JP2009160299A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of preventing a foreign matter such as a wire from being inserted from a recovery hole opened on the bottom surface of a game machine body to the inside of the game machine body. <P>SOLUTION: An auxiliary tank 50 has a lid body 52 freely turnably supported inside a tank body 51 and capable of being selectively disposed at an opening position at which it opens an opening hole 53 opened on the bottom wall part 101 of the tank body 51 or a closing position at which it closes the opening hole 53. The game machine body has such a configuration that a sensor rod 19B is oppositely disposed on the opening side of the lid body 52 when the auxiliary tank 50 whose lid body 52 is disposed at the closing position is mounted inside the game machine body. Thus, when inserting a hand or an implement or the like from the outside to the recovery hole 2F and turning the lid body 52 to the opening side, the lid body 52 is abutted on the sensor rod 19B and the turning to the opening side of the lid body 52 is restrained. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

  Patent Document 1 shows a gaming machine having an auxiliary tank that can handle both automatic collection and manual collection of gaming media overflowing from a hopper in the gaming machine.

  On the bottom surface of the gaming machine main body, a collection hole for enabling automatic collection of gaming media is formed in advance, and the outside communicates with the inside of the gaming machine main body.

  When the gaming machine is installed in an island facility of a game hall and the island facility is equipped with an automatic collection device for game media, the collection means of the automatic collection device is arranged continuously below the collection hole. Installed.

  The auxiliary tank is formed intermittently on the bottom wall of the auxiliary tank with cutouts penetrating in the thickness direction so as to surround the portion where the opening hole is to be formed, leaving a plurality of connection ribs. An opening hole can be formed by cutting the connecting rib.

  The conventional auxiliary tank is used as it is in an island facility that manually collects game media, and is used with an opening hole formed in the bottom wall of the auxiliary tank in an island facility that automatically collects game media.

  The opening hole of the auxiliary tank communicates with the recovery hole on the bottom surface of the gaming machine main body with the auxiliary tank set in the gaming machine main body. Then, the game media overflowing from the hopper and collected in the auxiliary tank can be discharged from the auxiliary tank through the opening hole, and can be supplied to the automatic collection device through the collection hole of the gaming machine main body. ing.

JP 2005-323750 A

  However, in the case of the technique described in Patent Document 1, since a recovery hole for automatic recovery is formed in advance on the bottom surface of the gaming machine body, there is no possibility that the recovery hole is exposed in the installed state. For example, in the state of a single gaming machine, such as before the gaming machine is installed on the island facility or removed from the island facility for relocation as a used machine, the recovery hole of the gaming machine body may be exposed. .

  Therefore, when an opening hole is already formed in the bottom wall of the auxiliary tank for automatic collection, the outside and the inside of the gaming machine main body communicate with each other through the collection hole of the housing and the opening hole of the auxiliary tank. A foreign object such as a wire is inserted into the inside of the gaming machine body from the outside, the front door is unlocked from inside the gaming machine body, the front door is opened, and the control board of the gaming machine is illegally modified. There is a possibility that an illegal act such as replacement with a control board that has been made or a change in a winning set value may be performed.

  Moreover, in the technique described in the cited document 1, even in the state before the opening hole is formed in the bottom wall portion of the auxiliary tank, the wire is inserted through the cut portion and various illegal acts as described above. In such a case, there is no trace of inserting the wire, and it is difficult to find fraud.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent foreign matter from being inserted into the gaming machine body from the collection hole for automatic collection that opens in the bottom surface of the gaming machine body. It is to provide a game machine that can be used.

  In the gaming machine 1 according to the first aspect of the present invention for solving the above-described problem, the lid 52 is movably supported inside the tank body 51 having an upper part opened and an opening hole 53 formed in the lower part. The auxiliary tank 50 in which the lid 52 can be selectively placed in either one of the closed position for closing 53 and the open position for opening the opening hole 53, and the gaming machine main body with the lid 52 placed in the open position 4, the coin overflowing from the hopper 15 flows into the auxiliary tank 50 from above the auxiliary tank 50 and communicates with the opening hole 53 and the opening hole 53 to open to the bottom plate 2 </ b> B of the gaming machine body 4. In the gaming machine 1 in which coins are passed through the coin collecting hole 2F to be discharged below the gaming machine main body 4, the auxiliary tank 50 is mounted in the gaming machine main body 4 with the lid 52 placed in the closed position. If the lid 52 is opened To be disposed opposite, the lid movement regulating means 19B for restricting the movement to the open side of the cover 52 by the contact between the lid 52, characterized in that it comprises a 19C.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the auxiliary tank 50 is mounted in the gaming machine main body 4 with the lid body 52 disposed at the closed position, the lid body movement restricting means 19B, 19C opens the lid body 52. The cover 52 is disposed so as to face the side, and the contact of the lid 52 with the lid 52 restricts the movement of the lid 52 toward the open side.

  Accordingly, the coin recovery hole 2F of the bottom plate 2B of the gaming machine main body 4 is made into a state of the gaming machine 1 alone, for example, before the gaming machine 1 is installed, or removed from the island facility for relocation as a used machine. When the auxiliary tank 50 is mounted in the gaming machine main body 4 with the lid 52 placed in the closed position in the exposed state, a hand, an instrument, or the like is inserted from the coin recovery hole 2F, and the lid 52 is When the cover body 52 is urged in the direction of moving from the closed position to the open side, the cover body 52 is brought into contact with the cover body rotation restricting means 19B and 19C to restrict the movement of the cover body 52 to the open side, It is possible to prevent the hole 53 from being opened. Therefore, foreign objects such as wires and special tools can be prevented from being inserted into the gaming machine main body 4 from the coin collecting hole 2F opened in the bottom plate 2B of the gaming machine main body 4, and various kinds of objects using such foreign substances can be used. Cheating can be prevented in advance.

  In the gaming machine 1 according to the second aspect of the present invention, the lid body 52 is rotatably supported inside the tank body 51 in which the upper part is opened and the opening hole 53 is formed in the lower part, and the opening hole 53 is closed. An auxiliary tank 50 capable of selectively placing the lid 52 in either the closed position or the opening position where the opening hole 53 is opened is mounted in the gaming machine body 4 with the lid 52 placed in the open position. When the coin overflowing from the hopper 15 is caused to flow into the auxiliary tank 50 from above the auxiliary tank 50, the coin collecting hole that opens to the bottom plate 2B of the gaming machine body 4 through the opening hole 53 and the opening hole 53 is provided. In the gaming machine 1 in which coins are passed through 2F and discharged below the gaming machine main body 4, when the auxiliary tank 50 is mounted in the gaming machine main body 4 with the lid 52 placed in the closed position, the lid Placed against the open side of the body 52 , Lid rotation restricting means 19B for restricting the rotation of the open side of the cover 52 by the contact between the lid 52, characterized in that it comprises a 19C.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the auxiliary tank 50 is mounted in the gaming machine main body 4 with the lid body 52 disposed at the closed position, the lid body rotation restricting means 19B, 19C It arrange | positions facing the open side, and rotation to the open side of the cover body 52 is controlled by contact | abutting with the cover body 52. FIG.

  Accordingly, the coin recovery hole 2F of the bottom plate 2B of the gaming machine main body 4 is made into a state of the gaming machine 1 alone, for example, before the gaming machine 1 is installed, or removed from the island facility for relocation as a used machine. When the auxiliary tank 50 is mounted in the gaming machine main body 4 with the lid 52 placed in the closed position in the exposed state, a hand, an instrument, or the like is inserted from the coin recovery hole 2F, and the lid 52 is When the cover body 52 is biased in the direction to rotate from the closed position to the open side, the cover body 52 is brought into contact with the cover body rotation restricting means 19B to restrict the rotation of the cover body 52 toward the open side, It is possible to prevent the hole 53 from being opened. Therefore, foreign matter such as a wire or a special tool can be prevented from being inserted into the gaming machine main body 4 from the coin collecting hole 2F opened in the bottom plate 2B of the gaming machine main body 4, and various kinds of objects using such foreign matter can be used. Cheating can be prevented in advance.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine 1 according to the second aspect, the tank body 51 of the auxiliary tank 50 is covered with the cover 52 in contact with the cover rotation restricting means 19B. A flange 61 is provided so as to be interposed between the body 52 and the inner surface of the tank body 51.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the opening gap formed between the lid body 52 and the inner surface of the tank body 51 with the lid body 52 in contact with the lid body rotation restricting means 19B, The part 61 can be interposed. Therefore, it is difficult to insert foreign objects such as wires and special tools into the gaming machine body 4 from the opening gap, and various illegal acts using such foreign objects can be prevented.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine 1 according to the second or third aspect, in the tank main body 51 of the auxiliary tank 50, the lid body 52 contacts the lid body rotation regulating means 19B from the closed position. A curved portion 62 whose section is curved in a substantially arc shape along the trajectory of the lid body 52 is provided.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the lid body 52 is rotated from the closed position toward the open side, the lid body 52 is opposed to the curved portion 62 so that the lid body 52 and the tank body 51 are The opening gap formed between the inner surface and the inner surface can be prevented from gradually expanding. Therefore, it is difficult to insert foreign objects such as wires and special tools into the gaming machine body 4 from the opening gap, and various illegal acts using such foreign objects can be prevented. In addition, the cross-sectional shape of the curved portion 62 is not limited to a strict arc, and it is only necessary to make it difficult to insert foreign objects into the gaming machine main body 4 through the opening gap. Also included are substantially arc-shaped ones such as those arranged continuously.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine 1 according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, the lid body rotation regulating means 19B, 19C has the auxiliary tank 50 mounted in the gaming machine main body 4. In this case, it is characterized by being constituted by sensor rods 19B and 19C of coin storage state detecting means which are inserted inward of the tank body 51 and detect the storage state of coins in the auxiliary tank 50.

  The invention according to claim 5 shows an example of a specific configuration of the lid body rotation restricting means 19B, 19C. According to this, the lid body rotation restricting means 19B, 19C is an auxiliary tank. 50 is inserted into the tank main body 51 when the game machine main body 4 is mounted, and is constituted by sensor bars 19B and 19C of coin storage state detecting means for detecting the storage state of coins in the auxiliary tank 50. Yes.

