JP4541268B2 - Batch entry device for game medals - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medal batch insertion device that allows game medals to be collectively input.

Traditionally, in gaming machines that use gaming medals as gaming media, such as slot machines, gaming medals are based on a request to play an efficient game or to play a game without touching the gaming medals as much as possible. Has been devised (see Patent Document 1). In this, a nozzle having a medal passage for guiding a game medal is formed.
Also, a gaming machine (slot machine) has been devised that has a slot for gaming medals that can be batch-loaded and a gaming medal batch-loading device that can separate the batched gaming medals one by one and transport them to the medal selector. (See Patent Document 2). This medal insertion device collects a plurality of game medals on a belt stretched between a pair of rollers and collectively drops them from a batch insertion slot, and separates the game medals on the upper surface of the belt one by one with a reverse roller. To send out.

In addition, the game medal lump-in device described in Patent Document 2 may be provided in a medal lending machine as shown in Patent Document 1 so as to be inserted from the medal lending machine into the game machine via a passage. it can. That is, the game medal batch insertion device is attached to both a gaming machine such as a slot machine and a medal lending machine that lends a gaming medal to the gaming machine.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-299868 (FIG. 1) JP 2004-121809 A (FIG. 6)

As shown in FIG. 17, in the slot machine and medal lending machine equipped with the collective throwing mechanism according to the above-described prior art, in the funnel-shaped accepting and throwing unit of the collective throwing apparatus capable of receiving a plurality of game medals collectively. There is a problem in that a plurality of game medals are combined in a complex manner to form a bridge and become clogged.
Therefore, the invention described in the claims has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the invention is as follows.
(Claim 1 and 2) That is, the invention is according to claim 1 and 2 wherein, has been made in view of the problems of the prior art described above, it is an object of game medals mass loading device It is an object of the present invention to provide a game medal batch input device capable of suppressing the occurrence of game medal clogging.

Further, in the first and second aspects of the invention, the vibration generator can suppress the occurrence of bridges on the inclined walls and also eliminate the generated bridges by vibrating a part of the inclined walls. The present invention intends to provide a collective insertion device for gaming medals.
(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 . In other words, the invention according to claim 3 is to provide a collective throwing device for gaming medals that can vibrate the receiving throw-in portion via the transmission portion with the drive of the drive motor as the drive source. is there.
Furthermore, the invention described in claim 3 is to provide a collective throwing device for game medals that can swing the inclined wall about the wall rotation axis so as to perform the vibration operation.

The invention described in the claims has been made to achieve the above-described object, and features of the 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)
(Features) The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points. In other words, the receiving insertion portion (48) provided with the funnel-shaped inclined wall (310) capable of receiving game medals, and the medal that temporarily receives and stores the game medals inserted from the receiving insertion portion (48) A game medal comprising a storage unit (44) and a transfer unit (200) having a belt (53) for transferring game medals stored in the medal storage unit (44) to the outside of the medal storage unit (44) A batch input device (40), comprising a vibration generator (300) capable of vibrating at least a part of the inclined wall (310) of the receiving input portion (48), the vibration generator (300), A vibrating rotator (320) that swings the inclined wall (310) pivotally supported on the base end side, and an upper limit position of the inclined wall (310) protruding above the inclined wall (310) A wall stopper (340) for determining the lower limit positioning part (341) for determining a lower limit position of the inclined wall (310) protruding below the inclined wall (310 ) The inclined wall (310) generates vibrations by swinging between the wall stopper (340) and the lower limit positioning part (341), and the vibration generating device (300) As a result, the game medals in the medal storage section (44) vibrate together with the inclined wall (310) of the receiving insertion section (48), and a plurality of game medals are solidified and concentrated on one place of the belt (53). This is characterized in that it is formed so as to avoid the occurrence of clogged medals.

  (Operation) The game medal batch loading device (40) according to the present invention includes a vibration generating device (300) capable of vibrating at least a part of the inclined wall (310) of the receiving and throwing portion (48). As a result, even if a plurality of game medals are put together into the acceptance insertion unit (48) at a time, the plurality of game medals are complicatedly overlapped and clogged by the inclined wall (310) inside the acceptance insertion unit (48). You can avoid this. Further, even if temporarily clogged, the occurrence of clogging can be immediately eliminated by the vibration of the inclined wall (310).

  That is, even in a situation where a plurality of game medals overlap in a complicated manner on the inclined wall (310) inside the receiving insertion portion (48) to form a so-called bridge, the inclination of the receiving insertion portion (48) The game medal vibrates due to the vibration of the wall (310) to suppress the occurrence of such a bridge, and even if the bridge temporarily occurs, the bridge can be destroyed immediately. As a result, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of clogging of game medals inside the receiving and throwing-in unit (48), and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of problems due to the clogging of medals in the batch loading apparatus for game medals (40).

(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 batch loading device (40) is provided above the transfer unit (200) in the game medal transfer direction side, and the game medals stacked on top of the transfer unit (200) are placed in the direction opposite to the transfer direction. The return means (reverse roller 52) is a space on the game medal transfer direction side with respect to the medal storage part (44), and the game medal returned by the return means (reverse roller 52) can be retained. A medal return portion (45), and is positioned between the medal storage portion (44) and the medal return portion (45), and between the lower end thereof and the upper surface of the belt (53), the game medal is It is arranged so as to leave a passable distance, and is rotatable in the medal storage part (44) direction around a fulcrum provided in the lower limit positioning part (341) which is the upper end part thereof, and From the state of hanging toward the belt (53) to the medal return part (45) direction Non-rotatably supported moved regulating valve (43) is provided, the movement adjusting valve (43), and rotates the medal storage portion (44) direction, the return by means (reversing roller 52) The game medals returned and retained in the medal return unit (45) can be moved from the medal return unit (45) to the medal storage unit (44), and the medal return unit (45 ) Side is not rotated, so that the game medals stacked and stored up to the upper part of the medal storage part (44) can be prevented from suddenly falling into the medal return part (45). Features.
(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 vibration generator (300) is formed to be periodically movable in conjunction with the drive of the drive motor (55) for rotating the belt (53) of the transfer unit (200). The vibration generating device (300) is movable, and the movement of the vibration generating device (300) is provided with a transmission unit (600) for transmitting vibration to the receiving input unit (48) as the vibration energy, The inclined wall (310) is pivotably supported within a predetermined range by being pivotally supported by a wall rotation shaft (312) that can rotate on the base end side, and the vibration generator (300) Is transmitted to the inclined wall (310) via the transmission unit (600), thereby swinging the inclined wall (310) and causing the inclined wall (310) to vibrate. It is characterized by operating.
Here, the transmission unit (600) specifically includes the vibration rotating body (320) shown in FIG. 14, the link disk (500) and the link bar (510) shown in FIG. The transmission member (420) shown in FIG.

