JP5794366B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine.

Patent Document 1 shows a gaming machine having an auxiliary tank that can handle both automatic collection and manual collection of gaming media overflowing from a hopper in the gaming machine. In the gaming machine, a recovery hole is formed in advance on the bottom surface of the gaming machine body so as to be able to handle automatic collection of gaming media, and the outside communicates with the inside of the gaming machine body.

When automatic collection of gaming media is performed, an opening hole formed in the auxiliary tank communicates with a collection hole on the bottom surface of the gaming machine body with the auxiliary tank set in the gaming machine body. The game media overflowing from the hopper and collected in the auxiliary tank passes through the opening hole, is discharged from the auxiliary tank, passes through the collection hole of the gaming machine main body, and is supplied to the automatic collection device.

JP 2005-323750 A

Here, in gaming machines such as the above-described examples, it is assumed that fraudulent acts are performed using the opening holes of the auxiliary tank, and there is still room for improvement in this regard.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suppressing an illegal act using an opening hole of an auxiliary tank.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a housing provided to be opened in front of a gaming machine,
A front door that is supported by the housing so as to be openable and closable, and can be disposed at a closed position that closes a front opening of the housing and an open position that opens an internal space of the housing forward of a gaming machine; ,
Provided in the internal space of the housing, an auxiliary tank coins overflowing from the hopper within said housing enters,
In a gaming machine equipped with
Wherein the bottom plate of the housing, the coin recovery holes capable of discharging the coins via the auxiliary tank to the outside of the housing is opened and formed,
The auxiliary tank is
Top is opened, the lower side, in a state in which the auxiliary tank is mounted in said housing, a tank body in which the coin collecting hole and opening hole communicating is formed,
A lid in which an opening / closing operation of the opening hole is possible, and there is a closing preparation position where the moving direction changes in the middle of the opening position and the closing position;
A lid body movement regulating means for regulating movement of the lid body in the opening direction when at least the lid body is in the closed position;
When the restriction by the lid body movement restricting means is released and the lid body is moved upward from the closed position, the lid body is brought into contact with the lid body from above and the lid body is further moved upward. Blocking means to block movement;
With
By placing the front door in the closed position, the internal space of the housing is not exposed through the front opening of the housing,
The lid body movement restricting means is provided at a position where the lid body is not exposed when viewed from the coin recovery hole side when the auxiliary tank is mounted in the housing when the lid body is disposed at the closed position. It is characterized by.

According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress an illegal act using the opening hole of the auxiliary tank.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which the front door of the slot machine closed. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the front door of the slot machine opened. It is a figure which shows the inside of the housing | casing of a slot machine from the front. It is the II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view of the auxiliary tank which shows the state by which the opening part of the auxiliary tank was obstruct | occluded with the cover body. It is a perspective view of an auxiliary tank which shows the state where the opening of the auxiliary tank was opened. It is a top view of an auxiliary tank. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a figure explaining the control state of the cover body seen from the III-III line of FIG. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 9, illustrating a support state of the lid body to the tank body. It is a figure explaining the method of opening / closing the cover body of an auxiliary tank. It is a figure explaining the method which controls the rotation to the open side of the cover body by the 1st cover body movement control means. FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 12. It is the VII-VII line sectional arrow view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where an auxiliary tank 50 is mounted on the inside of the housing 2 from the front. It is a figure explaining 2nd Embodiment and is a figure explaining the method of opening / closing the cover body 52 of the auxiliary tank 50. FIG. FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 17. It is a IX direction arrow directional view of FIG.

  First, invention groups that can be extracted from the present embodiment are shown as means n (n = 0, 1, 2, 3,...), And will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary.

The following means can solve the following problems.

2. Description of the Related Art A gaming machine having an auxiliary tank that can handle both automatic collection and manual collection of game media overflowing from a hopper in the gaming machine is known.

On the bottom surface of the gaming machine main body, a collection hole for enabling automatic collection of gaming media is formed in advance, and the outside communicates with the inside of the gaming machine main body.

When the gaming machine is installed in an island facility of a game hall and the island facility is equipped with an automatic collection device for game media, the collection means of the automatic collection device is arranged continuously below the collection hole. Installed.

The auxiliary tank is formed intermittently on the bottom wall of the auxiliary tank with cutouts penetrating in the thickness direction so as to surround the portion where the opening hole is to be formed, leaving a plurality of connection ribs. An opening hole can be formed by cutting the connecting rib.

The conventional auxiliary tank is used as it is in an island facility that manually collects game media, and is used with an opening hole formed in the bottom wall of the auxiliary tank in an island facility that automatically collects game media.

The opening hole of the auxiliary tank communicates with the recovery hole on the bottom surface of the gaming machine main body with the auxiliary tank set in the gaming machine main body. The game media overflowing from the hopper and collected in the auxiliary tank passes through the opening hole, is discharged from the auxiliary tank, passes through the collection hole of the gaming machine main body, and is supplied to the automatic collection device.

However, since a collection hole for automatic collection is formed in advance on the bottom surface of the gaming machine main body, there is no risk that the collection hole will be exposed in the installed state. For example, before installing the gaming machine on the island facility In addition, when the gaming machine is in a single state, such as a state where it has been removed from an island facility or the like for relocation as a used machine, the recovery hole of the gaming machine body may be exposed.

  Means 0. In the gaming machine having an auxiliary tank in which coins overflowing from the hopper enter in the gaming machine main body, a coin recovery that allows the coins to be discharged out of the gaming machine main body through the auxiliary tank is provided on a bottom plate of the gaming machine main body A hole is formed in the opening, the upper part of the auxiliary tank is open, and the lower part is formed with an opening hole that communicates with the coin collecting hole in a state where the auxiliary tank is mounted in the gaming machine body. When the tank body is capable of opening and closing the opening hole, and there is a cover body in the middle of the open position and the closed position, where there is a closed preparation position where the moving direction changes, and at least the cover body is in the closed position A lid body movement regulating means for regulating movement of the lid body in the opening direction, wherein the lid body movement regulating means is provided so as not to be operated from outside the gaming machine main body. Gaming machine.

  Means 1. In the gaming machine 1 in which coins overflowing from the hopper 15 in the gaming machine main body 4 and stored in the auxiliary tank 50 can be discharged to the outside from the coin collecting hole 2F opened in the gaming machine main body 4, the auxiliary tank 50 has an upper portion at the top. The tank main body 51 that is opened and formed with an opening hole 53 that communicates with the coin recovery hole 2F, and an opening / closing operation of the opening hole 53 is possible, and a closing preparation position in which the movement direction changes between the opening position and the closing position. And a lid body movement regulating means 58 that regulates movement of the lid body 52 in the opening direction when at least the lid body 52 is in the closed position. , 59, 60.

  According to the invention described in the means 1, when the lid 52 is moved from the closing preparation position where the moving direction is changed to the closing position, the movement of the lid 52 in the opening direction is the lid movement restricting means 58, 59, The lid body 52 can be firmly held at the closed position.

  Accordingly, for example, before the gaming machine 1 is installed on the island facility, or removed from the island facility for relocation as a used machine, the gaming machine 1 is in a single state and the coin collecting hole of the bottom plate 2B of the housing 2 is recovered. In a situation where 2F is exposed, when the lid body 52 of the auxiliary tank 50 is urged from the outside of the gaming machine body 4 through the coin collection hole 2F in the direction of moving from the closed position to the open side, the lid body movement restricting means 58 59, 60 can restrict the movement of the lid 52 to the open side, thereby preventing the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50 from being opened. Here, when the lid body 52 is provided in the tank body 51 so as to simply open and close the opening hole 53 provided in the bottom portion of the auxiliary tank 50, the lid portion 52 can be pushed up from below, for example, to be easily opened. Then, it is operated from the collection hole 2F of the gaming machine main body 4, and the lid portion 52 is opened, and various illegal acts may be performed. On the other hand, in the present invention, since the lid body movement restricting means 58, 59, 60 are provided, foreign matter such as a wire or a special tool is introduced into the gaming machine main body 1 from the coin recovery hole 2F of the gaming machine main body 1. Insertion can be prevented, and various illegal acts using such foreign matters can be prevented.

  Mean 2. In the gaming machine 1 described in the means 1, the movement of the lid 52 from the closing preparation position to the closing position is a movement operation substantially parallel to the opening surface of the opening hole 53.

  The invention described in the means 2 specifies the movement operation from the closing preparation position to the closing position of the lid body 52 described in the means 1, and the lid body 52 is moved from the closing preparation position where the moving direction changes to the closing position. In addition, when the lid body 52 is moved substantially parallel to the opening surface of the opening hole 53, the movement of the lid body 52 in the opening direction is regulated by the lid body movement regulating means 58, 59, 60, and the lid body 52 is firmly in the closed position. It will be possible to hold. Accordingly, when the lid body 52 of the auxiliary tank 50 is urged from the outside of the gaming machine body 4 through the coin collecting hole 2F in the direction of moving from the closed position to the open side, the lid body movement restricting means 58, 59, 60 It is possible to prevent the opening 52 of the auxiliary tank 50 from being opened by restricting the movement of the lid 52 to the open side.

  Means 3. In the gaming machine 1 according to Means 1 or 2, the lid body 52 is supported by the tank body 51 so as to be rotatable between an open position where the opening hole 53 is open and a closing preparation position. It has means 56 and is installed in a configuration that can be moved from the closing preparation position to the closing position.

  The invention described in the means 3 shows an example of a specific configuration of the lid 52. According to this, the lid 52 is opened by the support means 56 around the rotation shafts 212 and 213. And a closing preparation position. Further, the movement from the closing preparation position to the closing position is performed, and the movement of the lid 52 in the opening direction is restricted by the lid movement restriction means 58 and 59. Therefore, foreign matter such as a wire or a special tool is prevented from being inserted into the gaming machine main body 1 from the coin collecting hole 2F of the gaming machine main body 1, and various illegal acts using such foreign matter are prevented. Can do.

  Means 4. In the gaming machine 1 according to any one of the means 1 to 3, the lid body movement regulating means 58 and 59 are provided in the tank body 51, and the lid body 52 is opened when the lid body 52 is at least in the closed position. It includes a first lid movement regulating means 58 that regulates an opening operation in a direction away from the opening surface of the hole 53 by contacting the lid body 52.

  The invention described in the means 4 shows an example of a specific configuration of the lid body movement restricting means 58, 59. According to this, the lid body movement restricting means 58, 59 is the first lid body movement means. It has a regulating means 58. The first lid body movement restricting means 58 is provided in the tank main body 51. When the lid body 52 is moved from the closing preparation position to the closing position, the lid body 52 has the first lid body movement restricting means 58. It is possible to restrict the movement of the lid body 52 to the open side by contacting the projections 114A and 114B, and the lid body 52 can be firmly held at the closed position.

  Means 5. In the gaming machine 1 described in the means 4, the lid body movement regulating means 58 and 60 are provided in the tank body 51, and when the lid body 52 is in the closed position, the lid body 52 is moved from the closed position to the closed preparation position. A second lid movement restricting means 60 for restricting the movement is included.

  According to the invention described in the means 5, when the lid 52 is in the closed position, the movement of the lid 52 to the closed preparation position is restricted by the second lid movement restricting means 60. Accordingly, the lid body 52 can be held more firmly in the closed position.

