JP4892245B2 - 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. The sending unit is provided with counting means for counting the number of passing coin-like members to be sent. (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). In general, when the storage container (hopper) is full, the coin-shaped member that enters the storage container (hopper) overflows to the collection box or the like. I try to store it.
JP 2004-318595 A

  In the present invention, such a structure for causing overflow is provided in a storage container (hopper) so that it is difficult to form a bridge between coin-like members so that overflow can be performed smoothly.

  The coin-shaped member delivery device according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a storage container (hopper) for a coin-shaped member provided on a base member, and forms the storage by rotating a delivery rotor arranged on the base member by forming a plurality of separation holes. In the coin-shaped member delivery device that sends out the coin-shaped members accommodated in the container (hopper) one by one from the delivery outlet, the overflow guide member is inclinedly installed low from the inlet opening of the storage container (hopper) toward the overflow outlet, The overflow guide member includes a guide surface that is inclined downward from the inlet opening toward the overflow outlet, and a substantially V-shaped cut that opens into the storage container (hopper) corresponding to the inlet opening of the guide surface. A part is formed.

  The coin-shaped member feeding device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the first aspect of the invention, wherein a rising wall is formed at an end of the guide surface inside the storage container (hopper), from the bottom of the notch to the base of the rising wall. The length is not less than 3 times and less than 4 times the diameter of the coin-shaped member.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the guide surface includes a substantially straight inclined substrate surface inclined downward from the inlet opening toward the overflow outlet, and the storage container (hopper) of the inclined substrate surface. An inclined guide surface that is inclined obliquely upward and is gradually widened toward the overflow outlet is formed on the inner side, and the rising wall is formed to rise from an end of the inclined guide surface.

  In the first invention, since the overflow guide member is provided with the cut portion, when the inside of the storage container (hopper) is filled with the accumulated coin-shaped member, the coin shape near the cut portion of the accumulated coin-shaped member The member is deposited in a state where a gap is generated between the coin-like member adjacent to the cut portion and the bottom portion of the cut portion. For this reason, the coin-shaped member entering toward the cut portion hits the coin-shaped member deposited in the vicinity thereof and gives an impact. For this reason, the gap between the coin-like members cannot be formed by the gap, and the overflow coin-like member has an effect of sliding smoothly on the guide surface to the overflow outlet.

  In the second invention, in addition to the effects of the first invention, if the length from the bottom of the cut portion to the base of the rising wall is twice or more, two coin-like members may be sandwiched to form a bridge state However, since this length is 3 times or more and less than 4 times, the number of coin-like members within this length is three at the maximum. The three coin-like members are very rarely sandwiched and stabilized, and the bridge balance is easily broken by the three coin-like members, and the effect of eliminating the bridge state of the coin-like member is increased.

  In addition to the effects of the second invention, the third invention is in a state in which a large number of coin-like members can be accommodated by the inclination guide surface that is inclined obliquely higher. Then, the coin-shaped member that enters the coin-shaped member accumulated in a state where the bridge is eliminated as described above toward the cut portion hits the coin-shaped member near the deposited cut portion and slides on the coin-shaped member. Thus, it is guided to the inclined substrate surface over the end portion on the higher side of the inclined guiding surface, and has an effect of smoothly moving from the inclined substrate surface to the overflow outlet.

  The coin-shaped member delivery device according to the present invention includes a storage container (hopper) for a coin-shaped member provided on a base member, and forms a plurality of separation holes to rotate the delivery rotor disposed on the base member. In the coin-shaped member feeding device that feeds the coin-shaped members accommodated in the (hopper) one by one from the feeding outlet, an overflow guide member is inclinedly installed low from the inlet opening of the storage container (hopper) toward the overflow outlet. The overflow guide member includes a guide surface that is inclined downward from the inlet opening toward the overflow outlet, and a substantially V-shaped notch that opens into the storage container (hopper) corresponding to the inlet opening of the guide surface. Examples 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 shows a state before the rotor guide ring of the coin-shaped member feeding device according to the present invention is locked. FIG. 6 is a top view showing the locked state of the rotor guide ring of the coin-shaped member feeding device according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 shows the relationship between the feeding rotor and the rotor guide ring of the coin-shaped member feeding device according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view with the cover of the sending part of the coin-shaped member sending device according to the present invention removed, and FIG. 9 is a top view with the cover of the sending part of the coin-shaped member sending device according to the present invention removed. FIG. 10 shows the separation hole portion of the delivery rotor according to the present invention. FIG. 11 is a side view of a separation hole portion of a delivery rotor according to the present invention, FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a detection unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 13 is an explanatory view of a detection position of the detection unit according to the present invention. 14 is a top view of the overflow guide member portion according to the present invention, FIG. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view of the overflow guide member portion according to the present invention in the length direction, and FIG. 16 is a width direction of the overflow guide member portion according to the present invention. FIG.

