JP2583260Y2 - Storage tank at the installation island - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a structure of an installation island that is installed in a game arcade or the like and supports and stores a set of circulating devices necessary for operation of a game machine. The present invention relates to a storage tank on an installed island for storing game media supplied to machines and game media collected from game machines and return devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to manufacture an installation island stand, a base member manufactured in a factory is disassembled in advance and transported to a hall site in a disassembled state, the base members are sequentially assembled at the hall site, and a complete circulation device is installed. A site base system in which two or six gaming machines are arranged in an appropriate number in advance at a factory, and a circulating device that can be mounted on the unit base is mounted at the factory in advance and carried into the site. It is roughly divided into two types: factory assembly type. The installation island that is installed in these systems is a game media lifting device that lifts game media, a supply gutter that supplies game media to gaming machines, a collection gutter that collects game media from gaming machines and return devices, A storage tank for storing game media used in the installation island, a transporter for transporting coins and bills, and wiring and power supply mechanisms for driving those devices,
A large number of devices necessary for the operation of the gaming machine are installed inside, and most of these circulating devices are installed near the center of the installation island cross section in the vertical direction.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned installation island, most of the circulating devices are installed in the vicinity of the center in the longitudinal direction of the installation island, so that the vicinity of the center is crowded. However, it is difficult to secure a play space near the center. In addition, the installation work of the storage tank must be performed from both sides on the longitudinal side of the installation island, so the workability is poor, and the circulation around the center in the vertical direction of the installation island cross section is also required in the maintenance and inspection work of the storage tank. The device hinders the operation, which is a troublesome operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to secure a play space near the center in the vertical direction of the installation island cross section, and to provide a storage tank provided inside the installation island. An object of the present invention is to provide a storage tank for an installation island that can improve workability of installation work and maintenance work.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the invention of claim 1, there is provided a circulating apparatus including a game machine installed therein and a storage tank for a game medium for operating the game machine. In the installation island stand, the storage tank is entirely installed outside the outermost column of the plurality of columns standing upright at substantially the center of the installation island cross section in the vertical direction. is there. The installation island stand is characterized in that a plurality of columns are erected substantially at the center in the vertical direction of the cross section, and the storage tank is installed outside the column located at the outermost side.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an installation island in which a set of circulating devices including a storage tank for a game medium for installing a gaming machine and operating the gaming machine is provided. Are installed outside the outermost pillars of the plurality of pillars erected substantially at the center in the vertical direction of the installation island cross section.

A third aspect of the present invention is an installation island platform according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the installation island platform includes a basic island platform on which the set of circulating devices can be installed and the basic island platform. Attached to the longitudinal side of the stand, and has an auxiliary island capable of installing a decorative member for decorating the surface exterior of the gaming machine and the installation island, the basic island and the auxiliary island are It is characterized by being formed in a unit type.

[0008]

[Effects of the operation and the invention] In the present invention, the storage tank is installed on the outer side of the column which is erected substantially at the center of the installation island stand in the vertical direction in the installation island stand in which the complete circulation device is installed. Therefore, in the installation work of the storage tank, the work can be performed from one side of the longitudinal side of the installation island, so that the workability can be improved. However, since the circulating device is installed outside the substantially central column where a relatively large number of circulating devices are installed, the circulating device does not hinder the work, and the workability can be improved.

Further, since the storage tank is entirely installed outside the outermost pillars of the plurality of pillars standing substantially at the center in the vertical direction of the installation island cross section, the effect of the above-described storage tank installation work is obtained. In addition, a play space for installing a circulator other than the storage tank can be secured near the center in the vertical direction of the installation island cross section between the plurality of columns, and the workability of the maintenance and inspection work of the storage tank described above. Can be further improved.

[0010] The installed island stand is a unit type basic island stand on which a set of circulating devices can be installed, and can be mounted on the side in the longitudinal direction of the basic island stand, and the surface exterior of the gaming machine and the installed island stand are decorated. It is composed of a unit-type auxiliary island that can be installed with a decorative member to be installed, so even maintenance and inspection work on the entire storage tank can be easily performed simply by removing the unit-type auxiliary island from the basic island be able to.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. still,
In the description, the game machine, the game medium, and the storage tank according to the present invention will be described as a pachinko game machine P, a ball, and a ball storage tank T.

