JPH08155127A - Game machine island - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] By sliding the lower stage of the island in the depth direction, it is possible to secure passage space between the islands even after the island is constructed and to operate it.
The position of the entire island can be easily adjusted to the optimum position, and the island middle tier, which almost determines the depth width of the entire island, can be made thinner to reduce the island's occupied space and save space in the game store. Providing a gaming machine island that can respond to requests. [Structure] The island lower stage 10A slides on the floor F 30
Through, the position can be adjusted in the depth direction approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the island, and the middle stage 10B of the island, a plurality of pachinko machines 11 back to back without interposing other game-related equipment between them. , Are arranged in a row so as to extend in the lateral direction while being in contact with each other.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plurality of gaming machines arranged side by side in the lateral direction, and a game-related facility for processing gaming media used in each gaming machine and pieces of paper taken in exchange for lending the gaming media. A gaming machine island composed of. Here, the game machine mainly refers to a pachinko machine, and the game medium is a pachinko ball.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of gaming machine island 1, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. A plurality of pachinko machines 2 and ball lenders 3 are fixed so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the island to construct an island middle tier, and an island upper tier including a supply gutter 5 for distributing pachinko balls is fixed on the island middle tier. Had been set up.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the middle stage of the island is composed of a plurality of pachinko machines 2 arranged side by side in a back-to-back manner. The back surfaces of the pachinko machine rows 2A and 2B arranged in a line were arranged so as to be separated from each other. Each pachinko machine row 2A, 2
In the space between the back faces of B, a bill transporting device 4 for transporting bills taken in from the ball lending machine 3 interposed between the respective pachinko machines 2 and 2 in the lateral direction is arranged.

As described above, in the conventional gaming machine island 1, it is necessary to secure a space for arranging the bill transporting device 4 between the front and rear pachinko machine rows 2A and 2B to some extent. The width L is at least 2 of the pachinko machine 2
It was necessary to set the size in consideration of the bill conveying device 4 to the depth width corresponding to the unit.

[0005]

However, in the conventional gaming machine island 1 as described above, since the lower stage of the island is fixedly installed on the floor, the gaming machine island 1 once constructed can be moved or the island can be installed. It is extremely difficult to shift the position. Therefore, when constructing an island at the construction site, it was necessary to carefully position the island after considering the rayite of the entire island in advance.

By the way, most of the recent pachinko machines 2 use a CRT as an accessory in order to enhance the game property. Since such a specific component 2a such as a CRT protrudes from the back side of the pachinko machine, the pachinko machine 2 may be used. The depth width of 2 itself tends to be large. In particular, the position and size of the specific component 2a differ depending on the manufacturer depending on the type. For example, when each pachinko machine row 2A on the front side sticks out forward (passage side) contrary to the initial expectation, It would be convenient to secure a passage space between the islands and operate the game machine if the entire island could be moved slightly backward, but such position adjustment was impossible.

Further, the depth width L of the conventional gaming machine island 1 is almost standardized to a size in which the width of the bill transporting device 4 is added to the two pachinko machines 2, and the floor of the gaming shop is standardized. Even if it is desired to increase the number of pachinko machines 2 on the business side without expanding the area, the number of islands that can be installed on the floor is limited due to the depth width L of the gaming machine island 1. .

In view of the above circumstances, the space occupied in the depth direction of the gaming machine island 1 can be reduced without reducing the number of pachinko machines on the island, and the number of islands that can be installed on the floor can be increased by that amount, which has never existed before. The development of a completely new type of space-saving gaming machine island has been eagerly awaited.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above. The purpose of the present invention is to adjust the position of the lower stage of the island in the depth direction, and However, in terms of securing passage space between islands and operation,
It is to provide a gaming machine island in which the position of the entire island can be adjusted to an optimum position. Another purpose is to reduce the space occupied by the island by making the island middle tier, which almost determines the depth width of the entire island, thinner, and to meet the demand for space saving in the game arcade. Is to provide.

[0010]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object lies in the following items.

