JP2007236578A - System for collectively loading game tokens - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for collectively loading game tokens, which is capable of the checkout by putting out game tokens inside a slot machine by the operation of a checkout switch, and capable of the checkout by putting out game tokens inside a collective loading device of a token dispenser to a player. <P>SOLUTION: The slot machine 1 comprises a token slot 10, a credit storing means 420, the checkout switch 400, and a dispensing checkout signal control means 510 for outputting a dispensing checkout signal to the token dispenser 2 when the checkout switch 400 is operated. The slot machine 1 puts out game tokens in the credit storing means 420 to the player when the checkout switch 400 is operated, and the token dispenser 2 puts out game tokens in a token storing part 44 when the dispensing checkout signal is input. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a collective insertion system for game medals provided with a medal lending machine used for batch introduction of game medals into a medal gaming machine such as a slot machine.

Conventionally, in gaming machines that use medals such as slot machines as gaming media, game medals are awarded based on a request to play an efficient game or to play a game without touching the game medals as much as possible. A gaming machine pedestal machine (medal lending machine) that can be directly supplied to gaming machines has been studied (see Patent Document 1). In this, a nozzle having a medal passage for guiding a game medal is formed.
In addition, a gaming machine (slot machine) having an insertion slot through which game medals can be batch-inserted and a medal insertion device capable of separating the batch-inserted game medals one by one and transporting them to the medal selector is also being studied (patent) Reference 2). In this medal insertion device, game medals are dropped from a batch insertion port onto a belt stretched over a pair of rollers, and the game medals on the upper surface of the belt are separated and sent one by one by a reverse rotation roller.

Then, a game medal batch insertion system capable of batch game token insertion from a medal lending machine equipped with a batch insertion mechanism to a slot machine medal insertion slot has been studied (Patent Document 3).
On the other hand, in the conventional slot machine, a maximum of about 50 game medals inserted from the medal slot are collectively stored as credit medals once (credit), and a bet switch is provided for each game. A credit that can be pressed to replace a game medal used for one game (for example, three game medals) with a game medal inserted as a condition for starting a game from among credit medals credited in advance. Some have storage means. If the player wants to stop the game in the game hall while there are still credit medals in the credit storage means, the conventional slot machine pays out the credit medals stored in the slot machine to the lower plate. It has a checkout switch that can be used for checkout. When the player operates this checkout switch, the remaining credit medal can be paid out to the bottom plate for payment.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-299868 (FIG. 1) JP 2004-121809 A (FIG. 6) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-03068

In the game medal batch insertion system according to the above-described prior art, even if the game medal remaining in the slot machine can be settled by the settlement switch, the game medal remaining in the batch throwing device is credited. There is a problem that the game is terminated with the game medals inserted in the batch insertion device remaining because the number cannot be visually checked.
Therefore, the invention described in the claims has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the invention is as follows.
(Claim 1) That is, the invention described in claim 1 has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the invention is to operate the adjustment switch inside the slot machine. Along with paying out the remaining game medals and paying them out, we provide a game medal batch entry system that allows the game medals remaining inside the batch throwing-in device of the medal lending machine to be paid out and settled. It is something to try.

(Claim 2) The invention described in claim 2 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1. In other words, the invention according to claim 2 is a game in which the game medal payout route in the payment processing of the slot machine and the medal lending machine is performed simultaneously on different routes, so that the time for the payment processing can be shortened. It is intended to provide a medal batch insertion system.
(Claim 3) The invention described in claim 3 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1. That is, the invention according to claim 3 prevents the game medals to be forgotten to be forgotten by shifting the timing of the settlement process of the medal lending machine, and makes the game medal payout route a different route. The present invention intends to provide a collective game medal insertion system that can disperse wear and suppress the occurrence of failure.

(Claim 4) The invention described in claim 4 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1. That is, the invention according to claim 4 can reduce the time for the settlement process by performing the settlement process for the slot machine and the medal lending machine at the same time, and the medal lending machine by performing the payout on the slot machine side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a collective insertion system of game medals that can avoid forgetting to take out game medals paid out by the customer side of payment.
(Claim 5) The invention described in claim 5 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1. In other words, the invention according to claim 5 avoids forgetting the paid game medals by shifting the timing of the payout settlement process of the medal lending machine, and the payout is performed on the slot machine side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a collective insertion system for game medals that can avoid forgetting to collect game medals paid out by the lending machine.

Furthermore, the invention according to claim 5 is a game medal capable of preventing clogging due to merging with the payout of the stored medal in the slot machine by shifting the timing of the settlement processing of the medal lending machine. Is intended to provide a batch input system.
(Claim 6) The invention described in claim 6 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1. That is, the invention according to claim 6 can reduce the time for the settlement process by simultaneously performing the settlement process for the slot machine and the medal lending machine, and the medal lending machine by performing the payout on the slot machine side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a collective insertion system of game medals that can avoid forgetting to take out game medals paid out by the settlement on the side.

Furthermore, in the invention described in claim 6, since the game medals in the medal storage part are paid out without temporarily storing them in the slot machine, the wrong number of game medals are not returned and the processing is simplified. It is intended to provide a game medal batch insertion system that can be used.
(Claim 7) In addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1, the invention described in claim 7 has the following object. That is, the invention according to claim 7 avoids forgetting the paid game medals by shifting the timing of the payout settlement process of the medal lending machine, and paying out the medals at the slot machine side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a collective insertion system for game medals that can avoid forgetting to collect game medals paid out by the lending machine.

Furthermore, the invention according to claim 7 is a game medal that can prevent clogging due to merging with the payout of the stored medal in the slot machine by shifting the timing of the settlement process of the medal lending machine. Is intended to provide a batch input system.
Furthermore, since the game medals in the medal storage part are paid out without storing them in the slot machine, the invention according to claim 7 is simplified in terms of processing without returning the wrong number of game medals. It is intended to provide a game medal batch insertion system that can be used.

(Claim 1)
(Features) The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points. That is, a slot machine (1) that can be played on the condition that a game medal is inserted, and a medal lending machine (2) that lends a game medal adjacent to the slot machine (1), the medal lending machine (2) A gaming medal batch insertion system (7) capable of batch loading gaming medals into the slot machine (1), and the slot machine (1) and the medal lending machine (2) can communicate with each other. The medal lending machine (2) is formed with a collective throwing device (3) capable of batch loading game medals into the slot machine (1), and the collective throwing device (3) Lending storage section (25) for storing, receiving input section (48) that can input game medals in a lump, and game medals input from the receiving input section (48) and transfer from the lending storage section (25) A medal storage unit (44) for temporarily storing the played game medals; A transfer unit (200) for transferring the game medals stored in the storage unit (44) by the rotational drive of the belt (53), and discharging the game medals from the transfer unit (200) to The slot machine (1) includes a medal discharge port (66) for insertion into the inside, and a belt operation switch (273) for starting rotation of the belt (53) of the transfer unit (200). A medal insertion slot (10) through which medals can be inserted, and game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot (10) are stored in the slot machine (1) in advance, and a storage subtraction operation (input operation of the bet switch 8) The credit storage means (420) that can be replaced with the insertion of a game medal as a game start condition, and the game medals stored in the credit storage means (420) are paid out to the player by a return operation Checkout switch (400) and the checkout switch (400) When it is made, a loan settlement signal control means for outputting to the medal lending machine (2) a lending settlement signal for paying out a game medal of the medal storage unit (44) of the medal lending machine (2) to the player (510), and when the settlement switch (400) is operated, the slot machine (1) pays out a game medal stored in the credit storage means (420) to a player, and rents the medal The machine (2) is characterized in that when the lending settlement signal is input, the belt (53) is driven to pay out the game medals in the medal storage part (44) to the player.

Here, the “slot machine” specifically includes a device including a rotating reel and a stop switch for stopping the rotation of the rotating reel. The rotating reel includes those in which a plurality of symbols are displayed around the actual reel, and those in which the rotating reel is displayed on the liquid crystal screen.
In addition, here, “game medals” are not limited to disk-shaped medals, but may be ordinary coins, spherical ball balls, or stick-shaped medals. It is. Furthermore, as long as some value is given to the player, it is not particularly limited to a specific shape.

Here, the slot machine (1) includes a medal tank (5) for storing game medals, a medal slot (10) for inserting game medals into the medal tank, and a medal lending machine (2). And a side transfer passage (12) for guiding a game medal discharged from the medal discharge port (66) to the medal insertion port.
Here, the driving of the belt (53) based on the loan settlement signal includes such a thing that the game medals remaining in the medal storage part (44) are stopped as soon as they are exhausted.
(Operation) The loan settlement signal control means (510) outputs a loan settlement signal to the medal lending machine (2) when the settlement switch (400) is operated. Then, when the medal lending machine (2) receives the lending settlement signal from the lending settlement signal control means (510), it drives the belt (53) to pay the game medal in the medal storage section (44) to the player. put out. As a result, when the player operates the settlement switch (400) to stop the game, the game medals remaining in the slot machine (1) are paid out and settled, and the medal lending machine (2) is batch-loaded. The game medals remaining inside the medal storage section (44) of the device (3) can also be paid out to the player and settled. As a result, it is possible to prevent the game from being ended with the game medals inserted in the batch insertion device (3) remaining.

(Claim 2)
(Features) The invention described in claim 2 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 described above. That is, the batch insertion device (3), the downward direction of the medal storage part (44), the game medal of the medal storage part (44) can drop the cancellation path (49) and the medal storage part (44) and the cancellation path (49), the opening and closing plate (82) capable of opening and closing the cancellation path (49), and positioned below the cancellation path (49), the cancellation path A medal tray (90) for receiving a game medal that has fallen down the passage (49), and the medal lending machine (2) stores the credit storage of the slot machine (1) when the lending settlement signal is input. Along with the payout of the game medals stored in the means (420), the game medals in the medal storage part (44) are opened through the cancel passage (49) by opening the opening / closing plate (82), and the medal tray ( 90) to make a payment to the player. It is characterized by that.

The present invention includes what is shown in a fourth embodiment to be described later.
(Operation) The present invention remains in the medal storage part (44) of the batch insertion device (3) at the same time as the payout of game medals stored in the credit storage means (420) of the slot machine (1). The game medal is paid out and settled. In this way, by performing the settlement process at the same time on both the slot machine (1) and the medal lending machine (2), the settlement is compared with one that processes the slot machine (1) and the medal lending machine (2) one by one. As a result, the time for the settlement process can be shortened.
Further, in the settlement of the medal lending machine (2), the medal tray (90) is paid out through the cancel passage (49) by opening the opening / closing plate (82). That is, by performing the settlement process by a route different from the payout settlement of the slot machine (1), the settlement process can be speeded up and the settlement process time can be shortened.

(Claim 3)
(Features) The invention described in claim 3 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1. That is, the batch insertion device (3), the downward direction of the medal storage part (44), the game medal of the medal storage part (44) can drop the cancellation path (49) and the medal storage part (44) and the cancellation passage (49), the opening and closing plate (82) capable of opening and closing the cancellation passage (49), and located below the cancellation passage (49), the cancellation passage A medal tray (90) for receiving game medals that have fallen down the passage (49), and the medal lending machine (2) is stored in the credit storage means (420) of the slot machine (1). After finishing the payout of medals, by dropping the game medals in the medal storage part (44) to the medal tray (90) through the cancellation passage (49) by opening the opening / closing plate (82), It is characterized by paying out to the player.

The present invention includes what is shown in a first embodiment to be described later.
(Operation) The present invention performs the payout process of the medal lending machine (2) after the payout of the game medals stored in the credit storage means (420) of the slot machine (1) is completed. That is, the payout process of the medal lending machine (2) is performed after the payout of the slot machine (1) is completed, instead of performing both payout processes simultaneously. When both payout processes are performed at the same time, a payout sound is generated from both. There is a possibility that those who do not notice will come out. In the present invention, the payout on the slot machine (1) side is finished, and then the payout on the medal lending machine (2) side is started. You can be sure of the transition to 2). Thus, the payout on the medal lending machine (2) side can be surely noticed, and it is possible to avoid forgetting the payout on the medal lending machine (2) side.

Further, in the settlement of the medal lending machine (2), the medal tray (90) is paid out through the cancel passage (49) by opening the opening / closing plate (82). In other words, by performing the payment process in a route different from the payout payment of the slot machine (1), it is possible to disperse equipment wear and prevent failure.
(Claim 4)
(Features) The invention described in claim 4 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 described above. That is, the medal lending machine (2) receives the game medal stored in the credit storage means (420) of the slot machine (1) and receives the belt (53) when the lending settlement signal is input. ), The game medals of the medal storage unit (44) are inserted into the medal slot (10) via the transfer unit (200), and the slot machine (1) The game medal inserted from the mouth (10) is stored in the credit storing means (420), and the stored game medal is canceled and paid out to the player.

