JP6082147B1 - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a gaming machine that allows medals stored in a medal storage tray portion to be easily inserted into a medal slot while maintaining an aligned state. SOLUTION: A medal container 10 is provided, in which medals M stored in a medal storage tray portion 9 are aligned and stored in a stacked state in the thickness direction, and the medal storage body 10 is attached to and detached from the medal storage tray portion 9. It has a mounting structure that can be freely mounted, and can be detached from the medal receiving portion 9 provided in the medal insertion portion by detaching from the medal storage tray portion 9 while the medal M is accommodated. It has a structure. Thereby, it is possible to easily insert the aligned medals M into the medal slot. [Selection] Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a medal storage tray portion in which paid-out medals are stored.

  For example, in a conventional slot machine as a general gaming machine, a disk-shaped medal is used as a game medium, and a predetermined number of medals are inserted (bets) from a medal insertion slot to play a game, and are selected for a specific role. In such a case, a predetermined number of medals are paid out to the medal storage tray.

  Since the medals paid out to the medal storage tray portion in this manner are stacked irregularly one after another, when putting the medals paid out and stored in the medal storage tray portion into the medal slot, After the player grabbed a plurality of medals, it was necessary to arrange the medals so that they could be easily inserted into the medal slot, which was troublesome and cumbersome. In general, the medal storage tray is often arranged at the lower part of the slot machine, whereas the medal slot is often arranged above the medal storage tray.

  Here, for example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a gaming machine in which a concave groove having a smooth surface that can accommodate medals in a standing posture in a stacking direction is formed.

JP 2009-131414 A

  However, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, medals taken out from the concave grooves are in an aligned state, but a player with a small hand or an unfamiliar player places a plurality of aligned medals on the medal. There is a problem that it is easy to spill these medals before taking them to the slot. In particular, a player who is concentrated in a game tends to be neglected because he / she often pays attention to a displayed pattern, an effect display screen, or the like. For this reason, there is a possibility that the medals may be spilled when the medals picked up in the hand are lifted or the medals are aligned.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine in which medals stored in a medal storage tray portion can be easily inserted into a medal insertion slot while maintaining an aligned state.

The present invention is a gaming machine including a medal insertion unit into which a medal as a game medium is inserted and a medal storage tray unit in which the paid-out medal is stored, and is stored in the medal storage tray unit. A medal container that is stored in an aligned manner in a state where the medals are stacked in the thickness direction, and the medal container has a mounting structure that can be detachably mounted on the medal storage tray part, A gaming machine having a mounting structure that is detachable from the medal storage tray portion in a state where the medal is received and can be detachably attached to a receiving body receiving portion provided in the medal insertion portion. It is. A particularly desirable configuration is a gaming machine including a medal insertion part into which medals as game media are inserted and a medal storage tray part in which the paid-out medals are stored, the container having an open top A medal storage body that has a main body and that is stored in the horizontal arrangement in a state in which the medals stored in the medal storage tray portion are stacked in the thickness direction, and the medal storage body includes the medal storage tray portion And has a mounting structure that can be detachably mounted on the container receiving portion having an upper surface portion formed of a concave curved surface provided in the medal insertion portion. The medal container has a distal end portion and a proximal end portion along the alignment direction of the received medals, and a medal on the distal end side of the stored medals can fall on the distal end portion. A medal opening is formed In addition, the tip portion is provided with a medal locking portion protruding inward, and has a function of locking the aligned medals so that the medals do not fall immediately from the medal opening. And the lower surface of the medal container has a curved shape corresponding to the upper surface of the container receiving part of the medal insertion part, and the medal container is attached to the medal insertion part. In this state, the lower surface portion of the medal container and the upper surface portion of the housing body receiving portion of the medal insertion portion are fitted together so that the medal opening portion and the medal insertion port formed in the medal insertion portion face each other. When the aligned medals accommodated in the medal container are pushed from the base end side toward the distal end side, the medal locking portion is elastically deformed so that the medal can pass through the medal opening, Sequentially the tip side medal To fall from the medal opening a gaming machine characterized by comprising thrown into the medal insertion slot.

  In such a configuration, when the medal in the medal storage tray portion is inserted into the medal insertion portion, the player holds the medal container in which the aligned medals are accommodated by hand and holds the medal container in the medal case. What is necessary is just to move to the container receiving part from the storage tray part. As described above, according to the present invention, since the player does not need to hold the aligned medals directly by hand, even an inexperienced player can safely move the medals in the medal storage tray portion to the medal insertion portion. In addition, since the medal container has a mounting structure that can be attached to and detached from the medal storage tray part and the container receiving part of the medal insertion part, the medal can be appropriately selected during the medal insertion work. The container can be attached to the medal storage tray part or the medal insertion part and securely retained. For this reason, the handling of the medal container becomes much easier, and the medal insertion work becomes extremely simple.

