JP5727762B2 - Amusement park structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure of a game field, and more particularly to a structure of a game field that can ensure the comfort of a player when playing.

  Conventionally, when a jackpot is won at a game hall, game media such as a game ball (hereinafter simply referred to as a ball) and a game medal (hereinafter simply referred to as a medal) are paid out from a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine. The game medium is stored in the storage box by the player. In particular, when a ball is paid out by a pachinko machine, it is necessary to move the ball to the storage box in parallel with the jackpot.

  The reason for this is that when a jackpot is won in a pachinko machine, the balls are paid out to a saucer provided in the pachinko machine, but the pachinko machine's saucer can generally store only a part of the balls paid out by the jackpot. Because it is. That is, the player must move at least the balls that have exceeded the allowable amount of the tray among the balls paid out by the jackpot from the tray to the storage box during the jackpot.

  For this reason, usually, on amusement islands formed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines such as pachinko machines, a mounting shelf (so-called slatboard) on which a storage box can be placed is provided below the pachinko machine. It is set as the structure which can drop a ball from the saucer of a game machine to the storage box mounted on the shelf. Thereby, the player can easily move the balls paid out from the gaming machine to the storage box even during the big hit.

  By the way, the mounting shelf in the game hall is usually provided at a position of about 60 to 65 cm from the floor. This is a suitable height considering the height of the pachinko machine attached to the game island, but there is a complaint that the comfort of the player during the game is impaired. In other words, if the game is played for a long time, the user feels uncomfortable with maintaining the same posture and is urged to change the posture. However, as shown in FIG. In some cases, the posture (mainly the posture of the legs) cannot be changed. In addition, this problem is not only that the comfort of the player is impaired, but also the dissatisfaction is raised because the comfort is impaired, and the repeat rate of the player to the playground decreases due to the stress resulting from the dissatisfaction However, it may have a big impact on the management of the amusement hall.

  Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses an amusement island facility in which a mounting shelf can be stored as necessary. That is, the game island facility of Patent Literature 1 is configured to be able to slide and store the mounting shelf in the internal direction of the game island main body.

JP-A-10-216349

  However, in Patent Document 1, the mounting shelf is slid with respect to the main body of the game island so as to support the storage box in a state where it protrudes most from the main body of the game island. There is a concern that the slide portion that holds the shelf in a slidable manner is damaged.

  Specifically, in Patent Document 1, in order to support the storage box with the storage-type mounting shelf protruding most from the game island body, the storage box is supported by the support side end portion remaining on the game island body. It will be. Therefore, when the storage box is placed on the mounting shelf, the moment force generated by the weight of the balls stored in the storage box concentrates on the support side end of the mounting shelf, and the mounting shelf and the mounting shelf are The load on the slide portion that is slidably held increases. That is, when a slide-type mounting shelf as in Patent Document 1 is adopted, the mounting shelf and the slide portion that holds the mounting shelf so as to be slidable are not provided with higher strength than the conventional technology. The support part side of the shelf is excessively bent so that it cannot be stored inside the game island body, or in the worst case, the mounting shelf is destroyed, the storage box falls from the mounting shelf, and the player is injured. The problem to be able to think.

  Therefore, the inventors have made a prototype in consideration of the structure of the game hall that allows the player to change the posture without making the mounting shelf retractable. Specifically, the structure of the prototype game hall has a configuration in which individual support members are arranged for each gaming machine without installing a mounting shelf on the game island. As shown in FIG. 19, the support member 101 has a pair of overhanging rod portions 105 that actually support the storage box, and the pair of overhanging rod portions 105 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. The configuration is arranged on the waist board 33 of the game island. In other words, according to the prototype structure of the game hall, in the state where the support member 101 does not support the storage box 120, there is a restriction in the height direction within the interval formed by the pair of extending rod portions 105. Disappear. As a result, it becomes easier for the player to change the posture, such as crossing legs, and it is possible to ensure comfort during the game.

  However, according to the prototype game room structure, the support member 101 is provided at a position that is substantially the same as or lower than the height (60 to 65 cm from the floor) at which the placement shelf is arranged. Since it is supported by the grip portion 122 at a position higher than the bottom of the storage box 120, the distance between the tray of the gaming machine and the storage box 120 is wider than when the storage box is placed on the mounting shelf as in the past. There was dissatisfaction that it was too much. As a result, when balls are introduced from the tray of the gaming machine to the storage box 120, various problems occur. That is, in the structure of the prototype amusement hall, the collision sound when a ball is introduced into the storage box 120 becomes loud, or the rebound from the bottom of the storage box 120 becomes large and jumps out of the storage box 120. There were problems such as.

  Therefore, the present inventors have taken into consideration that the standard of the storage box is made larger than the conventional one as a measure for solving the problem. However, according to this measure, for example, when the same number of large storage boxes as in the conventional case is prepared, there is a problem that the storage space in the amusement hall is expanded. Furthermore, if the storage box standard is changed so as to be suitable for the structure of the prototype amusement hall, there is a concern that the capital investment cost in the amusement hall will increase.