The present invention includes the fifth embodiment described later.
(Operation) The present invention remains in the medal storage part (44) of the batch insertion device (3) at the same time as the payout of game medals stored in the credit storage means (420) of the slot machine (1). The game medal is paid out and settled. In this way, by performing the settlement process at the same time on both the slot machine (1) and the medal lending machine (2), the settlement is compared with one that processes the slot machine (1) and the medal lending machine (2) one by one. As a result, the time for the settlement process can be shortened.
The present invention relates to the medal slot (10) of the slot machine (1) through the transfer section (200) the game medals remaining in the medal storage section (44) of the batch insertion device (3) of the medal lending machine (2). ) And stored in the credit storage means (420), the stored game medals are canceled and paid out to the player. That is, when the settlement switch (400) of the slot machine (1) is operated, all the game medals remaining in the slot machine (1) and the medal lending machine (2) are stored in the credit storage of the slot machine (1). Payment can be made from the means (420). As a result, the payout process can be combined into one, and the player does not need to pay attention to the payout on the medal lending machine (2) side, and can surely settle all game medals. As a result, by paying out on the slot machine side, it is possible to avoid forgetting to take out the game medals paid out by the settlement on the medal lending machine (2) side.

(Claim 5)
(Features) The invention described in claim 5 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 described above. That is, the medal lending machine (2) drives the belt (53) after the payout of the game medals stored in the credit storage means (420), and the game of the medal storage part (44) A medal is inserted into the medal slot (10) via the transfer unit (200), and the slot machine (1) receives the game medal inserted from the medal slot (10) as the credit storage. In addition to storing in the means (420), the stored game medal is canceled and paid out to the player.

The present invention includes the second embodiment described later.
(Operation) The present invention performs the payout process of the medal lending machine (2) after the payout of the game medals stored in the credit storage means (420) of the slot machine (1) is completed. Instead of performing both of the payout processes at the same time, it is only necessary to output a loan settlement signal at the timing when the payout of the slot machine (1) is completed and to perform the payout process of the medal lending machine (2). Is. When both payout processes are performed at the same time, a payout sound is generated from both. There is a possibility that those who do not notice will come out. In the present invention, since the payout on the slot machine (1) side is finished, and then the payout on the medal lending machine (2) side is started, the player can pay out the medal lending machine from the slot machine (1). You can be sure of the transition to (2). Thus, the payout on the medal lending machine (2) side can be surely noticed, and it is possible to avoid forgetting the payout on the medal lending machine (2) side.

  The present invention relates to the medal slot (10) of the slot machine (1) through the transfer section (200) the game medals remaining in the medal storage section (44) of the batch insertion device (3) of the medal lending machine (2). ) And stored in the credit storage means (420), the stored game medals are canceled and paid out to the player. That is, when the settlement switch (400) of the slot machine (1) is operated, all the game medals remaining in the slot machine (1) and the medal lending machine (2) are stored in the credit storage of the slot machine (1). Payment can be made from the means (420). As a result, the payout process can be combined into one, and the player does not need to pay attention to the payout on the medal lending machine (2) side, and can surely settle all game medals. As a result, it is possible to avoid forgetting to take out game medals to be paid out by the settlement on the medal lending machine (2) side.

Further, by shifting the settlement processing timing of the medal lending machine (2) from the settlement processing timing on the slot machine (1) side, the game medals paid out and medal lending machines (2 ) Can be prevented from being jammed due to merging with the payout of game medals stored inside.
(Claim 6)
(Features) The invention described in claim 6 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1. That is, the medal lending machine (2) receives the game medal stored in the credit storage means (420) of the slot machine (1) and receives the belt (53) when the lending settlement signal is input. ), The game medals of the medal storage unit (44) are inserted into the medal slot (10) via the transfer unit (200), and the slot machine (1) The game medal inserted from the mouth (10) is paid out to the player by cancellation during the transfer of the game medal.

The present invention includes the sixth embodiment described later.
(Operation) The present invention remains in the medal storage part (44) of the batch insertion device (3) at the same time as the payout of game medals stored in the credit storage means (420) of the slot machine (1). The game medal is paid out and settled. In this way, by performing the settlement process at the same time on both the slot machine (1) and the medal lending machine (2), the settlement is compared with one that processes the slot machine (1) and the medal lending machine (2) one by one. As a result, the time for the settlement process can be shortened.
Further, the present invention provides a medal insertion slot of the slot machine (1) through the transfer section (200) for game medals remaining in the medal storage section (44) of the batch insertion device (3) of the medal lending machine (2). The game medals inserted from the medal slot (10) are paid out to the player by cancellation during the transfer of the game medals. That is, when the settlement switch (400) of the slot machine (1) is operated, all game medals remaining in the slot machine (1) and the medal lending machine (2) are paid out to the slot machine (1). (Specifically, it can be paid out to the lower plate (15) at the bottom of the slot machine (1)). As a result, payout destinations can be combined into one, and the player does not have to pay attention to payout on the medal lending machine (2) side, and can surely settle all game medals. As a result, it is possible to avoid forgetting to collect game medals paid out by the medal lending machine (2).

Further, since the inserted game medals are paid out by cancellation during the transfer of the game medals, the payout route of the game medals stored in the credit storage means (420) and the payout route by cancellation of the inserted game medals are Since two different payout routes can be used, the payout process can be processed in parallel and the processing time can be shortened.
Furthermore, since the game medals in the medal storage unit (44) are not temporarily stored in the credit storage means (420) in the slot machine (1), they are paid out directly by cancellation during the transfer of the game medals. The medal is not returned and processing can be simplified.

(Claim 7)
(Features) The invention described in claim 7 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1. That is, the medal lending machine (2) drives the belt (53) after the payout of the game medals stored in the credit storage means (420), and the game of the medal storage part (44) A medal is inserted into the medal slot (10) via the transfer unit (200), and the slot machine (1) transfers the game medal inserted from the medal slot (10) to the game medal. It is characterized by paying out to the player by canceling inside.
The present invention includes the third embodiment described later.

  (Operation) The present invention performs the payout process of the medal lending machine (2) after the payout of the game medals stored in the credit storage means (420) of the slot machine (1) is completed. Instead of performing both of the payout processes at the same time, it is only necessary to output a loan settlement signal at the timing when the payout of the slot machine (1) is completed and to perform the payout process of the medal lending machine (2). Is. When both payout processes are performed at the same time, the payout sound is generated from both, so depending on the player, the payout sound on the medal lending machine (2) side is disturbed by the payout sound on the slot machine (1) side. There is a possibility that those who do not notice will come out. In the present invention, since the payout on the slot machine (1) side is finished, and then the payout on the medal lending machine (2) side is started, the player can pay out the medal lending machine from the slot machine (1). You can be sure of the transition to (2). Accordingly, the payout on the medal lending machine (2) side can be surely noticed, and the forgetting of the payout on the medal lending machine (2) side can be avoided.

  Further, the present invention provides a medal insertion slot of the slot machine (1) through the transfer section (200) for game medals remaining in the medal storage section (44) of the batch insertion device (3) of the medal lending machine (2). The game medals inserted from the medal slot (10) are paid out to the player by cancellation during the transfer of the game medals. That is, when the settlement switch (400) of the slot machine (1) is operated, all game medals remaining in the slot machine (1) and the medal lending machine (2) are paid out to the slot machine (1). (Specifically, it can be paid out to the lower plate (15) at the bottom of the slot machine (1)). As a result, payout destinations can be combined into one, and the player does not have to pay attention to payout on the medal lending machine (2) side, and can surely settle all game medals. As a result, it is possible to avoid forgetting to collect game medals paid out by the medal lending machine (2).

Further, by shifting the settlement processing timing of the medal lending machine (2) from the settlement processing timing on the slot machine (1) side, the game medals paid out and medal lending machines (2 ) Can be prevented from being jammed due to merging with the payout of game medals stored inside.
Furthermore, since the game medals in the medal storage unit (44) are not temporarily stored in the credit storage means (420) in the slot machine (1), they are paid out directly by cancellation during the transfer of the game medals. The medal is not returned and processing can be simplified.

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below.
(Claim 1) According to the invention of claim 1, the following effects can be obtained. That is, according to the first aspect of the invention, the game medals remaining in the slot machine are paid out and settled by operating the settlement switch, and the game medals remaining in the collective throwing device of the medal lending machine are also Therefore, it is possible to provide a collective insertion system of game medals that can be paid out to the player and settled.
(Claim 2) According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect can be obtained. That is, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the game medal payout route in the payment processing of the slot machine and the medal lending machine can be simultaneously performed by different routes so that the time for the payment processing can be shortened. It is possible to provide a batch introduction system for game medals.

(Claim 3) According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the following effect is obtained. That is, according to the third aspect of the invention, the game medal payout route is changed to another route while the game medal paid out is forgotten by shifting the timing of the settlement processing of the medal lending machine. As a result, it is possible to provide a collective game medal insertion system in which wear can be distributed and occurrence of failures can be suppressed.
(Claim 4) According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect is achieved. That is, according to the invention described in claim 4, by performing the settlement process of the slot machine and the medal lending machine at the same time, it is possible to reduce the settlement process time, and by performing the payout on the slot machine side, It is possible to provide a collective insertion system of game medals that can avoid forgetting to take out game medals paid out on the lending machine side.

(Claim 5) According to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect can be obtained. That is, according to the invention of claim 5, by shifting the timing of the payout settlement process of the medal lending machine, by avoiding forgetting the paid game medals and performing the payout on the slot machine side, It is possible to provide a collective game medal insertion system that can avoid forgetting to collect game medals paid out by the medal lending machine.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 5, it is possible to prevent clogging due to merging with the payout of stored medals in the slot machine by shifting the timing of the settlement processing of the medal lending machine. It is possible to provide a game medal batch insertion system.

(Claim 6) According to the invention described in claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect can be obtained. That is, according to the invention described in claim 6, by performing the settlement process of the slot machine and the medal lending machine at the same time, it is possible to shorten the settlement process time, and by performing the payout on the slot machine side, It is possible to provide a collective insertion system of game medals that can avoid forgetting to collect game medals paid out by the lending machine.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 6, since the game medals in the medal storage part are paid out without temporarily storing them in the slot machine, the wrong number of game medals are not returned and the processing is simplified. It is possible to provide a collective insertion system for game medals that can be performed.

(Embodiment 7) According to the invention described in claim 7, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect can be obtained. That is, according to the seventh aspect of the invention, by shifting the timing of the payout settlement process of the medal lending machine, it is possible to avoid forgetting the paid game medals and to perform payout on the slot machine side. Thus, it is possible to provide a game medal batch insertion system that can avoid forgetting to collect game medals paid out by the medal lending machine side.
Furthermore, according to the invention described in claim 7, it is possible to prevent clogging due to merging with the payout of the stored medal in the slot machine by shifting the timing of the settlement processing of the medal lending machine. It is possible to provide a collective system for game medals.

  Furthermore, according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the game medals in the medal storage unit are paid out without temporarily storing them in the slot machine, so that the wrong number of game medals are not returned and the processing is simplified. It is possible to provide a collective insertion system for game medals that can be performed.

(Explanation of drawings)
(First form)
FIG. 1 to FIG. 15 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a collective throwing device, and FIG. 2 shows a collective throwing system for game medals having a slot machine and a medal lending machine. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the batch insertion device and the medal slot, FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the medal feeding device, FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional perspective view of the medal feeding device, and FIG. 6 is a cover of the medal feeding device. FIG. 7 is a partial vertical sectional view of the medal feeder with the cover member opened. FIG. 8 is a partial vertical sectional view of the medal feeder with the opening / closing plate opened. 9 is an external front view of the passage portion, FIG. 10 is an external perspective view of the receiving and throwing-in portion, FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view of the medal feeding device with the closing means open, and 12 is the closed state of the medal feeding device. Fig. 13 shows the details of the slot machine. Control of the flow related, Figure 14 the flow of control regarding settlement medal lending machine, FIG. 15 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an optical communication respectively.

(Game medals batch entry system)
The game medal batch insertion system in this embodiment includes a slot machine 1 that can be played on condition that a game medal is inserted, and a medal lending machine 2 that lends a game medal adjacent to the slot machine 1, from the medal lending machine 2. The game medals can be thrown into the slot machine 1 at once.
The medal lending machine 2 in the present embodiment is installed adjacent to the slot machine 1 and is provided so as to correspond to each slot machine.
Here, “front”, “forward”, and “front” refer to the operator (or player) lending the gaming machine S and medals in front of the gaming machine S and the medal lending machine 2 in front. This means the direction from the back to the front when viewed from such a worker (or player) when sitting or standing while facing the machine 2. Therefore, the forward direction and the forward direction mean a direction from the back of the gaming machine S and the medal lending machine 2 to the front.

