JP5778418B2 - Island equipment pedestal equipment - Google Patents

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an inter-island equipment inter-unit apparatus that is installed between adjacent game machines of an equipment and can form an air curtain by blowing air toward the front.

  Normally, a plurality of gaming machines (pachinko gaming machines, slot machines, etc.) are juxtaposed in an island facility installed in a pachinko parlor, and a table unit is installed between adjacent gaming machines. However, in order to suppress the smoke of the player's cigarettes from reaching the player of the adjacent gaming machine, a fan that blows forward is provided, and an air curtain is formed by driving the fan. Possible pedestal devices have been proposed.

  For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a blower such as a fan is disposed in the inter-device, and an air suction port and a discharge port are formed on the front side of the device main body to drive the blower. As a result, the air curtain can be formed by blowing air from the outlet toward the front (player side). With such an air curtain, it is possible to prevent tobacco smoke and the like from reaching the adjacent gaming machine.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-118327

  However, in the above conventional inter-device, it is usually necessary to provide a filter (a filter for capturing foreign matter and filtering air) at the air inlet, but the air curtain is always clean. In order to achieve this, there is a problem that the filter needs to be frequently replaced, and the cost increases. In particular, when various special materials (for example, activated carbon, etc.) are mixed in the filter to enhance the cleaning effect, there is a problem that the cost associated with such filter replacement increases significantly.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides an inter-unit device for an island facility that can extend the replacement time of a filter attached to a suction port and suppress the cost associated with filter replacement. There is.

The invention according to claim 1 is an inter-unit equipment of an island facility that is installed between adjacent game machines of an island facility and can form an air curtain by blowing air toward the front side. An apparatus main body which can be installed in the vicinity of the apparatus, a fan member which is rotatably arranged in the apparatus main body, a motor for rotationally driving the fan member, and the fan on the back surface or side surface of the apparatus main body A suction port formed at a position corresponding to the member, and formed of a plurality of continuous openings for sucking air outside the device body into the device body by rotational driving of the fan member; and an opening on the front side of the device body And a discharge port capable of blowing air forward by discharging air sucked from the suction port by rotation driving of the fan member, and a state attached to the suction port, A filter having a use area facing each of the plurality of openings of the suction port and an unused area located between the plurality of openings and covered by the apparatus main body; As a variable, the use area and the unused area can be changed according to the attachment position.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the inter-table device for the island facility according to the first aspect, the plurality of openings constituting the suction port have substantially the same shape and area as each other and are formed in a substantially straight line at equal intervals. Thus, the filter is formed of a rectangular shape extending over the plurality of openings.

  According to the invention of claim 1, since the mounting position of the filter is variable and the use area and the unused area can be changed according to the mounting position, the replacement time of the filter attached to the suction port is extended, Costs associated with filter replacement can be suppressed.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the plurality of openings constituting the suction port have substantially the same shape and area as each other, and are formed substantially linearly and at equal intervals, and the filter extends over the plurality of openings. Therefore, when changing the use area and the unused area by changing the mounting position of the filter, it is possible to move substantially the entire unused area to the use area, An unused area can be efficiently used as a used area.

The front view which shows the stand apparatus of the island installation which concerns on embodiment of this invention Side view showing the internal configuration of the inter-device device Rear view showing the same unit Perspective view showing the same unit An enlarged view showing a fan member and a motor in the inter-unit device Three views showing the filter in the same inter-device Schematic diagram showing the filter mounting state in the inter-table device Schematic diagram showing the state of changing the filter mounting position in the inter-table device Schematic diagram showing the entire island facility where the same inter-device is installed

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 9, the inter-device equipment of the island facility according to the present embodiment is installed between adjacent pachinko gaming machines P of the island facility S in the pachinko game shop, and is directed forward (front side in the figure). An air curtain can be formed by blowing air. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the apparatus main body 2, the fan member 3, the motor 4, the suction ports 5 a and 5 b, the discharge port 6, and the filter 16.

  The device main body 2 constitutes the housing of the inter-device device 1 and has a box shape that is vertically elongated as a whole. The device main body 2 can be installed near the side of the pachinko gaming machine P in the island facility S and is installed inside. Various components are housed. The device body 2 has a vertical dimension that is substantially the same as the height of the pachinko gaming machine P. The rear surface 2b and the side surface 2c (the upper surface and the lower surface are the same) with the front surface 2a facing the front of the island facility S. Is fixed in the island facility S.

