JP2006068170A - Token feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a token feeder which can support the tokens different in the diameter stably at the two points, left and right while enabling the supporting of the tokens at its upper part even the better for those easier to fall with a larger diameter. <P>SOLUTION: Several pairs of token supporting linear protrusions 21, 22 and 23 directed parallel longitudinally are so formed as to be horizontally symmetric along the longitudinal center of the vertical plane. Among the several pairs of medal supporting linear protrusions 21, 22 and 23, the lowest token supporting linear protrusions 21 positioned in a pair at the lowest level are made the smallest in interval between them and then, the subsequent token supporting linear protrusions 22 positioned in a pair at the next level are made larger in the interval between them. In this manner, the medal supporting linear protrusions 21, 22 and 23 are so set as to be larger gradually in the interval between them as they are positioned higher. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin inserter that accepts coin insertion in a gaming machine that handles coins (in the present specification and claims, coins may mean medals and coins).

  Place multiple coins back and forth (in this specification, the direction of stacking is front and back, but if it is not up and down, it can be left or right or other directions). A coin insertion device configured to be able to do this is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  In this coin insertion device 01, as shown in FIG. 15, the sheet metal having a constant width is bent about 45 ° upward with a crease 02 at a portion separated by a certain width from the left and right with the center of symmetry as the center of symmetry. A flat bottom wall 03 having a width and a flat inclined wall 04 are formed.

  In such a coin insertion device 01, when a coin 06 having a diameter smaller than that of the coin 05 is placed on the coin insertion device 01, the coin 06 abuts against the bottom wall 03 and is simultaneously connected and supported by both flat inclined walls 04. It is unstable that it is impossible.

In the conventional coin insertion device 010 shown in FIG. 16 in which such a problem is eliminated, a rectangular groove-shaped concave portion 011 is disposed at the center in the left-right width direction, and the groove-shaped concave portion 011 is approximately about the horizontal plane from the upper edge on both sides. An inclined wall 012 inclined by 25 ° is formed.

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  In the coin insertion device 010 shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, since the inclination angle of the inclined wall 012 is small, various coins 013, 014, 015 having different coin diameters can be supported, but the inclination angle of the inclined wall 012 is supported. Therefore, the horizontal distance between the contacts was short, and the coins 013, 014, and 015 were supported in an unstable manner.

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a coin insertion device that eliminates such a problem, and the invention according to claims 1 to 6 can increase the horizontal distance between the contacts, and allows coins having different diameters to be placed at two locations on the left and right sides. An object of the present invention is to provide a coin insertion device that can be stably supported and can be stably supported on an upper portion of a coin as the coin having a larger diameter tends to fall.

  The invention according to claim 1 is provided with a coin slot and a coin guide path disposed in front of the coin slot, and a plurality of coins are arranged so that the main surface of the coin is substantially perpendicular to the coin traveling direction. A coin insertion device that is placed on the coin guiding path, moves the plurality of coins, and sequentially inserts the coins into the coin receiving slot; A plurality of pairs of protrusions extending in the direction and reaching the coin receiving opening are provided, and the height of the tips of the protrusions is in a traveling direction in which the coin placed on the coin guide path advances. A plurality of pairs in which the side surfaces of the coins placed on the coin guiding path are symmetrically provided in a cross section perpendicular to the left and right in the respective directions from the center to the left and right. A pair of ridges Coin unit, characterized in that a structure in contact with the tip of the strip. It is.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the coin insertion device according to claim 1, wherein the tip portions of the plurality of pairs of protrusions are located on a concave surface having a parabola that is minimal in the center as a generatrix. .

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the coin guiding path has a concave curved surface with a curved line as a generating line, and the plurality of pairs of protrusions are erected on the concave curved surface. 2. The coin insertion device according to 2.

