JPS6377480A - Cassette type coin charging mechanism in throttle machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a cassette-type medal insertion mechanism that allows game medals of a slot machine to be inserted into the machine from a medal insertion portion without having to be grasped directly by hand.

[Conventional technology]

Regardless of the type of slot machine, game medals are borrowed for a fee, and the game medals are grasped by hand and inserted into the machine from the slot machine's medal slot.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

However, the medal itself is Gold 11/IIi! Moreover, since the surface is coated with nickel plating, etc., there is a problem in that hands become extremely dirty when handling a large number of medals during a game.

Furthermore, handling the medals individually is easy to drop or lose, which is inconvenient when playing the game.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, in the present invention, a cassette containing a predetermined number of medals can be set in the medal slot of a slot machine, and a predetermined number of medals can be touched by hand using an input operation means such as an input lever provided on the cassette. The purpose was to provide a cassette-type medal insertion mechanism that could be fed into the slot machine without any problems.
The main body of the container has a box-like or cylindrical outer shape and accommodates a predetermined number of medals arranged in a regular manner, and is matched with and supported by the slot machine's medal slot. The present invention is characterized in that it is provided with a medal ejection port and a feeding means for pushing out the medals stored near the ejection port toward the input port side.

[For production]

Since the game medals housed in the cassette-shaped container are supplied to the slot by the feeding means, the person playing the game does not directly touch the medals when inserting the medals.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a side cross-sectional view of an example of the cassette mechanism of the present invention applied to a slotting section into which medals are inserted in a substantially front-facing position, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the cassette mechanism of the present invention applied to a slotting unit into which medals are inserted in a vertical position. FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of the side sectional view in which the separate method is applied.

In Fig. 1, 1 is the front panel of the slot machine, 2 is a medal slot provided in the panel 1, and in order to insert medals in an almost front-facing position with a slight tilt toward the front, there is a medal receiving plate 2a. and a medal introduction plate 2b.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a medal cassette set in the medal slot, which includes a cylindrical container main body 31 that accommodates a plurality of medals M, for example about 50 medals, stacked in a row, and a medal discharge port formed on the lower surface of the tip of the main body. 32, support parts 33a and 33b formed at the tip of the main body 1 so as to sandwich the plates 2a and 2b of the medal slot 2 from the front and back, a lid 34 provided at the rear end of the main body 1, and the main body 1. A medal delivery bar 35 is provided on the tip end side of the machine to push out the medals located at the head toward the slot 2.

Here, a medal push-out plate 34a is provided on the lid body 34 in such a manner that it is pushed forward from its back surface by a spring 34b. Further, the feeding bar 35 is supported by a guide 35a formed on the container body 3.

Moreover, it is formed so as to be automatically returned by a spring 35b. In addition, 35c is a push-down knob, and 35d is a medal receiving part that supports the front surface and outer periphery of the medal M formed at the lower end of the bar 35.

The above-mentioned medal cassette is lent out with a predetermined number of medals M in it, or a person who has borrowed medals M in bulk stores the medals M in this cassette and sets it in the medal slot 2 of the slot machine. When the payout bar 35 is pushed down a number of times corresponding to the number of medals M to be inserted, the medals M positioned at the head can be sequentially dropped into the input slot 2 by receiving a forward pushing force from the spring 34b. can.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are a side sectional view and a front sectional view showing an example of the medal cassette of the present invention, which is set in the medal slot 2 in which medals M are inserted vertically or horizontally.

In this medal cassette, the form of the support parts 33a and 33b attached to the medal slot 2 is different from that shown in FIG. .

Thus, in the medal cassette described above, if the container body 31 is made of transparent plastic or the like, the amount of stored medals M can be read from the outside. When the container body 31 is made of opaque material, a slit or window (not shown) is provided in the body 31.

Moreover, an indicator or a counter display may be provided instead of the slit or the like. In this case, since a driving source such as a power supply is required for the display, when adopting such a display mode,
In order to take advantage of the power source, the operation of the medal dispensing bar can also be activated using an electro-mechanical actuator such as a solenoid.

〔Effect of the invention〕

The present invention is as described above, and the medals of the slot machine are stored in a cassette-shaped container, and the cassette itself can be directly set in the medal slot of the machine to insert the medals. Since the medals can be inserted into the game without directly touching them, the player does not get his hands dirty, and since the medals are stored in a cassette, there is no risk of inserting the medals incorrectly or losing them.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side cross-sectional view of an example of the cassette mechanism of the present invention applied to a slotting section into which medals are inserted in a substantially front-facing position, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the cassette mechanism of the present invention applied to a slotting unit into which medals are inserted in a vertical position. FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of the side sectional view in which the separate method is applied. 1...Front panel, 2...Medal slot, 3...
Medal cassette, 31... Container body, 32... Medal outlet, 33a, 33b... Support part, 34...
・Lid body, 35...feeding lever, M...medal

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A container main body having a box-like or cylindrical outer shape and configured to house a predetermined number of medals arranged in a regular manner, which fits into a medal slot of a slot machine and is inserted into the slot. A cassette type medal insertion mechanism for a slot machine, characterized in that a supported medal ejection port is provided, and a feeding means for pushing out medals stored near the ejection port toward the input port side is provided. 2. A cassette-type medal insertion mechanism in a slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the feeding means is operated by a manually operated lever. 3. A cassette-type medal insertion mechanism in a slot machine according to claim 2, wherein the feeding means is operated by an electromechanical mechanism. 4. A cassette-type medal insertion mechanism in a slot machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the container body is provided with a display section for indicating the number of stored medals. 5. A cassette-type medal insertion mechanism for a slot machine according to claim 2, 3, or 4, wherein the container body has an opening for storing medals from the outside.