JP2001321484A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which facilitates the assembling work of plate members covering trays and guide gutters while minimizing the foreign matters and game media jammed between the individual plate members. SOLUTION: This game machine is provided with a front frame rotatably pivoted on a body frame, a payout device for game media, a tray which is installed on the front side of the front frame to store the game media from the payout device and a guide gutter for guide the game media from the payout device to the tray. There are arranged a bottom surface plate member mounted covering at least a part of the bottom surface of the tray, an erected surface plate member mounted covering at least a part of an erected surface on the inner side of the tray and a gutter outlet plate member mounted covering at least a part of the internal wall surface near the outlet of the guide gutter. Out of the bottom surface plate member, the erected surface plate member and the gutter outlet plate member, at least two are integrated together.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a payout device capable of paying out game media, a tray capable of storing game media paid out from the payout device, and a game medium paid out of the payout device to a tray. And a guiding gutter capable of being guided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, gaming machines called slot machines or pachislots have been known. This type of gaming machine displays a variable display device (or a symbol on a reel on a screen) constituted by arranging a plurality of rotating reels (drum reels) showing a plurality of symbols in a front display window. Variable display device). And
Based on a player's start operation (for example, operating a start lever while betting a game medium such as a coin), the control means drives the variable display device to rotate each reel, and after a predetermined time, When the rotation of each reel is sequentially stopped by the stop operation of the player or the player, and the symbol of each reel appearing in the display window at that time is in a specific combination mode on a preset effective line, By paying out game media such as coins, a predetermined game value can be given to a player. A payout device for paying out game media is provided inside the gaming machine, and the game media paid out from the payout device flows down a guiding gutter and is guided to a tray provided at a lower portion on the front side of the gaming machine. It is supposed to be.

In general, in the above-described gaming machine, the bottom surface of the tray, the upright surface on the back side of the tray, and the floor surface of the guide gutter (near the exit) are covered with respective surfaces for the purpose of reinforcement, decoration, static electricity removal, and the like. A metal plate member is attached.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional gaming machine, since the plate members are formed as separate members, there is a problem that the assembling work of each plate member takes time. Further, a gap is easily formed between the plate members, and there is a possibility that a game medium such as a coin is caught in the gap. Further, when foreign matter such as dust enters the gap, there is a problem that it is difficult to remove the foreign matter.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is easy to assemble the plate members for covering the receiving tray and the guide gutter, and also to remove foreign substances and foreign matter between the plate members. It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine capable of reducing a game medium from being pinched.

[0006]

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a front frame rotatably supported by a main body frame, a payout device capable of paying out game media, A tray provided on the front side of the front frame and capable of storing the game media paid out from the payout device, and a guiding gutter capable of guiding the game media paid out from the payout device to the tray. In a gaming machine, a bottom plate member attached so as to cover at least a part of the bottom surface of the saucer, and an upright surface plate member attached so as to cover at least a part of an upright surface on the back side of the saucer A gutter outlet plate member attached so as to cover at least a part of the inner wall surface near the outlet of the guide gutter, the bottom plate member, the upright plate member,
At least two of the gutter outlet plate members are integrally formed with each other.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, at least two of the upright surface plate member, the bottom plate member, and the gutter outlet plate member are integrally formed with each other, so that the number of parts can be reduced. Therefore, the work of assembling the standing surface plate member, the bottom plate member, and the gutter outlet plate member becomes easy, and the manufacturing time of the gaming machine can be reduced. In addition, since no gap is formed between the plate members that are integrally formed, it is possible to reduce the possibility that game media or foreign matter is caught between the plate members.