  (Operation) In the present invention, the vibration generator (300) is periodically moved in conjunction with the drive of the drive motor (55). Then, the movement of the vibration generating device (300) is transmitted as vibration energy by the transmission unit (600) to the receiving input unit (48). As a result, it is possible to vibrate the receiving input section (48) through the transmission section (600) using the drive of the drive motor (55) as a drive source.

In the present invention, the inclined wall (310) is pivotally supported by a wall rotation shaft (312) that can rotate on the base end side. Then, by transmitting the periodic movement based on the vibration generator (300) to the inclined wall (310) via the transmission unit (600), the inclined wall (310) is turned to the proximal wall rotation axis. Swing around (312) as the center of rotation. As a result, the inclined wall (310) can be vibrated.

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below.
(Claims 1 and 2 ) According to the inventions described in claims 1 and 2 , the following effects can be obtained. That is, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, it is possible to provide a game medal batch insertion device capable of suppressing the occurrence of game medal clogging in the game medal batch insertion device.
Further, according to the first and second aspects of the invention, the vibration generator can suppress the occurrence of the bridge on the inclined wall and eliminate the generated bridge by vibrating a part of the inclined wall. It is possible to provide a game medal batch insertion device that can be used.
(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 is achieved. That is, according to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a collective game medal throwing device that can vibrate the receiving throw-in unit via the transmission unit using the drive motor as a drive source. it can.

Furthermore, according to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a collective throwing device for game medals which can be vibrated by swinging the inclined wall around the wall rotation axis.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a medal lending machine as an example.
(First form)
(Explanation of drawings)
1 to 14 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. 5 is a longitudinal sectional perspective view of the batch loading device, FIG. 6 is a partial external perspective view of the batch loading device with the cover member opened, and FIG. 7 is a partial vertical sectional view of the batch loading device with the cover member opened. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the medal takeout tray of the batch loading device is closed, FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory view of the clogging release button of the batch loading device, and FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory diagram of the operation state of the batch charging device, FIG. 12 is an external front view of the passage portion, FIG. 13 is an external perspective view of the batch charging opening 31, and FIG. 14 is a vertical cross sectional view of the vibration generator. Respectively.

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 has a rectangular box-shaped casing whose front is open and a front door 13 attached to the front side of the casing, and a rotary reel (not shown) on the front side. The symbol display window 14 is formed so that the symbol (1) 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.

(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 Drive control means 280 for controlling the rotational drive of the belt 53 and the like.

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. A batch insertion device 40 (FIG. 4) for sending out game medals provided on the front side of the main body cover 30 and a side transfer of the game medals sent from the batch insertion device 40 to the side of the slot machine 1 An input port 60 for guiding to the passage 12 is provided.

(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 batch loading device 40 is built in as a shape member.
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 batch loading opening 31 and is formed in a substantially U shape as shown in FIG. 13 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. 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.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, a medal removal tray 90 having a discharge storage portion 93 that receives foreign matter discharged from the batch loading device 40 and a cancel medal is formed on the back side of the bottom of the main body cover 30. This medal removal tray 90 is located under the opening / closing hole 85 on the front surface of the medal lending machine 2, and when the opening / closing hole 85 of the discharging mechanism 80 is opened, the medal storage unit 44 received through the opening / closing hole 85 is provided. The game medal can be taken out from the outside. As shown in FIG. 8, the medal removal tray 90 is pivotally supported by a tray hinge 95 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction at the bottom back side of the main body cover 30. Normally, it is in a closed state as shown by the solid line in FIG. 8, and is formed so as to be able to store discharged trash etc. When the game hall manager collects trash etc., two points in FIG. As indicated by a chain line, the storage is formed so that it can be easily removed by hand from the front side by rotating to the front side.

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. Specifically, the rotation display unit 240 is configured to perform forward rotation (forward rotation, in the black arrow direction of FIG. 1) and reverse rotation (reverse rotation, reverse rotation direction of the black arrow in FIG. 1) of the transfer unit 200. The four states of reverse rotation of the belt 53 with the opening of the opening / closing hole 85 (reverse rotation, reverse rotation direction of the black arrow in FIG. 1) and non-operation are sequentially turned on only in the blue light emitting portion 241 and red. Only the light emitting unit 242 is turned on, both turned on, and both turned off to distinguish them for display to the outside.

(Batch input device 40)
The collective throwing device 40 is a device that is built in the main body cover 30 and sends out game medals.
As shown in FIG. 1, the batch loading device 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. ), A discharge mechanism 80 for discharging the remaining game medals and the like located below the transfer device 50, and a vibration generator 300 for eliminating clogging of game medals by vibration.

(Main body block 41)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the main body block 41 has a receiving input portion 48 that opens 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. The receiving and throwing-in portion 48 includes a funnel-shaped inclined wall 310 that opens upward around the dropping hole 271 and receives a game medal. Of the inclined walls 310, the inclined wall 310 located on the front side swings within a predetermined range by being pivotally supported by a wall rotation shaft 312 that is a hinge provided on the upper surface of the main body block 41. It is made possible. That is, it is pivotally supported by the wall rotation shaft 312 within a predetermined angle range. The axis of the wall rotation shaft 312 extends in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the main body block 41, and is formed so that the inclined wall 310 can be rotated in the front-rear direction or the vertical direction. The inclined wall 310 is formed so as to vibrate in the front-rear direction or the up-down direction by a vibration generator 300 described later. That is, as a result, the receiving insertion portion 48 is formed so as to vibrate, and the medal clogging in the receiving insertion portion 48 can be suppressed. As shown in FIG. 14, a wall stopper 340 for determining the upper limit position of the swing of the inclined wall 310 protrudes inward from the side surface of the main body block 41. This wall stopper 340 has a circular longitudinal cross-sectional shape and is formed in a rod shape as a whole. Further, in order to determine the position of the lower limit of the swing of the inclined wall 310, it is set so that the head of a movement adjusting valve 43, which will be described later, as the lower limit positioning part 341 is located. Thus, the inclined wall 310 is formed so as to be swingable between the wall stopper 340 and the movement adjusting valve 43.

