JP2001347058A - Game medium dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem of high cost due to a locking device provided in each door since a medal dispenser is provided with many doors and the problem of complicate work in maintenance due to the necessity of unlocking each door when unlocking. SOLUTION: This game medium dispenser comprises a body, a first door body provided at the front face of the body, a second door body provided on the upper side or lower side of the first door body, and a locking means for unlocking the second door body. The locking means is constituted to unlock in the open state of the first door body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game medium lending machine for paying out game media such as pachinko balls and game medals, and more particularly to a game medium lending machine provided with a plurality of doors on its front surface. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a conventional game media lending machine, a configuration of a medal lending machine will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a conventional medal lending machine, and FIG. 5 is a side view of the conventional medal lending machine.

[0004] As shown in FIGS.
Is provided with open doors 23, 26, 28 on the front surface of the main body 22. Here, inside each of the open doors 23, 26, 28, a bill discriminating machine 34 for discriminating the authenticity of bills inserted in the bill insertion tray 24 and storing a bill, and a medal tank for storing gaming medals. 35, a medal payout machine 36 for paying out gaming medals to the medal tray 30 is provided. Each of the open doors 23, 26, 28 is provided with a lock 25, 27, 29.

In the medal lending machine 21 having the above structure, the locks 25, 2
7 and 29 are required, which hinders cost reduction.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a game medium lending machine for paying out game media such as pachinko balls and game medals. And to improve the operability of locking and unlocking.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a main body, a first door provided on a front surface of the main body, and an upper or lower side of the first door. The second
In a game medium lending machine comprising a door body and a lock means for locking and unlocking the second door body, the lock means is configured to be unlockable with the first door body opened. The present invention described in claim 2 is characterized by claim 1.
In the above described game medium lending device, a game medium payout machine for paying out game media is provided inside the second door body.

[0008] The present invention described in claim 3 is based on claim 1.
In the game medium lending device described above, a tank for storing a game medium is provided inside the first door body, and the game medium is replenished with the first door body opened.

Further, the present invention according to claim 4 comprises a main body,
A game comprising a first door body provided on the front surface of the main body, a second door body provided above the first door body, and a lock means for locking and unlocking the second door body. A medium lending machine, wherein a tank for storing a game medium is provided inside the first door body, and a game medium dispenser for paying out the game medium is provided inside the second door body, and the lock means is provided. Is characterized in that it can be unlocked in a state where the first door is opened.

Further, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the game medium lending machine according to the first to fourth aspects, the locking means includes a hook rotatably provided on the main body, and the second door. It is characterized by comprising a locking piece provided on the body and a biasing means for biasing the hook to engage with the locking piece.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a game media lending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a medal lending machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the medal lending machine according to the present invention.
1 is a side view of a medal lending machine according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a medal lending machine 1
A main body 2 and an open door 3 provided on a front surface of the main body 2;
6, 8 and the bill discriminating apparatus 1 provided inside the main body 2.
2, a medal tank 14, and a medal payout machine 15. Further, the rotating shafts 11, 12, 13 are fixed inside the main body 2. In addition, the open doors 6 and 8 correspond to the first and second door bodies described in claims, respectively.

1 to 3, an open door 3 is rotatably supported by a rotary shaft 10 and is provided with a lock 5 at an upper portion. The lock 5 is locked to the main body 2 by locking. It is supposed to be. Inside the open door 3, a bill validator 13 for distinguishing bills from bills and storing bills is provided. This bill identification device 1
A bill insertion tray 4 is provided in front of 3 and projects from an opening (not shown) formed in the open door 3.

The opening door 6 is rotatably supported by a rotation shaft 11 and is fixed to the main body 2 by a lock 7. A medal tank 14 for storing gaming medals is provided inside the open door 6. Lock 5 above,
7 is designed to be locked and unlocked with a key.

Further, the opening door 8 is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 12, and a medal tray 9 is provided below the front surface. A locking piece 17 that extends horizontally toward the back of the main body 2 is formed at the upper inside of the open door 8, and is rotatably supported by the main body 2 and urges in the direction opposite to the arrow C. The locking means is constituted by the hook 16 thus set. The opening door 8 is locked by engaging the hook 16 with the locking piece 17 a of the locking piece 17, and is fixed to the main body 2. A medal payout machine 15 that sends out gaming medals stored in the medal tank 14 to the medal tray 9 is provided inside the open door 8.

Next, the operation of the medal lending machine 1 having the above configuration will be described.

