JP4693747B2 - Medals lending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medal lending machine that supplies medals to a slot machine that needs to insert medals in order to play a game.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, slot machines that use medals as game media have been used as gaming machines that provide entertainment for people. In this slot machine, when a player performs a predetermined operation after inserting a medal into the medal slot, a plurality of rotating reels on which a plurality of types of symbols are marked are rotationally driven all at once. Then, the player stops the plurality of rotated reels in order, and if the symbols shown on the stopped rotating reels can be arranged in a predetermined combination, the player wins and is provided in the slot machine. A predetermined number of medals are paid out to the lower tray for storing medals, and these medals can be received as prizes.
Here, it is general that a game hall equipped with a slot machine is provided with a medal lending machine for lending medal to a player. If a medal lending machine is installed between a plurality of arranged slot machines, a player who plays a game in an adjacent slot machine can receive a medal lending without leaving the slot machine.

Here, a medal lending machine is provided with a transfer path for guiding medals from the part adjacent to the medal lending machine of the slot machine to the medal slot, and a mechanism for feeding medals one by one into this transfer path is provided. A medal lending machine and a slot machine are known in which medals lent out by a machine can be automatically inserted into a medal slot of a slot machine one by one (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-371 (FIGS. 3 to 7)

In the medal lending machine as described above, there is no structure such as a transfer passage that can receive medals from the medal lending machine on the slot machine side. In other words, the structure on the slot machine side corresponds to the medal lending machine. If not, the medals cannot be automatically inserted into the slot machine's medal slot. There is also a possibility that medals may be scattered on the floor, and there is a problem that it cannot be installed next to a slot machine that does not have a predetermined structure corresponding to automatic insertion.
Accordingly, each invention described in each claim has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the invention is to have a predetermined structure corresponding to automatic loading. It is to provide a medal lending machine that can be installed next to no slot machine.

Each invention described in each claim is made to achieve the above-mentioned object. The features of each invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, a code | symbol shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of this invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.
(Claim 1)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points.
That is, in the invention described in claim 1, the medal insertion slot (11) into which a medal for starting a game is inserted, and the medal insertion slot (11) from a portion adjacent to the medal lending machine (2). A medal storage having a capacity capable of storing a plurality of medals so that medals can be automatically inserted one by one into a slot machine (1) having a transfer passage (12) for guiding medals up to The chamber (44) and a belt (53) that forms at least a part of the bottom surface of the medal storage chamber (44) and feeds medals toward the adjacent slot machine (1) when driven to rotate in the forward rotation direction. ) And a medal transfer path for guiding medals sent out from the transfer belt apparatus (40) to a transfer path (12) formed in the adjacent slot machine (1). 60) and a predetermined number of medals in the medal storage chamber ( 44) and a medal supply device (25) that can be supplied to the slot machine (1), by feeding medals one by one into the transfer passage (12) provided on the slot machine (1) side. A medal lending machine (2) configured to allow automatic insertion of medals into the machine (1), which is formed above the medal storage chamber (44) and allows a plurality of medals to pass simultaneously. A batch input port (31) having a large size and a size capable of closing the batch input port (31), and a position between the two positions of closing and opening the batch input port (31). A movable shutter (33), a shutter drive device (35) for driving the shutter (33) from one of the two positions to the other, and at least a part of the bottom surface of the medal storage chamber (44) Is moved to open the insertion port (85), and through the insertion port (85), the And a medal dropping device (80) for dropping the medal stored in the token storage chamber (44) downward and the medal storage chamber (44) and being dropped from the medal storage chamber (44). A falling medal tray (90) that can receive a medal, a continuous supply mode for continuously feeding medals one by one into the transfer passage (12) of the slot machine (1), and the medal storage A mode switching operation switch (5) for switching from one of the drop supply modes for dropping a plurality of medals to the falling medal tray (90) from the chamber (44) to the other, and an opening for opening the collective slot (31) Operation and closing operation for closing the batch loading port (31), opening operation for opening the insertion port (85) and closing operation for closing the insertion port (85), belt of the conveyor belt device (40) ( 53) Forward rotation to rotate in the forward direction And a reverse operation of rotating the belt (53) of the transport belt device (40) in the reverse rotation direction, and a supply operation of supplying medals to the medal storage chamber (44) of the medal supply device (25). And a control device (280) for controlling each operation of the medal lending machine (2) in a predetermined order. The control device (280) performs the medal lending operation in the continuous supply mode. When performing, in a state where the batch insertion port (31) is open and the insertion port (85) is closed, the supply operation of the medal supply device (25) and the conveyance belt device (40) When performing the normal rotation operation to lend medals and perform the medal lending operation in the drop supply mode, medals are stored in the medal storage chamber (44), and the batch input port ( In the state where 31) is closed, the opening operation of the insertion port (85) After renting medals, the insertion port (85) is closed, and then the medal supply device (25) is supplied to operate the medal storage chamber (44). It is formed so that storage of this may be performed.

(Claim 2)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 2 is the invention described in claim 1, and has the following characteristic points.
That is, when the medal lending operation is performed as the control device (280) in the drop supply mode, the medal lending operation is performed when the medal lending operation is performed by the opening operation of the insertion port (85). The conveyor belt device (40) is configured so as to perform a reverse rotation operation.

(Claim 3)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 1 or 2, and has the following characteristic points.
That is, the invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that the mode switching operation switch (5) is adapted to be operated by a predetermined key operation.
(Claim 4)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 4 is the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3 described above, and has the following characteristic points.

That is, according to the invention of claim 4, when the medal supply mode is switched from the drop supply mode to the continuous supply mode as the control device (280), the opening operation of the insertion port (85) is performed. After discharging the medals stored in the medal storage chamber (44), a continuous supply mode transition process for performing the closing operation of the insertion port (85) is performed, and the medal lending operation is started in the continuous supply mode. It is possible to perform the control so that the collective slot (31) is not opened until the first medal lending operation is completed. .
(Claim 5)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 5 is the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3 described above, and has the following characteristics.

That is, according to the fifth aspect of the invention, as the control device (280), when the medal supply mode is switched from the drop supply mode to the continuous supply mode, the conveyor belt device (40) performs a forward rotation operation. The continuous supply mode transition process for discharging the medals stored in the medal storage chamber (44) is performed, so that the medal lending operation can be started in the continuous supply mode, and was performed first. A mechanism is employed in which control is performed so that the collective slot (31) is not opened until the medal lending operation is completed.
(Claim 6)
(Feature point)
The invention described in claim 6 is the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5 described above, and has the following features.

  That is, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the medal supply mode is switched from the continuous supply mode to the drop supply mode, the control device (280) performs the opening operation of the insertion port (85) to open the opening. After the medal stored in the medal storage chamber (44) is discharged from the insertion port (85), the insertion port (85) is closed, and the insertion port (85) is closed. Thus, a drop supply mode transition process for performing a supply operation of supplying medals to the medal storage chamber (44) is performed, and control is performed so that a medal lending operation can be started in the drop supply mode. It is characterized by that.

(Effect of Claim 1)
The present invention configured as described above has the following effects.
That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is formed in a medal storage chamber capable of storing a plurality of medals, a conveyor belt device including a belt forming a bottom surface of the medal storage chamber, and an adjacent slot machine. Since the medal transfer path leading to the transfer path and the medal supply device capable of supplying the medal to the medal storage chamber are provided, when the medal is supplied to the medal storage chamber by the medal supply device, the medal is transferred to the belt of the conveyor belt device. The medal is transferred to the medal transfer path by the forward rotation of the belt, and the medal reaches the transfer path formed in the adjacent slot machine through the medal transfer path.

For this reason, a slot machine provided with a predetermined structure corresponding to automatic insertion, for example, a slot machine provided with a transfer passage capable of receiving a medal from a medal lending machine according to the present invention is arranged next to the slot machine. By connecting the transfer path of the machine and the medal transfer path of the medal lending machine, medals lent from the medal lending machine will be automatically inserted into the slot machine's medal slot one by one. Thus, it is possible to save the player from having to insert medals one by one into the medal slot of the slot machine, thereby making it easier for the player to play the game.
In addition to the above, a medal dropping device that can open the insertion port on the bottom surface of the medal storage chamber to drop the medal downward, and a falling medal tray that receives a medal that has dropped from the medal storage chamber Since the medal dropping device is operated and the medal supply device is operated with the insertion port on the bottom surface of the medal storage chamber opened, the medals supplied by the medal supply device are placed on the bottom surface of the medal storage chamber. Through the formed insertion slot, it can fall into the falling medal tray and supply the medal to be rented to the player into the falling medal tray, and if the medal is supplied into the falling medal tray The medal dissipation is prevented, and all the medals lent out to the player can be received easily and reliably.

Here, as an operation mode in the medal supply of the medal lending machine, a continuous supply mode in which a medal is sent to the transfer path of the slot machine and a drop supply mode in which the medal is dropped onto the falling medal tray are set, and the continuous supply mode and the drop are set. Since a mode switching operation switch for switching from one of the supply modes to the other is provided, when installing a medal lending machine next to a slot machine having a predetermined structure corresponding to automatic insertion, the mode switching operation switch is It is operated to be in a continuous supply mode, which allows the medal lending machine to perform an automatic medal insertion operation.
On the other hand, when a medal lending machine is installed next to a slot machine that does not have a predetermined structure corresponding to automatic insertion, the medal lending machine is provided by operating the mode switching operation switch to the drop supply mode. Since the medals are supplied to the inside of the dropped medal tray, the player can easily and surely receive all of the lent medals.