A payout passage 42 that opens upward and communicates with the receiving input portion 48 is provided inside the receiving input portion 48. As shown in FIG. 8, a gaming medal for lending is inserted from the lending medal payout device 23 into a portion opened above the payout passage 42.
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 FIGS. 1 and 4, the receiving insertion portion 48 is an opening for receiving game medals inserted from the collective insertion opening 31, and is a partition provided in the lateral direction at a substantially central portion of the opening width. It has a bar 100. 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 matters such as dust and game medals on the medal storage section 44 or the belt 53 of the transport device 50 fall from the cancel opening 49. Foreign matter and game medals that have dropped from the cancel opening 49 are temporarily stored in the medal removal tray 90, and can be removed outside by opening the medal removal tray 90 to the front as shown in FIG. It has become.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the medal removal tray 90 is pivotally supported by the lower portion of the medal transfer mechanism 3 so as to be rotatable by a tray hinge 95. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, a discharge storage portion 93 capable of storing a canceled medal, a foreign object, dust, or the like is formed inside with the medal removal tray 90 closed. Further, although not particularly shown, the medal removal tray 90 is formed so as to be automatically closed after being opened by a self-returning mechanism. The self-return mechanism includes a spring that biases the medal removal tray 90 in the closing direction, and the medal removal tray 90 is normally closed. Then, by pulling down the medal removal tray 90 in the opening direction against the biasing force of the spring, that is, the front side, the discharge storage portion 93 of the medal removal tray 90 is opened as shown in FIG. When opening the medal removal tray 90, the game medals and the like stored in the discharge storage section 93 are received by hand while holding the medal removal tray 90. When the stored matter is completely discharged, the medal removal tray 90 is automatically closed by releasing the hand from the medal removal tray 90. Of course, the medal removal tray 90 may be temporarily fixed by the concavo-convex portion in two stages of the closed state and the open state without providing such a self-returning mechanism.

Further, the medal removal tray 90 does not have the self-return mechanism as described above or the temporary fixing mechanism by the uneven portion, and is simply pivotally supported by the tray hinge 95 so that it can be opened and closed. It may be one that is kept open. The medal removal tray 90 can be closed as shown in FIG. 8 by pushing up the hand. As a result, when opening the lower door of another gaming machine on the right next to the front from the front, the medal removal tray 90 is closed by hand to avoid obstructing the lower door to be opened. Can do.
(Moving adjustment valve 43)
As shown in FIG. 5, the movement adjusting valve 43 has a configuration in which a rectangular rotating plate 43A is attached to a support portion 43B having pins 46 protruding 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 transport device 50 (the transfer unit 200) is configured to store the game medals stored in the medal storage unit 44 outside the medal storage unit 44 (specifically, the front side of the belt 53 when the belt 53 is rotated forward). In the case where the medal discharging portion 47 or the belt 53 is reversely rotated, the belt 53 is transferred to the opening / closing plate 82 and the cancel opening 49) on the back side of the belt 53. This transport device 50 (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 a belt-shaped transmission means 56 (FIG. 4). 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.
Although not particularly illustrated, a protrusion that protrudes from the side wall surface of the belt 53 toward the belt 53 after passing through the attachment position of the reverse rotation roller 52 in the middle of feeding from the belt 53 to the insertion port introduction path 60. A body may be formed. This projecting body projects the effective width that the belt 53 can convey so as to match the diameter of the game medal to be used. When the game medals on the belt 53 come into contact with the projecting body, the game medals can be transferred to a predetermined position.

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 located below, the opening / closing plate 82 is closed (see FIG. 1), and when the movable shaft 83 is located above, the opening / closing plate 82 is opened (see FIG. 10). It is formed so that. Then, by opening the opening / closing plate 82 by the operation of the solenoid 81, medals, foreign matters, etc. inside the batch loading device 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 can be formed such that the opening / closing plate 82 is opened by operating a reset switch (not shown), for example.

(Vibration generator 300)
The vibration generating device 300 can vibrate a part of the inclined wall 310 of the receiving input portion 48. Of course, the entire inclined wall 310 may be vibrated, and the entire wall around the drop hole 271 of the receiving input portion 48 may be vibrated. The vibration generator 300 obtains a vibration source from the rotational driving force of the driving motor 55 for rotating the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200. That is, vibration is generated using the rotational driving force of the drive motor 55. The vibration generator 300 enables a part of the inclined wall 310 of the receiving input portion 48 to vibrate.

Specifically, the vibration generating device 300 is formed to periodically move (rotate) via the vibration belt 330 in conjunction with the rotational drive of the drive motor 55. The vibration generator 300 is provided with a vibration rotating body 320 as a transmission unit 600 for transmitting the movement of the vibration generation device 300 to the receiving input unit 48 as vibration energy.
On the other hand, the inclined wall 310 is formed so as to be able to swing within a predetermined range (predetermined angle range) by being pivotally supported by the wall rotation shaft 312 that can turn the base end side as described above. ing. The vibration generator 300 transmits the periodic movement based on the vibration generator 300 to the inclined wall 310 via the vibration rotating body 320 as the transmission unit 600, thereby swinging the inclined wall 310 and inclining. The wall 310 is made to vibrate.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 14 and the like, the vibration generator 300 includes a motor drive shaft 57 of a drive motor 55 for rotating the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200, and an inclined wall on the front side. The cylindrical rotating body central axis 321 passed in the left-right direction inside the medal return section 45 below 310, and the triangular prism-shaped transmission section 600 that can rotate around the rotating body central axis 321 A vibration rotating body 320 and a vibration belt 330 spanned between both the motor drive shaft 57 and the rotating body central shaft 321 are provided.
The motor drive shaft 57 is formed with a concave groove adapted to the width dimension of the vibration belt 330, although not specifically shown, so that the vibration belt 330 does not come off the right end of the motor drive shaft 57. Similarly, a concave groove that conforms to the width of the vibration belt 330 is formed so that the vibration belt 330 is not hung on the right end of the rotating body central shaft 321 so as not to be detached. Has been. The vibration belt 330 is stretched between the concave grooves of the motor drive shaft 57 and the rotating body central shaft 321. As a result, the rotational driving force of the motor drive shaft 57 of the drive motor 55 can be transmitted to the rotating body central shaft 321 via the vibration belt 330.

The vibration rotator 320 has a triangular cross-sectional shape and is formed in a triangular prism shape as a whole, and its central axis is arranged in the left-right direction. Then, the rotating rotating body 320 fixed to the rotating body central shaft 321 is also formed to rotate in the same manner as the rotating body central shaft 321 rotates. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, when the triangular protrusion of the rotating vibrating rotator 320 hits the back surface of the inclined wall 310, the inclined wall 310 can be swung at a short period. Can be vibrated. Note that the upper position of the inclined wall 310 is limited by the wall stopper 340, and the lower position is limited by the head of the movement adjusting valve 43 as the lower limit positioning portion 341 . For this reason, the inclined wall 310 swings about the wall rotation shaft 312 between the two restrictions, and vibrates as a result.

