JP2009125464A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine that senses smoke by smoking and cuts it off by an air curtain. <P>SOLUTION: This game machine 1 includes a housing 1a for opening/closing a front door 1. The front door 2 has a pair of smoke sensors 20a and 20a and an air blower 8. The smoke sensors 20a sense the smoke by smoking. The air blower 8 is actuated when the smoke sensors 20a sense the smoke by the smoking. The air blower 8 sucks air from a pair of suction ports 25L and 25R, blows air flow straps from the air outlets 81a-81d of the front door 2 to form a pair of air curtains for cutting off the smoke by the smoking. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine. In particular, the present invention relates to a gaming machine including an air curtain that blocks smoke from smoking from an adjacent gaming machine.

  In general, a player of a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine sits on a chair and plays a game facing the gaming machine. An air conditioner (air conditioner, hereinafter referred to as an air conditioner) is installed in a store where a large number of gaming machines are installed so that the player can enjoy the game comfortably.

  In such a game store, there is a player who smokes in front of the gaming machine, and therefore, the smoke of cigarettes drifting around the adjacent gaming machine is blown by the air conditioner and may suffer from sidestream smoke. Because of these problems, air curtain partitions are formed between gaming machines to eliminate the passage of tobacco smoke between gaming machines, purify the entire store environment, and create a comfortable gaming atmosphere. An environmental purification device for an amusement store has been invented (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

An environmental purification device for a gaming store according to Patent Document 1 is provided with an air blowing device that forms an air curtain by spraying air obliquely upward between adjacent gaming machines in a store where a large number of gaming machines are arranged. In addition, an air conditioner that sucks and purifies the air blown onto the ceiling is provided.
JP-A-9-66160

  However, the environmental purification device for amusement store according to Patent Document 1 has a problem that a large number of air curtains are always operating (during business hours). Since it is considered that there are relatively few players smoking in front of gaming machines, if the air curtain is activated only for gaming machines with cigarette smoke, many unnecessary air curtains will not operate. It becomes energy and the wind noise that the air curtain operates as a whole in the store can be reduced.

  Furthermore, the environmental purification device for a game store according to Patent Document 1 also has a problem that the air direction by the air curtain is fixed. As disclosed in Patent Document 1, air conditioners installed in a store are not necessarily arranged effectively. If the wind direction by the air curtain can be changed freely, a smoke smoke blocking space can be formed at the discretion of the player. The above can be said to be the subject of the present invention.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and a gaming machine including an air curtain that senses and blocks smoke caused by smoking from an adjacent gaming machine, and a game in which the wind direction of the air curtain is adjustable. The purpose is to provide a machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present inventor has provided a smoke detector above the gaming machine, configured so that the air curtain is activated when the smoke detector senses cigarette smoke, and further the air curtain outlet. It has been found that the above-mentioned problems can be solved by providing a plurality of fins that can adjust the wind direction vertically and horizontally, and based on this, a gaming machine equipped with the following new air curtain has been invented.

  (1) A gaming machine including a casing that opens and closes a front door, wherein the front door detects smoke due to smoking, and an air blowing device that operates when the smoke detector detects smoke due to smoking. And the air blowing device generates a pair of air curtains that blow a belt-like air flow from both wings of the front door to block smoke caused by smoking.

  The gaming machine according to the invention of (1) includes a housing that opens and closes the front door. The front door has a smoke detector and an air blowing device. The smoke detector senses smoke from smoking. The air blowing device is activated when the smoke detector detects smoke from smoking. And an air blowing apparatus produces | generates a pair of air curtain which blocks the smoke by smoking by blowing a strip-shaped airflow from the both wings of a front door.

  Here, as the smoke detector, a commercially available fire alarm sensor may be used, and it is preferable to use a photoelectric spot type smoke detector incorporating a photoelectric smoke sensor for detecting smoke. This photoelectric spot type smoke detector has a pair of light projecting element and light receiving element arranged inside, and flashes every few seconds if smoke from smoking enters between the light projecting element and the light receiving element. The light of the light projecting element is irregularly reflected or blocked by the smoke, so that the smoke is indirectly detected and an alarm signal (sensing signal) is output. The smoke sensitivity (threshold value) at which the smoke detector outputs a detection signal and the accumulation time until the detection signal is output are preferably set appropriately according to the environment.

  The housing may include a control unit that controls the operation of the gaming machine, and outputs a detection signal to the control unit when the smoke sensor detects smoke due to smoking. The air blowing device may include a fan motor that generates an air curtain, and the control unit outputs a driving signal for operating the fan motor when a sensing signal is input.