  In the apparatus main body 2 according to the present embodiment, a lock member 13a, a push solenoid 15 for swinging the lock member 13a, a lock mechanism 13 including various drive mechanisms, and the like are disposed, and adjacent pachinko gaming machines The lock member 13a swings to the front of the front frame of the P so that the opening / closing operation with respect to the pachinko gaming machine P can be regulated. In the present embodiment, the lock member 13a is formed at substantially the center (position at the center height) of the apparatus main body 2, but it may be formed at another position.

  Further, the device main body 2 is formed with an operating means 7 (which will be described in detail later), an indicator lamp 9 and a jet nozzle 10 on the front surface 2a. The indicator lamp 9 is formed of a plurality of LEDs, and can light up and display the drive state of the fan member 3 (drive state of the motor 4) and the operation state of the lock mechanism 13. The spout 10 is an opening for spraying the charged fine particle water generated by the electrostatic atomized fine particle water generator 11 (see FIG. 2) forward (player side). The electrostatic atomized fine particle water generator 11 is for supplying water from the nozzle 11a provided on the back surface 2b to make this water into charged fine particle water by electrostatic atomization action. The air in the vicinity of the player is cleaned or humidified, so that a comfortable game space can be obtained.

  Furthermore, two upper and lower partition plates 12 are disposed in the apparatus main body 2, and a detection sensor 14 is disposed on each partition plate 12. The detection sensor 14 is configured by a non-contact sensor such as an optical sensor (or may be a contact sensor such as a micro switch), for example, and detects the open / closed state of the front frame of the pachinko gaming machine P. Unauthorized opening can be prevented.

  The fan member 3 is formed of a so-called cross-flow fan, and as shown in FIG. 5, the fan member 3 is disposed so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis L extending in the vertical direction in the apparatus main body 2, and has a side surface. It has a substantially cylindrical shape in which blades 3a for blowing air are formed. The fan member 3 is rotatably attached to the frame F, and a motor 4 is formed on the frame F.

  The motor 4 is a drive source for rotating the fan member 3 around the rotation axis L. Thus, in this embodiment, the fan member 3 and the motor 4 are assembled and integrated into the same frame F to constitute the blower unit Y, and the blower unit Y is vertically moved in the apparatus main body 2. Are arranged in parallel (three in this embodiment). In the present embodiment, two short vertical air blowing units Y and one long vertical air blowing unit Y are arranged one above the other. A plurality of them may be arranged. That is, the blower unit Y can be arranged at an arbitrary position according to the positions where the suction ports 5a and 5b and the discharge port 6 formed in the apparatus main body 2 are formed and the arrangement relationship of other components.

  The suction port 5a is opened at the back surface 2b of the device main body 2, and the air in the island facility S can be sucked into the device main body 2 by the rotational drive of the fan member 3. Similarly, the suction port 5b is It opens at the side surface 2 c of the apparatus body 2, and the air in the island facility S can be sucked into the apparatus body 2 by the rotational drive of the fan member 3. However, in this embodiment, the suction port 5a is formed on the back surface 2b and the side surface 2c of the apparatus main body 2, but is formed on the other surface (the upper surface or the lower surface of the device main body 2) other than the front surface 2a. Then, the air in the island facility S may be sucked into the device main body 2. Note that a suction port may be formed on the front surface of the apparatus body 2.

  Here, the suction port 5a (or the suction port 5b) is composed of a plurality of continuous openings a for sucking air outside the device body 1 into the device body 1 by the rotational drive of the fan member 3. In the embodiment, the plurality of openings a constituting the suction port 5a (or the suction port 5b) have substantially the same shape (specifically rectangular shape) and area as shown in FIGS. It is supposed to be formed in a straight line and at equal intervals. The number and shape of the openings a can be arbitrarily set.

  Moreover, the code | symbol 16 in FIG. 2 has shown the filter (activated carbon filter) which covered the inlet 5a, and can capture and filter a foreign material in the process of inhaling the air in the island equipment S by the said filter 16, The air curtain can be formed by capturing and purifying the contained dust, dust and the like, and discharging the purified air from the discharge port 6. Therefore, when the air in the island facility S is inhaled to form the air curtain, it is possible to avoid the dust and the dust in the island facility S from being ejected to the player side (outside the island facility).