  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. 7, 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, a notch 20C formed in the peripheral edge of the rotor guide ring 20 is formed in the locking claw 21 as shown in FIG. The rotor guide ring 20 is placed on the stepped portion 4B so as to correspond, and in this state, the rotor guide ring 20 is rotated clockwise to lock the rotor guide ring 20 as shown in FIG. The rotor guide ring 20 is held at a predetermined position by sinking into the lower side of the claw portion 21 and being locked, and the end portion 20D of the rotor guide ring 20 abuts against a 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. A guide surface 11 having a slightly larger diameter and penetrating the delivery rotor 7 in a circular shape up and down, and having a downwardly inclined slope toward the downstream side in the rotation direction R is formed on the upper peripheral edge. Further, an open outlet 10A that faces the periphery of the delivery rotor is formed at the lower peripheral edge of each separation hole 10, and a streamline type that extends to the periphery of the delivery rotor 7 is formed downstream of the open outlet 10A in the rotation direction R. An extruded wall 12 is formed. With this configuration, the coin-shaped member 100 of the storage container (hopper) 5P is separated one by one and sequentially enters the separation hole 10 by the rotation of the delivery rotor 7, and the coin-shaped member 100 that has entered the bottom of the separation hole 10 is As the delivery rotor 7 rotates, it is pushed out of the delivery rotor 7 from the open outlet 10A toward the delivery part 13 formed on the upper surface of the base member 4 by the pushing wall 12 while sliding on the upper surface of the base member 4. It is a mechanism. In this way, one coin-like member 100 is sent out from each separation hole 10 as the delivery rotor 7 rotates.

  The coin-like member 100 pushed out of the sending rotor 7 along with the rotation of the sending rotor 7 enters the sending portion 13 constituting the coin-like member passage. At the entrance portion of the delivery portion 13, there is a space slightly smaller than the diameter of the coin-like member 100 at a position where the coin-like member 100 pushed outward from the delivery rotor 7 first passes, and the fixed side wall 15. The movable body 16 is arranged. The coin-like member 100 that has entered the bottom of the separation hole 10 with the rotation of the delivery rotor 7 moves to the outside of the delivery rotor 7 from the open outlet 10A and comes into contact with the inclined surface 15B inside the fixed side wall 15; It is pushed by the pushing wall 12 and pushed out while rotating. The coin-like member 100 pushed out of the delivery rotor 7 enters the delivery unit 13, passes through the delivery unit 13 in the Y1 direction, and is delivered from the delivery port 14 formed on the side surface of the delivery device 2. The coin-like member 100 delivered from the delivery port 14 is supplied to the tray 1A provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 1, and can be used for the next game by the player. The passage width T <b> 1 of the delivery unit 13 is formed by an interval between the straight part 15 </ b> A at the tip of the fixed side wall 15 and the fixed side wall 26 arranged in parallel to the fixed side wall 15 on the opposite side. The passage width T1 is set to a dimension slightly larger than the diameter of the coin-like member 100 so that the coin-like member 100 can move smoothly.

  The fixed side wall 15 is provided at a position where the coin-like member 100 delivered from the delivery rotor 7 abuts on the front side in the rotational direction (R) of the delivery rotor 7 on the inlet side of the delivery unit 13, and wear resistance is improved. In consideration of the metal, it is made of stainless steel in the embodiment. The movable body 16 is positioned in front of the fixed side wall 15 in the rotational direction (R) of the delivery rotor 7 and is provided in a state of being urged by a spring 17 so as to be pressed and operated by the coin-like member 100. Yes. The movable body 16 is composed of a cylindrical body 16A rotatably attached to a shaft 19A provided upright on an L-shaped movable arm 19, and the movable arm 19 is a shaft having a central portion rotatable on the lower side of the base member 4. While being supported 18, the other end is pulled by the pulling force of the return action spring 17, and in this state, the movable body 16 is spaced a little smaller than the diameter of the coin-shaped member 100 between the fixed side wall 15. Is maintained.

