JP4528160B2 - Amusement stand - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by slot machines (pachislot machines) and pachinko machines, and in particular, to a gaming machine equipped with an ashtray.

  In the conventional slot machine, an ashtray for a player is provided at the lower part of the front door and in the vicinity of the medal tray. A conventional ashtray is composed of a hollow ash receiving part for inserting a cigarette butt and a supporting part for mounting the ash receiving part to a part on the slot machine main body side, and the supporting part is for rotating the ash receiving part. It is provided on the left and right of the ash receiver. Therefore, when cleaning the ashtray, first place the collection trash bin slightly in front of the front of the slot machine body, push the front side of the upper end of the ash receiver with your fingertips, and rotate the ash receiver toward the front. The butts and the like left on the bottom of the ash receiving part were dropped from the slot machine body and collected in the trash box.

  The following documents disclose gaming machines having a rotatable ash receiving portion.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-146430

  However, the trash can that collects the cigarettes, etc., can be carried by the store clerk, so a relatively compact one is used, and when the ash receiver is rotated, the momentum of the ash receiver is There was a problem that the ash left on the bottom was scattered around the trash can. For this reason, it has been desired that the ashtray structure allows the cigarette butts to fall more smoothly.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game table provided with an ashtray that can be reliably collected in a trash bin without scattering cigarettes, ash, or the like to the surroundings during collection.

  In order to achieve the above object, a game machine according to the present invention is configured as follows.

  A gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine provided with an ashtray as one aspect thereof, wherein the ashtray opens upward and accommodates a cigarette butt, and a main body for freely retracting the ashtray. The ash receiver has a basic configuration in which the butt can be accommodated in the state of being accommodated in the main body, and the accommodated butt can be discharged in the state of being pulled out from the main body. And

  Here, the term “butt” means that the butt and other wastes are included in addition to the butt.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, the ash tray is pulled out from the main body and the butts are discharged at the time of collection, so that the butts can be reliably collected in the trash box without being scattered around at the time of collection. .

  As an example, the ash tray is configured to move forward from the front surface of the game table and be pulled out.

  Also, as an example, one of the ash receiver and the main body includes a long groove provided in a direction in which the ash receiver is pulled out, and the other of the ash receiver and the main body moves in the long groove. The ash receiver is configured to be freely drawn out from the main body by providing a free protruding member and connecting the long groove and the protruding member.

  Further, as an example, the ash receiver is held such that at least a part of the bottom of the ash receiver can be opened and closed, and when pulled out from the main body, at least a part of the bottom of the ash receiver is in an open state. Configured.

  In this case, the ash receiver may include a holding part that rotatably holds at least a part of the bottom of the ash receiver, and a rotation angle that rotates with the holding part as a fulcrum may be provided.

  The gaming table may include a tray for storing game media, and the ash tray may be configured to be in front of the front surface of the tray and at least a part of the bottom of the ash tray may be open. .

  Further, as an example, the ash receiver is configured to be a bottomless member that opens downward.

  Furthermore, as an example, the state in which the ash receiver is pulled out from the main body is a discharge state in which the front end portion of the ash receiver is rotated downward with the protruding member as a fulcrum to discharge the accommodated butts. Such a configuration is also suitable.

  Moreover, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine comprising an ashtray as another aspect, wherein the ashtray opens upward and accommodates a cigarette butt, and a main body holding the ash tray, The ash receiver is movably held between a storage position stored in the main body and a discharge position for discharging the stored butts, and at least a part of the bottom of the ash receiver can be opened and closed. The basic configuration is that the closed state is changed to the open state as the storage position is moved to the discharge position.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, the ash receiver moves from the storage position to the discharge position, and at the discharge position, at least a part of the bottom is opened to discharge the butts. It can be reliably collected in the trash without being scattered around.

  As an example, at least a part of the bottom portion of the ash holder is configured to be changed from an open state to a closed state with the movement from the discharge position to the storage position.

  Further, according to another aspect, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine provided with an ashtray, wherein the ashtray opens upward to receive a cigarette butt, and a guide mechanism that guides the ashtray. The guide mechanism moves the ash receiver substantially horizontally from the storage state in which the butt is received, and then rotates the front end portion of the ash receiver downward to discharge the stored butt and the like. This is the basic configuration.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, after the guide mechanism moves the ash receiver substantially horizontally, the ash receiver is rotated downward to discharge the butts. It can be reliably collected in the trash without being scattered.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a game stand provided with the ashtray which can be reliably collect | recovered in a trash box, without scattering a cigarette, ash, etc. around at the time of collection | recovery can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a slot machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the slot machine 100, a game is started when a medal is inserted, and a medal is paid out according to the result of the game.

<Overall configuration>
Inside the center of the main body 101 of the slot machine 100, three reels (left reel 110, middle reel 111, and right reel 112) having a plurality of types of patterns arranged on the outer peripheral surface are stored and rotated inside the slot machine 100. It is configured to be able to. In this embodiment, an appropriate number of each pattern is printed on the belt-like member at equal intervals, and the reels 110 to 112 are configured by sticking this belt-like member to a predetermined circular frame material. When viewed from the player, approximately three patterns on the reels 110 to 112 are displayed in the vertical direction from the pattern display window 113 so that a total of nine patterns can be seen. Then, by rotating each of the reels 110 to 112, the combination of pictures that can be seen by the player varies. In the present embodiment, three reels are provided in the center of the slot machine 100, but the number of reels and the installation position of the reels are not limited to this.

  In addition, a backlight (not shown) for illuminating each picture displayed on the picture display window 113 is disposed on the back surface of each reel 110 to 112. It is desirable that the backlight is shielded for each pattern so that each pattern can be illuminated evenly. The backlight is capable of emitting light of, for example, seven colors (three primary colors of red, green, and bluish purple and a mixed color such as white) and includes an LED corresponding to each primary color. Is done.