  And an air blowing apparatus blows off a strip-shaped airflow from the both wings of a front door, and interrupts the smoke by smoking. That is, the air blowing device blows out an air curtain from both wings of the front door and blocks smoke caused by smoking. Here, the smoke due to smoking includes smoke from which mainstream smoke directly sucked by a smoker is blown out, and includes second-stream smoke that is purple smoke rising from a fired portion.

  In this way, the gaming machine according to the invention of (1) detects the smoke of cigarettes with the smoke detector, and the air blowing device generates air curtains on both wings of the gaming machine, so that many unnecessary air curtains are activated. Without saving, it is possible to save energy and reduce wind noise generated by the air curtain as a whole in the store.

  (2) The gaming machine according to (1), wherein the smoke detector is disposed at an upper portion of the front door.

  One smoke detector may be disposed at the upper center of the front door, and may be disposed in a pair at a predetermined distance from the upper portion of the front door, and the number of the smoke detectors is not limited. When two or more smoke detectors are arranged, it is preferable to activate the air blowing device when any one of the smoke detectors detects smoke due to smoking.

  (3) The front door is attached to a pair of air outlets that open into a belt-like rectangle and blows out the air curtain, and is attached to the air outlet so as to be rotatable. The wind direction of the air curtain is changed in the horizontal direction. (1) or (1) characterized in that it has a flat flap and a plurality of flat blades that are attached to the outlet so as to be rotatable and change the wind direction of the air curtain in the vertical direction. 2) The gaming machine described.

  In the gaming machine according to the invention of (3), the front door has a pair of outlets, a flat flap, and a plurality of flat blades. The outlet is opened in a band-like rectangle and can blow out the air curtain. The flap is attached to the outlet so as to be capable of rotating, and the air direction of the air curtain can be changed in the left-right direction. The plurality of blades are attached to the outlet so as to be rotatable, and the air direction of the air curtain can be changed in the vertical direction.

  The flap may project a pair of rotating shafts vertically in the longitudinal direction, and the pair of first rotating shafts are fitted into a pair of first holes provided in the upper and lower inner walls of the outlet, and with respect to the outlet Can be rotated manually. The flap can also close the outlet, and when the pair of flaps are rotated to open, the wind direction of the pair of air curtains spreads outward. When the pair of flaps are rotated so as to close, the wind direction of the pair of air curtains closes inward.

  The plurality of blades may be disposed behind the flap, and each blade may project a pair of second rotating shafts on both wings, and the pair of second rotating shafts are provided on a pair of left and right inner walls of the outlet. It can be fitted into the second hole and manually rotated with respect to the outlet. As will be described later, it is preferable that the plurality of blades rotate in conjunction with each other. The plurality of blades can also block the outlet in conjunction with each other, and when the plurality of blades are rotated in one direction, the air curtain can be directed downward. When the plurality of blades are rotated in the other direction, the air curtain can be directed upward.

  As described above, the gaming machine according to the invention of (3) can freely change the direction of the wind by the air curtain by operating the rotation angle of the pair of flaps and the plurality of blades. A smoke blocking space can be formed.

  (4) The front door includes a pair of suction ports provided below and opening in a substantially circular shape, and the air blowing device includes a pair of blower fan motors that suck air from the pair of suction ports. (3) The gaming machine according to (3), wherein the fan unit has a connection path through which air blown from the blower fan motor communicates with the outlet.

  In the gaming machine according to the invention of (4), the front door has a pair of suction ports. The suction port is provided below the front door and opens in a substantially circular shape. The air blowing device has a pair of substantially cylindrical fan units. The fan unit is provided with a blower fan motor that sucks air from the suction port. The fan unit has a connection path through which air from the blower fan motor communicates with the outlet.

  Here, the suction port may be covered with a cover having a mesh-like lattice on the front surface, and this cover preferably has a structure that is detachably attached by rotating with the fan unit. A filter is preferably disposed between the cover and the blower fan motor, and a configuration in which the filter can be easily pulled out when the cover is removed is preferable.

  For example, the cover may be provided with a pair of flanges that project in opposite directions, and the pair of flanges are inserted into the pair of notches provided in the suction port, and rotated in one direction at a predetermined angle. The cover is fixed. The cover can be removed by rotating in the other direction.

  The cover is preferably formed in a cylindrical shape, and the filter is preferably disposed in a cylindrical shape having a predetermined depth. The filter can be replaced by removing the cover.

  The filter may be integrally configured by a filter having a sparse mesh ventilation hole and a filter having a dense ventilation hole formed of a foam material or the like, and by arranging the sparse filter so as to face the suction port. The effect is that coarse particles such as dust are first removed with a sparse filter and dense particles such as cigarette smoke are then removed with a dense filter.