“Back”, “rearward direction” and “backward direction” mean that an operator (or a player) places the game machine S and the medal lending machine 2 on the front side of the game machine S and the medal lending machine 2. This means the direction from the front to the back when viewed from such an operator (or player) when facing the position. Therefore, the backward direction means a direction from the front of the gaming machine S and the medal lending machine 2 toward the back (back). In addition, the left and right directions such as “left direction” and “right direction” in this specification are also the right direction when viewed from the person facing the front of the gaming machine S and the medal lending machine 2, Means left direction.
(Slot machine 1)
As shown in FIG. 2, the slot machine 1 has a rectangular box-shaped casing whose front is open and a front door 13 attached to the front side of the casing, and a rotary reel (not shown) on the front side. The symbol display window 14 is formed so that the symbol (1) can be visually recognized. Although not shown, the front door 13 includes an upper door that can be opened and closed only in the upper half and a lower door that can be opened and closed only in the lower half. Further, below the symbol display window 14 and in the approximate center of the slot machine 1 is an operation unit 16 provided with operation means such as a start switch and a stop switch. A medal slot 10 for inserting game medals is provided at the right front end of the operation unit 16. A medal selector 6 is provided below the medal insertion slot 10 for determining the authenticity of game medals and counting the inserted medals. Then, the game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 10 pass through the medal selector 6 and are stored in the box-shaped medal tank 5. Further, a lower plate 15 capable of storing a payout medal is provided at the lower part of the slot machine 1. When a game medal is paid out after winning a game, the game medal stored in the medal tank 5 is paid out to the lower plate 15.

Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the medal insertion slot 10 has an upper insertion opening 11 through which gaming medals can be inserted one by one from the upper side, and a lateral transfer that communicates in the form of a concave groove on the side of the upper insertion opening 11. And a passage 12. The side transfer passage 12 is a bowl-shaped passage extending from the upper insertion opening 11 to the front right side (the medal lending machine 2 side). The game medal that is sent is received and transferred to the upper insertion opening 11.
Then, a game medal is inserted from the medal slot 10, the rotating reel is rotated by operating the start switch, and the rotating reel is stopped by operating the stop switch. At this time, the symbols displayed on the plurality of rotating reels are predetermined. When the position mode is stopped, a prize is won, and a predetermined number of game medals are paid out.

  The slot machine 1 stores the game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 10 in the slot machine 1 in advance, and can be replaced with the insertion of the game medals as a game start condition by the operation. The payment switch 400 for paying out the game medals stored in the credit storage means 420 to the player, and when the payment switch 400 is operated, the game medals in the medal storage unit 44 of the medal lending machine 2 are played Loan adjustment signal control means 510 for outputting a payment adjustment signal for paying out to the person. Then, the medal lending machine 2 of the collective throwing system 7 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that when a loan settlement signal is input, the belt 53 is driven to pay out the game medals in the medal storage unit 44 to the player. To do. These means will be described later in detail.

(Settlement Switch 400) The settlement switch 400 is credited to the credit storage means 420 inside the slot machine 1 by being pressed (returned) when the player wants to finish the game in the slot machine 1. The push switch for discharging the credit medal and the player's game medal remaining in the medal lending machine 2 to the lower plate 15 or the like. Specifically, the settlement switch 400 is a push switch located on the left side of the operation unit 16 of the slot machine 1 as shown in FIG.
(Medal tank 5)
The medal tank 5 is located at the lower part of the slot machine 1 as shown by a dotted line in FIG. In the lower part of the medal tank 5, although not shown, a sending disc having a circular hole into which a game medal can be inserted is arranged around the medal tank 5. By rotating the delivery disk, the game medals that have entered the circular hole can be discharged to the lower plate 15 one by one.

(Medal selector 6)
The medal selector 6 is located inside the slot machine 1 on the lower side of the medal slot 10, and is used to discriminate the inserted game medals and to count the regular game medals as the game start conditions. is there. The medal selector 6 is formed with a sensor capable of detecting passage of game medals. In addition, the medal selector 6 has a blocker capable of discharging the passing game medals directly to the lower tray 15 without guiding them to the credit storage means 420 described later. In other words, while the blocker is in operation, the inserted game medals are directly discharged to the lower tray 15 without entering the credit storage means 420.

  (Credit storage means 420) The credit storage means 420 stores game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 10 in the slot machine 1 up to the limit of the maximum number of credits in advance, and performs a storage subtraction operation (input of the bet switch 8). Part of the game medal can be replaced by the insertion of a game medal as a game start condition. The credit storage means 420 sets the maximum number of credits that can be credited to 50. Then, the credit storage means 420 is used to internally insert three game medals from the number of credits as a game medal as a game start condition when the player operates the bet switch 8. Then, the credit storage means 420 stores the number obtained by subtracting three from the number of credits as a new number of credits. In the credit storage means 420, the game medals inserted from the medal slot 10 are stored in the medal tank 5, and the actual game medals themselves in the subsequent internal insertion are not moved from the medal tank 5, It is formed so that processing such as internal input and settlement payment is performed only by processing.

The credit storage means 420 is formed so that when the player wants to end the game in the slot machine 1 and the settlement switch 400 is pressed, the credit medal stored therein is discharged to the lower plate 15. Has been.
(Lending settlement signal control means 510) The lending settlement signal control means 510 is a lending for paying out the game medals in the medal storage section 44 of the medal lending machine 2 to the player when the settlement switch 400 is operated by the player. This is for outputting the settlement signal through the transmission means 56 as optical communication.
(Medal lending machine 2)
The medal lending machine 2 is a box-type device installed adjacent to the side of the slot machine 1 and rents game medals in exchange for money, and rents medal and game medals to be inserted by the player. This is for insertion into the medal slot 10 of the machine 1.

The medal lending machine 2 includes an outer box 20, a bill counter 22 for detecting and storing inserted bills, a lending slot 4 into which gaming medals can be inserted, and a gaming medal inserted from the lending slot 4. The lending storage unit 25 that stores the game medal inside the lending storage unit 25 and the collective throwing device 3 that can throw the game medal that has been thrown into the receiving throw-in unit 48 described later into the slot machine 1 and this collective throwing Drive control means 280 for controlling the rotational drive of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 described later of the device 3 is provided.
The lending slot 4 is located at the upper part on the front side of the medal lending machine 2 and is normally closed with a predetermined key (not shown) as shown by the solid line in FIG. However, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 2, when the key is opened, the front side is tilted toward the front side and opened upward, so that a game medal can be inserted.

The lending storage unit 25 also has a role as a lending medal payout device 23 for lending out the stored game medals according to the bills inserted into the bill counter 22.
The bill counter 22 is for reading a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot 21 provided on the lower front side of the outer box 20 and causing the rented medal payout device 23 to pay out a predetermined number of game medals.
As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote counter 22 includes a banknote sensor 24 that detects a banknote inserted into the banknote slot 21 and outputs a banknote detection signal. The lending storage unit 25, specifically, the lending medal payout device 23 is for lending a game medal to the player with the input of a banknote detection signal from the banknote sensor 24 as an opportunity.

The medal lending machine 2 may have a coin insertion slot, a coin counter, a change dispensing slot, and the like in addition to the banknote insertion slot 21 and the banknote counter 22. Moreover, you may have a prepaid card slot and a card reader.
The lending medal payout device 23 as the lending storage unit 25 is for lending a game medal to the player with the input of a bill detection signal from the bill sensor 24 as a trigger. This rented medal payout device 23 is a so-called hopper device for paying out game medals. It has a rental disk 27 that can be discharged one by one. The rental disk 27 is rotatably supported by a drive motor, and has a hole into which a game medal can enter. And it forms in the mechanism which can discharge | emit the game medal which entered this hole one by one outside the apparatus with rotation. The rental medal payout device 23 is provided with a sensor for counting discharged medals, and is configured to stop the drive motor when a predetermined number of game medals are paid out.

(Batch input device 3)
The batch insertion device 3 is a mechanism for batch-inserting game medals paid out from the lending storage unit 25 and game medals that a player inserts into an acceptance insertion unit 48 described later into the medal insertion slot 10 of the slot machine 1 It is.
Specifically, the collective throwing device 3 is roughly divided into a main body cover 30 attached to the front surface of the outer box 20 of the medal lending machine 2, and a game medal provided inside the main body cover 30 for sending out game medals. A medal feeder 40; and a slot introduction path 60 for guiding a game medal attached to the front side of the main body cover 30 and fed from the medal feeder 40 to the side transfer passage 12 of the slot machine 1. ing.

The collective throwing device 3 is provided with a closing means 300 that closes the accepting and throwing section 48 and rejects accepting game medals.
(Main unit cover 30)
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the main body cover 30 is a box that protrudes from the front center of the outer case 20 of the medal lending machine 2 toward the front side (the front side when the slot machine 1 is viewed from the front side). As shown in FIG. 1, a medal feeding device 40 is built in a collective opening 31 that is a shape member and opens upward.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a counter-like overhanging portion 32 having a flat portion on the upper surface is formed on the front side of the collective charging opening 31. The projecting portion 32 projects toward the front side and the side of the batch loading opening 31, and is formed in a substantially U shape as shown in FIG. Further, a standing portion 272 is formed around the collective charging opening 31 so as to stand in a U shape extending from both sides to the front as viewed from above. The collective loading opening 31 is set so as to be positioned above the dropping hole 271 of the receiving loading portion 48 of the main body block 41 described later, and as a result, the standing portion 272 is positioned above the dropping hole 271. Is formed.

  A rectangular contact is formed on the front side of the overhanging portion 32 of the batch loading device 3 as a belt operation switch 273 which is rectangular and is made of a conductive metal for activating and deactivating the conveying device 50. A sensor 275 (dotted line portion in FIG. 10) is laid. Then, when the hand touches the rectangular contact sensor 275 of the overhanging portion 32, the drive motor 55 of the transport device 50 is driven, and when the hand touching the rectangular contact sensor 275 of the overhanging portion 32 is released, The drive motor 55 of the device 50 stops driving. Specifically, when the belt operation switch 273 is operated for less than a predetermined specific time, three game medals are sent to the side transfer passage 12, and the belt operation switch 273 is set to a predetermined specific time (10 seconds) or more. When continuously operated, the game medals exceeding the number of three are formed to be sent out to the side transfer passage 12.

The belt operation switch 273 is not limited to the rectangular contact sensor 275, but may be a U-shaped contact sensor 274 provided in a U-shape on the standing portion 272 as shown in FIG. . The U-shaped contact sensor 274 is formed in a U shape along the upright portion 272 as shown by the hatched portion in FIG. Then, by touching the U-shaped contact sensor 274 of the overhanging portion 32, the drive motor 55 of the transport device 50 is driven by operating in the same manner as the rectangular contact sensor 275.
Note that only the rectangular contact sensor 275 may be used as the belt operation switch 273, or only the U-shaped contact sensor 274 may be used. Also, the rectangular contact sensor 275 and the U-shaped contact sensor may be used. You may set so that both of 274 can be used.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, a medal removal tray 90 having a discharge storage portion 93 that receives foreign matter discharged from the medal feeder 40 and a canceled medal is formed on the back side of the bottom of the main body cover 30. Yes. This medal removal tray 90 is located under the opening / closing hole 85 on the front surface of the medal lending machine 2, and when the opening / closing hole 85 of the discharging mechanism 80 is opened, the medal storage unit 44 received through the opening / closing hole 85 is provided. The game medal can be taken out from the outside. As shown by the dotted line in FIG. 1, the medal removal tray 90 is pivotally supported by a tray hinge 95 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction on the back side of the bottom of the main body cover 30. Normally, it is in a closed state as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 1 and is formed so that it can store game medals and trash to be discharged. When collecting game medals and trash, etc., the solid line in FIG. As shown in the figure, it is formed so that the stored matter can be easily taken out by hand from the near side by rotating to the near side.

On the front side of the overhanging portion 32, a rotation display portion 240 that displays the operating state of the belt 53 is formed.
(Rotation display 240)
The rotation display unit 240 is for displaying the operating state of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 and the open / closed state of the opening / closing hole 85 of the discharge mechanism 80 toward the player. The rotation display unit 240 is formed of a blue light emitting unit 241 that is located on the right side when viewed from the front side and can emit blue light, and a red light emitting unit 242 that is located on the left side when viewed from the front side and can emit red light. ing. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotation display unit 240 is formed at a position visible from the player on the front side of the overhanging portion 32. The rotation display unit 240 displays an operating state of the belt 53 and a discharge mechanism 80 described later by a combination of lighting and extinguishing of the two light emitters of the blue light emitting unit 241 and the red light emitting unit 242. Specifically, the rotation display unit 240 is configured to perform forward rotation (forward rotation, in the black arrow direction of FIG. 1) and reverse rotation (reverse rotation, reverse rotation direction of the black arrow in FIG. 1) of the transfer unit 200. The four states of reverse rotation of the belt 53 with the opening of the opening / closing hole 85 (reverse rotation, reverse rotation direction of the black arrow in FIG. 1) and non-operation are sequentially turned on only in the blue light emitting portion 241 and red. Only the light emitting unit 242 is turned on, both turned on, and both turned off to distinguish them for display to the outside.

(Medal feeder 40)
The medal feeding device 40 is a device for feeding out game medals built in the main body cover 30.
As shown in FIG. 1, the medal feeder 40 includes a box-shaped main body block 41 provided inside the main body cover 30 and a transport device 50 (a transfer unit 200) that transports game medals into the main body block 41. ) And a discharge mechanism 80 that discharges remaining game medals and the like that are located on the lower back side of the transfer device 50.
(Main body block 41)
The main body block 41 has a receiving input portion 48 opened upward at a substantially central portion in the length direction. The receiving and inserting portion 48 is provided with a drop hole 271 that is opened in a quadrangle and allows a game medal to drop. A payout passage 42 that opens upward and communicates with the receiving input portion 48 is provided inside the receiving input portion 48. A game medal from the lending storage unit 25 is inserted into a portion opened above the payout passage 42.

A medal storage unit 44 for temporarily storing game medals inserted from the receiving input unit 48 or the payout passage 42 is formed below the receiving input unit 48. In addition, a transfer unit 200 (conveyance device 50) having a belt 53 for transferring game medals stored in the medal storage unit 44 is incorporated in the lower front portion of the main body block 41. The front side of the main body block 41 is a medal discharge unit 47 for discharging the game medals sent out by the transport device 50 to the insertion port introduction path 60 one by one. A discharge mechanism 80 having an openable / closable opening / closing hole 85 is provided at the bottom of the inner wall forming the payout passage 42 and on the bottom surface of the medal storage portion 44.
As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the receiving insertion portion 48 is an opening for receiving game medals inserted from the collective insertion opening 31, and a partition bar 100 provided in the lateral direction at a substantially central portion of the opening width. have. This is to align the inserted game medals in the same direction as much as possible. In other words, the presence of the partition rod 100 prevents a game medal from being inserted in the receiving and inserting section 48 in a vertical orientation (a direction in which the front and back surfaces of the game medal are in the horizontal direction). Is turned sideways (the direction in which the front and back sides of the game medal are in the front-rear direction) and dropped. When dropped in this way, the direction of the game medals is aligned, so the game medals can be stored in a stack in the medal storage part 44, which is a space located below the receiving insertion part 48. It becomes easier to carry by the carrying device 50.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, at the front side end portion of the receiving and throwing-in portion 48, the upper space of the transport device 50 is more than the medal storage portion 44 located below the receiving and throwing-in portion 48 and the medal storage portion 44. A movement adjustment valve 43 is provided that divides the medal return portion 45 located on the front side. The movement adjustment valve 43 prevents the movement of medals from the medal storage unit 44 to the medal return unit 45, and allows the movement of medals from the medal return unit 45 to the medal storage unit 44 as appropriate, thereby allowing the transport device 50 to transfer medals. This is to make it smooth.
The payout passage 42 is for receiving a game medal from the lending storage unit 25 of the medal lending machine 2 and guiding it to the medal storage unit 44. The bottom surface of the payout passage 42 is inclined downward from the back side toward the near side, and an opening / closing hole 85 that can be opened and closed by an opening / closing plate 82 is formed at the front end portion of the inclination. When the opening / closing plate 82 closes the opening / closing hole 85, game medals are stored in the medal storage section 44. When the opening / closing plate 82 is opened from the opening / closing hole 85, foreign matters such as dust and remaining game medals on the medal storage section 44 or the belt 53 of the transport device 50 fall from the cancel passage 49. Foreign matter and game medals that have fallen from the cancellation passage 49 are temporarily stored in the medal takeout plate 90, and can be taken out by opening the medal takeout plate 90 to the front as shown in FIG. It has become.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the medal removal tray 90 is pivotally supported by the lower portion of the batch loading device 3 so as to be rotatable by a tray hinge 95. As shown by the dotted line in FIG. 1, a discharge storage portion 93 capable of storing a canceled medal, a foreign object, dust, or the like is formed in the state where the medal removal tray 90 is closed. Further, although not particularly shown, the medal removal tray 90 is formed so as to be automatically closed after being opened by a self-returning mechanism. The self-return mechanism includes a spring that biases the medal removal tray 90 in the closing direction, and the medal removal tray 90 is normally closed. Then, by pulling down the medal removal tray 90 in the opening direction against the biasing force of the spring, that is, the front side, the discharge storage portion 93 of the medal removal tray 90 is opened as shown in FIG. When opening the medal removal tray 90, the game medals and the like stored in the discharge storage section 93 are received by hand while holding the medal removal tray 90. When the stored matter is completely discharged, the medal removal tray 90 is automatically closed by releasing the hand from the medal removal tray 90. Of course, the medal removal tray 90 may be temporarily fixed by the concavo-convex portion in two stages of the closed state and the open state without providing such a self-returning mechanism.

Further, the medal removal tray 90 does not have the self-return mechanism as described above or the temporary fixing mechanism by the uneven portion, and is simply pivotally supported by the tray hinge 95 so that it can be opened and closed. It may be one that is kept open. The medal removal tray 90 can be closed as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 1 by pushing up the hand. As a result, when opening the lower door of another gaming machine on the right next to the front from the front, the medal removal tray 90 is closed by hand to avoid obstructing the lower door to be opened. Can do.
(Moving adjustment valve 43)
As shown in FIG. 5, the movement adjusting valve 43 has a configuration in which a rectangular rotating plate 43A is attached to a support portion 43B having pins 46 protruding laterally from both ends. The pins 46 are engaged with holes formed on both side surfaces of the main body block 41 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction around the pins 46.

Further, a stopper 43C is provided on the inner surface of the main body block 41 so as to abut on the medal return portion 45 side of the movement adjustment valve 43 in a state where the movement adjustment valve 43 is suspended. Accordingly, the movement adjustment valve 43 can be rotated from the suspended state to the medal storage unit 44 side, but is prevented from rotating from the suspended state to the medal return unit 45 side.
The rotating plate 43A is formed of an elastic member such as urethane, and is elastically deformed by a predetermined pressure or more. Further, the movement adjustment valve 43 is configured so that the distance from the lower end of the rotation plate 43A to the upper surface of the belt 53 of the transfer device 50 described later is longer than the diameter of the game medal when the rotation plate 43A is in the suspended state. It is formed. This is to allow the game medal to pass under the rotating plate 43A even when standing up.

(Transfer unit 200 (conveying device 50))
The transfer unit 200 (conveying device 50) is built in the lower front part of the main body block 41, and the game medals thrown into or out of the medal storage unit 44 are placed in a horizontal state (the front and back surfaces of the game medals are up and down. State, that is, the state where the front or back of the game medal faces upward or downward) one by one through the insertion port introduction path 60 to the medal discharge port 66 . Specifically, the transfer unit 200 (conveying device 50) includes a belt that is stretched between a pair of rollers 51 (the near side roller 51A and the back side roller 51B) and the near side roller 51A and the back side roller 51B. 53 (transfer means), a reverse roller 52 (return means) installed with a delivery gap 54 above the front side of the belt 53, a drive motor 55 for rotating the rollers 51, 52, and this drive motor Transmission means 56 (FIG. 4) for transmitting the rotation of the motor shaft 55 to the rollers 51 and 52 is provided.

The roller 51 is provided in parallel in the front-rear direction as viewed from the front side. The belt 53 is a flat belt stretched around two rollers 51A and 51B, and the surface thereof is covered with rubber or the like so as to increase the frictional resistance with the game medal. As shown in FIG. 1, the front roller 51A is mounted at a slightly higher position than the back roller 51B, so that the upper surface of the belt 53 is inclined slightly upward toward the front. By rotating the roller 51 in the direction of the black arrow shown in FIG. 1 (the arrow whose inside is painted black), the upper surface of the belt 53 is moved forward.
The roller 51 and the reverse roller 52 are rotated simultaneously by the transmission means 56. The transmission means 56 is a drive shaft of the drive motor 55, a gear provided on the near side roller 51A, the reverse rotation roller 52, and a belt connecting these gears. The reverse rotation roller 52 is in the same direction as the roller 51. Since it rotates, the traveling direction of the upper surface of the belt 53 and the moving direction of the lower surface of the reverse rotation roller 52 are reversed. Further, the rotation speed of the reverse rotation roller 52 is formed to be faster than the rotation speed of the roller 51 by adjusting the transmission means 56 (a combination of gears having different diameters).

  As shown in FIG. 1, a delivery gap 54 is formed between the lower end of the reverse rotation roller 52 and the upper surface of the belt 53, which is larger than the thickness of one game medal and smaller than the thickness of two game medals. Has been. For this reason, when a plurality of game medals are stacked on the reverse rotation roller 52 and are conveyed to the reverse rotation roller 52 side, the game medals above the second one are left, leaving the bottom one game medal. The kick roller is kicked backward by the reversing reverse roller 52. As a result, the game medals on the upper surface of the belt 53 are sent one by one to the front side, and the game medals above the belt 53 and behind the reverse rotation roller 52 are kicked out to the medal return section 45. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 5, the reverse rotation roller 52 in this embodiment is formed with a stirring groove 58 having a substantially trapezoidal cross section along the axial direction. The stirring groove 58 plays a role of effectively kicking back the game medals stacked above the belt 53 so that the game medals are hooked at the end of the groove.
The front side of the belt 53 is close to the medal receiving port 67 of the insertion port introduction path 60. The game medals on the upper surface of the belt 53 are carried from the medal discharge unit 47 to the insertion port introduction path 60 through the delivery gap 54.
Although not particularly illustrated, a protrusion that protrudes from the side wall surface of the belt 53 toward the belt 53 after passing through the attachment position of the reverse rotation roller 52 in the middle of feeding from the belt 53 to the insertion port introduction path 60. A body may be formed. This projecting body projects the effective width that the belt 53 can convey so as to match the diameter of the game medal to be used. When the game medals on the belt 53 come into contact with the projecting body, the game medals can be transferred to a predetermined position.

The transfer unit 200 rotates the belt 53 in the forward direction (forward rotation, that is, in the black arrow direction in FIG. 1), thereby transferring the game medal to the insertion port 60 and the belt 53 in the reverse direction (reverse rotation, In other words, the game medals are placed in either the reverse feed direction in which the game medals are fed back to the medal storage section 44 on the opposite side of the insertion port introduction path 60 by performing the reverse rotation direction of the black arrow direction in FIG. It is configured to be transportable. That is, when the belt 53 is rotated in the forward direction, the transfer unit 200 transfers the material on the belt 53 to the introduction port 60, and when the belt 53 is reversed, the material on the belt 53 is transferred to the opening / closing hole 85. It is formed to do.
When the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 is reversely rotated, the reverse rotation roller 52 is formed so as not to rotate by an internal mechanism.

(Discharge mechanism 80)
The discharge mechanism 80 includes a solenoid 81 that moves up and down a substantially cylindrical movable shaft 83 that protrudes upward in accordance with an energized state, and one end that is pivotally supported by the movable shaft 83. An opening / closing plate 82 is formed so as to be swingable in the vertical direction with a fixed shaft 84 as a fulcrum. The opening / closing hole 85 is located between the medal storage part 44 and the cancellation passage 49 and can open and close the cancellation passage 49. Then, the opening / closing hole 85 is formed to be openable / closable by rotating the opening / closing plate 82 about the fixed shaft 84.
When the movable shaft 83 is located below, the opening / closing plate 82 is closed (see FIG. 1), and when the movable shaft 83 is located above, the opening / closing plate 82 is opened (see FIG. 8). It is formed so that. Then, by opening the opening / closing plate 82 by the operation of the solenoid 81, medals and foreign matters in the medal feeder 40 can be discharged from the cancel passage 49 formed on the bottom surface of the main body block 41. Yes. The discharge mechanism 80 can be formed such that the opening / closing plate 82 is opened by operating a reset switch (not shown), for example.