  In the slot machine 100, an optical sensor (not shown) including a light projecting unit and a light receiving unit is provided in the vicinity of each of the reels 110 to 112. The light projecting unit and the light receiving unit of the optical sensor are provided. During this time, the light-shielding piece of a certain length provided on the reel is configured to pass therethrough. Based on the detection result of this sensor, the position of the pattern on the reel in the rotation direction is determined, and the reels 110 to 112 are stopped so that the target pattern is displayed on the winning line 114.

  The winning line display lamp 120 is a lamp that indicates an effective winning line. An effective winning line is determined in advance by the number of medals inserted into the slot machine 100. Of the five winning lines 114, for example, when one medal is inserted, the middle horizontal winning line is valid, and when two medals are inserted, the upper horizontal winning line and the lower horizontal winning line are added. When three medals are inserted and three medals are inserted, the five added with the right-down winning line and the upper-right winning line become effective as the winning line. Note that the number of winning lines 114 is not limited to five.

  The start lamp 121 is a lamp that informs the player that the reels 110 to 112 are in a state of being able to rotate. The re-playing lamp 122 is a lamp for notifying the player that the current game can be replayed (no medal insertion is required) when winning a re-playing role that is one of the winning roles in the previous game. is there. The notification lamp 123 is a lamp that informs the player that a specific winning combination (for example, a bonus such as BB (big bonus) or RB (regular bonus)) is won internally in an internal lottery described later. The medal insertion lamp 124 is a lamp that notifies that a medal can be inserted. The payout number display 125 is a display for displaying the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a result of winning a winning combination. The game number display 126 is an indicator for displaying an error display when a medal is inserted, the number of games during the big bonus game (in the BB game), the number of winnings of a predetermined winning combination, and the like. The stored number display 127 is a display for displaying the number of medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100. The reel panel lamp 128 is an effect lamp.

  The medal insertion buttons 130 and 131 are buttons for inserting a predetermined number of medals stored electronically in the slot machine 100. In this embodiment, every time the medal insertion button 130 is pressed, a maximum of three are inserted one by one, and when the medal insertion button 131 is pressed, three are inserted. The medal insertion block 134 is a block that forms a medal insertion slot for a player to insert a medal when starting a game. That is, the medal can be inserted electronically by the medal insertion button 130 or 131, or the actual medal can be inserted from the medal insertion slot of the medal insertion block 134.

  The start lever 135 is a lever-type switch for performing a game start operation. That is, when a desired number of medals are inserted into the medal insertion slot of the medal insertion block 134 and the start lever 135 is operated, the reels 110 to 112 are rotated as a trigger, and the game is started. The stop buttons 137 to 139 are buttons for performing a stop operation on the reels 110 to 112 that have started rotating by operating the start lever 135, and are provided corresponding to the reels 110 to 112. When any one of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is operated, any one of the corresponding reels 110 to 112 is stopped.

  The payment button 132 is a button for adjusting the medals electronically stored in the slot machine 100 and the bet medals and discharging them to the medal tray 210 from the medal payout opening 155.

  The medal return button 133 is a button that is pressed to remove a medal when the inserted medal is clogged. The door key 140 is a hole into which a key for unlocking the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 is inserted. When the key is inserted and turned clockwise, the lock is released and the front door 102 of the slot machine 100 can be opened. The medal payout exit 155 is a payout exit for paying out medals. The medal tray 210 is a container for collecting medals paid out from the medal payout opening 155. The medal tray 210 employs a tray that can emit light in the present embodiment, and may be referred to as a tray lamp 210 hereinafter.

  The sound hole 160 is a hole for outputting the sound of a speaker provided inside the slot machine 100 to the outside. The upper lamp 150, the side lamp 151, the center lamp 152, the waist lamp 153, the lower lamp 154, and the saucer lamp 210 are decorative lamps for exciting the game, and are turned on / off / flashing according to the game state. The ashtray 700 is a container for storing cigarette butts, and is screwed inside the medal tray 210. The ashtray 700 is a component that characterizes the slot machine 100 according to the present embodiment, and will be described in detail later. The reel panel 161 is a panel having a picture display window 113, and the title panel 162 is a panel on which the model name of the slot machine and various designs are drawn. The effect device 600 includes a liquid crystal display device 180 and an openable / closable door 190, and performs various effects.

  The liquid crystal display device 180 displays various information related to the game. Of course, instead of the liquid crystal display device 180, other display means such as a dot matrix type display device in which a plurality of LEDs are two-dimensionally arranged may be used.

<Control unit>
Next, the circuit configuration of the control unit of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. The control unit of the slot machine 100 is roughly classified to control various devices according to a main control unit 300 that controls the central part of the game and a control command (hereinafter abbreviated as a command) transmitted from the main control unit 300. A sub-control unit 400.

<Main control unit>
First, the main controller 300 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The main control unit 300 includes a CPU 310 that is an arithmetic processing unit for controlling the entire main control unit 300, a data bus and an address bus for the CPU 310 to transmit and receive signals to and from each IC and each circuit, It has the structure described below. The clock correction circuit 314 is a circuit that divides the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and supplies it to the CPU 310. For example, when the frequency of the crystal oscillator 311 is 12 MHz, the divided clock is 6 MHz. The CPU 310 operates by receiving the clock divided by the clock correction circuit 314 as a system clock.

  The CPU 310 is connected to a timer circuit 315 for setting a timer interrupt processing cycle for constantly monitoring the state of sensors and switches, which will be described later, and a motor drive pulse transmission cycle, via a bus. When the power is turned on, the CPU 310 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 312 to the timer circuit 315 via the data bus. The timer circuit 315 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 310 at each interrupt time. In response to this interrupt request, the CPU 310 executes monitoring of each sensor and transmission of drive pulses. For example, when the system clock of the CPU 310 is set to 6 MHz, the frequency division value of the timer circuit 315 is set to 1/256, and the data for frequency division of the ROM 312 is set to 44, the reference time for this interrupt is 256 × 44 ÷ 6 MHz = 1. 877 ms.

