JP4889303B2 - Medals selector - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medal selector, and more particularly to a medal selector used in a device that uses medals, coins, or coins, such as a so-called pachislot machine.

  The medal selector is used by being installed inside the medal slot 102 in a gaming machine 100 such as a pachislot whose outline is shown in FIG. This medal selector selects whether a medal inserted into a device such as a pachislot machine is a regular medal or a fake medal, accepts a regular medal, counts the number of the medal, and returns the fake medal from the return port 104. In addition, it is a device that similarly returns medals introduced at that time as a prohibited state in which medal acceptance is prohibited under specific conditions.

  For example, in the pachislot, the specific condition is when the count of reserved medals (credits) reaches a specified number or during reel rotation.

  One means for selecting medals is well known to use a slight difference between the diameters of regular medals and fake medals. In this case, fake medals with a diameter larger than the regular medals must be inserted in the slot or selector. Since it cannot pass and stops in the middle, it is returned by pressing the return button 106, and the small-diameter fake medal is selected and returned in the selector.

  Regular medals used in pachislot generally have a diameter of 25 mm, and what can be considered as small-diameter fake medals include a game center medal with a diameter of 24.2 mm and a 25-cent coin with a diameter of 24.3 mm.

  Further, as means for switching between a medal acceptable state and a prohibited state, one that regulates the passage of medals by an actuator such as an electromagnetic solenoid and leads it to the return path is well known.

  As conventional techniques related to the medal sorting mechanism and acceptance prohibition mechanism as described above, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 disclose that the small diameter medal sorting mechanism and the acceptance prohibition mechanism are independent. In this case, since the medal selector itself is increased in size in the horizontal direction, there is a problem that a large space is required for installing the device in the gaming machine.

  On the other hand, in the selector disclosed in Patent Document 3, although the above-described problem of an increase in size is avoided, the selection mechanism and the acceptance prohibition mechanism are independent of each other. And the acceptance prohibition mechanism must be contained within a short section of the medal passage. As a result, certainty of sorting and acceptance prohibition is reduced, and due to sorting and acceptance prohibition, medals that should be returned pass through and are likely to have a problem of being taken into the gaming machine. there were.

  On the other hand, in the selector disclosed in Patent Document 4, the installation section of each mechanism can be sufficiently secured by providing the selection mechanism and the acceptance prohibition mechanism in the same place, so the problem of an increase in size is caused. It has been solved.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-25963 JP 2001-52233 A JP 2001-155223 A Japanese Patent No. 3441803

  However, since the medal selector disclosed in Patent Document 4 employs a sideways system in which the upper end portion is pushed out from the medal passage by the pushing member with the medal lower end as a fulcrum, the medal lower end is separated from the rolling surface. There was a problem that it took time to fall to the return path below.

  In addition, the medal pushing member that urges the medal to push out from the medal passage as a side effect causes frictional resistance when the regular medal rolls and passes through the pressing range as a side effect. In some cases, the medal stops in the passage.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and can realize a reduction in size, reduce the time for returning medals, and does not hinder the rolling of accepted regular medals. It is an object to provide a medal selector.

The present invention relates to a medal selector that rolls regular medals inserted from an insertion slot on a rolling surface of an inclined passage and supplies them to a downstream receiving unit, and discharges false medals and non-acceptable medals to a return passage. The movable guide has a guide surface that supports at least a part of the rolling surface and supports the lower end of the rolling medal, and the lower end is supported by the guide surface and rolls above the return passage. An upper guide disposed so as to be able to contact the upper one side of the regular medal, a lower guide disposed below the upper guide and capable of contacting the lower side of the medal on the same side as the one side; An intermediate guide disposed at an intermediate height between the lower guide and the upper guide and capable of contacting the side surface of the medal opposite to the one side surface, and an upper end portion of the medal that rolls while being able to contact each guide Who presses against the upper guide And a guide surface of the movable guide are moved up and down between a receiving position at the height of the rolling surface and a receiving prohibition position below the upper guide and exceeding the diameter dimension of the regular medal. Driving means, and the pressing means urges the medal side surface below the intermediate guide in the intermediate guide direction, thereby solving the above-mentioned problem.

