JP2007195669A - Token game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce frequency of collecting tokens by increasing the stored amount of the tokens without making a hopper tank large. <P>SOLUTION: The hopper tank 110 which can store the tokens 120 is provided with a collision member 113 (token rebounding means) which the tokens 120 guided into the hopper tank 110 by a token guide path 109 collides with and rebounds. A collision part 113a of the collision member 113 rebounds the tokens 120 having collided toward various places in the hopper tank 110 to store the tokens 120 equally in the hopper tank 110. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medal gaming machine including a hopper tank capable of storing gaming medals and a medal guiding path for guiding the inserted medals to the hopper tank. Specifically, the medal gaming machine is guided to the hopper tank. The present invention relates to a technique in which medals are stored in a hopper tank without any deviation.

  In a medal gaming machine that performs a game using medals, for example, a slot machine, a player inserts a medal into a medal insertion slot, rotates each reel by operating a lever of a start switch, and then presses a stop switch. To stop the rotation of each reel. The winning combination is made when the combination of symbols of the stopped reels matches a predetermined combination of symbols of a combination, and a medal corresponding to the combination is paid out. Therefore, the slot machine is provided with a hopper tank capable of storing medals, a medal guiding path for guiding inserted medals to the hopper tank, and a medal payout device for paying out medals stored in the hopper tank. .

In addition, the slot machine is provided with an auxiliary tank in order to store medals that cannot be stored in the hopper tank. That is, when the number of medals to be paid out is small, medals are stored one after another in the hopper tank and overflow. Therefore, the overflowing medals are stored in the auxiliary tank, and the medals are collected from the auxiliary tank.
Here, the medals stored in the auxiliary tank are appropriately collected by a staff member, but there is a technology that allows the amount of medals stored in the auxiliary tank to be detected in advance so that the medals do not overflow from the auxiliary tank. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
No. 7-4837

  According to the technique of Patent Document 1, the lower terminal and the upper terminal at a position higher than the lower terminal are arranged inside the auxiliary tank. If the medal capacity gradually increases and the conductive medals pile up and the lower terminal and upper terminal become conductive through the medals, the fact is output to the outside. The staff is informed that medals are likely to overflow from the tank.

However, if medals immediately overflow from the hopper tank, even if the auxiliary tank adopting the technique of Patent Document 1 is used, the medals must be frequently collected, which is troublesome.
On the other hand, the hopper tank cannot be increased unnecessarily due to the space in the medal game machine.

  Further, when medals overflow from the hopper tank and the medals are accommodated in the auxiliary tank, the medals stored on the side close to the auxiliary tank in the hopper tank are reduced. Furthermore, when the medals stored in the hopper tank are paid out one after another, the medals stored on the side close to the medal payout device are reduced. Since the position where the inserted medal is guided to the hopper tank is constant, the medal is stored in the same place in the hopper tank, and the medal is reduced from the same place. As a result, medals are displaced in the hopper tank, and the medal storage efficiency is deteriorated, so that the storage amount is reduced.

  Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to increase the amount of medals stored without increasing the size of the hopper tank and to reduce the frequency of collecting medals.

The present invention solves the above problems by the following means.
The invention of claim 1 is a medal gaming machine comprising a hopper tank capable of storing gaming medals and a medal guiding path for guiding the inserted medals to the hopper tank, wherein the hopper tank is the medal A medal repelling unit that collides and rebounds a medal guided into the hopper tank by a guide path, the medal repelling unit repels the collided medal toward various places in the hopper tank. .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the medal gaming machine according to the first aspect, the medal repelling means has a collision portion where the medal first collides, and an outer surface shape of the collision portion is hemispherical. Features.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the medal gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the medal repelling means has a collision part where the medal first collides, and the collision part is rotatable or movable. It is characterized by.

  Further, the invention of claim 4 is the medal gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising a medal sensor for monitoring a medal storage state in the hopper tank, wherein the collision part of the medal repelling means is the medal According to the storage status of medals in the hopper tank monitored by a sensor, the medals are rotated or moved so as to be stored without any deviation.

(Function)
In the above invention, the hopper tank is provided with a medal repelling means in which a medal guided into the hopper tank by the medal guiding path collides and rebounds. Then, the medal repelling means rebounds the collided medal toward various places in the hopper tank.
Accordingly, the deviation of medals stored in the hopper tank is prevented, and medals are stored uniformly in the hopper tank as a whole, so that the medal storage efficiency in the hopper tank is improved.

