KR19980018661A - Goods supply device and game machine using this - Google Patents

Abstract

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable product supply device and a game machine using the same, which can store a large number of flat products, and can supply the products sequentially and smoothly without affecting the number of products stored at all. have.

The commodity storage part 16 which is formed in the comb shape on the outer peripheral part of the rotating body 18 as a means for solving the said subject, and which can insert and store a flat product in each holding space part 17a between comb teeth 17 is stored. The rotating body 18 is rotatably installed so that the product 5 stored in the product storage unit 16 is inclined so as to fall out of its own weight at a predetermined position and fall. In the predetermined outer periphery of the outer periphery barrier (19) is installed to prevent the product (5) coming out of its own weight from the product storage portion 16 during the rotation, the outer periphery barrier (19), the product (5) can pass through The slit 22 of width | variety is formed, and the product 5 which fell from the goods storage part 16 through this slit is comprised so that it may be sent to the ejection opening 4 by the transmission rail part 25. FIG.

Description

Goods supply device and game machine using this

1 is a perspective view showing the whole of a game machine using a goods supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the inside of the game machine shown in FIG.

3 is a front view of the goods supply device installed inside the basket of the game machine shown in FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the goods supply apparatus shown in FIG. 3 taken along the line 4-4.

5 is a block diagram showing the operation means of the game machine shown in FIG.

6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control circuit constituting the operation means shown in FIG.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

1: game machine 2: roulette lamp

2A: Heart-shaped lamp 3: Stop button

4: prize outlet 5: prize

10: commodity supply device 11: base plate

12: rotating plate 13: support shaft

14: rotating shaft 15: bearing

16: product storage section 16a: arc-shaped segment

17: comb teeth 17a: holding space

18: rotating body 19: outer barrier

20: outer wall 21: mounting leg

22: slit 23: stopper

24: micro switch 24a: switch operation unit

24b: Detection part 25: Transmission rail part

The present invention relates to a commodity supply device and a game machine using the same, and more particularly, a commodity supply device and a commodity supply device for storing a plurality of flat products such as CDs (compact discs), and sequentially supplying them to an ejection port. It relates to a game machine with a built-in supply device.

Conventionally, for example, a vending machine or the like is well known to include a device that mainly stores a large number of products and sequentially supplies the products to the outlet by selecting a desired product.

BACKGROUND ART A variety of products have been developed for a product supply device that stores a large number of products and supplies them sequentially to an outlet. For example, a commodity supply device in a vending machine that sells compact discs (CDs) and others in a flat plastic protective case is usually stored in a flat stacked state. When the consumer wanted to take it out, it was configured to take out one of the products at the bottom and supply it to the outlet (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 5-73768).

However, in the conventional apparatus for supplying a large number of flat products sequentially, as described above, the products are stacked and stored in a flat manner, and further, when they are taken out, they are taken out from the bottom. Because of this, there was a limit to the number of sheets naturally stacked.

In general, since a protective case made of plastic containing a CD or the like is packaged in a sheet such as a thin cellophane, mutual slippage is very bad, and therefore it is very difficult to pull out only one from the bottom when stacked flat. Could not expect a smooth extraction.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, it is possible to store a large number of goods on the plate, and furthermore, in operation and reliability that can be supplied in sequence without affecting the number of each product stored at all This high product supply apparatus and the game machine using the same are provided.

The present invention is a commodity supply device, and is configured as follows to solve the above technical problem. That is, the product supply apparatus of this invention is formed in the shape of the comb, and has the goods storage part which can insert and store a flat product in each space part between comb teeth, and has the outer peripheral part, and the goods arrange | positioned at this goods storage part are located in the predetermined position. Rotating body installed to be inclined to fall out of its own weight so as to fall, and disposed in a predetermined outer circumferential range of the rotating body, and prevents the product from coming out of the product storage unit at its own weight during rotation of the rotating body And an outer slit formed on the outer circumferential barrier, a slit having a width through which the product can pass, and a transmission rail portion for guiding the product exiting from the product storage portion of the rotating body to the outlet through the slit. It is done.

