JPH1063933A - Merchandise supplying device and game machine using the device - Google Patents
Merchandise supplying device and game machine using the deviceInfo
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- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
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- G07F11/50—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the storage containers or supports being rotatably mounted
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Abstract
Description
【0001】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は商品供給装置及びこ
れを使用した遊技機に関し、更に詳細には例えばCD
(コンパクトディスク)のような平板状の商品を多数保
管していて、それを順次取り出し口に供給する商品供給
装置及びこの商品供給装置を内蔵する遊技機に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise supply apparatus and a game machine using the same, and more particularly, to a CD player.
The present invention relates to a merchandise supply device that stores a large number of flat products such as (compact discs) and sequentially supplies the merchandise to a take-out port, and a gaming machine incorporating the merchandise supply device.
【0002】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来、例えば自動販売機などは、多数の
商品を保管しておき、消費者が所望の商品を選択するこ
とによりこれを順次取り出し口に供給する装置を含んで
主に構成されていることはよく知られている。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vending machine, for example, is mainly composed of a device for storing a large number of commodities and for sequentially supplying the commodities to a take-out port when a consumer selects desired commodities. It is well known that
【0003】多数の商品を保管しておき、これを順次取
り出し口に供給する商品供給装置は、扱う商品の形状に
より種々のものが開発されている。例えば、コンパクト
ディスク(CD)やその他種々のものを平板状をしたプ
ラスチック製の保護ケースに入れて販売する自動販売機
における商品供給装置は、通常、当該商品を平積み状態
で保管し、消費者がその取り出しを希望した時に最下部
にある1つの当該商品を抜き出して取り出し口に供給す
るように構成されていた(特開平5−73768号公
報)。[0003] Various types of merchandise supply devices have been developed depending on the shape of the merchandise to be handled, which store a large number of merchandise and sequentially supply the merchandise to an outlet. For example, a commodity supply device in a vending machine that sells compact discs (CDs) and various other things in a flat plastic protective case usually stores the commodities in a flat-stacked state. When it is desired to take out the product, one of the products at the bottom is taken out and supplied to the take-out opening (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 5-73768).
【0004】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、多数の
平板状の商品を順次に供給する従来の装置では、前述し
たように当該商品を平積みして保管し、しかもその取り
出しの際に最下部から抜き出すようにしていることか
ら、商品の重みによる最下部への荷重の関係から自ずと
平積みの枚数に限界があった。However, in the conventional apparatus for sequentially supplying a large number of flat products, the products are stored in a flat stack as described above, and when the products are taken out, they are taken from the bottom. Since the products are extracted, there is a limit to the number of sheets to be piled up naturally due to the load on the bottom due to the weight of the product.
【0005】また、一般に、CD等を収容しているプラ
スチック製の保護ケースは、薄いセロファンのようなシ
ートで包装されているため、相互の滑りは非常に悪く、
そのため平積みした時に最下部から1つだけ抜き出すこ
とは非常に困難で、スムーズな抜き取りを期待すること
はできなかった。In general, a plastic protective case containing a CD or the like is wrapped in a thin cellophane-like sheet, so that mutual sliding is very poor.
Therefore, it was very difficult to extract only one from the bottom when stacked, and it was not possible to expect smooth extraction.
【0006】本発明の目的は、かかる従来の問題点を解
決するためになされたもので、平板状をした商品を多数
保管することができ、しかも各商品が保管されている数
にまったく影響することなくスムーズに順次に供給する
ことができる動作上、信頼性の高い商品供給装置及びこ
れを使用した遊技機を提供することにある。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, and it is possible to store a large number of flat-shaped products, and it has an effect on the number of products stored. It is an object of the present invention to provide a highly reliable product supply device capable of smoothly and sequentially supplying products without any trouble, and a gaming machine using the same.
【0007】[0007]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、商品供給装置
であり、前述した技術的課題を解決するために以下のよ
うに構成されている。すなわち、本発明の商品供給装置
は、櫛形状に形成され、櫛歯間の各空間部に平板状の商
品を挿入して保管可能な商品保管部を外周部に備え、こ
の商品保管部に配置された商品が所定位置において自重
で抜け出て落下する程度に傾けて回転可能に設置された
回転体と、前記回転体の所定外周範囲に配置され、前記
回転体の回転中に商品が前記商品保管部から自重で抜け
出るのを阻止する外周障壁と、この外周障壁に形成さ
れ、前記商品が通過可能な幅のスリットと、このスリッ
トを介して前記回転体の前記商品保管部から抜け出た商
品を取出し口までガイドする送りレール部とから構成さ
れていることを特徴とする。 <本発明における付加的構成>本発明の商品供給装置
は、前述した必須の構成要素からなるが、その構成要素
に更に以下のような構成を加えた場合であっても成立す
る。その付加的構成要素とは、前記スリットが少なくと
も2つの商品の通過を許す幅で形成され、前記スリット
の出口側には前記送りレール部に落とされる商品に後続
する商品が前記商品保管部から部分的に抜け出て前記ス
リットから突出した時それ以上の抜け落ちを停止させる
ストッパーが設けられ、このストッパー若しくはその近
傍には前記ストッパーに商品が当接したことを検知する
検出手段が設けられていることを特徴とする。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a product supply device, and is configured as follows to solve the above-mentioned technical problem. That is, the commodity supply device of the present invention is provided with a commodity storage section formed in a comb shape and capable of inserting and storing a flat commodity in each space between the comb teeth and storing the commodity, and is arranged in the commodity storage section. A rotator that is rotatably installed at an angle to the extent that the product exits and drops under its own weight at a predetermined position, and is disposed in a predetermined outer peripheral area of the rotator, and the product is stored during the rotation of the rotator. An outer peripheral barrier for preventing the product from falling out of the portion by its own weight, a slit formed in the outer peripheral barrier and having a width capable of passing the product, and taking out the product that has exited from the product storage portion of the rotating body through the slit. And a feed rail that guides to the mouth. <Additional Configuration in the Present Invention> The commodity supply apparatus of the present invention includes the above-described essential components, but is also established when the following components are further added to the components. The additional component is that the slit is formed with a width that allows the passage of at least two commodities, and at the exit side of the slit, commodities following the commodities dropped on the feed rail portion are partially separated from the commodities storage section. A stopper is provided to stop further dropping when it comes out of the slit and protrudes from the slit, and detection means for detecting that a product has contacted the stopper is provided at or near this stopper. Features.
