JP2005204698A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To let a player concentrate in a game by adjusting the number of stored tokens in a token receiving plate and reducing the number of times of shifting the tokens from the token receiving plate to a token storage box. <P>SOLUTION: A slot machine 10 is provided with a plurality of rotatable reels drawn with symbols and the token receiving tray, when the symbols are completed by the rotation of the reels, receiving tokens put out from a body; the token receiving plate 31 is provided with a token receiving tray body 32 formed of a bottom plate 34, both side plates 35 and 36, and a front plate 37 and provided in the body, and an extensible frame 33 provided in the token receiving tray body 32 to vertically move along the both side plates 35 and 36 and the front plate 37; and the extensible frame 33 is provided with elasticity elastically deformable toward the front side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine including a medal tray that can change the number of medals accommodated.

  Generally, in a gaming machine, for example, a slot machine, when a player operates a start lever, each spinning reel, which is a rotating body of three horizontal rows in which a large number of symbol marks made of a plurality of patterns are drawn in the outer peripheral rotation direction, is rotated. After that, when the player presses each of the three stop buttons at an appropriate timing, the spinning reels corresponding to the buttons are sequentially stopped according to the timing of the pressing, and each spinning reel is prepared. When a predetermined pattern of the symbol marks matches, it becomes “winning” and a large number of game medals (hereinafter simply referred to as “medals”) are discharged to the medal tray. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-275372 A (see FIGS. 1 to 3)

  By the way, the medal tray is formed relatively small. The reason for this is that, in a game store where a large number of slot machines are arranged, each row where a plurality of slot machines are arranged is arranged in parallel, and as many slot machines as possible are deployed using the space in the game store effectively. In other words, it seems that the number of game medals paid out from the slot machine appears to be large, and appeals the service of the store.

  On the other hand, a slot machine in recent years is configured to discharge, for example, about 350 to about 400 game medals when a special role called a big bonus is made once during a game. If such a big bonus is hit consecutively, a relatively small medal tray as described above will fill up quickly with a large number of discharged game medals, and the medals will overflow from the medal tray and be scattered on the floor. There is a fear. In such a case, the player has transferred the medals to a medal storage box (so-called dollar box) before the game medals overflow from the medal tray. For this reason, the game had to be interrupted once. In particular, when the big bonus is continuous as described above, the player holds the medal storage box with one hand, and scrapes and transfers the medal in the medal tray to the medal storage box with the other hand. The operation had to be performed frequently, and the game had to be interrupted each time the operation was performed.

  In addition, since the medal storage box can generally store only about 1000 cards, it was easy to fill up in a relatively short time when continuously winning big bonuses. For this reason, after placing the medal storage box with the medals transferred on the floor of the amusement store or in the box storage space above the slot machine, the player moves the medals again to another medal storage box. The game had to be repeated, and even in this case, the game had to be interrupted.

  Further, when the so-called assist time (AT) is hit, the medals are continuously discharged, so the player must frequently transfer medals to the medal storage box. Similarly, the game had to be interrupted once. In particular, when a player plays a role such as the AT just before closing the store, the player will have a lot of time to transfer the medals to the medal storage box, and the medals will be transferred from the medal tray to the medal storage box. Hurry and rushed to drop a medal on the floor, or in the worst case, the hand holding the medal storage box slipped and dropped the medal storage box to the floor.

  One solution to this problem is to increase the medal tray to increase the number of stored medals and to avoid interrupting the game as much as possible. However, as described above, the medal tray is made smaller. It was contrary to the idea of an amusement shop that likes that, and there was no appropriate solution.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine in which the number of medals stored in a medal tray can be adjusted, the number of medals transferred from the medal tray to the medal storage box is reduced, and the player can concentrate on the game. It is aimed.

  The invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a plurality of rotatable rotating bodies (21) on which a pattern is drawn, and medals discharged from the main body (11) when the patterns are aligned by the rotation of the rotating body (21). In the gaming machine comprising a medal receiving tray, the medal receiving tray (31) is formed of a bottom plate (34), both side plates (35) (36) and a front plate (37), and a medal receiving tray main body provided on the main body. (32) and an expansion frame (33) provided on the medal tray main body (32) so as to be vertically movable along the both side plates (35) (36) and the front plate (37). (33) is a gaming machine (10) characterized by having elasticity that allows elastic deformation at the front side.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the expansion frame (33) is held within the thickness of the side plates (35) (36) and the front plate (37) of the medal tray body (32). A gaming machine (10) according to claim 1.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the gaming machine (10) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the expansion frame (33) is formed of a transparent member.

