JPH0321287A - Coin feeding device of coin game machine line - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To certainly move a carrier and effectively supply coins by rotating a spiral body by a motor, moving the carrier leaded with coins on a rail member, and supplying the coins on the carrier to each coin game machine. CONSTITUTION:Coins are loaded in the box body 41 of a carrier 40 from the outlet of a coin carrying device 9. When a coin game machine 2 or coin lending machine 3 comes short of coins and outputs a signal, a positive and reverse rotating motor 7 is driven by this signal to run a carrier 40 on a rail member 10. When the carrier 40 is reached to the coin game machine 2 or coin lending machine 3 outputting the signal and detected by a sensor 27, the motor 7 and a spiral body 30 are stopped, and the carrier 40 is also stopped. On the other hand, a solenoid 20 is excited by the stop signal of the carrier 40, and a cap member 16 is rotated to open a feed port 15. The coins in the box body 41 are fallen from a drop hole 43 through the feed port 15 and supplied into the tank 2a or 3a of the determined coin gale machine 2 or coin lending machine 3.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a row of coin game machines in which coin game machines such as coin-operated Hatchinko machines and slot machines that play games using coins are arranged in a horizontal direction. This invention relates to a coin supply device for supplying coins to coin game machines and coin lending machines.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of coin feeding device has been provided with a vertically movable blocking plate for changing the coin transfer path above the transfer belt, as described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 56-71277. A device in which coins are supplied by separating the coins from the top of the transfer belt to allow the coins to move, and by moving a blocking plate downward to cut off the top of the transfer belt, or JP-A-61-238274 As described in the publication, a supply passage is provided for moving coins one by one in tandem, and a feeding hopper, a coin takeout device, and a drive repeater are provided in this supply passage. A device is known in which the coins fed into the supply passage are sequentially moved toward the end, and the coins are taken out one by one from the supply passage and supplied.

By the way, in the former case, when feeding coins moving on the transfer belt, a gap is inevitably created between the top surface of the transfer belt and the blocking plate, and the coin gets caught in that gap, causing the transfer belt to stop. There were problems in that the supply could not be ensured, such as coins being stored away or passing under the blocking plate. In addition, in the latter case, the coins are arranged one by one in a column and transported through the supply passage, so the amount of coins to be transported is limited and small.
The disadvantage is that the size of the coin is fixed. Furthermore, since the coins move while being pushed by the coins that are sequentially fed into the supply channel, if the feeding of coins into the supply channel is interrupted, the coins in the supply channel will also stop during that time, and the supply of coins will stop. The problem was that there was a possibility that the system would not be able to be completed in time.
Therefore, the present applicant provided a gutter-like rail member above the row of coin game machines as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-252186, and mounted a movable carrier for transporting coins on the rail member. proposed a coin supply device that loaded coins into the carrier and supplied them to each coin game machine. [Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the coin feeding device of this prior application, both ends of a belt hung between a driving pulley and a driven pulley are connected to the front and rear positions of the carrier, and the driving pulley, Since the carriers are run through a belt, if the carriers become heavy, the belt may sludge, making it difficult to move the nuclear carriers, or the belt may stretch, making accurate feeding impossible. It turned out that there was a problem. The present invention was proposed in view of the above circumstances, and
The object of the present invention is to provide a coin supply device for a row of coin game machines that can move carriers reliably and supply coins effectively. [Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the coin supply device of the present invention provides a coin game machine in which coin game machines for playing games using coins are arranged horizontally. In the row of machines, a gutter-like rail member is arranged above the row of coin game machines along the row of core coin game machines, and a spiral body is installed and rotatable in parallel with the cough rail member, and above the rail member At the same time, the nuclear carrier is configured so that it can be moved on the rail member by the rotation of the spiral body. Then, the spiral body is rotated by a motor, coins are loaded into a carrier, and the coins are moved on a rail member to supply coins from the carrier to each coin game machine. [Function] By adopting the above configuration, the carrier on the rail member can be reliably moved to the supply destination with coins loaded as the spiral body rotates, and coins can be supplied to each coin game machine. Become. [Example] An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a schematic back view of a row of coin game machines equipped with the coin supply device of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. A coin game machine row 1 has slot machines arranged horizontally in parallel as coin game machines 2, and a coin lending machine 3 is provided between each of the coin game machines 2.
The coin supply device 4 of the present invention includes the coin game machine row 1
A belt conveyor 5 for collecting coins discharged from each coin game machine 2 is provided at the bottom of the coin game machine row 1.

