JPH05290242A - Coin supply device for slot game machine and coin lending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a coin supply device which can automatically supply coins for a slot game machine and a coin lending machine. CONSTITUTION:When the coin 9 is ejected from a slot machine unit 10 where the slot game machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12 is combined and plural sets of them are parallelly arranged and a coin shortage sensor 13 detects the shortage of coins, the coin 9 within a upper part coin hopper 50 provided with a coin shortage detection sensor 31 drops to the one end part of a coin rail 60 and moves toward the other end part on the nearly horizontal coin rail 60 vibrating by a straight advance feeder 61. While moving, the coin 9 is changed its direction by a flow changing device 71, drops to an optional conduit 70 and is supplied for the slot machine unit 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin supply device for automatically supplying coins to a slot game machine and a coin lending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, coins discharged from a slot game machine and a coin lending machine are manually supplied to the game machine / lending machine again.

Therefore, there is a problem that a great deal of labor is required to supply coins to the slot game machine and the coin lending machine.

[0004]

The problem to be solved is that a great deal of labor is required to supply coins to a slot game machine and a coin lending machine, and mechanization occurs when labor shortages and personnel costs rise.・ Labor saving is required.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a slot machine unit 11 and a coin lending machine 12 are combined, and a plurality of sets of linearly arranged slot machine units 10 and coins 9a, 9b supplied from outside are air-supplied. A coin 23 provided with a conduit 23 for pumping, and a coin tank full sensor 32 for storing the pumped coins 9 above the slot machine unit 10, a shutter 33 for opening and closing a discharge port, and a shutter open / close confirmation sensor 34. A tank 30 is provided, an upper coin hopper 50 provided with a coin shortage detection sensor 51 is provided below the coin tank 30, and the upper coin hopper 50 and the slot machine unit 10 are provided.
A substantially horizontal coin rail 60 provided with a coin overflow detection sensor 62 that is vibrated by a straight feeder 61 and guides the coin 9 supplied to one end toward the other end between A conduit 7 for guiding the coin 9 on the 60 to each slot machine unit 10.
0 is provided, and a flow changer 71 for changing the flow of the coin 9 moving toward the downstream side on the coin rail 60 to an arbitrary conduit 70 is provided.

[0006]

EXAMPLE An example will be described with reference to the drawings. Of the coins 9, coins discharged through the slot game machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12 are represented by 9a, and coins brought by a customer to a prize exchange station are represented by 9b. Represent. 10 is a slot machine unit, which is a combination of a slot game machine 11 and a coin lending machine 12.

Reference numeral 13 is a coin shortage detection sensor, and 21 is a conveyor for receiving the coin 9a discharged from the slot machine unit 10 and guiding it to the lower coin hopper 22. 26 is a feeder connected to the outlet of the lower coin hopper 22, 27 is a parent tank connected to the outlet of the feeder 26, and 28 is a chute for feeding the coin 9b via the prize exchange station into the parent tank 27.

A transfer device 29 is connected to the outlet of the coin tank 27, and a conduit 23 is connected to the outlet of the transfer device 29. Reference numeral 40 is a fan whose suction side is connected to the coin tank 30. In addition, 31 is a deflection plate for changing the flow of the coin 9 that enters the coin tank 30.
2 is a coin tank full sensor, 33 is a coin tank 6
A shutter provided at the discharge port of 0, 34 is a shutter opening / closing confirmation sensor for confirming the opening / closing of the shutter 33.

Reference numeral 50 is an upper coin hopper provided below the coin tank 30, and 51 is the upper coin hopper 50.
A coin shortage detection sensor 60 mounted on the coin rail 60 is a coin rail provided substantially horizontally below the upper coin hopper 50 and above the plurality of slot machine units 10. The coin rail vibrates by the straight feeder 61, and the upper coin hopper 50 The coin 9 discharged from one end and supplied to one end is guided toward the other end. A coin overflow detection sensor 62 detects the coin 9 discharged from the upper coin hopper 50 when it overflows in the coin rail 60. 7
Reference numeral 0 denotes a conduit which opens on the coin rail 60 and guides the coin 9 on the coin machine 60 to each slot machine unit 10. The flow of the coin 9 moving toward the downstream side of the rail 60 is changed to one of the conduits 70. 72 is a solenoid for operating the flow changer 71.

