JPH11146977A - Medal discharge device of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To discharge a medal without turning it centered on a vertical line by providing a pair of nipping rollers which nip both side faces of the medal to be fed out one by one by a roller outer peripheral face and rotating this pair of rollers in the reverse directions mutually to discharge the medal. SOLUTION: When many medals 14 are loaded into a hopper 17 and a roller drive motor 8 and a medal supply motor are rotated, the medal 14 fed into a metal guide 16 from the hopper ascends in the guide 16 and is supplied between inlet side guide plates 11 on the right and left from an upper end part 16a thereof. It is nipped in nipping rollers 10 on the right and left which are turned in the reverse directions mutually and is discharged through a gap between outlet side guide plates 12 on the right and left due to friction force generated by the nipping rollers 10 on the right and left which act on both outer faces of the medal 14. The discharged medal 14 is flown in the air toward diagonal and upward direction by a regulation plate 13 inclined diagonally and upward, and at this time, the medal 14 is flown without turning centered on a vertical line.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine in which a medal (a disk-shaped one is described in this specification, but an oval or polygonal plate-shaped one may be used if necessary). Good) firing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There have been few examples of game machines for shooting medals in the air, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-112572 and Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 59-530.
There is a game machine described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 80.

In the medal game described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-112572, a rotating drum is arranged such that the rotating shaft of the rotating drum is oriented in the left-right direction with respect to the player, and a jump-up member is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the drum. The rotating drum rotates upward from the near side toward the back side and is driven to rotate.When further inserted into the coin insertion slot, the rotating drum falls onto the rotating drum from the coin insertion slot. The coins are randomly jumped upward by a jumping member that moves upward from below, and any of the coins enters the basket and competes for the number of coins entering the basket. ing.

In a medal game machine described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 59-53080, a coin is supported substantially horizontally, and the coin is flipped upward from below the coin by a medal flipping piece that flips the center of the coin. The coin was to fly into the air.

As described above, in the conventional medal shooting device, the side surface of the medal is hit at a right angle or an angle close to the right angle with respect to the side surface of the medal, so that the directionality is poor and the skill of the player is exhibited. Could not.

Further, when a medal is shot upward along a vertically upright board, such as a pachinko game machine, the medal may drop randomly while hitting a large number of nails which are vertically driven into the board. There is a medal shooting device used in this medal game machine, which is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-289970.
As described in the official gazette, medals sent from below along the vertical plane are placed on the upper and lower sides along the vertical plane.
The medals are sandwiched between the peripheral surface of the book receiving roller and the peripheral surface of the rotating roller for firing, and the medals are fired upward along the vertically erected surface by the frictional force in the tangential direction of the rotating roller for firing. The medal that has risen falls while hitting the nail on the board,
They were competing to get into the required pocket.

In this medal shooting device, the diameter of the two receiving rollers is significantly smaller than the diameter of the rotating roller for shooting.
In addition, since the frictional force acts only on one side of the medal due to the peripheral surface of the rotating roller for firing, the medal can be fired along the vertical board surface,
The medal cannot be fired stably in the air.

[0008] In the above-mentioned game machine, the method of shooting a spherical ball is almost the same as that of a game machine, and it is not possible to play a game utilizing the characteristics of medals.

[0009] Also, as a child's play, a medal is set up,
Press the upper part with the finger of one hand and flip the outer edge of the medal with the finger of the other hand to rotate the medal about the vertical line, and how much the medal can be turned, Although he enjoyed whether to proceed, there was no game machine that required the skill to play this medal and utilized the medal characteristics in this way.

Furthermore, when a large number of medals such as 100 or 500 are to be paid out by a big hit in the medal game machine, a predetermined number of coins are calculated in advance and the coins stored in the hopper are paid out at one time. Or the medals fitted into the medal holding holes of the rotating disk are supplied one after another as the rotating disk rotates in the tangential direction of the disk as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-15891. Then, the medal was continuously discharged to the medal payout opening.

In these medal payout devices, medals are paid out in a state where the player cannot directly see the payout of coins. Therefore, there is little real feeling that a large number of medals have been paid out, and the success of the play is sufficiently achieved. I couldn't taste it.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improvement in a medal shooting device for a game machine which solves such a problem. It is characterized by comprising a pair of mutually parallel sandwiching rollers for sandwiching both side surfaces by a roller outer peripheral surface, and roller driving means for rotating the pair of rollers in mutually opposite directions. .

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the medal sandwiched between the outer peripheral surfaces of the pair of nipping rollers is paired with the pair of nipping rollers acting on both outer surfaces of the pair of nipping rollers. The pair of sandwiching rollers are urged in the direction of the perpendicular bisecting surface by the frictional force of the outer peripheral surface, and the medals are fired in the urging direction.

Since the frictional force of the pair of pinching rollers acting on both side surfaces of the medal is substantially equal to each other on the right and left sides, the medal does not turn around the medal diameter.
With the orientation of both sides of the medal fixed, the medal can fly in the air.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the mechanical structure of the roller driving means can be simplified, the size and weight can be reduced, and the medal shooting device according to the twelfth aspect can be easily manufactured. Can be configured.

Further, by configuring the present invention as described in claim 3 or 4, it is possible to reduce the cost by reducing the number of motors used to one.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, even if the thickness of the medal changes, the change in the thickness can be absorbed by the elastic deformation of the pair of clamping rollers, and the medal can be stabilized. Can be fired.

[0018] Further, at the start of clamping of the medals to the pair of clamping rollers, the impact between the pair of clamping rollers and the medals is reduced, and the durability of the clamping rollers and the medals is improved. And generation of noise can be suppressed.

Further, according to the present invention, a change in the thickness of the medals and a change in the center distance of the pair of nip rollers due to the presence / absence of the supply of medals can be detected by the pair of nips. The swing can be absorbed by the swing of the pivot of the attaching roller, and the shooting of the medal can be stabilized.

In addition, by configuring the invention as described in claim 7 or claim 8, it is possible to easily obtain the medal shooting device according to claim 6 which is simple in structure and reliable in operation.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the shooting direction of the medals can be restricted.

Further, by configuring the present invention as described in claim 10, medals can be accurately skipped along the vertical plane.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to fly a medal far along a horizontal plane.

According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, the medal can be fired in a required direction.

Furthermore, by configuring the present invention as described in claim 13, medals can be fired along a curved surface.

Further, by configuring the invention as set forth in claim 14, medals can be paid out with medals flying in the air, and the player can fully enjoy the success of the play.

By configuring the invention as described in claim 15, the medal can be applied to a shooting game machine as a simulated bullet.

Furthermore, by configuring the invention as described in claim 16, it is possible to detect a medal jam in the pair of nipping rollers, and immediately stop the operation of the medal supply device to the medal firing device. This prevents the medal shooting device and the medal supply device from being broken or damaged.

The invention of claim 17 of the present application is an invention of a medal turning and firing device of a game machine utilizing a characteristic peculiar to a medal, a medal storage unit having a medal loading entrance and a medal discharge opening, a trigger and a trigger. Is provided in the launching device main body, a spin imparting portion for hooking a part of a medal is provided near the medal outlet of the medal storing portion, and by a trigger operation of the trigger,
A medal hitting mechanism for hitting a substantially central portion of a medal surface in the medal discharge opening in a substantially right angle direction is provided in the launching device main body.

[0030] The invention according to claim 17 of the present application is configured as described above, so that medals are stored in the medal storage section and medals are positioned in the medal discharge opening of the medal storage section. Then, when the trigger is triggered and the medal shooting mechanism is operated, the medal located at the medal discharge opening is bombarded in a substantially right angle direction by the medal shooting mechanism at a substantially central portion thereof. A part of the medal hits the spin imparting part while flying away from the medal outlet while maintaining a substantially parallel state with respect to the medal outlet, and the medal is turned around a vertical line.

In this manner, the medal is stored in the medal storage section without any special technique such as supporting the medal with a finger and playing it simply by pulling the trigger and triggering. In addition, since the medal can be easily and reliably fired by turning the medal about the vertical line, the present invention can be applied to a game machine using the medal.

According to the present invention, a plurality of medals are stored and stored in the medal storage section, and the trigger is repeated until no medals are stored in the medal storage section. You can fire medals one after another.

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 19, after the medal is fired from the medal discharge port, the medal in the medal storage unit can be operated without any mechanism or operation. It is automatically sent by gravity from the medal loading entrance to the medal discharge opening, and medals can be fired one after another. In this case, the medal fired
The player can turn around a vertical line with the medal standing.

Further, by configuring the present invention as described in claim 20, the medals are fired one after another and the shot medals are set up in a vertical line as in the case of the above-mentioned claim 3. Can be turned around.

Further, by configuring the present invention as described in claim 21, it is possible to play a required game by freely directing the shooting direction of medals.

According to the present invention, the trigger actuating means is activated by the operation of the trigger, and the substantially central portion of the medal surface at the medal discharge opening is made substantially constant. It is possible to strike with the attacking force and to reliably turn and fire the medal.

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 23, the invention according to claim 22 can be configured simply and at low cost.

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 24, even if the triggering operation force is loosened during the triggering operation, the triggering position of the trigger is maintained. The pulling position is fixed so as not to return, and the triggering operation can be performed stably and smoothly.

