JP4916302B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that is installed and used in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  In general, various game machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines are provided with an ashtray at the lower part of the front surface thereof. Since this ashtray is attached so as not to be easily removed from the gaming machine, the ashtray can be rotated around a horizontal axis along the front of the gaming machine so that the ash accumulated in the ashtray can be discarded. . In addition, in order to prevent the ashtray from rotating inadvertently during use, provisional engagement that removably engages the ashtray so that the ashtray does not start unless a large external force is applied. Is provided.

Here, since the ashtray attached to the gaming machine cannot be easily removed from the gaming machine, it is necessary to perform cleaning or the like on the gaming machine side, and washing with water or the like cannot be easily performed. Therefore, in a game store where a gaming machine as described above is installed, an ashtray facility that can automatically discard cigarette ash is installed on the island facility where the gaming machine is installed, or an island facility gaming machine is installed. There is a case where a general ashtray is placed on the stand so that the ash of the cigarette can be removed from the stand together with the ashtray.
In game stores, at least a part of them is quit smoking.

In such a case, since it would be a problem if the player used the ashtray provided in the gaming machine, a plate-like lid was installed on the ashtray on the game store side.
In addition, it has been proposed that the ashtray provided in the gaming machine can be fixed in a non-use state in which the ashtray is rotated from the use state and turned upside down, so that the ashtray cannot be used without a lid. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 11-192363 A

By the way, as shown in Patent Document 1, in order to stabilize the ashtray in the use state, when the engaging portion formed on the ashtray so as to engage with the gaming machine main body side makes the ashtray not in use. When it was exposed to the player side and the ashtray was not used, it was a cause of poor appearance of the gaming machine.
That is, when turning the ashtray and turning it inside out, in the state of use, the back facing the gaming machine side will turn forward due to rotation, and the back of the ashtray that is not normally visible to the player can be seen by the player, There is a possibility that the design may become unfavorable. In addition, the lower surface of the ashtray is exposed to the player in addition to the back surface of the ashtray, and if the lower surface of the ashtray has a member that is not preferable in terms of design, it also looks bad.

  On the contrary, in consideration of the designability when the inside is turned over, the construction cost of the ashtray is increased if it is configured not to provide a design undesirable member on the back and bottom surfaces of the ashtray or to hide these members.

In addition, when an ashtray that is not in use can be converted to a use state from the player side, that is, the front side of the gaming machine, the player may put the ashtray that is not in use into a use state.
In this case, there is a possibility that a player who has changed from a non-use state to a use state or another player may throw away cigarette ash or garbage into the ashtray of a gaming machine that he / she does not want to use at the amusement store side. Then, the time and effort to throw away ash and garbage will increase.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and aims to prevent the player from converting the ashtray to the non-use state without turning it over, and preventing the player from converting the ashtray to the use state. To do.

The invention according to claim 1, the container-shaped ashtray having an opening communicating with the internal space,
Provided on the front surface of the gaming machine main body, and provided with a support portion that rotatably supports the ashtray between a use position with the opening portion facing upward and a disposal position with the opening portion facing substantially downward. In gaming machines,
The ashtray can be extended from the inside of the gaming machine main body to the ashtray side which is in the use position, and the opening of the ashtray is closed in the extended state, and from the use position of the ashtray to the disposal position. Is provided with a plate-like member that restricts the movement of the ashtray and holds the ashtray in the use position,
Guide portions that guide the extension movement of the plate-like member at the upper end portion of the ashtray and along the movement direction of the extension movement of the plate-like member and facing each other across the opening. Is provided,
An engaging portion is provided at the upper end of the ashtray to engage the plate-like member in a state of extending to the ashtray that is the use position and hold the plate-like member in the ashtray,
The tip of the plate-like member is detachably engaged with a bearing provided in the gaming machine body when the plate-like member is extended from the extended state into the gaming machine body, and A shaft portion is provided that can rotate from a substantially horizontal state in which the plate-like member can be extended to the ashtray side to a substantially vertical state in which the plate-like member is accommodated in the gaming machine body.

According to invention of Claim 1, it is a guide part provided in the upper end part of the said ashtray, and along the moving direction of the extension movement of the said plate-shaped member, and the mutually opposing part on both sides of the said opening part The ashtray can be made unusable by closing the opening of the ashtray without turning the ashtray upside down by extending the plate member from the inside of the gaming machine main body.
Further, when the opening of the ashtray is closed with the extended plate-like member, the rotation of the ashtray from the use position to the disposal position is restricted by the plate-like member, and the ashtray is held at the use position.
For example, when the opening of the ashtray is closed with an extended plate-like member, the base end side of the plate-like member is in the gaming machine main body, and the plate-like member serves as an entrance to and from the gaming machine main body. If the clearance between the slit and the plate member is not larger than necessary, the rotation of the ashtray is restricted.

