JP4611063B2 - Game table and medal selector used therefor - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a slot machine and a medal selector used therefor.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a medal selector that is installed in a slot machine or the like and has a medal passage for guiding inserted medals (coins) to a predetermined position is widely known.

  By the way, dirt caused by dust attached to the medal easily accumulates on the medal passage surface in the medal passage of such a medal selector, and the inserted medal is dropped from the medal passage and is a regular medal. Regardless, it was sometimes returned from the return port.

  As a means for solving such a problem, there has been proposed a medal selector that provides a gap into which a cleaning tool for cleaning a medal passage surface can be inserted and facilitates a cleaning operation of the medal passage surface (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-140751 A

  However, in general, since the judgment of the cleaning time is left to the manager who performs the cleaning work, most of the managers perform the cleaning work and remove the dirt after some trouble occurs due to the dirt accumulated on the passing surface of the medal. Etc. were taken. As a result, in the conventional medal selector, there is a problem that the player is prevented from smoothly progressing the game due to the trouble that has occurred.

  On the other hand, it is conceivable to periodically clean the passage of medals, but the maintenance work of many medal selectors installed in the amusement store is not always easy.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve such problems, and does not require frequent maintenance work, but at the same time, prevents occurrence of troubles related to the insertion of game media and facilitates the game. It is an object of the present invention to provide a game machine that can proceed to the game and a medal selector used therefor.

  The present invention includes a game medium path for guiding a game medium input by a player to a predetermined position, and allows a game to be played by inserting the game medium, wherein the game medium in the game medium path The above-mentioned problem is solved by providing a cleaning means for cleaning at least a part of the passage surface.

  According to the present invention, dirt such as dust and dust accumulated on the passage surface of the game medium passage can be removed, and the inserted game medium can be reliably guided to a predetermined position. Therefore, while frequent maintenance work is unnecessary, it is possible to prevent troubles related to the insertion of game media and to advance the game smoothly.

  In addition, if the said cleaning means serves as the exclusion means which excludes the said game media out of the said game media channel | path, it can clean the passage surface of a game media channel | path with the exclusion of a game media. In addition, since it is not necessary to provide the cleaning means and the exclusion means separately, space saving can be achieved.

  In addition, if the cleaning means has a movable part that is movable in contact with or close to the passage surface of the game medium passage, dirt accumulated on the passage surface of the game medium passage can be reliably removed. can do.

  Furthermore, if the movable part in the cleaning means constitutes a part of the drop prevention means for preventing the game media from dropping out of the game medium passage, while having a cleaning function, The game medium can be surely guided to a predetermined position.

  Further, if the movable part of the cleaning means is configured to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the game medium path, the passage surface of the game medium path can be efficiently cleaned with a minimum amount of movement. .

  Further, if the movable part in the cleaning means is supported so as to be movable up and down and is movable in close contact with the passage surface of the game medium passage, for example, the passage surface of the game medium passage is inclined. Even in such a case, the dirt accumulated on the passage surface of the game medium passage can be surely removed.

  Furthermore, if the control means for controlling the cleaning means by a control signal is further provided, the cleaning execution timing can be arbitrarily set.

  Further, if the cleaning means includes a cleaning member including one of a brush and a brush, it is possible to more reliably remove dirt accumulated on the passage surface of the game medium passage.

  Furthermore, if the cleaning member is detachable from the cleaning means, it can be easily replaced even if the cleaning member is consumed, and maintenance can be improved.

  The present invention is a medal selector having a game medium passage for guiding an inserted game medium to a predetermined position, and cleaning means for cleaning at least a part of a passage surface of the game medium in the game medium passage. And a control means for controlling the cleaning means by a control signal, thereby solving the same problem as described above.

  According to the present invention, dirt such as dust and dust accumulated on the passage surface of the game medium passage can be removed, and the inserted game medium can be reliably guided to a predetermined position. Therefore, frequent maintenance work is unnecessary, and at the same time, it is possible to prevent troubles related to the insertion of game media. In addition, the control line to the medal selector can be reduced, and the cleaning means can be controlled by the medal selector alone.

  The gaming table according to the present invention and the medal selector used therefor do not require frequent maintenance work, but at the same time, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of troubles related to the insertion of gaming media and advance the game smoothly. It has the excellent effect of being.

  Hereinafter, a slot machine (game table) according to Embodiments 1 and 2 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

<Overall configuration>
First, the overall configuration of the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the slot machine 100. FIG.

  The slot machine 100 includes a substantially box-shaped main body 101 and a front door 102 attached to the front opening of the main body 101. Inside the center of the main body 101 of the slot machine 100, three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, and right reel 112) having a plurality of types of symbols arranged on the outer peripheral surface for a predetermined number of frames are stored. It is configured to be able to rotate inside. In the first embodiment, an appropriate number of symbols are printed on the belt-like member at equal intervals, and the reels 110 to 112 are configured by affixing the belt-like member to a predetermined circular frame material. When viewed from the player, three symbols on the reels 110 to 112 are displayed in the vertical direction from the symbol display window 113 so that a total of nine symbols can be seen. Then, by rotating the reels 110 to 112, the combination of symbols that can be seen by the player varies. In the first embodiment, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 100. However, the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

  A backlight (not shown) for illuminating each symbol displayed on the symbol display window 113 is disposed on the back of each reel 110 to 112. It is desirable that this backlight is shielded for each symbol so that the individual symbols can be irradiated evenly. In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor are provided. A light-shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel passes between them. Based on the detection result of the sensor, the position of the symbol on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target symbol is displayed on the winning line 114.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp that indicates an effective winning line. An effective winning line is determined in advance by the number of medals inserted into the slot machine 100. Of the five winning lines 114, for example, when one medal is inserted, the middle horizontal winning line is valid, and when two medals are inserted, the upper horizontal winning line and the lower horizontal winning line are added. When three medals are inserted and three medals are inserted, the five added with the right-down winning line and the upper-right winning line become effective as the winning line. Note that the number of winning lines 114 is not limited to five.

