JP5032254B2 - Game media rental machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a game medium lending machine that sends out a predetermined number of game media such as medals by inserting a predetermined amount of money, and in particular, a game medium sending device installed in the game medium lending machine main body is a drawer type. The present invention relates to a technique for preventing a game medium delivery device from being pulled out by an unauthorized operation.

A game machine is equipped with a medal lending machine, a bill identification device and a medal dispenser are housed in the medal lending machine, and a predetermined number of medals are sent from the medal dispenser to the medal tray by inserting a 1000 yen bill. 1 In such a medal lending machine, for the maintenance of the medal payer (medal paying unit), the front door (or cover) of the medal payer (medal paying unit) is opened, and the medal payer (medal payer) There is a configuration in which the payout unit) is pulled forward to perform inspection, repair, and the like.
(For example, refer to Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).
JP 2002-102425 A JP 2003-053012 A

  As described above, when the medal dispenser (medal payout unit) can be pulled forward, the medal payout can be easily performed if the front door (or cover) of the medal payer (medal payout unit) is opened by some illegal act. The container (medal payout unit) can be pulled forward, and a large number of medals stored in the hopper are scraped off.

  The present invention solves the above problems. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, the medal supply to the hopper is a system for automatically supplying from the rear medal supply line. Thus, even if the front door (or cover) of the medal dispenser can be opened, the medal dispenser cannot be pulled out to prevent the medal from being picked up.

  In the present invention, game media is a generic term for medals, pachinko balls, etc. used in gaming machines, and a game media rental machine is a device that lends a predetermined number of these game media by inserting a predetermined amount of money. The coin-shaped member is a generic name including a circular coin, a circular medal, and the like, and in the following embodiment, a game medium is described as a circular medal that is one of the coin-shaped members. In addition, the thin piece is a general term including a prepaid card and other cards as well as a valuable card for receiving a supply of game medals as well as including a banknote, and the material of the banknote or the card is not limited. .

  In the gaming media rental machine according to the first aspect of the invention, the front opening of the vertically long rectangular parallelepiped gaming media rental machine is covered with a plurality of doors (or covers) in order from the top to the bottom, and the upper door (or cover) is the gaming media rental machine. In order to replenish the game medium storage container provided in the upper part of the game medium delivery device supported so as to be able to be pulled out in the machine body, the lower end portion is supported by the game medium lending machine body so as to open and close the game medium supply opening. And a lower door (or cover) is attached to a tray for receiving a game medium delivered from the game medium delivery device or a nozzle that leads to a game medium tray of the game machine. And the lower end of the upper door (or cover) is in a drawer blocking position of the game medium delivery device with the upper door (or cover) closed, and the upper door (or cover) Characterized by comprising a stopper portion which extends downwardly to pivot to a position disengaged from the drawer blocking position in a state where the open.

  According to the second aspect of the game media rental machine, the front opening of the vertically long rectangular parallelepiped game media rental machine body is covered with a plurality of doors (or covers) in order from the top to the bottom, and the upper door (or cover) is the game media rental machine. In order to replenish the game medium supply opening to the game medium storage container that can be pulled out together with the game medium delivery device in the machine body, the lower end portion is rotated to the game medium lending machine body at the shaft support part so as to open and close. The lower door (or cover) is movably supported, and a tray for receiving game media delivered from the game media delivery device or a nozzle that leads to a game media tray of the game machine is attached to cover the front surface of the game media delivery device. At the lower end of the upper door (or cover), the upper door (or cover) is opposed to the front upper part of the front wall of the game medium storage container with the upper door (or cover) closed, and the upper door (or cover) is opened. Characterized by comprising a stopper portion which extends downwardly to pivot to a position disengaged from the counter at state.

  In the first invention, in order not to employ a large-scale game medium automatic supply system, an administrator can manually supply the game medium from the front of the game medium rental machine. Even if the front door (or cover) of the game medium dispenser can be opened, the game medium dispenser cannot be pulled forward unless the upper door is opened. . Since the configuration can be easily achieved by the stopper portion extending downward from the upper door, the structure is simple and failure is unlikely to occur.

  In the second invention, corresponding to the structure in which the game medium storage container is pulled out together with the game medium delivery device, the same effect as in the first invention is achieved by the structure in which the stopper portion faces the upper front portion of the front wall of the game medium storage container. be able to.