Here, in a state where medals are stored in the medal storage chamber, the opening operation of the insertion port is performed, so that a plurality of medals stored in the medal storage chamber are collectively supplied to the falling medal tray. Therefore, it is not necessary to wait for the medal supply device that supplies medals while counting to complete the medal supply operation, and the medal lending operation can be performed quickly.
In addition, after the medals were lent out, the insertion slot was closed and the medals supply device supplied the medals to the medal storage chamber. The medal storage chamber can be replenished with medals, and even if the medal supply device that supplies medals while counting is operated to replenish medals, the player does not have to wait The medal can be lent smoothly and quickly.

For this reason, there is no problem even if a medal lending machine is installed next to a slot machine that does not have a predetermined structure corresponding to automatic insertion, and the above object is achieved.
(Effect of claim 2)
According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect can be obtained.
That is, according to the second aspect of the invention, when the drop supply mode is set, the control device is configured to open the insertion port of the medal dropping device and to rotate the belt of the transport belt device in the reverse rotation direction. Therefore, even when medals are scattered over the entire upper surface of the belt of the conveyor belt device when the medal supply device supplies medals, the medals are placed on the upper surface of the belt by the rotational drive in the reverse rotation direction of the belt. It will not stay, it will fall to the falling medal tray quickly, and the operation of lending a predetermined number of medals to the player can be made quicker.

(Effect of claim 3)
According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the following effect can be obtained.
That is, according to the third aspect of the present invention, a mode switching operation switch adapted to be operated by a predetermined key operation is adopted, and if the predetermined key operation is not performed, in the medal supply of the medal lending machine Since the operation mode switching operation is disabled, the player does not accidentally operate the mode switching operation switch, and the medal lending machine is located next to the slot machine having a predetermined structure corresponding to automatic insertion. Even though it is installed, the medal lending machine does not perform automatic insertion of medals, or the slot machine installed next to it does not support automatic insertion, but the medals are ejected toward the slot machine, It is possible to prevent troubles such as the medal not being discharged from the falling medal tray.

(Effect of claim 4)
According to invention of Claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention in any one of Claim 1 to Claim 3, there exists the following effect.
That is, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the drop supply mode is switched to the continuous supply mode, the insertion opening is opened, the medals stored in the medal storage chamber are discharged, and the medals are collected in the continuous supply mode. Since the medal storage chamber is emptied before lending, the continuous supply mode lending operation is started thereafter, and even if the medal supply device supplies the medal to the medal storage chamber, it is stored in the medal storage chamber. The number of medals does not exceed a predetermined number to be lent.

Therefore, medals do not remain in the medal storage chamber, and it is possible to prevent more than a predetermined number of medals from being lent out due to remaining medals in the medal storage chamber. It is possible to smoothly switch from the drop supply mode in which the lending operation is started in the state in which the lending operation is started to the continuous supply mode in which the lending operation is started in the state where the medal storage chamber is empty.
(Effect of Claim 5)
According to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the following effect is obtained.

That is, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the drop supply mode is switched to the continuous supply mode, the conveyor belt device performs a normal rotation operation, discharges the medals remaining in the medal storage chamber, and continuously supplies them. Since the medal storage chamber was emptied before renting medals in the mode, the continuation supply mode lending operation was started thereafter, and even if the medal supply device supplies medals to the medal storage chamber, The number of medals stored in the room does not exceed a predetermined number to be lent.
Therefore, medals do not remain in the medal storage chamber, and it is possible to prevent more than a predetermined number of medals from being lent out due to remaining medals in the medal storage chamber. It is possible to smoothly switch from the drop supply mode in which the lending operation is started in the state in which the lending operation is started to the continuous supply mode in which the lending operation is started in the state where the medal storage chamber is empty.

(Effect of claim 6)
According to the invention described in claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 5, the following effect is obtained.
That is, according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the continuous supply mode is switched to the drop supply mode, the opening of the insertion opening and the supply operation of the medal supply device are performed, so that the meda The medal storage chamber is emptied, and a predetermined number of medals are supplied to the empty medal storage chamber. The predetermined number of sheets can be surely lent out.

  Therefore, the medal number different from the predetermined number to be lent does not remain in the medal storage chamber, and the medal number different from the predetermined number is lent out due to inadvertent medal remaining in the medal storage chamber. Can be prevented in advance.

Hereinafter, an embodiment which is the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a medal gaming machine and a medal lending machine according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part of the medal lending machine according to the present embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a medal transfer unit according to the present embodiment.
In FIG. 1, a medal lending machine 2 according to the present embodiment is for lending medals to a player who plays a game in a slot machine 1, which is a medal gaming machine that requires the insertion of medals in order to play a game. . This medal lending machine 2 is arranged adjacent to each slot machine 1 one by one. For example, when a plurality of slot machines 1 are arranged side by side in a game hall or the like, the medal lending machine 2 is installed between the plurality of slot machines 1 arranged side by side.

The outer box 20 which is the casing of the medal lending machine 2 installed in this way is set to a height and depth corresponding to the casing 4 of the slot machine 1 so that it can be aligned with the slot machine 1. The width is narrower than the casing 4 of the slot machine 1.
Hereinafter, the medal lending machine 2 and the slot machine 1 will be described. Before describing the medal lending machine 2 in detail, first, the slot machine 1 will be briefly described.
In the following description, “front direction” and “front direction” refer to the direction from the back to the front toward the slot machine 1, in other words, the depth direction of the casing 4 of the slot machine 1. The direction.

On the other hand, “rearward direction” and “backward direction” refer to a direction from the front toward the back toward the slot machine 1, in other words, a direction away from the depth direction of the casing 4 of the slot machine 1. “Left direction” and “right direction” refer to the right direction and the left direction when facing the slot machine 1, respectively.
(Overview of slot machine 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is formed in a substantially hexahedron box shape whose front surface is opened, and rotates to the housing 4 to close the front opening of the housing 4. It has a front door 13 that can be attached.

The front door 13 is formed with a symbol display window 14 for exposing a symbol of a rotating reel (not shown) provided inside the housing 4 to the outside. An operation portion 16 for performing a game operation of the slot machine 1 is provided at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the front door 13 below the symbol display window 14, and the operation switch 16 includes a start switch 16A and a stop switch. Equipment for operation such as 16B is installed.
A medal insertion unit 10 for inserting game medals is provided in the vicinity of the right end of the operation unit 16 in FIG.
Note that a medal selector for determining the authenticity of the game medal and counting the inserted medals is provided below the medal insertion unit 10 inside the housing 4 although not particularly illustrated.

Further, a lower plate 15 capable of storing a payout medal is provided at the lower part of the front door 13.
As shown in FIG. 2, the medal insertion portion 10 is formed in an elongated slit shape, and has an upper insertion opening 11 into which gaming medals can be inserted one by one from above, and a concave groove on the side of the upper insertion opening 11. A side transfer passage 12 that communicates is provided. Of these, the side transfer passage 12 is a bowl-shaped passage extending from the upper insertion opening 11 toward the medal lending machine 2, and the game medal sent from the introduction path device 60 described later is input to the upper side. It leads to the opening 11.
In the above, the upper insertion opening 11 is a medal insertion slot into which a medal for starting a game is inserted. The side transfer passage 12 is a transfer passage for guiding medals from a portion adjacent to the medal lending machine 2 to the upper insertion opening 11 which is a medal insertion port.

In the slot machine 1, the player inserts a game medal from the medal insertion unit 10, operates the start switch 16A to rotate the rotating reel, and the player operates the stop switch 16B to rotate the rotating reel. Is supposed to stop. The slot machine 1 wins when the symbols of the rotating reels displayed on the symbol display window 14 are in a predetermined combination when the rotating reels stop, so that a predetermined number of game medals are paid out to the player. It is configured.
(Medal lending machine 2)
Returning to FIG. 1, the medal lending machine 2 is a box-type device installed adjacent to the side surface of the slot machine 1. Lending out. The medal lending machine 2 continuously sends the medals to the medal insertion unit 10 of the slot machine 1 by feeding medals one by one into the side transfer passage 12 formed in the slot machine 1 as necessary. And it is formed so as to be automatically charged.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the medal lending machine 2 inspects a banknote inserted by a player or the like, stores a banknote counter 22 that stores the inspected banknote, and a player according to the amount of the inserted banknote. A medal insertion device 25 for paying out medals to the slot machine 1, a medal insertion device 3 for continuously inserting medals into the slot machine 1, and a medal insertion device 3 And a drive control device 280 for controlling the operation.
The drive control device 280 is a control device that controls the medal lending operation of the medal lending machine 2.
When the banknote counter 22 recognizes that it is a legitimate banknote by reading the design printed on the surface of the banknote inserted inside from the banknote slot 21 provided in the vicinity of the front lower end of the outer box 20, The medal payout device 25 is made to pay out a predetermined number of game medals.