If the triggering operation is performed to the limit,
Activating the trigger activation means, the medal can be turned with a substantially constant strike force, and the trigger is automatically returned to its original position without any return operation. Can be.

Further, by configuring the invention as described in claim 25, when a medal is inserted from the medal loading entrance into the medal storing section, the medals in the medal storing section are subjected to the application of the attack piece. The medal ejection port can be reliably moved to the medal ejection port without being caught by the firing end, and the impact at the time of hitting the medal in the medal ejection port by the urging force of the striking urging member is performed by the elastic member. It is possible to buffer and suppress the generation of noise and vibration, and it is possible to improve the durability of the medal turning and firing device.

By configuring the invention as described in claim 26 or 27, the elastic member according to claim 25 can be easily configured.

According to the present invention, the medal stored in the medal storage portion in the vicinity of the medal discharge opening is smaller than the medal stored in the medal loading entrance side. The medal loading entrance side medals are reliably prevented from entering the medal bottom near the medal exit and the medal bottom near the medal exit, and the start of the medal is smoothly performed without interruption. Can be performed.

[0043]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of the present invention; An embodiment of the medal shooting device of the invention will be described.

The medal shooting device 1 of the present invention is shown in FIG.
43 and FIG. 45 to FIG. 60 are used in the medal game machine 0 shown in FIG.
Will be described later.

The two horizontal substrates 2 horizontally arranged with an interval on the left and right are integrally fixed to the upper end of a tower (not shown) in the doll 132 of the medal game machine 0, and are attached to the rear end of the horizontal substrate 2. The roller pivot plate 3 is pivotally supported to swing left and right via pivot screws 4, and a long hole 3 a is formed at the outer end of the roller pivot plate 3, and a guide penetrating the long hole 3 a is formed. A screw 5 is screwed onto the horizontal substrate 2 and the roller pivot plate 3
A spring mounting pin 6 is protruded upward from the inner end of each of the rollers. Both ends of a tension coil spring 7 are supported by the spring mounting pin 6, and the left and right roller pivots are supported by the tension force of the tension coil spring 7. The plates 3 are biased so as to approach each other around the pivot screw 4.

A large hole (not shown) is formed in the center of each of the left and right horizontal substrates 2, and the upper end of the roller driving motor 8 is formed on the lower surface of the roller pivot plate 3 through the hole from below to above. A gear head 9 is integrally mounted, and is provided with a gear head 9 projecting above the roller drive motor 8. The rotation shaft 9 a of the gear head 9 protrudes upward from the roller pivot plate 3 through the roller pivot plate 3 from below to above. Each of the pinching rollers 10 is spline-fitted, the circlip 22 is locked in the circumferential groove at the upper end of the rotating shaft 9a, and the outer peripheral portions 10a of the left and right pinching rollers 10 are made of soft rubber.
The left and right sandwiching rollers 10 are driven to rotate at the same speed and in opposite directions by a roller drive motor 8, respectively. A rotating shaft (not shown) of the roller drive motor 8 is provided on a lower casing portion 9b of the gear head 9.
Are loosely fitted, and a reduction gear group is built in the upper casing portion 9c of the gear head 9, so that the nipping roller 10 is decelerated by the gear head 9.

Further, the left and right entrance side guide plates 11 are provided on the roller pivot plate 3 at the rear and the front of the left and right sandwiching rollers 10.
And an outlet-side guide plate 12 are attached integrally in parallel with each other, and between the left and right outlet-side guide plates 12, a regulating plate 13 inclined upward from rear to front (in FIG. 1). (Sloping upward from right to left).

Furthermore, adjacent to the left and right entrance side guide plates 11, the upper end 16a of the medal guide 16 of the medal supply device 15
The medal 14 sent from the medal supply device 15 through the medal guide 16 to the medal discharge end 16a
Are sandwiched between the left and right clamping rollers 10 and are fired along the vertical plane on the vertical bisector at the center of the left and right clamping rollers 10 by the left and right clamping rollers 10 rotating in opposite directions to each other. It has become.

The medal supply device 15 is disclosed in
A rotating disk (not shown) is provided in contact with the bottom surface of the hopper 17 like a medal dispensing device described in JP-A-83484, and a hole (not shown) in which a medal can be loosely fitted is provided in the rotating disk. The rotating disk is connected to a medal supply motor 18, and the medal supply motor
When the rotating disk is driven to rotate by 18, the medals loosely fitted into the holes of the rotating disk are fed one by one to the medal guide 16, and the sending force of the rotating disk causes the medal guide 16 to rotate. The medals 14 are pushed up, and the medals 14 are supplied between the left and right entrance side guide plates 11 from the upper end 16a of the medal guide 16.

Further, a swing lever 23 is pivotally supported on the upper end 16a of the medal guide 16 so as to be swingable up and down around a pin 24.
A medal abutment cylindrical piece 25 is provided at the tip 23a of the swing lever 23 (it may be rotatably pivotally attached to the tip 23a), and the rear end 23b of the swing lever 23 is provided with an optical sensor 26. Groove 26a
The light sensor 26 is positioned at the upper end of the medal guide 16.
As shown in FIG. 5, each time the medal 14 passes through the tip 16a of the medal guide 16 and the tip 23a of the swing lever 23 is pushed up, an optical sensor The light projected from the light emitting portion 26b of 26 is blocked by the rear end 23b of the swing lever 23, and the passage of the medal 14 is detected.

Since the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is configured as described above, a large number of medals 14 are put into the hopper 17 and the roller drive motor 8 and the medal supply motor 18 are rotated. , Medal 14 in hopper 17
Is fed to the medal guide 16, rises inside the medal guide 16, and is supplied from the upper end 16a between the left and right entrance side guide plates 11, and the medal 14 is driven to rotate in the direction of the arrow in FIG. The right and left exit sides are urged in the direction of the white arrow in FIG. 2 by the frictional force of the outer peripheral surfaces 10b of the left and right nipping rollers 10 which are nipped by the left and right nipping rollers 10 and act on both outer surfaces of the medal 14. Fired between guide plates 12.

The shot medals 14 can fly in the air diagonally upward by the restriction plate 13 inclined diagonally upward.

At this time, since the rotational speeds of the left and right nipping rollers 10 are the same and the outer diameters of the left and right nipping rollers 10 are equal, they do not turn around the vertical line, and do not rotate with the exit side guide plate 12. Can fly along parallel directions.

Further, since the outer peripheral portion 10a of the sandwiching roller 10 is made of soft rubber, when the medal 14 is inserted, the outer peripheral portion 10a is elastically deformed and generates no impact force.
The medals 14 can be stably sandwiched. And medal 14
Of course, the change in thickness can be absorbed, and the generation of noise is suppressed.

Further, the roller pivot plate 3 pivotally supporting the clamping roller 10 can swing about the pivot screw 4, and the left and right clamping rollers 10 are tension coil springs so as to approach each other. 7, the force of pinching the medal 14 to the pinching roller 10 is controlled by the tension coil spring 7.
In addition to the above, the nipping reaction force of the nipping roller 10 to the outer peripheral portion 10a can be reduced, and the durability of the nipping roller 10 can be improved.

Further, since the left and right sandwiching rollers 10 are urged against each other by the spring force of the tension coil spring 7, the thick and heavy medals 14 increase the spring force of the tension coil spring 7. As a result, the medals 14 can be reliably fired with a large frictional force.

Further, since the roller driving motor 8 is provided for each of the left and right clamping rollers 10, the power transmission system to the left and right clamping rollers 10 is greatly simplified, and the size and weight can be reduced. Becomes

A regulating plate is provided between the left and right exit side guide plates 12.
Since 13 is provided, the direction in which the medals 14 fly can be directed obliquely upward.

Further, since the rotation axis of the sandwiching roller 10 is vertically oriented vertically, the medal 14 is skipped along the vertical plane, and is accurately directed toward the target so that the flying surface of the medal 14 is not bent right and left. A medal 14 can be fired.

Further, in the medal guide 16 medals
If 14 is clogged, light sensor 26 detects this,
The medal supply motor 18 is immediately stopped, and the medal supply device 15 is prevented from being damaged.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the center axis of rotation of the sandwiching roller 10 is oriented vertically in the vertical direction.
According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, the pinching rollers 10 may be vertically overlapped and the rotation center axis of the pinching rollers 10 may be oriented in the horizontal direction.
Can be blown farther horizontally.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the left and right clamping rollers 10 are rotated at the same rotational speed, and their peripheral speeds are also made to match. One of the rotation speeds of the left and right roller drive motors 8 is slightly changed to make a difference in the peripheral speed of the left and right pinching rollers 10, and the difference in the peripheral speed causes the flying surface of the medal 14 to be curved left and right. be able to.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the right and left sandwiching rollers 10 are urged to approach each other by the spring force of the extension coil spring 7. At the same time, a magnet (not shown) is integrally mounted on the outer surface of the spring mounting pin 6, and the magnet is arranged so that the same magnetic pole faces the outside of the magnet, and the facing magnet is integrally mounted on the horizontal substrate 2. Alternatively, the right and left sandwiching rollers 10 may be urged to approach each other by utilizing the repulsive force of the facing magnet.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a single roller drive motor 8 is provided, and the left and right roller pivot plates 3 are swung by a single pivot screw 4 on the horizontal substrate 2. A drive gear which is movably pivoted so that the center of the rotation axis of the roller drive motor 8 and the center of the pivot screw 4 coincide with each other, and the rotation axis of the roller drive motor 8 has a pitch circle radius of r ₁ , r ₂ . 19X and 19Y are overlapped and fitted, and the drive gear 19
Driven gears 20X, 20Y having a constant ratio k to pitch radii r ₁ , r _{2 of} X, 19Y (the pitch radii are k
r _1, the kr ₂₎ the left and right nip with roller 10X, 10Y
If one drive gear 19X directly meshes with one driven gear 20X and the other drive gear 19Y meshes with the other driven gear 20Y via an idler gear 21, one roller drive motor 8 So
The left and right clamping rollers 10X and 10Y are turned in opposite directions, and
They can be rotated at the same rotational speed.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the horizontal substrate 2 and the roller pivot plate 3 that pivotally support the clamping roller 10 (the roller pivot plate 3 has the presence or absence of the medal 14 and the rotation of the clamping roller 10). 13. The coin can be slightly swung about the pivot screw 4 in response to the change of the outer diameter, but is substantially fixed when viewed as a whole). Nipping roller as in the described invention
The ten rotation shafts 9a can be tilted up and down, left and right, up and down,
The firing direction of the medals 14 fired by the pair of sandwiching rollers 10 may be freely changed.