  In the gaming machine, the medal container has a distal end portion and a proximal end portion along an alignment direction of the received medals, and the distal end portion includes a medal on a distal end side of the received medals. A medal opening is formed, and the medal opening and the medal slot formed in the medal slot are opposed to each other while the medal container is attached to the medal slot. When the aligned medals accommodated in the medal container are pushed from the base end side toward the distal end side, the medals on the distal end side sequentially fall from the medal opening and are inserted into the medal slot. An arrangement is proposed.

  By adopting such a configuration, the medals are sequentially inserted into the medal slot only by a simple operation of pushing out the medals accommodated in the medal container mounted on the medal slot from the base end side toward the tip end side. It can be put in. For this reason, it is suppressed that a medal is accidentally spilled when a medal is inserted.

Also, in the gaming machine, the medal container is disposed inside the bottomed outer container and the outer container, and the medal is stored in an aligned manner in a state where the medals are stacked in the thickness direction. An inner container, and the inner container is provided so as to be movable relative to the outer container, and a medal is attached to a part of the bottom of the outer container. An outer opening that can be dropped is formed, and an inner opening that can drop a medal is formed in a part of the bottom of the inner container, and the medal container is attached to the medal insertion part. In this state, the outer opening of the outer container and the medal insertion port formed in the medal insertion part face each other, and the inner container disposed in the outer container has the inner opening. And the bottom of the outer container A state in which the inner opening and the outer opening face each other, and a medal in the inner container falls from the inner opening and the outer opening and can be inserted into the medal slot. A configuration is also proposed in which the state is selectively changed. A particularly desirable configuration is a gaming machine including a medal insertion unit into which a medal as a game medium is inserted, and a medal storage tray unit in which the paid-out medals are stored, and is stored in the medal storage tray unit. A medal container in which the medals are arranged and accommodated in a stacked state in the thickness direction, and the medal container has a mounting structure that can be detachably mounted on the medal storage tray. And a mounting structure that can be detachably mounted to a receiving body receiving portion having an upper surface portion formed of a concave curved surface provided in the medal insertion portion, and the medal receiving body is open at the top. A bottomed outer container, and an open bottomed inner container that is disposed in the outer container and accommodated side by side in a state in which the medals are stacked in the thickness direction. , And the inside A container is slidably provided relative to the outer container, and a lower surface portion of the outer container has a curved shape corresponding to an upper surface portion of the container receiving portion of the medal insertion portion. In addition, an outer opening is formed in a part of the bottom of the outer container so that a medal can be dropped, and an inner opening in which a medal can be dropped in a part of the bottom of the inner container A portion is formed, and the lower surface portion of the outer housing body and the upper surface portion of the housing body receiving portion of the medal insertion portion are appropriately fitted in the state where the medal housing body is mounted on the medal insertion portion, And the said outside opening part and the medal insertion slot formed in the said medal insertion part face each other, and the said inner container arrange | positioned in the said outer container is with respect to the said outer container. By relative sliding movement, The loading preparation state in which the inner opening and the bottom of the outer container face each other, and the inner opening and the outer opening face each other so that the medal in the inner container is the inner opening and the outer opening. The gaming machine is characterized in that it is selectively converted into a state where it can be dropped and dropped into the medal slot.

  In such a configuration, the medal can be inserted into the medal insertion slot simply by changing the inner container of the medal container attached to the medal insertion unit from the insertion preparation state to the insertion ready state. Is prevented from accidentally spilling.

  Moreover, the upper surface part of the said container receiving part has a concave curved shape, and the lower surface part of the said medal container has a convex curved shape corresponding to the upper surface part of the said container receiving part. In the state where the medal container is mounted on the container receiver, it is desirable that the upper surface of the container receiver and the lower surface of the medal container fit properly.

  In such a configuration, the state in which the medal container is mounted on the container receiving part is stably maintained, so that the medal container is prevented from being dropped.

  By the way, after the medal container is removed from the medal storage tray part, the medals remaining in the medal storage dish part may collapse and the medal may flow into the occupied space occupied by the medal container. In this case, when the medal container is remounted on the medal storage tray, a work to remove the medal from the portion becomes necessary due to the flowed medal.

  Therefore, the medal storage tray unit is configured such that the medal storage body occupies the occupied space occupied by the medal storage body in the state where the medal storage body is detached from the medal storage tray unit, and the other in the medal storage tray unit. It is desirable to provide a blocking body that blocks the space.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to suitably prevent the medal from flowing into the mounting position of the medal container by the blocking body.