  The blower fan motor is preferably arranged close to the filter. When a runner (impeller) arranged radially is rotated, the air that has passed through the filter is sucked from the axial direction and swivels in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction. Make a flow and exhaust.

  The blower fan motor may be composed of the runner, a motor that rotates the runner, and a casing that surrounds the runner and discharges the swirling flow. The blower fan motor is connected to a connection path that communicates with the discharge port of the casing. It is good also as a discharge outlet. The fan unit may be a blower fan motor as a main component, and is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape.

  The discharge port and the pair of outlets of the pair of fan units may be connected by a flexible pipe serving as a pair of connection paths. For example, the pipe end of the flexible pipe has a pinch that can be reduced in diameter by the elastic force of a torsion coil spring. It may be connected with a metal fitting, and the flexible pipe can be easily attached and detached. In general, a gaming machine such as a slot machine has a medal selector, a switch, and lamps protruding in the center of the front door, and by connecting the connecting pipe with a synthetic resin flexible pipe, A pair of outlets can be connected.

  In the gaming machine according to the invention of (4), the air blowing device is effectively arranged with good balance inside the front door.

  (5) A link that interconnects end portions so that the plurality of blades rotate in conjunction with each other, and a disk-shaped knob that can be externally operated to rotate directly connected to one of the plurality of blades. And a gaming machine according to (3) or (4).

  The gaming machine according to the invention of (5) is convenient because the wind direction of the air curtain can be changed in the vertical direction by operating a knob from the outside.

  In the gaming machine according to the present invention, the smoke of the cigarette is detected by the smoke detector, and the air blowing device generates air curtains on both wings of the gaming machine, so that many unnecessary air curtains do not operate and energy is saved. The wind noise that operates the air curtain as a whole in the store can be reduced.

  In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention can freely change the direction of the wind by the air curtain by operating the rotation angle of the pair of flaps and the plurality of blades. Can be formed.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective external view showing an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electric circuit for controlling the gaming machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective exploded view of the air blowing device provided in the gaming machine according to the above embodiment, and a housing portion is omitted. FIG. 4 is a perspective exploded view showing a main body case of the air blowing device provided in the gaming machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a main part of the fan unit provided in the gaming machine according to the embodiment.

  First, the configuration of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described. In FIG. 1, a gaming machine 1 is a so-called pachislot machine. The gaming machine 1 is a gaming machine that uses a game medium such as a card that stores information on game value assigned to or given to a player, in addition to coins, medals, game balls, tokens, and the like. In the following description, medals are used.

  In FIG. 1, a gaming machine 1 has a housing 1a, and a front door 2 is attached to the housing 1a so as to be opened and closed. In front of the front door 2, there are formed a panel display portion 2a which is a substantially vertical surface, a liquid crystal display portion 2b used as an image display means for producing an effect by displaying an image, and a fixed display portion 2c (not shown). . In addition, behind the front door 2, three reels 3L, 3C and 3R used as symbol display means on which a plurality of types of symbols necessary for a game are drawn on each outer circumferential surface are arranged in a row in a freely rotatable manner. Is provided. Each of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R rotates at a constant speed (for example, 80 rotations / minute).

  In FIG. 1, a pedestal portion 4 having a substantially horizontal plane is formed below the panel display portion 2a, the liquid crystal display portion 2b, and the fixed display portion 2c. On the right side of the pedestal portion 4, an insertion port 10 for inserting medals is provided. The inserted medals are credited or bet on the game. Further, on the left side of the pedestal portion 4, a 1-BET switch 11, a 2-BET switch 12, and a maximum BET switch 13 for betting credited medals by a pressing operation are arranged.

  The 1-BET switch 11 bets one of the credited medals on the game by a single pressing operation, and the 2-BET switch 12 displays the credited medals by a single pressing operation. Two of them are bet on the game, and the maximum BET switch 13 bets the maximum number of medals that can be bet on one game.

  By operating these BET switches 11 to 13, a predetermined display line is validated. The operation of the BET switches 11 to 13 and the operation of inserting medals into the insertion slot 10 (operation of inserting medals for playing games) are called “BET operations”. In addition, an operation unit 17 is provided above the BET switches 11 to 13. The operation unit 17 is operated to display information such as a game history on the liquid crystal display device.

  In FIG. 1, a C / P switch 14 is provided on the left side of the front portion of the pedestal unit 4 to switch the credit / payout of medals acquired by the player in the game by a push button operation. By switching the C / P switch 14, medals are paid out from the medal payout port 5 a at the lower front, and the paid out medals are stored in the medal receiving portion 5.