  Therefore, in the present invention, in view of the above-described problems, an interval formed between the storage box and the tray of the gaming machine without changing the specification of the storage box while ensuring the comfort of the player during the game. An object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a game room that can prevent the game from spreading too much.

The invention described in claim 1 for solving the above-described problem is provided with one or a plurality of game machines that can be played using game media, and supports a storage container that can store game media discharged from the game machine. A structure of a game hall provided with support means, the support means being arranged at a predetermined interval , having at least a support body, and the support body being arranged below a location where the gaming machine is located. The posture can be changed from the unsupported posture to the supported posture, and the support posture is a posture in which the portion supporting the storage container from the unsupported posture is moved upward in a direction including a vertical component , In addition, the storage container has a posture for supporting the storage container, and the storage container has a storage portion in which the game medium is stored and a gripping gripper. In the support posture, the support body holds the gripping portion of the storage container. is intended to support, the reservoir is the support Are those of the game medium discharged from the gaming machine in the state it stored in the storage unit, the at supporting posture, a state in which a part of the support overlaps with the gaming machine when viewed from the front of the gaming machine, In the unsupported posture, when the gaming machine is viewed from the front, the support body does not overlap the gaming machine .

  The structure of the game hall according to the present invention is such that the support means for supporting the storage container is arranged at a predetermined interval, so that it is not a big hit or when a game medium in the storage container already stored is used. (Hereinafter, it is simply referred to as a time when no storage container is required), there is no restriction in the height direction within the range of the interval. Further, in the present invention, the holding portion of the storage container is supported by the support means, and the game medium discharged from the gaming machine in that state can be stored in the storage portion, so the predetermined interval formed by the support means Is mainly located in front of the gaming machine. In other words, when a storage container is not required, a gaming environment without a restriction in the height direction can be formed in front of the player when playing. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an environment in which the posture of the leg can be easily changed when a storage container is not required, so that it is possible to ensure the comfort of the player during the game.

  Further, in the present invention, since at least one part of the support means can be moved in the direction including the vertical component, it is possible to use the game medium in the storage container during the big hit or already stored. When the storage container is required (hereinafter simply referred to as “required”), the support means can be moved relative to the gaming machine to change the posture to be suitable for supporting the storage container. That is, according to the present invention, when a storage container is required, for example, when the part that the support means actually supports the storage container is moved in the direction approaching the gaming machine, the storage container is supported. It is possible to reduce the distance between the storage container and the gaming machine. More specifically, since the space formed between the tray and the storage container in which the game medium is discharged and temporarily stored in the gaming machine can be set to an appropriate distance, When the game medium is introduced, it is possible to prevent problems such as excessive collision sound of the game medium or jumping out of the storage container. That is, since the distance between the receiving tray and the storage container can be changed, the above-mentioned problem does not occur even if the conventional standard storage container is used as it is.

  Further, in the present invention, for example, a fixed portion fixed in the game hall to the support means and a movable portion on which the storage container is actually placed are provided, and the posture of the movable portion with respect to the fixed portion that is firmly supported The configuration can be changed. That is, even when supporting a storage container in which a heavy game medium is stored, the load due to the load is received by the fixed portion that is firmly supported by the game hall, so that the support means is damaged or destroyed. Can be prevented.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the support means has a support body that supports the storage container, and has a posture change mechanism that can selectively change the support body to either the support posture or the non-support posture. Then, the support posture is a posture for supporting the storage container at a higher position than the non-support posture.

  According to this configuration, since the posture changing mechanism that can change the posture of the support that supports the storage container is provided, it is easy to change the posture of the support. That is, for example, the posture is changed by rotating the support using the rotation shaft, or the support is slid in the height direction using the slide mechanism, and is limited to a preset operation. Thus, since the operation of the support can be simplified, problems such as erroneous operations are prevented.

  As for the structure of the game arcade according to the present invention, it is preferable that the posture changing mechanism changes the posture by rotating the support. (Claim 3)

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is a projecting shaft portion projecting from the surface of a waist plate provided below the gaming machine, and the support body is a shaft holding hole through which the projecting shaft portion is inserted. The game field structure according to claim 3, wherein the game field structure rotates in a circumferential direction of the overhang shaft portion.

The invention according to claim 5 has a projecting shaft portion projecting from the surface of a waist plate provided below the gaming machine, and the support body has a shaft holding hole extending in the vertical direction. The game room according to claim 2, wherein the posture changing mechanism is configured to slide the support body in a state where the projecting shaft portion is inserted into the shaft holding hole of the support body. This is the structure.

The invention according to claim 6 has an overhanging shaft portion protruding from the surface of a waist plate provided below the gaming machine, the support body has two shaft holding holes, It is possible to selectively change a non-supporting posture in which the overhanging shaft portion is inserted into the shaft holding hole and a supporting posture in which the overhanging shaft portion is inserted into the lower shaft holding hole. The structure of the game hall according to claim 1.

