JP2008061873A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a player to hold an object other than cigarette butts possessed by the player without providing a new space other than a space for an ashtray. <P>SOLUTION: The ashtray 25 is composed of an ashtray body 30 and an accessory component 31. The ashtray body 30 is provided with a cigarette butt storing section 33 where cigarette butts are stored and an accessory component installing section 34 on a second surface 34a side opposite to a first surface that is approximately parallel with an installed surface where the cigarette butt storing section 33 is installed. The accessory component 31 is incorporated into the accessory component installing section 34. A holder ring 37 that stores and holds a can 38 inside a ring is provided on the top section of the accessory component 31. An ashtray holding mechanism 26 is composed of a pair of holding members 45, 46. The pair of holding members 45, 46 holds the ashtray 25 at either a position where the cigarette butt storing section 33 is used or a position where the holder ring 37 is used. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine installed in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  Amusement halls such as pachinko parlors are equipped with gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines, and the player selects a gaming machine for executing a game from these gaming machines and plays the game. . Among the players who play games in such a gaming machine, there are players who play games while smoking cigarettes, so an ashtray is provided in advance in pachinko machines and slot machines. However, when such an ashtray is used, the surface of the ashtray is often melted and deformed by cigarettes, and it is soiled by the cigarette butts. For example, in distribution after replacing with a new gaming machine, the ashtray is replaced. It is necessary to take action. For this reason, in an amusement arcade, in many cases, an ashtray installed in a gaming machine is not used by previously installing an ashtray in an island facility.

  On the other hand, a player who plays a game may, for example, drink a drink or operate a mobile phone in addition to smoking during the game. For example, when playing a game while drinking a drink, there are many places where a beverage container containing a drink is placed, and the player needs to interrupt the game or play the game in an unintended posture, for example. is there. In addition, when using a mobile phone, the mobile phone may be taken in and out each time it is used, and a space for placing the mobile phone is required. For this reason, some players have a beverage container or a portable telephone set in an ashtray, but the ashtray is not shaped to place such objects. In the case of drinks, drinks spill on the floor of the game hall when the beverage container is knocked down. In the case of a mobile phone, the mobile phone is dropped on the floor of the game hall and the mobile phone is damaged. It is not preferable for a player.

For example, some gaming machines have been proposed in which an article holder is provided in an ashtray so that a cigarette case or a portable telephone can be held (Patent Document 1 or the like). In addition to this, while providing a can receiving portion on the bottom surface of the ashtray, the bottom surface of the ashtray is configured to be flush with the top surface of the holding member that holds the ashtray, and the bottom surface of the ashtray and the top surface of the holding member are the same surface. If the can is placed on a flat surface that is formed on the top surface of the can receiving portion and the holding member and holds a part of the peripheral edge of the can adjacent to the can receiving portion, Proposals have been made to prevent falling (Patent Document 2 etc.)
JP 2004-20800 A JP 2004-290463 A

  However, regarding the invention of the above-mentioned patent document, in addition to the ashtray, in the case of Patent Document 1, a space for attaching the article holder must be newly allocated around the ashtray. Moreover, in the case of patent document 2, the can is hold | maintained, without providing a space newly by utilizing the ashtray bottom face. However, in order to hold the can, a part for holding a part of the peripheral edge of the can must be formed on the upper surface of the holding member. Moreover, the invention of Patent Document 2 is not suitable for holding things other than cans.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine provided with an ashtray that can hold a thing other than a cigarette but also owned by a player without providing a new space other than the space of the ashtray. To do.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a gaming machine including an ashtray provided with a cigarette storage part for storing a cigarette butt, and a gaming machine main body in which the ashtray is rotatably assembled. An ashtray main body provided with the cigarette storage part, and a property storage part that is detachably assembled to a guide part provided on the ashtray main body and stores and holds an object other than the cigarette but owned by the player. And a holding mechanism for holding the ashtray at any one of a position where the cigarette storage part is used and a position where the property storage part is used.