  The start lamp 121 is a lamp that informs the player that the reels 110 to 112 are in a state of being able to rotate. The replay lamp 122 informs the player that the current game can be replayed (the medal insertion is not required) when a replay game that is one of the winning games in the previous game is won. It is a lamp to inform. The notification lamp 123 is a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination (for example, a bonus such as BB (Big Bonus) or RB (Regular Bonus)) is won internally in the internal lottery. The medal insertion lamp 124 is a lamp that notifies that a medal can be inserted. The payout number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination. The game number display 126 is an indicator for displaying an error display at the time of inserting a medal, the number of games during the big bonus game (in the BB game), the number of winnings of a predetermined winning combination, and the like. The stored number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100. The reel panel lamp 128 is an effect lamp.

  The medal insertion buttons 130 and 131 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In the first embodiment, every time the medal insertion button 130 is pressed, a maximum of three are inserted one by one, and when the medal insertion button 131 is pressed, three are inserted. The medal slot 134 is an slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by the medal insertion button 130 or 131, or the actual medal can be inserted from the medal insertion slot 134. The payment button 132 is a button for adjusting the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging them to the medal tray 156 from the medal payout opening 155. The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is jammed.

  The start lever 135 is a lever-type switch for performing a game start operation. That is, when a desired number of medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot 134 and the start lever 135 is operated, the reels 110 to 112 are rotated as a trigger, and the game is started. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are buttons for performing a stop operation on the reels 110 to 112 that have started rotating by operating the start lever 135, and are provided corresponding to the reels 110 to 112. When any one of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is operated, any one of the corresponding reels 110 to 112 is stopped.

  The door key 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted. The medal payout exit 155 is a payout exit for paying out medals. The medal tray 156 is a container for collecting medals paid out from the medal payout opening 155. The medal tray 156 employs a tray that can emit light in the first embodiment, and may be hereinafter referred to as a tray lamp.

  The upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the center lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, the lower lamp 154, and the saucer lamp 156 are decorative lamps for exciting the game. The effect device 157 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display device having a door (shutter) 163 that can be freely opened and closed attached to the front surface. The effect device 157 displays various information such as a small role notification. The sound hole 160 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. On the title panel 162, a pattern for decorating the slot machine 100 is drawn.

  FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is opened.

  On the back surface of the front door 102 of the slot machine 100, a medal passage (game medium passage) through which medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 134 pass is provided, and a medal selector 20 for selecting regular medals is provided. The medal selector 20 will be described later.

<Control unit>
Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  The control unit of the slot machine 100 is roughly divided into a main control unit 300 that controls the central part of the game, and a sub control unit 400 that controls various devices in accordance with commands transmitted from the main control unit 300. Has been.

<Main control unit>
First, the main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of the main control unit 300.

  The main control unit 300 includes a CPU 310 that is an arithmetic processing unit for controlling the entire main control unit 300, a data bus and an address bus for the CPU 310 to transmit and receive signals to and from each IC and each circuit, It has the structure described below. The clock correction circuit 314 is a circuit that divides the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and supplies it to the CPU 310. For example, when the frequency of the crystal oscillator 311 is 12 MHz, the divided clock is 6 MHz. The CPU 310 operates by receiving the clock divided by the clock correction circuit 314 as a system clock.

  The CPU 310 is connected to a timer circuit 315 for setting a timer interrupt processing cycle for constantly monitoring the state of sensors and switches and a motor drive pulse transmission cycle via a bus. When the power is turned on, the CPU 310 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 312 to the timer circuit 315 via the data bus. The timer circuit 315 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 310 at each interrupt time. In response to this interrupt request, the CPU 310 executes monitoring of each sensor and transmission of drive pulses. For example, when the system clock of the CPU 310 is set to 6 MHz, the frequency division value of the timer circuit 315 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 312 is set to 44, the reference time for this interrupt is 256 × 44 ÷ 6 MHz = 1. 877 ms.

  Further, the CPU 310 stores a ROM 312 for storing various data such as a program for controlling each IC, lottery data used in the internal lottery of a winning combination, and a reel stop position, and for storing temporary data. A RAM 313 is connected. Other storage means may be used for these ROM 312 and RAM 313, and this is the same in the sub-control unit 400 described later. The CPU 310 is connected to an input interface 360 for receiving an external signal, and a start lever sensor 321, a stop button sensor 322, a medal insertion button sensor 323, a checkout button via the input interface 360 every interrupt time. The state of the sensor 324 and the medal payout sensor 326 is detected, and each sensor is monitored.

  The medal insertion sensor 320 is a sensor for detecting a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 134. The start lever sensor 321 is a sensor for detecting the operation of the start lever 135. The stop button sensor 322 is a sensor for detecting which stop button is pressed when any one of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is pressed. The medal insertion button sensor 323 is a sensor for detecting which medal insertion button is pressed when one of the medal insertion buttons 130 and 131 is pressed. The settlement button sensor 324 is provided on the settlement button 132, and when the settlement button 132 is pressed once, the stored medals and the bet medals are settled and paid out. The medal payout sensor 326 is a sensor for detecting a payout medal.

  Further, an input interface 361 and output interfaces 370 and 371 are connected to the CPU 310 via the address decoding circuit 350 to the address bus. The CPU 310 exchanges signals with external devices via these interfaces. An index sensor 325 is connected to the input interface 361. The index sensor 325 is installed at a predetermined position on the mounting base of each of the reels 110 to 112, and becomes a high level every time the light shielding piece provided on the reels 110 to 112 passes through the index sensor 325. When detecting this signal, the CPU 310 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero. The output interface 370 includes a reel motor driving unit 330 that controls a motor for driving the reel, and a front door 102 (a device for paying out medals accumulated in the bucket from the medal payout outlet 155, not shown). A hopper motor drive unit 331 for driving the motor, a game lamp 340 (specifically, a winning line display lamp 120, a start lamp 121, a re-game lamp 122, an announcement lamp 123, a medal insertion lamp 124, etc.), 7 A segment (SEG) display 341 (a payout number display 125, a game number display 126, a stored number display 127, etc.) and an electromagnetic solenoid 252 described later are connected.

  A random number generation circuit 317 is connected to the CPU 310 via a data bus. The random number generation circuit 317 is an increment counter capable of incrementing a value within a certain range based on the clocks oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and the crystal oscillator 316 and outputting the count value to the CPU 310. It is used for various lottery processes including the internal lottery. An output interface 371 for transmitting a command to the sub control unit 400 is connected to the data bus of the CPU 310. Information communication between the main control unit 300 and the sub control unit 400 is a one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 transmits a command to the sub control unit 400. Cannot be sent.

