JP2017051870A - Game machine island - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine island capable of reducing cost.SOLUTION: A game machine island is formed by arranging back to back, a same kind or different kinds of a first game machine related to medals and coins, and second game machines related to pachinko balls, in a longitudinal direction. The game machine island comprises: a belt conveyor disposed at a central part in the short-side direction of the game machine island and moving game media on the first game machine to a longitudinal direction of the game island; collection means containing out gutters for guiding pachinko balls used on each second game machine and a ball reception box which is disposed on a lower position of the belt conveyor, is directly or indirectly coupled to lower end parts of the out gutters, and receives pachinko balls from the out gutters; and a chute for guiding the game media used on the first game machine to the belt conveyor, and arranged so as to be separated from the out gutters. The out gutters can be arranged on both sides sandwiching the belt conveyor therebetween.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine island in which a plurality of gaming machines are arranged in the longitudinal direction.

The gaming machine includes a pachinko gaming machine in which a pachinko ball is used as a gaming medium, and a slot machine in which medals, coins, etc. are used as gaming media.
In conventional gaming machine islands, islands where pachinko gaming machines are installed and islands where slot machines are installed are used exclusively without being shared. Such a gaming machine island may be referred to as a “dedicated island”.

  However, in recent years, a gaming machine island in which both types of pachinko gaming machines and slot machines can be installed has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). Such a gaming machine island may be referred to as a “shared island”.

  The common island here includes an island where pachinko machines and slot machines are the same or different types arranged back to back, and an island where different types of gaming machines are installed next to each other. .

  Similar to the dedicated island, on the shared island, the supply space for supplying game media to each gaming machine is arranged in the upper space in the gaming machine island, and the lower space in the gaming machine island is used by the gaming machine. A collection facility for collecting the game media is arranged. Pachinko balls used in pachinko machines and medals and coins used in slot machines are sometimes referred to as “out balls”. In addition, medals and coins are sometimes referred to as “medals and the like”.

  In the lower space, the collection facility for collecting pachinko balls is arranged so as to extend obliquely downward with respect to the longitudinal direction, and it is launched into the game board of the pachinko machine and collects the pachinko balls discharged out of the machine from the out port And a lower tank that is connected to the collection basket and temporarily stores the pachinko balls collected in the collection basket. The pachinko balls in the lower tank are returned to the lifting and polishing device on the island, are lifted while being polished, and are supplied to each gaming machine by the supply equipment.

  In the lower space, a collection facility that collects medals and the like is arranged to extend in the longitudinal direction, and has a belt conveyor that collects medals and the like used in the slot machine.

  In the shared island described in the same document, a collection tank, a lower tank, and a belt conveyor are arranged as collection equipment. The pachinko ball collection equipment (collection basket and lower tank) is located at the approximate center of the island in the short direction. Collection facilities (belt conveyors) such as medals are arranged at both ends in the lateral direction.

JP 2001-224826 A

  However, in the gaming machine island described in the same document, a collection facility (belt conveyor) such as two medals is required across the collection facility for pachinko balls, and the belt conveyor is expensive for the collection basket. There was a problem that the cost increased.

  This invention solves said problem and aims at providing the gaming machine island which can reduce cost.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the gaming machine island described in claim 1 is the same type of the first gaming machine that uses a medal or coin gaming medium and the second gaming machine that uses a pachinko ball. Or, in gaming machine islands in which different types of gaming machines are arranged back to back and arranged in the longitudinal direction, the gaming machines are arranged in the center in the short direction of the gaming machine island, which is an intermediate position between the backs of the gaming machines, A belt conveyor that moves the gaming media used in one gaming machine in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island, an out basket that guides a plurality of pachinko balls used in the second gaming machine, and a lower part of the belt conveyor A collecting means including a ball receiving box provided at a position and receiving the pachinko ball from the out basket by being directly or indirectly connected to a lower end of the out basket; and the first play A shooter that guides the game medium used in the machine to a belt conveyor and is arranged so as to avoid the out 樋, and the out 樋 can be arranged on both sides of the belt conveyor, Features.

  According to the gaming machine island described in claim 1, since one belt conveyor is arranged at the center of the short side direction of the gaming machine island and the pachinko balls are joined and recovered below, the cost is reduced. In addition to being able to reduce, it is possible to effectively use the space in the gaming machine island. In addition, since the shooter is installed avoiding the out hook, it is possible to install the first gaming machine using a medal or coin gaming medium and the second gaming machine using a pachinko ball side by side. In addition, even without the second gaming machine, it is possible to leave the outboard installed as it is.