  For this reason, when the coin-like member 100 pushed out of the delivery rotor 7 reaches the fixed side wall 15 and the movable body 16, the movable body 16 resists the pulling force of the spring 17, as shown in FIG. When the diameter portion of the coin-like member 100 passes, the movable body 16 returns by the pulling force of the spring 17 and is flipped away in the direction of the delivery port 14. The flipped coin-like member 100 passes through the detection unit 23 arranged so as to face the delivery unit 13 from the fixed side wall 26 side, and is delivered from the delivery port 14. The detection unit 23 has an optical sensor configuration including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit as a detection sensor. In the embodiment, the light emitting unit 24A and the light receiving unit 25A, and the light emitting unit 24B and the light receiving unit 25B are configured with two sets of optical sensors. When the coin-like member 100 passes the detecting unit 23, the light receiving unit 24A receives light. The optical path reaching the section 25A and the optical path reaching the light receiving section 25B from the light emitting section 24B are blocked, thereby counting the number of coin-shaped members 100 passing through the control section provided in the electrical box 38 (not shown). Z)).

  The detection position in the detection unit 23 is detected at a portion outside the diameter of the coin-like member 100. That is, even when coin-like members 100 sent out from the sending rotor 7 are sent out in succession, each of the light emitting parts 24A and 24B leads to the light receiving parts 25A and 25B in order to enable detection one by one. This optical path is not detected in the diameter portion of the coin-shaped member 100 to be sent, but in a position deviated from the diameter portion, that is, in a portion shorter than the diameter of the coin-shaped member 100. That is, as shown in FIG. 13, from the light emitting portion 24A to the light receiving portion 25A so as to detect at positions AH and BH close to the fixed side wall 26 side from the diameter portion passing through the center CH of the circular coin-shaped member 100, respectively. And a light path from the light emitting part 24B to the light receiving part 25B is defined. The detection unit 23 may include only one light emitting unit 24A and one light receiving unit 25A. However, the detection unit 23 includes two sets of the light emitting unit 24A and the light receiving unit 25A, and the light emitting unit 24B and the light receiving unit 25B. In this way, the detection accuracy is raised and countermeasures against mischief are taken. That is, the detection pulse when the coin-shaped member 100 passes in the Y1 direction is adopted as a count signal by the control unit, and the detection pulse when the coin-shaped member 100 is pushed in the direction opposite to the Y1 direction due to mischief is passed. By adopting it, it prevents miscounting by mischief. Instead of such a method of detecting the detection unit 23 based on such a change in the amount of received light, a change in the amount of electricity (capacitance, induced electromotive force, frequency, etc.) generated by passing the coin-shaped member 100 or the amount of magnetic amount What measures a change etc. may be used.

  The parts of the sending unit 13 and the detecting unit 23 are covered with a cover 32 made of synthetic resin. The cover 32 is engaged with a locking portion 33 formed on the upper surface of the base member 4 so as to sink into the lower side, and the other end is screwed to the base member 4 with a screw 34. A distance T2 between the lower surface 32A of the cover 32 and the upper surface 13A of the sending portion 13 is slightly larger than the thickness T0 of the coin-like member 100. As a result, the interval T1 between the fixed side wall 15 and the fixed side wall 26 (the interval in the diameter direction of the coin-like member 100) and the interval T2 between the lower surface 32A of the cover 32 and the upper surface 13A of the sending portion 13 (the thickness of the coin-like member 100). The distance between the two is the size of the coin-shaped member passage of the sending unit 13. The outlet of the coin-like member passage of the sending portion 13 becomes the sending / outlet 14 of the coin-like member 100.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the detection unit 23, as shown in FIG. 12, corrects the combined position of the light emitting unit 24A and the light receiving unit 25A and the combined position of the light emitting unit 24B and the light receiving unit 25B. 25B are housed in a synthetic resin holder 23A. The synthetic resin holder 23A is substantially U-shaped, and the upper side (upstream side) and the lower side (downstream side) so that the light emitting parts 24A and 24B face the delivery part 13 from the upper side 23A1 which is one side thereof. The lower side 23A2, which is the other side of the synthetic resin holder 23A that opposes the upper side 23A1, is placed on the upper side (upstream side) so that the light receiving units 25A and 25B face the sending unit 13 from below. Built in on the lower (downstream) side. And each light path part from light-emitting part 24A, 24B of synthetic resin holder 23A to light-receiving part 25A, 25B forms the transparent part 23B comprised with the transparent material. The holder 23 </ b> A is attached on the base member 4 by a screw 46 that is screwed to the metal mount 3.