As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote counter 22 is provided with a banknote sensor 24 for reading a design printed on the surface of a banknote inserted into the banknote slot 21.
Such a bill counter 22 has a function of determining whether or not the inserted bill is a genuine one based on a signal output from the bill sensor 24, and has a function of determining the type of the bill. In the case where the bill is a regular one, a bill signal corresponding to the amount of the bill is output.
When the banknote signal from the banknote counter 22 is input, the lending medal payout device 25 pays out the number of medals according to the banknote signal to the player.

Here, the lending medal payout device 25 is a medal supply device that can supply medals to a medal storage unit 44 described later so that the number of supplied medals becomes a predetermined number.
The medal lending machine 2 may include a coin insertion slot, a coin counter, a change dispensing slot, a prepaid card insertion slot, and a card reader in addition to the banknote insertion slot 21 and the banknote counter 22. Good.
The rented medal payout device 25 is a so-called hopper device that, when receiving a bill signal from the bill counter 22, pays out medals stored therein.
The lending medal payout device 25 includes a tank 26 for storing a large number of medals, a sending disc 27 for discharging medals one by one from the bottom of the tank 26, and for counting the medals discharged. The medal sensor 28 is provided.

Among these, the delivery disk 27 is formed with a plurality of holes into which medals enter, and the central part thereof is connected to an output shaft of a drive motor (not shown). When rotated by the drive motor, the sending disk 27 is configured to discharge the medals in the holes one by one to the outside of the lending medal payout device 25 with rotation. Further, the rental medal payout device 25 is configured to stop the drive motor and stop paying out medals when a predetermined number of medals are counted by the medal sensor 28.
Further, a mode switching operation switch 5 is provided in the vicinity of the rental medal dispensing device 25 in the outer box 20 of the medal lending machine 2 in order to switch the operation mode for the medal supply operation of the medal lending machine 2.

That is, the medal lending machine 2 is arranged below the medal insertion device 3 from the continuous supply mode in which medals are continuously fed into the side transfer passage 12 of the slot machine 1 one by one and the medal storage unit 44 described later. The drop supply mode in which a plurality of medals are dropped onto the medal removal tray 90 is set as an operation mode in the medal supply operation.
The mode switching operation switch 5 is an operation switch for switching from one of the continuous supply mode and the drop supply mode to the other.
Further, the mode switching operation switch 5 is operated by a predetermined key operation by a related person such as an administrator of the slot machine 1 or the medal lending machine 2. Thereby, the mode switching operation switch 5 cannot be operated by a person other than the related parties.

Specifically, since the mode switching operation switch 5 is provided inside the outer box 20, an administrator of the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 can check the door of the medal lending machine 2 by a predetermined key operation. Operation is performed by opening 2A (see FIG. 1).
(Medal insertion device 3)
The medal insertion device 3 receives a plurality of medals from the lending medal payout device 25 or from the player's hand, and functions to continuously insert the received medals into the medal insertion unit 10 of the slot machine 1. It is what has.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the medal insertion device 3 includes a cover body 30 attached so as to protrude from the front surface of the outer box 20 of the medal lending machine 2, and the inside of the cover body 30. And a medal transfer device 40 for sending out medals (shown only in FIG. 3) and a tip portion of a cover body 30 protruding from the front surface of the outer box 20, and a medal insertion portion 10 of the slot machine 1. In order to guide to the side, an introduction path device 60 (shown only in FIG. 3) for converting the movement direction and posture of the medal is provided.

(Cover body 30)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cover body 30 is a box-shaped member that protrudes forward from the front surface of the outer box 20 at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the outer box 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the side wall 30A of the cover body 30 protrudes from the slot machine 1 and is exposed.
As shown in FIG. 3, the cover body 30 is formed with a collective slot 31 that is opened upward to collectively put a plurality of medals into the inside, and the medals thrown from the collective slot 31 are temporarily stored. A medal storage part 44 for storing automatically is provided inside. Inside the cover body 30 is stored a medal transfer device 40 capable of continuously transferring medals stored in the medal storage section 44 to the downstream side in the medal transfer direction.

Here, the medal storage unit 44 is a medal storage chamber having a volume capable of storing a plurality of medals.
The collective slot 31 is formed above the medal storage section 44 and has a size that allows a plurality of medals to pass simultaneously.
The medal transfer device 40 forms at least a part of the bottom surface of the medal storage portion 44, and has a belt belt device having an endless belt 53 that feeds medals toward an adjacent slot machine 1 when driven in the forward rotation direction. It has become.
The introduction path device 60 is a medal transfer path that guides the medals sent from the medal transfer device 40 to the side transfer passage 12 formed in the adjacent slot machine 1.

In front of the collective loading port 31 in the cover body 30, a central portion is recessed with respect to the peripheral portion, and a dish-like portion 32 having a downward slope gently inclined from the peripheral portion toward the collective loading port 31 is formed. ing.
The dish-like portion 32 extends toward the front side and the side of the batch loading port 31. The peripheral portion of the dish-like portion 32 is a dam portion 272 formed higher than the inner side. The dam portion 272 extends in a U shape from one side portion of the collective charging port 31 to the other side portion via the front portion, and has a flat upper surface.
Here, the collective loading port 31 is installed in the cover body 30 so as to be positioned directly above the internal collective loading port 48 opened in the unit cover 41 that houses the medal transfer device 40 therein. As a result, the upper portion of the internal batch loading port 48 is surrounded by the dam portion 272.

A contact sensor 274 made of a conductive material such as metal is laid on the flat upper surface of the dam portion 272 so as to extend in a U shape along the upper surface of the dam portion 272. The contact sensor 274 is a contact operation switch for performing start and stop operations of the medal transfer device 40. That is, when a hand touches the contact sensor 274, a drive motor 55, which will be described later, provided in the medal transfer device 40 is activated, and when the hand touching the contact sensor 274 is released, the drive motor 55 stops. It has become.
More specifically, the drive motor 55 of the medal transfer device 40 receives three medals after starting when the time of continuous touching the contact sensor 274 is less than a predetermined continuous operation time. It stops when it is transferred, and when the time of continuous touching the contact sensor 274 exceeds the continuous operation time, more than three medals are continuously transferred.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a shutter 33 is slidably provided on the cover body 30 in order to make it impossible to insert medals into the batch insertion slot 31.
Specifically, the shutter 33 is formed in the shape of a flat plate lid having a size capable of closing the batch loading port 31. The shutter 33 is slidable between two positions, ie, a closed position U for closing the collective charging port 31 and an open position V for opening the collective charging port 31, and is disposed at the open position V. In some cases, it is concealed below the dish-like portion 32.
Here, when the shutter 33 is disposed at the closed position U, the closed position U is a passage blocking position where the shutter 33 becomes an obstacle to a medal that attempts to pass through the collective slot 31, and the passage is blocked. It has become.

On the other hand, when the shutter 33 is disposed at the open position V, the open position V is a pass permission position where the shutter 33 allows a medal to pass through the batch insertion slot 31.
Further, inside the cover body 30, a pair of rollers 34A and 34B that frictionally engage with both surfaces of the shutter 33, and a shutter motor 35 that moves at least one of the pair of rollers 34A and 34B to move the shutter 33, respectively. And a gear group (not shown) that transmits the driving torque of the shutter motor 35 is provided on at least one of the rollers 34A and 34B.
A shutter driving device for driving the shutter 33 from one of the closed position U and the open position V to the other includes the rollers 34A and 34B, the shutter motor 35, and a gear group (not shown). The operation of this shutter drive device is controlled by a drive control device 280 described later.

Specifically, when the administrator of the slot machine 1 operates the mode switching operation switch 5 to switch the operation mode from the continuous supply mode to the drop supply mode, the shutter drive device receives a closing command signal from the drive control device 280. In response, the shutter 33 is moved to the closing position U, and the collective slot 31 is closed.
On the other hand, when the administrator of the slot machine 1 operates the mode switching operation switch 5 to switch the operation mode from the drop supply mode to the continuous supply mode, the shutter driving device has reached a preset later-described time. Occasionally, an opening command signal is received from the drive control device 280, the shutter 33 is moved to the opening position V, and the batch loading port 31 is opened.

(Discharge mechanism 80)
Below the base portion of the cover body 30 protruding from the front surface of the outer box 20, a medal takeout plate 90 for receiving foreign matter discharged from the medal transfer device 40 and a cancel medal as shown in FIG. It is pivotally supported. The medal removal tray 90 has a discharge storage portion 93 for storing foreign matter discharged from the medal transfer device 40 and a cancel medal, and can swing up and down at the bottom of the cover body 30.
Here, a cancel opening 49 opened on the bottom surface of the cover body 30 is provided above the discharge storage section 93, and further above the cancel opening 49, formed at the bottom of the medal storage section 44, A reset discharge port 85 is provided for communicating the medal storage part 44 with the space below the cancel opening 49.

Among these, the reset discharge port 85 is opened and closed by an opening / closing plate 82 formed in a flat plate shape corresponding to the reset discharge port 85. Further, an internal batch loading port 48 opened in the unit cover 41 and a batch loading port 31 opened in the cover body 30 are located further diagonally to the left of the reset discharge port 85 in FIG.
The cancellation opening 49 is closed by a medal takeout plate 90 that is flipped upward.
That is, the medal removal tray 90 is urged by a spring (not shown) in the direction of flipping up the medal removal tray 90, in other words, in the direction of closing the cancel opening 49. Thereby, the cancellation opening 49 is always closed. On the other hand, if the medal removal tray 90 is pushed down by hand against the biasing force of the spring, the cancel opening 49 is opened. If necessary, push down the medal removal tray 90 by hand, open the cancellation opening 49, remove all the accumulated matter in the discharge storage section 93 of the medal removal tray 90, and then push down the medal removal tray 90. When the force is removed, the medal removal tray 90 is automatically closed.