  According to the present invention, the medal stored in the hopper tank is prevented from being offset, and the medal is stored uniformly in the hopper tank as a whole, so that the medal storage efficiency in the hopper tank is improved. The amount of stored medal can be increased without increasing the size of the hopper tank, and the frequency of collecting medals can be reduced.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following embodiments, a slot machine having a reel displaying a symbol will be described as an example of the medal gaming machine of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing the slot machine 10a of the first embodiment corresponding to the medal gaming machine of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the inside of the base portion 11 with the front mask portion 12 of the slot machine 10a removed in FIG.
Furthermore, FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating the inside of the base portion 11 with the front mask portion 12 of the slot machine 10a opened in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the housing of the slot machine 10 a includes a base portion 11 and an openable / closable front mask portion 12 attached to the front surface of the base portion 11.

  Here, the base part 11 is formed by assembling wood and the like and is formed in a box shape having an open front surface. Inside the base part 11 and below the power supply, as shown in FIG. A unit 101; a hopper tank 110 for storing medals; an auxiliary tank 111 for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 110; and a medal payout device 102 for paying out medals stored in the hopper tank 110. Is provided. The medal payout device 102 communicates with the hopper tank 110 through a connection port provided on the bottom surface of the hopper tank 110.

  A support plate 103 is provided above the hopper tank 110, and the symbol variation display device 30 is mounted on the support plate 103. The symbol variation display device 30 has three reel units including a ring-shaped reel 31 arranged side by side. That is, a reel drive motor (not shown) composed of a stepping motor is connected to the rotation center of each reel 31, and each reel 31 is individually rotated by the drive control of the reel drive motor. ing. As shown in FIG. 2, a back lamp 21a is attached to the inner periphery of each reel 31.

On the other hand, the front mask portion 12 is attached to the base portion 11 so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the front surface of the base portion 11. As shown in FIG. 1, the front mask portion 12 has a bet switch 40, a start switch 41, a stop switch 42, a medal slot 43, a medal tray 44, etc. on the front side (player side). Is arranged.
In addition, an image display device 23 including an upper lamp 21b and side lamps 21c, a speaker 22, and a large liquid crystal display is provided above the start switch 41 and the like for effects accompanying the game.
Furthermore, a transparent window 13 is provided at the center of the front mask portion 12. From the transparent window 13, each reel 31 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) inside the base body 11 can be seen through.

Here, reel tapes on which a plurality of symbols (designs constituting a role) are printed are affixed to the outer peripheral surface of each reel 31 (not shown). That is, 21 symbols are displayed on each reel 31 by reel tape, and from the transparent window 13 of the front mask portion 12 shown in FIG. It is like that. Therefore, a total of nine symbols of each reel 31 can be seen through from the transparent window 13.
The effective lines that become the combination lines of the symbols when the reel 31 is stopped are the horizontal upper, middle and lower lines, and the diagonal lines of the lower right and the upper right, respectively, in the same manner as the conventional 5-line slot machine. There are a total of five.

  In addition, inside the base body 11, a main control board 104 housed in a transparent case 105 is disposed above the symbol variation display device 30 as shown in FIG. 3. The main control board 104 is a control board that performs overall control of the progress of the game and the like. Although not shown, the main control board 104 temporarily stores data such as a CPU that performs arithmetic operations, a ROM that stores game programs, and games. A RAM or the like is provided. The main control board 104 is caulked and sealed after being accommodated in the case 105 in order to prevent fraud.

  On the other hand, a sub-control board 106 is provided in the upper part on the back side of the front mask part 12. The sub-control board 106 is a board for controlling the effects during the game, such as lighting of the back lamp 21a, the upper lamp 21b and the side lamp 21c, sound output from the speaker 22, and image display by the image display device 23. And a CPU for performing calculations, a ROM for storing presentation programs and presentation data, a RAM for temporarily storing various data, and the like. The sub-control board 106 is a board belonging to the lower level of the main control board 104, and is electrically connected to the main control board 104 by a harness (not shown). An effect execution command or the like is transmitted from the main control board 104 to the sub-control board 106.

  In addition, a medal selector 107 is disposed in a lower portion on the back side of the front mask portion 12 so as to correspond to the medal slot 43 (see FIG. 1). The medal selector 107 is a device for selecting whether or not the inserted medal can be accepted according to the gaming state or the like. If the medal cannot be accepted, the inserted medal is the medal return path 108. Is guided to the medal tray 44 (see FIG. 1) and returned. On the contrary, when the token can be received, the inserted medal is guided to the hopper tank 110 via the medal guiding path 109 and stored.

