JP4776340B2 - Medal cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention collects medals used in gaming machines such as slot machines, and a medal having a medal storage container for storing and storing medals to be paid out for replenishment to gaming machines after being cleaned by a medal cleaning unit. It relates to a cleaning device.

Conventionally, for example, medals used in gaming machines such as slot machines installed in amusement halls are lent out from medal rental machines installed on the side of each gaming machine and used in gaming machines. An operator replenishes the gaming machine and the medal lending machine with the medal conveyed to the collecting device and polished by the medal cleaning unit of the medal cleaning device.

As a conventional example of such a medal cleaning device, Patent Document 1 will be described. A medal stored in a primary tank is put into a hopper by a lower feeder and is lifted by a lifter. When the secondary tank side is opened by the operation of the shutter device, the medal is dropped and stored from the shutter device to the secondary tank, and is paid out to the mug through the sorter.

JP 2000-288230 A

In the above conventional medal cleaning device, the mug is installed in a storage portion having an opening in the side of the case of the medal cleaning device, and the medal paid out from the upper secondary tank is stored in this mug. It is. At this time, if the worker does not securely set the mug at a predetermined position on the bottom of the storage unit flat surface, medals paid out through the sorter may not be properly paid out to the mug and may be scattered in the storage unit. .

Further, when a sensor for detecting that the mug is set in the storage unit and a sensor for detecting the medal storage amount in the mug are provided, each of the jugs must be set at a predetermined position in the storage unit. Problems such as inaccurate detection by the sensor occur. For this reason, in order to make it detect appropriately with sensors, it is necessary to confirm each time whether the mug was reliably set in the predetermined position in the plane bottom part of the accommodating part. Further, when it is not set at a predetermined position, troubles such as resetting the mug occur.

In view of the above problems, the present invention can store medals after being cleaned by the medal cleaning unit in a storage tank, and store them in a state where a plurality of medal storage containers for storing and storing medals paid out from the storage tank are provided. In the medal cleaning device, the medal storage container set in the storage section inclined in the left-right direction is surely set in a predetermined position by sliding due to its own weight, and the medals distributed by the sorter may be scattered in the storage section. Aim to provide no medal cleaning device.

In order to solve the above problems, a medal cleaning device of the present invention includes a medal cleaning unit that cleans medals collected from gaming machines and the like, a storage tank that stores medals cleaned by the medal cleaning unit, and a storage tank. a sorting mechanism for distributing the discharged medal, a medal cleaning device and housing part for multiple stores, the provided in parallel state receiving container receiving the medals supplied from the distribution mechanism, the container left and right sides The storage unit arranged side by side has an upper part for storing one storage container at an upper position and a lower part for storing the other storage container at a lower position, and the lower part is a distribution mechanism. Is arranged below the supply position of medals supplied from, the bottom surface of the upper part is configured as a downward inclined surface toward the lower part side, and the storage stored in the upper part is taken out when the storage container stored in the lower part is taken out Vessel is characterized in that it is set to the lower portion of the supply position of the medal slidingly.

According to the medal cleaning device of the present invention, the medal storage container positioned above is reliably set at the lower position by taking out the medal storage container positioned below. Therefore, it is not necessary to confirm the position of the medal storage container that is performed each time replenishment is performed. Further, it becomes unnecessary to set an empty medal storage container for the next replenishment by the worker.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, the overall configuration of the medal cleaning device will be described together with the flow of medals. As shown in FIGS. Is guided to the lifting lift 32, and is sent from the lifting lift 32 to the medal cleaning unit 33.

The medals cleaned by the medal cleaning unit 33 are stored in the upper tank 35 through the sliding chute 34, and medals distributed from the upper tank 35 by the distribution device 36 are arranged on the left and right sides of the housing 11. It is supplied to the medal storage container 21 stored inside the storage unit .

The prize medal inserted into the medal counter 41 is dropped into the lower tank 42 and conveyed from the lower tank 42 to the collection receiving port 31 by the feed chute 43. When the lower tank 42 is filled with medals, surplus medals are accumulated in the overflow tank 44.

Next, a storage unit for storing the medal storage container of the medal cleaning device according to the present invention will be described. Opening portions 12 are provided on the side portions of the left and right intermediate portions of the housing 11, and the opening portions 12 form a storage portion 13 that stores the medal storage container 21.

In the present embodiment, the storage unit 13 for storing the medal storage container 21 is provided substantially symmetrically with respect to the left and right sides of the housing 11, but only one side may be configured. In the following description, the medal storage container 21 is stored in one storage unit 13, but this is the same as the structure in which the medal storage container is stored in the other storage unit.

The medal storage container 21 is detachable and has a carrying handle 22 for replenishing the gaming machine and the medal lending machine with the medal cleaned by the medal cleaning unit 33. The medal storage container 21 is stored side by side in the storage unit 13 with a height.

Next, the structure of the storage unit 13 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
First, the storage unit 13 has an upper part 14a for storing the medal storage container 21a in the upper position and a lower part 14b for storing the medal storage container 21b in the lower position.

A bottom surface 15a of the upper portion 14a of the storage portion 13 is inclined downward from the near side toward the inside of the housing and rightward. Further, along with the lower portion 14b described later, the rear side wall surface 16 is inclined upward from below and inclined inward.

Further, the resistance of the contact surface of the medal storage container 21a with the restriction projection 17 that abuts on the upper portion of the back side wall surface 16 when the medal storage container 21a slides and prevents the medal storage container 21a from falling is reduced. In addition, a guide plate 18 that guides the sliding to the lower portion 14b is provided. The guide plate 18 is in the upper part 14a and has the same inclination as the bottom surface 15a, and is in contact with the medal storage container 12a on the back surface.

With the above-described structure, the medal storage container 21a stored in the upper part 14a is stored in a state of falling inward and sliding rightward.

In addition, the bottom surface 15b of the lower portion 14b of the storage portion 13 is inclined downward from the bottom surface 15a of the upper portion 14a toward the inside of the housing. With the above structure, the medal storage container 21b stored in the lower portion 14b is stored in a state of being tilted inward.

Next, the sliding state of the medal storage container 21a will be described.
When a store clerk replenishes medals to a gaming machine or a medal lending machine, the medal storage container 21b is removed from the housing 11 and carried to a device that requires replenishment. At this time, the medal storage container 21b is stored in a state where the medal storage container 21b falls on the inner side of the storage unit 13, that is, the handle 22 faces upward. As a result, the medal storage container 21b, which has a considerable weight in the state where the medal is stored and stored, is lifted and removed from the store clerk's own body, and the work can be naturally performed.

When the medal storage container 21b is removed, the medal storage container 21a that is stored in the upper portion 14a and arranged in the lateral direction comes into contact with the restricting protrusion 17 and falls along the guide plate 18. Without any special drive, the lower part 14b in which the medal storage container 21b is stored slides reliably with a simple structure and is set at the medal supply position.

The lower portion 14b has a bottom surface 15b that is stepped more than the adjacent bottom surface 15a and is inclined to the back, so that the medal storage container 21b is securely stored and the medal cleaning portion 33 is thus stored. There is no scattering of medals cleaned with the medals, and medals can be supplied.

The medal cleaning device of the present invention can be used as a means for reducing the labor of the store clerk in the medal supply set to the medal storage container in the replenishment of medals in the gaming machine and medal lending machine by the medal storage container. is there.

It is a front perspective view which shows the internal structure of the medal cleaning apparatus concerning this invention. It is a back perspective view which shows the internal structure of the medal cleaning apparatus concerning this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the storage part state of the medal storage container of the medal cleaning apparatus concerning this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the accommodating part concerning this invention. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the storage part state of the medal storage container concerning this invention. It is a top view which shows the removal state of the medal storage container concerning this invention. It is a front view which shows the removal state of the medal storage container concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Housing | casing 12 Opening part 13 Storage part 14a Upper part 14b Lower part 15a Bottom surface 15b Bottom surface 16 Back side wall surface 17 Restriction protrusion 18 Guide plate 21 Medal storage container 21a Medal storage container (upper position)
21b Medal storage container (downward position)
22 Handle 31 Collection receiving port 32 Lift lift 33 Medal cleaning part 34 Sliding chute 35 Upper tank 36 Distributor 41 Medal counter 42 Lower tank 43 Feed chute 44 Overflow tank

Claims (1)

A medal cleaning section for cleaning medals collected from gaming machines, etc .;
A storage tank for storing medals cleaned by the medal cleaning unit;
A distribution mechanism for distributing medals discharged from the storage tank;
A medal cleaning device provided with a storage unit that stores a plurality of storage containers that store medals supplied from a sorting mechanism in a parallel state ;
The storage section for storing storage containers juxtaposed on the left and right sides,
An upper part for storing the storage container on one side in an upper position;
A lower portion for storing the storage container on the other side in a lower position;
The lower part is arranged below the supply position of medals supplied from the distribution mechanism,
The bottom of the upper part is configured as a downwardly inclined surface toward the lower part,
A medal cleaning device, wherein when the storage container stored in the lower part is taken out, the storage container stored in the upper part slides and is set at a lower part of the medal supply position .

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