  The coin-like member 100 delivered from the delivery port 14 is introduced into a tray portion 1A provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 1 through a guide rod (not shown). For this reason, the coin-shaped member delivery device 2 is installed so that the delivery port 14 of the coin-like member 100 faces the front as shown in FIG. 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 guide member 42 is made of synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 14 to 16, a guide surface 42P that is inclined downward from the inlet opening 5E toward the overflow outlet 5X is formed. Corresponding to the inlet opening 5E, a substantially V-shaped cutout 43 is formed which opens to the accommodating portion 5 in the storage container (hopper). As a specific example, as shown in the drawing, a protruding portion 42D protruding toward the accommodating portion 5 side of the coin-like member 100 is formed on the inlet opening 5E side of the guiding surface 42P, and approximately V is formed between the protruding portion 42D and the guiding surface 42P. This is a form in which a character-shaped cut portion 43 is formed.

  The coin-like member 100 inserted into the coin-like member insertion port (not shown) of the gaming machine 1 rolls around the circumference in a state of standing from the guide rod 41 through the sorting / counting device 40, and the storage container ( The hopper is configured to enter the storage container (hopper) 5P from the inlet opening 5E of the 5P. The entry path from the guide rod 41 is set so that the coin-like member 100 entering from the guide rod 41 enters the cut portion 43.

  The coin-like member 100 that has entered in this manner passes through the cut portion 43 and is stored in the storage container (hopper) 5P. Rising walls 42B and 42C are formed on the left and right sides of the guide surface 42P. The rising wall 42 </ b> C on the housing part 5 side is formed at a portion near the overflow outlet 5 </ b> X of the inclined guiding surface 42 </ b> E, and the other rising wall 42 </ b> B is formed along the inside of the side wall of the housing part 5. When the coin-like member 100 accommodated in the storage container (hopper) 5P is deposited and becomes full, the ridge portion YY of the pile of the deposited coin-like member 100 is shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. It gradually becomes higher. In this case, when there is no rising wall 42C on the side of the accommodating portion 5, the coin-like member 100 moves to the overflow outlet 5X in a state where the pile of the accumulated coin-like member 100 is low, but the rising wall 42C is provided. As a result, the height of the mountain can be increased, and a large number of coin-like members 100 can be deposited.

  As described above, since the overflow guide member 42 forms the cut portion 43, when the inside of the storage container (hopper) 5P is filled with the accumulated coin-like member 100, it accumulates as shown in FIG. Among the coin-like members 100, among the coin-like members 100 near the notch 43, there is also a coin-like member 100 </ b> C <b> 2 that hits the tip of the protrusion 42 </ b> D, but the coin-like member 100 </ b> C <b> 1 close to the notch 43 and the bottom of the notch 43. Are deposited in a state where a gap 43G is generated. For this reason, the coin-shaped member 100 entering the cut-out portion 43 while standing from the guide rod 41 strikes the deposited coin-shaped member 100C1 and the like, and thereby impacts the coin-shaped members between the coin-shaped members 100C1. The bridge cannot be used. Then, the overflowing coin-shaped member 100 can smoothly move to the overflow outlet 5X by sliding on the guide surface 42P, and is stored in the collection box 36.

  Further, the length L4 from the bottom portion Q1 of the cut portion 43 to the base portion Q2 of the rising wall 42C on the accommodating portion 5 side is set to be not less than 4 times and not less than 3 times the diameter C1 (for example, 25 mm) of the coin-like member 100. ing. If the length L4 is 2 times or more, the two coin-like members 100 may be sandwiched to form a bridge state. However, since the length L4 is 3 times or more and less than 4 times, the coin entering the length L4 The number of the shaped members 100 is three at the maximum. For this reason, the three coin-like members 100 are very rarely sandwiched and stabilized, and the bridge balance is easily lost by the three coin-like members 100, and the effect of eliminating the bridge state of the coin-like member 100 is increased.