  In the gaming medium rental machine of the present invention, the front opening of the vertically long rectangular parallelepiped gaming medium rental machine body is covered with a plurality of doors (or covers) in order from the top to the bottom, and the upper door (or cover) is the gaming medium rental machine. The lower end of the game medium lending machine main body is opened and closed so as to open and close the game medium supply opening in order to replenish the game medium storage container provided at the upper part of the game medium delivery device supported so as to be able to be pulled out into the main body. The lower door (or cover) is attached to a tray for receiving game media sent from the game medium delivery device or a nozzle that leads to a game media tray of the game machine. Covers the front, and at the lower end of the upper door (or cover), the upper door (or cover) is in a state where the upper door (or cover) is closed and becomes a drawer blocking position of the game medium delivery device. To a position disengaged from the drawer blocking position in the opened state are those having a stopper extending downward so as to rotate, describes an embodiment of the present invention are described below.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention in which a thin piece is represented by a representative banknote and a coin-like member 100 as a game medium is a circular game medal 100 will be described. 1 is a front view of a coin-like member (medal) lending machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the medal lending machine according to the present invention with the front door removed, and FIG. 3 is a medal lending machine according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal side view illustrating the configuration of the feeding rotor portion of the coin-shaped member feeding device according to the present invention and the coin-shaped member accommodating portion (or referred to as a hopper) thereabove. FIG. 5 is a top perspective view of the coin-shaped member feeding device according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is a perspective view with the cover of the feeding portion of the coin-shaped member feeding device according to the present invention removed, and FIG. 7 is a coin-shaped member according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the feeding rotor and the rotor guide ring of the coin-like member feeding device according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is the separation of the feeding rotor according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is a rear perspective view of the hole portion, and FIG. 10 is a coin according to the present invention. Front view illustrating a hotel state medal lending machine and a gaming machine having a member delivery device 11 is an explanatory perspective view of the internal structure of the opened front door of the medal lending machine according to the present invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As the coin-shaped member, there are a coin that is money and a medal dedicated to a gaming machine. In the embodiment, a case where the coin-shaped member is a medal will be described. In FIG. 10, reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine, which indicates a gaming machine called a slot machine, a throttle machine, or a pachislot machine. Since a predetermined medal 100 is used in the gaming machine 1, three reels 1C are operated by operating the start lever 1A in a state where at least one medal 100 necessary for the game is inserted in the medal insertion slot 25. Rotates. In this state, when the timing is viewed and the three stop buttons 1B are pressed, the corresponding reels 1C are sequentially stopped, and a winning medal is displayed in accordance with a combination of symbols and numbers displayed on the reels 1C. Is paid out to the medal tray 1D.

  The gaming machine 1 is provided with a medal lending machine MK which is a lending machine for coin-like members. The medal lending machine MK includes a banknote, a valuable card, and the like inserted from the insertion slot 111 on the front surface in order to receive the supply of the game medal 100 in the main body 200 of the vertically long rectangular medal lending machine MK having an opening on the front surface. A thin piece identification device 110 having a thin piece identification function (referred to as a banknote identification device 110 when only a banknote is used), a medal sending device 2 for paying out a predetermined number of medals 100 by insertion of the thin piece, an electrical unit 60, and the like are housed. ing. The medal lending machine MK may be simply referred to as a lending machine, and is also referred to as an inter-table lending machine because it is disposed between the gaming machines 1. Since each gaming machine 1 is provided with a rental machine MK and this form forms a single island, this is referred to as an island of gaming machines, a gaming island. The gaming machine 1 and the rental machine MK are formed at substantially the same height in order to adjust the appearance of the gaming island.

  The thin piece identifying device 110 (in the embodiment, the bill identifying device 110) includes an identification function unit 110A for authenticating a thin piece (a bill in the embodiment) inserted from the insertion port 111, and an authentic thin piece ( In the embodiment, the stacking unit 110B stacks banknotes. The medal 100 can be supplied from the medal lending machine MK by inserting a predetermined thin piece (a bill in the embodiment) into the thin piece identifying device 110 (the bill identifying device 110 in the embodiment).