The invention according to claim 7 has a projecting shaft portion projecting from the surface of a waist plate provided below the gaming machine, and the projecting shaft portion extends through the projecting end portion so as to intersect the axis. A hole is provided, and the posture changing mechanism is configured to connect the through hole formed in the projecting shaft portion and the through hole formed in the support body to form a communication hole. The structure of the game hall according to claim 3, wherein the structure is inserted through a body.

The invention according to claim 8 is the structure of the game hall according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , further comprising posture maintaining means capable of maintaining the changed posture of the support means.

  According to such a configuration, since the posture maintaining means for maintaining the posture of the support means is provided, the posture of the support means is stabilized when the game medium is introduced into the storage container. In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent a problem that the posture of the support means is unexpectedly returned to the unsupported posture.

According to the structure of the game hall of the present invention, a plurality of groups are formed by two or more gaming machines, and in each group, a waist plate is provided below the gaming machine, and the support means is located on the waist plate. It is desirable to be arranged as follows. (Claim 9 )

In the structure of the game hall according to the present invention, the support means for supporting the storage container is provided at a predetermined interval, so that an area without restriction in the height direction can be reliably formed. Thereby, the player's posture can be easily changed during the game, and the comfort during the game can be ensured.
In addition, the structure of the game hall according to the present invention can change the posture of the support means to a support posture that includes a vertical direction component relative to the unsupported posture and is positioned above the unsupported posture. The distance between the storage container and the gaming machine formed when supporting the game machine with the support means can be set to an appropriate distance. Thereby, the malfunction at the time of introducing a game medium into a storage container can be prevented.

It is a perspective view which shows a part of game room provided with the structure of the game field which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the supporting member of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the supporting member of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the support body of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the cover member of FIG. 4 from another angle. It is a perspective view which shows a stopper member. It is AA sectional drawing which shows the amusement island of FIG. 1, Comprising: It is the figure which made one part a cross section. It is explanatory drawing which shows the condition at the time of playing a game in the game hall provided with the structure of the game hall concerning this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the condition at the time of playing in the game hall provided with the game island provided with the mounting shelf. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the condition at the time of changing the attitude | position of the support body of a supporting member. (Solid line: Unsupported posture, two-dot chain line: Process leading to a supported posture and a supported posture) It is a conceptual diagram which shows the cross section of the support member of the state of a support posture. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the modification of a supporting member. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of an overhang | projection axial part. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the support body which can comprise a support member using the overhang | projection axis | shaft part of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows another modification of the support body which can comprise a support member using the overhang | projection axis | shaft part of FIG. It is a top view which shows the principal part of the modification of a supporting member. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the condition which attached the supporting member of FIG. It is a front view which shows notionally the modification of a stopper member. It is a perspective view which shows a part of game room provided with the structure of the prototype game room.

Below, the structure of the game hall according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Unless otherwise specified, regarding the expression of the up, down, left, and right and front and rear directions, the direction when the gaming machine 30 shown in FIG.

  The structure of the game hall of the present embodiment is a configuration suitable for a so-called game island 31 in which a plurality of ball game machines (so-called pachinko machines) 30 are mainly grouped, and a plurality of the game islands 31 are arranged. Is formed. Therefore, in the following description, in order to facilitate understanding, description will be made with attention paid to one amusement island 31.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, a predetermined number of gaming machine mounting portions 32 are provided on the gaming island 31, and one pachinko machine 30 is installed in each gaming machine mounting portion 32. Specifically, on the game island 31, a predetermined number of pachinko machines 30 (5 in each row in this embodiment) are arranged in two rows (one row on the front of FIG. 1 and one row on the back (not shown)). ) And pachinko machines 30 are juxtaposed in each row. One chair (FIG. 8) on which a player can sit is arranged at a position facing each pachinko machine 30.
In addition, inside the game island 31, in addition to structures such as pillars and beams, a ball transport device (not shown) that transports game media (hereinafter simply referred to as balls) to each pachinko machine 30, and each pachinko machine 30 A device related to operating the pachinko machine 30 such as a storage tank (not shown) for temporarily storing balls collected from the ball and a ball polishing device (not shown) for removing and polishing the dirt of the collected balls. However, since there is no particular relationship in the present invention, the description is omitted.

  In addition, on the outside of the game island 31, a decorative board or the like is provided as an outer wall so as to hide the internal structure. Specifically, the decorative board is provided at a place excluding the gaming machine mounting portion 32, and as shown in FIG. 7, from the ceiling side of the game hall, the top board 34, the curtain board 35, the lamp board 36, and the waist board 33. , A baseboard 37.

  By the way, in a normal game island, as described above, a mounting shelf 51 that is lower than the pachinko machine 30 and that can place a ball box over the entire pachinko machine 30 arranged side by side. (FIG. 9) is provided. The height of the bottom of the mounting shelf 51 is generally about 60 to 65 cm from the floor of the game hall. For this reason, in the game hall provided with this type of game island, the placement shelf 51 imposes a restriction in the height direction, which is an obstacle such as recombination of legs during the game of the player.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, instead of the mounting shelf 51, one support member (support means) 1 is arranged for each pachinko machine 30. That is, the support member 1 is positioned below the pachinko machine 30 and has a configuration in which a pair of projecting shaft portions 5 to be described later are arranged at a predetermined interval.
Below, the support member 1 which is the characteristic structure of this embodiment is demonstrated concretely.