The horizontal substrate 2 may be mounted on the barrel of a simulated gun (not shown) so that the simulated gun can be freely changed in a required direction.

Further, the medal shooting device may be constructed as in the invention according to claims 4 and 16 shown in FIGS.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the same components as those in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS.
Each of the pair of nipping rollers 10 is
Although a pair of roller drive motors 8 are provided, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the pinching roller on the right side of the medal 14 transfer direction (the left side in FIG.
A roller driving motor 8 is attached to the roller 10, and the left clamping roller 10 in the direction of transport of the medals 14 is rotatably fitted on a rotating shaft 27 protruding vertically upright on the left roller pivot plate 3. In a state where the medal supply device 15 is stopped and the medal 14 is not supplied between the pair of pinching rollers 10, the left and right rollers around the pivot screw 4 by the spring force of the tension coil spring 7. The pivoting plates 3 are attracted to each other, the left and right clamping rollers 10 are brought into close contact, and the left clamping roller 10 without the roller drive motor 8 is rotated by the rotation of the right clamping roller 10. And medal feeding device 15
When the medals 14 are supplied between the pair of nip rollers 10, the left nip roller 10 is rotated through the medals 14 interposed between the pair of nip rollers 10. It has become.

A hole (not shown) is provided in each of the left and right exit side guide plates 12, and a light emitting portion 28a of the optical sensor 28 is attached to one of the outer surfaces of the left and right exit side guide plates 12. A light receiving portion 28b of the optical sensor 28 is attached to the other outer surface of the exit side guide plate 12,
The light projected from the light emitting portion 28a of the light sensor 28 is blocked by the medal 14 passing between the pair of exit side guide plates 12, so that it is detected that the light cannot reach the light receiving portion 28b of the optical sensor 28. It has become.

Further, a medal supply device 15 is operated by a computer (not shown), and a pair of nipping rollers 10
If the optical sensor 28 does not operate three seconds or more after the optical sensor 26 detects that the medal 14 has been supplied between the pair of nipping rollers 10, As a result, the medal supply device 15 is automatically stopped when the medal 14 is clogged.

In this embodiment, the regulating plate 13 is not provided.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 10, the medal supply device 15 does not operate and the medal 14 is not supplied between the pair of nipping rollers 10 because of the above-described configuration. However, the pair of pinching rollers 10 are brought into close contact with each other by the spring force of the tension coil spring 7, and not only the pinching rollers 10 connected to the roller drive motor 8 but also
Nipping roller 10 not provided with roller driving motor 8
As a result, when the medal 14 is supplied between the pair of pinching rollers 10 by the operation of the medal supply device 15, the medal 14 is pinched by the pair of pinching rollers 10 that rotate together. As a result, the medal 14 can be fired.

In the operation of the medal supply device 15, when the medals 14 are continuously supplied between the pair of nipping rollers 10, the nipping roller 10 without the roller drive motor 8 is Since the rotation force is transmitted from the clamping roller 10 connected to the roller driving motor 8 via the medal 14 and the rotation can be continued with the rotational inertia torque, the clamping without the roller driving motor 8 is performed. Roller 10 also
In cooperation with the pinching roller 10 connected to the roller drive motor 8, the medal 14 can be emitted.

Further, an optical sensor 26 and an optical sensor 28 for detecting the passage of the medals 14 are provided on the carry-in side and the carry-out side of the nipping roller 10, respectively, so that the medals 14 are jammed between the pair of nipping rollers 10. The operation of the medal supply device 15 is automatically stopped when the medal 14 is clogged when the medal 14 is clogged, so that even if the medal 14 is clogged between the pair of pinching rollers 10, Then, the medal supply device 15 is automatically stopped, and the medal 14 is prevented from being forcibly supplied between the pair of nipping rollers 10, thereby preventing the medal supply device 15 and the nipping roller 10 from being damaged. You.

Further, since the pair of sandwiching rollers 10 can be driven to rotate by one roller driving motor 8, a large cost reduction can be achieved.

Next, an embodiment of the medal turning and firing device according to claims 17 to 19 and 21 to 26 of the present invention shown in FIGS. 11 to 20 will be described.

The medal swivel launcher 31 of the present invention is used for the medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS. 32 to 43 and FIGS. 45 to 60. The medal game machine 0 will be described later. I will.

A lower end shaft 37 (see FIG. 15) of a column 36 is inserted into a center hole 33 of a pedestal 32 in which four sides of a square shown in FIG. 17 are rounded. A nut 38 is screwed into the screw portion, and a guide pin 39 of a support 36 is fitted in the guide groove 34 of the pedestal 32.
Can be turned right and left around the center hole 33 of the pedestal 32.

The barrel 41 of the medal swivel launcher 31 is
As shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 14, the side shape is formed close to the stock of a normal gun, and
A stock 42 formed by bending a at a right angle in the width direction, and a long hole slightly narrower than the diameter of the medal 14 having a predetermined size in the center.
A gun bottom 43 with a formed 43a and medals 14 on both sides of the gun bottom 43
Two medal guides 44 having the same thickness (actually slightly thicker) as the thickness of the medals 14 provided at the same interval as the diameter of A lid 45 for covering the central portion, a medal guide 44 and a medal loading metal fitting 46 attached to a front end of the lid 45;
A medal stopper 47 attached to the gun bottom 43 adjacent to the tip of the lid 45 and the lid 45, a pair of left and right spacers 48 attached on the medal stopper 47, and a spin attached to the pair of spacers 48. The top piece 42a of the stock 42 is composed of
A gun bottom 43, a medal guide 44, and a lid 45 are sequentially stacked,
A medal loading bracket 46 is superimposed on the medal guide 44 on the near side of 45, and a medal stopper 47, a spacer 48, and a spin imparting unit 49 are sequentially superimposed on the medal mounting bracket 46 on the back side of the lid 45. Are integrated with each other, and a medal storage section is provided by the gun bottom 43, the medal guide 44, and the lid 45.
A medal insertion port 50a is provided adjacent to the medal insertion fitting 46 at the upper end of the medal storage section 50, and a medal discharge port 50b is provided at the lower end of the medal storage section 50.

Further, a strike piece 61 described later is attached to the tip of the gun bottom 43.
A hole 43b into which the hitting portion 61a can be loosely fitted is formed, and a sensor mounting notch 43c is formed on the right side between the long hole 43a and the hole 43b. Further, a projection 44a is formed on the inner edge of the left medal guide 44, a notch 44b is formed on the inner edge of the right medal guide 44, and a sensor mounting notch 44c is formed.

The upper portion 36a of the support 36 is formed in a forked shape, and the left and right mounting pieces of the gun bottom 43 are provided on the upper end of the forked portion 36a.
43d is integrally mounted with screws or the like.

A trigger 51 is pivotally mounted via a pin 52 so as to be tiltable back and forth adjacent to a gun handle 42e on the front side of the stock 42. The trigger 51 has a trigger driving projection 51a, A ratchet tooth 51b formed on an arc surface centered on the pin 52 and a spring mounting portion 51c are formed. A tension coil spring is attached to the spring mounting portion 51c and the pin 53 of the stock 42.
In FIG. 11, the trigger 51 is urged to rotate in the counterclockwise direction by the tension spring force of the tension coil spring 54.

Further, a ratchet pawl 55 is pivotally supported on the gun stock 42 adjacent to the ratchet teeth 51b of the trigger 51, and is integrated with the stock 42 so that the ratchet claw 55 is locked to the ratchet teeth 51b in FIGS. A tension coil spring 57 is stretched between the pin 56 and the ratchet pawl 55. The ratchet teeth 51b and the ratchet pawl 55 constitute a trigger moderation mechanism 58 according to claim 24. .