[0008] Here, the game machine includes a game machine using coins as a game medium, such as a pachislot game machine or a slot machine.
A ball and ball game machine using a ball as a game medium, such as an arrangement ball game machine and a sparrow ball game machine, is also included. The bottom plate member, the upright surface plate member, and the gutter outlet plate member include, for example, a hard plate member (for example, a plate member made of metal, synthetic resin, or the like) and a soft sheet member (for example, , Rubber, vinyl, etc.). The use of each plate member may be any use such as decoration, reinforcement, protection, static electricity removal, shock absorption, and soundproofing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the upright surface plate member and the gutter outlet plate member are integrally formed of metal.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the upright surface plate member and the gutter outlet plate member are integrally formed, no gap is formed between the upright surface plate member and the gutter outlet plate member. It is possible to prevent game media and foreign matter from being caught between the face plate member and the gutter outlet plate member.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect, the gutter outlet plate member covers at least a floor near an outlet of the guide gutter.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the gutter outlet plate member covers at least the floor near the outlet of the guide gutter, the strength of the floor near the outlet of the guide gutter can be improved. For example, when the game medium paid out from the payout device flows down the guiding gutter and collides with the floor near the exit of the guiding gutter, the floor can be prevented from being damaged.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the upright surface plate member, the bottom surface plate member, and the gutter outlet plate member are all formed of metal. The configuration is such that it is grounded.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the upright surface plate member, the bottom surface plate member, and the gutter outlet plate member are all formed of metal and are connected to the ground, so that the upright surface plate member is provided. The static electricity is less likely to be accumulated on the bottom plate member and the gutter outlet plate member.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, when an insertion port for charging a game medium and a game medium inserted from the insertion port are clogged, A return mechanism for eliminating the clogging and returning the clogged game media, wherein the guide gutter includes a receiving port for receiving the game media returned by the return mechanism, and the game media returned by the return mechanism. Is configured to be able to be guided to the tray.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the game medium returned by the return mechanism is guided to the tray by the guiding gutter. Therefore, there is no need to separately provide a flow path for guiding the game medium returned by the return mechanism to the tray, and the space on the back side of the gaming machine can be effectively used.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG.
1 is a front view showing a pachislot gaming machine exemplified as one mode of the gaming machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a front frame of the pachislot gaming machine of FIG. 1 is opened.

A pachislot gaming machine 100 according to this embodiment
Is a gaming machine using a coin as a game medium, and a front frame 2 is attached to a main body frame 1 of the main body frame 1 so as to be openable and closable in a single-opening manner with a left end as an axis, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper half of the front frame 2 closes the opening 3a so that the display panel 3 is closed.
Is attached. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, three drum reels 4a, 4b, 4c are rotatably arranged, and substantially at the center of the display panel 3, as shown in FIGS. A transparent reel display window 4 is provided to make the identification information written on the outer peripheral surfaces of 4b and 4c visible three by three. Each of the drum reels 4a, 4b, and 4c has a predetermined length of time after a start lever 6 (described later) is pressed in a state in which a coin is bet (betting) or a corresponding stop button 7a, 7b, or 7c (described later). Each of the drum reels 4a,
In the state where 4b and 4c are stopped, the display result in the display area (variable display area) visible through the reel display window 4 is a specific identification on a preset effective line (effective line corresponding to the number of coins bet). When the information is combined, a required number of coins are awarded to the player according to the combination (payout device 2).
A coin is paid out from 0 or stored as a credit).

At an upper portion of the display panel 3, a game effect display section 5 for displaying a game effect is provided. on the other hand,
At the lower portion of the display panel 3, there are provided a payout number display section 8 for displaying the number of coins to be paid out, a game progress display section 11 for displaying the progress of the game, a credit number display section 12 for displaying the credit number of coins, and the like. ing. Above the display panel 3 (at the upper corner of the front frame 2), a decorative lamp 14a for performing various notifications or effects related to the game,
14a, 14b and speakers 13, 13 are provided.

