JPH0226534Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a coin replenishing device for coin-operated game machines such as coin-operated pachinko machines and rotary game machines.

Conventional technology In general, in coin-operated game machines such as coin-operated pachinko machines and rotary game machines, coins are inserted to play a prescribed game, and after the game is over, prize coins corresponding to points are ejected, and the player inserts coins. Coins are stored in a coin storage container inside a coin-operated game machine,
The coins overflowing from the coin storage container are conveyed to a polishing device by a belt conveyor installed below the row of coin-operated game machines, where they are polished and stored in a coin pool section, and the coins are sent out by a coin transport device. The coins are lifted by a device and transferred onto a belt conveyor installed above a row of coin-operated game machines, and while they are moving, they are taken into a coin take-in device, guided to a coin storage container, and discharged into a coin tray as prize coins.

In this case, although there are problems such as the amount of storage on the belt conveyor due to the flat shape of coins, in the coin-operated game machine games that have become popular in recent years, once the special prize mode is formed, it can be done within a short time. If a high score continues and coins are continuously ejected from the coin storage container, the coins in the coin storage container become empty and it takes time for the coins to be replenished and ejected from the coin storage container again. , the disadvantage is that coins run out.

Conventionally, a transport machine is installed almost horizontally above a row of coin-operated pachinko machines, and a coin introduction device is placed on the transport machine in correspondence with each pachinko machine, and prizes are discharged into the coin introduction device. A coin-operated pachinko machine equipped with a coin ejecting device and an ejected coin storage section has been proposed in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 19650/1983.

In addition, a pachinko machine array device is provided in which an item ejection mechanism is attached to the lower end of the storage frame, the item is transported by a conveyance mechanism via a hopper provided at the bottom of the storage frame, and the item is further provided by an extraction mechanism. Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 1973-
It is proposed as Publication No. 77197.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the device described in Utility Model Application No. 55-19650, the coins in the ejecting coin storage section are ejected by the coin ejecting device, so a special prize mode cannot be formed in the game of a coin-operated pachinko machine. When high scores continued and coins were continuously ejected from the ejected coin storage section, and the ejected coin storage section ran out of coins, it took time to replenish the ejected coin storage section with coins.

In addition, the one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 54-77197 is
If there is a shortage of items in the storage slot, this will immediately affect the supply of items to players, so it has been necessary to always artificially supply items to the storage slot.

The purpose of the present invention is to address the above-mentioned problems and to
The coin receiving device supplies coins from the coin transfer device to the reserve tank, and a large amount of coins as prizes are always stored in the reserve tank, forming a special prize mode in coin-operated game machine games that have become popular in recent years. Even if a high score continues and the coins in the coin storage container are continuously ejected by the coin ejection device, the replenishment control mechanism will quickly and reliably replenish the coins in the reserve tank from the alignment gutter to the coin storage container. To provide a coin replenishing device for a coin-operated game machine capable of giving coins as prizes to players without running out of coins using a coin ejecting device.

Means for Solving the Problems The coin replenishing device for coin-operated game machines of the present invention includes a coin transfer device provided above a row of coin-operated game machines arranged side by side, and a coin transfer device connected to each coin-operated game machine. In a coin replenishment device for a coin-operated game machine, which is equipped with a coin retrieval device in accordance with , an alignment gutter is provided in the lower part of the reserve tank, a coin replenishment control mechanism is provided in the alignment gutter, a coin storage container is provided in the lower part of the alignment gutter, and a coin ejecting device is provided in the coin storage container. It has a configuration characterized by the following.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a coin-operated pachinko machine that is a coin-operated game machine, and below a row of coin-operated pachinko machines 1, a belt conveyor 2, a polishing device 3, and a coin pool section 4 are respectively installed. They are arranged in sequential order.

A coin transport device 5 is installed upright in the coin pool section 4, and a belt conveyor 6 serving as a coin transport device is provided above the row of coin-operated pachinko machines 1. A coin delivery device 7 for delivering coins is provided on the belt conveyor 6.