  The invention according to claim 4 is provided with a coin slot and a coin guide path arranged in front of the coin slot so that the coin main surface is substantially perpendicular to the coin traveling direction. A coin insertion device that is placed on the coin guiding path, moves the plurality of coins, and sequentially inserts the coins into the coin receiving slot; A plurality of pairs of coin support surfaces extending in the direction and reaching the coin receiving slot are provided, and the inclination of the coin support surface is in a traveling direction in which the coin placed on the coin guide path advances. In the cross section perpendicular to the left and right sides, the side surfaces of the coins placed on the coin guide path are symmetrically provided in a bilaterally symmetric manner and gradually steeply in each direction from the center to the left and right. Multiple pairs Only one pair of faces of the in-support surface, a coin insertion device, characterized in that the structure in contact with each point.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, at least three pairs of the protrusions are provided, and the coin insertion device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects corresponds to the insertion of at least three types of coins having different diameters. It is.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the coin insertion device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the coin receiving slot is configured by a slit into which at least one coin can fall.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the coin insertion device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the coin guiding path is formed in an upward slope toward the coin receiving slot.

  The invention according to claim 8 is provided with a coin slot and a coin guide path disposed in front of the coin slot, and the plurality of coins are arranged so that the coin main surface is substantially perpendicular to the coin traveling direction. A coin insertion device configured to be placed on a coin guiding path, move the plurality of coins and sequentially insert the coins into the coin receiving slot, and the coin guiding path is raised toward the coin receiving slot; It is a coin insertion device characterized by being formed in a gradient.

  A ninth aspect of the present invention is a game apparatus that is performed by inserting a coin into the coin insertion device according to any one of the first to eighth aspects, and detects the passage of the coin inserted into the coin slot of the coin insertion device. A coin detecting means for counting, a counting means for counting coins based on a detection signal from the detecting means, a calculating means for calculating a payout rate from a count value by the counting means and a payout value that has been paid out so far, And a coin payout means for paying out coins based on the payout rate calculated by the calculation means.

  A tenth aspect of the present invention is a game apparatus that is performed by inserting coins into the coin insertion device according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, wherein a display unit that displays a game image and an operation console on which an operation unit is arranged The coin insertion device is configured so that a coin moving direction in which a plurality of coins arranged on the coin guiding path moves is substantially the same as a line-of-sight direction of an operator viewing the display surface of the display unit. The game device is arranged on the operation console.

  In the first aspect of the present invention, since coins having different diameters are supported only by a pair of coin support ridges corresponding to the diameters, gravity directed vertically downward from the center of the coin is As a result of passing through the center between the coin support protrusions, the coin is stably supported.

  In the second aspect of the invention, the effect obtained in the first aspect, that is, the coins having different diameters are supported only by the pair of coin support protrusions corresponding to the diameters, and the coins are stably supported. Can do.

  In the invention according to claim 3, since the plurality of pairs of protrusions need only have a substantially uniform protruding length, the formation of the protrusion is easy, and any protrusion can reliably support the coin.

  In the invention according to claim 4, the coin can be stably supported by a pair of surfaces corresponding to the diameter of the coin to be inserted out of the plurality of pairs of surfaces.

  In the invention according to claim 5, at least three types of coins having different diameters can be stably supported by three or more pairs of coin support protrusions.

  In the invention of claim 6, one or more coins can be inserted from the slit.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, a coin placed in a state where a large number of coin support ridges or coins are stacked on the coin support surface can be stably held with the thumb along the vertical surface, and the thumb is placed on the back side. By moving the coin toward the player, the coin can be stably inserted into the game device.

  In the invention according to claim 8, by moving the coins, which are stacked in a large number forward and backward on the coin guide path, to the back side, the coins can be stably inserted into the game device.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the payout rate is calculated based on the number of coins inserted into the coin inserter and the number of coins paid out, and if the payout number is small, the payout rate is increased, When the number of payouts is large, the payout rate can be lowered to reduce the shooting performance.

  In the tenth aspect of the present invention, the player who is playing the game on the game device faces the display unit that displays the game image, so that the player keeps the posture and faces the direction of the line of sight. The coin can be inserted by easily moving the coin from the side to the back side.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 9 will be described.