  In addition, the CPU 310 stores a program for controlling each IC, a lottery data used for the internal lottery of a winning combination, various data such as a reel stop position, and a ROM 312 for storing temporary data. A RAM 313 is connected. Other storage means may be used for these ROM 312 and RAM 313, and this is the same in the sub-control unit 400 described later. The CPU 310 is connected to an input interface 360 for receiving an external signal. The medal insertion sensor 320, the start lever sensor 321, the stop button sensor 322, and the medal insertion button are connected via the input interface 360 at every interruption time. The state of the sensor 323, the settlement / storage switch 324, and the medal payout sensor 326 is detected, and each sensor is monitored.

  The medal insertion sensor 320 is a sensor that detects a medal inserted into the medal insertion slot. The start lever sensor 321 is a sensor for detecting the operation of the start lever 135. The stop button sensor 322 is a sensor for detecting which stop button is pressed when any one of the stop buttons 137 to 139 is pressed. The medal insertion button sensor 323 is a sensor for detecting which medal insertion button is pressed when one of the medal insertion buttons 131 and 132 is pressed. The settlement / storage switch 324 pays out a medal that can be settled when the settlement button 132 is pressed once. The medal payout sensor 326 is a sensor for detecting a payout medal.

  The CPU 310 further has an input interface 361 and output interfaces 370 and 371 connected to an address bus via an address decoding circuit 350. The CPU 310 exchanges signals with external devices via these interfaces. An index sensor 325 is connected to the input interface 361. The index sensor 325 is installed at a predetermined position on the mounting base of each of the reels 110 to 112, and becomes H level each time the light shielding piece provided on the reel passes through the index sensor 325. When detecting this signal, the CPU 310 determines that the reel has made one rotation, and resets the rotational position information of the reel to zero. The output interface 370 includes a reel motor driving unit 330 that controls a motor for driving a reel, a hopper motor driving unit 331 for driving a motor of a medal payout device (not shown), and a game lamp 340 (specifically Specifically, a winning line display lamp 120, a start lamp 121, a replay lamp 122, a notification lamp 123, a medal insertion lamp 124, etc., and a 7 segment (SEG) display 341 (a payout number display 125, a game number display) 126, the stored number indicator 127, etc.) are connected.

  A random number generation circuit 317 is connected to the CPU 310 via a data bus. The random number generation circuit 317 is an increment counter capable of incrementing a value within a certain range based on the clocks oscillated from the crystal oscillator 311 and the crystal oscillator 316 and outputting the count value to the CPU 310. It is used for various lottery processes including the internal lottery. The random number generation circuit 317 in the present embodiment includes two random number counters. An output interface 371 for transmitting a command to the sub control unit 400 is connected to the data bus of the CPU 310. Information communication between the main control unit 300 and the sub control unit 400 is one-way communication, and the main control unit 300 transmits a command to the sub control unit 400, but any command or the like from the sub control unit 400 to the main control unit 300 Cannot be sent.

<Sub control unit>
Next, the sub-control unit 400 of the slot machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The sub-control unit 400 is an arithmetic processing unit that controls the entire sub-control unit 400 based on a main control command or the like transmitted from the main control unit 300, and the CPU 410 transmits and receives signals to and from each IC and each circuit. It has a data bus and an address bus for performing, and has a configuration described below. The clock correction circuit 414 is a circuit that corrects the clock oscillated from the crystal oscillator 411 and supplies the corrected clock to the CPU 410 as a system clock. Further, a timer circuit 415 is connected to the CPU 410 via a bus. The CPU 410 transmits the frequency dividing data stored in the predetermined area of the ROM 412 to the timer circuit 415 via the data bus at a predetermined timing. The timer circuit 415 determines an interrupt time based on the received frequency division data, and transmits an interrupt request to the CPU 410 at each interrupt time. The CPU 410 controls each IC and each circuit based on the interrupt request timing.

  In addition, the CPU 410 temporarily stores a ROM 412 in which commands and data for controlling the entire sub-control unit 400, backlight lighting patterns and data for controlling various displays, and the like are stored. The RAM 413 is connected via each bus. The CPU 410 is connected to an input / output interface 460 for transmitting and receiving external signals. The input / output interface 460 includes a backlight 420 for illuminating the picture of each reel 110 to 112 from the back, a front surface. A door sensor 421 for detecting opening and closing of the door 101 and a reset switch 422 for clearing data in the RAM 413 are connected.

  An input interface 461 for receiving a main control command from the main control unit 300 is connected to the CPU 410 via a data bus, and an effect process that excites the entire game based on the command received via the input interface 461. Etc. are executed. A sound source IC 480 is connected to the data bus and address bus of the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 controls sound according to a command from the CPU 410. The sound source IC 480 is connected to a ROM 481 that stores sound data. The sound source IC 480 amplifies the sound data acquired from the ROM 481 by the amplifier 482 and outputs the sound data from the speaker 483. The CPU 410 is connected to an address decoding circuit 450 for selecting an external IC, similar to the main control unit 300, and the input interface for receiving a command from the main control unit 300 is connected to the address decoding circuit 450. 461, an input interface 471 for inputting a signal from the door / liquid crystal screen control unit 500, a clock IC 423, an output interface 472 for outputting a signal to the 7-segment display 440, and the like are connected.

  The CPU 410 can acquire the current time by connecting the clock IC 423. The 7-segment display 440 is provided inside the slot machine 100 so that a store clerk or the like can check predetermined information set in the sub-control unit 400, for example. Further, a demultiplexer 419 is connected to the output interface 470. The demultiplexer 419 receives the signal transmitted from the output interface 470 as an upper lamp 150, a side lamp 151, a center lamp 152, a waist lamp 153, a lower lamp 154, a reel panel lamp 128, a title panel 162, a payout outlet strobe 171 and a saucer lamp. To 210. The CPU 410 transmits a signal to the door / liquid crystal screen control unit 500 via the demultiplexer 419, and the door / liquid crystal screen control unit 500 controls the liquid crystal display device 180 and the door 190 based on the transmitted signal. .

