JP2015039433A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine suppressing the looseness at a transportation time.SOLUTION: A slot machine SM is constituted to comprise: a base part 10 formed into a box shape having an opening 10a at its front; a front door 20 so attached to the base part 10 as to open and close the opening 10a; an auxiliary tank 60 housed at a tank housing position located on the right side of the lower portion of the base part 10 for accumulating excessive medals; and a presser part 77 disposed on the rear face side of the front door 20 for regulating the forward movement of the auxiliary tank 60 from the tank housing position while the front door 20 closing the opening 10a of the base part 10.

Description

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

  A slot machine, which is a type of gaming machine, includes a reel unit that rotates a reel, a payout device that pays out medals according to the result of the game, a box-shaped base portion (main body member) that accommodates these, And a front door (opening / closing member) that can open and close the front opening (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Cited Document 2). Further, the slot machine includes an auxiliary tank that stores excessive medals that cannot be stored by the payout device, and is accommodated together with the payout device in a lower portion of the base portion.

JP 2007-267888 A JP 2009-233127 A

  However, in such a gaming machine, there is a possibility that an internal auxiliary tank, a payout device, etc. may move during the transportation, causing rattling.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a subject, and it aims at providing the game machine which suppressed the backlash at the time of conveyance.

  In order to achieve such an object, the gaming machine according to the present invention includes a main body member formed in a box shape having an opening on the front, an opening / closing member attached to the main body member so as to be able to open and close the opening, An auxiliary tank that is stored in a predetermined storage position in the lower part of the main body member and stores excess game media, and provided on the rear surface side of the opening / closing member, and the auxiliary tank with the opening / closing member closing the opening And a pressing portion that restricts forward movement from the storage position.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress backlash during transport of a gaming machine.

It is a front view of a slot machine. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of a slot machine. It is a rear view which shows the front door of a slot machine. It is sectional drawing shown along arrow IV-IV in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which removed the medal paying-out apparatus and the auxiliary tank from the base | substrate part of the slot machine. (A) is the perspective view which looked at the auxiliary tank from the front, (b) is the perspective view which looked at the auxiliary tank from back. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the lower right speaker unit and the rear cover from the front door. (A) is the perspective view which looked at the rear cover from back, (b) is the perspective view which looked at the rear cover from the front. It is a plane sectional view showing the state where the front door was opened. It is a cross-sectional view showing a state in the middle of closing the front door. It is a plane sectional view showing the state where the front door is closed and the rear cover is in contact with the auxiliary tank. It is a plane sectional view showing the state where the front door is closed and the rear cover is close to the medal payout device. It is a plane sectional view showing a modification of the slot machine.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, an outline of a slot machine SM as an embodiment of the gaming machine will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the directions indicated by the arrows in FIG. 5 will be described as the up-down direction, the front-rear direction, and the left-right direction, respectively. The slot machine SM is mainly composed of a box-shaped base 10 and a front door 20. The base portion 10 is formed in a box shape having an opening 10 a on the front side, and a front door 20 is attached to the front portion of the base portion 10. The front door 20 is pivotally supported on the left front portion of the base portion 10 using a hinge mechanism (not shown), and is configured to be able to swing open and close the opening 10a of the base portion 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a reel unit 11 including three reels 12 a, 12 b, 12 c is provided in the center of the base portion 10, and the three reels 12 a, 12 a, 12 are provided through a reel display window 22 provided on the front door 20. The symbols drawn on 12b and 12c can be visually recognized. Below the inside of the base 10, a power supply unit 13 that supplies power to various devices mounted on the slot machine SM, a medal payout device 50 having a hopper tank 51 that stores medals, and a hopper tank 51. An auxiliary tank 60 is provided for storing surplus medals overflowing from. A main control device 15 is provided on the inner upper side of the base body portion 10 for overall control of games played in the slot machine SM.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a front frame 21 is formed on the front door 20, and a reel display window 22 is formed at a substantially central portion of the front frame 21. An operation panel 23 is provided below the reel display window 22 at the center of the front side of the front door 20. On the front side of the operation panel 23, a start switch 24 and three stop switches 25a, 25b, and 25c are provided. On the upper surface side of the operation panel 23, various bet switches 26, various effect operation switches 27, and a medal slot 28 are provided.

  An image display device 30 that displays a predetermined effect image and a Fever lamp 31 that performs a light emission effect are provided on the upper part of the front side of the front door 20. At the lower part on the front side of the front door 20, various decorative members 32 and 33 and a tray 34 for storing medals paid out from the medal payout device 50 are provided.

