JPH0295389A - Medal lending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly execute a medal replenishing work by forming a medal storing part, a medal discharge part and a cash discriminating and storing part to separate bodies, respectively, and also, installing them separately to a base body so as to be attachable and detachable. CONSTITUTION:A medal lending machine main body 27 consists of a medal storing part 40 positioned in the upper stage part 34 of a base body 26, a medal discharge part 41 positioned in the middle stage part 35, and a cash discriminating and storing part 42 positioned in the lower stage part 36, are formed to separate bodies, respectively, and also, they are installed separately in the base body 26 so as to be attachable and detachable. At the time of replenishing a medal, an opening/closing part 59 is turned centering around a hinge 58 by removing the medal storing part 40 from the base body 26 and drawing the opening/closing part 59 in the front direction of the medal storing part 40 by a handle 60, and the medal can be replenished into the medal storing part 40 from a cavity 61. On the upper end part of a back plate 62 of the medal storing part 40, a medal replenishing hole 63 is opened, a medal replenishing nozzle 65 is placed, and it is also possible to replenish the medal in a state that the medal storing part 40 remains housed in the base body 26.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a medal lending machine, and particularly to a large number of slow-to-play machines arranged in so-called islands, mahjong-style pachinko machines, combination-type pachinko machines, and additive-type pachinko machines. The present invention relates to a medal lending machine that is used by being placed between game machines that use medals such as machines.

[Prior Art] Generally, gaming machines operated using such medals require a medal lending machine that lends out medals in exchange for cash.

As such a medal lending machine, one having a structure as shown in FIG. 9 has conventionally been used.

That is, this medal lending machine 1 was entirely composed of a base body 2 and a medal lending unit main body 3 attached to the base body 2.

In addition, the base 2 has a substantially U-shaped side surface with a bottom plate 4, a back plate 5 erected at the end of the bottom plate 4, and an upper plate 6 protruding from the upper end of the back plate 5. had been formed.

On the other hand, the medal lending section main body 3 includes a medal storage section 7 provided in the upper section and a medal dispensing section 8 provided in the middle section.
and a cash identification storage section 9 provided in the lower part,
The medal lending unit main body is detachably attached to the base 2, and when attached, is fixed to the base 2 by a lockable lock portion lO provided on the top plate 6.

Further, an opening 11 is provided on the upper surface of the medal storage section 7, and is formed so that medals 12 can be replenished through the opening 11. Further, the medal dispensing section 8 uses a disk (not shown) which is rotatably driven by an actuator and has a plurality of holes having a concave diameter approximately equal to the diameter of the medals 12. A hopper part 14 that supplies a predetermined number of medals 12 to a take-out tray 15;
The guide section 17 for guiding the guide section! A take-out tray 1 provided at the end of the medal 7 and to which the medals 12 are finally supplied.
It consists of 5. Furthermore, the cash identification storage section 9 is composed of a banknote identification storage section 18, a coin sorting section 19, and a coin storage body 20.

When using the conventional medal lending machine 1 configured as described above, first unlock the lock part 10 using a key, remove the medal lending machine main body 3 from the base 2, and open the medal storage part 7. By putting an appropriate number of medals 12 from the part 11 into the medal storage part 7, and then turning on a start switch (not shown), the hopper part 14 provided in the medal dispensing part 8 is activated. It becomes possible.

After that, the player inserts the coin 21 into the input slot 2 of the coin sorting section 19.
2, the type of the inserted coin 21 is sorted by a selector not shown.

A number of medals 12 corresponding to the amount of coins 21 inserted are sent out to a takeout tray 15 via a guide section 17 by the operation of the hopper part 14. The same applies when the TL player inserts the banknote 23 into the insertion slot 24, and if the banknote 23 is identified as a genuine banknote 23 in the banknote identification storage section 18, the waste paper W' J
The medal 12 corresponding to the amount of 23 is placed in the takeout tray 1 in the same manner as above.
5 will be sent out. In addition, the coins inserted were 21
is stored in the coin storage body 20, and one banknote is stored in the banknote identification storage section 18.

