JPH10198836A - Discharging device for disk object - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the medal or another shop from being used again by selecting only a proper medal and excluding the other medals while discharging disk objects such as coins or medals and judging whether each disk object is proper or not. SOLUTION: When a medal M gets closer to a detecting coil 69, the impedance of detecting coil 69 is changed and as a result, the oscillation frequency or oscillation level of oscillator is changed. This change is made different corresponding to the diameter, thickness and material of medal M as the disk object. Therefore, this change component is compared with the previously stored reference value data of proper medal so that it can be easily discriminated whether the medal M to be passed is proper or not. When many medals M are put into a head and a device is operated, the proper medal is discharged from a discharging port 55 opened at the side end of lid case 52 and the dummy medal is discharged from an excluding port 56 opened at the side center of lid case 52.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a method for sending out discarded bulk discs one by one to the outside.
The present invention relates to a disc-discharging device. More specifically, the present invention forcibly discards the same kind of discs inserted in bulk, such as disc-shaped coins as money, or disc-shaped medals used in games and the like. The present invention relates to a device for discharging a disc body for sending out one by one. More specifically, the present invention arranges a game device using a specific medal, determines whether or not the medal being used is authentic, and excludes medals other than the specific medal. The present invention relates to a disc-discharging device suitable for the above.

2. Description of the Related Art Various types of disc ejection devices have been developed. For example,
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-36040 (Japanese Patent Application No. 60-122626) discloses a coin ejecting device which is a disk.

[0002] This coin dispensing apparatus is described with reference to FIG.
Briefly described, a hopper for accommodating a large number of coins, a cylindrical case 2 provided at the lower end of the hopper and fixed on a substrate 4, and a substrate 4 so as to be concentrically rotatable within the cylindrical case 2. A coin feeding disc 5 provided above and a driving device for rotating the coin feeding disc 5 are provided. A plurality of coin receiving holes sized to receive coins to be thrown into the coin feeding disc 5. 11 are provided so as to be spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction, and between each adjacent coin receiving hole 11, the coin feeding disc 5 is provided.
A coin feeding arm 12 protruding from a lower surface of the coin feeding hole 12 is provided extending in a radial direction to a circle connecting substantially the center of the coin receiving hole 11, whereby the coin entering the coin receiving hole 11 rotates the coin feeding disk 5. The coin is fed onto the substrate 4 by the coin feed arm 12, and an outlet hole 13 is provided at a lower end portion of a part of the peripheral wall of the cylindrical case 2, and the coin pushed forward onto the substrate 4 by the feed arm 12 With the outlet hole 13
And a coin ejecting device provided on the substrate 4 downstream of the exit hole 13.

The coin dispensing apparatus shown in FIG. 8 has a scraper 15 provided with the same number of feed blades 16 as the coin receiving holes 11 of the coin feed disk 5 and extending radially in the radial direction.
However, the opening 1 is provided such that the leading end of the feed blade 16 is provided at the lower end of the peripheral wall of the cylindrical case 2 so as to be continuous with the outlet hole 13.
The central portion of the scraper 15 is positioned on a rotating shaft 17 located outside the cylindrical case 2 so as to project between the adjacent coin receiving holes 11 below the coin feed disk 5 in the cylindrical case 2 via 3a. Attached, the scraper rotating shaft 17 is connected to the driving device so that the scraper 15 is rotated synchronously with the coin feeding disk 5, and each coin feeding of the coin feeding disk 5 in the cylindrical case 2 is performed. The arm 12 and each of the feed blades 16 of the scraper 15 cooperate to form a coin A
At a relative position between the coin feeding arm 12 and the feed blade 16 such that the coin feeding disk 12 and the scraper 15 are pushed toward the exit guide.
It is characterized by being attached to 0,17.

[0004]

However, the disc-ejecting device as described above has hitherto been used to judge whether coins or medals are genuine or simulated, and simulate coins or medals. There was no disc ejection device to remove objects. In particular, in recent years, with the development of video games, game centers have been established, and various medals have been used in large numbers in various game devices.
There is a problem that various medals used in other stores are mixed. Specifically, there has been a problem that a medal / game device using a specific medal is mixed with medals used in other medals / game devices, resulting in confusion. The present invention has been developed for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a new disc-discharging device capable of judging and checking whether it is genuine or pseudo and canceling the pseudo. In addition, the present invention has been developed for the purpose of reducing the number of parts of the apparatus, reducing the weight of the entire apparatus, and further facilitating the disassembly and disassembly of the apparatus, by forming the main parts of the apparatus as resin molded products, respectively. It is.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention comprises at least a box-shaped resin molded product, accommodates a gear train therein, has a pair of rotating shafts, synchronizes these rotating shafts, and opposes each other. It consists of a base case for rotating in the direction, and a box-shaped resin molded product similar to this base case.
It has rotatable disk means for pushing out the discs one by one, and has rotatable wiper means for paying out the pushed-out discs, and further, the ejected discs are authentic. A check means for determining whether or not the cover means is provided with a gate means whose opening and closing are controlled, comprising a lid case mounted on the base case, and a cylindrical resin molded product, A head for storing a disc body, which can be freely attached to the lid case, and a lid for storing a printed circuit board, etc., which is made of a small box-shaped resin molded product and can be freely attached to the lid case near the wiper means. And a discharge device for a disc.