  2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when the ashtray main body is in a position where the property storage unit is used, the assembled accessory cannot be detached from the ashtray main body.

  It is preferable that the possession storage unit is provided with connection means for electrically connecting a portable phone owned by a player and the gaming machine main body.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to hold an object other than a cigarette but owned by a player without newly providing a space other than the space of the ashtray. Moreover, the space of the ashtray that is not used can be effectively used for a player who does not smoke. In addition, the accessory can be changed flexibly in accordance with the type of thing owned by the player.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In FIG. 1, the external appearance of the pachinko machine 2 is shown. In the pachinko machine 2, two front doors 7 including an upper door 5 and a lower door 6 are rotatable with respect to the main body member 4 on a main body member 4 that is rotatably assembled with respect to the fixed frame 3. Thus, it consists of the structure assembled | attached via the hinge part (illustration omitted).

  An opening 5 a is provided at the center of the upper door 5, and the opening 5 a is shielded by a light-transmitting member such as glass assembled on the back side of the upper door 5. When the upper door 5 is closed, the game area 10 can be visually recognized through the opening 5a.

  In the game area 10, a center accessory 11 is provided in addition to obstacle nails and windmills (both not shown). In the center of the center accessory 11, a symbol display device 12 composed of a liquid crystal display device is exposed. In addition to the winning devices such as the start chucker 15 and the winning chucker 16, the game area 10 is provided with a movable winning device called an attacker 17. The game balls that do not win the winning device are collected by the outro 18. Since these winning devices are well known, the details are omitted here.

  The lower door 6 is provided with a receiving tray 20 and an operation handle 21. In addition to receiving the game ball supplied at the start of the game, the receiving tray 20 receives a payout port 22 when the game ball flowing down the game area 10 wins one of the winning devices in the game area 10. A game ball as a prize ball to be paid out is received. The operation handle 21 is operated when playing a game, and the output value of a launch volume (not shown) provided therein changes in response to the operation of the operation handle 21. In response, the launch strength of the game ball changes.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, an ashtray 25 and an ashtray holding mechanism 26 for holding the ashtray are provided on the side of the receiving tray 20, and a lock device 27 is provided substantially below the ashtray holding mechanism 26. Yes. The ashtray 25 includes a substantially square block-shaped ashtray main body 30 and an accessory 31 that is detachable from the ashtray main body 30.

  The ashtray main body 30 includes a cigarette storage part 33, an accessory part installation part (guide part) 34 on the second surface 34a side opposite to the first surface 33a substantially parallel to the installation surface on which the cigarette storage part 33 is provided, A locking portion 35 is provided that extends in a direction orthogonal to the first surface 33a and is located at the front end of the first surface 33a. Further, on both side surfaces of the ashtray main body 30, rotary shafts 30a and 30b project.

  The cigarette storage part 33 is a rectangular recess having an upper surface opened and accommodates the cigarette butt. The accessory installation part 34 is a substantially U-shaped fitting formed by a cross section that is recessed so that the notch of the second surface 34a of the ashtray main body 30 and the opening part where the rear side of the back side is opened are continuous. The recess is formed in accordance with the shape of the accessory main body 36. When the ashtray 25 is to be pulled out to the near side, the locking portion 35 abuts on a locking piece 57 of the locking device 27 described later and restricts the ashtray 25 from being pulled out. An arcuate groove 35a for temporarily holding the cigarette smoked by the player is formed in the approximate center of the locking portion 35.