  According to the present invention, the lower end of the rolling medal is supported by the guide surface of the movable guide, and the side surface thereof is supported by the upper, middle, and lower guides so as to be able to come into contact with the upper end portion. Since the guide surface can be moved at the heights of the receiving position and the receiving prohibition position while being pressed in the direction, the medal sorting mechanism and the receiving prohibition mechanism can be formed at the same position, and at the same time, receiving the regular medal Return selection can be easily realized, and the contact area between the medal side surface and the guide can be reduced.

  Therefore, the medal selector can be downsized, the medal return time can be shortened, and the regular medal can be received smoothly.

  Further, when the pressing means is in contact with, for example, the vicinity of the lower end of the medal, it is possible to prevent the rotational force of the medal from being inhibited.

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

  1 is a perspective view from above of the front side showing the whole medal selector of one embodiment according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, FIG. 3 is a perspective view from below of the back side, and FIG. 4 is a guide cover. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 2 and shows a sorting / acceptance prohibiting mechanism section to be described later.

  The medal selector of the present embodiment is attached to the downstream of a medal slot 102 provided in the housing inside the gaming machine 100 such as a pachi-slot shown in FIG. 13 via a base frame denoted by reference numeral 1 in the figure. It is done. The attachment is performed in such a posture that the front shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 can be seen from the front side when the panel of the gaming machine 100 is opened and maintenance such as cleaning is performed.

  The guide cover denoted by reference numeral 2 is attached to the base frame 1 so as to be pivotable upward and obliquely upward, as shown in FIG. 2 is biased toward the base frame 1 by a torsion coil spring 4 attached to the fulcrum shaft 3. The base frame 1 and the guide cover 2 are manufactured by resin molding.

  When the base frame 1 and the guide cover 2 are closed, a part of the inner surface facing each other comes into contact with each other, so that a gap slightly wider than the thickness of the medal 5 is maintained and a passage through which the medal 5 passes is formed. (See FIG. 5).

  At the upper left part of the medal selector, a slot 6 which is an entrance of a medal formed by the base frame 1 and the guide cover 2 is disposed, and an arrow extending downward from the slot 6 constituting the medal path is shown. A vertical passage 7 and an inclined passage 8 indicated by an obliquely downward arrow extending in the right direction at the lower end thereof are formed.

  A medal rolling surface is formed at the lower end of the inclined passage 8, and this medal rolling surface is constituted by a movable guide 11 described later and an inclined rail portion 9 fixed to the base frame 1 on the downstream side thereof.

  A corner guide 10 fixed to the base frame 1 is disposed at the lower end of the vertical path 7, and an arc-shaped medal rolling surface 10 a is formed on the upper surface of the corner guide 10 at the intersection of the vertical path 7 and the inclined path 8. Has been.

  In this medal selector, the regular medal inserted from the insertion slot 6 rolls on the rolling surface of the inclined passage 8 and is supplied to the downstream receiving portion 16, and the fake medal and the reception prohibition medal will be described later. It is discharged to the return passage 23.

  The movable guide 11 is disposed above the return passage 23 and constitutes a part of the rolling surface as described above. However, the movable guide 11 is directly installed at the start position of the inclined passage 8 in FIG. As schematically shown by extracting the main part of the sorting / acceptance prohibiting mechanism portion, the guide surface 11a that supports the lower end of the medal 5 constitutes this rolling surface.