<Ashtray>
Next, the ashtray 700 of the slot machine 100 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the ashtray 700. Here, FIG. 4 (a) shows a state in which wastes such as butts and ash (hereinafter referred to as butts) are stored, and FIG. 4 (b) collects (discharges) butts and the like. ) Shows the state when. As shown in FIG. 4, the ashtray 700 includes an ash receiving portion 800 that houses a cigarette butt and the like, and a main body portion 900 that supports the ash receiving portion 800, and the ash receiving portion 800 is stored in the main body portion 900. It can be pulled out in front of the slot machine 100 (direction A shown in FIG. 4B; a direction from the front surface of the slot machine 100 toward the player). The ash receiving portion 800 and the main body portion 900 are each formed of a heat-resistant resin.

  As described above, the ash receiving portion 800 is a portion into which a cigarette butt or the like is inserted, and is a rectangular parallelepiped container having an upper opening toward the slot machine 100. In addition, since a part of the bottom plate of the ash receiving portion 800 is formed to be rotatable through a hinge, when the ash receiving portion 800 is pulled out from the main body 900 as shown in FIG. When the hinge is pulled out from the front of the medal tray 210), a part of the bottom plate is opened by the weight of the bottom plate itself, and the housed butts and the like fall downward and forward from the medal tray 210. It is like that. As a result, if the collection trash can is placed slightly in front of the front of the slot machine body, the cigarette butts will fall into the collection trash can due to their own weight. In addition, it is possible to remarkably reduce the amount of scattering to the surroundings as compared with the case where it is dropped in the collection trash bin.

  The main body 900 is attached to the main body of the slot machine 100, and a recess having substantially the same shape as the ash receiving portion 800 is formed by opening upward and forward so that the ash receiving portion 800 can be accommodated.

  Next, each structure of the ashtray 700 is demonstrated using FIG. 5 which is an exploded view of the ashtray 700 of this embodiment.

  The ash receiving portion 800 is surrounded by the side wall portions 810 (specifically, the front side wall portion 810a, the right side wall portion 810b, the back side wall portion 810c, and the left side wall portion 810d), and is formed at both ends of these side wall portions 810. A rectangular parallelepiped shape in which one end of the opening is closed with a bottom surface part 820 and the upper part is opened (precisely, since the front surfaces of the ashtray 700 and the receiving tray 210 are integrated in design, the front side wall part 810a has a slightly arcuate shape. It is a box body.

  A handle 801 for easily pulling out the ash receiving portion 800 is provided on the front side wall portion 810a. In addition, guide pins (projection members) 802 are respectively provided at one end on the back side of the left and right side wall portions 810b and 810d (outer surface), and the guide pins 802 are fitted into the main body portion 900 (inner surface). A mating groove 921 is provided, and the guide pin 802 slides forward and backward (direction B shown in FIG. 5) along the guiding groove 921.

  Further, the bottom surface portion 820 includes a movable bottom surface portion 820a provided on the near side and a fixed bottom surface portion 820b provided on the back side, and a joint side 830 between the movable bottom surface portion 820a and the fixed bottom surface portion 820b includes The hinge mentioned above is provided. A recovery mechanism of the ash receiving portion 800 including the bottom surface portion 820 will be described later.

  The main body 900 is composed of an upper main body 910 and a lower main body 920. In order to hold the cigarette, the upper body part 910 is provided with a cigarette holding part 911 cut out to a diameter similar to that of the cigarette, and two screw holes 912 for fixing to the lower body part 920. Is provided. As shown in FIG. 5, the lower main body 920 is also provided with two screw holes 922 at positions corresponding to the screw holes 912. Therefore, when the upper main body 910 is attached to the lower main body 920, Then, a screw is inserted into each of the two screw holes 922 from the lower side of the lower main body portion 920, and further, this screw is screwed into the screw hole 912 of the upper main body portion 910 and fixed.

  The lower main body 920 is surrounded by the right side wall part 920b, the back side wall part 920c, the left side wall part 920d, and the bottom face part 920e, so that the upper and front sides of the slot machine 100 are opened. The ash receiving portion 800 can be taken in and out through the opening surface. The above-described guide grooves 921 are provided inside the left and right side wall portions 920b and 920d, respectively, so that the guide pins 802 of the ash receiving portion 800 can move in the front-rear direction along the guide grooves 921.

  As described above, the main body 900 supports the ash receiving portion 800 so that the ash receiving portion 800 can be pulled out. When the ash receiving portion 800 is stored, the main body 900 can store the suction shell and the like, and the ash receiving portion 800 is pulled out. Then, the cigarette butts can be discharged. In addition, in order to make the ash receiving portion 800 not to be easily detached from the main body portion 900, the guide groove 921 is directed obliquely upward toward the front surface at the front portion, and thereby the horizontal movement of the guide pin 802 is performed. It also plays the role of a stopper that regulates. That is, the main body 900 supports the ash receiving portion 800 so that it can be pulled out within a predetermined range. Here, the predetermined range is a range in which the guide groove 921 is provided, and more specifically, a range corresponding to the horizontal portion of the guide groove 921. Further, the bottom surface portion 920e is provided with a screw hole 923 for fixing the lower main body portion 920 to the medal tray 210.

  FIG. 6 is a view for explaining a collection mechanism such as a cigarette butt in the ash receiving portion 800. FIG. 6A is an external perspective view of the ash receiving portion 800 in a state where the ash receiving portion 800 is pulled out from the main body portion 900. As described above, the movable bottom surface portion 820a hangs downward due to the weight of the bottom plate, and an opening surface is formed. Therefore, the butts and the like accommodated in the movable bottom surface portion 820a fall downward.

  The shape of the ash receiving portion 800 may be symmetrical in the vertical and horizontal directions. In that case, as shown in FIG. 6A, a guide pin 802 is provided at the center of the height of the side wall portions 810b and 810d. By doing so, the ash receiving portion 800 can be stored upside down in the main body portion 900. That is, when the ash receiving portion 800 is not used as an ashtray, if the ash receiving portion 800 is stored upside down in the main body portion 900, the dent for housing the cigarette butts does not appear in front of the player. At this time, the hinge of the joint side 830 is configured so that the bottom surface portion 820a does not enter the ash receiving portion 800 when stored. For example, specifically, a protruding member is provided in the ash receiving portion 800 so that the bottom surface portion 820a does not enter the ash receiving portion 800 during storage, and an “ashtray is used on the back side of the bottom surface portion 820a. “Can't do” may be displayed.

  Moreover, although the bottom face part 820 shown to Fig.6 (a) makes a part of bottom face part 820 the movable bottom face part 820a, you may comprise all the bottom face parts 820 as the movable bottom face part 820a. In this case, a hinge is provided on the side in contact with the back side wall portion 810c.

  FIG.6 (b) is the figure which looked at the ash receiving part 800 shown to Fig.6 (a) from the side surface. FIGS. 6C to 6E are diagrams for explaining in detail the shape of the hinge provided on the joint side 830. As shown in FIG. 6B, when the hinge provided on the joint side 830 is drawn forward from the front surface of the main body 900, the movable bottom surface part 820 a rotates in the C direction around the joint side 830. This is because in the state where the ash receiving portion 800 is housed in the main body portion 900, the bottom surface portion 920e of the main body portion 900 supports the movable bottom surface portion 820a. Since the movable bottom surface portion 820a is not supported by the bottom surface portion 920e in a state of moving forward from the front surface of the portion 900, the movable bottom surface portion 820a rotates in the C direction (downward) about the joint side 830. Thus, in this embodiment, the state in which the ash receiving portion 800 is pulled out from the main body portion 900 and the bottom portion 820 is opened is referred to as a discharge state of a butterfly or the like.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 6C, the hinge includes two shaft portions 831 formed on the fixed bottom surface portion 820b and a movable bottom surface portion 820a that rotatably holds both sides of the shaft portion 831. The bearing portion 832 is combined. 6D and 6E show a state where the shaft portion 831 and the two bearing portions 832 are combined and integrated.

  Therefore, according to the ashtray 700 of the slot machine 100 according to the present embodiment, in the state where the ash receiving part 800 is stored in the main body part 900, the butt is received from the upper opening surface, and the ash receiving part 800 is connected to the main body part. In a state of being drawn forward from 900, the bottom surface portion 820 is opened and configured to discharge the accommodated butts and the like, and the butts etc. fall into the collection trash bin by their own weight, The amount of scattering to the surroundings can be remarkably reduced.

  As a result, it is possible to reduce the burden of the clerk's cleaning work. It is also possible to have the player concentrate on the game without attracting the player's interest even when collecting the butts.

  In the present embodiment, the lower main body portion 920 includes the bottom surface portion 920e. However, in the state where the ash receiving portion 800 is pulled out as shown in FIG. Therefore, the bottom portion 920e may not be provided, and the butt may not be discarded in the main body 900 when the ash receiving portion 800 is pulled out. In the present embodiment, the guide pins 802 are provided in the left and right side wall portions 810b and 810d of the ash receiving portion 800, and the guide groove 921 is provided in the left and right side wall portions 920b and 920d of the main body portion 900. The guide pin 802 may be provided in the main body 900 and the guide groove 921 may be provided in the ash receiving portion 800.

  7 to 11 show various modifications of the ashtray 700 according to this embodiment.

  FIG. 7 is a side view of the ashtray 700A of the first modification. The ash receiving portion 800A of the ashtray 700A shown in FIG. 7 is provided with a protruding member 803 on the outer surface of the movable bottom surface portion 820a (the surface facing the space that accommodates the butts etc. is the inner surface). The ash receiving portion 800A is not horizontal but is inclined slightly forward and accommodated in the main body portion 900A. Since the protruding member 804 is provided on the inner surface of the front side wall portion 810a, the movable bottom surface portion 820a is prevented from entering the inner side above the protruding member 804 during storage.

  Therefore, according to the ashtray 700A, the ash receiving portion 800A and the main body portion 900A are provided, and in the state where the ash receiving portion 800A is stored in the main body portion 900A, the butt is received from the upper opening surface, and the ash receiving portion 800A. In the state where the battery is drawn forward from the main body 900A, the bottom surface portion 820 is opened, and the accommodated butts and the like are discharged downward, and the movable bottom surface portion 820a of the ash receiving portion 800A is slightly above the front. In addition to the effects of the present embodiment, the cigarette butt and the like can be accommodated together in one place, and the cigarette butt and the like can be collected more efficiently.

  FIG. 8 is a side view of the ashtray 700B of the second modification. The ash receiving portion 800B of the ashtray 700B shown in FIG. 8 is provided with a protruding member 805 at the same height on the inner surfaces of the left and right side wall portions 810b and 810d, and the movable bottom surface portion 820a overlaps the upper portion of the fixed bottom surface portion 820b. Thus, when the ash receiving portion 800B is pulled out, the movable bottom surface portion 820a is caught by the protruding member 805, and the movable inclination angle of the movable bottom surface portion 820a can be limited. . That is, the cigarette butts are not inclined vertically downward but fall obliquely forward. FIG. 8A shows a state in which the ash receiving portion 800B is stored in the main body portion 900B, that is, a state in which a butt can be accommodated, and FIG. 8B shows that the ash receiving portion 800B is removed from the main body portion 900B. The drawn state, that is, the state in which the butts are collected is shown.

  Therefore, according to the ashtray 700B, the ash receiving part 800B and the main body part 900B are provided. In the state where the ash receiving part 800B is stored in the main body part 900B, the butt is received from the upper opening surface, and the ash receiving part 800B. In a state in which the ash receiving portion 800B is pulled forward from the main body portion 900B, the movable inclination angle of the movable bottom surface portion 820a of the ash receiving portion 800B is limited, the bottom surface portion 820 is opened, and the housed butts and the like are discharged downward. In addition to the effects of the present embodiment, it is possible to collect the cigarette butt and the like further forward, and the fall speed at which the cigarette butt falls into the collection trash can be moved by its own weight. Since it is reduced by the bottom surface portion 820a, the amount of scattering to the surroundings can be remarkably reduced. Note that the inclination angle can be adjusted according to the height at which the protruding member 805 is provided, so that a suitable height can be set in consideration of the amount of the sucking shell to be recovered and the recovery position.

  FIG. 9 is a side view of the ashtray 700 </ b> C of the third modification. FIG. 9A shows a state in which the ash receiving portion 800C of the ashtray 700C is stored in the main body portion 900C (a state in which a butt or the like can be stored), and FIG. 9B shows the ash receiving portion 800C in the main body portion. The state pulled out from 900C (the state in which the butts are collected) is shown. As shown in FIG. 9, since the ash receiving portion 800C is also provided with a hinge on the joint side 840 between the front side wall portion 810a and the movable bottom surface portion 820a, the front side wall portion 810a can be rotated forward and downward. Is formed. That is, when the ash receiving portion 800C is pulled out from the main body portion 900c, first, the front side wall portion 810a is rotated forward, and further, when the joint side 830 is drawn forward from the front surface of the main body portion 900, the movable bottom surface portion 820a. Since it also pivots downward, it is possible to collect the cigarette butts more forward. In this way, since the recovery mechanism is configured in two stages, even if the player inadvertently tries to pull out the handle 801 of the front side wall part 810a and pulls it out, the front side wall part 810a opens when the front side wall part 810a rotates. You can realize that it is something that should not be done.

  Therefore, according to the ashtray 700C, the ash receiving portion 800C and the main body portion 900C are provided. In the state in which the ash receiving portion 800C is stored in the main body portion 900C, the butt and the like are received from the upper opening surface. Since the front side wall portion 810a is opened together with the bottom surface portion 820 in a state where the main body portion 900C is pulled forward from the main body portion 900C, the contained butts and the like are discharged downward. Thus, it is possible to collect the cigarettes and the like further forward, and to alert the player when the player carelessly pulls out the ashtray 700C.

  FIG. 10 is a view showing a configuration of an ashtray 700D of the fourth modification. An ashtray 700D shown in FIG. 10 is obtained by modifying the guide pin 802 and the guide groove 921 of this embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 9B to 9D, the ashtray 700D includes guide plates 850 provided with guide pins 851 and 852 at different ends on opposite sides as shown in FIG. It is attached to the ash receiving portion 800D and the main body portion 900D. That is, guide grooves 806 are provided in the front and rear direction on the outer surfaces of the left and right side wall portions 810b and 810d of the ash receiving portion 800D, respectively, and also on the inner surfaces of the left and right side wall portions 920b and 920d of the main body portion 900D. Since the guide grooves 924 are provided in the front-rear direction, the guide pins 851 and 852 can slide in the front-rear direction of the guide grooves 806 and 924, respectively (here, the guide pin 851 is the guide groove 806). Further, it is assumed that the guide pin 852 is attached to the guide groove 924). Further, in the ash receiving portion 800D, the entire bottom surface portion 820 is a movable bottom surface portion 820a, and a hinge is provided on a joining side 830 that contacts the back side wall portion 810c.

  Accordingly, when the ash receiving portion 800D is pulled out from the main body portion 900D, the ash receiving portion 800D is pulled forward along the two guide grooves 806 and 924. Then, as shown in FIG. 10 (d), when the joint side 830 is drawn forward from the front surface of the main body 900, the movable bottom surface part 820a rotates around the joint side 830. It can be recovered.

  Therefore, according to the ashtray 700D, the ash receiving portion 800D in which the guide groove 806 formed in the front-rear direction is provided in the left and right side wall portions 810b and 810d, and the guide groove 924 formed in the front-rear direction is formed in the left and right side wall portions 920b and 920d. The ash receiving portion 800D and the main body portion 900D are connected by a guide plate 850 having guide pins 851 and 852 that fit into the guide groove 806 and the guide groove 924, respectively. Therefore, when the ash receiving portion 800D is housed in the main body portion 900D, a sucking butt or the like is received from the upper opening surface, and when the ash receiving portion 800D is pulled forward from the main body portion 900D, the two guide grooves 806 are provided. And 924, the ash receiving portion 800D moves, opens the bottom surface portion 820, and the accommodated butts are discharged downward. In addition to the effects of this embodiment, the butts and the like are collected further forward. be able to.

  In addition, in this embodiment and its modification, although comprised so that an ash receiving part might be pulled out ahead from a main-body part, this invention is not limited to this, For example, it shows in FIG. As in the ashtray 700E, it may be possible to draw the slot machine 100 leftward. Further, in the present embodiment and its modification, the ashtray is installed on the left side of the medal tray 210, but may be installed on the right side of the medal tray 210. Further, the main body 900E opens in the forward direction and in the left direction toward the slot machine 100, and the ash receiving portion 800E can be pulled out in the forward direction and the left direction toward the slot machine 100. You may be comprised so that it may become.

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As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention has been described, various deformation | transformation and change can be performed with respect to embodiment of this invention in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the butt receiving portion 800 is collected by moving the ash receiving portion 800 horizontally and opening the bottom plate of the ash receiving portion 800 downward, but the present invention is limited to this method. It is not a thing, but adopts a method that does not open the bottom plate of the ash receiving portion 800, for example, a method that pulls out the ash receiving portion 800 and rotates the front end portion of the ash receiving portion 800 downward to drop the butts and the like downward. May be. That is, an ashtray comprising an ash receiving part that opens upward and accommodates a cigarette butt, and a guide mechanism that guides the ash receiver, wherein the guide mechanism moves the ash receiving part from an accommodation state that accommodates the cigarette butt. After moving horizontally, the front end portion of the ash receiving portion may be rotated downward to discharge the housed butts and the like. Thus, in this embodiment, the state in which the ash receiving portion is pulled out by the guide mechanism and the front end portion of the ash receiving portion is rotated downward is defined as the discharging state of the butts and the like.

  FIG. 12 shows a configuration of an ashtray 700F that employs this method. 12A shows a state in which the ash receiving portion 800F of the ashtray 700F is housed in the main body portion 930, and FIG. 12B shows a perspective view in a state in which the ash receiving portion 800F is pulled out from the main body portion 930 to collect the butts and the like. FIG. 12C is a top view and a side view of the movable portion 940 and the ash receiving portion 800F of the guide mechanism 900F.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 12, the ash receiving portion 800F in the present embodiment means a rectangular parallelepiped box that opens upward, and the guide mechanism 900F is provided on the side wall of the main body portion 930 in the front-rear direction. It means a guide groove 921 formed and a U-shaped movable portion 940 that is fitted in the guide groove 921 and is movable in the front-rear direction.

  The ash receiving portion 800 </ b> F is provided with a protruding member 871 on the outer back side of the left and right side walls, and engages the protruding member 871 with pin holes 942 respectively provided on the left and right side walls of the movable portion 940. In addition, guide pins 941 provided on the outer sides of the left and right side walls of the movable part 940 are engaged with the movable part 940 by moving back and forth in guide grooves 921 provided on the inner sides of the left and right side walls of the main body part 930, respectively. The ash receiving portion 800F thus made can be pulled out from the main body portion 930. That is, the ash receiving portion 800F is provided with a protruding member 871 at the outer back of the left and right side walls, and the movable portion 940 is engaged with the guide pin 941 at the outer back of the left and right side walls and the protruding member 871 of the ash receiving portion 800F. The main body portion 930 is provided with a guide groove in which the guide pin 941 of the movable portion 940 is movably fitted.

With this configuration, when the ash receiving portion 800F housed in the main body portion 930 is pulled out from the front surface of the medal tray 210 by the movable portion 940, the ash receiving portion 800F is not supported from the bottom surface of the main body portion 930. The front end portion of the ash receiving portion 800F rotates downward about the protruding member 871, so that the butts and the like accommodated in the ash receiving portion 800F fall downward. In the present embodiment, the protruding member 871 of the ash receiving portion 800F is provided in the outer back of the left and right side walls. However, this is done by rotating the front end portion of the ash receiving portion 800F to drop the ash receiving portion 800F. This is to prevent the momentum caused by the rotation of the ash receiving portion 800F from being applied to the sucking shell or the like when the butts or the like housed in the receiving portion 800F fall.

  Therefore, according to the ashtray 700F, the ash receiving portion 800F and the guide mechanism 900F are provided. In the state where the ash receiving portion 800F is stored in the main body portion 930, the butts and the like are received from the upper opening surface. When the ash receiving portion 800F is pulled forward from the main body portion 930 by the movement, the front end portion of the ash receiving portion 800F rotates downward about the protruding member 871 provided in the ash receiving portion 800F to be accommodated. Since it is configured to discharge the sucked butts and the like downward, as in the above embodiment, the butts and the like can be reliably collected in the trash bin without being scattered around during collection, and more Butts can be collected in the front. That is, since the collection operation can be performed in front, it is possible to obtain an effect that the trash can be easily collected and the ash is less easily scattered. Further, unlike the above embodiment, the ash receiving portion 800F is a rectangular parallelepiped box, so that even if waste containing moisture is stored, water leakage from the ash receiving portion 800F can be prevented and discarded efficiently. Can hold things.

  An ashtray 700G shown in FIG. 13 is a modification of the ashtray 700F. That is, the ashtray 700G also employs a system in which the ash receiving portion 800 is pulled out and the front end portion of the ash receiving portion 800 is rotated downward to drop the butts and the like downward. Here, the ashtray 700G differs from the ashtray 700F in the direction in which the ashtray receiving portion 800 is pulled out. That is, the ashtray 700G opens the upper portion and guides the ashtray receiving portion and the ashtray receiving portion for receiving the butts. An ashtray provided with a guide mechanism, the guide mechanism moving the ash receiving part slightly upward toward the front from the accommodated state in which the butts are received, and then rotating the front end of the ash receiving part downward. It is configured to move and discharge the contained butts and the like.

  Here, FIG. 13A shows a state in which the ash receiving portion 800G of the ashtray 700G is housed in the main body portion 930, and FIG. 13B shows a state where the ash receiving portion 800G is pulled out by the guide mechanism 900G and collects butts and the like. It is a perspective view of a state. In this modification, the ash receiving portion 800G means a rectangular parallelepiped box that opens upward, and the guide mechanism 900G is fitted with a guide pin 802 provided on the ash receiving portion 800G. The guide groove 921 formed in the main body 930 is meant.

  As shown in FIG. 13, guide pins 802 are provided on the left and right side wall portions (outer side) of the ash receiving portion 800 </ b> G near the back bottom surface, respectively. Guide grooves 921 for sliding the pins 802 are respectively provided. As a result, when collecting the butt or the like, if the ash receiving portion 800G is moved forward and upward along the guide groove 921 and pulled out to the end of the guide groove 921, the ash receiving portion 800G is supported from the main body portion 930. As a result, the front end portion of the ash receiving portion 800G rotates downward about the guide pin 802 provided in the ash receiving portion 800G, and the butts and the like housed in the ash receiving portion 800G fall downward. ing.

  Therefore, according to the ashtray 700G, the ash receiving portion 800G and the guide mechanism 900G are provided. In the state where the ash receiving portion 800G is stored in the main body portion 930, the butt is received from the upper opening surface, and the ash receiving portion 800G. When the ash receiving portion 800G is pulled out upward and forward along the guide groove 921 of the main body portion 930, the front end portion of the ash receiving portion 800G rotates downward about the guide pin 802, and the accommodated butts and the like are lowered downward. Since it is comprised so that it may discharge | emit, the effect similar to the ashtray 700F can be acquired. Further, the upper front portion of the ash receiving portion 800G (in the vicinity of the cigarette holding portion 911) protrudes forward from the medal tray 210, so that the collecting action can be performed more easily. That is, by providing the upper end of the guide groove 921 of the main body 900G higher and closer to the front side, it becomes possible to perform the recovery operation closer to the front, so it is easier to place a trash can for collecting butts, etc. The effect that it is hard to scatter can be acquired.