As shown in FIG. 1, the support member 1 in this embodiment is disposed so as to be positioned on a waist plate 33 constituting the game island 31, and as shown in FIG. 2, the support 2 and the support 2 It is comprised by the rotation basic | foundation member 3 provided with the function which can change an attitude | position.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the waist plate 33 is a plate member that is provided below the gaming machine 30 and has a function of blinding devices and the like arranged inside the gaming island 31.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the rotation base member 3 includes a pair of overhanging shaft portions 5 that support a support body 2 described later and the pair of overhanging shaft portions 5 with a predetermined interval therebetween. And the auxiliary member 7 which fixes the rotation base member 3 to a predetermined position together with the plate-like part 6. In other words, one rotating base member 3 is a member in which a pair of projecting shaft portions 5 joined to the plate-like portion 6 are fixed to the waist plate 33 via the plate-like portion 6 and the auxiliary member 7.

The “predetermined interval” referred to here may be based on the center-to-center distance between the pair of projecting shaft portions 5 or on the basis of the distance between the outer surface and the outer surface of the support 2 described later. . In short, any size may be used as long as the holding portion 22 of the storage container (ball box) 20 is supported by the pair of overhanging rod portions 5 and the storage portion 21 fits in the interval. .
The ball box 20 has a configuration similar to that of a known one, and as shown in FIG. 1, a storage portion 21 that stores balls and a grip portion 22 that is integrally provided on the outer peripheral portion of the storage portion 21. It is provided.

The projecting shaft portion 5 has a circular cross-sectional shape and an outer diameter of about 1.0 to 2.5 cm.
In addition, the overhanging shaft portion 5 has an overhang length from the plate-like portion 6 set to about 16 to 20 cm. And when it attaches to the game island 31, the overhang | projection length from the surface of the waist plate 33 of the overhang | projection axial part 5 is set so that it may be about 14-15 cm.
Further, a through hole 28 penetrating in the direction intersecting the axis is provided on the protruding end side of the overhang shaft portion 5. The through hole 28 has a diameter of about 3 mm, and a metal split pin 56 (FIG. 3) is inserted therethrough.

The plate-like portion 6 is a rectangular metal plate, and the length in the longitudinal direction is longer than the length obtained by adding the predetermined interval between the pair of protruding shaft portions 5 and the outer diameter of the protruding shaft portion 5. The length in the short direction is set to be longer than the outer diameter of the overhang shaft portion 5. The plate-like portion 6 is provided with support through-holes 13 penetrating in the member thickness direction in the vicinity of the four corners and in the vicinity of the longitudinal side edge in the longitudinal direction of the member. A pair of stopper insertion holes 17 penetrating in the thickness direction of the member are provided at positions shifted substantially vertically upward (referenced in FIG. 3) at the same interval. The support through hole 13 is a hole through which a screw or a bolt is inserted.
That is, in this embodiment, the plate-like portion 6 is provided with six support body through holes 13 and a pair of stopper insertion holes 17.

Here, in the present embodiment, a stopper member (posture maintaining means) 12 is used to maintain a support body 2 described later in a predetermined posture (support posture). As shown in FIG. 6, the stopper member 12 is a rod-like member such as the overhanging shaft portion 5, and has a configuration in which a circular flange 12 b is provided on one end side of the stopper main body 12 a. Further, the length of the stopper member 12 in the axial direction is set longer than that of the overhanging shaft portion 5.
That is, the stopper insertion hole 17 is a portion through which the stopper member 12 is inserted, and the diameter of the hole is set to be equal to or slightly larger than the stopper main body 12a.

The auxiliary member 7 is configured to have the same size as the plate-like portion 6, and is provided with a shaft insertion hole 15 and a stopper insertion hole 18 penetrating in the member thickness direction. The through-hole 15 for the shaft is set to have substantially the same diameter as the outer diameter of the overhang shaft portion 5, and the insertion hole 18 for the stopper is substantially the same as or slightly larger than the diameter of the stopper main body 12 a of the stopper member 12. The diameter is set. Further, the auxiliary member 7 is provided with an auxiliary side through hole 16 having the same size as the support through hole 13 at a position where it can communicate with the support through hole 13 of the plate-like portion 6.
That is, the auxiliary member 7 is inserted with a pair of shaft insertion holes 15 through which the projecting shaft portion 5 is inserted, a pair of stopper insertion holes 18 through which the stopper member 12 is inserted, and screws or bolts. Six auxiliary through-holes 16 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the support 2 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped appearance, and the thickness (length in the left-right direction) is extremely shorter than the height (length in the vertical direction) and the width (length in the front-rear direction). A housing body 8 and a cover member 25 attached to the housing body 8, and a shaft holding hole 23 (FIG. 4) through which the protruding shaft portion 5 is inserted into the housing body 8, A stopper holding hole 24 (FIG. 4) through which the stopper member 12 is inserted is provided. In addition, the magnitude | size of the thickness of the housing body 8 is set smaller than the protrusion length of the holding part 22 from the storage part 21 in a ball box.
As shown in FIG. 4, the casing body 8 has a cover member 25 on one side of a pair of surfaces having components of thickness (length in the left-right direction) and height (length in the up-down direction). A mounted portion 39 to which is mounted is formed. The mounted portion 39 is a portion in which a part of the housing body 8 is made slightly smaller, and is provided with a linear engagement groove 60 on the outer wall of the portion along the height direction.

