JP4871604B2 - Coin-shaped member feeding device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a feeding device that feeds coin-like members in a storage container (hopper) provided on a base member one by one by rotation of a feeding rotor disposed on the base member.

  There is a delivery device that sends coin-like members such as coins and game medals stored in a storage container one by one by rotation of a rotor provided at the bottom of the storage container. As a typical configuration, a disc-shaped delivery rotor that is rotated in one direction by an electric motor device is provided at the bottom of a storage container (hopper) that stores coin-like members such as coins and game medals. A plurality of separation holes are arranged on the concentric circles at substantially equal intervals, and with the rotation of the delivery rotor, coin-like members sequentially enter the plurality of separation holes, The coin-like members are delivered one by one from the delivery portion formed on the side surface of the storage container by being pushed out one by one from the bottom of the separation hole in the circumferential direction of the delivery rotor. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

A coin-shaped member delivery device such as this Patent Document 1 is installed in a gaming machine, and a coin-shaped member inserted into a coin-shaped member insertion port of the gaming machine is passed through a sorting counter to a storage container (hopper). Although it is configured to be housed inside, in the case of repair, inspection, removal of clogged coin-like member or foreign matter that entered inside, open the front door of the gaming machine and move the coin-like member feeding device forward May have to be removed.
JP 2004-318595 A

  In view of these points, the present invention opens the front door of the gaming machine and moves the coin-shaped member feeding device forward in the case of repair, inspection, removal of a jammed coin-shaped member or foreign matter that has entered the inside. It is possible to provide a drawer handle structure that can be pulled out to a stable position and can be pulled out stably in a heavy state in which a large number of coin-like members are accommodated.

  The coin-shaped member delivery device according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a storage container (hopper) for accommodating a coin-shaped member for gaming on a base member on a base installed in a gaming machine, and forms a plurality of separation holes to form the base In the coin-shaped member delivery device for delivering coin-like members stored in the storage container (hopper) one by one from the delivery outlet by rotation of a delivery rotor disposed on the member, the coin in a state where the coin-like member is accommodated The pull-out handle is arranged on the front surface located in front of the center of gravity of the member delivery device.

  The coin-shaped member feeding device according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the frame is made of synthetic resin, and the drawer handle is simultaneously formed on the front surface of the frame.

  In the first aspect of the invention, the drawer handle is in a position corresponding to the center of gravity in a state where a large number of coin-like members are housed. It can be pulled out with.

  In the second invention, in addition to the effect of the first invention, since it is molded simultaneously with the gantry, it is easy to make the shape which does not damage the fingers compared to the case where a separate handle is attached, there is no attachment work, and the strength Becomes stable.

  In the coin-shaped member feeding device of the present invention, a storage container (hopper) for storing a coin-shaped member for gaming is provided on a base member on a base installed in a gaming machine, and a plurality of separation holes are formed to form the base member. In the coin-shaped member delivery device that delivers coin-like members stored in the storage container (hopper) one by one from the delivery port by rotation of the delivery rotor disposed above, the coin-like member delivery device is positioned in front of the center of gravity of the coin-like member delivery device. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a coin-shaped member feeding device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of an opening of a gaming machine equipped with the coin-shaped member feeding device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a coin-shaped member according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a side view of a partial cross section of the coin-shaped member feeding device according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the feeding rotor and the rotor guide ring of the coin-shaped member feeding device according to the present invention. FIG. 6 is a top view showing a locked state of the rotor guide ring of the coin-like member feeding device according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the drawer handle according to the present invention.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine for playing using coin-like members 100 such as coins and gaming medals. FIG. 2 shows a slot machine or a pachislot machine that uses coin-like members (game medals) 100. It is a front view of the state which opened the door of the gaming machine 1 which is. In the gaming machine 1, a coin-shaped member (game medal) 100 used in the gaming machine 1 is stored, and a coin-shaped member having a function of sending a predetermined number of coin-shaped members (game medals) 100 as necessary. A delivery device 2 is installed.

