JP2002143539A - Game medium renting out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a card or the like from being inserted by mistake. SOLUTION: This game medium renting out device is located on the right and the left of a pachinko game machine, and is equipped with an insertion port 3 in which a prepaid card 7, or coins and bills or the like are inserted for the renting out of game balls or the like. In this case, a wall plate 9 which becomes an obstacle at the time of an insertion from one side diagonally direction is fitted at the insertion port 3 of the game medium renting out device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game medium lending apparatus suitable for use when a card or the like is mistakenly inserted due to insertion of a card or the like at the left and right sides, such as a pachinko game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a game arcade, a plurality of gaming machines are often arranged continuously. A game media lending device is provided between these gaming machines. This game media lending device is connected to an adjacent gaming machine and is for lending game media. That is, it is a device for lending game balls, coins, and the like by inserting cards, coins, bills, and the like from the insertion slot of the game medium lending device. The game machine and the game medium lending device are connected one-on-one. Normal,
The game media lending device is disposed on the left side of the gaming machine, and the player inserts a card or the like into the left game media lending device.

[0003] The game media lending device is formed in a vertically elongated shape with a narrow width, and is installed in a narrow gap between each of a plurality of gaming machines arranged. For this reason, the game media lending device is installed on both sides of the gaming machine. An insertion slot for inserting a card or the like is provided on the front of the game medium lending device.

[0004] A player inserts a card or the like into the insertion slot of the game medium lending device on the left side and borrows a required number of game balls or medals.

[0005]

However, since the game media lending devices installed on the left and right sides of the gaming machine are exactly the same in appearance, some of the players use the game media lending devices on both the left and right sides. Some people are wondering whether to insert a card or the like. Especially for beginners, they often get lost without knowing the circumstances. As a result, there is a problem that a card or the like may be erroneously inserted into the insertion slot of the right game medium lending device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide a game medium lending apparatus capable of preventing a card or the like from being inserted by mistake.

[0007]

A game medium lending apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is a game medium lending apparatus which is attached to a game machine and lends a game medium on condition that a value medium is inserted. An obstruction member that obstructs the insertion of the value medium from one side diagonally is provided at the insertion opening of the value medium.

According to the above configuration, for example, when the insertion slot is disposed on the left and right sides toward the gaming machine, the provision of the obstacle member allows one of the insertion slots to easily insert a card, coin, bill or the like. At the other insertion opening, the obstacle is obstructed by the obstacle, and it is difficult to insert the insertion opening. As a result, it is almost impossible to mistake a card or the like in the left and right insertion slots.

In addition, when one side is not limited to the left and right, and even if the insertion port is provided at the top and the bottom, the insertion error can be prevented by providing the obstacle member.

A game medium lending device according to a second invention is characterized in that, in the game medium lending device according to the first invention, the obstacle member is constituted by a wall plate that covers the insertion opening from one side thereof. And

According to the above configuration, when a card is to be inserted into the insertion slot from the side where the wall plate is provided, the wall plate is obstructive and it is hard to see the card, and it is difficult to insert a card or the like into the insertion slot. On the other hand, when trying to insert a card into the insertion slot from the side opposite to the wall plate, the wall plate does not become a hindrance, and a card or the like can be easily inserted into the insertion slot.

A game medium lending device according to a third invention is the game medium lending device according to the first or second invention, wherein the obstacle member is unitized integrally with the insertion slot.
It is configured to be detachable and reversible.

[0013] According to the above configuration, the unitized insertion port and obstacle member are attached in accordance with the installation position of the game medium lending device. For example, when the game medium lending device is provided on the left side of the gaming machine, the units are combined and attached to the game medium lending device such that the obstacle member is located on the left side of the insertion slot. In the case where the game medium lending device is provided on the right side of the gaming machine, the unit is turned over so that the obstacle member is located on the right side of the insertion slot and attached to the game medium lending device, contrary to the above case. As a result, a card or the like can be easily inserted into the insertion port connected to the device to be used, and it is difficult to insert a card or the like into the opposite insertion port. As a result,
It is almost impossible to insert a card or the like.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a game medium lending apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this embodiment, a pachinko gaming machine will be described as an example of the gaming machine.

[First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an insertion slot and a wall plate of a game medium lending apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG.
1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of a game medium lending apparatus according to the present embodiment.

A plurality of pachinko gaming machines (not shown) are usually arranged in parallel at a game arcade. A game media lending device 1 is provided between the pachinko gaming machines. As shown in FIG. 2, the game medium lending device 1 is formed as a vertically long device with a narrow width. Thus, the plurality of pachinko gaming machines are arranged so as not to interfere with each other. Each gaming medium lending device 1 is connected to the right pachinko gaming machine.
That is, the player inserts a card, a coin, or the like into the game medium lending device 1 on the left side of the pachinko gaming machine to be used and gives out a game ball.