Although the commodity supply apparatus of this invention is comprised from the essential component mentioned above, even if it adds the following structures to the component, it is established. The additional component means that the slit is formed in a width to allow the passage of at least two goods, and on the outlet side of the slit, a product following the product falling into the transmission rail part partially exits from the goods storage part and the slit A stopper is provided to stop the falling out further when protruding from the stopper, and a detection means for detecting that the product is in contact with the stopper is provided.

In addition, such a product supply device can be applied to a game machine. That is, the present invention is a game machine provided with the product supply device therein, characterized in that the prize of the game machine as the product to be supplied to the prize outlet formed in the basket of the game machine.

According to the product supply apparatus of the present invention described above, a plurality of flat products are inserted into respective spaces between the combs in the comb-shaped product storage section formed on the outer periphery of the rotating body, so that the products independently interfere with each other. It is stored so as not to. And this rotating body rotates intermittently. Since the rotating body is rotatably supported at an angle, that is, the rotational center axis is formed at an angle with respect to the vertical axis, the product stored in the product storage unit located below the center point of the rotating body has its own weight. It is going to fall down and the outer barrier blocks it.

When the goods held in the rotating body are fitted with the slits formed on the outer circumferential wall, they try to escape from the goods storage portion through these slits. The slit is formed in a width dimension that allows the product held between two adjacent combs to escape, so that, for example, when one product is first fitted to the slit, all of the slit is removed from the product storage section of the rotating body. Without coming out, the detection means can be operated in contact with the stopper to electrically recognize that there is a product to be supplied.

Subsequently, when the rotating body rotates intermittently, the product which has stopped being stopped by the stopper moves within the range that is fitted to the slit, moves away from the stopper, and thereby falls downward by its own weight through the slit. The dropped product falls to the transmission rail part, and slides in this transmission rail part and moves to an ejection opening.

Such a commodity supply device can be applied not only as a commodity supply device in a vending machine but also as a device for supplying a prize to the ejection outlet in a game machine.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment shown in the figure of the goods supply apparatus of this invention is described in detail. 1, the whole game machine 1 in which the goods supply apparatus 10 of this invention was installed is shown.

This game machine 1 is a one-person prize game machine, and a single CD is given when the game is hit. Briefly explaining how to use the prize game machine, when a coin is inserted, the roulette lamp 2 in the center of the game machine turns on and off sequentially, and as a result, the lamp starts to move from side to side. Then, the lamp installed in the transmissive stop button 3 starts blinking, and after confirming the blinking, the player presses the stop button 3 at an appropriate time to stop the lighting movement of the roulette lamp group 2.

There is a heart-shaped lamp 2A at the intermediate position of this roulette lamp group 2, and when the lighting movement of this roulette lamp group 2 stops at this heart-shaped lamp 2A, it becomes a prize and the game console body The single CD 5 is dropped by the prize takeout 4 installed at the lower part of the operator, and the operator can obtain it. When the operator presses the stop button 3, when the lighting movement of the roulette lamp group 2 stops at the lamp 2 other than the heart-shaped lamp 2A, the game is over.

The inside of the game machine 1 is shown in FIG. 2, and the goods supply apparatus 10 is provided in the substantially central part in the inside of the photocursor of the game machine 1. As shown in FIG. This product supply apparatus 10 includes the rotating plate 12 arrange | positioned at the surface side of the base board 11 at intervals, as shown to FIG. 3 and FIG. A hollow support shaft 13 is placed in the center of the base plate 11, and the rotation shaft 14 is rotatably supported by the bearing 15 in the support shaft 13. The rotating plate 12 described above is fixed to one end of the rotating body 14 protruding from the support shaft 13.

The outer periphery of the rotating plate 12 is provided with an annular commodity storage part 16 in the shape of a comb. This product storage part 16 is comprised by the several comb teeth 17 opened radially outward as shown in FIG. 3, For example, in the space part 17a between these comb teeth 17, it is a single CD, for example. The flat product 5, such as, is inserted and held so as to be pinched.