First, the configuration of the installation island A of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The installation island A is formed in a three-part unit system of the basic island 10 and the auxiliary island 20 in the longitudinal direction of the installation island A cross-section, and the basic island 10 is necessary for the operation of the pachinko gaming machine P therein. A complete set of circulating devices is installed in the center, and a sandwich system in which a pachinko gaming machine P and an auxiliary island stand 20 on which a decorative component attached thereto are installed is detachably mounted from both front and rear sides of the basic island stand 10. Hereinafter, the basic island 10 and the auxiliary island 20 will be described in detail.

First, the basic island stand 10 shown in FIGS.
The length of the pachinko gaming machine P and an unillustrated stand-to-door ball lending machine can be appropriately set as one unit, and as an example of forming the base, the square members are formed into a substantially vertically rectangular parallelepiped lattice,
At the upper end of the unit in the longitudinal direction,
The base beams 12a and 12b are formed substantially in the middle and the base beams 13 are formed horizontally in parallel at the lower end.

A replenishing gutter 31 for replenishing balls to the pachinko gaming machine P using a natural gradient or a replenishing ball forcibly using a belt conveyor or the like is provided between the upper base beam 11 and the base middle beam 12a. Is installed between the base beam 12a and the base beam 12b, and a coin and a bill transporter (not shown) that collects coins and bills inserted from the tama ball lending machine and transports them to the money changer. Is installed horizontally, and
A collecting trough 32 for collecting the outgoing balls of the ball storage tank T and the pachinko gaming machine P and a device for forcibly transporting the balls are installed between the base beam 13 and the base lower beam 13.

The support 14 shown in FIG.
And the pedestal ball lending machine are formed vertically in parallel with a width capable of being installed one by one, and the reinforcing members 15 connecting the columns 14 are installed at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction of the installation island A. Between the columns 14 is a place where a number of the devices described above are installed,
Further, inside the basic island 10, a ball lifting device 30 for resupplying the balls collected from the pachinko gaming machine P is provided.

On the upper part of the doffing and feeding device 30, a doffing and feeding device 3 is provided.
An upper ball storage tank 33 is installed for guiding the supply balls discharged from 0 to the storage and supply gutter 31, and an overflow gutter 34 for returning an overflow ball from the upper ball storage tank 33 to the ball storage tank T is hung down. I have. As described above, the basic island stand 10 in which a set of devices required for the operation of the pachinko gaming machine P is installed in advance.
Is erected on the floor of the game hall and fixed to the floor of the game hall with fixed legs 35, and a plurality of basic islands 10 are sequentially connected as necessary.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the auxiliary island stand 20 is configured such that a pachinko gaming machine P and a pachinko ball lending machine can be installed in an appropriate number (two in this embodiment) as one unit. A curtain plate 2 on which a call lamp (not shown) or a decorative display device (not shown) for displaying a display related to a game is mounted.
4, and an inter-segment portion 25 that allows the flow state of the balls of the supply gutter 31 to be confirmed from the gap when the opening is freely opened.

At the lower part of the pachinko gaming machine P, there is provided a counter 21 protruding toward the passage, and from the base of the counter 21, a waist plate 22 formed in a substantially U-shape in the longitudinal direction of the cross-section of the installation stand A is suspended. Has been established. The waist plate 22 has a flange 23 at both ends thereof for decoratively surrounding the ball storage tank T. Above and below the flange 23, a substantially vertical mountain-like slope is formed on the passage side from the central vertical plate 23a shown in FIG. An inclined plate 23b for stabilizing the waist plate 22 is formed. The auxiliary islands 20 configured as described above are attached from both sides of the basic islands 10 so as to sandwich the basic islands 10 in a sandwich shape, and are fixed by appropriate means.