A plurality of gaming machines (1
In a gaming machine island (10) including 1) and a gaming medium used in each gaming machine (11) and gaming-related equipment for processing a piece of paper taken in exchange for lending the gaming medium,
A gaming machine island (10), wherein the island lower tier (10A) is installed on the floor via a slide means (30) so as to be positionally adjustable in a depth direction substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction.

2. The slide means (30) is fitted to a base rail (31) fixedly installed on the floor side and movably with respect to the base rail (31) in a depth direction substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction. The game machine island (10) according to claim 1, further comprising an island-side rail (32) that supports the island lower tier (10A).

3 On the island lower tier (10A), a plurality of gaming machines (11) are back-to-back extending in the longitudinal direction of the island while being in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between their backs. 3. The gaming machine island according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a depth width corresponding to two gaming machines (11) in which the middle tiers (10B) of the islands are contacted back to back is arranged. (10).

4 The island upper tier (10C) is replaced with the island middle tier (10C).
The game machine island (1) according to item 1, 2 or 3 characterized in that the game machine island (1) is installed on the B) via an upper slide means (35) so as to be positionally adjustable in a depth direction substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the island.
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5 The upper slide means (35) includes an upper lower rail (36) fixedly provided on the upper end side of the island middle tier (10B), and a depth substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction with respect to the upper lower rail (36). 5. The gaming machine island (1) according to claim 4, further comprising: an upper upper rail (37) that is movably fitted in the direction and supports the island upper tier (10C).
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[0016]

According to the gaming machine island (10) of the present invention, the island lower tier (10A) which forms the base of the gaming machine island is located on the floor in the depth direction substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction through the slide means (30). Adjustable installation. Thereby, game machine island (10)
The entire island can be moved to adjust its installation position in the depth direction, either during or after construction.

For example, in an actually constructed island, contrary to the expected island layout before the construction, when each row of gaming machines (11) on the front side of the island protrudes forward (passage side) Therefore, if the whole island is appropriately moved rearward, it is convenient for securing a passage space between the islands and operating the gaming machine (11). Of course, even during the construction of the island, the lower stage (10A) of the island can be adjusted to the optimum position, so that the precise positioning can be omitted, and the construction work can be efficiently performed.

The sliding means (30) is fitted to a base rail (31) fixedly installed on the floor side so as to be movable in the depth direction of the island with respect to the base rail (31), and the lower island step (10A). And the island side rail (32) for supporting the structure, it can be realized with a simple structure, and the slide operation is easy, so that the position can be adjusted reliably.

In the game machine island (10),
A plurality of gaming machines (11) are arranged back to back so as to extend in the lateral direction in a state of being in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between their backs. That is, the island middle tier (10B) in which the gaming machine (11) is installed is configured to have a depth width corresponding to two gaming machines (11) that are back-to-back in contact with each other. By thinning the island middle tier (10B) that substantially determines the depth width of the entire island in this manner, the island lower tier (10A) and the island upper tier (1) can be made to correspond to the island middle tier (10B).
0C) can be thinned.

Therefore, the occupied space of the island can be greatly reduced. As a result, more islands can be installed per given floor area, and it is possible to meet the demand for space saving, so that, for example, more gaming machines (11) in the depth direction even in a small store. Can be equipped with, which is extremely advantageous in business.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. The gaming machine island 10 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of gaming machines 11 arranged side by side in a lateral direction, a ball lending machine 20 for lending a pachinko ball, which is a game medium used in each gaming machine 11, and a polishing device 58,
It is composed of game-related equipment such as a lifting device 60 and a bill transporting device 80. The gaming machine island 10 is composed of an island lower tier 10A that forms the base of the island, an island middle tier 10B that includes the gaming machine 11 and a ball lending machine 20, and an island upper tier 10C that is constructed on it. explain.

First, the basic structure of the lower island 10A is shown in FIG.
As shown in, the frame 40 with the strength to support the entire island
And a waist plate 41 that covers the outside of the framework 40, and the framework 40
And a top plate 42 mounted so as to be mounted on the upper end of the.
The island lower stage 10A thus formed in a box-like frame shape is installed on the floor F in the amusement store or the like via the slide means 30 so that the position can be adjusted in the depth direction substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction. .