(Input port introduction path 60)
The slot 60 is provided in the vicinity of the medal slot 10 of the slot machine 1 in order to introduce a game medal into the medal slot 10 of the slot machine 1, and the game medal is inserted from the side of the slot machine 1 to the medal. The game medal is guided from the transfer unit 200 to the side transfer passage 12 that guides to the insertion port 10. That is, the insertion port introduction path 60 is for transferring the game medals sent out from the transfer unit 200 (conveying device 50) to the medal insertion port 10 of the slot machine 1.
The insertion port introduction path 60 includes a base member 62 attached to the lower portion on the front side of the main body cover 30, a passage portion 65 having a medal transfer slit that is positioned on the front side of the base member 62 and through which a game medal can pass, A cover member 61 rotatably attached to the base member 62 via a hinge 63 provided at the lower end portion of the base member 62, and a light emitting portion capable of irradiating a passage portion 65 visible from a visible portion 210 described later. And 220.

The insertion port introduction path 60 is installed such that the medal discharge port 66 is arranged in line with the end of the side transfer passage 12 of the medal insertion port 10 of the slot machine 1. In this case, the medal discharge port 66 and the end of the side transfer passage 12 do not necessarily abut and coincide with each other, and the gap between the game medal discharged from the medal discharge port 66 and the side transfer passage 12 can be moved. There may be a height error.
(Passage section 65)
The passage portion 65 is for guiding game medals falling from the belt 53 to the side transfer passage 12.
The passage portion 65 is located on the front side of the base member 62, a movable plate 250 that is movable on the front side of the fixed plate 251, and a lower portion of the fixed plate 251, so that the game It has a projecting portion 252 that projects to the near side by a width slightly larger than the thickness of one medal.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, a protrusion 252 is sandwiched between the fixed plate 251 and the movable plate 250, and has a thickness that is slightly larger than the thickness of one game medal, which is larger than the diameter of the game medal. By having a slightly larger width, a passage portion 65 capable of transferring game medals is formed. The passage portion 65 is formed by a fixed plate 251, a movable plate 250, and a protrusion 252 that form a medal transfer slit through which a game medal can pass.
The passage portion 65 is bent in a substantially L shape from the medal receiving port 67 toward the slot machine 1, and an end thereof serves as a medal discharge port 66. That is, the passage unit 65 receives the game medals discharged from the medal discharge unit 47 from the medal receiving port 67, one by one from the medal discharge port 66, and the medal insertion port 10 of the slot machine 1 through the side transfer passage 12. It is designed to discharge toward the side.

(Fixed plate 251)
The fixing plate 251 is fixed to the front side of the base member 62 and is formed in a substantially L shape in a front view. As shown in FIG. 1, the upper end portion of the fixed plate 251 is a curved portion 62A that curves in the back direction from below to above, and this curved portion 62A is connected to the medal discharge portion 47 of the medal feeder 40. A medal receiving port 67 communicating therewith is formed.
(Movable plate 250)
The movable plate 250 is positioned on the front side of the fixed plate 251 and forms a wall on the near side of the passage portion 65. All the movable plates 250 of the passage portion 65 are made of transparent resin. The movable plate 250 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable slightly below the upper end of the side end of the movable plate 250 (specifically, at a position one fifth of the total height of the movable plate 250 from the upper end). A movable plate rotating shaft 253 is formed. The movable plate rotating shaft 253 is formed with a spring that pulls the upper end of the movable plate 250 toward the front side and biases the lower end toward the rear side. Normally, since the lower end of the movable plate 250 is in contact with the protruding portion 252, the movable plate 250 maintains a state in which it stands upright in the vertical direction. When a clogging release button 260 described later is pressed, the clogging release button 260 pushes the upper part of the movable plate 250 into the back side, and the movable plate 250 has an upper end with the movable plate rotation shaft 253 as the center of rotation. Rotate the back side and bottom end toward you. As a result, when game medals are clogged inside the passage 65 between the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251, a gap between the lower end of the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251 is opened. The clogged medal outlet 68 of the cover member 61 is discharged to the outside.

Further, on the front side of the movable plate 250, a passage sensor 231 is provided as a medal detection means 230 capable of detecting the passage of a game medal.
(Medal detection means 230 (pass sensor 231))
The medal detection means 230 is a passage sensor 231 composed of a proximity switch (sensor) that detects the proximity of a game medal and the presence or absence of a detection target in a non-contact manner. The presence information that the game medal does not move can be detected. The passing sensor 231 can detect a passing game medal one by one.

  Here, the passing sensor 231 uses an inductive proximity switch that generates a magnetic field in the detection region as a proximity switch, but is not particularly limited to this, and other types of proximity switches are used. You can do it. For example, a capacitive proximity switch that generates an electric field in the detection region may be used as the passing sensor 231, or an ultrasonic proximity switch that generates an ultrasonic wave in the detection region may be used. In addition, a photoelectric proximity switch that detects a game medal by reflection or shading of visible or invisible light may be used, and a magnetic flux when a game medal approaches by a combination of a magnetic detection element and a magnet. A magnetic proximity switch that detects a change may be used. For example, when a photoelectric proximity switch is used, the light emitted from the light sensor emitting part that emits light and the light reflected from the reflecting plate (not shown) attached to the fixed plate 251 side are reflected. And an optical sensor light receiving unit for receiving light. It is possible to detect a state in which this light is blocked when a game medal passes between the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251 or when the game medal is clogged.

Further, the passing sensor 231 is not limited to a proximity switch (sensor) that can be detected without directly touching the game medal that is the detection target as described above. It is also possible to use a contact type detection type contact sensor that detects by direct contact.
Here, although not specifically shown, the passage sensor 231 is provided at a position slightly shifted in the width direction from the center of the passage width of the passage portion 65, so that a plurality of circular game medals pass in a continuous state. However, the detection signal of the passage sensor 231 always repeats a certain waveform. Therefore, by monitoring this waveform in the control unit of the medal lending machine 2, an abnormality in medal transfer can be detected. For example, when the passage sensor 231 continues to detect game medals, it is assumed that game medals are jammed inside the passage portion 65. In such a case, it is preferable to issue an alarm or the like for pressing the clog release button 260 to cancel the clogging of medals.

  On the other hand, if the passing sensor 231 does not detect a game medal for a certain time or more, the medal feeding device 40 depends on whether all the inserted game medals have been sent, or whether a medal clogging has occurred inside the transport device 50 or the like. One of the cases where the game medal is not sent out or the movable plate 250 is movable and is out of the detection range of the passage sensor 231 is assumed. Therefore, in such a case, the driving motor 55 of the conveying device 50 is set to stop driving or the rotation of the belt 53 is reversed. In such a case, control is performed so that the drive motor 55 is not driven even if the belt operation switch 273 is turned ON. Specifically, when the drive control means 280 does not detect the game medal transferred by the belt 53 for a predetermined time (10 seconds) even though the belt 53 is rotationally driven, The operation is stopped.

(Protrusion 252)
The protruding portion forms the bottom of the passage portion 65, and the game medal sandwiched between the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251 on the protruding portion 252 rolls toward the side transfer passage 12. Is formed.
(Cover member 61)
The cover member 61 is rotatable about a hinge 63 below the cover member 61 and covers the front surface of the passage portion 65.
The hinge 63 can pivotally support the cover member 61 and the base member 62 in a rotatable manner. Locking means 290 for locking the cover member 61 to the base member 62 side is provided so that both the cover member 61 and the base member 62 are not opened. As shown in FIG. 7, the locking means 290 is positioned on the lower surface side of the main body cover 30 above the anchor claw-shaped locking portion 291 provided on the upper back side of the cover member 61 and the insertion port introduction path 60. Thus, an anchor claw-like portion of the locking portion 291 is formed from a non-locking portion 292 that can be locked. As shown in FIG. 6, the engaging portion 291 has an insertion piece opening 294 that opens near the center in the width direction. And this latching | locking part 291 is formed from soft resin, and is formed so that elastic deformation is possible.

On the clogging release button 260 (described later) of the cover member 61, as shown in FIG. 3, there is an unlocking hole 293 that opens on the front and back sides and releases the locking state of the locking means 290 described above. Is formed. By inserting a strip plate-like insertion piece such as a key or a rod-like screwdriver into this locking release hole 293, this insertion piece pushes the upper surface of the above-mentioned insertion piece opening 294 downward. As a result, the inserted insertion piece elastically deforms the locking portion 291 downward, and the anchor claw-shaped locking portion 291 is disengaged from the non-locking portion 292. As a result, the locked state of the locking means 290 can be released.
The cover member 61 includes a visible portion 210 that allows the passage portion 65 to be visually recognized from the player side. The visible portion 210 is a plurality of slit-like through holes penetrating the front and back of the cover member 61, and is formed so that the passage portion 65 at the back of the cover member 61 can be seen from the outside. As shown in FIG. 9, the position and shape of the visible portion 210 of the cover member 61 are clearly shown from what is drawn on the external front view of the passage portion 65. The long direction of the shape is formed along the moving direction of the game medal in the passage portion 65. Thereby, the movement of the game medal can be followed with a line of sight.

A clogging release button 260 for moving the movable plate 250 is formed on the upper portion of the cover member 61.
In the lower part of the cover member 61, a clogged medal discharge port 68 opening downward is formed. This clogged medal outlet 68 is opened to move the movable plate 250 when the clogging release button 260 is pressed and to discharge the game medals clogged between the movable plate 250 and the fixed plate 251 to the outside. It is.
(Clogging release button 260)
The clog release button 260 pushes the upper part of the movable plate 250 to rotate the movable plate 250 when the game medals are jammed in the passage portion 65, and removes the game medals jammed in the passage portion 65 below the clogged medal. It is for discharging from the outlet 68.

(Light emitting unit 220)
The light emitting part 220 is located inside the insertion port introduction path 60 and is formed at a position where the passage part 65 visible from the visible part 210 can be irradiated as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the light emitting unit 220 is composed of an LED fixed to the base member 62, and can emit light of two colors, red and blue. The light emitting unit 220 emits blue light when the transfer unit 200 is operated, and the emitted light is formed so as to be visible from the visible unit 210. From the visible portion 210, the game medal passing through the passage portion 65 is visible from the player side. Thus, the player can clearly see the game medal passing through the passage portion 65 inside the cover member 61 in a bright state.

  The light emitting unit 220 is configured to emit light with a light emission color different from a light emission color during normal operation in which a medal clogging is not detected when a medal clogging is detected by the medal detection means. Specifically, when the proximity switch of the passage sensor 231 detects the movement of the game medal, the game medal is not clogged and is passing normally, and the light emitting unit 220 emits light in blue. It is formed as follows. And when the proximity switch of the passage sensor 231 detects that the state where the game medal exists continuously, the game medal is jammed at the location of the passage sensor 231 due to some trouble. The light emitting unit 220 is formed to emit red light.

(Blocking means 300)
As shown in FIGS. 1, 11, and 12, the closing means 300 is for closing the receiving insertion portion 48 and rejecting the reception of game medals. When the settlement switch 400 of the slot machine 1 is operated, the closing means 300 transmits a signal via an optical transmission means 150, which will be described later as optical communication, and closes the receiving / sending unit 48 of the batch loading device 3. It is something that can be done. The closing means 300 is set to operate according to a control signal from the drive control means 280. The drive control means 280 operates to close the closing means 300 when it is determined that the current state is a payout state for payment.

This closing means 300 is used to prevent the player from mistakenly inserting a game medal as a condition for starting the game into the acceptance input unit 48 while closing the acceptance input unit 48 during the payment of payment. belongs to.
Specifically, the closing means 300 is provided on the main body cover 30 adjacent to the receiving and inserting portion 48 at the upper part of the medal feeder 40. The closing means 300 is formed so as to block the batch loading opening 31 of the main body cover 30 and at the same time block the receiving and loading portion 48 communicating with the batch loading opening 31. The blocking means 300 includes a columnar blocking solenoid 311 formed on the main body cover 30 adjacent to the receiving input portion 48, a rod-shaped blocking advance / retreat rod 312 that moves forward and backward in response to a control signal input from the blocking solenoid 311, A rectangular plate-shaped closing shutter 310 is provided which is fixed to the back side of the closing advance / retreat rod 312 and matches the shape of the opening of the receiving input portion 48.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the closing means 300 is not in operation, the closing advance / retreat bar 312 enters the inside of the closing solenoid 311, and the closing shutter 310 is also moved from the batch closing opening 31 and the receiving closing portion 48. It will be out of place. In such a case, the accepting / inserting unit 48 is in an open state, and a state where a game medal can be inserted is possible. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12, when the closing means 300 is operating, the closing advance / retreat rod 312 protrudes from the closing solenoid 311 toward the back side, and the closing shutter 310 has the collective opening 31 and It will be in the state which covers the whole surface of the acceptance insertion part 48. FIG. In such a case, the accepting / inserting unit 48 is in a closed state, and the gaming medal cannot be inserted. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the game medal from being erroneously inserted from the acceptance insertion unit 48 during the adjustment by operating the adjustment switch 400.