【0008】また、このような商品供給装置を遊技機に
適用することができる。すなわち、本発明はこの商品供
給装置を内部に備える遊技機であり、この遊技機の景品
を前記商品として当該遊技機の筺体に形成された景品取
出し口に供給するようにしたことを特徴とする。[0008] Further, such a product supply device can be applied to a game machine. That is, the present invention is a gaming machine including the commodity supply device therein, wherein the prize of the gaming machine is supplied as the commodity to a prize outlet formed in a housing of the gaming machine. .
【0009】前述した本発明の商品供給装置によると、
平板状をした多数の商品は回転体の外周部に形成された
櫛形状の商品保管部における櫛歯間の各空間にそれぞれ
挿入されて独立的に即ち商品が相互に干渉しないように
保管されている。そして、この回転体が間欠的に回転さ
せられる。この回転体は、斜めに即ち回転中心軸線が垂
直軸線に対してある角度をなすように回転可能に支持さ
れているため、この回転体の中心点より下方に位置する
商品保管部に保管されている商品は、その自重で下方に
落下しようとし、それを外周障壁が阻止している。According to the commodity supply device of the present invention described above,
A large number of flat products are inserted into each space between the comb teeth in a comb-shaped product storage section formed on the outer periphery of the rotating body, and are stored independently, that is, the products are not interfered with each other. I have. Then, the rotating body is intermittently rotated. Since the rotating body is supported so as to be rotatable diagonally, that is, the rotation center axis forms an angle with respect to the vertical axis, the rotating body is stored in the product storage unit located below the center point of the rotating body. Some products try to fall down under their own weight, which is blocked by the outer barrier.
【0010】回転体に保持されている商品が外周障壁に
形成されたスリットに整合すると、このスリットを介し
て商品保管部から抜け出ようとする。スリットは、隣接
する2つの櫛歯間に保持された商品が抜け出ることがで
きる幅寸法で形成されており、従って、例えば1つの商
品が初めてスリットに整合した時には回転体の商品保管
部から全部が抜け出ることはなく、ストッパーに当接し
て検出手段を作動させ、供給する商品が存在することを
電気的に認識させることができる。When the product held by the rotating body is aligned with the slit formed in the outer peripheral barrier, the product tends to escape from the product storage unit through the slit. The slit is formed with a width dimension that allows the product held between the two adjacent comb teeth to escape, so that, for example, when one product first aligns with the slit, the entire product is removed from the product storage unit of the rotating body. It is possible to electrically recognize that there is a product to be supplied without contacting the stopper and operating the detecting means without coming off.
【0011】次いで、回転体が間欠的に回転すると、ス
トッパーで抜け落ちが停止されていた商品がそのスリッ
トに整合している範囲内で移動してストッパーから外
れ、これにより当該スリットを介して下方へ自重で落下
する。落下した商品は送りレール部に落ち、この送りレ
ール部内を滑って取出し口まで移動する。[0011] Next, when the rotating body rotates intermittently, the product that has stopped falling off at the stopper moves within the range aligned with the slit and comes off the stopper, thereby moving downward through the slit. Fall under its own weight. The dropped product falls on the feed rail, and slides inside the feed rail to move to the take-out port.
【0012】このような、商品供給装置は、自動販売機
内における商品供給装置として適用できるばかりではな
く、遊技機において景品をその取出し口に供給する装置
としても適用することができる。Such a product supply device can be applied not only as a product supply device in a vending machine, but also as a device for supplying a prize to a take-out port in a game machine.
【0013】[0013]
【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の商品供給装置を図
に示される実施形態について更に詳細に説明する。図1
には、本発明の商品供給装置10が内部に設置された遊
技機1の全体が示されている。BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a commodity supply apparatus according to the present invention. FIG.
1 shows an entire gaming machine 1 in which a product supply device 10 of the present invention is installed.