  The housing body 8 is formed with a shaft holding hole 23 that penetrates from the surface on the mounted portion 39 side to the opposite surface. In other words, the shaft holding hole 23 is formed along the width direction (front-rear direction) of the housing body 8. The extension length of the shaft holding hole 23 is set to such a length that the protruding end side of the protruding shaft portion 5 is exposed when the protruding shaft portion 5 is inserted into the shaft holding hole 23. That is, the extension length of the shaft holding hole 23 is shorter than the extension length of the overhanging shaft portion 5 and is long enough to expose the through hole 28 (FIG. 3) on the protruding end side of the overhanging shaft portion 5 to the outside. Is set.

The stopper holding hole 24 is a hole provided at a predetermined distance in the height direction of the housing body 8 from the position of the shaft holding hole 23, and the width direction ( It is a through-hole formed along the front-rear direction. That is, the stopper holding hole 24 and the shaft holding hole 23 have substantially the same overall length because the extending directions of the holes are parallel to each other.
The separation distance between the stopper holding hole 24 and the shaft holding hole 23 in the housing body 8 (the distance between the centers of the holes) is the distance between the centers of the shaft insertion hole 15 and the stopper insertion hole 18 in the auxiliary member 7. Is almost equal to the interval.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a flange holding portion 57 that holds the circular flange portion 12 b of the stopper member 12 is provided on one end side of the stopper holding hole 24 in the housing body 8.
Specifically, the flange holding portion 57 is an opening formed on the extension of the stopper holding hole 24 and formed at a position where the circular flange 12 b is located when the stopper member 12 is arranged in the stopper holding hole 24. . That is, the flange holding portion 57 is disposed on the outer side of the side surface provided with the opening of the stopper holding hole 24 formed in the housing body 8. More specifically, the flange holding portion 57 is formed by a U-shaped convex portion 58 that protrudes outside the housing body 8 and has a “U” shape when viewed from the extending direction of the stopper holding hole 24. It is an opening having a size about the thickness of the circular flange portion 12b opened in the middle of the protruding direction of the U-shaped convex portion 58. That is, when the circular flange portion 12 b is arranged on the flange holding portion 57, the arrangement is such that it is sandwiched between the U-shaped convex portions 58.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cover member 25 has three side walls 61, and the length of the side wall 61 in the longitudinal direction is substantially the same as the height of the housing body 8. The cross-sectional shape formed by the side wall 61 of the surface is a “U” -shaped member. The cover member 25 is provided with an engagement protrusion 62 that engages with the engagement groove 60 of the support 2 in a straight line along the longitudinal direction of the side wall 61 inside the pair of side walls 61 facing each other. Yes. Further, the cover member 25 has a closed end wall 59 in which one end in the longitudinal direction is closed. That is, the cover member 25 is constituted by three side walls 61 extending in the longitudinal direction and one sealed end wall 59 provided on the end side of the side wall.
In the present embodiment, when the cover member 25 is attached to the housing body 8, each outer surface of the housing body 8 and each outer surface of the cover member 25 share the same plane. Has been.

Next, the positional relationship of each member in the support member 1 attached to the game island 31 will be specifically described.
In the present embodiment, the support member 1 is disposed at the position of the waist plate 33 of the game island 31, and the support body 2 is attached so as to protrude in a direction substantially orthogonal to the plane of the waist plate 33.
Here, as shown in FIG. 7, a pair of waist plate shaft insertion holes 19 through which the pair of overhanging shaft portions 5 of the support member 1 are inserted into the waist plate 33, as shown in FIG. 7. (FIG. 11) is provided. That is, each support member 1 on the game island 31 is arranged at a position where the pair of waist plate shaft insertion holes 19 are located.
The following description will be made with attention paid to one support member 1 disposed in the pair of waist plate shaft insertion holes 19.

  In the support member 1, a part of the turning base member 3 is located inside the game island 31, and the remaining part of the turning base member 3 and the support body 2 are located outside the game island 31. That is, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 11, in the rotation base member 3, the plate-like portion 6 is located inside the game island 31 and the overhanging shaft portion 5 is the waist plate shaft insertion hole 19. The auxiliary member 7 is located outside the gaming island 31 with the protruding shaft portion 55 inserted through the insertion hole 15. At this time, the plate-like portion 6 is in contact with the inner wall surface of the waist plate 33, and the auxiliary member 7 is in contact with the outer wall surface of the waist plate 33.