Further, the medal firing mechanism 60 according to the seventeenth aspect pivots on the support shaft 62 at the tip of the stock 42 so as to be tiltable up and down so as to hit the center of the medal 14 at the medal discharge opening 50b. The attack piece 61 attached and the attack end 61 of the attack piece 61
a tension coil spring 63 serving as an impact urging member for urging a toward the center of the medal 14 at the medal outlet 50b;
In a state where the trigger 51 is pulled to a predetermined limit, the striking end 61a of the striking piece 61 is opposed to the urging force of the tension coil spring 63.
When the trigger 51 is pulled beyond the predetermined limit, the connection between the strike piece 61 and the trigger 51 is disconnected, and the medal in the medal discharge port 50b is urged by the urging force of the extension coil spring 63. A triggering means 66 for hitting the hitting end 61a of the hitting piece 61 at the center of the hitting piece 61 is provided.

The gun stock is located on the front side of the strike piece 61.
42 is provided with a pair of front and rear receiving pieces 42b and 42c.
An adjusting screw 64 is passed through the 42b and 42c, and an adjusting pin 65 is screwed into the adjusting screw 64. As shown in FIG. 14, the tip 65a of the adjusting pin 65 fits into the guide groove 42d of the stock 42. And a tension coil spring is attached to the base end 65b of the adjustment pin 65.
One end of the extension coil spring 63 is engaged, and the other end of the tension coil spring 63 is connected to the pin 68 of the central projection 67 a of the connecting member 67 of the triggering means 66.
Is engaged.

The triggering means 66 is connected to the connecting member.
67 and a tilt cam 69 pivotally attached to the stock 42 via a pin 70
And an engaging / disengaging piece 71 pivotally attached to the tilting cam 69 so as not to incline with respect to the tilting cam 69 by a predetermined angle or more, and a compression coil spring for urging the tilting cam 69 and the engaging / disengaging piece 71 in directions away from each other. 72, and the tip 67b of the connecting member 67
The connecting piece 67 is pivotally connected to the tilting cam 69 via a pin 74 while being pivotally connected to the striking piece 61 via a pin 73.

Further, a soft and highly elastic elastic piece 75 is attached to the lower surface of the tip of the gun bottom 43, and the pulling coil is provided in a state shown in FIG. The striking piece 61 is urged counterclockwise around the support shaft 62 by the spring force of the spring 63, and the pin is set so that the striking end 61a of the striking piece 61 does not protrude above the hole 43b of the gun bottom 43. The strike piece 61 is supported by the spring force of 73.

Further, a firing detection limit switch 76 is attached to the gun stock 42 adjacent to the ratchet teeth 51b of the trigger 51, a sensor mounting notch 43c of the gun bottom 43, a sensor mounting notch 44c of the medal guide 44, and a lid. A medal passing sensor 77 is mounted in the 45 sensor mounting notch 45a.

Note that, as shown in FIG.
An improper medal discharge chute 78 is attached to the lower part of the forked portion 36a.

Since the embodiments shown in FIGS. 11 to 20 are configured as described above, even if the medal 14 is to be inserted into the insertion opening 50a of the medal storage unit 50 adjacent to the medal insertion fitting 46, Medals 14 larger than medals 14 of predetermined appropriate dimensions cannot be loaded into the loading entrance 50a by the medal loading bracket 46 or the pair of right and left medal guides 44.

When the medal 14 having a smaller diameter than the medal 14 having a predetermined appropriate size passes through the medal accommodating portion 50,
From the long hole 43a, only the medal 14 having a predetermined appropriate size reaches the outlet 50b of the medal storage unit 50, and the medal 14 at the forefront is the V-shaped contact recess 47 of the medal stopper 47.
a, the play with the illegal medal 14 is prohibited,
A normal medal 14 can be played.

Since the medal storage unit 50 is inclined downward from the loading port 50a toward the discharging port 50b, the medals 14 can be automatically moved from the loading port 50a to the discharging port 50b by gravity. The structure of the medal turning and firing device can be further simplified.

After a predetermined number of medals 14 have been stored in the medal storage unit 50, when the trigger 51 is started in the state shown in FIG. 20, the trigger 51 starts to operate as shown in FIG. The trigger driving projection 51a of the trigger 51 abuts on the engagement / disengagement piece 71, and the tilt cam 69 is deflected via the engagement / disengagement piece 71 in response to the clockwise operation of the trigger 51. The striking piece 61 is tilted clockwise downward by the connecting member 67 which is tilted clockwise and moves toward the front side by overcoming the spring force of the extension coil spring 63, as shown in FIG. Attack end of shooting piece 61
43a is largely separated from the hole 43b of the gun bottom 43.

Next, as shown in FIG. 19, the trigger 51 is pulled as far as possible until the trigger driving projection 51a of the trigger 51 comes into contact with the stopper 79. The engagement with the tip of 71 is released, the connecting member 67 is pulled back by the spring force of the extension coil spring 63, the striking piece 61 tilts counterclockwise, and the striking piece 61 is 75, and the medal 14 in the medal stopper 47 is moved by the attack end 61a.
The center of is strongly attacked. At this time, the top surface of the strike piece 61
The elastic piece 75 cushions the strong collision of the 61b with the periphery of the hole 43b of the gun bottom 43, thereby suppressing the generation of vibration and noise.

Further, the medal 14 whose central portion is strongly attacked obliquely forward in the medal stopper 47 passes between the spacers 48, and the right end of the medal 14 is engaged with the engaging portion 49 a of the spin applying portion 49. 19, as shown in FIG. 19, it is turned around a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the barrel section 41, and after flying along a parabola as shown by arrows, FIG. 32 and FIG. The medals 14 can fall on the fan-shaped play field 104 shown in FIG.

Further, the spacer 48 is a medal stopper.
Since it is interposed between 47 and the spin imparting unit 49, the medal 14
Does not hit the upper surface of the gun bottom 43, and the medal 14 can reliably turn in the air.

Then, as shown in FIG. 19, when the trigger 51 is pulled to the limit and the pulling force of the trigger 51 is reduced, the trigger 51 is tilted counterclockwise by the spring force of the tension coil spring 54. Since the arcuate end 51d of the trigger 51 hits the back of the ratchet pawl 55 and the ratchet pawl 55 tilts clockwise at right angles, even if the ratchet pawl 55 contacts the ratchet teeth 51b, the counterclockwise The tilt of the trigger 51 is locked by the stopper 79, as shown in FIG.
Can be returned to the state before the start of drawing.

Further, since a predetermined plurality of medals 14 are stored in the medal storage unit 50, the trigger 51 is repeated by loading the medals 14 into the medal storage unit 50 once. Just by pulling, the medals 14 can be fired one after another for the predetermined number of storages.

Further, if the interval between the gun bottom 43 and the medal loading bracket 46 is set to the thickness of the medal 14, and the thickness of the medal guide 44 is made slightly larger than the thickness of the medal 14, the bottom 4
3. Even if the medal guide 44 and the lid 45 are gently formed into curved surfaces, the medals 14 can pass through the medal storage unit 50. If the gun bottom 43, the medal guide 44, and the lid 45 are gently curved in this manner, the medal 14 can be more reliably turned by setting the discharge port 50b closer to the vertical than the loading port 50a.

Furthermore, since the barrel 41 is pivotally supported to swing left and right about the lower end shaft 37, the medal 14 can be fired in a required direction.

Further, when the pulling operation force of the trigger 51 is relaxed, the ratchet claw 55 engages with the ratchet teeth 51b of the trigger 51, and the trigger 51 can be stopped at that position, and the trigger 51 When the pulling operation force is increased again, the trigger 51 is pulled from that position, so that the pulling operation of the trigger 51 can be performed stably.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 20, the gun bottom 43 is inclined downward from the charging port 50a toward the discharge port 50b, and the width direction of the gun bottom 43 is horizontally oriented. The engaging portion 49a is provided to be shifted to the right side. However, in the invention of claim 20, as shown in FIGS. 21 to 23, the width direction of the gun bottom 43 is set substantially along the vertical plane. In addition to inclining downward from the inlet 50a toward the outlet 50b, the engaging portion 49a of the spin imparting portion 49 may be provided so as to be shifted toward the tip of the gun bottom 43.
14 can be turned more easily.

In this embodiment, when the barrel section 41 is tilted up and down about the pivot shaft 36b, the spin applying section
A ring-shaped recess 49b is formed in the spin imparting portion 49 so that the engagement portion 49a of the 49 is always located in front of the medal discharge opening 50b, and a flange that can fit into the ring-shaped recess 49b at the tip of the barrel portion 41. A portion 41a is formed, and the column 36 and the spin applying portion 49 are connected by a parallel link 49c.

Instead of the elastic piece 75 which is soft and rich in elasticity, a leaf spring whose central portion is curved downward may be used.

In the illustrated embodiment, the buttstock pieces 42a,
Although the gun bottom 43, the medal guide 44 and the lid 45 are formed in a flat shape, as shown in FIG. 24, the medal guide 44 is made slightly thicker than the medal 14, and the inclination angle of the tip increases gradually. For this purpose, the stock top piece 42a, the gun bottom 43, the medal guide 44 and the lid 45 may be curved downward.

Further, another embodiment of the present invention described in claim 28 shown in FIGS. 25 to 29 will be described.

Also in this embodiment, the same components as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 20 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 20, the gun bottom 43 extends to the front lower end of the top piece 42a of the gun stock 42. However, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 43 is cut off from the front lower end of the top piece 42a of the stock 42 and is 0.6 mm thicker than the gun bottom 43 to the front lower end.
A thin medal receiving plate 80 is attached to the top piece 42a of the gun stock 42, and the medal receiving plate 80 and the top piece 42a are formed with a hole 80a and a hole 42e into which the hitting piece 61a of the hitting piece 61 can be fitted. ing.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 20, the firing detection limit switch 76 for detecting the completion of the triggering operation of the trigger 51 is mounted adjacent to the ratchet teeth 51b of the trigger 51, and the left and right of the right and left. A medal passage sensor 77 for detecting the passage of the medal 14 between the pins 74 is provided with a sensor mounting notch 43c of the gun bottom 43 and a sensor mounting notch 43 of the medal guide 44.
Although the sensor mounting notch 44c and the sensor mounting notch 45a of the lid 45 are used, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 25 to 29, an optical sensor 81 is used, and the light emitting element 81a and the light receiving element 81b of the optical sensor 81 are Are attached to the spin imparting portion 49 with the hole 49b of the spin imparting portion 49 interposed therebetween.
It is possible to detect a medal 14 which is attacked by and fired in the air.

When the emission of the medal 14 is detected by the optical sensor 81, an emission sound is generated from a speaker (not shown) by this detection signal.

Further, instead of the elastic piece 75, there is provided an adjusting member 82 for adjusting the projecting amount of the hitting end 61a of the hitting piece 61. The adjusting member 82 is provided as shown in FIGS. The thickness of the adjusting member 82 is changed stepwise in four steps in steps of 0.1 mm over the longitudinal direction, and by changing the left and right positions of the adjusting member 82, the firing end 61a of the firing piece 61 is formed. The protrusion amount is adjusted every 0.1 mm.

Note that the outer periphery of the medal swivel firing device 31 is closed by a cover 83.

The embodiment shown in FIGS. 25 to 29
Since it is configured as described above, FIGS.
In addition to the effects of the embodiment shown in FIG. 0, the following effects can be obtained.

First, at the front lower end of the bottom surface of the medal storage unit 50, the difference between the thickness of the stock 42 and the medal receiving plate 80 is 0.6 mm.
Is formed, so that the medals 14 in the medal storage unit 50 can be prevented from being clogged. This is because, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 to 20 in which there is no step on the bottom surface of the medal storage unit 50, the medal storage unit 50 is hit upward by the spring force of the extension coil spring 63 as shown in FIG. Attack piece
The medal 14 at the front lower end of the bottom surface of the medal storage unit 50 may rise with the attacking end 61a of 61, and the gap between the raised medal 14 and the upper surface of the regulation plate 13 as the bottom surface of the medal storage unit 50. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 25 to FIG. 29, the medal 14 is clogged at the front lower end of the medal storage unit 50 as described above. Since there is a step of 0.6 mm at the lower end, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a subsequent medal is located between the lower surface of the medal 14 at the lower front end of the medal storage unit 50 and the upper surface of the regulating plate 13.
Because 14 does not bite.

In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 11 to 20, the firing sound of the medal turning firing device 31 is generated by the firing detection limit switch 76 which detects the completion of the triggering operation of the trigger 51. Therefore, when the trigger operation is performed in a state where the medal storage unit 50 is not filled with the medal 14, there is a problem that the medal turning and firing device 31 emits a firing sound even though the medal 14 is not fired. , FIG. 2
5 to 29, the medal storage unit 50 is used.
Unless the medal 14 is actually fired from the front lower end of the
Since the optical sensor 81 does not operate, the sound of the medal swivel firing device 31 is not emitted, and the trueness of spin firing play is high.

Further, since the firing detection limit switch 76 and the medal passing sensor 77 are replaced by the optical sensor 81, the number of parts is reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

Further, instead of the elastic piece 75, an adjusting member 82
Is provided, the protrusion amount of the strike end 61a of the strike piece 61 can be appropriately and easily adjusted.

Further, since the elastic piece 75 is an elastic body, when the medal firing mechanism 60 is repeatedly operated, the thickness of the elastic piece 75 is gradually reduced, and the firing end 61a of the firing piece 61 is reduced. The amount of protrusion changes, and maintenance, inspection, and maintenance become complicated.In this embodiment, since the adjustment member 82 is made of metal, there is no change in the thickness of the adjustment member 82, and maintenance, inspection, and maintenance are performed. These tasks are simplified with less frequent maintenance.

FIGS. 1 to 6 and FIGS. 11 to 20
Medal launching device 1 and medal turning launching device 31 shown in FIG.
The medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS. 32 to 43 to which the above is applied will be described.

The upper half of the medal game machine 0 has a transparent cover
As shown in FIG. 34, at the lower part of the cover 101, there are four places at the front, rear, left and right, two places at each place, two places at the left and right, and a total of eight places over the entire circumference. Windows 102 are respectively formed.

As shown in FIG. 34, each window 10
2 and a medal swivel firing device 31 to be described later is pivotally supported on the peripheral plate 103 so as to be swivelable left and right.

Further, four fan-shaped play fields 104 are provided inside the peripheral plate 103, located in front, rear, left and right.
The fan-shaped play field 104 is, as shown in FIG. 39, a reinforcing plate 105 cut and bent into a predetermined shape.
And a plastic playing surface member 106 formed in a required shape in contact with the reinforcing plate 105, and receiving medals for smoothly receiving medals 14 on the outer peripheral edge 104a of the fan-shaped play field 104. Notch 107 is formed.

The playing surface 104c of the fan-shaped play field 104 has a central portion 104d which rises to the uppermost position.
It is formed so as to be gradually curved downward from the central portion 104d to the left and right end portions 104e and 104f and the inner and outer peripheral edge portions 104a and 104b.

Further, as shown in FIG.
A support bracket 109 is integrally mounted on the base 8 inside the 103 near the center position of the medal game machine 0, and is horizontally mounted on the support bracket 109 and the hanging wall 105a of the reinforcing plate 105 of the fan-shaped play field 104. A shaft 110 is penetrated, and both ends of the horizontal shaft 110 are integrally fixed to a support bracket 109 by fixing means 111 shown in FIG. 39, and the fan-shaped play field 104 is vertically moved around the horizontal shaft 110. It is pivoted freely.

Further, a column 112 is erected near the peripheral plate 103 on the base 8, a cushion rubber 113 is fitted on the upper end of the column 112, and a play field up / down motor 114 described later is set to a non-operating state. In this case, the fan-shaped play field 104 is supported substantially horizontally by the support columns 112 and the cushion rubber 113.

Further, a play field up / down motor 114 is installed on the base 8, and the play field up / down motor
As shown in FIG. 39, a gear 115 is integrally fitted to the rotary shaft 114a of the base 114, and the up-and-down shaft support bracket 116 (shown in FIG. ,
37 (not shown in FIG. 37), an up / down shaft 117 is rotatably supported by the up / down shaft support bracket 116, and a gear 118 is integrally fitted to one end of the up / down shaft 117. The gear 118 is meshed with the gear 115, and the
An arm 119 is fitted in the center of the
The roller 120 is rotatably mounted on the tip of 9
The up-down shaft 117 is moved by the play-field up-down motor 114 to 1
When rotated, the undulating shaft support bracket 116 also makes one rotation, and the roller 120 at the tip of the arm 119 is rotated by the fan-shaped play field 104.
The fan-shaped play field 104 is driven up and down one reciprocation about a horizontal shaft 110 in contact with the lower surface of the reinforcing plate 105.

A cam 121 is integrally fitted to the up-and-down shaft 117, and a micro switch is mounted on the base 8 adjacent to the cam 121.
A tilt angle of the arm 119 is detected in a state where the arm 119 makes one rotation and is separated from the lower surface of the reinforcing plate 105.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 32, 33 and 35, the inner peripheral portion 10 of the sector play field 104
A ring-shaped medal discharge groove 123 is formed adjacent to 4b.

Further, a trapezoidal chain guide 124 is provided for each fan-shaped play field 104 above the medal discharge groove 123, and four sprockets 125 are provided on the back side of the trapezoidal chain guide 124. The sprocket 125 is disposed at each of the four corners of the ladder-shaped chain guide 124.
, An endless chain 126 is bridged, and one of the four sprockets 125 is connected to a motor (not shown).
The motor drives the endless chain 126 in one direction, for example, clockwise.

Further, as shown in FIG. 34, the endless chain 126 has five hinges 127 at equal intervals over the entire circumference thereof.
Is arranged, and one piece 127a of the hinge 127 is integrally connected to the endless chain 126, and the hinge 127
The top end of a hanging rod 128a of a medal tray 128 shaped like a lift sheet is integrally connected to the other piece 127b of the lifter.

A lower edge of the hanging rod 128a of the medal tray 128 is integrally connected with one side edge of the tray body 128b, and a rising piece 128c is formed on the other side edge of the tray body 128b. Inclined pieces 128d are formed on both left and right edges.

Further, a funnel-shaped chucker 129 is disposed immediately below the center part 124a on the rear side of the trapezoidal chain guide 124, and a medal detector for detecting passage of the horizontal shaft 110 is disposed in the lower part of the chucker 129. An engagement projection 130 protrudes from the top of the chucker 129, and as shown in FIG.
At 128, the inclined piece 128d engages with the engaging projection 130 to incline the medal tray 128 so that the horizontal shaft 110 on the tray body 128b can fall into the chucker 129.

