JP4883905B2 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a slot game machine in which a receiving tray for game media is provided at a lower portion of a front frame, and a decorative panel is disposed above the receiving tray.

A conventional slot game machine (slot machine) is provided with a variable display device inside a housing, a front frame is attached to the front of the housing so as to be openable and closable, and a receiving tray for game media is provided at the bottom of the front frame. And in the slot game machine, a decorative panel is provided above the saucer to decorate the front of the slot game machine, and a translucent opening is opened on the lower surface of the decorative panel that faces the saucer. It is configured so that light from a light source provided in the case is irradiated to a lower tray through a transparent opening so that a game medium (for example, a medal) discharged into the tray can be easily seen even if installed in a dark place. Has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-174738

  By the way, in recent years, it has been desired to provide a decorative member (object) having a three-dimensional shape on the decorative panel of the front frame and to decorate the slot game machine more gorgeously to enhance the effect of attracting customers. In some cases, the decorative panel is replaced with a decorative panel provided with a decorative member protruding forward from the conventional decorative member. However, if a decorative member formed in three dimensions is provided, the decorative member may protrude forward from the saucer, and when the player looks down on the saucer, the decorative member becomes an obstacle and the game medium in the saucer It may be difficult to check the game medium and it may be difficult to take out the game medium from the tray.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slot game machine capable of adjusting the position of the tray in accordance with the protruding state of the decorative member. .

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object, and according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a housing having a variable display device therein and a front surface of the housing so as to be opened and closed. A slot machine having a front frame,
The front frame is
A main panel as a base of the front frame;
A tray for a game medium that is disposed in a detachable manner on the lower front portion of the main panel and has a front end protruding forward;
A decorative panel provided with a decorative member that is arranged in a replaceable state above the tray in the main panel and protrudes forward,
With
The tray mounting base is arranged in a replaceable state between the main panel and the tray,
It is configured so that the front end of the saucer can be arranged on the front side of the projecting end of the decorative member by replacing the saucer mounting base with one having a different front and rear width .
In the main panel, a game medium discharge port for discharging the game medium to the tray is opened,
A joint flow path that communicates the inside of the tray of the tray and the game medium discharge port is provided on the tray mounting base that is set to have a front-rear width in which the front end of the tray is disposed in front of the protruding end of the decorative member. The bottom surface of the road is provided in a state of being inclined downward from the game medium discharge port side toward the tray side,
A slot game machine characterized in that a space portion communicating with the joint flow path is formed above the joint flow path in the tray mounting base .

According to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be obtained.
In other words, the slot game machine is provided with a housing provided with a variable display device inside, a front frame attached to the front surface of the housing so as to be openable and closable, and a lower front portion of a main panel serving as a base of the front frame. A game medium tray having a front end protruding forward, and a decorative panel provided above the tray and provided with a decorative member protruding forward, after the variable display device and the decorative panel are removed , Replace the variable display device and decorative panel corresponding to different models, replace the tray mounting base provided between the main panel and the tray with a different front and rear width, the front end of the tray, since the positionable forwardly than the projecting end of the decorative member of the exchanged decorative panel, as decorative members of the decorative panel after model exchange is projected forward from the decorative member of the decorative panel of the previous model exchange Saucer to correspond to the projecting degree of the decorative member can be positioned adjusted forward. Therefore, an interval can be provided between the front end of the saucer and the projecting end of the decorative member so that a player's hand can sufficiently enter, and the game medium in the saucer can be easily confirmed. It is possible to prevent a problem that it is difficult to take out the game medium from the tray because it is covered with the cover.

Also, the main panel, opened game media outlet for discharging the game medium to the pan, the pan mounting base which is set in the longitudinal width to arrange the front end of the pan to the front side than the projecting end of the decorative member, A joint channel that connects the inside of the tray and the game medium discharge port is provided with the bottom surface of the joint channel inclined downward from the game medium discharge port side to the tray side. Even if the base is provided and the inside of the tray is separated from the game medium discharge port, the game medium discharged from the game medium discharge port can be smoothly guided to the tray .

