JPH081673B2 - Coin supply device for slot game machines and coin lending machines - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin supply device for automatically supplying coins to a slot game machine and a coin lending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, coins discharged from a slot game machine and a coin lending machine are manually supplied to the game machine / lending machine again.

Therefore, there is a problem that a great deal of labor is required to supply coins to the slot game machine and the coin lending machine.

[0004]

The problem to be solved is that a great deal of labor is required to supply coins to slot gaming machines and coin lending machines, and mechanization occurs due to the shortage of manpower and the rise in personnel costs.・ Labor saving is required.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a slot machine machine 11 and a coin lending machine 12 are combined, and a plurality of pairs of slot machine units 10 arranged in a straight line and coins 9a, 9b supplied from the outside are air-supplied. A coin 23 provided with a conduit 23 for lifting and discharging, and above the slot machine unit 10, a coin tank full sensor 32 for storing lifted coins 9, a shutter 33 for opening and closing a discharge port, and a shutter opening / closing confirmation sensor 34. A tank 30 is provided, an upper coin hopper 50 provided with a coin shortage detection sensor 51 is provided below the coin tank 30, and the upper coin hopper 50 and the slot machine unit 10 are provided.
A substantially horizontal coin rail 60 equipped with a coin overflow detection sensor 62, which is vibrated by a straight feeder 61 and guides the coin 9 supplied to one end toward the other end, is provided between A conduit 7 for guiding the coin 9 on the 60 to each slot machine unit 10.
0, and a flow changer 71 for changing the flow of the coin 9 moving toward the downstream side on the coin rail 60 to an arbitrary conduit 70.

[0006]

EXAMPLE An example will be described with reference to the drawings. 9 out of the coins 9 passed through the slot game machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12 is represented, and 9 b is a coin brought by a customer to a prize exchange. Represent. 10 is a slot machine unit, which is a combination of a slot game machine 11 and a coin lending machine 12.

Reference numeral 13 is a coin shortage detection sensor, and 21 is a conveyor that receives the coin 9a discharged from the slot machine unit 10 and guides it to the lower coin hopper 22. 26 is a feeder connected to the outlet of the lower coin hopper 22, 27 is a parent tank connected to the outlet of the feeder 26, and 28 is a chute for feeding the coin 9b into the parent tank 27 via the prize exchange.

A transfer device 29 is connected to the outlet of the coin tank 27, and a conduit 23 is connected to the outlet of the transfer device 29. The upper end of the transfer device is opened to a coin tank 30 provided above the slot machine unit 10. Reference numeral 40 is a fan whose suction side is connected to the coin tank 30. In addition, 31 is a deflection plate for changing the flow of the coin 9 that enters the coin tank 30, and 3
2 is a coin tank full sensor, 33 is a coin tank 6
A shutter provided at the discharge port of 0, and 34 is a shutter opening / closing confirmation sensor for confirming the opening / closing of the shutter 33.

Reference numeral 50 denotes an upper coin hopper provided below the coin tank 30, and 51 denotes the upper coin hopper 50.
A coin shortage detection sensor 60 mounted on the coin rail 60 is a coin rail provided substantially horizontally below the upper coin hopper 50 and above the plurality of slot machine units 10 and vibrates by the straight feeder 61 to allow the upper coin hopper 50 to vibrate. The coin 9 discharged from one end and supplied to one end is guided toward the other end. A coin overflow detection sensor 62 detects the overflow of the coin 9 discharged from the upper coin hopper 50 in the coin rail 60. 7
Reference numeral 0 denotes a conduit that opens on the coin rail 60 and guides the coin 9 on the coin rail 60 to each slot machine unit 10. Reference numeral 71 denotes a rake-shaped flow changer provided for each conduit 70 on the coin rail 60. The flow of the coin 9 moving toward the downstream side of the rail 60 is changed to one of the conduits 70. 72 is a solenoid for operating the flow changer 71.

The operation will be described with reference to the drawings.
When the coin shortage sensor 13 provided in the slot gaming machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12 detects the shortage of coins, the solenoid 72 corresponding to the coin shortage sensor 13 is activated to push up the flow changer 71.