Each coin-operated pachinko machine 1 is on the belt conveyor 6.
A coin receiving device 8 is provided corresponding to each of the coin receiving devices 8.

As shown in FIG. 2, the coin take-in device 8 consists of a take-in valve 10 that is opened and closed by a solenoid 9, and a take-in gutter 11 following the take-in valve 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, the take-in gutter 11 of the coin take-in device 8 is connected to a supply gutter 13, and an ejected coin shortage detector 12 is attached to the feed gutter 13. A fixed number of coin supply device 14 is attached, and the lower end of the supply gutter 13 is connected to a coin discharge gutter 15 via the fixed number of coin supply device 14.

The fixed number of coin supply device 14 is provided with a supply solenoid 16 .

On the back side of the coin-operated pachinko machine 1, as shown in FIG. A gutter 18 is provided, the lower end of the coin discharge gutter 15 is connected to the upper part of the reserve tank 17, and the lower end of the alignment gutter 18 is connected to the upper part of the reserve tank 17.
As shown in FIG. 1, it faces the coin rail 19.

As shown in FIG. 5, an alignment plate 20 is provided on the inner wall surface of the reserve tank 17, and as shown in FIG. A solenoid 21 is attached as a control replenishment control mechanism.

At the bottom of the alignment gutter 18, as shown in FIG.
A coin storage cylinder 22 serving as a coin storage container is disposed, a coin shortage detector 23 is attached to the lower end of the coin storage cylinder 22, and a part of the coin rail 19 is connected to the coin storage cylinder 22.

A coin ejection device 2 is provided at the bottom of the coin storage cylinder 22.
4 are provided.

An overflow gutter 25 is formed in the vertical direction at the tip of the coin rail 19, and the lower end of the overflow gutter 25 is connected to the belt conveyor 2 provided at the bottom of the row of coin-operated pachinko machines 1.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

Coins inserted by the player are collected into the coin storage tube 22 by the coin rail 19.

The coins that overflow from the coin storage tube 22 fall from the overflow gutter 25 onto the belt conveyor 2, and then are conveyed by the belt conveyor 2 to the polishing device 3, and the coins polished by the polishing device 3 are deposited in the coin pool section. 4 and stored.

The coins stored in the coin pool section 4 are transported to a coin sending device 7 by a coin lifting device 5, and then transferred to a belt conveyor 6 provided above the row of coin-operated pachinko machines 1. Moving up, the belt conveyor 6 transfers the coins from the coin delivery device 7.

During the transfer of coins by the belt conveyor 6, when the solenoid 9 of the coin receiving device 8 is turned on by the signal from the ejected coin shortage detector 12,
The intake valve 10 is rotated onto the belt conveyor 6 by the solenoid 9, and the coins on the belt conveyor 6 are
The coins are stored in the supply gutter 13 from the coin capture device 8 through the capture gutter 11, and a fixed number of coins are supplied to the supply device 1.
4.

Furthermore, when the supply solenoid 16 is also turned on and the fixed number of coin supply device 14 is activated, coins as prizes fall from the supply gutter 13 through the coin discharge gutter 15 into the reserve tank 17.
The liquid flows down along the alignment plate 20 and is stored in the alignment gutter 18.

As the coin-operated pachinko machine 1 continues to score points, the coins in the coin storage tube 22 are continuously discharged by the coin ejecting device 24, and when the coin storage tube 22 runs out of coins, a coin shortage detector is activated. 23, the solenoid 21 is turned on, the coin storage state is released, and the coins in the alignment gutter 18 are transferred to the coin storage tube 2 via the coin rail 19.
2, and coins can be ejected as prizes from the coin ejecting device 24.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the back side of the coin-operated pachinko machine 1 is connected to a coin receiving device to store coins as prizes, similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. A reserve tank 17 is provided, an alignment plate 20 is provided inside the reserve tank 17, an alignment gutter is provided at the bottom of the reserve tank 17, and a solenoid 21 is attached to the alignment gutter as a coin replenishment control mechanism. The lower end of the coin discharge gutter 15 is connected to the upper part of the reserve tank 17, and the coin rail 27 is connected to the lower end of the alignment gutter.

