JP6548527B2 - Game media supply device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming medium replenishment device that replenishes gaming media to gaming media using machines on a gaming machine island.

  The gaming hall is provided with a gaming machine island in which gaming machines such as slot machines and coin gaming machines are inserted by inserting medals into a predetermined area and arranged side by side. Usually, a medal lending machine is disposed adjacent to the slot machine, and a medal corresponding to the amount of inserted money is paid out. When the medals paid out from the medal lending machine are inserted into the slot machine, the game is started, and as a result of the game, when the symbols of the reels of a plurality of rows become a combination pre-set winning combination, the corresponding number of medals are paid It is a mechanism to be paid as. Therefore, in order to continue the game, it is necessary to sequentially replenish the slot machine with medals for winning and the medal lending machine with medals for lending.

  As means for replenishing the medals in response to the request for the medals of such slot machines and medal lending machines, there is a gaming media replenishment device for replenishing and recovering medals inside the gaming machine island. An example of the gaming medium supply device is a medal supply facility for supplying medals to a plurality of gaming machines or a plurality of medal lending machines that lends medals for use in the gaming machines, and a long strip having side walls on the left and right. A gate transport device for providing a medal transport conveyor at the upper position of the gaming machine or medal lending machine, forming an opening on the side wall of the position of the gaming machine or medal lending machine of the medal transport conveyor and guiding the transported medal to the opening. In a medal supply facility provided with a chute for taking the medals discharged from the opening into the medal feeding path of the gaming machine or the medal lending machine, the medal opening position of the medal transport conveyor is narrower than the opening width. It is known that a cover plate is attached so as to be closed in a state in which the downstream side is partially opened by a required biasing force (Patent Document 1).

  The cover plate is bent into a substantially mountain-shaped cross section, and a non-return piece is formed on the upstream side of the lower end of the left side wall to prevent the cover plate from swinging in the direction of the medal transport conveyor. A blocking piece is formed on the downstream side to block the falling of the medal, and the width is such that two medals arranged in the transport direction on the downstream side of the blocking piece can pass and the height corresponds to the total thickness of six medals. The cover portion is integrally formed so as to form an opening, and the cover portion is pivotally supported by a shaft provided at the left and right upper ends.

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  However, in the cover plate, the medal guided to the opening by the gate device collides with the blocking piece of the cover portion, and furthermore, the non-return piece of the cover portion collides with the medal transport conveyor by the biasing force by the weight. Because it is a thing, an external force is frequently applied. For this reason, the shaft of the cover plate is detached from the bearing hole, the shaft itself of the cover plate is broken, or the cover portion itself is easily damaged.

  In this respect, the one described in Patent Document 1 provides a chute for discharging the medals dispensed below the medal hopper, and pivotally supports the cover plate at the opening position of the chute. Specifically, a bearing hole is formed at the position of the opening of the side wall of the chute, and the cover plate is pivotally supported pivotally by inserting the shafts provided on the left and right upper ends of the cover into the bearing hole. Because of this, when the above-mentioned breakage occurs, replacing the cover plate is a time-consuming structure.

  The present invention has been made under such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game medium replenishment device which is excellent in maintainability and can reduce the occurrence of a failure.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a game medium replenishing apparatus according to the present invention is a game medium replenishing apparatus for replenishing a game medium to a plurality of game medium using machines juxtaposed to the left and right. A supply line capable of transporting the game medium left or right, an outlet formed on the side wall, and the game medium transported on the transport path. A distribution device for guiding to an outlet, a replenishment chute for receiving the gaming medium discharged from the outlet, and supplying the gaming medium to the gaming medium using machine through a pipe, a plate for opening and closing the outlet The bearing groove is provided with a first opening which is formed on the side wall or a pair of bearing pieces protruding in the lateral direction of the upper end portion of the plate and protruding in the lateral direction or the supply chute. To pivot the plate An open / close door having a pivotally supported shaft, A convex portion which is provided horizontally in the left-right direction at an end of the shaft and whose cross section in a direction orthogonal to the shaft is formed in a substantially polygonal or elliptical shape And a second opening communicating with the first opening is formed on the left and right of the first opening on the upper surface of the bearing piece, and the second opening is formed. The portion is formed with an opening width that restricts passage of the convex portion when the width in the direction orthogonal to the axis of the convex portion and the horizontal direction is a predetermined length or more, and the second opening The lower part has a rotation area communicating with the second opening and the bearing groove below, and the rotation area allows the protrusion to rotate when the shaft supported by the bearing groove rotates. A space is provided (claim 1).