As a result, when opening the lower door 13A disposed below the front door divided into the upper and lower parts of the slot machine 1, the medal takeout plate 90 does not open, and the lower door 13A can be rotated. Protruding into the moving range and preventing the rotation can be prevented in advance.
The medal removal tray 90 may not be provided with a self-returning mechanism that automatically returns by the biasing force of a spring, and the concave portion and the convex portion are locked to each other in two positions, a closed state and an open state. However, it may be provided with a locking mechanism for stopping the medal takeout plate 90, or simply supported by the rotating shaft 95 so as to be opened and closed, and maintained open by its own weight. The medal removal tray 90 can be closed by pushing it up by hand, as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. As a result, when opening the lower door provided in another slot machine 1 arranged on the right side when viewed from the front, the medal pick-up plate 90 is closed by hand, and the lower door is obstructed. Can be avoided.

The opening / closing plate 82 is connected to the plunger 83 of the solenoid operating device 81 by the pivot shaft 84 pivotally supported on the cover body 30 side, and closes the reset discharge port 85 by conducting current to the solenoid operating device 81. It is rotated from one of the position and the opening position to the other.
The opening / closing plate 82 and the solenoid operating device 81 form a discharge mechanism 80 that discharges medals, foreign matter, and the like inside the medal transfer device 40 from a cancel opening 49 formed on the bottom surface of the cover body 30.
By the operation of the discharge mechanism 80, the medals inserted into the medal storage unit 44 through the collective insertion slot 31 and the internal collective insertion slot 48 are discharged to the medal removal tray 90.

In addition, when a game manager or the like collects storage such as trash, the storage mechanism accumulated in the medal removal tray 90 is activated by rotating the medal removal tray 90 toward the front side after operating the discharge mechanism 80. Things can be easily removed by hand.
In the above, the reset discharge port 85 has a size that allows the medal stored in the medal storage unit 44 to pass through the inside, and serves as an insertion port for dropping the medal from the medal storage unit 44 downward. Yes.
The discharge mechanism 80 moves the opening / closing plate 82 which is a part of the bottom surface of the medal storage unit 44 to open the reset discharge port 85, and the medal stored in the medal storage unit 44 through the reset discharge port 85. It is a medal dropping device that drops down.

The medal removal tray 90 is a falling medal tray that is arranged below the medal storage section 44 and that can receive medals falling from the medal storage section 44.
In the state where the operation mode of the medal lending machine 2 is the drop supply mode, the medal supplied to the medal storage unit 44 by the lending medal dispensing device 25 falls toward the medal takeout plate 90. Yes.
As a result, all the lent medals are received by the medal removal tray 90 so that the player can easily and reliably receive them.
(Rotation display 240)
In the vicinity of the upper end edge of the front surface of the cover body 30, as shown in FIG. Part 240 is provided.

That is, the rotation display unit 240 is provided with a blue light emitting unit 241 that is arranged on the right side of the outer case 20 and can emit blue light, and a red light emitting unit 242 that is arranged on the left side and can emit red light. It has been.
Such a rotation display unit 240 has an operating state of the medal transfer device 40 and a reset discharge port 85 of the discharge mechanism 80 by a combination of turning on and off the two light emitters of the blue light emitting unit 241 and the red light emitting unit 242. The open / close state is displayed.
For example, in the forward operation state where the medal transfer device 40 transfers the medal to the downstream side in the forward operation state, the rotation display unit 240 lights only the blue light emitting unit 241 and the reverse operation is performed so that the medal transfer device 40 sends the medal backward to the upstream side. In the state, only the red light emitting unit 242 is lit, the reset discharge port 85 of the discharge mechanism 80 is opened and the medal transfer device 40 is operated backward, and the medal stored in the medal storage unit 44 is inserted into the reset discharge port 85. Both are turned on in the medal discharging operation state to be performed, and both are turned off in the stopped state in which the medal transfer device 40 is stopped.

(Medal transfer device 40)
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the medal transfer device 40 is accommodated in a unit cover 41 formed in a box shape that can be accommodated in the cover body 30. The unit cover 41 has a medal storage part 44 formed therein, and constitutes a medal transfer unit 50 together with the medal storage part 44 and the medal transfer device 40.
Here, the medal transfer device 40 circulates an endless belt 53 in which a belt-like member whose surface is covered with rubber or the like is formed in an annular shape to send out medals.
(Unit cover 41)
The unit cover 41 has a rectangular planar shape that is long in the depth direction of the medal lending machine 2. On the upper surface of the unit cover 41, the aforementioned internal batch insertion port 48 is formed at a substantially central portion in the depth direction. This internal lump slot 48 is a rectangular opening formed upward, and has a size capable of receiving a plurality of falling medals collectively.

In addition, an upper portion of the upper surface of the unit cover 41 on the back side of the internal lump slot 48 opens upward and is sent from a lending medal payout device 25 disposed obliquely above and to the right in FIG. A lending medal receiving opening 42 is provided for taking medals into the unit cover 41, in other words, in the medal accumulating section 44.
Here, the medal storage unit 44 is a space in which medals inserted from the internal batch insertion slot 48 or the lending medal receiving opening 42 can be temporarily stored.
An internal batch insertion slot 48 formed on the upper surface of the unit cover 41 is an opening for receiving medals inserted from the batch insertion slot 31. A partition bar 100 for connecting the side surfaces on both sides is provided at a substantially central portion in the depth direction of the internal lump slot 48. The partition rod 100 is for aligning medals in a substantially predetermined posture when medals are inserted into the medal storage section 44.

That is, when the medal is in the vertical orientation (the crossing angle between the front and back surfaces of the medal and the partition bar 100 is close to a right angle) when the medal passes through the internal batch slot 48, the partition bar 100 The medal becomes an obstacle on the fall path of the medal, and the medal is prevented from passing through the internal lump slot 48 in the same posture.
On the other hand, when the medal is placed sideways when the medal passes through the internal batch insertion slot 48 (the front and back surfaces of the medal and the partition bar 100 are almost parallel), the partition bar 100 moves along the medal drop path. The medals are allowed to pass through the internal lump slot 48 without being an obstacle on the top. Then, by adjusting the posture of the medal that the partition bar 100 passes through the internal batch insertion slot 48, when the medal passing through the internal batch insertion slot 48 falls into the medal storage section 44 below, As a result, it is possible to easily transfer by the endless belt 53.

(Circulation mechanism of endless belt 53)
In addition to the reset discharge port 85 described above, the bottom portion of the medal storage unit 44 is positioned in front of the reset discharge port 85, and the medal stored in the medal storage unit 44 is in a substantially horizontal posture with its top surface An endless belt 53 for being placed and transported on the belt is circulated. The medal transfer device 40 is configured to transfer the medals stored in the medal storage unit 44 to the introduction path device 60 side by circulation of the endless belt 53.
The circulation mechanism that circulates the endless belt 53 includes two rollers 51A and 51B arranged on the introduction path device 60 side and the medal storage section 44 side, and of these rollers 51A and 51B, on the introduction path device 60 side. A driving motor 55 for driving the endless belt 53 via the arranged roller 51A and a reduction gear group 56 (not shown) for transmitting the driving force of the driving motor 55 to the roller 51A are provided. Yes.

The two rollers 51A, 51B are two belt wheels between which the endless belt 53 is stretched. The roller 51A is disposed at a slightly higher level than the roller 51B, and the transfer surface of the endless belt 53 Is inclined toward the front side so as to have a slight upward slope.
Of these two rollers 51A and 51B, above the roller 51A driven by the drive motor 55, there is a surplus medal removal roller 52 that is driven by the drive motor 55 and rotated in the same rotational direction as the roller 51A. Is provided.
The surplus medal exclusion roller 52 is formed with an agitation groove 58 extending in the axial direction of the rotation shaft on the outer peripheral surface thereof. The endless belt 53 rotates the surplus medal exclusion roller 52 and causes the stirring groove 58 to stir the medals above the endless belt 53, thereby preventing the medals from staying and efficiently transferring the medals. ing.

The gap 54 formed by the outer peripheral surface of the surplus medal removal roller 52 and the transfer surface on which the medal of the endless belt 53 is placed is larger than the thickness of one medal and smaller than the thickness of two medals. It is a dimension.
Further, the surplus medal exclusion roller 52 is set so that the moving speed in the radial direction on the outer peripheral surface thereof is faster than the moving speed of the transfer surface of the endless belt 53.
Further, since the surplus medal exclusion roller 52 rotates in the same direction as the roller 51, the moving direction of the transfer surface of the endless belt 53 and the outer peripheral surface of the surplus medal rejection roller 52 facing each other are opposite to each other.

Then, when a plurality of medals transferred to the endless belt 53 are overlapped and approach the surplus medal removal roller 52, the game medals above the second one, leaving the bottom one game medal, The surplus medal removal roller 52 is flipped off toward the medal return section 45, which is a space provided on the upstream side of the surplus medal removal roller 52.
Further, although the upper edge portion of the unit cover 41 surrounds the internal batch insertion slot 48, a medal inserted from the internal batch insertion slot 48 is restricted from entering the medal return portion 45 in the left edge portion in FIG. Further, a movement adjusting valve 43 is provided that allows the medal that has been flipped off by the surplus medal exclusion roller 52 to reach the medal return unit 45 to further retreat to the upstream side.