【0014】この遊技機1は、1人用のプライスゲーム
機であり、ゲームで当たりが出ると、シングルCDが払
い出されるものである。このプライスゲーム機の使用法
を簡単に説明すると、コインを投入するとゲーム機本体
の中央にあるルーレットランプ2が順次点灯しては消
え、その結果ランプの点灯が左右に動き出すことにな
る。すると、透光性のストップボタン3内に設置された
ランプが点滅を始め、この点滅を確認してから、遊技者
は適当な時期にこのストップボタン3を押して、ルーレ
ットランプ群2の点灯移動を停止させる。The gaming machine 1 is a price game machine for one player, and when a game is won, a single CD is paid out. To briefly explain how to use the price game machine, when a coin is inserted, the roulette lamp 2 at the center of the game machine body is sequentially turned on and off, and as a result, the lighting of the lamp starts moving right and left. Then, the lamp installed in the translucent stop button 3 starts blinking, and after confirming this blinking, the player presses the stop button 3 at an appropriate time to turn on and off the roulette lamp group 2. Stop.
【0015】このルーレットランプ群2の中間位置には
ハート形をしたランプ2Aがあり、このルーレットラン
プ群2の点灯移動がこのハート形ランプ2Aで停止した
時、入賞となり、ゲーム機本体の下部に設けられた景品
取出し口4にシングルCD5が1枚落ち、それを操作者
は獲得することができる。操作者がストップランプ3を
押した時、ルーレットランプ群2の点灯移動がハート形
ランプ2A以外のランプ2で停止した時にはゲームオー
バーとなる。At the middle position of the roulette lamp group 2, there is a heart-shaped lamp 2A. When the lighting movement of the roulette lamp group 2 stops at the heart-shaped lamp 2A, a win is made, and a lower part of the game machine body is formed. One single CD 5 falls into the provided prize take-out port 4 and the operator can acquire it. When the operator presses the stop lamp 3, when the roulette lamp group 2 stops moving on the lamps 2 other than the heart-shaped lamp 2A, the game is over.
【0016】このような遊技機1の内部は図2に示さ
れ、遊技機1の筺体内部におけるほぼ中央部には商品供
給装置10が設置されている。この商品供給装置10
は、図3及び図4に示されているように、ベース板11
の表面側に間隔をあけて配置された回転板12を含む。
ベース板11の中心部には中空な支持軸13が立設さ
れ、この支持軸13内には回転軸14が軸受15によっ
て回転可能に支持されている。前述した回転板12は、
この支持軸13から突出する回転軸14の一端に連結固
定されている。The inside of such a gaming machine 1 is shown in FIG. 2, and a commodity supply device 10 is installed at a substantially central portion inside the housing of the gaming machine 1. This product supply device 10
The base plate 11 is, as shown in FIGS.
And a rotating plate 12 arranged at an interval on the surface side of the rotary member.
A hollow support shaft 13 is provided upright at the center of the base plate 11, and a rotation shaft 14 is rotatably supported by a bearing 15 in the support shaft 13. The rotating plate 12 described above
It is connected and fixed to one end of a rotating shaft 14 protruding from the support shaft 13.
【0017】回転板12の外周縁部には櫛形状をした環
状の商品保管部16が取り付けられている。この商品保
管部16は、図3に示されるように径方向外方に開いた
多数の櫛歯17によって構成されており、これら各櫛歯
17間の空間部17aに例えばシングルCDのような平
板状の商品5が挟まれるように挿入されて保持される。An annular merchandise storage section 16 having a comb shape is attached to the outer peripheral edge of the rotating plate 12. As shown in FIG. 3, the product storage section 16 is constituted by a large number of comb teeth 17 which open outward in the radial direction, and a space 17a between the comb teeth 17 is a flat plate such as a single CD. The product 5 is inserted and held so as to be sandwiched.
【0018】従って、便宜的にこの空間部17aを保持
空間部と称する。この実施形態におけるこの商品保管部
16は、実際的には複数の円弧状セグメント16aに分
割され、それら各セグメント16aの径方向内縁部を回
転板12の外周縁部にネジなどにより固定することで回
転板12の全周に設けられている。この回転板12とそ
の外周縁部にとりつけられた商品保管部16とで回転体
18が構成される。Therefore, for convenience, this space 17a is referred to as a holding space. The product storage section 16 in this embodiment is actually divided into a plurality of arc-shaped segments 16a, and the radial inner edge of each of the segments 16a is fixed to the outer peripheral edge of the rotating plate 12 by screws or the like. It is provided on the entire circumference of the rotating plate 12. A rotating body 18 is constituted by the rotating plate 12 and a product storage unit 16 attached to an outer peripheral edge thereof.
【0019】この回転体18を構成する櫛形状の商品保
管部16における各保持空間部17aに商品5が配置さ
れた時のこれら商品群の外周を取り囲むように外周壁1
9、20がベース板11に立設されている。この外周壁
19、20は、図3に示されるように本商品供給装置1
0を正面から見た時、回転軸14の中心点を通る仮想の
水平線より下側に位置する半円状の壁部と上側に位置す
る半円状の壁部とにより構成され、下側の壁部19は、
後述する理由から主に商品保管部16から商品5が自重
で抜け落ちるのを防止する障壁として機能する。The outer peripheral wall 1 surrounds the outer peripheries of the group of commodities when the commodities 5 are arranged in the respective holding spaces 17a in the comb-shaped commodities storage section 16 constituting the rotating body 18.