Further, a slot machine 131 is provided at substantially the center of the front of each of the trapezoidal chain guides 124. When the medal detector in the chucker 129 operates, the slot machine 131 is started.

[0135] A doll 132 is arranged at the center of the medal game machine 0. During the operation of the medal game machine 0, the doll 132 slowly turns around the vertical line. As the lamp 133 flashes and the siren 134 rings, the doll 132 rapidly turns toward the fan-shaped play field 104 where the jackpot has come out, and faces the fan-shaped play field 104.

Further, a small medal launcher 135 is provided between the left and right fan-shaped play fields 104. When the small medal launcher 135 operates, a small medal 14 is launched toward the notch 107. Has become.

Furthermore, the medal shooting device 1 is set in the doll 132.
Is built-in.

As described above, the medal swivel firing device 31
When the horizontal axis 110 is fired on the fan-shaped play field 104 and turns around a vertical line with the horizontal axis 110 standing on the fan-shaped play field 104, the playing surface 104c of the fan-shaped play field 104 has a central portion. Since 104 d is the highest, the horizontal turning shaft 110 moves from the outer peripheral edge 104 a to the inner peripheral edge 104 b when the left and right ends 104 e, 104 e,
Although it bends in the direction approaching 104f, it slightly sways right and left due to slight unevenness of the playing surface 104c and the frictional state of the approaching portion of the horizontal shaft 110.

When the horizontal shaft 110 can move onto the tray main body 128b of the medal tray 128 approaching the inner peripheral edge 104b of the fan-shaped play field 104 with good timing, the chucker is moved along with the endless chain 126 being fed. 129, and the inclined piece 128d of the medal tray 128 is
0, the medal tray 128 tilts, and the tray body 128b
The upper horizontal axis 110 can enter the chucker 129,
The slot machine 131 enters an operating state.

When the slot machine 131 has a small hit, several horizontal shafts 110 are cut out from the small amount
Fired towards 7, the horizontal axis 110 approaches the notch 107 while rolling over the sector playfield 104, enters the notch 107 and is dispensed.

When the slot machine 131 hits a big hit, the medals 14 in the hopper 17 are sent to the medal guide 16, rise inside the medal guide 16, and between the right and left entrance side guide plates 11 from the upper end 16a. Supplied, the medal 14
Left and right clamping rollers driven to rotate in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 55
55 is urged in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 55 by the frictional force of the outer peripheral surfaces 10b of the left and right nipping rollers 10 that are nipped by Is fired toward the notch 107 of the playing surface member 106.

However, the horizontal shaft 110 which failed to transfer from the sector play field 104 to the medal tray 128 falls into the medal discharge groove 123, and the slot machine 131 does not operate.

Even if the medal 14 rides on the tray body 128b of the medal tray 128, if the medal 14 is in an unstable posture due to a part of the medal 14 riding on the rising piece 128c or the inclined piece 128d, the tray body 128b When the player inclines, the player may not fall into the chucker 129 and play may not be successful.

In the medal turning and firing device 31 of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 32 to 43, the medal 14 is turned around a vertical line with the medal 14 standing.
May be used in place of the medal turning and firing device 31 as shown in FIG.

In the medal rotating / ejecting device 90 shown in FIG. 44, a medal storage portion 91 whose width direction is directed to the vertical plane and whose longitudinal direction is inclined downward is arranged. The thickness of the medal storage unit 91 is substantially the same as the thickness, and the width of the medal storage unit 91 is substantially the same as the diameter of the medal 14. The thickness and length of the medal loading entrance 91a of the medal storage unit 91 are also formed as described above. Medal outlet 91 of part 91
The upper part of b is cut off diagonally and the medal outlet 91
A groove 91c is formed at the bottom of b.

A stopper is provided in the groove 91c of the medal storage portion 91.
92 is loosely fitted, the upper end of the stopper 92 is pivotally supported by a shaft 93 so as to be tiltable up and down, and at the lower end of the stopper 92,
The movable piece 94a of the solenoid 94 is pivotally connected to the solenoid 94.
The fixing portion 94b is pivotally attached to the peripheral plate 103. Locking claws 92a and 92b for locking the medal 14 are formed above the stopper 92, and can be set within a short time when a trigger (not shown) is triggered. After tilting downward from the position shown by the solid line to the position shown by the two-dot chain line, it can be restored to the position shown by the solid line again.

Further, the medal discharge port 91b of the medal storage section 91
Above, a medal turning roller 95 made of a soft rubber is disposed, and when the stopper 92 is tilted upward by the solenoid 94, the medal turning roller 95 comes into contact with the medal 14,
The medal turning roller 95 is rotated counterclockwise by a motor that rotates in response to a trigger operation (not shown), so that the medals 14 in the medal outlet 91b of the medal storage unit 91 can turn on the fan-shaped play field 104. It has become.

Furthermore, the fan-shaped play field 104 is
As shown in FIG. 45, a plurality of air cylinders 96 are provided upright below the fan-shaped play field 104 by a relatively soft plate such as rubber. The degree of expansion and contraction of the fan-shaped play field 104 can be freely changed by appropriately changing the degree of expansion and contraction of the fan-shaped play field 104 by a computer (not shown).

In this embodiment, the fan-shaped play field
If 104 is flat, the medal 14 can go straight on the sector play field 104 and its traveling direction is easy to predict, but if the sector play field 104 bends irregularly,
Like a golf pad, the travel path of the medal 14 is difficult to predict, and a certain degree of skill is required for play.

When the distance between the locking claws 92a and 92b of the stopper 92 is widened, even if the operation cycle of the solenoid 94 is extended, the medal 14 following the medal 14 fired by the locking claw 92a at the tip can be surely formed. It can be locked to the medal outlet 91b.

In the above embodiment, the medals 14 falling on the fan-shaped play field 104 are
The tilt of 104 caused removal of the medal from the fan-shaped play field 104 by a wiper device attached to the window of the car.
May be removed.

Finally, a medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS. 46 to 60, which is different from the medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS. 32 to 43, will be described. FIGS. 46 to 6
The medal game machine 0 uses the medal firing device 1 shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 and the medal turning firing device 31 shown in FIGS. 25 to 29.

In the medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS. 32 to 43, the playing surface of the sector play field 104
As shown in FIG. 40, 104c and the left and right end portions 4e and 4f are in contact at substantially right angles. In the medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS.
4 play surface 104c and the left and right ends 104e and 104f
As shown in FIG. 56, the medals 14 are formed on curved surfaces 104g and 104h having a radius of curvature larger than the radius of the medals 14.

Further, as shown in FIG. 55, mounting brackets 13 are provided on both sides of both sides 106a of the play surface member 106.
6 are secured together, and a reinforcing plate is
Both ends 137a of the 137 are integrally attached with a reinforcing plate 137, and the tip of the swinging member 139 is integrally attached to a central portion 137b of the reinforcing plate 137.

Further, in the medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS. 32 to 43, the medal tray 128 is a metal product obtained by pressing a sheet metal, but in the medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS. , The medal tray 128 is A
It is a synthetic resin molded product of BS resin or other relatively self-lubricating material, which is attached to an endless chain 126 via a steel hinge 127 and a mounting bracket 136, and a medal tray 128 is attached to the endless chain 126. On the other hand, the hinge 127 can be rotated about a shaft 127c of the hinge 127 and a connecting bolt 138 connecting the hanging rod 128a of the medal tray 128.

Further, in the medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS. 32 to 43, the specific structures of the medal payout mechanism and the unsuccessful medal collection mechanism are not shown. However, in the medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS. 46 to 60, these will be specifically described as follows.

A prize medal payout mechanism 141 is provided on the peripheral plate 103 and the base 108. The prize medal payout chute 142 of the prize medal payout mechanism 141 has a plan shape shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 50, a premium medal payout shoot
The outer peripheral portion 142a of the 142 is curved in an arc shape along the outer peripheral wall 140 of the medal game machine 0, and the inner portion 142b of the premium medal payout chute 142 is formed to be linear, and the premium medal payout is performed. As viewed from the outside of the chute 142, as shown in FIG. 51, the bottom portion 142c is formed in a funnel shape inclined downward from both ends toward the center,
As shown in FIG. 48, the prize medal payout chute 142 has a cross-sectional shape having a wide upper portion and a narrow lower portion, and an outer peripheral portion 104a of the fan-shaped play field 104 has the prize. It is loosely fitted to the medal payout chute 142. At the lower end of the premium medal payout chute 142, as shown in FIG.
The medal payout port 143 is connected, and this medal payout port 14
3 is attached to the outer peripheral wall 140.

Also, inside the inner edge portion 104b of the fan-shaped play field 104, as shown partially in FIG.
5 (corresponding to the medal discharge grooves 123 in FIGS. 32 to 43) are respectively disposed adjacent to each other, and the bottom surface portion 145a of the unsuccessful medal collecting chute 145 is partially shown in FIG. The adjacent fan-shaped play field 104
The medals 14 on the playing surface 104c of the fan-shaped play field 104 fail to transfer to the medal tray 128 because the medals 14 are inclined downward toward the hopper 147 of the small medal supply device 146 immediately below. Fall into 145,
Alternatively, if the medal 14 that has fallen on the playing surface 104c of the fan-shaped play field 104 falls onto the unsuccessful medal collection chute 145 due to the upward tilt of the fan-shaped play field 104,
The medal 14 is the bottom part 14 of the unsuccessful medal collection chute 145.
The hopper 147 is guided along 7a. The upper end of the small medal supply device 146 is connected to the small medal firing device 135.