2 is a front view of the slot machine according to Embodiment 1. FIG. The medal insertion part concerning Example 1 is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a top view, (c) is right sectional drawing. The medal container concerning Example 1 is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a rear view, (d) is a partially cutaway right side view, and (e) is (b). It is an AA sectional view taken on the line. The cover body concerning Example 1 is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a right view. The medal storage tray part concerning Example 1 is shown, (a) is a partial notch top view, (b) is the BB sectional view taken on the line (a), (c) is the CC sectional view taken on the line (a). It is. It is explanatory drawing which shows the procedure which removes a medal | casing container from a medal storage tray part in Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the procedure which makes a medal storage body detach | leave from the medal storage tray part continued from FIG. (A) is a front view which shows the mounting state of the medal container attached to the medal insertion part concerning Example 1, (b) is a partial notch which shows the state in which the medal container was attached to the medal insertion part It is right sectional drawing, (c) is explanatory drawing which shows a state when pushing out the medal of a medal container. The medal container concerning Example 2 is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a partially notched top view, (c) is a rear view, (d) is right sectional drawing. The outer side container concerning Example 2 is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a rear view, (d) is a partially cutaway right side view. The inner side container concerning Example 2 is shown, (a) is a front view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a rear view, (d) is a partially cutaway right side view. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the medal container removed from the medal storage tray part, (b) is the inner container of the medal container attached to the medal insertion part concerning Example 2 in a preparation state. It is explanatory drawing which shows that there exists, (c) is explanatory drawing which shows that an inner side container is in a throwable state.

  An embodiment in which the gaming machine of the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described below.

[Example 1]
A slot machine 1A according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 1A is provided with a medal insertion part 2A on the front surface facing the player. The medal insertion unit 2A can insert a disc-shaped medal M (see FIG. 5 and the like) as a game medium.

  The slot machine 1A also stores and holds a medal M inserted by the player through the medal insertion section 2A and a medal M paid out up to a predetermined number (50) (not shown). ). On the front of the slot machine 1A, a bet button 3 for betting a medal held by the storage and holding means, a lever 4 for starting the rotation of the reel, and each stop button 5 for stopping the reel. And a reel display window 6 for allowing the player to visually recognize the reel, and an effect display screen 7 for effect-displaying the progress of the game.

  Further, at a position below the slot machine 1A and at least below the medal insertion portion 2A, there are a medal payout exit 8 for paying out medals M exceeding the storage holding number of the storage holding function, and a medal payout exit 8 A horizontally long medal storage tray portion 9 for storing the paid-out medals M is provided.

  More specifically, in the medal insertion part 2A, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a medal insertion port 41 into which the medal M is inserted into the slot machine 1A is formed. Further, a wall 42 for facilitating the insertion of the medal M is provided in an upright manner along the edge of the medal insertion slot 41 at the end of the medal insertion slot 41 on the main body side in the slot machine 1A. Yes. Further, on the player side of the medal slot 41, a container receiving portion 43 having an upper surface portion 44 made of a concave curved surface in the center is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the medal payout port 8 is arranged immediately above the center of the medal storage tray portion 9, and the medal M dropped from the medal payout port 8 is the center of the medal storage plate portion 9. Are sequentially and irregularly stacked on the central bottom surface 9a.

  Next, the main part of the present invention will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5, etc., medal container mounting openings 9b are opened at the left and right ends of the medal storage tray 9, and the medal container mounting openings 9b are connected to the present invention. The medal container 10 is mounted. The medal container 10 can be detached from the medal storage tray part 9 by being pulled out toward the player side through the medal container mounting opening 9b. Here, as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, in the medal container 10 attached to the medal storage tray part 9, the slot machine 1A side of the medal container 10 is set as the tip part 15, and the player side is set as the base end part. 16

Next, the medal container 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the medal container 10 includes a half-cylindrical container body 11. The inner curved surface portion 12 corresponding to the inner side of the container body 11 has the same curvature as the outer peripheral surface of the medal M, and the inner curved surface portion 12 is aligned in a state where the medal M is overlapped in the thickness direction. A plurality of (for example, 20) medals M can be accommodated from the distal end portion 15 to the proximal end portion 16 along the axial direction of the housing body 11.

  On the other hand, the outer curved surface portion 13 which is the outer side of the main body 11 and corresponds to the lower surface portion of the medal container 10 has a convex curved shape corresponding to the upper surface portion 44 of the container receiving portion 43 in the medal insertion portion 2A. Have.