  As a result, if the upper surface of the plate-like member is excellent in design (simply a smooth flat surface), the ashtray can be used without turning the ashtray even if the back and bottom surfaces of the ashtray are inferior in design. Since it cannot be used, the designability of the unusable ashtray can be ensured. That is, since only the upper surface of the plate-like member is excellent in design, the design of an ashtray that is not in use can be improved at low cost.

Furthermore, in order to close the opening of the ashtray and prevent the ashtray from rotating, a relatively long member is required as a plate-like member. If it is drawn into the game machine body and stored in the game machine body, a long storage space is required in the horizontal direction in the game machine body. It cannot be accommodated, making it difficult to design a gaming machine.
On the other hand, in the present invention, since the plate-like member accommodated in the gaming machine main body can be rotated to be in a substantially vertical state, it is possible to easily secure an accommodation space for the plate-like member.

When the extended plate-like member is pulled in or when the plate-like member is extended, the front surface of the gaming machine main body is not in a state where the plate-like member is horizontal and the plate-like member is not fully extended. A long space corresponding to the length of the plate-like member is required on the rear side from the members constituting the.
However, when performing the pulling-out operation or the pulling-out operation of the plate-like member, if the member constituting the front surface of the gaming machine main body is opened, regardless of the device or member on the rear side of the plate-like member, The plate-like member can be drawn into a state where it is extended to the rear side of the member constituting the front surface of the gaming machine main body.
And when accommodating a plate-shaped member, what is necessary is just to close the member which comprises the front surface of a game machine main body, after setting a plate-shaped member in the state which stood on the upper side substantially vertically, or the state hung down.

In addition, if such a configuration is used, when the member constituting the front surface of the gaming machine main body is closed and the plate-like member is extended so that the ashtray is not in use, the player becomes a plate-like member. Even if you try to open the ashtray opening by returning it to the gaming machine body side, there is not enough space to retract the plate-like member to the rear side of the plate-like member, so some device or member is behind the plate-like member It cannot be made into the state which opened the opening part of the ashtray. That is, it is difficult for the player to open the opening portion of the unused ashtray to make it in a used state, and it is possible to prevent the unused ashtray from being used and used by a player. it can.
In practice, it is preferable to provide a stopper that prevents the extended plate-like member from moving to the gaming machine body side, but in the unlikely event that the stopper does not function, as described above The player cannot change the ashtray from the unused state to the used state.

  In addition, the plate-like member in the state of extending and closing the opening of the ashtray is in a state of being held by being engaged with the engaging member provided at the upper end portion of the ashtray, so that the player has forcibly extended the plate-like member It is difficult to peel off the member from the ashtray, and it is possible to prevent the ashtray from being used due to damage to the plate-like member due to player mischief or damage to the plate-like member.

The invention according to claim 2 is the gaming machine according to claim 1,
The joint portion between the upper surface exposed above the ashtray closed by the plate member and the upper surface exposed above the plate member extending to the ashtray forms a substantially smooth surface. It is characterized by that.

  According to invention of Claim 2, the upper surface exposed above the said ashtray obstruct | occluded the said opening part by the said plate-shaped member, The upper surface exposed above the said plate-shaped member extended to the said ashtray side, However, since the joint portion between these upper surfaces constitutes a substantially smooth surface with almost no step, the portion where the plate member and the ashtray engage with each other can be made inconspicuous, and the design can be improved. It becomes impossible to put a finger on a portion where the ashtray is engaged, and it is possible to more reliably prevent the above-described mischief of the player peeling off the plate-like member from the ashtray.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, since the ashtray can be turned into an unused state without turning it over, the structure of the back and back of the ashtray is improved in order to improve the design when turning the ashtray into a non-used state. There is no need to change it, and the manufacturing cost of the ashtray can be reduced, and the design of the ashtray in a non-use state can be improved at low cost only by improving the design of the plate-like member.
In addition, it is possible to prevent a player from mischievously using an unused ashtray.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, a gaming machine (for example, a ball) that is installed in a place such as a game machine-installed store and that allows a player to play a game based on supply of gaming media (for example, a gaming ball or medal). The configuration and operation of a pachinko gaming machine as a gaming machine will be described.

  The pachinko gaming machine 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a general basic configuration as various pachinko machines as a whole except for an ashtray 7 and its mounting structure, which will be described later. A machine frame, a front frame that is attached to the machine frame in a door-like manner so as to be opened and closed, and that has a housing portion in which a game board is accommodated, and a glass frame 2 that is attached to the front side of the front frame in a door-like manner. The lower front panel 3 is detachably attached to the lower portion of the front frame and constitutes the lower front surface of the glass frame 2.

