JPH08103560A - Game machine island - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A game machine that can produce a wider space by eliminating the top board, and also can reduce the occupied space on the island to fully meet the demand for space saving. Providing an island. [Structure] The island lower step portion 10A is configured so as not to project from the lower side of each pachinko machine 11 in the front direction.
A frame 21 that detachably holds the box 20 is provided on the front side of the. Further, the island middle stage 10B is formed by arranging a plurality of pachinko machines 11 back to back so as to extend in the lateral direction in a state where they are in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between their backs.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine island formed by laterally arranging a plurality of gaming machines on a lower stage of an island. Here, the game machine is mainly a pachinko machine, and the game medium is a pachinko ball.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional game machine island of this type, for example, those shown in FIGS. The gaming machine island 1 includes a plurality of pachinko machines 2, 2 ... on the lower stage 1a of the island.
Are arranged side by side so as to extend laterally in a state where they are back to back. A top plate 5 is provided between the upper end of the waist plate 4 on the lower stage of the island and the lower end of each pachinko machine 2 so as to project in the front direction. The top plate 5 is used by a player to place a ball box for storing pachinko balls and other small articles such as cigarettes, and is provided over the entire length in the lateral direction of the island.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, on the top plate 5, there are pachinko machine rows 2A arranged in a line on the front side of the island and pachinko machine rows 2B arranged in a row on the rear side of the island. Are separated from each other. And each pachinko machine row 2
In the space between the back surfaces of A and 2B, the paper piece conveying device 6 is arranged to convey the bills sent from the ball lending machine 3 in the island lateral direction. In this way, each pachinko machine row 2A, 2
Since it is necessary to secure a space for arranging the paper piece transporting device 4 between B to some extent, the depth width L of the entire island is
It was necessary to set the depth width corresponding to at least two pachinko machines 2 to a size in which the paper piece conveying device 4 was taken into consideration.

[0004]

However, in the conventional gaming machine island 1 described above, the distance between the gaming machine islands 1 installed in the gaming shop is increased by the top plate 5 protruding in the front direction over the entire length of the island. The space is narrowed, which makes it difficult for the player to move in the game store, but it is inconvenient because it is difficult to place a box or small items on the narrow top plate 5, and there is a possibility that the player may not be considered.

Further, the depth width L of the gaming machine island 1 is a size in which the paper piece transporting device 6 is added to the two pachinko machines 2, so even if it is desired to increase the number of the pachinko machines 2 on the business floor, it will be on the floor. The problem was that the number of islands that could be installed was limited. In view of such circumstances, there has been a strong demand for the development of a space-saving gaming machine island that can reduce the occupied space in the depth direction of the island and increase the number of islands that can be installed on the floor.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and by disposing the top plate, a wider space can be produced, and the space occupied by the islands can be reduced. Then, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine island that can sufficiently meet the request for space saving.

[0007]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object lies in the following items. 1 In a gaming machine island (10) formed by laterally arranging a plurality of gaming machines (11) on the island lower step portion (10A), the island lower step portion (10A) is replaced by each of the gaming machines (11). The lower part of the island (10
A gaming machine island (10), characterized in that a frame (21) for detachably holding a box (20) for storing a game medium is provided on the front side of (A).

2. A game media lending machine (17) is interposed between the game machines (11) such that the lower end surface thereof is located higher than the bottom surface of the game machine (11). Machine (1
The gaming machine island (10) according to the above item 1, characterized in that an empty space between the lower end surface of (7) and the upper end surface of the island lower step portion (10A) is set in the small article storage section (19). ).

3 The gaming machine island (10) according to the above 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of gaming machines (11) are back to back.
Are arranged in rows so as to extend laterally in a state of being in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between their backs, and two game machines (11) are in contact with each other back to back. A gaming machine island (10) characterized by having a depth width corresponding to.

[0010]

The island lower step portion (10A) of the gaming machine island (10) does not project in the front direction from the lower side of each gaming machine (11) arranged side by side. That is, the top plate that forms a stand protruding in the front direction of the island is abolished, and instead the lower part of the island (10
On the front side of A), a frame body (21) for detachably holding the game medium storage box (20) is provided. This frame (2
In 1), it suffices if the box (20) can be temporarily held, and the box (20) can be provided as compactly as possible.