The present invention also provides a disk having rotatable disk means for pushing out the discs one by one, and having a setting pin for guiding the pushed-out disc outwardly. A body discharging device, characterized in that at least the tip of the setting pin has a conical shape, and a center axis of the cone is inclined with respect to the disc. Device.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this case, it is to be noted that, for portions substantially similar to those in the conventional example, reference numerals used in the description of FIG. 8 are used in the following description.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part in the center of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part in an upper part of FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG.
5 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the main part for explaining the operation of FIG. The flat box-shaped one shown in the lower part of FIG. 1 is a base case 51 made of a resin molded product. Inside the base case 51, an electric motor 71 is housed as schematically shown in FIG. As well as
A resin gear train rotated by the electric motor 71 is housed.

[0010] The gear train mechanism will be briefly described. A gear 72 for rotating the rotary shaft 17 on the right side of FIG. 2 meshes with a drive gear 74 via an idle gear 73,
The gear 75 for rotating the rotary shaft 10 on the left side of the gear is directly meshed with the drive gear 74. Therefore, the pair of rotation shafts 10 and 17 rotate in directions opposite to each other and rotate in synchronization with each other. Table case 51 of FIG.
A similar box-shaped one above is a lid case 52, which is also made of a plastic molded product.
Although not shown, it is mounted on the base case 51 and fixed by a plurality of long screws inserted from below the base case 51.

Incidentally, reference numeral 76 shown at the corner of FIG.
A hole for penetrating the screw from below. Lid case 52
As shown schematically in FIG. 3, the base portion 4 which is the top of the lid case 52 has a substantially 8-shaped depression formed therein, and the upper circular depression 61 has the disk 5 rotatable. The Y-shaped wiper 15 made of resin is rotatably stored in the lower circular recess 62.
The rotating shaft 10 of the disk 5 and the rotating shaft 17 of the wiper 15 are driven synchronously by an electric motor 71 or the like via a gear train mechanism as described with reference to FIG. Rotated in the opposite direction.

In addition, a ring having three protruding pieces 50 is provided at the center of the rotating shaft 17, as shown on the right side of FIG. These protruding pieces 50 are arranged, for example, between the blades of the wiper 15 and detected by the sensor 49. These sensors 49 and projections 50
Thus, the increase or decrease in the rotational speed of the wiper 15 is accurately detected. In FIG.
A pair of regulating pins 34 (see FIG. 6 to be described later) are disposed slightly above the passage 13 communicating with the passages 1 and 62 so as to be resiliently movable against the elasticity. A guide body 14 such as a roller is movably disposed on the right side against the elasticity. An elongated guide piece 63 is slidably disposed above the depression 62 in FIG. The left end of the guide piece 63 is pivoted 64, and the right end is attracted in the direction of the wiper 15 by a spring 65 (see FIG. 5).

Further, in FIG. 3, on the left side of the depression 62, a discharge port 56 is formed in a slanting manner, and on the lower side of the depression 62, an arc-shaped gate for the discharge port 55 is formed. 66 is disposed so as to be able to move up and down, that is, to be freely opened and closed. The elevation of the gate 66 is controlled by a plunger 67 of a solenoid 77 (see FIG. 7 described later). On the upper surface of the gate 66, a ridge 68 for guiding is formed in an arc shape. As shown in FIG. 4 (A), a large cylindrical one in the upper part of FIG. 1 is a head 53 for accommodating a disc body such as coins and medals, and is made of a plastic molded product. become. That is, the head 5 is attached to a ring portion 81 formed on the left side of the lid case 52 in FIG.
3, a small projection 82 formed on the flange of the lower opening
(See FIG. 4 (A)), and an up-and-down hook 83 projecting upward through a spring (not shown) on the upper side of the lid case 52 in FIG.
The head 53 is attached to the lid case 52.