<Sub control unit>
Next, the sub-control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows a circuit block diagram of the sub-control unit 400.

  The sub-control unit 400 is an arithmetic processing unit that controls the entire sub-control unit 400 based on a main control command or the like transmitted from the main control unit 300, and the CPU 410 transmits and receives signals to and from each IC and each circuit. It has a data bus and an address bus for performing, and has a configuration described below. The clock correction circuit 414 is a circuit that corrects the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 411 and supplies the corrected clock to the CPU 410 as a system clock.

  A timer circuit 415 is connected to the CPU 410 via a bus. The CPU 410 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 412 to the timer circuit 415 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The timer circuit 415 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 410 at each interrupt time. The CPU 410 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  Also, the CPU 410 temporarily stores a ROM 412 in which commands and data for controlling the entire sub-control unit 400, backlight lighting patterns and data for controlling various displays, and the like are stored. The RAM 413 is connected via each bus.

  Further, an input / output interface 460 for transmitting and receiving external signals is connected to the CPU 410. The input / output interface 460 has a backlight 420 for illuminating the symbols of the reels 110 to 112 from the back, a front surface. A door sensor 421 for detecting opening / closing of the door 102 and a reset switch 422 for clearing data in the RAM 413 are connected.

  An input interface 461 for receiving a main control command from the main control unit 300 is connected to the CPU 410 via a data bus, and an effect process that excites the entire game based on the command received via the input interface 461. Etc. are executed. A sound source IC 480 is connected to the data bus and address bus of the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 controls sound according to a command from the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 is connected to a ROM 481 that stores sound data. The sound source IC 480 amplifies the sound data acquired from the ROM 481 by the amplifier 482 and outputs the sound data from the speaker 483. The CPU 410 is connected to an address decoding circuit 450 for selecting an external IC, similar to the main control unit 300, and the input interface for receiving a command from the main control unit 300 is connected to the address decoding circuit 450. 461, an input interface 471 for inputting a signal from the door / liquid crystal screen control unit 490, a clock IC 423, an output interface 472 for outputting a signal to the 7-segment display 440, and the like are connected.

  The CPU 410 can acquire the current time by connecting the clock IC 423. The 7-segment display 440 is provided inside the slot machine 100 so that, for example, predetermined information set in the sub-control unit 400 can be confirmed by an attendant of a game store or the like. Further, a demultiplexer 419 is connected to the output interface 470. The demultiplexer 419 distributes the signal transmitted from the output interface 470 to each display unit and the like. That is, the demultiplexer 419 receives the upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the center lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, the lower lamp 154, the reel panel lamp 128, the title panel lamp 170, the saucer lamp 156, according to the data received from the CPU 410. The outlet strobe 171 is controlled. The title panel lamp 170 is a lamp that illuminates the title panel 162, and the payout outlet strobe 171 is a strobe type lamp installed inside the payout opening. The CPU 410 performs signal transmission to the door / liquid crystal screen control unit 490 via the demultiplexer 419. The door / liquid crystal screen control unit 490 is a control unit that controls the liquid crystal display device 157 and the door 163.

<Medal selector>
Next, the medal selector 20 included in the slot machine 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the medal selector 20, FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a medal passage mode in the medal selector 20, and FIG. 5B is a diagram VI (b) -VI in FIG. (B) It is a schematic sectional drawing in alignment with a line.

  The medal selector 20 includes a main body 21, a guide member 22 that can be attached to and detached from the main body 21, and a cover member 23 that can be attached to and detached from the lower portion of the main body 21.

  The main body portion 21 includes a guide plate portion 21a. When the guide member 22 is attached to the main body portion 21, the guide plate portion 22a of the guide member 22 and the guide plate portion 21a of the main body portion 21 face each other with a gap. Thus, a receiving portion serving as an entrance of a medal passage is formed. As shown in FIG. 6A, the medal first passes through the receiving unit (see A in the figure). The main body 21 is provided with a lower lower guide rail portion 21b and an upper upper guide rail portion 21c. The inserted medals are as shown in FIG. 6 (a), these lower guide rail portions 21b. And it rolls and passes the inside of the medal selector 20 along the upper guide rail part 21c (refer BF of the same figure). That is, in the first embodiment, the lower guide rail portion 21b and the upper guide rail portion 21c allow the storage of game media (in the first embodiment, in the first embodiment, from the medal insertion port 134). The main part of the downward sloping game medium passage (medal passage in the first embodiment) that is continuous up to the medal payout device (not shown) and that allows the game medium (medals in the first embodiment) to roll is configured. The upper surface of the lower guide rail portion 21b corresponds to the passage surface of the game medium passage (in this embodiment, the medal passage surface).

  The guide member 22 is provided with a guide piece 22b that is rotatable in a direction orthogonal to the medal path, and presses the medal toward the lower guide rail portion 21b and the upper guide rail portion 21c by contacting the side surface of the passing medal. ,invite.

  The upper guide rail portion 21c is set so as to guide a slight range of the upper end of the passing medal, and if a fake medal smaller than the regular medal is about to pass, the upper guide rail portion 21c is at the position B in FIG. Instead of being guided by the upper guide rail portion 21c, the guide piece 22b is pressed to drop off. The hole of the medal insertion slot 134 is designed to be approximately the same size as a regular medal, so that a fake medal larger than the regular medal cannot be inserted from the medal insertion slot 134. .

  The main body 21 is provided with a movable piece 21d that is rotatable in a direction orthogonal to the medal path. When a medal jam occurs, the medal return button 133 is pressed, and the movable piece 21d rotates to the medal path side so that the jammed medal is dropped from the medal selector 20.

  Further, the main body 21 is provided with a medal blocker unit 250 having a medal blocker 251 made of a substantially plate-like member and an electromagnetic solenoid 252 as a driving means for moving the medal blocker 251. The medal blocker 251 functions as an excluding means for excluding medals out of the medal passage (details will be described later).