Here, the vibration rotating body 320 has a vertical cross-sectional shape formed in a triangular shape, but the vertical cross-sectional shape is not limited to this, and may be other shapes such as a square shape, A pentagon or other polygons may be used. As a result, any cross-sectional shape is acceptable as long as the radial distance from the rotation center axis to the circumference is different on the entire circumference.
(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.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9, the introduction port introduction path 60 includes a base member 62 that is attached to the lower front side of the main body cover 30, and a front side of the base member 62. A passage portion 65 having a medal transfer slit through which a game medal can be passed, and a cover member 61 rotatably attached to the base member 62 via a hinge 63 provided at a lower end portion of the base member 62; As shown in FIG. 12, a light emitting part 220 capable of irradiating a passage part 65 visible from a visible part 210 described later is provided.
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 a 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 fixing plate 251 is a curved portion 62A that curves in the back direction from the bottom to the top, and this curved portion 62A is connected to the medal discharge portion 47 of the batch loading device 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 253 is formed. The movable plate rotating shaft 253 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. As shown in FIG. 9A, since the lower end of the movable plate 250 is always 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 described later is pressed, as shown in FIG. 9B, the clogging release button 260 pushes the upper part of the movable plate 250 into the back side, and the movable plate 250 rotates the movable plate. With the shaft 253 as the center of rotation, the upper end is rotated to the back side and the lower end is rotated to the front side. As a result, when game medals are clogged inside the passage portion 65 between the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251, as shown in FIG. A gap with the plate 251 is opened, and the cover member 61 is discharged from the clogged medal discharge port 68 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 formed of a so-called optical sensor, and can detect the passage of a game medal in the passage portion 65 and the movement of the game medal.
The passage sensor 231 includes a light sensor, and receives light reflected from a light sensor light-emitting unit that emits light and reflected from a light-reflecting plate (not shown) attached to the fixed plate 251 side. And an optical sensor light receiving unit. 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.

  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 game medals for a predetermined time or longer, the batch insertion device 40 depends on whether all the inserted game medals have been sent or whether medals are clogged inside the transfer device 50 or the like. If the game medals are not sent out, or if the movable plate 250 is moving and the light of the light sensor light emitting part of the passing sensor 231 does not hit the opposing reflector and does not reach the light sensor light receiving part 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. As shown in FIGS. 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11, the cover member 61 is moved to the base member 62 side so that the cover member 61 and the base member 62 are not opened. Locking means 290 for locking is provided. As shown in FIG. 7, the locking means 290 is positioned on the lower surface side of the main body cover 30 above the anchor claw-shaped locking portion 291 provided on the upper back side of the cover member 61 and the insertion port introduction path 60. Thus, an anchor claw-like portion of the locking portion 291 is formed from a non-locking portion 292 that can be locked. As shown in FIG. 6, the engaging portion 291 has an insertion piece opening 294 that opens near the center in the width direction. And this latching | locking part 291 is formed from soft resin, and is formed so that elastic deformation is possible.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, the cover member 61 is opened on the front and back on the clogging release button 260 to be described later, and unlocking for releasing the locking state of the locking means 290 described above. A hole 293 is formed. By inserting a strip plate-like insertion piece such as a key or a rod-like screwdriver into this locking release hole 293, this insertion piece pushes the upper surface of the above-mentioned insertion piece opening 294 downward. As a result, the inserted insertion piece elastically deforms the locking portion 291 downward, and the anchor claw-shaped locking portion 291 is disengaged from the non-locking portion 292. As a result, the locked state of the locking means 290 can be released.
The hinge 63 may be formed with a spring that biases the cover member 61 toward the base member 62 in the closing direction. Thereby, it is possible to hold the cover member 61 so as to be closed during normal times. Then, the cover member 61 is opened by rotating the cover member 61 in the opposite direction to the base member 62, that is, the front side against the urging force of the spring. This allows the player to resolve the clogging without calling the store clerk when a trouble such as a game medal clogging occurs inside the passage portion 65. After opening the cover member 61 and taking out the packed game medals, the cover member 61 automatically rotates around the hinge 63 and returns to the closed state.

  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, 3, and 6, 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 is a passage portion in the back of the cover member 61 from the outside. It is formed so that 65 can be seen. In FIG. 12, the position and shape of the visible portion 210 of the cover member 61 are drawn on the external front view of the passage portion 65 so as to be clear. The long direction is formed along the moving direction of the game medals in the passage portion 65. Thereby, the movement of the game medal can be followed with a line of sight. In the present embodiment, the visible portion 210 is formed in a long hole slit shape, but is not particularly limited thereto. Specifically, the cover member 61 corresponding to the front side of the passage portion 65 is formed of a transparent member such as glass or transparent resin, or a large number of small holes are formed. And the effect can be obtained. 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.
As shown in FIG. 9 (A), the clogging release button 260 protrudes to the near side without any operation by the player when the game medal normally flows through the insertion port introduction path 60. Maintain the state. 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, as shown in FIG. 9 (B), the clogging release button 260 is pushed toward the back side, and the back end of the clogging release button 260 is positioned above the movable plate 250. Will be pushed toward the back. As a result, the movable plate 250 rotates around the horizontal movable plate rotation shaft 253 (FIG. 12) at the center of the side end, and is opened downward as shown in FIG. 9B. Become. 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 Unit 220)
The light emitting part 220 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 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the light emitting unit 220 is made of an LED fixed to the base member 62, and can emit light of two colors, red and blue. The light emitting unit 220 emits blue light when the transfer unit 200 is operated, and the emitted light is formed so as to be visible from the visible unit 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 220 is configured to emit light with 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 means. Specifically, when the light detection of the passage sensor 231 is temporarily blocked by the passage of the game medal, it is a case where the game medal is passing normally without clogging, and the light emitting unit 220 Is formed so as to emit light in blue. And when the light detection of the passage sensor 231 is continuously interrupted due to clogging of game medals, the game medal is clogged at the location of the passage sensor 231 due to some trouble. Therefore, the light emitting unit 220 is formed to emit red light.

