JP2754359B2 - Air purifiers for gaming machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an air purifying apparatus for purifying air contaminated by tobacco smoke and the like generated around a game machine such as a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in pachinko halls, in order to survive the excessive competition that has been intensifying year by year, conventional pachinko machines have dispelled the image of gambling to improve the rate of attracting customers. Attempts have been made.

For example, the interior of the hall has been stylishly renovated to create an amenity space where pachinko can be enjoyed like a game, and the environment (especially sanitation) in the hall has been improved. Above all, eliminating the tobacco smoke that has created the negative image of pachinko halls is indispensable for increasing the rate of attracting customers.

Therefore, in most pachinko halls at present, large smoke collectors and air purifiers are installed at several places in the hall in order to eliminate the smoke of filled tobacco. FIG. 7 shows an example in which an air purifier 3 is mounted on the upper surface of an island 2 on which a plurality of gaming machines 1 are juxtaposed.

[0005] Further, as shown in FIG. 8, smoke generated from placed cigarettes, which is provided on a placing table 5 for placing a pachinko ball storage box or the like disposed in the lower front of the gaming table 4, is sucked. In addition, a cigarette butt collecting apparatus for automatically collecting butts and ash has been proposed. This device sucks tobacco smoke placed on a plurality of ashtrays 6 on the pedestal 5 through a duct 7 arranged on the back side of the pedestal 5, and lightly presses the ashtray 6 to cause a cigarette or the like in the ashtray 6. The ashes are transported and collected to a collection box 9 by a moving device 8 including a chain, a cam, and a motor arranged on the back side of the table 5.

[0006]

According to the conventional method, it is possible to collect and clean the smoke filling around the ashtray and the smoke around the ashtray or to discharge the smoke to the outside, but the installation place is limited. What is the countermeasure for collecting smoke that floats when a customer sitting in front of an amusement board holds or smokes a cigarette in hand, that is, smoke rising from around the amusement board? Nothing had been done. For this reason, the smoke often gives discomfort to customers sitting in front of the adjacent gaming table, which has impaired the image of the hall. Further, the smoke diffused in the hall must be collected, so that the efficiency of collecting the smoke is low, and it is necessary to increase the size of the apparatus in order to increase the suction power, so that the capital investment is too expensive. In addition, when a large air purifier or a smoke collecting device was provided, the device was exposed and the appearance was poor.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a good-looking air purifying apparatus for a game machine which can be mounted on existing equipment without a major structural change.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems According to the present invention, there is provided an intake port, an exhaust port, and an empty space from an intake port to an exhaust port.
A suction means for forming an air flow and a purifying means for purifying the sucked air are provided integrally in a case, and the case is provided.
Is used as a curtain plate or display board of a gaming machine and fitted into the frame
The exhaust port allows clean air to flow horizontally above the intake port.
It is formed so that it is discharged in the opposite direction .

Further, another object of the present invention is to provide an amusement console comprising: a suction body having an air inlet; suction means for sucking air around the game console from the air inlet; and purifying means for purifying the sucked air. The case, which is provided integrally with the table placed below the table and houses the suction means and the purifying means, is located on the lower surface of the table.
The suction body is provided upright from the table along the game table, and has a lower end penetrating the table and connected to the case .

Here, since air is sucked in the vicinity of the tobacco smoke which causes pollution, the smoke is not diffused, and a small suction force is sufficient. Therefore, the size of the air cleaning device can be reduced, and the air cleaning device can be provided in a narrow space such as a curtain plate or a display plate. Therefore, an air purifying function can be added to the curtain plate, the display plate or the table as described above, and by replacing the curtain plate, the display plate or the table with the existing plate, the smoke collection efficiency can be increased and the vicinity of the game machine can be easily achieved. An air purifying device can be arranged in the air conditioner.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 2, a gaming machine according to the present invention comprises a gaming table 10, a display plate 11 disposed above the gaming table 10, and a curtain plate 12 disposed further above the gaming table 10; The plurality of gaming tables 10 are arranged side by side on a frame 14 having a space therein to form one island 15. The display plate 11 has the display lamp 1 on the front surface of one flat plate.
6, which is detachably attached to the frame body 14 with screws or the like. The curtain plate 12 is attached to the frame body 14 so as to be openable and closable and detachable.
Are provided one by one. The mounting table 13 is attached by screws or the like by extending one long plate from one end to the other end of the frame body 14, and protrudes forward from the frame body 14. In addition, the display board 11 includes one provided for each of two or three gaming tables 10, or one provided for the frame 14. Further, the curtain plate 12 includes one in which a fluorescent lamp is mounted on the front surface, and one in which one is provided over two adjacent gaming tables 10.

