JP2519931Y2 - Deformation medal selection and removal device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention is a modification in which modified medals deformed in the medal thickness direction are selected and removed from gaming medals used in gaming machines such as slot machines. The present invention relates to a medal selecting and removing device.

[Conventional technology]

Push the medals delivered from the medal delivery machine into the transport passage in a line with the plate surface thereof along the transport direction,
A medal transport device that pushes these medals in a line and conveys them to a desired location is such that when the medals are pushed in a line from the medal feeding machine into the conveyance passage, the medals are easily deformed in the medal thickness direction, and the deformed medals thus deformed. Since the dimension in the thickness direction of the medal is larger than that of a normal medal, if it is used in a gaming machine as it is, it may cause malfunction of the gaming machine. No sorting and removing device for sorting and removing is provided, and for example, when a malfunction occurs such that a medal is clogged in a game machine, the deformed medal that happens to be the cause is only removed.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

Therefore, a player who is playing a game on a gaming machine often has a drawback that the game is interrupted.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when the medal is deformed in the medal thickness direction when the medal is pushed into the transport passage from the medal payout machine, the deformed medal has a normal dimension in the medal thickness direction. Focusing on the fact that it is larger than medals, it is possible to easily select and remove such deformed medals before it is used in the gaming machine, and to prevent the situation where the game is interrupted by the deformed medals as much as possible And

[Means for solving the problem]

The characteristic configuration of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is to push the medals fed from the medal feeding machine into the transport passage in a row with the plate surface thereof along the transport direction, and transport the medals while pushing them out in a row. A medal transport device is provided, which is a sorting and removing device for deformed medals that sorts out deformed medals deformed in the medal thickness direction from the medals transported through the transport passage and removes the deformed medals outside the transport passage, A. A path that can be switched between an open position where the lower surface of the path in the middle of the transfer path can be opened and the medals can be dropped and discharged to the outside of the transfer path and a closed position where the lower surface of the path is closed and the medals can be passed. An opening / closing member and a posture holding mechanism for holding the passage opening / closing member in the closed posture are provided, and B. A restricting member that restricts passage of the deformed medal along the lower surface is provided so as to be able to move in and out of the transport passage, and C. the restricting member and the passage opening / closing member should pass through the lower surface of the passage. The passage opening / closing member is linked so as to be switched to the open position when the restricting member is pressed by the deformed medal. In the above configurations A to C, the following operational effects can be obtained from this configuration.

[Action]

With the configuration of A, a normal medal that has not been deformed in the thickness direction of the medal is conveyed through the lower surface of the passage that is held in the closed posture, but with the configuration of B, it is deformed in the thickness direction of the medal. Passage of the deformed medal along the lower surface of the passage is regulated, and when the deformed medal whose passage is regulated is pushed by the succeeding medal and the regulation member is pressed by the configuration of C, the passage opening / closing member is opened. After being switched, the deformed medal drops and is discharged to the outside of the transport passage.

[Effect of device]

By making good use of the characteristics of deformed medals whose dimensions in the medal thickness direction are larger than normal medals, it is possible to easily select and remove such deformed medals before they are used on a gaming machine, and the game is interrupted by the deformed medals. It is possible to prevent such a situation as much as possible.

3. The deformed medal selecting / removing device according to claim 2, wherein the passage opening / closing member is biased so as to switch to the open posture, and the posture holding mechanism moves the passage opening / closing member to the closed posture against the biasing force. A lock mechanism for locking is provided, and when the restricting member and the passage opening / closing member are pressed by the deforming medal trying to pass through the lower surface of the passage, the restricting member causes the lock mechanism to move. Since the passage opening / closing member is linked so as to be unlocked, as long as the passage opening / closing member is locked in the closed posture, normal medals do not unexpectedly drop out of the transport passage, and the passage opening / closing member is prevented. Is urged to switch to the open position, the deformed medal can be surely dropped and discharged to the outside of the transport passage when the deformed medal is about to pass.

〔Example〕

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

FIG. 11 shows a row of game medals (M), which are used in a gaming machine such as a slot machine, which are paid out from the medal paying machine (A), in a line in the transfer path (B) with the plate surface thereof along the transfer direction. The medal transfer device (D) for pushing in and pushing out these medals (M) in a line to the medal storage tank (C) provided for each slot machine is shown, and a medal transfer device (D) is provided at an intermediate position of the transfer path (B). Deformation medal selecting / removing device for selecting deformation medals (H) deformed in the medal thickness direction from medals (M) conveyed through the conveyance passage (B) and removing them from the conveyance passage (B). (E) is provided.