  With this configuration, when the cross section in the direction orthogonal to the axis of the convex portion is formed into a substantially polygonal shape or an elliptical shape, the width in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the axis of the convex portion is that the convex portion rotates. It is not constant but there are long and short. In addition, the second opening is formed with an opening width that restricts the passage of the protrusion when the width in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the protrusion and in the horizontal direction is equal to or greater than a predetermined length. Therefore, the second opening can be passed if the convex portion is axially rotated and the width in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the convex portion and in the horizontal direction is shorter than a predetermined length. Therefore, the open / close door can be easily detached from the bearing groove.

  The term “general polygon” refers to a polygon whose corner is a curved line such as an arc, a polygon whose side is a curved line, and includes a complete polygon.

  On the other hand, the second opening is formed with an opening width that restricts the passage of the projection when the width in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the projection and the horizontal direction is equal to or longer than a predetermined length. The second opening can not be passed unless the convex portion is axially rotated and the width in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the convex portion and in the horizontal direction is shorter than a predetermined length. For this reason, the shaft is unlikely to come off from the bearing groove, and the connection reliability between the open / close door and the bearing groove can be enhanced.

  In this case, a guide passage communicating with the second opening and formed with the same width as the opening width of the second opening is provided below the second opening, and below the guide passage. It is better to have the rotation area in communication with the guide passage (claim 2).

  With this configuration, the projection can not pass through the second opening unless it passes through the guide passage, so that the shaft does not easily come off from the bearing groove, and the connection reliability between the opening / closing door and the bearing groove Can be enhanced. Further, by forming the guide passage above the rotation area, the space of the rotation area can be reduced, so that rattling in the upward direction of the shaft can be prevented.

  In this case, the convex portion is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in which a cross section in a direction orthogonal to the axis includes a short side and a long side, and the second opening is horizontal in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the convex portion. If the width in the direction is longer than the width on the short side, it is preferable that the opening width be such that the passage of the convex portion is restricted (claim 3).

  With this configuration, when the cross section in the direction orthogonal to the axis of the protrusion is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having short sides and long sides, the width in the direction orthogonal to the axis of the protrusion is not constant. Long and short occur on the side and long side. In addition, the second opening is formed with an opening width that restricts the passage of the protrusion when the width in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the protrusion and in the horizontal direction is longer than the width on the short side. Therefore, the second opening can be passed by rotating the convex portion in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the convex portion and setting the width in the horizontal direction to the width on the short side. Therefore, the open / close door can be easily detached from the bearing groove.

  The term “generally rectangular” refers to a rectangle whose corner is a curve such as an arc, a rectangle whose side is a curve, and includes a complete rectangle.

  On the other hand, the second opening is formed with an opening width that restricts the passage of the projection when the width in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the projection and in the horizontal direction is longer than the width on the short side. The second opening is not passed unless the convex portion is axially rotated so that the width in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the convex portion in the horizontal direction becomes the width on the short side. For this reason, the shaft is unlikely to come off from the bearing groove, and the connection reliability between the open / close door and the bearing groove can be enhanced.

  In this case, it is preferable that the convex portion be formed at an angle within the range of less than 130 degrees in the opening direction, with the angle formed by the long side with respect to the upper surface of the plate being greater than 0 degrees.

  In this respect, the range in which the game medium turns and collides with the opening / closing door is within the range of 0 degrees to about 50 degrees, assuming that the lower side in the vertical direction is 0 degrees. For this reason, if the convex part formed in a substantially rectangular shape is formed at an angle within the range of more than 0 degrees and less than 130 degrees in the opening direction with respect to the upper surface of the plate, In the rotation range, the long side of the convex portion is rotated to a position of 180 degrees, and the side surface on the short side of the convex portion does not face upward and passes through the second opening, so The connection reliability with the bearing groove can be further enhanced.

  In this case, the open / close door includes a vertical piece erected in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the plate and a weight attached to the tip of the vertical piece, and is biased in a direction to close the discharge port It is better to be present (claim 5).