In such a gaming machine, the area around the gaming table 10 is contaminated with tobacco smoke when the player smokes. Therefore, an air purifier is provided for each gaming machine so that smoke can be sucked in the vicinity of the source of the smoke. As shown in FIG.
A suction unit 21 for sucking air around the gaming table 10 from the air inlet 20 and a purifying unit 22 for purifying the sucked air are integrated into one unit. Is provided.

That is, the curtain plate 12 is a box-shaped case 23 having a detachable front surface 23a. The case 23 is fitted in a space above the display plate 11 of the frame 14, and can be opened and closed by a hinge 24. It is supported by. And
A horizontally long intake port 20 is formed at a lower portion of the front surface 23a, an exhaust port 25 is formed at an upper portion, and a dust collecting filter 26 for collecting relatively large dust and the like is detachably attached to a case side of the intake port 20. It is installed. Further, a hood 27 having a lower surface opened so as to cover the intake port 20 is provided on the front surface 23 a of the curtain plate 12.
Attached over. When the front surface of the curtain plate 12 has a protruding shape, the intake port 20 can be formed downward, so that there is no need to attach a hood.

The suction means 21 is composed of a cross flow fan housed in the upper part of the case 23, is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown), and forms an air flow from the intake port 20 to the exhaust port 25 from below to above. A purifying means 22 is provided in the airflow, and any one of an electrostatic filter charging method, an ionized electrostatic filter method, and an electrostatic filter method is employed as the purifying means 22. In the electrostatic filter charging method, conductive nets as electrodes are arranged on both sides of the electrostatic filter, and fine particles such as smoke are adsorbed on the electrostatic filter by Coulomb force by the electric field applied between the electrodes by the DC high voltage power supply In addition, dust is collected by absorbing particles having positive and negative charges by the dielectric action of the electrostatic filter. In this method, by continuously sending new electric charges from the electrode to the electrostatic filter, the suction force can be maintained for a long time, the dust collection performance is not deteriorated with time, and the life is long, and the method is optimal as the purifying means 22. The ionization electrostatic filter system is a combination of an ionization line and an electrostatic filter, and forcibly charges particles to + by the ionization line and causes the particles to be adsorbed on the electrostatic filter. Charged particles that cannot be attached to the electrostatic filter may adhere to peripheral walls and the like. The electrostatic filter system uses only an electrostatic filter, and adsorbs particles by a dielectric action of the electrostatic filter. This is the cheapest, but the charge on the electrostatic filter is neutralized and diminishes, deteriorating in a short time, and requiring frequent replacement.

Further, a deodorizing filter containing activated carbon or natural vegetable essential oil (phytoncide) is provided with an exhaust port 25.
By providing an ozone generating device in the air stream that is provided in the air purifier 22 or that oxidizes and decomposes the odor with ozone, the odor can be eliminated.

By removing the existing curtain plate 12 and replacing it with the unitized curtain plate 12 as described above, the contaminated air containing smoke generated from the periphery of the gaming machine diffuses into the hall. The air is sucked from the intake port 20 before, is collected and purified by the filter for dust collection 26 and the purifying means 22, becomes clean air, and is discharged from the exhaust port 25 again into the hole. Since the air is discharged from the exhaust port 25 in the horizontal direction, it is possible to prevent the air that could not be sucked at the intake port 20 from rising, and to prevent the air from diffusing into the hole.
Therefore, the air in the hall is purified, and a comfortable environment can be provided. Moreover, since the air purifying device is not exposed to the outside, there is no uncomfortable feeling and the appearance is good.

Further, by removing the front surface 23a of the curtain plate 12, the dust collecting filter 26 and the purifying means 22 can be exchanged and cleaned, so that the performance of the air purifying device can be maintained and the maintenance performance is excellent. .

Next, as another embodiment, an air purifier is provided on the display panel 11 as shown in FIGS. The air purifier has the same configuration as described above, but in this case, since the display lamp 16 is mounted on the front surface of the display plate 11, the air inlet 20
Are formed below the display lamp 16, and the exhaust ports 25 are formed on both sides of the display lamp 16. Then, the existing display board 11 is removed, and the display board 1 unitized instead is replaced.
By attaching 1, the contaminated air around the gaming table 10 can be purified, a comfortable environment can be created, and the appearance is good. In addition, even if the number of the display plates 11 is one with respect to the frame 14, the air purifying device is provided corresponding to the gaming machine.

Further, as another embodiment, as shown in FIGS.
And suction means 32 for sucking air around the gaming table 10 from the air inlet 30 and purifying means 22 for purifying the sucked air. These are provided integrally with the table 13.

The suction body 31 is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape whose upper surface is closed, and is erected from the table 13 along the frame portion of the gaming machine between the adjacent gaming tables 10 and has a circular arc shape on the front side. The intake ports 30 are formed at regular intervals in the vertical direction. The opened lower end of the suction body 31 is connected to a case 33 that penetrates the mounting table 13 and is attached to the lower surface of the mounting table 13 with screws or the like.