The above-mentioned method of assembling the installation island A composed of the basic island 10 and the auxiliary island 20 is as follows. First, a set of ball circulation mechanisms necessary for operating the pachinko gaming machine P is concentrated on the basic island 10. The basic island stand 10 is erected at a predetermined position on the floor of the game arcade and fixed to the floor of the game arcade with the fixed legs 35. next,
The main tank T1 and the sub tank T, which are the ball storage tanks T
2 is attached in the longitudinal direction of the island A to one side lower portion of a column 14 forming the base of the basic island 10, and a base plate 1 provided on the base lower beam 13 and a ball storage tank screwed to the base plate 1. It is attached to the basic island stand 10 with the mounting plate 2 holding T. Then, the auxiliary island 20 is moved from the front and rear sides of the basic island 10 to the ball storage tank T.
And is mounted on the basic island 10 in a sandwich shape so as to cover the exterior. Therefore, the ball storage tank T is located below the counter 21 of the auxiliary island stand 20 as shown in FIG. 2, and is decorated so that its wall surface is substantially surrounded by the waist plate 22 of the auxiliary island stand.

Next, the ball storage tank T will be described with reference to FIGS. The ball storage tank T is composed of a main tank T1 and a sub tank T2 as shown in FIG. 1, and the main tank T1 is formed in a box shape with an upper opening, and the length in the longitudinal direction is approximately two pachinko game machines P 2 and the depth is thin so that it can be inserted between the support 14 of the basic island 10 and the waist plate 22 of the auxiliary island 20 shown in FIG. .

The internal structure of the main tank T1 includes a U-shaped groove for fitting the forked guide gutter 3 connected to the overflow gutter 34, and an overflow ball led out from the guide gutter 3. A leveling plate 4 having an inclination for storing in the main tank T1 on the average in the longitudinal direction of the island is provided substantially in series over the entire length. A rectangular ball outlet 5a shown in FIG.

The main tank T1 is attached horizontally to one side of the base lower beam 13 of the basic island stand 10.
The main tank T1 is placed on the base plate 1 which extends to the side of the passage by the thickness of the base plate 1 and is fixed to the lower beam 13 of the base, and the column located substantially below the vertical portion of the substantially L-shaped mounting plate 2 and the lower part of the middle beam 12b of the base. The two walls are pressed and clamped by a part of the base plate 14, and after the position is determined, the horizontal portion of the mounting plate 2 is screwed to the base plate 1 and fixed.
The internal structure and the mounting method of the sub tank T2 conform to those of the main tank T1.

The feeding of the balls to the main tank T1 and the sub-tank T2 is controlled by an automatic control valve (not shown) provided at a branch point of the guide gutter 3, and the overflow gutter 3 is provided.
The overflow from 4 is first led out to the main tank T1, and when the main tank T1 is full, the overflow is led to the sub-tank T2.

As another control, the overflow tank from the overflow gutter 34 may be equally distributed to the guide gutter 3 so that the main tank T1 and the sub tank T2 may be used in the same manner. T2 may have an independent function, and may be used independently in a selectable manner.

Next, the ball outlets 5a, 5b of the storage tank T
The recovery gutters 32a and 32b will be described with reference to FIGS. In the ball storage tank T, the ball outlets 5a and 5b of the storage tank T are raised at the center of the basic island stand 10 so that a bottom surface having a gradient allowing balls to flow naturally can be formed at a deep position. It is drilled near the side of the feeding device 30. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, a guide rail 6 for a short distance section that guides a ball to be discharged from the ball discharge ports 5 a and 5 b to the ball discharging device 30 is provided horizontally. The guide rail 6 is connected to the recovery gutter 32a in a stepped manner so that the lower surface thereof is lower than the lower surface of the recovery gutter 32a of the main tank T1 for collecting out balls. The collecting gutter 32b of the sub-tank T2 is
It is bent at right angles to avoid zero, connected to the upper part of the ball outlet 5b through the inside of the sub-tank T2, and connected to the guide rail 6. Thus, the outgoing ball collecting gutter 32
a, 32b are the ball outlet 5a of the storage tank T,
5b, the dirt-out balls used in the pachinko gaming machine P are sent to the ball-lifting device 30 in preference to the overflow balls.

Next, the means for increasing the storage tank T will be described. The reason for the expansion of the storage tank T is that pachinko machines P that temporarily release a large amount of balls due to replacement of pachinko machines P are frequently used in amusement arcades, and balls are forced to change by changing the business policy in the hall. Since it is becoming more frequent to play the game with a longer time to stop the return, it is necessary to increase the amount of balls stored in the storage tank T in the installation island stand A This is to respond to this. Conventionally,
The storage tank installed near the center of the installation island stand A in the vertical direction was formed large in advance, or the storage tank was changed to cope with this, but this was extremely difficult and troublesome work.