  On the right side of the C / P switch 14, a start lever 6 used as a start operation means for rotating the reel by the player's operation and starting the symbol variation display within the symbol display area is within a predetermined angle range. Can be tilted.

  A stop button unit 70 used as stop operation means is provided on the right side of the start lever 6 in the center of the front surface of the pedestal 4. The stop button unit 70 includes three stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R that function as stop operation units that can be pressed by the player to stop the rotation of the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. .

  In the example shown in FIG. 1, one game (unit game) basically starts when the start lever 6 is operated and ends when all the reels 3L, 3C, 3R are stopped. .

  The panel display unit 2a includes a bonus game information display unit, a BET lamp group, a payout display unit, and a credit display unit. The bonus game information display unit is made up of, for example, a 7-segment LED, and displays game information in the bonus. The BET lamp group includes a 1-BET lamp, a 2-BET lamp, and a maximum BET lamp. These lamps depend on the number of medals betted to play one game (hereinafter referred to as “BET number”). Light.

  That is, the 1-BET lamp is turned on when the number of BETs is one. The 2-BET lamp is lit when the number of BETs is two. The maximum BET lamp is lit when the number of BETs is three. The payout display section and the credit display section are each composed of 7-segment LEDs, and display the number of medals paid out and the number of credited medals when a winning is achieved (when a winning combination is established).

  Although not shown, the liquid crystal display unit 2b is divided into a symbol display area, a window frame display area, and an effect display area. The display content of the liquid crystal display unit 2b changes depending on the rotation and stop modes of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R and the operation of a liquid crystal display device (not shown). The symbol display area is provided corresponding to each of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, and displays symbols arranged on the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R and various effects.

  In the symbol display area, a top line, a center line, and a bottom line are provided as display lines in the horizontal direction, and a cross-up line and a cross-down line are provided in an oblique direction. One, three, and five of these display lines are activated when the player depresses the BET switches 11 to 13 or inserts medals into the insertion slot 10, respectively. Which display line is activated is displayed by lighting the BET lamp. The display line is related to the success or failure of the combination.

  The symbol display area is at least when the corresponding reel 3L, 3C, 3R is rotating and when the corresponding stop button 7L, 7C, 7R can be pressed. It becomes a transmissive state so that the symbol can be visually recognized.

  The window frame display area is provided so as to surround each symbol display area, and represents the window frame of the symbol display area disposed in front of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R. The effect display area is an area other than the symbol display area and the window frame display area in the area of the liquid crystal display unit 2b. This effect display area is necessary for the display of an image (for example, a notification lamp) that clearly informs that a bonus can be established, the effect for increasing the interest of the game, and for the player to advance the game advantageously. Display various information.

  The fixed display part 2c is an area in which a predetermined figure, picture or the like is drawn. A single still image or moving image may be displayed by connecting a figure, a picture, or the like drawn on the fixed display unit 2c with an image displayed in the effect display area.

  In addition, a speaker (not shown) is provided in the housing 1a as sound production means for producing sound effects by outputting sound such as sound effects.

  In FIG. 1, an ashtray 18 is provided on the left side of the medal receiving portion 5 below the front door 2, and a player who smokes during a game or the like drops cigarette ash on the ashtray 18. The ashtray 18 is formed with a tobacco receiving groove 18a for temporarily placing the cigarette on the ashtray 18.

  Next, the circuit configuration of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described. In FIG. 2, the circuit of the gaming machine 1 is transmitted from the main control circuit 71 that controls the game processing operation in the gaming machine 1, peripheral devices (actuators) that are electrically connected to the main control circuit 71, and the main control circuit 71. And a sub-control circuit 72 for controlling the liquid crystal display device, the speakers, the LEDs, the lamps and the like based on the control command.

  In FIG. 2, the main control circuit 71 includes a microcomputer 30 disposed on a circuit board as a main component, and is added to a circuit for random number sampling. The microcomputer 30 includes a CPU 31 that performs a control operation according to a preset program, and a ROM 32 and a RAM 33 that are storage means.

  In FIG. 2, a CPU 31 is connected to a clock pulse generation circuit 34 and a frequency divider 35 that generate a reference clock pulse, and a random number generator 36 and a sampling circuit 37 that generate a random number to be sampled. As a means for random number sampling, random number sampling may be executed in the microcomputer 30, that is, on the operation program of the CPU 31. In that case, the random number generator 36 and the sampling circuit 37 can be omitted, or can be left as a backup for the random number sampling operation.

