JPH07213714A - Method for discharging game medium and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To precisely discharge game mediums such as pachinko balls by a preset intended number of pieces with a compact and inexpensive structure. CONSTITUTION:A rotor 50 is provided in the course of a pachinko ball passage 34. Pachinko balls 30 are continuously fallen by releasing the rotor 50 from the state where the fall of the pachinko balls 30 is arrested by the rotation arresting of the rotor 50, and discharged to a pachinko ball housing part 38. The discharged number of pieces is detected by a pass detecting sensor 64, and at the point of time when the detected number of pieces reaches a set number of pieces smaller than an intended number of pieces, the discharge stop by the rotation arresting of the rotor 50 is started. Thereafter, the release and rotation arresting of the rotor 50 are alternately repeated to discharge the pachinko balls 30 one by one, and at the point of time when the total discharged number of pieces reaches the intended number of pieces, the discharge is perfectly stopped.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for discharging a predetermined number of game media such as pachinko balls and medals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for discharging a game medium as described above, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-56907 is known. This device rotates the sprockets etc. by a motor to drop the pachinko balls above the sprockets etc. one by one to the lower discharge part with the rotation of the sprockets, while the discharge ball detector detects the pachinko balls. Is detected, and when the detected discharge number reaches a predetermined target number of balls, the rotational drive of the sprocket and the like is stopped, and thereby the number of discharged pachinko balls is accurately obtained. .

[0003]

In the above apparatus, a motor for rotating and driving a sprocket or the like so as to eject a pachinko ball and a control device therefor are required, so that the cost is increased accordingly. In addition, the entire apparatus becomes large in size, and in particular, it is very difficult to apply to an apparatus installed in a narrow space such as an inter-ball renting machine arranged between pachinko machines. As a means for avoiding such an inconvenience, the sprocket or the like is freely rotated to sequentially drop the pachinko balls in an unregulated state, and when the number of the dropped balls reaches the target number of balls, the sprocket or the like is rotated. However, when such a means is used, if the timing for preventing rotation of the sprocket or the like (that is, the timing for stopping discharge) is delayed due to mechanical response delay, etc., Extra pachinko balls will be ejected, and it is difficult to obtain an accurate number of pachinko balls ejected at all times.

In view of such circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a game medium ejecting method and device capable of ejecting exactly the target number of game medium with a compact and inexpensive structure.

[0005]

As a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is to discharge a game medium stored in a storage portion below the storage portion by a predetermined target number by dropping the game medium. The method is to discharge the game media to the discharge unit while continuously dropping the game media to the discharge unit, and detect the number of discharged game media at this time, and the detected number is less than the target number and is set in advance. When the set number is reached, the stopping of the falling of the game medium is started, and thereafter, the allowance of the game medium and the fall prevention are repeated to discharge the game media one by one, and the total number of ejected reaches the target number. The discharge is completed at the point of time (claim 1).

Further, the present invention is an apparatus for discharging a predetermined number of game media stored in the storage section to a discharge section below the storage section by dropping the game medium, and from the storage section to the discharge section. Fall restricting means capable of switching between a permissible state in which the game medium is allowed to fall and a blocking state in which the game medium is blocked,
Discharge switching means for switching the drop restricting means between the allowable state and the blocking state, a discharge number detecting means for detecting the number of game media discharged from the accommodating portion to the discharge portion, and the drop restricting means from the start of discharge. To the above allowable state,
At this time, when the number detected by the ejected number detecting means is smaller than the target number and reaches a predetermined set number, the drop restricting means is switched to the restricting state, and then the drop restricting means. Alternately switching between the above-mentioned allowable state and blocking state to discharge the game media one by one,
Emission control means for controlling the switching operation of the discharge switching means so as to maintain the fall restricting means in the blocking state at the time when the total number of discharges reaches the target number (claim 2). .

As the ejected number detecting means, passage detecting means for detecting passage of the game medium in the fall path between the drop restricting means and the ejecting portion, and passage of the game medium by the passage detecting means A device provided with a counting means for counting the number of detections is preferable (claim 3).

