JP2004147880A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of collecting a foreign matter spilled over a bill guide board without letting the foreign matter splash on various devices inside a housing. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine comprises the housing, a door 3 mounted on a front opening of the housing, a bill slot 520 disposed on the door 3, and the bill guide board 52A projecting from the lower side of the bill slot 520 toward the front of the housing for guiding a bill to the bill slot 520. The bill guide board 52A has open grooves 524 and a guide part located just under the open grooves 524 for guiding the foreign matter from outside. In addition, a drain bottle 7 is disposed on the rear side of the door 3 for collecting the foreign matter guided by the guide part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Some gaming machines such as video poker and slot machines installed in casinos and the like have a bill insertion slot for directly inserting bills instead of coins and medals (for example, Patent Document 1) ).
[0003]
With such a gaming machine, when a player runs out of coins or the like on hand, he / she must go to the money changing machine from the seat or call a clerk at the amusement arcade in order to exchange money from bills to coins. Without it, the game can be continued.
[0004]
In many cases, a bill guide plate for guiding a bill to the bill insertion slot is provided at a lower side portion of such a bill insertion slot. By providing the bill guide plate in this way, a player can easily insert a bill into the bill insertion slot.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-9-106471
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, there are some people who play games while having a simple meal or drink in a game arcade, and spills may occur on the bill guide plate by some kind of momentum. In addition, there are some people who are frustrated that the game result is not as desired and throw the beverage they have at the gaming machine.
[0007]
In such a case, since the bill guide plate has a relatively large area facing upward, the bill guide plate has a structure that is more susceptible to foreign substances such as spilled beverages than other parts. Further, since the bill guide plate is provided in contact with the bill insertion slot, there is a possibility that the above-described foreign matter may enter the bill insertion slot.
[0008]
Since the intrusion of foreign matter into the bill insertion slot leads to a failure of the gaming machine, it is necessary to prevent such a situation in advance.
[0009]
To solve such problems, a gaming machine provided with a drainage port on a bill guide plate has been considered. However, the gaming machine is apt to be clogged because the drainage port is small. Was simply pouring into the empty space below the enclosure. Therefore, when a large amount of water is spilled, drainage is not sufficient, and as a result, the inside of the housing is contaminated.
[0010]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a purpose of the present invention is to collect foreign objects without spilling on various devices in the housing, even when foreign objects have spilled on the bill guide plate. It is to provide a gaming machine capable of doing so.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention provides a gaming machine capable of collecting foreign matter such as liquid spilled on a bill guide plate through an opening groove provided in the bill guide plate.
[0012]
More specifically, the present invention provides the following.
[0013]
(1) A housing, a door body provided at a front opening of the housing, a bill insertion slot provided at the door body, and a projecting front side of the housing from a lower side of the bill insertion slot. And a bill guide plate for guiding a bill to the bill insertion slot, wherein the bill guide plate has an opening groove and an external groove located substantially directly below the opening groove. And a guide section for guiding foreign matter, and a collecting container for collecting foreign matter guided by the guide section is provided on the back side of the door body. .
[0014]
According to the invention of the above (1), in a gaming machine provided with a bill guide plate for guiding a bill to a bill insertion slot, “the bill guide plate has an opening groove and a position substantially directly below the opening groove. And a guide portion for guiding foreign matter from the outside, and a collection container for collecting foreign material guided by the guide portion is provided on the back side of the door body. With this configuration, foreign matter entering from the opening groove of the bill guide plate from the outside can be collected in the collection container through the guiding portion, and each device in the housing is broken down by the foreign matter from the outside. This effect is particularly remarkable when the foreign matter is water.
[0015]
In a conventional gaming machine, if foreign matter such as liquid spills on the bill guide plate, it flows into the bill insertion slot, which causes various internal devices to break down. was there.
[0016]
Then, after providing an opening groove in the bill guide plate of the gaming machine as in the present invention, by providing the gaming machine with a collection container for collecting foreign matter flowing from the opening groove, the foreign matter is inserted into the bill insertion slot. It is possible to prevent problems caused by the inflow and accumulation in the housing in advance.
[0017]
(2) The upper surface opening of the recovery container is located substantially directly below the guide portion and has a larger cross-sectional area than a cross section at a lower end portion of the guide portion. Gaming machine.