  Therefore, the sensor rods 19B and 19C of the coin storage state detection means for detecting the coin storage state in the tank main body 51 can be used as the lid body rotation restricting means, and space saving is achieved without increasing the number of parts. The lid rotation restricting means 19B, 19C capable of being configured can be configured.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine 1 according to the fifth aspect, the gaming machine main body 4 has a box-shaped housing 2 whose front part is opened, and the auxiliary tank 50 is composed of the housing 2. The sensor insertion hole 162 is opened in the rear wall portion 103 of the tank body 51 facing the back plate 2C of the housing 2 in the mounted state from the front of the housing 2, and the sensor rods 19B and 19C are The base end is supported by the back plate 2C of the housing 2, extends from the back plate 2C of the housing 2 toward the front of the housing 2, and is inserted into the sensor insertion hole 162 when the auxiliary tank 50 is attached. It has the structure by which the front-end | tip part 73 is arrange | positioned inside the tank main body 51, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The invention described in claim 6 shows an example of a specific configuration of the invention described in the above-mentioned claim, and according to this, the auxiliary tank 50 is disposed by placing the lid 52 in the closed position. When the sensor rods 19B and 19C are mounted on the inner side of the housing 2, the tip ends of the sensor rods 19B and 19C are arranged at the inner side of the tank body 51 and facing the open side of the lid body 52, and contact with the lid body 52 Thus, the rotation of the lid 52 toward the open side can be restricted.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine 1 according to the sixth aspect, the auxiliary tank 50 is removed by disposing the lid body 52 at a preset tilt angle position between the open position and the closed position. The lid 52 can be detached from the tank body 51 by releasing the support of the lid body 52 from the tank body 51 when moved in the direction, and the sensor rods 19B and 19C close the lid body 52. When the lid body 52 is rotated from the position to the open side, the lid body 52 comes into contact with the lid body 52 at an inclination angle position closer to the closing side than an inclination angle position of the lid body 52 that can be removed from the tank body 51. It is characterized by that.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the auxiliary tank 50 is attached to the gaming machine body 4 and the lid body 52 is rotated from the closed position to the open side, the lid body 52 is detached from the tank body 51. The lid 52 abuts on the sensor rods 19B and 19C at an inclination angle position closer to the closing side than a possible inclination angle position.

  Accordingly, when the lid body 52 is urged to the open side while the auxiliary tank 50 is attached to the gaming machine main body 4, the lid body 52 is brought into contact with the sensor rods 19B and 19C and rotated to the open side. In addition, the lid body 52 can be prevented from being disposed at an inclined angle position where it can be removed from the tank body 51.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the lid 52 from being removed from the tank main body 51 and the opening hole 53 from being opened. For example, the wire 52 is inserted into the main body 4 from the coin recovery hole 2F of the housing 2 through the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50. It is possible to prevent foreign objects such as a special tool and the like from being inserted, and to prevent various illegal acts using such foreign objects.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine 1 according to the sixth or seventh aspect, the sensor rod 19C has a sensor usage posture in which the distal end portion 73 is positioned at a height position equal to or higher than the height position of the proximal end portion 71. It is characterized in that it is supported so as to be selectively switchable to either one of a state and a rotation restricting posture state in which the distal end portion 73 is positioned below the base end portion 71.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the auxiliary tank 50 having the lid 52 disposed at the closed position is mounted on the inside of the housing 2 and the sensor rod 19C is in the rotation restricted posture state, the sensor The distal end portion 73 of the bar 19C can be disposed below the height position of the proximal end portion, and can be disposed opposite to the position closer to the upper surface 201a of the lid body 52.

  Therefore, the opening angle at which the lid 52 is rotated to the open side can be reduced without lowering the height position at which the base end portion 71 is supported by the back plate 2C of the housing 2, and the lid 52 And the opening gap formed between the tank body 51 and the inner surface of the tank body 51 can be narrowed. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent foreign objects such as wires and special tools from being inserted through the opening gap, and it is possible to prevent various illegal acts using such foreign objects.

  On the other hand, when the sensor rod 19C is in the sensor use posture state, the tip end portion 73 of the sensor rod 19C is disposed at a height position suitable for detecting the coin storage state inside the tank body 51. Can do.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the gaming machine 1 according to claim 8, wherein the sensor is provided on the back plate 2C of the housing 2 by inserting the base end portion 71 of the sensor rod 19C in the sensor use posture state. It has a socket 70 that supports the rod 19C in the sensor use posture state, and supports the sensor rod 19C in the rotation restricted posture state by inserting the base end portion 71 of the sensor rod 19C in the rotation restricted posture state. To do.

  According to the ninth aspect of the invention, by inserting the base end portion 71 of the sensor rod 19C into the socket 70 in the sensor use posture state, the sensor rod 19C is supported in the sensor use posture state, and in the rotation restricting posture state. By inserting the base end portion 71 of the sensor rod 19C into the socket 70, the sensor rod 19C can be supported in the rotation restricted posture state. Therefore, the posture state of the sensor bar 19C can be easily switched according to the usage state of the sensor bar 19C, and the rotation of the lid body 52 and the release thereof can be easily performed.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine 1 according to any one of the first to ninth aspects, the gaming machine main body 4 includes a box-shaped housing 2 having a front portion opened, and a housing 2. When the front door 3 that opens and closes the front portion of the front door 3 and the auxiliary tank 50 is attached to the inside of the housing 2 and the front door 3 is closed, the auxiliary tank 50 in the gaming machine main body 4 comes into contact with the tank main body 51. Auxiliary tank movement restricting means for restricting forward / backward / left / right and up / down movements.

  According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, when the auxiliary tank 50 is attached to the inside of the housing 2 and the front door 3 is closed, the auxiliary tank movement restricting means comes into contact with the tank main body 51 and the gaming machine main body 4 Since the movement of the auxiliary tank 50 in the front, back, left, right, and up and down is restricted, the position of the auxiliary tank 50 in the gaming machine body 4 is moved by inserting a hand or a device from the recovery hole 2F of the gaming machine body 4. It is possible to prevent a gap from being formed between the auxiliary tank 50 and the gaming machine body 4. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent foreign matters such as wires and special tools from being inserted through the gap, and to prevent various illegal acts using such foreign matters.

  According to the present invention, in a situation where the coin recovery hole of the bottom plate of the gaming machine main body is exposed as a single gaming machine, the auxiliary tank is mounted in the gaming machine main body with the lid disposed at the closed position. By placing, the movement of the lid to the open side can be restricted, and the opening hole can be prevented from being opened. Therefore, foreign objects such as wires and special tools can be prevented from being inserted into the gaming machine main body from the coin collecting hole opened in the bottom plate of the gaming machine main body, and various illegal acts using such foreign substances can be prevented. Can be prevented.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front door 3 of the slot machine 1 is closed, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front door 3 of the slot machine 1 is opened, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 1 has a main body (game machine main body) 4 having a substantially rectangular shape in front view, which includes a housing 2 and a front door 3.

  The front door 3 is configured by mounting various devices such as a start lever 26 and a selector 9 on a substantially flat frame 20. The frame 20 has an inclined portion 20A inclined so as to protrude toward the near side as it moves downward from the upper end portion of the frame 20 to the substantially central portion in the height direction, and protrudes toward the near side from the lower end of the inclined portion 20A. A protrusion 20B extending at a predetermined height across the left and right sides, and a hanging part 20C that hangs down from the protrusion 20B to the lower end of the frame 20 at a position retracted further back than the protrusion 20B.

  The frame 20 is attached with a plurality of upper and lower portions at the left end connected to the housing 2 by hinges 5 (see FIG. 2) so that the front portion of the housing 2 can be easily opened and closed. At the right end of the frame 20, the locking device 6 that closes the front door 3 with respect to the housing 2 and locks it, and the locking state by the locking device 6 is released to open the front door 3. The key cylinder 7 is provided.

  On the front surface of the front door 3, there are a production unit 3A, a display unit 3B, an operation unit 3C, a decoration unit 3D, and a payout unit 3E so as to be arranged in order from top to bottom by devices attached to the frame 20. Is formed.

  The production unit 3A has a production device 21 that produces an effect for the player using light, sound, and video. The stage device 21 is attached to the inclined portion 20A of the frame 20, and is arranged on the left and right sides of the upper lamp 21a that falls and blinks as the game progresses, and at the lower position of the upper lamp 21a. And a pair of speakers 21b-1 and 21b-2 that generate etc., and a liquid crystal display 21c that is disposed between the pair of speakers 21b-1 and 21b-2 and displays various information such as images and videos. Have.

  The display unit 3B has a display panel 22 that indicates a gaming state to the player. The display panel 22 is fitted and attached to a rectangular opening that opens to the inclined portion 20 </ b> A of the frame 20. A display window 22a is integrally formed of a transparent or translucent material at a substantially central position of the display panel 22, so that the inner reels 11a to 11c of the housing 2 can be visually recognized from the display window 22a. It has become.

  In the operation unit 3C, a bet button 23 and a coin insertion slot 24 are provided on the upper surface portion 20Ba of the projecting portion 20B that projects in a planar shape from the lower end of the display panel 22 toward the front side. Then, the adjustment button 25, the start lever 26 for instructing the rotation start of the rotary reels 11a to 11c, and the rotary reel to the front face 20Bb of the protruding portion 20B that is bent at the front end of the upper surface 20Ba and hangs down. Each operation means such as a stop button 27 for supporting the rotation stop of 11a to 11c is arranged in a horizontal row. A cover member 28 that covers the periphery of each operation means is attached to the front surface portion 20Bb of the protruding portion 20B. The cover member 28 has a band plate shape extending in the left and right directions in front of the protruding portion 20 </ b> B of the frame 20.

  The decoration unit 3D includes a decoration panel 40 that displays a model name, a character related to a game, and the like. The decoration panel 40 is illuminated by light emitted from a light source P of an illumination device provided on the back side of the decoration panel 40 so that the decoration stands out. The lighting device includes a cold cathode tube as the light source P, and extends to the left and right of the front door 3 between the display section 42 of the decorative panel 40 and the hanging portion 20C of the frame 20 as shown in FIG. Both ends are supported by the frame 20. The light source P radiates light in a radial manner upon receiving power.

  The decorative panel 40 includes a protective cover 41 and a light reducing means 44. The protective cover 41 includes a display unit 42 that extends up and down in front of the hanging portion 20C of the frame 20, and a counter unit that is bent at the lower end of the display unit 42 and extends rearward and that faces the coin tray 33. 43 is integrally formed, and is constituted by a light-transmitting member such as a hard synthetic resin material such as transparent or translucent plastic or acrylic.

  The light reducing means 44 covers at least a part of the facing portion 43 of the protective cover 41 and has a configuration for dimming light emitted from the light source P toward the coin tray 33. A light-shielding plate 45 that shields light emitted from the light source P toward the coin tray 33, and an opening 46 that opens to the light-shielding plate 45 and passes light emitted from the light source P toward the coin tray 33. And a transmitted light adjusting unit 47 that is detachably attached to the opening 46 and transmits light passing through the opening 46 to change the light quantity, color, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the opening 46 is provided at a position where the light irradiated from the light source P passes and illuminates the coin tray 33. The size of the opening 46 is set to a size that allows light of a light amount that is necessary for illuminating the inside of the coin tray 33 from the light source P and is not dazzling to the player.

  Therefore, the light emitted from the light source P can be attenuated by the light reducing means 44 to adjust the amount of light applied to the coin tray 33, and the coin tray 33 can be illuminated with an appropriate amount of light. It is not too dazzling for the player, and the presence / absence confirmation of the coin on the coin tray 33 can be easily confirmed, and forgetting to remove the coin on the coin tray 33 can be prevented.

  In particular, in order to reinforce the strength of the bottom plate portion 33A of the coin tray 33, a metal plate member is laid on the bottom surface of the bottom plate portion 33A so that light from above is easily reflected. By dimming to an appropriate amount of light by the light means 44, it is possible to effectively prevent the player from feeling dazzling.