9 and 20 are erected on the base plate 11. As shown in FIG. 3, the outer peripheral walls 19 and 20
When viewed from the front, 0 is formed by a semicircular wall located below a virtual horizontal line passing through the center point of the rotating shaft 14 and a semicircular wall located above, The wall 19 is
It mainly functions as a barrier for preventing the product 5 from dropping out of the product storage unit 16 by its own weight for the reason described later.
【0020】すなわち、この商品供給装置10は、図2
からも明らかなように回転軸14の回転中心軸線が垂直
又は水平に対してある角度をなすように傾斜して設置さ
れている。従って、回転体18が回転している時、回転
体18の水平中心線より下側に位置する商品保管部16
の各保持空間部17aに保管されている各商品5は、垂
直下方向位置への移動に従ってその自重で保持空間17
aから抜け出て落下しようとする。この落下しようとす
る商品5は、所定の位置に来るまで壁部19でその抜け
落ちが止められている。That is, the commodity supply device 10 is configured as shown in FIG.
As is clear from FIG. 3, the rotation center axis of the rotation shaft 14 is inclined so as to form a certain angle with respect to the vertical or horizontal. Therefore, when the rotating body 18 is rotating, the product storage unit 16 located below the horizontal center line of the rotating body 18
Each of the commodities 5 stored in each holding space portion 17a of the holding space 17a is moved by its own weight as it moves vertically downward.
Get out of a and try to fall. The falling-off of the commodity 5 to be dropped is stopped by the wall portion 19 until it comes to a predetermined position.
【0021】このことから、前述した下側の壁部19
は、商品保管部16の各保持空間部17aから商品5の
抜け落ちを防止する外周障壁として機能しているのであ
る。この外周壁19、20は、ベース板11の所定位置
に形成された位置決め用スリット(図示せず)に外周壁
19、20の下端部から突出された係止片(図示せず)
を差し込んだ後、同様に外周壁19、20の下端部外側
に形成された取付け用脚部21をベース板11にネジ止
めして固定されている。Therefore, the lower wall portion 19
Functions as an outer peripheral barrier for preventing the product 5 from falling out of each holding space 17a of the product storage unit 16. The outer peripheral walls 19 and 20 are engaged with positioning slits (not shown) formed at predetermined positions of the base plate 11 and engaging pieces (not shown) projecting from lower ends of the outer peripheral walls 19 and 20.
After that, the mounting legs 21 formed outside the lower ends of the outer peripheral walls 19 and 20 are fixed to the base plate 11 by screws.
【0022】この商品供給装置10を設置する際の傾斜
程度は、基本的には商品保管部16に保管されている商
品5が所定位置において自重で抜け出て落下する程度で
あればよく、従って実際に回転軸14の傾斜角度を何度
ぐらいにするかは、この商品供給装置10が設置される
遊技機1の筺体内スペースに依存して設計される。The inclination of the product supply device 10 when installed is basically such that the product 5 stored in the product storage unit 16 falls out of the predetermined position by its own weight and falls. The number of inclination angles of the rotating shaft 14 is designed depending on the space in the housing of the gaming machine 1 in which the product supply device 10 is installed.
【0023】回転体18の水平中心線より下側に位置す
る商品脱落防止用の外周障壁19における回転体18の
垂直中心線上位置には、隣接する2つ保持空間部17a
に入っている状態の商品が同時に通過できる幅のスリッ
ト22が形成されている。このスリット22の出口側で
且つ回転体18の反回転方向寄りには商品5がスリット
22から僅かに抜け出た時それ以上の抜け落ちを停止さ
せるストッパー23が設けられ、このストッパー23の
近傍には当該ストッパー23に商品5が当接したことを
検知する検出手段であるマイクロスイッチ24が設けら
れている。At the position on the vertical center line of the rotating body 18 in the outer peripheral barrier 19 for preventing falling off of the product located below the horizontal center line of the rotating body 18, two adjacent holding space portions 17a are provided.
The slit 22 is formed to have a width that allows the products in the same state to pass at the same time. A stopper 23 is provided on the exit side of the slit 22 and near the anti-rotational direction of the rotating body 18 to stop the product 5 from falling off when the product 5 slightly comes out of the slit 22, and the stopper 23 is provided near the stopper 23. A microswitch 24 is provided as detection means for detecting that the product 5 has come into contact with the stopper 23.
【0024】このマイクロスイッチ24は、スイッチ操
作部24aに接続された検知片24bを備え、この検知
片24bの先端はスリット22の幅の回転体反回転方向
側約半分を横断する程度まで伸長している。すなわち、
この検知片24bはストッパー23とその上方に位置す
る保持空間部17aとの間隔部まで伸長している。その
ため、回転体18の回転により外周障壁19に摺接しな
がらスリット22へ移動してきた商品5は、スリット2
2からストッパー23上に落ち、その時検知片24bを
ストッパー23上に押しつけることになる。The microswitch 24 has a detecting piece 24b connected to the switch operating portion 24a, and the tip of the detecting piece 24b extends to the extent that it crosses about half of the width of the slit 22 on the side opposite to the rotating body in the rotating direction. ing. That is,
The detection piece 24b extends to the space between the stopper 23 and the holding space 17a located above the stopper 23. Therefore, the product 5 that has moved to the slit 22 while sliding on the outer peripheral barrier 19 by the rotation of the rotating body 18 is
2 falls on the stopper 23, and at this time, the detection piece 24 b is pressed onto the stopper 23.
