JP2007089802A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine where a player can transfer medals smoothly from a medal tray to a medal storage box while preventing a labor concerned with installation of the game machine from becoming complicated. <P>SOLUTION: In the game machine placed on a base higher than a height of a chair for the player installed in a game saloon, an installing space in which a medal storage box can be installed is secured between a medal tray and the base under a medal tray arranged in front of a casing. At the bottom surface of the medal tray, an opening through which the medals can pass is formed and an opening and closing means for opening and closing the opening according to operation by the player is provided. At a position higher than the bottom surface in a casing, an installing plate where a hopper for outputting the medals to the medal tray is provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachislot gaming device or a slot machine in which medals, coins or the like are used.

Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a pachislot gaming device or a slot machine, when medals are collected in a medal tray installed on the front surface of the housing, it is necessary to take out the medal from the medal tray and move it to the medal storage box, which is troublesome. There was a problem. As a conventional gaming machine, for example, there is a gaming machine configured such that a part of the bottom surface of a medal tray can be opened and closed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Since the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1 is installed on a base (board) constituting the gaming machine island through a mounting base as a spacer, a medal storage box is placed between the medal tray and the base. Installation space is secured. Therefore, the player can smoothly move medals from the medal tray to the medal storage box by installing the medal storage box in the installation space and opening a part of the bottom surface of the medal tray.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-230065 (FIG. 2)

However, in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, if the mounting base is installed on the base that forms the gaming machine island, and the gaming machine is not installed on the mounting base, the installation space for the medal storage box Therefore, there is a problem that the labor involved in installing the gaming machine becomes complicated.
Further, when the gaming machine is installed through the mounting base, the stability is impaired, and the gaming machine may fall over. However, when a fixture or the like is used in order to ensure stability, there is a problem that the trouble associated with installing the gaming machine becomes troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object thereof is to prevent a player from placing a medal smoothly from a medal tray into a medal storage box while preventing the trouble of installing a gaming machine from being complicated. It is to provide a gaming machine that can be transferred.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following.
(1) A gaming machine placed on a base that is higher than the height of a player's chair installed in a game hall,
Below the medal tray provided in front of the housing, a space for installing a medal storage box is secured between the medal tray and the base, and a medal is passed through the bottom surface of the medal tray. And an opening / closing means for opening and closing the opening according to the player's operation. A hopper for paying out medals to the medal tray is installed at a position higher than the bottom surface in the housing. A gaming machine characterized in that an installation board is provided.

According to the invention of (1), an installation space where a medal storage box can be installed between the medal and the base is secured below the medal tray, and an opening is formed on the bottom surface of the medal tray. Opening and closing means for opening and closing the opening in accordance with the player's operation is provided. Therefore, the player can smoothly move medals from the medal tray to the medal storage box by installing the medal storage box in the installation space and operating the opening / closing means. In addition, an installation space where a medal storage value can be installed between the medal tray and the base is secured below the medal tray, so it is necessary to install a gaming machine on the base via a spacer such as a mounting base. No game machine can be installed directly on the base. Therefore, it is possible to prevent troubles related to installing the gaming machine from becoming complicated.

In addition, an installation plate is provided at a position higher than the bottom surface in the housing, and a hopper is installed on the installation plate. Therefore, even if the medal tray is high, medals can be paid out smoothly from the hopper to the medal tray. It becomes possible. Therefore, for example, it is not necessary to install a transport device or the like in the housing for transporting the medals paid out from the hopper upward and then paying them out to the medal tray.

Furthermore, the present invention provides the following.
(2) The gaming machine of (1) above,
The hopper includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of medals, and a payout device that pays out medals stored in the storage unit to the medal tray.
The installation plate is provided such that a medal outlet of the payout device is disposed at a position higher than the medal tray.

According to the invention of (2), since the installation plate is provided so that the medal outlet of the payout device is positioned higher than the medal tray, the smooth medal according to the gravity from the hopper to the medal tray Payment can be realized.

Furthermore, the present invention provides the following.
(3) The gaming machine of (1) or (2) above,
A storage space capable of storing the medal storage box is provided between the bottom surface in the housing and the installation plate.

According to the invention of (3), since the medal storage box can be stored in the storage space provided between the bottom surface of the housing and the installation plate, the medal storage box is taken out from the storage space. This makes it possible to quickly install the medal storage box in the installation space, which is excellent in convenience.