  The medal selector according to the present embodiment includes the movable guide 11 and an upper guide 13 disposed so as to be in contact with the upper side surface of the regular medal 5 whose lower end is supported by the guide surface 11a and rolling. A lower guide 14 disposed below the guide 13 and capable of contacting a lower side surface of the medal 5 on the same side as the one side surface; and disposed at an intermediate height between the lower guide 14 and the upper guide 13; An intermediate guide 15 that can abut against the side surface of the medal 5 opposite to the one side surface, and a pressing member that urges the upper end portion of the medal 5 that rolls in a state in which it can abut against each guide in a direction to press against the upper guide 13. (Pressing means) 17 and the guide surface 11a of the movable guide 11 are received at a position where the height of the rolling surface is received, and from below the upper guide 13 shown in FIG. Up between prohibited positions An electromagnetic solenoid for moving and a (driving means) 21.

  The medal selector will be described in detail. The movable guide 11 is provided between the downstream inclined rail portion 9 constituting the inclined passage 8 and the upstream corner guide 10 and has an L-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. Made of magnetic material. And the front-end | tip part protrudes in the inside inclination channel | path 8 from the opening part 12 penetrated and formed in the base frame 1 along the inclination channel | path 8, The upper surface comprises the said guide surface 11a. Yes.

  The guide surface 11a of the movable guide 11 can be displaced up and down by driving the electromagnetic solenoid 21 as described above. When the guide surface 11a is raised, the guide surface (upper surface) 11a as shown in FIG. The space between the upper guide 13 and the lower end surface 13a is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the regular medal, and when lowered, the distance between the guide surface 11a and the lower end surface 13a is designed to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the regular medal. Has been.

  Further, the movable guide 11 is configured to rotate around a starting point 11b on the back side of the base frame 1, and is configured so that the amount of protrusion to the inclined passage 8 is reduced at the same time when the guide surface 11a is lowered. Normally, the guide surface 11a is rotated in the direction of lowering by the urging force of the tension spring 22. As shown in FIG. 5, the tension spring 22 is attached to a solenoid mounting metal plate having one end fixed to the base frame 1, and the other end is attached to an L-shaped upper end portion obliquely downward in the direction of the base frame 1. As described above, the movable guide 11 is pivoted about the starting point 11b, and an urging force in the direction of pulling down the guide surface 11a of the movable guide 11 is also applied.

  Therefore, even if there is a backlash due to a gap between the movable guide 11 and the starting point 11b, this backlash is urged in one direction. Therefore, even if the electromagnetic solenoid is repeatedly turned on and off, the guide surface of the movable guide The height of 11a can maintain reproducibility.

  When the electromagnetic solenoid 21 is excited and the guide surface 11a of the movable guide 11 is raised, the upstream end of the guide surface 11a in the inclined passage 8 substantially coincides with the end of the rolling surface 10a of the corner guide 10. The downstream end portion of the guide surface 11a substantially coincides with the starting end of the inclined rail portion 9. Therefore, as described above, a series of medal rolling surfaces are formed by the rolling surface 10 a and the guide surface 11 a and the inclined rail portion 9.

  The electromagnetic solenoid 21 will be described in detail. It is screwed to the back surface of the base frame 1 via a solenoid mounting sheet metal, and is disposed between the base frame 1 and the movable guide 11. The electromagnetic solenoid 21 receives the medal. When it is in a possible state, it is excited to attract the movable guide 11 and raise its guide surface 11a. FIG. 5 shows this state.

  In this embodiment, since the base frame 1 is a resin-molded product, a contact area is required to attach the solenoid 21 to the base frame 1 in order to prevent the base frame 1 from being deformed by the heat of the electromagnetic solenoid 21. The heat dissipation effect is improved by minimizing the space between the two as much as possible.

  The upper guide 13 that supports the upper side of the medal 5 is integrated with the base frame 1, and the lower guide 14 that supports the lower side of the medal 5 is molded integrally with the base frame 1. ing. Although not shown in FIG. 6, the lower guide 14 is formed with a rib-like convex portion extending in the longitudinal direction so that the contact area with the medal 5 is minimized. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be flat as shown in FIG.