  In the medal lending machine MK, the opening on the front surface of the vertically long rectangular parallelepiped lending machine main body 200 is covered with a first door 205, a second door 206, and a third door 207 in order from the top to the bottom. Each door may be referred to as a cover. The first door 205 covers the front surface of the thin piece identification device 110 and the electrical component 60 so that they can be taken out to the front surface. The third door 207 covers the front surface of the medal sending device 2, and guides the medal 100 sent from the medal sending device 2 to a medal payout portion provided on the front surface. The medal payout portion may be a medal receiving tray provided on the entire surface of the third door 207, but in the embodiment, is configured with a nozzle 2N that leads to the medal tray 1D of the gaming machine 1. The opening and closing of the third door 207 may be a hinge mechanism, but in the embodiment, it is a detaching mechanism. By removing the third door 207 from the medal lending machine main body 200 together with the nozzle 2N, the support 216 in the medal lending machine main body 200 is attached. The placed medal delivery device 2 can be removed together with a storage container (first storage unit) 5P described later by pulling it forward from the medal lending machine body 200. Further, as will be described later, the second door 206 opens the medal replenishment opening on the front surface of the medal lending machine main body 200 and replenishes the medal 100 to the medal receiving portion (hopper) 5 provided in the upper part of the medal sending device 2. It is the front door 206 for supply for doing.

  The first door 205 is rotatably supported at the lower end portion by the medal lending machine main body 200 by a shaft support portion 204 of a horizontal axis, and includes a locking device 212 for locking at the upper portion. The lower end of the second door 206 is rotatably supported by the medal lending machine main body 200 by a shaft support portion 208, and includes a locking device 213 for locking at the upper portion. The third door 207 cannot be removed unless the second door 206 is opened. That is, in the third door 207, the lower end 207D of the third door 207 is engaged with an engagement flange 200F provided at the lower part of the medal lending machine main body 200, and the upper end 207U of the third door 207 is closed. It is close to the lower end 206D of the door 206. For this reason, in the state where the second door 206 is closed, even if the third door 207 is lifted, the upper end portion 207U of the third door 207 abuts on the lower end portion 206D of the second door 206 and locks with the locking flange 200F. Since the third door 207 cannot be removed. When the second door 206 is opened, the lower end portion 206D of the second door 206 is separated from the upper end portion 207U of the third door 207. Therefore, if the third door 207 is lifted, the lower end portion 207D of the third door 207 becomes the locking flange. The third door 207 can be removed in this state after being disengaged from 200F. In addition, the attachment / detachment structure of the upper part of the 3rd door 207 is the same structure as Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2000-202147.

  In the medal lending machine MK, a thin piece identifying device 110 for identifying the authenticity of a bill, which is one of the thin pieces, is arranged in the upper part of the medal lending machine MK, and a medal sending device 2 that is a coin-like member sending device is arranged in the lower part. An electrical component 60 is disposed in the middle part.

  The authenticity of the banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 111 is determined by the banknote identification device 110, and the identified authentic banknote is stacked and stored in the stack portion 110B. However, the thin piece transport device (not shown) installed on the back side of the game island. ) May be transported to a safe provided at the end of the island of the gaming device. The banknote applicable to the medal lending machine MK may be, for example, one or a plurality of banknotes of 2000 yen, 5000 yen, and 10000 yen other than 1000 yen. In the following embodiment, a case will be described in which 50 medals 100 are set to be sent out (paid out) by inserting a 1000 yen bill into the bill insertion slot 111.

  The electrical component 60 is electrically connected to the banknote identification device 110, the medal delivery device 2, and the like. For this reason, the electrical unit 60 controls the reading of the amount data of the genuine banknote inserted through the banknote insertion slot 111 and identified by the banknote identification device 110, and the display unit provided with this amount data on the front plate of the medal lending machine MK. Or a control for paying out a predetermined number of medals from the medal sending device 2 in accordance with the amount of the genuine banknote (in the embodiment, paying out 50 medals for 1000 yen as a minimum purchase unit), In addition, control for displaying the number of medals to be paid out from the medal sending device 2 on the display unit 214 configured by an LED or the like provided on the front surface of the medal lending machine MK, or detecting a shortage of stored medals in the storage container (hopper) 5P. Control by detecting the remaining amount detection unit ES, displaying an error code on the display unit 214 such as an LED and turning on the alarm lamp 257, and when the remaining amount detection unit ES detects the minimum remaining amount, how many times thereafter Control of whether or not a regular medal is paid out, control of a fraud detector for preventing medal tampering due to fraudulent operation, control to display an error code on the display unit 214 and turn on an alarm lamp 257 upon fraud detection Including a control unit 61 (including a circuit board 61A).

  The banknote identification device 110 includes an identification function unit 110A that performs authenticity identification of a banknote inserted from the insertion slot 111, and a stack unit 110B that stacks the genuine banknotes identified there. The banknote identification device 110 is supported by the left and right rail portions provided on the left and right walls 201 and 202 of the main body 200 so as to be able to be drawn forward in a state where a first door (upper door) 205 described later is opened. The power supply line and the signal line to 110 are connected to the power supply line of the electrical component 60 and the signal line of the control unit 61 by the connector 112 that is detached and attached by this drawing and insertion.