  In addition, the guide surface 42P includes a substantially straight inclined substrate surface 42A that is inclined substantially downwardly from the inlet opening 5E toward the overflow outlet 5X, and a base portion of the projecting portion 42D on the accommodating portion 5 side of the inclined substrate surface 42A. Is provided with an inclined guiding surface 42E which is inclined obliquely upward while gradually widening from the outlet to the overflow outlet 5X. The width L3 of the inclined substrate surface 42A is set to be larger than the diameter C1 of the coin-like member 100 and smaller than twice the diameter C1. As a result, a substantially V-shaped cut portion 43 is formed between the protruding portion 42D and the inclined substrate surface 42A, and the inclined guide surface 42E starts from the bottom Q1 of the cut portion 43. The rising wall 42C on the housing part 5 side is formed to rise from the housing part 5 side end of the inclined guiding surface 42E.

  As a result, a large number of coin-like members 100 can be accommodated by the inclination guide surface 42E that is inclined obliquely upward. Then, the coin-like member 100 entering the cut-out portion 43 while standing from the guide rod 41 on the coin-like member 100 accumulated in a state where the bridge is eliminated as described above is accumulated in the cut. The coin-shaped member 100 near the portion 43 is slid on the coin-shaped member 100, and is guided to the inclined substrate surface 42A over the higher end of the inclined guiding surface 42E, and smoothly moves from the inclined substrate surface 42A toward the overflow outlet 5X. An effect that can be achieved.

  Further, the side wall of the accommodating portion 5, that is, the protruding length L1 of the protruding portion 42D from the front wall 5P1 is slightly larger than the diameter C1 of the coin-like member 100, and the cutting bottom portion Q1 of the substantially V-shaped cutting portion 43 and The length L2 from the front wall 5P1 is slightly smaller than the diameter C1 of the coin-like member 100, and the relationship is L2 <C1 <L1. As a result, the coin-like member 100 entering from the guide rod 41 is stabilized to enter the receiving portion 5 through the cut-out portion 43, and the coin-like member 100 near the cut-out portion 43 falls down. The operation of sliding on the inclined substrate surface 42A with the front surface or the back surface thereof and moving to the overflow outlet 5X is stabilized.

  When the end portion on the high side of the inclined guide surface 42E and the end portion of the projecting portion 42D are in an edge state, the coin-shaped member 100 is worn and jagged, and the coin-shaped member 100 is smoothly applied to the inclined substrate surface 42A. In order to prevent the movement, in order to prevent this, an inclined surface KK that is inclined toward the accommodating portion 5 side is formed at the end portion on the higher side of the inclined guide surface 42E and the end portion of the protruding portion 42D. .

  In order to remove static electricity, the synthetic resin holder 23A is a conductive synthetic resin holder, and the holder 23A is connected to a metal base 3 on the ground side with a ground wire, or conductively screwed into the metal base 3 With the configuration in which the holder 23A is mounted on the base member 4 by the sex screw 46, even if the holder 23A is charged with static electricity, the light emitting units 24A and 24B or the light receiving units 25A and 25B are not adversely affected thereby.

  Further, in order to allow the static electricity generated by the coin-like member 100 to escape, the fixed side wall 15 and the fixed side wall 26 are made of conductive members, and these are made of conductive stainless steel. The base of the fixed side wall 26 is attached to the upper surface of the base member 4 with screws 6 and 35. Then, at least one of the screws 6 and 35 is a conductive screw, and the fixed side wall 26 is electrically connected to the metal gantry 3 on the ground side by a configuration in which this screw is screwed to the metal gantry 3. The Further, as a configuration for releasing the static electricity charged by the coin-like member 100, the fixed side wall 15 is attached to the upper surface of the base member 4 by a conductive screw 31 screwed to the metal mount 3, and the fixed side wall 15 is also connected to the fixed side wall 15. I try to release static electricity. Further, as a configuration for releasing the static electricity generated by the coin-like member 100, a conductive member 30 that releases the static electricity is disposed at a position where the coin-like member 100 that has entered the separation hole 10 of the delivery rotor 7 comes into contact. Locking portions 30 </ b> A and 30 </ b> B that are hooked to the locking portion of the member 4 are formed at one end portion and an intermediate portion, and the other end portion is conductive with the fixed side wall 15 in a state of overlapping the lower side of the fixed side wall 15. It is fixed on the base member 4 in a state of electrical connection with the metal gantry 3 by the use of the screw 31.