(Transfer of game medals)
Next, the process of transferring game medals in the medal transfer mechanism 3 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.
First, game medals are inserted from the collective insertion opening 31. Then, the game medals fall from the collective throwing opening 31 to the receiving throwing part 48. At that time, the vibration rotating body 320 is rotated by the vibration generator 300 even in a situation where a plurality of game medals overlap in a complicated manner within the receiving insertion unit 48 and normally form a bridge. Since the inclined wall 310 is vibrated, the occurrence of such a bridge can be suppressed. Moreover, the bridge once formed is also easily eliminated. Then, as shown in FIG. 11A, the game medals fall so as to be stacked on the upper surface of the rear part of the belt 53 and the upper surface of the opening / closing plate 82 and are stored in the medal storage part 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 riding on the upper surface of the belt 53 are sent out between the belt 53 and the lower surface of the reverse rotation roller 52 as shown in FIG. Is passed through to the medal discharge unit 47 one by one. 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 pivotally attached to the rear (medal storage part side), the game medals in the medal return part 45 are placed in the medal storage part 44 as shown in FIG. The space flows backward and a space is formed above the medal return portion 45. 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, a predetermined reset switch 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 or the like. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the solenoid 81 of the discharge mechanism 80 is activated to open the opening / closing plate 82, and the drive motor 55 of the transport device 50 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 opened at the bottom of the medal storage section 44, and the medal takeout tray 90 is discharged. It is stored in the storage section 93. The game medals stored in the medal storage unit 44 also fall from the cancel opening 49 in the same manner.

The game medals discharged from the batch loading device 40 in this way are stored in the discharge storage section 93 of the medal removal tray 90. Therefore, the medal removal tray 90 is rotated to the front side to enter the discharge storage section 93. All you have to do is take out the game medals you have collected. Needless to say, even when foreign matter such as dust is mixed in the batch loading apparatus 40, it can be taken out in the same manner as described above.
Thus, according to the present embodiment, the game medals lent out from the medal lending machine 2 do not have to be moved 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, the medal clogging is less likely to occur inside the batch loading device 40, and even if the medal clogging occurs when discharging from the batch loading device 40, the clogging will not occur. 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 medal removal tray 90 are provided, the remaining medals and foreign matters in the batch loading device 40 can be easily removed. 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.

(Drive control means 280)
The 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 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. As described above, the rotation of the drive motor 55 for rotating the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 is used as a vibration source of the vibration generating device 300, and therefore interlocked with the operation of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200. Then, the vibration of the vibration wall 311 by the vibration generator 300 is performed.

  The drive control means 280 performs a predetermined operation that is confirmed by the passage sensor 231 when the belt operation switch 273 is operated for a predetermined time less than a predetermined time t3 (that is, the player's finger or the like continuously contacts the passage sensor 231). A number of game medals are sent out to the side transfer path, and the vibration generator 300 is operated during that time. Then, the drive control means 280 confirms with the passage sensor 231 when the belt operation switch 273 is continuously operated for a predetermined time t3 or longer (that is, the player's finger or the like continuously touches the passage sensor 231). The number of game medals exceeding the predetermined number is continuously sent out to the side transfer passage 12, and the vibration generator 300 is operated during that time.

  Here, the predetermined specific time t3 is the transfer of a predetermined number of game medals (the maximum number of game medals that can be thrown in one game) as a game start condition to the side transfer passage 12. It means the time it takes to do. This time is measured and stored in advance. Accordingly, when the player touches the contact sensor 274 for a time shorter than the specific time t3, the drive control means 280 transfers the three game medals, which is the maximum throw-in number, from the transfer unit 200 to the side transfer passage 12. . When the player touches the contact sensor 274 for the specific time t3 or longer, the 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 drive control means 280 further receives a game medal from the transfer unit 200 only while the player touches the contact sensor 274. It is configured to be transported.

Further, in addition to this, the drive control means 280 allows the game medal 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 is not detected for a predetermined time t6 (the predetermined time t6 here means a specific time set in advance and is, for example, 5 seconds), the rotation direction of the transfer unit 200 is reversed. The vibration generator 300 is also configured to continue to operate.
Further, in addition to these, the drive control means 280 allows the game medal 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. If the passage is not detected for a predetermined time t7 (here, the predetermined time t7 means a specific time set in advance, for example 10 seconds), the operation of the transfer unit 200 is stopped. At the same time, the operation of the vibration generator 300 is also stopped. 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 drive control means 280 is configured to start the transfer by the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 and the vibration of the vibration generating device 300, triggered by the input of the banknote detection signal from the banknote sensor 24. Yes. That is, when a banknote detection signal is input from the banknote sensor 24, the drive control means 280 starts to rotate the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 and starts to vibrate the vibration generator 300.
Further, in addition to these, the drive control means 280 stops the transfer of the transfer unit 200 and oscillates the vibration of the vibration generator 300 when a predetermined time t1 elapses after the rent from the medal renting unit 25 ends. It is formed to stop. Specifically, the drive control means 280 detects a passage of a game medal with the passage sensor 231 of the passage portion 65, and then detects a predetermined specific time t1 without detecting a subsequent passage of the game medal. Then, the transfer of the transfer unit 200 is stopped (the rotation driving of the belt 53 is stopped), and the vibration generation of the vibration generator 300 is stopped. Therefore, the 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 after the passage of the game medal is detected by the passage sensor 231. It is. Along with this, the generation of vibration by the vibration generator 300 is also stopped.

  Further, in addition to these, the drive control means 280 is configured to transfer the medal lending machine 2 from the off state to the on state from the off state to a predetermined time t4 (specifically, for example, 12 seconds). The configuration is such that 200 belts 53 are reversed and the vibration of the vibration generator 300 is continuously performed. At this time, since the rotation of the drive motor 55 is reversed, the rotation of the vibration belt 330 is also reversed, and the rotation of the vibration rotator 320 is also rotated in a direction opposite to the normal direction. The vibration occurs in the same way. Therefore, the vibration generation of the vibration generator 300 operates similarly. While the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 is reversely rotated at the specific time t4, the discharge mechanism 80 is formed to move the solenoid 81 and open the opening / closing hole 85 according to the control command of the drive control means 280. . 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.

  Further, in addition to these, the drive control means 280 transfers the transfer unit 200 from the time when the power supply of the medal lending machine 2 is turned on to the predetermined time t5 (specifically, for example, 15 seconds). The belt 53 is reversely rotated and the vibration generator 300 is operated. Therefore, the vibration generation of the vibration generating device 300 operates in the same manner as the rotation driving of the belt 53. During the specific time t5, while the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 is reversely rotated and the vibration generator 300 is operated, the discharge mechanism 80 moves the solenoid 81 and opens the opening / closing hole 85 according to the control command of the drive control means 280. It is formed to open. In the game hall at midnight when the day's business ends, when the power switch is turned off, game medals or trash jammed in the receiving slot 48, game medals remaining on the belt 53, This is because the deliberately inserted trash such as butts is discharged into the discharge storage section 93 of the medal removal tray 90.