  And since the display part 42 and the opposing part 43 of the protective cover 41 are integrally formed, it is not necessary to open the protective cover 41 with an opening for transmitting light. Therefore, there is no possibility that a bar-like foreign material such as a wire will be inserted through the protective cover 41, and illegal acts such as illegally changing the setting state of the slot machine 1 can be effectively prevented.

  The payout unit 3E includes a coin payout exit 31, effect speakers 32L and 32R, a coin tray 33, and the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the coin payout opening 31 is formed at an approximately central position in the left-right direction of the frame 20, and the downstream end of the discharge passage 8 (see FIG. 2) is connected and connected. The production speakers 32L and 32R are attached to the frame 20 of the front door 3 so as to be located on both sides of the coin payout opening 31 in the left-right direction.

  The coin tray 33 is attached to the frame 20 via a coin tray mounting plate 30. The coin tray mounting plate 30 is made of a single flat metal plate, is attached so as to overlap the hanging portion 20C of the frame 20, extends over the left and right sides of the front door 3, and The front surfaces of the production speakers 32L and 32R are covered.

  A coin outlet 30a is formed in the center of the coin tray mounting plate 30 so as to correspond to the position of the coin payout outlet 31 of the frame 20 so that coins can be discharged from the coin payout outlet 31 to the coin tray 33. It has become. In addition, a plurality of small holes 30b are formed in a mesh shape corresponding to the positions of the production speakers 32L and 32R on both the left and right sides of the coin tray mounting plate 30 so that voices from the production speakers 32L and 32R can be heard on the front surface. It is emitted toward the front side that is the front of the door 3.

  The coin tray 33 is attached so as to protrude from the hanging portion 20 </ b> C of the frame 20 toward the front side and extend to the left and right of the front door 3. The coin tray 33 has a bottom plate portion 33A whose bottom surface extends left and right at a position lower than the coin payout port 31, and a vertical wall portion 33B provided along the outer edge of the bottom plate portion 33A and extending upward from the bottom surface. In addition, when attached to the coin tray mounting plate 30, a storage space is formed that can store a predetermined number of coins surrounded by the vertical wall portion 33B and the coin tray mounting plate 30 and opened upward. Have

  The vertical wall portion 33B has a pair of left and right side wall portions 33Ba and 33Bb whose base ends are fixed to the coin tray mounting plate 30 so as to extend from the coin tray mounting plate 30 toward the front side, and the coin tray mounting plate 30. The front wall portion 33Bc is disposed to face the coin payout opening 31 by connecting the tips of the pair of side wall portions 33Ba and 33Bb so as to extend right and left.

  The left side wall portion 33Ba is located inward of the left end portion of the front door 3, and an ashtray 33C is disposed between the left end portion of the front door 3 and the left side wall portion 33Ba. The right side wall portion 33Bb is located along the right end portion of the front door 3, and the upper end of the right side wall portion 33Bb gradually moves downward as it moves from the coin tray mounting plate 30 toward the near side, and the front wall portion 33Bc. Smoothly continues to the top of the.

  The housing 2 is a member constituting the skeleton of the slot machine 1, and includes a top plate 2A, a bottom plate 2B, a back plate 2C, a left side plate 2D, and a right side plate 2E, and the front portion is opened as shown in FIG. It has a box shape.

  A reel unit 11 is disposed at a substantially central height position inside the housing 2. The reel unit 11 has a plurality of rotating reels 11a to 11c. Each of the rotating reels 11a to 11c is arranged so that its rotation center axis extends on the same axis in the lateral width direction of the housing 2, and the surfaces of the rotating reels 11a to 11c can be visually recognized from the display window 22a. Yes.

  A plurality of types of symbols are displayed on the surfaces of the rotating reels 11a to 11c at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and are arranged so that three symbols can be visually recognized from the top and bottom through the display window 22a. Then, by the normal rotation of the reels 11a to 11c, various symbols are displayed on the display windows 22a as if moving from top to bottom.

  Each of the reels 11a to 11c is individually connected to a stepping motor (not shown), and is driven to rotate independently by each of the stepping motors, and the symbols on the reel surface are stopped at a position where they can be seen from the display window 22a. The

  A main board unit 12 is disposed at an upper position inside the housing 2. The main board unit 12 is attached to and supported by the back plate 2c of the housing 2 by the pedestal device in a state where the main control board for controlling the gaming operation of the slot machine 1 is housed in the control board housing box.

  A power supply box 13, coin payout means 14, and auxiliary tank 50 are arranged side by side at the lower position inside the housing 2. The power box 13 is provided along the left side plate 2D of the housing 2, and a power switch, a reset switch, and a setting key insertion hole (all of which are not shown) are exposed on the front surface exposed by opening the door 13a. Z). The power switch is a start switch for supplying power to each unit including the main controller.

  The reset switch is a switch for resetting various states of the slot machine. This slot machine 1 has a backup function of various data, and maintains the state at the time of power failure even if a power failure occurs, and returns to the state at the time of power failure at the time of recovery from power failure (recovery). You can return. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is turned off in the normal procedure, such as when a game hall is closed, the state before the turn-off is stored, but if the power switch is turned on while pressing the reset switch, the backup data is reset. It has become. If the reset switch is pressed while the power switch is on, the error state is reset.

  The setting key insertion hole is used by a hole manager or the like to adjust coins. That is, the setting state (winning probability setting process) of the slot machine 1 can be changed from “setting 1” to “setting 6” by operating the hole manager or the like by inserting the setting key into the setting key insertion hole. It has become.

  The coin payout means 14 is attached to the upper surface of the bottom plate 2B of the housing 2 via a slide mechanism (not shown), and is pulled out from the inside of the housing 2 to the front with the front door 3 opened. Can be done.

  The coin payout means 14 includes a hopper 15 for storing coins, a payout device 16 for paying out coins in the hopper 15 to a coin receiving tray 33, a coin discharge port 18 for discharging coins overflowing from the hopper 15 to the outside of the hopper 15, etc. It has. A payout device 16 is slidably supported on the upper surface of the bottom plate 2B, a hopper 15 is attached to the upper portion of the payout device 16, and a coin discharge port 18 is formed in the hopper 15.

  The payout device 16 has a configuration in which a rotating body is rotated by drive means such as a motor (both not shown), and coins in the hopper 15 are paid out from the payout opening 16a and flowed into the discharge passage 8. The hopper 15 has a bottomed cylindrical shape including a body portion 15A having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view that extends in the vertical direction of the housing 2 and a bottom portion 15B that closes a lower end portion of the body portion 15A. In the trunk portion 15A, the left wall portion 15Ac and the right wall portion 15Ad extend in parallel with the left side plate 2D and the right side plate 2E of the housing 2, and the rear wall portion 15Ab extends along the back plate 2C of the housing 2. The front wall portion 15Aa is arranged so as to extend to the left and right at the front portion of the housing 2.

  The upper end portion of the trunk portion 15A is opened upward, and an insertion slot 17 into which a coin is inserted is formed in the hopper 15. The bottom portion 15B has a pair of left and right inclined portions 15Ba and 15Bb that are inclined so as to gradually approach each other as they move downward. Of the pair of left and right inclined portions 15Ba and 15Bb, the inclined portion 15Ba shown on the left side in FIG.

  In addition, the inclined portion 15Bb shown on the right side in FIG. 3 protrudes toward the right side plate 2E of the housing 2 from the dispensing device 16, and faces the upper surface of the bottom plate 2B. The coin discharge port 18 is located above the auxiliary tank 50, so that the coin overflowing from the hopper 15 and discharged from the coin discharge port 18 can flow into the auxiliary tank 50. 15Ad is formed.

  The auxiliary tank 50 is mounted on the inner side of the housing 2 and is placed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 2B of the housing 2 so that it can be pulled out from the inner side of the housing 2 with the front door 3 opened. Housed in a loaded state. The bottom plate 2B of the housing 2 is formed with a coin collecting hole 2F for supplying coins stored in the auxiliary tank 50 to an automatic collecting device located below the housing 2.

  The auxiliary tank 50 has a structure that can handle both manual collection for storing coins discharged from the coin discharge port 18 and automatic collection for allowing coins to pass through and collected by an automatic collection device (not shown).

  The auxiliary tank 50 includes a tank main body 51 and a lid body 52. The tank body 51 has a bottomed box shape with an open top, and an opening hole 53 is formed in the bottom wall portion 101 of the tank body 51. The opening hole 53 is formed at a position that communicates with the coin recovery hole 2 </ b> F that opens in the bottom plate 2 </ b> B of the housing 2 in a state where the auxiliary tank 50 is mounted on the inside of the housing 2.

  The lid 52 is rotatably supported by the tank main body 51 inside the tank main body 51, and is selectively set to one of a closed position for closing the opening hole 53 and an open position for opening the opening hole 53. It has a configuration that can be arranged.

  The auxiliary tank 50 stores coins overflowing from the hopper 15 and flowing into the auxiliary tank 50 by mounting the lid body 52 in the closed position and mounting it inside the housing 2 with the opening hole 53 closed. In addition, the coin 52 overflowing from the hopper 15 can be opened to the opening of the auxiliary tank 50 by mounting the lid 52 in the open position and mounting the lid 52 inside the housing 2 with the opening hole 53 open. The coin collection hole 2F communicating with the hole 53 and the opening hole 53 and opening on the bottom plate 2B of the housing 2 is passed through, supplied to the automatic collection device located below the housing 2, and collected by the automatic collection device. Can be done.

  Further, the auxiliary tank 50 supports the lid body 52 to the tank body 51 when the lid body 52 is disposed at a preset inclination angle position between the open position and the closed position and moved in the removal direction. And the lid 52 can be detached from the tank main body 51.

  Sensor bars 19A and 19B of coin storage state detection means are attached to the inside of the housing 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the sensor rods 19 </ b> A and 19 </ b> B are paired apart from each other in the vertical direction, their base ends are fixed to the back plate 2 </ b> C of the housing 2, and extend in parallel toward the front. ing.

  Each of the sensor rods 19A and 19B is made of a conductive metal material, and is inserted into the tank main body 51 by mounting the auxiliary tank 50 inside the casing 2, and is substantially in the front-rear direction inside the tank main body 51. It has a length that extends to a central position.

  When conductive coins are stored in the auxiliary tank 50 and interposed between the pair of sensor rods 19A and 19B, they are electrically connected to each other, and coins in the auxiliary tank 50 are detected by a coin storage state detection means (not shown). Judgment is full.

  Next, the configuration of the auxiliary tank 50 will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the auxiliary tank 50 showing a state in which the opening 53 of the auxiliary tank 50 is closed by the lid body 52, and FIG. 6 shows an auxiliary tank 50 showing a state in which the opening 53 of the auxiliary tank 50 is opened. 7 is a plan view of the auxiliary tank 50, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the lid body 52, and FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a mounting method for attaching the lid body 52 to the tank body 51, FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a support state of the lid body 52, and FIG. 13 is a line III-III in FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 7, and FIG. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the tank body 51 of the auxiliary tank 50 includes a bottom wall portion 101 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and a front wall that stands up from the bottom wall portion 101 so as to surround the bottom wall portion 101. Part 102, rear wall part 103, left side wall part 104, and right side wall part 105.