Further, as the fall restricting means, a locking portion, which is rotatably provided on the downstream side of the accommodating portion and which locks the game medium, is provided on the outer peripheral surface thereof so as to be intermittently lined up in the circumferential direction of rotation. By providing a rotation restricting means capable of switching between a blocking state that locks the locking portion to prevent rotation of the rotor and an allowable state that releases the rotor, as the discharge switching means, A more excellent effect as described below can be obtained (claim 4).

The discharge control means, after the number detected by the discharge number detecting means reaches the set number and switches the drop restricting means to the restricting state, the drop restricting means is operated for a predetermined time. It is more preferable that the game media are discharged one by one by intermittently switching to the permissible state (claim 5).

[0010]

According to the method of claim 1, a large number of game media can be quickly discharged by initially dropping the game media into the discharge section in an unregulated state at the beginning of discharge. Then, the number of ejected game media at this time is detected, and when the detected number is smaller than the target number and reaches a preset set number, the prevention of the drop of the game medium is started. After the completion of blocking, even if the number of already discharged game media varies due to the response delay of the machine or the like, after that, the allowance of game media and the drop prevention are repeated to discharge the game media one by one. As a result, the total number of discharged sheets can be accurately adjusted to the target number in the end.

Specifically, in the apparatus according to the second aspect, the game medium is continuously dropped and discharged to the discharge section in an unregulated state by switching the drop restricting means to the allowable state from the start of discharge. It Then, when the number detected by the ejected number detecting means reaches the set number, the drop restricting means is switched to the restricting state, and the fall prevention of the game medium is started. After the blocking is completed, the fall restricting means is alternately switched between the allowable state and the blocking state, whereby the game media are ejected one by one, and when the total ejected number reaches the target number, the fall restricting means is The discharge is stopped by maintaining the blocking state.

Here, in the apparatus according to the third aspect, passage of the game medium is detected by the passage detecting means in the middle of the drop path between the drop restricting means and the discharge portion, and the passage detecting means is used. The discharged number is detected by counting the number of times the game medium is detected to pass through the counting means.

In the apparatus according to the fourth aspect, by releasing the rotor provided on the downstream side of the accommodating portion, the rotor freely rotates and the game medium is allowed to fall, while the rotor is engaged. When the stopper is locked by the rotation restricting means, the rotation of the rotor is blocked, and the other locking parts of the rotor lock the game medium and prevent the game medium from falling.

In the above-mentioned device, when the game media are discharged one by one after the discharge number reaches the predetermined number, it is preferable to switch the drop restricting means by a control as simple as possible. Here, in the device according to the fifth aspect, one drop of the game medium is dropped during the permissible state by the control such that the drop regulating means is intermittently switched to the permissible state for a predetermined time. Is allowed and its discharge is made.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Although the method and device for ejecting the pachinko balls 30 are shown in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be effectively applied to a device for ejecting other game media such as coins and medals. .

The discharging device shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a housing 10, and a coin slot 12 is provided on an upper portion of a front wall (a right wall in FIG. 1) of the housing 10.
Is provided, and the coin slot 12 has a coin passage 1
4 is connected. A coin detector 16 is provided below the discharge end of the coin passage 14, coins in the coin detector 16 are stored in a coin storing portion (not shown) through the coin passage 18, and the coin detector 16 detects the coin. The information signal of the cash result is input to the control device 20 built in the device.

A supply port 32 for a pachinko ball 30 is formed on the upper surface of the housing 10, and the pachinko ball supply port 3 is provided.
The outlet of a pachinko ball hopper (not shown) is connected to 2. The pachinko ball passage 34 extends downward from the pachinko ball supply port 32 toward the inside of the housing 10, and
It reaches the pachinko ball storage section (discharging section) 38 at the bottom of 0.

The bottom wall of the pachinko ball storage portion 38 is inclined in a direction in which it decreases as it goes forward (to the right in FIG. 1). A vertical cylinder portion 40 is formed at the front end of the pachinko ball storage portion 38, and a discharge cylinder 42 that opens downward is loaded in the cylinder portion 40 so as to be vertically movable. A communication hole 44 is provided at the back of the side wall (left side in FIG. 1) of the discharge cylinder 42, and stoppers 45 and 46 are provided at the upper end and the lower end of the discharge cylinder 42, respectively. Normally, the discharge cylinder 42 is held at a position (lowermost position; solid line position in FIG. 1) where the stopper 45 on the upper side of the discharge cylinder 42 comes into contact with the upper surface of the cylinder portion 40 due to its own weight.
The stopper 46 on the lower side of the discharge tube 42 is attached to the tube portion 4 described above.
It is possible to push it up to a position (the uppermost position; the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in the figure) that comes into contact with the lower surface of 0. And
At the lowermost position, the inside of the discharge pipe 42 inside the pachinko ball storage portion 38 is almost cut off, and the pachinko balls 30 cannot flow between them, while at the uppermost position, inside the pachinko ball storage portion 38. The inside of the discharge tube 42 is opened through the communication hole 44, and the pachinko balls 30 in the pachinko ball storage portion 38 are dropped (that is, discharged) downward through the discharge tube 42.