  The discharge port 6 extends in the vertical direction on the front surface 2a side of the apparatus main body 2 and opens in a slit shape, and blows air forward by discharging the air sucked from the suction ports 5a and 5b by the rotational drive of the fan member 3. Therefore, a so-called air curtain can be formed between the adjacent pachinko gaming machines P by such blowing. That is, in the present embodiment, since the suction ports 5a and 5b are formed on the back surface 2b or the side surface 2c of the apparatus main body 2, the discharge ports 6 can be formed over a wide range on the front surface 2a of the apparatus main body 2. The width of the air curtain in the height direction (vertical direction) (the height of the wall formed by the air flow) can be set large.

  Further, on the front surface 2a of the apparatus main body 2, the fan member 3 is turned on / off (ie, the motor 4 is turned on / off) or the rotational speed of the fan member 3 is arbitrarily adjusted. The operating means 7 is provided. Specifically, the operating means 7 includes an operation knob that can be pressed and rotated. The fan member 3 is started or stopped by the pressing operation, and the variable resistor 8 (FIG. 2) is rotated by the rotating operation. The fan member 3 can be adjusted to an arbitrary rotational speed by changing the current sent to the motor 4 by operating the reference.

  According to the above embodiment, the suction ports 5 a and 5 b are opened at the back surface 2 b and the side surface 2 c (may be the top surface or the bottom surface) of the apparatus body 2, and the air in the island facility S is discharged by the rotational drive of the fan member 3. Since it is configured so as to be able to be sucked into the device main body 2, the air in the island facility S is forced at low cost by forming the air curtain by sucking the air in the island facility S and discharging it forward. Can be circulated automatically. Thus, by forcibly circulating the air in the island facility S, it is possible to avoid condensation on the components in the island facility S, the back of the gaming machine P, or a game medium such as a game ball. It is possible to avoid an excessive temperature rise in the facility S. In other words, the inter-device apparatus according to the present embodiment can have both an air curtain forming function and a forced circulation function in the island facility.

  And a substantially cylindrical fan member 3 that is rotatably arranged around a rotation axis L that extends in the vertical direction in the apparatus main body 2 and that has blades 3a for blowing air on its side surface, and Since the suction ports 5a and 5b are opened at the back surface 2b and the side surface 2c of the apparatus main body 2, and the discharge port 6 is extended and opened at the front surface 2a side of the apparatus main body 2, the air curtain is sufficiently wide in the height direction. And can sufficiently exhibit the shielding effect of cigarette smoke and the like.

  Furthermore, since the blower unit Y in which the fan member 3 and the motor 4 are assembled is provided, and a plurality of the blower units Y are arranged in the vertical direction in the apparatus main body 2, a sufficiently wide air curtain is formed in the height direction. In addition, the degree of freedom of layout in the apparatus main body 2 can be improved. That is, by arranging a plurality of blower units Y side by side in the vertical direction, the blower unit Y can be placed at an arbitrary position according to the formation positions of the suction ports 5a and 5b and the discharge ports 6 and the arrangement relationship of other components. The degree of freedom in layout can be improved.

  Furthermore, since the device body 2 is provided with operation means 7 for turning on / off the drive of the fan member 3 or for arbitrarily adjusting the rotation speed of the fan member 3, a player or game A store employee or the like can drive the fan member 3 as necessary, or adjust the rotational speed of the fan member 3 according to the use situation. The operation means 7 according to the present embodiment is configured by an operation knob that can perform a pressing operation and a rotation operation, but other forms of operation means (for example, for turning on / off the drive of the fan member 3). And the operation means for arbitrarily adjusting the rotational speed of the fan member 3 may be provided separately).

  Here, as shown in FIG. 6, the filter 16 according to the present embodiment is formed of a rectangular shape extending over a plurality of openings a constituting the suction port 5a (or the suction port 5b), and As shown in FIG. 7, in the state of being attached to the suction port 5a (or the suction port 5b), the use area 16a facing each of the plurality of openings a of the suction ports (5a, 5b) and the plurality of openings and an unused area 16b covered with the apparatus main body 1 located between a (parts between adjacent openings a). The filter 16 has a variable mounting position with respect to the apparatus main body 1 (for example, it can move in the direction in which the opening a extends), and the used area 16a and the unused area 16b are changed according to the mounting position. It is possible.

