JP2761535B2 - Gaming machine island positioning members - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game machine island positioning means for installing a plurality of game machines in parallel at a predetermined position on a floor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, when a pachinko island is set on a floor surface when a pachinko game arcade or the like is newly constructed or rebuilt, a detailed smudge is made on the floor surface based on a floor plan or the like, and then a sumi-e is used. According to the lines and marks, first, a plurality of pachinko machines are juxtaposed to form a pachinko island at a predetermined position on the floor surface, and a support member is fixed to fix the pachinko machine to the floor surface.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional technique, it is cumbersome and time-consuming to position a gaming machine island such as a pachinko island because it requires accurate manual work, and the construction cost is high. However, there is a problem that the bulk increases.

[0004] In addition, in the case of a stain, only a line or a mark is directly applied to the floor surface, and it may not be clear unless viewed from a nearby position. Until after installing the pillar members that make up the island, the layout of the ratio of the area of the gaming machine islands occupying the floor of the amusement arcade, the layout thereof, the spacing between the gaming machine islands, etc. cannot be felt, and the pillar members are actually In some cases, the user may be conscious of a change in the layout after installation, and the installation work may be redone to increase the construction cost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and it is possible to quickly and easily position a gaming machine island and to install the gaming machine island on a floor surface. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine island positioning member capable of realizing the layout of the gaming machine island, enabling the installation of the gaming machine island in a short period of time, and reducing the construction cost. I have.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To achieve the above object, the gist of the present invention is as follows: 1. A gaming machine for installing a gaming machine island having a plurality of gaming machines in parallel at a predetermined location on a floor surface. An island positioning member, comprising a thin plate-like member having a shape corresponding to the bottom of a gaming machine island, and a column for fixing a plurality of gaming machines side by side to a floor surface to constitute the gaming island. A positioning member for a gaming machine island, wherein a notch corresponding to a member is provided, and the gaming machine island is positioned at a predetermined location on a floor surface on which the gaming machine island is installed, and serves to position the gaming machine island. 2. The game machine island positioning member according to claim 1, wherein an inclination is provided for guiding a game medium such as a pachinko ball dropped below the game machine island to the outside of the bottom of the game machine island.

[0007]

The positioning member of the gaming machine island is constituted by a thin plate-like member having a shape corresponding to the bottom of the gaming machine island. For example, a plurality of gaming machines are juxtaposed at predetermined positions on the peripheral edge thereof and are arranged on the floor. A notch corresponding to a pillar member such as an island pillar for fixing is provided.

When a gaming machine island is to be installed on a floor when a game arcade is newly constructed or renovated, first, a positioning member for the gaming machine island is laid at a predetermined position on the floor surface based on a sketch of the game arcade. I do. The positioning of the gaming machine island may be performed only by laying the positioning member at a predetermined position on the floor surface. Therefore, the positioning operation is simpler than in the case of performing the manual smearing by hand, so that the setting time of the gaming machine island can be reduced. In addition, the appearance of the construction site is not impaired by the appearance of the stain.

Further, by laying the positioning member of the gaming machine island on the floor surface, even before the column members or the plurality of gaming machines constituting the gaming machine island are actually mounted at predetermined positions on the floor surface, The layout, such as the ratio of the area of the gaming machine islands occupying the floor of the amusement arcade and the layout thereof and the spacing between the gaming machine islands, can be realized by the positioning members of the gaming machine islands.

If the pachinko ball or the like is inclined so that the game medium rolls on the positioning member of the gaming machine island, even if the pachinko ball or the like falls by mistake below the gaming machine island, the positioning of the gaming machine island is performed. Pachinko balls etc. are guided to the outside from the bottom of the gaming machine island which is difficult to take out due to the inclination of the member,
Loss of game media can be prevented.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the various embodiments, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a positioning member 10 for a gaming machine island formed of a rectangular thin plate-like member extending in a longitudinal direction is provided on a mounting portion 1 a which is a predetermined portion of a floor surface 1 in a game arcade. Has been laid. The size of the positioning member 10 of the gaming machine island is formed to have a size substantially matching the shape of the bottom of the pachinko island 2 that is the gaming machine island. In the pachinko island 2, a pachinko machine 51, a ball-lending machine 50, and the like, which are game machines, are arranged in two rows back-to-back by the island pillars 20, which are support members, and juxtaposed so as to extend in the longitudinal direction.