  By this configuration, it is possible to prevent the game medium transported on the transport path from falling into the discharge port even though it is not guided by the distribution device.

  In this case, the open / close door is preferably formed so that the lower part of the plate is engaged with the transport path and can be pivoted only in the direction of the supply chute (claim 6).

  According to the gaming media replenishment device of the present invention, which is configured as described above, since the opening / closing door can be easily detached from the bearing groove, the maintainability of the gaming media replenishment device can be enhanced. In addition, since the shaft does not easily come off from the bearing groove, and the connection reliability between the open / close door and the bearing groove can be enhanced, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of failure of the game medium replenishment device.

It is a front view showing a part of gaming machine island provided with a game media replenishment device concerning this invention. It is a schematic whole block diagram of the game-medium replenishment apparatus which comprises the said game machine island. It is a perspective view which shows the replenishment line vicinity which comprises the said game-medium replenishment apparatus. It is the perspective view which notched a part of game media replenishment device concerning this invention. It is a schematic disassembled perspective view which shows a part of game media replenishment apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the replenishment line which comprises the said game-medium replenishment apparatus. It is a schematic front view of the supply line which comprises the said game-medium supply apparatus. It is an A section outline expansion perspective view in Drawing 7 (a). It is a perspective view of the bearing piece in this invention. It is sectional drawing in alignment with the BB line of Fig.7 (a). It is sectional drawing (a) which follows the CC line of FIG. 8, and sectional drawing (b) which follows the DD line of FIG. It is a front view (a) of the opening-closing door in this invention, and the E section schematic enlarged perspective view (b) in FIG. 10 (a). It is a figure (a), (b), (c) which shows the change over time at the time of inserting an axis | shaft in the bearing groove in this invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the BB line of FIG. 7 (a) in other embodiment.

  Hereinafter, the gaming media replenishment device 4 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, the case where the gaming media replenishment device 4 according to the present invention is applied to the gaming machine island 1 in the gaming hall will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine island 1 includes a slot machine 2 which is a gaming medium using machine, and a medal lending machine 3 (gaming medium using machine) which is juxtaposed to the slot machine 2 and pays out gaming media such as medals. A plurality of lines are provided on the left and right, and they are arranged back to back to form a double-sided type. In the vicinity of the center of the inside sandwiched by the slot machines 2 of the gaming machine island 1, the gaming medium replenishment device 4 is incorporated along the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 1.

  The game medium supply device 4 is a device for replenishing the slot machine 2 with a medal for winning and the token lending machine 3 with a token for lending out, and as shown in FIG. Supply line 10 for conveying the medals by conveyor to the supply chute 20 connected to the slot machine 2 or the medal lending machine 3 through the bellows tube 40, and the slot machine 2 or medal lending arranged under the gaming machine island 1 A recovery line 6 for receiving the medals discharged from the machine 3 and the medals dropped through the communication path 5 and transporting the medals by a belt conveyor, a storage tank (not shown) for storing the medals recovered by the recovery line 6, and storage A lifter device (not shown) for transporting the medals stored in the tank onto the supply line 10 and other medal washers / dehydrators etc. are provided at the end of the gaming machine island 1 A storage box 7, by mainly composed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the supply line 10 is inserted into the conveyor belt 11 for conveying the medals, the hollow frame 12 supported from the inner surface side of the conveyor belt 11, and the hollow portion of the frame 12. A joint 13 for connecting two frames 12, a drive pulley (not shown) connected to one end of the frame 12 and driving the transport belt 11 in a fixed direction, and a connection port (not shown) to which the communication path 5 can be connected ), And the second pulley unit 15 having a return pulley (not shown) connected to the other end of the frame 12 and the conveyance by adjusting the position of the roller (not shown) And a tensioner 16 for applying a predetermined tension to the belt 11. In this case, the transport belt 11 and the frame 12 form a transport path 10A of the supply line 10 capable of transporting the medal in the left direction.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 3-7, the refill line 10 includes a cover unit 18. The cover unit 18 mainly includes a side wall 18c disposed on both sides of the conveyance path 10A and a ceiling plate 18d closing an opening formed in the upper part by the both side walls 18c. It is a cover material which encloses and covers shielding board 17a, 17b. On the side wall 18c, the discharge port 18a for discharging the medals pushed out from the conveying path 10A by the distributor 17, the pair of bearing pieces 30 formed on the top of the discharge port 18a, and the top of the discharge port 18a are rotatable It mainly comprises an open / close door 50 pivotally supported by the In this case, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the discharge port 18a is formed in a horizontally elongated drive shape in the lateral direction, and as shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, the frame 12 is formed at the lower end of the discharge port 18a. It is open so that the upper end vicinity of the side wall of may be exposed. As will be described later, six distribution devices 17 are attached, and there are a total of 12 distribution positions of 6 on the right side and 6 on the left side of the transport belt 11, and the discharge ports 18a are provided in each of the positions.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, six cover units 18 configured as described above are mounted on the conveyance path 10A. Further, between the first pulley unit 14 and the cover unit 18, between the cover units 18, and between the cover unit 18 and the second pulley unit 15, the transport path is prevented from falling on the transport path 10A. A cover 19 covering 10A is attached (see FIG. 4).