  The accessory part 31 includes an accessory part body 36 and a holder ring 37 provided on the upper surface of the accessory part body 36. The accessory part main body 36 is a substantially U-shaped member that is slidably inserted from the back side to the front side of the ashtray main body 30 so as to fit into the fitting recess of the accessory part installation part 34. The holder ring 37 stores and holds the can 38 by inserting it into the ring. The accessory part 31 is assembled to the accessory part installation part 34 of the ashtray body 30 through a through hole 39 provided in the lower door 6. The through hole 39 is formed such that the opening 40 (see FIG. 4) on the front side of the lower door is smaller than the opening 41 (see FIG. 4) on the back side. The size of the opening 40 is approximately equal to the size of the accessory part 31 or slightly larger than the size of the accessory part 31. The lid 43 is formed according to the shape of the through hole 39 so that the through hole 39 can be closed from the back side of the lower door 6.

  The ashtray holding mechanism 26 includes a pair of columnar holding members 45 and 46. The pair of holding members 45 and 46 are provided so as to protrude forward from the lower door 6. L-shaped grooves 47 and 48 are formed on opposing surfaces of the pair of columnar holding members 45 and 46. The L-shaped groove 47 includes a vertical groove 47 a extending in the vertical direction and a horizontal groove 47 b extending in the front-rear direction, and the L-shaped groove 48 includes a vertical groove 48 a and a horizontal groove 48 b similar to the L-shaped groove 47. The ashtray main body 30 is attached to and detached from the ashtray holding mechanism 26 by inserting the rotary shafts 30a and 30b provided on the left and right side surfaces of the ashtray main body 30 into the L-shaped grooves 47 and 48 or taking them out from the L-shaped grooves 47 and 48. Is possible. When the ashtray main body 30 is not attached or detached, portions of the vertical grooves 47a and 48a above the portions intersecting the horizontal grooves 47b and 48b are closed by the cover pieces 50 and 51. In order to insert or take out these cover pieces 50 and 51, extraction holes 47c and 48c are formed in the longitudinal grooves 47a and 48a.

  The lock device 27 includes a cylindrical key cylinder 54 and a cylinder portion 55 provided in the key cylinder 54. The key cylinder 54 is attached through a through hole (not shown) formed in the lower door 6 so that the front end portion protrudes forward. The locking piece 57 is provided at the front end portion of the cylinder portion 55, and is exposed to the outside of the key cylinder 54 via a slide groove 54 a formed at the front end portion of the key cylinder 54. The slide groove 54a allows the locking piece 57 to move between a restriction position in an upright state with respect to the lower door 6 and a release position that is turned 90 ° counterclockwise from the restriction position and falls down. Is formed. When the locking piece 57 is in the restricting position, the locking portion 35 of the ashtray main body 30 is locked by the locking piece 57.

  A key hole (not shown) that allows the key 60 to be inserted is provided on the rear surface of the cylinder portion 55. The cylinder part 55 permits the rotation of the key 60 only when the inserted key 60 is a regular one. In conjunction with the rotation of the key 60, the cylinder portion 55 and the locking piece 57 attached to the cylinder portion 55 also rotate. By inserting the key 60 into the keyhole and rotating it 90 ° counterclockwise, the locking piece 57 can be rotated from the restriction position toward the release position (C direction in FIG. 2). Conversely, by rotating the key 60 clockwise by 90 °, the locking piece 57 can be rotated from the release position toward the restriction position (D direction in FIG. 2).

  Next, a method for assembling the accessory part 31 to the accessory part installation unit 34 of the ashtray body 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. Here, a screw hole for the screw 62 is formed on a surface 39a parallel to the lower door 6 among the surfaces forming the through holes 39 and a surface 43a joined to face the surface 39a among the front surfaces of the lid 43. 63 and a through hole 64 are formed. The method for removing the accessory part 31 from the accessory part installation unit 34 is the same as the assembling method and will not be described.