The slide means 30 is fitted to a base rail 31 fixedly installed on the floor side, and an island for movably fitting the base rail 31 in a depth direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the island to support the island lower stage 10A. And side rails 32. More specifically, the base rail 31 is formed in a substantially C-shaped cross section with the opening 31a extending in the longitudinal direction facing upward. The base rail 31 is formed to be longer than the entire length of the island-side rail 32, and the island-side rail 32 can move back and forth with a long stroke with respect to the base rail 31. The base rail 31 may be embedded under the floor F.

The island-side rail 32 is formed of a plate-shaped member, and the lower half of the plate-shaped member has the opening 3 of the base rail 31.
The upper half of the plate-like member that is inserted into the inside of the base rail 31 through 1a and slides and extends upward from the opening 31a of the base rail 31 is a portion fixed to the lower end of the island. A pair of front and rear rollers 33 are rotatably supported by pivots at the front and rear ends of the lower end of the island-side rail 32.

The front and rear rollers 33 are set to roll while contacting the bottom surface of the base rail 31. Also,
A guide member 34, which is guided while being fitted to the flange of the base rail 31, is fixed to the lower end edge of the island-side rail 32. Although not shown, the slide means 30 is provided with a lock mechanism for restricting the slide of the island side rail 32 with respect to the base rail 31.

As shown in FIG. 3, a large-capacity storage tank 50 is arranged inside the lower island 10A. The storage tank 50 stores the pachinko balls as it is, and is fitted along the inner side of a waist plate 41 attached to the framework 40 surrounding the lower island stage 10A. In addition, one end side (left end side in FIG. 5) of the storage tank 50 is divided into several parts, and is configured as a telescopic part 51 that slidably overlaps with each other, and the length is adjusted in a state where the inclined bottom surface is smoothly continuous. It is set to be possible.

Inside the storage tank 50, an inner wall 52 is provided which is inclined toward the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the bottom portion thereof. The inner wall 52 is for preventing a situation in which a part of the stored pachinko balls is left in a corner or the like of the bottom of the tank and is rusted. It should be noted that a part of the lower side of the inner wall 52 is formed of a separating member that cannot pass through the pachinko balls but allows a mixture smaller than the ball diameter to pass through.

On the bottom surface of the storage tank 50, a rotatable screw member 55 for transferring the pachinko balls in the position direction is arranged. One end 5 of the screw member 55
5a is connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 56. On the other hand, on the other end 55b side of the screw member 55, a hoisting mechanism 60 for hoisting the pachinko balls from the island lower stage 10A to the island upper stage 10C is provided upright.

The hoisting device 60 is a device for hoisting the pachinko balls sent by the rotation of the screw member 55 from the lower island stage 10A to the upper island stage 10C. More specifically, the lifting device 60 includes a pair of tubular bodies 61, 61,
Each tubular body 61 is provided along its entire length and is provided with a spiral body 62 which is rotatable to lift a pachinko ball. At the upper end of each tubular body 61, two motors 63 for separately rotating and driving the respective spiral bodies 62 are provided.

On the upper side of the storage tank 50, there is provided a ball gutter 57 for receiving the pachinko balls discharged from each gaming machine 11 and flowing them down in one direction. Below the ball gutter 57 is provided a polishing device 58 for polishing the pachinko balls flowing out from the ball gutter 57 while conveying the pachinko balls toward the island end.
The polishing device 58 includes a plurality of polishing units 58A to 58C arranged so as to be continuous in the longitudinal direction. Each of the polishing units 58A to 58C has a pair of opposed conveyors 59a and 59b.

Each of the conveyors 59a and 59b is composed of a drive pulley which is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown), a driven pulley, and a polishing / conveying belt wound around each pulley. A polishing conveyor belt that holds a pachinko ball from above and below, for example, has an abrasive material formed of 6 nylon or 66 nylon as a main component, and also incorporates an antistatic material, a polishing enhancer, or other synthetic resin or fiber. Synthesized from substances. The pachinko balls that have been sequentially polished and conveyed by the polishing units 58A to 58C are eventually discharged to the storage tank 50 from the end of the polishing unit 58C on the most downstream side.