The slightly small box-shaped one on the right in FIG. 1 has a lid 54 for accommodating a CPU, a printed circuit board for electronic components (not shown), as schematically shown in FIG.
This is also made of a plastic molded product, and the lid case 52
It can be attached freely. That is, as shown in FIG. 4B, a long pin shaft 84 is pierced in the right bottom of the lid 54, and this pin shaft 84 is formed on the right side of the lid case 52 by a pair of pin shafts. The lid 54 is fitted to the bearing 85 so as to be freely opened and closed, and the lid 54 is fixed to the lid case 52 by a spring of a pin shaft 84 (not shown).
As shown in FIG. 6, the restriction pin 34 described in FIG. 3 has a bullet shape, a distal end portion 34A has a conical shape, and an original end portion 34B has a somewhat large disk shape. As shown in FIG. 6, the setting pin 34 is slidably inserted from below the base portion 4 into a circular hole 4A formed in the resin base portion 4 and has a large base end 3.
4B keeps you from falling out.

A spring 34C is further inserted into the circular hole 4A, and the cover plate 34D is fixed with screws or the like. Therefore, the setting pin 34 is installed on the base portion 4 so as to be freely protruded. In this case, as shown in FIG.
The cross-sectional angle of the tip 34A of the bullet-shaped setting pin 34 is set to 90
To the degree. In other words, the central axis 34 of the setting pin 34
The angle of the cone with respect to E is 45 degrees. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the inclination of the central axis 34E is
When the angle is set to 45 degrees with respect to the surface of the base portion 4, as a result, the angle between the conical generatrix of the distal end portion 34A and the surface of the base portion 4 becomes 90 degrees, and moves from the left in FIG. The medal M can be stopped. In FIG. 6, in the case of a medal M coming from the right, the setting pin 3
Since the leading end 34A of the No. 4 has an obtuse angle, it passes through the setting pin 34.

Since the setting pin 34 has a bullet shape,
When attached to the base portion 34, there is an advantage that it is only necessary to simply insert, and it is not necessary to consider the directionality of the tip shape. In addition, two dotted circles shown in the lower right part of FIG. 5 are a part of the detection coil 69 and are disposed inside the lid case 52, that is, below the base portion 4. The other part of the detection coil 69 is arranged at an appropriate position on the lid 54, though not shown. Each of these detection coils 69 constitutes a part of an oscillator (not shown). When the metal M approaches the detection coil 69, the impedance of the detection coil 69 changes. , The oscillation level changes. This change depends on the diameter, thickness,
Depends on the material.

Therefore, by comparing this change with the reference value data of the authentic medals stored in advance, it can be easily determined whether or not the passing medal M is authentic.

Embodiment The operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 during use will be schematically described. First, a designated number of medals desired to be set, for example, 16 medals are inserted into the head 53 of FIG. Next, the upper plate of the lid 54 is removed with a screwdriver, and the switch S (see FIG. 1) for writing data on these medals in the lid 54 for writing into the memory is turned on. Alternatively, a small through hole is opened at an appropriate position on the upper plate of the lid 54, a ballpoint pen or the like is inserted, and the memory writing switch S (see FIG. 1) is turned on.

By turning on the power, the apparatus operates, and FIG.
In the above, the setting medals are ejected from the inside of the head 53 from the ejection port 55 opened at the side end of the lid case 52. With this operation, the medal reference value data for setting is collected via the detection coil 69 and written into a memory (not shown) in the cover 54, and as a result,
By paying out the specified number of medals, the operation of the present device is stopped, and the writing of the reference value data of the desired medals is completed. Therefore, when the present apparatus is used, that is, when a large number of medals are inserted into the head 53 and the present apparatus is operated, the authentic medals are opened at the side ends of the lid case 52. Outlet 5
5, and the false medals are emitted from an exclusion opening 56 provided at the center of the side of the lid case 52. That is, in the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, when a group of disc-shaped medals is put into the head 53 and the discs 5 are piled up in bulk and the disc 5 is rotated by the electric motor 71 or the like, the disc 5 , It is rotated counterclockwise.

Thus, below the head 53,
Disc-shaped medals (not shown), which are in a piled state, are stacked in the three through holes 11 of the rotating disk 5 respectively.
Slides on the surface of the disk 5 and is moved by the two regulating pins 34 and the arm 12 on the lower surface of the disk 5 (see FIG. 3).
The medals are forcibly pushed into the passage 13 one by one. The medal extruded into the passage 13 is rotated by the wiper 1 rotating clockwise through the guide body 14 of the roller.
The five blades will be paid out. As shown in FIG. 5, the medals M paid out by the blades of the wiper 15 are further paid out while being guided by the guide pieces 63 and pressed against the circular ring 60 attached to the wiper 15 by the elasticity of the spring 65. Will be. Therefore, the circular ring 60 is desirably made of a metal with little wear.