  In addition, the intermediate guide 15 provided at a height position between the upper guide 13 and the lower guide 14 and facing the guides is integrally formed as a part of the guide cover 2. Yes.

  The medal receiving portion 16 located downstream of the inclined passage 8 is formed by an opening formed integrally with the base frame 1.

  The pressing member 17 has a height position between the lower guide 14 and the intermediate guide 15 in the vicinity of the start position of the inclined passage 8 as shown in the image of the planar relationship between the lower guide 14 and the intermediate guide 15 in FIG. And is rotatably supported by the base frame 1.

  The pressing member 17 can be projected and retracted through the opening 14a with respect to the medal support surface of the lower guide 14, and normally protrudes from the medal support surface of the lower guide 14 by the biasing force of a torsion coil spring (not shown). As shown in the figure, it is urged and pressed in the direction of the intermediate guide 15.

  In this embodiment, as shown in the image of the positional relationship with each guide in FIG. 6A, the lower part of the medal 5 in which the pressing member 17 is inserted (below the intermediate guide 15) is placed on the intermediate guide 15. Thus, the upper portion of the medal 5 is rotated in the reverse direction with the intermediate guide 15 as a fulcrum, and the side surface of the upper end portion is pressed against the upper guide 13.

  Further, a count sensor unit 18 including a light receiving element and a light emitting element (not shown) disposed with the inclined passage 8 interposed therebetween is installed immediately before the receiving unit 16, and the inclined passage immediately before the count sensor unit 18. 8, a vertical wall 19 is disposed outside the medal abutment surface 13 b of the upper guide 13.

  Further, a stopper 20 that is pivotally supported on the base frame 1 is installed immediately before the count sensor unit 18. Although not shown, the stopper 20 can be moved in and out of the inclined passage 8. When the electromagnetic solenoid 21 is excited and the guide surface 11 a of the movable guide 11 is raised, the stopper 20 is retracted from the inclined passage 8. When the electromagnetic solenoid 21 is de-energized and the guide surface 11a of the movable guide 11 is descending, it projects into the inclined passage 8.

  A return passage 23 is formed below the movable guide 11 and is constituted by a sufficient space through which a medal provided between the base frame 1 and the cover guide 2 can pass as shown in FIG.

  In the medal selector having the above configuration, an operation when a regular medal is inserted in an acceptable state will be described below.

  The regular medals 5 inserted into the gaming machine enter the medal selector through the insertion slot 6 as shown in FIG. 8 which is a front view of the FIG. 2 excluding the guide cover 2 and shown in FIG. Through the vertical passage 7, the guide surface 11 a and the inclined rail portion 9 reach the inclined passage 8 formed with the rolling surface.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a state where the regular medal 5 is inserted into the sorting / acceptance prohibiting mechanism portion shown in FIG. 5, the medal 5 reaching the start position of the inclined passage 8 is placed in the middle by the action of the pressing member 17. Although a counterclockwise rotational force is applied with the contact portion with the guide 15 as a fulcrum, the guide surface 11 a of the movable guide 11 is raised by the excitation action of the electromagnetic solenoid 21.

  Accordingly, the distance between the guide surface 11a of the movable guide 11 and the lower end surface 13a of the upper guide 13 is smaller than the outer diameter of the medal 5 as in FIG. Continues to roll toward the downstream side while being supported by the contact surface 13b on the inner side of the upper guide 13.

  In addition, since a gap slightly larger than the thickness of the medal 5 is formed between the upper guide 13 and the intermediate guide 15, the medal 5 is slightly inclined, but the tip of the movable guide 11 is sufficient even in this state. The medal 5 protrudes from below to a position where it is supported by the guide surface 11a.

  After the medal 5 has passed the pressing range by the pressing member 17, the medal is surrounded by the four surfaces of the guide surface 11a, the upper guide 13, the lower guide 14, and the intermediate guide 15, so that the inclined passage 8 is not dropped. Continue rolling down the road.