  In a state where the front door 20 closes the opening 10 a of the base body 10, the rear surface side of the front door 20 is located on the inner side of the base body 10. As shown in FIG. 3, on the rear side of the front door 20, whether the medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 28 conforms to a predetermined standard, the sub-control device 35 that performs overall control of the slot machine SM. A medal selector 36 for selecting whether or not, left and right upper speaker units 41 and 42, left and right sub speaker units 43 and 44, and left and right lower speaker units 45 and 46 are provided.

  Next, the medal payout device 50 and the auxiliary tank 60 housed inside the base portion 10 will be described with additional reference to FIGS. As illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 4, the medal payout device 50 includes a hopper tank 51 and a medal payout unit 53. The hopper tank 51 is provided in the upper part of the medal payout unit 53 and stores medals that are inserted into the medal insertion slot 28 and selected by the medal selector 36. A surplus medal discharge hole 52 through which surplus medals that cannot be stored in the hopper tank 51 flow toward the auxiliary tank 60 is formed on the right side of the hopper tank 51. The medal payout unit 53 pays out the medals stored in the hopper tank 51 to the tray 34 according to the result of the game. The medal payout device 50 is slidable in the front-rear direction to the hopper accommodation position at the center of the bottom of the base 10 using left and right mounting rails 56 and 57 (see FIG. 5) provided at the center of the bottom of the base 10. Is housed in.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the auxiliary tank 60 is formed in a box shape having an opening in the upper portion, and is configured so that medals discharged from the surplus medal discharge holes 52 of the medal payout device 50 can be stored. Further, the auxiliary tank 60 is placed and accommodated in a tank accommodation position adjacent to the hopper accommodation position on the right side of the bottom of the base portion 10. Left and right sensor insertion holes 61 and 62 through which a pair of left and right full detection sensors 66 and 67 (see FIG. 5) attached to the back plate portion of the base body 10 are inserted are formed in the rear side wall portion of the auxiliary tank 60. Has been. On the upper front side of the auxiliary tank 60, a handle portion 63 is formed so that the auxiliary tank 60 can be easily pulled forward from the tank housing position of the base body portion 10. On the upper rear side of the auxiliary tank 60, a back plate contact portion 64 is formed that contacts the back plate portion of the base portion 10 when the auxiliary tank 60 is stored in the tank storage position.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the left and right fullness detection sensors 66 and 67 are contact sensors formed in a bar shape, and are attached to the lower right portion of the back plate portion of the base portion 10 so as to face the front. As a result, the left and right fullness detection sensors 66 and 67 are positioned inside the auxiliary tank 60 in a state where the auxiliary tank 60 is accommodated in the tank accommodating position. When the medal in the auxiliary tank 60 contacts both the left and right fullness detection sensors 66 and 67 for a predetermined time, the main controller 15 determines that the auxiliary tank 60 is full of medals.

  Next, the lower right speaker unit 46 provided on the rear surface side of the front door 20 and the rear cover 70 covering the rear surface side of the lower right speaker unit 46 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 7, the lower right speaker unit 46 is attached to the lower right rear surface side of the front door 20 such that a diaphragm (not shown) faces the front of the front door 20. A portion of the front door 20 facing the lower right speaker unit 46 is formed with a lower right speaker hole 48 that guides sound emitted forward from the diaphragm of the lower right speaker unit 46 to the front side of the front door 20. .

  Note that a lower left speaker unit 45 is attached to the lower left side of the front door 20 so that a diaphragm (not shown) faces the front of the front door 20. Further, a lower left speaker hole 47 that guides sound emitted forward from the diaphragm of the lower left speaker unit 45 to the front side of the front door 20 is formed in a portion of the front door 20 facing the lower left speaker unit 45. (See FIG. 1).

  The rear cover 70 of the lower right speaker unit 46 is attached and fixed to the lower right rear side of the front door 20 together with the lower right speaker unit 46 by using fixing means (not shown) such as screws. As shown in FIG. 8, the rear cover 70 includes an upper cover portion 71 that covers the upper rear surface side of the lower right speaker unit 46, a lower cover portion 72 that covers a portion below the upper rear surface side of the lower right speaker unit 46, A plurality of mounting bosses 73 extending from the upper cover portion 71 and the lower cover portion 72 so as to protrude forward and through which fixing means (not shown) such as screws are inserted.

