Global Patent Index - EP 1624419 A1

EP 1624419 A1 20060208 - Game machine and media inserting apparatus

Title (en)

Game machine and media inserting apparatus

Title (de)

Spielautomat und Spielmarkenvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Machine à sous et appareil pour introduire des jetons

Publication

EP 1624419 A1 20060208 (EN)

Application

EP 05016966 A 20050804

Priority

JP 2004229350 A 20040805

Abstract (en)

A game machine of the present invention has a slot (13) that receives a medal, a medal guide portion (12) having a guide face (12a) that inclines downward toward the slot (13) and that guides the medal, and a medal mount (11) that is provided in the vicinity of the medal guide portion (12) and that enables a large number of medals to be mounted thereon. The guide face (12a) has contact portions (P1) that come into contact with an outer circumference of the medal in two points when the medal is mounted on the guide face, where a distance between the contact portions is smaller than the diameter of the medal.

IPC 8 full level

G07F 1/02 (2006.01); G07F 17/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07F 1/02 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 17/3297 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [XY] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2002, no. 04 4 August 2002 (2002-08-04)
  • [XY] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1995, no. 05 30 June 1995 (1995-06-30)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1624419 A1 20060208; AU 2005203387 A1 20060223; JP 2006043195 A 20060216; US 2006027973 A1 20060209; ZA 200506168 B 20060426

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05016966 A 20050804; AU 2005203387 A 20050801; JP 2004229350 A 20040805; US 19126205 A 20050728; ZA 200506168 A 20050802