The perspective view which fractured | ruptured a part of gaming machine island which concerns on 1st Embodiment, and showed the inside. Front view of Pachislot Island A top view of an amusement machine island. IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. The figure which shows notionally the cross section of a gaming machine island. A graph showing the relationship between height difference and number of units. The perspective view of the gaming machine island according to the second embodiment. The figure which shows notionally the cross section of the gaming machine island which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
Next, the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The gaming machine island 1 is a shared island where both types of pachinko gaming machines and slot machines can be installed, and islands where the same type or different types are arranged back to back, and different types of gaming machines are adjacent to each other. Including islands that are installed together.

  The shared island is provided with both equipment for processing pachinko balls and equipment for processing medals and the like in the gaming machine island 1.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view in which a part of the gaming machine island 1 is broken to show the inside, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine island 1. Here, the direction in which the gaming machines are arranged is referred to as a “longitudinal direction”, and is indicated by the Z direction in FIG. Further, a horizontal phrase perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is referred to as a “short direction” and is shown in FIG. Further, the height direction is shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the gaming machine island 1 has a curtain plate 2, a storage frame 3, a top plate 4, a waist plate 5, and a baseboard (not shown) from the top. A gaming machine is stored in the storage frame 3. A gaming machine is placed on the top 4. Here, the accommodation space between the front panel 2 and the rear panel 2 of the gaming machine island 1 may be referred to as an “upper space”. In addition, the space below the top plate 4 (the top plate 4 on which the pachinko gaming machine is placed) and the accommodation space between the front waist plate 5 and the back waist plate 5 is referred to as a “lower space”. There is.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the upper space, a supply rod 6 for flowing a pachinko ball to the upper position of each pachinko gaming machine and a supply shooter 7 for flowing the pachinko ball from the upper position to each pachinko gaming machine are arranged. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the lower space collects the discharged pachinko balls used in the slot machine and used in the belt conveyor 10 for recovering the discharged medals and the pachinko gaming machine. A collecting means 20 is arranged for this purpose.

[Belt conveyor 10]
3 is a plan view of the gaming machine island 1, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually showing a transverse section of the gaming machine island. 4 shows a slot machine arranged on the back side of the gaming machine island 1 by “G1”, and FIG. 5 shows a pachinko gaming machine arranged on the front side of the gaming machine island 1 by “G2”. In FIG. 4, pachinko gaming machines arranged on the front side of the gaming machine island 1 are omitted. 3 to 5, the front side of the gaming machine island 1 is indicated by “X1” and the back side is indicated by “X2”.

  In FIG. 5, the flow of medals and the like used in the slot machine G1 and guided to the belt conveyor 10 through the medal shooter 8 is represented by broken lines. As shown in FIG. 5, since there is a place where the medal shooter 8 and the collecting means 20 (an out basket 21 described later) intersect, the medal shooter 8 provided at the intersecting place is configured to bypass the out basket 21. Is done. The medal shooter 8 provided at a place other than the intersection is straightly extended to the belt conveyor 10 (not shown). FIG. 5 shows the flow of medals and the like passing through the medal shooter 8 configured to make a detour with broken lines.

  As shown in FIG. 5, by using the medal shooter 8 configured to detour even if the collecting means 20 is provided on both sides of the belt conveyor 10 in the short direction (X direction shown in FIG. 1), In the gaming machine island 1, it becomes possible to increase the degree of freedom of the layout of how to install the slot machine G1.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, in the lower space of the gaming machine island 1, one belt conveyor 10 is arranged at the center in the short direction.

  The belt conveyor 10 is configured to move medals or the like in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine (Z phrase shown in FIGS. 1 and 2). The belt conveyor 10 has an endless belt (not shown) that is circulated by a motor. Since the medals and the like are carried by rotating the endless belt, the belt conveyor 10 is disposed horizontally and does not need to be inclined.

  A tank (not shown) is disposed at the end of the gaming machine island 1. In this tank, medals and the like carried to the end of the gaming machine island 1 by the endless belt are stored. That is, the single belt conveyor 10 can collect medals and the like used in the slot machine G1 in the gaming machine island 1 in the tank. Thereby, the cost of equipment for collecting medals and the like can be suppressed. The medals and the like stored in the tank are returned to the medal renting machine provided in the game hall by the hall personnel, lent to the player, and used again for the slot machine G1.