The lower half of the front frame 2 is configured to project slightly forward from the upper half of the front frame 2.
A coin insertion slot (insertion slot) 15 for inserting coins to be bet, a number of coins bet on an inclined surface 22 (a surface that is gently inclined downward toward the front) connecting the upper half portion and the lower half portion. A 1-bet button 10 for setting the number of bets (number of bets) by the number of presses, and a max-bet button 9 for setting the number of coins to a limit (for example, 3) are provided. For example, if the required number of coins are inserted from the coin slot 15 or the required number of coins are credited, pressing the 1-bet button 10 once will reduce the bet number of coins to one. If you press the 1 bet button 10 twice, the number of coins bet will be 2
Can be used. Max bet button 9
By pressing once, the number of coins bet can be set to the limit number. For example, when the number of coins bet is one, the number of valid lines is one (for example, the middle horizontal line), and when the number of coins is two, the number of valid lines is three. (For example, the upper, middle, and lower horizontal lines), and when the number of coins bet is set to the limit number, five valid lines (for example, upper, middle, and lower horizontal lines, rising to the right, and rising to the left) Diagonal line).

A rectangular decorative plate 19 (decorative panel) is provided in the lower half of the front frame 2. Above the decorative plate 19, a coin return switch for returning credited coins is provided. 18. Start the variable display in the variable display area (that is, each of the drum reels 4a, 4b, 4
c), a stop button 7a, 7b, 7c for stopping the rotation of each of the drum reels 4a, 4b, 4c, and a key unit 61 (for locking the front frame 2 so that it cannot be opened). A keyhole 17 (described later), a return button 16a for operating a return mechanism 16 (described later), and the like are provided.

Below the decorative plate portion 19 (below the front frame 2), a receiving tray 30 capable of storing coins paid out by a payout device 20 (FIG. 2) installed in the main body frame 1, an ashtray 21, and the like. Is provided.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the front frame.

On the upper part of the display panel 3, a game effect display unit 5 is installed with its rear end protruding backward. A control device (not shown) is provided on the back of the game effect display unit 5. And various electric components (for example, decorative lamp 14)
a, 14a, 14b, LEDs constituting each display unit, etc.)
And a relay board 5a for relaying the same. In addition, a return mechanism 16 is disposed behind the coin slot 15 for relieving the clogged coins inserted from the coin slot 15 and returning the coins to the tray 30. Below, coins ejected from the return mechanism 16 and coins paid out from the payout device 20 are placed in a tray 30.
A guide gutter 50 for guiding the flow downward is provided. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the guide gutter 50 is provided with a base member 60B.
The return coin is configured to cover the opening side of the groove 51a (FIG. 6) formed by the upright wall 51 protruding from the back side of the cover member 52, and to receive the coin discharged from the return mechanism 16. It has a receiving port (receiving port) 53 and a payout coin receiving port 54 for receiving coins paid out from the payout device 20. Payout coin entrance 54
A cushioning member 55 (for example, rubber or the like) for attenuating the downward force of the coin flowing from the dispensing device 20 to the guiding gutter 50 is attached to the.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the front frame.

The front frame 2 includes upper and lower base members 60A, 6A.
0B is provided.
A key unit 61 for locking the front frame 2 so that the front frame 2 cannot be opened is attached to one side of the back side of the mounting base member 60 so as to straddle the upper and lower base members 60A and 60B. A hinge unit 62 having hinges 62a for pivotally supporting the front frame 2 so that the front frame 2 can be opened and closed.
Are mounted so as to straddle the upper and lower base members 60A and 60B. On the upper part of the base member 60B, the above-described one-bet button 10,
A max bet button 9, a coin slot 15, a start lever 6, and stop buttons 7a, 7b, 7c are assembled. A decorative plate 19 (decorative panel) is detachably attached to the center of the front side of the base member 60B, and the right and left sides thereof are covered with decorative lamps 65, 65 provided on the base member 60B so as to cover them. The decorative members 63 having optical properties are attached. Base member 60
A metal first plate member 31 exemplifying a member formed integrally with the upright surface plate member and the gutter exit plate member is fixed to a lower portion on the front side of B by a fixing member (for example, a screw), On the front side of the first plate member 31, a saucer unit 30A is attached.
Further, a rectangular opening 60c serving as an outlet of the guide gutter 50 is provided at a lower portion of the base member 60B.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the tray of FIG. 1 partially broken away, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

The first plate member 31 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the upright surface covering portion 31a that covers the lower front surface of the base member 60B so as to avoid the opening 60c.
And a gutter outlet covering portion 31b that covers a floor near the outlet of the guide gutter 50 (an inclined surface 51b (a part of the upright wall 51) that is inclined upward toward the rear from the lower edge of the opening 60c). I have.