  The medal sending device 2 which is a sending device for the medal 100 which is a coin-like member has the following configuration. That is, on the base member 4 made of a synthetic resin, a housing part (or called a hopper) 5 that houses a medal 100 that is a circular coin-shaped member is formed, and the medal 100 in the housing part (hopper) 5 is placed. A delivery rotor 7 is provided for feeding one by one. The delivery rotor 7 is disposed on the base member 4 in a substantially horizontal state at a lower portion of the housing portion (hopper) 5 and is made of a synthetic resin in which a plurality of separation holes 10 are formed. The delivery rotor 7 is attached to the tip of the rotating shaft 9 extending through the upper wall of the base member 4 via a transmission mechanism 8A including a plurality of gears arranged in the base member 4 from the device 8.

  The storage unit (hopper) 5 of the medal 100 may be a single-type medal storage unit (hopper), but in order to allow the medal sending device 2 to be pulled out to the front side of the medal lending machine MK, The first storage unit and the second storage unit can be divided into two parts. That is, the storage unit (hopper) 5 of the medal 100 includes a storage container 5P that forms a first storage unit, and a second storage unit 5P2 that is continuously formed on the storage container (first storage unit) 5P. The medal delivery device 2 can be pulled out together with the storage container 5P to the front side of the medal lending machine MK.

  The storage container 5P is detachably attached to the base member 4, and the rear wall 5G, the left wall 5H, and the right wall 5M have upper ends on the left and right side walls 201, 202 of the main body 200 of the vertical cuboid medal lending machine MK. The lower surface opening 5B is formed in a circular shape along the outer periphery of the sending rotor 7 and the upper opening is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. A side wall and a facing wall extend outward from the circular shape, and the remaining two facing walls extend substantially perpendicularly from the peripheral edge of the delivery rotor, and the lower side is circular and the upper side is It has a rectangular container shape. A delivery rotor 7 is arranged corresponding to the lower surface opening 5B.

  A second storage part 5P2 is continuously formed on the storage container (first storage part) 5P in communication with the rectangular upper opening 5A of the storage container (first storage part) 5P. The second storage unit 5P2 is formed by a space formed by the left and right side walls 201, 202 and the rear wall 203 of the main body 200 of the vertically long rectangular parallelepiped medal lending machine MK with an opening formed on the front surface. The part 5P2 has a supply opening formed on the front surface. The medal 100 can be manually supplied to the second storage portion 5P2 by opening the replenishment front door 206 that opens and closes the replenishment opening with the locking device 213 removed by the key. The replenishment front door 206 is supported at its lower end by a horizontal shaft support 208 so that its upper part pivots forward and opens. A replenishment guide bottom plate 209 is attached to the bottom of the replenishment opening on the front surface of the second storage unit 5P2 across the left and right side walls 201 and 202 of the second storage unit 5P2. In addition, supply guide left and right plates 210 and 211 extending along the left and right side walls 201 and 202 of the second storage unit 5P2 are attached to the left and right portions of the supply front door 206. The replenishment front door 206 is provided with a limiting mechanism so that it can be rotated forward and opened within a range of approximately 90 degrees.

  The base member 4 of the medal sending device 2 is placed on the support portions 216 attached to the left and right side walls 201 and 202 of the main body 200 of the medal lending machine MK, whereby the medal sending device 2 forms a first storage portion. Together with the storage container 5P, it can be pulled out from the main body 200 of the medal lending machine MK in the front-rear direction. The medal sending device 2 is held at a predetermined position in the main body 200 of the medal lending machine MK, and this predetermined position is held by a holding device (not shown).

  In this configuration, when the administrator manually replenishes the medal 100, the replenishment front door 206 is rotated forward and opened within a range of approximately 90 degrees. In this state, the replenishment guide left and right plates 210 and 211 are exposed at the left and right portions of the replenishment opening of the second storage unit 5P2, so that the replenished medal 100 does not spill from both the left and right sides. The replenishment guide bottom plate 209 existing at the bottom of the replenishment opening of the second storage unit 5P2 introduces the replenished medal 100 to the second storage unit 5P2 and the storage container (first storage unit) 5P below the second storage unit 5P2.