  As described above, in the lower space, since one belt conveyor 10 is arranged in the center in the short direction, in other spaces (on both sides of the belt conveyor 10 and above and below the belt conveyor 10), What is necessary is just to provide the collection | recovery means 20 for collect | recovering the pachinko ball discharged | emitted from the pachinko gaming machine G2. A discharge shooter 9 for guiding discharged pachinko balls to the collecting means 20 is arranged (see FIG. 5). In FIG. 5, the flow of the pachinko balls used in the pachinko gaming machine G2 and guided to the collecting means 20 through the discharge shooter 9 is indicated by a broken line.

[Recovery means 20]
Next, looking at the space in which the collection means 20 is to be placed, as shown in FIG. 5, there is sufficient space on the side of the belt conveyor 10 from the top plate 4 to the lower end of the waist plate 5 (including baseboard). There is a height difference. This height difference is indicated by “H0” in FIG. On the other hand, above the belt conveyor 10, there is a relatively small height difference space from the top board 4 (top board 4 on which the pachinko gaming machine G <b> 2 is placed) to the belt conveyor 10. This height difference is indicated by “H2” in FIG. When the space in which the collection means 20 is to be arranged is located on the side of the belt conveyor 10, the collection means 20 can be arranged using this sufficient height difference H0.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the collecting means 20 includes an out rod 21, an out ball guide rod 22, and a ball receiving box 23.

(Out 21)
A discharge shooter 9 is connected to the out rod 21. The out rod 21 is configured to be disposed in a pair on both sides of the belt conveyor 10. 1, 3 and 5 show the collecting means 20 in which out rods 21 are arranged on both sides of the belt conveyor 10. In FIG. 4, only the out rod 21 arranged on one side of the belt conveyor 10 is shown, and the out rod 21 arranged on the other side of both sides is omitted.

  The out rod 21 is configured to be disposed on both sides of the belt conveyor 10. When the operation of the gaming machine island 1 is started, the out rods 21 may be arranged on both sides of the belt conveyor 10 from the beginning, and the out rod 21 is arranged only on one side at the beginning. Then, the out rod 21 may be arranged on the other side.

  The out basket 21 is disposed so as to guide the pachinko sphere obliquely downward with respect to the longitudinal direction (see FIG. 1). Thereby, the pachinko ball is guided to the lower end portion of the out basket 21. The inclination angle of the out rod 21 needs to be an angle at which the pachinko ball can roll and move by overcoming the rolling frictional resistance by the gravitational action. In general, the out rod 21 is disposed obliquely downward by 3 to 6 degrees.

(Out ball guide rod 22)
The out ball guide bar 22 is disposed below the belt conveyor 10. The out ball guide rod 22 connects the lower ends of a pair of out rods 21. Similar to the out basket 21, the out ball guide basket 22 is arranged so as to guide the pachinko ball diagonally downward with respect to the longitudinal direction. The inclination angle of the out ball guide bar 22 needs to be an angle at which the pachinko ball can roll and move by overcoming the rolling frictional resistance due to gravity. Similar to the out rod 21, the out ball guide rod 22 is disposed obliquely downward by 3 to 6 degrees.

  The pachinko balls guided to the lower end of the out basket 21 are joined at a position below the belt conveyor 10 by the out ball guide bar 22. The term “merging” includes the merging of pachinko balls respectively discharged from pachinko gaming machines G2 arranged back to back.

(Ball receiving box 23)
The ball receiving box 23 is disposed below the belt conveyor 10. The ball receiving box 23 is connected to the out ball guide bar 22. The combined pachinko balls flow into the ball receiving box 23.

  In this embodiment, the out rod 21 is connected to the ball receiving box 23 via the out ball guide rod 22, but the present invention is not limited to this. In short, the pachinko balls discharged from the pachinko gaming machine G2 may be joined at a position below the belt conveyor 10. For example, the lower end of the out rod 21 may be connected to the ball receiving box 23.

(Relation between elevation difference and number of units)
Next, the relationship between the height difference and the number of units will be described with reference to FIGS.

  Generally, the width of the pachinko gaming machine G2 is 520 mm to 535 mm. In the gaming machine island 1, between the adjacent pachinko gaming machines G2, there are arranged inter-ball rental machines (not shown) for discharging the number of pachinko balls corresponding to the amount of money inserted into the pachinko gaming machine G2. ing. The width of the ball rental machine is 30 mm. Therefore, the table pitch between adjacent pachinko gaming machines is 550 mm to 565 mm, which is obtained by adding the width of the platform ball lending machine to the width of the pachinko gaming machine G2.