The saucer unit 30A includes a concave portion 33 constituting the saucer 30, and an ashtray 21. When the tray unit 30A is attached to the base member 60B, the rear opening 33a of the concave portion 33 is closed by the upright surface of the base member 60B covered with the first plate member 31, as shown in FIG. Thus, the receiving tray 30 is formed. That is, the upright surface on the back side of the tray 30 is covered with the upright surface covering portion 31a of the first plate member 31. As shown in FIG. 6, a plate mounting portion 33b (dent) is provided on the bottom surface of the concave portion 33. The plate mounting portion 33b has a substantially L-shaped cross section illustrated as a bottom plate member and is made of metal. The second plate member 32 is fastened by a fastening member (for example, a screw or the like).

The second plate member 32 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG.
And a rear end surface covering portion 3 that covers the rear end surface of the saucer unit 30A.
2b. In a state where the second plate member 32 is installed on the plate installation portion 33b, the tray 30
Bottom surface of the second plate member 32
And a portion exposed without being covered is configured to be flush. The angle formed between the bottom surface covering portion 32a and the rear end surface covering portion 32b of the second plate member 32 is set so that the second plate member 32 is attached in a state of being in close contact with the saucer unit 30A. It is set to be slightly smaller (2 to 3 degrees).

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the second plate member 32 has a rear end surface covering portion 32b in contact with the upright surface covering portion 31a of the first plate member 31. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the first plate member 31 is electrically connected to the earthed (grounded) key unit 61 and the hinge unit 62 via mounting screws 66, 66. . That is, the first plate member 31
(The upright surface covering portion 31a, the gutter outlet covering portion 31b) and the second
The plate members 32 (bottom cover 32a) are connected to the ground. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a gutter outlet covering portion 31 b of the first plate member 31 is provided at a lower portion on the front side of the lid member 52 of the guide gutter 50.
A groove 52a is formed for fitting the end of the groove 52a. In a state where the end of the gutter outlet covering portion 31b is fitted into the groove 52a, the first plate member 31 can be positioned with respect to the guide gutter 50, and a gap (coin flows) where a coin may be pinched. (A gap opened in the direction).

As described above, according to the pachislo gaming machine 100 of this embodiment, the upright surface plate member that covers the upright surface on the back side of the tray 30 and the gutter outlet that covers the floor near the outlet of the guide gutter 50. Since the plate member and the plate member are integrally formed (that is, the first plate member 31 is provided with the upright surface covering portion 31a and the gutter outlet covering portion 31b), the number of components can be reduced. Therefore, assembling work of the plate member becomes easier as compared with the case where the upright surface plate member and the gutter outlet plate member are separately provided, and the pachislot machine 1
00 manufacturing time is reduced. Further, no gap is formed between the upright surface plate member and the gutter outlet plate member, so that coins or foreign substances can be prevented from being caught between these plate members.