Further, the medals overflowing with one pair of hoppers 147 are, as shown in FIGS.
Mass medal supply device 14 via surplus medal shoot 148
9 hopper 150 and the other pair of hoppers 14
The medals 14 overflowing at 7 and the medals 14 overflowing at the hopper 150 of the mass medal supply device 149 are guided to the collection container 152 via the surplus medal chute 151 as shown in FIGS. It has become.

Furthermore, the unsuccessful medal collection chute 14
A medal drop guide plate 153 is arranged on the back side of 5,
The medals 14 exceeding the unsuccessful medal collecting chutes 145 from the fan-shaped play field 104 are guided to the unsuccessful medal collecting chutes 145 by the medal falling guide plate 153.

Since the medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS. 46 to 60 is configured as described above, in addition to the functions and effects which can be achieved by the medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS. The following effects can be expected.

In the medal game machine 0 shown in FIGS. 46 to 60, the curved surface 104 having a curvature larger than the radius of the medal 14 is provided between the playing surface 104c of the sector play field 104 and the left and right end portions 104e and 104f. g, 104h, the medal 14 turning on the playing surface 104c of the fan-shaped play field 104 is close to the left end portions 104e, 104f. By 104h, the turning medal 14 is returned to the playing surface 104c, continues turning, is reliably guided to the inner edge 104b of the fan-shaped play field 104, and falls on the playing surface 104c of the fan-shaped play field 104. Less.

Further, since the medal tray 128 is a synthetic resin product having a high self-lubricating property, there is little friction when the medal tray 128 is turned in accordance with the rotation of the endless chain 126.

Further, when the inclined piece 128 d of the medal tray 128 engages with the engaging projection 130, the medal tray 128 is smoothly inclined, and thereafter, the inclined piece 128 is moved from the engaging projection 130.
d comes off smoothly.

Further, the medal tray 128 is an endless chain.
A hinge that faces the endless chain 126
It is mounted so as to be rotatable around a shaft 127c of the shaft 127 and a reinforcing plate 137 oriented in the front-rear direction perpendicular to the feeding direction of the endless chain 126, but cannot rotate about a vertical line. , The rising piece 128c of the medal tray 128 can stably face the inner edge 104b of the sector play field 104, and the sector play field 10
The turning medal 14 of 4 can be smoothly transferred to the medal tray 128.

Furthermore, the fan-shaped play field 104 corresponds to FIG.
8, the lower end of the outer peripheral edge portion 104b of the fan-shaped play field 104 is located below the medal stopper 47 and the spin imparting portion 49 of the medal turning and firing device 31. Even if the player erroneously fires the medal turning firing device 31, the medal 14 is prevented from entering the base 108.

The play surface of the fan-shaped play field 104
Transfer from 104 c to medal tray 128, or medal tray 12
Medal with failed transfer from 8 to Chucker 129 14
Falls into the unsuccessful medal collection chute 145, and this medal 14 is
Since the medal 14 is sent to the small medal launcher 135 via 6, the medal 14 is always paid out if the medal pays out a small amount as a result of the operation of the chucker 129.

Further, the surplus medals 14 from the pair of hoppers 147 are sent to the hopper 150 of the mass medal supply device 149 via the surplus medal chute 148, and when the doll 132 returns to the home position, A large amount of medals 14 are supplied to the hopper 17 of the medal shooting device 1 by the large medal supply device 149. Therefore, even if the operation of the chucker 129 results in a large payout, the medal supply device 15 emits medals. By the device 1, a predetermined number of medals 14 fly into the air, and the fan-shaped play field 10
Fired toward the notch 107 of 4, and giveaway medal payout mechanism
Collected in 141 prize medal payout shoots 142 and paid out from the medal payout opening 143.

The medals 14 exceeding the number of paid out medals 14 from the small medal launcher 135 and the medal launcher 1
Are automatically collected in the collection container 152, and the owner of the medal game machine 0 can take out the medal 14.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view illustrating an embodiment of a medal shooting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a medal supply device used in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state of detecting the number of medal shots in the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of another embodiment different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4;

FIG. 7 is a left side view of another embodiment further different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6;

FIG. 8 is a plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a front view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state of detecting the number of medal shots in the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 7 to 9;

FIG. 11 is a side view illustrating one embodiment of the medal swivel firing device 1 according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a view on arrow II of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 shows a barrel section of the medal swivel launcher 1 of FIG.
11 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

14 is an exploded perspective view of the medal firing mechanism of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a side view of a column supporting a barrel portion.

FIG. 16 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow VI in FIG. 5;

FIG. 17 is a plan view of a pedestal that pivotally supports a column.

FIG. 18 is a side view of the medal turning and firing device 1 in a state where the trigger is pulled to near the limit.

FIG. 19 is a side view of the medal turning and firing device 1 in a state where the trigger has been completely pulled out.

FIG. 20 is a side view of the medal turning and firing device 1 in a state where a finger is released from the trigger from a state where the trigger is completely pulled out.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the medal turning and firing device 1;

FIG. 22 is a transverse sectional view cut along the line XII-XII of FIG. 11;

FIG. 23 is a vertical sectional view cut along the line XIII-XIII of FIG. 11;

FIG. 24 is a schematic side view of another embodiment different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 15;

FIG. 25 is a side view of another embodiment different from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 11 to 24;

26 is a view as viewed in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 25.

FIG. 27 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of FIG. 25.

28 is a side view of the adjustment member 28. FIG.

FIG. 29 is a bottom view of FIG. 28.

FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a clogged state of the medals 14 in the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 11 to 23;

FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the storage state of the medals 14 in the medal storage unit 50 in the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 25 to 29. In this case, it is illustrated that the medals 14 are not jammed.

FIG. 32 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a medal game machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 33 is a perspective view when a big hit occurs in the slot machine in FIG. 1;

FIG. 34 is an enlarged front view of a main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 35 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 36 is a side view of the state in which the fan-shaped play field is horizontally supported.

FIG. 37 is a side view in a state where the fan-shaped play field is not inclined.

FIG. 38 is a plan view of a fan-shaped play field.

FIG. 39 is a rear view of the fan-shaped play field.

FIG. 40 is a front view of the fan-shaped play field as viewed from the outer peripheral side.

FIG. 41 is a front view of the chucker.

FIG. 42 is a side view of the chucker.

FIG. 43 is a plan view of the chucker.

FIG. 44 is a longitudinal side view of a medal turning and firing device of another embodiment.

FIG. 45 is a plan view of a play field.

46 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the medal game machine different from the medal game machine shown in FIGS. 32 to 43. FIG.

FIG. 47 is a perspective view of FIG. 46 when a big hit occurs in the slot machine.

48 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view of a main part of FIG. 46.

FIG. 49 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of FIG. 46.

FIG. 50 is a partially omitted plan view schematically illustrating a premium medal payout mechanism and an unsuccessful medal collection mechanism of the medal game machine.

FIG. 51 is a front view, partially cut away, of FIG. 50;

FIG. 52 is a view as viewed from the direction of the arrow U in FIG. 50.

FIG. 53 is a view as viewed in the direction of the arrow V in FIG. 50.

FIG. 54 is a partially cutaway side view of the play field in a state where the fan-shaped play field is horizontally supported.

FIG. 55 is a plan view of the sector play field with a part removed.

FIG. 56 is a front view seen from the inside of the fan-shaped play field.

FIG. 57 is a front view of the medal tray attached to the endless chain.

FIG. 58 is a right side view of FIG. 57.

FIG. 59 is a transverse sectional view cut along the line YY of FIG. 57;

FIG. 60 is a longitudinal sectional view cut along the line ZZ in FIG. 58;

[Explanation of symbols]