  Further, the tip portion 15 is formed with a medal opening portion 17 having a dimension and shape that allows the medal M on the tip portion 15 side of the received medals M to fall. In addition, convex pieces 18 projecting in the tip direction are formed on the left and right ends of the medal opening 17, respectively. Each convex piece 18 protrudes toward the tip side by the thickness of at least one medal M.

  Further, each convex piece 18 is formed with a cover body locking portion 19 that protrudes upward. The cover body 30 locked by the cover body locking portion 19 will be described later.

  Further, a pair of left and right medal locking portions 20 projecting inward from each other are provided at the distal end portion 15 of the inner curved surface portion 12 of the medal container 10. The medal locking portion 20 has a function of locking the medals M arranged on the inner curved surface portion 12 and temporarily holding the medals M so that the medals M do not fall immediately from the medal opening portion 17. As will be described later, the medal locking portion 20 has elasticity, and is easily elastically deformed when the player pushes the aligned medals M from the proximal end portion 16 side to the distal end portion 15 side. Thus, the space between the pair of left and right medal locking portions 20 is expanded, and the medal M can be dropped from the medal opening portion 17.

  Further, the base end portion 16 of the medal container 10 is provided with a knob portion 21 that is formed to protrude toward the player side. More specifically, in the state where the medal container 10 is mounted in the medal container mounting opening 9b, the knob 21 protrudes further from the surface of the medal storage tray 9 to the player side, and the player Can easily pull out and carry the medal container 10 by picking the knob 21.

  Further, a magnet 22 is attached to the outer curved surface portion 13 of the medal container 10 along the shape of the outer curved surface portion 13. Specifically, after a concave space is secured in the outer curved surface portion 13, the magnet 22 is fixed to the space via an adhesive, and in this state, the surface of the magnet 22 and the surface of the outer curved surface portion 13 are separated from each other. It is the same. Here, as shown in FIG. 2, the magnet 45 is also arranged on the upper surface portion 44 of the receiving body receiving portion 43 in the medal insertion portion 2 </ b> A described above, and the magnet 22 of the medal receiving body 10 as described later, The magnet 45 of the medal insertion part 2A can be magnetically attached to each other.

Next, the cover body 30 (blocking body) that can be locked to the medal container 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the cover body 30 is composed of a long member having a U-shaped cross section and opened downward. As shown in FIG. 4 (c), A pair of left and right concave grooves 31 are provided at the lower end of one end of the cover body 30. The concave grooves 31 each have a shape that is cut upward, and the cover body locking portion 19 that protrudes upward in the medal container 10 can be locked from below.

  Next, the mounting structure of the medal container 10 and the cover body 30 in the medal storage tray portion 9 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  At the left and right ends of the front portion of the above-described medal storage tray portion 9, medal container mounting openings 9b that are open to the player side are respectively arranged. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5A, occupied spaces S are formed at the left and right ends in the internal space of the medal storage tray portion 9, and as shown in FIG. 5C, the medal storage tray portion 9 is formed. The medal container mounting opening 9b and the occupation space S communicate with each other through the side wall.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), the occupied space S is an internal space of the medal storage tray portion 9 and is partitioned by low step portions respectively provided on both sides of the central bottom surface 9a. The medal container 10 is arranged in the occupied space S when the medal container 10 is inserted from the medal container mounting opening 9b. The medal container 10 is attached to the medal storage tray portion 9 by disposing the tip portion 15 in the occupied space S with the front end portion 15 facing the back side of the medal storage tray portion 9.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, a cover body accommodating space 30a is formed along the depth direction of the medal storage tray portion 9 on the back side of the occupied space S, and the cover The cover body 30 can be accommodated in the body accommodating space 30a.

  6A, the cover body locking portion 19 of the medal container 10 disposed in the occupied space S is engaged with the concave groove 31 of the cover body 30 disposed in the cover body housing space 30a. It has been stopped.

  Next, the usage aspect of the medal container 10 in a present Example is explained in full detail.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6A, the medal container 10 mounted in the occupied space S of the medal storage tray portion 9 is adjacent to the central bottom surface 9 a of the medal storage tray portion 9. For this reason, the plurality of medals M stacked on the central bottom surface 9a are arranged by being manually stacked by the player along the inner curved surface portion 12 of the medal container 10 in a state where they are stacked in the thickness direction of the medals M. Be contained. In addition, since the curved surface shape of the inner curved surface part 12 has the same shape as the outer peripheral surface of the medal M, it can be easily aligned without variation. Moreover, since the operation | work which accommodates the medal M in the medal container 10 in alignment form can be performed in the medal storage tray part 9, the medal M does not spill outside.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 6B, in a state where the medal M is accommodated in the medal container 10, the player picks the knob 21 of the medal container 10 and moves to the player side. When pulled, the medal container 10 is pulled out from the medal storage tray portion 9. At this time, since the concave groove 31 of the cover body 30 is locked to the cover body locking portion 19 of the medal container 10, the cover body 30 moves from the cover body storage space 30 a to the occupied space S side of the medal storage tray portion 9. Drawn out.