  After that, when the medal 5 passes between the light receiving element and the light emitting element of the count sensor unit 18, the control unit (not shown) of the gaming machine counts up the medal received number based on the detection signal, and immediately thereafter. The medal 5 passes through the receiving portion (mouth) 16 and falls into a medal receiving portion of a gaming machine (not shown).

  Note that the pressing member 17 needs to push the medal out of the inclined passage 8 when returning a small-diameter fake medal as described later, or when returning a regular medal in the acceptance prohibited state. Has an energizing power.

  Accordingly, as a side effect, when the regular medal passes through the pressing range of the pressing member 17, there is a possibility that the rolling resistance is hindered by frictional resistance. Since the near side is biased, it is possible to prevent the force that hinders the rotational force of the medal from acting as compared with the case of biasing near the upper end. Therefore, the medal 5 can easily pass downstream without stopping in the passage including the pressing range.

  Next, an operation when a small-diameter fake medal is inserted in the acceptable state will be described.

  A small-diameter fake medal that has been thrown into the gaming machine also reaches the inclined passage 8 in the same manner as the regular medal. FIG. 10 shows a state where a small-diameter false medal has arrived at the sorting / acceptance prohibiting mechanism portion of FIG.

  As shown in this figure, the medal 5 reaching the start position of the inclined passage 8 is rotated counterclockwise by the action of the pressing member 17 with the contact portion with the intermediate guide 15 as a fulcrum. At this time, the guide surface 11 a of the movable guide 11 is raised by the excitation action of the electromagnetic solenoid 21, but the diameter of the small-diameter false medal is the distance between the guide surface 11 a of the movable guide 11 and the lower end surface 13 a of the upper guide 13. Therefore, the side surface of the upper end portion of the medal 5 is not supported by the contact surface 13b of the upper guide 13, but rotates counterclockwise and falls down.

  In this way, the medal 5 slightly falls down, and the lower end portion of the medal 5 protrudes from the guide surface 11 a of the movable guide 11, so that it falls toward the return passage 23.

  In this case, the medals that have fallen into the return passage 23 are returned without passing through the count sensor unit 18, so the control unit of the gaming machine does not count up the number of received medals.

  In addition, when even a small-diameter medal is thrown in vigorously, since it has an inertial force that proceeds downstream along the inclined passage 8, the false medal that has begun to fall again is regained by moving toward the receiving portion 16 while falling. There is a concern that it will return to its original position and be taken into the gaming machine. However, since the upper guide 13 constituting the small-diameter medal sorting mechanism is provided in a sufficiently long section in the inclined passage 8, the false medal is in a sufficiently fallen state, so that the sorting mechanism as shown in FIG. Will come into contact with the vertical wall 19 provided at the end of the sword, and as a result, it will fall. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the small diameter medal from being erroneously received by the gaming machine.

  Next, an operation when a regular medal is inserted in the acceptance prohibited state will be described.

  The regular medal thrown into the gaming machine similarly reaches the inclined passage 8. FIG. 11 shows a state where a regular medal has reached the sorting / acceptance prohibition mechanism portion of FIG. 5 in the acceptance prohibition state.

  As shown in the figure, the medal 5 reaching the start position of the inclined passage 8 is similarly rotated counterclockwise by the action of the pressing member 17 with the contact portion with the intermediate guide 15 as a fulcrum. At this time, since the electromagnetic solenoid 21 is not excited, the guide surface 11a of the movable guide 11 is lowered by the urging force of the tension spring 22 as shown in FIG.

  Accordingly, since the distance between the guide surface 11a of the movable guide 11 and the lower end surface 13a of the upper guide 13 is larger than the outer diameter of the regular medal 5, the upper end side surface of the medal 5 is not supported by the upper guide 13. Rotate counterclockwise and fall down. Since the lowering of the guide surface 11a is realized by the rotation of the movable guide 11 about the fulcrum 11b, the amount of projection of the guide surface 11a into the inclined passage 8 is reduced at the same time.

  When the medal 5 is slightly tilted, the lower end portion of the medal 5 protrudes from the guide surface 11a of the movable guide 11 and falls down toward the return passage 23. Since it is smaller than the acceptable state with the movement, the fall starts with a slight fall of the medal rather than when the small-diameter fake medal falls in the acceptable state.

  Also in this case, the medal 5 that has fallen into the return passage 23 is returned without passing through the count sensor unit 18, so that the control unit of the gaming machine does not count up the number of received medals.

  As described above, when a medal is thrown in vigorously, there is a fear that the medal will be taken into the gaming machine, but this acceptance prohibiting mechanism according to this embodiment lowers the guide surface 11a of the movable guide 11. By doing so, the regular medal is returned in the same principle as the above-described sorting mechanism that returns the small-diameter fake medal in the acceptable state, so that the medal is not taken into the gaming machine as well.

  In addition, when the electromagnetic solenoid 21 is demagnetized after the medal passes through the pressing range of the pressing member 17, the medal continues to roll downstream without falling down, but it is provided at the end of the acceptance prohibiting mechanism. Since the stopper 20 (detailed operation description is omitted) protrudes into the inclined passage 8, the medal falls upon this.

  Note that a fake medal having a diameter larger than that of the regular medal or a fake medal having a plate thickness is stopped by clogging in the slot of the gaming machine or clogged in the medal passage of the medal selector. The medal stopped in this way is configured so that the guide cover 2 is opened and returned by operating the return button 106, as in the gaming machine 100 shown in FIG.

  Next, a method for cleaning the medal passage will be described.

  First, the guide cover 2 is manually opened. As shown in FIG. 12 as seen from the front lower side, the guide cover 2 can be opened to a certain extent, and is therefore one of the medal track surfaces formed inside the guide cover 2. Since the intermediate guide 15 can be exposed, it can be easily cleaned. Similarly, since the upper guide 13 and the lower guide 14 which are the medal track surfaces formed on the inner side of the base frame can be exposed, the cleaning can be easily performed. Furthermore, since the guide surface 11a which is the upper surface of the tip of the movable guide 11 which is a medal rolling surface is also exposed by opening the guide cover 2, it can be easily cleaned.

  According to the embodiment described above in detail, the following effects can be obtained.

  (1) The sorting mechanism (upper guide 13) for returning the small-diameter fake medal also functions as a medal acceptance prohibiting mechanism together with the movable guide 11 that moves up and down, and returns the regular medal on the same principle as the sorting of the small-diameter medal. Since these functions are performed, these two functions can be provided in the same section in the medal passage, and therefore a passage section sufficient for returning the medal can be secured without increasing the size of the apparatus.

  Moreover, since the medal 5 is only slightly tilted in the thickness direction and then dropped and returned, it can be returned very quickly and the medal to be returned is taken into the gaming machine. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a malfunction that occurs.

  (2) In the medal acceptance prohibition state, the movable guide 11 rotates from the lower end surface 13a of the upper guide 13 while the guide surface 11a at the distal end reduces the amount of protrusion to the inclined passage 8 by rotating around the fulcrum 11b. Since the distance is increased, the tilt angle for dropping the medal can be further reduced. Therefore, since the return is performed more quickly, the problem that the medal to be returned is taken into the gaming machine is less likely to occur.

  (3) Similarly, in the medal acceptance prohibited state, the movable guide moves away from the upper guide while reducing the amount of protrusion thereof, and therefore the amount of movement of the movable guide is very small. Accordingly, since the electromagnetic solenoid 21 that drives the movable guide can reduce the suction force as compared with the conventional case, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of a malfunction such as a medal stop due to the deformation of the device due to the heat generation of the solenoid, and the medal acceptance prohibited state. The response delay of the movable guide caused by the residual magnetism of the electromagnetic solenoid, which is generated when switching to, can be reduced.