  A sensor unit 21 g is disposed at the downstream end of the passage formed by the main body 21 and the guide member 22 and is attached to the main body 21. This sensor unit 21g incorporates two medal insertion sensors 1 and 2 for detecting the number of medal insertions (hereinafter referred to collectively as medal insertion sensors 320). The medal insertion sensor 320 is an optical sensor, and includes a light receiving element and a light emitting element. A medal passes between these elements (see the position E in FIG. 6A), and light from the light emitting element is blocked. By doing so, the passage of medals is detected. As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the medal insertion sensors 1 and 2 are arranged along the medal passage, with the medal insertion sensor 1 on the upstream side of the passage and the medal insertion sensor 2 on the downstream side of the passage. It is arranged. In the first embodiment, the medal insertion sensor 320 is configured by two optical sensors. However, the present invention is not limited to this. One optical sensor or three or more optical sensors may be provided. The medal insertion sensor 320 is not limited to an optical sensor.

  Note that the medal blocker 251 of the medal blocker unit 250 moves to the protruding position and enters the medal return state when a predetermined condition is satisfied, such as after the start lever 135 is operated. Is the time when a new medal is not accepted. Therefore, when the medal blocker 251 is in the return state, there is a need to prevent a medal that is passing through the passage and being detected by the medal insertion sensor 320. That is, it is necessary to prevent a medal that has already passed through the medal blocker 251 when the medal blocker 251 is returned and then passes through the medal insertion sensor 320 from occurring. For this reason, the medal blocker 251 is positioned with respect to the medal insertion sensor 320 so that the medal in the middle of passing through the passage does not reach the medal insertion sensor 320 when a predetermined condition for returning it is satisfied. In the first embodiment, the medal insertion sensor 320 is arranged in the vicinity of the medal insertion sensor 320 on the upstream side.

  Further, as will be described later, the medal blocker 251 also functions as a cleaning means for cleaning the passage surface of the medal, but the position of the medal blocker 251 is determined in consideration of the cleaning function of the medal blocker 251. It has been. That is, medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 134 move in the medal selector 20 in a manner as shown in FIGS. 6A to 6F, but the medals almost rotate at positions A to C. Without moving, it moves while sliding on the passage surface of the medal passage. Therefore, at the positions A to C, the dirt attached to the passage surface of the medal passage is relatively small. However, since the medal starts to rotate around the position of C and rolls within the medal selector 20, the dirt adhering to the passage surface of the medal increases in the vicinity of the position of D approximately. For this reason as well, the medal blocker 251 is preferably arranged in the vicinity of the position D in FIG.

  The medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 134 first pass through the receiving portion (A in the same figure), and are guided by the guide rail portions 21b and 21c to move in the medal selector 20 (B to D in the same figure). At this time, a fake medal smaller than the regular medal is selected and dropped by the above-described action, reaches the medal payout exit 155, and is returned to the player. On the other hand, a regular medal is guided to a medal payout device (not shown) after the passage of the medal is detected by the medal insertion sensor 320 at the position E in FIG.

<Medal blocker unit>
Next, the medal blocker unit 250 in the medal selector 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the medal blocker unit 250 includes an electromagnetic solenoid 252 fixed on the support plate 253, and a medal blocker 251 rotatably supported on the support plate 253. , And is configured.

  The electromagnetic solenoid 252 includes an exciting coil 252a and an iron core 252b. By applying a predetermined voltage to the exciting coil 252a, a magnetic attractive force can be applied to the iron core 252b.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 8, the medal blocker 251 is a plate-like member having a substantially U-shaped bent portion 251a at the top. A pair of recesses 251b that can be engaged with a pair of protrusions 253a formed on the support plate 253 are formed on both sides of the lower portion of the medal blocker 251. The medal blocker 251 is formed by the protrusions of the support plate 253. The structure can be supported by 253a. The height b of the concave portion 251b of the medal blocker 251 is designed to be larger than the thickness a of the protruding portion 253a of the support plate 253, and the concave portion 251b of the medal blocker 251 and the protruding portion 253a of the support plate 253 are designed. The medal blocker 251 can move up and down within the range of play. Further, a claw 251 c is formed at the lower center of the medal blocker 251, and a spring 254 is contracted between the claw 251 c and the support plate 253.

  Returning to FIG. 7, when a predetermined voltage is applied to the exciting coil 252 a of the electromagnetic solenoid 252, the medal blocker 251 is attracted to the electromagnetic solenoid 252 side by the magnetic attractive force of the iron core 252 b of the electromagnetic solenoid 252. As a result, the medal blocker 251 moves to a non-projecting position that does not project into the medal passage, and enters a medal acceptance state (see FIGS. 7A and 7C).

  On the other hand, when the voltage applied to the exciting coil 252a of the electromagnetic solenoid 252 becomes zero, the magnetic attractive force of the iron core 252b of the electromagnetic solenoid 252 is lost, so that the medal blocker 251 is electromagnetically operated with the support plate 253 as a fulcrum by the tensile force of the spring 254. It will rotate to the opposite side of the solenoid 252. As a result, the medal blocker 251 projects into the medal passage and moves to a projecting position that prevents the medal from passing, and the medal is returned (see FIGS. 7B and 7D).

  With such movement of the medal blocker 251, the bent portion 251a of the medal blocker 251 exhibits the following movement.

  First, when the medal blocker 251 is in the non-projecting position, as shown in FIG. 7 (e), the bent portion 251a of the medal blocker 251 is located above the guide plate portion 21a and is located on the lower guide rail portion 21b side. It does not protrude. At this time, the surface on the medal path side in the bent part 251a of the medal blocker 251 stops at a position along the lower guide rail part 21b, and guides the medal passing through the medal path along the lower guide rail part 21b. That is, when the movable part (medal blocker 251 in the first embodiment) is in the non-projecting position, a part of the movable part is provided so as to constitute a part of the medal path, and the medal is the lower guide rail. It constitutes a part of the drop prevention means for preventing the drop from the portion 21b. In addition, the upper surface of the lower guide rail portion 21b is inclined so that the medal blocker 251 side is slightly lower, so that the medal is not easily dropped from the medal passage.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7 (f), the bent portion 251a of the medal blocker 251 is moved into the medal passage while being in contact with the upper surface of the lower guide rail 21b as the medal blocker 251 moves to the protruding position. Move in the orthogonal direction. At this time, the medal blocker 251 functions as a cleaning means for cleaning a part of a medal passage surface in the medal passage.