First, the operation of paying out gaming medals will be described. When a 1,000-yen bill is inserted into the bill insertion tray 5, it is conveyed to the inside of the bill identification device 13, and it is determined whether or not the bill is a true bill during the conveyance. Here, when it is not determined that the bill is a bill, the bill is paid back to the bill input tray 5. On the other hand, if it is determined that the bill is a bill, the bill is stored in a bill safe (not shown) provided in the bill validator 13 and the control unit pays out gaming medals to the medal payout machine 15. Send a control signal. Medal payout machine 15
Pays out the number of gaming medals corresponding to the inserted amount to the medal tray 9 based on the control signal.

Next, in order to collect the bills stored in the bill safe of the bill validator 13, the lock 5 is first unlocked with a key, and the opening door 3 is moved forward (arrow) around the rotation shaft 10. (Direction A). With the opening door 3 thus opened, the banknote safe is taken out and a replacement banknote safe is mounted. When the collection operation is completed, the opening door 3 is rotated in the opposite direction (the direction opposite to the arrow A) to the opening, to close the opening, and the lock 5 is locked.

Next, the operation of refilling the medal tank 14 with gaming medals will be described. First, the lock 7 is unlocked, and the opening door 6 is turned in the direction of arrow B to release the opening door 3.
Open the upper part of. At this time, the open door 6 is held in a state shown in FIG. In this state, game medals are thrown into the opening formed in the upper part of the open door 6 so that the game medals slide on the open door 6 and are refilled in the medal tank 14. When the refilling operation of the gaming medals is completed, the opening door 6 is turned in the direction opposite to the arrow B to lock the lock 7.

When the maintenance of the medal dispensing machine 15 is performed, the hook 16 engaged with the engaging hole 17a of the locking piece 17 is moved in the direction of arrow C with the opening door 6 opened as shown in FIG. , And open the door 8 forward (in the direction of arrow D).
To rotate. As a result, the front surface of the medal dispensing machine 15 is opened, and maintenance can be performed by pulling the medal dispensing machine 15 forward. The hook 16 is
Since it is urged in the direction of arrow C, even when the open door 8 is opened, it comes to the position where the open door 8 is closed (the state of FIG. 3). When the maintenance of the medal dispensing machine 15 is completed, the opening door 8 is turned in the direction of arrow D and pushed toward the main body 2 so that the locking hole 17a of the locking piece 17 and the hook 16 are engaged. The opening door 8 is locked.

In the medal lending machine 1 having the above configuration, the open door 6
Since the open door 8 can be closed even when the door is closed, the open door 8 can be closed and locked even when the open door 6 is closed and locked.

[0023]

According to the present invention, the main body, the first door provided on the front surface of the main body, and the second door provided above or below the first door are provided. And a lock means for locking and unlocking the second door body, wherein the lock means is configured to be unlockable with the first door body opened. The number of locks can be reduced as compared with a game medium lending machine. Therefore, the cost of the medal lending machine can be reduced.

Further, the locking means includes a hook rotatably provided on the main body, a locking piece provided on the second door body, and a hook for engaging the hook with the locking piece. The locking means can be configured with a simple configuration because it is configured by the biasing means for biasing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a medal lending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the medal lending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the medal lending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a conventional medal lending machine.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a conventional medal lending machine.

[Description of Signs] 1 Medal lending machine 2 Main body 3 Opening door 4 Bill input tray 5 Lock 6 Opening door 7 Lock 8 Opening door 9 Medal tray 10 Rotating axis 11 Rotating axis 12 Rotating axis 13 Bill discriminator 14 Medal tank 15 Medal dispenser 16 Hook 17 Engagement piece 17a Engagement hole

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A main body, a first door body provided on a front surface of the main body, a second door body provided above or below the first door body, and the second door A game media lending machine comprising: a lock means for locking and unlocking a body, wherein the lock means is configured to be unlockable with the first door body opened. 2. The game medium lending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a game medium paying machine for paying out game media inside the second door. 3. The game machine according to claim 1, wherein a tank for storing a game medium is provided inside the first door body, and the game medium is replenished with the first door body opened. Game media rental machine. 4. A main body, a first door body provided on a front surface of the main body, a second door body provided above the first door body, and the second door body being disassembled. A game medium lending machine comprising: a lock means for locking; a tank for storing a game medium inside the first door body; and a game medium payout for paying out a game medium inside the second door body. A game machine lending machine, wherein the lock means is configured to be unlockable with the first door body opened. 5. The locking means includes a hook rotatably provided on the main body, a locking piece provided on the second door body, and a hook for engaging the hook with the locking piece. 5. The game medium lending machine according to claim 1, wherein said game medium lending machine is constituted by an urging means for urging.