Island middle tier 10 constructed on island lower tier 10A
B is a plurality of gaming machines 1 back to back as shown in FIG.
1 are arranged in a row so as to extend laterally in a state in which they are in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between their back surfaces. Therefore, the island middle tier 10B is configured to have a depth width L ₁ corresponding to two game machines 11 which are faced back to back. A ball lending machine 20 is interposed between the gaming machines 11 arranged in the horizontal direction. In addition, gaming machine 11 and ball rental machine 20
It is advisable to incorporate them into the frame in advance and configure them as one unit for island construction.

The game machine 11 is a pachinko machine in this embodiment. That is, the gaming machine 11 launches a pachinko ball, which is a gaming medium, onto the board by operating the handle 12.
This is a competition for winning the pachinko balls, and a front plate 13 for introducing the pachinko balls into the machine and a spare plate 14 for storing the pachinko balls are provided on the front side. The gaming machine 11 is not limited to a pachinko machine, and may be, for example, a slot machine that uses medals as a game medium.

As shown in FIG. 4, on the back side of the gaming machine 11, a bulky specific component 15 such as a CRT used for an accessory projects, but the two back-to-back gaming machines 11 are The specific parts 15 are arranged so as to be well contacted with each other while avoiding each other. The back sides of the two gaming machines 11 may be exactly fitted to each other, or may be brought into contact 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 gaming machines 11 in the front and rear, and the paper piece transporting device 80 conventionally intervened between the back faces is an island upper stage described later. It is arranged on the 10C side.

Further, the ball lending machine 20 interposed between the gaming machines 11 receives a signal from the control means 96 (see FIG. 3) and counts a considerable number of balls and shoots out the lending shooter 21. Is paid out from. Here, the bill judgment means 96 specifies the bill inserted by the player into the paper slot 23 by the magnetic / optical method, and outputs a signal corresponding to the bill amount to the ball lending machine 20.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the island middle tier 1
The island upper stage 10C arranged on the upper side of 0B has a dome-shaped cover member 90, and a paper piece conveying device 80 for laterally conveying the banknotes (paper pieces) inserted into the paper piece insertion port 23, and each gaming machine 11. And a supply gutter 70 for supplying pachinko balls. Such an island upper stage 10C is configured as an island construction unit, and as shown in FIG.
Is installed on the middle stage 10B of the island via the upper slide means 35 so that the position can be adjusted in the depth direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the island.

As shown in FIG. 6, the upper slide means 35 moves to the upper lower rail 36 fixed to the upper end side of the middle island 10B, and to the upper lower rail 36 in the depth direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the island. An upper upper rail 37 that fits as much as possible and supports the upper island 10C. The upper lower rail 36 is a dovetail groove fixed to the upper end surface of the frame body in which the gaming machines 11 and the like are incorporated, while the upper upper rail 37 is fixed to the lower end surface of the lower portion 93 of the cover member 90. It is tapered. Although not shown, the upper slide means 35 also includes the slide means 30.
Similarly, a lock mechanism for restricting the slide is provided.

The cover member 90 includes a front portion 91 which is slightly inclined to the front of each gaming machine 11 and inclined, a ceiling portion 92 having an arcuate cross section covering the upper ends of the front and rear front portions 91, and a lower portion 93. Have. The cover member 90 does not have a curtain plate that can be opened and closed in the prior art, but instead, in order to eliminate the ball clogging of the communication member 72 located inside the lower portion 93, a rod-shaped member 95 that can push the communication member 72 can be operated. It is provided. The supply gutter 70 is arranged so as to extend immediately above each gaming machine 11.

At several locations along the supply gutter 70, each gaming machine 1
The supply member 71 corresponding to 1 and each ball lending machine 20 is attached, and each supply member 71 and the game machine 11 or the ball lending machine 20.
And are connected by a bellows-shaped communication member 72 through which a pachinko ball flows down. The tip side of the supply member 71, to which the upper end opening of the communication member 72 is connected, is swingably provided in correspondence with the sliding movement of the island upper stage 10A with respect to the island middle stage 10B in the depth direction.