The medal payout machine (A) is provided with an inclined wall (1a) inclined at an angle of about 65 degrees with respect to the horizontal, and a hopper (1) having an upward opening, and is pivotally supported inside the inclined wall (1a). The medal (M) inserted into the hopper (1) is configured to include a rotating disc (2) for paying out medals. The medals are fed out one by one in a tilted posture inclining at an angle of about 65 degrees, pushed into the transport passage (B) connected to the hopper (1) in a line, and pushed into the transport passage (B) ( M) is configured to be pushed out in a line and conveyed while being pushed by the medal (M) that is pushed in subsequently.

As shown in FIG. 12, the transfer passage (B) is provided with a first guide plate (3a) for guiding the medals (M) drawn out from the medal drawing machine (A) in an inclined posture by slidingly contacting the downward facing plate surface thereof. ), And a pair of upper and lower second guides slidingly guiding the peripheral surface thereof.
The guide plate (3b) and a third guide plate (3c) that slides on and guides the upward plate surface are screwed together to form a first guide plate (3a) and a third guide plate (3c). The interval (T) is set to be slightly wider (about 2 mm in the embodiment) than the thickness of the medal (M) (about 1.6 mm), and the third guide plate (3c) allows the medal (M) being conveyed to be seen. It is divided into upper and lower parts at intervals.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, the sorting / removing device (E) partially removes the first guide plate (3a) forming the lower surface of the passage in the middle of the conveying passage (B) so that the passage is removed. The opening (4) is formed, and the deformed medal (H) is dropped and discharged from the passage opening (4) to the outside of the transport passage (B). The deformed medal (H) is opened by opening the passage opening (4). A passage opening / closing member (5) capable of swinging by switching between an opening posture capable of dropping and discharging to the outside of the transport passage (B) and a closing posture allowing the passage opening (4) to be closed to allow passage of a medal (M); A posture holding mechanism (6) for holding the opening / closing member (5) in a closed posture is provided, and the third guide plate (3c) is partially removed on the passage upper surface side at a position facing the passage opening (4). The upper and lower second guide plates (3b) are connected to each other and are made of flat plate materials (3d).

The passage opening / closing member (5) has a swing shaft member (5b) attached to a door member (5a) having a width narrower than the width of the passage opening (4) in the carrying direction and more than twice the diameter of the medal (M). Are integrally connected, and are urged to switch to the open position by their own weight, and the swing shaft member (5b) is fixed to the first guide plate (3a) portion before and after the passage opening (4). The bearing member (3) is slidably supported in the axial direction, and is suspended so as to be swingable within the width of the passage opening (4) and movable back and forth along the transport direction.

In the posture holding mechanism (6), the door opening / closing member (5) has a door material end surface facing the upper side in the transport direction of the door material (5a) and a guide plate end surface facing the lower side in the transport direction of the first guide plate (3a). The engaging surface portion (6a) formed in a hook shape so as to engage with each other in the swinging direction, and the swinging shaft member (5b) so that the door material end surface and the guide plate end surface are pressed against each other in the engaged state. A compression spring (6b) mounted over the end of the bearing member (3) and the bearing member (3), and the end surface of the door member and the end surface of the guide plate which are engaged with each other at the engagement surface portion (6a) are compressed spring ( The passage opening / closing member (5) is provided with a lock mechanism which is pressed against the urging force of 6b) and locks the passage opening / closing member (5) in the closed posture against the urging force of its own weight.

The thickness of the door member (5a) is gradually increased at the center position in the width direction (about 0.2 mm in the embodiment), and the door opening and closing member (5) is inserted into the transfer passage (B) from the medal thickness direction. A regulation member (7) is formed to regulate the passage of the deformed medal (H) along the inner surface, and the regulation member (7) extends inside and outside the transport passage (B) by swinging of the passage opening / closing member (5). It is provided so that you can move in and out.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 8, let's pass the deformed medal (H) along the inner surface of the passage opening / closing member (5) which is held in the closed posture while being pushed by the succeeding medal (M). Then, the deformed medal (H) presses the taper surface (7a) of the regulating member (7) which is directed to the upper side in the transport direction, and the passage opening / closing member (5) is deformed as shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. Compression spring (6 with medal (H)
b) is moved to the lower side in the conveying direction against the urging force to disengage the engagement between the door material end surface and the guide plate end surface at the engagement surface portion (6a),
When the lock of the passage opening / closing member (5) is released by the locking mechanism, the passage opening / closing member (5) is opened to the open position by its own weight as shown in FIGS. 2, 5, 7 and 10. Instead, the deformed medal (H) is dropped from the passage opening (4) to the outside of the transport passage (B) and is discharged and collected in the collection box (F).

Before and after the passage opening (4), medals (M) conveyed at the front and rear positions of the passage opening (4) are deformed medals (H).
At the same time, a fall prevention member (9) is provided to prevent falling and discharge from the passage opening (4).