  Means 6. In the gaming machine 1 described in the means 5, the second lid movement restricting means 60 has a lid moving means 60 that moves the lid 52 from the closing preparation position to the closing position.

  According to the invention described in the means 6, the lid 52 can be moved from the closing preparation position to the closing position by the second lid movement restricting means 60 having the lid moving means 60. Thereby, the auxiliary tank 50 can quickly switch between the state in which the lid 52 is opened and the state in which the lid 52 is closed.

  Mean 7 In the gaming machine 1 according to any one of the means 5 and 6, the lid movement restriction means 58, 60, 250 are restricted by the first lid movement restriction means 58 when the lid 52 is in the closed position. The third lid body movement regulating means 250 regulates the movement of the lid body 52 in the direction orthogonal to the movement direction regulated by the second lid body movement regulating means 60.

  According to the invention described in the means 7, the lid body 52 is regulated by the third lid body movement regulating means 250 and the movement direction regulated by the first lid body movement regulating means 58 and the second lid body movement regulating means 60. The movement of the lid 52 in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction is restricted.

  Accordingly, the first lid movement restricting means 58 restricts the movement of the lid 52 in the opening direction, and the second lid movement restricting means 60 restricts the movement from the closing position to the closing preparation position. The movement of the lid 52 in the direction orthogonal to the movement direction regulated by the first lid movement regulating means 58 and the second lid movement regulating means 60 is regulated by the three lid movement regulating means 250. Become. Accordingly, the lid body 52 can be firmly held at the closed position, and the lid body 52 can be held between the opening hole 53 and the opening hole 53 even if the size of the lid body 52 is substantially the same as the size of the opening hole 53. No gap is generated, and the insertion of foreign matter or the like from the opening hole 53 is more reliably prevented.

  Means 8. In the gaming machine 1 according to any one of the means 1 to 7, the tank body 51 includes first urging means 61 for urging the lid body 52 from the closed position toward the closed preparation position. It is characterized by that.

  According to the invention described in the means 8, the first urging means 61 urges the lid 52 from the closed position to the closed preparation position, so that the movement of the lid 52 is restricted by the second lid movement restricting means 60. When released, the lid 52 can be moved from the closed position to the closed preparation position, and the movement restriction of the lid 52 by the first lid movement restricting means 58 and the second lid movement restricting means 60 is released. Thus, the operation of quickly changing the lid 52 from the closed position to the open position can be simplified.

  Means 9. In the gaming machine 1 according to any one of the means 1 to 8, the tank body 51 includes the open position holding means 62 for biasing the lid body 52 to the open side and holding the lid body 52 in the open state. It is characterized by having.

  According to the invention described in the means 9, when the lid body 52 is moved from the closed position to the closed preparation position, the lid body 52 is rotated to the open side by the open position holding means 62 and held in the open state. The opening hole 53 of the tank body 51 can be automatically opened.

  Means 10. In the gaming machine 1 described in the means 9, the open position holding means 62 is interposed between the lid body 52 and the tank main body 51, and biases the lid body 52 from the closed preparation position toward the open side. 2 urging means 221 is provided.

  The invention described in the means 10 shows an example of a specific configuration of the open position holding means 62, and according to this, the second urging means 221 is provided between the lid body 52 and the tank body 51. The lid 52 is urged from the closed side to the open side by the second urging means 221. Accordingly, the lid body 52 can be rotated to the open side and held in the open state, and the opening hole 53 of the tank body 51 can be automatically opened.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine 1 as an example of a gaming machine. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front door 3 of the slot machine 1 is closed, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front door 3 of the slot machine 1 is opened, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot machine 1 has a main body (game machine main body) 4 having a substantially rectangular shape in front view, which includes a housing 2 and a front door 3.

  The front door 3 is configured by mounting various devices such as a start lever 26 and a selector 9 on a substantially flat frame 20. The frame 20 has an inclined portion 20A inclined so as to protrude toward the near side as it moves downward from the upper end portion of the frame 20 to the substantially central portion in the height direction, and protrudes toward the near side from the lower end of the inclined portion 20A. A protrusion 20B extending at a predetermined height across the left and right sides, and a hanging part 20C that hangs down from the protrusion 20B to the lower end of the frame 20 at a position retracted further back than the protrusion 20B.

  The frame 20 is attached with a plurality of upper and lower portions at the left end connected to the housing 2 by hinges 5 (see FIG. 2) so that the front portion of the housing 2 can be easily opened and closed. At the right end of the frame 20, the locking device 6 that closes the front door 3 with respect to the housing 2 and locks it, and the locking state by the locking device 6 is released to open the front door 3. The key cylinder 7 is provided.

  On the front surface of the front door 3, there are a production unit 3A, a display unit 3B, an operation unit 3C, a decoration unit 3D, and a payout unit 3E so as to be arranged in order from top to bottom by devices attached to the frame 20. Is formed.

  The production unit 3A has a production device 21 that produces an effect for the player using light, sound, and video. The stage device 21 is attached to the inclined portion 20A of the frame 20, and is arranged on the left and right sides of the upper lamp 21a that falls and blinks as the game progresses, and at the lower position of the upper lamp 21a. And a pair of speakers 21b-1 and 21b-2 that generate etc., and a liquid crystal display 21c that is disposed between the pair of speakers 21b-1 and 21b-2 and displays various information such as images and videos. Have.

  The display unit 3B has a display panel 22 that indicates a gaming state to the player. The display panel 22 is fitted and attached to a rectangular opening that opens to the inclined portion 20 </ b> A of the frame 20. A display window 22a is integrally formed of a transparent or translucent material at a substantially central position of the display panel 22, so that the inner reels 11a to 11c of the housing 2 can be visually recognized from the display window 22a. It has become.

  In the operation unit 3C, a bet button 23 and a coin insertion slot 24 are provided on the upper surface portion 20Ba of the projecting portion 20B that projects in a planar shape from the lower end of the display panel 22 toward the front side. Then, the adjustment button 25, the start lever 26 for instructing the rotation start of the rotary reels 11a to 11c, and the rotary reel to the front face 20Bb of the protruding portion 20B that is bent at the front end of the upper surface 20Ba and hangs down. Each operation means such as a stop button 27 for supporting the rotation stop of 11a to 11c is arranged in a horizontal row. A cover member 28 that covers the periphery of each operation means is attached to the front surface portion 20Bb of the protruding portion 20B. The cover member 28 has a band plate shape extending in the left and right directions in front of the protruding portion 20 </ b> B of the frame 20.

  The decoration unit 3D includes a decoration panel 40 that displays a model name, a character related to a game, and the like. The decoration panel 40 is illuminated by light emitted from a light source P of an illumination device provided on the back side of the decoration panel 40 so that the decoration stands out. The lighting device includes a cold cathode tube as the light source P, and extends to the left and right of the front door 3 between the display section 42 of the decorative panel 40 and the hanging portion 20C of the frame 20 as shown in FIG. Both ends are supported by the frame 20. The light source P radiates light in a radial manner upon receiving power.

  The decorative panel 40 includes a protective cover 41 and a light reducing means 44. The protective cover 41 includes a display unit 42 that extends up and down in front of the hanging portion 20C of the frame 20, and a counter unit that is bent at the lower end of the display unit 42 and extends rearward and that faces the coin tray 33. 43 is integrally formed, and is constituted by a light-transmitting member such as a hard synthetic resin material such as transparent or translucent plastic or acrylic.

  The light reducing means 44 covers at least a part of the facing portion 43 of the protective cover 41 and has a configuration for dimming light emitted from the light source P toward the coin tray 33. A light-shielding plate 45 that shields light emitted from the light source P toward the coin tray 33, and an opening 46 that opens to the light-shielding plate 45 and passes light emitted from the light source P toward the coin tray 33. And a transmitted light adjusting unit 47 that is detachably attached to the opening 46 and transmits light passing through the opening 46 to change the light quantity, color, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the opening 46 is provided at a position where the light irradiated from the light source P passes and illuminates the coin tray 33. The size of the opening 46 is set to a size that allows light of a light amount that is necessary for illuminating the inside of the coin tray 33 from the light source P and is not dazzling to the player.

  Therefore, the light emitted from the light source P can be attenuated by the light reducing means 44 to adjust the amount of light applied to the coin tray 33, and the coin tray 33 can be illuminated with an appropriate amount of light. It is not too dazzling for the player, and the presence / absence confirmation of the coin on the coin tray 33 can be easily confirmed, and forgetting to remove the coin on the coin tray 33 can be prevented.

  In particular, in order to reinforce the strength of the bottom plate portion 33A of the coin tray 33, a metal plate member is laid on the bottom surface of the bottom plate portion 33A so that light from above is easily reflected. By dimming to an appropriate amount of light by the light means 44, it is possible to effectively prevent the player from feeling dazzling.

  And since the display part 42 and the opposing part 43 of the protective cover 41 are integrally formed, it is not necessary to open the protective cover 41 with an opening for transmitting light. Therefore, there is no possibility that a bar-like foreign material such as a wire will be inserted through the protective cover 41, and illegal acts such as illegally changing the setting state of the slot machine 1 can be effectively prevented.

  The payout unit 3E includes a coin payout exit 31, effect speakers 32L and 32R, a coin tray 33, and the like. As shown in FIG. 1, the coin payout opening 31 is formed at an approximately central position in the left-right direction of the frame 20, and the downstream end of the discharge passage 8 (see FIG. 2) is connected and connected. The production speakers 32L and 32R are attached to the frame 20 of the front door 3 so as to be located on both sides of the coin payout opening 31 in the left-right direction.

  The coin tray 33 is attached to the frame 20 via a coin tray mounting plate 30. The coin tray mounting plate 30 is made of a single flat metal plate, is attached so as to overlap the hanging portion 20C of the frame 20, extends over the left and right sides of the front door 3, and The front surfaces of the production speakers 32L and 32R are covered.

  A coin outlet 30a is formed in the center of the coin tray mounting plate 30 so as to correspond to the position of the coin payout outlet 31 of the frame 20 so that coins can be discharged from the coin payout outlet 31 to the coin tray 33. It has become. In addition, a plurality of small holes 30b are formed in a mesh shape corresponding to the positions of the production speakers 32L and 32R on both the left and right sides of the coin tray mounting plate 30 so that voices from the production speakers 32L and 32R can be heard on the front surface. It is emitted toward the front side that is the front of the door 3.

  The coin tray 33 is attached so as to protrude from the hanging portion 20 </ b> C of the frame 20 toward the front side and extend to the left and right of the front door 3. The coin tray 33 has a bottom plate portion 33A whose bottom surface extends left and right at a position lower than the coin payout port 31, and a vertical wall portion 33B provided along the outer edge of the bottom plate portion 33A and extending upward from the bottom surface. In addition, when attached to the coin tray mounting plate 30, a storage space is formed that can store a predetermined number of coins surrounded by the vertical wall portion 33B and the coin tray mounting plate 30 and opened upward. Have

  The vertical wall portion 33B has a pair of left and right side wall portions 33Ba and 33Bb whose base ends are fixed to the coin tray mounting plate 30 so as to extend from the coin tray mounting plate 30 toward the front side, and the coin tray mounting plate 30. The front wall portion 33Bc is disposed to face the coin payout opening 31 by connecting the tips of the pair of side wall portions 33Ba and 33Bb so as to extend right and left.

