JPH041960Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Technical field This invention consists of a plurality of pictures arranged in parallel inside a housing so as to be able to rotate around a single axis, and with a plurality of kinds of pictures attached at predetermined intervals on the outer peripheral surface. A throttle machine comprising a drum, a hopper section opening upward for accommodating medals, and a discharge mechanism for discharging medals in the hopper section according to a combination of pictures when the rotation of the picture drum stops. In particular, the present invention relates to the structure of an auxiliary hopper for accommodating medals to be supplied to the hopper section.

Purpose of the invention The purpose of this invention is that during normal operation of the throttle machine, the machine can be housed in a compact state within the casing, and when feeding medals to the hopper section, the medal slot can be opened in the casing. To provide a mounting structure for an auxiliary hopper that can be projected outward from the body to quickly and easily perform medal supply work.

Structure of the Device In order to achieve the above object, in this device, a mounting member is rotatably supported in the housing above the upper opening of the hopper portion, and an auxiliary hopper is detachably attached to the mounting member. The auxiliary hopper is provided with a discharge port located within the opening of the hopper portion when attached to the mounting member, and an input port extending to one side above the discharge port and larger than the discharge port. has been established.

Embodiment An embodiment embodying this invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a casing 1 of the throttle machine is formed into a box shape with an opening at the front, and the internal storage space of the casing 1 is defined by a pair of upper and lower partition plates 2 and 3. It is divided into three parts. A power supply unit 5 is housed in the upper housing part 4, and a picture drum unit 7 is housed in the central housing part 6. The picture drum unit 7 rotates around one horizontal axis, and rotates the three picture drums 8 on which a plurality of kinds of pictures are arranged at predetermined intervals on the outer circumferential surface, and the picture drums 8 all at once. It is equipped with a motor (not shown) and a stop mechanism (not shown) that is operated to stop the rotation of each pattern drum 8 individually.

A medal hopper unit 1 is placed in the lower housing section 9.
0 is stored. This medal hopper unit 10 includes a discharging device 11 for discharging a predetermined number of medals according to the combination of symbols when each pattern drum 8 stops rotating, and a discharging device 11 for discharging medals into a hopper portion of the discharging device 11. It also includes an auxiliary hopper 51 for storing the container. Further, the picture drum unit 7, the discharge device 11, etc. are electrically connected to the power supply unit 5, and are controlled by a control device including a central processing unit (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 1 is attached at its lower part to the upper surface of an island support stand 13 in the playground, and at its upper part to a support frame 14. A front panel 15 is provided on the front edge of the left side of the housing 1.
is rotatably supported at its left edge, and a picture display section 16 is provided at the top of this front panel 15. At the center of the picture display section 16, three transparent display windows 17 are provided which extend in the vertical direction and correspond to the picture drums 8, and each display window 1
Five combination lines 18 are provided so as to cross 7. Further, on the left side of the display window 17, there are provided indicators 19 for indicating each combination line 18. Furthermore, a plurality of hit pattern display sections 20 are provided on the right side of the display window 17.

As shown in FIG.
1 is provided. Further, on the front panel 15 on both sides of the lower part of the pattern display section 16, there is a starting switch lever 2 for starting the rotation of the pattern drum 8.
2 are supported to be movable in the vertical direction, and three stop switch buttons 23 for stopping the rotation of each pattern drum 8 are arranged in parallel on the front panel 15 between both start switch levers 22.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an upper panel 24 that can open and close the front opening of the upper housing section 4 is rotatably supported at the upper edge of the housing 1. . This upper panel 24 is provided with an abnormality indicator lamp cover 25 for covering an abnormality indicator lamp (not shown) that is turned on when a failure occurs in the ejecting device 11, and is also provided with an abnormality indicator lamp cover 25 that is housed in the ejecting device 11. A stop-stop indicator lamp cover 2 that covers a stop-stop indicator lamp (not shown) that lights up when a predetermined number of prize medals are dispensed.
6 is provided.

On the other hand, a lower panel 27 is provided near the left edge of the housing 1 so that a portion of the lower storage portion 9 can be opened and closed.
is rotatably supported, and a receiving tray 28 and an ashtray 29 are provided on the front surface of the lower panel 27 for receiving medals discharged from the discharging device 11 and the like.