  First, the locking piece 57 is moved to the release position using the key 60. After that, with the accessory installation part 34 as the upper surface, the rotation shafts 30a and 30b of the ashtray body 30 are positioned at the rear end of the lateral grooves 47b and 48b of the L-shaped grooves 47 and 48, respectively. 4A, the screw 62 is removed from the screw hole 63 and the through hole 64, and the lid 43 is removed from the through hole 39. Using the key 60, the locking piece 57 is moved to the restricted position. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, the accessory part 31 is assembled to the accessory part installation part 34 through the through hole 39. Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, the lid 43 is fitted into the through hole 39 and the screw 62 is inserted into the screw hole 63 and the through hole 64. Note that the locking piece 57 and the locking portion 35 of the ashtray main body 30 can be used when the ashtray 25 is to be pulled out toward the front side (E direction in FIG. 4) by positioning the locking piece 57 at the restriction position. Comes into contact with each other, and the drawer of the ashtray 25 is restricted. This prevents the accessory part 31 from being taken out by mischief or the like. Even if the accessory part 31 is not assembled through the through hole 39, the ashtray 25 may be rotated by assembling the accessory part 31 in the state shown in FIG. Further, when the rotating shafts 30a and 30b of the ashtray body 30 are inserted into the L-shaped grooves 47 and 48 with the accessory part installation portion 34 as the lower surface, the rotating shafts 30a and 30b are connected to the front ends of the lateral grooves 47b and 48b. After rotating to 180 ° and rotating 180 ° to bring the accessory part installation portion 34 to the upper surface, the rotary shafts 30a and 30b are slid along the horizontal grooves 47b and 48b to the back end.

  Next, a method of moving the ashtray 25 from a position where the accessory part installation unit 34 is on the upper surface to a position where the cigarette storage unit 33 is used will be described with reference to FIGS. The accessory part 31 has been removed from the accessory part installation unit 34 in advance. Since the method for moving the ashtray 25 from the position where the cigarette storage part 33 is used to the position where the accessory part installation part 34 is on the upper surface is the same, the description is omitted.

  First, the rotation shafts 30a and 30b of the ashtray body 30 are inserted into the L-shaped grooves 47 and 48 so that the accessory mounting portion 34 is on the upper surface, and the rear side of the lateral grooves 47b and 48b of the L-shaped grooves 47 and 48 is inserted. Located at the end. Cover pieces 50 and 51 are inserted into the L-shaped grooves 47 and 48. Then, as shown in FIG. 5A, the locking piece 57 is moved to the release position using the key 60. By pulling the ashtray 25 forward (direction F in FIG. 5), the rotary shafts 30a and 30b move from the back end to the front end of the lateral grooves 47b and 48b of the L-shaped grooves 47 and 48. Thereby, the ashtray 25 can be rotated. Then, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), the ashtray 25 is rotated so that the accessory installation part 34 faces downward (G direction in FIG. 5). Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (C), by pushing the ashtray 25 (in the H direction in FIG. 5), the rotary shafts 30a and 30b are moved to the back end portions of the lateral grooves 47b and 48b. Thereby, the ashtray 25 moves to a position where the cigarette storage part 33 is used. In addition, about the rotation direction of the ashtray 25, a clockwise direction (K direction in FIG. 5) may be sufficient.

  As shown in FIG. 6, instead of the accessory part 31 for storing and holding the can 38, an accessory part 71 for storing and holding the mobile phone 70 may be assembled to the accessory part installation unit 34. The accessory part 71 charges the mobile phone 70 and provides various information to the mobile phone 70 when the mobile phone 70 is stored and held.

  The accessory part 71 is substantially U-shaped with the same shape as the accessory part body 36, and a portable storage part 71 a for storing and holding the mobile phone 70 is formed on the upper part. The portable storage portion 71a is a rectangular recess having an upper surface opened. A contact 73 is provided on the bottom surface of the mobile storage portion 71 a at a position corresponding to the contact 70 a of the mobile phone 70. An insertion port 75 into which a later-described connector 83 (see FIG. 7) is inserted is provided on the rear side surface of the accessory part 71. The insertion port 75 and the contact 73 are connected by a wiring 76 (see FIG. 7).