Although not particularly described, the drive control means 280 includes a plurality of timer means and a storage means for storing a plurality of predetermined specific times (t1, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7, etc.). And a control signal generating means for generating a predetermined control signal when the timer time of the timer means reaches a predetermined specific time (t1, t3, t4, t5, t6, t7, etc.). It is what.
(Operation) The game medal batch loading device 40 according to this embodiment includes a vibration generating device 300 capable of vibrating the inclined wall 310 of the receiving and throwing portion 48. In this vibration generator 300, the rotating body central shaft 321 rotates via the vibration belt 330 in conjunction with the rotation of the motor drive shaft 57 of the drive motor 55. As a result, the vibration rotator 320 fixed to the rotator center axis 321 also rotates, and the triangular protrusion repeatedly hits the back side of the inclined wall 310. As a result, the inclined wall 310 swings between the wall stopper 340 that is the upper limit and the head of the movement adjustment valve 43 as the lower limit positioning part 341 that is the lower limit. As a result, the inclined wall 310 310 vibrates.

  That is, in conjunction with the drive of the drive motor 55, the vibration generator 300 is periodically moved. Then, the movement of the vibration generating device 300 is transmitted as vibration energy to the receiving input unit 48 by the transmission unit 600. As a result, the receiving input unit 48 can be vibrated via the transmission unit 600 using the drive of the drive motor 55 as a drive source. The inclined wall 310 is pivotally supported by a wall rotation shaft 312 that can rotate on the base end side. Then, by transmitting the periodic movement based on the vibration generating device 300 to the inclined wall 310 via the vibration rotator 320 as the transmission unit 600, the inclined wall 310 is connected to the proximal wall rotating shaft 312. Swing as the center of rotation. As a result, the inclined wall 310 can be vibrated.

As a result, even if a plurality of game medals are put together into the acceptance insertion unit 48 at once, it is possible to avoid a plurality of game medals from being complicatedly stacked in the acceptance insertion unit 48. Moreover, even if temporarily clogged, the occurrence of clogging can be immediately resolved by the vibration of the inclined wall 310.
That is, a plurality of game medals overlapped with each other on the inclined wall 310 inside the receiving insertion portion 48, and the game medals were firmly combined in an arch shape between the inclined walls 310 as shown in FIG. Even in a situation where a so-called bridge is formed, the game medal vibrates due to the vibration of the inclined wall 310 of the receiving insertion portion 48, and the occurrence of such a bridge is suppressed. Even if a bridge temporarily occurs, the bridge can be destroyed immediately. As a result, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of clogging of game medals inside the accepting and inserting unit 48, and it is possible to prevent the occurrence of problems due to clogging of medals in the batch insertion apparatus 40 for game medals.

Further, the vibration generator 300 obtains a drive source for generating vibration from the rotational drive force of the drive motor 55 for rotating the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200. For this reason, in the vibration generator 300, there is no need to provide a separate drive motor dedicated to the vibration generator 300 as a drive source for generating vibration. As a result, the parts can be shared, the number of parts can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
The drive source of the vibration generator 300 is the rotational driving force of the drive motor 55 for rotating the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200, so that the transfer of the drive motor 55 by the belt 53 and the vibration generator 300 Vibration can be linked without using a special control system. In general, when a game medal is inserted into the receiving insertion unit 48, the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 needs to be driven. For this reason, the drive start timing and drive end timing of the transfer unit 200 and the vibration generation timing and vibration end timing of the vibration generator 300 are separately provided independently without providing a management control system having a sensor or the like. Can be linked. Thereby, such control can be simplified, and the control of the batch loading device 40 can be simplified.

In the above-described embodiment, the game medal batch insertion device 40 is provided in the medal lending machine 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the game medal batch insertion device 40 is not limited to the slot machine medal. It may be a slot machine that is provided near the insertion slot 10 and can directly input a plurality of game medals.
In this embodiment, the banknote sensor 24 detects the banknote inserted into the banknote insertion slot 21 by the player, and outputs the banknote detection signal to the medal lending unit 25 and the drive control means 280. Then, the medal lending unit 25 pays out a game medal from the payout passage 42 to the medal transfer mechanism 3 in response to the input of the bill detection signal. On the other hand, the drive control means 280 starts the transfer of the belt 53 of the belt transfer unit 200 in response to the input of the bill detection signal. As the driving motor 55 of the belt 53 is driven to rotate, the vibration rotator 320 rotates and the operation of the vibration generator 300 is started. That is, when a game medal is inserted into the belt transfer unit 200 and the game medal is detected by some detection sensor or the like, transfer by the belt 53 of the belt transfer unit 200 or operation of the vibration generating device 300 of the receiving input unit 48 Is not started, but at the time before the input of the banknote detection signal, the vibration of the receiving input unit 48 by the vibration generator 300 and the transfer by the belt 53 are simultaneously started. The vibration of the receiving and throwing-in part 48 is not limited to the inside of the receiving and throwing-in part 48. Such vibration is propagated as long as each member is connected, and is adjacent to the receiving and throwing-in part 48. The payout passage 42 and the medal storage part 44 can generate substantially the same vibration and can be influenced by the vibration. Thus, when the game medal is paid out (rented) from the medal lending unit 25 to the medal storage unit 44, vibration is generated by the vibration generating device 300, and the receiving and throwing unit 48 and the surrounding payout passages are provided. The vibration applied to 42, the medal storage part 44, etc. is transmitted, and the vibration is similarly started. Furthermore, the drive motor 55 is activated and the belt 53 is already operating at steady rotation. For this reason, even if a large number of game medals are paid out (rented) from the medal lending unit 25 to the medal storage unit 44 through the payout passage 42, the payout passage 42 and the medal storage unit 44 have already vibrated. It is possible to avoid that the game medals are combined and hardened. Along with this, the game medals are transferred in order from the head game medal, and it is possible to avoid the game medals from being concentrated and accumulated in one place of the belt 53. Thereby, concentration of game medals that cause medal clogging to one place can be avoided, and occurrence of medal clogging can be suppressed.

  Then, after the lending from the medal lending unit 25 (specifically, the lending medal dispensing device 23) is completed, the belt transport unit 200 is moved and the vibration generating device 300 is operated after a predetermined time t1 has elapsed. It has stopped. Therefore, the belt 53 of the belt transfer unit 200 is moved and the vibration generator 300 is operated only during the period from the input of the bill detection signal to the elapse of the specific time t1 after the lending is completed, and the game medal is actually inserted. The vibration generator 300 is operated only for a period, and the belt 53 is operated simultaneously. For this reason, power consumption is reduced compared to the case where the vibration generator 300 is operated and the belt 53 is transferred by the belt transfer unit 200 at all times independently regardless of the insertion of game medals. , Parts consumption can be suppressed.