  The lower cover part 72 is formed so as to protrude rearward from the upper cover part 71. As a result, a space is formed between the lower left speaker unit 45 and the lower cover portion 72 where sound emitted backward from a diaphragm (not shown) of the lower left speaker unit 45 is transmitted. . A speaker insertion hole 76 through which the central rear portion of the lower left speaker unit 45 is inserted is formed in the center portion of the lower cover portion 72. On the right side (left side as viewed from the rear) of the lower cover part 72, a first pressing part 77 that restricts the forward movement of the auxiliary tank 60 is formed in a rectangular plate shape. In a state where the front portion of the handle portion 63 of the auxiliary tank 60 has entered the recessed portion of the first press portion 77, the first press portion 77 comes into contact (or close proximity) with the handle portion 63 of the auxiliary tank 60. Restricts forward movement of the. In addition, the vertical dimension of the recessed portion of the first pressing portion 77 is larger than the front portion of the handle portion 63 of the auxiliary tank 60. Thereby, when closing the opening 10a of the base | substrate part 10 from the state which the front door 20 opened, even if the front door 20 has fallen from the design position with dead weight, the handle of the auxiliary tank 60 is set in the recessed part of the 1st holding | suppressing part 77. The part 63 can enter. In addition, the vertical dimension of the recessed portion of the first pressing portion 77 may be larger than the entire handle portion 63 of the auxiliary tank 60. On the left side of the lower cover part 72 (right side as viewed from the rear), a second pressing part 78 that restricts the forward movement of the medal payout device 50 is formed in a fan shape.

  In the slot machine SM configured as described above, the operation of the rear cover 70 when the front door 20 closes the opening 10a of the base body portion 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 9, the medal payout device 50 is accommodated in the hopper accommodation position of the base portion 10 with the front door 20 opened, but the auxiliary tank 60 is located forward from the tank accommodation position of the base portion 10. It is assumed that it is placed at a position deviated. When the front door 20 swings in the direction of closing the opening 10a of the base portion 10 from the state shown in FIG. 9, as shown in FIG. 10, the first of the rear cover 70 located on the outer peripheral side of the swing locus of the front door 20 is shown. The pressing portion 77 contacts the handle portion 63 of the auxiliary tank 60. Further, when the front door 20 swings in a direction to close the opening 10a of the base body part 10, the first pressing part 77 of the rear cover 70 presses the pulling part 63 of the auxiliary tank 60 rearward, as shown in FIG. The tank 60 is pushed to the rear tank receiving position.

  At this time, the first pressing portion 77 of the rear cover 70 contacts the handle portion 63 of the auxiliary tank 60, and the back plate contact portion 64 of the auxiliary tank 60 contacts the back plate portion of the base portion 10, so The detection sensors 66 and 67 are inserted into the left and right sensor insertion holes 61 and 62 of the auxiliary tank 60 and positioned inside the auxiliary tank 60. At this time, as shown in FIG. 12, the second pressing portion 78 of the rear cover 70 comes close to the hopper tank 51 of the medal payout device 50. Thereby, in the state where the front door 20 closes the opening 10 a of the base body portion 10, the first pressing portion 77 of the rear cover 70 restricts the movement of the auxiliary tank 60 from the tank housing position to the front, and the rear cover 70 has a second position. The pressing portion 78 restricts the movement of the medal payout device 50 from the hopper accommodation position to the front.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, on the rear surface side of the front door 20, the first pressing portion 77 that restricts the forward movement of the auxiliary tank 60 from the tank housing position and the hopper housing position of the medal payout device 50 forward. The 2nd press part 78 which regulates the movement of is provided. Accordingly, when the slot machine SM is transported, the movement of the auxiliary tank 60 is restricted by the first pressing portion 77 and the movement of the medal payout device 50 is restricted by the second pressing portion 78. Can be suppressed.

  Further, the first pressing portion 77 is configured so that when the front door 20 closes the opening 10 a of the base portion 10, the first pressing portion 77 can contact the auxiliary tank 60 and push the auxiliary tank 60 into the tank housing position. Thus, even if the auxiliary tank 60 is placed at a position shifted forward from the tank housing position of the base body 10 with the front door 20 opened, the auxiliary tank can be surely closed only by closing the front door 20. 60 can be accommodated in the tank accommodating position. Even if the auxiliary tank 60 is accommodated in the tank accommodating position when the front door 20 is open, the first pressing portion 77 moves forward of the auxiliary tank 60 when the front door 20 is closed from the open state. Needless to say, it can be regulated.