[The problem to be solved by the invention WB1 By the way, in such a conventional medal lending ML, the medals 12 in the medal storage section 7 are gone and the medals 1
If it becomes necessary to replenish the medals 2, use the key to unlock the lock section 10, remove the medal lending section main body 3 from the base 2, and then insert the medals 12 from the opening 11 of the medal storage section 7. I was planning on replenishing it. Therefore, when replenishing the medals 12, it is necessary to always remove the entire medal lending unit main body 3 from the base 2 and perform the replenishment work.
The problem was that the medal replenishment work was complicated. In addition, the medal 12 is gone in the medal storage section 7,
While the above replenishment work is being carried out, the medal lending department main body 3
The removal of.

Conventionally, it has been required to quickly perform medal replenishment work because the medal dispensing machine 1 may interfere with the games of game machines near the machine and cause a problem in business.

Furthermore, the hopper section 14 constituting the medal dispensing section 8 includes an actuator, a disk rotatably driven by the actuator, and having a plurality of holes having a concave diameter approximately equal to the diameter of the medal 12, and the disk can be rotated. It has a disc base that holds it in place. Then, medals supplied from the medal storage section 7 or foreign objects mixed in a large number of medals may get caught between the disc and the disc base. In such a case, the rotation of the disk would stop, and as a result, the supply of medals 12 would sometimes stop. Furthermore, in the cash identification storage section 9, the supply of medals 12 may sometimes be stopped due to malfunction of the sensor consisting of the magnetic head of the banknote identification storage section 18 or the sensor of the coin sorting section 19.

Conventionally, such a medal dispensing section 8 and bill identification storage section 18
Even if a failure occurs, the entire medal lending unit main body 3 must be removed from the base 2 and the malfunctioning part must be disposed of, complicating the repair work. Was.

In addition, it is generally reasonable for ordinary employees to perform medal replenishment work and maintenance work for the medal dispensing unit, etc., and for cash management to be performed only by the person in charge of the gaming machine.From this perspective, It has long been required to manage the locking of medal lending machines.

Therefore, a technical object of the present invention is to enable quick replenishment of medals in a medal lending machine.

It is possible to perform maintenance work on the medal lending machine easily and quickly, and also to enable more appropriate locking management.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve such technical problems, in the present invention, the L medal storage section, the medal dispensing section, and the cash identification storage section are each formed separately. , and are individually detachably attached to the base, while the medal payout part is provided with a lockable medal lock part for fixing the medal storage part and the medal payout IB part to the base at the same time. In addition, the cash identification storage section is provided with a lockable cash lock section for independently fixing the cash identification storage section to the base body.

[Examples] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the examples shown in the accompanying drawings. Note that the same members as those in the prior art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the medal lending machine 25 according to this embodiment consists of a base 26 and a medal lending machine main body 27 attached to the base 26.

The base body 26 is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped case, and has an opening 28 formed in the front surface.

Further, inside this base body 26, at a position corresponding to the lower part of the upper plate 6, guide rails 31 and 32 are provided inside both side plates 29 and 30, respectively, facing toward the back. Further below the guide rails 31, 32, a partition plate 33 is provided that extends between the side plates 29, 30,
As a result, an upper stage part 34 is formed by the top plate 6 and the guide rails 31 and 32, a middle stage part 35 is formed by the guide rails 31 and 32 and the partition plate 33, and the partition plate 3
3 and the bottom plate 4 form a lower step portion 36. The base body 26 formed in this manner is arranged and fixed on the base 37 between machines such as slot machines, mahjong-style pachinko machines, etc., which are arranged as islands. .

Note that the reference numeral 38 in the figure is a power cord, and the reference numeral 39 is a power plug. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a harness unit 43 to which the base end of the power cord 38 is attached is provided inside the back plate 5 of the base body 26.

The harness unit 43 includes a relay base 44 attached to the middle section 35, sockets 45 provided in two upper and lower stages on the relay base 44, and a harness 46 extending downward from the relay base 44. Lower part 36 of base body 26
At the lower end of the socket 45 attached to the tip of the harness 46, the wire 47 extending upward from the relay base 44, and the L step portion 34 of the base 26,
It consists of an upper sensor terminal 48 attached to the tip of the wire 47 and a lower sensor terminal 49 attached to the wire 47 and provided below the upper sensor terminal 48. In addition, when a medal storage section 40 (described later) is stored in the upper part 34 of the base 26 at the upper end of the back plate 5,
Guide portion 64 of the medal supply hole 63 of the medal storage section 40
A rectangular hole 51 is provided for inserting and protruding toward the rear surface of the back plate 15.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a medal storage section 40 (to be described later) is located slightly above the front end of the guide rail 31.32 provided on the side plate 29.30 of the base body 26. The protrusion 68.6 of the slide shutter 67 provided on the bottom surface of the medal storage section 40 when stored in the medal storage section 40.
Engagement protrusions 147, 147 are provided facing each other and can open the slide shutter 67 by colliding with the slide shutter 67.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the medal lending machine main body 27
is a medal storage section 40 located in the upper part 34 of the base body 26.
, a medal dispensing section 41 located in the middle section 35, and a cash identification storage section 42 located in the lower section 36, each of which is formed separately and detachably attached to the base 26. There is.