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 3-6, the refill line 10 comprises a dispensing device 17. As shown in FIG. 4, the distributing device 17 is a drive source for moving the shielding plates 17a and 17b, which are formed in a shape in which the tip is inclined with respect to the medal conveying direction, and the shielding plates 17a and 17b in the vertical direction. The respective solenoids 17c are provided.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the distributor 17 moves the operating body of the solenoid 17 c downward according to a command from the control unit (not shown) to lower the shielding plate 17 a, and the tip thereof lands on the transport belt 11. The medals are blocked obliquely, and the medals being conveyed hit the shielding plate 17a, and are pushed out of the conveying belt 11 in the direction orthogonal to the conveying direction. In addition, the distribution device 17 can push the medals in the direction opposite to the direction in which the medals were pushed out by changing the falling shielding plate 17a to the shielding plate 17b, and the front side back side orthogonal to the transport direction It is configured to push medals in both directions. Six distribution devices 17 configured in this manner are attached on the supply line 10, and medals can be pushed out and distributed to a total of 12 positions of 6 on the right side of the transport belt 11 and 6 on the left side (see FIG. 3). ).

  The medals distributed by the distribution device 17 and discharged from the discharge port 18a of the cover unit 18 are dropped and received by the supply chute 20, and then pass through the bellows pipe 40 which is a pipe in the present invention to pass the slot machine 2 and medal lending. It is transported to the machine 3.

  Next, the open / close door 50 described above will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 7, 10 and 12 (a), the open / close door 50 is provided horizontally with the plate 51 for opening and closing the discharge port 18a and the upper end portion of the plate 51 so as to horizontally turn the plate It is mainly composed of a shaft 55 freely pivotally supported, a vertical piece 51d erected in a direction perpendicular to the vicinity of the center of the upper surface of the plate 51, and a weight 58 attached to the tip of the vertical piece 51d.

  As shown in FIGS. 7, 10 and 12 (a), the plate 51 is formed in a horizontally long drive shape which is long in the left-right direction, is formed with the same thickness as the side wall 18c described above, and opens and closes the discharge port 18a. It is comprised by the closing piece 51a, the inclination piece 51b which inclines and extends in the front direction from the upper end of the closing piece 51a, and the bar 51c connected with the upper end of the inclination piece 51b. In this case, the plate 51 can have the closing piece 51a and the side wall 18c flush with each other by providing the inclined piece 51b (see FIG. 10). Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 10, the closing piece 51a is formed at such a height that the lower part of the closing piece 51a contacts and is locked to the frame 12 that constitutes the conveyance path 10A. With this configuration, the open / close door 50 can be pivoted only in the direction (front direction) of the replenishment chute 20.

  And as shown to FIG. 12 (a), (b), it protrudes horizontally in the left-right direction at the both-ends part of the bar 51c, and the axis | shaft 55 which pivotally supports the board 51 rotatably is formed. ing. Furthermore, at the end of the shaft 55, there is formed a convex portion 56 which is formed horizontally in a substantially rectangular shape having a short side and a long side, the cross section in the direction orthogonal to the shaft 55 being protruded horizontally There is. In this case, the short side of the convex portion 56 is formed by an arc-shaped curve in which the outer periphery of the cylindrical shaft 55 is extended, and the long side is formed by a straight line connecting the ends of the opposing curves. In the present invention, a substantially rectangular shape is a rectangular shape whose corner is a curved line such as an arc, a rectangular shape whose side is a curved line, and includes a complete rectangular shape.