  As described above, the medal blocker 251 is supported so as to be movable up and down within a play range provided between the recess 251b of the medal blocker 251 and the protrusion 253a of the support plate 253. Therefore, the medal blocker 251 can move in a state of being in close contact with the passage surface of the medal passage, and the movement of the medal blocker 251 is not hindered by the inclination of the lower guide rail 21b.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7G, when the bent portion 251a of the medal blocker 251 moves on the lower guide rail portion 21b by the distance L, the medal blocker 251 protrudes into the medal passage and passes the medal. This is the protruding position that prevents At this time, the medal blocker 251 functions as an excluding means for excluding the medal out of the medal passage.

<Main control unit main processing>
Next, the main process of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of main processing of the main control unit 300.

  Basic control of the game is performed mainly by the Main CPU 310 of the main control unit 300, and the Main CPU 310 repeatedly executes the main control unit main process of FIG.

  When power is turned on to the slot machine 100, first, a setting value change process (step S101) is performed.

  In step S102, a game start process related to a game start operation is performed. Here, it is checked whether or not medals have been inserted, and the winning line display lamp 120 is turned on according to the number of medals inserted. Further, it is checked whether or not the start lever 135 has been operated. If it is determined that the start operation has been performed, the number of inserted medals is determined.

  In step S103, the random number generated by the random number generator 317 is acquired.

  In step S104, an internal lottery of a winning combination is performed using the random number acquired in step S103 and the winning combination lottery table stored in the ROM 312. As a result of the internal lottery, when any winning combination is won internally, an internal winning flag for that winning combination is set. Note that the random value acquired in step S103 may be used not only for the winning combination internal lottery but also for the lottery when the reel stop control table is selected.

  In step S105, rotation of all reels 110 to 112 is started by reel rotation start processing. At this time, one of the reel stop control tables is selected by referring to the stop position data selection table on the basis of the internal lottery result in step S104.

  In step S106, the reels 110 to 112 corresponding to the pressed stop buttons 137 to 139 are stopped by the reel stop control process. At this time, the reels 110 to 112 are stopped based on the reel stop control table selected in step S105.

  In step S107, the winning determination of the symbols stopped when the stop buttons 137 to 139 are pressed is performed. Here, it is determined that a winning combination has been won when a winning symbol combination corresponding to an internally winning winning combination or a winning combination with a flag carryover is arranged (displayed) on the activated winning line 114. .

  In step S108, a medal payout process is performed. In this medal payout process, if a winning combination with a payout is won, the number of medals corresponding to the winning combination is paid out.

  In step S109, game state control processing is performed. In this gaming state control process, control for shifting the gaming state is performed.

  As described above, one game is completed, and thereafter the game proceeds by repeating the main control unit main process.

<Interrupt processing>
Next, interrupt processing of the main control unit 300 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of interrupt processing of the main control unit 300.

  This interrupt processing is started by an interrupt request from the timer circuit 315 and is executed at every reference time (in the first embodiment, 1.877 ms as described above).

  In step S201, each register is saved.

  In step S202, the value of each input port is acquired and stored.

  In step S203, it is determined whether or not initialization of predetermined data is necessary. If initialization of the predetermined data is required, the predetermined data is initialized in step S204, and then the process proceeds to step S213. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S205.

  In step S205, it is determined whether the setting value needs to be changed. If the setting value needs to be changed, the display setting value update process (not described) is performed in step S206, and then the process proceeds to step S213. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S207.

  In step S207, it is determined whether or not a medal insertion process is in progress. If the medal insertion process is in progress, after performing a game medal insertion acceptance process (not described) in step S208, the process proceeds to step S213, and if not, the process proceeds to step S209.

  In step S209, it is determined whether or not a medal payout process is in progress. If the medal payout process is in progress, after performing the game medal payout process (not described) in step S210, the process proceeds to step S213. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S211.

  In step S211, it is determined whether the reel control process is in progress. If the reel control process is in progress, the reel control process (not described) is performed in step S212, and then the process proceeds to step S213. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S213.

  In step S213, display data setting processing is performed.

  In step S214, medal blocker processing is performed (details will be described later).

  In step S215, data is output from each output port.

  In step S216, various counter timers are updated.

  In step S217, each register saved in step S201 is restored.

<Medal blocker processing>
Next, the medal blocker process (step S214) in the interrupt process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of medal blocker processing.

  In step S301, the medal blocker 251 is set to the medal return state. As shown in FIG. 11B, a 1-bit storage area is allocated to the RAM 313 of the main control unit 300 to store the state of the medal blocker 251. In step S301, the medal blocker 313 is allocated. The state is set to 0 (return state), and the state of the medal blocker 251 is stored.

  In step S302, it is determined whether or not a medal insertion process is in progress. If the medal insertion process is in progress, the process proceeds to step S303; otherwise, the process ends.

  In step S303, it is determined whether replaying is in progress. If the game is being replayed, the process is terminated; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S304. It should be noted that “re-game” means a winning combination in which a game can be performed without winning a medal in the next game by winning.

  In step S304, it is determined whether or not the sum of the bet number and the stored number is smaller than the insertable number, that is, whether or not a medal can be inserted. If a medal can be inserted, the process proceeds to step S305. If not, the process ends.

  In step S305, the medal blocker 251 is set to the medal acceptance state, and the process ends. In step S305, the medal blocker state is set to 1 (acceptance state), and the state of the medal blocker 251 is stored.

  In this way, the medal blocker 251 moves between the medal return state and the medal acceptance state during the game. More specifically, the medal blocker 251 moves to a non-protruding position (FIG. 7C) that does not protrude into the medal passage in the medal acceptance state (a state in which a game other than the replaying state is not started). In the return state (until the game starts and ends), it moves to the protruding position (FIG. 7D) that protrudes into the medal passage and prevents the medal from passing. Therefore, the non-projecting position and the projecting position are reciprocated at least once during one game.