[0018]
According to the invention of (2) described above, in the gaming machine of (1), "the upper surface opening of the collection container is located substantially directly below the guide portion and a cross section at the lower end portion of the guide portion. Having a larger cross-sectional area ", it is possible to prevent external foreign substances guided from the guide portion from leaking out of the collection container, and to facilitate collection in the collection container. It becomes possible.
[0019]
(3) The gaming machine according to (1) or (2), wherein the collection container is attached to a back surface side of the door body and is detachably attached to the back surface of the door body. .
[0020]
According to the invention of (3) described above, in the gaming machine of (1) or (2), "the collection container is attached to the back side of the door body and is detachable from the back side of the door body. By being configured as `` attached '', the collection container is not integrally formed on the back surface of the door body and is detachably mounted, so that when foreign matter from the outside collects in the collection container Even in this case, it is possible to relatively easily remove the foreign matter, and it is possible to discard foreign matter from the outside from the collection container.
[0021]
Further, since the collection container is attached to the back surface of the door, the collection container can be removed without being affected by the presence of other devices only by opening the door.
[0022]
(4) The collection container has a horizontally long cross-section having a large length in a horizontal direction, and a horizontal section of a storage portion located below the upper opening portion, and the horizontal direction extends along the back surface of the door body. The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the gaming machine is mounted as described above.
[0023]
According to the invention described in (4) above, in the gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (3), "the collection container has a large horizontal cross-section of a storage portion located at a lower portion of an upper surface opening thereof. The collection container is very thin, and the shape of the collection container is very thin. It is excellent in space saving in the body, and under this condition, a relatively large number of foreign substances can be collected in the accommodation portion.
[0024]
(5) The gaming machine according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the collection container is made of a substantially transparent or translucent material.
[0025]
According to the invention of (5) described above, in the gaming machine of (1) to (4), the recovery container is constituted by “the recovery container is made of a substantially transparent or translucent material”. Since it is easy to visually recognize the amount of foreign matter collected inside, it is possible to recognize the timing of discarding foreign matter without removing and confirming each time.
[0026]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the present invention will be described by applying the present invention to a slot machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to various types of gaming machines such as video game machines, coin game machines, and card game machines. Can be.
[0027]
Next, the configuration of the slot machine will be described.
[0028]
FIG. 1 is a front view of the slot machine 1. FIG. In the slot machine 1, a door 3 is provided at an opening of a cabinet 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. Further, a top frame 4 is attached to an upper portion of the cabinet 2. A decorative panel board 41 is provided on the front of the top frame 4.
[0029]
A display device 21 for displaying game information is installed in the cabinet 2. In order to make the display of the display device 21 visible, a window is formed in the upper part of the door body 3, and a transparent plate for making the display of the display device 21 visible or protecting the display device 21 is Attached to the window. In addition, transmission holes 902 (902L and 902R) are formed on both wings of the window so that sound effects or music generated according to a game state can be easily heard.
[0030]
An operation unit 5 is disposed at the center of the front of the door 3 in a protruding manner. On the inclined surface on the right side of the operation unit 5, various operation buttons are arranged and a coin insertion slot 51 for inserting coins is provided. On the right side of the operation section 5, a bill guide section 52 for guiding bills to a bill validator (bill validator) stored in the cabinet 2 is provided.
[0031]
A frame 6 that is connected to the door 3 so as to be openable and closable is provided below the operation unit 5. A decorative panel plate 61 is included in the frame 6. At the bottom of the frame 6 and at the bottom of the door 3, a coin tray 30 for storing coins is formed.
[0032]
FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the operation unit 5. The above-mentioned bill guide part 52 is composed of a bill guide plate 52A and an attaching body 52B. The bill guide plate 52A and the attachment body 52B are integrally attached to the cabinet 2.
[0033]
FIG. 3 is a state diagram in which the door body 3 is opened. As shown in FIG. 3, a bill validator 22 and a bill accommodating section 23 are installed in the cabinet 2. The bill validator 22 determines whether the bill inserted from the bill guide 52 is true or false. The bill storage unit (stacker) 23 stores bills validated by the bill validator 22. The bill guided by the bill insertion slot 520 (see FIG. 5) of the bill guide unit 52 is taken into the bill inlet of the bill validator 22.
[0034]
In addition, in FIG. 3, a drain bottle 7 serving as a collection container is mounted directly below the attachment body 52B on the back surface side of the door body 3.