0: medal game machine, 1: medal launcher, 2 ... horizontal board, 3 ... roller pivot plate, 4 ... pivot screw, 5 ... guide screw, 6 ... spring mounting pin, 7 ... tension coil spring, 8 ... roller Drive motor, 9: gear head, 10: sandwiching roller, 11: inlet side guide plate, 12: outlet side guide plate, 13: regulating plate, 14: medal, 15: medal supply device, 16
... Medal guide, 17 ... hopper, 18 ... medal supply motor, 19 ... drive gear, 20 ... driven gear, 21 ... idler gear, 22 ... circlip, 23 ... rocking lever, 24 ... pin, 25 ... medal contact cylindrical piece, 26 ... optical sensor, 27 ... rotary axis, 28 ... optical sensor, 31 ... medal turning launcher, 32 ... pedestal, 33 ... center hole, 34 ... guide groove, 35 ... mounting hole, 36 ... post, 37 ... bottom axis, 38 ... nut, 39 ... guide pin, 41 ... barrel, 42 ... stock, 43 ... gun bottom, 44 ... medal guide, 45 ...
Lid, 46… Medal loading bracket, 47… Medal stopper, 48…
Spacer, 49… Spin giving part, 50… Medal storage part, 51…
Trigger, 52, 53… Pin, 54… Tension coil spring, 55…
Ratchet claw, 56… pin, 57… Tension coil spring,
58… Trigger moderation mechanism, 60… Medal strike mechanism, 61… Striking piece,
62 ... spindle, 63 ... tension coil spring, 64 ... adjusting screw,
65 ... adjustment pin, 66 ... trigger activation means, 67 ... connection member, 68 ...
Pin, 69… Tilting cam, 70… Pin, 71… Removable piece, 72… Compression coil spring, 73, 74… Pin, 75… Elastic piece, 76… Fire detection limit switch, 77… Medal passing sensor, 78
... Inappropriate medal discharge sheet, 80 ... Medal receiving plate, 81 ... Optical sensor, 82 ... Adjustment member, 90 ... Medal rotation launcher, 91
... Medal storage unit, 92 ... Stopper, 93 ... Shaft, 94 ... Solenoid, 95 ... Medal turning roller, 96 ... Air cylinder, 101
... cover, 102 ... window, 103 ... peripheral plate, 104 ... fan-shaped play field, 105 ... reinforcing plate, 106 ... playing surface member, 107
… Notch, 108… Base, 109… Support bracket, 110…
Horizontal axis, 111… fixing means, 112… support, 113… cushion rubber, 114… play field undulating motor, 115… gear,
116… undulating shaft support bracket, 117… undulating shaft, 118… gear, 119… arm, 120… roller, 121… cam, 122…
Micro switch, 123 ... Medal discharge groove, 124 ... Trapezoidal chain guide, 125 ... Sprocket, 126 ... Endless chain, 127 ... Hinge, 128 ... Medal tray, 129 ... Chucker, 130 ... Engagement projection, 131 ... Slot machine, 132… doll, 133… lamp, 134… siren, 135… small amount medal launcher, 136… mounting bracket, 137… reinforcement plate, 13
8 ... connecting bolt, 139 ... swinging member, 140 ... outer peripheral wall, 141
… Prize medal payout mechanism, 142… prize medal payout chute, 143… medal payout port, 144… unsuccessful medal collection mechanism, 145… unsuccessful medal collection chute, 146… small medal supply device, 147… hopper, 148… excess medal Shoot, 149… Mass medal supply device, 150… Hopper, 15
1 ... surplus medal shoot, 152 ... collection container, 153 ... medal drop guide plate.

Continued on front page (72) Inventor Hiroaki Matsumoto 1-2-2 Haneda, Ota-ku, Tokyo Inside SEGA Enterprises Co., Ltd.

Claims (28)

[Claims] 1. A pair of mutually parallel sandwiching rollers for sandwiching both sides of a medal delivered one by one with a roller outer peripheral surface, and rollers for rotating the pair of rollers in mutually opposite directions. A medal shooting device for a game machine, comprising a driving means. 2. An electric motor is provided on each of said pair of mutually parallel sandwiching rollers.
A medal shooting device for the game machine according to the above. 3. The motor according to claim 1, wherein the roller driving means includes a motor, a roller forward transmission means for rotating one of the pinching rollers in the same direction as the rotation direction of the motor, and a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the motor. 2. The medal shooting device for a game machine according to claim 1, further comprising a roller reversing electric means for rotating the other pinching roller. 4. The pair of mutually parallel sandwiching rollers are constantly urged so that their peripheral surfaces are in close contact with each other, and an electric motor is applied to only one of the pair of sandwiching rollers. A medal shooting device for a game machine, which is provided. 5. The medal shooting device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein said pair of mutually parallel sandwiching rollers are elastically deformable elastic bodies. 6. A pair of mutually parallel pinching rollers pivotally supported so as to approach or separate from each other, and the outer peripheral surfaces of the pair of pinching rollers are biasing means. 4. A medal shooting device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein said medal shooting devices are pressed together. 7. The medal shooting device for a game machine according to claim 6, wherein said urging means is an elastic body. 8. The medal shooting device for a game machine according to claim 6, wherein said urging means is a magnet. 9. The game according to claim 1, further comprising a restricting means for restricting a direction in which the medals are fired, on a firing side of the pair of mutually sandwiching rollers. Machine medal launcher. 10. The medal shooting device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein a rotation axis of said pair of mutually parallel sandwiching rollers is oriented in a vertical direction. 11. The medal shooting device for a game machine according to claim 1, wherein rotation axes of said pair of mutually parallel pinching rollers are oriented in a horizontal plane direction. 12. The rotation axis of the pair of mutually parallel pinching rollers is inclined forward, backward, left and right, and up and down so that the firing direction of the coins discharged by the pair of pinching rollers can be freely changed. The medal shooting device for a game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the medal shooting device is provided so as to be capable of being provided. 13. The roller driving means is configured such that the peripheral speeds of the pair of nipping rollers can be changed not only in the same state but also in different states. The medal shooting device for a game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 14. A delivery port for the pair of nipping rollers,
A medal supply device for sequentially supplying medals one by one is provided. The medal supply device supplies the medals to the pair of nipping rollers. The coins fired from the pair of nipping rollers fly in the air and become coins. 14. The medal shooting device for medal payout according to claim 1, wherein the medal shooting device is inserted into a payout slot. 15. A simulated gun capable of freely changing its direction is provided with said pair of pinching rollers, and medals are supplied one by one or continuously to said pinching rollers. 14. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
A medal shooting device for shooting in the game machine according to any one of the above. 16. A medal passage detecting means for detecting the passage of medals one by one at a carry-in entrance and a carry-out exit of the pair of sandwiching rollers, respectively, A determination unit configured to determine whether or not detection has been performed by the exit-side medal passage detection unit when a time required to pass between the two medal passage detection units has elapsed. 1 to claim 1
5. A medal shooting device for a game machine according to any one of the above items 5. 17. A medal storage unit having a medal loading port and a medal discharge port, and a trigger are provided on the launching device main body, and a spin imparting unit for catching a part of a medal is provided in the medal storage unit. A medal firing mechanism provided in the vicinity of a medal discharge opening and configured to bombard a position shifted from a center of a medal surface in the medal discharge opening in a substantially right angle direction by a trigger operation of the trigger; A medal swivel firing device for a game machine, characterized in that it is provided in a game machine. 18. The medal storing section, wherein a medal passage capable of storing a plurality of medals is formed in a straight or gently curved shape from the medal loading entrance to the medal discharge opening. 18. A medal swivel launcher for a game machine according to claim 17. 19. A longitudinal direction of the medal passage from the medal loading entrance toward the medal discharge opening is inclined downward, and a width direction of the medal passage is oriented substantially horizontally, and the spin imparting section includes: 19. The medal swivel launching device for a game machine according to claim 18, wherein the medal swiveling device is arranged at a position offset to one of the right and left of the medal outlet. 20. A width direction of the medal passage from the medal loading entrance to the medal discharge port is disposed substantially along a vertical plane, and the spin imparting portion is arranged to move forward or backward from the center of the medal at the medal discharge port. 19. The medal turning and firing device for a game machine according to claim 18, wherein the medal turning and firing device is arranged at a shifted position. 21. The medal turning and launching device for a game machine according to claim 19, wherein the launching device main body is pivotally supported so as to swing left and right about a vertical line. 22. The medal firing mechanism, comprising: a firing piece pivotally attached to the launching device main body so as to hit a substantially central portion of a medal surface at the medal discharge opening; A striking biasing member for biasing the end to a substantially central portion of the medal surface in the medal discharge opening; and in a state where the trigger is pulled to a predetermined limit, the striking force is opposite to the biasing force of the striking biasing member. The striker is retracted and the trigger is
When the trigger is pulled beyond the predetermined limit, the connection between the strike piece and the trigger is cut off, and the pushing force is applied to the medal ejection opening substantially at the center of the medal surface by the urging force of the striking biasing member. 22. The medal turning and firing device for a game machine according to claim 17, further comprising: triggering means for firing the firing end of the shooting piece. 23. The medal turning and firing device for a game machine according to claim 22, wherein the impact urging member is a spring. 24. A trigger spring for applying a restoring force against a triggering operation of the trigger is attached to the trigger, and the trigger is pulled against the spring force of the trigger spring. ,
Until the triggering means is activated, the return of the trigger by the spring force of the trigger spring is prevented. When the triggering means is activated, the trigger is activated by the spring force of the trigger spring. 23. A trigger mode setting means which can return a position to a position before a trigger operation is provided.
24. A medal swivel firing device for a game machine according to claim 23. 25. In a state in which no trigger operation force acts on the trigger, the striking end of the striking piece does not protrude from the bottom of the medal storage portion to the medal discharge port. 25. The medal turning and firing device for a game machine according to claim 22, further comprising an elastic member that applies a spring force in contact with the medal turning and firing device. 26. The medal turning and firing device for a game machine according to claim 25, wherein the elastic member is an elastic body such as soft rubber. 27. The medal turning and firing device for a game machine according to claim 25, wherein the elastic member is a spring such as a coil spring or a plate spring. 28. A game machine for moving medals inserted into a storage section from a medal loading entrance to a medal discharge port and emitting medals in the vicinity of the medal discharge port of the medal storage section from the discharge port of the medal storage section. A medal shooting device for a game machine, wherein a step portion thinner than the thickness of the medal is formed on a bottom surface of a medal storage portion near a medal ejection opening.