  The coin insertion device 10 of the present invention is attached to the bingo game apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and is turned at the center of the bingo game apparatus 1 so as to be rotatable in one direction around a vertical axis. A table 2 is arranged, and the turntable 2 is formed with a number of holes (not shown) each having a number, and the turntable 2 rotates near the outer periphery of the upper surface of the turntable 2. A ball (not shown) is released in a direction opposite to the direction, and the ball enters one of the holes while rolling on the upper surface of the turntable 2 so that the number is selected.

  An annular horizontal plate 3 is stretched around the outer periphery of the turntable 2, and eight satellite units 4 are disposed on the horizontal plate 3 at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction. The operation unit 5 is provided, and a display unit 6 is provided closer to the turntable 2 than the operation unit 5. The coin insertion device 10 is disposed on the right side of each operation unit 5, and the horizontal plate 3 is connected to the coin insertion device 10. A coin storage portion 7 is provided near the outer periphery, and the display unit 6 of the satellite unit 4 displays a state in which squares numbered randomly in 5 rows and 5 columns are arranged. When the number selected on the turntable 2 matches the number on the square, the square is lit and displayed, and when the lit square is arranged vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, it becomes a bingo. Any number of coins 24, 25, 26 is carp The payout portion 7 is paid out.

  A support 8 is installed so as to straddle the turntable 2, the horizontal plate 3, and the satellite unit 4, and a rotation display unit 9 is suspended downward from the lower center of the support 8.

  3 to 8 is configured by injection-molding ABS resin into a mold (not shown) and forming a silvery-colored coating film such as aluminum on the surface thereof (note that The material of the coin inserter 10 may be a metal such as an aluminum alloy instead of a synthetic resin).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the planar shape of the base portion 11 of the coin insertion device 10 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape with the front and rear long sides of about 90 mm and the left and right sides of about 50 mm, and the thickness of the base portion 11 is It is approximately 3 mm.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, a round mountain-shaped raised portion 12 is formed on the left side from the center on the near side of the base portion 11, and the near side portion of the raised portion 12 is left, A coin receiving concave curved surface portion 13 that bends downward and is inclined from the back side toward the near side, and a guide curved surface portion 14 that is more gently inclined following the upper edges of both sides of the coin receiving concave curved surface portion 13 are formed. As shown in FIG. 7, a back side vertical surface portion 15 is formed on the back side edge of the portion 12, and the back side edge of the coin receiving concave curved surface portion 13 is also 6 to 7 mm with respect to the back side vertical surface portion 15. The front vertical surface portion 16 is formed to protrude 20 mm downward from the base body portion 11 and the front vertical surface portion 16a of the raised portion 12 and the rear surface 16a of the front vertical surface portion 16 are approximately 2 The front end surface 12a of the substantially central portion of the raised portion 12 is formed so that a slit 17 having a width of 5 mm exists.

  As shown by dotted lines in FIG. 5, reinforcing ribs 18 are formed vertically and horizontally on the lower surface of the base portion 11 and the raised portion 12, and positioning protrusions 19 are projected from two lower surfaces of the reinforcing rib 18, and the base portion. A mounting cylinder 20 that protrudes slightly from the upper surface of the base 11 and protrudes greatly downward through the base 11 is formed integrally with the base 11 on the right side of the base 11. Is inserted into a hole (not shown) formed in the horizontal plate 3 so that the coin insertion device 10 is positioned, and the mounting cylinder portion 20 penetrates the horizontal plate 3 and is arranged below the horizontal plate 3 (not shown). A screw (not shown) that is in contact with the structure and passes through the hole 20a of the mounting cylinder 20 is screwed into the structure, so that the coin inserter 10 is integrated with the horizontal plate 3. It is installed.

  On the upper surface of the coin receiving concave curved surface portion 13, three pairs of semi-cylindrical coin support ridges 21, 22, and 23 having a diameter of 2 mmΦ are front and rear at the positions shown in FIG. Projected along a vertical surface.