  As shown in FIG. 7, a power supply device 80 and a game control device 81 are installed on the back side of the lower door 6. A wiring 82 extends from the power supply device 80 and the game control device 81. A connector 83 is attached to the tip of the wiring 82. In addition, an insertion hole 87 for inserting the connector 83 into the insertion port 75 of the accessory 71 is formed in the lid 85 that closes the through hole 39 of the lower door 6. The lid 85 is the same as the lid 43 except that the insertion port 87 is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the mobile phone 70 is placed on the mobile storage portion 71 a with the connector 83 inserted into the insertion port 75, the contact 70 a and the contact 73 come into contact with each other, and the power supply device 80. Power or various information from the game control device 81 is sent to the mobile phone 70 via the wiring 82.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the second embodiment of the present invention uses a box-shaped accessory 90 instead of the substantially U-shaped accessory. The ashtray main body 92 of the ashtray 91 includes a cigarette storage part 93 and an accessory part installation part (guide part) 94 on the surface opposite to the surface on which the cigarette storage part 93 is provided. The cigarette storage part 93 is a rectangular recessed part, and accommodates a cigarette butt.

  The accessory part installation portion 94 is notched corresponding to the shape of the accessory part 90, and has a concave shape with an upper surface and a front side opened. Guide pieces 95 and 96 are provided on the left and right side surfaces of the accessory installation unit 94 in a direction from the front opening of the accessory installation unit 94 toward the back. Further, a locking piece 98 slidable in the vertical direction on the front surface of the ashtray main body 92 is attached to the approximate center of the ashtray main body 92 so as to protrude from the front corner of the accessory installation portion 94. The locking piece 98 is urged by a spring (not shown) provided in the ashtray main body in a direction (N direction in FIG. 7) that protrudes from a corner on the near side of the accessory installation portion 94. The locking piece 98 locks the accessory part 90 when the accessory part 90 is assembled to the accessory part installation part 94. Here, the same reference numerals are assigned to the holding members. Moreover, since the through-hole 39 like 1st Embodiment is not formed in a lower door, another code | symbol 100 different from 1st Embodiment is attached | subjected.

  On the other hand, on both the left and right side surfaces of the accessory 90, insertion grooves 101 and 102 are provided at positions corresponding to the guide pieces 95 and 96 of the accessory installation part 94. Further, a can housing portion 90 a for housing and holding the can 104 is formed on the upper surface of the accessory 90. The can housing portion 90a is a cylindrical recess having an upper surface opened. In addition, although the guide piece was provided in the accessory installation part and the insertion groove was provided in the accessory, conversely, the insertion groove may be provided in the accessory installation part and the guide piece may be provided in the accessory.

  When assembling the accessory part 90 to the accessory part installation part 94, first, the locking piece 98 is pushed down to a position where it is retracted from the front corner of the accessory part installation part 94 (M direction in FIG. 7). With the locking piece 98 pushed down, the guide pieces 95 and 96 of the attachment part 94 are inserted into the insertion grooves 101 and 102 of the attachment part 90. After inserting the accessory part 90 to the back of the accessory part installation part 94, the pushing down of the locking piece 98 is released, and the locking piece 98 is returned to the position protruding from the front corner of the accessory part installation part 94 ( In the N direction in FIG. 7, the accessory 90 is locked to the accessory installation part 94. Thereby, the accessory component 90 is assembled to the accessory component installation unit 94.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the pair of holding members are provided directly on the lower door. However, the pair of holding members are provided on a separate member from the lower door, and the separate member is provided. You may attach to a lower door. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, a pair of holding members 108 and 109 are provided on a mounting plate 107 separate from the lower door 100. An adhesive tape 110 is attached to the mounting plate 107 on the surface opposite to the surface on which the pair of holding members 108 and 109 are provided. The adhesive tape 110 is a double-sided tape, and the attachment plate 107 is attached to the lower door 100 by adhering a surface opposite to the surface attached to the attachment plate 107 to the attachment area 100a of the lower door 100. If necessary, it is possible to remove not only the ashtray 91 but also the pair of holding members 108 and 109 by removing the adhesive tape 110 from the lower door 100 and removing the mounting plate 107. Thereby, the removed part can be used effectively. In addition, the attachment method of the lower door 100 and the attachment plate 107 is not limited to the adhesive tape 110, and may be a known method such as screwing.