  The left side wall portion 33Ba is located inward of the left end portion of the front door 3, and an ashtray 33C is disposed between the left end portion of the front door 3 and the left side wall portion 33Ba. The right side wall portion 33Bb is located along the right end portion of the front door 3, and the upper end of the right side wall portion 33Bb gradually moves downward as it moves from the coin tray mounting plate 30 toward the near side, and the front wall portion 33Bc. Smoothly continues to the top of the.

  The housing 2 is a member constituting the skeleton of the slot machine 1, and includes a top plate 2A, a bottom plate 2B, a back plate 2C, a left side plate 2D, and a right side plate 2E, and the front portion is opened as shown in FIG. It has a box shape.

  A reel unit 11 is disposed at a substantially central height position inside the housing 2. The reel unit 11 has a plurality of rotating reels 11a to 11c. Each of the rotating reels 11a to 11c is arranged so that its rotation center axis extends on the same axis in the lateral width direction of the housing 2, and the surfaces of the rotating reels 11a to 11c can be visually recognized from the display window 22a. Yes.

  A plurality of types of symbols are displayed on the surfaces of the rotating reels 11a to 11c at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and are arranged so that three symbols can be visually recognized from the top and bottom through the display window 22a. Then, by the normal rotation of the reels 11a to 11c, various symbols are displayed on the display windows 22a as if moving from top to bottom.

  Each of the reels 11a to 11c is individually connected to a stepping motor (not shown), and is driven to rotate independently by each of the stepping motors, and the symbols on the reel surface are stopped at a position where they can be seen from the display window 22a. The

  A main board unit 12 is disposed at an upper position inside the housing 2. The main board unit 12 is attached and supported on the back plate 2C of the housing 2 by a pedestal device in a state where the main control board for controlling the gaming operation of the slot machine 1 is housed in the control board housing box.

  A power supply box 13, coin payout means 14, and auxiliary tank 50 are arranged side by side at the lower position inside the housing 2. The power box 13 is provided along the left side plate 2D of the housing 2, and a power switch, a reset switch, and a setting key insertion hole (all of which are not shown) are exposed on the front surface exposed by opening the door 13a. Z). The power switch is a start switch for supplying power to each unit including the main controller.

  The reset switch is a switch for resetting various states of the slot machine. This slot machine 1 has a backup function of various data, and maintains the state at the time of power failure even if a power failure occurs, and returns to the state at the time of power failure at the time of recovery from power failure (recovery). You can return. Therefore, for example, when the power supply is turned off in the normal procedure, such as when a game hall is closed, the state before the turn-off is stored, but if the power switch is turned on while pressing the reset switch, the backup data is reset. It has become. If the reset switch is pressed while the power switch is on, the error state is reset.

  The setting key insertion hole is used by a hole manager or the like to adjust coins. That is, the setting state (winning probability setting process) of the slot machine 1 can be changed from “setting 1” to “setting 6” by operating the hole manager or the like by inserting the setting key into the setting key insertion hole. It has become.

  The coin payout means 14 is attached to the upper surface of the bottom plate 2B of the housing 2 via a slide mechanism (not shown), and is pulled out from the inside of the housing 2 to the front with the front door 3 opened. Can be done.

  The coin payout means 14 includes a hopper 15 for storing coins, a payout device 16 for paying out coins in the hopper 15 to a coin receiving tray 33, a coin discharge port 18 for discharging coins overflowing from the hopper 15 to the outside of the hopper 15, etc. It has. A payout device 16 is slidably supported on the upper surface of the bottom plate 2B, a hopper 15 is attached to the upper portion of the payout device 16, and a coin discharge port 18 is formed in the hopper 15.

  The payout device 16 has a configuration in which a rotating body is rotated by drive means such as a motor (both not shown), and coins in the hopper 15 are paid out from the payout opening 16a and flowed into the discharge passage 8. The hopper 15 has a bottomed cylindrical shape including a body portion 15A having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view that extends in the vertical direction of the housing 2 and a bottom portion 15B that closes a lower end portion of the body portion 15A. In the trunk portion 15A, the left wall portion 15Ac and the right wall portion 15Ad extend in parallel with the left side plate 2D and the right side plate 2E of the housing 2, and the rear wall portion 15Ab extends along the back plate 2C of the housing 2. The front wall portion 15Aa is arranged so as to extend to the left and right at the front portion of the housing 2.

  The upper end portion of the trunk portion 15A is opened upward, and an insertion slot 17 into which a coin is inserted is formed in the hopper 15. The bottom portion 15B has a pair of left and right inclined portions 15Ba and 15Bb that are inclined so as to gradually approach each other as they move downward. Of the pair of left and right inclined portions 15Ba and 15Bb, the inclined portion 15Ba shown on the left side in FIG.

  In addition, the inclined portion 15Bb shown on the right side in FIG. 3 protrudes toward the right side plate 2E of the housing 2 from the dispensing device 16, and faces the upper surface of the bottom plate 2B. The coin discharge port 18 is located above the auxiliary tank 50, so that the coin overflowing from the hopper 15 and discharged from the coin discharge port 18 can flow into the auxiliary tank 50. 15Ad is formed.

  The auxiliary tank 50 is accommodated in a state where it is placed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 2B of the housing 2 so that it can be pulled out and removed from the inside of the housing 2 with the front door 3 opened. Mounted in the main body 4. The bottom plate 2B of the housing 2 is formed with a coin collecting hole 2F for supplying coins stored in the auxiliary tank 50 to an automatic collecting device located below the gaming machine main body 4.

  The auxiliary tank 50 has a structure that can handle both manual collection for storing coins discharged from the coin discharge port 18 and automatic collection for allowing coins to pass through and collected by an automatic collection device (not shown).

  The auxiliary tank 50 mainly includes a tank body 51 and a lid body 52. The tank body 51 has a bottomed box shape with an open top, and an opening hole 53 is formed in the bottom wall portion 101 of the tank body 51. The opening hole 53 is formed at a position that communicates with the coin recovery hole 2F that opens in the bottom plate 2B of the housing 2 in a state where the auxiliary tank 50 is mounted in the gaming machine body 4.

  The lid body 52 is rotatably supported by the tank main body 51 inside the tank main body 51, and either one of a closed position where the opening hole 53 is closed by rotation and an open position where the opening hole 53 is opened. It has the structure which can be arrange | positioned selectively.

  The auxiliary tank 50 can store and store coins overflowing from the hopper 15 in the tank body 51 when the lid body 52 is placed in the closed position and mounted in the gaming machine body 4. When the body 52 is placed in the open position and mounted in the gaming machine main body 4, the coin overflowing from the hopper 15 and accommodated in the tank main body 51 is communicated with the opening hole 53 and the opening hole 53 of the tank main body 51. Passing through a coin recovery hole 2F opened in the bottom plate 2B of the housing 2 to be discharged to the outside of the gaming machine main body 4, supplied to an automatic recovery device located below the gaming machine main body 4, and recovered by the automatic recovery device Can be done.

  When the auxiliary tank 50 is moved from the lid closing preparation position where the movement direction of the lid 52 changes to the closing position, the auxiliary tank 50 restricts the rotation of the lid 52 to the open side and moves from the closing position to the closing preparation position. In this case, the lid body 52 is allowed to rotate to the open side.

  For example, when the depth direction of the tank body 51 is the z axis, the movement of the lid body 52 changes from the z axis direction to the x axis or the y axis direction. This means that the rotational movement with the x-axis or y-axis as the rotational axis changes to the movement in the x-axis or y-axis direction, and the position where the movement direction of the lid 52 changes is defined as the closing preparation position. To do.

  In addition, the auxiliary tank 50 has a lid 52 disposed at a preset inclination angle position between the open position and the closed position, and is relatively upward toward the upper side of the tank body 51 which is a preset removal direction. When moved, the support of the lid body 52 to the tank body 51 is released and the lid body 52 can be detached from the tank body 51.

  Sensor bars 19 </ b> A and 19 </ b> B of coin storage state detection means for detecting the storage state of coins in the auxiliary tank 50 are attached to the inside of the housing 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the sensor rods 19 </ b> A and 19 </ b> B are paired apart from each other in the vertical direction, and their base ends are fixed to the back plate 2 </ b> C of the housing 2, respectively, and parallel to the front of the housing 2. It is extended.

  Each of the sensor rods 19A and 19B is made of a conductive metal material, and is inserted into the tank main body 51 by mounting the auxiliary tank 50 inside the casing 2, and is substantially in the front-rear direction inside the tank main body 51. Extends to the center position.

  When conductive coins are stored in the auxiliary tank 50 and interposed between the pair of sensor rods 19A and 19B, they are electrically connected to each other, and coins in the auxiliary tank 50 are detected by a coin storage state detection means (not shown). Judgment is full.

  Next, the configuration of the auxiliary tank 50 will be described in detail. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the auxiliary tank 50 showing a state in which the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50 is closed by the lid body 52, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the auxiliary tank 50 showing a state in which the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50 is opened. 7 is a plan view of the auxiliary tank 50, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a regulated state of the lid as seen from the line III-III in FIG. FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 7, FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of part A in FIG. 9, and illustrates the support state of the lid body 52 to the tank body 51. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a method for opening and closing the lid 52 of the auxiliary tank 50, and FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a second lid that restricts the first lid movement restricting means from rotating the lid 52 to the open side. FIG. 14 is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. A VII-VII cross-sectional view taken along the line of FIG 14.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 10, the tank body 51 of the auxiliary tank 50 includes a bottom wall portion 101 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and a front wall that stands up from the bottom wall portion 101 so as to surround the bottom wall portion 101. Part 102, rear wall part 103, left side wall part 104, and right side wall part 105.

  The front wall portion 102 and the rear wall portion 103 are bent upwards and backwards in front of and behind the bottom wall portion 101, respectively, and the left wall portion 104 and the right wall portion 105 are opposite end portions of the bottom wall portion 101. Are bent upwards and face each other.

  An opening 54 that opens upward is formed in the upper portion of the tank body 51. The opening 54 has a front edge 102a extending in the left-right direction of the tank body 51 at the upper end of the front wall 102, and a right edge 105a extending in the front-rear direction of the tank body 51 at the upper end of the right wall 105. A rear edge 103a extending in the left-right direction of the tank body 51 at the upper end of the rear wall 103, and a left edge 104a extending in the front-rear direction of the tank body 51 at the upper end of the left wall 104. And has a substantially rectangular opening shape in plan view.

  When the opening 54 of the tank body 51 is mounted in the gaming machine body 4, the front edge 102 a of the opening 54 extends in the left-right direction of the housing 2 along the front opening of the housing 2. The right edge 105a extends in the front-rear direction of the housing 2 along the right side plate 2E, and the rear edge 103a extends in the left-right direction of the housing 2 along the back plate 2C. 104 a extends along the coin payout means 14 in the front-rear direction of the housing 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the tank main body 51 is accommodated in a space formed between the coin payout means 14 and the right side plate 2 </ b> E of the housing 2 when mounted inside the housing 2. Are disposed below the coin outlet 18 of the coin payout means 14.