An opening 36 is provided in the middle portion of the side wall of the pachinko ball passage 34, and a rotor 50 is provided at a position where a part of the pachinko ball passage 34 faces the passage 34 through the opening 36. The rotor 50 is attached to the housing 10 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal shaft 48, and a plurality (eight in the illustrated example) of locking claws 52 are radially arranged at equal intervals on the outer peripheral portion of the rotor 50 along the circumferential direction of rotation. It is projected. Each locking claw 52 is formed in a shape that locks the pachinko ball 30 in the pachinko ball passage 34 in a state of protruding into the pachinko ball passage 34 and prevents the pachinko ball 30 from falling. The pachinko ball passage 34 on the upper side of the above and the pachinko ball hopper (not shown) constitute a housing portion for the pachinko ball 30.

A rotation restricting lever 56 is provided beside the rotor 50 so as to be rotatable around a horizontal shaft 54. The rotation restricting lever 56 is in an upper position (a solid line position in FIG. 1; hereinafter referred to as a blocking position) in which a rotating end of the rotation restricting lever 56 can abut the locking claw 52 of the rotor 50 in accordance with the rotation.
And a lower position where the rotating end portion is sufficiently separated from the locking claw 52 (position indicated by a chain double-dashed line in the figure; hereinafter referred to as a release position).
The rotation of the rotor 50 (that is, the rotation in the clockwise direction in FIG. 1) due to the drop of the pachinko ball 30 is prevented while the pachinko ball 30 is held in the blocking position.

The rotation restricting lever 56 has a tension spring 58.
The plunger 6 of the solenoid 60 fixed to the housing 10 while being connected to the housing 10 side via the
The two ends are rotatably connected by a pin 59.
This solenoid 60 is not excited (OFF state)
When the plunger 62 projects upward, the rotation restricting lever 56 is raised to the blocking position together with the tension of the tension spring 58, and in the oppositely excited state (on state), the plunger 62 is depressed downward. Thus, the rotation restricting lever 56 is configured to be pulled down to the release position against the tensile force of the tension spring 58.

In other words, the rotation restricting means capable of switching the rotation restricting lever 56 and the solenoid 60 between a blocking state in which the locking claw 52 is locked to prevent rotation of the rotor 50 and a release state in which the rotor 50 is released. Is configured.

In the pachinko ball passage 34, a passage detection sensor (passage detection) is provided at a position in the middle of the dropping path between the rotor 50 and the pachinko ball storage portion 38 (a position just below the rotor 50 in the illustrated example). Means) 64 are provided. This pass detection sensor 64 has a pachinko ball 30 of 1
Each time it passes, it detects this and outputs a pulse signal, an optical sensor consisting of a light emitting element and a light receiving element,
A magnetic sensor or the like can be applied. This passage detection sensor 6
4 is input to the control device 20, and an output signal from the control device 20 causes the solenoid 6 to operate.
Switching control of 0 is performed.

Specifically, the control device 20 includes a pulse counting means 21, a stop judging means 22, and a pulse counting means 21, as shown in FIG.
A solenoid control means 23 and a timer 24 are provided.

The pulse counting means 21 counts the number of pulses of the pulse signal output from the passage detecting sensor 64, and constitutes the discharge number detecting means together with the passage detecting sensor 64.

In the stop judging means 22, the number of pulses counted by the pulse counting means 21 is smaller than a predetermined number of pachinko balls ejected once (target number; 50 in this embodiment). At the time when a predetermined set number (45 in this embodiment) is reached, a discharge temporary stop signal is output to the solenoid control means 23, and when the count pulse number reaches the target number (50), the solenoid is released. It is configured to output a complete discharge stop signal to the control means 23.