[0035]
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the bill guide plate 52A. As shown in FIG. 4, the bill guide plate 52A has a plurality of substantially linear grooves 521 formed in rows. A partition member 523 for partitioning the groove 521 into a plurality of regions is formed on the bill guide plate 52A in such a manner that the upper surface is slightly depressed with respect to the bill guide surface 522. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the length of each open groove 524 of the groove 521 partitioned by the partition member 523 is formed smaller than the diameter of the coin 10 used in the gaming machine.
[0036]
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view in a state where the bill guide plate 52A and the attachment body 52B are combined. As shown in FIG. 5, the bill guide plate 52A is detachably attached to a bill insertion slot 520 serving as a bill insertion space. The bill guide plate 52A protrudes from the lower side of the bill insertion slot 520 toward the front of the cabinet 2 so that bills can be easily taken in.
[0037]
The peripheral wall that forms the bill insertion slot 520 is continuous downward, and forms a first opening 525 that is a first opening space facing the bill insertion slot 520. The peripheral wall forming the first opening 525 continues further downward, and forms a second opening 526 that is opened downward. The bill insertion slot 520, the first opening 525, and the second opening 526 form a space of a substantially quadrangular pyramid having a lower side as an apex. And the bill guide plate 52A is formed so as to cover the first opening 525. Note that the first opening 525 and the second opening 526 are for guiding foreign matter entering from outside through the opening groove 524.
[0038]
FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the bill guide unit 52. In FIG. 6, a protrusion 528A is formed on the rear wall of the bill guide plate 52A. A columnar projection 528B is formed on the lower front wall of the bill guide plate 52A. A female screw is formed on the cylindrical projection 528B. On the other hand, a locking groove 528C is formed in the rear inner wall of the first opening 525 of the attachment body 52B. When the protrusion 528A of the bill guide plate 52A is inserted into the locking groove 528C of the attachment body 52B, and the bill guide plate 52A is rotated in the first direction, the bill guide plate 52A is assembled to the attachment body 52B. By rotating in a second direction opposite to the first direction with the projection 528A inserted into the locking groove 528C of the attachment body 52B, the bill guide plate 52A can be separated from the attachment body 52B.
[0039]
The columnar projection 528B of the bill guide plate 52A and the attachment 52B are fixed with fixing screws BF, and the bill guide plate 52A and the attachment 52B are integrated. Then, the integrated bill guide plate 52A and attachment body 52B are inserted into the cutout portions of the control panel 50 of the operation unit 5. Next, the integrated bill guide plate 52A and attachment 52B are fixed to the mounting bracket 501 provided on the control panel 50 with the fixing screw BF, and the assembly is completed.
[0040]
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the groove 527 formed in the front part of the attachment body 52B is inserted into the edge of the control panel 50, and the attachment body 52B is turned down to the control panel 50 side. When the flange of the attachment body 52B abuts on the upper surface of the control panel 50 and is fixed with the fixing screw BF, the fixing state is established.
[0041]
FIG. 7 is a partial view of the door body 3 as viewed from the back side. As shown in FIG. 7, the drain bottle 7 is installed on the back side of the door 3. The upper opening 70 of the drain bottle 7 is located directly below the second opening 526 in the attachment body 52B. That is, the drain bottle 7 is installed such that the center of gravity of the upper opening 70 of the drain bottle and the center of gravity of the second opening 526 substantially match. The cross-sectional area of the upper opening 70 of the drain bottle 7 is larger than the cross-section at the lower end of the second opening 526.
[0042]
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the frame 6. 8, the frame plate 632 is formed in a substantially U-shape, and the decorative panel plate 61 is accommodated therein. The cover 62 is attached to the frame plate 632. A cylinder lock 6 </ b> A for locking or unlocking the frame body 6 to the door body 3 is provided on the left wing of the frame plate 632. A through hole 633 is formed in the right wing of the frame plate 632. The support shaft 64 is inserted into the through hole 633, and the frame 6 is rotationally connected to the door 3. Therefore, the decorative panel plate 61, the cover 62, and the frame plate 632 open and close integrally.
[0043]
Two hooks 71 are attached to the back of the cover 62. On the other hand, cylindrical pins 7A protrude from the left and right side surfaces of the drain bottle 7. The pin 7 </ b> A is locked in the U-shaped groove of the hook metal 71, and the drain bottle 7 is set on the back surface of the cover 62. Further, if the drain bottle 7 is lifted, the locked state of the hook metal 71 and the pin 7A is released, and the drain bottle 7 can be moved to another place. When the drain bottle 7 is installed in the frame 6, the bottom surface of the drain bottle 7 is located slightly above the bottom surface of the frame 6.