That is, a flat movement adjustment valve 43 is swingably attached to the upper surface portion of the unit cover 41 in a suspended state.
Further, a stopper 43C protruding toward the movement adjustment valve 43 is provided on the inner side surface of the unit cover 41. The stopper 43C is engaged with the surface on the medal return portion 45 side of the movement adjustment valve 43 in the hanging state. Since the distal end portion of the movement adjusting valve 43 is locked by the stopper 43C, the movement adjusting valve 43 can be rotated toward the medal storage portion 44 side and cannot be rotated toward the medal return portion 45 side.
Here, the movement adjustment valve 43 prevents the medal from moving forward from the medal storage unit 44 to the medal return unit 45, and when the medal transferred by the endless belt 53 enters the gap 54, Since the inserted medal is prevented from being interrupted, only the medal transferred by the endless belt 53 can reach the gap 54. Accordingly, the plurality of medals transferred by the endless belt 53 are smoothly sent out one by one to the introduction path device 60 on the downstream side in the transfer direction.

On the other hand, since the movement adjustment valve 43 allows the medals from the medal return unit 45 to the medal storage unit 44 to move backward as appropriate, the surplus medals arranged above among the overlapping medals are the surplus medals. When it is bounced off by the removal roller 52 toward the medal return portion 45, the movement adjusting valve 43 is pushed open to promptly return to the medal storage portion 44.
The movement adjustment valve 43 is set so that the distance between the tip of the movement adjustment valve 43 and the transfer surface of the endless belt 53 is longer than the diameter of the medal. As a result, when the medal passes below the movement adjustment valve 43 in an upright state, the movement adjustment valve 43 does not become an obstacle, and even if the medal is in the upright state, the movement adjustment valve 43 smoothly passes below the movement adjustment valve 43. It is possible.

The surplus medal removal roller 52 is applied with a driving torque via an internal mechanism such as a one-way clutch (not shown). Therefore, when the endless belt 53 rotates in the reverse direction, the surplus medal removal roller 52 is prevented from rotating by an internal mechanism such as a one-way clutch (not shown).
Further, on the way from the endless belt 53 to the introduction path device 60, a position on the downstream side in the medal transfer direction with respect to the position where the surplus medal removal roller 52 is attached is not particularly illustrated. A pair of protrusions may be formed that protrude from each of the opposing wall surfaces, have their tips in contact with the transfer surface of the endless belt 53, and have an interval corresponding to one medal between the tips of each other. By providing such a pair of protrusions, the medals transferred by the endless belt 53 pass through a predetermined position in the width direction, and the transfer position of the medals can be adjusted to a predetermined position.

(Introduction path device 60)
The introduction path device 60 raises the medals transferred in a state of falling on the transfer surface of the endless belt 53 in order to input the medals transferred by the endless belt 53 into the medal insertion unit 10 of the slot machine 1. At the same time, it is a device for introducing the raised medals into the side transfer passage 12 connected to the upper insertion opening 11 of the slot machine 1.
That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the introduction path device 60 is attached to the lower part on the front side of the cover body 30, and the base member 62 that is the base of the entire introduction path device 60, and the front side of the base member 62 And a cover member 61 rotatably attached to the lower end portion of the base member 62 via a hinge (not shown). Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the introduction path device 60 includes a medal discharge port 66 opened on the side surface of the cover member 61 facing the medal insertion portion 10. The medal discharge port 66 is disposed on an extension line of the side transfer passage 12 formed in the medal insertion portion 10 on the slot machine 1 side.
Here, the medal discharge port 66 does not necessarily have to be directly connected to the end of the side transfer passage 12, and the medal discharged from the medal discharge port 66 is introduced into the side transfer passage 12 as the medal discharge port 66. As long as it can be used, it is possible to employ one having a gap or a step formed between the side transfer passage 12 and the like.
Here, when the administrator of the slot machine 1 operates the mode switching operation switch 5 to switch the operation mode from the continuous supply mode to the drop supply mode, the medal transfer device 40 receives a reverse rotation instruction signal from the drive control device 280. The endless belt 53 is rotationally driven in the reverse rotation direction, and the medals supplied to the medal storage unit 44 by the rented medal payout device 25 are quickly dropped toward the medal take-out tray 90.

Conversely, when the administrator of the slot machine 1 operates the mode switching operation switch 5 to switch the operation mode from the drop supply mode to the continuous supply mode, the medal transfer device 40 receives a normal rotation command signal from the drive control device 280. In response, the endless belt 53 is driven to rotate in the forward rotation direction, and the medals supplied to the medal storage unit 44 by the rented medal payout device 25 are transported to the endless belt 53 and carried to the introduction path device 60. Further, the slot machine 1 It is fed into the side transfer passage 12.
(Overview of passage 65)
As described above, the passage portion 65 is for guiding the game medal dropped from the endless belt 53 to the side transfer passage 12.

Specifically, the passage portion 65 includes a fixed plate 251 fixed to the front side surface of the base member 62, and a movable plate 250 disposed on the front side of the fixed plate 251 so as to face the fixed plate 251. And an inner space of a groove-shaped portion formed by a protruding portion 252 that is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251 and that protrudes in the vicinity of the lower end of the side surface of the fixed plate 251. is there.
Here, the fixed plate 251 and the movable plate 250 have dimensions that are sufficiently larger than the diameter of the medal.
The protrusion 252 has a thickness that is slightly larger than the thickness of one medal, and has a downward slope at the upper end surface toward the side transfer passage 12 side.

The groove of the groove-shaped portion formed by the fixed plate 251, the movable plate 250, and the protruding portion 252 has a width that is slightly larger than the thickness of the medal and a depth that is sufficiently deeper than the diameter of the medal. 65 can reliably guide the medal to the side transfer passage 12.
(Fixed plate 251)
The fixed plate 251 is a plate-like component formed in a substantially L shape when viewed from the front. In the fixing plate 251 formed in a substantially L shape in the front view, the upper end portion of the “L” vertical bar is bent in the thickness direction, so that the upper end portion faces the medal transfer device 40 side. The curved portion 62A is curved. By this curved portion 62A, the passage portion 65 becomes an internal space of a groove having an opening whose upper portion is widened, and this widened opening is a medal receiving port 67 for receiving medals sent out from the medal transfer device 40.

Further, the fixed plate 251 formed in a substantially L shape when viewed from the front is arranged such that the tip of the “L” horizontal bar is near the end of the side transfer passage 12 on the slot machine 1 side.
(Movable plate 250)
The movable plate 250 is a substantially L-shaped plate-like component in front view corresponding to the fixed plate 251 and forms a side 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 and are transparent.
Here, on the front surface of the cover member 61, as shown in FIG. 2, a visible portion 210 that is formed in a long hole slit shape so that the inside of the cover member 61 can be visually recognized is partially provided. Further, in the vicinity of the visible portion 210 inside the cover member 61, a light source (not shown) that emits light toward the inside of the passage portion 65, such as a light emitting diode, is provided. Accordingly, the medals flowing through the passage portion 65 can be visually recognized through the visible portion 210 and the movable plate 250, and the clogging of medals can be easily grasped.

Although not shown, the movable plate 250 formed in a substantially L shape in front view is slightly lower in height than the upper end of the “L” vertical bar (specifically, higher than the upper end of the movable plate 250. A pair of movable plate support shafts (not shown) projecting from the side end face of the “L” -shaped vertical bar is provided at a height level that is about one fifth of the total height of the movable plate 250. The movable plate 250 is rotatably supported by the base member 62 via the movable plate support shaft.
Further, the movable plate 250 is engaged with a spring (not shown), and the lower end side of the movable plate 250 is urged toward the projecting portion 252 by the spring, so that the movable plate 250 is always in contact with the projecting portion 252. Yes.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the cover member 61 is released from the clogging to press the portion on the upper end side of the movable plate 250, specifically, the portion located higher than the movable plate support shaft described above. A button 260 is provided.
The clogging release button 260 is attached to the front surface of the cover member 61 so as to be able to advance and retract. When this clogging release button 260 is pushed inward against the urging force of the spring urging the movable plate 250, the upper end side of the movable plate 250 is pressed in the rear direction, and the movable plate support shaft of the movable plate 250 is pressed. As a center of rotation, the entire movable plate 250 rotates.
By the rotation of the entire movable plate 250, the lower end side of the movable plate 250 is separated from the projecting portion 252 and the bottom portion of the passage portion 65 is opened. Even if medals are jammed inside, the medal clogging is resolved.

(Proximity sensor 231)
A proximity sensor 231 for detecting whether or not a medal has passed through the passage portion 65 is provided on the front surface of the movable plate 250.
The proximity sensor 231 has relatively good response performance for detecting the approach of a medal. Such a proximity sensor 231 temporarily outputs a detection signal indicating that a medal has been detected when a medal passes in the vicinity of the proximity sensor 231, and continuously outputs a detection signal for a medal when the medal is jammed. Thus, both passage of medals and clogging of medals can be detected.
Such a proximity sensor 231 includes an inductive proximity switch that detects a change in the magnetic field in the detection region, a capacitive proximity switch that detects a change in the electric field in the detection region, and a reflection or blockage of light rays. It is preferable to employ a non-contact proximity switch such as an optical proximity switch, but a mechanical proximity switch that performs detection by directly contacting a non-detected object, that is, a so-called limit switch can also be employed.