Next, the structure of the medal hopper unit 10 will be explained in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7. As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of left and right guide rails 30 extending in the front and back direction are attached to the bottom plate 1a of the housing 1.
A pair of left and right legs 31 provided on the lower surface of the ejection device 11 of the medal hopper unit 10 are fitted between each guide rail 30 and the bottom plate 1a so as to be movable in the front and back direction. At the rear of each guide rail 30, a regulating protrusion 32 is provided on the bottom plate 1a for regulating the backward movement of the medal hopper unit 10.
Positioning after 0 is done. The hopper part 33 of the medal hopper unit 10 is formed in a hollow shape, and an opening 34 is formed in its upper surface. A medal discharge port 35 that opens at the front is provided on the left side of the hopper section 33.

A medal detection switch 36 is attached to the outer surface of the bottom wall of the hopper section 33, and the switch piece 37
is arranged in the hopper part 33 through a through hole provided in the bottom wall of the hopper part 33. and,
When there are almost no medals stored in the hopper section 33, the switch piece 37 of the medal detection switch 36 protrudes into the hopper section 33, and the medal detection switch 36 is turned off. Further, when medals are stored almost entirely within the hopper portion 33, the switch piece 37 is pushed down based on the engagement between the medal and the switch piece 37, and the medal detection switch 36 is turned on.

A medal path changeover switch 38 is attached to the outer surface of the right side wall of the hopper section 33, and a switch piece 39 thereof projects into the hopper section 33 through a through hole in the right side wall of the hopper section 33. During the pattern matching game, if the highest medal in the hopper section 33 is located below the switch piece 39 of the medal path changeover switch 38 and the switch piece 39 protrudes into the hopper section 33, The medal route changeover switch 38 is turned off. In this case, the medals inserted from the medal input port 21 of the front panel 15 are inserted into the main drawer 40 and the hopper section 33 based on the operation of a medal sorting and counting device (not shown) provided on the inner surface of the front panel 15. 34 into the hopper section 33.

Further, when the medals in the hopper section 33 are present near the opening 34 during the pattern matching game, the switch piece 39 is pressed to the right side based on the engagement with the medal, and the medal path changeover switch 38 is turned off. become a state. In this case, a predetermined medal collection signal is input from the medal route changeover switch 38 to the medal sorting and counting device, and the medal derivation route is switched. That is, in this state, the medals inserted from the medal input port 21 are discharged from the medal sorting and counting device to the rear of the housing 1 through the sub-outlet pipe 41 that passes through the housing 1 and extends to the rear of the housing 1. be done.

A bolt 43 is inserted from above into approximately the center of the right side of the upper partition plate 2, and the bolt 43 and the nut 44 screwed into the bolt 43 attach the mounting plate 42, which is a bent metal plate. Rotatably supported. A plurality of pairs of notch recesses 45 (only one is shown) facing each other are formed in the nut 44, and a pin 46 is provided at the lower end of the bolt 43 so as to be located in the pair of facing notch recesses 45. is inserted and supported. When the mounting plate 42 is rotated, the nut 4 is engaged with the pair of notched recesses 45 and the pin 46
4 rotates integrally with the mounting plate 42, the nut 4
4 and bolt 43 are rotated together, and those 43,
44 will be prevented from leaving. Support rails 47 projecting downward are bent at a pair of front and rear side edges facing each other of the mounting plate 42, and a pair of positioning recesses 48 are formed at the lower edge of each of the support rails 47. is formed. A support protrusion 47a is bent at the lower edge of the support rail 47 so as to extend to one side from each positioning recess 48.
A support protrusion 47b having a substantially L-shaped cross section is formed at the lower edge of the support rail 47 so as to extend from the support rail 47 to the other side.

Further, a positioning piece 49 is integrally bent on the right side edge of the mounting plate 42 and extends downward in close proximity to the support ridge 47a of the support rail 47. Furthermore, a pair of clamping pieces 50 extending horizontally between both support rails 47 at the right edge of the mounting plate 42 are provided.
is bent and arranged above the lower edge of each of the support rails 47.

Auxiliary hopper 51 attached to the mounting plate 42
is formed of synthetic resin into a substantially funnel shape, and at its lower part is provided an outlet 52 for discharging medals, which can be disposed within the opening 34 of the hopper section 33 and is smaller than the opening 34.
Further, an input port 53 for inserting medals is formed in the upper part of the auxiliary hopper 51, and this input port 53 is formed larger than the outlet 52 and the opening 34 of the hopper section 33, and one side thereof is It extends laterally from the discharge port 52. A collar portion 54 that projects downward is integrally formed on the outer peripheral edge of the input port 53, and a plurality of auxiliary ribs 55 (only four are shown) are provided between the inner surface of the collar portion 54 and the main body of the auxiliary hopper 51. They are integrally formed at predetermined intervals. The flange portion 54 is provided at the lower end of the auxiliary rib 55 that faces each positioning recess 48 of the mounting plate 42 and the outer end of each support ridge 47b.
Two pairs of positioning protrusions 56a and 56b are integrally formed and protrude downward from the lower edge.