In this embodiment, an apparatus in which the target number is always constant is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the target number can be freely changed according to the amount of money detected by the coin checker 16, for example. You may do it.

The solenoid control means 23 includes a timer 24.
The stop determination means 22 and the timer 2 are connected to each other and actually execute switching control of the solenoid 60 in response to the discharge temporary stop signal and the discharge complete stop signal.
4 constitutes the discharge control means of the present invention.

Next, the switching control operation of the solenoid 60 by the solenoid control means 23 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The solenoid control means 23 normally keeps the solenoid 60 off. The protrusion of the plunger 62 of the solenoid 60 keeps the rotation restricting lever 56 in the upper blocking position, and the tip end of the lever 56 abuts on the locking claw 52 at the lowermost end of the rotor 50, so that the rotor 50 moves. Clockwise rotation is blocked. For this reason, the pachinko balls 30
Is regulated to prevent the pachinko ball 30 from being discharged.

From this state, when the discharge request signal is input from the operation unit (not shown) (YES in step S1), the solenoid control means 23 switches the solenoid 60 to the on state (step S2). As a result, the rotation regulating lever 56
Is switched from the blocking position to the lower releasing position, and the rotation restriction of the rotor 50 is released. For this reason, the pachinko balls 30 in the pachinko ball passage 34 are successively moved downward while the rotor 50 is freely rotating.
8 and the total pulse number n of the pulse signal output from the passage detection sensor 64 in response to the passage of the pachinko ball 30 is counted by the pulse counting means 21 (step S3).

While the pachinko balls 30 are continuously ejected and the pulse count is advanced, when the total pulse number n reaches the set number (45 in this embodiment) (step S).
4), the stop determination means 22 outputs a discharge temporary stop signal, and the solenoid control means 23 receiving this signal turns off the solenoid 60 to block the rotation of the rotor 50 (step S5), and the pachinko ball. Stop the discharge once.

There is a response delay from the passage detection sensor 64 detecting the passage of the 45th pachinko ball to the actual execution of the temporary suspension of discharge by the rotation prevention of the rotor 50. The actual number of discharged pieces is 45
There is a possibility that it will slightly exceed the (set number), but even if the actual discharged number exceeds the set number by 2 or 3, it will not reach the target number of 50, so the number that exceeds the target number is overpowered. The pachinko ball 30 of is surely prevented from being discharged.

After the discharge is temporarily stopped, the solenoid 6
When 0, the solenoid 60 is switched to the ON state only for a predetermined time set in advance based on the signal of the timer 24 (step S6). This “predetermined time” is the time required to discharge only one pachinko ball 30, and in the example of FIG. 1, the time required for the rotor 50 to rotate by 45 ° is set. The solenoid 60 is turned on only for such a predetermined time, that is, the rotation of the rotor 50 is allowed by 45 °, so that only one pachinko ball 30 falls into the pachinko ball storage portion 38 and the total pulse number n is reached. 1 is added (step S7).

In this way, the operation of discharging only one pachinko ball 30 is repeated, and when the total number of pulses n reaches 50 (YES in step S8), the stop determination means 22 outputs a discharge complete stop signal. In response to this, the solenoid control means 23 maintains the solenoid 60 in the OFF state to completely stop the discharge. As a result, exactly 50 pachinko balls 30 have been discharged into the pachinko ball storage portion 38. After that, the pachinko ball purchaser uses the discharge tube 4
By pushing up 2 from the lowermost position of the solid line in FIG. 1 to the uppermost position of the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 1, the pachinko ball 30 in the pachinko ball storage portion 38 can be taken out through the discharge tube 42.

As described above, the method and apparatus according to this embodiment basically utilize the free fall of the pachinko ball 30, and switch between allowing and stopping the drop of the pachinko ball 30, that is, releasing and rotating the rotor 50. Since the discharge control is performed only by switching the blocking, the pachinko balls 30 can be discharged with a compact and inexpensive structure without specially installing a motor or the like for driving the discharge as in the conventional case. Therefore,
A device installed in a narrow space between pachinko machines,
For example, it is particularly suitable as a table ball lending machine.