  In order to attenuate that the load of the medal 100, which is the coin-like member 100 accommodated in the storage container (hopper) 5P, is applied to the transmission rotor 7, it is sent out from the front wall 5F of the storage container (first storage part) 5P. A decompression plate 37 that is inclined downward toward the upper position of the center of the rotor 7 is provided. This medal 100 to be replenished directly falls to the rear wall 5G of the storage container (first storage unit) 5P, and moves toward the sending rotor 7 along the inclination, and collides with the decompression plate 37, Some move along the inclination of the decompression plate 37. In this manner, the medal 100 is accommodated in the storage container (first storage unit) 5P and the second storage unit 5P2.

  At the corner portion of the front wall 5F of the storage container (first storage portion) 5P, there is a medal residual prevention member 46 constituted by a coil spring extending so as to approach the separation hole 10 of the delivery rotor 7 where the tip 46P rotates from above. Is provided. The medal remaining prevention member 46 acts so that the medal 100 receives resistance as the delivery rotor 7 rotates, and the horizontal medal 100 that has fallen sideways enters the medal separation hole 10 one by one. .

  As described above, the medal lending machine of the present invention has a plurality of doors in order from the top to the bottom, ie, the first door 205, the second door 206, and the third door. The first door 205 covers the front face of the slice identification device 110 and the electrical component 60 installed in the medal lending machine main body 200, and the second door 206 is supported so as to be able to be pulled out in the medal lending machine main body 200. The lower end portion of the medal lending machine main body 200 is pivotally supported by a shaft support portion 208 so as to open and close the medal replenishment opening for replenishing the medal 100 to the medal storage container 5P provided at the upper portion of the medal delivery device 2. The third door 207 is attached with a nozzle 2N that guides the medal 100 delivered from the medal delivery device 2 to the medal tray 1D of the gaming machine and covers the front surface of the medal delivery device 2. At the lower end of the second door 206, the medal delivery device 2 is in a drawer blocking position when the second door 206 is closed, and is rotated to a position outside the drawer blocking position when the second door 206 is open. A stopper portion 215 extending downward is provided.

  As one specific configuration, a stopper portion 215 extending downward is provided at the lower end of the second door 206, and a drawer blocking position that suppresses the withdrawal of the medal delivery device 2 with the second door 206 closed. The stopper portion 215 faces the upper part of the front surface of the front wall 5F of the medal storage container 5P so that the stopper portion 215 rotates together with the second door 206 by opening the second door 206, and comes off from the facing. Acts as a position.

  A stopper 215 extending downward is provided at the lower end of the front door 206 for replenishment so as to face the upper front of the front wall 5F of the storage container (first storage) 5P. Even if the third door 207 is opened and the coin-shaped member sending device 2 is pulled out from the main body 200 of the medal lending machine MK, as long as the replenishment front door 206 is closed, the coin-shaped member sending device 2 is pulled out. The front wall 5F of the storage container (first storage part) 5P collides with the stopper part 215, and further forward withdrawal is prevented. In other words, it is possible to prevent the mischief operation from opening the third door 207 and trying to pull out the coin-shaped member feeding device 2.