  A first pressing portion 77 and a second pressing portion 78 are provided on the rear cover 70 that covers the rear surface side of the lower right speaker unit 46. Thereby, since it is not necessary to make the member which comprises the 1st press part 77 and the 2nd press part 78 separately, the backlash at the time of conveyance of the slot machine SM can be suppressed, without increasing a number of parts. Further, since the vibration of the sound emitted from the lower left speaker unit 45 is transmitted to the auxiliary tank 60 via the rear cover 70, an effect of leveling medals stored in the auxiliary tank 60 can be expected.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the auxiliary tank 60 is housed in the tank housing position, the back plate contact portion 64 of the auxiliary tank 60 is in contact with the back plate portion of the base body portion 10, but is not limited thereto. Absent. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, instead of the left and right fullness detection sensors 66 and 67, a plate-like mounting base 98 that holds the left and right fullness detection sensors 96 and 97 and is attached to the back plate portion of the base body 10. The full detection unit 95 may be provided so that the rear portion of the auxiliary tank 60 contacts the mounting base 98. Thereby, the auxiliary tank 60 can be sandwiched and fixed by the first pressing portion 77 of the rear cover 70 and the attachment base 98 of the full detection unit 95.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first pressing portion 77 of the rear cover 70 is configured to come into contact with and press against the handle portion 63 of the auxiliary tank 60 in a state where the front door 20 closes the opening 10a of the base body portion 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the first pressing portion 77 may be configured not to be pressed only by being close to the handle portion 63 of the auxiliary tank 60 accommodated in the tank accommodating position.

  In the above-described embodiment, with the front door 20 closing the opening 10 a of the base body 10, the second pressing portion 78 of the rear cover 70 is configured not to be pressed only by being close to the hopper tank 51 of the medal payout device 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the second pressing portion 78 may be configured to contact and press against the hopper tank 51 of the medal payout device 50. In this case, since the vibration of the sound emitted from the lower left speaker unit 45 is transmitted to the hopper tank 51 via the rear cover 70, an effect of leveling medals stored in the hopper tank 51 can be expected.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first pressing portion 77 and the second pressing portion 78 are formed on the rear cover 70 that covers the rear surface side of the lower right speaker unit 46. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be formed on another member on the rear side of the front door 20 as necessary, such as the arrangement of the medal payout device 50. Further, a dedicated pressing member constituting the first pressing portion 77 and the second pressing portion 78 may be attached to the rear surface side of the front door 20, and the first pressing portion 77 and the second pressing portion 78 are connected to the front door 20. You may make it form integrally in the rear surface side.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first pressing portion 77 and the second pressing portion 78 are provided on the rear cover 70 that covers the rear surface side of the lower right speaker unit 46. However, the first pressing portion is not limited thereto. Only one of 77 and the second pressing part 78 may be provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, the slot machine SM has been illustrated and described as an example of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a sparrow ball gaming machine, an arrangement ball machine, The same effect can be applied to a pachinko machine and the like, and the same effect can be obtained.

SM slot machine (game machine)
10 Base part (main body member)
20 Front door (opening / closing member)
46 Lower right speaker unit 50 Medal paying device 51 Hopper tank 53 Medal paying unit 60 Auxiliary tank 63 Handle part 64 Back plate contact part 70 Rear cover 77 First pressing part 78 Second pressing part

Claims (5)

A body member formed in a box shape having an opening on the front;
An opening and closing member attached to the body member so as to be able to open and close the opening;
An auxiliary tank that is accommodated in a predetermined accommodating position in the lower part of the main body member and stores excess game media;
The opening / closing member is provided on a rear surface side, and the opening / closing member includes a pressing portion that restricts the auxiliary tank from moving forward from the accommodation position in a state where the opening is closed. Gaming machine.   When the opening / closing member closes the opening, the pressing portion abuts the auxiliary tank when the auxiliary tank is positioned forward of the storage position in the lower portion of the main body member, and places the auxiliary tank in the storage position. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is configured to be pushed into the game machine. A speaker unit that is attached to the rear surface side of the opening and closing member so as to face the front of the opening and closing member, and the opening and closing member is located inside the main body member with the opening closed;
A rear cover that covers the rear side of the speaker unit;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the pressing portion is provided on the rear cover. A payout device that is housed in a second housing position in the vicinity of the housing position in the lower part of the main body member, and that pays out game media in accordance with a game result;
And a second pressing portion that is provided on a rear surface side of the opening / closing member and restricts the movement of the dispensing device forward from the second accommodation position in a state where the opening / closing member closes the opening. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A speaker unit that is attached to the rear surface side of the opening and closing member so as to face the front of the opening and closing member, and the opening and closing member is located inside the main body member with the opening closed;
A rear cover that covers the rear side of the speaker unit;
The gaming machine according to claim 4, wherein the pressing portion and the second pressing portion are provided on the rear cover.

Images