Then, the upper coin hopper 50 operates, the coin 9 drops on the coin rail 60, and the straight feeder 61 operates to transfer the coin 9 on the coin rail 60 toward the other end. At this time, the coin rail overflow detection sensor 62 stops the operation of the upper coin hopper 50 temporarily when a large amount of coins 9 drop on the coin rail 60 from the upper coin hopper 50 and are about to overflow, and then the upper coin hopper 50 is operated. The falling of the coin 9 from 50 is stopped, and the amount of the coin 9 is averaged.

As described above, the coin 9 moving on the coin rail 60 is changed in direction by the flow changer 71, drops into the conduit 70 through the drop opening 63, and is supplied to the slot game machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12. To be done.

When a certain amount of coins 9 are supplied to the slot game machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12, the operation of the straight coin feeder 61 of the upper coin hopper 50 and the coin rail 60 is stopped.

On the other hand, when the coin shortage sensor 51 of the upper coin hopper 50 detects the shortage of coins 9, the fan 40 is opened after the open / close confirmation sensor 34 of the shutter 33 provided at the lower portion of the coin tank 30 is confirmed to be closed.
Is activated and the coin 9 in the parent tank 27 becomes coin tank 3
Shipped to 0. When the coin tank full sensor 32 detects that the coin is full, the fan 40 stops, the shutter 33 at the outlet of the coin tank 30 opens, and the coin 9 drops into the upper coin hopper 50.

As described above, based on the signal from the coin shortage sensor 13 of each slot machine unit 10, the equipment on the upstream side thereof is automatically operated.

The flow changer 71 is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and the moving direction of the coin 9 may be changed by a plate-like member which is displaced downward from above.

[0017]

Since the present invention is configured as described above,
When the coins 9 are discharged from the slot game machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12 and run short, the coins 9 are automatically replenished from the upper coin hopper 50 through the coin rail 60, and the discharged coins 9 are stored in the coin tank 30. It is pumped to the slot game machine and returned to the slot game machine 11 and the coin lending machine 12, which is labor-saving and enables significant cost savings, which is extremely useful in the event of labor shortages and rising labor costs. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a device configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a connection state between an upper hopper lower portion and a coin rail according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the outline of a flow changer of the present invention.

[Fig. 4] AA of Fig. 3 in a state in which the flow transformer is moved backward.
It is a visual side view.

5 is a flow chart of FIG. 3 in a state in which the flow transformer is advanced.
It is a visual side view.

[Explanation of Codes] 9, 9a, 9b Coin 10 Slot Machine 11 Slot Game Machine 12 Coin Lending Machine 13 Coin Shortage Detection Sensor 21 Conveyor 22 Lower Coin Hopper 23 Conduit 24 Lower Conveyor 25 Coin Shortage Detection Sensor 26 Feeder 27 Parent Tank 28 Chute 29 Transfer device 30 Coin tank 31 Baffle plate 32 Coin tank full sensor 33 Shutter 34 Shutter open / close confirmation sensor 40 Fan 50 Upper coin hopper 51 Coin shortage detection sensor 60 Coin rail 61 Straight feed feeder 62 Coin overflow detection sensor 63 Drop port 70 Conduit 71 Flow changer 72 Solenoid

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A combination of a slot game machine (11) and a coin lending machine (12), and a plurality of sets of linearly arranged slot machine units (10) and coins (9a, 9b) supplied from the outside are air-supplied. A conduit (23) for pumping,
Above the slot machine unit (10), a coin tank full sensor (32) for storing the fed coins (9), a shutter (33) for opening and closing the outlet,
And a coin tank (30) having a shutter open / close confirmation sensor (34), and an upper coin hopper (50) having a coin shortage detection sensor (51) is provided below the coin tank (30). Between the hopper (50) and the slot machine unit (10),
A substantially horizontal coin rail (60) provided with a coin overflow detection sensor (62) vibrated by a straight feeder (61) and guiding a coin (9) supplied to one end toward the other end , A conduit (70) for guiding the coin (9) on the coin rail (60) to each slot machine unit (10) is provided.
0) A coin supply device for a slot machine, which is provided with a flow changer (71) for changing the flow of the coin (9) moving toward the downstream side to the desired conduit (70).