The coin supply device IF4 of the present invention is located above the coin game machine 2 and parallel to a rail member 10 disposed on the machine frame 6 along the coin game machine 2, and to the side of the rail member IO. a spiral body 30 provided in the rail member 10;
It is roughly composed of a carrier-40 that can be moved on top. The rail member 10 has vertical walls 11 and 12 on both sides and a bottom wall 13.
It is shaped like a gutter with an open top and is installed horizontally. A guide groove 14 parallel to the bottom wall 13 in the length direction is formed in one vertical wall l1 of the rail member 10. Moreover, on the bottom wall 13 of the rail member 10,
Corresponding supply ports 15 are opened above the tank hoppers 2a and 3a of each coin game machine 2 and coin lending machine 3,
Each supply port 15 is provided with a lid member l6 which can be opened and closed by a threaded portion 17. Each lid member 16 has a first
The upper end of the link 18 is pivotally connected by a pin 19, and the lower end is pivotally connected to the plunger 21 of the solenoid 20 by a pin 22. Further, the pin 22 is inserted into the long groove 25 of the second link 24 whose lower end is pivotally mounted on the machine frame 6 by a pin 23.
It is movably inserted. Therefore, when the solenoid 20 is demagnetized, the first link 18 and the second link 24 are in a straight line as shown in FIG.
is supported from below to maintain the supply port 15 in a closed state, and when the solenoid 20 is energized, the plunger 21 of the solenoid 20 is attracted against the bias of the coil spring 26.
As a result, the lid member l6 is rotated downward via the first link l8 and the second link 24 as shown in FIG. 6, thereby opening the supply port 15. The spiral body 30 has a continuous spiral groove 31 formed on its surface, is arranged in parallel along the outside of the vertical wall 11 of the rail member 10 in which the guide groove 14 is formed, and has a plurality of bearings. It is rotatably supported in place by 32. Further, a gear 33 is fixed to the end of the spiral body 30,
It meshes with a gear 8 fixed to the output shaft of a forward/reverse rotation motor 7 installed on the machine frame 6. The carrier 40 has a box body 41 with an open top for loading coins, and is movably provided with front and rear wheels 42 grounded on the rail member 10. A drop port 43 is formed at the bottom of the box body 41, and a bottom plate 44 is attached to the drop port 43 via a hinge portion 45 so as to be openable and closable. An auxiliary wheel 46 is provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate 44, and by grounding the auxiliary wheel 46 on the rail member 10, the bottom plate 44 is supported and the drop port 43 is maintained in a closed state. Further, a pin 47 is provided protruding from the side surface of the box body, and the pin 47 is slidably inserted into the continuous groove 31 of the spiral body 30 from the guide groove l4 of the rail member 10. Incidentally, the bottom of the box body 4l is formed with a sloped surface portion 48 facing the drop port 43, so that the coins inside the box body 41 can easily fall into the drop port 43. Further, a guide plate 49 is provided on the bottom surface of the box body 41, and serves to ensure that coins fall into the supply port 15. At the starting end of the rail member 10 is located an outlet of a coin lifting device 9 that lifts coins collected by the belt conveyor 5 while polishing them.