Next, game contents in the slot machine 10a of the first embodiment will be described.
The slot machine 10a according to the first embodiment includes game control means (not shown). This game control means is a means for overall control of the entire slot machine 10a including the progress and effects of the game of the slot machine 10a. The game control means includes main control means for controlling the progress of the game such as winning lottery, driving control of each reel 31 and payout at the time of winning, a back lamp 21a, an upper lamp 21b, a side lamp 21c, and a speaker 22. And sub-control means for controlling the output of the effect to the image display device 23. Each unit in the first embodiment is an exemplification, and the main control unit, the sub control unit, and the like are not limited to the units shown in the first embodiment.

The main control means is composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM, and the like mounted on the main control board 104 (see FIG. 3).
The sub-control means is constituted by a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like mounted on the above-described sub-control board 106 (see FIG. 3).

A bet switch 40, a start switch 41, and three stop switches 42 shown in FIG. 1 are electrically connected to the input side of the main control means.
Here, the bet switch 40 is a switch operated when the player inserts a stored medal as in the case of inserting a medal from the medal insertion slot 43.
The start switch 41 is a switch operated by the player when starting each reel 31 of the symbol variation display device 30 shown in FIGS.
Furthermore, three stop switches 42 are provided corresponding to the three reels 31, and are operated by the player when the corresponding reels 31 are individually stopped.

  Further, three reel drive motors (not shown) for driving each reel 31 are electrically connected to the output side of the main control means. Then, the player inserts a medal from the medal insertion slot 43 shown in FIG. 1 or operates the bet switch 40 to enable a valid line. Next, when the start switch 41 is operated, a signal generated at that time is input to the main control means, and the main control means drives the reel drive motor based on this signal, so that all the reels 31 are driven. Control to rotate. Accordingly, each reel 31 is rotated by the operation of the start switch 41, and the symbols of each reel 31 are moved and displayed at a predetermined speed in the transparent window 13.

  Further, when the start switch 41 is operated, the main control means transmits a signal indicating that the start switch 41 has been operated to the sub-control means. As a result, the sub-control means receives this signal and controls each effect output device electrically connected to the output side of the sub-control means (lighting of the back lamp 21a, the upper lamp 21b, and the side lamp 21c, the speaker Sound output from image 22 and image display on image display device 23).

Further, when the stop switch 42 is operated, a signal generated at that time is input to the main control means, and the main control means drives the reel drive motor to turn on the reel 31 corresponding to the operated stop switch 42. Control to stop. Furthermore, when the main control means receives a signal to the effect that the stop switch 42 has been operated, the main control means transmits a signal to that effect to the sub-control means. The sub-control means controls the output of the effect based on the received signal.
When all the reels 31 are stopped, the combination of symbols on the effective line in each reel 31 matches a predetermined combination of symbols of a certain combination, and when the winning combination of the combination is made, the winning combination is determined. The medals will be paid out.

Further, as described above, the output side of the sub-control means includes an effect output device including the back lamp 21a, the upper lamp 21b, the side lamp 21c, the speaker 22, and the image display device 23 that are operated by the sub-control means. Yes.
The back lamp 21a, the upper lamp 21b, and the side lamp 21c are effects lamps for the slot machine 10 and light up in a predetermined pattern when a predetermined condition is satisfied. As shown in FIG. 2, the back lamp 21 a is arranged on the inner peripheral side of each reel 31 so that a symbol located on the front side can be seen through the transparent window 13 (see FIG. 1). On the other hand, the upper lamp 21b and the side lamp 21c are arranged on the front side of the slot machine 10 and blink when a winning combination is made.

Moreover, the speaker 22 is provided in the upper part of the front mask part 12 (refer FIG. 1), and outputs a predetermined | prescribed sound, when predetermined conditions are satisfy | filled so that various effects can be performed during a game.
Furthermore, the image display device 23 is a liquid crystal display, which displays various images as images and displays various effects by the symbols during the game.

  In this way, various effects are produced by various effect output devices, and the lottery result (winning or non-winning) of the combination is notified according to the contents of the effects. When all the reels 31 are stopped, the combination of symbols corresponding to any of the combinations stops on the active line, and when the winning combination wins, the number of medals corresponding to the combination is received from the hopper tank 110. To be paid out. There are also roles where medals are not paid out even if winning. Therefore, the number of medals paid out by the medal payout device 102 may be large or small. Conversely, medals may not be paid out at all, and if a prize is not won, a situation where medals are not paid out will continue.