As a result, the distance between the islands installed in the game store is not narrowed by the top plate over the entire length in the horizontal direction of the island, and the player can move smoothly in the store. In addition, a game player stores a game media storage box (20).
Can be held in the frame body (21) to store the game medium overflowing from the game machine (11) in the box (20).

The game media lending machine (17) is interposed between the game machines (11) so that the lower end surface thereof is located higher than the bottom surface of the game machine (11), and the game media lending machine (17) is provided. Machine (17)
If the empty space between the lower end surface of the island and the upper end surface of the island lower step portion (10A) is used as the small article storage section (19), the player can store the cigarettes and small articles without any trouble. It can be put in the small article storage section (19) during a game.

In the gaming machine island (10), a plurality of gaming machines (11) are arranged back to back so as to extend laterally in a state of being in contact with each other without interposing other gaming-related equipment between their backs. If installed, the middle tier of the island can be suppressed to a depth width corresponding to two game machines (11) that are face-to-face facing each other.

As described above, the occupied space of the island can be significantly reduced by thinning the middle part of the island which substantially determines the depth width of the entire island. Therefore, it is possible to install more islands per given floor area, and it is possible to meet the demand for space saving. Therefore, for example, even in a small store, more gaming machines are provided in the depth direction (11).
Can be equipped with, which is extremely advantageous in business.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the gaming machine island 10 has a plurality of pachinko machines (gaming machines) 11 and the like forming the island middle step 10B arranged side by side on the island lower step 10A forming the base of the island. It will be done.
In addition, on the island middle stage 10B, an island upper stage 10C equipped with balls (game media) used in each pachinko machine 11 and game-related equipment for processing bills taken in exchange for lending the balls is constructed. ing.

There is no top plate protruding in the front direction as in the prior art in the vicinity of the boundary between the island lower step portion 10A and the island middle step portion 10B, and the island lower step portion 10A is provided on each pachinko board which is juxtaposed thereon. It is configured so as not to project from below 11 in the front direction. The lower part of the island 10A has a waist plate 2 on its front side.
It is formed in the shape of a box frame surrounded by 5, and inside it,
It is configured to be able to store the balls discharged from each pachinko machine 11 and a large amount of pachinko balls discharged from a ball counter (not shown) inserted in the island edge or in the island as they are.

A frame 21 for detachably holding a ball box 20 for storing balls is provided on the front side of the upper end of the lower island portion 10A. The frame body 21 is configured such that the protrusion of the upper edge opening portion of the ball box 20 can be simply hooked and held, and is formed by bending a rod into a substantially U-shape. Although not shown, game-related equipment such as a polishing device for polishing pachinko balls is provided in the lower island portion 10A.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the island middle step portion 10
B is a plurality of pachinko machines 11 arranged back to back so that they extend laterally in a state of being in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between their backs. Therefore, the middle part 10B of the island is a pachinko machine 11 that is placed back to back against each other.
It has a depth width corresponding to two vehicles. The pachinko machine 11 is a machine for launching a pachinko ball onto the board by operating the handle 12 and competing for a prize for the pachinko ball.
A front plate 13 for introducing pachinko balls into the machine and a spare plate 14 for storing pachinko balls are provided on the front side.

On the back side of the pachinko machine 11, a bulky specific component 15, such as a CRT, used for an accessory projects. However, in the two back-to-back pachinko machines 11, these specific components 15 avoid each other. It is arranged so that it can be contacted well in the state. The back sides of the two pachinko machines 11 may be brought into close contact with each other, or may be contacted with each other with a slight gap. In any case, there is no room for interposing other game-related equipment between the back faces of the two rows of pachinko machines 11 in the front and rear, and the paper piece transport device 30 conventionally intervened between the back faces is the island upper stage described later. It is arranged in the section 10A.

