehicle machine, and the dispensing transfer passage 40 is attached to the slot machine S. Further, an insertion transfer passage for transferring the game medal that has been raised by the lifting device 30 to the medal insertion slot 11 is provided. The payout transfer passage 40 and the input transfer passage are preferably formed detachably from the slot machine S or the lifting device 30.
Further, in the embodiment described above, the game medal is transferred from the ascent device 30 to the medal slot 11, but the game medal may be directly transferred from the ascent device 30 to the medal selector 4.

FIG. 4 is an external front view of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of a medal lifting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is the cross-sectional view and longitudinal cross-sectional view of a raising apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

S slot machine 1 housing 2 front door 3 reel unit 4 medal selector (medal insertion part) 5 hopper unit (dispensing device)
6 medal lifting mechanism
10 Symbol display window 11 Medal slot (medal slot)
12 Dispensing medal tray 13 Medal storage
14 Slope (falling slope, falling part) 15 Start switch
16 Stop switch 17 Bet switch
18 Operation unit
20 Lifting hopper 21 Medal feeder
22 Cover 23 Lifting hopper opening (auxiliary medal slot)
24 Drive switch
30 Lifting device 31 Spiral shaft
32 Transfer path 33 Cancel path
34 Solenoid
40 Discharge transfer passage 42 Discharge nozzle
43 Medal outlet

Claims (3)

A medal insertion part for inserting game medals,
A payout device for storing game medals and paying out game medals;
A game medal lifting mechanism used in a gaming machine having at least a medal storage unit capable of storing game medals paid out from the payout device,
An auxiliary medal slot that is provided below the medal slot and that can be used for batch gaming medals;
A medal feeding device that is provided in the vicinity of the auxiliary medal slot, and that sends out game medals inserted from the auxiliary medal slot one by one;
A raising device for transferring the game medal sent out by the medal feeding device to the medal insertion unit;
A payout transfer passage for transferring a game medal paid out from the medal discharge port of the payout device toward the auxiliary medal insertion port;
When a game medal that is not sent out by the medal feeder remains in the auxiliary medal slot, the game medal paid out from the payout unit toward the auxiliary medal slot is dropped into the medal storage unit. A falling part that causes at least
As the payout transfer passage, a discharge nozzle formed so that a medal discharge port is located in the vicinity of the auxiliary medal insertion port is provided, and game medals discharged from the medal discharge port of the discharge nozzle are used as the auxiliary medal insertion port. Formed to be transferable,
As the dropping part, a descending inclined part is provided between the auxiliary medal slot and the medal storage part, and a descending slope part that makes the medal storage part and the vicinity of the auxiliary medal slot continuous. Feeding mechanism.   2. The game medal lifting mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the game medal lifting mechanism is provided in a gaming machine.   2. The gaming medal according to claim 1, wherein at least the auxiliary medal slot, the medal feeding device, and the lifting device are provided in a gaming machine platform machine adjacent to the gaming machine. Lifting mechanism.

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