  The left side wall portion 104 of the tank body 51 faces the hopper 15 and the movement of the tank body 51 to the upper side and the left side is restricted. At the same time, the right side wall portion 105 of the tank body 51 is moved to the right side plate 2E of the housing 2. The movement of the tank body 51 to the left and right is restricted, and the rear wall 103 of the tank body 51 faces the back plate 2C of the housing 2 and the movement of the tank body 51 to the rear is restricted. When the front door 3 is closed, the front wall 102 of the tank main body 51 faces the speaker 32R of the front door 3, and the forward movement of the tank main body 51 is restricted.

  Accordingly, an auxiliary tank movement restricting means is configured to abut against the tank main body 51 and restrict the front / rear, left / right, and vertical movement of the auxiliary tank 50 in the main body 4 of the slot machine 1. Can be prevented from being changed. Accordingly, for example, the position of the auxiliary tank 50 in the gaming machine main body 4 is moved from the coin collecting hole 2F to form a gap between the auxiliary tank 50 and the bottom plate 2B of the housing 2, and a foreign object such as a wire is inserted from the gap. It can be prevented from being inserted.

  The bottom wall 101 of the tank body 51 has a certain plate thickness and has a shape extending in a planar shape. The opening hole 53 of the tank body 51 is formed at a substantially central position of the bottom wall portion 301, for example, as shown by a dotted line in FIG. 7, and has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view substantially matching the shape of the coin recovery hole 2F. None, and the upper surface 101a of the bottom wall 101 has a size that continues around the opening hole 53 with a predetermined width. The bottom wall portion 101 is configured such that the lower surface 201b of the lid body 52 and the upper surface 101a of the bottom wall portion 101 are around the opening hole 53 when the lid body 52 is placed on the upper surface 101a of the bottom wall portion 101 in the closed position. And face each other continuously in a circumferential manner.

  At the connection portion between the bottom wall portion 101 and the left side wall portion 104, support means 56 for rotatably supporting the lid body 52 in the tank body 51 is provided. The support means 56 rotates the lid 53 and supports it so that it can be selectively placed in either the open position or the closed position, and supports it so that it can reciprocate in the direction of the rotation axis.

  Further, the support means 56 releases the support when the lid body 52 is arranged at a preset inclination angle position between the closed position and the open position and is moved above the tank body 51 which is the removal direction. Thus, the lid body 52 can be removed.

  The support means 56 includes a front support portion 131 that supports the front support shaft 212 of the lid body 52 and a rear support portion 134 that supports the rear support shaft 213 of the lid body 52. The front side support part 131 and the rear side support part 134 are provided at positions in the tank body 51 that are separated from each other in the front-rear direction.

  The front support part 131 includes a rib 132 that stands upward from the bottom wall part 101 with a predetermined gap between the front side support part 104 and a claw part that protrudes from the left wall part 104 so as to face the upper end of the rib 132. 133.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the rib 132 includes an arm portion 132 a that protrudes substantially vertically from the bottom wall portion 101, and a claw portion 132 b that protrudes from the upper end of the arm portion 132 a toward the claw portion 133 side of the left wall portion 104. Have. The arm portion 132a is opposed to the left side wall portion 104 with a gap slightly wider than the outer diameter of the front support shaft 212 and protrudes to a height position higher than the outer diameter of the front support shaft 212. The claw portion 132b has a gap between the claw portion 132b and the claw portion 133 that is narrower than the outer diameter of the front support shaft 212 and substantially the same as or slightly wider than the gap between the pair of flat surfaces 212a and 212b of the front support shaft 212. It is formed to become. The front support portion 131 supports the front support shaft 212 rotatably between the arm portion 132a of the rib 132 and the left side wall portion 104, and supports the reciprocating movement in the axial direction.

  A slit portion 131 a is formed between the claw portion 132 b and the claw portion 133. The slit portion 131a opens toward the upper side of the tank main body 51, which is the direction in which the front support shaft 212 is removed, and the front side when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position and moved above the tank main body 51. The front support shaft 212 can be removed from the front support portion 131 through the support shaft 212.

  The rear support part 134 includes a rib 135 that rises upward from the bottom wall part 101 with a predetermined gap between the rear side support part 104 and a claw that protrudes from the left wall part 104 so as to face the upper end of the rib 135. Part 136.

  The rib 135 has an arm part 135a that protrudes substantially perpendicularly from the bottom wall part 101, and a claw part 135b that protrudes from the upper end of the arm part 135a toward the claw part 136 side of the left wall part 104. The arm portion 135a is opposed to the left side wall portion 104 with a space slightly larger than the outer diameter of the rear support shaft 213, and protrudes to a height position higher than the outer diameter of the rear support shaft 213. Yes.

  In the claw portion 135b, the distance between the claw portion 135b and the claw portion 136 is narrower than the outer diameter of the rear support shaft 213 and is substantially the same as or slightly wider than the distance between the pair of flat surfaces 213a and 213b of the rear support shaft 213. It forms so that it may become a space | interval. The rear support part 134 supports the rear support shaft 213 rotatably between the arm part 135a of the rib 135 and the left side wall part 104, and supports the reciprocating movement in the axial direction.

  A slit portion 134a is formed between the claw portion 135b and the claw portion 136. The slit part 134a opens upward of the tank body 51, which is the direction in which the rear support shaft 213 is removed, and the rear side when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position and moved upward. The support shaft 213 is allowed to pass through and can be detached from the rear support portion 134 of the rear support shaft 213.

  The left side wall portion 104 and the right side wall portion 105 of the tank main body 51 are formed so as to be curved so that the intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the tank main body 51 slightly swells outward in the lateral width direction from the front end portion and the rear end portion. . Thereby, the strength of the tank main body 51 with respect to the weight of the coin is improved, and warping inward in the lateral width direction is prevented.

  The front wall portion 102 of the tank body 51 has an upper front wall portion 151 that extends downward from the front end edge portion 102a of the opening portion 54 with the front end edge portion 102a of the opening portion 54 as an upper end, and the upper front wall portion 151 A middle front wall portion 152 that is bent at the lower end and extends horizontally rearward in the pull-out direction, and a lower front wall that extends downward from the rear end of the middle front wall portion 152 and is connected to the front end of the bottom wall portion 101 Part 153.

  A hook portion 55 is formed integrally with the front wall portion 102. The hook portion 55 protrudes downward from the lower end of the upper front wall portion 151, faces the front of the lower front wall portion 153, and forms a gap that allows a fingertip to be inserted from below with the lower front wall portion 153. The strip 154 has side walls 155 that are bent rearward at both end portions of the drooping strip 154 and connected to the left and right side end portions of the lower front wall portion 153.

  The length of the hanging piece 154 is set such that the fingertip inserted from below is deep enough to enter the first joint. The side wall 155 connects the both side end portions of the hanging piece 154 and the both side end portions of the lower front wall portion 153 to improve the attachment rigidity of the hook portion 55 to the tank body 51.

  The hook portion 55 can draw out the tank body 51 forward of the housing 2 by inserting a fingertip from below between the hanging piece 154 and the lower front wall portion 153. And since it is inserted between the hanging piece 154 and the lower front wall part 153 when it takes out from the inside of the housing | casing 2, the auxiliary | assistant tank 50 can be held stably. Therefore, a series of operations of pulling the auxiliary tank 50 forward from the inside of the housing 2 and lifting it can be performed smoothly and continuously.

  Further, the middle front wall portion 152 and the lower front wall portion 153 of the front wall portion 102 are provided so as to recede to the rear side in the pulling direction from the front end edge portion 102a of the opening portion 54 and to be positioned inward of the opening portion 54. Therefore, the front end edge portion 102 a of the opening 54 can be disposed at the front side position of the tank main body 51.

  Accordingly, the front end edge portion 102a of the opening 54 can be arranged on the front side in the pulling direction while the hooking portion 55 is provided, and a wider opening area of the opening 54 is secured in the limited space inside the housing 2. can do.

  Therefore, for example, when an operation of scraping coins from the hopper 15 to the auxiliary tank 50 is performed by a hall employee or the like, the coins discharged from the coin discharge port 18 are not opened to the outside from the housing 2. Accordingly, the coin can be quickly and easily moved from the hopper 15 to the auxiliary tank 50.

  A sensor insertion portion 57 is provided on the rear wall portion 103 of the tank body 51. When the auxiliary tank 50 is used for manual recovery, the sensor insertion portion 57 includes sensor bars 19A and 19B of coin storage state detection means for detecting the storage state of coins in the auxiliary tank 50 provided in the housing 2. Inserted.

  The sensor insertion portion 57 is provided at a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the rear wall portion 103. The sensor insertion portion 57 has a first sensor insertion hole 161 formed in an upper position of the rear wall portion 103 and a lower position of the rear wall portion 103. A second sensor insertion hole 162 having an opening is formed.

  In the second sensor insertion hole 162, the sensor rod 19B inserted into the second sensor insertion hole 162 is interposed in the middle of the rotation locus of the lid body 52 inside the tank body 51, thereby closing the lid body 52. When the lid body 52 is moved from the open side to the open side, the lid body 52 is brought into contact with the sensor rod 19B, and the opening is formed at a position that restricts the rotation of the lid body 52 to the open side.

  As described above, since the sensor rods 19A and 19B are arranged at the upper and lower positions while changing the height position, the height position of the upper sensor rod 19A is the detection position when the coin is full, and the sensor rod 19B is It can be used to restrict rotation to the open side, and the sensor rods 19A and 19B can be used effectively.

  Further, the rear wall 103 of the tank main body 51 is opposed to the upper surface 201a of the cover 52 when the cover 52 is moved toward the rear of the tank main body 51 on one side of the rotation axis at the closing preparation position. Then, the first lid movement restricting means 58 for regulating the rotation of the lid body 52 to the open side by the contact with the lid body 52, and the tank body 51 which is the other side of the pivot shaft at the closed position. A first urging means 61 is provided for urging the front of the first urging means 61.

  The first lid movement restricting means 58 includes a pair of protrusions 114A and 114B protruding forward from the rear wall 103 of the tank body 51. The pair of protrusions 114 </ b> A and 114 </ b> B are spaced from the left and right sides of the tank main body 51, and project at positions facing each other with a predetermined gap between the bottom wall 101. When the lid body 52 is moved substantially in parallel along the opening surface of the opening hole 53 toward the rear of the tank body 51 that is one side of the rotation axis at the closing preparation position, the pair of protrusions 114A, The rear end portion of the lid body 52 can be smoothly inserted between the 114B and the bottom wall portion 101, faces the upper surface 201 a of the lid body 52, and comes into contact with the lid body 52 to open the lid body 52. It is intended to regulate the rotation to the. Moreover, since the opening surface of the opening hole 53 and the lower surface of the cover body 52 are parallel, they can be closed without a gap.

  The first biasing means 61 is constituted by a pair of elastic members 115A and 115B. The pair of elastic members 115 </ b> A and 115 </ b> B is made of, for example, a spring member, and is provided in the tank body 51 so that the base end is fixed to the rear wall portion 103 and extends forward.

  The pair of elastic members 115A and 115B moves the lid body 52 toward the rear of the tank body 51 on one side of the rotation axis at the closing preparation position, and the rear end portion of the lid body 51 is paired with a pair of protrusions 114A, When it is inserted between 114B and the bottom wall portion 101, it abuts against the rear end surface 201d of the lid body 52 and urges the lid body 52 toward the front of the tank body 51 on the other side of the rotation shaft, A biasing force is provided to allow the rear end portion of the lid 51 to escape from between the pair of projecting portions 114A, 114B and the bottom wall portion 101.

