JPH084055Y2 - Cassette-shaped medal container for slot machines - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cassette-shaped medal container having a medal insertion function that allows a game medal for a slot machine to be inserted into the machine from a medal insertion section of the machine without directly grasping it. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Regardless of the type of slot machine, a slot machine borrows a game medal in a game store for a fee, grabs the medal by hand, and inserts it into the machine from a medal insertion section of the slot machine.

[0003]

However, since the medal itself is made of metal and the surface of the medal is nickel-plated, there is a problem that the hand becomes extremely dirty when a large number of medals are handled during the game.

In addition, it is easy to drop or lose medals when handling the medals individually during the game, which is often inconvenient for playing the game.

Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to allow a cassette-shaped medal container accommodating a predetermined number of medals to be set in a medal insertion slot of a slot machine, and an insertion lever or the like provided on the cassette-shaped container. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cassette-shaped medal container having a medal insertion function capable of supplying a predetermined number of medals into the slot machine by the medal pushing means according to the above.

[0006]

The structure of the present invention made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems has a box-shaped or cylindrical outer shape in which a plurality of medals are stacked and accommodated. The container body is formed by urging the stored medals from the rear toward the front of the container by a spring, and the front end side of the container body is engaged with the frame member of the medal insertion slot of the slot machine to be engaged with the container. A support part connected to the insertion slot is formed, and a medal ejection port that is in communication with the medal insertion port is provided in the vicinity of the support part of the container body, and is housed on the opposite side of the ejection port. The present invention is characterized in that a lever-shaped or rod-shaped medal pushing-out means formed so that at least one of the medals present can be pushed out toward the slot side.

[0007]

[Operation] At least one game medal housed in a cassette-shaped container is inserted into the medal insertion slot of the machine by the pushing means, so that the player who plays the game does not have to directly touch the medal when inserting the medal. .

[0008]

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an example of a cassette-like container according to the present invention in which a medal is inserted into a loading slot of a machine in a substantially front posture, and FIG. 2 is a diagram in which a medal is loaded into a loading slot of a machine in a vertical posture. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of another example of the cassette-like container according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of FIG.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a front panel of the slot machine, 2 is a medal insertion slot provided on the panel 1, and the medal receiving is performed in order to insert the medals in a substantially frontal posture with a slight inclination to the front side. A plate 2a and a medal introduction plate 2b are provided as a frame member of the medal insertion slot 2.

Reference numeral 3 is an example of the cassette-shaped medal container of the present invention set in the medal insertion slot, for example, a cylindrical container main body 31 for accommodating a plurality of medals M of about 50 in a line, A medal discharge port 32 formed on the lower surface of the tip of the main body 31; and support portions 33a, 33b formed so as to sandwich the frame member formed by the plates 2a, 2b of the medal insertion slot 2 at the front end of the main body 1 from the front and rear. On the opposite side of the lid 34 provided at the rear end of the main body 1 and the medal discharge port 32 on the lower surface of the front end of the main body 31 (the upper surface of the front end), one of the medals M located at the head is inserted from the medal discharge port 32. A medal push-out bar 35 that moves up and down to push out toward the insertion port 2 side is provided as medal push-out means.

Here, the medal push-out plate 3 is attached to the lid 34.
4a is provided so as to be pushed forward from the back surface by the spring 34b. In addition, the extrusion bar 35 is
It is slidably and non-removably supported by a guide 35a formed on the container body 3, and is automatically returned by a spring 35b. Incidentally, 35c is a pushing knob, and 35d is a medal M formed at the lower end of the bar 35.
Is a medal gripping portion that supports the front surface and the outer periphery of the above, and thus constitutes one example of the cassette-shaped medal container of the present invention.

The cassette-shaped medal container described above may be lent out with a predetermined number of medals M inserted therein, or a person who borrows medals M in bulk may store the medals M rented in the cassette-shaped container and store it in a slot. When set in the medal insertion slot 2 of the machine and pushed down the push-out bar 35 a number of times corresponding to the number of medals to be inserted, the push-out force is forwardly applied by the spring 34b to sequentially eject the medals M located at the front. It can be dropped from the outlet 32 into the input port 2.

2 and 3 are a side sectional view and a front sectional view showing another example of the cassette-shaped medal container of the present invention which is set in the medal insertion slot 2 of the type in which the medal M is inserted vertically or horizontally.

As shown in the drawing, the cassette-shaped medal container is attached to the frame members 2c and 2d of the medal insertion slot 2 formed vertically in the slot machine, so that the supporting portion 3 is provided.
The form of 3a, 33b is different from that shown in FIG.
The push-out bar 35 also has a lever shape and is configured to swing in the front-rear direction about the shaft 35e.

Thus, the above-mentioned cassette-shaped medal container is
If the container body 31 is made of transparent plastic or the like, the amount of the housed medal M can be read from the outside. Container body 3
When 1 is formed of an opaque body, a slit or a window (not shown) is provided in the main body 31.

Further, instead of the slits or the like, an indicator or a counter display may be provided. In this case, since a drive source such as a power supply is required for the display, when such a display mode is adopted, the output of an electro-mechanical actuator such as a solenoid is output to the push-out bar 35 of the medal in order to utilize the power supply. The ends may be connected so that the push bar 35 is actuated by the output of the actuator.

[0017]

The present invention is as described above, in which a predetermined number of medals for a slot machine are accommodated in a cassette-shaped container, and the cassette-shaped container itself is directly set in the medal insertion slot of the machine to play a game. Since it is possible to freely insert any number of medals that are indispensable at this time by operating the medal pushing-out means, it is possible to arbitrarily insert the desired number of medals within the accommodation number without directly touching the medals during the game. It can be done and therefore does not get your hands dirty.

Further, since the medals are housed in the cassette-shaped container, there is no possibility that the medals will be scattered or lost due to an error in inserting the medals at the time of inserting the medals.
In particular, there is an advantage that medals can be inserted quickly and labor-saving in the case of continuously playing the game by inserting medals for each game.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view of an example of a cassette-shaped medal container of the present invention in which medals can be inserted in a substantially frontal posture.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of another example of the cassette-shaped medal container of the present invention in which the medals can be inserted in a vertical posture.

3 is a front sectional view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 front panel 2 medal insertion slot 3 medal cassette 31 container body 32 medal ejection opening 33a, 33b support 34 lid 35 extrusion lever M medal

Claims (5)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A container main body having an outer shape of a box or a cylinder, accommodating a plurality of medals stacked therein, and urging a spring from the rear of the accommodated medals toward the front of the container. Meanwhile, on the front end side of the container body,
A support portion connected to the insertion slot is formed in conformity with a frame member of the medal insertion slot of the slot machine, and the medal ejection port that is in communication with the medal insertion slot is in the vicinity of the support section of the container body. And a lever-shaped or rod-shaped medal pushing means formed so that at least one of the stored medals can be pushed out to the insertion opening side on the side opposite to the ejection opening. A cassette-shaped medal container for a slot machine, characterized by being made. 2. The cassette-shaped medal container for the slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the pushing means is operated by a manual operation lever integrated with the pushing means. 3. The pushing means is operated by an actuator such as a solenoid connected to the pushing means.
Cassette-shaped medal container for the slot machine. 4. The cassette-shaped medal container for a slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the container main body is provided with a display portion for displaying the number of medals stored. 5. A cassette-shaped medal container for a slot machine according to claim 1, wherein an opening with a lid for accommodating medals from the outside is formed in the container body.