Further, a sensor 27 is provided near each supply port 15 of the rail member IO for detecting passage of the carrier 40 and controlling the stop at the supply port 15. Furthermore, a sensor 28 is provided at the starting end of the rail member 10 for stopping the carrier 40 at the exit of the coin transport device 9. Next, we will explain the function of this device in relation to the Kamigaku Kaikai. The carrier 40 usually has a rail member lO as shown in FIG.
It stops at the beginning of. Further, coins are loaded into the box 41 of the carrier 40 from the exit of the coin lifting device 9. When a signal is sent to the coin game machine 2 or the coin lending machine 3 due to a lack of coins, the signal drives the forward/reverse rotation motor 7, which rotates the spiral body 30 at that position via the gear 8.33. ．． Due to this rotation of the spiral body 30, the pin 47 of the carrier-40 is guided by the guide groove 14 of the rail member 10 and moves along the continuous groove 31 of the spiral body 30, so that the carrier-40 moves on the rail member 10. Run.

When the carrier 40 reaches the coin game machine 2 or the coin lending machine 3 that issued the signal and is detected by the sensor 27, the motor 7 and the spiral body 30 stop, and the carrier 40 also stops. On the other hand, the solenoid 20 is energized by the stop signal of the carrier 40, and the lid member 16 rotates as shown in FIG. 6 to open the supply port 15. When the supply port 15 is opened,
The bottom plate 44 of the carrier 40 has auxiliary wheels 46 connected to the lid member 16.
Since the support from the box body 41 is lost, the coins in the box body 41 are rotated as shown in FIG. 6 to open the drop port 43, and the coins in the box 41 fall from the drop port 43 to the supply port 15 and are transferred to the designated coin game machine 2.
Or it is supplied to the tank 2a or 3a of the coin lending machine 3.

Then, when all the coins in the box body 41 fall and become empty, the plunger 21 of the solenoid 20 returns to the state shown in FIG. Rotate to close the supply port 15. Further, the bottom plate 44 of the carrier 40 is also rotated upward by the lid member 16 together with the auxiliary wheels 46 to close the drop opening 43 of the box body 41. When the coin supply operation is completed in this manner, the motor 7 and the spiral body 30 are rotated in the opposite direction to move the carrier 40 back to the starting end of the rail member 10. When the carrier 40 is detected by the sensor 28, the rotation of the motor 7 and the spiral body 30 is stopped based on the signal, and the carrier 40 is stopped at the outlet of the coin lifting device 9, and the coins are placed inside the box 41. is loaded and prepared for the next supply operation. In the above explanation, the carrier 40 is moved by the spiral body 30 having a continuous spiral groove 31; It is also possible to move the . Further, a supply port 15 is opened on the side surface of the rail member 10, and the bottom plate 44 of the carrier 40 is forcibly opened by an electric drive source such as a solenoid, so that the coins in the box body 4l fall into the supply port 15. It is also possible to do so. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, by employing a structure in which the carrier on the rail member is moved to the supply destination by the rotation of the spiral body, the movement and stopping of the carrier is ensured. Therefore, the operation of supplying coins using the carrier can be achieved even more effectively.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a schematic back view of a row of coin game machines equipped with the coin supply device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1, and FIG. Perspective view of main parts,
Figure 4 is a plan view of the main part, Figures 5 and 6 are Figure 4A-
It is an A-line sectional view. 1...Coin game machine row, 2...Coin game machine,
7...Motor, 10...Rail member, 30...
Screw M body, 40...Carrier

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a row of coin game machines in which coin game machines for playing games using coins are arranged in a horizontal direction, a gutter-shaped groove is provided above the row of coin game machines along the row of coin game machines. A rail member is disposed, a helical body is provided in parallel with the rail member so as to be stationary and rotatable, a carrier is installed on the rail member, and the carrier is configured to be movable on the rail member by rotation of the helical body. and rotating the spiral body by a motor, loading coins into a carrier and moving it on a rail member,
A coin supply device for a coin game machine array, characterized in that coins from a carrier are supplied to each coin game machine.