The thin plate member constituting the positioning member 10 of the gaming machine island is formed of an elastic material such as rubber, for example, and corresponds to the island pillar 20 constituting the pachinko island 2 as shown in FIGS. On the periphery of the positioning member 10,
Notches 11 are provided at substantially equal intervals and at positions symmetrical on both sides.

The cutout portion 11 is provided by being cut out in a rectangular shape having a size corresponding to the fixing portion 21 of the island pillar 20 directly fixed to the mounting portion 1a of the floor surface 1 via a bolt. The positioning member 10 is provided with a hollow portion 12 for positioning a polishing machine 40 incorporated in the pachinko island 2.

More specifically, pachinko island 2 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the island pillar 20 erected in the notch 11 of the positioning member 10 of the gaming machine island laid on the mounting portion 1 a of the floor 1 is configured as a frame.
The fixing portion 21 at the lower end of the floor 1 is attached to the mounting portion 1 of the floor surface 1 via a bolt.
a.

A waist plate 30 is provided between the lower portions of the island pillars 20, and a top plate 31 on which a pachinko machine 51 and a ball lending machine 50 are mounted is fixed substantially horizontally to the upper end of the waist plate 30. . A wide curtain 32 is attached between the upper ends of the island pillars 20, and a decorative board 33 in which a call button 34 is incorporated is attached directly below the curtain 32. Note that, inside the space surrounded by the island pillars 20, the polishing machine 40 is first installed in the hollow portion 12 of the positioning member 10 of the gaming machine island.

On the upper surface of the top plate 31 in the frame surrounded by the island pillars 20 and the decorative plate 33 on both sides, a pair of ball rental machines 5 are provided.
0 and the pachinko machine 51 are incorporated respectively, and the pachinko machines 51 arranged in two rows back to back are arranged so as to extend in the longitudinal direction, thereby forming the pachinko island 2.

The hollow portion 12 of the positioning member 10 for the gaming machine island
Is a device for polishing pachinko balls supplied from a pachinko machine 51 via a collecting gutter 42. In addition, the pachinko island 2 incorporates an upper tank 43 and a replenishing conveyor 44 for supplying pachinko balls from the upper tank 43 to the pachinko machines 51 and the ball rental machine 50.

Next, the operation will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the positioning member 10 of the gaming machine island is formed from a thin plate-shaped member corresponding to the bottom of the pachinko island 2. The thin plate member is formed from an elastic material such as rubber, for example.
A notch 11 is provided at a peripheral portion of the thin plate member formed so as to extend in the longitudinal direction so as to correspond to the island column at substantially equal intervals and symmetrically on both sides.

The cutout portion 11 is provided by cutting out a rectangular shape having a size corresponding to the fixing portion 21 of the island pillar 20 directly fixed to the mounting portion 1a of the floor surface 1 via a bolt. In addition, a rectangular hollow portion 12 is provided at one end of the thin plate-like member, the rectangular shape matching the size of the bottom portion of the polishing machine 40 for positioning the polishing machine 40 incorporated in the pachinko island 2.

When constructing or renovating a playground, pachinko island 2
Is installed on the floor 1, first, the positioning member 10 of the gaming machine island is laid on the mounting portion 1 a of the floor 1 based on a sketch of a game arcade or the like. The positioning operation of the gaming machine island may be performed only by laying the positioning member 10 on the mounting portion 1a of the floor surface 1. Therefore, the positioning operation is simpler than in the case of performing the manual smearing by hand, so that the setting time of the gaming machine island can be reduced. In addition, the appearance of the construction site is not impaired by the appearance of the stain.

Further, when the positioning member 10 of the gaming machine island is formed of, for example, a material having a color that stands out with respect to the color arrangement of the floor 1, when the positioning member 10 of the gaming machine island is laid on the floor 1, Mounting section 1 for installing pachinko island 2 on floor 1
The position of a is clearly distinguished. Therefore, even in the construction stage before actually installing the island pillars 20 and the plurality of pachinko boards 51 etc. constituting the pachinko island 2 on the mounting portion 1 a of the floor surface 1, the area of the pachinko island 2 occupying the floor surface 1 of the amusement arcade. The layout such as the ratio of the pachinko islands 2 and the spacing between the pachinko islands 2 can be realized by the positioning member 10 of the gaming machine island.

Therefore, before actually mounting the island pillars 20 constituting the pachinko island 2 to the mounting portion 1a of the floor 1,
Since it is possible to grasp the entire atmosphere in the game hall and determine the final layout, it is possible to avoid re-installing the island pillar 20 and the like.

The position of the mounting portion 1a for setting the pachinko island 2 is determined by the positioning member 10 of the gaming machine island. First, the fixing portion 21 of the island column 20 is bolted to the position of the notch 11 of the positioning member 10. And the island pillar 20 is erected. Subsequently, the polishing machine 40 is set at the position of the hollow portion 12 of the positioning member 10. And the positioning member 10
The top plate 31 and the ball rental machine 5 are attached to the island pillar 20 fixed based on
0, the pachinko machine 51 is fixed and the pachinko island 2 is set.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, a slant for rolling a game medium such as a pachinko ball from a thick end on one end of a positioning member 10a of a game machine island extending in a longitudinal direction to a thin end (not shown) on the other end. Is provided.

As a result, the pachinko balls that have fallen accidentally below the pachinko island 2 can be gathered at the island end of the pachinko island 2.

FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, an inclination for rolling a game medium such as a pachinko ball is provided from one side edge to the other side edge of the positioning member 10b of the game machine island.

As a result, the positioning member 10 of the game machine island
b, it is easy to provide a steep inclination, and the path for the pachinko balls or the like accidentally dropped below the pachinko island 2 becomes short, so that it becomes difficult for the pachinko balls or the like to be caught on the island pillars 20 or the like, and the pachinko balls or the like are removed. Can be easily collected.

FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, the vicinity of the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the positioning member 10c of the amusement machine island is set as the top 13, and an inclination for rolling a game medium such as a pachinko ball is provided from the top 13 to both side edges.

This makes it possible to make the path along which the pachinko balls or the like accidentally dropped below the pachinko island 2 rolls shorter and steeper, so that the pachinko balls and the like are less likely to be caught on the island pillars 20 and the like. Pachinko balls and the like can be reliably collected on both sides of the pachinko island 2 and collected easily.

In the above-mentioned various embodiments, the positioning member 10 for the gaming machine island is formed of a thin plate member having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the bottom of the pachinko island 2 corresponding to the bottom of the pachinko island 2. Alternatively, it may be constituted by a slightly larger thin plate-like member corresponding to the shape of the bottom of the pachinko island 2. In this way, for example, if the positioning member of the gaming machine island is formed slightly larger than the shape of the bottom of the pachinko island 2,
Since pachinko balls that have fallen into the aisle of the amusement arcade can be prevented from entering between the bottom of the pachinko island 2 and the floor surface 1, loss of the pachinko balls can be prevented.

Further, the "support member" constituting the gaming machine island according to the various embodiments may be, for example, a frame plate or the like in addition to the rod-shaped island pillar 20.

The inclination of the positioning member of the gaming machine island shown in each of the above-described embodiments does not limit the direction of the inclination to these. In other words, the pachinko ball that has dropped below the pachinko island 2 is All you have to do is to guide it outside the bottom.

The "gaming machines" constituting the gaming machine islands according to the various embodiments are, in addition to the pachinko machines, various other gaming machines such as an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball pachinko machine, a slot machine, and the like. You may. Therefore, it goes without saying that the positioning member of the gaming machine island is also configured corresponding to the gaming machine island constituted by these various gaming machines.

[0035]

According to the gaming machine island positioning member of the present invention, the gaming machine island can be positioned quickly and easily, and even before the gaming machine island is installed on the floor surface. You can feel the layout of
Installation of gaming machine islands can be performed in a short period of time,
Construction costs can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a positioning member of a gaming machine island according to a first embodiment of the present invention is laid on a floor surface.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the pachinko island installed based on the positioning member of the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a positioning member of the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a positioning member of a game machine island according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a positioning member of a gaming machine island according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a positioning member of a gaming machine island according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... floor surface 2 ... pachinko island (game machine island) 10,10
a, 10b, 10c: Positioning member for gaming machine island, 11:
Notch, 12 hollow part, 20 island pillar (post member), 21
... fixing part, 40 ... polishing machine, 51 ... pachinko machine (game machine).

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A positioning member for a gaming machine island for installing a gaming machine island in which a plurality of gaming machines are juxtaposed at a predetermined location on a floor surface, wherein the positioning member has a shape corresponding to the bottom of the gaming machine island. A notch is formed from a thin plate member, and a plurality of gaming machines are provided side by side to constitute the gaming island, and cutouts corresponding to support members for fixing to the floor surface are provided. A positioning member for a gaming machine island, which is laid at a predetermined location on a floor surface to be used for positioning the gaming machine island. 2. The game machine island according to claim 1, wherein a slant is provided for guiding a game medium such as a pachinko ball dropped below the game machine island to the outside of the bottom of the game machine island. Positioning member.