Accordingly, the number of medals stored in the hopper tank 110 is greatly increased and decreased, and when many medals are paid out, there are no medals from the vicinity of the connection port with the medal payout device 102.
Further, when medals increase remarkably, the medals overflow from the hopper tank 110 and are stored in the auxiliary tank 111. At this time, the medals disappear from the vicinity of the auxiliary tank 111.

Then, a large deviation occurs in the storage status of medals in the hopper tank 110.
However, the slot machine 10a according to the first embodiment corrects such a medal deviation, and the medals are stored uniformly in the hopper tank 110 as a whole.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the relationship between the medal guiding path 109 and the hopper tank 110 in the slot machine 10a of the first embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the medal guiding path 109 and the hopper tank 110 in the slot machine 10a of the first embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the medal guiding path 109 has a U-shaped cross section that extends from the side surface of the medal selector 107 to bend upward toward the hopper tank 110.
Moreover, the hopper tank 110 is a box-shaped body having an inclined bottom surface 110a, and a connection port 110b to the medal payout device 102 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) is provided on the end side (deep side) of the bottom surface 110a. Is provided.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, an auxiliary tank 111 is disposed adjacent to the hopper tank 110. The auxiliary tank 111 is for storing medals overflowing from the hopper tank 110. If the front mask portion 12 is opened, the auxiliary tank 111 is pulled out from the front side of the slot machine 10 and is stored in the auxiliary tank 111. Collected medals can be collected.

  A collision member 113 (corresponding to the medal repelling means in the present invention) extending upward from the bottom surface 110a of the hopper tank 110 is attached to a position corresponding to the tip of the medal guiding path 109. The collision member 113 has a collision part 113a at the top of which the medal guided into the hopper tank 110 by the medal guide path 109 first collides. The outer shape of the collision part 113a is shown in FIG. As shown, it is hemispherical. In addition, the hemispherical collision part 113a is comprised from the hollow or solid elastic body.

  Moreover, since the collision part 113a is supported by only one point in the center like a buzzing, it will shake if a medal collides. Therefore, every time the medals collide, the collision angle between the medals and the collision unit 113a changes, and the medals bounce toward various places in the hopper tank 110.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the operation of the collision member 113 in the slot machine 10a of the first embodiment.
When the player inserts the medal 120 into the medal insertion slot 43 (see FIG. 1) and can accept it, the medal 120 is guided to the hopper tank 110 via the medal guiding path 109. Then, the guided medal 120 collides with the collision part 113a of the collision member 113.

  Here, the collision part 113a is an elastic body, and the outer surface shape is hemispherical. As shown by a dotted line in FIG. 6A, when the medal 120 collides, the collision part 113a swings left and right. Therefore, the medal 120 that has collided with the colliding portion 113a is bounced back toward various places in the hopper tank 110 as indicated by the dotted line. The medal 120 bounced back by the collision unit 113a is stored in the hopper tank 110 on the side close to the connection port 110b of the hopper tank 110 and close to the auxiliary tank 111, or conversely, the hopper tank 110 It is stored in the hopper tank 110 on the side far from the connection port 110b and far from the auxiliary tank 111.

  6B shows an example in which the collision member 113 shown in FIG. 6A is turned upside down so that the solid and hemispherical collision portion 113a is supported on the bottom surface 110a of the hopper tank 110 at one point. It is illustrated. 6B, each time the medal 120 collides, the collision unit 113a swings to the left and right, and the collision angle changes. Therefore, the medal 120 rebounds toward various places in the hopper tank 110.

  As described above, according to the slot machine 10a of the first embodiment, the medal 120 guided from the medal guiding path 109 into the hopper tank 110 collides with the collision portion 113a of the collision member 113, and various kinds of the hopper tank 110 are changed. Bounced back to the right place. Therefore, the medals 120 are stored in the hopper tank 110 uniformly without any deviation, and the storage efficiency of the medals 120 in the hopper tank 110 is improved.

Next, another embodiment of the medal gaming machine of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 7 is a front view showing the relationship between the medal guiding path 109 and the hopper tank 110 in the slot machine 10b of the second embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the medal guiding path 109 and the hopper tank 110 in the slot machine 10b of the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, in the slot machine 10 b of the second embodiment, the rotating member 114 (this book) extends upward from the bottom surface 110 a of the hopper tank 110 to a position corresponding to the tip of the medal guiding path 109. (Corresponding to medal repelling means in the invention) The rotating member 114 has a flat plate-like collision portion 114a on which a medal guided into the hopper tank 110 by the medal guiding path 109 first collides, and drives a rotating member drive motor (not shown). It can be rotated.