  Then, when the medal container 10 is extracted from the medal container mounting opening 9b, the end of the cover body 30 comes into contact with the inner wall of the medal storage tray 9 and is positioned in the occupied space S.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7A, the player moves the medal container 10 pulled out to the front side downward, so that the cover body locking portion 19 and the concave groove 31 of the cover body 30 Release the lock. Then, as shown in FIG. 7B, the medal container 10 is completely detached from the medal storage tray portion 9.

  By the way, when the medal container 10 is detached from the medal storage tray portion 9, the cover body 30 is arranged in the occupied space S occupied by the medal container 10. Accordingly, the upper side of the occupied space S is covered by the cover body 30, and the medal M stacked on the central bottom surface 9 a of the medal storage tray portion 9 falls into the occupied space S by being blocked by the cover body 30. It becomes impossible.

  Next, the mounting structure of the medal container 10 in the medal insertion part 2A will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the medal container 10 detached from the medal storage tray part 9 is mounted on the container receiving part 43 of the medal insertion part 2A. Specifically, the outer curved surface portion 13 serving as the lower surface of the medal container 10 and the upper surface portion 44 of the container receiving portion 43 are fitted appropriately, and the magnet is disposed on the outer curved surface portion 13 of the medal container 10. 22 and the magnet 45 disposed on the upper surface 44 of the medal insertion part 2A are magnetically attached.

  Further, when the medal container 10 is mounted on the container receiving part 43 of the medal insertion part 2A, the tip of the convex piece 18 of the medal container 10 and the wall part 42 of the medal insertion part 2A abut. Accordingly, the medal container 10 is positioned at a position where the medal opening 17 formed on the front end 15 side of the medal container 10 and the medal slot 41 formed in the medal slot 2A face each other in the vertical direction. Is done.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 8C, when the player pushes the aligned medals M housed in the medal container 10 from the base end 16 side toward the tip end 15 side, the top medal M elastically deforms the medal locking portion 20 so that the medal M can pass through the medal opening 17, and the medal M on the tip 15 side sequentially falls from the medal opening 17 and is inserted into the medal insertion port 41. .

  Here, the medal M is stored in the medal container 10 from the medal storage tray part 9 to the medal insertion slot 41 and is always supported from the lower side by the inner curved surface part 12 of the medal container 10. Is in a state. For this reason, even an inexperienced player can safely move the medal M in the medal storage tray portion 9 to the medal insertion portion 2A. In addition, since the medal container 10 has a mounting structure that can be mounted on the medal storage tray part 9 and the container receiving part 43 of the medal insertion part 2A, respectively, As appropriate, the medal container 10 can be securely attached to the medal storage tray 9 or the medal insertion part 2A. For this reason, the handling of the medal container 10 becomes much easier, and the operation of inserting the medal M becomes extremely simple.

  Further, the cover body 30 is arranged in the occupied space S as described above in the medal storage tray portion 9, whereby the central bottom surface 9 a and the occupied space S are blocked, and the medal M flows into the mounting position of the medal container 10. This can be suitably prevented.

  After all the medals M accommodated in the medal container 10 are inserted into the medal insertion slot 41, the empty medal container 10 is detached from the container receiving part 43 of the medal insertion part 2A, The medal container 10 is remounted in the occupied space S through the medal container mounting opening 9b. Specifically, the cover body locking portion 19 of the medal container 10 and the concave groove 31 of the cover body 30 are locked, and the cover body 30 is pushed by the medal container 10 and rearranged in the original occupied space S. . Thereafter, the medal M may be inserted using the medal container 10 repeatedly according to the above-described procedure.

  It is to be noted that the medal container 10 is detachably mounted on the medal storage tray portion 9 by the medal storage body mounting opening 9b and the occupied space S that allow the medal storage body 10 to be mounted on the medal storage tray portion 9. The mounting structure that can be configured.

  Further, the outer body curved portion 13 of the medal container 10, the upper surface portion 44 of the housing body receiving portion 43 in the medal insertion portion 2 </ b> A, and the magnets 22 and 45, the housing body receiving portion 43 provided in the medal insertion portion 2 </ b> A. On the other hand, a mounting structure in which the medal container 10 can be detachably mounted is configured.