As shown in FIG. 3, the medal storage section 40 is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped box, and includes a front panel section 52, side plates 53 and 54 on both sides, and an upper surface section 55.

It includes a bottom plate 56 and a back plate 62, and is formed so that a large number of medals can be stored therein.

Here, the front panel section 52 is formed into two halves, the lower part being formed by a fixing part 57 fixed to both side plates 53 and 54, and the upper part being attached to the upper end of the fixing part 57 via a hinge 58. A U-shaped handle 60 is provided at the lower end of the fixing part 57 and approximately at the middle of the opening/closing part 59, respectively. When replenishing medals, the medal storage section 40 is removed from the base body 26, and the opening/closing section 59 is rotated about the hinge 58 by pulling the opening/closing section 59 toward the front of the medal storage section 40 using the /1 handle 60. It is formed so that medals can be replenished into the medal storage section 40 through a gap 61 formed between the opening/closing section 59 and the top plate 55.

Note that this medal replenishment can also be performed with the medal storage section 40 fixed to the base body 26 as shown in FIG.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a medal replenishment hole 63 is provided at the upper end of the back plate 62 of the medal storage section 40, and a guide portion 64 is provided in the medal replenishment hole 63. is provided protruding toward the back side of the medal storage section 40.

When the medal storage section 40 is stored in the upper part 34 of the base body 26, the guide part 64 extends in the direction of the back surface of the base body 26 through the hole 51 formed at the upper end of the back plate 5 of the base body 26. A medal supply nozzle 65 is arranged on the guide portion 64.
are arranged so that medals can be replenished while the medal storage section 7 is stored in the base body 26.

Further, an upper medal sensor 148 is provided slightly below the medal supply port 63 on the back plate 62 of the medal storage section 40, and a lower medal sensor 149 is similarly provided slightly above the bottom plate 56. ing. When the medal storage section 40 is stored in the upper part 34 of the base body 26, these medal sensors 148 and 149 are connected to the upper sensor terminal 48 and the lower sensor terminal 49, respectively, and operate. It is configured to detect the amount of medals stored in the storage section 40, replenish the medals, and display the information on a display unit 72 provided in the medal payout section 41, which will be described later. In addition, the medal replenishment performed here is performed when the lower medal sensor 149 detects a lack of medals, and the upper medal sensor 149
48 to confirm that the medals are sufficient.
This is done to prevent medals from running out in the medal storage section 40.

Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the medal storage section 8
A medal drop hole 66 is provided in the rear half of the bottom plate 56, and a medal drop hole 66 is provided on the bottom plate 56.
A slide shutter 67 for opening and closing is provided. The slide shutter 67 is made of a rectangular plate formed in a size that can cover the medal drop hole 66, and protrusions 68 and 68 are provided at both front ends of the slide shutter 67, respectively. Furthermore, when the medal drop hole 66 is open, the slide shutter 67 has an oval opening 69. which is formed at the lower end of the first side plate 53.54.
A protrusion 68.68 protruding from 69 is located at the front end of this oblong opening 69.69.

Therefore, when the medal drop hole 66 is closed, the protrusion 68.68 is slid from the outside of the medal storage section 40 into the oval opening 69.69 toward the rear of the medal storage section 40. By doing so, it becomes possible for the slide shutter 67 to cover the medal drop hole 66. The medal storage section 40 configured in this manner is removably housed in the upper part 34 of the base 26 in a manner that it is placed on two guide rails 31, 32Jl provided on the base 26.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the medal dispensing section 41 includes a medal locking section 70 that can fix the medal storing section 40 and the medal dispensing section 41 to the base body 26, and a hopper part having the same structure as the conventional one. 14, a medal dispensing mechanism 71 that includes a guide section 17 and a take-out tray 15, a display unit 72 that displays the number of medals dispensed, etc., and a control that electrically controls the medal dispensing mechanism 71 and display unit 72. 107, and like the medal storage section 40, it is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped box as a whole.