Therefore, this space part 17a is called a holding space part for convenience. This product storage part 16 in this embodiment is actually divided | segmented into several arcuate segment 16a, and the inner periphery edge part of each of those segments 16a is the outer peripheral edge part of the rotating plate 12 To the entire circumference of the rotating plate 12 by fixing with screws or the like. The rotating body 18 is comprised by this rotating plate 12 and the goods storage part 16 attached to the outer peripheral part.

The outer peripheral wall 19 so as to surround the outer periphery of these product groups when the goods 5 are arrange | positioned in each holding space part 17a in the comb-shaped goods storage part 16 which comprises this rotating body 18 is comprised. ), 20 are placed in the base plate (11). The outer circumferential walls 19 and 20 are semicircular wall portions located below the imaginary horizontal line passing through the center point of the rotation axis 14 when viewed from the front as shown in FIG. 3. It is comprised by the semicircle-shaped wall part located in the upper side, and the lower wall part 19 has a function as a barrier which prevents the goods 5 from falling out from the goods storage part 16 by its own weight mainly for the reason mentioned later.

That is, this product supply apparatus 10 is provided inclined so that the rotation center axis line of the rotating shaft 14 may make an angle with respect to a perpendicular | vertical or horizontally as FIG. Therefore, when the rotating body 18 is rotating, each product 5 stored in each holding space part 17a of the product storage part 16 located below the horizontal centerline of the rotating body 18 is As it moves to the vertically downward position, it tries to escape from the holding space portion 17a by its own weight and fall. The fall of the product 5 to be dropped is stopped by the wall portion 19 until it reaches a predetermined position.

From this, the above-mentioned lower wall part 19 functions as an outer periphery barrier which prevents the goods 5 from falling out from each holding space part 17a of the goods storage part 16. As shown in FIG. The outer peripheral wall 19, 20 is a locking piece (not shown) protruding from the lower end of the outer peripheral wall 19, 20 in a positioning slit (not shown) formed at a predetermined position of the base plate 11 (not shown). And the mounting leg portion 21 formed on the outside of the lower end portions of the outer circumferential walls 19 and 20 in the same manner.

The inclination degree at the time of installing this goods supply apparatus 10 should just be a grade so that the goods 5 stored in the goods storage part 16 may fall out at the predetermined position by its own weight, and fall. How many degrees of the inclination angle of 14) is designed depending on the space in the basket body of the game machine 1 in which this goods supply apparatus 10 is installed.

The state in which two adjacent holding space parts 17a are located in the position on the vertical center line of the rotating body 18 in the outer periphery barrier 19 for product fall prevention which is located below the horizontal center line of the rotating body 18. The slit 22 of the width | variety which the product of (2) can pass simultaneously is formed. On the outlet side of this slit 22 and near the semi-rotational direction of the rotating body 18, a stopper 23 is provided which stops the product 5 from falling further when it comes out of the slit 22 slightly. In the vicinity of the stopper 23, a micro switch 24 is provided which is a detection means for detecting that the product 5 abuts on the stopper 23. As shown in FIG.

This micro switch 24 is provided with the detection piece 24b connected to the switch operation part 24a, and this detection piece 24b distals about half of the rotating body half rotation direction side of the width | variety of the slit 22 at the front-end | tip. Elongated to the extent. That is, this detection piece 24b extends to the space | interval part of the stopper 23 and the holding space part 17a located above it. Therefore, the product 5 which moved to the slit 22 while contacting the outer peripheral wall 19 by the rotation of the rotating body 18 falls on the stopper 23 from the slit 22, and the detection piece at that time 24b is pressed firmly on the stopper 23.

Thereby, the switch operation part 24a connected to the detection piece 24b is rotated, and the switch part comprised in the main body of the micro switch 24 is closed. In the main body of the micro switch 24, a spring is provided to return the switch to the opening direction. When the detecting piece 24b is not pressed against the stopper 23, the spring returns to its upper position and waits. .

The half of the width of the rotating body in the rotational direction of the slit 22 is the dropping port of the product 5, and the product 5 loaded on the stopper 23 is moved from the dropping port by the intermittent rotation of the rotating body 18. Fall down to its own weight downwards. Immediately below this dropping port, there is provided a transmission rail section 25 that receives the goods 5 dropped from the dropping port and sends them to the prize takeout port 4 of the game machine 1.

