JP2002011147A - Rotary drum type game machine and game medium receiving tray - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide receiving tray in which the transfer operation of medals is not necessary or the transfer operation is easily performed. SOLUTION: A main unit of a game machine is attached to a door part 4 provided in a main body part 2. A game medium receiving part 26 is provided in the lower part of the door part 4. The pan 28 is attached to the game medium receiving part 26 so as to detachable.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game start operation by a player, in which a plurality of reels on which different symbols are arranged are rotated along an outer peripheral surface, and each reel is stopped by a stop operation by the player. The present invention relates to a spinning-type gaming machine in which game media are paid out based on symbols on reels arranged in a predetermined stop position, and more particularly to payout of game media.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A game room such as a pachinko hall may be equipped with a spinning-type gaming machine. This spinning-type gaming machine has three reels, and different symbols are displayed along the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels. When a game medium, for example, a medal is inserted into the medal insertion slot, the number of stop lines corresponding to the number of inserted medals is activated. In this state,
When the start lever is operated, the three reels rotate simultaneously. A stop switch is provided for each reel, and when any one of the stop switches is operated, the corresponding reel stops. When all reels stop,
If a specific symbol combination is established on the stop line,
The game is awarded, and a predetermined number of medals according to the type of the award are paid out to a tray fixedly provided in the spinning-type gaming machine as a payout of the game. When many medals are paid out to the tray in this way, the player transfers the medals to another prize exchange box, brings this box to the prize exchange hall, and exchanges medals for prizes.

[0003]

However, in such a spinning-type gaming machine, since the tray is fixed to the spinning-type gaming machine, it is necessary for the player to transfer the medals to a replacement box. , The work was troublesome.

According to the present invention, whether or not transfer work is required
Another object of the present invention is to provide a tray that can be easily transferred. It is another object of the present invention to provide a spinning-type gaming machine using such a tray.

[0005]

A game medium receiving tray according to the present invention is provided in a revolving-type gaming machine having a game medium receiving portion from which game media are paid out, and is detachably provided to the game medium receiving portion. Things.

Since the game medium tray according to the present invention is provided detachably in the game medium receiving portion, when a large amount of game media is dispensed to the tray, the tray is removed from the spinning-type gaming machine, and a prize is provided. The exchange may be carried out at the exchange, or the game media may be easily transferred from the removed tray to a dedicated box for exchange of prizes.

In the game medium receiving tray, the magnetic material may be formed integrally with the resin, and the magnetic material may be exposed at least on the outer surface.

In this case, it is possible to detect whether or not the game medium tray is attached to the game medium receiving portion by using the magnetic material, and the tray is arbitrarily moved by using the magnetic material. The pan can be fixed to the receiving part so that there is no risk. For example, if a magnet is provided in the receiving part, the tray can be fixed by the attracting force of this magnet, and from this fixed state, a little force is applied to the tray, and by moving the tray, the non-mounted state can be easily changed can do.

The game medium tray has a conductor integrally formed with a resin, the conductor being formed so as to be able to contact the game medium inside the tray, and being exposed at least on the outer surface of the bottom portion. It can be.

In this case, if the conductor exposed outside the bottom of the tray is brought into contact with, for example, a metal object, the game medium is stored in the tray even if the game medium is charged with static electricity. When it comes into contact with the conductor, it is discharged through the conductor.

The spinning-type gaming machine according to the present invention has a game medium receiving portion from which game media are paid out. A game medium tray is detachably provided at the game medium receiving portion. The game medium tray accommodates the paid out game media. When the game medium tray is not mounted on the game medium receiving section, the stopping means stops the progress of the game.

According to this spinning-type gaming machine, the progress of the game is stopped by the stopping means when the tray is removed from the receiving portion. Therefore, for example, in order to exchange the game media accumulated in the saucer for a prize, for example, or to transfer the game media to a dedicated box for prize exchange, the game proceeds without permission while the tray is removed from the receiver. Absent.