A transparent plate (double glass) 4 is fitted in the glass frame 2 so as to be openable and closable so as to make it possible to visually recognize the game area where the game balls of the game board flow down. The lower front panel 3 below the glass frame 2 of the front frame has a tray 5 that stores the game ball in the upper part of the center and supplies the game ball to the launching device that launches the game ball into the game area. A rotary operation handle 6 is provided on the right end side, and an ashtray 7 is provided on the left end side.
In addition, an operation unit 8 for performing operations such as paying out a rented ball is provided at the front portion on the player side above the tray 5.

The part on which the ashtray 7 on the left side of the tray 5 is provided is provided with a side panel 9 that can be rotated and opened so that the upper part of the lower front panel 3 falls down.
The side panel 9 is provided with a production button 10 that is used together with the ashtray 7 to produce a game and is operated by the player, a discharge switch 11 for discharging the game ball in the tray 5, and the like.

  In this example, the side panel 9 is configured to open and close by rotating around the lower horizontal axis with respect to the lower front panel 3 detachably attached to the front frame. Alternatively, a part including the side panel 9 portion may be opened and closed by rotating around a vertical or horizontal axis, for example. That is, it is sufficient if the front surface of the lower part of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is configured, the portion having the ashtray 7 can be opened, and the back surface side of the ashtray mounting portion 51 of the ashtray 7 can be exposed. Moreover, in the structure which open | releases the member (for example, side panel 9 in this example) which comprises the front surface of the pachinko game machine 1, it becomes a structure which needs to be unlocked with a key when opening as well known. It is preferable.

Next, the ashtray 7 according to the present invention and the side panel 9 that supports it will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 10, the pachinko gaming machine 1 has a container-like ashtray 7 having an opening 22 (shown in FIG. 4A) communicating with the internal space 21, and a pachinko gaming machine 1 main body front surface. An ashtray mounting portion 51 provided on the front side of the ashtray 7 and a pair of support members 52 and 53 that extend forward from the left and right of the ashtray mounting portion 51 and support the ashtray 7 with the ashtray 7 sandwiched therebetween. (Support part).

  The pair of support members 52 and 53 are located between the use position where the ashtray 7 faces the opening 22 (shown in FIG. 4A) and the disposal position where the opening 22 faces obliquely downward. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is supported so as to be rotatable about a horizontal rotation axis along the front surface of the main body. In addition, what is shown is an ashtray 7 in a use position in which the opening 22 is closed by an ashtray cover 55 described later, but the ashtray cover 55 is removed as described later, and the front portion of the ashtray 7 is directed downward. The ashtray 7 becomes the disposal position by rotating it within 90 degrees or more and 180 degrees so as to lower.

  Further, the ashtray 7 has bearing holes 25 (FIG. 4 (a) in which support shaft portions 54, 54 provided on the left and right support members 52, 53 are coaxially formed on the left and right outer surfaces, respectively. ) Is provided, and the ashtray 7 rotates from the use position to the disposal position around the support shaft portions 54 and 54.

  Although not shown, the rotation range of the ashtray 7 is discarded from the use position on the back surface of the ashtray 7 and the ashtray mounting portion 51, or on the left and right outer surfaces of the ashtray 7 and the inner surfaces facing each other of the support members 52 and 53. When the ashtray 7 is at the use position, the ashtray is held so that the ashtray 7 does not inadvertently start to rotate from the use position to the disposal position side, and is temporarily attached and detached by elastic deformation. Means.

  Further, the pachinko machine 1 can be extended from the inside of the main body of the pachinko machine 1 to the ashtray 7 side where it is used, and the opening 22 of the ashtray 7 is closed in the extended state. An ashtray cover 55 is provided as a plate-like member that restricts the movement to the position and holds the ashtray 7 in the use position.

In addition, the part to which the ashtray 7 on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is attached becomes the side panel 9, and the ashtray attaching part 51 is formed in a flat part facing the front surface of the side panel 9. In addition, at the upper part of the ashtray attachment part 51, an effect operation part 14 having a button hole 10a to which the above-described effect button 10 is attached is provided.
Further, since the side panel 9 is provided at the left end of the pachinko gaming machine 1, the left side of the ashtray mounting portion 51 is the side surface 15 of the front part of the pachinko gaming machine 1. The right side of the ashtray mounting portion 51 is a tray left cover 16 that covers the left side of the tray 5, and the discharge switch 11 is disposed on the tray left cover 16. FIG. 4B shows a discharge switch hole 11 a in which the discharge switch 11 is attached to the tray left cover 16.
FIG. 3 shows a state in which the detachable presentation operation unit 14 and the tray left cover 16 are removed from the side panel 9 shown in FIG.

  The height position of the upper surface of the ashtray 7 excluding the front end is below the movement locus when an ashtray cover 55 described later moves forward and backward, and the lower surface of the ashtray cover 55 is the opening 22 of the ashtray 7. The ashtray cover 55 is moved by sliding on the surrounding upper surface. Accordingly, the ashtray cover 55 is guided and moved along the upper surface of the ashtray 7.