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a slot game machine (slot machine) 1 using medals as game media, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot game machine 1 with a front frame (front door) 2 opened.
The slot game machine 1 houses a variable display device 4 and a control device 5 for controlling the variable display device 4 and the like inside a housing 3 whose front surface is open, and a front frame 2 is hinged on the front surface of the housing 3. A variable display opening 7 is opened in the front frame 2 through the unit 6 so that it can be opened and closed, and a plurality of pieces of identification information can be variably displayed through the variable display opening 7 facing the display unit 8 of the variable display device 4. It is said. Further, below the variable display opening 7, a medal slot 9 and an input unit 10 (start lever 11, stop button 12, bet button 13) for performing an input operation in the game are arranged, and variable display is performed. Above the opening 7, a decoration unit 15 composed of a display device for decoration composed of a liquid crystal panel or the like and an effect movable device is faced forward from the opening 16 for decoration, and on both left and right sides of the opening 16 for decoration. Is provided with an upper speaker 17. The lower part of the front frame 2 is provided with a decorative panel 18, a medal (game medium) tray 20, an ashtray 21, and a lower speaker 22. The left and right sides of the front frame 2 emit light such as LEDs and lamps. A member (not shown) and a decorative lens 23 covering the front of the light emitting member are disposed. The decorative panel 18 and the tray 20 will be described in detail later.

  The housing 3 is a trapezoidal box with an inclined front side edge. As shown in FIG. 2, the inside is partitioned into upper and lower portions by a support member 26, and the display unit 8 is directed to the front in the upper half. The variable display device 4 and the control device 5 are attached, and a hopper 27 for discharging medals and a power supply device 28 for supplying power to each part of the variable display device 4 and the like are housed in the lower half. The variable display device 4 includes three independently rotatable reels 29. The outer peripheral surface of the reel 29 is used as a display unit 8, and a plurality of pieces of identification information such as symbols and numerals are described on the display unit 8. The identification information can be variably displayed by rotating and stopping the respective reels 29.

  The front frame 2 includes a resin main panel (lower frame) 32 serving as a base of the front frame 2, a resin upper panel (upper frame) 33 connected to the upper end of the main panel 32 from the front, A base unit 35 is configured by assembling a metal vertically long reinforcing frame 34 provided across the connecting portion of the main panel 32 and the upper panel 33 on the rear side of the left and right sides of the panel 32 and the upper panel 33. The base unit 35 is provided with a decoration unit 15, an input unit 10, a decorative panel 18, a tray 20, a medal discrimination device 36, and the like.

  The main panel 32 is a rectangular member arranged from the center to the lower part of the front frame 2 and corresponds to the display part 8 of the variable display device 4 in the upper part as shown in FIGS. A rectangular variable display opening 7 is opened at a position (that is, a position where the display unit 8 is opposed to the back) over the entire width of the main panel 32, and on the left and right sides of the variable display opening 7, A lens attachment portion 38 for attaching the light emitting member and the decorative lens 23 is formed. A connecting portion 39 that connects the upper panel 33 is formed at the upper end of the main panel 32. Then, the lower portion of the variable display opening 7 projects forward to form a shelf 40, and a bet button mounting portion 41 is provided on the left side of the upper surface of the shelf 40, and a medal insertion port mounting portion 42 is provided on the right side. A start lever mounting hole 43 is formed on the left side on the front surface of the shelf 40, and a button mounting recess 44 for mounting the stop buttons 12 arranged side by side is formed on the right side. Further, a return button protrusion 45 is opened to the right of the button mounting recess 44 and below the medal insertion slot mounting section 42, and a return button 46 (for returning a medal jammed by the medal discrimination device 36) ( 1) can be projected forward of the main panel 32.