  The front wall portion 102 and the rear wall portion 103 are bent upwards and backwards in front of and behind the bottom wall portion 101, respectively, and the left wall portion 104 and the right wall portion 105 are opposite end portions of the bottom wall portion 101. Are bent upwards and face each other.

  A rectangular opening 54 that opens upward is formed at the top of the tank body 51. The opening 54 has a front edge 102a extending in the left-right direction of the tank body 51 at the upper end of the front wall 102, and a right edge 105a extending in the front-rear direction of the tank body 51 at the upper end of the right wall 105. A rear edge 103a extending in the left-right direction of the tank body 51 at the upper end of the rear wall 103, and a left edge 104a extending in the front-rear direction of the tank body 51 at the upper end of the left wall 104. And has a substantially rectangular opening shape in plan view.

  Then, inside the housing 2, the front edge 102a of the opening 54 extends in the left-right direction of the housing 2 along the front opening of the housing 2, and the right edge 105a extends to the right side plate 2E. The rear end edge portion 103a extends along the back plate 2C in the left-right direction of the housing 2, and the left end edge portion 104a extends along the coin payout means 14. 2 extends in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the tank main body 51 is accommodated in a space formed between the coin payout means 14 and the right side plate 2 </ b> E of the housing 2 when mounted inside the housing 2. Are disposed below the coin outlet 18 of the coin payout means 14.

  The left side wall portion 104 of the tank body 51 faces the hopper 15 and the movement of the tank body 51 to the upper side and the left side is restricted. At the same time, the right side wall portion 105 of the tank body 51 is moved to the right side plate 2E of the housing 2. The movement of the tank body 51 to the left and right is restricted, and the rear wall 103 of the tank body 51 faces the back plate 2C of the housing 2 and the movement of the tank body 51 to the rear is restricted. When the front door 3 is closed, the front wall 102 of the tank main body 51 faces the speaker 32R of the front door 3, and the forward movement of the tank main body 51 is restricted.

  Accordingly, an auxiliary tank movement restricting means is configured to contact the tank main body 51 and restrict the front / rear, left / right, and vertical movement of the auxiliary tank 50 in the main body 4 of the slot machine 1, and the position of the auxiliary tank 50 in the main body 4 is changed. Can be prevented.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the bottom wall portion 101 of the tank main body 51 has an inclined surface portion 111 that gradually moves downward as it moves backward from the lower end of the front wall portion 102, and a horizontal surface on the rear side of the inclined surface portion 111. And a horizontal surface 121 that contacts the upper surface of the bottom plate 2B of the housing 2.

  A plurality of ridge portions 112 are provided on the upper surface of the inclined surface portion 111. The ridge portion 112 reinforces the strength of the inclined surface portion 111 and prevents the upper surface of the inclined surface portion 111 from being damaged or damaged when the coin falling from above collides. ing. Each ridge portion 112 is disposed so as to extend forward and backward at a predetermined interval on the left and right.

  On the lower surface of the inclined surface portion 111, a plurality of ribs 113 formed in a convex shape connecting the lower end of the front wall portion 102 and the front end of the horizontal surface portion 121 with a gentle arc curve protrudes. When 50 is pulled forward from the inside of the housing 2, it can be pulled out smoothly without being caught.

  The opening hole 53 of the tank main body 51 is formed at the center of the horizontal surface portion 121, has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view so as to follow the shape of the coin recovery hole 2F, and the upper surface 121a of the horizontal surface portion 121 around the opening hole 53. Has a continuous size with a predetermined width. In the horizontal surface portion 121, when the lid body 52 is placed on the upper surface 121 a of the horizontal surface portion 121 at the closed position, the lower surface 201 b of the lid body 52 and the upper surface 121 a of the horizontal surface portion 121 are circumferentially around the opening hole 53. It has a shape that continuously faces and faces each other.

  A support means 56 that rotatably supports the lid 52 is provided at the left end portion of the horizontal plane portion 121. The support means 56 releases the support when the lid 52 is disposed at a preset tilt angle position between the closed position and the open position and is moved upward with respect to the tank main body 51 to release the support. 52 is removable.

  The support means 56 is formed in the front part of the horizontal surface part 121, and a front support part (first support part) 131 that rotatably supports the front support shaft (first support shaft) 212 of the lid 52, and the horizontal surface part 121. A rear support portion (second support portion) 134 that is formed at the rear portion and rotatably supports the rear support shaft (second support shaft) 213 of the lid 52, and is formed at an intermediate position in the front-rear direction of the horizontal plane portion 121. And an intermediate support portion 137 that rotatably supports the intermediate support shaft 214 of the lid body 52.

  The front support portion 131 includes a protrusion 132 that protrudes upward from the horizontal surface portion 121, and a hole 133 that opens toward the rear surface of the protrusion 132 and extends toward the front of the tank body 51. The hole 133 has an inner diameter into which the front support shaft 213 of the lid 52 can be inserted, and the inserted front support shaft 212 is rotatably supported.

  The rear support part 134 has a configuration for rotatably supporting the rear support shaft 213. The rear support portion 134 is opened upward, and the rear support shaft 213 is passed through the rear support portion when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position and moved upward. A slit portion 134 a that can be removed from the side wall 134 is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the rear support part 134 is opposed to the rib 135 that stands upward from the horizontal plane part 121 with a predetermined gap between the left side wall part 104 and the upper end of the rib 135. And a claw portion 136 protruding from the left side wall portion 104.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the rib 135 has an arm part 135a that protrudes substantially vertically from the horizontal surface part 121, and a claw part 135b that protrudes from the upper end of the arm part 135a toward the claw part 136 side of the left wall part 104. . The arm portion 135a is opposed to the left side wall portion 104 with a space slightly larger than the outer diameter of the rear support shaft 213, and protrudes to a height position higher than the outer diameter of the rear support shaft 213. Yes. In the claw portion 135b, the distance between the claw portion 135b and the claw portion 136 is narrower than the outer diameter of the rear support shaft 213 and is substantially the same as or slightly wider than the distance between the pair of flat surfaces 213a and 213b of the rear support shaft 213. It forms so that it may become a space | interval. The slit part 134 a is formed between the claw part 135 b and the claw part 136.

  The intermediate support part 137 has a configuration for supporting the intermediate support shaft 214 in a freely rotatable manner. The intermediate support portion 137 opens upward, and when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position and moved upward, the intermediate support shaft 214 is passed through and removed from the intermediate support portion 137. A slit portion 137a that can be formed is formed.

  The intermediate support part 137 has a rib 138 and a claw part 139 having the same shape as the rear support part 134. The rib 138 includes an arm portion 138 a that protrudes substantially vertically from the horizontal surface portion 121, and a claw portion 138 b that protrudes from the upper end of the arm portion 138 a toward the claw portion 139 side of the left wall portion 104. The arm portion 138 a faces the left side wall portion 104 at a larger interval than the outer diameter of the intermediate support shaft 214 of the lid 52 and protrudes to a height position higher than the outer diameter of the intermediate support shaft 214. The claw portion 138b has a gap between the claw portion 138b and the claw portion 139 that is narrower than the outer diameter of the intermediate support shaft 214 and substantially the same as or slightly wider than the gap between the pair of flat surfaces 214a and 214b of the intermediate support shaft 214. It is formed to become. The slit portion 137a is formed between the claw portion 138b and the claw portion 139.

  When the lid 52 is overlaid on the horizontal plane 121 and placed at the closed position where the opening hole 53 is closed, the front convex portion 205 of the lid 52 is inserted into the right end of the horizontal plane 121. Are provided with a front closing locking hole 123 to be locked and a rear closing locking hole 125 to which the rear convex portion 206 of the lid 52 is inserted and locked.

  The front blocking engagement hole 123 is recessed in the front facing surface 122 that faces the front end surface 201c of the lid body 52 disposed at the blocking position. The front facing surface 122 has a shape that extends left and right at the front portion of the horizontal surface portion 121 and falls stepwise from the front to the rear.

  The rear blocking engagement hole 125 is recessed in the rear facing surface 124 that faces the rear end surface 201d of the lid body 52 disposed at the blocking position. The rear facing surface 124 has a shape that extends from side to side at the rear portion of the horizontal surface portion 121 and rises stepwise from the front to the rear.

  When the lid 52 is erected along the left wall 104 and disposed at the open position, which is the position where the opening hole 53 is opened, on the left wall 104 of the tank body 51, the front convex portion 205 of the lid 52. Are inserted and locked, and a rear open locking hole 144 into which the rear convex portion 206 of the lid 52 is inserted and locked is provided.

  The front opening locking hole 142 is recessed in the front facing surface 141 that faces the front end surface 201c of the lid body 52 disposed at the open position. The front facing surface 141 extends up and down at the front portion of the left side wall 104 and has a shape that protrudes stepwise from the lateral width direction outer side of the tank body 51 toward the lateral width direction center.

  The rear opening locking hole 144 is recessed in the rear facing surface 143 that faces the rear end surface 201d of the lid body 52 disposed at the opening position. The rear facing surface 143 extends in the vertical direction at the rear portion of the left side wall portion 104 and has a shape protruding in a step shape from the lateral width direction outer side of the tank body 51 toward the lateral width direction center.

  The left side wall portion 104 and the right side wall portion 105 of the tank main body 51 are formed so as to be curved so that the intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the tank main body 51 slightly swells outward in the lateral width direction from the front end portion and the rear end portion. . This improves the strength of the tank main body 51 against the weight of the coin and prevents warping inward in the lateral width direction.

  The front wall portion 102 of the tank body 51 has an upper front wall portion 151 that extends downward from the front end edge portion 102a of the opening portion 54 with the front end edge portion 102a of the opening portion 54 as an upper end, and the upper front wall portion 151 A middle front wall portion 152 that is bent at the lower end and extends horizontally rearward in the pull-out direction, and a lower front wall that extends downward from the rear end of the middle front wall portion 152 and is connected to the front end of the bottom wall portion 101 Part 153.

  A hook portion 55 is formed integrally with the front wall portion 102. The hook portion 55 protrudes downward from the lower end of the upper front wall portion 151, opposes the front of the lower front wall portion 153, and forms a gap that allows a fingertip to be inserted from below with the lower front wall portion 153. It has a side wall 155 that is bent rearward at both end portions of the hanging piece 154 and connected to the left and right side end portions of the lower front wall portion 153.

  The length of the drooping piece 154 is set such that the fingertip inserted from below is deep enough to enter the first joint. The side wall 155 connects the both side end portions of the hanging piece 154 and the both side end portions of the lower front wall portion 153 to improve the attachment rigidity of the hook portion 55 to the tank body 51.