Accordingly, the ashtray cover 55 extends at the upper end of the ashtray 7 and along the moving direction of the extension movement of the ashtray cover 55 as the plate-like member, and at portions facing each other across the opening. It is in the state where the guide part which guides a movement was provided. In addition, a guide part becomes the upper surface of the below-mentioned left and right side walls 75 and 76 which comprise the left and right side surfaces of the substantially rectangular ashtray 7.
In addition, the ashtray cover 55 covers the entire upper surface except the front end portion of the ashtray 7 in the extended state, and the portion covered with the ashtray cover 55 is a smooth surface without steps. ing. As will be described later, the joined portion of the front end portion of the ashtray 7 exposed without being covered by the ashtray cover 55 and the front edge of the ashtray cover 55 has almost no step and becomes a substantially smooth surface.
In this example, the extension movement (back and forth movement) of the ashtray cover 55 is also guided to the left and right support members 52 and 53 as will be described later.

  In this example, the ashtray cover 55 slides on the upper surfaces of the left and right side walls 75 and 76 that are arranged with the opening of the ashtray 7 in between, so that the ashtray cover 55 is guided. The guide part which guides the ashtray cover 55 provided in the ashtray 7 is not limited to these, and may be as follows, for example.

That is, the ashtray 7 is erected on a rectangular bottom plate portion 72 having two front and rear sides parallel to the front surface of the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1 and a front edge portion of the bottom plate portion 72 as shown in FIGS. The front wall 73, the rear wall 74 erected at the rear edge of the bottom plate part 72, the left side wall 75 erected at the left edge of the bottom plate part 72, and the right edge of the bottom plate part 72. The right side wall 76 is provided.
And the level | step difference in which the opening part 22 side becomes one step lower may be provided in the upper surface of the above-mentioned left side wall 75 and the right side wall 76, and the ashtray cover 55 may be movable back and forth between right and left level steps.
At this time, the upper surface of the upper side of the left side wall 75 and the upper surface of the higher side of the right side wall 76 are the same as the upper surfaces of the left and right side edges of the ashtray cover 55, and these upper surfaces are adjacent to each other. It is preferable that the portion is substantially smooth with almost no step.

Further, for example, a groove along the longitudinal direction is provided in the upper surface of the left side wall 75 and the upper surface of the right side wall 76 of the ashtray 7, and the insertion is inserted into the groove on the lower surface of the left and right side edge portions of the ashtray cover 55. A portion may be provided, and the insertion portion may be guided by the groove.
In this case, as in the present embodiment, the portion other than the front end of the ashtray 7 is covered with the ashtray cover 55, the upper surface thereof is a smooth surface, and the front end of the ashtray 7 and the front edge of the ashtray cover 55 The joined portion is a smooth surface with almost no steps.

  Further, for example, the upper end portion of the inner surface on the opening 22 side of the left side wall 75 of the ashtray 7 and the upper end portion of the inner surface on the opening portion 22 side of the right side wall 76, that is, the opening portion 22 is sandwiched. Are provided with grooves (or slits) along the horizontal direction on the two inner side surfaces facing each other, and insertion portions to be inserted into the grooves (slits) are provided on the left and right side surfaces of the ashtray cover 55. It may be guided by a groove (slit).

In this case, it is preferable that the joint portion between the upper surfaces of the left and right side walls 75 and 76 and the front wall 73 and the upper surface of the ashtray cover 55 is a substantially smooth surface with almost no step.
Further, since the insertion portion of the ashtray cover 55 is inserted into a groove (slit) that is provided on the inner side surface, the side is open, and the top and bottom are closed, the movement of the ashtray cover 55 other than the back and forth movement, The vertical movement and the horizontal movement are restricted, and the ashtray cover 55 cannot be removed unless the ashtray cover 55 is retracted from the ashtray 7, and the grooves formed on the inner side surfaces of the left and right side walls 75, 76 serve as guide portions. At the same time, the groove engages with the ashtray cover 55 to form an engaging portion (described later) that holds the ashtray cover 55 on the ashtray 7. The insertion portion may be a shaft portion 56 described later.

  In this example, there is no function of holding the ashtray cover 55 on the ashtray 7 on the left and right side walls 75 and 76 of the ashtray 7 serving as a guide portion. However, as shown in FIG. The inner surface on the side of the opening 22 includes a horizontal groove portion 27 extending to the left and right at the upper end portion, and a flange portion 28 that protrudes rearward from the inner surface below the groove portion 27 on the groove portion 27. An engaging portion 29 is provided.

Here, the ashtray cover 55 is a rectangular plate, and the left and right widths thereof are substantially equal to the distance between the inner surfaces of the pair of support members 52 and 53, and the length is substantially equal to the front and rear length of the ashtray 7. Has been.
Further, the ashtray cover 55 is provided with a shaft portion 56 that protrudes to the left from the left side surface of the tip portion and a shaft portion 56 that protrudes to the right from the right side surface.