  (4) Since the pressing member 17 urges and pushes the vicinity of the lower end of the medal, the moment that obstructs the rotational force when the medal passes is smaller than that of pressing the vicinity of the upper end with the same force. There is also an advantage that the problem of stopping in the passage is extremely difficult to occur.

  (5) Dirt such as dirt and dust tends to adhere to the inside of the medal passage, and this dirt impedes the passage of medals. Therefore, it is necessary to clean the inside of the passage frequently. In the case of the medal selector, the movable guide that regulates the thickness direction of the medal is such that the raceway surface that the medal touches faces the inside of the passage, and the other raceway surface that faces the raceway surface. Since the interval is slightly wider than the thickness of the medal, cleaning is very difficult.

  On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the upper, middle, and lower guides can be easily exposed, and the guide surface 11a that is the medal track surface of the movable guide is exposed upward. Therefore, there is also an advantage that cleaning is easy even when dirt or dust adheres to these.

  The specific configuration of the medal selector according to the present invention is not limited to that shown in the embodiment.

For example , the rolling surface of the inclined passage may be configured to have a substantially full length with the guide surface of the movable guide.

The front side perspective view showing the whole medal selector of one embodiment concerning the present invention. Front view of the entire medal selector of this embodiment Rear side perspective view of the whole medal selector of this embodiment Front perspective view of the entire medal selector of the present embodiment with the guide cover removed 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. The schematic diagram which extracts and shows the characteristic principal part of the selection and reception prohibition mechanism part of this embodiment Schematic diagram showing the relationship between the pressing member and the inclined passage etc. The front view which shows the relationship between the inside of the medal selector of this embodiment, and the medal which passes there Sectional drawing which shows a mode that a regular medal passes the selection / reception prohibition mechanism part shown in the said FIG. Sectional drawing which shows a mode that a small diameter false medal is sorted and returned by the sorting / acceptance prohibition mechanism section shown in FIG. Sectional drawing which shows a mode that a regular medal is returned by the selection / acceptance prohibition mechanism part shown in the said FIG. 5 in an acceptance prohibition state The perspective view which shows the state which opened the guide cover largely in the medal selector of this embodiment. Schematic perspective view showing appearance of medal gaming machine

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Base frame 2 ... Guide cover 3 ... Supporting shaft 4 ... Coil spring 5 ... Medal 6 ... Insertion port 7 ... Vertical passage 8 ... Inclination passage 9 ... Inclination rail part 10 ... Corner guide 11 ... Movable guide 11a ... Guide surface 12 ... Opening 13 ... Upper guide 13a ... Lower end surface 14 ... Lower guide 15 ... Intermediate guide 16 ... Receiving part 17 ... Pushing member 18 ... Count sensor part 19 ... Vertical wall 20 ... Stopper 21 ... Electromagnetic solenoid

Claims (1)

In a medal selector that rolls regular medals inserted from the insertion slot on the rolling surface of the inclined passage and supplies them to the downstream receiving portion, and discharges the fake medals and the reception prohibited medals to the return passage.
A movable guide having a guide surface that constitutes at least a part of the rolling surface and supports the lower end of the rolling medal above the return path;
An upper guide disposed so as to be able to come into contact with one upper side of a regular medal that rolls with its lower end supported by the guide surface;
A lower guide disposed below the upper guide and capable of contacting the lower side of the medal on the same side as the one side;
An intermediate guide disposed at an intermediate height between the lower guide and the upper guide and capable of abutting against a side surface of the medal opposite to the one side surface;
A pressing means for urging the upper end of the medal that rolls in a state in which the guide can come into contact with the upper guide in a direction of pressing the upper guide;
The guide surface of the movable guide comprises a receiving position of the rolling face height, and a driving means for vertically moving between the acceptance prohibition position beneath more than the diameter of the normal medal than the upper guide With
The medal selector , wherein the pressing means biases the medal side surface below the intermediate guide in the intermediate guide direction .

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