  According to the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment, the game medium passage for guiding the game medium (medals in the first embodiment) inserted by the player to a predetermined position (medal payout device in the first embodiment) is provided. A game stand that is capable of playing a game by inserting a game medium, and cleaning means for cleaning at least a part of a game medium passage surface (the upper surface of the lower guide rail portion 21b in the first embodiment) in the game medium passage (Embodiment 1 has a medal blocker unit 250), so that dirt such as dust and dirt accumulated on the passage surface of the game medium passage can be removed, and the inserted game medium is reliably guided to a predetermined position. Can do. Therefore, while frequent maintenance work is unnecessary, it is possible to prevent troubles related to the insertion of game media and to advance the game smoothly.

  Further, since the cleaning means also serves as an excluding means for excluding the game medium out of the game medium path, the cleaning surface of the game medium path can be cleaned along with the elimination of the game medium. In addition, since it is not necessary to provide the cleaning means and the exclusion means separately, space saving can be achieved.

  Furthermore, since the movable part (medal blocker 251 in the first embodiment) in the cleaning means is configured to be movable in contact with or close to the passage surface of the game medium passage, it is deposited on the passage surface of the game medium passage. Dirt can be reliably removed. In the first embodiment, the medal blocker 251 is configured to move while being in contact with the upper surface of the lower guide rail portion 21b. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a sufficient cleaning effect is achieved. Can be obtained, the movable part in the cleaning means may be configured to be movable in the state of being close to the passage surface of the game medium passage.

  Furthermore, the movable part in the cleaning means constitutes a part of the drop prevention means for preventing the game medium from dropping out of the game medium passage, so that the game medium can be surely secured while having a cleaning function. To a predetermined position.

  Moreover, since the movable part in the cleaning means is configured to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the game medium path, the passing surface of the game medium path can be efficiently cleaned with a minimum amount of movement.

  Furthermore, the movable part in the cleaning means is supported so as to be movable up and down, and is configured to be movable in close contact with the passage surface of the game medium passage. For example, the passage surface of the game medium passage is inclined. Even in such a case, the dirt accumulated on the passage surface of the game medium passage can be surely removed.

  Furthermore, since the control means (CPU 310 in the first embodiment) for controlling the cleaning means by a control signal is further provided, the cleaning execution timing can be arbitrarily set.

  The structure of the movable part according to the present invention is not limited to the structure of the medal blocker 251 according to the first embodiment. For example, a bent part such as a medal blocker 260 shown in FIG. The brush 262 may be integrally formed at the tip of 260a. Thus, if the cleaning means includes a cleaning member including a brush (in this example, the medal blocker 260), dirt accumulated on the passage surface of the game medium passage can be more reliably removed. The same effect can be obtained by applying a brush or the like instead of the brush 262.

  Further, like the medal blocker 270 shown in FIG. 12 (b), the bent portion 270a may be configured to be rotatable. In this case, the end of the bent portion 270a is brought into close contact with the upper surface of the lower guide rail 21b. In this state, the medal blocker 270 can be moved, and dirt accumulated on the passage surface of the game medium passage can be more reliably removed.

  Further, like the cleaning member 280 shown in FIG. 12 (c), a double-sided tape 282 may be provided, and a detachable brush may be prepared for the cleaning means, or the cleaning member 290 shown in FIG. 12 (d). As described above, the brush 290a may be provided and the medal blocker 292 may be detachable. In this case, even if a cleaning member such as a brush or a brush is worn out, the replacement is easy, and the maintainability can be improved.

  Next, the slot machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Since the slot machine according to the second embodiment is the same as the slot machine according to the first embodiment except for the medal selector 40, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals in the drawing, and the description thereof is as follows. Omitted.

<Medal selector>
13 (a) and 13 (b) are exploded perspective views of the medal selector 40, FIG. 14 (a) is a schematic side view of the medal selector 40, and FIG. 13 (b) is an XIV (b) − in FIG. It is a schematic sectional drawing in alignment with a XIV (b) line.

  The medal selector 40 includes a main body 41, a guide member 42 that can be attached to and detached from the main body 41, and a cover member 43 that can be attached to and detached from the lower portion of the main body 41. Since the guide member 42 and the cover member 43 are substantially the same as the guide member 22 and the cover member 23 according to the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  The main body 41 of the medal selector 40 is common to the main body 21 of the medal selector 20 according to the first embodiment in that it includes a guide plate portion 21a, a lower guide rail portion 21b, and an upper guide rail portion 21c. They are different in that a medal blocker unit 500 is provided instead of the medal blocker unit 250. The medal blocker 251 of the first embodiment is configured to be driven by the electromagnetic solenoid 252, but the medal blocker 508 of the second embodiment operates the medal return button 133 in addition to driving by the electromagnetic solenoid 504. Thus, it is configured to be drivable also by a connecting portion (not shown) connected to the medal return button 133 (even by manual operation). As described above, the movable part (the medal blocker 508 in the second embodiment) in the cleaning unit may be configured to be movable by manual operation.

  Hereinafter, the medal blocker unit 500 which is a characteristic part of the present invention will be described in detail.

<Medal blocker unit>
As shown in FIGS. 15A and 15B, the medal blocker unit 500 includes an electromagnetic solenoid 504 fixed on the support plate 502, and a movable piece 506 rotatably supported on the support plate 502. The medal blocker 508 is supported by being hung from the main body 41 and is driven by a movable piece 506 in a direction orthogonal to the medal path.

  The electromagnetic solenoid 504 includes an exciting coil 504a and an iron core 504b, and a magnetic attraction force can be applied to the iron core 504b by applying a predetermined voltage to the exciting coil 504a.

  The movable piece 506 is a plate-shaped member having an L-shaped cross section. Further, like the medal blocker 251 according to the first embodiment, the movable piece 506 is engaged with the support plate 502 and has a structure that can rotate about the support plate 502 as a fulcrum, and the movable piece 506. The spring 510 is contracted between the support plate 502 and the support plate 502.