  In the gaming machine island 1, the larger the number of pachinko gaming machines arranged in the longitudinal direction, the longer the out basket 21 becomes. Therefore, it is necessary to take a sufficient level difference between the upper end portion of the out rod 21 and the ball receiving box 23.

When this height difference is H, the base pitch is P, the number of pachinko gaming machines G2 is n, and the inclination angle of the out ball 21 and the out ball guide rod 22 is θ, the relationship between H and n is expressed by the following equation. The
H = nP * tan θ (1)
When P and θ are constant, the expression (1) is expressed by the following expression.
H = const * n (2)
Formula (2) is represented by the graph shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the gaming machine island 1, it is possible to increase the number according to the height difference.

As shown in FIG. 5, a sufficient height difference (a height difference H1 between the top plate 4 and the ball receiving box 23 shown in FIG. 5) is provided on the side of the belt conveyor 10 in the lower space. . For this reason, the out rod 21 can be lengthened, and as a result, a large number of the out rods 21 can be arranged. If the ball receiving box 23 is disposed at a lower position, a larger number of units can be arranged. Further, the ball receiving box 23 arranged at a lower position is shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG.
For example, if H1 = 600 mm, tan θ = 0.1, P = 560 mm,
From equation (1), n = 10.7.
In other words, ten pachinko gaming machines G2 can be arranged for one out basket 21.

  On the other hand, in the lower space, a relatively small height difference (the height difference H2 between the top plate 4 and the belt conveyor 10 shown in FIG. 5) is provided above the belt conveyor 10. For this reason, the out hook 21 cannot be lengthened, and a large number cannot be arranged with respect to one out hook 21. If a large number of units are arranged, it is necessary to increase the number of out ridges 21, which increases the cost.

If the height difference H2 is 300 mm (= H1 / 2), and H2 = 300 mm, tan θ = 0.1, and P = 550 mm are substituted into Equation (1),
n = 5.3.
In other words, only five pachinko gaming machines G2 can be arranged for one out basket 21. This means that when the height difference becomes 2 (= 600 mm / 300 mm) times, approximately twice as many pachinko gaming machines G2 can be lined up accordingly.

(Transfer means 30a)
In the gaming machine island 1, pachinko balls are used repeatedly as well as medals and the like. That is, it is necessary to return the pachinko balls discharged from the pachinko gaming machine G2 and flowing into the ball receiving box 23 through the out basket 21 and the out ball guide basket 22 to the supply basket 6 (see FIG. 2).

  As an example of means for returning the pachinko balls in the ball receiving box 23 to the supply basket 6, a transfer means 30a is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the transfer means 30 a has a lifting and polishing apparatus 30 b that lifts the pachinko balls that have flowed into the ball receiving box 23 and the abrasive to the collection tank 50 while mixing them. The lift polishing apparatus 30 b includes a cylindrical body 30 and a screw member 40.

  A recovery tank 50 that temporarily stores pachinko balls is disposed at the upper end of the cylindrical body 30.

  A screw member 40 is disposed inside the cylindrical body 30. The screw member 40 is for lifting the pachinko ball and the abrasive from the lower end portion of the cylindrical body 30 to the upper end portion while mixing them. The pachinko balls lifted together with the abrasive are discharged from the upper end portion of the cylindrical body 30 and separated from the abrasive by the separating means (not shown), and passed through the supply rod 6 and the supply shooter 7 to each pachinko gaming machine. To be supplied.

  When the pachinko balls are filled with the supply basket 6, the pachinko balls overflow from the supply basket 6 and are temporarily stored in the collection tank 50. An overflow passage (not shown) for guiding the pachinko balls in the collection tank 50 to the screw member 40 is connected. Further, a return passage (not shown) is arranged so as to guide the abrasive from the separating means to the screw member 40.

[Action]
Next, the operation of the gaming machine island 1 will be described.

(Recovery of medals, etc.)
First, collection of medals and the like used in the slot machine G1 will be described.

  The medals and the like used in the slot machine G1 are led from the discharge port G11 through the medal shooter 8 to one belt conveyor 10 disposed in the center of the lower space. Since the endless belt circulates within the belt conveyor 10, it is carried on the endless belt and carried to the end of the gaming machine island 1 and temporarily stored in a tank installed at the end.

  As described above, it is possible to collect all medals and the like used in the slot machine G1 in the gaming machine island 1 by one belt conveyor 10. Thereby, the cost of equipment for collecting medals and the like can be reduced.

