JPH11102454A - Discharging device for disk body of large capacity type - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To store a large number of disk bodies in a 1st and 2nd tanks which communicate with each other by adding the 2nd tank to the 1st tank and also preparing a carrier means from the 2nd tank to the 1st tank. SOLUTION: A 1st flange 42 which protrudes to the outside is formed at the lower opening edge of a 1st tank 41 of a short barrel shape which is placed above a movable plate 35. The tank 41 is fixed to the plate 35 via the flange 42, and an exit 43 is formed at a part of the flange 42 for a disk body. At the same time, a 2nd flange 44 protruding to the outside is formed at the upper opening edge of the tank 41, and almost a half of the flange 44 is formed large facing toward the outside. Then plural gears 51 are provided freely rotatably on the flange 44, equidistant in their circumferenctial directions to form a three- point suspension structure. A rings 52 are placed on the gears 51, and large gears 53 are formed on the lower faces of the rings 52 to be engaged with the three gears 51. Thus, the rings 52 carry a disk body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disc ejecting apparatus for surely sending out a large number of discs loaded in a bulk state to the outside one by one. In particular, the present invention is a large-capacity type disc that can surely send out discarded discs, such as disc-shaped coins used as currency or disc-shaped medals used in game machines, one by one. Body release device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a disc-discharging device suitable for a game device using a large number of medals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various devices have been known as devices for discharging coins as discs. For example, there is a device in which a coin feeding disk is rotated in a substantially cylindrical tank that stores a large number of coins in a bulk state and coins are forcibly fed one by one. More specifically, a coin feed disk disposed almost upright in the tank is rotated, and coins are picked up one by one from the tank and sent out. This type of disc ejection device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 6-443.
No. 05 (Japanese Patent Application No. 2-152852) and U.S. Pat. No. 5,122,094.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the coin feeding device disclosed in this publication, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view as viewed from the side. Here, the operation of the coin sending device will be schematically described with reference to FIGS. First, a deep dish-shaped coin feed disc 2 is rotated clockwise in a large substantially pan-shaped tank 1 by an electric motor (not shown) with a center rotating shaft 12 interposed therebetween. Due to the rotation of the disk 2, coins in the drum-shaped disk 2 are agitated by protrusions 6 formed inside the peripheral wall 4 of the disk 2.

[0004] Thus, the coins in the disk 2 enter into the coin receiving holes 5 which are opened in the circumferential direction at the bottom of the disk 2. The lowermost coin that has entered the receiving hole 5 is slid on the surface of the large square support plate 11 by the disk 2 rotated while being held in the receiving hole 5. As a result, the coin that has been slid is forcibly sent out to the coin exit 23 shown on the left side of FIG.

That is, the coin is guided by a coin feeding claw (not shown) formed on the lower surface of the disk 2, a guide plate 15 formed on the surface of the support plate 11, and a flange peripheral wall 22 for attaching the tank 1 to the outlet 23.
Will be released. In other words, the coin moved by the feed claw is placed on the flange peripheral wall 22 of the tank 1 and the guide plate 1
The coin is finally guided by a guide roller (not shown) at a fixed position and a movable guide roller 26, and is forcibly sent out from the exit 23 of the coin.

[0006]

However, the above-described disc ejection device has a problem that the coin can be paid out at high speed but the tank capacity is small and the payout is completed immediately. Particularly, in a game machine using a large number of disc-shaped medals, there is a problem that the medals are cut off during the play and the fun of the game is spoiled. The present invention has been developed for the purpose of providing a disk-discharge device capable of greatly improving the capacity of storing a disk such as a coin to be paid out. In addition, the present invention has been developed for the purpose of providing a disk discharging device capable of discharging all of the disk without leaving the disk in the tank.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided at least a first tank means which is formed in a cylindrical shape, is disposed obliquely, and has an outlet of a disk formed at a lower opening edge; Discharge means of a disk body which is disposed obliquely and rotatably disposed in the tank means, and is rotatably disposed in an opening above the first tank means which is formed in a large ring shape. A disc transporting means, and a disc transporting means having a large cylindrical shape and a second tank means disposed in communication with the first tank means. This is a large-capacity type disc ejection device.

The present invention is also a disk discharging device, wherein a groove is formed on the entire inside of a lower opening edge of the second tank means. In addition, the present invention is the disk discharging device, characterized in that the means for transporting the disk is provided with means for holding the disk on its upper surface.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing an embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional end view of a main part of the front of FIG. 1 as viewed obliquely from above.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a main part of FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a main part of another embodiment according to the present invention. Reference numeral 31 shown in the lower part of FIG. 1 is a large rectangular base plate, and this base plate 31 is horizontally installed in, for example, a game machine using a disk-shaped medal. The triangles shown on the left side of FIG. 1 are frames 32 arranged in a pair on the left and right sides, and are fixed to the left and right ends of the base plate 31, respectively. Reference numeral 33 shown in the center of FIG. 1 is a rectangular fixing plate, which is fixed by the left and right frames 32 in an upright state with a slight inclination.