  When the coin-shaped member feeding device 2 is pulled out, the replenishment front door 206 is opened as shown by an arrow in FIG. 4 (for example, opened at approximately 60 degrees or more), so that the stopper 215 is moved to the arrow in FIG. Thus, the coin-shaped member feeding device 2 can be pulled out together with the storage container 5P in a state where the counterclockwise rotation is performed and the storage container (first storage part) 5P is disengaged from the position facing the front wall 5F. it can.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the delivery rotor 7 attached to the tip of the rotary shaft 9 is disposed in a substantially horizontal state in a circular recess 4A formed on the upper surface of the base member 4, and is slightly separated from the surface of the recess 4A. In this state, the motor device 8 rotates in a predetermined direction (R direction in the figure) as shown in FIG. A rotor guide ring 20 is provided so as to cover the peripheral surface and the peripheral surface of the upper surface of the delivery rotor 7 with a slight gap between the peripheral surface and the peripheral surface of the upper surface of the transmission 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 as shown in FIG. 4, the storage container (hopper) 5P A storage container (hopper) 5P is attached to the base member 4 so that the circular lower surface opening 5B extends 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 notches 20C formed at a plurality of positions on the peripheral edge of the rotor guide ring 20 are made to correspond to the respective locking claws 21. The rotor guide ring 20 is placed on the stepped portion 4B, and in this state, the rotor guide ring 20 is rotated clockwise in FIGS. 6 and 7, as shown in FIGS. The rotor guide ring 20 sinks into the lower side of the locking claw portion 21 and is locked, and the end portion 20D of the rotor guide ring 20 comes into contact with the stopper step portion 22 formed on the base member 4, so that the rotor guide ring 20 is held in place.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the delivery rotor 7 has a disc shape in which a plurality of separation holes 10 (the one shown in the figure has six separation holes but is not limited thereto) are arranged at substantially equal intervals on a concentric circle. Each separation hole 10 has a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the medal 100 and passes through the delivery rotor 7 in a circular shape up and down, and spreads downward and inclined downward on the downstream side in the rotation direction R at the upper peripheral edge. A guide surface 11 is formed. 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.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the recess 4 </ b> A on the upper surface of the base member 4, a delivery passage 13 for the medal 100 is formed so as to face the peripheral portion of the delivery rotor 7. Corresponding to the inlet side of the delivery passage 13, a conical delivery guide pin 45 is provided on the rotation trajectory of the separation hole 10 so that the delivery guide pin 45 does not collide with the lower surface of the delivery rotor 7. A circular groove 45 </ b> A centering on the rotation shaft 9 is formed in the newly formed circular recess 4 </ b> A. The minimum distance between the delivery guide pin 45 and the fixed side wall 15 (the distance between the upper end portion of the guide surface 15B in the figure) is equal to or slightly larger than the diameter of the medal 100 as shown in FIG.

  With this configuration, the medal 100 of the storage container (hopper) 5P is separated one by one and sequentially enters the separation hole 10 by the rotation of the sending rotor 7, and the medal 100 that has entered the bottom of the separating hole 10 is sent to the sending rotor 7. With the rotation of the base member 4, the upper surface of the base member 4 is slid and collides with the delivery guide pin 45, toward the delivery passage 13 formed on the upper surface of the base member 4 by the pushing wall 12, from the open outlet 10 </ b> A to the outside of the delivery rotor 7. It is a mechanism that is pushed out toward the direction. Thus, one medal 100 is sent out from each separation hole 10 with the rotation of the sending rotor 7.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the coin-like member 100 pushed out of the delivery rotor 7 in this way passes between the opposing portions of the delivery guide pin 45 and the guide surface 15 </ b> B of the fixed side wall 15, and the passage regulating portion. 81 is reached. The passage restricting portion 81 is provided with a movable body 16 that is biased by a spring 17 so as to maintain a passage width that is narrower than the diameter of the medal 100 with respect to the fixed side wall 15 that constitutes the opposing wall. When the medal 100 passes while pushing and retracting the movable body 16 against the spring bias, the medal 100 is flipped to the delivery passage 13 by the restoring force of the movable body 16.

  The passage restricting portion 81 is located at the entrance of the delivery passage 13. The passage width T1 of the delivery passage 13 is formed by an interval between the straight portion 15A at the tip of the fixed side wall 15 intersecting with the guide surface 15B 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 medal 100 so that the medal 100 can move smoothly. For this reason, the passage restriction portion 81 is formed by the corner portion of the fixed side wall 15 and the movable body 16 at intervals that maintain a narrow passage width that is larger than the radius of the medal 100 and smaller than the diameter.

  In order for the coin-like member 100 pushed outward from the delivery rotor 7 to move smoothly to the delivery passage 13, the upper surface 4 </ b> A of the base member 4, the passage regulating portion 81, and the delivery passage 13 include the base member 4. It is formed so as to be flush with the upper surface 4A. The fixed side wall 15 is made of metal in consideration of wear resistance, and is made of stainless steel in the embodiment. On the upper surface side of the base member 4, a conductive member 30 that releases static electricity is disposed and attached at a position where the coin-like member 100 that has entered the separation hole 10 of the delivery rotor 7 contacts. Since the conductive member 30 is frictioned with the coin-like member 100 in the separation hole 10 due to the rotation of the delivery rotor 7, it is necessary to configure the conductive member 30 with a material having excellent wear resistance. In the embodiment, the conductive member 30 is configured with stainless steel. .