In this manner, the product 5 held in the product storage part 16 of the rotating body 18 is retained by the product storage part 16 in the previous step of falling from the drop opening of the slit 22 to the transmission rail part 25. Since it is received by the stopper 23 once in the state which came out to some extent from the space part 17a, this product 5 is transmitted from the fall opening of the slit 22 in the next rotation of the rotor 18. The impact at the time of falling to the rail part 25 can be reduced.

In addition, as mentioned above, in the state before the goods 5 fall to the transmission rail part 25 from the fall opening of the slit 22, in the state which came out to some extent from the holding space part 17a of the goods storage part 16. Since the stopper 23 is taken out once, even if the insertion state of the product 5 into the holding space portion 17a is bad and it is slow to fall out due to its own weight, it is somewhat on the stopper 23. Since it is in a suspended state for a time, it can be expected to recover naturally by its own weight, fall on the stopper 23, and become ready to fall.

The transfer rail portion 25 is a U-shaped groove-shaped guide rail, the groove width of which is in the longitudinal state from the holding space portion 17a of the product storage portion 16 to the longitudinal state through the drop opening of the slit 22. Because it falls, it becomes somewhat larger than the thickness of the product. And this transmission rail part 25 premiums so that the goods 5 which fell in the groove may slide in the groove | channel of this transmission rail part 25 by its own weight, and are sent to the premium outlet 4 of the game machine 1. It is inclined so as to descend toward the ejection opening 4.

In addition, the fall of goods from the product dropping port of the slit 22 to the transmission rail part 25 is carried out by the drop sensor 30 (refer FIG. 5) provided between the slit 22 and the transmission rail part 25. FIG. Is detected. It is preferable that this drop sensor 30 uses an optical sensor.

In addition, although the outer circumferential portion of the product 5 is in direct contact with the outer circumferential wall 19 and the base plate 11 during the rotation of the rotating body 18, damage such as a wound due to the whole surface contact with the product 5 is prevented. At the same time, the frictional resistance is reduced and smooth movement of goods is ensured. Therefore, the protrusion 19a is formed on the outer circumferential wall 19 of the former in an arc shape around the rotating shaft 14 of the rotating body 18. Further, the latter base plate 11 is formed in an annular shape with the protrusion 11a centered on the rotational shaft 14 in the same manner.

A cog wheel 26 is fixed to an end projecting on the back side of the base plate 11 of the rotating shaft 14 for rotating the rotor 18, and the cog wheel 26 is attached to the back of the base plate 11. The cogwheel 27 rotatably supported is engaged. The small gear 27 is meshed with a worm gear 29 mounted on the base shaft 11 or a rotating shaft of a drive motor 28 (see FIG. 3) provided in a suitable fixing portion.

Thereby, when the drive motor 28 is driven, the rotational force is transmitted to the rotating shaft 14 through the worm gear 29, the cogwheel 27, and the cogwheel 26, and the rotating body 18 rotates accordingly. do. This rotating body 18 is a product 5 of each holding space portion 17a in the comb-shaped product storage portion 16, in order to the drop port in the slit 22 of the outer peripheral wall 19 in sequence. It rotates intermittently at an angle to fit. Therefore, the drive motor 28 is controlled to rotate by the control device 32 (see FIG. 5), but in this case, it is preferable to use a gear motor.

Next, the operation | movement of this goods supply apparatus 10 is demonstrated with reference to the operation | movement of the premium game machine which is game machine 1. As shown in FIG. This prize game machine basically comprises a coin detector 31 for detecting a coin to be input and a control circuit 32 for inputting the detection signal, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. The control circuit 32 is further input with a signal from the drop sensor 30 which detects that the product falls from the product dropout ports of the micro switch 24 and the slit 22 described above.

The control circuit 32 that receives signals from the coin detector 31, the micro switch 24, and the drop sensor 30 controls operation of a predetermined device such as a speaker 6 or an indicator installed in the prize game machine. At the same time, the drive motor 28 is rotated. The main operation in this control circuit 32 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The control circuit 32 receives the signal from the micro switch 24 and always determines whether the micro switch 24 is on or off at step 33. That is, when the micro switch 24 is on, it means that a prized prize CD exists on the stopper 23, and therefore, it means that the game machine can be operated.