  Here, since the collision part 114a is inclined, when the rotating member 114 is rotated, the collision angle and the collision direction between the medal and the collision part 114a change. Therefore, while the collision member 113 of the slot machine 10a of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 cannot control the rebound direction of the medal, the rotating member 114 of the slot machine 10b of the second embodiment The medal can be bounced back in the direction of.

  Further, the slot machine 10b of the second embodiment includes six medal sensors 112a to 112f on the side surface of the hopper tank 110 for monitoring the medal storage status in the hopper tank 110. Each of the medal sensors 112a to 112f is a rod-shaped member that extends inward from the side surface of the hopper tank 110, and is connected to a power source. Then, when the amount of medals stored in the hopper tank 110 gradually increases and two or more of the medal sensors 112a to 112f become conductive through the medals due to the accumulation of conductive medals, that effect Is output to the outside so that the storage status of medals can be monitored.

  For example, when the medal sensor 112a and the medal sensor 112b are connected, it is detected that there are few medals in the hopper tank 110, and when the medal sensors 112a to 112d are connected, the contents in the hopper tank 110 are detected. When it is detected that medals have been stored to the extent that all of the medal sensors 112a to 112f are conducting, it is detected that medals are likely to overflow from the hopper tank 110.

  Further, when the medal sensor 112a, the medal sensor 112c, and the medal sensor 112e are electrically connected, it is detected that the medal is deviated and stored in the hopper tank 110 closer to the connection port 110b, and the medal sensor 112b. When the medal sensor 112d and the medal sensor 112f are in conduction, it is detected that the medal is stored in the hopper tank 110 so as to be offset from the connection port 110b.

  And the collision part 114a of the rotating member 114 rotates so that medals are stored without any deviation according to the storage status of medals in the hopper tank 110 monitored by the respective medal sensors 112a to 112f. That is, if it is detected that medals are deviated and stored on the side closer to the connection port 110 b, the medals guided by the medal guide path 109 are on the side far from the connection port 110 b and also from the auxiliary tank 111. If it is detected that the medal is stored away from the connection port 110b, the side is close to the connection port 110b and close to the auxiliary tank 111. Bounce back to the side.

  Even when a medal is bounced back to the side far from the connection port 110b of the hopper tank 110, the medal slides down the bottom surface 110a of the hopper tank 110 and is also stored on the deep side (connection port 110b side). Become so. Then, it passes through the connection port 110b and is paid out to the medal tray 44 (see FIG. 1) by the medal payout device 102 according to the game result.

  FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the operation of the rotating member 114 in the slot machine 10b of the second embodiment. The state shown in FIG. 9 illustrates a state where the medal 120 is paid out by the medal paying device 102 and the medal 120 is removed from the vicinity of the connection port 110b of the hopper tank 110.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the medal 120 stored in the hopper tank 110 is paid out by the medal payout device 102, the medal 120 disappears from the vicinity of the connection port 110b. Then, due to the inclined bottom surface 110a, the medals 120 on the upstream side of the connection port 110b slide down and gather in the vicinity of the connection port 110b.
However, some of the medals 120 remain on the upstream side of the connection port 110b as shown in FIG. 9 without sliding down the bottom surface 110a.

  Such a storage situation is monitored by the six medal sensors 112 a to 112 f provided on the side surface of the hopper tank 110. That is, in the state shown in FIG. 9, the medal sensor 112 b and the medal sensor 112 d are electrically connected by the medal 120. Therefore, it is detected that the medal 120 is deviated and stored on the medal sensor 112d side.

  Therefore, by rotating the rotating member 114 and changing the collision angle and the collision direction between the medal and the collision unit 114a, the inserted medal 120 moves toward the connection port 110b of the hopper tank 110 as shown in FIG. Try to bounce back. Then, the medal 120 is stored in the vicinity of the connection port 110b. When the medal sensor 112a to the medal sensor 112e become conductive due to the storage of the medal 120, it is detected that the medal 120 is deviated and stored on the medal sensor 112e side.

  Here, if the collision angle between the medal and the collision unit 114a is maintained as before, the inserted medal 120 overflows from the hopper tank 110 even if there is room for storing the medal 120 on the medal sensor 112f side. End up. Since the overflowing medal 120 is accommodated in the auxiliary tank 111 (see FIG. 8), the auxiliary tank 111 must be pulled out to frequently collect medals.