[0013] The tray may have a portion to be detected on its outer surface. In this case, a detecting means for detecting the detected portion when the game medium tray is attached to the game medium receiving portion is provided. Various types can be used as the detected part and the detecting means, a magnetic substance can be used as the detected part, and a magnet can be used as the detecting means. Two electrodes can each be used.

By providing the detected part and the detecting means as described above, for example, when the detecting means does not detect the detected part, the stopping means can stop the progress of the game.

The detected portion may be a magnetic material, the detecting means may include a magnet, and the detecting means may generate a detection signal when the magnetic material contacts the magnet.

In such a configuration, when the magnetic material as the detected portion is detected by the detecting means including the magnet, and the detection signal is generated, the magnetic material as the detected portion is simultaneously attracted by the magnet, and The pan can be fixed. In addition, in this suction state, a relatively light force is applied to the plate, whereby the plate can be easily released from the detection unit.

A part of the game medium receiving portion may be made of metal. In this case, the game medium tray has an extended portion on its inner surface, and has a conductor capable of contacting the metal portion of the game medium receiver.

With this configuration, even if the game medium accommodated in the tray is charged with static electricity, the game medium comes into contact with the conductor, and the static electricity is transferred to the metal portion of the receiving portion via the conductor. Is discharged to the part.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), a spinning-type gaming machine according to one embodiment of the present invention has a box-shaped main body 2. FIG. The front surface of the main body 2 is open, and a door 4 is attached to one side edge of the opening so as to open and close the front opening.

A rectangular window 6 is formed in the upper part of the door 4. The main unit 8 is attached to the window 6. The main unit 8 has a support frame 7, in which reels 10 a, 10 b, and 10 c are arranged at regular intervals along the horizontal direction of the window 6. Different symbols are formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 10a, 10b, and 10c. These reels 10a, 10b, 10
Stepping motors 12a, 12b, 12
c is attached. These stepping motors 1
2a, 12b, 12c are attached to the support frame 7. These stepping motors 12a, 12b, 12c
Thereby, the reels 10a, 10b, and 10c are rotated.

A main panel 14 is provided on the front side of the support frame 7.
Is attached so as to be located in front of the window 6.
The main panel 14 includes a game effect device including a display device including a lamp, an LED, and the like, a sound device, and the like, and effects the progress of the game.

A control means, for example, a main board 16 is mounted on the back side of the support frame 7. Main board 16
Has, for example, a microcomputer (not shown). The microcomputer controls the stepping motors 10a, 10b, and 10c, instructs the gaming property of the spinning-type gaming machine (for example, the probability that the symbols on each reel are aligned so that medals are paid out), and medals to be described later. It issues a medal payout command to the payout machine and controls the game effect device.

At the center of the door part 4 in the vertical direction, an operation part 18 is provided.
Is provided. The operation unit 18 includes the reels 10a, 1
It has a start switch 18a for instructing the start of rotation of 0b and 10c, and also has stop switches 18b, 18c and 18d for stopping each reel individually. A medal insertion part 18e for inserting medals.
Are also provided on the operation unit 18. A door key 18f for fixing the door 4 to the main body 2 is also provided on the operation unit 18.

Below the main body 2, a hopper 20 containing game media, for example, medals is attached.
Further, a medal payout machine 22 that pays out medals supplied from the hopper 20 is also provided below the main body 2.

A lower panel frame 24 is attached to the door section 4 below the operation section 18. This lower panel frame 24
Has a medal receiving unit 26 that receives a medal paid out from the medal payout machine 22 from a medal discharge port 25.
The medal receiving portion 26 has an inwardly recessed shape so that the medal discharged from the medal discharge port 25 can be reliably received.

The medal receiving portion 26 includes a medal receiving tray 28
Are arranged so that they can be taken in and out. Since the medal tray 28 is detachable as described above, for example, when many medals are accumulated in the medal tray 28, the medal tray 2
If the medals 8 are removed from the medal receiving section 26 and are taken to the prize exchange area as they are, there is no need to transfer medals to a dedicated box for prize exchange. Alternatively, the medal tray 28 can be removed even in the case where the medal tray 28 is moved to a special box for exchanging prizes.