  The medals and the like stored in the tank are transferred to the medal lending machine in the game hall by the parties concerned, lent to the player, and can be used again in the slot machine G1.

(Recovery of pachinko balls)
Next, the collection of pachinko balls used in the pachinko gaming machine G2 will be described. Here, it is assumed that pachinko gaming machines G2 are arranged back to back and pachinko balls are discharged from each pachinko gaming machine G2.

  The pachinko balls used in the pachinko gaming machine G2 are led from the discharge port G21 through the discharge shooter 9 to the out basket 21 arranged on the side of the slot machine G1. Since a wide space is provided in the vertical direction on the side of the slot machine G1, a sufficient height difference can be provided between the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the out rod 21. When the inclination angle of the out rod 21 is constant, the distance from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of one out rod 21 can be increased, and the pachinko ball can flow down for a long distance by the one out rod 21. .

  The pachinko balls that have flowed down to the lower end of the out basket 21 are joined by the out ball guide basket 22 and collected in the ball receiving box 23.

  The pachinko balls collected in the ball receiving box 23 and the abrasive returned by the return passage are guided to the lower end portion of the screw member 40, mixed inside the cylindrical body 30, and lifted to the upper end portion of the cylindrical body 30. Sent and discharged from there. The discharged pachinko balls are separated from the abrasive, and when the supply basket 6 is not full of other pachinko balls, it is supplied to each pachinko gaming machine G2 through the supply basket 6 and the supply shooter 7. On the other hand, when the supply basket 6 is full of other pachinko balls, the supply basket 6 overflows. The overflowing pachinko balls are temporarily collected in the collection tank 50. The pachinko balls collected in the collection tank 50 are guided to the lower end portion of the screw member 40 through the overflow passage, and are again transported to the upper end portion of the cylindrical body 30 by the screw member 40 and discharged therefrom.

  That is, the pachinko balls collected by the collecting means 20 are pumped by the screw member 40 to the upper end portion of the cylindrical body 30 once or a plurality of times so that each pachinko game passes through the supply basket 6 and the supply shooter 7. It is supplied to the machine G2 and can be used again in each pachinko gaming machine G2.

  According to the collection means 20 of the first embodiment, the collection tank 50 does not have to be provided at the lower end portion of the gaming machine island 1, and instead the ball receiving box 23 is provided at the lower end portion of the gaming machine island 1, The head between the upper end and the lower end of the bowl 21 can be increased to allow the pachinko balls to flow down easily, and a large number of gaming machine islands 1 can be configured for one out bowl 21. It becomes possible to do.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a gaming machine island according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment, the configuration different from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the same configuration will be omitted.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the gaming machine island 1.
In the first embodiment, as an example of a means for returning the pachinko balls in the ball receiving box 23 to the supply basket 6 (including the collection tank 50), the pachinko balls in the ball receiving box 23 are connected to the lower end of the screw member 40. The lift polishing apparatus 30b that has been lifted and polished to the upper end portion of the cylinder 30 and discharged to the collection tank 50 disposed at the upper part of the gaming machine island 1 and returned to the supply rod 6 has been described. Not limited to this.

  In the second embodiment, the collection tank 50 is arranged outside the gaming machine island 1 (for example, another gaming machine island 1). The transfer means 30a has a lifting and polishing device 30b and a basket 30c. A pachinko ball is passed from the ball receiving box 23 through the lifting and polishing device 30b and the basket 30c, and the recovery tank 50 of the other gaming machine island 1 that is outside. Configured to lead to. What is necessary is just to provide the predetermined angle (for example, 3-6 degrees) inclined downward with respect to the longitudinal direction in the collar 30c.

  Also in the collection means 20 of the second embodiment, the collection tank 50 does not have to be provided at the lower end portion of the gaming machine island 1, and instead the ball receiving box 23 is provided at the upper part of the gaming machine island 1, so that the out basket 21 It is possible to increase the drop between the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the golf ball so that the pachinko balls can easily flow down, and to configure a large number of gaming machine islands 1 with respect to one out basket 21 Is possible.

  When the collection tank 50 cannot be provided in the gaming machine island 1 due to the problem of installation space of the lifting and polishing apparatus 30b, it is necessary to transfer the pachinko balls used in the pachinko gaming machine G2 to the outside of the gaming machine island 1 . At this time, the transfer means 30a for guiding the pachinko balls from the ball receiving box 23 to the external collection tank 50 is effective.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a gaming machine island according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment, configurations different from those in the first embodiment are mainly described, and the same configurations are omitted. Also in the third embodiment, the description will be made assuming that the pachinko gaming machines G2 are arranged back to back and the pachinko balls are discharged from each pachinko gaming machine G2.