The paper piece conveying device 80 is arranged in the lateral direction (longitudinal direction).
A housing 81 extending in the direction of, and a drive pulley 82 and a driven pulley 8 arranged at both ends of the housing 81 with a space therebetween.
3 and a round belt 84 hung between the pulleys 82 and 83. A pair of small pulleys 85, which holds the round belt 84 from both sides, is supported on the side wall of the housing 81. The small pulley 85 is biased by a spring or the like so as to elastically contact the round belt 84.

In addition, in the important part of the side wall of the housing 81,
A guide passage 86 that is connected to the paper piece insertion port 23 and guides the bill so as to contact the round belt 84 is connected. A control means 96 is provided in the middle of the guide passage 86. The control means 96 instructs the ball lending machine 20 to pay out a pachinko ball according to the amount of bills inserted into the paper piece slot 23. The control means 96 is an interface, CP
It is provided with a microcomputer composed of U, RAM, ROM and the like, and is provided with an identification unit and the like for identifying the bill inserted by the player in the paper slot 23 by a magnetic / optical method.

Next, the operation will be described. As shown in FIG.
The island lower stage 10A, which forms the base of the gaming machine island 10, is installed on the floor F through the slide means 30 so that the position can be adjusted in the depth direction (white arrow) substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction. That is, when constructing an island, first, the base rail 31 is embedded under the floor F, and the island-side rail 32 attached to the frame 40 of the lower island stage 10A is movably fitted to the base rail 31. .

The base rail 31 is formed to be longer than the entire length of the island side rail 32, and the island side rail 32 can move back and forth with a long stroke with respect to the base rail 31. With such a simple configuration, the gaming machine island 10
In the middle of building or after building, the lower island of the island 10A
The entire gaming machine island 10 including can be easily and reliably moved to adjust the installation position in the depth direction.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, in the actually constructed gaming machine island 10, each gaming machine 11 row on the front side of the island is forward (passage side) contrary to the layout of the island expected before the construction. ), If the entire island is appropriately moved rearward accordingly, it is convenient for securing a passage space between the islands and for operating the gaming machine 11. Of course, even during the construction of the gaming machine island 10, the island lower stage 10A can be adjusted to the optimum position, and thus the strict positioning can be omitted, and the construction work can be efficiently performed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the island middle tier 10B of the gaming machine island 10 has a plurality of gaming machines 11 placed back to back and facing each other without interposing other gaming-related equipment between their backs. It is configured by arranging in a row so as to extend in the horizontal direction. There is no room for interposing other game-related equipment between the back and front of the two rows of gaming machines 11 in the front and rear, and the island middle tier 10B has a depth width corresponding to two gaming machines 11 that are face-to-back contacted L
Becomes ₁ . By thinning the island middle tier 10B that substantially determines the depth width of the entire island in this manner, as shown in FIG. 3, the island lower tier 10A and the island upper tier 1 correspond to the island middle tier 10B.
0C can also be made thinner.

Therefore, 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, the space saving request can be met. Therefore, for example, even in a small store, more gaming machines 11 can be installed in the depth direction, which is extremely advantageous in business. Conventionally, the paper piece transport device 80, which is conventionally disposed between the back-to-back gaming machines 11, together with the supply gutter 70 that supplies the gaming medium to each gaming machine 11, is used in the front and rear 2
It may be arranged on the island upper stage 10C side constructed on the gaming machines 11 in the row.

As shown in FIG. 6, the island upper tier 10C is assembled in advance as an island building unit, and when building the island, the island upper tier 10C is mounted on the island middle tier 10B via the upper slide means 35 in the island longitudinal direction. It is installed so that the position can be adjusted in the depth direction at a right angle. That is, in order to install the island upper tier 10C on the island middle tier 10B, the dovetail-shaped upper lower rail 36 fixed to the upper end side of the island middle tier 10B is attached to the lower taper upper end of the island upper tier 10C. The upper rail 37 may be slidably fitted. As a result, the island upper stage 10C can be appropriately adjusted to the optimal position in the depth direction with respect to the island middle stage 10.

