JPH02180286A - Medal sailing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the theft for medals and reduce the width dimension by assembling a medal feeding means which is equipped with a theft preventing mechanism part for allowing the part between the medal storage parts to communicate and a medal discharge processing means for discharging the medals in the quantity corresponding to the result of the money amount judgment, in the longitudinal arrangement for a case body. CONSTITUTION:A medal feeding means 7 which is equipped with a theft preventing mechanism part for the communication between the medal storage parts 6, coin processing means which takes in a medal supplied from the medal feeding means 7, and a medal discharge processing means which discharges the medals in the quantity corresponding to the result of the money amount judgement by a paper money processing means 12 are assembled in the longitudinal arrangement for a case body. The theft preventing mechanism part is constituted of a cover body locking mechanism part 25, cover body releasing mechanism part 33, and an automatic opening/closing mechanism part 38. The theft preventing mechanism part is installed onto the medal feeding means 7, and the part between the supply cassette part and the medal storage part 6 is allowed to communicate only the time when the supplied cassette is mounted onto the case body. Therefore, the theft in the transport of the supplied cassette is prevented. Further, since each constitution element is assembled in longitudinal arrangement onto the case body, the width dimension of the case body can be reduced.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a medal vending machine for a medal-type game machine, and more specifically, a medal vending machine for a medal-type game machine. This invention relates to a medal vending machine that sells medals.

(Conventional technology) In this type of medal vending machine, medals are replenished when the stock of medals to be sold runs out.
Conventionally, there are the following modes for replenishing medals.

One method is for an attendant to put a large number of medals in a replenishment container with an open top, carry it to a medal vending machine, and then put it into a storage tank of the medal vending machine. A second aspect is a method in which the upper part of the storage tank of the medal vending machine is made into a cassette type, and the cassette is switched when the medals run out.

However, in any of the above conventional methods,
Since replenishment containers and cassettes do not have an anti-theft function, there has been a problem in that fraud often occurs, such as when staff members pick out medals while transporting them and hand them to customers they know.

Furthermore, since this type of medal vending machine is often placed between a large number of medal-type game machines, there is also a demand for its width to be as thin as possible.

(Problems to be Solved by the Present Invention) The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and its purpose is to prevent the theft of medals and to reduce the width and thickness of the medals. Our goal is to provide medal vending machines.

[Configuration of the present invention]

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a coin processing system that takes in coins, stores them, and determines their amounts in a medal vending machine that takes in coins or banknotes and sells medals according to their amounts. a banknote processing unit that takes in one banknote, stores it, and determines the amount; a supply cassette that supplies medals to be sold; and a medal storage section that stores medals supplied from the cassette; a medal supply means comprising an anti-theft mechanism section that communicates between the supply cassette and the medal storage section only when mounted on the housing; and the coin processing means that takes in the medals supplied from the medal supply means;
A medal discharge processing means for discharging a number of medals according to the result of amount discrimination by the banknote processing means is installed in a vertical arrangement in the housing.

(Function) According to this medal vending machine, the medal supply means is provided with an anti-theft mechanism section, and the supply cassette and the medal storage section are communicated only when the supply cassette is attached to the housing. Theft can be prevented during transport. Further, according to this medal vending machine, since each component is incorporated in the housing in a vertical arrangement, the width of the housing can be reduced and the machine can be made thinner.

(Embodiments of the present invention) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

The medal vending machine shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 includes a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped housing 2 with a small width W and a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped housing 2, and an openable and closable front upper panel portion 2A and front lower panel that constitute a part of the housing. a front panel 3 consisting of a section 2B and a front middle panel section 2C connecting the two panel sections; a coin processing means 4 having a coin slot 4A attached to the upper part of the front upper panel section 2A; and the housing. 2, a medal supply means 7 consisting of a supply cassette 5 and a medal storage section 6 attached to a support frame 2D that can be incorporated into the front upper panel section 2;
A and the medal ejection processing means 8 which is attached to the back side of the front middle panel section 2C and has an ejection port 9 which can protrude to the front side of the front middle panel section, and four medal ejection processing means 8 arranged directly below the said ejection port 9. A display means 10 having a display lamp, a power supply box 11 disposed directly below the medal supply means 7 attached to the support frame 2D, a banknote processing means 12 disposed at the lower part of the housing 2, and this banknote processing means. and a control box 45 arranged adjacent to each other.