  In the ROM 32 of the microcomputer 30, the reel is stopped according to the operation of a probability lottery table, a stop winning combination determination table, and a stop button used for determination of random number sampling performed every time the start lever 6 is operated (start operation). A stop table group for determining the mode is stored. In addition, various control commands (commands) to be transmitted to the sub control circuit 72 are stored. The sub control circuit 72 does not input commands and information to the main control circuit 71, and communication is performed in one direction from the main control circuit 71 to the sub control circuit 72. The RAM 33 stores various information such as a control program and various tables. For example, information such as an internal winning combination, a carryover combination, and the current gaming state is stored.

  In FIG. 2, the main actuators whose operation is controlled by a control signal from the microcomputer 30 include a BET lamp (1-BET lamp, 2-BET lamp, maximum BET lamp), a bonus game information display section, and a payout display. , A credit display unit, a display unit such as a credit display unit, a hopper (including a drive unit for payout) 40 that stores medals and pays out a predetermined number of medals according to a command from the hopper drive circuit 41, and reels 3L, 3C, and 3R There are stepping motors 49L, 49C, and 49R that rotate the motor.

  Further, a motor drive circuit 39 for driving and controlling the stepping motors 49L, 49C and 49R, a hopper drive circuit 41 for driving and controlling the hopper 40, a lamp drive circuit 45 for driving and controlling a plurality of BET lamps, a bonus game information display unit, a payout A display unit driving circuit 48 for driving and controlling a display unit such as a display unit and a credit display unit is connected to the output unit of the CPU 31. Each of these drive circuits receives a control signal such as a drive command output from the CPU 31 and controls the operation of each actuator.

  The main input signal generating means for generating an input signal necessary for the microcomputer 30 to generate a control command includes a start switch 6S, a reel stop signal circuit 7, a 1-BET switch 11, and a 2-BET switch 12. , A maximum BET switch 13, a C / P switch 14, a medal sensor 10S, a pair of smoke detectors 20a and 20b, a reel position detection circuit 50, and a payout completion signal circuit 51.

  The start switch 6S (game start command means) detects the operation of the start lever 6 and outputs a game start command signal. The medal sensor 10S detects a medal inserted into the insertion slot 10 (see FIG. 1).

  The reel stop signal circuit 7 outputs a stop signal as a stop command signal for instructing stop of the fluctuation of the symbols of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R in response to the pressing operation of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, 7R by the player. 30. More specifically, the reel stop signal circuit 7 includes an A / D converter 7a, and the 16th floor according to the magnitude of the pressing force applied by the player's pressing operation of the stop buttons 7L, 7C, and 7R. It is possible to output a tone signal as a stop signal.

  The reel position detection circuit 50 receives the pulse signal from the reel rotation sensor and supplies a signal for detecting the position of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R to the CPU 31. The payout completion signal circuit 51 generates a signal for detecting completion of the medal payout when the count value of the medal detection unit 40S (the number of medals paid out from the hopper 40) reaches the designated number data.

  In FIG. 2, a random number generator 36 generates random numbers belonging to a certain numerical range. The sampling circuit 37 samples one random number at an appropriate timing after the start lever 6 is operated. By using the random numbers sampled in this way, an internal winning combination is determined based on, for example, a probability lottery table stored in the ROM 32.

  A symbol table (not shown) is stored in the ROM 32 in order to associate the rotational positions of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R as described above with the symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of the reel. In this symbol table, the code numbers sequentially given for each fixed rotation pitch of each of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R with reference to the rotation position at which the reset pulse is generated are provided in correspondence with each code number. A symbol code indicating the displayed symbol is associated with the symbol.

  Furthermore, a symbol combination table (not shown) is stored in the ROM 32. In this symbol combination table, a symbol combination for winning a combination (winning, etc.), a medal payout number for winning, and a winning determination code (establishment determining code) representing the winning (establishment) are associated with each other. The above symbol combination table is used when the left reel 3L, the center reel 3C, and the right reel 3R are controlled to stop, and when winning is confirmed after all the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are stopped (display combination confirmation). Referenced. The display combination (display combination data) is basically a combination (established combination) corresponding to the symbol combination arranged along the effective line. A medal corresponding to the display combination is awarded to the player.

  When an internal winning combination or a stop winning combination is determined by lottery processing (such as probability lottery processing) based on the random number sampling, the CPU 31 stops reels at the timing when the player operates each stop button 7L, 7C, 7R. Based on the stop signal sent from the signal circuit 7 and the determined stop table, a signal for stopping the reels 3L, 3C and 3R is sent to the motor drive circuit 39.

  If it becomes a stop mode (that is, a winning mode) indicating winning of the winning combination, the CPU 31 supplies a payout command signal to the hopper driving circuit 41 and pays out a predetermined number of medals from the hopper 40. At this time, the medal detection unit 40S counts the number of medals to be paid out from the hopper 40, and when the count value reaches a designated number, a medal payout completion signal is input to the CPU 31. Thereby, CPU31 stops the drive of the hopper 40 via the hopper drive circuit 41, and complete | finishes a medal payout process.