  In this embodiment, the drive control means 280 reverses the belt 53 of the belt transfer unit 200 and generates vibrations from the time when the power supply of the medal lending machine 2 is turned on to the predetermined time t4. The device 300 is activated. As a result, when the power is turned off in the game hall, the receiving and throwing-in portion 48, the dust accumulated on the belt 53, the game medals remaining without being transferred, etc. are transferred to the opening / closing hole 85. . Then, the discharging mechanism 80 opens the opening / closing hole 85 while the belt 53 rotates in the reverse direction and the vibration generator 300 is operating. For this reason, dust, game medals, etc. transferred from the inside of the receiving / inserting portion 48 or from the upper surface of the belt 53 to the opening / closing hole 85 fall into the discharge storage portion 93 inside the medal takeout plate 90 below the opening / closing hole 85. The manager of the game hall can easily collect the dust collected in the discharge storage section 93 inside the medal takeout plate 90 from the outside. As a result, when the power switch is turned on in the morning when the game hall starts its business day, the trash collected on the belt 53 of the receiving and loading unit 48 and the belt transfer unit 200 is transferred to the medal removal tray 90. Can be discharged. As a result, there is a problem that such dust or the like is transferred to the side transfer passage 12, the medal slot 10 of the slot machine 1 through the side transfer passage 12, or clogged in the transfer passage. It is possible to prevent and eliminate the cause of abnormal operation.

  On the other hand, from the time when the power supply of the medal lending machine 2 is switched from the on state to the off state until the predetermined time t5, the drive control means 280 reverses the belt 53 of the belt transfer unit 200 and activates the vibration generator 300. . Thus, in the game hall, during operation with the power turned on, the inside of the receiving insertion part 48, the periphery thereof, the dust accumulated on the belt 53, the ash and butts of cigarettes that were intentionally introduced, The game medals remaining without being transferred are transferred to the opening / closing hole 85. The discharge mechanism 80 opens the opening / closing hole 85 while the belt 53 is reversed and the vibration generator 300 is operating. It falls to the discharge storage section 93 inside the medal takeout plate 90 below. The manager of the game hall can easily collect the dust collected in the discharge storage section 93 inside the medal takeout plate 90 from the outside. As a result, when the power switch is turned off at midnight when the day of the game hall is closed, garbage collected on the belt 53 of the receiving and feeding unit 48 and its surroundings, the belt transfer unit 200, etc. The medal can be discharged to the tray 90. As a result, there is a problem that such dust or the like is transferred to the side transfer passage 12, the medal slot 10 of the slot machine 1 through the side transfer passage 12, or clogged in the transfer passage. It is possible to prevent and eliminate the cause of abnormal operation.

(Second form)
FIG. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a vibration generator according to the second embodiment.
The vibration generator 300 according to the present embodiment is not such that the vibration generator 300 itself vibrates in the same manner as in the first embodiment, but is configured to vibrate the inclined wall 310 by a link mechanism. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, a disk-shaped link disk 500 is formed at the left end portion from the front of the rotating body central shaft 321. Note that the length of the rotating body central shaft 321 in the left-right direction is shorter than that of the rotating body central shaft 321 according to the first embodiment. The other end of the link bar 510 pivotally supported on the link disk 500 is pivotally supported on the inclined wall 310. That is, the transmission unit 600 includes a link disk 500 and a link bar 510. Then, the motor drive shaft 57 rotates, the rotating body central shaft 321 rotates through the vibration belt 330, and the link disk 500 rotates. As the link disk 500 rotates, the link bar 510 swings in an oblique vertical direction, and the inclined wall 310 pivotally supported by the link bar 510 also swings. As a result, the inclined wall 310 can be vibrated. Thereby, there can exist an effect | action and effect similar to what was demonstrated with the 1st form.

(Third form)
FIG. 16 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a vibration generating apparatus according to the third embodiment.
The vibration generator 300 according to the present embodiment is provided adjacent to the inclined wall 310 of the receiving and throwing-in portion 48, and is configured so that the vibration generator 300 itself vibrates itself. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.
This is a game medal in which the vibration of the vibration generating device 300 can be transmitted to the receiving input unit 48 by the transmission member 420 as the transmitting unit 600, and the receiving input unit 48 can be vibrated. An object of the present invention is to provide a batch loading apparatus.

The vibration generating device 300 according to the present embodiment is provided adjacent to the inclined wall 310 of the receiving and throwing-in portion 48, and is configured so that the vibration generating device 300 itself vibrates, and accepts and vibrates the vibration generating device 300 itself. A transmission member 420 for transmitting to the part 48 is provided.
As shown in FIG. 16, the vibration generating device 300 vibrates by itself, and the rotation center axis of the rotating body is at a position deviated from the center of gravity of the cross section perpendicular to the rotation center axis. An eccentric rotating body 400 is provided. And the transmission member 420 as the transmission part 600 is a rod-shaped thing shown in FIG.
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, the eccentric rotating body 400 is fixed to the left end portion from the front of the rotating body central shaft 321. The eccentric rotating body 400 has an elliptical vertical cross-sectional shape, and is formed in a rod shape as a whole. The eccentric rotator 400 has a positional relationship such that the center of gravity of the vertical cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the rotator central axis 321 of the eccentric rotator 400 and the central axis of the rotator central axis 321 deviate from each other. It has become. That is, the center axis of the rotating body central axis 321 is formed so as to pass through a position that is biased to one side from the center of gravity of the longitudinal section of the eccentric rotating body 400. A transmission member 420 serving as a rod-shaped transmission unit 600 is formed between the central axis of the rotating body central axis 321 and the inclined wall 310 to connect the two. One end of the transmission member 420 is pivotally supported at the center of the rotating body central shaft 321 so as to be rotatable. The other end of the transmission member 420 is pivotally supported by the inclined wall 310 so as to be rotatable. The transmission member 420 is for receiving the own vibration of the eccentric rotating body 400 as the vibration generating device 300 and transmitting it to the inclined wall 310 of the charging unit 48.

  The main body block 41 is formed with an eccentric shaft hole 410 having an overall shape of an ellipse and having a shape in which the rotating body central shaft 321 can enter and swing up and down. The eccentric shaft hole 410 is arranged so that the long axis, which is the longitudinal direction, intersects with a straight line extending from the center of the motor drive shaft 57 to the center of the long axis. The length of the short axis, which is the short direction of the eccentric shaft hole 410, is slightly larger than the diameter of the rotating body central shaft 321 so that the rotating body central shaft 321 can be rotatably fitted. It is set. When the eccentric rotator 400 rotates, the center of gravity of the eccentric rotator 400 deviates from the rotator center axis 321, so that the rotator center axis 321 moves vertically inside the eccentric shaft hole 410 that extends long in the vertical direction. Repeat the movement in a short cycle. Thereby, the rotating body central shaft 321 vibrates in the vertical direction along the eccentric shaft hole 410.