The medal locking section 70 is connected to a locking section 73 provided in the medal dispensing section 41, a link member 74 interlocking with the locking section 73, and the link member 74, and is arranged approximately vertically within the medal dispensing section 41. Two lower rods 75 and 76 with a rectangular cross section are erected, and the two lower rods 75 and 76 are erected approximately vertically within the medal storage section 40, and when the medal storage section 40 is stored in the base body 26, Two upper rods 77 and 78 whose lower ends engage with the upper ends of the lower rods 75 and 76, and when the medal lock part 70 is closed, these two
The base 2 engages with the upper end of the wooden L-rod 77°78.
Engagement part 79 consisting of hole 51 provided in -L plate 6 of 6
It consists of.

The locking portion 73 includes a cylinder lock 82 that is attached to a mounting hole 81 formed at the lower end of a front panel 80 with a nut 83, and a center portion thereof is fixed to a rotating portion 84 of the cylinder lock 82 with a nut 85. It consists of a plate-like member 86. The link member 74 is formed into a rectangular shape as a whole, has a horizontally long slit 87, and has a connecting portion 88 with the one lower rod 75 at the end in the length direction. A hole 98 is provided in the connecting portion 88 . Then, the plate member 86 and the link member 74
is connected by a hole 89 provided at the upper end of the plate-like member 86 and a port 90 and a nut 91 that are fixed to the hole 89 and inserted through the slit 87 of the plate-like member 86. The link member 90 is formed to move in the left-right direction within the slit 87 in accordance with the rotation of the plate member 86, thereby moving the link member 74 up and down. The lower rods 75 and 76 are connected and fixed by connecting members 92 provided at their upper ends, and a side surface 9 of the lower rod 75 is connected to the lower end of one of the lower rods 75.
3, a connecting piece 94 protrudes inward in a substantially perpendicular direction.
A hole 95 is provided in the connecting piece 94 . The connecting portion 88 of the link member 74 and the connecting piece 94 of the lower rod 75 are connected to the hole 9 provided therein.
5 and 98 and a nut 97 that fixes the port 90, and are fixed to each other via the port 96.

On the other hand, convex portions 99,99 are formed at the upper ends of the two lower rods 75, 76, respectively, and convex portions 99,99 are formed at the lower ends of each of the two upper rods 77,78. There are four parts 100° and 100, respectively.
Further, the upper ends of the two upper rods 77, 78 are provided with protrusions 101, 101, respectively, and the lower surface of the upper plate 6 of the base body 26 is provided with the protrusions 101, 101 when locked.
．． Engagement part 79.7 consisting of two holes into which 101 enters
9 are provided respectively.

In the figure, reference numeral 106 indicates a source plug, and 10B indicates a frame plate to which the control unit 107 is attached.

Therefore, when fixing the medal storing section 40 and the medal dispensing section 41 to the base body 26, first, after or before inserting the medal dispensing section 41 into the middle section 35 of the base body 26, the medal dispensing section 40 is fixed to the base body 26. is stored in the same upper section 34,
The dedicated key 102 of the medal lock 70 is inserted into the key hole 103 of the cylinder lock 82 and rotated once in the counterclockwise direction to perform the locking operation. The key 102 is rotated around the portion 84.
As the plate member 86 rotates, the pin 90 connecting the plate member 86 to the link member 74 moves counterclockwise and upward within the sleeve 87 of the link member 74.

As a result, the entire link member 74 rises and pushes up the lower rod 75 fixed to the connecting portion 88 of the link member 74 via the connecting piece 94. Since the two lower rods 75 and 76 are connected and fixed by the connecting member 92, which lower rods 75 and 76
99.99 formed at the upper ends of the lower rods 75.76 are engaged with the recesses Zoo, 100 formed at the lower ends of the upper rods 77.78, and the upper rods 77. Push up 78. As a result, the upper rod 7
The convex portions 101 and 101 formed at the upper end of the base body 26 are respectively engaged with the engaging portions 79 and 79, which are two holes formed on the lower surface of the upper plate 6 of the base body 26, so that the medals can be paid out. The portion 41 and the medal storage portion 40 are fixed to the base body 26.