  The movable body 16 is positioned on the front side in the rotational direction (R) of the delivery rotor 7 with respect to the fixed portion 15, and the return action spring 17 is pressed and operated by the coin-like member 100 that passes through the passage regulating portion 81. It is provided in the state of being urged by. The movable body 16 has a substantially V-shaped or L-shaped movable arm 19 whose intermediate portion is rotatably supported by a shaft support portion 18 below the upper wall of the base member 4 as shown in FIG. A shaft 19A erected on one arm side of the movable arm 19 passes through a slit 4S formed in the upper wall of the base member 4, and a cylindrical roller 16A rotatably attached to the shaft 19A penetrates the passage. It faces the restricting portion 81 in a protruding state. One end of the other arm side of the movable arm 19 is pulled by the pulling force of the spring 17 held by the base member 4, whereby the roller 16 </ b> A of the movable body 16 is located between the fixed portion 15 and the coin-shaped member. A passage restricting portion 81 having an interval larger than the radius of 100 and smaller than the diameter is formed. The other arm side of the movable arm 19 acts as an operating unit 16B that operates the detecting unit 23W for detecting the number of medals 100 provided on the lower side of the base member 4.

  In this way, since the medals 100 are sent one by one as the delivery rotor 7 rotates, the amount of money (1000 yen in the embodiment) necessary for one lending is inserted into the bill insertion slot 111 by the player. If a predetermined number (50 in the embodiment) of medals 100 sent out in advance is set in advance, the count value based on the detection by the detection unit 23W is set to the predetermined number (50 in the embodiment). If the controller 61 is configured to stop the rotation of the electric motor device 8 when it reaches, a stable delivery operation can be obtained.

  When the medal 100 pushed out of the delivery rotor 7 reaches the passage restricting portion 81 between the opposed portions of the fixed side wall 15 and the movable body 16, the movable body 16 is spring-loaded as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. When the diameter part of the medal 100 passes, the movable body 16 that is restored by the pulling force of the spring 17 is repelled in the direction of the delivery port 14. In order to accurately calculate the number of medals 100 to be sent and to detect clogged medals, a medal passage detection unit 23 is provided in the sending passage 13. The bounced medal 100 passes through the detection unit 23 arranged so as to face the delivery passage 13 from the fixed side wall 26 side, and is sent out from the delivery port 14.

  Thus, the medal 100 delivered from the delivery port 14 is supplied to the tray 1D provided on the front surface of the gaming machine 1 through the nozzle 2N, and can be used for the next game by the player. The passage width T <b> 1 of the delivery passage 13 is formed by an interval between the straight portion 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 medal 100 so that the medal 100 can move smoothly.

  The detection unit 23W is an optical switch composed of a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and light that travels from the light emitting unit to the light receiving unit by the reciprocating movement of the operating unit 16B that is the other arm side of the movable arm 19 by the passage of the medal. This is a configuration that blocks the passage, thereby detecting the passage of medals. The detection unit 23 is also an optical switch composed of a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and is configured to block the light path from the light emitting unit to the light receiving unit by passage of the medal, and the detection position is out of the diameter of the medal 100. Detection is performed at the site. That is, even when the medals 100 sent out from the sending rotor 7 are sent out in succession, each light from the light emitting parts 24A, 24B to the light receiving parts 25A, 25B is able to be detected one by one. The passage is detected not at the diameter part of the medal 100 to be sent, but at a position deviating from the diameter part, that is, at a part shorter than the diameter of the medal 100.

  The parts of the delivery path 13 and the detection 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 delivery passage 13 is slightly larger than the thickness T0 of the medal 100. Accordingly, the interval T1 between the fixed side wall 15 and the fixed side wall 26 (interval in the diameter direction of the medal 100) and the interval T2 between the lower surface 32A of the cover 32 and the upper surface 13A of the delivery passage 13 (interval in the thickness direction of the medal 100). ) Is the size of the coin-like member passage of the delivery passage 13. The exit of the coin-shaped member passage of the delivery passage 13 becomes the delivery outlet 14 of the medal 100.

  The counting method of the number of passing medals 100 is counted every time a medal passes through the medal passing detection unit 23W. As an alternative method, the above-described method is used to accurately calculate the number of medals 100 to be sent. After detecting that one medal 100 is sent out by the detected medal passing detection unit 23W, the medal 100 is sent out by the detecting unit 23 (which may be a combination of one light emitting unit and a light receiving unit). When this is detected, one medal 100 is counted in a counting unit (not shown) of the control unit 61 provided in the electrical unit 60, and the number of medals 100 that are sequentially sent out is determined by this relationship. It can be set as a count.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be considered without departing from the technical scope of the present invention. The game medium lending machine is not limited to a medal lending machine, and is a pachinko ball lending machine. Since this is the same, various embodiments are included.