  Coin detection means (not shown) for detecting the passage of the coin 24 inserted into the coin insertion device 10 and a count means (not shown) for counting coins based on a detection signal from the coin detection means are provided, A calculation means (not shown) is provided for calculating a payout rate from the counted number by the counting means and the payout number of coins counted and paid out by the payout counting means (not shown) during the execution of the game. Coins are paid out based on the payout rate calculated by the means.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, since the coin receiving concave curved surface portion 13 is formed so as to pass through the points shown in FIG. 9, the cross sectional shape of the coin receiving concave curved surface portion 13 is y = ax ² and a shape close to a parabola appears in a semi-cylindrical coin holding protrusions 21, 22 and 23 of radius 2mmΦ is installed at a point that is illustrated in Figure 9 on the concave surface portion 13 receiving this coin ing. Therefore, the coin 24 having the smallest diameter with a diameter of 21.3 mm is supported by a pair of coin supporting protrusions 21 having the smallest mutual distance at the lowest position, and the coin 25 having a medium diameter with a diameter of 24.2 mm is A pair of coin support protrusions 22 having a medium distance between them at a high position and supported by a pair of coin support protrusions 22 having a maximum diameter of 24.2 mm are paired with a pair of coin support protrusions 23 having the highest mutual distance. Supported. However, the medium-diameter coin 25 approaches the coin support ridge 21 and is supported only by the pair of coin support ridges 21, but is not supported by the pair of coin support ridges 22.

  The width of the fingertip of a normal person's thumb is narrower than the diameter of the largest coin 26, so the entire surface of the coin 26 cannot be pressed with the thumb fingertip, and the coin 26 is easy to fall, but a pair of coins is supported Compared to the difference between the distance between the protrusions 21 and the distance between the pair of coin support protrusions 23, the difference between the height of the coin support protrusions 21 and the height of the coin support protrusions 23 is larger. 26 is a high position, and the central angle γ at which the coin 26 is supported by the coin supporting ridge 23 is larger than the central angle α at which the coin 24 is supported by the coin supporting ridge 21, so that the coin 26 is larger than the coin 24. Is stably supported by the coin support protrusion 23.

The central angle α of the coin 24 supported by the coin support ridge 21, the central angle β of the coin 25 supported by the coin support ridge 22, and the central angle of the coin 26 supported by the coin support ridge 23. γ is
α <β <γ
The relationship is established.

  Further, for example, when the coin 24 is shifted to one side from the center of symmetry and placed on the coin insertion device 10, the coin 24 is supported by any one of the coin support protrusions 21, 22, 23 on the offset side. The coin 24 is contact-supported in the order of the coin support ridges 23, 22, 21 by the support pressure applied to the coin 24 from any one of the coin support ridges 21, 22, 23 and the downward gravity acting on the center of the coin 24. However, the coin 24 is supported by the pair of coin support protrusions 21 as a result of rotating to the opposite side with respect to the offset side. In this state, even if a large number of coins 24 are stacked on the front and back, the peripheral surface of the coin 24 is not uneven and is aligned with a cylindrical surface, so the coin 24 on the front side can be pushed toward the back. For example, the coins 24 can be smoothly and smoothly supplied from the slit 17 to the coin receiver (not shown) in the bingo game apparatus 1.

  Furthermore, since the coin receiving concave curved surface portion 13 and the coin supporting protrusions 21, 22, and 23 have an upward slope from the front to the back, a large number of coins 24 (coins 25) If the fingertip of the player's thumb that is in contact with the coin 24 on the near side is stopped, the coin 24 is not supplied from the slit 17 to the coin receiver in the bingo game apparatus 1. Can hold state. Then, if necessary, the coin 24 can be supplied from the slit 17 to the coin receiver in the bingo game apparatus 1 by moving the fingertip of the thumb of the player to the back.