[Example 2]
A slot machine 1B according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
In addition, about the thing which has the structure similar to the said Example 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The medal container 50 shown in FIG. 9 has a bottomed outer container 60 (see FIG. 10) and a bottomed inner container 80 (see FIG. 11) disposed in the outer container 60. .

First, the outer container 60 will be described with reference to FIG.
The outer housing 60 includes a half cylindrical outer housing body 61 having a distal end portion 65 and a proximal end portion 66. Furthermore, an outer inner curved surface portion 62 that is curved with a predetermined curvature is formed on the inner side of the outer container body 61 and corresponding to the bottom.

  The outer container outer curved surface portion 63 corresponding to the outer lower surface portion of the outer container 60 has a convex curved shape that curves with a predetermined curvature. The outer container outer curved surface portion 63 serves as a lower surface portion of the medal container 50 and has a curved shape corresponding to an upper surface portion 94 of the container receiving portion 93 of the medal insertion portion 2B described later.

  Further, the distal end portion 65 of the outer housing 60 is disposed on the slot machine 1B side, and an outer opening 67 is formed in the distal end portion 65. Further, at both ends of the outer opening 67, convex pieces 68 projecting toward the tip end are formed, and the cover pieces locking portions 69 projecting upward are formed on the convex pieces 68. In addition, a pair of left and right guide grooves 70 that engage with a slide piece 84 of the inner container 80 described later are formed in the outer container curved surface portion 62 along the front-rear direction.

  In addition, the base end portion 66 of the outer container 60 is arranged on the player side, and the base end portion 66 is provided with a knob 71 that is formed to protrude toward the player side. More specifically, in a state where the outer container 60 is disposed in the medal container mounting opening 9b, the knob 71 protrudes further from the surface of the medal storage tray 9 toward the player. Therefore, the player can easily pull out or carry the outer container 60 by picking the knob 71.

  Further, a magnet 72 is attached to the outer container outer curved surface portion 63 of the outer container 60 along the shape of the outer container outer curved surface portion 63. Specifically, after a concave space is secured in the outer container outer curved surface portion 63, the magnet 72 is fixed to the space via an adhesive, and in this state, the surface of the magnet 72 and the outer container outer curved surface portion 63 are fixed. Is flush with the surface. Here, as shown in FIG. 12B, the magnet 95 is also arranged in the receiving body receiving portion 93 of the medal insertion portion 2B, and as will be described later, the magnet of the outer receiving body 60 in the medal receiving body 50. 72 and the magnet 95 of the medal insertion part 2B can be magnetically attached to each other.

  In addition, a magnet 73 is attached to the inner peripheral surface side of the base end portion 66 in the outer container body 61. Here, as shown in FIG. 9 and the like, a magnet 89 is also disposed in the inner housing 80 described later, and the magnet 73 of the outer housing 60 and the magnet 89 of the inner housing 80 can be magnetized to each other. It has become.

Next, the inner container 80 will be described with reference to FIG.
The inner container 80 includes a half-cylindrical inner container body 81 having a distal end portion 85 and a proximal end portion 86. In addition, an inner inner body curved surface portion 82 is formed in a portion corresponding to the bottom of the inner housing body 81, and the medal M is stacked on the inner housing curved surface portion 82 in the thickness direction. Align. The inner housing curved surface portion 82 has a curved shape having the same curvature as the outer peripheral surface of the medal M.

  Further, the inner container outer curved surface portion 83 corresponding to the outer side of the inner container body 81 has a shape in surface contact with the outer container curved surface portion 62 in a state where the inner container 80 is placed in the outer container 60 described above. Thus, the inner housing 80 is slidable with respect to the outer housing 60 in the front-rear direction (direction connecting the distal end portion 85 and the base end portion 86).

  A pair of left and right slide pieces 84 projecting outward are formed on the inner container outer curved surface portion 83 of the inner container 80. When the inner container 80 is placed in the outer container 60, the slide piece 84 is engaged with the guide groove 70 of the outer container 60. The outer dimension of the slide piece 84 in the front-rear direction (direction connecting the distal end portion 85 and the proximal end portion 86) is the inner dimension of the guide groove 70 in the front-rear direction (direction connecting the distal end portion 85 and the proximal end portion 86). The length is small compared to.

  Further, an inner opening 87 through which the medal M can pass is formed at the distal end portion 85 of the inner container 80. Further, a tip wall portion 88 facing the medal M to be accommodated is formed on the tip side from the inner opening 87, and the received medal M is prevented from passing from the tip wall portion 88 to the tip side. ing.