According to the present invention, it is possible for a player to smoothly move a medal from a medal tray to a medal storage box while preventing troublesome work related to installing a gaming machine.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following, a case where the present invention is applied to a pachislot gaming device will be described as a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a pachislot gaming device.
This pachislot gaming apparatus 1 uses medals. However, medals in the present invention are concepts including coins, tokens, and the like used in the same way as medals.

The housing 10 forming the entire pachislot gaming device 1 has an opening 10a (not shown) on the front surface, and the housing 10 can be opened and closed to the housing 10 so as to cover the opening. The door body 2 supported by is provided. A liquid crystal display device 5 is installed at the front center of the door body 2.

A transparent display window 23 is provided on the upper side of the liquid crystal display device 5 so that the back of the display window 23 is visible. Three rotary reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are provided behind the display window 23. Each of the three rotating reels 3L, 3C, 3R has identification information such as a plurality of symbols displayed on its outer peripheral surface, and is provided in a horizontal row so as to be rotatable. The identification information of each rotary reel 3L, 3C, 3R is visible from the front through the display window 23.
Speakers 21 </ b> L and 21 </ b> R are installed on the left and right sides of the display window 23.

A medal slot 22 is provided on the right side of the liquid crystal display device 5. Further, a pedestal portion 12 having a horizontal plane is formed below the liquid crystal display device 5, and a 1-BET switch 11 and a maximum BET switch 13 are provided on the left side of the pedestal portion 12. A start lever 6 for rotating the rotary reels 3L, 3C, 3R by a player's operation is rotatably attached to the left side of the front surface of the pedestal portion 12 within a predetermined angle range. Three stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R for stopping the rotation of the three rotary reels 3L, 3R, and 3C are provided at the center of the front surface portion of the pedestal portion 12, respectively.

A waist panel 24 on which characters and the like are drawn is provided below the pedestal portion 12, and a medal payout opening 15 is provided below the waist panel 24. A medal tray 30 is provided below the medal payout opening 15 and in front of the housing 10.

An opening 31 is formed in the bottom surface 33 of the medal tray 30, and an opening / closing plate 34 integrally provided with an operation piece 32 is provided in the opening 31. The operation piece 32 is located at a predetermined location on the front surface of the medal tray 30. The opening / closing plate 34 is provided so as to reciprocate in the left-right direction (the arrow direction indicated by a thick line in the figure), and when the operation piece 32 is operated, the opening / closing plate 34 moves rightward or leftward. When the opening / closing plate 34 moves to the left, the opening 31 is closed, and when the opening / closing plate 34 moves to the right, the opening 31 is opened. The opening / closing plate 34 and the operation piece 32 function as opening / closing means for opening / closing the opening 31 in accordance with the player's operation. In the present invention, the opening / closing means is not particularly limited as long as it opens and closes the opening according to the player's operation, and conventionally known means can be employed.

A lower door 35 is provided below the medal tray 30. The lower door 35 can be opened and closed with the lower side as an axis. The lower door 35 may be provided with a locking device. An ashtray 25 is provided on the left side of the lower door 35.

An installation space 38 in which the medal storage box 50 can be installed is secured below the medal tray 30 and in front of the lower door 35. Accordingly, the player installs the medal storage box 50 in the installation space 38 and operates the operation piece 32 to move the opening / closing plate 34 in the right direction so that the opening 31 is opened. The medal can be smoothly transferred to the medal storage box 50.

FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing a state in which the pachislot gaming apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is installed on the base.
The base 90 includes a top plate 91 and a protection plate 92. The pachislot gaming apparatus 1 is installed immediately above the top plate 91. A chair 94 is installed in front of the protection plate 92. The chair 94 is installed in a game hall (not shown) such as a so-called pachinko hall. As shown in FIG. 2, the height H of the base 90 is higher than the height h of the chair 94. In the present invention, the height of the base means the height of the upper surface of the top board on which the gaming machine is installed, and the height of the chair means the height of the upper surface of the seating portion of the chair. When the pachislot gaming device 1 is placed on the base 90, an installation space 38 is secured between the medal tray 30 and the base 90 (top plate 91).