(Drive control means 280)
Based on the operation of the belt operation switch 273, the drive control means 280 controls the rotation drive of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 of the batch loading device 3, the opening / closing of the opening / closing hole 85 of the discharge mechanism 80, the closing means 300, etc. Is to do. The drive control means 280 can be operated based on a predetermined timer mechanism disposed therein or an input / output result of the judgment control circuit, and is a rectangular contact sensor as a belt operation switch 273 by the player. The belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 is made operable by contact with 275.
Further, the drive control means 280 is formed to start the transfer by the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 in response to the input of the banknote detection signal from the banknote sensor 24. That is, when a banknote detection signal is input from the banknote sensor 24, the drive control means 280 is configured to start rotation of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200.

(Light transmission means 150)
The light transmission means 150 enables signal transmission between the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2.
As shown in FIG. 15, the light transmission means 150 is formed between the vicinity of the right side surface of the slot machine 1 and the vicinity of the left side surface of the medal lending machine 2. 15 is for transmitting a signal from the slot machine 1 side to the medal lending machine 2 side, but not shown, but contrary to FIG. 15, the medal lending machine 2 side has a light emitting side. And having a light receiving side on the slot machine 1 side. Since they are in a symmetrical relationship, only what is shown in FIG. 15 will be described, and description of the other will be omitted.

The light transmission means 150 is located near the side surface of the slot machine 1 on the medal lending machine 2 side, and is lit based on a predetermined control signal. An optical sensor 152 that is disposed at a position that matches the transmission LED 151 and that can detect whether the transmission LED 151 is lit or not is provided. The transmission LED 151 is a light emitting diode, but a laser diode capable of outputting a semiconductor laser capable of large-capacity optical communication may be used. Further, the transmission LED 151 may be a lamp that can be turned on and off.
The transmission LED 151 is formed slightly in the vicinity of the inner corner from the side surface of the slot machine 1 on the medal lending machine 2 side, and is wired so that it lights up when a control signal is input. Has been. As shown in FIG. 15, the transmission LED 151 is arranged at the corner of the light guide path 153 whose overall shape is substantially L-shaped. The light guide path 153 includes a notification light guide path 154 that opens in a cylindrical shape toward the front side and an LED side transmission light guide path 155 that opens in a cylindrical shape toward the side surface. The light guide path 154 and the LED side transmission light guide path 155 are orthogonal to each other so that the overall shape is formed in an approximately L shape. The transmission LED 151 is arranged at the corner of the light guide path 153 which is the back side of the notification light guide path 154 and the back side of the LED side transmission light guide path 155. That is, when the transmission LED 151 is lit, the light lit by the transmission LED 151 reaches the front side through the notification light guide path 154, and to the side of the medal lending machine 2 through the LED side transmission light guide path 155. It is formed so that the light lit by the transmission LED 151 can reach. In addition, a front side glass 157 made of a transparent glass that closes the opening is fitted in the end portion on the front side of the notification light guide path 154. Then, the front side glass 157 forms an in-payment notification unit 160 that allows the player to confirm that the transmission LED 151 is emitting light. That is, when the light can be confirmed from the front-side glass 157 on the slot machine 1 side, it means that the rental settlement signal is being output, and the player can confirm the state. In addition, an LED side glass 158 made of transparent glass that closes the opening is fitted in the end portion on the side surface side of the LED side transmission light guide path 155.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the optical sensor 152 is formed slightly in the vicinity of the inner corner from the side surface of the medal lending machine 2 on the slot machine 1 side. The optical sensor 152 is formed so as to be able to detect the light with which the transmission LED 151 is lit and send the optical signal to the drive control means 280. As shown in FIG. 15, the optical sensor 152 is disposed at the back end of the sensor-side transmission light guide path 156 whose overall shape is cylindrical. A sensor-side glass 159 made of transparent glass that closes the opening is fitted into the outer end of the sensor-side transmission light guide path 156. The central axis of the sensor-side transmission light guide path 156 and the central axis of the LED-side transmission light guide path 155 are arranged on a straight line so as to be arranged on the same line. That is, it is formed so that the light with which the transmission LED 151 is lit can reach the light sensor 152 straightly through the LED side transmission light guide path 155 and the sensor side transmission light guide path 156.

  The light transmission means 150 can enable bidirectional optical communication between the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide a cable or the like for sending an electrical signal for performing such information transmission between the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2. Thereby, the installation work of the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 in the game hall can be simplified without the need for such cable connection work. In addition, even when the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 are exchanged at different times, it is not necessary to remove the cable etc. for connecting the two for the information transmission described above, so the exchange work is simple. Can be a thing.

Further, the transmission LED 151 of the light transmission means 150 and the optical sensor 152 are provided at positions that are aligned with each other when the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 are disposed at appropriate positions, respectively. When the installation positions of the machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 are shifted, the light of the transmission LED 151 does not reach the optical sensor 152. For this reason, the installation position of the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 can be confirmed using the light transmission means 150, and the positioning of both can be facilitated.
It should be noted that, without using the optical transmission means 150 or the like described above, the cable that can send the electrical signal from the slot machine 1 is directly connected to the medal lending machine 2 via a connector or the like and transmitted. Anyway, it is good.

(Transfer of game medals)
Next, the game medal transfer process in the game medal batch insertion system 7 having the above-described configuration will be described.
When the player touches the belt operation switch 273, the belt 53 starts to rotate. At this time, when the player removes his / her hand from the belt operation switch 273, the rotational drive of the belt 53 is completed. However, if the belt operation switch 273 is continuously touched for a predetermined time (10 seconds) or more, a continuous input state is determined and a predetermined signal for continuing driving is generated. When a signal for continuing this driving is input to the batch loading device 3, the belt 53 continues to rotate and drive even if the player releases his / her hand from the belt operation switch 273.

When the belt 53 starts moving, the game medals riding on the upper surface of the rear part of the belt 53 move forward, and the medals stored above it are also dragged, dive below the movement adjustment valve 43 and return to the medals. Move to section 45. Here, since the movement adjustment valve 43 does not rotate forward (toward the medal return part) by contacting the stopper 43C, the game medals stored in the upper part of the medal storage part 44 are immediately returned to the medal return part. 45 can prevent snow crumble.
Among the game medals transferred forward by the belt 53, the game medals on the upper surface of the belt 53 pass through the feeding gap 54 between the belt 53 and the lower surface of the reverse rotation roller 52, and the medals are discharged one by one. Transferred to section 47. On the other hand, the game medals overlying the belt 53 are brought into contact with the reverse rotation roller 52 and caught by the stirring groove 58 provided in the reverse rotation roller 52, and are kicked back by the medal return portion 45 at the upper rear part. Since the reverse roller 52 rotates at a higher speed than the roller 51, it is possible to kick out a game medal efficiently.

Here, if the amount of game medals staying in the medal return portion 45 is large, it may hinder kicking backward by the reverse rotation roller 52, and there is a possibility that medals are jammed in the delivery gap 54. However, since the movement adjustment valve 43 is pivotably attached to the rear (medal storage part side), the game medals in the medal return part 45 flow backward to the medal storage part 44 and above the medal return part 45. A space is formed. Thereby, the game medal is kicked out smoothly by the reverse rotation roller 52.
The game medals sent out from the transfer unit 200 (the transport device 50) are discharged from the medal discharge unit 47, enter the medal receiving port 67 while being guided by the curved portion 62A of the insertion port introduction path 60, and pass through the passage unit 65. It is discharged from the discharge port 66. Since the medal discharge port 66 is aligned with the side transfer passage 12 of the medal insertion port 10 of the slot machine 1, the game medal passes through the side transfer passage 12 of the slot machine 1 and passes through the medal insertion port of the slot machine 1. It is thrown into 10 upper throwing openings 11.

  Further, since the batch adjustment device 43 is provided with the movement adjusting valve 43, it is difficult for medal clogging to occur inside the medal feeding device 40, and even when a medal clogging occurs when ejecting from the medal feeding device 40, it is clogged. By pressing the release button 260 and opening the movable plate 250 downward, the clogging of medals can be easily eliminated. Since the discharge mechanism 80 and the medal removal tray 90 are provided, the remaining medals and foreign matters in the medal feeder 40 can be easily removed. Furthermore, since the agitating groove 58 is formed in the reverse rotation roller 52 of the transport device, game medals staying inside the transport device 50 can be sent out efficiently, and medal clogging can be prevented. In the present embodiment, the game medals in the medal storage unit 44 of the medal lending machine 2 are discharged to the medal tray 90 via the cancel passage 49, but the slot machine 1 via the transfer unit 200 as described above. May be inserted into the medal insertion slot 10 and discharged to the lower plate 15. In such a case, the game medals are transferred as described above based on the loan settlement signal instead of the operation of the belt operation switch 273 described above.

(Checkout operation of the game medal batch system 7)
In this embodiment, when the settlement switch 400 is pressed, the slot machine 1 pays out from the medal tank 5 to the lower plate 15 by the number of game medals stored as credit medals in the credit storage means 420. The medal lending machine 2 then releases the game medals stored in the credit storage means 420 of the slot machine 1 via the cancel passage 49 by opening the opening / closing plate 82 by releasing the game medals in the medal storage unit 44. Then, it is paid out to the player by dropping it on the medal tray 90. When the settlement switch 400 of the slot machine 1 is pressed, a credit medal is paid out from the credit storage means 420. After the payment of the credit medal is completed, a loan settlement signal is output from the loan settlement signal control means 510 to the medal lending machine 2. It is formed to be. When the loan settlement signal is input, the medal lending machine 2 rotates the belt 53 in the reverse rotation direction (rotation in the direction opposite to the black arrow rotation direction in FIG. 1) and is opened and closed by the solenoid 81 of the discharge mechanism 80. The opening / closing hole 85 is opened by operating the plate 82 in the opening direction. As a result, the game medals remaining on the belt 53 fall from the opening / closing hole 85 and are paid out to the lower medal tray 90 via the cancel passage 49. As a result, the game medals remaining in the medal storage unit 44 can be paid out to the player and settled.

The settlement operation of the batch loading system 7 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
The operation of the slot machine 1 in the settlement process of the game medal batch insertion system 7 will be described with reference to FIG.
First, in step 121, it is determined whether or not the settlement switch 400 of the slot machine 1 has been pressed. If it is determined that the settlement switch 400 is pressed, the process proceeds to the next step 122.
In step 122, the credit storage means 420 starts to pay out the remaining number of game medals as credits to the lower tray 15 of the slot machine 1. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 123.

In step 123, it is determined whether or not the credit payout by the credit storage unit 420 has been completed. That is, it is determined whether or not all credited game medals have been paid out to the lower tray 15. If it is determined that the credit payout by the credit storage unit 420 has been completed, the process proceeds to the next step 124.
In step 124, the lending / settlement signal control unit 510 outputs a lending / settlement signal for paying out the game medals in the medal saving unit 44 to the player via the transmission unit 56. Then, the process proceeds to the next step 125.
In step 125, it is determined whether or not the passing of the game medal is detected by the sensor of the medal selector 6. If it is determined by the sensor of the medal selector 6 that no game medal has been detected, the process proceeds to the next step 126.

Here, in step 125, instead of detecting the game medal with the sensor of the medal selector 6, the medal detection unit 230 of the medal lending machine 2 detects the passage of the game medal, and the transmission unit 56 detects the slot machine 1 Alternatively, a signal with medal detection may be output.
In step 126, it is determined whether or not 5 seconds have elapsed since the last game medal was detected. If it is determined that 5 seconds have elapsed, the process proceeds to the next step 127.
In step 127, the loan settlement signal control means 510 stops the output of the loan settlement signal. Then, the operation of the slot machine 1 in the settlement process of the game medal batch insertion system 7 ends.

If it is determined in step 121 that the settlement switch 400 has not been pressed, the process returns to step 121.
If it is determined in step 123 that the credits are not paid out by the credit storage unit 420, the process returns to the step 123.
If it is determined in step 125 that the game medal has been detected by the sensor of the medal selector 6, the process returns to step 124.
If it is determined in step 126 that five seconds have not elapsed since the last game medal was detected, the process returns to step 125.