Moreover, until the total number of discharged pachinko balls 30 reaches the set number smaller than the target number, the rotor 50
Is released to continuously discharge the pachinko balls 30 in an unregulated state, and after the set number is reached, the rotor 50 is intermittently released until the target number is reached, and the pachinko balls 30 are ejected one by one. Therefore, in the stage before reaching the set number, the required time is shortened by continuously ejecting the pachinko balls 30, and after the set number is reached, the actual ejected number is accurately set to the target number by intermittent ejection of the pachinko balls 34. Can be matched to.

Further, in this embodiment, the solenoid 60
Since the pachinko balls 30 are intermittently ejected by switching ON for only a preset time, it becomes possible to eject the pachinko balls 30 one by one with a simple control. ing.

The present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and the following modes can be adopted as an example.

(1) In the above embodiment, the pachinko ball 30 is dropped in the vertical direction, but the "fall" in the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the one that drops a game medium while rolling it on a slope is also possible. included.

(2) In the above embodiment, the rotation restricting lever 56 is brought into contact with the locking claw 52 of the rotor 50 to restrict the rotation, but the rotor 50 is different from the locking claw 52. The locked portion may be provided and a member for preventing rotation may be engaged with the locked portion. Alternatively, other than such a rotor 50, a suitable member may be retracted into and out of the pachinko ball passage 34. It is possible to switch between the fall allowance and the fall stop of the pachinko ball 30. However, if the locking claw 52 provided for locking the pachinko ball 30 in the rotor 54 as described above is also used as the locked portion for restricting the rotation of the rotor 50, the shape of the rotor 50 is changed. Further simplification, the cost and size of the entire apparatus can be reduced.

(3) In the above embodiment, the number of ejected particles is detected by detecting the passage of the pachinko balls 30.
The rotor 5 that rotates in conjunction with the fall of the pachinko ball 30.
Even if the rotational displacement amount of 0 is detected by a potentiometer, a rotary encoder, or the like, the discharged number can be indirectly detected. However, as described above, the rotor 5
When the passage detection of the pachinko balls 30 is performed on the downstream side of 0, when the passage detection of the pachinko balls 30 cannot be detected despite the release of the rotor 50, the jamming of the pachinko balls on the upstream side of the rotor 50 is prevented. It is possible to more accurately determine the occurrence of an abnormality such as a pachinko ball breakage, to make the detection of the number of ejected discharges more reliable, and to attach a means for issuing a warning at the time of abnormality determination, so that a more preferable apparatus It is possible to obtain

(4) In the above device, after the discharge is temporarily stopped,
Check the total number of discharges (eg 47) at that time, and calculate the remaining number of discharges (eg 3) from this total number of discharges,
If the solenoid 60 is intermittently turned on and off the number of times equal to this number, the target number of pachinko balls 3 can be reached without actually counting the number of pulses after the set number is reached.
It is possible to discharge 0. However, if the pulse number is counted until the discharge is completely completed as in the above embodiment, even if the pachinko ball 30 is not discharged due to a temporary malfunction in turning on / off of the solenoid 60, the final Therefore, there is an advantage that the total discharged number can be accurately adjusted to the target number.

(5) In the present invention, the difference between the target number and the set number may be appropriately set according to the structure of the device. Specifically, if the difference between the two is too small, when the drop prevention of the game medium is started when the detected number reaches the set number,
Due to the response delay, the total number of ejected sheets may exceed the target number. On the contrary, if the difference between the two is too large, the continuous ejection is stopped and the game medium is ejected one by one too many times. Since the time required for discharge is significantly extended, it is preferable to set the discharge time within an appropriate range according to the structure of the device in order to avoid inconvenience between the two.

[0045]

As described above, the method and apparatus of the present invention basically utilize the free fall of the game medium, and perform the discharge control only by switching between allowing and blocking the fall of the game medium. It is possible to eject the game medium with a compact and inexpensive structure without using a motor or the like for ejection drive as in the conventional case. Moreover, until the total number of ejected game media reaches the set number, which is less than the target number, the drop is allowed and the game medium is continuously ejected in an unregulated state, and after the set number is reached, the drop is allowed until the target number is reached. Since the game media are ejected one by one by alternately repeating and the fall prevention, the required time is shortened by the continuous ejection of the game media at the stage before reaching the set number, while after the set number is reached. From the above, there is an effect that the actual number of discharged pieces can be accurately matched with the target number by intermittently discharging the game medium.