Next, the display unit 72 includes a board 150, switches 157 arranged in parallel on the upper part of the board 150,
It consists of a display section 154 provided below the switches 157. The switches 157 are arranged so as to be operable from the outside of the medal lending machine 1 through a horizontally long window 109 provided at the upper end of the front panel 80 of the medal dispensing section 41. However, in this case, when the medal lock part 70 is locked, the lower rod 7
A connecting member 92 that connects 5.76 closes the horizontally long window 109, and when the medal lock 70 is unlocked, the connecting member 92 descends together with the lower rod 75.76.
The horizontally elongated window 109 is opened so that the switches 157 can be operated.

As shown in FIG. 6, the switches 157 include four pushbutton switches arranged in parallel, including a reset switch 11O, a counter 7-
Doswitch 111. Counter reset switch 112
, and the backup switch 151.

The reset switch 110 is used when the operation of the medal lending machine 1 stops for some reason.

It is used to restart the control unit 107 and the cash recognition machine described below. The counter mode switch 111 is used to display various counters on the display section 154, and the switch l
By pressing ll once, the number of medals to be paid out will be displayed, and 2
1, 0 in the cash identification storage section 42 by pressing twice.
If you press 0 yen bills, it will display the number of 500 yen bills accepted, if you press it 3 times, it will display the number of 500 yen accepted, and if you press it 4 times, it will display the number of 100 yen accepted, and if you press 5 times, it will display the counter. MIJ is configured so that the display is OFF. Further, the counter reset switch 112 is used to clear the counter display.

In addition, the display section 154, as shown in FIG.
A substantially square display window 155 provided below the horizontally long window 109 on the front panel 80 of the medal payout section 41 is formed to display various displays. The display section 154 has five abnormality monitor display lamps 1 on the upper stage.
13 are arranged in parallel, and are configured to turn on when some malfunction occurs in the medal lending machine 25 and the operation of the medal lending machine 25 stops. In addition, the middle row is formed to display a digital display 114 of the number of bills and coins that the medal lending machine has placed in the receiver, and the lower row is a digital display 115 of the number of medals dispensed by the medal lending machine l. It is formed so that it is represented.

The abnormality monitor display lamp 113 includes, from the left, a green medal shortage display lamp 116 . Yellow bridge error indicator lamp 117, orange dispensing error indicator lamp 118
, a yellow-green bill jam indicator lamp 119, and a red sensor abnormality indicator lamp 120 are arranged in this order. The medal shortage indicator lamp 116 lights up when there are no medals stored in the medal storage section 7, and turns off when medals are replenished. In addition, if the lamp is still lit even after replenishing the medals, press the reset switch 110 and the next bridge abnormality display lamp 117 will be
Even though the medals are stored in the medal storage section 7.

It lights up when medals are not supplied to the medal payout section 41, and in this case, the medal dedicated lock section 7
0, pull out the medal storage section 40 slightly forward,
After the medal is dropped by applying vibration, it is restarted by pressing the reset switch 110.

Further, the above-mentioned payout abnormality display lamp 118 indicates that if medals are not supplied from the medal payout BB8 for some reason,
For example, the light is turned on when the medal dispensing passage such as the medal guiding section 17 and the medal takeout device 15 are full of medals. In this case.

Remove the medals that are filling the medal guide part 17, etc.,
The device is restarted by pressing the reset switch 110. Furthermore, if the lamp 118 does not turn off even if the reset switch 110 is pressed, the medal dispensing machine 411
There is an abnormality in the machine part of 71 itself. Furthermore, the bill jam abnormality indicator lamp 119 indicates that the bill identification storage section 1
The light is turned on when the inside 8 is full of banknotes, and the light is turned off by removing the banknotes inside and pressing the reset switch 110.

Then, the sensor abnormality display lamp 120 indicates that the medal lending a! It is configured to turn on when a malfunction occurs in the various sensors attached to each part of 25.

Note that 152 and 153 in Figure 1 are display windows 155.
The lamps 152 on the left side are configured to light up when the medal lending machine 25 is in operation, and the lamp 153 on the right side is configured to light up when the medal lending machine 25 is in operation.
is configured to light up when the medal lending machine 25 has stopped operating for some reason.

Next, the cash identification storage section 42 includes a bill identification storage section 18, a coin sorting section 19, a coin storage body 20, and a cash lock section 121, as shown in FIG.