A ball lending machine 17 is provided between the pachinko machines 11 arranged in the horizontal direction. This ball rental machine 17
Separately from this, when receiving a signal from the bill validator 50 (see FIG. 3) arranged in the island upper stage 10A, the ball pot 18 while counting a considerable number of balls with a built-in counter Is paid out from. As described above, the ball lending machine 17 mainly includes a counter, and does not include the bill validator 50.
It is possible to reduce the size to about half the height of the pachinko machine 11. The ball lending machine 17 has a pachinko machine 11 at its lower end surface.
It is interposed between the pachinko machines 11 so that it is located higher than the bottom surface of the ball pachinko machine 11.
The space between the upper end surface of A and the storage space for small items 1
It is set as 9.

Game-related equipment such as a ball supply gutter 50 and a paper piece transporting device 30 is provided in the island upper step portion 10C, and these are covered by a cover member 60 forming an island upper step outer wall. The cover member 60 includes a dome portion 61 that forms a ceiling having an arcuate cross section, and a front surface portion 62 that is inclined so as to project forward from the front surface of each row of 11 pachinko machines on the island front-rear surface side. The front portion 62 is provided with a paper piece insertion port 64 corresponding to each pachinko machine 11. In addition, the cover member 60 includes
There is no openable / closable curtain plate as in the prior art, and instead, in order to eliminate the ball clogging of the communication member 41 located inside the lower portion 63, a rod-shaped member 65 that thrusts the communication member 41 is operably provided. ing.

The paper piece transporting device 30 is a device for merging and transporting the bills taken into the island in the lateral direction of the island, and as shown in FIG. 3, a housing 31 and an endless rotatably arranged inside the housing 31. And a conveyor belt 32. The conveyor belt 32 extends substantially horizontally along the longitudinal direction of the island, and conveys the banknotes received in the island in a horizontal position while placing the banknotes on the island. Guide passages 33 are provided on both sides of the housing 31 so as to correspond to each pachinko machine 11.

The guide passage 33 is a passage-shaped member for guiding the bills, which are taken in exchange for pachinko ball lending, onto the conveyor belt 32 in a substantially horizontal posture. Rollers are provided. Further, the starting end side of the guide passage 33 is provided with a paper piece insertion port 64 provided on the front face portion 62 of the cover member 60.
Is in communication with. Further, the bill validator 50 is provided on the terminal side of the guide passage 33. Bill validator 50
Identifies the bill inserted by the player into the paper slot 64 by the magnetic / optical method, and sends a signal corresponding to the bill amount to the ball lending machine 1.
7 is output.

The ball supply gutter 50 is the above-mentioned island middle step portion 10B.
It is arranged so as to extend in the lateral direction of the island and immediately incline along the line immediately above the 11 rows of each pachinko machine. A supply unit corresponding to each pachinko machine 11 is provided at several locations along the ball supply gutter 50, and each supply unit and the pachinko machine 1 are provided.
1 is a bellows-like communication member 41 through which a pachinko ball flows down.
Connected by.

Next, the operation will be described. As shown in Figure 1,
The island lower step portion 10A of the gaming machine island 10 does not project in the front direction from below the gaming machines 11 arranged side by side. That is, the top plate forming a stand protruding in the front direction of the gaming machine island 10 is abolished, and the front of each pachinko machine 11 and the island lower part 1
It is continuous with the 0 A waist plate 25 on a plane. Instead of removing the top plate, a frame body 21 for detachably holding the balls 20 is provided on the upper end side of the waist plate 25. The frame 21 is
It suffices if the ball box 20 can be temporarily held, and it can be set as compact as possible.

As a result, the space between the islands installed in the game shop is not narrowed by the structure such as the top plate protruding over the entire length in the lateral direction of the island, and the appearance of the paths between the islands is relatively large. It feels spacious and allows players to move around the store smoothly. Further, the player can hold the ball box 20 in the frame body 21 and store balls overflowing from the pachinko machine 11 in the ball box 20.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the ball lending machine 1
7 is interposed between the respective pachinko machines 11 such that the lower end thereof is located higher than the bottom surface of the pachinko machines 11. As a result, a vacant space is created between the lower end of the ball lending machine 17 and the upper surface of the island lower step portion 10A, and the space is used as the small article storage section 19 so that the player can smoke cigarettes, small articles, or the like. It is possible to store those small items in the small item storage portion 19 at the time of a game, without any trouble in the storage space.