  The shaft 55 formed as described above, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, is a bearing groove 32 having a first opening 31 formed on a pair of bearing pieces 30 projecting from the side wall 18c. It is supported by In this case, the bearing piece 30 is protruded in the front direction from the vicinity of the left and right upper ends of the discharge port 18a, and as shown in FIGS. 8, 9, 11 (a), the bottom side 30a and the front side end of the bottom side 30a. It is comprised by the front side vertical piece 30b standingly arranged by the part, and the back side vertical piece 30c standingly arranged by the back side end of the bottom piece 30a.

  Then, a substantially U-shaped groove opened upward and in the left-right direction can be formed by the space surrounded by the bottom piece 30a, the front side vertical piece 30b, and the back side vertical piece 30c. The upper opening and the substantially U-shaped groove configured as described above constitute the first opening 31 and the bearing groove 32 in the present embodiment.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 8, 9, 11 (b), the first vertical piece 30d is formed on the bearing piece 30 in the right direction of the front side vertical piece 30b, and in the right direction of the back side vertical piece 30c. The second vertical pieces 30e are connected in series. The first vertical piece 30d and the second vertical piece 30e are substantially square prismatic pieces having a flange formed on one side wall near the upper end, sandwiching a space communicating with the bearing groove 32, and the flange is formed The side walls face each other. A second opening 33 having a constant opening width is formed between the first vertical piece 30d and the upper surface of the second vertical piece 30e. With this configuration, the second opening 33 communicating with the first opening 31 can be formed on the upper surface of the bearing piece 30 on the left and right sides of the first opening 31.

  In this case, the second opening 33 needs to be formed with an opening width that restricts the passage of the convex portion 56 when the width in the direction orthogonal to the axis of the convex portion 56 and the horizontal direction is a predetermined length or more. In the present embodiment, when the width in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the convex portion 56 and in the horizontal direction is longer than the width on the short side, the opening width is defined to restrict the passage of the convex portion 56. That is, the opening width of the second opening 33 is configured to be the width of the short side of the protrusion 56.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 8, 9, 11 (b), the first vertical piece 30d and the second vertical piece 30e face each other with the side walls on which the flanges near the upper end are formed facing each other, A guide passage 34 communicating with the second opening 33 and formed by the opening width of the second opening 33, that is, the width of the short side of the protrusion 56 may be provided between the flanges of the pieces.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 8, 9 and 11 (b), a rotation area configured by a space sandwiched by the side walls of the first vertical piece 30d and the second vertical piece 30e under the guide passage 34. 35 are provided. The rotation area 35 is a space that communicates with the second opening 33 via the guide passage 34 and also communicates with the bearing groove 32, and when the shaft 55 supported by the bearing groove 32 rotates, The convex portion 56 provides a rotatable space without contacting the first vertical piece 30d and the second vertical piece 30e. In the present embodiment, although the pair of bearing pieces 30 is provided on the side wall 18c, the bearing pieces 30 are respectively provided on the inside of the left and right side walls of the supply chute 20 to form the bearing grooves 32 as described above. It is also good.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the convex portion 56 is formed such that the angle θ formed by the long side with respect to the upper surface of the closing piece 51 a of the plate 51 is 60 degrees. For example, the range in which the closing piece 51a of the plate 51 is turned by the medals guided by the distribution device 17 colliding with the open / close door 50 is 0 degrees to about 50 in the front direction, assuming that the vertical direction is 0 degrees. It rotates within the range of degrees. Then, if the angle θ formed by the long sides with respect to the upper surface of the closing piece 51a of the plate body 51 of the convex portion 56 is 60 degrees, the long side of the convex portion 56 is from 60 degrees to 110 degrees in the opening direction. It will rotate within the range. Therefore, the long side of the convex portion 56 is rotated to a position of 180 degrees, and the side surface on the short side of the convex portion 56 does not face upward and passes through the second opening 33, so the open / close door 50 It is possible to further improve the connection reliability between the and the bearing groove 32.