Note that hinges 34 and 34 are formed at both ends of the upper edge of the fixing plate 33, respectively. Fixing plate 33
35 is a rectangular movable plate, and the movable plate 35
Both ends of the upper edge of the movable plate 35 are pivoted by hinges 34 and 34 so that the movable plate 35 is rotatable. Reference numeral 36 shown at the lower part of the fixed plate 33 is a cylindrical spring. The spring 36 is disposed between the lower edge both ends of the fixed plate 33 and the lower edge both ends of the movable plate 35 so as to be slidable and slidable. ing.
More specifically, for example, a bottomed hole is formed in the fixed plate 33 facing the movable plate 35, and a spring 36 is slidably inserted therein and protruded.

Accordingly, when the movable plate 35 becomes lighter, the movable plate 35 is rotated slightly upward about the hinge 34 by the action of the spring 36. A small box-shaped switch below the lower surface of the fixed plate 33 is a switch 37 such as a limit switch, which is turned on and off when the movable plate 35 approaches and separates. 4 shown on the upper part of the movable plate 35
Reference numeral 1 denotes a short cylindrical tank, and the first tank 41 has a flange 42 projecting outward at a lower opening edge. The tank 41 is fixed to the movable plate 35 via the first flange 42. An outlet 43 of a disc is formed in a part of the flange 42.

A second flange 44 projecting outward is formed at an upper opening edge of the tank 41, and a substantially lower half of the flange 44 is largely outwardly formed (FIG. 2).
See). 46 in the tank 41 is a deep dish-shaped disk, which is rotated by an electric motor 39 and a reduction gear (not shown) and a rotating shaft 38. As is apparent from the drawing, the rotation shaft 38 is located on the center axis of the disk 46 and the first tank 41. FIG. 2
Numeral 47 indicates a plurality of through holes.
Reference numerals 7 are opened at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the disk 46.

These through holes 47 are for stacking and storing disk bodies. On the second flange 44, a plurality of small gears 51 are provided.
Numerals 1 are rotatably arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction so as to form a three-point support. A large ring 52 is provided on these gears 51, and a large gear 53 is formed on the lower surface of the ring 52 so as to mesh with the three gears 51. The large ring 52 is for transporting the disk C (see FIG. 2). A large number of substantially U-shaped depressions 54 are formed on the upper surface of the ring 52 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and pins 58 are implanted at appropriate positions on the periphery (see FIG. 2).

Reference numeral 5 shown below the second flange 44
Reference numeral 5 denotes an electric motor (see FIG. 1).
Numeral 5 is for rotating and driving the large ring 52 via the small gear 51 and the large gear 53. Reference numeral 56 shown on the right side of FIG. 1 denotes a large cylindrical second tank, and an outward flange 57 is formed at an opening edge below the tank 56. The flange 57 is provided with a plurality of bolts on the second flange 44 with three gears 51 interposed therebetween.
It is attached by a nut (not shown) or a clamp (not shown).

As is apparent from FIG. 1, the second tank 5
The center axis 59 of the sixth tank is, of course, located below the rotation axis 38 which is the center axis of the first tank 41. The lower opening wall of the second tank 56 is entirely protruded outward, and a ring-shaped groove 61 is formed on the inner side.
See). The groove 61 is for carrying out the disk into the first tank 41 without leaving the disk when the disk in the second tank 56 is reduced. In other words, the second tank 5
The disc body slipped from the inner bottom of the disc 6 is dropped into the groove 61, and the disc body is ejected by the pin 58 which stands up and is put into the recess 54 as a result.

Therefore, it is needless to say that the opening width W of the groove 61, that is, the distance between the surface of the ring 52 and the inner bottom of the second tank 56 is desirably larger than the radius of the disk C.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In this embodiment having the above-described structure, the first tank 4 is provided.
A large number of disk bodies (not shown) are put into the first and second tanks 56 and are put in a bulk state. Next, when the disk 46 is rotated by the electric motor 39, the disk 46 is rotated, for example, clockwise.

In this manner, the discs stacked in the first tank 41 in a bulk state are stacked and stored in the through holes 47 of the rotating disk 46. The lowermost disk body accommodated in the through hole 47 is slid on the upper surface of the movable plate 35, and the disk bodies are forcibly sent out to the outlet 43 one by one by a projection arm (not shown).
That is, the disk is subjected to a stirring action by a projection (not shown) formed inside the peripheral wall 48 of the disk 46 by the rotation of the deep dish-shaped disk 46.