[0044]
As shown in FIG. 8, the drain bottle 7 has a horizontally long and thin shape in which a horizontal section of a housing portion located below the upper opening 70 has a large length in the horizontal direction. The horizontal drain bottle 7 is mounted along the back surface of the cover 62.
[0045]
The drain bottle 7 is formed of a substantially transparent or translucent material (for example, glass or synthetic resin). The liquid storage capacity of the drain bottle 7 is about 1 liter.
[0046]
Next, the operation will be described. As described in FIG. 4, the bill guide plate 52A has a plurality of opening grooves 524 formed in rows. Therefore, even when foreign matter such as beverages spills on the bill guide plate 52A, the foreign matter can be collected through the opening groove 524 without hitting various devices inside the cabinet 2, and damage to the various devices can be prevented. It can be prevented.
[0047]
As shown in FIG. 5, the bill guide plate 52A has a bag shape with an open bottom surface, and the inner peripheral wall forms an inclined surface on which the solution or the foreign matter that has been input is likely to fall to its bottom surface under its own weight. Similarly, the first opening 525 and the second opening 526 connected to the first opening 525 in the attachment body 52B are also formed in a bag shape with an open bottom surface, and the inner peripheral wall is filled with an aqueous solution or an aqueous solution. An inclined surface is formed on the bottom surface where foreign matter easily falls under its own weight.
[0048]
In other words, the first opening 525 and the second opening 526 located substantially directly below the opening groove 524 form a guiding portion for guiding foreign matter including a solution from the outside. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, by providing the drain bottle 7 directly below the second opening 526 of the attachment body 52 </ b> B, the foreign matter guided to the guide portion can be collected in the drain bottle 7.
[0049]
In this manner, foreign matter entering from the opening groove 524 of the bill guide plate 52A from the outside can be collected in the drain bottle 7 via the guiding portion. In addition, it is possible to reduce a problem that each device in the cabinet 2 is broken down by a foreign substance from the outside. In particular, when the foreign substance is moisture, this effect becomes remarkable.
[0050]
Next, the operation in FIG. 7 will be described. "The cross-sectional area of the upper opening 70 of the drain bottle 7 is larger than the cross-section at the lower end of the second opening 526" has already been described. With the above-described configuration, it is possible to prevent foreign matter from the outside guided from the attachment body 52 </ b> B in FIG. 5 from leaking out of the drain bottle 7, and to easily collect the foreign matter into the drain bottle 7. It becomes.
[0051]
In FIG. 8, it has been described that "the hook metal 71 of the cover 62 and the pin 7A of the drain bottle 7 can be locked or the locked state can be eliminated". That is, the drain bottle 7 is not integrally formed on the back surface of the door body 3 and is detachably mounted. Even when foreign matter from the outside accumulates in the drain bottle 7, the drain bottle 7 can be removed relatively easily, and foreign matter from the outside can be discarded from the drain bottle 7. Further, since the drain bottle 7 is mounted on the back surface of the door 3, the drain bottle 7 can be removed without being affected by the presence of other devices only by opening the door 3.
[0052]
In addition, in the description of FIG. 8, “the drain bottle 7 has a horizontally long shape in which a horizontal cross section of a housing portion located below the upper surface opening 70 has a large length in the horizontal direction. The drain bottle 7 in the direction is mounted along the back surface of the cover 62. "
[0053]
As described in FIG. 3, the bill validator 22 and the bill accommodating section 23 are installed in the cabinet 2. A coin guide 24 is arranged inside the cabinet 2. A printed board or shelf 25 for controlling the slot machine 1 is mounted behind the coin guide 24. Further, a hopper (not shown) is arranged below the coin guide 24. As described above, the inside of the cabinet 2 is in a densely packed state, and there is no space where the drain bottle 7 projects toward the inside of the cabinet 2.
[0054]
As shown in FIG. 7, a coin sorting device for sorting the coin 10 inserted from the coin insertion slot 51 to the coin guide 24 or the coin receiving tray 30 is provided on the back surface of the door body 3 and adjacent to the attachment body 52B. are doing.
[0055]
From the limited space as described above, in order to increase the capacity of storing the drain bottle 7, the drain bottle 7 has become a horizontally long and thin shape. In other words, the drain bottle 7 is excellent in space saving in the cabinet 2 and can collect a relatively large amount of foreign matter in the accommodation portion (in the drain bottle 7) under the above-described constraint conditions.