  In the present embodiment, the convex portion 56 is formed such that the angle θ formed by the long side with respect to the upper surface of the closing piece 51 a of the plate 51 is 60 degrees. It is sufficient if the angle formed by is greater than 0 degrees and less than 130 degrees in the opening direction. If the angle is within this range, the side surface of the short side of the convex portion 56 does not face upward even if the closing piece 51a of the plate 51 rotates within the range of 0 degree to about 50 degrees, The connection reliability between the open / close door 50 and the bearing groove 32 can be further enhanced.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, in the opening / closing door 50, two vertical pieces 51d are erected in the direction orthogonal to the vicinity of the center of the upper surface of the closing piece 51a of the plate 51. The vertical piece 51d is fixed by penetrating a weight 58 which is formed of a metal in a driving shape at its tip. By this configuration, the opening / closing door 50 can be biased in the direction to close the discharge port 18a, and the medal transported on the bottom surface is discharged even though the distribution device 17 does not guide the medal. It can be prevented from falling to 18a.

  Next, a procedure for attaching the open / close door 50 to the bearing groove 32 will be described. As shown in FIG. 13 (a), the worker carries the open / close door 50 above the pair of bearing pieces 30 which are provided so as to protrude from the side wall 18c. At this time, the operator rotates the closing piece 51a of the open / close door 50 by 120 degrees in the opening direction (front direction) when the operator lowers the vertical direction to 0 degree, and the convex portion 56 formed on the end of the shaft 55 The surface of the short side of the is directed downward.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 13B, the worker inserts the shaft 55 of the open / close door 50 into the first opening 31 formed in the bearing piece 30, and is formed at the end of the shaft 55. The convex portion 56 is inserted into the second opening 33. In this case, when the cross section of the convex portion 56 in the direction orthogonal to the axis 55 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape including the short side and the long side, the width in the direction orthogonal to the axis 55 of the convex portion 56 is not constant. Long and short occur on the long side. Further, in the second opening 33, the opening width is formed with the width of the short side of the convex portion 56 as described above. Therefore, the second opening 33 can be passed by rotating the protrusion 56 and turning the surface on the short side of the protrusion 56 downward.

  And as shown in FIG.13 (b), the convex part 56 which passed the 2nd opening part 33 is formed below the 2nd opening part 33 by the same width as the opening width of the 2nd opening part 33. Pass through the guiding passage 34. With this configuration, the projection 56 can not pass through the second opening 33 unless it passes through the guide passage 34. Therefore, the shaft 55 does not easily come off from the bearing groove 32, and the open / close door 50 and the bearing groove 32 Connection reliability can be further enhanced.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 13C, the guide passage 34 is caused to pass through the convex portion 56. As shown in FIGS. 8, 11 (a) and 11 (b), the convex portion 56 which has passed through the guide passage 34 is disposed in the rotation area 35 formed communicating with the lower side of the guide passage 34. The shaft 55 is supported by the bearing groove 32. In this case, by forming the guide passage 34 above the rotation area 35, the space of the rotation area 35 can be reduced, so that the rattling in the upward direction of the shaft 55 can be prevented.

  Next, when the operator releases the opening and closing door 50, the opening and closing door 50 rotates 120 degrees in the closing direction (the direction of the arrow in FIG. 13C, the back direction) by the biasing force of the weight 58, and the state of FIG. become. Thus, the work of attaching the open / close door 50 to the bearing groove 32 is completed. The operation of removing the open / close door 50 from the bearing groove 32 may be performed in the reverse procedure of the above mounting operation, that is, in the order of FIG. 10 → FIG. 13 (c) → FIG. 13 (b) → FIG. 13 (a).

  As described above, according to the gaming media replenishment device 4 of the present embodiment, since the open / close door 50 can be easily detached from the bearing groove 32, the maintainability of the gaming media replenishment device 4 can be enhanced.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the situation where the operation of attaching the opening and closing door 50 to the bearing groove 32 is completed and the gaming medium supply device 4 is in operation, the width in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the axis 55 of the convex portion 56 is It is almost impossible for the protrusion 56 to rotate until the width on the short side is reached, and for the protrusion 56 to pass through the second opening 33 and for the shaft 55 to come out of the bearing groove 32. It is a pattern. Therefore, the shaft 55 does not easily come out of the bearing groove 32.