Next, the flow of bills and pachinko balls on the gaming machine island 10 will be briefly described. First, the banknotes inserted into the paper piece insertion slot 23 by the player are sent to the paper piece conveying device 80 shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, and are sandwiched between the round belt 84 and the small pulley 85 to drive the rotation of the round belt 84. Along with this, it is sequentially transferred to the island edge side and finally stored in a charge storage box (not shown). A player competes for a prize by hitting a pachinko ball paid out from the ball lending machine 20 to the front plate 13 of the game machine 11 on the board surface by operating the handle 12. Pachinko balls discharged from the gaming machine 11, such as winning pachinko balls, flow down the ball gutter 57 and are then polished while being conveyed by the polishing device 58.

The polished pachinko balls are stored in the storage tank 50 on the lower stage 10A of the island and are forcibly transferred to the lower end of the lifting mechanism 60 by the rotation of the screw member 55. And the pachinko ball is 10C on the upper stage of the island by the lifting mechanism 60.
While being flown down in the supply gutter 70, it is returned to the corresponding gaming machine 11 or ball lending machine 20 through the communication member 72 on the way. When the communication member 72 is clogged with a pachinko ball, the rod member 95 can be operated from the outside of the gaming machine island 10 to cause the communication member 72 to poke and vibrate to eliminate the ball clogging.

The gaming machine island according to the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. For example, the sliding means is not limited to the rail type, but may be a combination of a guide groove and a protrusion slidably fitted in the guide groove. The same applies to the upper slide means.

[0051]

According to the gaming machine island of the present invention, since the lower stage of the island is installed on the floor via the slide means so that the position can be adjusted in the depth direction substantially at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the island, the island can be constructed. Even during or after construction, the entire island can be moved in its depth direction to adjust its placement. For example, after the construction of an island, if each row of gaming machines on the front side of the island sticks out forward (aisle side) contrary to the layout of the island that was expected before construction, move the entire island backward accordingly. It is possible to secure passage space between islands and improve operability of the game machine. Moreover, during the construction of the island, the lower stage of the island can be appropriately adjusted to the optimum position, and therefore, the exact positioning can be omitted and the construction work can be efficiently performed.

The island middle tier is formed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines 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. , The depth of the entire island can be made thinner, the space occupied by the island can be significantly reduced, it is possible to meet the demand for space saving, and more islands can be installed per given floor area. This 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 perspective view showing an island lower stage of 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 tier of a gaming machine island according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view schematically showing the internal structure of the island upper tier and the island lower tier of the gaming machine island according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a gaming machine island according to one embodiment of the present invention (only the upper stage of the island is shown separately).

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional gaming machine island.

FIG. 8 is an end view showing a conventional gaming machine island.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a middle stage of a conventional gaming machine island.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Game machine island 10A ... Island bottom stage 10B ... Island middle stage 10C ... Island top stage 11 ... Pachinko machine (game machine) 30 ... Sliding means 31 ... Base rail 32 ... Island side rail 35 ... Upper slide rail 36 ... Upper lower rail 37 ... Upper part Upper rail

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine comprising a plurality of gaming machines arranged side by side in a lateral direction, and gaming-related equipment for processing gaming media used in each gaming machine and pieces of paper taken in exchange for lending of the gaming media. On the island, a gaming machine island is characterized in that the lower stage of the island is installed on the floor via slide means so that the position of the island can be adjusted in the depth direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the island. 2. A base rail fixed to the floor side, and an island supporting the lower stage of the island by movably fitted to the base rail in a depth direction substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction. The gaming machine island according to claim 1, further comprising a side rail. 3. A plurality of gaming machines are arranged back to back on the island in a row so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the island while being in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between their backs. 3. The depth width corresponding to two gaming machines in which the middle tiers of the islands are contacted back to back is configured.
The game machine island described. 4. The island upper stage is installed on the island middle stage via upper slide means so as to be positionally adjustable in a depth direction substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction. Game machine island. 5. The upper slide means is fitted to an upper lower rail fixed to an upper end side of an island middle tier, and movably fitted to the upper lower rail in a depth direction substantially perpendicular to an island longitudinal direction. An upper machine rail supporting the above, and a gaming machine island according to claim 4.