  On the other hand, a magnet 89 that can be magnetically attached to the magnet 73 of the outer housing body 60 is attached to the outer peripheral surface side of the base end portion 86 in the inner housing body 80. Specifically, after a concave space is secured on the outer peripheral surface side of the base end portion 86, the magnet 89 is fixed to the space through an adhesive, and in this state, the surface of the magnet 89 and the surface of the outer peripheral surface Is the same.

  And as shown in FIG. 9, the medal container 50 which can accommodate the medal M in alignment is comprised by arrange | positioning the inner container 80 in the outer container 60. As shown in FIG. In the state where the inner container 80 is disposed in the outer container 60, the magnet 73 of the outer container 60 and the magnet 89 of the inner container 80 are magnetically attached to each other. Further, the guide groove 70 of the outer housing body 60 and the slide piece 84 of the inner housing body 80 are engaged, and the slide piece 84 can be moved back and forth in the guide groove 70.

  Next, the mounting structure of the medal container 50 and the cover 30 in the medal storage tray portion 9 will be briefly described.

  When the medal container 50 is mounted in the occupied space S of the medal storage tray portion 9 as in the first embodiment, the cover body locking portion 69 of the outer container 60 and the concave groove 32 of the cover body 30 are formed. Locked.

  Then, in order to insert the medal M accommodated in the medal container 50 into the medal insertion part 2B, the player pulls out the medal container 50 toward the near side, and further covers the cover body locking part 69 of the outer container 60, and the cover body. When the locked state with the 30 concave grooves 32 is released, the medal container 50 is detached from the medal storage tray portion 9 as shown in FIG.

  At this time, the magnet 89 of the inner container 80 and the magnet 73 of the outer container 60 are magnetically attached, whereby the inner container 80 is disposed on the base end portion 66 side of the outer container 60. Accordingly, the outer housing curved surface portion 62 of the outer housing body 60 is positioned below the inner opening portion 87, and the medal M does not spill from the inner opening portion 87 of the medal housing body 50.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), the medal container 50 detached from the medal storage tray part 9 is mounted on the container receiving part 93 of the medal insertion part 2B. Specifically, the outer housing outer curved surface portion 63 serving as the lower surface of the medal housing 50 and the upper surface portion 94 of the housing receiving portion 93 are fitted properly, and the outer housing outer curved surface portion 63 of the medal housing body 50 is fitted. The magnet 72 arranged and the magnet 95 arranged on the upper surface portion 94 of the medal insertion portion 2B are magnetically attached.

  Further, when the medal container 50 is attached to the container receiving part 93 of the medal insertion part 2B, the tip of the convex piece 68 of the medal container 50 and the wall part 92 of the medal insertion part 2B abut. As a result, the outer opening 67 formed on the distal end portion 65 side of the outer container 60 and the medal insertion port 91 formed in the medal insertion portion 2B face each other in the vertical direction, and the lower side of the inner opening 87 In addition, a charging preparation state α in which the outer container curved surface portion 62 corresponding to the bottom of the outer container 60 is placed is placed. In the insertion preparation state α, the medal M does not fall from the medal container 50.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 12 (c), when the player pushes the aligned medals M toward the wall portion 92 of the medal insertion portion 2B, the tip side medal M is accommodated inside. The inner housing body 80 is pushed forward against the outer housing body 60 by being pressed against the distal end wall portion 88 of the body 80. At this time, the inner container 80 is moved forward by a predetermined distance without being separated from the outer container 60 by the guide action of the guide groove 70 of the outer container 60 and the slide piece 84 of the inner container 80. Move to slide. As a result, the outer opening 67 and the inner opening 87 face each other, and the medal M can be inserted into the medal insertion slot 91.

  Further, as the player continues to push out the aligned medals M, the medals M on the front end 85 side accommodated in the inner container 80 are sequentially inserted through the outer opening 67 and the inner opening 87. It falls to the mouth 91.

  When the pushing of the medals M accommodated in the inner container 80 is released or when all the medals M have been inserted, the magnet 73 of the outer container 60 and the magnet 89 of the inner container 80 are again magnetized. To return to the loading preparation state α. Then, when all the medals M have been inserted, the medal container 50 may be mounted again on the medal storage tray portion 9 as in the first embodiment. Thereafter, the medal M can be inserted using the medal container 50 repeatedly according to the above-described procedure.

  In the above embodiment, the size and shape of each part can be selected freely.

  Further, instead of the cover body 30 as a blocking body, a protruding member that protrudes from the inside of the gaming machine into the occupied space S when the medal containers 10 and 50 are pulled out from the medal storage tray portion 9 may be adopted.