  That is, in the state in which the filter 16 is initially attached, as shown in FIG. 6, the use area 16a and the unused area 16b are alternately arranged, and air passes through the use area 16a exclusively, and the filter function is exhibited. At the same time, when the function of the used area 16a is reduced, the mounting position of the filter 16 is changed (for example, the filter 16 is moved upward or downward), the unused area 16b is exposed to the opening a, and air passes through. It is configured to be an area to be used (that is, a use area).

  As a result, the mounting position of the filter 16 can be changed, and the use area 16a and the unused area 16b can be changed according to the mounting position, so that the replacement time of the filter 16 attached to the suction ports (5a, 5b) is extended. And the cost accompanying filter replacement | exchange can be suppressed. Further, the plurality of openings a constituting the suction ports (5a, 5b) have substantially the same shape and area, and are formed in a substantially straight line and at equal intervals. The filter 16 is formed in the plurality of openings a. Since the filter 16 is formed in a rectangular shape, when changing the mounting position of the filter 16 to change the used area 16a and the unused area 16b, the entire unused area 16b is moved to the used area. Thus, the unused area can be efficiently used as the used area.

  Although the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a plurality of openings constituting the suction port are continuously formed in the lateral direction, and a filter is attached in that direction. The mounting position can be changed by moving the filter in the lateral direction. Even in this case, the use region 16a and the unused region 16b can be changed according to the attachment position, and the replacement time of the filter 16 attached to the suction ports (5a, 5b) can be extended, Costs associated with filter replacement can be suppressed.

  Further, the fan member 3 may have a different form (other than the one rotating about the rotation shaft extending in the vertical direction, or one in which the blades for blowing air are formed other than the side surface). Moreover, it is good also as what does not comprise the lock | rock mechanism 13, the operation means 7, the indicator lamp 9, the electrostatic atomization microparticle water generator 11 grade | etc., (Namely, the table apparatus etc. which exclusively form an air curtain), and also other A device to which a function is added (for example, an inter-unit device in which a prepaid card slot or the like is formed) may be used. In this embodiment, the pachinko gaming machine P is applied to the island facility S arranged in parallel. However, it can be applied to an island facility in which other gaming machines such as a slot machine are arranged in parallel.

A suction port formed of a plurality of continuous openings formed in a position corresponding to the fan member on the back surface or the side surface of the device body, and configured to suck air outside the device body into the device body by rotational driving of the fan member; A discharge port that can be blown forward by discharging the air sucked from the suction port by rotation driving of the fan member, and a plurality of the suction ports in a state of being attached to the suction port. A filter having a use area facing each of the openings and an unused area located between the plurality of openings and covered by the apparatus main body, the filter mounting position being variable, and depending on the mounting position As long as it is an inter-station equipment of an island facility that can change the used area and the unused area, it can also be applied to one having a different external shape or one having other functions added.

1 Inter-unit device 2 Device body 3 Fan member 3a Blade 4 Motor 5a, 5b Suction port 6 Discharge port 7 Operating means 8 Variable resistor 9 Indicator lamp 10 Spout port 11 Electrostatic atomized particulate water generator 12 Partition plate 13 Lock mechanism 14 Detection sensor 15 Push solenoid 16 Filter (activated carbon filter)
16a Use area 16b Unused area Y Blow unit S Island equipment a Open

Claims (2)

In the inter-unit equipment of the island facility that is installed between adjacent gaming machines of the island facility and can form an air curtain by blowing air toward the front,
A device body that can be installed near the side of the gaming machine in the island facility,
A fan member rotatably disposed in the apparatus body;
A motor for rotationally driving the fan member;
A suction port that is formed at a position corresponding to the fan member on the back surface or side surface of the device body, and includes a plurality of continuous openings for sucking air outside the device body into the device body by rotational driving of the fan member. When,
An opening on the front side of the apparatus main body, and a discharge port capable of blowing air toward the front by discharging air sucked from the suction port by rotational driving of the fan member;
A filter having a use region facing each of a plurality of openings of the suction port and an unused region covered by the apparatus main body between the plurality of openings in a state of being attached to the suction port; ,
The island equipment inter-unit apparatus is characterized in that the use position and the unused area can be changed according to the attachment position by making the attachment position of the filter variable.   The plurality of openings constituting the suction port have substantially the same shape and area as each other, and are formed substantially linearly and at equal intervals, and the filter has a rectangular shape extending over the plurality of openings. The island equipment inter-bed apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

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