  The hook portion 55 can insert a fingertip from below between the hanging piece 154 and the lower front wall portion 153 to pull the tank body 51 forward of the housing 2. And since it is inserted between the hanging piece 154 and the lower front wall part 153 when it takes out from the inside of the housing | casing 2, the auxiliary | assistant tank 50 can be held stably. Therefore, a series of operations of pulling the auxiliary tank 50 forward from the inside of the housing 2 and lifting it can be performed smoothly and continuously.

  Further, the middle front wall portion 152 and the lower front wall portion 153 of the front wall portion 102 are provided so as to recede to the rear side in the pulling direction from the front end edge portion 102a of the opening portion 54 and to be positioned inward of the opening portion 54. Therefore, the front end edge portion 102 a of the opening 54 can be disposed at the front side position of the tank main body 51.

  Accordingly, the front end edge portion 102a of the opening 54 can be arranged on the front side in the pulling direction while the hooking portion 55 is provided, and a wider opening area of the opening 54 is secured in the limited space inside the housing 2. can do.

  Therefore, for example, when an operation of scraping coins from the hopper 15 to the auxiliary tank 50 is performed by a hall employee or the like, the coins discharged from the coin discharge port 18 are not opened to the outside from the housing 2. Accordingly, the coin can be quickly and easily moved from the hopper 15 to the auxiliary tank 50.

  A sensor insertion portion 57 is formed on the rear wall portion 103 of the tank body 51. When the auxiliary tank 50 is used for manual recovery, the sensor insertion portion 57 includes sensor bars 19A and 19B of coin storage state detection means for detecting the storage state of coins in the auxiliary tank 50 provided in the housing 2. Inserted.

  The sensor insertion portion 57 is provided at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the rear wall portion 103, and is formed at a first sensor insertion hole 161 formed at an upper position of the rear wall portion 103 and a lower position of the rear wall portion 103. The second sensor insertion hole 162 is provided.

  In the second sensor insertion hole 162, the sensor rod 19B inserted into the second sensor insertion hole 162 is interposed in the middle of the rotation locus of the lid body 52 inside the tank body 51, thereby closing the lid body 52. When the lid body 52 is moved from the open side to the open side, the lid body 52 is brought into contact with the sensor rod 19B, and the opening is formed at a position that restricts the rotation of the lid body 52 to the open side.

  As described above, since the sensor rods 19A and 19B are arranged at the upper and lower positions while changing the height position, the height position of the upper sensor rod 19A is the detection position when the coin is full, and the sensor rod 19B is It can be used to restrict rotation to the open side, and the sensor rods 19A and 19B can be used effectively.

  The lid 52 has a flat plate portion 201 and a shaft portion 211 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, for example. When the flat plate portion 201 is disposed at the closed position, the lower surface 201b of the flat plate portion 201 and the upper surface 121a of the horizontal surface portion 121 face each other continuously facing the periphery of the opening hole 53 in a circumferential manner. It has a flat plate shape that closes the opening hole 53 of 51.

  A front notch 202 for avoiding interference with the protrusion 132 of the front support 131 is formed on the base end side of the flat plate 201 along the front support shaft 212 of the shaft 211, and the rear support A rear notch 203 for avoiding interference with the rib 135 of the portion 134 is formed along the rear support shaft 213 of the shaft portion 211. An opening 204 for avoiding interference with the rib 138 of the intermediate support portion 137 is formed along the intermediate support shaft 214 of the shaft portion 211.

  A front convex portion 205 and a rear convex portion 206 are provided on the front end side of the flat plate portion 201. The front convex part 205 protrudes along the longitudinal direction of the flat plate part 201 which is the same direction as the direction in which the rotation center axis of the cover body 52 extends from the front end surface 201c of the flat plate part 201, and puts the cover body 52 in the closed position. When arranged, the lid body 52 is inserted into the front closure locking hole 123 and is locked so as not to rotate from the closed position toward the open position. When the lid body 52 is disposed at the open position, the lid body 52 is inserted into the front-side open locking hole 142 and locked so that the lid body 52 does not rotate from the open position toward the closed position side.

  The rear convex part 206 protrudes along the longitudinal direction of the flat plate part 201 which is the same direction as the direction in which the rotation center axis of the cover body 52 extends from the rear end face 201d of the flat plate part 201, and closes the cover body 52 to the closed position. Is inserted into the rear closing locking hole 125 (see, for example, FIG. 14), and the lid 52 is locked so as not to rotate from the closing position toward the open position. When the lid 52 is disposed at the open position, the lid 52 is inserted into the rear opening locking hole 144 (see, for example, FIG. 15) so that the lid 52 does not rotate from the open position toward the closed position. It is locked to.

  The front convex portion 205 and the rear convex portion 206, and the front side closure locking hole 123 and the rear side closure locking hole 125 constitute a closed position holding means for holding the lid 52 in the closed position. The portion 205, the rear convex portion 206, the front side opening locking hole 142, and the rear side opening locking hole 144 constitute an open position holding means for holding the lid body 52 in the open position.

  Therefore, the lid body 52 can be held in the closed position. For example, when the auxiliary tank 50 is used for manual collection, the auxiliary tank 50 is taken out of the gaming machine body 4 and taken upside down to take out the coins in the auxiliary tank 50. In this case, the closed state of the opening hole 53 can be maintained. Further, during use for manual collection, it is possible to prevent the opening 52 from being opened due to the impact of the collision of the coin and the opening of the lid 52, and the auxiliary tank 50 is removed from the housing 2. The coins in the auxiliary tank 50 can be prevented from leaking from the opening hole 53. Further, when the slot machine 1 is transported, the lid 52 can be prevented from rotating from the closed position to the open side and the opening hole 53 can be prevented from being opened. Foreign matter such as dust can be prevented from entering the inside of the housing 2 through the opening hole 53.

  Further, the lid 52 can be held in the open position. For example, when the auxiliary tank 50 is used for automatic collection, the lid 52 is moved from the open position to the closed position by an impact caused by a coin, etc. 53 can be prevented from being blocked, and coins can be prevented from clogging in the auxiliary tank 50.

  The front convex portion 205 and the rear convex portion 206 are inserted into the front closing locking hole 123 and the rear closing locking hole 125 in the closed position, and the front opening locking hole 142 and the rear opening locking hole 144 in the open position. And is not exposed inside the tank body 51 in either the closed position or the open position. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the front convex portion 205 and the rear convex portion 206 from being damaged due to coin collision, and it is possible to ensure good holding of the lid 52 by the open position holding means or the closed position holding means.

  A plurality of small ribs 207 project from the upper surface 201 a of the flat plate portion 201. As shown in FIG. 9, the plurality of small ribs 207 are arranged in a line in the longitudinal direction of the flat plate portion 201 at an interval smaller than the outer diameter of the coin on the tip side of the upper surface 201 a. The plurality of small ribs 207 come into contact with coins that are about to enter between the left side wall portion 104 of the tank body 51 and the upper surface 201a of the flat plate portion 201 when the lid body 52 is held in the open position. It is possible to prevent the coin from entering the gap and to prevent the cover 52 from being held in the open position by the coin.

  Further, by providing the plurality of small ribs 207, the size of the gap formed between the flat plate portion 201 of the lid body 52 held in the open position and the left side wall portion 104 of the tank body 51 can be made wider. Can be secured.

  Therefore, when the lid 52 is held in the open position, the front-side convex portion 205 is brought into contact with the front-side facing surface 141 by pushing the center position in the front-rear direction of the front end portion of the flat plate portion 201 and the rear-side convex portion 206 is opposed to the rear side. The entire flat plate portion 201 can be bent like a bow by abutting against the surface 143, and the front convex portion 205 and the rear convex portion 206 can be easily inserted into the front open locking hole 142 and the rear open locking hole 144. Thus, the operation of holding the lid 52 in the closed position can be facilitated.

  When releasing the cover 52 from the open position, the fingertip is inserted between the concave portion 201e provided in the upper surface 201a of the flat plate portion 201 and the left side wall portion 104 of the tank body 51 to close the cover 52. It can be urged in the direction. Accordingly, the front convex portion 205 can be escaped from the front open locking hole 142, and the rear convex portion 206 can be escaped from the rear open locking hole 144, thereby facilitating the work of releasing the holding of the lid 52. Can be.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of small ribs 207 are provided on the upper surface of the flat plate portion 201, and a predetermined gap is provided between the upper surface 201a of the flat plate portion 201 held in the open position and the left side wall portion 104 of the tank body 51. While the gap is positively formed and the coin is prevented from entering the gap, the present invention is not limited to this, and other structures may be adopted. For example, the small rib 207 is omitted, and the upper surface 201a of the flat plate portion 201 held in the open position and the left side wall portion 104 of the tank main body 51 are in contact with each other without any gap to prevent coins from entering and the left side wall portion. 104, a window hole for closing operation is formed at a position facing the flat plate portion 201 held in the open position, and a finger is inserted through the window hole to move the lid 52 from the closed position to the open position side. It is good also as a structure made to push and move toward.

  On the lower surface of the flat plate portion 201, as shown in FIG. Each protrusion 208 extends in the longitudinal direction of the flat plate portion 201 and is formed so as to extend in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval in the lateral width direction of the flat plate portion 201. Is reinforced.

  The shaft portion 211 is formed integrally with the flat plate portion 201 on the base end side of the flat plate portion 201, is coaxial with the rotation center axis of the lid body 52, and is formed between the front facing surface 141 and the rear facing surface 143. The front support shaft 212 and the rear support shaft 213 are formed at both end positions of the shaft portion 211, and the intermediate support shaft 214 is formed at an intermediate position in the axial direction.

  The front support shaft 212 is configured to be rotatably supported by the front support portion 131. In the present embodiment, the front support shaft 212 has a round bar shape extending with a constant diameter, and the rear side of the front support portion 131. Is inserted into the hole 133 of the front support portion 131 and is rotatably supported by the front support portion 131.

  The rear support shaft 213 is rotatably supported between the arm portion 135a of the rib 135 and the left side wall portion 104, and only from the rear support portion 134 when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position. It can be removed and is configured to be prevented from being removed from the rear support portion 134 at other angular positions, for example, a closed position or an open position.

  The rear support shaft 213 has a narrow radial width with respect to the slit portion 134a when the lid body 52 is arranged at a predetermined inclination angle position, and is slit when the lid body 52 is arranged at an angular position other than the inclination angle position. It has a cross-sectional shape with a wide radial width with respect to the portion 134a, and can be removed from the rear support portion 134 through the slit portion 134a when the lid body 52 is arranged at an inclined angle position and moved in the removal direction. It has a configuration.

  In the present embodiment, the rear support shaft 213 has a shape in which a part of a round bar having the same outer diameter as the front support shaft 212 is chamfered in a planar shape, and a pair of flat surfaces 213a parallel to each other. 213b and a sliding surface 213c having an arcuate cross section connecting the flat surfaces 213a and 213b.

  As shown in FIG. 12A, the pair of flat surfaces 213 a and 213 b have a distance M between the slits 134 a between the claw portion 135 b of the rib 135 and the claw portion 136 of the left side wall portion 104. Are formed so as to have a slightly shorter dimension (M <L) or substantially the same dimension (M≈L).