  In addition, in the said embodiment and its modification, the ash receiving part of the ashtray was provided with the bottom face, However, this invention is not limited to this, Even if the ash receiving part of the ashtray does not have the bottom face, Good.

  FIG. 14 shows a configuration of an ashtray 700H having an ash receiving portion that does not have a bottom surface. 14A and 14B are perspective views of the ash receiving portion 800H of the ashtray 700H, and FIGS. 14C and 14D are side views of the ash receiving portion 800H and the main body portion 900H. As shown in FIG. 14A, the ash receiving portion 800H includes a front side wall portion 810a, left and right side wall portions 810b and 810d, and a back side wall portion 810c, and an opening surface is formed above and below. Yes. Further, as shown in FIG. 14B, the rear side wall portion 810c is formed to be rotatable forward (inward) (as shown in FIGS. 14C and 14D), the rear side wall portion 810c is It does not rotate backward (outside) by the stopper 807).

  That is, when the ash receiving portion 800H is stored in the main body portion 900H, the butts and the like are stored on the bottom surface portion 920e of the main body portion 900H, but when the ash receiving portion 800H is pulled out from the main body portion 900H, the bottom surface portion The butts and the like housed on 920e are pushed forward by the rear side wall portion 810c moving forward, and further moved to the front of the main body portion 900H. It falls from the opening surface. On the other hand, when storing the pulled out ash receiving portion 800H in the main body portion 900H, when the ash receiving portion 800H is pushed backward, as shown in FIG. 14 (c), the rear side wall portion 810c moves while being inclined, As shown in FIG. 14D, when the ash receiving portion 800H is completely stored in the main body portion 900H, the back side wall portion 810c returns to the original state and maintains a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface.

  Therefore, according to the ashtray 700H, the ash receiving portion 800H and the main body portion 900H that are open in the vertical direction are provided, and in the state where the ash receiving portion 800H is stored in the main body portion 900H, the butts and the like are received from the upper opening surface. In the state in which the ash receiving portion 800H is pulled forward from the main body portion 900H, the butt pushed out by the back side wall portion 810c is discharged from the lower opening surface, and thus, similar to the above embodiment. In addition, it is possible to obtain an effect that the cigarette butt and the like can be reliably collected in the trash can without being scattered around during the collection.

  As described above, the ashtray included in the slot machine 100 of the present invention includes the ash receiving portion and the main body, the ash receiving portion stores the ash receiving portion in the main body, and the ash receiving portion includes the butts. The ash receiving portion is moved from the closed state to the open state with respect to the lower position as the discharge position is moved from the storage position, so that the butt can be discharged. Is.

  In addition, in the said embodiment and its modification, although the ashtray with which a slot machine is provided was demonstrated, of course, you may apply this invention to the ashtray with which a pachinko, other game machines, etc. are provided.

1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a slot machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a block diagram showing a main control unit 300 of the slot machine 100. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a sub control unit 400 of the slot machine 100. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an ashtray 700 provided in the slot machine 100. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the ashtray 700. FIG. It is a figure explaining the collection | recovery mechanism which collects the cigarette butts etc. of the ashtray 700. FIG. It is a figure explaining the ashtray 700A which is a modification of the ashtray 700. It is a figure explaining the ashtray 700B which is a modification of the ashtray 700. FIG. It is a figure explaining the ashtray 700C which is a modification of the ashtray 700. FIG. It is a figure explaining ashtray 700D which is a modification of ashtray 700. FIG. It is a figure explaining the ashtray 700E which is a modification of the ashtray 700. FIG. It is a figure explaining the ashtray 700F which concerns on other embodiment. It is a figure explaining the ashtray 700G which concerns on other embodiment. It is a figure explaining the ashtray 700H which concerns on other embodiment.

Claims (6)

A gaming machine equipped with an ashtray,
The ashtray
An ash receiver that opens upward and accommodates butts,
A main body for freely pulling out the ash tray,
Have
The ash tray is
The storage position stored in the main body and the discharge position for discharging the stored butts are held movably,
It is possible to open and close at least a part of the bottom of the ash receiver,
Along with the movement from the storage position to the discharge position, at least a part of the bottom of the ash receiver rotates downward from the horizontal direction, and is configured from the closed state to the open state ,
The ash tray is
The position pulled out from the game table to the outside direction is the discharge position, at least a part of the bottom of the ash receiver is in an open state, and at the discharge position, the buttocks accommodated in the ash receiver are the game table. A game table characterized by being collected in different trash bins . A protrusion member is provided on the outer surface of the bottom of the ash receiver,
  2. The game table according to claim 1, wherein the ash tray is held at an inclined position so as to be lowered from the discharge position toward the storage position by the protruding member in the storage position. 3. A protruding member for limiting a rotation angle when at least a part of a bottom portion of the ash receiver rotates downward is provided on an inner surface of the ash receiver. Game console. Either one of the ash receiver and the main body includes a long groove provided in a pulling direction of the ash receiver,
The other of the ash receiver and the main body includes a protruding member that is movable in the long groove,
The game stand according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the ash tray is configured to be drawable from the main body by connecting the long groove and the protruding member. A gaming machine equipped with an ashtray,
The ashtray
An ash receiver that opens upward and accommodates butts,
A guide mechanism for freely pulling out the ash tray;
Have
The ash receiver is movably guided between a storage position for storing the butts and a discharge position for discharging the stored butts,
With the movement of the ash receiver from the storage position to the discharge position by the guide mechanism, the bottom portion of the ash receiver that opens upwardly rotates downward from the horizontal direction and faces forward.
The ash tray is
A game position characterized in that a position pulled outward from a game machine is defined as the discharge position, and the butts contained in the ash tray are collected in a separate trash box different from the game machine at the discharge position. Stand. The ash tray is
The game table according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the game table is moved forward from the front surface of the game table and pulled out from the game table in an external direction .

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