As a result, the disk body in the disk 46 is stored in the through hole 47 formed in the bottom of the disk 46. The disc body housed in the through hole 47 passes through the through hole 47 and is slidably held by the surface of the large rectangular movable plate 35. The disk body that has been slid is used to mount a disk feed claw (not shown) formed on the lower surface of the disk 46, a guide plate (not shown) formed on the surface of the movable plate 35, and the first tank 41. And is discharged to the outlet 23 by the flange 42.

As described above, the disk in the first tank 41 is discharged from the outlet 43, but remains below the second tank 56. When the number of disks in the first tank 41 decreases and the weight decreases, the movable plate 35
And the restoring force of the spring 36 acts. As a result, the switch 37 is turned on, the electric motor 55 is rotated, and the ring 52 is rotated. Ring 52
Is rotated, for example, in a counterclockwise direction, the disc C located below the second tank 56 is inserted into and held in the many dents 54, and is conveyed upward.

The disk C transported upward has a centrifugal force due to the rotation of the ring 52, but falls due to its own weight (see FIG. 2). Disc C falling
Will fall below the first tank 41 through the opening 50 of the ring 52 as shown by the arrow in FIG. Thus, a large number of discs are stored in the first tank 41, and the disc 46 is continuously discharged by the disc 46. When the number of the discs in the first tank 56 becomes large, the movable plate 35 turns off the switch 37 by its weight, and the rotation of the electric motor 39 is stopped.

Of course, the electric motor 55 may be stopped, for example, a certain time after the switch 37 is turned on. Although the disk 41 has been described as a deep dish, a thin disk-shaped disk as shown in the specification of U.S. Pat. Of course, it is also good. In this case, a large number of pins having the shape of a circular axis are planted at equal intervals on the peripheral edge of the thin disk, and the disk is held and transported between these pins.

It is needless to say that a small strip-shaped pin or a square-shaped pin may be used instead of the circular-shaped pin. It is needless to say that the depth of the depression 54 of the ring 52 may be at least one thickness of the disk C. As is apparent from FIG. 3, the size of the opening 50 of the ring 52 and the size of the opening of the first tank 41, that is, the disk 46
Of course, the size of the opening 40 is determined in consideration of the inclination angle of the ring 52, the falling direction of the disk C, and the like.

A large number of recesses 54 are formed on the upper surface of the large ring 52. As shown in FIG. 4, a circular pin 71, a small rectangular pin (not shown), or a square pin is formed. Needless to say, a large number of pins may be provided. In the case of FIG. 2, a pin 58 is implanted at an appropriate position on the periphery of the large ring 52. However, as shown in FIG. 4, it is a matter of course that the pin 58 may be an elongated depression or a step 72 of a projection. is there. In other words, the disc member C can be inserted between the plurality of pins 71 or in the recess 54 as a result of the disc member C being ejected from the groove 61 by the step portion 72.

Further, a sensor such as a pressure-sensitive element or a strain detecting element (not shown) may be used instead of the combination of the spring 36 and the switch 37. In this case, for example, the movable plate 35 is removed, a pressure sensor is disposed at an appropriate position on the upper surface of the fixed plate 33, and the flange 42 of the first tank 41 is brought into direct contact with the pressure sensor. It goes without saying that a belt device may be used instead of the large gear 54. Of course, a gear device and a belt device may be used in combination.

[0025]

According to the present invention as described above, the second tank is added to the first tank and the first tank is moved from the second tank to the first tank.
A large amount of discs can be accommodated in the first and second tanks connected to each other since the transfer means to the first tank is provided. Further, according to the present invention, all the discs remaining in the lower portion of the second tank can be transferred to the first tank by the transfer means, so that there is a great effect that the discs can be completely used without leaving a large amount of discs. Will be. Therefore, the present invention has a great advantage in that a game that uses a large number of medals can maintain the interest of the game without running out of medals.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a sectional end view of a main part of FIG. 1 as viewed obliquely from the front.

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

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a main part of another embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 5 as viewed from the side.

[Explanation of symbols]

C: disk, first tank means ... 41: first tank, 44: flange, discharge means of disk ... 43: outlet, 46: transport means of disk, disk ... -52: ring, 54: depression, second tank means ... 56: second
Tank, 57: flange, 61: groove.

Claims (3)

[Claims] At least a first tank means which is formed in a cylindrical shape and is disposed obliquely and an outlet of a disk is formed at a lower opening edge, and is disposed obliquely in the first tank means. A discharge means for a disk body provided and rotatably disposed; and a transfer means for a disk body formed of a large ring and rotatably disposed at an opening above the first tank means. A large-capacity type disk comprising a large cylindrical shape, and a second tank means disposed in communication with the disk body conveying means and the first tank means. Body release device. 2. A disk discharging device according to claim 1, wherein a groove is formed entirely inside the lower opening edge of said second tank means. 3. The disc-discharging device according to claim 1, wherein said disc-conveying means has a disc-holding means on an upper surface thereof.