JPH0866545A - Game machine island - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] By making the island middle tier, which almost determines the overall depth width, thinner, the space occupied by the island can be reduced, and more units can be installed per given floor area. Moreover, by shortening the entire island, the space on the upper side of the island can be effectively used, so that the player does not have to worry about where to put his belongings, and the efficiency of cooling and heating in the game store is further improved. To provide a gaming machine island that can [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 other gaming-related equipment between their backs, and on each gaming machine 11,
The supply gutter 70 is arranged so as to extend in the lateral direction, and the banknote transport device 80 extends laterally along the side of the supply gutter 70, and is closer to the front side than the front of each of the lower gaming machines 11. The upper part of the island is arranged so as to protrude, and the upper part of the island is configured to have a height of about one of the supply gutter 70 and the bill transporting device 80.

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. 8 to 10, a conventional game machine island 1 of this type is constructed by arranging a plurality of pachinko machines 2 side by side 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. In addition, in a game shop, in order to install as many game machine islands 1a as possible, the inside of the shop is usually lacking in space.

[0004]

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.

[0005] In addition, since the space inside a game store is usually lacking in space, for example, when a game player plays a game, he or she often finds a problem in the place where his or her belongings such as a bag and baggage are stored. There was an inconvenience. By the way, the height of the island upper stage constructed above each pachinko machine row 2A, 2B is set to be considerably higher than the height of a general person, and the upper surface side is a so-called dead space. , Its effective use was requested. Furthermore, there is a problem that the inside of the game shop is spatially divided by high-island islands, the ventilation is not good, and the cooling and heating efficiency is impaired.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art, and the space occupied by the island is reduced by making the middle stage of the island, which substantially determines the depth width of the entire island, thinner. It is possible to install more than a given floor area, and by shortening the entire island, the space on the upper surface side of the island can be effectively used, and the space for the player to carry It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine island that can improve the efficiency of cooling and heating in the gaming shop without causing any trouble in the place.

[0007]

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 with other gaming-related devices between their backs. Supply gutters (70) that are arranged in a row so as to extend laterally in a state of being in contact with each other without interposing equipment, and that supply a game medium to each of the gaming machines (11) on the front and rear two rows of the gaming machines (11). ) Is arranged so as to extend in the lateral direction, and a bill transport device (8
0) is arranged so as to extend laterally along the side of the supply gutter (70) and to protrude toward the front side from the front side of each of the lower gaming machines (11), and the supply gutter (70). And the banknote transport device (80) on the upper island, the supply gutter (7
0) and the bill transporting device (80), the game machine island (1) is configured so as to have a height of approximately one of the vertical widths.
0).

Further, the gist of the present invention from another point of view is that the upper surface side of the island upper tier is set as a space in which belongings can be placed (1)
0).

[0009]

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) which are back-to-back in contact with 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, more islands can be installed per given floor area, 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, the bill transporting device (80) disposed between the back-to-back gaming machines (11) is provided with the replenishment gutter (7).
0) is laterally extended along the side of 0), and is arranged so as to protrude toward the front side of the front side of each of the lower gaming machines (11).
That is, the replenishment gutter (70) and the bill transport device (80)
The upper island tier provided with and is configured to have a height of approximately one of the vertical width of either the supply gutter (70) or the banknote transport device (80). In this way, the overall height of the island is kept low, and the height is lower than the overhead of a general player and short enough to be easily accessible.

In addition, the bill transfer device (80) is used as a gaming machine (1
1) The area of the island's upper surface expands as much as it is pushed forward from the front. Therefore, the upper surface side of the island upper tier can be utilized as a space where the player can place his / her belongings, and the convenience of the player can be improved. Furthermore, unlike the prior art, the inside of the game store is not spatially divided by islands having high heights that extend to the vicinity of the ceiling, the ventilation is extremely improved, and the cooling and heating efficiency can be improved.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 show one 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. Equipment (game media lending machine 17, bill carrier 80
Etc.) and.

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 and the game medium lending machine 17 are built in a frame body 20 shown in FIG. 3 and configured as one unit. The frame body 20 includes a front frame 21 and a rear frame 22, which are symmetrical to each other, and side plates 23 for connecting and fixing the front frame 21 and the rear frame 22 to each other. Front frame 21
The rear frame 22 has a gaming machine mounting portion 24 which is wide open and fits on the front side of the gaming machine 11, and a rental machine mounting portion 25 which is vertically elongated and fits on the front side of the game media lending machine 17. They are formed alternately.

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 from the bill judgment means (see FIG. 6) is received, a considerable number of spheres are counted and paid out. The bill determination means 96 identifies the bill inserted by the player into the bill insertion slot 94 by a magnetic / optical method, and outputs a signal corresponding to the bill amount to the game media lending machine 17.