  Then, a decorative panel mounting portion 48 is formed below the shelf 40 so as to be recessed one step rearward from the shelf 40, and the inner portion of the decorative panel mounting portion 48 is further recessed one step rearward to emit light. A unit storage space 49 is formed, and a light emitting unit (not shown) such as a fluorescent lamp is stored behind the decorative panel 18. Further, a recessed portion 50 for mounting the tray 20 is formed in the lower portion of the decorative panel mounting portion 48 so as to be recessed rearward, and the rectangular-shaped medal discharge port 51 for discharging a medal to the tray 20 (the present invention). In the left and right sides of the medal discharge port 51, with a position slightly shifted to the opposite side of the ashtray 21 (right side in the figure) from the central portion of the main panel 32 in the left-right direction. Further, a cylindrical lower speaker storage portion 52 for storing the lower speaker 22 is formed to be recessed rearward.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 5, and 6, a medal flow path cover 55 that defines and forms a medal flow path 54 is provided on the back side of the main panel 32. The medal flow path cover 55 has an inner surface facing the back surface of the main panel 32 spaced apart from the main panel 32 by a predetermined interval (for example, an interval sufficiently wider than the diameter of the medal), and from the inner surface to the back surface side of the main panel 32. The medal flow path 54 is partitioned by projecting the side wall toward. In addition, the lower end portion of the medal flow channel cover 55 is connected to the edge of the medal discharge port 51, and a medal introduction port 56 for introducing a medal from the hopper 27 is opened in the middle portion (see FIG. 2). A return medal opening 57 for receiving a return medal from the medal discriminating device 36 is opened, and a medal determined to be inappropriate by the medal discriminating device 36 or a medal discharged from the hopper 27 is caused to flow down to the medal flow path 54 to receive the tray. 20 is configured to be discharged.

Next, the decorative panel 18 and the tray 20 will be described.
The decorative panel 18 is a horizontally long panel-like member that is disposed above the tray 20 in the main panel 32 and is attached to the decorative panel mounting portion 48 in a replaceable state. As shown in FIG. 3, the decorative panel 18 has a frame member 60 that has a width substantially the same as the main panel 32 and is formed in a horizontally long shape and has a large decorative opening 60 a on the inside. The panel member 61 is configured to close the opening 60a from the rear, and a three-dimensional decorative member (object) 62 provided on the front side of the panel member 61. The locking claw 63 projecting rearward from the upper side and the lower side of the frame member 60 is locked to the locking receiving portion 64 provided in the decorative panel mounting portion 48, so that the frame member 60 is fixed to the front surface of the main panel 32. The latching claw 63 and the latch receiving portion 64 are unlocked to be detached from the main panel 32. The panel member 61 is configured such that, for example, a decorative pattern by silk screen printing is applied to a transparent resin plate material, and this decorative pattern can be brightly displayed from behind by light emitted from the light emitting unit in the light emitting unit storage space 49. ing. In addition, the decorative member 62 is formed with the front surface portion protruding forward from the frame member 60, and has a length extending from the upper inner edge to the lower inner edge of the decorative opening 60 a of the frame member 60. Yes.

  The saucer 20 is a dish member arranged in a detachable manner in a recess 50 formed in the lower front portion of the main panel 32. As shown in FIG. 4, the tray 20 has a front end projecting forward, a wide elongated medal outlet 66 is opened at the top, and a dish interior 67 for storing medals is recessed downward from the medal outlet 66. A metal floor member 68 is disposed at the inner bottom of the inside of the dish 67, and a dish opening 69 having substantially the same width as the medal outlet 66 is opened at the rear part of the dish interior 67. It is comprised so that each opening part of the saucer mounting base 71 mentioned later may face. Further, on the left side of the tray 20, an ashtray mounting portion 70 is formed to be recessed backward from the front end of the tray 20. Furthermore, the latching claw 72 which latches to the saucer attachment base 71 mentioned later protrudes toward the back on the upper side and lower side of the saucer 20.

  And the front frame 2 is arrange | positioned in the state which can replace | exchange the horizontally long saucer mounting base 71 between the main panel 32 and the saucer 20. FIG. The saucer mounting base 71 is a panel-like member having an opening group in which narrow slit-like openings or small holes are gathered. The saucer 20 is attached to the front surface of the saucer mounting base 71, and the front end of the saucer 20 is the protruding end of the decorative member 62. The base opening 73 is opened at a position in front of the medal discharge port 51 of the main panel 32, and the base speaker 73 is provided on the left and right sides of the base opening 73. A sound transmission opening 74 is opened. In addition, on the upper side and the lower side of the front surface of the tray mounting base 71, locking receiving portions 75 that lock the locking claws 72 of the tray 20 are provided, and the main panel 32 is locked on the left and right sides of the tray mounting base 71. The base locking portion 76 that projects is projected rearward.