  In addition, the code | symbol in a parenthesis is attached | subjected for convenience and making it easy to contrast with drawing, Comprising: The structure of this invention is not limited at all.

  The gaming machine according to claim 1 is configured so that the number of medals stored in the medal tray can be adjusted by the expansion frame, so that the number of times of transfer of medals from the medal tray to the medal storage box is reduced, and the player can play the game. It is possible to concentrate on the game and improve the game play.

  In addition, since the expansion frame can be elastically deformed to the front side, even if the expansion frame is moved upward and the medal tray becomes deep, the expansion frame is bent toward the front side so that the medal tray can be moved from the medal tray to the medal storage box. The medal can be scraped out, and the medal can be transferred easily and quickly in a short time.

  In the gaming machine according to claim 2, since the expansion frame is held within the thickness of the both side plates and the front plate of the medal tray body, the expansion frame is not touched and the expansion frame is damaged. The extension frame can be easily pulled up.

  In the gaming machine according to claim 3, since the expansion frame is formed of a transparent member, the player can easily determine the amount of medals stored in the medal tray by visually checking the medal from the medal tray. The number of medals transferred to the storage box can be optimized. Thereby, a player can concentrate on a game and can improve game nature.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention, a slot machine installed in a game arcade will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a slot machine as an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the medal tray for explaining the procedure for using the medal tray. (A) is a figure which shows a normal use condition. (B) is a figure which shows the state which extended the expansion frame upwards in order to increase the number of medal accommodation. (C) is a figure which shows the state at the time of moving an expansion frame to the near side from the state of (b), and moving a medal to a medal storage box not shown. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

(Description of slot machine structure)
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine 10 includes a main body 11 and a front door 12 that is attached to one side end of the main body 11 so as to be freely opened and closed and faces the player.

  The front door 12 has an operation panel 13 at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction in FIG. 1, and has a liquid crystal display panel 14 and a medal tray 31 above and below the operation panel 13, respectively. The medal tray 31 is provided at a position facing the medal discharge port 22.

  Above the liquid crystal display panel 14, there is provided a game state display unit 15 for displaying the number of credits, the number of bets (BET), the state of medal discharge, and the like. The operation panel 13 has a bet button 17 and a medal slot 18 on the top, and a start lever 19 and three stop buttons 30 on the front. It should be noted that the horizontal three rows of reel reels 21 that can be seen from the transparent window 16 to the inside of the liquid crystal display panel 14 are rotated and stopped so that the symbols and the like that are revealed can be clearly seen through the transparent window 16 from the player side. It has become. In addition, the outer peripheral rotation surface on which the symbols of the three horizontal reel reels 21 are drawn is disposed so as to face the rear surface side of the transmission window 16. The transmission window 16 is formed of a transparent hard plastic plate or the like so as to reliably protect the rotating reel 21 from the outside. A lower panel 39 displaying the name of the game is provided between the transmission window 16 and the medal tray 31.

(Explanation of slot machine operation)
In the slot machine 10, when a player inserts a medal into the medal insertion unit 18 and operates the start lever 19, the spinning reels 21 that are three horizontal rows of rotating bodies start rotating, and then the player appropriately When each of the three stop buttons 30 is pressed at the timing, the spinning reels 21 corresponding to the buttons 30 are sequentially stopped, and among the symbol marks provided on each spinning reel 21, When the predetermined patterns match each other, it becomes “winning”, and a large number of game medals (hereinafter simply referred to as “medals”) are discharged from the discharge port 22 to the medal tray 31.

(Description of medal tray structure)
The medal tray 31 includes a medal tray body 32 and an expansion frame 33. The medal tray body 32 is formed of a bottom plate 34, a left side plate 35, a right side plate 36, and a front plate 37, and is provided in the main body 11 of the slot machine. On both side plates 35 and 36 and the front plate 37, a groove 38 for accommodating the expansion frame 33 is formed.

  The expansion frame 33 is a left side plate 41, a right side plate 42, and a front plate 43, and is formed in a U shape in plan view. As shown in FIG. It is a member. The expansion frame 33 is provided on the medal tray body 32 so as to be movable up and down. That is, the expansion frame 33 is held in the groove 38 of the medal tray body 32 so as to be movable up and down. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the extension frame 33 is always pressed against the front plate 37 of the medal tray body 32 by a plate spring 44 provided in the groove 38, and when the extension frame 33 is pulled upward, the plate spring 44 It is prevented from being lowered by being pressed against the front plate 37.

