JPH0627188Y2 - Medal collection and delivery device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial application field" The present invention relates to a distribution conveyor in which a lending machine equipped with a tank for storing a large amount of medals and a lifter for medals and a game machine side are connected to the lifter. The present invention relates to a medal collecting and distributing device which is connected to a collecting conveyor connected to the tank and circulates medals between them. Here, the medal is used as a general term for game media including coins and pachinko balls used in a game machine.

"Conventional Technology" A conventional collection and delivery device that connects a lending machine and a game machine side to circulate medals is designed to deliver medals each time the game machine side or the lending machine runs out of medals. Particularly, in the coin collecting and distributing apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 57-1375, a structure is adopted in which surplus coins that have overflowed are supplied to a bill coin lending machine.

"Problems to be solved by the invention" However, in such a conventional device, only a small amount of medals is stored in each part, and the medals are supplied after a shortage of medals. There is a problem that the operation becomes unstable, it takes a long time after restarting once it is stopped due to insufficient supply amount, and it is not possible to deal with discharging a large amount of medals like the present invention. In this case, there was a problem that biting of medals occurred.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, and provides a medal collecting and delivering device which solves the above problems by allowing medals to be temporarily stored and collectively discharged. The purpose is to do.

"Means for Solving Problems" The gist of the present invention for achieving such an object is to provide a lending machine equipped with a tank for storing a large amount of medals and a medal lifter, and a game machine with the lifter. To the switching mechanism that communicates with the switching mechanism through the guide flow path, and the collecting conveyor whose starting end is connected to the tank and the collecting conveyor whose end is connected to the tank, between the starting end between the terminal and the collecting conveyor. In a medal collecting and distributing device for circulating medals through a circulation flow path, a switching mechanism connected to the starting end of the distribution conveyor is provided in the lending machine, and the switching mechanism is provided with a return flow to the tank. A guide passage is formed so as to extend downward from the discharge port at the upper end of the lifter, and a drop hole formed in the middle portion of the guide flow passage forming the lending machine and the drop passage. Inside the alignment channel or the discharge mechanism, an alignment channel formed by hanging downward from the hole, a discharge mechanism for collectively discharging a required number of medals at the end of the alignment channel, and a medal lending outlet are provided. A medal collecting and delivering device, characterized in that a predetermined number of medals are stored in the medals, and the flow of medals is switched to the distribution conveyor side by the switching mechanism which receives a shortage signal of medals from the game machine side. Exist in.

[Action] Then, the switching mechanism appropriately distributes the medals to the game machine side, and the medals accumulated in the alignment channel or the discharge mechanism of the lending machine can be collectively discharged to the lending outlet. It is a thing.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game machines (10) are arranged side by side in a playground, and are connected to the game machine (10) by a distribution conveyor (20) and a collection conveyor (30). 40) is a game console
It is installed beside the row of (10).

The distribution conveyor (20) has a distributor according to each game machine (10).
(21) is provided at a key point, and the distributor (21) is connected to the hopper (11) of the game machine (10) through the alignment distribution path (12), and the hopper (11) has a game machine ( A game machine equipped with a drive motor (11a) that pays out medals according to the game content of 10)
It is connected to the medal slot (13) of (10) through the authenticity discriminator (13a). The distributor (21) is provided with a sensor for detecting a shortage of medals in the alignment distribution path (12).

A drive motor (22) for the distribution conveyor (20) is provided at the end of the distribution conveyor (20).
The end of (0) is connected to the start end of the collecting conveyor (30) via the circulation flow path (23).

The collecting conveyor (30) is connected to the overflow port of the hopper (11) of each game machine (10) in order to collect the surplus medals of each game machine (10). A drive motor (31) is provided at the end, that is, the start end side.

The lending machine (40) has a tank (41) at the bottom for storing a large amount of medals (much more than the amount of medals used per day).
The starting end of the collecting conveyor (30) is connected to the tank (41).

The lifter (42) that pumps up the medal and raises it is the tank (41)
The bucket conveyor is installed inside the tank (41) and the motor (43) that drives the bucket conveyor
Is provided at the top of the lifter (42), and the discharge port (44) is opened at the upper end.

A downwardly sloping guide channel (45) extends from the discharge port (44), a drop hole (46) is provided in the middle of the guide channel (45), and the tip of the guide channel (45) is fixed to the housing of the lending machine (40). Connected to 47).

The switching mechanism (47) includes a starting end of the distribution conveyor (20) and a tank (4
The return flow path (48) to 1) is connected, and the switching mechanism (47) switches the flow of medals to either of them.

An alignment channel (49) that can store medals hangs from the drop hole (46) of the guide channel (45) and is connected to the lower end of the alignment channel (49) to collectively dispense the required number of medals. A mechanism (50) is provided. Collectively paying out includes the case of paying out the required number at a time and the case of continuously paying out without interruption.