The front panel 2 that covers the front of the game media lending device 1 is divided into three upper and lower parts. Front panel 2 at the top
A is provided with an insertion port 3 and two windows 4 and 5.

The insertion slot 3 is an insertion slot for inserting the prepaid card 7. The insertion slot 3 is formed in a vertically long hole shape according to the size of the card 7. An arc-shaped tapered notch 8 is provided on the right side of the vertically long hole, and functions as a guide when the player inserts the card 7 from the left side. That is, the notch 8 guides the card 7 to facilitate physical insertion, and the notch 8 makes the insertion opening 3 look like a crescent instead of a single line, making it easier to visually recognize. Has become.

On the left side of the insertion slot 3, a wall plate as an obstruction member that becomes an obstacle when the card 7 is inserted from one side diagonally (oblique direction when the insertion slot 3 is viewed from the front left side in FIG. 1). 9 are provided. The wall plate 9 covers the insertion opening 3 from one side thereof. Specifically, the front panel 2A is formed in a U-shape so as to cover the left side and the upper and lower sides of the insertion slot 3
It is configured to stand up vertically from The height of the wall plate 9 is set so as to be at least slightly hidden when the insertion slot 3 is viewed from the seating position of the person playing the pachinko game machine on the left side of the game medium lending device 1. Desirably, the height is set so that the insertion opening 3 is completely hidden. The wall plate 9 also serves as a guide when the card 7 is inserted into the insertion slot 3.

The lower window portion 4 of the uppermost front panel 2A is a portion where a speaker, a camera, a blinking lamp, and the like are mounted from the inside. The upper window portion 5 is a portion in which a blinking lamp and the like are built.

[Operation] The game medium lending apparatus 1 configured as described above operates as follows.

The player inserts the prepaid card 7 into the insertion slot 3 of the game medium lending device 1. At this time, the game media lending device 1 is on the left and right of the pachinko gaming machine, but the game media lending device 1 on the right side can be seen clearly because the insertion slot 3 is blocked by the wall plate 9. Not easy to recognize visually. On the other hand, in the game medium lending device 1 on the left side, the wall plate 9 is located at the back side of the insertion slot 3 and the notch 8 makes the insertion slot 3 look like a crescent, making it easier to visually recognize. Therefore, the insertion slot 3 can be found immediately.

As a result, the player inserts the card 7 into the insertion slot 3 of the game medium lending device 1 on the left side. At this time, since the notch 8 and the wall plate 9 serve as a guide in the insertion slot 3, even if the card 7 cannot be accurately inserted into the insertion slot 3,
It is guided by the notch 8 and the wall plate 9 and can be smoothly inserted.

On the other hand, if the player erroneously tries to insert the card 7 into the game medium lending device 1 on the right side, since the insertion slot 3 is blocked by the wall plate 9, it is difficult to confirm the position of the insertion slot 3. The card 7 cannot be easily inserted into the insertion slot 3.

[Effect] As described above, since the notch 8 and the wall plate 9 are provided, the insertion slot 3 of the game medium lending device 1 connected to the pachinko game machine used by the player can be easily specified. Will be able to

As a result, even a beginner does not mistakenly insert the card 7 into the game medium lending device 1 of the adjacent pachinko gaming machine.

[Second Embodiment] Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The overall configuration of the game media lending apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment.
Since it is almost the same as the game medium lending device 1 of the embodiment,
The same members are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

The feature of this embodiment is that the insertion port is unitized, that is, the insertion port and the wall plate are separated from the front panel 2A to form a detachable guard unit 12.

The guard unit 12 includes a unit body 13, an insertion slot 14, a wall plate 15, and a locking claw 16.

The unit body 13 includes a rectangular surface plate 18 and a skirt 19 provided on the outer periphery of the surface plate 18. The front panel 2A has a fitting hole 2B into which the unit body 13 fits. In the unit body 13, the skirt portion 19 has the fitting hole 2B.
And the front plate 18 is set to be flush with the surface of the front panel 2A.

The insertion slot 14 and the wall plate 15 have the same configuration as the insertion slot 3 and the wall plate 9 of the first embodiment, but instead of being provided on the front panel 2A, the unit body 13
It is provided in.

The locking claws 16 are provided at both longitudinal ends of the unit body 13. Specifically, the unit body 1
3 extend downward (toward the front panel 2A) from the skirt portion 19 to form the locking claw 16. The tip of the locking claw 16 is locked in the fitting hole 2B, and the guard unit 12 is fixed to the front panel 2A.

The unit body 13 and the fitting hole 2B are both formed in a rectangular shape. Thereby, the unit body 1
3 can be attached to the fitting hole 2B by inverting (changing the direction by 180 degrees). That is,
The insertion slot 14 and the wall plate 15 can be attached to the right or left. Similarly, the locking claw 16 is formed so that it can be securely locked even if it is turned upside down with respect to the fitting hole 2B.