When the auxiliary hopper 51 is attached to the mounting plate 42, as shown in FIGS. Each positioning protrusion 56a is engaged with the positioning recess 48 of the mounting plate 42, and each positioning protrusion 56b is engaged with the outer end of each support ridge 47b. Furthermore, each positioning protrusion 56a, 56b
Between the main body of the auxiliary hopper 51 and the collar portion 54
The inner edge of each of the support protrusions 47b is arranged between the support protrusions 47b.

Further, a part of the outer circumferential surface of the flange portion 54 is attached to the mounting plate 4.
It is engaged with the inner surface of the second positioning piece 49. In this state, the movement of the auxiliary hopper 51 in the longitudinal direction is restricted by the cooperation of the positioning recess 48, the positioning protrusion 56b, the outer end of the support strip 47b, the positioning protrusion 56b, the positioning piece 49, etc. .
In addition, when the auxiliary hopper 51 is attached, the clamping piece 50 is engaged with the upper surface of the collar 54, and the clamping piece 50 and the support ridges 47a, 47 of the support rail 47 are engaged with each other.
The brim portion 54 is held between the b and b. In this attached state of the auxiliary hopper 51, the auxiliary hopper 51 and the mounting plate 42 can be integrally rotated about the bolt 43 between the solid line position and the chain line position in FIG. When placed at the solid line position, the input port 53 of the auxiliary hopper 51 is placed on the lower surface of the partition plate 3 in the housing 1,
When placed at the chain line position, the input port 53 is placed in a position protruding forward from the housing 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, an overflow detection switch 57 is attached to the outer surface of the side wall of the auxiliary hopper 51, facing the right side wall 1b of the housing 1, and the switch piece 58 connects the through hole on the side wall of the auxiliary hopper 51. It projects into the auxiliary hopper 51 through the hopper. When the medals are inserted into the auxiliary hopper 51, the switch piece 58 is activated based on the engagement with the medals accommodated in the auxiliary hopper 51.
When the overflow detection switch 57 is pressed outward, the overflow detection switch 57 is turned on, and the insertion of medals can be stopped based on the signal output from the switch 57.

As shown in FIG. 2, a medal supply conveyor 59 is disposed between the casings 1 arranged in two rows facing each other on the support stand 13. This medal supply conveyor 59 and the auxiliary hopper 5
1, a funnel-shaped medal input body 61 attached to the partition plate 3, a lead-out pipe 60, and its lead-out pipe 6.
A solenoid 60a is provided which is operated to open and close the conveyor side opening of 0. Then, medals are thrown into the auxiliary hopper 51 from the conveyor 59 via an outlet pipe 60, a medal thrower 61, etc. Further, a medal collection conveyor 62 is disposed on the support stand 13 below the medal supply conveyor 59, and the medals led out from the sub-delivery pipe 41 are collected by the medal collection conveyor 62 via a medal guide pipe 63. It is becoming more and more common.

Next, the operation of the throttle machine configured as described above will be explained. First, based on the engagement between the switch piece 37 of the medal detection switch 36 and the medal in the hopper section 33 shown in FIG. Based on the engagement, with the medal path changeover switch 38 of the hopper section 33 held in the OFF state, the medal insertion slot 21 is opened.
When a medal is inserted into the housing 1, the medal is introduced into the hopper section 33 through the main extractor 40 based on the operation of a medal sorting and counting device (not shown).

Next, after either one of the start switch levers 22 is pressed down and the pattern drums 8 are rotated all at once, each stop switch button 23 is pressed, and based on that operation, the stop mechanism of the pattern drum unit 7 is activated. (not shown) is activated, and each pattern drum 8 is sequentially stopped. If the combination of symbols on each symbol drum 8 on the combination line 18 shown in FIG. 11 is activated, and the medals in the hopper section 33 are discharged into the tray 28 shown in FIG. 1 through the medal discharge port 35 according to the combination of the hit symbols.

As the pattern matching game described above progresses, when most of the medals in the hopper section 33 are ejected, the switch piece 37 of the medal detection switch 36 protrudes into the hopper section 33, and the medal detection switch 36 is turned off. As a result, a signal for requesting the supply of medals is output. In this case, for example, with the auxiliary hopper 51 disposed at the solid line position in FIG. and introduced into the hopper section 33.
Then, the medal detection switch 36 is turned on based on the engagement between the medal stored in the hopper section 33 and the switch piece 37.