As shown in FIG. 2, a bulky specific component 15 such as a CRT used for an accessory is projected on the back side of the gaming machine 11, 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 backs of the two rows of gaming machines 11 in the front and rear, and the banknote transport device 80 conventionally intervened between the backs is located on the island upper stage 10a side. It is arranged.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the island upper stage 10a
The supply gutter 70 and the banknote transport device 80 are disposed in the respective so as to extend in the lateral direction. The supply gutter 70 is an upstream end 70 that is connected to a pachinko ball discharge port 67 of the lifting mechanism 60, which will be described later, along immediately above each of the lined gaming machines 11.
It is arranged so as to gently incline downward from the downstream end 70b extending from a to the island end. A supply member 71 corresponding to each gaming machine 11 is attached to several places in the supply gutter 70, and each supply member 71 and the gaming machine 11 are connected by a bellows-shaped communication member 72 through which a pachinko ball flows down. ing.

The bill transporting device 80 extends laterally along both sides of the replenishment gutter 70, and is arranged so as to project toward the front side of the front side of each of the lower gaming machines 11. As a result, the total height of the island upper stage 10a including the supply gutter 70 and the banknote transport device 80 is not the height at which the supply gutter 70 and the banknote transport device 80 are vertically stacked, but as shown in FIG. The conveyance device 80 is configured so as to have a height of about the vertical width.

The supply gutter 70 and the bill conveying device 80 are covered with a dome-shaped cover member 90. As shown in FIG. 1, the cover member 90 has a ceiling portion 91 and a front portion 92. Further, the upper side area of the island upper tier 10a is widened by the amount that the bill transporting device 80 is pushed forward from the front of the gaming machine 11, and accordingly, the ceiling 91 has a depth width of the island middle tier 10b or. It is larger than the depth width L _{1 of the} lower island 10c. The ceiling 91 is set as a space in which a player can place his or her belongings such as a bag and baggage when playing a game.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the bill transport device 80 has a housing 81 extending in the lateral direction (longitudinal direction), and a bill transport passage 82 is formed in the center of the housing 81. A pulley 83 is axially supported on one side wall of the housing 81 so as to face the banknote transport passage 82.
The other side wall faces the banknote transport passage 82 and the pulley 83
The pressing roller 84 facing the is pivotally supported. A round belt 85, which contacts and conveys the bill introduced into the bill conveying passage 82, is wound around the pulley 83. The pressing roller 84 is biased by a spring or the like so as to elastically contact the round belt 85.

A guide passage portion 86, which is continuous with a bill insertion slot 94 formed in the cover member 90 and guides the bill to contact the round belt 85, is provided at 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 medium lending machine 17, thereby the game medium lending machine. It is set so that the game medium counting means in 17 operates and the pachinko balls are discharged from the nozzle 18. It should be noted that the cover member 90 does not have a curtain plate that can be opened and closed according to the prior art, and instead, the communication member 7 is provided in order to eliminate the ball clogging of the communication member 72 in the island.
A rod-shaped member 95 that can project 2 is operably provided on the lower side of the front surface portion 92.

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 FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, 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. 5, the polishing device 40 is extended laterally so as to incline gently in the opposite direction to the ball receiving gutter 38, and the balls flowing out from the ball receiving gutter 38 are conveyed to the upper and lower conveyor belts 4.
1, 42 is an apparatus for elastically holding and carrying in the same direction while polishing. The upper and lower conveyor belts 43 and 44 are
Both are made of cloth-like abrasives. Such an abrasive material is mainly composed of 6 nylon, and is mixed with a static electricity removing material, a polishing enhancing material, or is synthesized with other synthetic resin, fiber material or the like. Further, the bottom plate 31 is provided with a rotatable spiral body 50 that transports a pachinko ball in an inclined direction. 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
A pachinko ball discharge port 67 is opened at the upper end of 1, and the upstream end 70a of the supply gutter 70 is connected to the pachinko ball discharge port 67.

Next, the operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, 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. Specifically, the game machine 11 and the game medium lending machine 17 are alternately installed in the front frame 21 and the rear frame 22 of the frame body 20 shown in FIG.
The front frame 21 and the rear frame 22 are connected and fixed to each other by the side plate 23 in a state where the specific components 14 on the back side are contacted with each other so as to avoid each other.

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 10b of the island has a depth width L ₁ corresponding to two gaming machines 11. It
By thus thinning the island middle tier 10b that substantially determines the depth of the island, the island lower tier 10c can be thinned corresponding to the island middle tier 10b. Therefore, the space occupied by the island 10 can be significantly reduced, and more islands 10 can be installed per given floor area. For example, even in a small store, more gaming machines 11 can be installed in the depth direction. Being able to equip it is extremely advantageous in business.