Such a detection signal of the proximity sensor 231 is received by the control unit of the medal lending machine 2, and the control unit of the medal lending machine 2 detects an abnormality in the medal transfer based on the received detection signal. .
For example, when game medals are jammed inside the passage portion 65, the proximity sensor 231 continues to output a detection signal. When the control unit of the medal lending machine 2 continuously receives the detection signal from the proximity sensor 231, it determines that an abnormality has occurred in the medal transfer and prompts the player to press the clog release button 260. Is set to output a voice for that purpose or to display that effect. As a result, the player presses the clog release button 260, so that the medal clogging can be quickly resolved.

(Cover member 61)
The cover member 61 covers the front surface of the introduction path device 60 exposed from the front surface of the cover body 30. In other words, the cover member 61 covers the lower side of the front surface of the medal insertion device 3, and the cover body 30 covers the upper side of the front surface of the medal insertion device 3.
Such a cover member 61 is rotatably attached to the base member 62 via a hinge (not shown). In other words, the cover member 61 is a door that opens and closes an opening formed in the front portion of the medal insertion device 3.
Here, on the back side of the cover member 61, there is provided a locking portion 290 that protrudes in the back direction and has a tip formed in an anchor claw shape.

With respect to such a cover member 61, the upper end of the cover body 30 on the upper side of the introduction path device 60 is engaged with a tip formed in an anchor claw shape of an engaging portion 290 provided on the cover member 61 side. A locked portion 292 is provided.
The cover member 61 in the closed state is locked by the locked portion 292 provided on the cover body 30 side so that the tip of the locking portion 290 is not opened unexpectedly.
Here, an unlocking hole 293 penetrating the front and back of the cover member 61 is formed above the clogging release button 260 provided in the cover member 61, as shown in FIG. A long bar-like tool such as a flat-blade screwdriver is inserted into the unlocking hole 293 to elastically deform the locking portion 290 on the cover member 61 side, and the engagement between the tip of the locking portion 290 and the locked portion 292 is performed. If the stop is released, the cover member 61 can be opened.

The cover member 61 may be configured to engage with a spring that biases the cover member 61 in the closing direction.
(Drive controller 280)
The drive control device 280 is obtained by installing software for controlling the operation of the medal lending machine 2 in hardware including a CPU using a microcomputer and storage means such as a ROM and a RAM.
For example, the drive control device 280 controls each device of the medal lending machine 2 so that the administrator of the slot machine 1 operates according to the operation mode set by operating the mode switching operation switch 5. It has become.

Specifically, when the operation mode is switched from the continuous supply mode to the drop supply mode, when the bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot 21, the drive control device 280 closes the batch insertion slot 31 with the shutter 33. In addition, the endless belt 53 of the medal transfer device 40 is driven to rotate in the reverse rotation direction, and then the rental medal payout device 25 is operated to start supplying the medal to the medal storage unit 44, thereby the medal storage unit The medal supplied to 44 is quickly dropped toward the medal removal tray 90.
The drive control device 280 stops the endless belt 53 that has been rotationally driven in the reverse rotation direction when a predetermined time has elapsed after the lending medal payout device 25 has finished supplying all medals to the medal storage unit 44. It is supposed to let you.

Further, in the drop supply mode, the drive control device 280 invalidates the operation with respect to the contact sensor 274 provided on the upper surface of the weir portion 272 disposed around the collective loading port 31, and the player applies to the contact sensor 274. The operation of the medal transfer device 40 is controlled so that the endless belt 53 of the medal transfer device 40 is not driven to rotate in the forward rotation direction even if it comes into contact.
On the other hand, the drive control device 280 moves the endless belt 53 of the medal transfer device 40 in the forward rotation direction when a bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot 21 while the operation mode is switched from the drop supply mode to the continuous supply mode. After being driven to rotate, the lending medal dispensing device 25 is operated, and the medals supplied to the medal storage unit 44 by the lending medal dispensing device 25 are conveyed to the endless belt 53 and carried to the introduction path device 60, and further, the slot machine 1 is transferred to the side transfer passage 12 to allow the medal to be inserted into the slot machine 1.

Then, after switching to the continuous supply mode and starting the medal lending operation first, the drive control device 280 moves the shutter 33 to open the collective slot 31 when a preset time is reached. Is formed.
More specifically, the drive control device 280 switches to the continuous supply mode and starts a medal lending operation for the first time. In other words, the drive control device 280 inserts a medal into the slot machine 1. When the completion time is reached, the shutter 33 is moved to open the batch loading port 31.
Next, the medal lending operation of the medal lending machine 2 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

When the medal lending process is started by, for example, turning on the power of the medal lending machine 2, whether or not the administrator of the slot machine 1 has operated the mode switching operation switch 5 in the first step S1000 as shown in FIG. In other words, it is determined whether or not a mode switching operation for switching the supply mode has been performed. If it is determined in step S1000 that the mode switching operation has not been performed, the process proceeds to step S4000. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1000 that the mode switching operation has been performed, the process proceeds to the next step S1100. move on.
In step S1100, it is determined whether or not the drop supply mode is selected when the administrator of the slot machine 1 operates the mode switching operation switch 5. If it is determined in step S1100 that the drop supply mode is not selected, the process proceeds to step S3000. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1100 that the drop supply mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S2000. move on.

In step S2000, in order to shift from the continuous supply mode to the drop supply mode, a transition process to the drop supply mode, which will be described in detail later, is performed.
On the other hand, in step S3000, in order to shift from the drop supply mode to the continuous supply mode, a transition process to the continuous supply mode, which will be described in detail later, is performed.
Then, when the transition process to the drop supply mode or the transition process to the continuous supply mode is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S4000.
In step S4000, it is determined whether or not the set supply mode is the continuous supply mode when the administrator of the slot machine 1 operates the mode switching operation switch 5.

If it is determined in step S4000 that the supply mode is not the continuous supply mode, the process proceeds to step S6000. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S4000 that the supply mode is the continuous supply mode, the process proceeds to step S5000. move on.
In step S5000, in order to lend medals in the continuous supply mode, a lending process in the continuous supply mode, which will be described in detail later, is performed.
On the other hand, in step S6000, in order to lend medals in the drop supply mode, a lending process in the drop supply mode, which will be described in detail later, is performed.
When the lending process in the continuous supply mode or the lending process in the drop supply mode is completed, the medal lending operation of the medal lending machine 2 is completed.

Next, the transition process to the drop supply mode started from step S2000 will be described. When the transition process to the drop supply mode is started, as shown in FIG. 6, first, in step S2100, the shutter motor 35 is operated to move the shutter 33 to the closed position U, and the batch inlet 31 is closed. The closing operation processing of the collective loading port 31 is performed. When this closing operation process is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S2200.
In step S2200, the solenoid operating device 81 is actuated to move the opening / closing plate 82, and the opening operation chain processing of the reset discharge port 85 that opens the reset discharge port 85 and the medal transfer device 40 are operated, and the endless belt 53 is operated. The medal transfer device 40 that drives in the reverse rotation direction performs a reverse operation process. As a result, the medals remaining in the medal storage unit 44 are discharged to the medal removal tray 90 disposed below the medal insertion device 3 of the medal lending machine 2.

Here, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the reset discharge port 85 was opened, in other words, a predetermined time required for discharging the medal to the medal removal tray 90 has elapsed, and it can be considered that the discharging of the medal has ended. When it reaches, the reverse operation of the medal transfer device 40 is stopped. Thereby, the opening operation chain process of the reset discharge port 85 and the reverse operation process of the medal transfer device 40 are completed, and the process proceeds to the next step S2300.
In step S2300, the solenoid operating device 81 is operated to move the opening / closing plate 82 to perform the closing operation process of the reset discharge port 85 for closing the reset discharge port 85. When this closing operation process is completed, the next step S2400 is performed. Proceed to

In step S2400, the lending medal payout device 25 is operated to perform a supply operation process for supplying a predetermined number of medals to the medal storage unit 44. Then, when the supply of a predetermined number of medals to the medal storage unit 44 is completed, the rental medal dispensing device 25 is automatically stopped, and the supply operation process is completed. When the supply operation process is completed in this way, a series of transition process to the drop supply mode is also completed, and thereafter, the lending process in the continuous supply mode or the lending process in the drop supply mode is started.
Next, the transition process to the continuous supply mode started from step S3000 will be described. When the process of shifting to the continuous supply mode is started, as shown in FIG. The opening operation chain processing of the outlet 85 and the medal transfer device 40 are operated to perform the reverse operation processing of the medal transfer device 40 that drives the endless belt 53 in the reverse rotation direction. As a result, the medals remaining in the medal storage unit 44 are discharged to the medal removal tray 90 disposed below the medal insertion device 3 of the medal lending machine 2.