The medal tray 28 is, as shown in FIG.
For example, it is a box type made of a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate, and has an upper portion opened so that medals can be inserted from the upper portion. Into the medal tray 28, inserts 30a and 30b made of a material having conductivity and magnetism, for example, SUS430 or a steel plate are insert-molded. These insert fittings 30a, 30b are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the portion exposed to the outer surface of the upper part of the longitudinal surface of the medal tray 28 has a detected portion, and extends from this detected portion along the inner surface of the medal tray 28 to the bottom of the tray 28. , And is further exposed on the outer surface side of the bottom.
Of course, the medal tray 28 is also exposed on the inner surface side. In the medal receiving section 26, the medal tray 2
8, the bottom 26a in contact with the bottom is made of metal;
It is in electrical contact with the insert fittings 30a, 30b. Since the metal is incorporated in the resin in this manner, the mechanical strength of the tray is enhanced.

Two detection means, for example, conduction sensors 34a and 34b are mounted on the inner wall surface of the medal receiving portion 26 via a sensor mounting plate 32. These conduction sensors 34a and 34b are arranged at intervals. These conduction sensors 34a and 34b are made of, for example, permanent magnets, and have conductivity. As shown in FIG. 2, a lead wire is connected to the inner end of each of the conduction sensors 34a and 34b.
It is connected to the detection circuit on the main board 16 directly or via a signal converter.

Portions of the insert fittings 30a and 30b exposed on the outer surface of the medal tray 28 (detected portions)
Is longer than the distance between the conduction sensors 34a and 34b.
When they come into contact with a and 34b, the detection circuit on the main board 16 operates to detect that the medal tray 28 is attached. When the detected part of the insert metal fitting 30a or 30b is not in contact with the conduction sensors 34a and 34b, the detection circuit does not operate and it is detected that the medal tray 28 is not mounted.

Using magnets for the conduction sensors 34a and 34b,
Since a magnetic body is used for the detected portion, the medal tray 28
Is arranged at a predetermined position of the medal receiving portion 26, the arrangement of the medal receiving tray 28 is detected as described above, and the detected portion is attracted to the conduction sensors 34a and 34b by the magnetic force. The position does not change on its own. Further, by applying a slight force to the medal tray 28, the detected portion is connected to the conduction sensors 34a and 34a.
b, and the medal tray 28 can be easily removed from the medal receiving portion 26. Moreover, since the detected portion is attracted by the magnets of the conduction sensors 34a and 34b, even if the medal tray 28 is roughly installed at the medal receiving portion 26, the conduction sensors 34a and 34b
And the portion to be detected are surely in contact with each other, and it is possible to reliably detect that the medal tray 28 is set.

As described above, when the medal tray 28 is detected, the microcomputer of the main board 16 starts the progress of the game, and instructs the medal dispensing machine 22 to pay out medals as needed. Meanwhile, medal tray 2
When 8 is not detected, the microcomputer of the main board 16 stops the game at that time and stops the payout of medals if the game is in progress at that time. This state is maintained until the medal tray 28 is detected.

In addition, medals are flowed or cleaned, but they may be charged with static electricity. This static electricity may cause an accident such as malfunction of the microcomputer. However, the medal is in saucer 2
8, it comes into contact with the insert fittings 30 a and 30 b in the medal tray 28. Since the insert fittings 30a and 30b are in contact with the metal bottom 26a of the medal receiving portion 26, the static electricity carried by the medal is transferred to the bottom 2 via the insert fittings 30a and 30b.
6a. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the microcomputer from malfunctioning due to static electricity.

In the above embodiment, the conduction sensor 34
Although permanent magnets are used for a and 34b, electromagnets can also be used. In the above embodiment, the insert metal fittings 30a and 30b are provided on the two longitudinal surfaces of the medal tray.
However, insert fittings may be provided at three or four places including the end face. In this case, there is a high possibility that the medal will come into contact with the insert metal in the medal tray,
Static electricity can be discharged efficiently. In the above embodiment, the insert fittings 30a and 30b are also exposed on the inner surface side of the metal tray 28. However, for example, when no consideration is given to electrostatic discharge, the outer metal surface of the longitudinal surface of the medal tray 28 Insert bracket 30 only on top of
a and 30b may be provided. If the effect of the electrostatic discharge may be slightly reduced, the insert fittings 30a and 30b exposed on the inner surface side of the medal tray 28 may be embedded in the resin.