【0025】これにより、検知片24bに接続されたス
イッチ操作部24aが回動させられてマイクロスイッチ
24の本体内部に構成されたスイッチ部が閉成されるこ
とになる。このマイクロスイッチ24の本体内部にはス
イッチ部を開成する方向に復帰させるバネが設けられて
おり、従って検知片24bがストッパー23に押しつけ
られていない時にはその上方位置に自己復帰して待機し
ていることになる。As a result, the switch operating portion 24a connected to the detecting piece 24b is rotated, and the switch portion formed inside the main body of the micro switch 24 is closed. A spring is provided inside the main body of the microswitch 24 to return the switch portion to the opening direction. Therefore, when the detection piece 24b is not pressed against the stopper 23, it returns to its upper position and stands by. Will be.
【0026】スリット22の幅の回転体回転方向側半分
は、商品5の落下口であり、ストッパー23上に乗って
いた商品5は、回転体18の間欠的回転によりその落下
口から下方へ自重で落下する。この落下口の真下には、
図2に示されるように当該落下口から落下した商品5を
受けとめて遊技機1の景品取出し口4へ送る送りレール
部25が設置されている。The half of the width of the slit 22 in the direction of rotation of the rotating body is a dropping port of the product 5, and the product 5 on the stopper 23 is self-weighted downward from the dropping port by the intermittent rotation of the rotating body 18. To fall. Immediately below this drop,
As shown in FIG. 2, a feed rail 25 is provided to receive the commodity 5 dropped from the drop opening and send it to the prize take-out port 4 of the gaming machine 1.
【0027】このように回転体18の商品保管部16に
保持されていた商品5は、スリット22の落下口から送
りレール部25に落下する前段階で、商品保管部16の
保持空間部17aからある程度抜け出た状態で一度スト
ッパー23により受け止められているため、回転体18
の次の回転でこの商品5がスリット22の落下口から送
りレール部25に落下する時の衝撃を減少させることが
できる。The product 5 held in the product storage section 16 of the rotating body 18 is dropped from the holding space 17a of the product storage section 16 before dropping into the feed rail section 25 from the drop opening of the slit 22. Since it is once received by the stopper 23 in a state where it has come out to some extent, the rotating body 18
In the next rotation, the impact when the product 5 drops from the drop opening of the slit 22 to the feed rail portion 25 can be reduced.
【0028】また、前述したように商品5をスリット2
2の落下口から送りレール部25に落下する前段階で、
商品保管部16の保持空間部17aからある程度抜け出
た状態で一度ストッパー23により受け止めるようにし
ているため、もし保持空間部17aへの商品5の挿入状
態が悪く、自重による抜け落ちが緩慢である時でも、こ
のストッパー23上である程度の時間吊り下がり状態と
なることからその自重により自然に回復してストッパー
23上に落下し、落下準備状態となることが期待でき
る。Also, as described above, the product 5 is inserted into the slit 2
In the stage before dropping from the dropping port 2 to the feed rail 25,
Because the stopper 23 is once received in a state in which the product 5 has come out of the holding space portion 17a of the product storage portion 16 to some extent, even if the insertion state of the product 5 into the holding space portion 17a is poor and the falling-off due to its own weight is slow. Since it is suspended on the stopper 23 for a certain period of time, it can be expected that it will recover naturally by its own weight and fall on the stopper 23 to be in a fall preparation state.
【0029】送りレール部25は、断面がU字形の溝状
ガイドレールであり、その溝幅は、平板状の商品が商品
保管部16の保持空間部17aからスリット22の落下
口を介して縦状態で落下されることから、その商品の厚
さより多少大きくされている。そして、この送りレール
部25は、その溝内に落下した商品5がその自重でこの
送りレール部25の溝内を滑って遊技機1の景品取出し
口4に送られるように景品取出し口4に向かって下るよ
うに傾斜されている。The feed rail portion 25 is a groove-shaped guide rail having a U-shaped cross section. The width of the groove is such that a flat product can be vertically moved from the holding space portion 17a of the product storage portion 16 through the drop opening of the slit 22. Since it is dropped in a state, it is slightly larger than the thickness of the product. Then, the feed rail portion 25 is connected to the prize take-out port 4 so that the commodity 5 dropped in the groove slides in the groove of the feed rail portion 25 by its own weight and is sent to the prize take-out port 4 of the gaming machine 1. It is inclined to descend.
【0030】なお、スリット22の商品落下口から送り
レール部25に商品が落下したことは、スリット22と
送りレール部25との間に設置された落下センサ30
(図5参照)により検出される。この落下センサ30
は、光学式のセンサを使用することが好ましい。The fact that a product has fallen from the product drop opening of the slit 22 to the feed rail 25 is determined by a drop sensor 30 provided between the slit 22 and the feed rail 25.
(See FIG. 5). This drop sensor 30
It is preferable to use an optical sensor.