The fall prevention member (9) is connected to the tip of a swing arm (9a) swingably supported by the flat plate material (3d), and has two through holes (3e) formed in the flat plate material (3d). Is swung in and out of the transfer passage (B), and the swing arm (9a) is spring-biased so that the fall prevention member (9) is thrust into the transfer passage (B). A through hole (3f) in which a protrusion (9b) connected to the swing arm (9a) is formed in the second guide plate (3b).
From the side facing the passage opening / closing member (5) side, as shown in FIG. 6, the projecting piece (9b) is pressed by the passage opening / closing member (5) held in the closed posture to drop the fall prevention member (9). ) Is held in a state of being retired outside the transport passage (B).

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, when the passage opening / closing member (5) is switched to the open position, the swing arm (9a) swings toward the transfer passage (B) by the spring biasing force, and the fall prevention member (9). ) Plunges into the lower space between the medals (M), and the medals (M) conveyed at the front and rear positions of the passage opening (4) are dropped and discharged together with the deformed medals (H) from the passage opening (4). Prevent things.

Since the fall prevention member (9) is biased by a spring so as to plunge into the conveyance path (B), when the medal (M) exists at the plunging position of the fall prevention member (9), the medal (M) is present. When (M) moves to a position away from the plunge position, it plunges into the lower space between the medals (M).

[Another embodiment]

I. The posture maintaining mechanism is configured by urging the passage opening / closing member to be held in the closed posture, and when the regulating member is pressed by the deformed medal, the passage opening / closing member is switched to the open posture against the urging force. The passage opening / closing member and the regulating member may be linked.

In this case, the locking device that locks the passage opening / closing member in the closed posture can be omitted.

B. The biasing of the passage opening / closing member toward the open posture side or the closing posture side is not limited to the configuration in which the passage opening / closing member is biased by its own weight, and it may be performed by positively biasing with an elastic member such as a spring. good.

C. The passage opening / closing member and the regulating member may be linked by a link mechanism.

(D) The passage opening / closing member is not limited to the configuration in which the opening / closing member is switched to the open position by the pressing operation force of the deformed medal pressing the restricting member, and the drive switch of the actuator of the passage opening / closing member is switched by the movement of the restricting member pressed by the deformed medal. The passage opening / closing member may be switched to the open position by driving the actuator.

E. The passage opening / closing member and the regulating member are electrically linked to each other, and when the regulating member is pressed by the deformed medal, a drive signal is output to an actuator that drives the passage opening / closing member to switch the passage opening / closing member to the open posture. Is also good.

F. The entire sorting and removing device may be unitized and detachably connected to the guide member forming the transport passage.

It should be noted that reference numerals are added to the claims of the utility model for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the structure of the accompanying drawings by the entry.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 12 show an embodiment of a modified medal selecting and removing apparatus according to the present invention. FIGS. 1 and 2 are side views of main parts, FIGS. 3 to 5 and 8 to 8. Figure 10 is a cross-sectional plan view of the main part,
FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and FIG. 12 are sectional front views of essential parts, and FIG. 11 is an overall side view. (5) ... passage opening / closing member, (6) ... posture holding mechanism,
(7) …… Regulation member, (A) …… Medal feeding machine,
(B) ... transport path, (D) ... medal transport device,
(H) …… Transformed medal, (M) …… Medal.

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A medal (M) drawn from a medal drawing machine (A) is pushed into a line in a conveying path (B) with its plate surface along the conveying direction, and these medals (M) are arranged in a line. A medal transfer device (D) that conveys while pushing out is provided, and a deformed medal (H) that has been deformed in the medal thickness direction is selected from the medals (M) that are conveyed in the conveyance path (B), and the medal is conveyed. A device for selecting and removing deformed medals to be removed to the outside of the passage (B), which is capable of dropping the medals (M) to the outside of the relevant passage (B) by opening the lower surface of the passage in the middle of the passage (B). A passage opening / closing member (5) capable of switching between an open posture and a closing posture in which the passage lower surface is closed to allow passage of the medal (M), and a posture for holding the passage opening / closing member (5) in the closed posture. With a retention mechanism (6) In addition, a regulation member (7) that protrudes into the transport passage (B) in the thickness direction of the medal and regulates passage of the deformed medal (H) along the lower surface of the passage is provided inside and outside the transport passage (B). The restricting member (7) and the passage opening / closing member (5) are pressed by the deforming medal (H) that is about to pass the lower surface of the passage. A deformed medal selecting / removing device, wherein the passage opening / closing member (5) is linked so as to be switched to the open posture. 2. The passage opening / closing member (5) is biased so as to switch to the open posture, and the posture holding mechanism (6) resists the biasing force of the passage opening / closing member (5) to close the posture. And a regulating mechanism (7) and the passage opening / closing member (5) are the deformed medals (H) that are about to pass under the passage. The deformed medal selecting / removing device according to claim 1, wherein the deforming medal selecting / removing device is linked so that, when 7) is pressed, the lock of the passage opening / closing member (5) is released by the locking mechanism.