[0056]
In addition, in the description of FIG. 8, it has been described that “the drain bottle 7 is formed of a substantially transparent or translucent material (for example, glass or synthetic resin)”. When the door 3 or the frame 6 is opened, the drain bottle 7 moves together with the door 3 or the frame 6, and the drain bottle 7 becomes visible. At this time, if the drain bottle 7 is formed of a substance made of a substantially transparent or translucent material, it is easy to visually recognize the amount of foreign matter collected in the drain bottle 7 from the outside. Then, the collection amount can be recognized without checking the timing of discarding the foreign matter from the outside by removing the inside of the drain bottle 7 each time.
[0057]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, in a gaming machine provided with a bill guide plate for guiding a bill to the bill insertion slot, `` the bill guide plate has an opening groove, and is located almost directly below the opening groove from the outside. And a guide portion for guiding foreign matter, and a collection container for collecting the foreign material guided by the guide portion is provided on the back surface side of the door body. Accordingly, foreign matter entering from the opening groove of the bill guide plate from the outside can be collected in the collection container through the guiding portion, and the problem that each device in the housing is broken down by the foreign matter is reduced. Particularly, when the foreign matter is water, this effect becomes remarkable.
[0058]
Further, according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned gaming machine, in the above-described gaming machine, "the upper surface opening of the collection container is positioned substantially directly below the guide portion, and has a larger cross-section than the cross section at the lower end portion of the guide portion. By having a configuration having “area”, it is possible to prevent foreign substances guided from the guiding portion from leaking out of the collection container, and to facilitate collection in the collection container.
[0059]
Further, according to the present invention, in the above-mentioned gaming machine, the constitution is such that "the collection container is attached to the back side of the door body and is detachably attached from the back side of the door body". By doing so, the collection container is not integrally formed on the back surface of the door body and is detachably mounted, so that even when foreign matter from the outside collects in the collection container, it is relatively easy. It becomes possible to remove, and it becomes possible to throw away foreign substances from the collection container.
[0060]
Further, according to the present invention, in any one of the above-described gaming machines, it is preferable that the collection container has a horizontally long shape in which a horizontal cross section of a housing portion located at a lower portion of an upper surface opening has a large length in a horizontal direction. And the lateral direction is attached so as to be along the back surface of the door body ", whereby the shape of the collection container is easily made very thin, so that the space saving in the housing is excellent. Under this condition, a relatively large amount of foreign matter can be collected in the accommodation portion.
[0061]
Further, according to the present invention, by configuring the above-mentioned gaming machine such that the collection container is made of a substantially transparent or translucent material, foreign matter collected in the collection container from the outside It is easy to visually recognize the collected amount, so that it is possible to recognize the timing of discarding foreign matter from the outside without removing and confirming the timing each time.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a slot machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of an operation unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view showing a state where a door body in the present invention is opened.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a bill guide plate according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a bill guide plate and an attaching body according to the present invention are combined. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a bill guide unit according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a partial view of the door according to the present invention as viewed from the back side.
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the frame according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 2 Cabinet 3 Door body 4 Top frame 5 Operation part 6 Frame body 7 Drain bottle 7A Pin 10 Coin 21 Display device 22 Banknote discriminator 52 Banknote guide part 52A Banknote guide plate 52B Attachment body 70 Upper surface opening 71 Hook Metal fitting 520 Bill insertion slot 521 Groove 522 Bill guide surface 523 Partition member 524 Opening groove 525 First opening 526 Second opening

Claims (5)

A housing;
A door provided at the front opening of the housing,
A bill insertion slot provided in the door body,
A gaming machine comprising: a bill guide plate for projecting a bill to the bill insertion slot, protruding toward a front side of the housing from a lower side of the bill insertion slot,
The bill guide plate includes an opening groove, and a guiding portion that is located substantially directly below the opening groove and guides foreign matter from outside,
A gaming machine, characterized in that a collecting container for collecting foreign substances guided by the guiding section is provided on a back side of the door body. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface opening of the collection container is located substantially directly below the guide portion, and has a larger cross-sectional area than a cross section at a lower end portion of the guide portion. . The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the collection container is attached to a back surface side of the door body, and is detachably attached to the back surface of the door body. The collection container is mounted so that the horizontal cross section of the storage portion located at the lower portion of the upper surface opening has a horizontally long shape having a large length in the horizontal direction, and the horizontal direction is along the back surface of the door body. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the collection container is made of a substantially transparent or translucent material.

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