The case 33 has the same purifying means 22 as described above.
And a suction means 32 composed of an axial fan and a motor (not shown) for driving the fan.
An opening 34 communicating with the suction body 31 is formed on the upper surface of
A dust collecting filter 35 is attached to the opening 34 and the case 3
An exhaust port 36 is formed on the lower surface of 3.

The table 1 equipped with the air purifying device
In 3, the existing table 13 is detached from the frame body 14 and attached instead. Therefore, an air purifying device can be provided for each gaming machine. By the way, game table 1
If a betting machine is provided between 0, an air purifier may be provided to avoid this.

With such an air purifying device, the contaminated air around the gaming table 10 flows to the side of the gaming table 10 and is sucked by the suction body 31, collected, cleaned and discharged, and the inside of the hall. Is a comfortable environment. Moreover, even in this air purifying device, the air purifying device is provided at a place where it is hardly noticeable, so that the appearance does not deteriorate.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and it goes without saying that many modifications and changes can be made to the above embodiment within the scope of the present invention. For example, the air purifying device of the present invention can be applied to a game machine in a game center.

Further, instead of replacing the unit of the curtain plate or the display panel in which the air cleaning device is unitized, the case in which the air cleaning device is installed may be mounted on the surface of the existing curtain plate or the display plate. Good. Similarly, instead of replacing the mounting table, the air purifying device provided with the suction body may be configured as one unit, and may be mounted on the mounting table or a structure in which a hole is formed in the mounting table and the suction body is fitted.
Further, an air purifying device provided with a suction body on the curtain plate or the display plate may be integrated. In this case, the suction body is provided so as to protrude from the curtain plate or the display plate, and is arranged so as to hang down from above between the gaming tables. Furthermore, although the air purifying devices are separately provided on the curtain plate, the display plate, and the table, they may be provided in combination.

[0026]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, by adding an air purifying function to a curtain plate, a display plate, or a table of a gaming machine, air can be efficiently sucked and purified. it can. Therefore, it is only necessary to perform a simple installation work such as replacement with an existing curtain plate, display plate, or table, and a large-scale remodeling work is not required, and the environment of the hall can be easily improved.

Since air can be sucked in the vicinity of tobacco smoke which causes pollution, the smoke is not diffused, the smoke collection efficiency can be increased, and the air can be efficiently purified. Can be. In particular, empty from the exhaust
The air is discharged horizontally, so that
Can prevent the rise of trapped air and prevent the spread of smoke
Wear. Further, since a small suction force is sufficient, the size of the device can be reduced, and the device can be provided in a narrow space such as a curtain plate or a display plate, and the space of the place where the gaming machine is installed is effectively used. be able to. In addition, they can be arranged inconspicuously, so that they look good.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a curtain plate provided with the air cleaning device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the gaming machine.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a display panel provided with the air cleaning device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the gaming machine.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a table provided with the air cleaning device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the gaming machine.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a gaming machine on which a conventional air purifier is mounted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a conventional cigarette butt collecting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 10 gaming table 11 display plate 12 curtain plate 13 table 20 suction port 21 suction means 22 purification means 23 case 25 exhaust port

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A game machine having a gaming table fitted into a frame, and a display plate and a curtain plate disposed above the gaming table, wherein an intake port, an exhaust port, Said sucking
A suction means for forming an air flow from a vent to an exhaust port, and a purifying means for purifying the sucked air around the gaming table are provided integrally in a case, and the case is provided with the curtain plate.
And fitted into the frame, and the exhaust port is
Formed to discharge clean air horizontally above
An air purifying device for a gaming machine, characterized in that it is made. 2. A game machine having a gaming table fitted into a frame, and a display plate and a curtain plate disposed above the gaming table, wherein an intake port, an exhaust port, Said sucking
A suction means for forming an air flow from a vent to an exhaust port, and a purifying means for purifying the air around the gaming table are provided integrally with a case, and the case is provided with the display panel.
And is fitted into the frame, and the exhaust port is an intake port.
So that clean air is discharged horizontally above
An air purifying device for a gaming machine, characterized in that it is formed. 3. A game machine having a gaming table, a display plate and a curtain plate disposed above the gaming table, and a placing table disposed below the gaming table. a suction member having a suction means for sucking air around the game board from the intake port, a cleaning means for cleaning the suction air is provided to be integrated with the base, said intake
A case containing pulling means and purifying means is provided on the lower surface of the table.
The suction body is mounted upright from the table along the game table, and the lower end of the suction body penetrates the table and the case is attached to the game table.
An air purifier for a game machine , which is connected to a game machine.