  Then, the support through hole 13 of the plate-like portion 6 in the rotating base member 3 and the auxiliary side through hole 16 of the auxiliary member 7 are connected to the game island 31 by fixing means such as bolts and nuts. ing. A waist plate stopper insertion hole 26 (FIG. 11) is provided at a position where the stopper insertion hole 17 of the plate-like portion 6 of the waist plate 33 and the stopper insertion hole 18 of the auxiliary member 7 overlap each other. 17 and 18 are in communication with each other through the waist plate stopper insertion hole 26.

  Further, as shown on the left side of FIG. 7, the support 2 is inserted so as to be rotatable relative to the rotation base member 3, thereby forming a posture changing mechanism capable of changing the posture of the support 2. ing. That is, in the posture changing mechanism, the projecting shaft portion 5 of the rotation base member 3 is inserted into the shaft holding hole 23 of the support 2 and pivotally supported, and is inserted into the through hole 28 on the projecting end side of the projecting shaft portion 5. This is a structure in which a split pin 56 for preventing dropout is inserted (FIG. 11). That is, in this embodiment, since the support body 2 inserted and attached to the projecting shaft portion 5 rotates in the circumferential direction of the projecting shaft portion 5 projecting from the waist plate 33, the relative distance from the game island 31 is increased. It is arranged so that the posture can be changed without changing it.

And when the ball box 20 is not required (for example, when a jackpot or a ball already stored in the ball box 20 is used), the stopper member 12 is inserted into the stopper holding hole 24 of the support 2. The cover member 25 is attached to the housing body 8 in this state (hereinafter also referred to as an unsupported posture). That is, the support body 2 in the unsupported posture is not limited to rotate with respect to the overhang shaft portion 5. In addition, it is preferable that the unsupported posture is a posture that is taken only before opening the store or after closing the store.
On the other hand, when the ball box 20 is required (for example, when using a big hit or a ball already stored in the ball box 20), the support body 2 is changed from an unsupported posture to the stopper holding hole 24. The stopper member 12 is inserted, and the cover member 25 is attached to the housing body 8 in this state (hereinafter also referred to as a support posture). That is, the support body 2 in this support posture is restricted so that it cannot rotate with respect to the overhang shaft portion 5. The support posture is preferably a posture that is always taken during business.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the posture of the support member 1 can be selectively changed to either the unsupported posture or the supported posture. And it is set as the structure which changes the attitude | position of the support member 1 to a support attitude | position, and supports the ball box 20. FIG.
Therefore, in the following description, the description will be focused on the case where the support 2 of the support member 1 is changed from the unsupported posture to the supported posture.

  When the support body 2 in the unsupported posture shown in the left side of FIG. 7 is changed to the support posture, first, any direction in the circumferential direction of the projecting shaft portion 5 (with the projecting shaft portion 5 as a reference for rotation) ( The waist plate 33 is rotated counterclockwise or clockwise as viewed from the front. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the end of the support 2 opposite to the end where the overhanging shaft portion 5 is located in the unsupported posture is set upward with respect to the overhanging shaft portion 5. Rotate toward. Then, the support 2 is stopped at a position (support posture) rotated 180 degrees from the non-support posture. In this state, as shown in FIG. 11, the stopper holding hole 24 of the support 2, the stopper insertion hole 18 of the auxiliary member 7, the waist plate stopper insertion hole 26 of the waist plate 33, and the stopper of the plate-like portion 6. The insertion hole 17 is in communication. Then, the stopper member 12 is inserted into the hole in the communication state.

  Here, since the cover member 25 is usually attached to the housing body 8 of the support body 2, when the stopper member 12 is inserted into the hole in the communication state, the cover member 25 is previously attached to the support body 2. It is necessary to remove from. That is, the cover member 25 is slid with respect to the housing body 8 at the timing before and after the support body 2 is rotated from the non-supporting posture to the supporting posture, and the U-shaped protrusion 58 of the housing body 8 is exposed to the outside. Keep it.