  The metal mount 3 is fixed to the metal wall of the gaming machine 1 by the conductive screw 37. Therefore, the static electricity of the charged coin-shaped member 100 is transmitted to the metal frame 3 through the conductive member 30, the fixed side wall 15, the fixed side wall 26 and the conductive screws 31, 35, 6, and the metal of the gaming machine 1 is transferred from the frame 3. In order to escape to the wall, a normal detection operation in the detection unit 23 is achieved. In addition, it will be in a preferable state if the metal wall of the gaming machine 1 is grounded with a ground wire.

  Electrical lines such as a power supply line and a control line of the electric motor device 8 of the coin-shaped member feeding device 2 and a control line of the detection unit 23 are lead wires connecting the electrical equipment box 38 provided in the gaming machine 1 and the coin-shaped member feeding device 2. 39 is formed. The coin-shaped member feeding device 2 includes a pull-out handle 70 on the front wall of the metal mount 3 so that it can be easily pulled out during maintenance.

  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 a top view which shows the state before latching of the rotor guide ring of the coin-shaped member delivery apparatus 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 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 the perspective view which removed the cover of the sending part of the coin-shaped member sending device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is the top view which removed the cover of the sending part of the coin-shaped member sending device concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a back side perspective view of the separation hole part of the sending rotor concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a side view of the separation hole portion of the delivery rotor according to the present invention. Example 1 It is a perspective view of the detection part of the coin-shaped member which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is explanatory drawing of the detection position of the detection part which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is a top view of the overflow guide member part concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the length direction of the overflow guide member part which concerns on this invention. Example 1 It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the width direction of the overflow guide member part which concerns on this invention. Example 1

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 .... Game machine 2 .... Coin-like member sending device 3 .... Metal base 4 .... Base member 4A ... Depression 5 .... Coin-like member housing 5E ... Inlet opening 5P ... Storage container (hopper)
5X: Overflow outlet 7 ... Sending rotor 8 ... Electric motor device 9 ... Rotary shaft 10 ... Separation hole 13 ... Sending part 13C ... Coin-shaped member passage 14 of the detecting part 14 ... Sending port 15 ... Fixed side wall 16 ... Moving body 17 ... Spring 20 ... Rotor guide ring 20C ... · Conductive synthetic resin holder 23A1 · · Upper side of synthetic resin holder 23A2 · · Lower side of synthetic resin holder 23B · · · Transparent portion 24A, 24B · · · Light emitting portion 25A, 25B · · · Light receiving portion 26 · ··· Fixed side wall 30 ··· Conductive member 31 ··· Conductive screw 35 ··· Conductive screw 36 ··· Recovery box 41 ··· Guide rod 42 ··· Overflow guide member 42A · · Inclined substrate surface 42D・ ・Out portion 42E ... inclined guide surface 42P ... guide surface 43 ... notch portion 43G .. gap 100 · Coins member

Claims (3)

  A coin-shaped member accommodated in the storage container (hopper) is provided by rotating a delivery rotor disposed on the base member by providing a coin-shaped member storage container (hopper) on the base member and forming a plurality of separation holes. In the coin-shaped member feeding device that feeds one by one from the feeding outlet, an overflow guide member is inclinedly installed low from the inlet opening of the storage container (hopper) toward the overflow outlet, and the overflow guide member is connected to the inlet opening from the inlet opening. A coin-like shape characterized by forming a guide surface inclined downward toward the overflow outlet and a substantially V-shaped cut portion opened into the storage container (hopper) corresponding to the inlet opening of the guide surface Member delivery device.   A rising wall is formed at the inner end of the storage container (hopper) of the guide surface, and the length from the bottom of the notch to the base of the rising wall is at least three times the diameter of the coin-like member and four times The coin-shaped member feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the coin-shaped member feeding device is less.   The guide surface has a substantially linear inclined substrate surface that is inclined downward from the inlet opening toward the overflow outlet, and the width of the inclined substrate surface is gradually increased toward the overflow outlet inside the storage container (hopper) of the inclined substrate surface. 3. The coin-shaped member feeding device according to claim 2, wherein an inclination guide surface that is inclined obliquely upward is formed while spreading and the rising wall is formed so as to rise from an end of the inclination guide surface.

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