Further, the front edge portion of the rectangular ashtray cover 55 is formed with a step which is low on the front side and high on the back side. In other words, the lower half of the front end surface of the ashtray cover 55 protrudes forward to form a step.
Then, the front end portion of the lower front portion protruding to the front side of the ashtray cover 55 is inserted into the groove portion 27 formed on the inner surface upper end portion of the front wall 73 of the ashtray 7, and the upper surface of the lower front portion of the ashtray cover 55 protruding. In this state, the lower surface of the collar portion 28 is in contact. In addition, the front end surface of the collar portion 28 and the step on the front surface of the ashtray cover 55 (the front upper portion at a position retracted from the lower front surface) are in contact with each other. Further, the upper surface of the flange portion 28 which is the upper surface of the front wall 73 and the upper surface of the ashtray cover 55 after the step are substantially flush with each other and form a substantially smooth surface.

Here, the upper surface of the front wall 73 becomes the upper surface of the ashtray 7 exposed to the upper side when the opening of the ashtray 7 is closed by the ashtray cover 55, and the portion excluding the lower part of the front surface protruding to the front side of the ashtray cover 55 The upper surface is the upper surface exposed on the upper side of the ashtray cover 55.
Therefore, the joining portion between the upper surface exposed on the upper side of the ashtray 7 closed by the ashtray cover 55 serving as the plate-like member and the upper surface exposed on the upper side of the ashtray cover 55 extending to the ashtray 7 side is approximately. A smooth surface is formed.
Note that the left and right edge portions of the ashtray cover 55 may be hidden by the support members 52 and 53 as described later.

The left and right support members 52 and 53 are respectively provided with the support shaft portions 54 and 54 on the inner surfaces facing each other, and as shown in FIGS. A shaft portion 56 protruding from is inserted, and a slit 57 is formed to guide the shaft portion 56 along the direction of forward and backward movement (extension movement) of the ashtray cover 55.
In addition, a guide piece 58 in a state of projecting into the support body is provided at the lower edge of the slit 57 of the plate body constituting the inner surface of the support members 52 and 53, and the inner surface of the support members 52 and 53 is provided. The shaft portion 56 is guided in the front-rear direction with a width wider than the constituting plate.
The left and right side edges of the ashtray cover 55 may be inserted into the slit 57, and the left and right side edges of the ashtray cover 55 may be guided to the slit 57.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the pair of slits 57 provided in the left and right support members 52 and 53 lead to the ashtray attachment portion 51 to which the base end portions are attached from the base end portions of the left and right support members 52 and 53. The ashtray mounting portion 51 is formed with slit-like opening portions 59 that are long on the left and right sides and communicate with the pair of slits 57. The opening 59 enters and exits the ashtray 7 side of the ashtray cover 55.

  Further, the guide piece 58 for guiding the shaft portion 56 is continuous from the slit 57 to the opening 59 side of the ashtray mounting portion 51, reaches the back surface of the ashtray mounting portion 51, and is on the upper side on the back surface side of the ashtray mounting portion 51. A bearing portion 60 curved in an arc shape is formed.

  The bearing portion 60 rotatably supports the shaft portion 56, and the ashtray cover 55 is retracted from the state where the opening portion 22 of the ashtray 7 is closed so that the ashtray cover 55 is completely attached to the ashtray mounting portion 51. , That is, in the vicinity of the ashtray mounting portion 51, the shaft portion 56 of the ashtray cover 55 moves along the guide piece 58 and reaches the bearing portion 60 when pulled into the inner side of the pachinko gaming machine 1. At this stage, the ashtray cover 55 is on the back side of the ashtray mounting portion 5 and is rotatable about the shaft portion 56 so as to move upward at the rear end side.

And the ashtray cover 55 can be made into the state stood | rightened vertically along the back surface of the ashtray mounting part 51. FIG. Here, the operation of rotating the ashtray cover 55 backward needs to be performed on the back side of the ashtray mounting portion 51, and here, the operation is performed with the side panel 9 opened.
In this case, in a state where the ashtray cover 55 is moved backward, the ashtray cover 55 protrudes backward from the back side of the ashtray mounting portion 51 and there is a possibility that the side panel 9 cannot be closed. However, by disposing the ashtray cover 55 along the ashtray mounting portion 51 as described above, the ashtray cover 55 does not extend long backward in the pachinko gaming machine 1 and the side panel 9 can be closed. It becomes.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, a locking member 62 extending upward from the upper end of the ashtray mounting portion 51 is provided, and is vertically set along the back surface of the ashtray mounting portion 51 as described above. The upper end portion of the ashtray cover 55 in the state is locked.
This locking member 62 is attached to the ashtray mounting portion 51 to constitute the side panel 9 and is integrated with the pair of support members 52, 53 of the ashtray mounting portion 51 of the rendering operation unit 14 and the tray left cover 16 integrated. It is attached to the part between.