First, the first means which is an additional means of the ball storage tank T will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a configuration of the first means in which an additional tank T3 is added in the longitudinal direction of the installation island A adjacent to the main tank T1 provided on one side of the basic island 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the additional tank T3 is mounted on the lower side of the basic island 10 in accordance with the main tank T1, and the upper connecting gutter 9a and the lower connecting gutter 9b are connected to the main tank T1 at the connection points with the main tank T1. And the additional tank T3. When the main tank T1 becomes full, the upper connecting gutter 9a increases the overflow of the tank T3.
The lower connecting gutter 9b is provided with a downward slope from the main tank T1 to the additional tank T3 so that the storage balls of the additional tank T3 are returned to the main tank T1 again. It is inclined with a downward slope connected to the bottom.

Next, a description will be given, with reference to FIG. 4, of a second means which is an additional means of the storage tank T. FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment in which additional tanks T4 and T5 are provided so as to face the main tank T1 and the sub tank T2 with the reduction mechanism of the basic island stand 10 interposed therebetween.
The structure of the means is shown. As shown in FIG.
4, T5, the base plate 1 projecting from only one side of the basic island 10 on which the main tank T1 and the sub-tank T2 are mounted is extended so as to project to both sides of the basic island 10, and After the additional tanks T4 and T5 are placed, they are mounted on the basic island 10 with the mounting plate 2 as described above, and although not shown, the connecting gutters 9a and 9b are connected to the main tank T1 and the sub-tank T2 according to the first means. And additional tanks T4 and T5.

By the above-mentioned means for expanding the storage tank T,
Even if the number of balls required for the operation of pachinko gaming machines P on the installed island stand A increases due to replacement of pachinko gaming machines P or changes in business policies in the hall, the used storage tank T will be used for other large storage tanks. Use the storage tank T in use and easily add the storage tank T to the desired position of the hall by using the storage tank T in use and save the installed island stand A without spending unnecessary expenses by making difficult work such as changing The amount can be increased.

In the above-mentioned means for expanding the ball storage tank T, additional tanks T3, T4, T5 are provided at the positions shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, but this is not a limitation. For example, in FIG. The hole may be appropriately provided at a desired position in accordance with the installation position of the equipment of the installation island stand A, for example, a ball return machine, such as providing an additional tank T3 at a position where the additional tank T3 is provided.
Further, the number of additional units is not limited, and a plurality of units may be added as needed.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned installation island A will be described. When the number of balls required for the operation of the pachinko gaming machine P in the installed island stand A is increased as necessary, and when the capacity of the main tank T1 becomes full, the sub-tank T
2 stores the surplus balls, the balls drawn out from the ball outlets of the main tank T1 and the sub-tank T2 are merged, and introduced into the ball discharging machine 30 as lifting balls. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, by providing a connection point between the main tank T1 and the sub-tank T2 near the ball discharging device 30, the ball discharging ports 5a and 5b of the main tank T1 and the sub-tank T2 are used. The guide rail 6 serving as a ball transport path up to 30 is shortened, and therefore, the position of the inclined bottom surface is deepened so that the balls of the main tank T1 and the sub tank T2 flow down naturally,
Therefore, the capacity of the main tank T1 and the sub tank T2 can be increased. When a ball larger than the capacity of the main tank T1 and the sub-tank T2 becomes necessary for the installation island A, the auxiliary island 20 is disengaged from the basic island 10 to store the ball of the installation island A desired by the hall. The extension tank T3 connected to the main tank T1 and the sub tank T2 in the longitudinal direction of one side of the installation island A shown in FIG. 3 or the main tank T1 and the sub tank T2 on both sides of the circulation device shown in FIG. It is possible to easily provide the additional tanks T4 and T5 to be installed.

In this embodiment, the ball storage tank T has the main tank T1 and the sub-tank T2 installed in the longitudinal direction of the island A, but this is not a limitation. The sub-tank T2 may be provided so as to face both sides. For example, the sub-tank T2 may be provided at the position of the additional tank T4 or T5 shown in FIG.