  In order to attach the saucer 20 and the saucer mounting base 71 having such a configuration to the main panel 32, first, the base locking portions 76 of the saucer mounting base 71 are opened on both the left and right sides of the recessed portion 50 of the main panel 32. Locking in the locking hole 78, the tray mounting base 71 is stacked and mounted on the front surface of the recess 50. Then, the medal discharge port 51 of the main panel 32 and the base opening 73 of the tray mounting base 71 are overlapped and communicated with each other, and the sound transmission opening 74 is disposed on the front side portion of the lower speaker storage portion 52. If the tray mounting base 71 is attached to the recess 50, the locking claw 72 of the tray 20 is locked to the locking receiving portion 75 of the tray mounting base 71, and the tray 20 is attached to the front surface of the tray mounting base 71. In this state, fastening members (not shown) such as screws inserted from the rear into the mounting holes 79 opened in the tray mounting base 71 and the mounting holes 80 opened in the recess 50 are formed on the left and right sides and the lower portion of the tray 20. ) To fix. Then, the medal discharge opening 51, the base opening 73, and the sound transmission opening 74 face forward from the dish opening 69 of the tray 20, and the medals discharged from the medal discharge opening 51 can be received in the dish interior 67 of the tray 20; The sound from the lower speaker 22 can be output forward.

  Further, in order to perform the model exchange work of the slot game machine 1, first, the variable display device 4 is removed from the inside of the housing 3 and the decorative panel 18 is removed from the decorative panel mounting portion 48, and thereafter, variable display corresponding to different models is performed. The apparatus 4 and the decorative panel 18 are attached and replaced. Furthermore, the control device 5 is also replaced with one corresponding to a different model. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, when the decorative member 62 of the decorative panel 18 after replacement projects forward from the decorative member 62 of the decorative panel 18 before replacement, the tray mounting base 71 is replaced and the tray is replaced. 20 position is adjusted. More specifically, with the front frame 2 opened, the fastening members that fasten the saucer 20 and the saucer mounting base 71 are removed, and the locking claws 72 of the saucer 20 and the base locking of the saucer mounting base 71 are removed. The latching state of the part 76 is released, and the tray 20 and the tray mounting base 71 are removed from the main panel 32.

If the pan 20 and the pan mounting base 71 are removed, the pan mounting base 71 having the pan mounting base 71 separately prepared and having a different front-back width, specifically, the front-back width is larger than the removed pan mounting base 71. The base locking portion 76 of the pan mounting base 71 is locked to the locking holes 78 formed on the left and right sides of the concave portion 50 of the main panel 32, and the tray mounting base is placed on the front surface of the concave portion 50. 71, and the catch claw 72 of the saucer 20 is latched to the catch receiving portion 75 of the saucer mounting base 71, and the saucer 20 is attached to the front surface of the saucer mounting base 71. In this state, fastening members such as screws inserted from the rear into the mounting holes 79 opened in the tray mounting base 71 and the mounting holes 80 opened in the recess 50 are fastened to the left and right sides and the lower portion of the tray 20. Secure with. Then, it arrange | positions ahead (front side used as a player side) rather than the protrusion end of the decoration member 62 of the decorative panel 18 by which the front-end part of the saucer 20 was replaced | exchanged. Therefore, even if the decorative member 62 of the decorative panel 18 after the model replacement protrudes forward relative to the decorative member 62 of the decorative panel 18 before the model replacement, the tray 20 is positioned forward corresponding to the protruding state of the decorative member 62. Can be adjusted. From this, a sufficient distance can be provided between the front end of the tray 20, more specifically, the front edge of the medal outlet 66 of the tray 20 and the projecting end of the decorative member 62 so that the player's hand can sufficiently enter. The medal in the tray 20 can be easily confirmed, and it is possible to prevent a problem that the tray 20 is covered with the decorative member 62 and it is difficult to take out the game medium from the tray 20.