  In the tank body 51, the lid body 52 is moved toward the rear of the tank body 51 that is one side of the rotation axis at the closing preparation position, and the lid body is moved by the lid body moving means 60. 52 is moved toward the rear of the tank body 51 that is one side of the rotation axis at the closing preparation position, the lid 52 is opposed to the open side of the lid 52 by contact with the lid 52. A fourth lid movement restricting means 59 for further restricting the rotation to the open side is provided. The function of moving toward the rear of the tank body 51, which is one side of the rotation axis of the lid moving means 60, is a function added to the second lid movement restricting means 60. And the second lid movement restricting means 60 are the same. By rotating the lid moving means 60 with the lid 52 placed at the closing preparation position, the lid 52 can be moved substantially parallel to the opening surface of the opening hole 53, and the closing operation to the closing position is smooth. Can be done. Here, the fourth lid movement restriction means 59 is a means for regulating the movement of the lid body 52 in the same direction as the first lid movement restriction means 58, and has the same role as the first lid movement restriction means 58. Fulfill.

  Further, rib-shaped protrusions 252A and 252B are provided on the wall surface of the rear wall 103 of the tank body 51 below the protrusions 114A and 114B of the first lid movement restricting means 58. When the lid body 52 is in the closing preparation position and the lid body 52 is moved toward the rear of the tank main body 51 on one side of the rotation axis, the slit portion is fitted to the rib-shaped protrusions 252A and 252B. 254A and 254B are provided on the lid 52. These protrusions 252A and 252B and the slit portions 254A and 254B mainly constitute the third lid movement restricting means 250.

  By the third lid movement restricting means 250, the lid 52 is restricted from moving in one direction of the rotation axis and in the opening direction at the closed position. Therefore, even if the lid 52 is fixed more firmly at the closed position, and the size of the lid 52 is substantially the same as the size of the opening hole 53, the gap between the lid 52 and the tank body 54 is not limited. A gap is prevented from being generated, and various frauds are prevented from being performed through the opening hole 53.

  In the present embodiment, the second lid body movement restricting means 60 and the fourth lid body movement restricting means 59 are provided in the operating means 121. The operation means 121 is provided so as to be selectively disposed in an open position and a closed position set in advance by a rotation operation in the tank body 51. When the operation means 121 is rotated from the open position to the closed position, The two lid movement restricting means 60 moves the lid 52 arranged at the closed position toward the rear of the tank body 51 that is one side of the rotation axis, and when the lid 52 is at the closed position, 52 The movement of the lid 52 in the front-rear direction with respect to the opening surface of the opening 53 of the lid, that is, the movement of the lid 52 in the front-rear direction with respect to the tank body 51 is restricted. In other words, the movement of the lid 52 from the closed position to the closed preparation position is restricted. The fourth lid movement restricting means 59 has a configuration that faces the opening side of the lid body 52 and regulates the rotation of the lid body 52 toward the opening side by contact with the lid body 52.

  The operation means 121 is inserted into a support hole provided in the bottom wall portion 101 and is rotatably supported by the fixing means 125, and the operation portion 121 is continuously provided on the shaft portion 122 and is provided in the radial direction of the shaft portion 122. And a cam portion 123 that is rotatable along the upper surface 101a of the bottom wall portion 101 and protrudes radially outward from the cam portion 123 and the operating means 121 is disposed at a preset closed position. The arm portion 124 is opposed to the upper surface 201a of the lid 52.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the shaft portion 122 has a substantially elliptical cross-sectional shape, and is moderated every quarter rotation by the protrusion 112 protruding from the support hole 111 of the bottom wall portion 101. The operating means 121 is positioned at the open position shown in FIG. 15A and the closed position shown in FIG. 15B.

  The cam portion 123 rotates around the shaft portion 122. In the open position, the cam portion 123 extends in the left-right direction of the tank body 51 as shown in FIGS. Open and close at the side, and in the closed position, it extends in the front-rear direction of the tank body 51 as shown in FIG. It pushes and moves toward the rear of the tank body 51 which is one axial side. The cam portion 123 constitutes the second lid movement restricting means 60.

  The arm portion 124 protrudes in the same direction as the cam portion 123, and in the closed position, faces the upper surface 201a of the lid body 52 as shown in FIG. The rotation to is restricted. The arm portion 124 constitutes a fourth lid body movement restricting means 59 that restricts the rotation of the lid body 52 toward the open side.

  The arm portion 124 is provided with a convex portion 124a. When the operating means 121 is disposed at the closed position and the rotation of the lid body 52 to the open side is restricted, the arm portion 124 is recessed on the upper surface 201a of the lid body 52. The lid body 52 is positioned by being inserted into the provided recess 204.

  The lid body 52 has a flat plate portion 201 and a shaft portion 211. When the flat plate portion 201 is disposed at the closed position, the lower surface 201b of the flat plate portion 201 and the upper surface 101a of the bottom wall portion 101 continuously contact each other around the opening hole 53 in a circumferential manner, and contact the tank. It has a flat plate shape that closes the opening hole 53 of the main body 51. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the bottom of the auxiliary tank 50 from coming off due to the weight of the coin at the closed position.

  On the base end side of the flat plate portion 201, a front notch 202 for avoiding interference with the protrusion 132 of the front support portion 131 is formed along the front support shaft 212 of the shaft portion 211, and the rear support A rear notch 203 for avoiding interference with the rib 135 of the portion 134 is formed along the rear support shaft 213 of the shaft portion 211.

  On the lower surface 201b of the flat plate portion 201, as shown in FIG. Each of the ridges 208 extends back and forth over the longitudinal direction of the flat plate portion 201 and is formed to extend in parallel to each other at a predetermined interval in the lateral width direction of the flat plate portion 201. The lid body 52 is restrained from bending in the longitudinal direction of the flat plate portion 201.

  The shaft portion 211 is formed integrally with the flat plate portion 201 on the base end side of the flat plate portion 201 and extends in a straight line along the longitudinal direction of the lid body 52, and the front support shaft 212 is provided at both end positions of the shaft portion 211. And a rear support shaft 213 is formed.

  The front support shaft 212 is rotatably supported by the front support portion 131 and can be detached from the front support portion 131 only when the lid 52 is rotated and disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position. At the position, for example, the closed position or the open position, the removal from the front support portion 131 is prevented.

  The front support shaft 212 has a narrow radial width with respect to the slit portion 131a when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position, and the slit portion when the lid body 52 is disposed at an angular position other than the inclination angle position. When the lid body 52 is arranged at an inclination angle position and moved in the removal direction, it can be removed from the front support part 131 through the slit part 131a. .

  In the present embodiment, the front support shaft 212 has a shape in which a part of a round bar having the same outer diameter as the front support shaft 212 is chamfered in a planar shape, and a pair of flat surfaces 212a parallel to each other. 212b and a sliding surface 212c having an arcuate cross section connecting between the flat surfaces 212a and 212b.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 11A, the pair of flat surfaces 212 a and 212 b has an interval M between the slit portions 131 a between the claw portion 132 b of the rib 132 and the claw portion 133 of the left side wall portion 104. It is formed so as to have a slightly shorter dimension (M <L) or substantially the same dimension (M≈L).

  The pair of flat surfaces 212a and 212b are axes that are rotation center axes of the lid body 52 with respect to a virtual plane extending flush with the flat plate portion 201 of the lid body 52, as shown in FIGS. The angle is formed at an inclination angle that is rotated by a predetermined angle with the central axis of the portion 211 as the rotation center.

  As shown in FIG. 11C, the inclination angles of the flat surfaces 212a and 212b are a pair of flat surfaces when the lid 52 is disposed at a preset inclination angle position between the open position and the closed position. The angle at which the surfaces 212 a and 212 b extend along the direction in which the lid 52 is removed, more specifically, the angle that extends up and down the tank body 51, which is a direction orthogonal to the bottom wall portion 101. .

  Therefore, by disposing the lid body 52 at the tilt angle position, the pair of flat surfaces 212a and 212b of the front support shaft 212 can be extended up and down the tank body 51, and the lateral width of the front support shaft 212 is set to a pair. The distance M between the flat surfaces 212a and 212b can be equal to or less than the distance L between the slit portions 131a. Then, with the lid body 52 in the same posture, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 11C, the front support shaft 212 is passed through the slit portion 131a by moving it above the tank body 51 in the removal direction. It can be made to remove from the front side support part 131.

  On the other hand, when the lid 52 is disposed at the closed position (see FIG. 11A) or at the open position (see FIG. 11B), the lateral width of the front support shaft 212 is the distance L between the slit portions 131a. Even if the lid body 52 is moved above the tank body 51 in the direction of removal, the sliding surface 212c of the front support shaft 212 has the claw portion 132b of the rib 132 and the claw portion of the left side wall portion 104. The front support shaft 212 cannot be passed through the slit portion 131a and cannot be detached from the front support portion 131.

  Accordingly, the front support shaft 212 is rotatably supported between the arm portion 132a of the rib 132 and the left side wall portion 104, and only from the front support portion 131 when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position. When the lid body 52 is disposed at the closed position or the open position, the removal from the front support portion 131 is prevented.

  In the present embodiment, as an example of a configuration in which the front support shaft 212 can pass between the slit portions 131a when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position, a pair of flat surfaces 212a and 212b is provided. The configuration in which the distance M is formed to be slightly shorter than the distance L of the slit portion 131a (M <L) or substantially the same dimension (M≈L) has been described as an example. It is not limited.

  For example, the distance M between the pair of flat surfaces 212a and 212b is set to a dimension (M> L) that is slightly larger than the distance L between the slit portions 131a, and the lid body 52 is at a predetermined inclination angle position and has a force greater than or equal to a predetermined value in the removal direction. , The arm portion 132a of the rib 132 can be elastically deformed to widen the interval L between the slit portions 131a and allow the front support shaft 212 to pass through. At other angular positions, the front support shaft 212 can be moved. It is good also as a structure which cannot let it pass.

  According to this, since the slit part 131a cannot be passed unless the lid body 52 arranged at the predetermined inclination angle position is urged in the removal direction with a force of a predetermined value or more, for example, the auxiliary tank 50 is turned upside down. It is possible to prevent the front support shaft 212 from falling out of the front support portion 131 when the lid body 52 is held at the predetermined inclination angle position with respect to the tank main body 51.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the front support shaft 212 has a pair of flat surfaces 212a and 212b parallel to each other has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and a predetermined inclination angle position is used. Any shape can be used as long as it allows the slit portion 131a to pass therethrough and cannot pass the slit portion 131a at other angular positions. For example, the radial width of the front support shaft 212 is narrower than the interval L of the slit portion 131a at a predetermined inclination angle position, such as a rectangle or an ellipse, and the radial width of the front support shaft 212 at other angular positions. The shape may be equal to or greater than the interval of the slit portions 131a.

  The rear support shaft 213 is rotatably supported by the rear support portion 134 and can be detached from the rear support portion 134 only when the lid body 52 is rotated and disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position. At other angular positions, for example, a closed position or an open position, the removal from the rear support part 134 is prevented.

  The rear support shaft 213 has a narrow radial width with respect to the slit portion 134a when the lid body 52 is arranged at a predetermined inclination angle position, and is slit when the lid body 52 is arranged at an angular position other than the inclination angle position. When the lid body 52 is arranged at an inclined angle position and moved in the removal direction, the slit portion 134a is passed through and removed from the rear support portion 134. Can do.

  In this embodiment, the rear support shaft 213 has a shape obtained by chamfering a part of a round bar having the same outer diameter as that of the front support shaft 212, and as shown in FIG. A pair of parallel flat surfaces 213a and 213b and a sliding surface 213c having an arcuate cross section connecting the flat surfaces 213a and 213b are provided.

  The pair of flat surfaces 213a and 213b have a distance slightly shorter than or substantially the same as the distance of the slit part 134a between the claw part 135b of the rib 135 and the claw part 136 of the left side wall part 104. Is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the pair of flat surfaces 213 a and 213 b have a shaft 211 that is a rotation center axis of the lid 52 with respect to a virtual plane that is flush with the flat plate portion 201 of the lid 52. It is formed to be inclined at a tilt angle rotated by a predetermined angle with the central axis as the center of rotation.

  The inclination angle of the flat surfaces 213a and 213b is the vertical direction of the tank body 51 in which the pair of flat surfaces 213a and 213b are orthogonal to the bottom wall portion 101 when the lid body 52 is disposed at the inclination angle position. The angle is set to extend to.

  Therefore, by arranging the lid body 52 at the tilt angle position, the pair of flat surfaces 213a and 213b of the rear support shaft 213 can extend up and down the tank body 51, and the lateral width of the rear support shaft 213 is increased. The distance between the pair of flat surfaces 213a and 213b can be equal to or less than the distance between the slit portions 134a. Then, by moving the lid body 52 as it is above the tank body 51 in the removal direction, the rear support shaft 213 can be passed through the slit portion 134a and removed from the rear support portion 134.

  On the other hand, when the lid body 52 is disposed at the closed position or the open position, the lateral width of the rear support shaft 213 is larger than the interval between the slit portions 134a, and the lid body 52 of the tank body 51 that is in the removal direction. Even if it is moved upward, the sliding surface 213c of the rear support shaft 213 contacts the claw portion 135b of the rib 135 and the claw portion 136 of the left side wall portion 104, and the rear support shaft 213 passes through the slit portion 134a. Cannot be removed from the rear support 134.

  Therefore, the rear side support shaft 213 is supported rotatably between the arm part 135a of the rib 135 and the left side wall part 104, and only when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position, the rear side support part. When the lid body 52 is disposed in the closed position or the open position, the removal from the rear support portion 134 is prevented.

  In the present embodiment, as an example of a configuration in which the rear support shaft 213 can pass between the slit portions 134a when the lid body 52 is arranged at a predetermined inclination angle position, a pair of flat surfaces 213a, The configuration in which the interval of 213b is slightly shorter than or substantially the same as the interval of the slit portion 134a has been described as an example. However, the configuration is not limited to this configuration.

  For example, when the interval between the pair of flat surfaces 213a and 213b is slightly larger than the interval between the slit portions 134a, and the lid 52 is urged with a force equal to or greater than a predetermined value in the removal direction at a preset inclination angle position, A configuration in which the arm portion 135a of the rib 135 is elastically deformed to widen the interval between the slit portions 134a and the rear support shaft 213 can be passed, and the rear support shaft 213 cannot be passed at other angular positions. It is good.

  According to this, since the slit part 134a cannot be passed unless the lid body 52 arranged at the predetermined inclination angle position is urged in the removal direction with a force of a predetermined value or more, for example, the auxiliary tank 50 is turned upside down. Thus, the rear support shaft 213 can be prevented from falling off the rear support portion 134 when the lid body 52 is disposed at a predetermined inclination angle position with respect to the tank body 51.

  In the present embodiment, the rear support shaft 213 has been described as an example having a pair of parallel flat surfaces 213a and 213b. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and a predetermined inclination angle position is used. The slit portion 134a may be allowed to pass through, and the slit portion 134a may not be allowed to pass at other angular positions. For example, the radial width of the rear support shaft 213 is narrower than the interval between the slit portions 134a at a predetermined inclination angle position, such as a rectangle or an ellipse, and the radial direction of the rear support shaft 213 at other angular positions. The width may be greater than or equal to the interval between the slit portions 134a.

  Between the tank main body 51 and the cover body 52, the 2nd biasing means 62 which urges | biases the cover body 52 toward an open side, and hold | maintains in an open position is interposed. The second urging means 62 is configured by a coil spring 221 in the present embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the coil spring 221 includes a wound portion 221 a wound in a cylindrical shape, and a first portion protruding from the one side in the axial direction of the wound portion 221 a toward the radially outer side of the wound portion 221 a. 1 arm part 221b and the 2nd arm part 221c which protrudes toward the radial direction outer side of the winding part 221a from the axial direction other side of the winding part 221a.

  The coil spring 221 has a winding portion 221a fitted on the front support shaft 212 so as to be reciprocally movable in the axial direction. The first arm portion 221b extends along the upper surface 101a of the bottom wall portion 101, and the bottom wall The tip of the first arm 221 b is inserted into the support hole 113 of the part 101, the second arm 221 c extends along the lower surface 201 b of the flat plate part 201 of the lid 52, and the second arm 221 c extends to the support hole 205 of the lid 52. The tip of the two arms 221c is inserted and attached.

  The coil spring 221 biases the lid body 52 in the opening direction in the attached state. The biasing force of the coil spring 221 is set so that the lid body 52 can be rotated from the closed position toward the open side and held in the open position. In the present embodiment, the case where the second urging means 62 is constituted by the coil spring 221 has been described as an example. However, the lid 52 is urged from the closed position toward the open side and held in the open position. Any material that has an urging force and allows the reciprocating movement of the lid 52 in the direction of the rotation axis may be used. For example, a leaf spring or the like may be used.

  The lid body 52 is assembled to the tank body 51. First, the lid body 52 is inserted inward from above the tank body 51 with the coil spring 221 attached, and the front support shaft 212 of the lid body 52 is inserted. Is disposed above the front support portion 131, and the rear support shaft 213 is disposed above the rear support portion 134.

  Then, the lid body 52 is adjusted to a preset tilt angle position so that the flat surfaces 212a and 212b of the front support shaft 212 and the flat surfaces 213a and 213b of the rear support shaft 213 are in the removal direction, respectively. Arrange so as to extend vertically.

  Then, the lid body 52 is moved downward in the same posture, and the front support shaft 212 is passed through the slit portion 131a of the front support portion 131 and supported by the front support portion 131, and the rear support shaft 213 is moved to the rear side. It passes through the slit part 134 a of the support part 134 and is supported by the rear support part 134.

  Then, the tip of the first arm portion 221 b of the coil spring 221 is inserted into the support hole 113 of the bottom wall portion 101. Accordingly, the lid body 52 is rotatably supported by the tank body 51 inside the tank body 51 and is assembled to the tank body 51 in a state where the lid body 52 is always urged to the open side by the coil spring 221.

  Next, a method for opening and closing the lid 52 of the auxiliary tank 50 will be described. First, in a state where the operation means 121 is disposed at the open position, the lid 52 is held at the open position by the biasing force of the coil spring 221 as shown in FIG. Is in an open state.

  To close the opening hole 53 of the tank body 51, as shown in FIGS. 12A to 12C, the lid 52 is rotated from the open position toward the closing side against the biasing force of the coil spring 221. The operation means 121 is rotated and arranged from the open position to the closed position.

  As a result, the lid 52 has the front end surface 201c of the lid body 52 in contact with the cam portion 123 of the operation means 121 in a state where the opening hole 53 is closed, and the rear side of the tank body 51 on the one side of the rotation axis. It is pushed and moved toward.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 13B and 13C, the rear end surface 201d of the lid 52 abuts against the pair of elastic members 115A and 115B of the first biasing means 61, and the pair of elastic members 115A, The lid body 52 moves rearward while pushing and shrinking 115B, and slits 254A, 254B provided at the rear end of the lid body 52 are formed below the projections 114A, 114B of the first lid body movement regulating means 58. The rear end portion of the lid 52 is fitted to the rib-like protrusions 252A and 252B provided on the wall surface of the rear wall 103, and the rear end of the lid 52 is connected to the bottom wall 101 of the tank body 51 and the first lid movement restricting means. 58 projections 114A and 114B. Further, the arm portion 124 that is the fourth lid movement restricting means 59 of the operation means 121 moves from the front of the lid body 52 to above the lid body 52, and as shown in FIG. Is inserted into the recess 204 of the lid 52.

  Therefore, the lid body 52 has the projections 114A and 114B of the first lid movement restricting means 58 opposed to the open side of the rear end portion, and the slit portions 254A and 254B provided at the rear end portion are first. It fits into rib-like projections 252A and 252B provided at the lower part of the projections 114A and 114B of the one lid movement restricting means 58, and the front end 201c is still the cam part 123 of the second lid movement restriction means 60. In addition, the arm portion 124 of the fourth lid movement restricting means 59 is arranged to face the front end opening side, and the rotation from the closed position to the opening side is restricted.

  Therefore, the lid 52 can be held at the closed position by an extremely simple operation of simply rotating the operation means 121 from the open position to the closed position. Thus, for example, when the lid 52 is pushed up from below the tank body 51 and is to be rotated to the open side, the first lid movement restricting means 58 and the fourth lid movement restricting means 59 The rotation to the open side can be restricted, and the lid body 52 can be more securely prevented from being illegally rotated to the open side.

  For example, when the lid 52 is to be moved from the lower side of the tank body 51 to the other side of the rotation shaft, the cam portion 123 of the second lid body movement restricting means 60 moves to the other side of the rotation shaft of the lid 52. Movement of the lid body 52 is restricted, and the rotation restriction of the lid 52 can be prevented from being illegally released.

  The lid body 52 is restricted from rotating to the open side at both front and rear end portions in the longitudinal direction of the lid body 52 by the first lid body movement regulating means 58 and the fourth lid body movement regulating means 59. Therefore, the lid body 52 can be firmly held in the closed position, and can withstand a greater force that is illegally rotated to the open side. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to turn the lid 52 to the open side illegally, and it is possible to effectively prevent the opening hole 53 from being opened illegally.

  The lid 52 is urged toward the front of the tank body 51 on the other side of the rotation axis by the elastic members 115A and 115B of the first urging means 61 in a state where the rotation to the open side is restricted. The second lid body movement restricting means 60 is pressed against the cam portion 123 with a predetermined pressing force. Further, the lid body 52 is urged by the second urging means 62 in the direction of rotating to the open side, and the protrusions 114A and 114B of the first lid movement restriction means 58 and the fourth lid movement restriction means. It is pressed against 59 arm portions 124. Then, the third lid movement restriction means 250 restricts the movement of the lid 52 in the left-right direction with respect to the tank body 54.

  Accordingly, rattling of the lid 52 in the closed position in the rotational axis direction and the pivoting direction is suppressed, and the lid 52 can be firmly fixed. For example, generation of chattering noise from the lid 52 due to vibration is prevented. be able to.

  On the other hand, in order to open the opening hole 53 of the tank main body 51, the operation means 121 is rotated and arranged from the closed position (see FIG. 12C) to the open position (see FIG. 12B).