A one-bill bill slot 13 is provided in the front lower panel portion 2B.

The coin processing means 4 takes in 100 yen coins, 500 yen coins, etc. from the coin input slot 4, stores them in the coin stocker 14, and at the same time, the coin discriminating section 15 discriminates and discriminates the amount of the inserted coins. The results are sent to control means (not shown) within the control box 14.

The banknote processing means 12 includes a transport section 15 using a belt and rollers for transporting 1,000 yen banknotes, 1,000 yen banknotes, etc. that are inserted from the banknote input slot 13, and a transport section 15 that uses belts and rollers to determine the amount of banknotes transported by this transport section. The discriminating section 16 for carrying out the billing and the bill stocker 17 for storing one bill are vertically arranged.

The medal discharge processing means 8 receives medals supplied from the supply port 46 of the medal supply means 7, and discharges the number of medals according to the amount of coins or banknotes inserted under the control of the control means. The medal discharging unit 18 is provided to drop medals into a discharging box 19 forming an exit 9.

Here, regarding the medal supply means 7, FIGS.
This will be explained with reference to the figures.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the supply cassette 5,
This supply cassette includes a box-shaped cassette body 21 with an open top, and a slide rail portion 22 of a constant width formed from one end of the front surface of the cassette body to an area extending along the upper edge of the opening to the rear surface. a lid body 23 formed in a thin plate shape that can be inserted into and removed from the slide rail portion and which closes the opening of the cassette body 21 in the inserted state; and a lid body 23 that protrudes from the rear side of the opening of the cassette body 2. a pair of engaging protrusions 24A and 24B, a lid lock mechanism 25 that locks the lid 23 when it is completely inserted into the cassette body 21, and a handle attached to the front surface of the cassette body 21. 26.

The lid locking mechanism section 25 includes a required number of lock holes 27 that are formed near one end of the lid 23 at regular intervals in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction, and a required number of lock holes 27 as shown in FIG. , 8th
As shown in the enlarged view, a separator 28 is attached to the rear surface 21A of the cassette main body 21 and forms a certain space on the rear surface side of the cassette main body 21, and the lock is provided within the space formed by the separator. A shaft body 29 is fixedly arranged along the drilling direction of the hole 27, and is rotatably supported by this shaft body, and one protruding end 3OA is placed on the side of the lid body 23 to be inserted into the cassette body 21. A claw body 30 with the other end 3OB facing the rear surface 21A side, and a claw body 30 stretched between the end portion 30B of this claw body 30 and the separator plate 28, and the other end 3OB facing the back surface 21A side. 3 springs are provided for applying a biasing force in the direction of arrow α1. Said rear part 2
1A is provided with a required number of holes 21B at positions corresponding to the end portions 30B.

According to this lid body locking mechanism section 25, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, when the lid body 23 is completely inserted into the cassette body 21, the protruding end of the claw body 30 is 3OA is inserted into the lock hole 27 of the lid body 23, thereby locking the lid body 23 at the opening of the cassette body 21, thereby preventing theft of a large number of medals C stored in the cassette body 21. be done.

Note that when installing the supply cassette 5 in the housing 2, the fifth
As shown in the figure, it is configured so that the handle 26 is on the upper side and the lid body 23 is on the lower side.

The supporting frame 2D of the housing 2 has the punching hole 2.
A release pin 32 having a diameter that passes through this extraction hole 21B is protrudingly provided at a position corresponding to 1B.

The extraction hole 21B and the release pin 32 constitute a lid release mechanism 33 that releases the lid 23 from the locked state.

According to the lid release mechanism 33, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 1O, when the supply cassette 5 is mounted on the support frame 2D with the lid 23 locked, the removal hole
The release pin 32 passing through 1B comes into contact with the end 30B of the claw body 30, which causes the claw body 30 to rotate in the α2 direction and the protruding end 30A to separate from the lock hole 27. At the same time, the lid body 23 is released from the locked state.

By pulling out the unlocked lid 23 in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. It's supposed to fall.

The medal storage section 6 includes a box-shaped tank section 34 and a hopper part 35 provided with a supply port 46, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6.