The coin sorting section 19 is attached and fixed to the back surface of a front panel 124 that is attached to the lower front end 122 of the base body 26 via a hinge portion 123 so as to open toward the front side of the base body 26 . That is, the coin sorting section 19 includes a coin sorting machine 125, a bracket 126 for fixing the coin sorting machine 125 to the front panel 124, and the coin sorting fi1.
It consists of a coin shoe (coin shoe) 127 protruding above the coin sorter 125, and a coin detection sensor 128 provided below the coin sorter 125. Further, a coin storage body 20 is arranged below the coin detection sensor 128.

The # side panel 124 has a cash lock section 121.
is provided. The cash lock part 121 includes a cylinder lock 130 fixed to a mounting hole 129 formed at the upper left end of the front panel 124 via a nut 131, and a cylinder lock 130 fixed to a rotating part 132 of the cylinder lock 130 by a nut 133. It consists of a rotating rod 134 and a retaining portion 14B provided on the partition plate 33 of the base body 26 so that the rotating rod 134 engages with the rotating rod 134. In addition, the code 135 in the figure is a banknote identification storage! 136 is a power plug attached and fixed to the base member 135 via a bracket (not shown); 137 is a bracket for attaching the coin detection sensor 128; 138 is a banknote insertion slot;
39 is a coin input slot, 140 is a coin return slot, 141 is a banknote identification unit, and 142I is a banknote storage unit.
By opening the front panel 143 of 42 to the front, banknotes stored inside can be taken out.

When operating the medal lending machine 251 configured in this way, first connect the power plug 39 shown in FIG.
Connect it to the V power supply. As shown in FIG. 7, the power plug 1 attached to the back surface of the base member 135 is inserted into the base member 135 and the one-bill identification storage section 18 onto the bottom plate 4 of the lower part 36 of the base body 26.
36 is connected to a socket 45 provided at the lower end of the lower part 36 of the base body 26. After the coin storage body 20 is inserted and placed below the base member 135, the front panel 124 is rotated upward about the hinge portion 123 to close the front surface of the lower portion 36 of the base body 26. Then, insert the special key 144 of the cash lock part 121 into the cylinder lock 13.
Insert it into the key hole 145 of 0 and turn it counterclockwise about 45
° Rotate. Then, the rotating part 132 of the cylinder lock 130
rotates about 45 degrees from the horizontal position and returns to the vertical position, engages with the retaining part 146 provided at the front end of the partition plate 33,
The front panel 124 and the coin sorter 19 are fixed to the base body 26.

Next, as shown in FIG.
The power plug 106 is inserted into the middle section 35 so as to be placed on the partition plate 33 provided at
A socket 45 provided at the lower end of the middle section 35 of the base body 26
Connect to. As shown in FIG. 1, the medal storage section 4o in which medals are stored in advance is connected to the guide rail 31.3 provided inside the side plate 29.30 of the base body 26.
2, and store it in the upper part 34 while sliding the lower end part. In this case, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the protrusions 68 and 68 on both sides of the slide shutter 67 provided at the bottom of the medal storage section 40 are connected to the engagement protrusions 147 provided on the base body 26. 147, the slide shutter 67 moves forward on the bottom plate 56 of the medal storage section 4o on the bottom plate 56 of the medal storage section 40, the medal drop hole 66 is opened, and the medals inside are , the medal falls downward from the medal drop hole 66 and reaches the medal payout section 4! This leads to the Hobbe part 14 located in the area.

Next, by locking the medal locking section 70 using the special key 102 of the medal locking section 70, the medal dispensing section 41 and the medal storage section 40 are simultaneously fixed to the base body 26.

After that, use the start switch (not shown) as before.
By turning on, each actuating part is energized and becomes operable.

After that, if there are no more medals in the medal storage section 40, the medal lock section 70 is unlocked, the medal storage section 40 is released from the base 26, and then the medal storage section 40 is released. After the medals are individually removed from the base 26 and the slide shutter 67 is closed, medal replenishment work can be performed. Of course, as shown in FIG. 4, it is also possible to leave the medal storage section 40 fixed to the base body 26, open only the opening/closing section 59, and replenish medals from there.

In addition, regarding medal supply, if you fill the spare medal storage section 40 with medals in advance and replace them with the empty medal storage section 40, you can keep up with business hours even during business hours. Medal replenishment work can be carried out without any hindrance. Furthermore, as described above, the medal sensors 148 and 149 attached to the medal storage section 40
Based on this information, it is also possible to appropriately replenish medals from the medal replenishment hole 63 provided on the back surface of the medal storage section 40 using the medal replenishment nozzle 65.