  The locking member 62 includes a support plate 63 extending upward from the upper end of the ashtray mounting portion 51, an inverted L-shaped locking portion 64 provided at the upper end portion of the support plate 63, and an upper end of the locking portion 64. And an operation piece 65 provided on the head.

The upper end portion of the ashtray cover 55 that is made substantially vertical is sandwiched between the support plate 63 and the tip end portion (claw portion) of the locking portion 64, so that when the ashtray cover 55 is not used, the ashtray The cover 55 can be held in an upright state.
When removing the ashtray cover 55 from the locking member 62, the upper end portion of the ashtray cover 55 can be removed from the locking portion 64 by pushing the operating piece 65 inward and elastically deforming the support plate 63 to bend. .

Further, when the ashtray cover 55 is locked to the locking member 62, the tip of the locking portion 64 is tapered toward the support plate 63 as it goes downward, so the ashtray cover 55 is pressed. Thus, the locking portion 64 can be elastically deformed, and the ashtray cover 55 can be inserted between the support plate 63 and the tip of the locking portion 64.
Note that the mechanism for rotating the ashtray cover 55 drawn into the gaming machine from a horizontal state to a vertical state is not limited to the one using the shaft portion 56 and the bearing portion 60 described above. For example, a notch may be provided in the left and right side edge portions of the tip portion of the ashtray cover 55, and a shaft portion extending left and right at the notch portion and connected to the ashtray cover 55 may be formed.
Moreover, it is good also as a structure which forms a recessed part in the front-end | tip part lower surface of the ashtray cover 55, and provides a axial part in the front end side in this recessed part.
In these cases, the shaft portion does not protrude from the left and right side edges of the ashtray cover 55.
Further, the bearing portion corresponding to the shaft portion may be provided at a position corresponding to the left and right positions of the shaft portion on the back surface of the ashtray mounting portion 51, but at this time, the movement locus of the ashtray cover 55 and the bearing portion do not overlap. The bearing portion that engages with the shaft portion can be protruded from the outside of the movement locus of the ashtray cover 55 into the movement locus by an elastic deformation or a biasing means such as a spring, and can be engaged with the shaft portion. It is good also as composition which becomes.

In the pachinko gaming machine 1 as described above, a method for converting the ashtray 7 between the use state and the non-use state will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, when the ashtray 7 is not in use when the ashtray cover 55 is blocked by the opening 22 of the ashtray 7 and the ashtray 7 is not in use, first, pachinko is used. The locking of the gaming machine 1 is unlocked and the side panel 9 is opened. Next, the side panel 9 is provided at the lower end thereof, and is rotated on the front surface of the pachinko gaming machine 1 so that the upper part of the side panel 9 falls forward about the rotation axis along the horizontal.

  Note that the rotation angle of the side panel 9 is mechanically limited to 90 degrees, and when the side panel 9 is opened as shown in FIG. 6, the front surface of the side panel 9 faces downward. Further, the side panel 9 has a distal end portion 72 fixed to the side panel 9, a proximal end portion 71 fixed to the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1, and the distal end portion 72 and the proximal end portion 71 are rotated within a range of 90 degrees. By the metal attachment member 70 joined freely, it is attached to the pachinko gaming machine main body so as to be rotatable as described above.

Moreover, the base end part 71 attached to the pachinko gaming machine 1 of the attachment member 70 is at the height position of the ashtray cover 55 that closes the opening 22 of the ashtray 7, as shown in FIG. The base end portion of the attachment member 70 is disposed immediately behind the rear end portion of the ashtray cover 55. As a result, in the unused ashtray 7, even if the player forcibly pushes the ashtray cover 55 rearward and tries to make a tampering so as not to open the opening of the ashtray 7, the mounting member 70 is immediately after the ashtray cover 55. Since there is the base end portion 71, when the rear end of the ashtray cover 55 comes into contact with the base end portion 71, the ashtray cover 55 can no longer be moved backward.
As a result, the player cannot move the ashtray cover 55 backward to open the opening of the ashtray 7, that is, the ashtray 7 cannot be used.

In the present invention, since the space for arranging the ashtray cover 55 horizontally is not secured on the rear side of the side panel 9, the ashtray cover 55 in a state where the opening 22 of the ashtray 7 is closed is provided. If it moves horizontally rearward as it is, it is difficult to open the opening 22 of the ashtray 7 by abutting against any member without the mounting member 70 described above.
Further, when the side panel 9 is closed, the ashtray cover 55 that closes the opening of the ashtray 7 is brought into contact with the rear end portion of the ashtray cover 55 when the side panel 9 is closed. It is good also as what arrange | positions the regulating member which regulates that it cannot move between the front-end parts.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, after the side panel 9 is opened so as to be tilted forward, the ashtray cover 55 covering the opening 22 of the ashtray 7 is pulled out from the back side of the side panel 9 to the rear side. In the opened side panel 9, ashtray cover 55 is pulled out upward as shown in FIG.
At this time, the left and right shaft portions 56 at the tip of the ashtray cover 55 are hooked on the arc-shaped bearing portion 60, so that the ashtray cover 55 cannot be pulled out any further. In this state, the shaft portion 56 is rotatable by the bearing portion 60.

  Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the ashtray cover 55 is rotated 90 degrees from an angle that closes the opening 22 of the ashtray 7 to an angle along the back surface of the ashtray mounting portion 51. In the opened side panel, the ashtray cover 55 is rotated from the state where the tip portion faces downward to the state where the tip portion faces rearward.

  At this time, the rear end portion of the ashtray cover 55 is locked to the locking member 62 to fix the ashtray cover 55. Next, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the side panel 9 is lifted and closed to complete the operation of removing the ashtray cover 55 from the unused ashtray 7 and storing it inside the side panel 9. 7 is in use.

On the other hand, when the ashtray cover 55 is closed by closing the opening 22 of the ashtray 7 from this use state and the ashtray 7 is not used, basically the reverse order is applied when the use state is changed from the above-mentioned non-use state. Work.
That is, the side panel 9 is opened from the state shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, and the operation piece 65 of the locking member 62 is moved to the back side from the rear end portion of the ashtray cover 55 as shown in FIG. 6 from the state shown in FIG. 8. And the ashtray cover 55 is rotated by 90 degrees about the shaft portion 56 held rotatably by the bearing portion 60, along the back surface of the ashtray mounting portion 51. The ashtray cover 55 that has been disposed is arranged at a right angle to the back surface of the ashtray mounting portion 51.

In this state, the ashtray cover 55 can extend forward from the opening 59 of the ashtray mounting portion 51. Then, the ashtray cover 55 is pushed out to the front side (lower side in the opened side panel 9).
Thus, the shaft portion 56 of the ashtray cover 55 is guided by the slits 57 and the guide pieces 58 of the left and right support members 52 and 53 and moves forward.
In this case, if the diameter of the shaft portion 56 is narrower than the vertical thickness of the ashtray cover 55 and the vertical width of the slit 57 is larger than the diameter of the shaft portion 56 and narrower than the ashtray cover 55,
Only the shaft portion 56 is inserted into the slit 57, but the ashtray cover 55 main body is not inserted.

With the above-described configuration, the shaft portion 56 of the ashtray cover 55 is guided by the slits 57 of the left and right support members 52 and 53 so as to be movable back and forth and restricted from moving up and down. Further, the left and right movements of the ashtray cover 55 are restricted to the left and right inner surfaces of the support members 52 and 53.
Thereby, the ashtray cover 55 can be smoothly moved forward.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the ashtray cover 55 is guided by the shaft portion 56 by the slits 57 of the support members 52, 53 and closes the opening 22 of the ashtray 7.
Next, the side panel 9 is closed and the pachinko gaming machine 1 is locked.

  At this time, the lower front portion of the front end portion of the ashtray cover 55 is inserted into the groove portion 27 on the inner side surface of the upper end portion of the front wall 73 of the ashtray 7, and the lower portion of the front surface is the upper portion of the front upper end portion of the ashtray 7. 28, the movement of the ashtray cover 55 to the front side and the vertical movement are restricted. Furthermore, the hook portion 28 prevents the player from touching the tip of the ashtray cover 55 and prevents the tampering from pulling up the tip of the ashtray cover 55.

Further, the shaft portions 56, 56 on the left and right ends of the ashtray cover 55 are restricted in the vertical movement by the slits 57 of the left and right support members 52, 53, and the rear end portion of the ashtray cover 55 is in the opening 59 of the ashtray mounting portion 51. The vertical movement is restricted in the inserted state.
Further, the base end portion 71 of the mounting member 70 is disposed behind the rear end portion of the ashtray cover 55, and the rearward movement of the ashtray cover 55 is restricted.

  Accordingly, the state in which the ashtray cover 55 closes the opening 22 of the ashtray 7 is maintained, and the rotation of the ashtray 7 from the use position to the disposal position is restricted. That is, in order to rotate the ashtray 7 from the use position to the disposal position, the ashtray cover 55 is in the way, and it is necessary to remove the ashtray cover 55 and move it up or pull it into the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1. As described above, the ashtray cover 55 is held in a substantially fixed manner on the ashtray 7 and movement in the front-rear, left-right, and up-down directions is restricted, so that the ashtray 7 cannot rotate to the disposal position side. .

  Further, when the ashtray 7 is converted from the use state to the non-use state as described above, and when the ashtray 7 is converted from the non-use state to the use state, the locking of the pachinko gaming machine 1 is unlocked and the side panel 9 is opened. Therefore, it is impossible for the player to put the used ashtray 7 into the unused state, and the unused ashtray 7 cannot be put into the used state, so that the player can be prevented from tampering.