  1, the gaming machine 1 configured in this manner has a pair of smoke detectors 20a and 20b and an air blowing device 8 (see FIG. 3). The pair of smoke detectors 20a and 20b is provided above the front door 2, and is attached to the lower surface of the lamp case protruding to the front. That is, the pair of smoke detectors 20 a and 20 b are disposed on the upper portion of the front door 2. The pair of smoke detectors 20a and 20b are spaced apart by a predetermined distance. The pair of smoke detectors 20a and 20b can detect smoke due to smoking.

  1 and 3, the air blowing device 8 is activated when one or both of the pair of smoke detectors 20a and 20b sense smoke due to smoking. And the air blowing apparatus 8 can produce | generate a pair of air curtain which blows off a strip | belt-shaped airflow from the both wings of the front door 2, and interrupts the smoke by smoking.

  Next, the configuration of the air blowing device 8 according to the present invention will be described. In FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, the front door 2 is provided with a pair of outlets 81a and 81b and a pair of outlets 81c and 81d that open into a belt-like rectangle and blow out an air curtain. The pair of outlets 81a and 81b are open to both wings of the waist panel. The pair of outlets 81c and 81d are open to both wings of the panel display unit 2a, the liquid crystal display unit 2b, and the fixed display unit 2c.

  3 or 4, a pair of main body cases 8a and 8b formed in a box shape are attached to the pair of outlets 81a and 81b. Similarly, a pair of main body cases 8c and 8d formed in a box shape are attached to the pair of outlets 81c and 81d. A flat flap 82 is attached to the opening 80 opened in front of the main body cases 8a to 8d so as to be rotatable.

  In FIG. 4, the flap 82 projects a pair of first rotation shafts 82 a and 82 a vertically in the longitudinal direction. The pair of first rotating shafts 82 a and 82 a can be fitted into the pair of first holes 82 b and 82 b provided on the upper and lower inner walls of the opening 80 and can be manually rotated with respect to the opening 80. The flap 82 can also close the outlet, and when the pair of flaps 82 and 82 are rotated to open, the wind direction of the pair of air curtains spreads outward. When the pair of flaps 82 and 82 are rotated so as to be closed, the wind direction of the pair of air curtains closes inward.

  In FIG. 1, the air outlets 81 a to 81 d and the openings 80 of the main body cases 8 a to 8 d are mounted so as to be flush with each other, and the air outlets 81 a to 81 d are operated by rotating the flap 82. The wind direction of the air curtain blown out from the air can be changed to the left and right direction (see FIG. 3 or FIG. 4).

  In FIG. 1, the flap 82 can also block the outlets 81a to 81d. For example, when the pair of flaps 82 and 82 are rotated so as to open, the wind direction of the pair of air curtains spreads outward. When the pair of flaps 82 and 82 are rotated so as to be closed, the wind direction of the pair of air curtains closes inward.

  3 or 4, a plurality of flat blades 83 are disposed behind the flap 82. Each blade 83 projects a pair of second rotating shafts 83a and 83a on both blades. The pair of second rotating shafts 83 a and 83 a can be fitted into a pair of second holes 83 b and 83 b provided in the left and right inner walls of the opening 80 and can be manually rotated with respect to the opening 80.

  As will be described later, the plurality of blades 83 can rotate in conjunction with each other. The plurality of blades 83 can also block the opening 80 in conjunction with each other. When the plurality of blades 83 are rotated in one direction, the wind direction of the air curtain can be directed downward. When the plurality of blades 83 are rotated in the other direction, the air curtain can be directed upward.

  In FIG. 4, each of the main body cases 8a to 8d has a link 84 that connects the ends of the blades 83 so that the plurality of blades 83 rotate in conjunction with each other. One second rotation shaft 83a protrudes from each of the main body cases 8a to 8d, and a disk-shaped knob 85 is directly connected to the second rotation shaft 83a.

  In FIG. 1, a part of the arc of the knob 85 protrudes in the vicinity of each of the outlets 81a to 81d, and the wind direction of the air curtain can be changed in the vertical direction by operating the knob 85 from the outside.

  3 or 4, each main body case 8a to 8d contains a pipe 86 with both pipe ends closed. Each pipe 86 has a connection port 86a extending from each main body case 8a to 8d. The pipe 86 is provided with a plurality of through holes 86b that open toward the opening 80, and an air curtain can be generated from the plurality of through holes 86b by blowing air from the connection port 86a.