When the gaming medium lending apparatus configured as described above is installed on the left side of a pachinko game machine, the guard unit 12 is oriented such that the wall plate 15 is located on the left side of the insertion slot 14. Attach to fitting hole 2B.

As a result, the player can see the insertion slot 14 of the game medium lending device on the left side of the pachinko gaming machine being used, and cannot see the insertion slot 14 on the right side. Further, the left insertion slot 14 is in a state where the prepaid card 7 can be easily inserted.

As a result, it is almost impossible for the prepaid card 7 to be erroneously inserted into the insertion slot 14 of the right game medium lending apparatus.

Also, depending on various circumstances such as the shape of the installation place of the pachinko gaming machine, the game medium lending device may need to be attached to the right side of the pachinko gaming machine. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. So that it is installed in the reverse order. That is, the guard unit 12 is turned upside down so that the wall plate 15 is located on the right side of the insertion slot 14, and
Attach to fitting hole 2B.

As a result, the player can easily see the insertion slot 14 of the right-side game medium lending device, easily insert the prepaid card 7, and cannot easily see the insertion slot 14 of the left-side game medium lending device. It becomes difficult to insert the prepaid card 7.

As a result, it is almost impossible for the prepaid card 7 to be erroneously inserted into the insertion slot 14 of the game medium lending device on the left side.

[Modifications] (1) In the above embodiments, the wall plates 9 and 15 are formed so as to rise vertically to the surface of the front panel 2A, but are formed so as to cover the insertion openings 3 and 14. You may. That is, FIG.
As shown in (2), the wall plate 21 may be curved toward the insertion slot 22 and extended to near the upper side of the insertion slot 22, so that the wall board 21 can be seen only by a target player and completely hidden from an adjacent player. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the outer side surface of the wall plate 24 may be curved, and the inner side surface may be curved so as to continue to the insertion opening 25. By the outer surface of the wall plate 24,
The insertion slot 25 can be seen only by a target player and completely hidden from an adjacent player. Furthermore, the front end of the prepaid card 7 can be guided to the insertion slot 25 when the prepaid card 7 is inserted into the insertion slot 25 by the inner side surface of the wall plate 24.

In this case, the same operation and effect as those of the above embodiment can be obtained.

(2) In the above embodiments, a pachinko gaming machine has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and can be used for other gaming machines such as slot machines. Further, a device provided with an insertion port such as a vending machine,
The present invention can be used for any game media lending device in which a plurality of game media lending devices are arranged.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the pachinko game machine, which is a game machine, and the game medium lending device have been described as separate structures. However, the present invention can also be applied to an integrated structure. That is, even when an insertion port is provided at an end of one device and a plurality of the devices are arranged in parallel, a card or the like may be erroneously inserted into an insertion port of an adjacent device. Therefore, by applying the present invention, the same operation and effect as those of the above embodiments can be obtained.

[0045]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
The following effects are obtained.

(1) Since an obstruction member which obstructs the insertion from one side obliquely is provided in the insertion slot, for example, when the insertion slots are arranged on the left and right sides of the game machine, one of the insertion slots is used. In this case, a card or the like can be easily inserted from the diagonal direction on the other side, and it is difficult to insert the card or the like from the diagonal direction on one side. As a result, there is almost no chance of mistaking a card or the like.

(2) Since the obstruction member is constituted by a wall plate that covers the insertion opening from one side thereof, if a card is to be inserted into the insertion opening from the side where the wall plate is provided, the wall plate becomes an obstacle. The insertion slot is hard to see and it is hard to insert a card etc. In contrast, the other side is easy to see and insert. As a result, there is almost no chance of mistakenly inserting a card or the like.

(3) Since the obstruction member is provided integrally with the insertion slot to form a unit, and is configured to be detachable and reversible, the insertion slot and the unit which are unitized in accordance with the installation position of the game medium lending apparatus are provided. Obstacle members can be mounted with their orientations aligned. As a result, there is almost no chance of mistaking a card or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a wall plate of an insertion port according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a game medium lending device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a guard unit and a fitting hole according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a guard unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a guard unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a first modification of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a second modification of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: game media lending device, 2: front panel, 2A: front panel, 2B: fitting hole, 3: insertion port, 4, 5: window, 7:
Prepaid card, 8: notch, 9: wall plate, 11: game media lending device, 12: guard unit, 13: unit body, 14: insertion slot, 15: wall plate, 16: locking claw, 1
8: surface plate portion, 19: skirt portion.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A game media lending device which is attached to a gaming machine and lends a game medium on condition that a value medium is inserted. A game medium lending device, characterized by providing an obstacle member that becomes an obstacle. 2. The game medium lending device according to claim 1, wherein the obstruction member is constituted by a wall plate that covers the insertion slot from one side thereof. 3. The game medium lending device according to claim 1, wherein the obstacle member is unitized integrally with the insertion slot, and is configured to be detachable and reversible. Game media lending device.