  In the first embodiment, the can is stored in a holder ring and the mobile phone is stored and held in a rectangular recess having an upper surface opened. In the second embodiment, the can is formed in a cylindrical recess having an upper surface opened. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any shape or component that can store and hold a can or a mobile phone may be used.

  In the first embodiment, the holder ring or the portable storage unit is provided in an accessory part separate from the ashtray body, and the can storage part is provided in an accessory part separate from the ashtray body in the second embodiment. You may provide a can storage part or a portable storage part directly in an ashtray main body. Further, in the first embodiment, the accessory part is assembled to the accessory part installation part provided on the surface opposite to the surface on which the cigarette housing part is provided. May be assembled to the ashtray body. Further, in the second embodiment, the accessory part installation part is provided on the remaining surface other than the surface on which the cigarette storage part is provided and the surface opposite to the surface, and the accessory part is assembled to the accessory part installation part. Also good.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the accessory part is not limited to one that can store and hold a can or a mobile phone, but can store and hold an object owned by a player other than a can or a mobile phone. Is preferred. Therefore, it is preferable to arrange a plurality of types of accessory parts corresponding to the shape of the thing owned by the player.

  In addition, in 1st Embodiment and 2nd Embodiment, although the accessory part which accommodates and hold | maintains a can or a mobile telephone was assembled | attached with respect to the ashtray main body provided with the cigarette storage part, conversely, the drink holder which accommodates and holds a can You may assemble | attach the accessory provided with the cigarette storage part etc. with respect to the main body or the portable holder main body which accommodates and hold | maintains a mobile telephone.

It is a perspective view which shows a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which shows the ashtray and the ashtray holding mechanism in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the accessory with which the holder ring in 1st Embodiment was attached. It is sectional drawing which shows the assembly | attachment of the accessory to the accessory installation part in 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the movement of the ashtray in 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the accessory provided with the portable storage part in 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the periphery of the portable storage part of the accessory in 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing when the mobile telephone in 1st Embodiment is mounted in a mobile storage part. It is a perspective view which shows the accessory provided with the can accommodating part in 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment plate in which a pair of holding member in 2nd Embodiment was provided.

Explanation of symbols

2 Pachinko machines (game machines)
25 Ashtray 26 Ashtray holding mechanism (holding mechanism)
30 Ashtray body 31 Accessory part 33 Butt shell storage part 34 Accessory part installation part (guide part)
41 Holder ring (property storage)
45, 46 A pair of holding members (holding mechanism)
71 Accessory 71a Mobile storage (property storage)
73 Contact (connection means)
75 outlet (connecting means)
76 Wiring (connecting means)
90 Accessory 90a Can storage (property storage)
91 Ashtray 94 accessory installation section (guide section)
95, 96 Guide pieces 101, 102 Insertion grooves 108, 109 A pair of holding members (holding mechanisms)

Claims (3)

In a gaming machine comprising an ashtray provided with a cigarette storage part for storing a cigarette butt, and a gaming machine main body in which the ashtray is rotatably assembled,
The ashtray includes an ashtray main body provided with the cigarette storage part;
It is detachably assembled to the guide portion provided in the ashtray body, and is composed of an accessory part including an possession storage unit that stores and holds an item other than the butts and owned by the player,
A gaming machine comprising a holding mechanism for holding the ashtray at any one of a position where the cigarette storage part is used and a position where the property storage part is used.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein when the ashtray main body is in a position where the property storage unit is used, the assembled accessory cannot be detached from the ashtray main body.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the possession storage unit is provided with connection means for electrically connecting a portable phone owned by a player and the gaming machine main body.

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