  As described above, according to the game medium replenishing device 4 of the present invention, the shaft 55 is hard to come off from the bearing groove 32 and the connection reliability between the open / close door 55 and the bearing groove 32 can be enhanced. It is possible to reduce the occurrence of failure.

  In the embodiment described above, the convex portion 56 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a short side and a long side in the cross section in the direction orthogonal to the axis 55, but in the present invention, the convex portion is in the direction orthogonal to the axis The cross section may be formed in a substantially polygonal shape or an elliptical shape. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the convex portion 56A of the open / close door 50A may have an elliptical cross section in the direction orthogonal to the axis. In this case, if the cross section in the direction orthogonal to the axis of the convex portion 56A is formed into an elliptical shape, the width in the direction perpendicular to the axis 55 of the convex portion 56A and in the horizontal direction is not constant when the convex portion 56A rotates, Can be generated. The second opening 33 may be formed to have an opening width that restricts the passage of the convex portion 56A when the width in the direction perpendicular to the axis 55 of the convex portion 56A and in the horizontal direction is longer than the minor axis. Even with this configuration, the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained. In this embodiment, the other parts are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, so the same reference numerals are given to the same parts and the description will be omitted.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and examples, and the technical scope of the claims includes variously modified forms without departing from the scope of the invention.

2 Slot machine (game media use machine)
3 medal lending machine (game media use machine)
4 game medium supply device 10 supply line 10A transport path 17 distribution device 18a outlet 18c side wall 20 supply chute 30 bearing piece 31 first opening 32 bearing groove 33 second opening 34 guide passage 35 rotation area 40 bellows tube ( Plumbing)
50, 50A door 51 plate 51d vertical piece 55 shaft 56, 56A convex portion 58 weight

Claims (6)

A gaming media replenishment device for replenishing gaming media to a plurality of gaming media using machines arranged side by side.
And a supply line capable of conveying the game medium in the left or right direction, comprising a conveyance path and side walls erected on both sides of the conveyance path.
An outlet formed in the side wall;
A distribution device for guiding the game medium conveyed on the conveyance path to the discharge port;
A supply chute for receiving the game medium discharged from the discharge port and supplying the game medium to the game medium using machine through a pipe;
A plate that opens and closes the discharge port, and a pair of bearing pieces protruding horizontally in the left-right direction of the upper end of the plate and formed on the side wall or the supply chute. An open / close door supported by a bearing groove having an opening portion, and rotatably supporting the plate body;
The end portion of the shaft is provided with a projecting portion which is horizontally provided to project horizontally and whose cross section in the direction orthogonal to the shaft is formed in a substantially polygonal shape or an elliptical shape,
On the upper surface of the bearing piece, a second opening communicating with the first opening is formed outward to the left and right of the first opening, and the second opening is convex And the second opening is formed with an opening width that restricts the passage of the projection when the width in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the part and the horizontal direction is a predetermined length or more. A rotation area communicating with the opening of the second part and the bearing groove below, and the rotation area includes a space in which the protrusion can rotate when the shaft supported by the bearing groove rotates. A game medium supply device characterized by In the gaming media replenishment device according to claim 1,
Below the second opening, a guide passage communicating with the second opening and having the same width as the opening width of the second opening is provided, and the guide passage is provided below the guide passage. A game medium supply device comprising the above-mentioned rotation area in communication with the game apparatus. In the gaming media replenishment device according to claim 1 or 2,
The convex portion is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a short side and a long side in a cross section in a direction orthogonal to the axis, and the second opening has a width in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the axis of the convex portion. The game medium replenishing device is formed with an opening width that restricts the passage of the convex portion when the width is longer than the width on the short side. In the gaming media replenishment device according to claim 3,
An apparatus according to the present invention, wherein the convex portion is formed at an angle within the range of more than 0 degrees and less than 130 degrees in the opening direction with respect to the upper surface of the plate. In the game medium replenishment device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The opening and closing door includes a vertical piece erected in a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the plate and a weight attached to the tip of the vertical piece, and is biased in a direction to close the discharge port. A game medium supply device characterized by In the game medium replenishment device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A game medium replenishing device characterized in that the lower part of the plate is engaged with the transport path, and the opening / closing door is formed so as to be rotatable only in the direction of the replenishment chute.