TOKEN COLLECTING/REPLENISHING MACHINE

• Main Author: HIROTA SUSUMU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.01.2008
• Subjects: AMUSEMENTS; CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; CHECKING-DEVICES; GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING OF COINS OR OF PAPER CURRENCY OR SIMILAR VALUABLEPAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING,DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; PHYSICS; SPORTS; VIDEO GAMES

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a token collecting/replenishing machine capable of discriminating tokens scattered inside a game machine casing or on the floor surface from unnecessary articles and easily and swiftly collecting the tokens, and easily replenishing tokens to a high place such as a token dispenser. SOLUTION: The token collecting/replenishing machine includes: a movable casing 11; an air intake 11d disposed in the casing, to which an intake hose 21 can be connected; a collection container 13 for making dust sucked from the air intake pass and for storing objects of a prescribed size; a storage space 11c connected to the air intake for storing and retaining the collection container; a lid body 11e to be closely fitted to close the storage space and the outside of the casing; an electric fan 12 for sucking air inside the storage space; an exhaust path 14 for guiding the exhaust from the electric fan; a token hopper 15 with a token outlet 15a on the way of the exhaust path; a measurement control part 16 for measuring and controlling tokens discharged from the token hopper; and an exhaust port 11f which is connected to the exhaust path, to which an exhaust hose 22 can be connected and which is disposed in the casing. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT