JPH0866543A - Game machine island - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] The occupied space on the island can be reduced, the demand for space saving can be met, and more installations can be made per given floor area. It is possible to eliminate the cost by reducing the cost, and to fix the other electronic devices in the place fixedly, and to redesign the design, and to open and close the curtain plate to make the player feel uncomfortable and cause the equipment on the island to malfunction. To provide a gaming machine island that never becomes. [Structure] A plurality of gaming machines 11 are arranged back to back so as to extend laterally in a state in which they are in contact with each other without interposing the gaming-related equipment between their back surfaces, and the upper end side of each gaming machine 11 and its side. Between the lower end side of the upper supply gutter 70, the communication member 7
In order to eliminate the clogging of the game medium in No. 2, a rod-shaped member 95 for vibrating the communication member 72 is arranged so as to be operable from the outside of the island.

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 bills taken in exchange for lending of the gaming media. A gaming machine island composed of. Here, the game machine mainly refers to a pachinko machine, the game medium is a pachinko ball, and the game-related equipment is various devices that circulate and store the game medium and money on the island. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, a conventional game machine island 1 of this type is constructed by arranging a plurality of pachinko machines 2 back to back in a lateral direction side by side. The backsides of the pachinko machine rows 2A arranged in a line on the side and the pachinko machine rows 2B arranged in a line on the island rear surface side are arranged so as to be separated from each other. In a space between the backs of the two front and rear rows of pachinko machines 2A and 2B, a banknote transport device that laterally conveys the banknotes sent from the ball lending machine 3 that is inserted everywhere in the pachinko machine rows 2A and 2B. 4 are provided.

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.
It was necessary to set the depth width L of the entire island to a size in which the bill transport device 4 was added to the depth width corresponding to at least two pachinko machines 2.

A curtain plate 7 is mounted on the upper island 1a so as to be openable and closable. The curtain plate 7 is made of a plate material having a vertical width capable of covering the island upper stage 1a as a whole, and is normally closed.
The inner structure of the supply gutter 5 and the communication member 6 arranged in the island upper stage 1a is hidden. When the communication medium 6 is jammed with the game medium, the internal structure of the communication member 6 and the supply gutter 5 can be inspected by opening the curtain plate 7, and the jamming of the game medium can be eliminated.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional gaming machine island 1 as described above, the depth width L thereof is almost standardized to a size in which the bill conveying device 4 is added to two pachinko machines 2. Even if you want to increase the number of pachinko machines 2 on the business side, due to the relationship with the depth width L of the island 1 in the narrow store,
The problem was that the number of islands that could be installed on the floor 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.

Further, the curtain plate 7 mounted on the island upper stage 1a is a bulky member having a considerable size, which has been a great obstacle to cost reduction. Also, from experience, the jamming of the game medium is almost limited to the communication member 6, and therefore, in order to clear the jamming of the game medium, simply poke a part of the communication member 6 or the like. It has become clear that it can usually be resolved by applying vibration. That is, it is not always necessary to have the curtain plate 7 that can be opened so that the entire internal equipment can be inspected, including the supply gutter 5 and the like in the upper island 1a.

Further, since the curtain plate 7 is a plate material that can be opened and closed, due to its structure, even if the curtain plate 7 is used as various advertising boards or the decorative property is enhanced, at most, various patterns and characters are displayed on the surface. It is difficult to add only color, for example, to incorporate a lightning display board or an indicator lamp, etc., because it increases the weight of the curtain board and hinders the opening / closing operation. There was a limit.

In addition, after clearing the jam of the game medium, when closing the curtain plate 7 to return it to the original state, the curtain plate 7 is apt to swing vigorously in the closing direction due to its own weight, and the curtain plate 7 is in the upper stage of the island. It may collide with the edge of 1a and produce an excessive impact sound, or the island 1 may vibrate slightly,
There is also a fear that it may give offensiveness to the player, diminish the interest during the game, or lead to some malfunction of the equipment on the island.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above. Since the space occupied by the island can be reduced, it is possible to meet the request for space saving and to provide a predetermined floor area. It is possible to install more than the hit, reduce the cost by eliminating the bulky curtain plate, and it is possible to fix other electronic devices at the location fixedly, and it is possible to innovative the design and It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine island that does not cause a discomfort to a player due to opening and closing of a board or cause a failure of equipment on the island.

[0010]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above object is to provide a plurality of gaming machines (11) arranged side by side in the lateral direction and a gaming machine used in each gaming machine (11). In a gaming machine island (10) composed of a medium and gaming-related equipment for processing bills taken in exchange for the gaming medium, a plurality of gaming machines (11) are placed back to back, and the gaming-related equipment is provided between them. Are arranged in a row so as to extend in the lateral direction in a state where they are in contact with each other without interposing, and a depth width corresponding to two game machines (11) that are in contact with each other back to back is formed, and each of the game machines (11) ) On the upper side of the upper island, a supply gutter (70) for supplying a game medium to each gaming machine (11) is arranged so as to extend in the lateral direction, and each gaming machine (11) and the supply gutter (70) are provided. And a communication member (72) through which the game medium in the supply gutter (70) flows down. In connection with, the respective gaming machine (1
Between the upper end side of 1) and the lower end side of the supply gutter (70),
In order to clear the clogging of the communication medium in the communication member (72), a bar-shaped member (95) for vibrating the communication member (72) is arranged so as to be operable from the outside of the island (a game machine island ( It exists in 10).

Further, the gist of the present invention from another point of view is that a plurality of gaming machines (11) are arranged side by side in the lateral direction.
And a gaming machine island (10) composed of a gaming medium used in each gaming machine (11) and a game-related facility for processing bills taken in exchange for the gaming medium, on each gaming machine (11). A supply gutter (70) for supplying a game medium to each gaming machine (11) is arranged on the island upper side so as to extend in the lateral direction, and each gaming machine (11) and the supply gutter (70) are provided.
A communication member (7) through which the game medium in the supply gutter (70) flows down.
2), the communication member (72) between the upper end side of each gaming machine (11) and the lower end side of the supply gutter (70).
A gaming machine island (10) is characterized in that a rod-shaped member (95) for vibrating the communication member (72) is arranged so as to be operable from the outside of the island in order to eliminate the clogging of the game medium in (1).
Exist in.

[0012]

A plurality of gaming machines (11) 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 game-related equipment between their backs. That is, the middle tier of the island on which the gaming machine (11) is installed is configured to have a depth width corresponding to two gaming machines (11) facing each other.
In this way, by thinning the middle part of the island that substantially determines the depth width of the entire island, the space occupied by the island can be significantly reduced. Therefore, more islands can be installed per a predetermined floor area, and, for example, more gaming machines (11) can be equipped in the depth direction even in a narrow store, which is extremely advantageous in business.

In addition, a supply gutter (70) is arranged on the upper side of the island on each gaming machine (11) so as to extend in the lateral direction, and each gaming machine (11) and the supply gutter (70) are connected to each other. Connect at (72). Then, between the upper end side of each gaming machine (11) and the lower end side of the supply gutter (70), the communication member (7
A rod-shaped member (95) that gives vibration to 2) is provided. When the communication medium (72) is jammed with the game medium, the rod-shaped member (95) is operated from the outside of the island to give vibration to the communication member (72) to eliminate the jamming of the game medium in the communication member (72). can do.

By providing the rod-shaped member (95) in this manner, the conventional curtain plate that can be opened so that the entire internal equipment including the supply gutter (70) in the upper stage of the island can be inspected becomes unnecessary. Therefore, it is possible to reduce bulky members such as the curtain plate, and it is not necessary to consider the opening / closing structure of the curtain plate, so that, for example, a lightning display plate or an indicator lamp is fixedly installed on the upper stage side of the island. It will also be easy. Further, it is possible to eliminate the problem that the opening and closing of the curtain plate makes the player uncomfortable and causes the equipment on the island to malfunction.

[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. The gaming machine island 10 according to the present embodiment processes a plurality of gaming machines 11 arranged side by side in the lateral direction, gaming media used in each gaming machine 11 and bills taken in exchange for lending of the gaming media. It is composed of facilities (game medium lending machine 17, polishing device 40, bill transport device 80, etc.).

The island middle tier 10b is formed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines 11 back to back 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 backs. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the island middle tier 10b is configured to have a depth width L ₁ corresponding to two game machines 11 placed back to back. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a game medium lending machine 17 is interposed between the gaming machines 11 arranged in the horizontal direction.

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. In addition, the game media rental machine 17
When a signal is received from the bill determining means 96 (see FIG. 1), the payout is made while counting a considerable number of balls.

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 have these parts. 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 banknote transport device 80 conventionally intervened between the back faces is an island upper stage described later. It is arranged on the 10a side.

On the island upper stage 10a side on each gaming machine 11, a supply gutter 70 for supplying a gaming medium to each gaming machine 11 is arranged so as to extend in the lateral direction. More specifically, the supply gutter 70 is a row of the gaming machines 11 that form the middle stage 10b of the island.
Just above, the slope gradually slopes downward from the upstream end 70a connected to the pachinko ball discharge port 67 of the lifting mechanism 60 to the downstream end 70b extending to the island end.
As shown in FIG. 3, a supply member 71 corresponding to each gaming machine 11 is attached at several points along the supply gutter 70.
Each supply member 71 and the game machine 11 are connected by a bellows-shaped communication member 72 through which a pachinko ball flows down.

On the supply gutter 70, a bill transporting device 8 for laterally transporting bills taken in exchange for pachinko balls.
0 is also arranged so as to extend in the lateral direction. The supply gutter 70 and the banknote transport device 80 are covered with a cover member 90 that forms an outer wall of the island upper stage 10a. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover member 90 includes a ceiling portion 91 having an arc-shaped cross section.
And a front portion 9 inclined forward from the front of each gaming machine 11.
2, and has a lower portion 93 that covers a slight gap between the upper end of each gaming machine 11 and the lower end of the supply gutter 70. The front part 9
A bill insertion slot 94 is opened at a proper place of 1.

Such a cover member 90 is not provided with a curtain plate structure that can be opened and closed in the prior art, but instead, the lower portion 93 is connected to the communicating member 72 in order to eliminate the ball clogging. A rod-shaped member 95 that gives vibration to the member 72 is arranged. The tip end side of the rod-shaped member 95 is arranged so as to abut the communication member 72 inside the cover member 90. On the other hand, the base end side of the rod-shaped member 95 is exposed to the outside of the cover member 90, and if the base end side is grasped and operated, the communication member 72 can be pierced at the tip end side. That is, it is possible to eliminate the ball clogging in the communicating member 72 by vibrating the communicating member 72 by sticking it with the rod-shaped member 95.

The banknote transport device 80 is 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. A guide passage portion 86, which is connected to the bill insertion slot 94 of the cover member 90 and guides the bill so as to abut against the round belt 84, is provided in a key portion of the housing 81. A bill determining means 96 is provided in the middle of the guide passage portion 86, and the bill determining means 96 outputs a predetermined signal corresponding to the amount of bills to the game media lending machine 17.

The lower island 10c includes a waist plate 30 and a bottom plate 3.
1 and the top plate 32 are formed in a box-shaped frame shape, and the island lower stage 10c itself is configured like a storage tank for storing the game medium discharged from each gaming machine 11 as it is. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a ball receiving trough 38 that receives the pachinko balls discharged from each gaming machine 11 and flows down in one direction is arranged on the upper side in the box-shaped frame.

A polishing device 40 for polishing the pachinko balls flowing out from the ball receiving gutter 38 is disposed in the middle of the box-shaped frame. As shown in FIG. 3, the polishing device 40 is extended laterally so as to gently incline in the opposite direction to the ball receiving trough 38, and the balls flowing out from the ball receiving trough 38 are vertically conveyed and polished. It is a device that is elastically held by 41 and 42 and conveyed in the same direction while polishing. The upper and lower belts 43 and 44 are
It is mainly composed of 6 nylon, and is also mixed with an antistatic material, a polishing enhancing material, or is synthesized with another synthetic resin, a fiber material or the like. Further, on the bottom plate 31, a rotatable spiral body 50 that transfers the pachinko balls in the tilt direction is arranged. One end 50a of the spiral body 50 is connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 51.

On the other end side 50b of the spiral body 50, there is provided a lifting mechanism 60 for lifting the pachinko balls from the island lower stage 10c to the island upper stage 10a. The lifting mechanism 60 includes a tubular body 61 erected at a proper position in the island 10 and the tubular body 61.
A drive sprocket 62, which is arranged on the upper side of the tubular body 61 and is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown); a driven sprocket 63, which is arranged on the upper side of the tubular body 61;
And a chain member 64 wound around 63. Buckets 65, 65 for pachinko balls are fixed to a number of connecting portions of the chain member 64. Tubular body 6
1, a pachinko ball discharge port 67 is opened at the upper end of 1, and the pachinko ball discharge port 67 has an upstream end 7 of the supply gutter 70.
0a is connected.

Next, the operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the island middle tier 10b of the gaming machine island 10 is laterally aligned with a plurality of gaming machines 11 back to back in contact with each other without interposing other gaming-related equipment between them. Construct by extending in a row. There is no room for interposing other game-related equipment between the back and front of the two rows of gaming machines 11, and the middle stage of the island 10b.
Is configured to have a depth width L ₁ corresponding to two game machines 11 placed back to back. As described above, by thinning the island middle tier 10b that substantially determines the depth width of the entire island, the island lower tier 10c and the island upper tier 10a can be correspondingly thinned.

Therefore, the space occupied by the islands 10 can be significantly reduced, more islands 10 can be installed per given floor area, and the demand for space saving can be met. Therefore, for example, even in a small store, more game machines 11 can be installed in the depth direction, which is extremely advantageous in business. Conventionally, back-to-back game machine 11
The banknote transport device 80 disposed between the gaming machines 11
It is arranged on the island upper stage 10a side which is built on the two front and rear rows of the game machine 11 together with the supply gutter 70 for supplying the game medium.

A pachinko ball is replenished to each gaming machine 11 from a replenishing gutter 70 extending in the lateral direction at any time through a communication member 72 and is used as a prize ball in a game. When the communication member 72 is clogged with the game medium, the base end side of the rod-shaped member 95 disposed in the lower portion 93 of the cover member 90 that covers the island upper stage 10a side is operated from the outside of the island, and the rod-shaped member 95 communicates with the tip end side. A vibration is applied to the member 72 so that the member 72 communicates with the member 72.
It is possible to eliminate the ball clogging in.

By providing the bar-shaped member 95 in this manner, the conventional curtain plate that can be opened so that the entire internal equipment including the supply gutter 70 in the upper island 10a can be inspected becomes unnecessary. Therefore, a bulky member such as a curtain plate can be eliminated, and the cost can be reduced. Further, since it is not necessary to consider the opening / closing structure of the curtain plate, it becomes easy to fixedly incorporate, for example, an electronic display plate, an indicator light, or the like in various places such as the lower portion 93 of the cover member 90 on the island upper stage 10a side. The decorativeness can be improved. Further, it is possible to eliminate the problem that the opening and closing of the curtain plate makes the player uncomfortable and causes the equipment on the island to malfunction.

The pachinko balls discharged from each gaming machine 11 flow down through the ball receiving gutter 38, are polished while being conveyed by a polishing device 40, and are stored as they are in the box-shaped frame of the island lower stage 10c. The pachinko balls accumulated in the box-shaped frame are transferred to the lower end of the lifting mechanism 60 by the rotation of the spiral body 50,
The buckets 65, 65 ... Fixedly mounted on the chain member 64 that is driven to rotate are scooped up to form the island upper stage 10a.
Be sent to. Then, the pachinko ball flowing out from the pachinko ball discharge port 67 of the tubular body 61 flows through the supply gutter 70 again, and passes through the communication member 72 in the middle thereof, and the corresponding gaming machine 1
It is reduced to 1.

The gaming machine island according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the gaming machine 11 is not limited to a pachinko machine, and may be a slot machine or the like that uses medals as a game medium. Further, the island in which the curtain plate is abolished and the rod-shaped member is arranged instead is not limited to the island having a depth width corresponding to two game machines that are opposed to each other as described above. It may be a conventional type in which game-related equipment is interposed between the backs of the back-to-back game machines. Although not shown, a display lamp for notifying a ball clogging or the like is provided above each gaming machine.

[0032]

According to the gaming machine island of the present invention, a plurality of gaming machines are arranged back to back and extend laterally in a state where they are in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between their backs. By lining up and thinning the middle part of the island, which almost determines the depth width of the entire island, it is possible to significantly reduce the occupied space of the island, and it is possible to meet the request for space saving. More islands can be installed per floor area.

Further, since the rod-shaped member which can eliminate the clogging of the game medium in the communication member, which is a part of the internal structure, is disposed without looking into the internal structure of the island, the conventional bulky curtain plate that can be opened and closed is eliminated. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the cost, and there is no need to consider the opening / closing structure of the curtain plate, and it is possible to fixedly incorporate other electronic devices, etc. on the outer wall of the upper stage of the island.
You can innovate the design and enhance the decorativeness, and further open and close the curtain plate to make the player feel uncomfortable,
It is also possible to eliminate the cause of equipment failure on the island.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically 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 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. 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 side view showing a conventional gaming machine island.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a middle stage of a conventional gaming machine island.

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Game machine island 10a ... Island upper stage 10b ... Island middle stage 10c ... Island lower stage 11 ... Gaming machine (pachinko table) 70 ... Supply trough 90 ... Cover member 95 ... Rod-shaped member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine island comprising a plurality of gaming machines arranged side by side in a lateral direction and gaming media used in each gaming machine and gaming-related equipment for processing bills taken in exchange for the gaming media. , Back-to-back gaming machines are arranged in a row so as to extend in the lateral direction in a state in which they are in contact with each other without interposing the above-mentioned game-related equipment between their backs, and two gaming machines are in contact with each other back-to-back. A depth width corresponding to the above, and on the upper side of the island above each gaming machine, a supply gutter for supplying a game medium to each gaming machine is arranged so as to extend in the lateral direction. And are connected by a communication member through which the game medium in the supply gutter flows down, and between the upper end side of each gaming machine and the lower end side of the supply gutter,
In order to clear the jam of the game medium in the communication member,
A gaming machine island, characterized in that a rod-shaped member that gives vibration to the communication member is disposed so as to be operable from the outside of the island. 2. A gaming machine island comprising a plurality of gaming machines arranged side by side in the lateral direction and a gaming medium used in each gaming machine and gaming-related equipment for processing bills taken in exchange for the gaming medium. , On the upper side of the island on each of the gaming machines, a supply gutter for supplying a game medium to each of the gaming machines is arranged so as to extend in the lateral direction, and each of the gaming machines and the supply gutter is provided in the supply gutter. Connected by a communication member through which the game medium flows down, between the upper end side of each gaming machine and the lower end side of the supply gutter,
In order to clear the jam of the game medium in the communication member,
A gaming machine island, characterized in that a rod-shaped member that gives vibration to the communication member is disposed so as to be operable from the outside of the island.