A hopper 26 serving as a coin storage container is provided at the bottom of the alignment gutter, an overflow gutter 25 is provided on the side wall of the hopper 26, and a coin shortage detector 23 is attached to the inclined wall of the hopper 26 to detect coin shortage. A distribution rail 28 is provided at the bottom of the container 23, a coin ejection deceleration motor 29 serving as a coin ejection device is provided at the bottom of the hopper 26, and the coin ejection deceleration motor 29 is connected to the distribution rail 2.
Prize coins will be dispensed from 8 onwards.

As the coin-operated pachinko machine 1 continues to score points, the coins in the hopper 26 are continuously discharged by the coin discharge deceleration motor 29, and when the coins in the hopper 26 become insufficient, the coin shortage detector 23 is activated. In response to the signal, the solenoid 21 is turned ON, the coins in the alignment gutter at the bottom of the reserve tank 17 are supplied to the hopper 26, and the deceleration motor 2 for coin ejection is activated.
Starting from 9, coins can be ejected as prizes.

The other configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, so the explanation will be omitted.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the coin replenishing device of the coin-operated game machine of the present invention, the coin receiving device supplies coins from the coin transfer device to the reserve tank, and the coins are always stored in the reserve tank as prizes. The replenishment control mechanism can store a large amount of coins, and even if high scores occur continuously while playing a coin-operated game machine and the coins in the coin storage container are continuously ejected by the coin ejection device, the replenishment control mechanism Accordingly, the coins in the reserve tank can be quickly and reliably replenished into the coin storage container via the alignment gutter, and the coins as prizes can be given to the players by the coin ejecting device without running out of coins. can.

In addition, since the alignment gutter is interposed, the coins in the reserve tank can flow down smoothly without becoming clogged or flying out, and can be reliably replenished into the coin storage container.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially sectional front view of a coin replenishing device for a coin-operated game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
A plan view of the main parts of the coin transfer device and the coin taking-in device, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the coin taking-in device and the device for supplying a fixed number of coins, FIG. 4 is a front view of the reserve tank, and FIG. , a sectional view taken along line a-a in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 are front views of main parts of a coin replenishing device for a coin-operated game machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. 1... Coin-operated pachinko machine, 2... Belt conveyor, 3... Polishing device, 4... Coin pool section,
5... Coin lifting device, 6... Belt conveyor,
7...Coin sending device, 8...Coin receiving device,
9...Solenoid, 10...Intake valve, 11...Intake gutter, 12...Output coin shortage detector, 13...
Supply gutter, 14... Device for supplying a fixed number of coins, 15...
... Coin discharge gutter, 16 ... Supply solenoid, 17
... Reserve tank, 18 ... Alignment gutter, 19 ... Coin rail, 20 ... Alignment plate, 21 ... Solenoid, 22 ... Coin storage tube, 23 ... Coin shortage detector, 24 ... Coin discharge device, 25...Overflow gutter, 26...Hopper, 27...Coin rail, 28...Distribution rail, 29...Deceleration motor for coin discharge.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a coin replenishing device for a coin-operated game machine, a coin transfer device is provided above a row of coin-operated game machines arranged side by side, and a coin receiving device is provided in the coin transfer device corresponding to each coin-operated game machine. , a reserve tank is provided on the back side of the coin-operated game machine to communicate with the coin retrieval device and store coins as prizes, and an alignment gutter is provided at the bottom of the reserve tank, and coin replenishment control is provided to the alignment gutter. A coin replenishing device for a coin-operated game machine, characterized in that a mechanism is provided, a coin storage container is provided below the alignment gutter, and a coin ejection device is provided in the coin storage container.