The ejection mechanism (50) includes a drive motor (51), and the ejection port serves as a medal rental outlet (52).

100 yen coin entrance (53), 500 yen coin entrance at the lending exit (40)
(54), 1000 yen coin inlet (55) is provided, and the drive motor (51) operates according to the amount of currency inserted from each inlet and ejects a predetermined number of medals. .

The control system of the discharge mechanism (50) is as shown in FIG. That is, the passage verification unit (1) and the mechanism control unit (2) are connected to the discharge mechanism (50), and if necessary, a necessary amount selection instruction unit (3) and a change payout unit (4) are provided.

Next, the operation will be described.

The medal is pumped up from the tank (41) by the lifter (42), rises, and is discharged from the discharge port (44). Guide channel (45)
Is inclined, the medal moves by gravity in the guide channel (45) and reaches the switching mechanism (47). When the alignment channel (49) is not full, the medals fall from the drop hole (46) and are aligned and stored in the alignment channel (49). When the alignment channel (49) is full, there is a medal up to the drop hole (46), so the token passes over it and reaches the switching mechanism (47).

When the alignment distribution channel (12) is full, the switching mechanism (47) switches the flow of medals to the return channel (48), and the medals fall in the return channel (48) and the tank (41). Return to. When the alignment distribution path (12) of any of the game machines (10) is not full, the switching mechanism (47) is switching to the distribution conveyor (20), the medal is carried by the distribution conveyor (20), Applicable game console
The distributor (21) of (10) opens and drops medals into the alignment distribution path (12). The other distributor (21) is closed and the medal only passes. When there are more medals, they enter the collecting conveyor (30) through the circulation channel (23).

The medals remaining in the game in each game machine (10) overflow from the hopper (11), enter the collecting conveyor (30), and are returned to the tank (41).

At the lending machine (40), the passage verification section (1) is used because the passage is input from any one of the 100-yen currency receipt (53), the 500-yen currency receipt (54), and the 1000-yen currency receipt (55). Detects it and confirms the amount. The mechanism control unit (2) determines the amount of the medal to be ejected according to the amount of money, and instructs the ejection mechanism (50) to eject the medal from the lending outlet (52). The mechanism control unit (2) checks the amount of ejected medals, and if the amount is a predetermined amount, supports the lending outlet (52) to be closed.

When the required amount selection instructing section (3) is provided, the customer can specify the required number of medals, so the mechanism control section (2) also considers it and determines the amount of medals. When there is change, the change payout section (4) is instructed to issue a predetermined change.

It should be noted that energy is saved if the driving is stopped when medals are filled in each of the game machine (10) and the lending machine (40).

[Effect of the Invention] According to the medal collecting and delivering device of the present invention, since the medals are supplied to the lending machine before being supplied to the distribution conveyor, there is no shortage of medals in the lending machine and it is always necessary. It is possible to lend a large amount of medals, the medals are discharged smoothly without interruption, and you can enjoy the game comfortably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view with a part omitted, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system. (10) …… Game machine, (20) …… Distribution conveyor (30) …… Collection conveyor, (40) …… Lending machine (41) …… Tank, (42) …… Lifter (45) …… Guide channel, (46) …… Pitfall hole (47) …… Switching mechanism, (48) …… Return channel (50) …… Discharging mechanism, (52) …… Rental exit

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-55-151975 (JP, A) JP-A-57-1375 (JP, A) Actual opening 55- 19650 (JP, U) Actual opening Sho-55-25066 (JP , U) Sumiko Sho 46-30924 (JP, Y1)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A distribution conveyor having a starting end connected to a switching mechanism for communicating a lending machine equipped with a tank for storing a large amount of medals and a lifter for medals and a game machine, with a switching mechanism communicating with the lifter through a guide flow path, In the collecting and delivering device of medals, which is connected with the collecting conveyor whose end is connected to the tank, circulates the medals through the circulation passage between the end of the distributing conveyor and the starting end between the collecting conveyors, The lending machine is provided with a switching mechanism connected to the start end of the distribution conveyor, and a return flow path to the tank is extended to the switching mechanism, and the guide flow path is inclined downward from the discharge port at the upper end of the lifter. And a forming hole formed in the middle portion of the guide passage forming the lending machine, an alignment passage formed by hanging downward from the dropping hole, and a tip of the alignment passage. Required number of medals An ejecting mechanism that collectively pays out and a medal lending outlet are provided to store a predetermined number of medals in the alignment channel or the ejecting mechanism, and by the switching mechanism that receives a shortage signal of medals from the game machine side. A medal collecting and delivering device, characterized in that the flow of medals is switched to the distribution conveyor side.