  Then, the stopper member 12 is inserted into the communicating hole from the U-shaped protrusion 58 side with respect to the housing body 8 with the cover member 25 removed. When the circular flange 12b of the stopper member 12 reaches the position of the U-shaped convex portion 58, one end side of the stopper member 12 also reaches the plate-like portion 6 of the rotating base member 3 as shown in FIG. The stopper function by the stopper member 12 works. When the circular flange 12b of the stopper member 12 is held by the flange holding portion 57, as shown on the right side of FIG. Posture is maintained.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, the circular flange 12 b of the stopper member 12 is held by the flange holding portion 57, so that the stopper member 12 can be prevented from falling off the support member 1. Therefore, by changing the support body 2 from the unsupported position to the support position rotated 180 degrees and inserting the stopper member 12 into the support member 1, the support body 2 is reliably brought into the support position. Can be maintained.
And with respect to the support body 2 of this state, as shown in FIG. 1, the relative distance of the ball box 20 and the pachinko machine 30 is brought into a close state by placing the grip portion 22 of the ball box 20. be able to. More specifically, the distance between the tray (not shown) of the pachinko machine 30 and the storage unit 21 of the ball box 20 can be reduced. Thereby, when a ball is introduced from the tray into the ball box 20, it is possible to prevent the ball collision sound from becoming excessively loud or from jumping out of the ball box 20 due to rebound.
Furthermore, in this embodiment, since it is set as the structure which supports the burden from the ball box 20 which the support body 2 receives with the rotation basic | foundation member 3 substantially fixed to the waist board 33, the support member 1 is by load. There will be no problems such as destruction.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the game hall is closed and the posture of the support body 2 is changed from the support posture to the non-support posture, first, the housing body 8 in the support body 2 in the support posture is changed. By removing the mounted cover member 25 and removing the stopper member 12 from the support body 2 and the rotation base member 3, the support body 2 can be easily returned to the unsupported posture. In other words, when the pachinko machine 30 is viewed from the front, the posture in which a part of the support body 2 overlaps the pachinko machine 30 (support posture) may be returned to a posture that does not overlap the pachinko machine 30 (unsupported posture). Since it can be easily performed, it is easy to perform store closing work in the game hall, maintenance of the pachinko machine 30, and the like.

  As described above, according to the structure of the game hall of the present embodiment, on the game island 31, the pair of projecting shaft portions 5 of the support member 1 that supports the ball box 20 are arranged at a predetermined interval. And since the support body 2 is inserted in the overhang | projection axial part 5, in the range of the space | interval in the support body 2, there is no restriction | limiting of a height direction. That is, in this embodiment, instead of the mounting shelf 51, the support member 1 is provided to form the game island 31, so that the player is in a situation other than the jackpot or when using the balls already stored in the ball box 20. As shown in FIG. 8, even a relatively large person can change postures such as crossing legs. As a result, the player does not feel any extra stress during the game, so that it is possible to suppress a decrease in the repeat rate of the game hall due to the stress.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the support body 2 is rotated with respect to the projecting shaft portion 5, and the support position of the ball box 20 is higher than the support body 2 in the unsupported position. Since the ball introduced from the pachinko machine 30 into the ball box 20 collides with the ball box vigorously without making a change in the standard of the size of the ball box 20, It is possible to prevent such a problem that it bounces vigorously and jumps out of the ball box 20.

In the said embodiment, although the structure using the rotation base member 3 which adjusted the space | interval of the overhang | projection axis | shaft part 5 beforehand and joined to the plate-shaped part 6 was shown, this invention is not necessarily limited to this, As shown in FIG. 12, a configuration using a rotating base member 65 in which one overhanging shaft portion 67 is joined to one plate-like portion 66 may be used.
Further, it may be a support member in which an extending rod portion is joined to an appropriate position with respect to a plate-like portion extending over the entire pachinko machine 30 arranged in parallel on the game island 31.

  In the embodiment described above, the configuration using the support member 1 that changes the support body 2 by rotating the support body 2 with respect to the overhang shaft portion 5 is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the overhang A configuration may be provided that includes a support member that can slide the support relative to the shaft portion to change the support posture. Specifically, the support member 68 includes a support shaft 69 (FIG. 14) having a projecting shaft portion 70 having a quadrangular cross-sectional shape shown in FIG. 13 and a shaft holding hole 71 through which the projecting shaft portion 70 is inserted. It is the structure provided with. That is, the shaft holding hole 71 of the support body 69 is inserted into the overhanging shaft portion 70 fixed to the game island, and the support body 69 is slid so that the overhanging shaft portion 70 is along the region of the shaft holding hole 71. By moving, the posture of the support 69 can be selectively changed to either the unsupported posture or the supported posture. Also in this configuration, the support posture is set to a position higher in the height direction than the non-support posture.

Moreover, in this invention, you may provide the support member which can change the attitude | position of a support body as a structure which can remove | desorb a support body from an overhang | projection axis | shaft part, without providing an attitude | position change mechanism. That is, the support member 72 has a configuration including a projecting shaft portion 70 shown in FIG. 13 and a support body 73 having two shaft holding holes 74 and 75 shown in FIG. According to this configuration, when the support body 73 is in the unsupported posture, the overhanging shaft portion 70 is inserted into the upper shaft holding hole 74 in FIG. 15, and when the support body 73 is in the support posture. By inserting the overhanging shaft portion 70 into the lower shaft holding hole 75, the posture of the support 73 can be selectively changed.
Further, the projecting shaft portion 70 is formed in an upward slope shape toward the protruding end side, and the shaft holding holes 74 and 75 in the support 73 are formed in an upward slope shape from the opening side where the projecting shaft portion 70 is introduced toward the inside. By doing so, since the support body 73 cannot move in the horizontal direction, it is possible to prevent the support body 73 from unexpectedly falling off from the overhanging shaft portion 70.