【0031】また、回転体18の回転中に商品5の外周
部は外周障壁19及びベース板11に直接摺接するが、
商品5との全面接触による傷付き等の損傷発生を防止す
ると共に摩擦抵抗を減少させてスムーズな商品の移動を
保障するため、前者の外周障壁19には突条部19aが
回転体18の回転軸14を中心とする円弧状に形成さ
れ、且つ後者のベース板11には突条部11aが同様に
回転軸14を中心とする環状に形成されている。Further, while the rotating body 18 is rotating, the outer peripheral portion of the product 5 is in direct sliding contact with the outer peripheral barrier 19 and the base plate 11.
In order to prevent the occurrence of damages such as scratches due to full contact with the product 5 and to reduce frictional resistance to ensure smooth product movement, the outer peripheral barrier 19 is provided with a ridge 19 a on the rotating body 18. The base plate 11 is formed in an arc shape with the shaft 14 as the center, and the protruding ridge 11 a is similarly formed in an annular shape with the rotation shaft 14 as the center.
【0032】回転体18を回転させる回転軸14のベー
ス板11の裏面側に突出した端部には、歯車26が固定
され、この歯車26にはベース板11の裏面に回転可能
に支持された小歯車27が噛み合っている。この小歯車
27には、ベース板11又は適当な固定部に取り付けら
れた駆動モータ28(図3参照)の回転軸に装着された
ウオームギヤ29が噛み合っている。A gear 26 is fixed to an end of the rotating shaft 14 for rotating the rotating body 18 protruding from the back surface of the base plate 11, and the gear 26 is rotatably supported on the back surface of the base plate 11. The small gear 27 is engaged. A worm gear 29 mounted on the rotation shaft of a drive motor 28 (see FIG. 3) mounted on the base plate 11 or an appropriate fixed portion meshes with the small gear 27.
【0033】これにより、駆動モータ28が駆動される
と、その回転力はウオームギヤ29、小歯車27、歯車
26を介して回転軸14に伝達され、もって回転体18
が回転される。この回転体18は、櫛形状の商品保管部
16における各保持空間部17aの商品5が順次に外周
障壁19のスリット22における落下口に整合する角度
で間欠的に回転される。そのため、駆動モータ28は、
制御装置32(図5参照)で回転が制御されるが、その
場合ギヤードモータを使用することが好ましい。As a result, when the drive motor 28 is driven, its rotational force is transmitted to the rotary shaft 14 via the worm gear 29, the small gear 27, and the gear 26, and thus the rotary body 18
Is rotated. The rotating body 18 is intermittently rotated at an angle at which the commodities 5 in the respective holding spaces 17 a in the comb-shaped merchandise storage section 16 are sequentially aligned with the drop openings in the slits 22 of the outer peripheral barrier 19. Therefore, the drive motor 28
The rotation is controlled by the control device 32 (see FIG. 5). In this case, it is preferable to use a geared motor.
【0034】次に、この商品供給装置10の動作を遊技
機1であるプライスゲーム機の動作と関連して説明す
る。このプライスゲーム機は、基本的には図5のブロッ
ク図に示されるように、投入されるコインを検出するコ
イン検出器31と、その検出信号が入力される制御回路
32とを含んで構成されている。この制御回路32に
は、更に前述したマイクロスイッチ24及びスリット2
2の商品落下口から商品が落ちるのを検出する落下セン
サ30からの信号が入力される。Next, the operation of the commodity supply device 10 will be described in relation to the operation of the price game machine as the gaming machine 1. As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 5, the price game machine basically includes a coin detector 31 for detecting a coin to be inserted, and a control circuit 32 to which a detection signal is input. ing. The control circuit 32 further includes the microswitch 24 and the slit 2 described above.
The signal from the drop sensor 30 which detects that a product falls from the 2nd product drop opening is input.
【0035】このようなコイン検出器31、マイクロス
イッチ24及び落下センサ30からの信号を受ける制御
回路32が、プライスゲーム機に設けられているスピー
カ6やインジケータ等所定の機器を作動制御すると共に
駆動モータ28を回転制御する。この制御回路32にお
ける主なる動作を図6のフローチャート図を参照して説
明する。A control circuit 32 for receiving signals from the coin detector 31, the micro switch 24 and the drop sensor 30 controls and drives predetermined devices such as a speaker 6 and an indicator provided in the price game machine. The rotation of the motor 28 is controlled. The main operation of the control circuit 32 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
【0036】この制御回路32は、マイクロスイッチ2
4からの信号を受けて、ステップ33でそのマイクロス
イッチ24がオンかオフかを常時判別している。すなわ
ち、マイクロスイッチ24がオンである時はストッパー
23上に景品である商品のCDが存在していることを意
味し、従ってこのゲーム機を作動させることができる状
態にあることを意味している。The control circuit 32 includes the microswitch 2
In response to the signal from the control unit 4, it is always determined in step 33 whether the micro switch 24 is on or off. That is, when the micro switch 24 is turned on, it means that there is a CD of a prize product on the stopper 23, which means that the game machine can be operated. .