  As shown in FIG. 10, the pair of flat surfaces 213 a and 213 b rotate the central axis of the shaft portion 211 that is the rotation center axis of the lid body 52 with respect to a virtual plane extending flush with the flat plate portion 201. It is formed at an inclination angle rotated by a predetermined angle as a center.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the lid 52 is disposed at a preset inclination angle position between the open position and the closed position, the flat surfaces 213a and 213b are inclined at a pair of flat surfaces 213a, The angle 213b extends in the up-down direction, which is the direction orthogonal to the bottom wall 103.

  Therefore, by arranging the lid body 52 at the tilt angle position, the pair of flat surfaces 213a and 213b of the rear support shaft 213 can be extended vertically, and the lateral width of the rear support shaft 213 is made to be a pair of flat surfaces. The distance between the surfaces 213a and 213b may be equal to or less than the distance between the slit portions 134a. Therefore, the rear support shaft 213 can be passed through the slit portion 134a and removed from the rear support portion 134 by moving the lid body 52 in the posture state as it is and in the removal direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. it can.

  On the other hand, when the lid 52 is disposed at the closed position (see FIG. 12A) or the open position (see FIG. 12B), the lateral width of the rear support shaft 213 is the distance between the slit portions 134a. Even if the lid 52 is moved upward in the removal direction, the sliding surface 213c of the rear support shaft 213 contacts the claw portion 135b of the rib 135 and the claw portion 136 of the left side wall portion 104. In contact therewith, the rear support shaft 213 cannot pass through the slit portion 134 a and cannot be removed from the rear support portion 134.

  Therefore, the rear side support shaft 213 is supported rotatably between the arm part 135a of the rib 135 and the left side wall part 104, and only when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position, the rear side support part. When the lid body 52 is disposed in the closed position or the open position, the removal from the rear support portion 134 is prevented.

  In the present embodiment, as an example of a configuration in which the rear support shaft 213 can pass between the slit portions 134a when the lid body 52 is arranged at a predetermined inclination angle position, a pair of flat surfaces 213a, The configuration in which the distance M between 213b is slightly shorter than the distance L between the slit portions 134a (M <L) or substantially the same size (M≈L) has been described as an example. It is not limited to.

  For example, the distance M between the pair of flat surfaces 213a and 213b is set to a dimension (M> L) that is slightly larger than the distance L between the slit portions 134a, and the lid body 52 is at a predetermined inclination angle position with a force greater than a predetermined value in the removal direction. , The arm portion 135a of the rib 135 can be elastically deformed to widen the space L between the slit portions 134a and allow the rear support shaft 213 to pass through. At other angular positions, the rear support shaft It is good also as a structure which cannot let 213 pass.

  According to this, since the slit part 134a cannot be passed unless the lid body 52 arranged at the predetermined inclination angle position is urged in the removal direction with a force of a predetermined value or more, for example, the auxiliary tank 50 is turned upside down. Thus, the rear support shaft 213 can be prevented from falling off the rear support portion 134 when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position with respect to the tank body 51.

  In the present embodiment, the rear support shaft 213 has been described as an example having a pair of parallel flat surfaces 213a and 213b. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and a predetermined inclination angle position is used. The slit portion 134a may be allowed to pass through, and the slit portion 134a may not be allowed to pass at other angular positions. For example, the radial width of the rear support shaft 213 is narrower than the interval L between the slit portions 134a at a predetermined inclination angle position such as a rectangle or an ellipse, and the diameter of the rear support shaft 213 at other angular positions. A shape in which the direction width is equal to or larger than the interval between the slit portions 134a may be used.

  The intermediate support shaft 214 has a narrow radial width with respect to the slit portion 137a when the lid body 52 is arranged at a predetermined inclination angle position, and the slit portion when the lid body 52 is arranged at an angular position other than the inclination angle position. 137a has a cross-sectional shape that is wider in the radial direction than the 137a, and can be removed from the intermediate support 214 through the slit 137a when the lid 52 is disposed at an inclination angle position and moved in the removal direction. Have

  The intermediate support shaft 214 has the same size and shape as the rear support shaft 213, and the pair of flat surfaces 214a and 214b are on the same plane as the pair of flat surfaces 213a and 213b of the rear support shaft 213, respectively. It is formed to extend.

  The pair of flat surfaces 214a and 214b has a dimension slightly shorter than or substantially the same as the distance of the slit part 137a between the claw part 138b of the rib 138 and the claw part 139 of the left side wall part 104. It is formed to become.

  Therefore, by disposing the lid body 52 at a predetermined inclination angle position, the pair of flat surfaces 214a and 214b of the intermediate support shaft 214 can be extended up and down in the direction along the removal direction. The lateral width of 214 can be set as an interval between the pair of flat surfaces 214a and 214b and can be set to be equal to or less than an interval between the slit portions 137a. Therefore, the intermediate support shaft 214 can be passed through the slit portion 137a and detached from the intermediate support portion 137 by moving the lid body 52 in the posture as it is in the removal direction.

  On the other hand, when the lid body 52 is disposed at the closed position or the open position, the lateral width of the intermediate support shaft 214 is larger than the interval between the slit portions 137a, and the lid body 52 is moved upward in the removal direction. However, the sliding surface 214c of the intermediate support shaft 214 is in contact with the claw portion 138b of the rib 138 and the claw portion 139 of the left side wall portion 104, and the intermediate support shaft 214 cannot pass through the slit portion 137a. It cannot be removed from the support part 137.

  Accordingly, the intermediate support shaft 214 is rotatably supported between the arm portion 138a of the rib 138 and the left side wall portion 104, and only from the intermediate support portion 137 when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position. When the lid 52 is disposed in the closed position or the open position, the removal from the intermediate support portion 137 is prevented.

  In the present embodiment, as an example of a configuration in which the intermediate support shaft 214 can pass between the slit portions 137a when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position, the distance between the pair of flat surfaces 214a and 214b. Although the configuration in which M has a dimension slightly shorter than or substantially the same as the interval L of the slit portion 137a has been described as an example, it is not limited to this configuration.

  For example, when the distance M between the pair of flat surfaces 214a and 214b is slightly larger than the distance L between the slit portions 137a, and the lid 52 is urged with a force greater than or equal to a predetermined value in the removal direction at a preset inclination angle position. Further, the arm portion 138a of the rib 138 is elastically deformed so that the interval between the slit portions 137a can be widened to allow the intermediate support shaft 214 to pass therethrough, and the intermediate support shaft 214 cannot be passed at other angular positions. It is good.

  According to this, since the slit part 137a cannot be passed unless the lid body 52 arranged at the predetermined inclination angle position is urged in the removal direction with a force of a predetermined value or more, for example, the auxiliary tank 50 is turned upside down. Thus, the intermediate support shaft 214 can be prevented from falling off from the intermediate support portion 137 when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position with respect to the tank body 51.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the intermediate support shaft 214 has a pair of flat surfaces 214a and 214b parallel to each other has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the intermediate support shaft 214 is at a predetermined inclination angle position. Any shape can be used as long as the slit portion 137a can pass therethrough and the slit portion 137a cannot pass therethrough at other angular positions. For example, the radial width of the intermediate support shaft 214 is narrower than the slit portion 137a at a predetermined inclination angle position, such as a rectangle or an ellipse, and the radial width of the intermediate support shaft 214 is a slit portion at other angle positions. The shape which becomes more than the space | interval of 137a may be sufficient.

  The shaft portion 211 is formed with notches 215 and 216 that engage with the ribs 145 and 146 of the tank body 51 to restrict axial movement with respect to the case body 51. The cutout grooves 215 and 216 are formed by cutting out a part of the shaft portion 211 in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the shaft portion 211.

  The ribs 145 and 146 are provided at the connecting portion between the bottom wall portion 101 and the left side wall portion 104 of the tank body 51. For example, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 13, the ribs 145 and 146 have a constant thickness in the front-rear direction of the tank body 51. It has a width, and has a shape that is inclined so as to gradually move away from the left side wall 104 as it moves downward from above.

  The notch grooves 215 and 216 are formed at locations corresponding to the ribs 145 and 146. When the lid 52 is supported by the support means 56, the ribs 145 and 146 are inserted, and either the closed position or the open position is selected. In this case, the ribs 145 and 146 are engaged, and the movement of the shaft portion in the axial direction is restricted (see, for example, FIG. 13A or FIG. 13B). Therefore, the lid body 52 can be prevented from moving in the axial direction of the shaft portion 211, and the lid body 52 can be prevented from being removed from the support means 56.

  In assembling the lid body 52 to the tank body 51, first, the lid body 52 is inserted inward from above the tank body 51, and the front support shaft 212 of the lid body 52 is inserted into the hole portion 132 of the front side support portion 131. Insert into. Then, for example, as shown in phantom lines in FIG. 11, the rear support shaft 213 is disposed above the rear support portion 134, and the tilt angle of the lid 52 with respect to the tank body 51 is adjusted to a preset tilt angle. The pair of flat surfaces 213a and 213b are arranged so as to extend vertically.

  Then, the rear part of the lid 52 is moved downward, and the rear support shaft 213 passes through the slit part 134 a between the claw part 135 b of the rib 135 of the rear support part 134 and the claw part 136 of the left side wall part 104. Then, as shown by a solid line in FIG. At the same time, the intermediate support shaft 214 is passed through the slit portion 137 a between the claw portion 138 b of the rib 138 of the intermediate support portion 137 and the claw portion 139 of the left side wall portion 104 and supported by the intermediate support portion 137.

  As a result, the lid body 52 is assembled to the tank main body 51, is rotatably supported by the tank main body 51 inside the tank main body 51, and is selectively disposed at either the closed position or the open position. The opening hole 53 can be opened and closed. At the closed position, the lower surface 201b of the flat plate portion 201 is in contact with the upper surface 121a of the horizontal surface portion 121 and closes the opening hole 53 of the tank body 51, thereby preventing the bottom of the auxiliary tank 50 from coming off due to the weight of the coin. be able to. Since the lid body 52 is inserted into the tank body 51 and assembled in a state where the lid body 52 is held at a preset angular position, assembly work in the manufacturing factory can be facilitated.

  Since the auxiliary tank 50 having the above-described configuration can be selectively disposed in either the closed position or the open position by rotating the lid 52, the opening hole 53 is switched from the open state to the closed state to support manual collection. In addition, it is possible to cope with automatic collection by switching from the closed state to the open state.

  Therefore, for example, when the slot machine 1 arranged in a game hall or island facility in which coins as game media are automatically collected is moved to a game hall or island facility in which coins are manually collected, the auxiliary tank 50 The lid 52 is rotated from the open position to the closed position to close the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50, and the auxiliary tank 50 can be changed from one corresponding to automatic collection to one corresponding to manual collection. .

  Therefore, it is not necessary to purchase a new auxiliary tank 50, and the cost associated with the transfer of the slot machine 1 can be reduced. Further, since the lid 52 is rotatably supported by the tank body 51, for example, when the lid 52 is used with the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50 opened, the lid 52 can be prevented from being lost. it can.