Furthermore, even if there is some kind of malfunction in the medal payout am 71 of the medal payout unit 41 and it becomes malfunctioning,
Similarly to the above, the dedicated key 102 of the medal lock section 70 is used to unlock the medal lock section 70, and the medal payout section 41 is separated from the medal storage section 40 and the cash identification storage section 42 and becomes independent. and remove it from the base 26,
Can perform maintenance work.

Furthermore, when a similar failure occurs in the cash identification storage section 42 or when taking out coins or bills stored inside, the special key 144 of the cash lock section 121 is used to lock the cash lock section 121. Release the state and sort coins 411
9 forward about the hinge part 123, the coin storage body 20 and paper WIn separate storage part 18 are moved to the medal storage part 40.
It is possible to take out the medals separately from the medal dispensing unit 41 and perform maintenance work and cash collection work.

In addition, in this embodiment, the slide shutter 67 provided in the medal storage section 40 is inserted into the oval opening 6 provided at the lower end of both side plates 53 and 54 of the medal storage section 40.
Although the explanation has been given using an example in which the medal drop hole 66 can be opened and closed by sliding the protrusion 68.
As shown in FIG. 8, an appropriate biasing means 156 such as a spring is provided between both sides or one side of the rear end of the slide shutter 67 and the back plate 62, so that the slide shutter 67 is always The storage section 40 is biased rearward to close the medal drop hole 66, and when the medal storage section 40 is stored in the upper part 34 of the base 26, the protrusion 68
．． 68 is an engagement protrusion 147.14 provided on the base body 26
7 and against the biasing force of the biasing means 156.

The slide shutter 67 may be configured to move toward the front of the medal storage section 40 to open the medal drop hole 66.

In this way, using the biasing means 15B, the slide shutter 6
7, when the medal storage section 40 is taken out from the base body 26 for medal replenishment etc., the slide shutter 6 is automatically closed by the biasing force of the biasing means 158.
7 closes the medal drop hole 66, it is possible to prevent a situation in which medals are replenished while forgetting to close the slide shutter 67.

Furthermore, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, an example was explained in which both the medal payout section 41 and the medal storage section 40 are simultaneously fixed to the base body 26 by the locking operation of the medal lock section 70. 1. For example, an engaging protrusion is provided at the lower end of the plate member 86 of the locking portion 73, and the partition plate 3 of the base body 26 is
An engaging recess is provided at the front end of the medal storage section 3, and by locking the medal storage section 40, these engagement protrusions and the engagement recess are engaged, and the medal storage section 40 is inserted into the base body through the partition plate 33. 26
It may be formed so that it can be independently fixed to, and is not limited to this embodiment.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention has the configuration as described above, when there are no medals in the medal storage section and it becomes necessary to replenish medals, or when a failure occurs in the medal dispensing section V, the medal supply is interrupted. Even if the machine stops, or even if a failure occurs in the cash identification storage section as in 5, the entire medal lending section main body must always be removed from the base as in the past.

There is no need to perform medal replenishment work or repair malfunctioning parts, and you can remove any or more of the medal storage section, medal dispensing section, and cash identification storage section individually from the base body to perform medal replenishment work or repair. Since maintenance work can be performed, medals can be quickly replenished, and maintenance work can also be performed easily and quickly.