  As shown in FIG. 16, a cylindrical mounting portion 508a is formed on the medal blocker 508. As shown in FIG. 17A, a rod-like member 41 a fixed to the main body 41 is inserted into the inner space of the mounting portion 508 a of the medal blocker 508, and the medal blocker 508 is suspended from the main body 41. It is supported so that it can rotate freely. The inner diameter B of the mounting portion 508a of the medal blocker 508 is designed to be larger than the outer diameter A of the rod-shaped member 41a of the main body 41, and the mounting portion 508a of the medal blocker 508 and the rod-shaped member of the main body 41 are designed. A predetermined play is provided between 41a and 41a, and the medal blocker 508 can be moved up and down within the range of play. Therefore, for example, a product error that may occur for each part may cause an inconvenience that the upper surface of the lower guide rail 21b does not contact the medal blocker 508. However, in the second embodiment, a predetermined play is provided. Such inconvenience does not occur.

  Note that the structure of the movable portion according to the present invention is not limited to the structure of the medal blocker 508, and for example, a protrusion having a rounded bottom end as in the medal blocker 520 shown in FIG. A part may be formed. In this case, friction between the medal blocker 520 and the lower guide rail portion 21b can be reduced, and the medal blocker 520 can be moved more smoothly. Further, as in a medal blocker 530 shown in FIG. 17C, a swing member 534 may be provided at the lower end via a spring 532. In this case, the distance between the medal blocker 530 and the lower guide rail portion 21b can be adjusted by the swing member 534, and the medal blocker 530 and the lower guide rail portion 21b can be more closely attached.

  Returning to FIG. 15, when a predetermined voltage is applied to the exciting coil 504 a of the electromagnetic solenoid 504, the movable piece 506 is attracted to the electromagnetic solenoid 504 side by the magnetic attractive force of the iron core 504 b of the electromagnetic solenoid 504. As a result, the medal blocker 508 is released from the restriction by the movable piece 506, and moves to a non-projecting position where it does not project into the medal path due to its own weight, and enters a medal acceptance state (FIGS. 15A and 15C). reference).

  On the other hand, when the voltage applied to the exciting coil 504a of the electromagnetic solenoid 504 becomes zero, the magnetic attractive force of the iron core 504b of the electromagnetic solenoid 504 disappears, so that the movable piece 506 is electromagnetic with the support plate 502 as a fulcrum by the tensile force of the spring 510. It will rotate to the opposite side of the solenoid 504. As a result, the medal blocker 508 pushed out to the movable piece 506 moves to the protruding position where the medal blocker 508 protrudes into the medal passage and prevents the medal from passing (see FIGS. 15B and 15D). .

  As the medal blocker 508 moves, the lower end of the medal blocker 508 exhibits the following movement.

  First, when the medal blocker 508 is in the non-projecting position, as shown in FIG. 18A, the lower end of the medal blocker 508 is located above the guide plate portion 21a and protrudes toward the lower guide rail portion 21b. There is nothing. At this time, a part of the surface of the medal blocker 508 on the medal passage side stops at a position along the lower guide rail portion 21b, and guides the medal passing through the medal passage along the lower guide rail portion 21b. That is, the medal blocker 508 constitutes a part of dropout prevention means for preventing the medal from dropping out of the medal passage. In addition, the upper surface of the lower guide rail portion 21b is inclined so that the medal blocker 508 side is slightly lowered, so that the medal is not easily dropped from the medal passage. Further, if the upper surface of the lower guide rail portion 21b is arranged along a circle drawn around the axis of the rod-shaped member 41a (a circle indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 18), it is supported by the rod-shaped member 41a and rotated. The moving medal blocker 508 can be moved in close contact with the upper surface of the lower guide rail portion 21b. Next, as shown in FIG. 18B, the lower end of the medal blocker 508 is orthogonal to the medal path while being in contact with the upper surface of the lower guide rail 21b as the medal blocker 508 moves to the protruding position. Move in the direction. At this time, the medal blocker 508 functions as a cleaning means for cleaning a part of a medal passage surface in the medal passage.

  As described above, the medal blocker 508 is supported so as to be movable up and down within a play range provided between the mounting portion 508a of the medal blocker 508 and the rod-like member 41a of the main body portion 41. Therefore, the medal blocker 508 can be moved in close contact with the passage surface of the medal passage, and the movement of the medal blocker 508 is not hindered by the inclination of the lower guide rail 21b.

  Then, the lower end of the medal blocker 508 further moves on the lower guide rail portion 21b, and finally the medal blocker 508 protrudes into the medal passage and becomes a projecting position that prevents the medal from passing. At this time, the medal blocker 508 functions as an excluding means for excluding the medal out of the medal passage.

  According to the slot machine of the second embodiment, at least a part of the passage surface (the upper surface of the lower guide rail portion 21b in the second embodiment) of the game medium (medal in the second embodiment) in the game medium passage is cleaned. Since the cleaning means (the medal blocker unit 500 in the second embodiment) is provided, it is possible to remove dirt such as dust and dust accumulated on the passage surface of the game medium passage as in the slot machine 100 according to the first embodiment. The inserted game medium can be reliably guided to a predetermined position. Even when the upper surface of the lower guide rail 21b is inclined so as to be slightly lowered toward the medal blocker 508, and the medal blocker 508 is inclined to the upper surface of the lower guide rail 21b even when the medal is not easily dropped from the medal passage. Therefore, the medal blocker 508 can be brought into close contact with the upper surface of the lower guide rail 21b. Therefore, while frequent maintenance work is unnecessary, it is possible to prevent troubles related to the insertion of game media and to advance the game smoothly. In the first and second embodiments, the medal blocker units 250 and 500 are configured to be controlled by the CPU 310, respectively. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the medal blocker unit shown in FIG. As in 540, the dedicated circuit 542 may be configured to control On / Off of the electromagnetic solenoid 544. As described above, if the medal selector includes the cleaning means (in this example, the medal blocker unit 540) and the control means (in this example, the dedicated circuit 542) for controlling the cleaning means by the control signal, the first embodiment described above. Compared to the medal selectors according to 1 and 2, for example, even if it is desired to increase the number of times of cleaning, it is not necessary to change the program of the gaming machine, so that the cleaning means can be controlled by the medal selector alone. Alternatively, a movable device that moves when a passing medal comes into contact may be provided with a cleaning means. For example, the medal path may include a projecting member that can move in a direction orthogonal to the medal path, and the projecting member may be moved and function as a cleaning means when a passing medal contacts, or Another member that can move in conjunction with the protruding member may function as the cleaning means.

  Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the structure of the slot machine according to the first and second embodiments. Therefore, for example, in the first and second embodiments, an example of a slot machine using medals (coins) as a game medium is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a game ball ( The present invention can also be applied to slot machines (so-called pacilot) using pachinko balls as game media.

  The present invention can be applied to game machines represented by slot machines and the like.

1 is an external perspective view of a slot machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. External perspective view showing the slot machine with the front door open Circuit block diagram of main controller in the slot machine Circuit block diagram of sub-control unit in the slot machine Exploded perspective view of medal selector in the slot machine (A) The figure which showed the passage mode of the medal in the medal selector, (b) The schematic sectional drawing which follows the VI (b) -VI (b) line in the same figure (a) (A) Schematic side sectional view showing a state of a medal acceptance state of a medal blocker unit in the medal selector, (b) Schematic side sectional view showing a mode of a medal return state of the medal blocker unit, (c) External perspective view showing the medal acceptance state of the medal blocker unit, (d) Perspective perspective view showing the medal return state of the medal blocker unit, (e) (f) (g) Same medal blocker unit Showing the movement of the medal blocker Partially exploded perspective view of the medal blocker unit Flowchart showing the main process of the main control unit in the slot machine Flow chart showing interrupt processing in the slot machine (A) Flow chart showing medal blocker processing in the slot machine, (b) Table showing memorized contents of medal blocker status (A) Appearance perspective view showing an example in which a brush is attached to a medal blocker, (b) Appearance perspective view showing an example in which a movable part is provided on the medal blocker, (c) Appearance perspective view showing a brush removable from the medal blocker (D) The external appearance perspective view which shows the cleaning member which can be attached or detached to a medal blocker, and its attachment aspect (A) An exploded perspective view of a medal selector in the slot machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, (b) an exploded perspective view when the medal selector is viewed from different directions. (A) Schematic side view of the medal selector, (b) Schematic sectional view taken along line XIV (b) -XIV (b) in FIG. (A) Schematic side sectional view showing a state of a medal acceptance state of a medal blocker unit in the medal selector, (b) Schematic side sectional view showing a mode of a medal return state of the medal blocker unit, (c) External perspective view showing the medal acceptance state of the medal blocker unit, (d) Perspective perspective view showing the medal return state of the medal blocker unit Appearance perspective view of medal blocker of the medal blocker unit (A) Partial external perspective view showing the vicinity of the attachment part of the medal blocker and the rod-like member of the main body part, (b) A schematic side sectional view showing another example of the medal blocker, (c) Still another medal blocker A simplified side sectional view showing an example of The figure which showed the movement aspect of the medal blocker which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. Partial enlarged view showing another example of the medal selector

Explanation of symbols

20, 40 ... Medals selector 100 ... Slot machine 101 ... Main body 102 ... Front door 110, 111, 112 ... Reel 113 ... Symbol display window 114 ... Winning line 120 ... Winning line display lamp 121 ... Start lamp 122 ... Replay lamp 123 ... Notification lamp 124 ... Medal insertion lamp 125 ... Payout number display device 126 ... Game number display device 127 ... Storage number display device 128 ... Reel panel lamps 130, 131 ... Medal insertion button 132 ... Settlement button 133 ... Medal return button 134 ... Medal insertion Mouth 135 ... Start lever 137, 138, 139 ... Stop button 140 ... Door key 150 ... Upper lamp 151 ... Side lamp 152 ... Center lamp 153 ... Lumbar lamp 154 ... Lower lamp 155 ... Medal payout exit 156 ... Medal tray 1 7 ... Liquid crystal display device 160 ... Sound hole 162 ... Title panel 250, 500, 540 ... Medal blocker unit 251, 260, 270, 508, 520, 530 ... Medal blocker 252, 504 ... Electromagnetic solenoid 300 ... Main control unit 400 ... Sub control Control unit

Claims (7)

A game medium path for guiding the inserted game medium to a predetermined position;
A game medium blocker movable between a non-projecting position that does not project on the passage surface of the game medium passage, and a projecting position that projects on the passage surface and prevents passage of the game medium;
Driving means for moving the game medium blocker from one of the non-projecting position and the projecting position to the other position, and a game table that allows a game to be played by inserting the game medium,
The game media blocker is
While functioning as an exclusion means for excluding the game medium out of the game medium passage,
When moving from one of the non-projecting position and the projecting position to the other position, it also functions as a cleaning means that cleans the passage surface by moving at least a portion in contact with the passage surface. A game table characterized by being configured. In claim 1,
The game machine characterized in that the drive means moves the game medium blocker from one of the non-projecting position and the projecting position to the other position at least once during one game. In claim 2,
The driving means moves the game medium blocker from the non-projecting position to the projecting position when the one game is started, and moves the game medium blocker from the projecting position when the game is finished. A game stand that is moved to a non-projecting position. In any one of Claims 1-3,
The passage surface of the game medium passage is an inclined surface that is inclined so that the game medium blocker side is lower than the opposite side of the game medium blocker,
The game medium blocker prevents the game medium from dropping from the game medium passage toward the game medium blocker when in the non-projecting position, and from one of the non-projecting position and the projecting position to the other. A game table, wherein when moving to a position, at least a part moves in contact with the inclined surface. In any one of Claims 1-4,
A gaming table characterized in that the portion of the gaming medium blocker that contacts the passage surface has a rounded shape. In any one of Claims 1-5,
The game medium blocker has a substantially U-shaped bent portion at the upper part of the passage surface side,
The bent portion is gaming table characterized in that it comprises a by et either brush and brush functioning as cleaning members. A game medium path for guiding the inserted game medium to a predetermined position;
A game medium blocker movable between a non-projecting position that does not project on the passage surface of the game medium passage, and a projecting position that projects on the passage surface and prevents passage of the game medium;
Drive means for moving the game medium blocker from one of the non-projecting position and the projecting position to the other position;
The game media blocker is
While functioning as an exclusion means for excluding the game medium out of the game medium passage,
When moving from one of the non-projecting position and the projecting position to the other position, it also functions as a cleaning means that cleans the passage surface by moving at least a portion in contact with the passage surface. Medal selector characterized by being configured.

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