The eccentric rotating body 400 is not limited to the above-described ellipse shape, and itself vibrates itself by rotating in a state where the central axis of rotation is shifted from the center of gravity of the vertical cross-sectional shape. Anything is good. That is, it suffices if the central axis of rotation of the eccentric rotator 400 is deviated from the center of gravity of the cross section perpendicular to the central axis of rotation of the eccentric rotator 400.
Therefore, when the eccentric rotating body 400 as the vibration generating device 300 rotates, the vibration generating device 300 itself vibrates by itself. Then, the transmission member 420 transmits the vibration of the vibration generator 300 itself to the inclined wall 310 of the receiving input portion 48. Accordingly, the inclined wall 310 can be swung with the wall rotation shaft 312 as the center of rotation, and as a result, the inclined wall 310 can be vibrated. Thereby, there can exist an effect | action and effect similar to a 1st form.

It is a 1st form of the present invention, and is a sectional view showing 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 insertion slot and a medal transfer mechanism. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance perspective view which shows a batch loading apparatus. It is the 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional perspective view which shows a batch loading apparatus. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a partial external appearance perspective view which shows the state which opened the cover member of the batch loading apparatus. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which shows the state which opened the cover member of the lump charging device. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which closed the medal pick-up tray of the lump charging device. It is the 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is action | operation explanatory drawing which shows the clogging release button of a batch loading apparatus. It is the 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which shows the state which opened the opening-and-closing board of the lump charging device. It is the 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is operation | movement explanatory drawing which shows the operation state of a batch loading apparatus. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance front view which shows a channel | path part. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance perspective view which shows a batch injection opening. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a vibration generator. It is a 2nd form of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a vibration generator. It is the 3rd form of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a vibration generator. FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a plurality of game medals are combined to form a bridge in a funnel-shaped receiving and throwing unit of a batch throwing device according to a conventional configuration.

1 slot machine 2 medal lending machine
3 Medal transfer mechanism 10 Medal slot
11 Upper opening 12 Side transfer passage
13 Front door 14 Symbol display window
15 Lower pan 16 Operating section
20 Outer box 21 Bill slot
22 Bill counter 23 Lending medal dispensing device
24 Banknote sensor 25 Medal rental department
30 Main unit cover 31 Collective opening
32 Overhang section 40 Batch loading device
41 Body block 42 Dispensing passage
43 Movement adjustment valve 43A Rotating plate
43B Support part 43C Stopper
44 Medal storage 45 Medal return
46 pin 47 medal ejector
48 Acceptance input part 49 Cancel opening
50 Conveyor 51 Roller
51A Front roller 51B Back roller
52 Reverse roller 53 Belt
54 Delivery gap 55 Drive motor
56 Transmission means 57 Motor drive shaft
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
90 Medal tray 91 Case
93 Discharge storage 95 Plate hinge
100 Divider 200 Transfer section
210 Visible part 220 Light emitting part
230 Clogging detection means 231 Passing sensor
240 Rotation display 241 Blue light emitting part
242 Red light emitting unit 250 Movable plate
251 Fixed plate 252 Projection
253 Movable plate rotating shaft 260 Clogging release button
271 Drop hole 272 Standing part
273 Belt operation switch 274 Contact sensor
280 Drive control means 290 Locking means
291 Locking part 292 Non-locking part
293 Lock release hole 294 Insertion piece opening
300 Vibration generator 310 Inclined wall
311 Vibration wall 312 Wall rotation axis
320 Vibrating rotating body 321 Rotating body central axis
330 Vibration belt 340 Wall stopper
341 Lower limit positioning part 400 Eccentric rotating body
410 Eccentric shaft hole 420 Transmission member
500 link disc 510 link rod
600 Transmitter

Claims (3)

A receiving slot provided with a funnel-shaped inclined wall capable of receiving game medals;
A medal storage part for receiving and temporarily storing game medals inserted from the receiving input part;
A game medal batch loading device comprising a transfer unit having a belt for transferring game medals stored in the medal storage unit to the outside of the medal storage unit,
A vibration generating device capable of vibrating at least a part of the inclined wall of the receiving input portion;
The vibration generator is
A vibrating rotator for swinging the inclined wall pivotally supported on the base end side;
A wall stopper for projecting on the inclined wall to determine the upper limit position of the inclined wall;
A lower limit positioning part for projecting under the inclined wall to determine a lower limit position of the inclined wall;
The inclined wall generates vibration by swinging between the wall stopper and the lower limit positioning part ,
By virtue of the vibration of the vibration generator, the game medals in the medal storage part vibrate together with the inclined wall of the receiving and throwing-in part, and a plurality of game medals are prevented from consolidating and concentrating on one place of the belt, A game medal batch insertion device, characterized in that it is formed so as to suppress the occurrence of medal clogging. The batch loading device is:
A return means provided above the transfer unit in the transfer direction of the game medals and returning the game medals stacked on top of the transfer unit in the direction opposite to the transfer direction;
A medal return portion which is a space in which the game medals returned from the return means can stay in the transfer direction side of the game medals from the medal storage portion;
Located between the medal storage portion and the medal return portion, between the top surface of the belt and its lower end, the game medals are arranged to open the passable distance, its upper end the It is pivotable in the medal storage portion direction about a fulcrum provided in the lower positioning portion, and move adjustment is supported non-rotatably from a state of being suspended toward the belt to the medal return portion direction A valve,
The movement adjusting valve is rotated in the direction of the medal storage part to move the game medal returned by the return means and staying in the medal return part from the medal return part to the medal storage part. Since it does not rotate from the suspended state to the medal return part side, it is possible to prevent the game medals accumulated and stored up to the upper part of the medal storage part from falling into the medal return part at once. 2. The game token medal throwing device according to claim 1, wherein the game medal is batch-inserted. The vibration generator is formed to move periodically in conjunction with driving of a drive motor for rotating the belt of the transfer unit,
A transmission unit for transmitting the movement of the vibration generation device as vibration energy to the receiving input unit by moving the vibration generation device;
The inclined wall is formed so as to be able to swing within a predetermined range by being pivotally supported by a wall rotation shaft that can turn the base end side,
The periodic movement based on the vibration generating device is transmitted to the inclined wall via the transmission unit, thereby swinging the inclined wall and causing the inclined wall to vibrate. The game medal batch insertion device according to claim 1 or 2.

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