Moreover, since the ashtray 7 is not turned upside down when not in use or turned over so that both the top and bottom and the front and back are reversed, the player can see the back and bottom of the ashtray 7. There is a screw used to assemble the ashtray 7 on the back and bottom of the ashtray 7, there is a mechanism that restricts the rotation range of the ashtray 7 to the use position and the disposal position, and the ashtray 7 is attached and detached at the use position. Even if there is a mechanism to hold it, it is not visible to the player.
That is, the design of the pachinko gaming machine 1 can be prevented from being lowered by turning the ashtray 7 upside down and disposing it in an unused state.

  Moreover, since most of the upper part of the ashtray 7 is covered with the ashtray cover 55, the design of the ashtray 7 in the unused state can be easily improved by improving the design of the ashtray cover 55. For example, various pictures, marks, characters, or the like may be printed on the upper surface of the ashtray cover 55, or may be expressed by unevenness, and the design may be improved by the color of the ashtray cover 55 itself.

Moreover, in the state which covered the opening part 22 of the ashtray 7 with the ashtray cover 55, the design part is improved by making the junction part of the part exposed above each of the ashtray 7 and the ashtray cover 55 into a substantially smooth surface. .
Alternatively, the upper surfaces of the left and right support members 52 and 53 and the upper surface of the ashtray cover 55 may be at substantially the same height.

Further, when the ashtray 7 is in a use state and the ashtray cover 55 is not used, the ashtray cover 55 is pulled into the main body of the pachinko gaming machine 1 from the opening 59 of the ashtray mounting portion 51 and the rear end portion is raised. By rotating the cover 55 by 90 degrees, the storage space of the ashtray cover 55 is not extended to the rear side of the side panel 9 (the ashtray mounting portion 51), but along the back surface of the side panel 9 (the ashtray mounting portion 51). Can be.
Thereby, arrangement | positioning of the member of the pachinko game machine 1 is not restrict | limited to the back side of the ashtray attachment part 51, and design of arrangement | positioning of a member can be made easy.
In other words, by making it possible to store the ashtray cover 55 along the side panel 9, it is not necessary to consider the storage space of the ashtray cover 55, and in most gaming machines, a structure for storing the ashtray cover 55 can be adopted. Easy to do.

  In this embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine 1 is taken as an example, but the present invention can be applied to all gaming machines having an ashtray, and various ball game machines including the pachinko gaming machine 1 and slots including a pachislot machine. The present invention can also be applied to a spinning machine such as a machine.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment to which the invention made by the present inventor is applied has been described, the present invention is not limited by the description and the drawings that form part of the disclosure of the present invention according to this embodiment. That is, it should be added that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.

1 is a front view showing a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the side panel provided with the ashtray attachment part of the said pachinko gaming machine, the left and right support members, and the ashtray. It is a front view which shows the said side panel. It is the front view of the said side panel, and the AA arrow sectional drawing of the said front view. It is a perspective view of the back side which shows the ashtray mounting part in which the left-right support member of the said side panel was provided. It is a side view which shows the said side panel. It is a perspective view of the back side which shows the said ashtray attachment part. It is a side view which shows the said side panel. It is a perspective view of the back side which shows the said side panel. It is a rear view which shows the said side panel.

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1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
7 Ashtray 52 Support member (support part)
53 Support member (support part)

Claims (2)

A container-like ashtray having an opening communicating with the internal space;
Provided on the front surface of the gaming machine main body, and provided with a support portion that rotatably supports the ashtray between a use position with the opening portion facing upward and a disposal position with the opening portion facing substantially downward. In gaming machines,
The ashtray can be extended from the inside of the gaming machine main body to the ashtray side which is in the use position, and the opening of the ashtray is closed in the extended state, and from the use position of the ashtray to the disposal position. Is provided with a plate-like member that restricts the movement of the ashtray and holds the ashtray in the use position,
Guide portions that guide the extension movement of the plate-like member at the upper end portion of the ashtray and along the movement direction of the extension movement of the plate-like member and facing each other across the opening. Is provided,
An engaging portion is provided at the upper end of the ashtray to engage the plate-like member in a state of extending to the ashtray that is the use position and hold the plate-like member in the ashtray,
The tip of the plate-like member is detachably engaged with a bearing provided in the gaming machine body when the plate-like member is extended from the extended state into the gaming machine body, and A gaming machine comprising a shaft portion that is rotatable from a substantially horizontal state in which the plate-like member can be extended to the ashtray side to a substantially vertical state in which the plate-like member is accommodated in the gaming machine body.   The joint portion between the upper surface exposed above the ashtray closed by the plate member and the upper surface exposed above the plate member extending to the ashtray forms a substantially smooth surface. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein

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