FIG. 8 is a diagram conceptually showing a cross section of the gaming machine island 1.
In the first embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the ball receiving box 23 is disposed directly below the belt conveyor 10, and the collection unit 20 that is merged and collected immediately below the belt conveyor 10 is illustrated, but the invention is not limited thereto. .

  In the third embodiment, the collection means 20 includes a ball receiving box 23 disposed obliquely below the belt conveyor 10 and an out ball guide bar 22 connected to the ball receiving box 23.

  The collection means 20 of the third embodiment collects and collects the pachinko balls discharged from the respective pachinko gaming machines G2 obliquely below the belt conveyor 10. It is assumed that the collection means 20 that collects and collects below the belt conveyor 10 includes this configuration.

  According to the collection means 20 of the third embodiment, it is effective when placing other parts directly under the out ball guide rod 22.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a gaming machine island according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the fourth embodiment, a configuration different from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the same configuration will be omitted. Also in the fourth embodiment, the description will be made assuming that the pachinko gaming machines G2 are arranged back to back and the pachinko balls are discharged from each pachinko gaming machine G2.

In addition, in 1st Embodiment, about the FIG. 4, only the out rod 21 arrange | positioned at one side of the belt conveyor 10 was shown, and it was described that the out rod 21 arrange | positioned at the other of both sides was abbreviate | omitted. .
On the other hand, in the fourth embodiment, the out basket 21 is arranged on one of the both sides of the belt conveyor 10 (the front side of the gaming machine island 1: the side where the pachinko gaming machines G2 are arranged). The out rod 21 is not disposed on the other of the two sides of 10 (the back side of the gaming machine island 1: the side where the slot machines G1 are arranged).

  In the fourth embodiment, there is no place where the medal shooter 8 and the collecting means 20 cross each other, and it is not necessary to configure the medal shooter 8 so as to bypass the out cage 21, and the medal shooter 8 can be made uniform. There is an effect.

  In the fourth embodiment, for example, at the beginning of the gaming machine island 1, one row on the back of the gaming machine island 1 is a slot machine G1, and one row on the front is a pachinko gaming machine G2 (out on the front side). When the configuration of the gaming machine (having the cage 21) is changed so that after installation, the slot machine G1 is one row in the front and the pachinko gaming machine G2 is one row in the back, it is arranged on the front side. It is only necessary to replace the out basket 21 on the back side, and in the gaming machine island 1, it is possible to reduce the cost when changing the configuration of the gaming machine.

  In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the belt conveyor 10 and the collecting means 20 are applied to the gaming machine island 1 where the slot machine G1 and the pachinko gaming machine G2 are installed back to back. Although explained, it is not limited to this. For example, the belt conveyor 10 and the collection means 20 of the embodiment may be applied to the gaming machine island 1 in which the slot machine G1 and the pachinko gaming machine G2 are installed side by side on the front side of the gaming machine island 1, for example.

  In order to widen the vertical space below the belt conveyor 10 in the lower space, it is preferable to arrange the belt conveyor 10 as high as possible. Thereby, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of layout when arranging the out ball guide bar 22 and the ball receiving box 23 using the wide space.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine island 2 Screen board 3 Storage frame 4 Top plate 5 Waist board 6 Supply basket 7 Supply shooter 8 Medal shooter 9 Discharge shooter 10 Belt conveyor 20 Collection means 21 Out basket 22 Out ball guide box 23 Ball receiving box 30a Transfer means 30b Lifting Feed polishing device 30 Cylinder 40 Screw member 50 Recovery tank

Claims (1)

A gaming machine in which the same type or different types of gaming machines of the first gaming machine using medals and coins and the second gaming machine using pachinko balls can be arranged back to back in the longitudinal direction. On the island
A belt conveyor that is arranged at the center in the short direction of the gaming machine island, which is an intermediate position between the backs of the gaming machines, and that moves the gaming media used in the first gaming machine in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island When,
An out basket for guiding pachinko balls used in a plurality of the second gaming machines, and the out basket provided at a lower position of the belt conveyor and connected directly or indirectly to a lower end portion of the out basket. A ball receiving box for receiving the pachinko ball from the basket, and a collection means,
A game medium used in the first gaming machine is guided to a belt conveyor, and the shooter is arranged so as to avoid the out trap,
The out rod can be arranged on both sides of the belt conveyor;
Amusement machine island characterized by.

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