  For example, when the slot machine 1 provided in a game hall or island facility in which coins are automatically collected is moved to a game hall or island facility in which coins are manually collected, the lid 52 of the auxiliary tank 50 is moved. The coin collecting hole 2F opened in the bottom plate 2B of the housing 2 can be closed by the auxiliary tank 50 while being held in the closed position, and the inside and the outside of the housing 2 can be isolated. Therefore, foreign matter such as dust can be prevented from entering the inside of the housing 2 from the coin collecting hole 2F.

  In addition, the auxiliary tank 50 is configured such that the rear support shaft 213 and the intermediate support shaft 214 are connected to the rear support portion 134 only when the lid 52 is disposed at a preset tilt angle position between the open position and the closed position. It can be removed by moving it upward with respect to the intermediate support part 137, and cannot be removed when the lid 52 is disposed at the closed position or the open position.

  Thereby, the position where the lid body 52 can be removed from the tank body 51 is a position where the attitude of the lid body 52 is unstable and positioning is difficult. Accordingly, it is difficult to remove the lid 52 at the closed position or the open position, which is a position where the posture of the lid 52 is stable and an illegal act on the lid 52 is likely to be performed. Action can be effectively prevented.

  Further, since the front support shaft 212 is moved in the axial direction and removed from the hole 133 of the front support portion 131, the rear portion of the lid body 52 is in the removal direction in order to remove the lid body 52 from the support means 56. After the rear support shaft 213 and the intermediate support shaft 214 are removed from the rear support portion 134 and the intermediate support portion 137 by moving upward, the lid body 52 is moved rearward to move the front support shaft 212 to the front support portion 131. It is necessary to pull out from the hole 133, and the removal work of the lid 52 is made difficult. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lid body 52 from being easily removed from the support means 56.

  In the present embodiment, the rear support shaft 213 and the intermediate support shaft 214 can be removed upward from the rear support portion 134 and the intermediate support portion 137 when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position. Although the case of the structure which can be demonstrated was demonstrated to the example, it is not limited to this, It is good also as a structure which can be similarly removed from the front side support part 131 toward the upper direction which is a removal direction from the front side support part 131. FIG.

  16 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the auxiliary tank 50 is attached to the inside of the housing 2 from the front. FIG. 17 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. It is a figure explaining movement of.

  When the auxiliary tank 50 having the above configuration is mounted on the inside of the housing 2 with the lid 52 placed at the closed position, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 16, the first sensor insertion of the tank body 51 is inserted. The sensor rods 19A and 19B are inserted into the hole 161 and the second sensor insertion hole 162, and the sensor rod 19B is disposed at a position in the middle of the rotation path of the lid body 52 and facing the opening side of the lid body 52.

  Therefore, when the lid 52 is rotated from the closed position to the open side, the upper surface 201a of the flat plate portion 201 of the lid 52 is brought into contact with the sensor rod 19B to open the lid 52 as shown in FIG. The rotation to the side can be restricted.

  Accordingly, for example, before the slot machine 1 is installed on the island facility, or removed from the island facility for relocation as a used machine, the slot machine 1 is in a single state and the coin collecting hole of the bottom plate 2B of the casing 2 is recovered. In the situation where 2F is exposed, by attaching the auxiliary tank 50 in the main body 4 with the lid 52 placed at the closed position, a hand or instrument is inserted from the coin recovery hole 2F, and the lid 52 is When the cover body 52 is biased in the direction of rotation from the closed position to the open side, the cover body 52 is brought into contact with the sensor rod 19B to restrict the rotation of the cover body 52 toward the open side, and the opening hole 53 is opened. Can be prevented.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent foreign matter such as a wire or a special tool from being inserted into the main body 4 through the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50 from the coin recovery hole 2F of the housing 2. Cheating can be prevented in advance.

  In the present embodiment, the tilt angle when the lid 52 is rotated to the open side and brought into contact with the sensor rod 19B rather than the tilt angle position at which the lid 52 can be removed from the tank body 51. The height position of the sensor rod 19B is set so that the position is located on the closing side.

  Therefore, when the lid body 52 is urged in the direction to rotate from the closed position to the open side, the lid body 52 is brought into contact with the sensor rod 19B to regulate the rotation of the lid body 52 to the open side, and the lid body 52 Can be prevented from being disposed at an inclination angle position that can be removed from the tank main body 51.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the lid 52 from being removed from the tank main body 51 and the opening hole 53 from being opened. For example, the wire 52 is inserted into the main body 4 from the coin recovery hole 2F of the housing 2 through the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50. It is possible to prevent foreign objects such as a special tool and the like from being inserted, and to prevent various illegal acts using such foreign objects.

  Further, when the auxiliary tank 50 is mounted on the inside of the housing 2 and the front door 3 is closed, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 16, the tank body 51 includes the right side plate 2E, the back plate 2C, and the speaker 32R. The auxiliary tank movement restricting means, and the movement of the auxiliary tank 50 in the vertical and horizontal directions and the front and rear is restricted.

  Therefore, the movement of the auxiliary tank 50 can be regulated using the existing members existing in the gaming machine body 4 conventionally, and the auxiliary tank movement regulating means can be configured without increasing the number of parts.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the position of the auxiliary tank 50 from being changed by inserting a hand or instrument from the coin collection hole 2F, and a gap communicating from the coin collection hole 2F to the inside of the housing 2 is formed. Can be prevented.

  Therefore, foreign matter such as a wire can be prevented from being inserted into the inside of the housing 2 through the gap from the coin recovery hole 2F of the housing 2, and various illegal acts using such foreign material can be prevented in advance. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the lid body 52 is rotatably supported by the tank body 51, and the rotation of the lid body 52 to the open side is regulated by the sensor rod 19B which is a lid body rotation regulating means. Although the case has been described as an example, it is only necessary to prevent the lid body 52 from moving to the open side, and a lid body movement restricting means is provided to restrict the movement of the lid body 52 to the open side. It is good also as a structure which cancels | releases the regulation.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the rear support shaft 213 and the like are provided in the lid body 52 and the rear support portion 134 and the like are provided in the tank body 51 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, for example, a support portion may be provided on the lid body 52 and a support shaft may be provided on the tank body 51.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case of the auxiliary tank 50 that opens and closes the opening hole 53 formed in the bottom wall portion 101 of the tank main body 51 with the lid 52 is described as an example. In the case of an auxiliary tank that is not provided with 53 and is completely closed, it is possible to prevent a gap from being formed between the coin recovery hole 2F and the bottom plate 2B of the housing 2 and the auxiliary tank. It is possible to prevent foreign matter such as a wire from being inserted into the housing 2 through the gap.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining a second embodiment to which the present invention is applied, and corresponds to FIG. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  What is characteristic in the present embodiment is that the lid body 52 is interposed between the lid body 52 and the inner surface of the tank main body 51 in a state where the lid body 52 is rotated from the closed position to the open side and brought into contact with the sensor rod 19B. This is because the flange portion 61 is provided in the auxiliary tank 50.

  The flange 61 is provided in the auxiliary tank 50 at a position that does not hinder the rotation of the lid 52, and when the lid 52 is brought into contact with the sensor rod 19B as shown in FIG. The lid body 52 is provided at a height position above the front end portion.

  The flange portion 61 protrudes from the lower portion of the right side wall portion 105 toward the left side wall portion 104, and extends along the front and rear of the lid body 52 with a lateral width extending between the front end portion of the lid body 52 and the inner surface of the right side wall portion 105. Extend.

  Accordingly, when the lid 52 is rotated to the open side and brought into contact with the sensor rod 19B, the flange 61 is formed in the opening gap formed between the tip of the lid 52 and the inner surface of the right side wall 105. Thus, the opening gap can be closed. Accordingly, it is possible to make it difficult to insert a foreign object such as a wire or a special tool into the main body 4 from the opening gap, and various illegal acts using such a foreign object can be prevented.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining a third embodiment to which the present invention is applied, and corresponds to FIG. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  What is characteristic in the present embodiment is that when the auxiliary tank 50 is attached to the inside of the housing 2 and the lid body 52 is rotated from the closed position to the open side, the front end portion of the lid body 52 and the tank That is, the auxiliary tank 50 is provided with a curved portion 62 that prevents the opening gap formed between the inner surface of the right side wall portion 105 of the main body 51 from gradually expanding.

  The bending portion 62 is provided at a position that does not hinder the rotation of the lid body 52, and protrudes from the lower portion of the right side wall portion 105 as shown in FIG. 19. The curved portion 62 has a curved shape in which the cross section is curved in a substantially arc shape along the turning trajectory of the distal end portion of the lid body 52 until the lid body 52 comes into contact with the sensor rod 19B from the closed position. And in this Embodiment, the upper end of the curved part 62 and the front-end | tip part of the collar part 61 are connected and formed.

  Therefore, when the lid body 52 is rotated from the closed position to the open side, the opening gap formed between the front end portion of the lid body 52 and the inner surface of the right side wall portion 105 of the tank body 51 is gradually enlarged. Can be prevented. Therefore, it is difficult to insert foreign objects such as wires and special tools into the gaming machine body 4 from the opening gap, and various illegal acts using such foreign objects can be prevented.

  In addition, the cross-sectional shape of the curved portion 62 is not limited to a strict arc, and it is only necessary to make it difficult to insert foreign objects into the gaming machine main body 4 through the opening gap. Also included are substantially arc-shaped ones such as those arranged continuously.

[Fourth embodiment]
FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining a fourth embodiment to which the present invention is applied, and corresponds to FIG. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  What is characteristic in the present embodiment is that the second sensor insertion hole 162 is formed at a position closer to the lid 52 as compared with the first embodiment, and the sensor rod 19B is formed in the second sensor insertion hole 162. Is configured to be inserted.

  According to this configuration, when the auxiliary tank 50 is attached to the inside of the housing 2, the sensor bar 19 </ b> B is disposed at a position closer to the lid body 52 and on the distal end side of the lid body 52.

  Therefore, when the lid body 52 is rotated to the open side from such a state, the opening angle of the lid body 52 can be further reduced, and the opening gap formed between the lid body 52 and the opening hole 53. Can be made narrower. Therefore, the act of inserting a foreign object such as a wire into the inside of the housing 2 through the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50 from the coin collecting hole 2F of the housing 2 can be made more difficult, and illegal acts can be effectively performed. Can be prevented.

[Fifth Embodiment]
21 and 22 are diagrams for explaining a fifth embodiment to which the present invention is applied. The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  What is characteristic in the present embodiment is that a crank-shaped sensor rod 19C is used instead of the straight sensor rod 19B, and the mounting posture state of the sensor rod 19C is changed so that the distal end portion 73 is more than the proximal end portion 71. By selectively switching between one of the rotation restriction posture state located at the lower height position and the sensor use posture state where the distal end portion 73 is located at a height position equal to or higher than the height position of the base end portion 71, The sensor rod 19C is configured to be used by appropriately switching between the case where the coin storage state is preferentially detected and the case where the rotation of the lid 52 is restricted.