It is a front view of the coin-like member (medal) rental machine concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a front view of the state which removed the front door of the medal rental machine concerning the present invention. Example 1 It is a vertical side view explaining the internal configuration of the medal lending machine according to the present invention. Example 1 It is a vertical side view which shows the structure of the sending rotor part of the coin-shaped member sending apparatus which concerns on this invention, and the accommodating part (or it calls a hopper) of the coin-shaped member above it. Example 1 It is an upper surface perspective view of the coin-shaped member sending device concerning the present 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 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 back side perspective view of the separation hole part of the sending rotor concerning the present invention. Example 1 These are front views which show the combined state of the medal rental machine provided with the coin-shaped member sending device according to the present invention and the gaming machine. It is an explanation perspective view of an internal configuration in the state where the front door of the medal rental machine concerning the present invention was opened. Example 1

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 2 ... Coin-like member sending-out device 4 ... Base member 5 ... Coin-like member accommodating part (hopper)
5A ... Upper side opening 5B ... Lower side opening 5F ... Front wall of storage container (hopper) 5G ... Rear wall of storage container (hopper) 5H ... Left wall of storage container (hopper) 5M ... Right wall of storage container (hopper) 5P ... Storage container (first storage part)
5P2 ··· Second storage portion 7 ··· Sending rotor 8 ··· Electric motor device 9 ··· Rotating shaft 10 ··· Separating hole 13 ··· Sending passage (sending portion)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 ... Fixed side wall 16 ... Movable body 17 ... Spring 20 ... Rotor guide ring 20C ... Cutout 21 ... Locking claw part 23 ... Passage detection part 23W of coin-shaped member -Coin-shaped member passage detection unit 23P-Light-emitting unit 23Q-Light-receiving unit 24A, 24B ... Light-emitting unit 25A, 25B-Light-receiving unit 26-Fixed side wall 37-Coin-shaped member decompression plate 37P..Arc tip portion of decompression plate 40 ... Coin-like member limiting member 41 ... Base member 42 ... Tip member 43 ... Coil spring 60 ... Electrical unit 61 ... Control unit 81 ..Passage restricting section 100..Coin-like member 111..Insertion slot 200..Main body 201 of medal lending machine MK .... Left side wall 202 of main body 200 .... Right side wall 203 of main body 200 .. ..Shaft support 205 ··· First door 206 ··· Second door (front door for replenishment, upper door)
207 ・ ・ 3rd door (lower door)
208 .. Shaft support portion 209 ..Supply guide bottom plate 210 ..Supply guide left plate 211 ..Supply guide right plate 212 ..Locking device 213 ..Locking device 214 ..Numeral display portion 215 ..Stopper portion MK ..・ Medal rental machine

Claims (2)

  A game in which the front opening of the vertically long rectangular parallelepiped gaming medium rental machine body is covered with a plurality of doors (or covers) in order from the top to the bottom, and the upper door (or cover) is supported in the gaming medium rental machine body so that it can be pulled out. A lower end portion is rotatably supported by the game medium lending machine main body by a shaft support portion so as to open and close the opening for supplying game media to replenish game media to a game medium storage container provided at the top of the medium delivery device, The lower door (or cover) is attached with a nozzle that leads to a tray for receiving game media sent from the game media delivery device or a game media tray of the game machine, covers the front surface of the game media delivery device, and the upper door (or At the lower end of the cover), when the upper door (or cover) is closed, the game medium delivery device is in a drawer blocking position, and when the upper door (or cover) is open, the drawer is pulled out. Game media lending machine, characterized in that it comprises a stopper portion extending downwardly to pivot to disengage from the blocking position position.   The front opening of the vertically long rectangular parallelepiped gaming medium rental machine body is covered with a plurality of doors (or covers) in order from the top to the bottom, and the upper door (or cover) is pulled out together with the gaming medium delivery device into the gaming medium rental machine body. In order to replenish the game medium storage container provided in a possible manner, the lower end of the game medium lending machine body is pivotally supported by the shaft support part so as to open and close the game medium supply opening, and the lower door (or The cover) is attached with a tray for receiving a game medium delivered from the game medium delivery device or a nozzle that leads to a game media tray of the game machine so as to cover the front surface of the game medium delivery device, and a lower end of the upper door (or cover) The upper door (or cover) is opposed to the front upper portion of the front wall of the game medium storage container when the upper door (or cover) is closed, and the upper door (or cover) is opened from the opposite position. Game media lending machine, characterized in that it comprises a stopper portion extending downwardly to rotate the.

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