FIG. 3 is a front view schematically showing a state in which the door body of the pachislot gaming apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is opened.
The housing 10 has an opening 10a on the front surface, and the housing 10 is provided with a door 2 that can be opened and closed via a hinge (not shown). Three rotary reels 3 (3L, 3C, 3R) are installed on the upper side in the housing 10, and display windows 23 are formed at positions corresponding to the rotary reel 3 in the door body 2. A liquid crystal display device 5 is provided below the display window 23. A control board 70 is provided below the rotary reel 3.

In the vicinity of the liquid crystal display device 5, a medal detector 60 for detecting a medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 22 is provided, and a chute 61 is connected to the medal detector 60.
The medal detector 60 is connected to a cancel chute 62 that extends downward, and the lower portion of the cancel chute 62 is connected to the medal payout opening 15. Further, a medal passage hole 63 is formed in the cancel chute 62.

When the medal detector 60 detects what is inserted from the medal insertion slot 22 and it is a regular medal, the medal detector 60 distributes the medal to the shoot 61. The medals distributed to the chute 61 enter the accommodating portion 51 of the hopper 50.
On the other hand, if the foreign object is not a regular medal (for example, a medal or garbage from another store), it is distributed to the cancel chute 62. The foreign matter distributed to the cancel chute 62 is discharged from the medal payout opening 15 to the outside of the machine.

An installation plate 54 is provided in the housing 10 at a position higher than the bottom surface 10 b in the housing 10, and a hopper 50 is installed on the installation plate 54. The hopper 50 includes a storage unit 51 that stores a plurality of medals, and a payout device 52 that pays out medals stored in the storage unit 51 from the medal outlet 53 to the medal tray 30. The medal outlet 53 of the payout device 52 is disposed at a position higher than the medal tray 30, and the medal paid out from the medal outlet 53 enters the cancel chute 62 through the medal passage hole 63, and the medal payout opening 15. To the medal tray 30.

In the pachislot gaming device 1, the installation plate 54 is provided so that the medal outlet 53 of the payout device 52 is positioned higher than the medal tray 30, so that it follows the gravity from the hopper 50 to the medal tray 30. It becomes possible to realize a smooth payout of medals.

A storage space 39 in which the medal storage box 50 can be stored is provided between the bottom surface 10 b in the housing 10 and the installation plate 54. If the medal storage box 50 is stored in the storage space 39 in advance, when the medal storage box 50 becomes necessary, the player can quickly install the medal storage box 50 by taking the medal storage box from the storage space 39 to the front. It is possible to install the medal storage box 50 at the same time, which is excellent in convenience. In addition to the medal storage box 50, for example, the player's belongings and the like may be stored in the installation space 39. In this case, it is desirable that the lower door 35 can be locked like a so-called coin locker. This is because it is possible to leave the seat for purchase of cigarettes and drinks, toilets and the like while storing personal belongings and the like, which is excellent in convenience.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but only specific examples are illustrated, and the present invention is not particularly limited. The specific configuration of each unit and the like can be appropriately changed. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a pachislot gaming device according to the present invention. It is a front view which shows typically a mode that the pachislot gaming device shown in FIG. 1 was installed in the base. It is a front view which shows typically the state which opened the door body of the pachislot gaming device shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachislot gaming device 2 Door 3 (3L, 3C, 3R) Rotating reel 10 Housing 10a (Housing) opening 10b Bottom surface (inside housing) Medal payout port 21 (21L, 21R) Speaker 22 Medal insertion port 23 Display window 24 Waist panel 30 Medal tray 32 Operation piece 34 Opening and closing plate 35 Lower door 38 Installation space 39 Storage space 50 Hopper 51 Storage unit 52 Dispensing device 53 Medal outlet 54 Installation plate

Claims (3)

A gaming machine placed on a base that is higher than the height of a player's chair installed in a game hall,
Below the medal tray provided in front of the housing, an installation space is secured for installing a medal storage box between the medal tray and the base, and the medal tray passes through the bottom surface of the medal tray. And an opening / closing means for opening and closing the opening in accordance with a player's operation, and a hopper for paying out medals to the medal tray is installed at a position higher than the bottom surface in the housing. A gaming machine characterized in that an installation board is provided. The hopper includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of medals, and a payout device that pays out medals stored in the storage unit to the medal tray.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the installation plate is provided such that a medal outlet of the payout device is disposed at a position higher than the medal tray. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a storage space capable of storing the medal storage box is provided between a bottom surface in the housing and the installation plate.

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