  The sensor rod 19C is configured by forming a hexagonal columnar rod member made of a conductive metal material into a crank shape. The base end portion 71 of the sensor rod 19C extends in a straight line with a constant cross-sectional shape, and extends toward the front of the housing 2 when one end is inserted and supported in the socket 70. The second sensor insertion hole 163 has a length that reaches the position above the opening hole 53 of the tank body 51.

  The distal end 73 of the sensor rod 19 </ b> C is bent at the other end of the proximal end 71 and is separated from the proximal end 71 at the distal end of the stepped portion 72 protruding in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the proximal end 71. It has a shape that is bent and extends away from the base end portion 71.

  The back plate 2C of the housing 2 is provided with a socket 70 on which the sensor rod 19C is detachably supported. The socket 70 opens toward the front of the housing 2 and has a hexagonal hole 70a into which the base end portion 71 of the sensor rod 19C can be inserted and fitted.

  The hexagonal hole 70a of the socket 70 supports the sensor rod 19C in the rotation restricted posture state when the proximal end portion 71 is inserted in the rotation restricted posture state, and the proximal end portion 71 is inserted in the sensor use posture state. In this case, the phase is set so that the sensor rod 19C is supported in the sensor use posture state as it is.

  Thereby, for example, when the sensor rod 19C is attached to the socket 70 in the rotation restricted posture state, the distal end portion 73 of the sensor rod 19C is moved to the height of the proximal end portion 71 as shown by a solid line in FIGS. It can be disposed at a height position below the vertical position, and can be disposed opposite the upper surface 201a of the lid body 52 at a position closer to the upper surface 201a.

Therefore, the opening angle at which the casing 52 is rotated to the open side can be reduced without reducing the height position at which the base end portion 71 is supported by the back plate 2C of the casing 2, and the lid 52 And the opening gap formed between the tank body 51 and the inner surface of the tank body 51 can be narrowed.
Therefore, the act of inserting a foreign object such as a wire or a special tool from the opening gap can be made more difficult, and illegal acts can be effectively prevented.

  Accordingly, for example, when the slot machine 1 is moved as a second-hand machine, the auxiliary tank is mounted in the state where the lid is placed at the closed position in the situation where the coin collecting hole 2F is exposed as a single machine. 2, and the sensor rod 19 </ b> C is attached to the socket 70 in the rotation restricting posture state, whereby the rotation of the lid 52 toward the open side can be restricted.

  On the other hand, when the sensor rod 19C is attached to the socket 70 in the sensor use posture state, the distal end portion 73 of the sensor rod 19C is not less than the height position of the proximal end portion 71 as shown by phantom lines in FIGS. For example, it can be arranged at a height position suitable for detecting the storage state of coins inside the tank main body 51.

  Therefore, for example, when the slot machine 1 is used, the sensor rod 19C can be used as a sensor for detecting a coin storage state. The sensor rod 19C can be passed through the second socket insertion hole 163 when the auxiliary tank 50 is mounted inside the housing 2 and when taken out from the inside of the housing 2. The second socket insertion hole 163 is formed in the rear wall portion 103 of the tank body 51 so as to have a long hole shape whose long axis extends vertically, and passes through the sensor rod 19C in the sensor use posture state. It is provided in the position where it can be made to.

  According to the present embodiment, the posture state of the sensor bar 19C can be easily switched according to the usage state of the sensor bar 19C, and the rotation restriction and the release of the lid body 52 can be easily performed.

  In the above-described fifth embodiment, the case where the sensor rod 19C is detachably attached to the socket 70 provided on the back plate 2C of the housing 2 has been described. However, the sensor rod 19C is rotated to the back plate 2C. A structure may be used in which the tip portion 73 is selectively supported at either the upper position or the lower position.

  For example, when the sensor rod 19C is attached by screwing a male screw portion that protrudes coaxially from the base end portion 71 of the sensor rod 19C into a female screw portion provided on the back plate 2C of the housing 2, When the lid 52 is moved to the open side and comes into contact with the sensor rod 19C, the direction of the force applied from the lid 52 to the sensor rod 19C is the direction in which the sensor rod 19C is rotated in the screwing direction. Can be configured. Therefore, when the lid 52 is to be rotated to the open side, the male screw portion of the sensor rod 19C can be further tightened with respect to the female screw portion of the back plate 2C, thereby preventing the sensor rod 19C from being removed. be able to.

  Further, the sensor rod 19C has been described as an example of a substantially crank shape. However, for example, the distal end portion 73 may be omitted, and the sensor rod 19C may be substantially L-shaped including a base end portion 71 and a stepped portion 72.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the sensor rod 19B or 19C is used as a stopper as a stopper that restricts the rotation of the lid 52 toward the open side has been described as an example. May be provided with a separate stopper.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the positioning of the auxiliary tanks 50 and 60 inside the casing 2 is performed by the hopper 15, the speaker 32R, the right side plate 2E, the back plate 2C, and the like has been described as an example. A rail member or the like may be provided to support the auxiliary tank 50 so that it can be guided in the front-rear direction inside the housing 2 and to restrict movement in the front-rear, left-right, and up-down directions.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which the front door of the slot machine closed. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the front door of the slot machine opened. It is a figure which shows the inside of the housing | casing of a slot machine from the front. It is the II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view of the auxiliary tank which shows the state by which the opening part of the auxiliary tank was obstruct | occluded with the cover body. It is a perspective view of an auxiliary tank which shows the state where the opening of the auxiliary tank was opened. It is a top view of an auxiliary tank. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a cover body. It is a side view of a lid. It is a figure explaining the attachment method which attaches a cover body to a tank main body. It is a figure explaining the support state of a cover body. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 6. It is sectional drawing which shows the state with which the auxiliary | assistant tank was mounted to the inner side of the housing | casing from a front. It is a figure explaining the motion of the cover body which expanded and showed the principal part of FIG. It is a figure explaining 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure explaining 4th Embodiment. It is a figure explaining 5th Embodiment and is a side view which shows the structure of a sensor rod by a partial cross section. FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 21.

Explanation of symbols

1 slot machine (game machine)
2 Housing 3 Front door 4 Body (Game machine body)
15 Hopper 19A, 19B, 19C Sensor rod 50 Auxiliary tank 51 Tank main body 52 Cover body 53 Opening hole 61 Gutter part 62 Curved part 70 Socket 101 Bottom wall part 123 Front side blocking locking hole (blocking locking hole)
125 Rear closure locking hole (blocking locking hole)
131 Front support part (first support part)
133 hole part 134 back side support part (support part, 2nd support part)
134a, 137a Slit portion 142 Front open locking hole (Open locking hole)
144 Rear open locking hole (open locking hole)
161 1st sensor insertion hole 162,163 2nd sensor insertion hole 201 Flat plate part 205 Front convex part (convex part)
206 Rear convex part (convex part)
212 Front support shaft (first support shaft)
213 Rear support shaft (support shaft, second support shaft)
213a, 213b Flat surface 213c Sliding surface

Claims (10)

The lid is movably supported inside the tank main body with the upper part opened and the opening hole formed in the lower part, and the cover body is placed in either the closed position for closing the opening hole or the opening position for opening the opening hole. An auxiliary tank capable of selectively placing a lid is mounted in the gaming machine main body with the lid disposed at an open position, and coins overflowing from a hopper are placed into the auxiliary tank from above the auxiliary tank. In a gaming machine that, when allowed to flow, allows coins to pass through the opening hole and a coin collecting hole that opens to the bottom plate of the gaming machine main body and communicates with the opening hole, and is discharged below the gaming machine main body,
When the auxiliary tank is mounted in the gaming machine main body with the lid disposed at the closed position, the lid is disposed opposite to the open side of the lid, and is brought into contact with the lid. A gaming machine comprising a lid body movement regulating means for regulating movement of the lid body to the open side. The lid body is rotatably supported inside the tank body with the upper part opened and the lower part formed with an opening hole, and is either in the closed position for closing the opening hole or in the opening position for opening the opening hole. An auxiliary tank capable of selectively arranging the lid is mounted in the gaming machine main body with the lid disposed in an open position, and coins overflowing from a hopper are placed in the auxiliary tank from above the auxiliary tank. In a gaming machine that passes through the opening hole and a coin collecting hole that opens in the bottom plate of the gaming machine body and discharges the coin to the lower side of the gaming machine body.
When the auxiliary tank is mounted in the gaming machine main body with the lid disposed at the closed position, the lid is disposed opposite to the open side of the lid, and is brought into contact with the lid. A gaming machine comprising a lid body rotation restricting means for restricting rotation of the lid body toward the open side.   A flange is provided in the tank body of the auxiliary tank so as to be interposed between the lid body and the inner surface of the tank body with the lid body in contact with the lid body rotation restricting means. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the gaming machine is provided.   Inside the tank body of the auxiliary tank, a curved portion having a substantially arcuate cross section along the rotation trajectory of the lid body from the closed position to the lid body rotation restricting means. The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein a gaming machine is provided. The lid rotation restricting means is
When the auxiliary tank is mounted in the gaming machine main body, the auxiliary tank is configured by a sensor bar of a coin storage state detecting means that is inserted inward of the tank main body and detects a coin storage state in the auxiliary tank. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the gaming machine is characterized in that: The gaming machine main body has a box-shaped housing with an open front,
The auxiliary tank is mounted on the inner side of the casing from the front of the casing, and a sensor insertion hole is opened in a rear wall portion of the tank body facing the back plate of the casing in the mounted state.
The sensor rod has a base end supported by the back plate of the housing, extends from the back plate of the housing toward the front of the housing, and is inserted into the sensor insertion hole by mounting the auxiliary tank. The gaming machine according to claim 5, wherein the gaming machine has a configuration in which a tip portion is disposed inward of the tank body. The auxiliary tank supports the lid body to the tank body when the lid body is disposed at a preset tilt angle position between the open position and the closed position and moved in the removal direction. And having a configuration in which the lid body is removable from the tank body,
When the lid is rotated from the closed position to the open side, the sensor rod has an inclination angle closer to the closing side than an inclination angle position of the lid that can be removed from the tank body. The gaming machine according to claim 6, wherein the gaming machine has a configuration in which the lid abuts at a position. The sensor rod is
Selectively switch between a sensor use posture state in which the distal end portion is higher than a height position of the base end portion and a rotation restricting posture state in which the distal end portion is located below the base end portion. The gaming machine according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the gaming machine is supported.   The sensor rod is supported on the sensor use posture state by inserting a base end portion of the sensor rod in the sensor use posture state, and is provided in the sensor use posture state, and the sensor in the rotation restricting posture state. The gaming machine according to claim 8, further comprising a socket that supports the sensor rod in the rotation restricting posture state by inserting a base end portion of the rod. The gaming machine body is
A box-shaped housing with an open front,
A front door that opens and closes the front of the housing;
When the auxiliary tank is attached to the inside of the housing and the front door is closed, the auxiliary that abuts the tank body and restricts the movement of the auxiliary tank back and forth, right and left and up and down in the gaming machine body It has a tank movement control means, The gaming machine of any one of Claims 1-9 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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