  In FIG. 3, the air blowing device 8 includes a pair of substantially cylindrical fan units 30f and 30f. Below the front door 2, a pair of suction ports 25L and 25R are opened. The pair of suction ports 25L and 25R are opened in a substantially circular shape.

  In FIG. 3, a pair of substantially cylindrical fan units 30f and 30f are provided with a pair of blower fan motors 29L and 29R for sucking air from the suction ports 25L and 25R. And each fan unit 30f * 30f has a pair of flexible pipe 33p * 33p used as the connection path where the ventilation from a pair of blower fan motor 29L * 29R is connected to each blower outlet 81a-81d.

  In FIG. 3, each suction port 25L / 25R is formed with a pair of notches 26/26 facing each other at an angular interval of 180 degrees. On the other hand, the covers 13L and 13R (see FIG. 1) covering the pair of suction ports 25L and 25R are formed in a cylindrical shape and have a mesh-like lattice on the front surface thereof. Further, the covers 13L and 13R are formed with a pair of flange portions 27 and 27 that protrude in opposite directions with an angular interval of 180 degrees.

  Accordingly, when the pair of suction ports 25L and 25R are covered with the covers 13L and 13R, respectively, the pair of cutout portions 26 and 26 and the pair of flange portions 27 and 27 are associated with each other, and the cutout portion 26 is connected to the flange portion 27. When the covers 13L and 13R are rotated in one direction by a predetermined angle after the insertion, the covers 13L and 13R are held on the front door 2 by the pair of flange portions 27 and 27.

  Further, in FIG. 3, if the covers 13L and 13R are rotated in the other direction to the positions where the pair of flange portions 27 and 27 and the pair of notches 26 and 26 correspond, the covers 13L and 13R are removed from the front door 2. It can be easily removed (see FIG. 5).

  In FIG. 3 or FIG. 5, the filter 28 is arrange | positioned at each of a pair of suction opening 25L * 25R. The filter 28 is configured integrally with a filter having a mesh-like ventilation hole and a filter having a dense ventilation hole formed of a foam material or the like, and the sparse filter is positioned on the front side.

  As described above, since the covers 13L and 13R can be attached to and detached from the front door 2, the filter 28 can be easily replaced from the front side. In addition, the filter 28 is integrally formed of a filter having a sparse mesh ventilation hole and a filter having a dense ventilation hole formed of a foam material or the like, and the sparse filter has a pair of suction ports 25L and 25R. Arranging so as to face each other has an effect that coarse particles such as dust are first removed by a sparse filter, and dense particles such as cigarette smoke are then removed by a dense filter.

  3 or 5, a pair of blower fan motors 29L and 29R are disposed on the housing 1a side at the pair of suction ports 25L and 25R. The pair of filters 28 and 28 and the blower fan motors 29L and 29R constitute a pair of cylindrical fan units 30f and 30f.

  Next, attachment of the pair of blower fan motors 29L and 29R to the front door 2 will be described. In the following, attachment of the blower fan motor 29R will be described, but the blower fan motor 29L is also attached in the same manner.

  In FIG. 5, the blower fan motor 29R includes a runner 291, a motor 292 that rotates the runner 291, and a substantially cylindrical casing 293 that surrounds the runner 291 and discharges a swirling flow. And the casing 293 has opened the discharge port 32q.

  In FIG. 5, the front door 2 includes a front panel 211 and a rear panel 212. The front panel 211 and the rear panel 212 are arranged at a predetermined interval. The aforementioned suction port 25R is formed in the front panel 211. Opposite to the suction port 25R, an opening is formed in the rear panel 212, and the suction port 25R and the opening are connected in a sealed state by a cylindrical connecting member 213. That is, the cylindrical connecting member 213 is disposed between the front panel 211 and the rear panel 212, and the suction port 25R and the opening are communicated in a sealed state by the connecting member 213.

  In FIG. 5, a blower fan motor 29 </ b> R is attached to the rear panel 212 by a flange 34 f formed in the casing 293 in association with the opening. The discharge port 32q of the blower fan motor 29R is directed upward. Then, one end of the flexible pipe 33p is connected to the discharge port 32q (see FIG. 3).

  In FIG. 3, a square joint part 33a is attached to one pipe end of the flexible pipe 33p in accordance with the shape of the discharge port 32q of the blower fan motors 29L and 29R, and the flexible pipe 33p is attached by the joint part 33a. It is connected to the discharge port 32q.

  In FIG. 3, the connection port 33b is branched in the middle of the flexible pipe 33p, and the pair of connection ports 33b and 33b are connected to the connection ports 86a and 86a of the pair of body cases 8a and 8b (see FIG. 4). Further, a connection port 33c is opened at the other pipe end of the flexible pipe 33p, and the pair of connection ports 33c and 33c are connected to the connection ports 86a and 86a of the pair of body cases 8c and 8d (see FIG. 4). ).