Further, in the device according to the third aspect of the present invention, the game medium is allowed to drop and the fall is prevented by releasing and rotating the rotor having the game medium locking portion projectingly provided on the peripheral surface thereof, and the locking portion is also provided. Since it also serves as a locked portion for preventing the rotation of the rotor, there is an effect that the shape of the rotor, which is the fall restricting means, can be further simplified, and the cost and size of the entire apparatus can be further reduced.

Further, in the apparatus according to the fourth aspect, the passage of the game medium is detected on the downstream side of the drop restricting means, and the discharged number is detected by counting the detected number, so that the game medium is dropped. When the passage of the game medium cannot be detected despite the allowance, it is possible to accurately determine that an abnormality such as a jam of the game medium or a shortage of the game medium has occurred on the upstream side of the drop restricting means, and the discharge. There is an effect that the number of pieces can be detected more reliably.

Further, in the apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the game medium is intermittently ejected by switching the fall restricting means to the drop permitting state only for a preset required time, so that only the above switching is performed. There is an effect that the game media can be surely ejected one by one with simple control.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view of a pachinko ball ejection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a control device incorporated in the discharging device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a discharge control operation by the discharge device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 Control Device 21 Pulse Counting Means 22 Stop Judging Means (Means of Ejection Control Means) 23 Solenoid Control Means (Means of Emission Control Means) 24 Timer (Means of Emission Control Means) 30 Pachinko Balls (Game Media) 34 Pachinko Ball Passages ( (Container and fall path) 38 Pachinko ball storage (discharging part) 50 Rotor 52 Locking claw (locking part) 56 Rotation restricting lever (configuring rotation restricting means) 60 Solenoid (configuring rotation restricting means) 64 Passing Detection sensor (passage detection means)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A method for discharging a predetermined target number of game media stored in a storage unit to a discharge unit below the storage unit by dropping the game medium, wherein the game media are continuously discharged from the discharge unit. The number of ejected game media at this time is detected while being dropped to, and when the detected number is less than the target number and reaches a preset set number, the prevention of the drop of the game medium is started, Thereafter, the game medium discharging method is characterized in that the game medium is allowed to fall and the fall is repeatedly repeated to discharge the game media one by one, and the discharging is terminated when the total number of discharged media reaches the target number. 2. A device for discharging a predetermined number of game media stored in a storage section to a discharge section below the storage section by dropping the game medium, wherein the game from the storage section to the discharge section is discharged. Drop control means capable of switching between a permissible state in which the medium is allowed to fall and a blocking state in which the medium is prevented, discharge switching means for switching the drop control means between the permissible state and the blocked state, and the discharge from the accommodating section to the discharge section The ejected number detecting means for detecting the number of game media to be played and the drop regulating means are switched to the permissible state from the start of the ejecting, and the number detected by the ejected number detecting means at this time is less than the target number. And, when the predetermined set number is reached, the fall restricting means is switched to the restricting state, and then the drop restricting means is alternately switched to the permissive state and the blocking state, and the game medium And a discharge control means for controlling the switching operation of the discharge switching means so as to maintain the fall restricting means in the blocking state when the total number of discharges reaches the target number. A device for ejecting game media. 3. The game medium ejecting device according to claim 2, wherein the ejected number detecting means detects passage of the game medium in a drop path between the drop restricting means and the ejecting portion. An ejecting device for a game medium, comprising: a means and a counting means for counting the number of times the game medium has been detected by the passage detecting means. 4. The game medium discharge device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the fall restricting means is rotatably provided on the downstream side of the accommodating portion and locks the game medium on an outer peripheral surface thereof. A stopper is provided with rotors that are intermittently arranged side by side in the circumferential direction of rotation, and the discharge switching means serves as the discharge switching means that locks the locking portion to prevent rotation of the rotor and release the rotor. A game medium ejecting device comprising a rotation restricting means that can be switched to a state. 5. The game medium ejecting device according to claim 2, wherein the number detected by the ejected number detecting means reaches the set number, and the drop regulating means is brought into the regulating state. After the switching, the discharge control means is configured to discharge the game media one by one by intermittently switching the fall restricting means to the permissible state for a predetermined time. Discharge device.