Further, since the gutter outlet covering portion 31b covers the floor surface (inclined surface 51b) near the exit of the guiding gutter 50, the guiding gutter 5
The strength of the floor in the vicinity of the exit 0 is improved. Also, since the first plate member 31 (upright surface plate member, gutter outlet plate member) and the second plate member 32 (bottom plate member) are formed of metal and are connected to the ground, the first plate member 31 (the bottom plate member) is grounded. It is difficult for static electricity to accumulate on the plate member 31 and the second plate member 32. Further, since the coins returned by the return mechanism 16 are guided to the tray 30 by the guiding gutter 50, there is no need to separately provide a flow path for guiding the coins returned by the return mechanism 16 to the tray 30, and the game The space on the back of the machine can be used effectively.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the pachislot gaming machine 100 of this embodiment, but includes, for example, other pachislot gaming machines, slot machines, pachinko gaming machines, arranged ball gaming machines, sparrow ball gaming machines, and the like. Is also applicable to the ball game machine. Further, in this embodiment, the upright surface plate member that covers the upright surface on the back side of the tray 30 and the gutter outlet plate member that covers the floor near the exit of the guide gutter 50 are integrally formed. A bottom plate member that covers the bottom surface of the base plate, and the upright plate member, or the bottom plate member and the gutter outlet plate member, or the upright plate member, the bottom plate member, It is also possible to integrally form all the gutter outlet plate members. In any case, as in the present embodiment, the number of components is reduced, the work of assembling the respective plate members is facilitated, and the occurrence of coins or foreign substances between the respective plate members can be reduced. In this embodiment, the first plate member 3
Although the first gutter outlet covering portion 31b covers the floor surface (inclined surface 51b) near the exit of the guide gutter 50, for example, the gutter outlet covering portion 31b may also be configured to cover inner wall surfaces other than the floor surface of the guide gutter 50. It is. Further, in this embodiment, the first plate member 31 and the second plate member 32 are configured to be fastened by the fastening member. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The method can be appropriately changed. The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

[0036]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the number of parts can be reduced. Therefore, the upright surface plate member,
The work of assembling the bottom plate member and the gutter outlet plate member becomes easy, and the manufacturing time of the gaming machine can be reduced. Also,
Since no gap is formed between the plate members that are integrally formed, it is possible to reduce the possibility that game media or foreign matter is caught between the plate members.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, no gap is formed between the upright surface plate member and the gutter outlet plate member, so that game media or foreign matter is caught between the upright surface plate member and the gutter outlet plate member. Can be prevented. According to the third aspect of the invention, it is possible to improve the strength of the floor near the exit of the guide gutter. For example, when the game medium paid out from the payout device flows down the guiding gutter and collides with the floor near the exit of the guiding gutter, the floor can be prevented from being damaged. According to the fourth aspect of the invention, static electricity is less likely to be accumulated in the upright surface plate member, the bottom plate member, and the gutter outlet plate member. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, there is no need to separately provide a flow path for guiding the game medium returned by the return mechanism to the tray, and the space on the back side of the gaming machine can be effectively utilized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a pachislot gaming machine exemplified as one embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where a front frame of the pachislot gaming machine of FIG. 1 is opened.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the front frame of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the front frame of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the tray of FIG. 1 with a part cut away.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body frame 2 Front frame 15 Coin insertion slot (insertion slot) 16 Return mechanism 20 Payout device 30 Receiving tray 31 First plate member (upright surface plate member, gutter outlet plate member) 31a Upright surface covering portion 31b Gutter outlet covering portion 32 Second plate member (bottom plate member) 32a Bottom cover portion 50 Guide gutter 53 Return coin receiving slot (receiving slot) 100 Pachislot machine (game machine)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A front frame rotatably supported by a main body frame, a payout device capable of paying out game media, and a game medium provided on a front side of the front frame and paid out from the payout device. And a guiding gutter capable of guiding the game medium dispensed from the dispensing device to the tray, wherein the tray is attached so as to cover at least a part of the bottom surface of the tray. A bottom plate member, an upright surface plate member attached so as to cover at least a part of an upright surface on the back side of the receiving tray, and at least a part of an inner wall surface near an outlet of the guide gutter. A gutter outlet plate member attached, wherein at least two of the bottom plate member, the upright surface plate member, and the gutter outlet plate member are integrally formed with each other. The gaming machine to. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein said upright surface plate member and said gutter outlet plate member are integrally formed of metal. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gutter outlet plate member covers at least a floor near an outlet of the guide gutter. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said upright surface plate member, said bottom plate member and said gutter outlet plate member are all formed of metal and connected to ground. The gaming machine described in Crab. 5. An input port for inputting a game medium, and when the game medium input from the input port is clogged,
A return mechanism for eliminating the clogging and returning the clogged game media, wherein the guide gutter includes a receiving port for receiving the game media returned by the return mechanism, and the game media returned by the return mechanism. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the game device can be guided to the tray.