The operation of the medal lending machine 2 in the settlement process of the game medal batch insertion system 7 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step 141, it is determined whether or not the loan settlement signal output in step 124 of FIG. 13 has been input. If it is determined that there is an input of such a loan settlement signal, the process proceeds to the next step 142.
In step 142, rotation driving of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 in the reverse direction (the reverse rotation direction to the black arrow rotation direction in FIG. 1) is started. At the same time, the open / close plate 82 is opened by driving the solenoid 81, and the open / close hole 85 is opened. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 143.

In step 143, it is determined whether or not the input of the loan settlement signal based on step 127 is stopped. If it is determined that the input of the loan settlement signal is stopped, the process proceeds to the next step 144.
In step 144, the rotational driving of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 is completed. At the same time, the opening / closing plate 82 is closed by driving the solenoid 81, and the opening / closing hole 85 is closed. Then, the operation of the medal lending machine 2 in the settlement process of the game medal batch insertion system 7 ends.
If it is determined in step 141 that there is no input of the lending settlement signal, the process returns to the step 141.

If it is determined in step 143 that the input of the loan settlement signal has not been stopped, the process returns to step 143.
(Operation) The loan settlement signal control means 510 outputs a loan settlement signal to the medal lending machine 2 when the settlement switch 400 is operated. Then, when the medal lending machine 2 receives the lending / settlement signal from the lending / settlement signal control means 510, the medal lending machine 2 drives the belt 53 to pay out the game medals in the medal storage unit 44 to the player. As a result, when the player operates the settlement switch 400 to stop the game, the game medals remaining in the slot machine 1 are paid out and settled, and the medal storage part of the batch insertion device 3 of the medal lending machine 2 The game medals remaining in 44 can also be paid out to the player for payment. As a result, it is possible to prevent the game from being ended in a state where the game medals inserted into the batch insertion device 3 remain.

  In this embodiment, the payout settlement process of the medal lending machine 2 is performed after the payout of the game medals stored in the credit storage means 420 of the slot machine 1 is completed. That is, the payout processing of the medal lending machine 2 is performed after the payout of the slot machine 1 is completed, instead of performing both payout processing at the same time. If both payout processes are performed at the same time, the payout sound will be generated from both, so some players will be disturbed by the payout sound on the slot machine 1 side and will not notice the payout sound on the medal lending machine 2 side. There is a possibility of coming. In this embodiment, the payout on the slot machine 1 side is finished, and then the payout on the medal lending machine 2 side is started, so that the player has changed the payout from the slot machine 1 to the medal lending machine 2. You can know by hearing and vision. As a result, the payout on the medal lending machine 2 side can be surely noticed, and forgetting the payout on the medal lending machine 2 side can be avoided.

Further, the payment of the medal lending machine 2 is paid out to the medal tray 90 through the cancel passage 49 by opening the opening / closing plate 82. That is, by performing the settlement process by a route different from the payment settlement of the slot machine 1, it is possible to disperse the wear of the equipment and prevent failure.
(Second form)
In this embodiment, after the payout of the credits of the slot machine 1 is completed, the remaining medals of the medal lending machine 2 are paid out. Then, once stored in the credit storage means 420, the stored game medals are canceled and paid out to the lower plate 15.

That is, in this embodiment, the medal lending machine 2 drives the belt 53 after the payout of the game medals stored in the credit storage means 420 and drives the game medals in the medal storage unit 44 via the transfer unit 200. And is inserted into the medal slot 10.
Then, the slot machine 1 stores the game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 10 in the credit storage means 420 and cancels (settlement) the stored game medals from the credit storage means 420 to the lower plate 15. It is characterized by paying out to the player.
In the present embodiment, in step 142 of FIG. 14 described in the first embodiment, rotation driving of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 in the normal rotation direction (the same rotation direction as the black arrow rotation direction of FIG. 1) is started. . At that time, the solenoid 81 is not driven and the opening / closing plate 82 is kept closed.

In step 144, the rotational driving of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 in the forward rotation direction is completed. The open / close plate 82 is in a state where the closed state is continued.
Since these operations are different from those of the first embodiment, and other configurations and flows are the same as those described in the first embodiment, their descriptions are omitted.
(Operation) In this embodiment, after the payout of the game medals stored in the credit storage means 420 of the slot machine 1 is completed, the payout settlement process of the medal lending machine 2 is performed. That is, the payout process of the medal lending machine 2 is performed after the payout of the slot machine 1 is completed, instead of performing both payout processes at the same time. This can be done by outputting a loan settlement signal at the timing when the payout of the slot machine 1 is completed, so that the payout process of the medal lending machine 2 is performed. When both payout processes are performed at the same time, the payout sound is generated from both, so some players are obstructed by the payout sound on the slot machine 1 side and do not notice the payout sound on the medal lending machine 2 side. There is a possibility of coming. In the present invention, since the payout on the slot machine 1 side is finished, and then the payout on the medal lending machine 2 side is started, the player confirms that the payout has shifted from the slot machine 1 to the medal lending machine 2. I can know for sure. Thereby, the payout on the medal lending machine 2 side can be surely noticed, and it is possible to avoid forgetting the payout on the medal lending machine 2 side.

  In this embodiment, the game medals remaining in the medal storage unit 44 of the batch insertion device 3 of the medal lending machine 2 are input to the medal insertion port 10 of the slot machine 1 through the transfer unit 200 and stored in the credit storage unit 420. The stored game medals are canceled and paid out to the player toward the lower plate 15. That is, when the settlement switch 400 of the slot machine 1 is operated, all game medals remaining in the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 are paid out from the credit storage means 420 of the slot machine 1 to the lower plate 15. Can do. As a result, the payout process can be collected in one of the lower plates 15, and the player does not have to pay attention to the payout on the medal lending machine 2 side, and can surely settle all game medals. . As a result, it is possible to avoid forgetting to take out game medals paid out by the medal lending machine 2 side.

Furthermore, by shifting the settlement process timing of the medal lending machine 2 from the settlement process timing on the slot machine 1 side, the payout of the game medals stored in the slot machine 1 and the game medals stored in the medal lending machine 2 It is possible to prevent clogging due to merging with payout.
(Third form)
In this embodiment, after the payout of the credit of the slot machine 1 is completed, the remaining medals of the medal lending machine 2 are paid out, and the remaining medals are inserted into the medal slot 10 of the slot machine 1 through the transfer unit 200. Then, it is canceled by the blocker of the medal selector 6 and paid out to the lower plate 15. Here, the blocker is provided in the medal selector 6 while the blocker is in operation, and the game medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 10 is paid directly to the lower plate 15 without entering the credit storage means 420. It can be put out.

That is, as in the first embodiment, the medal lending machine 2 drives the belt 53 after the payout of the game medals stored in the credit storage means 420 to transfer the game medals in the medal storage unit 44. The token is inserted into the medal slot 10 through the unit 200.
Then, the slot machine 1 moves toward the lower plate 15 by canceling the game medal transferred by the blocker of the medal selector 6 without guiding the game medal inserted from the medal slot 10 to the credit storage means 420. It is characterized by paying out to the player.
In the present embodiment, in step 142 of FIG. 14 described in the first embodiment, rotation driving of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 in the normal rotation direction (the same rotation direction as the black arrow rotation direction of FIG. 1) is started. . At that time, the solenoid 81 is not driven and the opening / closing plate 82 is kept closed.

In step 144, the rotational driving of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 in the forward rotation direction is completed. The open / close plate 82 is in a state where the closed state is continued.
In this embodiment, the slot machine 1 is in a state where the blocker of the medal selector 6 is on while the loan settlement signal is being output, that is, without directly guiding the game medal from the medal insertion slot 10 to the credit storage means 420. In this state, it is maintained in a state of paying out to the lower plate 15.
Since these operations are different from those of the first embodiment, and other configurations and flows are the same as those described in the first embodiment, their descriptions are omitted.
(Operation) In this embodiment, after the payout of the game medals stored in the credit storage means 420 of the slot machine 1 is completed, the payout settlement process of the medal lending machine 2 is performed. That is, the payout process of the medal lending machine 2 is performed after the payout of the slot machine 1 is completed, instead of performing both payout processes at the same time. When both payout processes are performed at the same time, the payout sound is generated from both, so some players are obstructed by the payout sound on the slot machine 1 side and do not notice the payout sound on the medal lending machine 2 side. There is a possibility of coming. In the present invention, since the payout on the slot machine 1 side is finished, and then the payout on the medal lending machine 2 side is started, the player confirms that the payout has shifted from the slot machine 1 to the medal lending machine 2. I can know for sure. Thereby, the payout on the medal lending machine 2 side can be surely noticed, and it is possible to avoid forgetting the payout on the medal lending machine 2 side.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the game medals remaining in the medal storage unit 44 of the batch insertion device 3 of the medal lending machine 2 are inserted into the medal insertion port 10 of the slot machine 1 through the transfer unit 200, and the medal insertion port The game medals inserted from 10 are not put into the credit storage means 420, but are paid out to the player toward the lower plate 15 by cancellation during the transfer of the game medals by the blocker of the medal selector 6. That is, when the settlement switch 400 of the slot machine 1 is operated, all game medals remaining in the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 can be paid out to the lower plate 15 of the slot machine 1. As a result, payout destinations can be combined into one, and the player does not have to pay attention to payout on the medal lending machine 2 side, and can surely settle all game medals. As a result, it is possible to avoid forgetting to take out game medals paid out by the medal lending machine 2 side.

Furthermore, by shifting the settlement process timing of the medal lending machine 2 from the settlement process timing on the slot machine 1 side, the payout of the game medals stored in the slot machine 1 and the game medals stored in the medal lending machine 2 It is possible to prevent clogging due to merging with payout.
Furthermore, since the game medals stored in the medal storage unit 44 are not directly stored in the credit storage means 420 in the slot machine 1 and are directly paid out by cancellation during the transfer of the game medals, the wrong number of game medals can be returned. No processing can be simplified.
(4th form)
In this embodiment, the payout timing in the settlement is performed at the same time by the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2, and the remaining game medals of the medal lending machine 2 are opened to the medal tray 90 by opening the opening / closing hole 85. It is something to be paid out.

That is, when the loan settlement signal is input, the medal lending machine 2 pays out the game medals stored in the credit storage means 420 of the slot machine 1 and releases the game medals in the medal storage unit 44 by opening the opening / closing plate 82. The player pays out to the player by dropping the medal tray 90 through the cancel passage 49.
FIG. 16 shows a flow of the operation of the slot machine 1 in the settlement process of the game medal batch insertion system 7 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
The operation of the slot machine 1 in the settlement process of the game medal batch insertion system 7 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, in step 221, it is determined whether or not the settlement switch 400 of the slot machine 1 has been pressed. If it is determined that the settlement switch 400 is pressed, the process proceeds to the next step 222.
In step 222, the credit storage means 420 starts to pay out the remaining number of game medals as credits to the lower tray 15 of the slot machine 1. At the same time, the loan settlement signal control means 510 outputs a loan settlement signal to the medal lending machine 2. Then, the process proceeds to next Step 223.
In step 223, it is determined whether or not the payout of credits by the credit storage means 420 has been completed. That is, it is determined whether or not all credited game medals have been paid out to the lower tray 15. Then, when it is determined that the payout of credits by the credit storage unit 420 has been completed, the process proceeds to the next step 224.

In step 224, it is determined whether or not the passing of the game medal is detected by the sensor of the medal selector 6. If it is determined by the sensor of the medal selector 6 that a game medal has not been detected, the process proceeds to the next step 225.
Here, in step 224, the game medal is not detected by the sensor of the medal selector 6, but the passage of the game medal is detected by the medal detection means 230 of the medal lending machine 2, and the slot machine 1 is detected by the transmission means 56. Alternatively, a signal with medal detection may be output.
In step 225, it is determined whether or not 5 seconds have elapsed since the last game medal was detected. If it is determined that 5 seconds have elapsed, the process proceeds to the next step 226.

In step 226, the loan settlement signal control means 510 stops the output of the loan settlement signal. Then, the operation of the slot machine 1 in the settlement process of the game medal batch insertion system 7 ends.
If it is determined in step 221 that the settlement switch 400 has not been pressed, the process returns to step 221.
If it is determined in step 223 that the credits are not paid out by the credit storage unit 420, the process returns to the step 223.
If it is determined in step 224 that the game medal has been detected by the sensor of the medal selector 6, the process returns to step 223.