  The coin-shaped member delivery device 2 has the following configuration. In other words, a synthetic resin base member 4 is attached to a plurality of places on the metal frame 3 by screws 6, and a housing portion 5 for accommodating a circular coin-shaped member 100 is provided on the base member 4. A synthetic resin storage container (hopper) 5 </ b> P to be formed is detachably attached to the base member 4 with a screw or a locking device 44. The storage container (hopper) 5P has openings 5A and 5B on the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively, and the lower surface opening 5B has a substantially circular shape. On the base member 4 corresponding to the lower surface opening 5B, a synthetic resin delivery rotor 7 having a plurality of separation holes 10 is disposed, and the delivery rotor 7 is an electric motor device attached to the lower side of the base member 4. 8 is attached to the distal end portion of the rotary shaft 9 penetrating the base member 4.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the delivery rotor 7 attached to the tip of the rotating shaft 9 is disposed in a circular recess 4A formed on the upper surface of the base member 4, and the electric motor is in a state slightly separated from the surface of the recess 4A. The device 8 is configured to rotate in the R direction. A rotor guide ring 20 is provided so as to cover the upper surface periphery and the peripheral surface of the delivery rotor 7 with a slight gap between the upper surface periphery and the peripheral surface of the delivery rotor 7. The rotor guide ring 20 is mounted on a circular step portion 4B formed at a position higher than the recess 4A so as to surround the recess 4A, and a predetermined position of the base member 4 by a locking claw portion 21 formed on the base member 4. Retained. The rotor guide ring 20 forms a ring portion 20B that is inclined so as to spread outward from the ring portion 20A that covers the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the delivery rotor 7, and the circular lower surface opening 5B of the storage container (hopper) 5P is formed. The storage container (hopper) 5P is attached to the base member 4 along the ring portions 20A and 20B.

  With the delivery rotor 7 attached to the tip of the rotating shaft 9 and disposed in the recess 4A, the notch 20C formed in the peripheral edge of the rotor guide ring 20 in FIG. Then, the rotor guide ring 20 is placed on the stepped portion 4B, and in this state, the rotor guide ring 20 is rotated clockwise, so that the rotor guide ring 20 is engaged with the locking claw portion 21 as shown in FIG. The rotor guide ring 20 is held at a predetermined position by sinking into the lower side and being locked, and the end portion 20D of the rotor guide ring 20 abutting against the stopper step portion 22 formed on the base member 4.

  The delivery rotor 7 has a disk shape in which a plurality of separation holes 10 (the illustrated one has six separation holes) are arranged at substantially equal intervals on a concentric circle, and each separation hole 10 has a diameter of the coin-shaped member 100. The delivery rotor 7 is vertically penetrated in a circular shape with a slightly larger diameter. Each separation hole 10 forms an open outlet facing the periphery of the delivery rotor at the bottom. In this configuration, the coin-like member 100 of the storage container (hopper) 5P is separated one by one and sequentially enters the separation hole 10 and enters the bottom of the separation hole 10 by the rotation of the delivery rotor 7 clockwise in FIG. The coin-like member 100 is pushed out from the open outlet toward the delivery portion 13 while sliding on the upper surface of the base member 4 as the delivery rotor 7 rotates.

  The coin-like member 100 pushed out from the delivery rotor 7 advances to the delivery part 13 while pushing away the spring-biased movable body 16, and when the diameter part of the coin-like member 100 passes, the movable body 16 returns by the spring force. This is a mechanism that blows away in the direction of the outlet 14. The sending unit 13 is provided with a detection sensor of a counting unit that counts the number of coin-shaped members 100 passing through. The upper surface of the sending unit 13 including this detection sensor is covered with a cover 32.

  The cover 32 sinks into the lower side of the locking portion 33 formed on the upper surface of the base member 4 and is locked, and the other end is screwed to the base member 4 with a screw. The distance between the lower surface of the cover 32 and the upper surface of the delivery portion 13 is slightly larger than the thickness of the coin-shaped member 100, and forms a coin-shaped member passage. The outlet of the coin-like member passage of the sending unit 13 becomes the sending outlet 14 of the coin-like member 100. The coin-like member 100 delivered from the delivery port 14 is introduced into a tray 1A provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 1 through a guide rod (not shown). For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2, the coin-shaped member delivery device 2 is installed in the gaming machine 1 so that the delivery port 14 of the coin-shaped member 100 faces the front. In this configuration, the coin-like member 100 inserted into the coin-like member insertion port (not shown) of the gaming machine 1 rolls while standing from the guide rod 41 through the sorting and counting device 40, and the storage container ( The hopper is accommodated in the storage container (hopper) 5P from the inlet opening 5E of the 5P.

  The storage container (hopper) 5P has an inlet opening 5E formed on the front wall, an overflow outlet 5X formed on the side wall, and is lowered from the inlet opening 5E toward the overflow outlet 5X. A cylindrical overflow guide member 42 is inclined. The overflow coin-like member 100 slides on the overflow guide member 42 and is stored in the recovery box 36 from the overflow outlet 5X.