  By the operation of the operation means 121, the urging of the lid 52 toward the one direction side of the rotation axis by the cam portion 123 is released, and the elastic members 115A and 115B of the first urging means 61 are moved on the other side of the rotation axis. It is moved toward the front of a certain tank main body 51, detached from the protrusions 252 A and 252 B of the third lid movement restricting means 250, and the rear end of the lid 52 is connected to the bottom wall 101 of the tank main body 51 and the first wall portion 101. It escapes from between projection part 114A, 114B of the cover body movement control means 58, and opposing of the rear-end part of the cover body 52 and protrusion part 114A, 114B of the 1st cover body movement control means 58 is cancelled | released. Further, the arm portion 124 of the operating means 121 is moved from above the lid body 52 to the front side of the lid body 52, and the facing of the front end portion of the lid body 52 and the arm portion 124 is released.

  Accordingly, the lid body 52 is released from the restriction of rotation to the open side by the first lid body movement restricting means 58 and the fourth lid body movement restricting means 59, and is moved from the closed position by the coil spring 221 of the second biasing means 62. It is rotated toward the open side and is held at the open position, and the opening hole 53 of the tank body 51 is opened.

  Accordingly, the opening hole 53 can be automatically opened by an extremely simple operation of simply rotating the operation means 121 from the closed position to the open position, and the opening hole 53 of the tank body 51 is changed from the closed state to the opened state. It can be changed quickly and easily.

  Here, FIG. 16, which is an XX cross-sectional view of FIG. 4, is a cross-sectional view showing the state where the auxiliary tank 50 is attached to the inside of the housing 2 from the front.

  When the auxiliary tank 50 having the above configuration is mounted on the inside of the housing 2 with the lid 52 placed at the closed position, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 16, the first sensor insertion of the tank body 51 is inserted. The sensor rods 19A and 19B are inserted into the hole 161 and the second sensor insertion hole 162, and the sensor rod 19B is disposed at a position in the middle of the rotation trajectory of the lid 52 and facing the opening side of the lid 52.

  Therefore, even if the lid 52 is rotated from the closed position to the open side, the upper surface 201a of the flat plate portion 201 of the lid 52 is brought into contact with the sensor rod 19B, as indicated by a virtual line in FIG. Thus, the rotation of the lid 52 toward the open side can be restricted.

  Accordingly, for example, before the slot machine 1 is installed on the island facility, or removed from the island facility for relocation as a used machine, the slot machine 1 is in a single state and the coin collecting hole of the bottom plate 2B of the casing 2 is recovered. In a situation where 2F is exposed, by attaching the auxiliary tank 50 in the gaming machine main body 4 with the lid 52 placed at the closed position, a hand, an instrument, or the like is inserted from the coin recovery hole 2F and the lid When 52 is rotated from the closed position to the open side, the rotation of the lid body 52 to the open side can be restricted, and the opening hole 53 can be prevented from being opened.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent foreign matter such as a wire or a special tool from being inserted into the main body 4 through the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50 from the coin recovery hole 2F of the housing 2. Cheating can be prevented in advance.

  In the present embodiment, the tilt angle when the lid 52 is rotated to the open side and brought into contact with the sensor rod 19B rather than the tilt angle position at which the lid 52 can be removed from the tank body 51. The height position of the sensor rod 19B is set so that the position is located on the closing side.

  Therefore, when the lid 52 is rotated from the closed position to the open side, the lid 52 is brought into contact with the sensor rod 19B to restrict the rotation of the lid 52 to the open side, and the lid 52 is removed from the tank body 51. It can prevent being arranged at a detachable inclination angle position.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the lid 52 from being removed from the tank main body 51 and the opening hole 53 from being opened. For example, the wire 52 is inserted into the main body 4 from the coin recovery hole 2F of the housing 2 through the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50. It is possible to prevent foreign objects such as a special tool and the like from being inserted, and to prevent various illegal acts using such foreign objects.

  Further, when the auxiliary tank 50 is mounted on the inside of the housing 2 and the front door 3 is closed, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 16, the tank body 51 includes the right side plate 2E, the back plate 2C, and the speaker 32R. The auxiliary tank movement restricting means, and the movement of the auxiliary tank 50 in the vertical and horizontal directions and the front and rear is restricted.

  Therefore, the movement of the auxiliary tank 50 can be regulated using the existing members existing in the gaming machine body 4 conventionally, and the auxiliary tank movement regulating means can be configured without increasing the number of parts.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the position of the auxiliary tank 50 from being changed by inserting a hand or instrument from the coin collection hole 2F, and a gap communicating from the coin collection hole 2F to the inside of the housing 2 is formed. Can be prevented.

  Therefore, foreign matter such as a wire can be prevented from being inserted into the inside of the housing 2 through the gap from the coin recovery hole 2F of the housing 2, and various illegal acts using such foreign material can be prevented in advance. .

  In this embodiment, the auxiliary tank 50 is positioned by the hopper 15, the speaker 32 </ b> R, the right side plate 2 </ b> E, the back plate 2 </ b> C, etc. as an example. The auxiliary tank 50 may be provided so that it can be guided in the front-rear direction inside the housing 2, and the movement in the front-rear, left-right, and vertical directions may be restricted.

  According to the auxiliary tank 50 having the above-described configuration, the lid 52 can be rotated to be selectively disposed in either the closed position or the open position, so that the opening hole 53 is switched from the open state to the closed state for manual collection. In addition, it is possible to correspond to automatic collection by switching from the closed state to the open state.

  Therefore, for example, when the slot machine 1 arranged in a game hall or island facility in which coins as game media are automatically collected is moved to a game hall or island facility in which coins are manually collected, the auxiliary tank 50 The lid 52 is rotated from the open position to the closed position to close the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50, and the auxiliary tank 50 can be changed from one corresponding to automatic collection to one corresponding to manual collection. .

  Therefore, it is not necessary to purchase a new auxiliary tank 50, and the cost associated with the transfer of the slot machine 1 can be reduced. Further, since the lid 52 is rotatably supported by the tank body 51, for example, when the lid 52 is used with the opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50 opened, the lid 52 can be prevented from being lost. it can.

  In addition, for example, when the slot machine 1 provided in a game hall or island facility where coins are automatically collected is moved to a game hall or island facility where coins are manually collected, the coin collection hole 2F is exposed. 2, the lid 52 of the auxiliary tank 50 is held in the closed position, and the coin recovery hole 2 </ b> F opened in the bottom plate 2 </ b> B of the housing 2 is closed by the auxiliary tank 50, so that the space between the inside and the outside of the housing 2 is Can be isolated. Therefore, foreign matter such as dust can be prevented from entering the inside of the housing 2 from the coin collecting hole 2F.

  Also, the auxiliary tank 50 is provided with lid rotation restriction means, and the first lid movement restriction means 58 and the second lid movement restriction means 59 are opposed to the open side of the lid 52 arranged at the closed position. Since the rotation of the lid 52 to the open side is restricted by the contact with the lid 52, the lid 52 can be firmly held at the closed position.

  Accordingly, for example, before the slot machine 1 is installed on the island facility, or removed from the island facility for relocation as a used machine, the slot machine 1 is in a single state and the coin collecting hole of the bottom plate 2B of the casing 2 is recovered. In a situation where 2F is exposed, when a hand or instrument is inserted from the coin recovery hole 2F and the lid 52 is pushed up from below the tank body 51 to rotate the lid 52 from the closed position to the open side. The opening hole 53 of the auxiliary tank 50 is illegally opened by contacting the first lid body movement restricting means 58 and the fourth lid body movement restricting means 59 to restrict the movement of the lid body 52 to the open side. Can be prevented.

  In particular, by using a plurality of lid body movement regulating means such as the first lid body movement regulating means 58 and the fourth lid body movement regulating means 59, the lid 52 is opened at the front and rear end portions in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, it is possible to effectively suppress the bending deformation of the lid body 52 at the time of pushing up, and to form an unauthorized gap passing through the opening hole 53 between the lid body 52 and the tank body 51. Can be prevented.

  Then, only by rotating the operation means 121 from the open position to the closed position, the lid 52 is moved to the same position as the second lid movement restricting means 60 and the cam portion 123 constituting the lid moving means 60 at the closed position. It can be easily moved toward the rear of the tank body 51 that is the direction side, and at the same time, the arm portion 124 of the fourth lid movement restricting means 59 is moved from the front of the lid 52 to above the lid 52. And the rotation of the lid 52 toward the open side can be restricted.

  Further, by simply rotating the operation means 121 from the closed position to the open position, the elastic body 115A, 115B of the first urging means 61 moves the lid 52 to the front of the tank body on the other side of the rotating shaft in the closed position. At the same time, the arm portion 124 of the fourth lid movement restricting means 59 can be moved from the upper side of the lid body 52 to the front side of the lid body 52, and the lid body 52 is turned to the open side. Regulations can be easily released. Then, the lid 52 can be rotated from the closed position to the open side by the coil spring 221 of the second urging means 62 and can be held at the open position, and the opening hole 53 of the tank body 51 can be easily opened. Can do.

  The auxiliary tank 50 can be removed from the tank main body 51 only when the lid 52 is disposed at a preset tilt angle position between the open position and the closed position, and the lid 52 can be moved to the closed position or the open position. If placed, it cannot be removed.

  Thereby, the position where the lid body 52 can be removed from the tank body 51 is a position where the attitude of the lid body 52 is unstable and positioning is difficult. Accordingly, it is difficult to remove the lid 52 at the closed position or the open position, which is a position where the posture of the lid 52 is stable and an illegal act on the lid 52 is likely to be performed. Action can be effectively prevented.

  Further, since the lid body 52 is inserted into the tank body 51 and assembled in a state where the lid body 52 is held at a preset angular position, assembly work in the manufacturing factory can be facilitated.

  In the first embodiment described above, the case where the second lid movement restricting means 59 and the lid moving means 60 are configured as a single member called the operation means 121 has been described as an example. May be provided.

  In the first embodiment described above, the convex portion 124a is provided on the arm portion 124 of the second lid movement restricting means 59, and the concave portion 204 into which the convex portion 124a is inserted is provided on the upper surface 201a of the lid body 52. Although the case has been described as an example, any configuration may be used as long as the lid body 52 can be positioned in the closed position with respect to the tank body 51. A convex portion to be inserted into the upper surface 201 a of the lid body 52 may be provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, when the tank body 51 is disposed in the housing with the lid 52 closed, the fixing means 125 is disposed at a position where it cannot be touched from the lower surface of the tank body 51 through the coin recovery hole 2F. Therefore, it is strengthened illegally from the lower surface of the tank body 52 through the coin collecting hole 2F.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 17 is a diagram for explaining a method for opening and closing the lid 52 of the auxiliary tank 50, FIG. 18 is a sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 17, and FIG. 19 is a sectional view taken in the direction of the arrow IX in FIG. is there. In addition, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol to the component similar to the past.

  On the bottom wall 101 of the tank main body 51, the operation means 171 is selectively disposed at a preset open position or closed position, and is fixed to the tank main body 51 by a fixing means 175 so as to be detachable.

  When the operation means 171 is disposed and fixed at the closed position, the operation means 171 restricts the forward movement of the tank body 51 which is the other side of the rotation axis of the lid body 52 and faces the opening side of the lid body 52. When the lid body 52 is restricted from rotating to the open side by contact with the lid body 52 and fixed at the open position, the tank body 51 on the other side of the pivot axis of the lid body 52 It has a configuration that allows forward movement and allows the lid body 52 to rotate from the closed position to the open side.