As shown in FIG. 4, the island middle step portion 10B is a state in which a plurality of pachinko machines 11 are back-to-back and are in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between their backs.
Two rows are constructed so as to extend in the lateral direction. Front and back 2
There is no room for interposing other game-related equipment between the backs of the pachinko machines 11 in a row, and the middle stage 10B of the island has a depth width equivalent to that of two pachinko machines 11 facing each other. To be Conventionally, the paper piece conveying device 30 which is conventionally arranged between the pachinko machines 11 facing each other may be arranged on the island upper step portion 10C side.

As described above, by making the island middle step portion 10B, which substantially determines the depth width of the entire island, as thin as possible, it is possible to correspondingly thin the island lower step portion 10A. As a result, the space occupied by the gaming machine island 10 can be significantly reduced, more islands 10 can be installed per given floor area, and in addition, space saving requests can be met. So, for example,
Even in a small shop, more pachinko machines 11 can be installed in the depth direction, which is extremely advantageous in business.

The gaming machine island according to the present invention is not limited to the specifically illustrated embodiments. Further, the frame body that detachably holds the ball box is not limited to the one formed by bending the rod into a substantially U shape. Further, the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, and may be, for example, a slot machine using a medal as a game medium.

[0031]

According to the gaming machine island of the present invention, the island lower step portion is configured so as not to project in the front direction from the lower side of each gaming machine, and the game medium storage is provided on the front side of the island lower step portion. Since the frame that holds the box detachably is provided, the space between the islands installed in the game store is not narrowed by the structure like a conventional top plate protruding over the entire length in the lateral direction of the island, It looks like the passages between the islands are relatively spacious, and the players can move around the store smoothly. Further, the game player can hold the box in the frame body as needed and appropriately store the game medium in the box.

Further, the game media lending machine is interposed between the respective game machines so that the lower end surface of the game media lending machine is located higher than the bottom surface of the game machine, and the lower end surface of the game media lending machine and the island lower tier. If you set the empty space between the upper end surface of the section to the storage for small items, the player does not have to worry about the place to store cigarettes, small items, etc. At the time, it can be stored.

Further, a plurality of gaming machines are arranged back to back so as to extend laterally in a state in which they are in contact with each other without interposing other gaming-related equipment between their backs, and the depth width of the entire island is increased. By reducing the thickness of the middle stage of the island, which is almost decided, in addition to the effect of the outer wall structure of the upper stage of the island, it is possible to significantly reduce the occupied space of the island equipped with the structure, and to meet the request for space saving It is possible to install more islands per given floor area, which is extremely advantageous in business.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gaming machine island according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gaming machine island according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a gaming machine island according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an island middle stage portion of the gaming machine island according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional gaming machine island.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a conventional gaming machine island.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a middle stage portion of a conventional gaming machine island.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Game machine island 10A ... Island lower step 10B ... Island middle step 10C ... Island upper step 11 ... Pachinko machine (game machine) 20 ... Ball box (box for storing game media) 21 ... Frame body

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine island in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged side by side on an island lower step portion, wherein the island lower step portion is configured so as not to protrude in the front direction from below the respective gaming machines. A gaming machine island, characterized in that a frame body for detachably holding a box for storing a game medium is provided on the front side of the lower stage portion of the island. 2. A game medium lending machine is interposed between the gaming machines such that the lower end surface of the gaming medium lending machine is located higher than the bottom surface of the gaming machine, and the lower end surface of the game medium lending machine and the island lower tier. The game machine island according to claim 1, wherein a space vacant between the upper end surface of the portion and the upper end surface of the portion is set as a storage portion for small articles. 3. The gaming machine island according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of gaming machines are back-to-back and are in contact with each other without interposing other gaming-related equipment between their backs. A gaming machine island, which is arranged in a row extending in the lateral direction and has a depth width corresponding to two gaming machines facing each other back to back.