  In the above embodiment, the support body 2 is rotated with respect to the overhanging shaft part 5 in the circumferential direction of the overhanging shaft part 5 so that the relative distance of the support body 2 with respect to the game island 31 does not change. Although the structure to change was shown, this invention is not limited to this, The structure which changes a attitude | position so that the relative distance with respect to a game island of a support body may change may be sufficient. That is, as shown in FIG. 16, the support member 75 is configured to include an overhanging shaft portion 76 and a support body 78, and the overhanging shaft portion 76 is provided with a through hole 79 that intersects the axis at the protruding end portion. The support 78 has a shaft portion arrangement portion 80 where the protruding end portion of the overhang shaft portion 76 is disposed, and a through hole 81 through which the through hole 79 of the overhang shaft portion 76 can communicate with the shaft portion arrangement portion 80. Is provided. Thereby, the support body 78 can change an attitude | position, changing the relative distance with respect to a game island, as shown in FIG. If the support posture of the support body 78 is maintained using some stopper member, the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the support posture is maintained using the rod-shaped stopper member 12 is not limited to this in the present invention. For example, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, a plate-like stopper member 83 may be provided to prevent rotation.

  In the said embodiment, the structure which devises the thickness (length in the left-right direction) of the support body 2 in consideration of the case where the ball box 20 is moved from the state where the ball box 20 is supported by the support body 2. Although shown, the present invention is not limited to this, and the above-described device is not applied on the game island, and an opening or the like may be provided around the middle of the holding part of the ball box, and the opening may be held and lifted. Absent.

  In the said embodiment, although the structure which fixes the rotation base member 3 to the waist board 33 by the plate-shaped part 6 and auxiliary member 7 of the rotation base member 3 was shown in this embodiment, this invention is not limited to this. Any fixing means fixed to the floor or the like inside the game island 31 may be prepared, and the rotation base member may be fixed to the fixing means.

  In the above embodiment, a configuration in which the gaming island 31 is formed by installing a plurality of gaming machines 30 is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the gaming island may be formed by one gaming machine 30. Absent.

1, 40, 43, 68, 72 Support member (support means)
2, 69, 73 Support body 3, 65 Rotating base member 5, 67, 70 Overhang shaft portion 20 Ball box (storage container)
21 storage part 22 grip part 25 stopper member (posture maintaining means)
30 Pachinko machines (game machines)
31 amusement island 33 waist plate

Claims (9)

One or a plurality of gaming machines that can be played using a game medium, and a structure of a game hall provided with support means for supporting a storage container capable of storing a game medium discharged from the game machine,
The support means is arranged at a predetermined interval and has at least a support,
The support is arranged below the location where the gaming machine is located, and the posture can be changed from a non-supporting posture to a supporting posture,
The support position, the a position is moved upward in a direction that includes a vertical component part which supports the storage container from the unsupported posture, and, a posture for supporting a storage container,
The storage container has a storage part for storing game media and a gripping part that can be gripped,
In the support posture, the support body supports the holding part of the storage container , and the storage container can store the game medium discharged from the gaming machine in the supported state in the storage part ,
In the supporting posture, when the gaming machine is viewed from the front, a part of the supporting body is overlapped with the gaming machine, and in the non-supporting posture, the supporting body is in the state when the gaming machine is viewed from the front. A structure of a game hall characterized by being in a state that does not overlap with a gaming machine . The support means has a support for supporting the storage container,
Having a posture change mechanism capable of selectively changing the support body to either the support posture or the non-support posture;
The structure of a game arcade according to claim 1, wherein the supporting posture is a posture for supporting the storage container at a higher position than the non-supporting posture.   The structure of a game arcade according to claim 2, wherein the posture changing mechanism changes the posture by rotating the support. Having a projecting shaft portion projecting from the surface of the waist plate provided below the gaming machine,
The structure of the game hall according to claim 3, wherein the support has a shaft holding hole through which the projecting shaft portion is inserted, and rotates in a circumferential direction of the projecting shaft portion. Having a projecting shaft portion projecting from the surface of the waist plate provided below the gaming machine,
  The support has a shaft holding hole extending in the vertical direction,
  3. The structure of a game field according to claim 2, wherein the posture changing mechanism is configured to slide the support body in a state where the projecting shaft portion is inserted into the shaft holding hole of the support body. . Having a projecting shaft portion projecting from the surface of the waist plate provided below the gaming machine,
The support has two shaft holding holes,
  It is possible to selectively change a non-supporting posture in which the overhanging shaft portion is inserted into the upper shaft holding hole and a supporting posture in which the overhanging shaft portion is inserted into the lower shaft holding hole. The structure of the game hall according to claim 1, wherein Having a projecting shaft portion projecting from the surface of the waist plate provided below the gaming machine,
The overhanging shaft part is provided with a through hole extending at the protruding end so as to intersect the axis,
The posture changing mechanism is configured to connect the through hole formed in the projecting shaft portion and the through hole formed in the support body to form a communication hole, and to insert the shaft body into the communication hole. The structure of the game hall according to claim 3. Structure of the game field according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it has a position maintaining means capable of maintaining the changed position of the support means. A plurality of groups are formed by two or more gaming machines,
In each group, a waist plate is provided below the gaming machine,
It said support means, the structure of the game arcade according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that arranged so as to be positioned waist panel.

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