  The operating means 171 includes a cam portion 172 and an arm portion 173 that are integrally formed with each other. The cam portion 172 extends in the front-rear direction of the tank main body 51 along the upper surface 101a of the bottom wall portion 101 as shown by a solid line in FIG. The lid 52 is brought into contact with the front end surface 201c of the lid 52 and moved toward the rear of the tank body 51 on one side of the rotation axis, and the rear end of the lid 52 is restricted to the first lid movement. It is inserted between the protrusions 114 </ b> A and 114 </ b> B of the means 58 and the upper surface 101 a of the bottom wall 101.

  When the operation means 171 is arranged at the open position, it extends in the left-right direction of the tank body 51 along the upper surface 101a of the bottom wall 101 as shown by the phantom line in FIG. The movement of the lid body 52 to the other side of the rotating shaft is allowed away from the front end surface 201c of the lid body 52.

  When the operating means 171 is disposed at the closed position, the arm portion 173 extends in the front-rear direction of the tank main body 521 and faces the upper surface 201a of the lid body 52 as shown in FIG. The rotation of the lid 52 toward the open side is restricted by the contact.

  The arm portion 173 is provided with a convex portion 173a so that when the operating means 171 is disposed at the closed position, the arm portion 173 is inserted into the concave portion 204 of the lid body 52 to position the lid body 52 with respect to the tank body 51. The The arm portion 173 constitutes a fourth lid movement restriction means 59 that regulates the rotation of the lid body 52 toward the open side.

  The operating means 171 has a through hole 174 through which the fixing screw 176 of the fixing means 175 is inserted. The through-hole 174 is formed so as to pass through the operation unit 171 vertically when the operation unit 171 is disposed in the open position or the closed position, and to be coaxially continuous with the screw hole 183 of the bottom wall portion 101. .

  The bottom wall 101 of the tank body 51 is fixed to the bottom wall 101 by positioning means 181 for positioning the operating means 171 at preset open positions and closed positions, respectively, and the operating means 171 positioned by the positioning means 181. A screw hole 183 is provided.

  The positioning means 181 is provided at a location located in front of the tank main body 51 with respect to the front end surface 201c of the lid body 52 disposed at the closed position. The positioning means 181 includes a plurality of protrusions 182 that protrude upward from the upper surface 101a of the bottom wall part 101 toward the tank body 51, and the cam part 172 of the operation means 171 is fitted between the protrusions 182. The operating means 171 can be positioned at the open position and the closed position depending on the direction in which the cam portion 172 is fitted.

  The screw hole 183 is screwed into a boss portion 184 that protrudes upward from the upper surface 101 a of the bottom wall portion 101 at a substantially intermediate position between the projecting portions 182, and extends downward from the tank body 51. Is formed. Then, a fixing screw 176 inserted through the through hole 174 of the operating means 171 is screwed in so that the operating means 171 can be fixed at the open position or the closed position.

  Next, a method for opening and closing the lid 52 of the auxiliary tank 50 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 17A, the lid body 52 in which the operating means 171 is arranged at the open position is held at the open position by the biasing force of the coil spring 221 and the opening hole 53 of the tank body 51 is opened. It is assumed that

  To close the opening hole 53 of the tank main body 51, the fixing screw 176 of the fixing means 175 is removed to release the fixing of the operating means 171, and the operating means 171 is removed from the tank main body 51.

  Then, the lid body 52 is rotated from the open position toward the closed side against the urging force of the coil spring 221 and arranged at the closed position, and further behind the tank main body 51 on one side of the rotation axis. Move.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the rear end surface 201d of the lid body 52 is brought into contact with the pair of elastic members 115A and 115B of the first urging means 61, and the pair of elastic members 115A and 115B are pressed and shrunk. The body 52 is moved rearward, and the rear end portion of the lid body 52 is inserted between the bottom wall portion 101 of the tank body 51 and the pair of protrusions 114A and 114B. Then, as shown in FIGS. 17 (b) and 17 (c), the operating means 171 is arranged at the closed position and fixed with the fixing screw 176 of the fixing means 175.

  As a result, the lid 52 has the front end surface 201c of the lid 52 in contact with the cam portion 172 of the operating means 171 in a state in which the opening hole 53 is closed, and the rear side of the tank body 51, which is one side of the rotation axis. It keeps moving. As shown in FIG. 18, the arm portion 173 of the operation means 171 is disposed above the lid body 52, and the convex portion 173 a of the arm portion 173 is inserted into the concave portion 204 of the lid body 52.

  Accordingly, the lid body 52 has the protrusions 114A and 114B of the first lid body movement restricting means 58 arranged opposite to the open side of the rear end portion, and the second lid body movement restriction means on the open side of the front end portion. 60 cam portions 172 are arranged to face each other, and the arm portion 124 of the fourth lid movement restricting means 59 is arranged to face the upper surface 201a of the lid body 52, and is rotated from the closed position to the open side. Is in a regulated state. The lid 52 is positioned by inserting the convex portion 173 a of the arm portion 173 into the concave portion 204 of the lid body 52.

  Therefore, for example, when the lid 52 is pushed up from below the tank body 51 and is rotated to the open side, the first lid movement restriction means 58, the second lid movement restriction means 60, and the fourth lid movement. The movement of the lid body 52 to the open side can be regulated by the regulating means 59, and the lid body 52 can be prevented from being illegally rotated to the open side.

  For example, when the lid 52 is moved from the lower side of the tank body 51 to the other side of the rotation shaft, the cam portion 172 of the second lid body movement restricting means 60 moves to the other side of the rotation shaft of the lid 52. The movement restriction of the lid body 52 can be prevented from being illegally released.

  Further, the first lid movement restricting means 58 and the second lid movement restricting means 60 restrict the movement to the open side at both the front and rear end portions in the longitudinal direction of the lid 52, so that the lid 52 is closed. It can be held firmly in position and can withstand greater forces that are illegally moved to the open side. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to turn the lid 52 to the open side illegally, and it is possible to effectively prevent the opening hole 53 from being opened illegally.

  On the other hand, in order to open the opening hole 53 of the tank body 51, as shown in FIGS. 17B and 17C, the fixing screw 176 of the fixing means 175 is removed to release the fixing of the operation means 171. The operating means 171 is removed from the tank body 51.

  By the removal of the operation means 171, the movement restriction of the lid 52 to the other side of the rotation shaft by the cam portion 172 is released, and the tank on the other side of the rotation axis is formed by the elastic members 115A and 115B of the first biasing means 61. It is moved toward the front of the main body 51, and the rear end portion of the lid body 52 escapes from between the bottom wall portion 101 of the tank main body 51 and the projections 114 </ b> A and 114 </ b> B of the first lid body movement restricting means 58. 52. The facing of the rear end portion of 52 and the projections 114A and 114B of the first lid movement restricting means 58 is released. Further, the opposing of the cam part 172 and the lid 52 of the second lid movement restricting means 60 and the opposing of the arm 173 and the lid 52 of the fourth lid movement restricting means 59 are released.

  Therefore, the lid body 52 is released from the restriction of rotation to the open side, is rotated from the closed position toward the open side by the coil spring 221 of the second urging means 62, and is held in the open position. The opening hole 53 of 51 is automatically opened.

  According to the above configuration, the operating means 171 is fixed to the tank main body 51 by the fixing screw 176 of the fixing means 175 inside the tank main body 51. For example, the operating means 171 is for rotating the lid 52 from the closed position to the open side. The fixing screw 176 must be removed. In the state where the auxiliary tank 50 is mounted in the gaming machine main body 4, it is impossible to directly touch the operation means 171 from the outside.

  Further, since the screw hole 183 is not exposed on the lower surface of the bottom wall portion 101, the fixing screw 176 cannot be touched from the lower surface of the bottom wall portion 101, and the lower surface of the tank body 51 through the coin recovery hole 2F. Will be stronger due to fraud.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the position of the operation means 171 from being easily changed from the closed position to the open position, or the operation means 171 from being illegally removed from the tank body 51. Therefore, for example, when the operation means 171 is fixed at the closed position, the lid body 52 can be firmly held at the closed position.

  In the second embodiment described above, the case where the operating means 171 is fixed by the fixing screw 176 has been described as an example. However, the operating means 171 may be detachable and can be fixed to the open position and the closed position. For example, a clip or a grommet may be used.

  In the above-described second embodiment, the case where the second lid movement restricting means 60 and the fourth lid moving means 59 are configured as one member called the operating means 171 has been described as an example. May be provided.

  And in the above-mentioned 2nd Embodiment, the convex part 173a was provided in the arm part 173 of the 4th cover body movement control means 59, and the recessed part 204 in which this convex part 173a is inserted was provided in the upper surface 201a of the cover body 52. Although the case has been described as an example, any configuration may be used as long as the lid body 52 can be positioned at the closed position with respect to the tank body 51. For example, a recess is provided in the arm portion 173 of the fourth lid movement restriction unit 59, A convex portion to be inserted into the upper surface 201 a of the lid body 52 may be provided.

1 slot machine (game machine)
2 Housing 3 Front door 4 Gaming machine main body 15 Hopper 50 Auxiliary tank 51 Tank main body 52 Lid body 53 Open hole 58 First lid movement restriction means 59 Fourth lid movement restriction means 60 Second lid movement restriction means (lid Body movement means)
61 1st urging means 62 2nd urging means (open position holding means)
101 Bottom wall part 131 Front support part 134 Rear support part 131a, 134a Slit part 114A, 114B Protrusion part 115A, 115B Elastic member 161 First sensor insertion hole 162 Second sensor insertion hole 201 Flat plate part 212 Front support shaft 213 Rear side Support shaft 221 Coil spring 250 Third lid movement restricting means 252A, 252B Protrusions 254A, 2524 Slit

Claims (2)

A housing provided open to the front of the gaming machine;
A front door that is supported by the housing so as to be openable and closable, and can be disposed at a closed position that closes a front opening of the housing and an open position that opens an internal space of the housing forward of a gaming machine; ,
Provided in the internal space of the housing, an auxiliary tank coins overflowing from the hopper within said housing enters,
In a gaming machine equipped with
Wherein the bottom plate of the housing, the coin recovery holes capable of discharging the coins via the auxiliary tank to the outside of the housing is opened and formed,
The auxiliary tank is
Top is opened, the lower side, in a state in which the auxiliary tank is mounted in said housing, a tank body in which the coin collecting hole and opening hole communicating is formed,
A lid in which an opening / closing operation of the opening hole is possible, and there is a closing preparation position where the moving direction changes in the middle of the opening position and the closing position;
A lid body movement regulating means for regulating movement of the lid body in the opening direction when at least the lid body is in the closed position;
When the restriction by the lid body movement restricting means is released and the lid body is moved upward from the closed position, the lid body is brought into contact with the lid body from above and the lid body is further moved upward. Blocking means to block movement;
With
By placing the front door in the closed position, the internal space of the housing is not exposed through the front opening of the housing,
The lid body movement restricting means is provided at a position where the lid body is not exposed when viewed from the coin recovery hole side when the auxiliary tank is mounted in the housing when the lid body is disposed at the closed position. gaming machine characterized in that is. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a slot machine.