  The mounting structure according to the present invention is not particularly limited as long as the medal containers 10 and 50 do not fall carelessly from the container receiving portions 43 and 93. It may be an engagement mechanism using a combination mechanism or a claw-like projection.

1A, 1B Slot machine 2A, 2B Medal insertion part 9 Medal storage tray part 10, 50 Medal storage body 11 Storage body main body 12 Inner curved surface part 13 Outer curved surface part 15 Tip part 16 Base end part 17 Medal opening part 30 Cover body (blocking) body)
41, 91 Medal slot 43, 93 Housing receiving portion 44, 94 Upper surface 60 Outer housing 61 Outer housing body 65 Tip 66 Base end 67 Outer opening 80 Inner housing 81 Inner housing body 85 Tip 86 Base end 87 Inner opening M Medal S Occupied space α Input ready state β Input ready state

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A gaming machine comprising a medal insertion unit into which medals as game media are inserted, and a medal storage tray unit in which the paid-out medals are stored,
It has a container body that is open at the top, and includes a medal container that is stored side by side in a state in which the medals stored in the medal storage tray are stacked in the thickness direction,
The medal container is
While having a mounting structure that can be detachably mounted on the medal storage tray,
It has a mounting structure that can be detachably mounted on a container receiving portion having an upper surface portion formed of a concave curved surface, provided in the medal insertion portion ,
The medal container has a distal end portion and a proximal end portion along the alignment direction of the received medals,
The front end is formed with a medal opening through which a medal on the front end side of the received medals can drop, and the front end is provided with a medal locking portion protruding inwardly. , And has a function of temporarily locking the aligned medals so that the medals do not fall immediately from the medal opening,
The lower surface of the medal container has a curved shape corresponding to the upper surface of the container receiving part of the medal insertion part,
In a state where the medal container is mounted on the medal insertion part, the lower surface part of the medal container and the upper surface part of the container receiving part of the medal insertion part fit properly, and the medal opening part and the medal When the medal slot formed in the slot is opposed to the medal slot and the aligned medals accommodated in the medal container are pushed out from the base end toward the tip, the medal locking part is elastically deformed. The gaming machine is characterized in that medals can pass through the medal opening, and medals on the tip end side are sequentially dropped from the medal opening and inserted into the medal slot . A gaming machine comprising a medal insertion unit into which medals as game media are inserted, and a medal storage tray unit in which the paid-out medals are stored,
A medal container that is stored in an aligned manner in a state in which medals stored in the medal storage tray portion are stacked in the thickness direction;
The medal container is
While having a mounting structure that can be detachably mounted on the medal storage tray,
It has a mounting structure that can be detachably mounted on a container receiving portion having an upper surface portion formed of a concave curved surface, provided in the medal insertion portion,
The medal container is
A bottomed outer container having an open top;
An inner container with a bottom open at the top, which is arranged in the outer container and accommodated in a horizontal orientation with the medals stacked in the thickness direction;
And the inner container is slidable relative to the outer container,
The lower surface portion of the outer container has a curved shape corresponding to the upper surface of the container receiving portion of the medal insertion portion, and a medal can fall on a part of the bottom of the outer container An outer opening is formed, and an inner opening on which a medal can be dropped is formed on a part of the bottom of the inner container,
In a state where the medal container is mounted on the medal insertion part, the lower surface part of the outer container and the upper surface part of the container receiving part of the medal insertion part fit properly, and the outer container The outer opening and the medal slot formed in the medal slot are opposed to each other,
The inner container disposed in the outer container,
By sliding relative to the outer container,
A charging preparation state in which the inner opening and the bottom of the outer container face each other;
The inner opening and the outer opening face each other so that a medal in the inner container falls from the inner opening and the outer opening and can be inserted into the medal slot.
Selectively convert state
A gaming machine characterized by that . A gaming machine comprising a medal insertion unit into which medals as game media are inserted, and a medal storage tray unit in which the paid-out medals are stored,
A medal container that is stored in an aligned manner in a state in which medals stored in the medal storage tray portion are stacked in the thickness direction;
The medal container is
While having a mounting structure that can be detachably mounted on the medal storage tray,
In a state where the medal is accommodated, it has a mounting structure that can be detachably mounted on a receiving body receiving portion provided in the medal insertion portion by detaching from the medal storage tray portion,
The medal storage tray portion is an occupied space occupied by the medal storage body in the medal storage tray portion and the other space in the medal storage tray portion in a state where the medal storage body is detached from the medal storage tray portion. Equipped with a blocking body
A gaming machine characterized by that .

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