| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reliably prevent illegal acquisition of tokens with a simple configuration by including a shutter for opening/closing a charge port of tokens.SOLUTION: A token hopper discharges tokens 23 received by each reception part by rotation of a rotary disk 21 through a token passage 24 from a discharge port 8 one by one. The token hopper is provided with: a support shaft 14 which is arranged on an upstream side of the discharge port in the discharge direction DS and extends its axis line in the direction that crosses the token passage; a shutter 15 which is supported by the support shaft and is rotatable between a closure position for closing the discharge port and an open position for opening the discharge port; and a winding spring 16 for urging the shutter to the closure position. The shutter is configured to contact tokens moving in the token passage toward the discharge port. When the shutter contacts tokens, the shutter moves to an open position from a closure position against elastic urging force of an elastic body. |