  In FIG. 3, the connection ports 33b and 33c of the flexible pipe 33p are connected by a pinch fitting 231 that can be reduced in diameter by the elastic force of a torsion coil spring. If the pinch metal fitting 231 is used, the flexible pipe 33p can be easily attached and detached. Here, the flexible pipe 33p is preferably a flexible flexible tube.

  In general, a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachislot machine has a medal selector, a switch or a lamp protruding in the center of the front door 2 and is flexible by connecting a connecting pipe with a flexible pipe 33p made of synthetic resin. A pair of discharge port 32q * 32q and a pair of connection port 86a * 86a can be connected (refer FIG. 3).

  Thus, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, the air blowing device 8 is effectively arranged in a balanced manner inside the front door 2.

  Next, the operation of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described. In FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, the smoke detector 20a may be a commercially available fire alarm sensor, preferably a photoelectric spot type smoke detector incorporating a photoelectric smoke sensor for detecting smoke. The smoke detector 20a indirectly detects smoke and outputs an alarm signal (sensing signal). The smoke sensitivity (threshold value) at which the smoke detector 20a outputs a detection signal and the accumulation time until the detection signal is output are preferably set appropriately according to the environment.

  In FIG. 1, when the smoke detector 20a detects smoke due to smoking, it outputs a detection signal to the main control circuit 71 (see FIG. 2). The air blowing device 8 includes a pair of blower fan motors 29R and 29L for generating an air curtain, and the main control circuit 71 operates the pair of blower fan motors 29R and 29L when a sensing signal is input. The drive signal is output to the motor drive circuit 29c (see FIG. 2).

  In FIG. 3, when the pair of blower fan motors 29R and 29L are operated, air is sucked from the pair of suction ports 25L and 25R, and the strips from the outlets 81a to 81d are passed through the pair of flexible pipes 33p and 33p. The airflow is blown out to block smoke from smoking. That is, the air blowing device 8 blows out an air curtain from both wings of the front door 2 and blocks smoke caused by smoking.

  Here, blocking smoke from smoking includes the meaning of blocking smoke from smoking from adjacent gaming machines and defending sidestream smoke, blocking smoke from smoking to adjacent gaming machines, and The meaning that does not cause trouble is included.

  As described above, the gaming machine according to the present invention is configured so that the air curtain is operated only for the gaming machine in which the smoke of cigarettes drifts. As a whole, it is possible to reduce wind noise generated by the air curtain.

  In addition, the gaming machine according to the present invention can freely change the direction of the wind by the air curtain by manipulating the rotation angle of the flap 82 and the plurality of blades 83, and the smoke smoke blocking space is determined by the player's judgment. It can be formed (see FIG. 4).

  Furthermore, the gaming machine according to the present invention is convenient because the wind direction of the air curtain can be changed in the vertical direction by operating the knob 85 from the outside (see FIG. 1).

1 is a perspective external view showing an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the electric circuit which controls the game machine by the said embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an air blowing device provided in the gaming machine according to the embodiment, with a housing portion omitted. It is a perspective exploded view which shows the main body case of the air blowing apparatus with which the game machine by the said embodiment is equipped. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the fan unit with which the game machine by the said embodiment is equipped.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 1a Case 2 Front door 8 Air blowing device 20a / 20b Smoke detector

Claims (5)

A gaming machine comprising a housing that opens and closes a front door,
The front door has a smoke detector that detects smoke from smoking, and an air blowing device that operates when the smoke detector detects smoke from smoke.
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the air blowing device generates a pair of air curtains that blow a band-like air flow from both wings of the front door to block smoke caused by smoking.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the smoke detector is disposed on an upper portion of the front door.   The front door is a flat plate that opens in a belt-like rectangle and blows out the air curtain, and is mounted so as to be rotatable with respect to the blowout port, and changes the air direction of the air curtain in the left-right direction. The game according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a flap and a plurality of flat blades that are attached to the outlet so as to be rotatable and change the wind direction of the air curtain in the vertical direction. Machine. The front door has a pair of suction ports provided below and opening in a substantially circular shape,
The air blowing device has a pair of substantially cylindrical fan units provided with a pair of blower fan motors for sucking air from the pair of suction ports,
4. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the fan unit has a connection path through which air from the blower fan motor communicates with the outlet.   A link that interconnects end portions so that the plurality of blades rotate in conjunction with each other, and an externally operable disk-shaped knob that is directly connected to one of the plurality of blades and rotates. The gaming machine according to claim 3, wherein the gaming machine is provided.

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