The tank portion 34 has an upper opening 34A and a lower opening communicating with the hopper portion 35.
A pair of elongated slide holes 35A and 35B are provided at the top of both sides of the board.
is provided.

A round bar-shaped slide body 36 that engages with the engagement protrusions 24A and 24B of the cassette main body 21 is provided in the slide slot.
are inserted through the slide holes 35A and 35B so as to slide along the long slide holes 35A and 35B. Furthermore, this slide body 3
6, a flexible rectangular shutter member 37
One end of the is attached.

The engaging protrusions 24A, 24B, the sliding slot 35A,
35B, the slide body 36 and the shutter member 37,
An automatic opening/closing mechanism section 38 for the medal storage section is configured, and the lid locking mechanism section 25, lid release mechanism section 33, and automatic opening/closing mechanism section 38 constitute a theft prevention mechanism section. .

The operation of the automatic opening/closing mechanism section 38 is as follows. That is, in the state shown in FIG. 2 before the replenishment cassette 5 is attached to the support frame 2D, the slide body 36 is located at the frontmost position of the slide slots 35A and 35B in the tank portion 34, so that the shutter The member 37 completely covers the upper opening 34A of the tank section 34, so that the medals C inside the tank section cannot be taken out simply by opening the front upper panel 2A.

Further, the engaging protrusions 24A and 24 of the supply cassette 5
When B is engaged with the slide body 36 and the supply cassette 5 is pushed in the direction of the arrow shown in the seventh column, as the supply cassette 5 advances, the shutter member 37 slides and opens from the upper opening 34A as shown in FIG. The upper opening 34A is retracted to communicate with the lower surface side of the supply cassette 5.

Due to the action of the automatic opening/closing mechanism 38, as shown in FIG. 10, when the lid body 23 is pulled out in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, the medal C can be dropped without any problem.

In addition, reference numeral 40 in FIG. 1 indicates a key portion provided on the front upper panel portion 2A, 41 indicates a key portion provided on the front lower panel portion 2B, and 42
43 is a joint that connects the front upper panel portion 2B to the housing 2 in an openable and closable manner, and 43 is a return lever.

According to the embodiment device 1 having the above-described configuration, the replenishment cassette 5 is provided with the lid locking mechanism section 25 and the tank section 34 is provided with the automatic opening/closing mechanism section 38, so that the replenishment cassette 5 has a 1! It is possible to prevent the medals from being stolen during IWI or when the front upper panel portion 2A is opened.

Further, according to this embodiment device 1, since each component within the housing 2 is arranged vertically as described above, the width dimension of the housing 2 can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.

[Effects of the present invention]

According to the present invention described in detail above, by providing the medal supply means with the anti-theft mechanism, it becomes impossible to steal the medals, thereby preventing fraud, and the arrangement of each element is improved. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a medal vending machine whose housing can be made thinner.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the medal vending machine according to the present invention, the second cause is a perspective view of the front panel of the medal vending machine shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the machine, and the fourth The figure is rf! 1
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the replenishment cassette in the aircraft, Figure 6 is a perspective view of the tank section of the aircraft, and Figure 7 is a partially enlarged view of the replenishment cassette being installed in the aircraft. 8 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the lid rotor mechanism in the same aircraft, FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged sectional view showing the unlocked state of the supply cassette in the same aircraft, and FIG. 10 is a lid pulling operation in the same aircraft. It is a partially enlarged sectional view showing. Main symbols in the diagram 1...Medal vending machine 2...Housing 4, φ, Coin processing means 5, Function 006. Replenishment cassette 6 Fist/O-fist medal storage section 7...Medal supply means 8...Medal discharge processing means 12...Banknote processing means. figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a medal vending machine that takes in coins or banknotes and sells medals according to their amounts, there is a coin processing means that takes in coins, stores them, and determines the amounts; It is equipped with a banknote processing means for determining the amount, a supply cassette for replenishing medals to be sold, and a medal storage section for storing medals supplied from the cassette, and a supply cassette for storing medals only when the supply cassette is attached to the housing. A medal supply means comprising an anti-theft mechanism section that communicates between the sections; and a medal supply means that takes in the medals supplied from the medal supply means and discharges the number of medals according to the results of amount discrimination by the coin processing means and the banknote processing means. A medal vending machine characterized in that a medal ejection processing means for discharging medals is installed vertically in a housing.