  Furthermore, since the coin support protrusions 21, 22, and 23 are linearly directed in the front-rear direction toward the back, when the coin 24 (the same applies to the coins 25 and 26) moves to the back, the coin 24 The coin 24 does not rotate around the center point of and can move stably.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 9, the coin support ridge 22 that supports the coin 24 is substantially intermediate between the coin support ridge 21 and the coin support ridge 23 in the circumferential direction of the coin receiving concave curved surface portion 13. The diameter of the coin 25 supported by the coin support protrusion 22 is set to the diameter of the coin 24 supported by the coin support protrusion 21 and the diameter of the coin 26 supported by the coin support protrusion 23. The coin 25 supported by the coin support ridge 22 approaches the coin support ridge 21, depending on the case. 10 may contact each other, but as shown in FIG. 10, coin supporting ridges 21, 22, along the circumferential direction of the coin receiving concave curved surface portion 13 corresponding to the values of the diameters of the coins 24, 25, 26, If the position of 23 is set, the coins 24, 25 have a one-to-one correspondence with the coins 24, 25, 26 having different diameters. 26, can be supported separately in the coin-holding protrusions 21, 22 and 23.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, the generatrix of the coin receiving concave curved surface portion 13 has a parabola indicated by y = ax ² or a shape close to a parabola, and semicylindrical coin supporting ridges 21, 22 on the upper surface thereof. , 23, but the tips of the protrusions 27, 28, 29 shown in FIG. 12 are positioned on the parabola shown in FIG. 11, and the coins 24, 25, 26 are placed on the protrusions 27, 28, 29, respectively. You may comprise so that can be mounted.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13, coin receiving surface portions may be formed on polygonal planes 30, 31, and 32 along tangent lines that contact the coins 24, 25, and 26.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the generatrix shape of the coin receiving concave curved surface portion 43 of the base portion 41 of the coin insertion device 40 may be formed into a parabola shown in FIG. , Raised portion 42, coin receiving concave curved surface portion 43, guiding curved surface portion 44, back side vertical surface portion 45, front side vertical surface portion 46, slit 47 are coin insertion device 10, base portion 11, raised portion 12, coin receiving concave surface This corresponds to the portion 13, the guide curved surface portion 14, the back vertical surface portion 15, the front vertical surface portion 16, and the slit 17. Since the coin receiving concave curved surface portion 43 is formed in an upward slope toward the slit 17, the player can guide and slide a plurality of coins on the finger 17.

  Note that the coin insertion device in the present embodiment can also be used for a coin game device in which a coin placed on the field is pushed out and dropped from the field by a reciprocating pusher (extrusion member) (so-called pusher type coin). Game device). In that case, in addition to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the coin insertion device includes a passage through which the coin placed on the coin guidance device is guided to reach the coin receiving port, and the reached coin rolls toward the field. A configuration may be adopted in which a rolled coin is inserted into the field.

1 is an overall perspective view of a bingo game apparatus 1 to which a coin insertion device 10 of the present invention is applied. It is a principal part expansion perspective view of FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a coin insertion device 10 of the present invention. It is a front view of the coin insertion device 10 of the present invention. It is a top view of the coin insertion device 10 of the present invention. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view cut | disconnected along the VI-VI line of FIG. It is the cross-sectional view cut | disconnected along the VII-VII line of FIG. It is the cross-sectional view cut | disconnected along the VIII-VIII line of FIG. It is principal part expansion front explanatory drawing of FIG. It is principal part expansion front explanatory drawing similar to FIG. 9 of other embodiment. It is a drawing depicting a parabola. It is principal part expansion front explanatory drawing of other embodiment formed so that a bus line may follow the parabola illustrated in FIG. It is principal part expansion front explanatory drawing of other embodiment different from FIG. It is a perspective view of other embodiment. It is a front view of the coin insertion device shown by patent documents 1. It is a front view of the conventional coin insertion device different from FIG. It is a principal part enlarged front view of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Bingo game apparatus, 2 ... Turntable, 3 ... Horizontal board, 4 ... Satellite unit, 5 ... Operation part, 6 ... Display part, 7 ... Coin storage part, 8 ... Support body, 9 ... Rotation display part,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Coin insertion device, 11 ... Base | substrate part, 12 ... Raised part, 13 ... Coin receiving concave curved surface part, 14 ... Guide curved surface part, 15 ... Back side vertical surface part, 16 ... Front side vertical surface part, 17 ... Slit, 18 ... Reinforcing ribs, 19 ... positioning protrusions,
20 ... Installation cylinder, 21 ... Coin support ridge, 22 ... Coin support ridge, 23 ... Coin support ridge, 24 ... Coin, 25 ... Coin, 26 ... Coin,
27 ... Coin support ridge, 28 ... Coin support ridge, 29 ... Coin support ridge,
30 ... Plane, 31 ... Plane, 32 ... Plane,
40 ... coin insertion device, 41 ... base portion, 42 ... raised portion, 43 ... coin receiving concave surface portion, 44 ... guide curved surface portion, 45 ... back side vertical surface portion, 46 ... front side vertical surface portion, 47 ... slit.