In this state, that is, in the state of FIG. 5, the authenticity of the medal M is determined through the detection coil 69. If the medal M that has passed through the detection coil 69 is a true medal, the plunger 67 of the solenoid 77 operates, and the gate 66 rises and opens as shown in FIG. The genuine medal M2 is fed into the opening and is discharged to the discharge port 55. If the medal M that has passed through the detection coil 69 is a false medal that is not authentic, the plunger 67 of the solenoid 77 does not operate and the gate 66 remains as shown in FIG. Medal M
1 is guided by the ridge 68 and discharged to the discharge port 56. In the case of the authentic medal M2, the opening of the gate 66 by operating the gate 66 is performed when a failure occurs in the device due to a disconnection of electric wiring or the like.
This is to prevent it from occurring.

In the embodiment, the case of a medal has been described. However, it is needless to say that a coin may be used. Considering the performance of the checking means such as the detection coil 69,
Even if a plurality of types of coins or a plurality of types of medals can be determined whether they are genuine, it is needless to say that it is not necessary to limit to only the same type of medals as in the embodiment. . Further, as in the embodiment, the guide piece 63
When one end is pivoted 64 and the other end is provided with a spring 65, the medal M can be pressed against the circular ring 60 regardless of the diameter of the medal M. Since the medal M is pressed against the reference circular ring 60 so as to pass through the detection coil 69, it is needless to say that the determination as to whether or not the medal M is authentic is accurate.

Further, as shown in FIG.
With the use of the protruding piece 50, the rotation of the wiper 15 can be accurately detected independently of the time, independently of the time.
In other words, the opening and closing of the gate 66 can be accurately controlled in accordance with the fluctuation of the electric motor 71 and the like due to the load.

As described above, according to the disc ejection apparatus of the present invention, the discs such as coins and medals are ejected while the individual discs are authentic by adding a simple configuration. Thus, it is possible to select only a genuine disk body while judging whether or not the other is true, and to eliminate the others. In particular, the device of the present invention uses a large amount of various medals for each store. In a so-called game center, even if medals from other stores are mixed into a medal game device and confused, The medal of the shop can be prevented from being reused, so that a great effect can be obtained.

In addition, since the main parts of the apparatus are made of resin molded products, the number of parts of the apparatus is reduced, the weight of the entire apparatus is reduced, and the assembly and disassembly of the apparatus are facilitated. There is something great. In addition, since the setting pin is formed in a bullet shape, there is a great advantage that, when the setting pin is attached to the apparatus, it is only necessary to insert the pin and not to consider the mounting direction. Therefore, it is needless to say that the tip of the setting pin does not have to be a cone, but may be a pyramid, a truncated cone, a hemisphere, or any other conical shape. There is an advantage that manufacturing processing becomes easy. In addition, the regulating pin stops a disc body such as a medal coming from a certain direction and passes a disc body coming from the opposite direction, which is formed by a bite of the disc body and a bridge by a plurality of disc bodies. For example, when a trouble occurs in the ejection of the disc body, the disc for feeding the disc body is rotated in the reverse direction, and is used to eliminate these troubles.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing still another main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a main part of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part for describing the operation of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a front view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

M, M1, M2: medal (disk), 4: base part,
5: disk (constituting disk means), 10: rotating shaft (constituting disk means), 15: wiper (constituting wiper means), 17: rotating shaft (constituting wiper means), 34: setting pin , 49: sensor (constituting rotation detecting means), 50: projecting piece (constituting rotation detecting means),
51: stand case, 52: lid case, 53: head, 5
4: lid, 69: detection coil (constituting check means), 66: gate (constituting gate means), 67:
Plunger (constituting gate means).

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A base case comprising at least a box-shaped resin molded product, accommodating a gear train therein, a pair of rotating shafts, and synchronizing these rotating shafts to rotate in opposite directions. And a box-shaped resin molded product similar to the base case, provided with rotatable disk means at the top for extruding the discs one by one, and for discharging the extruded discs. It is provided with rotatable wiper means, and further with gate means whose opening and closing are controlled by checking means for determining whether or not the paid-out disc body is authentic, and is mounted on the base case. A lid case, a cylindrical resin molded product, a head for storing a disk body, which can be attached to the lid case near the disk means, and a small box-shaped resin molded product, wherein the wiper means near Becomes attachable to Kifuta case, it disk body emitting device of which was characterized by that and a lid for a printed circuit board or the like housing. 2. A disc-discharging device comprising a rotatable disk means for extruding discs one by one, and comprising a setting pin for guiding the extruded discs outward. Wherein at least the tip of the setting pin has a conical shape, and a center axis of the conical shape is inclined with respect to the disc. 3. The disc ejection device according to claim 2, wherein the angle of the central axis of the cone with respect to the disc is 45 degrees. 4. The disc ejection device according to claim 3, wherein the setting pin has a bullet shape. 5. The disc body according to claim 4, wherein the setting pin has a bullet shape, a tip portion has a conical shape, and a base end portion has a large disc shape. Discharge device.