  A conductive member 30 is provided on the upper surface of the base member 4, and is a mechanism for releasing static electricity by contacting the coin-shaped member 100 of the separation hole 10 of the delivery rotor 7, and is fixed to the metal wall of the gaming machine 1 by the conductive screw 37. This static electricity escapes through the metal mount 3. As described above, the coin-shaped member delivery device 2 is installed in the gaming machine 1 by fixing the left and right flanges of the metal base 3 to the metal wall of the gaming machine 1 with the screws 37. Instead, the left and right flanges of the metal base 3 are placed so as to be retractable and retractable in the front-rear direction with respect to the rail attached to the metal wall of the gaming machine 1, and the coin-shaped member feeding device 2 is It can also be set as the structure mounted in the gaming machine 1 so as to be retractable and retractable in the front-rear direction.

  When the coin-shaped member feeding device 2 is repaired or inspected, or when the jammed coin-shaped member 100 or the foreign matter inside the coin-shaped member is removed, the front door of the gaming machine is opened and the coin-shaped member feeding device 2 is taken forward. It will be necessary. In the state where the coin-like member 100 is accommodated in the storage container (hopper) 5P in a substantially full state, the weight of the entire coin-like member delivery device 2 is considerably increased. As described above, the configuration in which the rails are placed in the gaming machine 1 so as to be pulled out and housed in the front-rear direction can be easily pulled out. On the other hand, when the coin-shaped member delivery device 2 is fixed to the gaming machine 1 with the screw 37, it is necessary to pull it forward with the screw removed.

  In both cases of screw fixing and rail support, it is necessary to make it easy to safely pull out the heavy coin-shaped member feeding device 2 toward the front of the gaming machine 1. For this reason, the drawer handle 70 is arranged on the front wall located in front of the center of gravity of the coin-shaped member delivery device 2. As shown in FIG. 7, the handle 70 attaches the synthetic resin handle 70 to the hole formed in the front wall of the metal mount 3 by screws 71 or adhesion. This handle 70 is formed with a hook portion 70A for hooking the finger 72 on the front surface of the recess 70B.

  As a result, the drawer handle 70 is at a position corresponding to the center of gravity in a state where a large number of coin-like members 100 are housed. Therefore, when the coin-like member feeding device 2 is pulled out, the drawer handle 70 can be easily and stably pulled out. It can be pulled out in a state. Moreover, it can form in the shape which is easy to make into the shape which does not damage a finger kindly by a synthetic resin.

  FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional view of the drawer handle when the gantry 3 is made of synthetic resin. In this case, since the handle 70 can be formed by simultaneous molding when the gantry 3 is molded with synthetic resin, it is easy to make the handle 72 in a shape that does not damage the finger 72 as compared with the case of the first embodiment in which the separate handle 70 is attached. There is no attachment work, and it becomes easy to make the strength stable.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be conceived without departing from the technical scope of the present invention, and include various embodiments related thereto.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the coin-shaped member sending device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a door opening front view of a game machine provided with the coin-shaped member sending device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a perspective view of the coin-shaped member sending device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a side view of the partial cross section of the coin-shaped member delivery apparatus which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is sectional drawing which shows the relationship between the sending rotor and rotor guide ring of the coin-shaped member sending device which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is a top view which shows the latching state of the rotor guide ring of the coin-shaped member delivery apparatus which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is sectional drawing of the drawer handle part which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is sectional drawing of the drawer handle part in case the mount based on this invention is a product made from a synthetic resin. (Example 2)

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 .... Game machine 2 .... Coin-like member sending-out device 3 .... Base 4 .... Base member 4A ... Depression 5 .... Coin-like member accommodating part 5E ... Entrance opening 5P ・ ・ ・ Storage container (hopper)
5X: overflow outlet 7 ... delivery rotor 8 ... electric motor device 9 ... rotating shaft 10 ... separation hole 13 ... delivery part 14 ... delivery outlet 16 ... movable Body 20 ... Rotor guide ring 20C .... Notch 21 ... Locking claw 30 ... Conductive member 36 ... Recovery box 37 ... Screw 41 ... Guide rod 42 ... Overflow guide Member 70 ... Handle 70A ... Hook part 100 ... Coin-like member

Claims (2)

  By providing a storage container (hopper) that accommodates a coin-like member for gaming on a base member on a pedestal installed in a gaming machine, a plurality of separation holes are formed, and by rotation of a delivery rotor disposed on the base member, In the coin-shaped member delivery device that delivers coin-like members stored in the storage container (hopper) one by one from the delivery port, the coin-like member delivery device is located in front of the center of gravity of the coin-like member delivery device in a state where the coin-like member is accommodated. A coin-shaped member feeding device, wherein a drawer handle is arranged on the front surface.   The coin-shaped member feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the frame is made of synthetic resin, and the drawer handle is simultaneously formed on the front surface of the frame.

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