Here, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the reset discharge port 85 was opened, in other words, a predetermined time required for discharging the medal to the medal removal tray 90 has elapsed, and it can be considered that the discharging of the medal has ended. When it reaches, the reverse operation of the medal transfer device 40 is stopped. Thereby, the opening operation chain process of the reset discharge port 85 and the reverse operation process of the medal transfer device 40 are completed, and the process proceeds to the next step S3200.
In step S3200, the solenoid operating device 81 is operated to move the opening / closing plate 82 to perform the closing operation process of the reset discharge port 85 that closes the reset discharge port 85. When this closing operation process is completed, the next step S3300 Proceed to

In step S3300, the control variable n of the program installed in the drive control device 280 is reset, that is, a reset process is performed to set its value to “0”. When this reset process is completed, a series of transition processes to the continuous supply mode is also completed, and thereafter, the lending process in the continuous supply mode or the lending process in the falling supply mode is started.
Next, the lending process in the continuous supply mode started from step S5000 will be described. When the lending process in the continuous supply mode is started, as shown in FIG. 8, it is first determined in step S5100 whether or not a bill (for example, a thousand yen bill) has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 21. If it is determined in step S5100 that no bill has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 21, step S5100 is repeated until a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 21. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5100 that a bill has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 21, the process proceeds to the next step S5200.

In step S5200, the lending medal paying device 25 is operated to supply a predetermined number of medals to the medal storing unit 44, the lending medal paying device 25 is operated to operate, and the medal transfer device 40 is operated to set the endless belt 53 correctly. A normal rotation operation process of the medal transfer device 40 driven in the rotation direction is performed. By these processes, a predetermined number of medals are automatically inserted into the upper insertion opening 11 of the slot machine 1 one by one.
Here, when the supply of a predetermined number of medals to the medal storage unit 44 is completed, the loan medal payout device 25 is automatically stopped, and further, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the loan medal payout device 25 is stopped, The medal transfer device 40 is stopped. Due to the stop of the medal transfer device 40, the supply operation process of the lending medal payout device 25 and the normal rotation operation process of the medal transfer device 40 are completed, and then the process proceeds to step S5300.

In step S5300, it is determined whether or not the value of the control variable n of the program installed in the drive control device 280 is “0”. If it is determined in step S5300 that the value of the control variable n is not “0”, the lending process in the continuous supply mode is completed, that is, the medal lending operation of the medal lending machine 2 is completed. Will be.
On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5300 that the value of the control variable n is “0”, the process proceeds to the next step S5400.
In step S5400, the shutter motor 35 is operated to move the shutter 33 to the open position V, and the batch loading port 31 opening operation process for opening the batch loading port 31 is performed. When this release operation process is completed, the process proceeds to the next Step S5500.

In step S5500, a setting process for setting the value of the control variable n of the program installed in the drive control device 280 to “1” is performed. When this setting process is completed, the lending process in the continuous supply mode is completed, and the medal lending operation of the medal lending machine 2 is completed.
Next, the lending process in the drop supply mode started from step S6000 will be described. When the lending process in the drop supply mode is started, as shown in FIG. 9, it is first determined in step S6100 whether or not a bill (for example, a thousand yen bill) has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 21. If it is determined in step S6100 that no banknote has been inserted into the banknote slot 21, step S6100 is repeated until the banknote is inserted into the banknote slot 21. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S6100 that a bill has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 21, the process proceeds to the next step S6200.

In step S6200, the solenoid operating device 81 is operated to move the open / close plate 82, the reset operation of the reset discharge port 85 that opens the reset discharge port 85, the medal transfer device 40 is operated, and the endless belt 53 is operated. The reversing operation processing of the medal transfer device 40 that drives in the reverse rotation direction is performed. As a result, a predetermined number of medals are supplied to the medal removal tray 90 arranged below the medal insertion device 3 of the medal lending machine 2.
Here, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the reset discharge port 85 was opened, in other words, a predetermined time required to supply a predetermined number of medals to the medal removal tray 90 has elapsed, and the supply of medals has ended. When it is time to consider that, the reverse operation of the medal transfer device 40 is stopped. Thereby, the opening operation chain process of the reset discharge port 85 and the reverse operation process of the medal transfer device 40 are completed, and the process proceeds to the next step S6300.

In step S6300, the solenoid operating device 81 is operated to move the opening / closing plate 82 to perform the closing operation process of the reset discharge port 85 for closing the reset discharge port 85. When this closing operation process is completed, the next step S6400 Proceed to
In step S6400, a supply operation process is performed in which the lending medal payout device 25 is operated to supply a predetermined number of medals to the medal storage unit 44. Then, when the supply of a predetermined number of medals to the medal storage unit 44 is completed, the rental medal dispensing device 25 is automatically stopped, and the supply operation process is completed. When the supply operation process is completed in this way, the lending process in a series of drop supply modes is completed, and the medal lending operation of the medal lending machine 2 is completed.
(Effect of embodiment)
According to this embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, a medal storage unit 44 capable of storing a plurality of medals, a medal transfer device 40 including an endless belt 53 that forms the bottom surface of the medal storage unit 44, and a side transfer formed in the adjacent slot machine 1 Since the introduction path device 60 that leads to the passage 12 and the loan medal payout device 25 that can supply the medal to the medal storage unit 44 are provided, when the medal is supplied to the medal storage unit 44 by the loan medal payout device 25, the medal Is placed on the endless belt 53 of the medal transfer device 40, and the medal is transferred to the introduction path device 60 by the forward rotation of the endless belt 53, and further formed in the adjacent slot machine 1 through the introduction path device 60. The medal reaches the side transfer passage 12 formed.

Therefore, a slot machine 1 having a side transfer passage 12 that can receive a medal from the medal lending machine 2 is arranged next to the medal lending machine 2, and the side transfer passage 12 of the slot machine 1 and the medal lending are arranged. Since the introduction path device 60 of the machine 2 is connected to each other, medals lent out from the medal lending machine 2 are automatically inserted into the upper insertion opening 11 of the slot machine 1 one by one. This saves the user from having to insert the medals one by one into the upper insertion opening 11 of the slot machine 1, thereby making it possible for the player to have a convenient game.
Further, in addition to the above, the reset discharge port 85 on the bottom surface of the medal storage unit 44 is opened, thereby the discharge mechanism 80 for dropping the medal downward, and the medal removal tray for receiving the medal dropped from the medal storage unit 44 90 is provided, and when the lending medal payout device 25 is operated in a state where the discharge mechanism 80 is operated and the reset discharge port 85 on the bottom surface of the medal storage portion 44 is opened, the lending medal payout device 25 supplies The medals fall through the reset outlet 85 formed on the bottom surface of the medal storage section 44 and fall into the medal takeout plate 90, and supply the medal to be rented to the player to the inside of the medal takeout plate 90. In addition, if the medals are supplied to the inside of the medal removal tray 90, the medals are prevented from being dissipated, and the player can receive all the medals lent out easily and reliably. To become.

Here, as an operation mode in the medal supply of the medal lending machine 2, a continuous supply mode in which medals are sent to the side transfer passage 12 of the slot machine 1 and a drop supply mode in which the medals are dropped onto the medal takeout tray 90 are set. Since the mode switching operation switch 5 for switching from one of the continuous supply mode and the drop supply mode to the other is provided, the medal lending machine 2 is installed next to the slot machine 1 having a predetermined structure corresponding to automatic insertion. In this case, the mode switching operation switch 5 is operated to enter the continuous supply mode, whereby the medal lending machine 2 can perform an automatic medal insertion operation.
On the other hand, when the medal lending machine 2 is installed next to a slot machine that does not have a predetermined structure corresponding to automatic insertion, the medal lending machine 2 can be operated by operating the mode switching operation switch 5 to the drop supply mode. Since the medals are supplied to the inside of the medal removal tray 90 provided on the player, all the lent medals can be easily and reliably received by the player.

Further, in the drop supply mode, the reset discharge port 85 is opened while the medals are stored in the medal storage unit 44, thereby collecting a plurality of medals stored in the medal storage unit 44. Therefore, it is not necessary to wait for the lending medal dispensing device 25 that supplies medals while counting to complete the medal supply operation, and the medal lending operation can be performed quickly. Can do.
In addition, after lending medals, the reset discharge port 85 is closed and medals are supplied to the medal storage unit 44 by the lending medal dispensing device 25, so that while the player is playing a game, It is possible to replenish medals in the medal storage unit 44 that has been emptied by lending medals. The medal can be lent out smoothly and quickly without causing the player to wait.

As described above, there is no problem even if the medal lending machine 2 is installed next to a slot machine that does not have a predetermined structure corresponding to automatic insertion.
When the drop supply mode is set, the discharge mechanism 80 performs an opening operation to open the reset discharge port 85 and performs a reverse operation to rotate the endless belt 53 of the medal transfer device 40 in the reverse rotation direction. Since the drive control device 280 is formed so that the medals are scattered over the entire upper surface of the endless belt 53 of the medal transfer device 40 when the lending medal payout device 25 supplies medals, the endless belt 53 By rotating in the reverse direction, the medals are not retained on the upper surface of the endless belt 53, and the medals are quickly dropped to the medal take-out tray 90. This speeds up the operation of lending a predetermined number of medals to the player. be able to.