The ball storage tank T has a counter 21
The lower part of the basic island stand 10 is formed on the side of the frame with a length substantially corresponding to two pachinko game machines P, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is formed to have a length of three or four pachinko game machines P. The mounting means of the ball storage tank T to the basic island 10 is mounted in the present embodiment by mounting the mounting plate 2 and is mounted by screwing, but this method is not particularly limited. For example, it is only necessary that the ball storage tank T can be easily mounted, such as a hooking method or a fitting method in which an angle to be hung on a horizontal rail or the like of the basic island stand 10 is attached to the vertical wall of the ball storage tank T. In this embodiment, the ball storage tank T is mounted on the basic island stand 10 side.
This may be integrally provided on the auxiliary island stand 20 side according to the shape of the waist plate 22.

The installation island stand A is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine P, but is also configured in the same manner as the pachinko gaming machine P, such as areaches, sparrow balls, and pachislots, in accordance with the above. The same applies to an island where different types of machines are installed face-down or a wall island where a game machine is installed only on one side.

As described above, the installation island A of the present invention uses the ball storage tank T on the side of the basic island 10 in order to eliminate the play space and effectively use the limited space in the installation island A. , It is possible to secure the installation place of the circulating device except for the storage tank that is provided in the center of the installation island A, so that it is not mixed with the storage tank T. Thereby, when performing the installation work and the maintenance and inspection work of the storage tank T, the work can be performed without disturbing the circulation device other than the storage tank T, and the workability can be improved. Furthermore, since the installation island A has a three-part configuration in which the auxiliary island 20 can be easily attached to and detached from the basic island 10, the workability can be further improved when performing the above-described operation.

Further, the installation island A is formed in a three-segment unit system having a vertical cross section, and a basic island 10 provided with a set of ball circulating devices is erected in the center. Since the auxiliary island stand 20 is configured in a sandwich type and the ball storage tank T is provided in the lower frame of the basic island stand 10 below the counter 21 of the auxiliary island stand 20, the pachinko machine P Even if the number of balls required for the operation of the pachinko gaming machine P of the island stand A increases due to replacement of the seats or changes in the business policy, etc., the ball storage tank T can be easily added to the desired position of the hall easily and freely, It is possible to increase the ball storage amount of the installed island stand A.

The ball storage tank T is provided with
Since the ball outlets 5a and 5b are provided in the vicinity of the side of the above, the bottom surface can be lowered, the capacity thereof can be increased, and the compact design eliminates waste and reduces cost. The above is one embodiment according to the present invention, and it goes without saying that the design can be freely changed within the scope of the utility model registration claims.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a divided state of a basic island and an auxiliary island constituting an installation island, and an installation state of a ball circulation device.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view in a longitudinal section showing an internal configuration of an installation island stand.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view showing an expanded state of the ball storage tank.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing an expanded state of the ball storage tank.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1. Base plate, 2. Mounting plate, 3. Guide gutter, 4. Leveling plate, 5a, 5b ... Ball outlet, 6. Guide rail, 9a, 9b Connection gutter, 10.・ Basic island stand, 12a, 12b ・ ・ Middle beam of base, 13 ・ ・ Beam below base, 14 ・ ・ Posts, 20 ・ ・ ・ ・ Auxiliary island, 21 ・ ・ Counter, 22 ・ ・ Waistboard, 30 ・ ・ Drifting device , 32a, 32b · · · collection gutter, A · · · installation island, P · · · pachinko machine, T1 · · · main tank T2 · · · sub-tank T3, T4, T5 · · · additional tank.

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Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A set up Yu technique machine, at the installation Isle of Eternal Youth circulation device set is internally provided including storage tank of game media to run the the recreation machine, the said storage tank in its entirety installation Isle of Eternal Youth section storage tank installation Isle of Eternal Youth, characterized in that installed on the outer side of the pillar erected substantially in the center in the vertical direction. 2. A game machine is installed and the game machine is operated.
A set of circulators including storage tanks for game media is installed inside
In the installation island stand, the entire storage tank is vertically aligned with the installation island stand cross section.
The outermost pillar of a plurality of pillars standing almost at the center
The storage tank at the installation island, characterized by being installed outside
H. 3. The installation island stand is provided with a set of the circulation device.
A base island that can be installed, and a longitudinal side of the base island.
And the surface exterior of the gaming machine and the installation island
Having an auxiliary island capable of installing a decorative member to decorate,
The basic island and the auxiliary island are each formed as a unit.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein
Set up a storage tank on the island.