  Note that the groove 38 in FIG. 3 is formed wide to make the configuration easy to understand, but in reality it is narrower. Further, the leaf spring 44 is not necessarily required. When the leaf spring 44 is not provided, the width of the groove 38 is made slightly wider than the thickness of the expansion frame 33 so that the expansion frame 44 can be held in a pulled-out state by friction between the expansion frame 44 and the groove 38.

(Explanation of medal tray usage procedure)
When the medals are discharged to the medal tray 31 and a certain number of sheets are accumulated, the player holds the medal receiving box (not shown) with one hand, and the other hand holds the medal in the medal receiving tray 31 with the medal receiving box. Scrap out and transfer.

  Further, during the game, for example, when the above-mentioned big bonus is hit and a large number of medals are discharged to the medal tray 31, and there is a possibility that the medals overflow from the medal tray 31 and fall to the floor, the expansion frame 33 is moved upward. Pull out and deepen the medal tray 31 to increase the number of stored medal. Since the expansion frame 33 is transparent, the amount of medals stored in the medal tray 31 can be visually determined.

  Since the expansion frame 33 is housed in the grooves 38 within the thickness of the side plates 35 and 36 of the medal tray body 32 and the front plate 37, the expansion frame 33 can be easily pulled out regardless of the number of medals stored. If the extended frame 33 is provided on the inner surface of the medal tray body 32, the medals come into contact with each other, and the medals are pressed against the medal tray body 32 to make it difficult to pull up, and the medals may be damaged. However, since the expansion frame 33 is housed in the grooves 38 within the thickness of the side plates 35 and 36 of the medal tray 31 and the front plate 37, the expansion frame 33 can be easily pulled up without being pushed by the medal and can be damaged. There is nothing to be attached.

  Since the expansion frame 33 is elastically deformed toward the front side (because it bends), if the front plate 43 is bent toward the front side (the arrow direction in FIG. 2C), the medal is It becomes easy to scrape out from the medal tray 31 to a medal receiving box (not shown).

  Further, since the lower portion 39a of the lower panel 39 protrudes onto the medal tray 31, when the extension frame 33 is pulled upward, the distance between the upper end of the extension frame 33 and the lower portion 39a of the lower panel 39 is reduced, and the extension frame 33 is expanded. There is a possibility that it is difficult to scrape a medal from the upper end of the frame 33. Therefore, since the expansion frame 33 can be elastically deformed to the front side, the medal can be easily scraped from the medal tray 31 to the medal storage box.

  As described above, the slot machine 10 of the present embodiment is configured so that the number of medals stored in the medal tray 31 can be adjusted by the expansion frame 33. Therefore, the number of medals transferred from the medal tray 31 to the medal storage box can be set. By reducing the number, the player can concentrate on the game, and the game performance can be improved.

  Note that the expansion frame 33 is not necessarily a transparent member having elasticity. At least, it may be provided with elasticity.

It is an external perspective view of a slot machine as an embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the medal tray for demonstrating the use procedure of a medal tray. (A) is a figure which shows a normal use condition. (B) is a figure which shows the state which extended the expansion frame upwards in order to increase the number of medal accommodation. (C) is a figure which shows the state at the time of moving an expansion frame to the near side from the state of (b), and moving a medal to a medal storage box not shown. It is AA arrow sectional drawing in FIG.2 (b).

Explanation of symbols

10 Slot machines (gaming machines)
11 Body 21 Revolving reel (Revolving body)
22 discharge port 31 medal tray 32 medal tray body 33 expansion frame 34 bottom plate 35 left side plate 36 right side plate 37 front plate 38 groove 41 left side plate 42 right side plate 43 front plate 44 leaf spring

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine comprising a plurality of rotatable rotator bodies on which a pattern is drawn, and a medal tray that receives medals discharged from the main body when the pattern is aligned by the rotation of the rotator body,
The medal tray is
A medal tray body formed on the main body, formed of a bottom plate, both side plates and a front plate;
An extension frame provided on the medal tray main body so as to be vertically movable along the both side plates and the front plate,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the expansion frame has elasticity that can be elastically deformed toward the front side.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the expansion frame is held within the thickness of both side plates and the front plate of the medal tray body. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the expansion frame is formed of a transparent member.

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