When medals continue to be supplied and the medals are inserted into the vicinity of the input port 53 of the auxiliary hopper 51, the switch piece 58 is pressed due to engagement with the medals in the auxiliary hopper 51, and the overflow detection switch 57 is turned on. become a state. As a result, a predetermined electric signal is output from the overflow detection switch 57, and the medal supply conveyor 59
The supply of medals will be stopped.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the medal replenishment work can be performed manually. That is, when most of the medals in the hopper section 33 have been ejected, the front panel 15 is first rotated in the opening direction to expose the front surface of the housing 1. Next, by rotating the auxiliary hopper 51 integrally with the mounting plate 42 from the solid line position in FIG. can be made to protrude. Therefore,
Medals can be manually thrown into the hopper section 33 and the auxiliary hopper 51 through the slot 53 of the auxiliary hopper 51. After the feeding is completed, if the auxiliary hopper 51 is rotated from the chain line position to the solid line position in Fig. 4, the auxiliary hopper 5
1 can be housed compactly in the housing 1.

In addition, when removing the auxiliary hopper 51 from the mounting plate 42, with the auxiliary hopper 51 placed at the position indicated by the chain line in FIG. 4, lift the auxiliary hopper 51 slightly to support the positioning protrusion 56b shown in FIG. The rail 47 is separated from the support ridge 47b.
Next, by pulling the auxiliary hopper 51 forward in this state, it can be easily removed from the mounting plate 42.

Furthermore, when attaching this auxiliary hopper 51 to the mounting plate 42, as shown by the chain line in FIG.
With the mounting plate 42 rotated and its clamping piece 50 and positioning piece 49 disposed on the rear side of the housing 1,
The collar portion 54 of the auxiliary hopper 51 is attached to the support rail 47.
, the collar 54 is brought into contact with the positioning piece 49, the upper surface of the collar 54 is engaged with the lower surface of the clamping piece 50, and each positioning protrusion 56a is inserted into the positioning recess 48. By engaging the positioning protrusion 56b with the end of the support ridge 47b of the support rail 47, the auxiliary hopper 51 can be easily attached.

Effects of the invention As detailed above, this invention supports a mounting member rotatably within the housing above the upper opening of the hopper section, and an auxiliary hopper is removably attached to the mounting member, and the auxiliary hopper is detachably attached to the mounting member. The hopper is provided with a discharge port that is located within the upper opening of the hopper portion when attached to the mounting member, and an input port that extends to one side above the discharge port and is larger than the discharge port; As the mounting member rotates, the input port of the auxiliary hopper projects forward from the housing, making it easy to supply medals to the hopper, and also making it easy to attach and detach the auxiliary hopper. This has the excellent effect of simplifying the configuration.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of a throttle machine embodying this idea, Fig. 2 is a side view, Fig. 3 is an enlarged front view showing the mounting structure of the auxiliary hopper, Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged plan sectional view, 5 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 4. Housing...1, Pattern drum...8, Ejection device...
11, Hopper part...33, Opening...34, Mounting plate as a mounting member...42, Support rail...4
7, Support protrusion...47b, Positioning recess...4
8, Positioning piece...49, Auxiliary hopper...5
1. Outlet port...52, Inlet port...53, Positioning protrusion...56a, 56b (47b, 48, 4
9, 56a, and 56b constitute a regulating means).

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. A plurality of patterned drums 8 arranged in parallel in the housing 1 so as to be able to rotate around a single axis, and having a plurality of types of patterns attached at predetermined intervals on their outer peripheral surfaces. and,
A slot equipped with a hopper section 33 that opens upward for storing medals, and a discharge device 11 that discharges the medals in the hopper section 33 according to the combination of pictures when the rotation of each picture drum 8 is stopped. In the tufting machine, a mounting member 42 is rotatably supported in the housing 1 above the upper opening 34 of the hopper section 33 in a horizontal plane, and the mounting member 42 is detachably mounted on the mounting member 42, and when mounted. An auxiliary hopper 51 is provided with a discharge port 52 located within the upper opening 34 of the hopper portion 33, and an input port 53 that extends to one side above the discharge port 52 and is larger than the discharge port 52. A throttle machine characterized in that, as the mounting member 42 rotates, the input port 53 of the auxiliary hopper 51 projects forward from the housing 1. 2. The mounting member 42 is formed by bending a metal plate,
Support rails 47 that support the outer periphery of the input port of the auxiliary hopper 51 are provided at the pair of opposing edges, and between each support rail 47 and the auxiliary hopper 51, the auxiliary hopper 51
regulating means 47b, 48,
A throttle machine characterized in that 49, 56a, and 56b are provided.