The operation will be described with reference to the drawings.
When the coin shortage sensor 13 provided in the slot gaming machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12 detects a coin shortage, the solenoid 72 corresponding to the coin shortage sensor 13 operates to push up the flow changer 71.

Then, the upper coin hopper 50 is operated, the coin 9 is dropped on the coin rail 60, and the linear feeder 61 is operated to transfer the coin 9 on the coin rail 60 toward the other end. At that time, the coin rail overflow detection sensor 62 stops the operation of the upper coin hopper 50 temporarily when a large number of coins 9 drop on the coin rail 60 from the upper coin hopper 50 and are about to overflow, and then the upper coin hopper 50 is operated. The falling of the coin 9 from 50 is stopped, and the amount of the coin 9 is averaged.

As described above, the coin 9 moving on the coin rail 60 is changed in direction by the flow changer 71, drops into the conduit 70 through the drop opening 63, and is supplied to the slot game machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12. To be done.

When a certain amount of coins 9 are supplied to the slot game machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12, the operation of the straight coin feeder 61 of the upper coin hopper 50 and the coin rail 60 is stopped.

On the other hand, when the coin shortage sensor 51 of the upper coin hopper 50 detects the shortage of coins 9, the fan 40 is opened after the open / close confirmation sensor 34 of the shutter 33 provided at the lower portion of the coin tank 30 is confirmed to be closed.
Is activated and the coin 9 in the parent tank 27 becomes coin tank 3
Shipped to 0. When the coin tank full sensor 32 detects that the coin is full, the fan 40 stops, the shutter 33 at the outlet of the coin tank 30 opens, and the coin 9 drops into the upper coin hopper 50.

As shown above, based on the signal from the coin shortage sensor 13 of each slot machine unit 10, the equipment on the upstream side is automatically operated in sequence.

The flow changer 71 is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and the moving direction of the coin 9 may be changed by a plate-like member which is displaced downward from above.

[0017]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
When the coins 9 are discharged from the slot game machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12 and run short, the coins 9 are automatically replenished from the upper coin hopper 50 via the coin rail 60, and the discharged coins 9 are stored in the coin tank 30. It is pumped to the slot machine and recycled to the slot game machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12, which saves labor and enables significant cost savings, which is extremely useful in the event of labor shortages and rising labor costs. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a device configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a connection state between an upper hopper lower portion and a coin rail of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the outline of a flow changer of the present invention.

[Fig. 4] AA of Fig. 3 in a state in which the flow transformer is moved backward.
It is a visual side view.

FIG. 5 is a view of FIG. 3A-A in a state in which the flow transformer is advanced.
It is a visual side view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 9,9a, 9b Coin 10 Slot machine 11 Slot game machine 12 Coin lender 13 Coin shortage detection sensor 21 Conveyor 22 Lower coin hopper 23 Conduit 24 Lower conveyor 25 Coin shortage detection sensor 26 Feeder 27 Parent tank 28 Chute 29 Transfer device 30 Coin tank 31 Deflection plate 32 Coin tank full sensor 33 Shutter 34 Shutter open / close confirmation sensor 40 Fan 50 Upper coin hopper 51 Coin shortage detection sensor 60 Coin rail 61 Straight feed feeder 62 Coin overflow detection sensor 63 Drop opening 70 Conduit 71 Flow transformer 72 solenoid

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A combination of a slot game machine (11) and a coin lending machine (12), and a plurality of sets of linearly arranged slot machine units (10) and coins (9a, 9b) supplied from outside are air-supplied. A conduit (23) for pumping,
Above the slot machine unit (10), a coin tank full sensor (32) for storing the fed coins (9), a shutter (33) for opening and closing the outlet,
And a coin tank (30) provided with a shutter open / close confirmation sensor (34), and an upper coin hopper (50) provided with a coin shortage detection sensor (51) is provided below the coin tank (30). Between the hopper (50) and the slot machine unit (10),
A substantially horizontal coin rail (60) provided with a coin overflow detection sensor (62) vibrated by a straight feeder (61) and guiding a coin (9) supplied to one end toward the other end , A conduit (70) for guiding the coin (9) on the coin rail (60) to each slot machine unit (10) is provided.
0) A coin supply device for a slot machine, which is provided with a flow changer (71) for changing the flow of the coin (9) moving toward the downstream side on the above (0) into a desired conduit (70).