Conventionally, the bill transporting device 80 disposed between the back-to-back gaming machines 11 extends laterally along both sides of the supply gutter 70 immediately above each gaming machine 11 and at the lower side. The gaming machines 11 are arranged so as to project toward the front side of the front. As a result, the overall height of the island upper stage 10a including the supply gutter 70 and the banknote transport device 80 is not the height obtained by vertically stacking the supply gutter 70 and the banknote transport device 80.
As shown in, the height of the bill transporting device 80 can be suppressed to about the vertical width. In this way, by keeping the total height of the island low, the height of the island is lower than the overhead of a general player, and is short enough to be easily accessible.

Further, the upper area of the island upper tier 10a is widened by the amount that the bill transporting device 80 is pushed forward from the front of the game machine 11, and accordingly, the ceiling portion 91 of the cover member covering the island upper tier 10a is expanded. Is larger than the depth width L ₁ of the island middle tier 10b and the island lower tier 10c. Since the ceiling portion 91 is set as a space in which the player can put his or her belongings such as a bag and baggage when playing a game, the convenience of the player can be achieved. Furthermore, unlike the prior art, the inside of the game shop is not spatially divided by islands of high height extending to the vicinity of the ceiling, the ventilation is extremely improved, and the cooling and heating efficiency can be improved.

The flow of bills on the gaming machine island 10 will be briefly described. First, when a player inserts a bill into the bill insertion slot 94 at the lower end of the island upper tier 10a, the bill is sent to the bill judgment means 96 to judge the authenticity and kind of the bill. The paper is turned to pass through the guide passage portion 86 and sent to the bill transporting device 80. At this time, the bill judgment means 96 outputs a predetermined signal corresponding to the amount of bills to the game medium lending machine 17, whereby the game medium counting means in the game medium lending machine 17 is activated and the pachinko ball becomes the nozzle 18.
Will be paid out from.

The banknotes sent to the banknote transfer device 80 are held between the round belt 85 and the pressing roller 84 in the banknote transfer passage 82, and are sequentially fed to the island end side as the round belt 85 is driven to rotate. Finally, it is stored in a charge storage box (not shown). In addition, the plurality of gaming machines 11, 11, ..., And the polishing device 40, the spiral body 50, the lifting mechanism 60, the bill transporting device 80, and the like, which are game-related equipment, are centrally managed by a control unit (not shown).

The gaming machine island according to the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. For example, although the banknote transport device 80 has been specifically described, it may be a device that can transport coins in addition to banknotes. In the above-mentioned embodiment, since the banknote conveying device has a larger vertical width than the replenishment gutter, the island upper stage is configured to have a height of about the vertical width of the banknote conveying device. If the gutter has a larger vertical width, the island upper tier may be configured to have a height approximately equal to the vertical width of the supply gutter. 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. In addition, although not shown, a display lamp for notifying the occurrence of a failure or the like is provided above each gaming machine.

[0033]

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.

Moreover, the bill transporting device extends laterally along the side of the supply gutter arranged on each gaming machine, and is arranged so as to project to the front side of the front side of each gaming machine on the lower side. Therefore, the supply gutter that forms the upper stage of the island and the banknote transport device do not overlap with each other vertically, the total height of the island is kept low, and the area of the island upper surface expands as much as the banknote transport device is pushed forward. The upper surface of the island can be utilized as a space for the player to put his / her belongings on, and the convenience of the player can be improved. Further, ventilation is extremely improved, and cooling / heating efficiency can be improved.

[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 plan view showing an island middle tier of a gaming machine island according to an embodiment of the present invention (however, a frame is not shown).

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a frame forming an island middle tier of a gaming machine island according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing the gaming machine island according to the 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 bill transporting device that constitutes a gaming machine island according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a conventional gaming machine island.

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

FIG. 10 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 gutter 80 ... Banknote transfer device 90 ... Cover 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. , A plurality of gaming machines back to back 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 gaming-related equipment between their backs, and the gaming machines in the front and rear two rows, A supply gutter for supplying a game medium to the gaming machine is arranged so as to extend in the lateral direction, and a bill conveying device for conveying the taken bills is extended laterally along the side of the supply gutter and Arranged so as to project to the front side from the front side of each gaming machine, the island upper tier provided with the replenishment gutter and the banknote transfer device, about the vertical width of either one of the replenishment gutter and the banknote transfer device. A gaming machine island that is characterized by being held down to a height. 2. The gaming machine island according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface side of the upper stage of the island is set as a space in which belongings can be placed.