Claims (10)

A coin slot and a coin guide path arranged in front of the coin slot;
A configuration in which a plurality of coins are placed on the coin guiding path so that a coin main surface is substantially perpendicular to a coin traveling direction, and the plurality of coins are moved and sequentially inserted into the coin receiving slot. A coin inserter,
The coin guiding path is provided with a plurality of pairs of protrusions extending along the direction of travel of the coin and reaching the coin receptacle,
In the cross section perpendicular to the traveling direction of the coin placed on the coin guiding path, the height of the tip of the ridge increases in the left-right symmetry and in the respective directions from the center to the left and right. And
A coin insertion device, wherein a side surface of a coin placed on the coin guide path is in contact with a tip of a pair of protrusions among the plurality of pairs of protrusions provided symmetrically.   2. The coin insertion device according to claim 1, wherein tip ends of the plurality of pairs of protrusions are located on a concave surface having a parabola that is a minimum at the center as a generatrix. The coin guiding path has a concave curved surface with a curved line as a generating line,
The coin insertion device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of pairs of protrusions are erected on the concave curved surface. A coin slot and a coin guide path arranged in front of the coin slot;
A structure in which a plurality of coins are placed on the coin guide path so that a coin main surface is substantially perpendicular to a coin traveling direction, and the plurality of coins are moved and sequentially inserted into the coin receiving slot. A coin inserter,
The coin guiding path is provided with a plurality of pairs of coin support surfaces extending along the direction of travel of the coin and reaching the coin receiving slot,
The inclination of the coin support surface is symmetrical in the left-right direction in the cross section perpendicular to the advancing direction of the coin placed on the coin guide path, and gradually becomes steep in each direction from the center to the left and right. And
The coin is placed such that the side surface of the coin placed on the coin guide path is in contact with only one pair of the plurality of pairs of symmetrically provided coin support surfaces. vessel.   The coin insertion device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least three pairs of the protrusions are provided and correspond to insertion of at least three types of coins having different diameters.   The coin acceptor according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the coin receptacle is configured by a slit through which at least one coin can fall.   The coin insertion device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the coin guiding path is formed in an upward slope toward the coin receiving slot. A coin slot and a coin guide path arranged in front of the coin slot;
A coin configured to place a plurality of coins on the coin guiding path so that a coin main surface is substantially perpendicular to a coin traveling direction, and to sequentially insert the plurality of coins into the coin receiving slot. A thrower,
The coin guiding device is characterized in that the coin guiding path is formed in an upward slope toward the coin receiving slot. A game device for inserting coins into the coin insertion device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
Coin detection means for detecting the passage of coins inserted into the coin slot of the coin inserter;
Counting means for counting coins based on a detection signal from the detection means;
A computing means for computing a payout rate from the count value by the counting means and the payout value that has been paid out so far;
A game apparatus comprising: coin payout means for paying out coins based on the payout rate calculated by the calculation means. A game device for inserting coins into the coin inserter according to claim 1,
A display unit for displaying game images;
And an operation table on which an operation unit is arranged,
The coin inserter is
The coin movement direction in which a plurality of coins arranged on the coin guide path move is arranged on the operation table so that the direction of the line of sight of the operator viewing the display surface of the display unit is substantially the same. A game device.

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