【0037】もし、ステップ33でマイクロスイッチ2
4がオフであることを判断した場合には、払い戻す景品
が商品供給装置10に保管されていないことを意味する
ため、アラーム回路34を作動させて当該ゲーム機のユ
ーザーに商品5の補給を警告すると共にこのゲーム機の
動作を不作動状態にする。If the micro switch 2
If it is determined that the prize 4 is turned off, it means that the prize to be refunded is not stored in the commodity supply device 10, so that the alarm circuit 34 is activated to warn the user of the game machine of the supply of the commodity 5. And the operation of the game machine is made inoperative.
【0038】制御回路32によりマイクロスイッチ24
がオンの状態であると判断した場合には、コイン投入口
7から所定のコインが投入されたか否かがステップ35
により判断される。これは、コイン検出器31から信号
が入力されたか否かにより判断される。コインが投入さ
れている場合には、ゲームプロセス36に進み、所定の
ゲームが開始する。このゲームプロセス36で当たりが
出たか否かをステップ37で判断し、当たりが出た時に
は一定角度回転制御部38が駆動モータ28を一定角度
回転制御し、回転体18を所定角度だけ回転させる。The microswitch 24 is controlled by the control circuit 32.
Is determined to be on, it is determined whether or not a predetermined coin has been inserted through the coin insertion slot 7 (step 35).
Is determined by This is determined based on whether a signal has been input from the coin detector 31 or not. If a coin has been inserted, the process proceeds to the game process 36, and a predetermined game is started. It is determined in step 37 whether or not a hit has occurred in the game process 36. When a hit has occurred, the constant angle rotation control unit 38 controls the rotation of the drive motor 28 by a predetermined angle and rotates the rotating body 18 by a predetermined angle.
【0039】これにより、回転体18の商品保管部16
における保持空間部17aに保管されている商品5であ
るCDがストッパー23で停止している位置から商品の
落下口まで移動し、スリット22を介して自重で下方の
送りレール部25に落下する。この商品5の落下は、ス
テップ39で判断され、商品5の落下を落下センサ30
で検出してその信号を制御回路32に供給している時に
は、確実に送りレール部25に落下し、景品たる商品の
払い戻しがなされているものとして、制御回路32にお
ける動作はスタートに戻る。As a result, the product storage section 16 of the rotating body 18
The CD, which is the product 5 stored in the holding space 17a, moves from the position where it is stopped by the stopper 23 to the dropping port of the product, and falls by its own weight to the lower feed rail 25 through the slit 22. The fall of the product 5 is determined in step 39, and the fall of the product 5 is detected by the drop sensor 30.
When the signal is detected and supplied to the control circuit 32, the control circuit 32 returns to the start, assuming that the signal has fallen on the feed rail portion 25 and the prize has been refunded.
【0040】もし、落下センサ30が商品5の落下を検
出しなかった場合には、アラーム回路40に信号が出力
され、これを受けてこのゲーム機が異常終了したことを
警報する。なお、ステップ35でコインが投入されてい
ないことを判断した時、及びステップ37でゲームがは
ずれ即ちゲームオーバーとなった時には、実質的にゲー
ムは終了したものとして制御回路32の動作はスタート
に戻る。If the fall sensor 30 does not detect the fall of the commodity 5, a signal is output to the alarm circuit 40, and in response, a warning is given that the game machine has abnormally ended. When it is determined in step 35 that no coin has been inserted, and when the game is lost or the game is over in step 37, the operation of the control circuit 32 returns to the start, assuming that the game is substantially ended. .
【0041】前述した実施形態に係る商品供給装置10
は、遊技機における景品払出装置として使用する例につ
いて説明したが、本発明はこれに限定されるものではな
く、この商品供給装置10を自動販売機の商品供給装置
としても使用することができることはいうまでもない。
この商品供給装置10を自動販売機の商品供給装置とし
て使用する場合には、複数の商品供給装置10を設置
し、各商品供給装置に異なる商品を保管し、消費者の選
択によって該当する商品供給装置を作動させて商品の払
い出しを行うようにすることもできる。Product supply device 10 according to the above-described embodiment
Described an example of using as a prize payout device in a gaming machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible that this product supply device 10 can be used also as a product supply device of a vending machine. Needless to say.
When this product supply device 10 is used as a product supply device of a vending machine, a plurality of product supply devices 10 are installed, different products are stored in each of the product supply devices, and the corresponding product supply is selected by a consumer. It is also possible to operate the device to pay out the goods.
【0042】[0042]
【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明の商品供給
装置によれば、平板状の多数の商品を平積みすることな
く、個々に独立して保管し、それを順次に落下させて払
い出しするようにしたことから、商品供給装置の構造が
非常に簡素化でき、しかも動作の安定性及び信頼性を向
上させることができる。As described above, according to the commodity supply apparatus of the present invention, a large number of plate-like commodities are stored individually without being stacked, and are sequentially dropped and paid out. Thus, the structure of the product supply device can be greatly simplified, and the stability and reliability of operation can be improved.