If it is determined in step 33 that the micro switch 24 is off, it means that the prizes to be given out are not stored in the product supply device 10, so that the alarm circuit 34 is operated to the user of the game site. At the same time as dissemination of the commodity 5, the operation of the game machine is made inoperative.

When it is determined by the control circuit 32 that the micro switch 24 is in the on state, it is determined in step 35 whether or not a predetermined coin is inserted from the coin inlet 7. This is judged by whether or not a signal is input from the coin detector 31. If a coin has been put, the process proceeds to the game process 36, and a predetermined game is started. In step 37, it is determined whether or not the game has been hit in the game process 36. When a hit is made, the constant angle rotation control unit 38 rotates the driving motor 28 at a constant angle, and rotates the rotor 18 at a predetermined angle. Rotate by.

As a result, the CD, which is the product 5 stored in the holding space 17a in the product storage unit 16 of the rotating body 18, moves from the position where the stopper 23 is stopped to the drop opening of the product. Then, it falls to the below-mentioned transmission rail part 25 with its own weight through the slit 22. When the fall of the product 5 is judged in step 39 and the fall of the product 5 is detected by the drop sensor 30 and the signal is supplied to the control circuit 32, the transmission rail part ( It falls to 25, and gives out the prize goods, and the operation in the control circuit 32 returns to a start.

If the drop sensor 30 does not detect the fall of the goods 5, a signal is output to the alarm circuit 40, and it receives this and warns that this game machine has abnormally terminated. In addition, when it is determined in step 35 that the coin has not been put into the coin, and when the game is out of step 37, i.e. when the game is over, the game is substantially finished and the operation of the control circuit 32 is started. Go back.

Although the example which used the goods supply apparatus 10 concerning the above-mentioned embodiment as a prize supply apparatus in a game machine was demonstrated, this invention is not limited to this, The goods supply apparatus 10 uses the goods of a vending machine. Of course, it can also be used as a supply device. When the product supply device 10 is used as a product supply device for a vending machine, a plurality of product supply devices 10 are installed to store different products in each product supply device, and corresponding products are supplied according to the consumer's choice. The device may be operated to make payment of goods.

As described above, according to the product supply apparatus of the present invention, by storing a large number of products on a flat plate independently without storing them individually and dropping them sequentially, the structure of the product supply apparatus is greatly simplified and furthermore, Stability and reliability can be improved.

In addition, according to the product supply apparatus of the present invention, since the user can easily determine whether or not the goods to be paid before the coin is put in the simple structure described above, the user's product management becomes easy and can be supplied next time Since the product is stopped once at the position slightly out of the holding space portion, the impact due to the fall of the product can be reduced, and the occurrence of damage or the like of the product can also be prevented.

Moreover, according to the game machine using the goods supply apparatus of this invention, since flat goods can be simply given as a prize, CD etc. can be given as a prize, for example, and a holder acquires a CD etc. while playing a game. can do.

Claims (3)

It is formed in the shape of a comb and has a product storage section for storing a flat product inserted into each space between comb teeth, and the product placed in the product storage section is tilted to fall out of its own weight at a predetermined position. A rotating body installed to be rotatable so as to be rotatable, an outer wall disposed at a predetermined outer circumferential range of the rotating body to prevent the product from coming out of the product storage part at its own weight during rotation of the rotating body; And a transmission rail portion for guiding the product exiting from the product storage portion of the rotating body to the outlet through the slit having a width formed therethrough and through which the product can pass. The slit of claim 1, wherein the slit is formed to a width to allow the passage of at least two goods, and at the outlet side of the slit, a product following the product falling into the transmission rail part partially exits from the goods storage part. And a stopper for stopping the falling out of the stopper when protruding from the stopper, and detecting means for detecting that the product is in contact with the stopper. A game machine, characterized in that the product supply device according to claim 1 is installed inside the basket, and is supplied to a prize outlet formed in the basket of the product as a prize.