  Therefore, by rotating (reversing) the rotating member 114 again and changing the collision angle and the collision direction between the medal and the collision unit 114a, the inserted medal 120 is now moved away from the connection port 110b of the hopper tank 110. To rebound. Then, the medal 120 is efficiently stored in the hopper tank 110.

  Thus, according to the slot machine 10b of the second embodiment, the medal 120 guided from the medal guiding path 109 into the hopper tank 110 collides with the collision portion 114a of the rotating member 114, and the medal 120 in the hopper tank 110 is obtained. 120 is rebounded so as to be uniformly stored as a whole without any deviation. Therefore, in the hopper tank 110 in which about 3000 medals 120 can be stored, when the rotating member 114 is not provided, only about 1800 sheets can be stored, whereas the rotating member 114 stores up to about 3000 capacity. become able to. As a result, the collection frequency of overflowing medals 120 is reduced, and the operating time of the slot machine 10b can be extended.

As mentioned above, although each embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to each embodiment mentioned above, For example, the following various deformation | transformation is possible.
(1) In the first embodiment, the collision member 113 is fixed. However, the collision member 113 can be moved, and a medal that collided with the collision unit 113a can be rebounded in a desired direction. Moreover, the outer surface shape of the collision part 113a is not limited to a hemispherical shape, and may be an arbitrary shape such as a conical shape or a pyramid shape. Furthermore, the material of the collision part 113a is not limited to an elastic body, and may be a metal or the like.

  (2) In the second embodiment, six medal sensors 112a to 112f are attached to the side surface of the hopper tank 110, and the rotating member 114 is in accordance with the medal storage status in the hopper tank 110 monitored by each medal sensor 112a to 112f. Is rotating. However, the attachment position and the number of medal sensors are not limited at all, and any number of medal sensors may be attached. Further, the detection method of the medal sensor is not limited to conduction through a medal, and any method may be used. Furthermore, the medal sensor may be omitted, and the rotating member 114 may be rotated forward and backward irregularly.

It is a front perspective view showing the slot machine of the first embodiment corresponding to the medal gaming machine of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating that the front mask portion of the slot machine is removed and the inside of the base portion is visible in FIG. 1. In FIG. 1, the front mask part of the slot machine is open | released, and it is the front view shown in figure so that the inside of a base | substrate part could be seen. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a relationship between a medal guiding path and a hopper tank in the slot machine of the first embodiment. It is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the medal guiding path and the hopper tank in the slot machine of the first embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the effect | action of the collision member in the slot machine of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the relationship between the medal guide path and the hopper tank in the slot machine of 2nd Embodiment. It is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the medal guiding path and the hopper tank in the slot machine of the second embodiment. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the effect | action of the rotating member in the slot machine of 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

10a, 10b Slot machine 11 Base part 12 Front mask part 13 Transparent window 21 Lamp 21a Back lamp 21b Upper lamp 21c Side lamp 22 Speaker 23 Image display device 30 Pattern change display device 31 Reel 40 Bet switch 41 Start switch 42 Stop switch 43 Medal Slot 44 medal tray 101 power supply unit 102 medal dispensing device 103 support plate 104 main control board 105 case 106 sub control board 107 medal selector 108 medal return path 109 medal guide path 110 hopper tank 110a bottom surface 110b connection port 111 auxiliary tanks 112a to 112f Medal sensor 113 Colliding member (medal repelling means)
113a Colliding part 114 Rotating member (medal repelling means)
114a Collision 120 medals

Claims (4)

A hopper tank capable of storing medals for gaming,
A medal gaming machine comprising a medal guiding path for guiding an inserted medal to the hopper tank,
The hopper tank is provided with a medal repelling means that a medal guided into the hopper tank by the medal guiding path collides and rebounds,
The medal repelling means repels medals that have collided toward various places in the hopper tank. In the medal gaming machine according to claim 1,
The medal repelling means has a collision part where a medal collides first, and an outer surface shape of the collision part is hemispherical. In the medal gaming machine according to claim 1,
The medal repelling means has a collision part where a medal collides first, and the collision part can be rotated or moved. In the medal gaming machine according to claim 3,
A medal sensor for monitoring a medal storage state in the hopper tank;
The collision unit of the medal repelling means rotates or moves so that medals are stored without any deviation according to the storage status of medals in the hopper tank monitored by the medal sensor. Gaming machine.

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