【0043】また、本発明の商品供給装置によれば、前
述した簡単な構造でありながら、払い出される商品の有
無を消費者のコイン投入前にユーザーが容易に判別でき
るため、ユーザの商品管理が容易となると共に、次に供
給される商品を保持空間部から少し抜け出た位置で一度
停止させるようにしているため、商品の落下による衝撃
を小さくでき、商品の破損等の発生も防止することがで
きる。According to the commodity supply apparatus of the present invention, the user can easily determine the presence or absence of the commodity to be paid out before the consumer inserts the coin, despite the simple structure described above, so that the commodity management of the user can be performed. In addition to being easy, the product to be supplied next is temporarily stopped at a position slightly out of the holding space, so that the impact due to the falling of the product can be reduced, and the occurrence of damage to the product can be prevented. it can.
【0044】更にまた、本発明の商品供給装置を使用し
た遊技機によれば、平板状の商品を景品として簡単に払
い出しすることができるため、例えばCD等を景品とす
ることができ、そのため消費者が遊技を楽しみながらC
D等を獲得することができる。Furthermore, according to the gaming machine using the commodity supply apparatus of the present invention, a flat commodity can be easily paid out as a prize, and for example, a CD or the like can be a prize. While enjoying the game C
D etc. can be obtained.
【図1】本発明の一実施形態に係る商品供給装置を使用
した遊技機の全体を示す斜視図である。FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire game machine using a product supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
【図2】図1に示される遊技機の内部を概略的に示す縦
断面図である。FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the inside of the gaming machine shown in FIG.
【図3】図1に示される遊技機の筺体内部に設置された
商品供給装置の正面図である。FIG. 3 is a front view of a commodity supply device installed inside a housing of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1;
【図4】図3に示された商品供給装置を4−4線に沿っ
て切断して示す断面図である。FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the product supply device shown in FIG. 3, cut along line 4-4.
【図5】図1に示される遊技機の動作手段を示すブロッ
ク図である。FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing operating means of the gaming machine shown in FIG.
【図6】図5に示される動作手段を構成する制御回路に
おける動作を示すフローチャート図である。FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation in a control circuit constituting the operating means shown in FIG. 5;
1 遊技機 2 ルーレットランプ 2A ハート形ランプ 3 ストップボタン 4 景品取出し口 5 商品 10 商品供給装置 11 ベース板 12 回転板 13 支持軸 14 回転軸 15 軸受 16 商品保管部 16a 円弧状セグメント 17 櫛歯 17a 保持空間部 18 回転体 19 外周障壁 20 外周壁 21 取付け用脚部 22 スリット 23 ストッパー 24 マイクロスイッチ 24a スイッチ操作部 24b 検知片 25 送りレール部 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 gaming machine 2 roulette lamp 2A heart-shaped lamp 3 stop button 4 prize take-out port 5 product 10 product supply device 11 base plate 12 rotary plate 13 support shaft 14 rotary shaft 15 bearing 16 product storage section 16a arc segment 17 comb tooth 17a holding Space part 18 Rotating body 19 Outer peripheral barrier 20 Outer peripheral wall 21 Mounting leg part 22 Slit 23 Stopper 24 Micro switch 24a Switch operation part 24b Detecting piece 25 Feed rail part
Claims (3)
平板状の商品を挿入して保管可能な商品保管部を外周部
に備え、この商品保管部に配置された商品が所定位置に
おいて自重で抜け出て落下する程度に傾けて回転可能に
設置された回転体と、前記回転体の所定外周範囲に配置
され、前記回転体の回転中に商品が前記商品保管部から
自重で抜け出るのを阻止する外周障壁と、この外周障壁
に形成され、前記商品が通過可能な幅のスリットと、こ
のスリットを介して前記回転体の前記商品保管部から抜
け出た商品を取出し口までガイドする送りレール部とか
ら構成されていることを特徴とする商品供給装置。An outer peripheral portion is provided with a product storage portion formed in a comb shape and capable of inserting and storing a flat product in each space portion between the comb teeth, and a product disposed in the product storage portion is provided with a predetermined shape. A rotator that is rotatably installed at an angle to the extent that it falls out and falls under its own weight at a position, and is disposed in a predetermined outer peripheral area of the rotator, and a product exits from the product storage unit by its own weight during rotation of the rotator. An outer peripheral barrier for preventing the product, a slit formed in the outer peripheral barrier, and having a width through which the product can pass, and a feed for guiding the product that has exited from the product storage portion of the rotating body through the slit to an outlet. A product supply device comprising: a rail portion.
通過を許す幅で形成され、前記スリットの出口側には前
記送りレール部に落とされる商品に後続する商品が前記
商品保管部から部分的に抜け出て前記スリットから突出
した時それ以上の抜け落ちを停止させるストッパーが設
けられ、このストッパー若しくはその近傍には前記スト
ッパーに商品が当接したことを検知する検出手段が設け
られていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の商品供給
装置。2. The product according to claim 2, wherein the slit is formed to have a width that allows at least two products to pass therethrough, and at the outlet side of the slit, a product following the product dropped on the feed rail portion partially escapes from the product storage portion. A stopper is provided to stop further dropping out of the slit when it protrudes from the slit, and detection means for detecting that a product has contacted the stopper is provided at or near this stopper. The product supply device according to claim 1.
体内部に設置され、景品としての前記商品が前記筺体に
形成された景品取出し口に供給されることを特徴とする
遊技機。3. A gaming machine, wherein the commodity supply device according to claim 1 is installed inside a housing, and the commodity as a prize is supplied to a prize take-out opening formed in the housing.
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