The tray mounting base 71 having a wide front-rear width (in other words, the tray mounting base 71 set to a front-rear width in which the front end portion of the tray 20 is disposed in front of the projecting end of the decorative member 62) has a base opening 73. The joint channel 81 is extended rearward from the edge , and the bottom surface of the joint channel 81 is inclined downward from the medal discharge port 51 side toward the tray 20 side. The interior 67 and the medal discharge port 51 are configured to communicate with each other. A space portion communicating with the joint flow path 81 is formed above the joint flow path 81 in the tray mounting base. Therefore, even if the tray mounting base 71 having a wide front and rear width is provided and the tray interior 67 and the medal discharge port 51 are separated, the medals discharged from the medal discharge port 51 can be smoothly guided to the tray 20.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, although the front-back position of the saucer 20 was adjusted by replacing | exchanging the saucer attachment base 71 with the thing of different front-back width, this invention is not limited to this. For example, a spacer plate having substantially the same width and height as the tray mounting base 71 is sandwiched between the tray mounting base 71 and the recessed portion 50 of the main panel 32, and the tray 20 is changed by changing the thickness and number of the spacer plates. You may comprise so that position adjustment may be carried out ahead.

  In addition, the lower speaker 22 is disposed below the main panel 32 corresponding to the saucer mounting base 71, and a sound transmission opening 74 is formed in the saucer mounting base 71 at a portion facing the speaker 22. A dish opening 69 having a large opening in the left and right direction at the rear end of the tray 20 with which the mounting base 71 abuts is opened, and the medal discharge opening 51 and the sound transmission opening 74 are exposed from the dish opening 69. There is a problem that a hand or a medal touches and dust adheres to the sound transmission opening 74 to block the sound transmission opening 74 and prevent sound from being removed from the lower speaker 22. Since the sound-transmission opening 74 is opened on the side of the saucer mounting base 71 that can be attached and detached, the sound-transmission opening 74 can be easily cleaned by removing the saucer mounting base 71. It is not limited to the exchange of the base 71, also Kanade effect that it is possible to solve the problem described above.

  The above-described embodiments are examples in all respects and should be considered not restrictive. The present invention is not limited to the above description, but is defined by the scope of the claims, and includes all modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the scope of the claims.

It is a perspective view of a slot game machine. It is a perspective view of the state which opened the front frame of the slot game machine. It is a disassembled perspective view of a main panel and a decorative panel. It is a disassembled perspective view of a main panel and a saucer. It is AA sectional drawing of the front frame in FIG. It is AA sectional drawing of the front frame provided with the decoration member which protruded ahead rather than the decoration member in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot game machine 2 Front frame 3 Housing | casing 4 Variable display apparatus 5 Control apparatus 18 Cosmetic panel 20 Receptacle 32 Main panel 33 Upper panel 34 Reinforcement frame 35 Base unit 40 Shelf part 48 Cosmetic panel attachment part 49 Light emitting unit storage space 50 Recessed part 51 Medal discharge port 52 Lower speaker storage portion 54 Medal flow channel 55 Medal flow channel cover 56 Medal introduction port 60 Frame member 60a Makeup opening 61 Panel member 62 Decoration member 66 Medal outlet 67 Floor interior 68 Floor member 69 Plate opening 70 Ashtray mounting portion 71 Saucepan mounting base 72 Locking claw 73 Base opening 75 Locking receiving portion 76 Base locking portion 81 Joint flow path

Claims (1)

In a slot game machine comprising a housing provided with a variable display device inside, and a front frame attached to the front surface of the housing so as to be opened and closed,
The front frame is
A main panel as a base of the front frame;
A tray for a game medium that is disposed in a detachable manner on the lower front portion of the main panel and has a front end protruding forward;
A decorative panel provided with a decorative member that is arranged in a replaceable state above the tray in the main panel and protrudes forward,
With
The tray mounting base is arranged in a replaceable state between the main panel and the tray,
It is configured so that the front end of the saucer can be arranged on the front side of the projecting end of the decorative member by replacing the saucer mounting base with one having a different front and rear width .
In the main panel, a game medium discharge port for discharging the game medium to the tray is opened,
A joint flow path that communicates the inside of the tray of the tray and the game medium discharge port is provided on the tray mounting base that is set to have a front-rear width in which the front end of the tray is disposed in front of the protruding end of the decorative member. The bottom surface of the road is provided in a state of being inclined downward from the game medium discharge port side toward the tray side,
A slot game machine , wherein a space portion communicating with the joint flow path is formed above the joint flow path in the tray mounting base .

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