  Further, a mode switching operation switch 5 is provided inside the outer box 20 which is the housing of the medal lending machine 2, and if the inspection door 2A is not opened by a predetermined key operation, in other words, it is not an operation by a predetermined key operation. Since the mode switching operation switch 5 cannot be operated, the operation mode switching operation in the medal supply of the medal lending machine 2 cannot be performed even if an operation other than a predetermined key operation is attempted. Although the medal lending machine 2 is installed next to the slot machine 1 having a predetermined structure corresponding to automatic insertion without operating the mode switching operation switch 5 by mistake, the medal by the medal lending machine 2 Is not executed or the slot machine installed next to it does not support automatic insertion, but medals are ejected toward the slot machine. Thus, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of troubles such as the medal not being discharged from the medal removal tray 90.

In addition, when switching from the drop supply mode to the continuous supply mode, the reset discharge port 85 is opened, the medals remaining in the medal storage unit 44 are discharged, and before the medals are lent out in the continuous supply mode, the medal storage unit 44 is emptied, and thereafter, the lending operation in the continuous supply mode is started, and even if the lending medal payout device 25 supplies the medal to the medal accumulation unit 44, it is stored in the medal accumulation unit 44. The number of medals does not exceed a predetermined number to be lent.
For this reason, no medal remains in the medal storage unit 44, and it is possible to prevent more than a predetermined number of medals from being lent out due to the remaining medal in the medal storage unit 44. It is possible to smoothly switch from the drop supply mode in which the lending operation is started while the medals are stored to the continuous supply mode in which the lending operation is started when the medal storage unit 44 is empty.

Further, when the continuous supply mode is switched to the drop supply mode, the opening operation of the reset discharge port 85 and the supply operation of the lending medal dispensing device 25 are performed to discharge the medals remaining in the medal storage unit 44, and the medal Since the storage unit 44 is emptied and a predetermined number of medals are supplied to the empty medal storage unit 44, the number of medals to be stored in the medal storage unit 44 before lending medals in the fall supply mode is determined. Therefore, the predetermined number of sheets to be lent out can be surely obtained.
For this reason, medals of a number different from the predetermined number to be lent do not remain in the medal storage unit 44, and medals of a number different from the predetermined number are lent out due to inadvertent medals remaining in the medal storage unit 44. Can be prevented in advance.
(Modification)
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, The deformation | transformation in the range which can achieve the objective of this invention, improvement, etc. are included.

That is, the mode switching operation switch is not limited to the mode switching operation switch 5 provided in the outer box 20 that is the housing of the medal lending machine 2, but is provided, for example, on the side surface that contacts the slot machine of the medal lending machine. A mode changeover operation switch hidden by an adjacent slot machine may be used. In this way, only when the old slot machine is removed when the slot machine is replaced with a new one, the side surface is exposed and the mode switching operation switch can be operated. Is prevented from being performed.
Alternatively, a key means for switching the mode switching operation switch to the continuous supply mode is provided on the slot machine 1 side corresponding to automatic insertion, and the mode switching operation switch is operated continuously by receiving the key means on the medal lending machine 2 side. Locking means for switching to the supply mode may be provided, and the continuous supply mode may be automatically set when the slot machine 1 corresponding to automatic insertion is arranged next to the medal lending machine 2.

The key means and the lock means are not limited to those linked mechanically, but those linked electrically, optically or acoustically can be adopted.
Furthermore, in the above embodiment, when the drop supply mode is switched to the continuous supply mode, the insertion hole on the bottom surface of the medal storage chamber is opened and the medals in the medal storage chamber are discharged. The medals in the medal storage chamber may be discharged.
Even in this case, when the fall supply mode is switched to the continuous supply mode, the conveyor belt device performs the forward rotation operation, discharges the medals remaining in the medal storage chamber, and rents the medals in the continuous supply mode. In addition, since the medal storage chamber becomes empty, the lending operation in the continuous supply mode is started thereafter, and even if the medal supply device supplies a predetermined number of medals to the medal storage chamber, it is stored in the medal storage chamber. The number of medals does not exceed a predetermined number to be lent.

  Accordingly, as in the above-described embodiment, it is possible to prevent medals from remaining in the medal storage chamber and medals remaining in the medal storage chamber from being lent out more than a predetermined number. It is possible to smoothly switch from the drop supply mode in which the lending operation is started in a state where medals are stored in the storage chamber to the continuous supply mode in which the lending operation is started in a state where the medal storage chamber is empty.

It is a perspective view which shows the medal game machine and medal lending machine which concern on embodiment of this invention. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the principal part of the medal lending machine which concerns on the said embodiment. It is an expanded sectional view which shows the principal part of the medal lending machine which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the medal transfer unit which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the medal lending machine which concerns on the said embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the transfer process to the fall supply mode shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the transfer process to the continuous supply mode shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the lending process in the continuous supply mode shown in FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the lending process in the fall supply mode shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 slot machine 2 medal lending machine 5 mode switching operation switch
11 Upper slot for medal slot
12 Side transfer passage as transfer passage
25 Lending medal dispensing device as a medal supply device
31 Batch input
33 Shutter
35 Shutter motor constituting the shutter drive unit
40 Medal transfer device as conveyor belt device
44 Medal storage part as a medal storage room
53 Endless belt which is a belt
60 Introductory device as a medal transfer route
80 Discharge mechanism as a medal drop device
85 Reset outlet as insertion hole
90 Medal takeout tray as a falling medal tray
280 Drive control device as control device

Claims (6)

One medal is automatically put into a slot machine having a medal insertion slot into which a medal for starting a game is inserted and a transfer path for guiding a medal from a portion adjacent to the medal lending machine to the medal insertion slot. So that you can
A medal storage chamber having a volume capable of storing a plurality of medals, and at least a part of the bottom surface of the medal storage chamber, and when driven to rotate in the forward rotation direction, toward the adjacent slot machine A conveyor belt device provided with a belt for sending out medals, a medal transfer path for guiding medals sent from the conveyor belt device to a transfer passage formed in an adjacent slot machine, and a predetermined number of medals for storing the medal A medal supply device that can be supplied to the chamber, and by sending medals one by one into the transfer passage provided on the slot machine side, so that medals can be automatically inserted into the slot machine A medal lending machine formed in
A collective slot formed above the medal storage chamber and having a size that allows a plurality of medals to pass simultaneously;
A shutter having a size capable of closing the batch loading port, and provided to be movable between two positions of a position for closing the batch loading port and a position for opening the batch loading port;
A shutter driving device for driving the shutter from one to the other between the two positions;
A medal dropping device for moving at least a part of the bottom surface of the medal storage chamber to open an insertion port, and dropping the medal stored in the medal storage chamber downward through the insertion port;
A dropped medal tray that is arranged below the medal storage chamber and that can receive a medal that has dropped from the medal storage chamber;
For switching from one to the other of a continuous supply mode in which medals are continuously fed into the transfer passage of the slot machine one by one and a drop supply mode in which a plurality of medals are dropped from the medal storage chamber to the dropped medal tray. A mode switching operation switch;
An opening operation for opening the batch loading port, a closing operation for closing the batch loading port, an opening operation for opening the insertion port and a closing operation for closing the insertion port, and the belt of the conveyor belt device in the forward rotation direction. Each operation of the medal lending machine includes a normal rotation operation to rotate, a reverse rotation operation to rotate the belt of the conveyor belt device in the reverse rotation direction, and a supply operation to supply medals to the medal storage chamber of the medal supply device. And a control device that controls so that is performed in a predetermined order,
When the control device performs the medal lending operation in the continuous supply mode, the supply operation of the medal supply device and the transport belt are performed in a state where the batch insertion port is open and the insertion port is closed. When renting medals by causing the device to perform normal rotation and performing lent medal operation in the drop supply mode, medals are stored in the medal storage chamber and the batch slot is closed In this state, after the lending of medals is performed by performing the opening operation of the insertion port, the insertion port is closed, and then the supply operation of the medal supply device is performed to store the medal. A medal lending machine characterized in that it is configured to store medals in a room.   When performing the medal lending operation in the fall supply mode, the control device is configured to cause the transport belt device to perform a reverse operation when performing the medal lending operation by the opening operation of the insertion port. The medal lending machine according to claim 1.   The medal lending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mode switching operation switch is adapted to be operated by a predetermined key operation.   When the medal supply mode is switched from the drop supply mode to the continuous supply mode, the control device causes the medal stored in the medal storage chamber to be discharged by causing the insertion port to open. The collective supply mode transition process for performing the closing operation of the insertion port is performed so that the medal lending operation can be started in the continuous supply mode, and until the first performed medal lending operation is completed, The medal lending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein control is performed so that the opening operation of the insertion slot is not performed.   When the medal supply mode is switched from the drop supply mode to the continuous supply mode, the control device causes the conveyor belt device to perform a normal rotation operation, thereby continuously discharging the medals stored in the medal storage chamber. The supply mode transition process is performed so that the medal lending operation can be started in the continuous supply mode, and the batch slot opening operation is not performed until the first medal lending operation is completed. The medal lending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the medal lending machine is controlled.   When the supply mode of the medal is switched from the continuous supply mode to the drop supply mode, the control device causes the insertion port to perform an opening operation so that the medal stored in the medal storage chamber from the opened insertion port. After discharging, the drop supply mode transition processing is performed to perform the supply operation of supplying the medal to the medal storage chamber in a state where the insertion port is closed and the insertion port is closed. 6. The medal lending machine according to claim 1, wherein control is performed so that a medal lending operation can be started.

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