In the above embodiment, the insert fitting 3
In portions 0a and 30b, portions exposed from the bottom of the tray 28 are in contact with the bottom 26a of the receiving portion 26. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, insert metal fittings 30a and 30b are provided on the inner surface side of the tray 28. Without receiving the part to be detected
May be extended to the lower side on the outer surface side, and the extended end may contact the bottom 26a. In this case, the insert fittings 30a and 30b do not need to be exposed on the bottom outer surface of the tray 28.

Further, as shown in FIG.
A step portion 40 may be formed on the upper part of 8, and the step portion 30 may be configured to contact the lower end of the sensor mounting plate 32 and the inner wall surface of the medal receiving portion 26. With this configuration, the tray 28 can be prevented from moving up and down, and can be prevented from moving in the front-rear direction by the magnetic force of the conduction sensors 34a and 34b. In this case, the detected portions of the insert fittings 30a and 30b are also extended along the step portion so as to contact the inner wall surface. If the inner back wall is made of metal, the insert fitting 30a,
It is not necessary to expose 30b to the outer surface of the bottom of receiving pan 28.

[0036]

As described above, the saucer of the present invention is detachable from the spinning-type gaming machine. Therefore, when exchanging game media accumulated in the saucer for a prize, the saucer is held as it is at the prize exchange area. The game media can be easily transferred to a box for exclusive use of prize exchange. In addition, a magnetic body is provided in the receiving tray, and the magnetic body can be used to fix the receiving part by a magnet,
The pan can be prevented from moving on its own, and the pan can be removed with a small force. further,
Since the tray is provided with a conductor, even if the game medium is charged with static electricity, it can be discharged, and malfunction of the spinning-type gaming machine can be prevented. Since the spinning-type gaming machine having no saucer is stopped, the game does not proceed without permission while the prize is being exchanged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spinning-type gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention and a saucer used therein.

FIG. 2 is a partially omitted vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which a tray is installed on the spinning-type gaming machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view and a partially omitted longitudinal side view of the spinning-type gaming machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partially omitted vertical sectional view of a modified example of a tray.

FIG. 5 is a partially omitted longitudinal sectional view of another modified example of the tray.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Main body part 4 Door part 26 Receiving part 28 Receiving tray 30a 30b Insert fitting

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A game machine tray having a game medium receiving portion from which game media are paid out from the inside, wherein the game medium receiving portion is detachably provided in the game medium receiving portion. 2. The game medium tray according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic body is formed integrally with the resin, and the magnetic body is exposed at least on an outer surface. 3. The game medium tray according to claim 1, wherein the conductor is formed integrally with the resin, the conductor is formed so as to be able to contact the game medium inside the tray, and at least an outer surface of a bottom portion. A game media tray that is exposed to the game. 4. A game medium receiving portion from which game media are paid out, a game medium tray detachably provided in the game medium receiving portion and containing the paid out game media, and a game medium receiving portion. A stop means for stopping the progress of the game when the game medium tray is not mounted. 5. The game machine according to claim 4, wherein:
A spinning-type gaming machine, wherein the tray has a detected part on an outer surface, and a detecting means for detecting the detected part when the game medium tray is mounted on the game medium receiving part. 6. The spinning-type gaming machine according to claim 4,
A toy machine in which the detected portion is a magnetic material, the detecting means includes a magnet, and the detecting means generates a detection signal when the magnetic material contacts the magnet. 7. The game machine according to claim 4, wherein:
The game medium receiving portion has a metal portion, the game medium receiving portion has an extended portion on its inner surface, and has a conductor that can contact a metal portion of the game medium receiving portion. Body-type gaming machine.