Further, in the present invention, both the medal storage section and the medal payout section are fixed to the base body by a lockable medal lock section, and the cash identification storage section is provided with a lockable medal lock section that is separate from the medal lock section. It is configured to be fixed to the base body by a cash lock, and the medal lock and the cash lock are each locked with separate dedicated gears, so it is easy to use for medal replenishment work, medal dispensing part, etc. A system can be established in which general employees who perform maintenance work manage the special keys for the medal locks, and only the amusement facility supervisors who perform cash collection work manage the special keys for the cash locks. , it becomes possible to perform more appropriate lock management.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the invention. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the medal lending machine according to the present invention divided into a medal lending machine main body and a base body, Fig. 2 is a front view showing the inside of the nol body, and Fig. 3 shows the medal lending machine main body. A perspective view showing the medal storage section, Fig. 4 is a sectional view corresponding to the line ■-IV of Fig. 1, which shows a simplified state of the medal lending machine main body attached to the base, and Fig. 5 shows the main body of the medal lending machine. FIG. 6 is a front view showing the switches and display section of the medal dispensing section. FIG. 7 is a front view showing the medal dispensing section and the medal lock section provided in the medal dispensing section. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of a slide shutter attached to a medal storage section, and FIG. 9 is a simplified view of a conventional medal lending machine. l...Medal lending machine, 2...Base, 3...Medal lending unit main body, 4...Bottom plate, 5...Back plate, 6...
Upper plate, 7... medal storage section, 8... medal payout section,
9...Cash identification storage section, 10...Lock section, 11.
... Opening part, 12... Medal, 14... Part of hopper, 15... Takeout tray, 17... Guide part, 18... Banknote identification storage part, 19... Coin sorting part , 20... Coin storage body, 21... Coin, 22... Slot, 23...
・Banknotes, 24...insertion slot, 25...medal lending machine,
26...Base body, 27...Medal lending machine body, 2B.
・・Opening, 29.30-・・Side plate, 31.32・・
- Guide rail, 33... Partition plate, 34... Upper section, 35... Middle section, 36... Lower section, 37... Mounting base. 38...power cord, 39...power plug, 40.
...Medal storage section, 41...Medal payout section, 42...
・Cash identification storage unit, 43...Harness unit, 45
... Socket, 46 ... Harness, 47 ... Wire, 48 ... Upper sensor terminal, 49 ... Lower sensor terminal, 50 ... Medal supply, 51 ... Hole, 52
...Front panel section. 53.54...Both side plates, 55...Top plate, 56.
...Bottom plate, 57...fixing part, 58...hinge part,
59... Opening/closing part, 60... Handle, 61... Gap, 62... Back plate, 63... Medal supply hole, 64
... Guide part, 65 ... Medal supply nozzle, 66.
... Medal drop hole, 67 ... Slide shutter, 68
...Protrusion, 69...Opening, 70...Medal opening lock part, 71...Medal payout mechanism, 72...Display unit, 73...Lock part, 74...Link Member, 75.76... Lower rod, 77.78.
...Upper opening 2, 79...Engaging portion, 80...Front panel, 81...Mounting hole, 83...Nut. 84... Rotating part, 85... Nut, 86... Plate member. 87...Slit, 88...Connection part, 89...Hole part, 90...Bolt, 91...S-,), 92...
・Connection member, 93... Side part, 94... Connection piece, 9
5... Hole, 96... Bolt, 97... Nut,
98... Hole, 99... Convex part, 100... Concave part,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101... Convex part, 102... Key 103... Key hole, 104... Left end, 105... Left end part, 106...
...Power plug, 107...Control unit. 108... Frame plate, 109... Horizontal window,
110...Reset switch, Ill...Counter reset switch, 112...Reset switch,
l13... Abnormal monitor display lamp, 114, 115
...Digital display, 116...Medal shortage indicator lamp, 117...Bridge abnormality indicator lamp, 118...
・Dispensing error indicator lamp, ... 119 Bill jam error indicator lamp, 120... Sensor error indicator lamp, 121...
...Cash lock part, 122... Lower end front end of base (2), 123... Hinge part, 124... Front panel, 125... Coin sorter, 126... Platen),
127... Coin shoe), 128... Coin detection sensor, 129... Mounting hole, 130... Cylinder lock,
131...none), 132... rotating part, 133...
・None), 134... Rotating rod, 135... Base member, 136... Plug, 137... Bracket,... 138... Bill insertion hole... 139... Coin insertion hole , 140... Coin return slot. 141...Banknote identification section, 142...Banknote storage section, 1
43... Front panel, 144... Dedicated key, 145
... Keyhole, 146 ... Engagement part, 147 ... Engagement protrusion, 148 ... Upper medal sensor, 149 ... Lower medal sensor, 150 ... Board, 151 ... Reserve switch , 152.153...I, ED lamp, 15
4...Display section, 155...Display window, 156...Biasing means, 157...Switches.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Consisting of a base and a medal lending machine main body attached to the base, the lending machine main body has a medal storage section, a medal dispensing section, and a cash identification storage section, and the cash is In a medal lending machine that measures a predetermined number of medals and lends out medals when they are inserted into the identification storage section, the medal storage section, medal dispensing section, and cash identification storage section are each formed separately. , and are individually removably attached to the base, while the medal payout section is provided with a lockable medal lock section that fixes the medal storage section and the medal payout section to the base, as well as a cash identification A medal lending machine characterized in that the storage section is provided with a lockable cash lock section that fixes the cash identification storage section to the base body.