Slot machine having unitary coin restoration system
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Ace Denken
InventorTakatoshi Takemoto
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Abstract
A slot machine comprising a game execution system for executing a game, a coin dispensing/adjustment system for dispensing coins and making adjustment, and a coin handling system is disclosed. The coin handling system comprises an internal hopper (1) for dispensing coins and holding coins taken in from the outside and a coin storage tank (2) having a capacity larger than that of the internal hopper (1). It further includes an adjustment mechanism for moving coins between the internal hopper (1) and the coin storage tank (2) for adjusting a quantity of coins held in the internal hopper (1).
Claims24
A slot machine having unitary coin restoration system comprising a game execution system for executing a game, a coin dispensing/adjustment system for dispensing coins and making adjustment, a coin handling system, characterized in that
- said slot machine having unitary coin restoration system being provided with a controller for controlling operation of said game execution system, said coin dispensing/adjustment system, and said coin handling system,
- said coin handling system comprises:
- a coin dispensing mechanism for dispensing coins from inside to outside of said slot machine;
- a coin taking-in mechanism for taking in coins from outside to inside of said slot machine;
- and
- an internal hopper for holding coins,
- said coin dispensing mechanism having at least a coin dispenser for dispensing coins from said internal hopper and a tray for holding coins dispensed through said coin dispenser,
- said coin taking-in mechanism having a coin taking-in device for taking in coins from said tray to the inside of said slot machine, a taking-in sensor for counting the number of taken-in coins, and an upper limit sensor being located at an upper position of said tray for detecting coins held in said tray reaching an upper limit of holding coins and sending a detection signal to said controller, and
- that said game execution system comprises:
- a game execution section for executing a game upon receipt of an instruction and stopping the game upon receipt of an instruction;
- and
- a coin taking-in switch for instructing said coin taking-in mechanism to take in coins required for execution of a game,
- said coin taking-in mechanism for taking in as many coins as required for a game upon receipt of a coin taking-in instruction from said coin taking-in switch, and that
- when a detection signal for detecting the quantity of coins held in said tray reaching an upper limit is input from said upper limit sensor, said controller operates said coin taking-in device for taking in a given quantity of coins to the inside of said slot machine and reads information indicating the number of taken-in coins counted by said taking-in sensor at that time.
A slot machine having unitary coin restoration system comprising a game execution system for executing a game, a coin dispensing/adjustment system for dispensing coins and making adjustment, and a coin handling system, characterized in that
- said coin handling system comprises
- a coin dispensing mechanism for dispensing coins from inside to outside of said slot machine:
- a coin taking-in mechanism for taking in coins from outside to inside of said slot machine;
- an internal hopper for holding coins;
- a coin storage tank having a capacity larger than that of said internal hopper;
- and
- an adjustment mechanism for moving coins between said internal hopper and said coin storage tank for adjusting a quantity of coins held in said internal hopper,
- said coin dispensing mechanism having at least a coin dispenser for dispensing coins from said internal hopper and a tray for holding coins dispensed through said coin dispenser,
- said coin taking-in mechanism having at least a coin taking-in device for taking in coins from said tray to the inside of said slot machine and a taking-in sensor for counting the number of taken-in coins,
- said adjustment mechanism comprising:
- an overflow passage for introducing coins exceeding an upper quantity limit in said internal hopper into said coin storage tank;
- a transport mechanism for transporting coins stored in said coin storage tank to said internal hopper;
- a lower limit sensor for detecting that said internal hopper holds a lower limit quantity of coins in said internal hopper;
- an upper limit sensor for detecting that said internal hopper holds an upper limit quantity of coins in said internal hopper;
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- a proper quantity sensor for detecting that said coin storage tank stores a proper quantity of coins in said coin storage tank, and
- that said game execution system comprises:
- a game execution section for executing a game upon receipt of an instruction and stopping the game upon receipt of an instruction;
- and
- a coin taking-in switch for instructing said coin taking-in mechanism to take in coins required for execution of a game,
- said coin taking-in mechanism for taking in as many coins as required for a game upon receipt of a coin taking-in instruction from said coin taking-in switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.