If it is determined in step 225 that 5 seconds have not elapsed since the last game medal was detected, the process returns to step 223.
Since these operations are different from those of the first embodiment, and other configurations and flows are the same as those described in the first embodiment, their descriptions are omitted.
(Operation) In the present embodiment, payout adjustment of game medals remaining in the medal storage section 44 of the batch insertion device 3 is performed simultaneously with payout adjustment of game medals stored in the credit storage means 420 of the slot machine 1. In this way, by performing the checkout process at the same time for both the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2, the time for the checkout process is reduced as compared with the case where the checkout is processed one by one for the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2. It can be shortened.

Further, the payment of the medal lending machine 2 is paid out to the medal tray 90 through the cancel passage 49 by opening the opening / closing plate 82. In other words, by performing the payment process by a route different from the payment adjustment of the slot machine 1, it is possible to disperse the wear of the equipment to avoid the failure and to speed up the payment process and shorten the payment processing time. it can.
That is, since the settlement process can be performed simultaneously with another route, it is possible to avoid a failure and speed up the settlement process.
(5th form)
In the present embodiment, the payout timing in the settlement is performed at the same time in the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 as in the fourth embodiment. Then, the remaining game medals of the medal lending machine 2 are inserted into the medal insertion slot 10 via the transfer unit 200, the inserted game medals are stored in the credit storage means 420, and the stored game medals are stored in the credit storage means. This is paid out from 420 to the lower plate 15.

That is, when the loan settlement signal is input, the medal lending machine 2 drives out the belt 53 together with paying out the game medals stored in the credit storage means 420 of the slot machine 1, and the game medals in the medal storage unit 44. Is inserted into the medal slot 10 via the transfer unit 200.
The slot machine 1 is characterized in that the game medals inserted from the medal slot 10 are stored in the credit storage means 420, and the stored game medals are canceled and paid out to the player.
The payment flow of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 16 described in the fourth embodiment. Then, the flow of settlement of the medal lending machine 2 of this embodiment is the same as the rotation direction of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 (the same rotation as the black arrow rotation direction of FIG. 1) in step 142 of FIG. 14 described in the first embodiment. Direction) is started. At that time, the solenoid 81 is not driven and the opening / closing plate 82 is kept closed.

In step 144, the rotational driving of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 in the forward rotation direction is completed. The open / close plate 82 is in a state where the closed state is continued.
Since these operations are different from those of the first embodiment, and other configurations and flows are the same as those described in the first embodiment, their descriptions are omitted.
(Operation) In the present embodiment, the settlement process is performed by performing the settlement process at the same time on both the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2, so that the settlement is performed on the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 one by one. Can be shortened.
In this embodiment, when the settlement switch 400 of the slot machine 1 is operated, all game medals remaining in the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 are paid from the credit storage means 420 of the slot machine 1 to the lower plate 15. Can be put out. As a result, the game medals for the payout process can be collected in one place on the lower plate 15, and the player does not need to pay attention to the payout on the medal lending machine 2 side and surely pays out all the game medals. be able to. As a result, it is possible to avoid forgetting to take out game medals paid out by the medal lending machine 2 side.

(Sixth form)
In the present embodiment, the payout timing in the settlement is performed at the same time in the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 as in the fourth embodiment. Then, in the settlement of the medal lending machine 2, the remaining medals are inserted into the medal slot 10 of the slot machine 1 through the transfer unit 200, canceled by the blocker of the medal selector 6, and not passed through the credit storage means 420. In addition, it is paid out directly to the lower plate 15.
That is, when the loan settlement signal is input, the medal lending machine 2 drives out the belt 53 together with paying out the game medals stored in the credit storage means 420 of the slot machine 1, and the game medals in the medal storage unit 44. Is inserted into the medal slot 10 through the transfer unit 200. Then, the slot machine 1 moves the game medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 10 toward the lower plate 15 without passing through the credit storage means 420 by canceling the game medal transfer by the blocker of the medal selector 6. It is characterized by paying out.

The payment flow of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 16 described in the fourth embodiment. Then, the flow of settlement of the medal lending machine 2 of this embodiment is the same as the rotation direction of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 (the same rotation as the black arrow rotation direction of FIG. 1) in step 142 of FIG. 14 described in the first embodiment. Direction) is started. At that time, the solenoid 81 is not driven and the opening / closing plate 82 is kept closed.
In step 144, the rotational driving of the belt 53 of the transfer unit 200 in the forward rotation direction is completed. The open / close plate 82 is in a state where the closed state is continued.
Since these operations are different from those of the first embodiment, and other configurations and flows are the same as those described in the first embodiment, their descriptions are omitted.

(Function)
In this embodiment, the settlement process is performed at the same time on both the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2, so that the settlement process time is compared with the case where the settlement is performed on each of the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2. It can be shortened.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the settlement switch 400 of the slot machine 1 is operated, all game medals remaining in the slot machine 1 and the medal lending machine 2 can be paid out to the lower plate 15 of the slot machine 1. it can. As a result, the payout destinations can be collected in one place of the lower plate 15, and the player does not need to pay attention to the payout on the medal lending machine 2 side, and can surely settle all game medals. . As a result, it is possible to avoid forgetting to take out game medals paid out by the medal lending machine 2 side.

Furthermore, since the inserted game medals are paid out by cancellation during the transfer of game medals, there are two payout routes: a payout route for game medals stored in the credit storage means 420 and a payout route for cancellation of inserted game medals. Since different payout routes can be used, the payout process can be processed in parallel and the processing time can be shortened.
Furthermore, since the game medals stored in the medal storage unit 44 are not directly stored in the credit storage means 420 in the slot machine 1 and are directly paid out by cancellation during the transfer of the game medals, the wrong number of game medals can be returned. No processing can be simplified.

It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a batch loading apparatus. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a slot machine and a medal lending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is the 1st form of the present invention, and is an expansion perspective view showing a batch insertion device and a medal insertion slot. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance perspective view which shows a medal feeder. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional perspective view which shows a medal feeder. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a partial exploded perspective view which shows the state which opened the cover member of the medal feeder. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which shows the state which opened the cover member of the medal feeder. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which shows the state which opened the opening-and-closing board of the medal feeder. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance front view which shows a channel | path part. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance perspective view which shows a receiving insertion part. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which opened the closure means of the medal feeder. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the state which closed the closure means of the medal feeder. It is the 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a flow which shows the control regarding payment of a slot machine. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a flow which shows the control regarding the adjustment of a medal lending machine. It is a 1st form of this invention, Comprising: It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows optical communication. It is a 4th form of this invention, Comprising: It is a flow which shows the control regarding payment of a slot machine.

Explanation of symbols

1 slot machine 2 medal lending machine
3 Batch input device 4 Lending input port
5 Medal tank 6 Medal selector
7 Collective loading system 8 Bet switch
10 Medal slot 11 Upper slot
12 Side transfer passage 13 Front door
14 Symbol display window 15 Lower plate
16 Operation unit 20 Outer box
21 banknote slot 22 banknote counter
23 Lending medal dispensing device 24 Bill sensor
25 Lending storage 26 Lending medal tank
27 Rental disk 30 Body cover
31 Collective opening 32 Overhang
40 Medal feeder 41 Body block
42 Discharge passage 43 Movement adjustment valve
43A Rotating plate 43B Support section
43C Stopper 44 Medal storage part
45 medal return 46 pins
47 Medal discharge section 48 Acceptance input section
49 Cancel path 50 Transport device
51 Roller 51A Front roller
51B Back roller 52 Reverse roller
53 Belt 54 Delivery gap
55 Drive motor 56 Transmission means
58 Stirring groove 60 Input port
61 Cover member 62 Base member
62A Curved part 63 Hinge
65 Passage 66 Medal outlet
67 Medal receiving port 68 Clogged medal discharge port
80 Discharge mechanism 81 Solenoid
82 Open / close plate 83 Movable shaft
84 Fixed shaft 85 Open / close hole
90 Medal tray 93 Discharge storage
95 Plate hinge 100 Divider
150 Light transmission means 151 Transmission LED
152 Light sensor 153 Light guideway
154 Light guide for notification 155 Light guide for LED side transmission
156 Light guide path for sensor side transmission 157 Front side glass
158 LED side glass 159 Sensor side glass
160 Settlement notification section 200 Transfer section
210 Visible part 220 Light emitting part
230 Medal detection means 231 Pass sensor
240 Rotation display 241 Blue light emitting part
242 Red light emitting unit 250 Movable plate
251 Fixed plate 252 Projection
253 Movable plate rotating shaft 260 Clogging release button
271 Drop hole 272 Standing part
273 Belt actuation switch 274 U-shaped contact sensor
275 Rectangular contact sensor 280 Drive control means
290 Locking means 291 Locking part
292 Non-locking part 293 Unlocking hole
294 Insert piece opening 300 Blocking means
310 Block shutter 311 Block solenoid
312 Block advance / retreat rod 400 Checkout switch
420 Credit storage means 510 Lending settlement signal control means

Claims (7)

Slot machines that can be played on condition that game medals are inserted,
A medal lending machine that lends game medals adjacent to the slot machine, and a game medal batch insertion system capable of batch loading game medals from the medal lending machine to the slot machine,
The slot machine and the medal lending machine are formed to be communicable,
The medal lending machine includes a batch insertion device capable of batchly inserting game medals into the slot machine,
The batch loading device is:
A lending storage unit for storing game medals in advance;
An acceptance input unit that can input game medals in a batch;
A medal storage unit for temporarily storing game medals inserted from the receiving input unit and game medals transferred from the lending storage unit;
A transfer unit for transferring game medals stored in the medal storage unit by rotational driving of a belt;
A medal discharge port for discharging game medals from the transfer unit and inserting them into the slot machine,
A belt operation switch for starting rotation driving of the belt of the transfer unit,
The slot machine is
A medal slot for game medals,
Credit storage means that stores game medals inserted from the medal slot in advance in the slot machine and can be replaced by insertion of game medals as a game start condition by a storage subtraction operation;
A checkout switch for paying out a game medal stored in the credit storage means to the player by a return operation;
A loan settlement signal control means for outputting to the medal lending machine a lending settlement signal for paying out a game medal of the medal storage part of the medal lending machine to the player when the settlement switch is operated;
The slot machine pays out a game medal stored in the credit storage means to a player when the settlement switch is operated,
The medal lending machine, when the lending settlement signal is input, drives the belt and pays out the game medals in the medal storage part to the player. The batch loading device is:
A cancellation path that allows the game medals in the medal storage part to fall toward the lower side of the medal storage part,
An opening / closing plate that is located between the medal storage part and the cancellation passage and is capable of opening and closing the cancellation passage;
A medal tray that is positioned below the cancellation passage and receives a game medal that has fallen through the cancellation passage;
The medal lending machine, when the lending settlement signal is input, pays out the game medals stored in the credit storage means of the slot machine and releases the game medals in the medal storage part by opening the opening / closing plate. 2. A game medal batch insertion system according to claim 1, wherein the game medal is paid out to the player by dropping it onto the medal tray through the cancel passage. The batch loading device is:
A cancellation path that allows the game medals in the medal storage part to fall toward the lower side of the medal storage part,
An opening / closing plate that is located between the medal storage part and the cancellation passage and is capable of opening and closing the cancellation passage;
A medal tray that is positioned below the cancellation passage and receives a game medal that has fallen through the cancellation passage;
The medal lending machine, after completion of paying out the game medals stored in the credit storage means of the slot machine, the game medals in the medal storage part is opened through the cancel passage by opening the opening / closing plate. 2. The system for batch introduction of game medals according to claim 1, wherein the game medals are paid out to the player by dropping them on a medal tray. The medal lending machine, when the lending settlement signal is input, pays out the game medals stored in the credit storage means of the slot machine and drives the belt to receive the game medals in the medal storage unit. , Through the transfer section, put into the medal slot,
The slot machine stores game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot in the credit storage means, cancels the stored game medals, and pays out to the player. Collective entry system for game medals. The medal lending machine drives the belt after the payout of the game medals stored in the credit storage means, and passes the game medals in the medal storage part through the transfer part to the medal slot. To
The slot machine stores game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot in the credit storage means, cancels the stored game medals, and pays out to the player. Collective entry system for game medals. The medal lending machine, when the lending settlement signal is input, pays out the game medals stored in the credit storage means of the slot machine and drives the belt to receive the game medals in the medal storage unit. , Through the transfer section, put into the medal slot,
2. The game medal batch insertion system according to claim 1, wherein the slot machine pays out the game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot to the player by cancellation during the transfer of the game medals. The medal lending machine drives the belt after the payout of the game medals stored in the credit storage means, and passes the game medals in the medal storage part through the transfer part to the medal slot. To
2. The game medal batch insertion system according to claim 1, wherein the slot machine pays out the game medals inserted from the medal insertion slot to the player by cancellation during the transfer of the game medals.

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