JP6502057B2 - Gaming machine island - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine island for installing a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine.

  In a game arcade where game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines are installed, a structure generally referred to as a game machine island is provided. The game machine island is installed with a game machine, and various devices are incorporated to enable supply of game media to the installed game machine and collection of game media from the game machine. There is.

As such a gaming machine island, for example, there is a gaming machine island disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this gaming machine island, a plurality of pachinko machines are arranged in parallel, and a path for circulating gaming balls is provided inside thereof.
Specifically, an island tank and an upper conveyance path for supplying gaming balls to the pachinko machine are disposed at a position higher than the pachinko machine. In addition, in the lower position than the pachinko machine, the inner tank, the lower transport path for collecting gaming balls discharged from the pachinko machine, the polishing device for polishing the gaming balls, and the gaming balls upward A lifting device is provided for transporting. And, between the on-island tank and the lifting device, and between the upper side transfer path and the in-island tank, there is provided a vertical transfer path extending in the vertical direction.

  That is, the game balls stored in the on-island tank are supplied to each pachinko machine through the upper transport path. The gaming balls discharged from the pachinko machine are introduced into the polishing apparatus through the lower transport path and polished, and then introduced into the pumping apparatus and lifted upward. Then, the game balls lifted upward are introduced into the on-island tank. As described above, a path for circulating the gaming balls through the gaming machine is formed inside the gaming machine island.

On the other hand, when the gaming ball inside the island tank becomes a certain amount or more, the excess gaming ball reaches the vertical conveyance path via the upper conveyance path (or the conveyance path extending along the upper conveyance path), and via the vertical conveyance path It has a structure to be introduced into the tank inside the island.
That is, on the gaming machine island, the amount of gaming balls flowing in the above-described path can be adjusted by incorporating an in-tank tank that functions as a storage unit capable of temporarily storing gaming balls.

JP, 2013-132469, A

  By the way, in a general game arcade, the exclusive space per player is set to a necessary minimum so that as many people as possible can enjoy the game. That is, the space between the gaming machine arranged on the gaming machine island and the chair arranged at the corresponding position is also set to a space where a person of standard physical size can sit somehow. From this, the space formed between the chair and the lower part of the gaming machine island, that is, the space in which the player's feet are arranged when the player sits on the chair is also narrowed. Therefore, for example, when the player's body is large, there is a risk that the player can not play with the comfortable posture in which the player is extended

  Therefore, in the present invention, in view of the problems of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine island capable of playing with a comfortable attitude even for a large player.

The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above-mentioned problems is a gaming machine island for arranging one or a plurality of gaming machines, which has a skeletal member, and has a plate-like member on the skeletal member. A transport path for transporting gaming media used in the gaming machine and a storage unit for storing the gaming media are provided in the internal space, and the storage unit forms a side wall. The gaming medium is stored in a storage space formed by being surrounded by the side wall, and the plate-like member forming a wall surface facing the internal space doubles as the side wall. It is equipped with a transfer facility for transferring game balls inside, and the transfer facility doubles as the side wall, and the volume of the storage space can be varied by moving the transfer facility. game machine island der, characterized in that it is .

In the gaming machine island of the present invention, the plate-like member forming the wall surface of the gaming machine island doubles as the side wall portion of the storage portion. And, it is possible to store the game medium in the accommodation space surrounded by the side wall portion.
That is, conventionally, as described above, the separately manufactured tank is built in the gaming machine island, and gaming media are stored therein. On the other hand, in the gaming machine island of the present invention, the gaming medium can be directly stored inside the wall portion that divides the internal space and the external space of the gaming machine island. According to such a configuration, it is possible to miniaturize the gaming machine island without reducing the maximum storage amount of gaming media, as compared with a structure in which a separately manufactured tank is incorporated.

That is, since the tank is disposed in the inner space of the gaming machine island in the structure in which the conventional separately manufactured tank is built, the sidewall of the tank is located inside the wall portion of the gaming machine island, and the gaming medium is further inside It will be stored.
On the other hand, in the structure where the game medium is stored in the storage space formed inside the wall portion of the gaming machine island, the gaming media is stored immediately inside the wall portion which divides the internal space and the external space of the gaming machine island. Because it does not require an area for arranging the side wall of the tank. From this, it is possible to miniaturize the gaming machine island.

  As described above, according to the structure capable of miniaturizing the gaming machine island, it is possible to secure a wider space around the gaming machine island, and it becomes possible to set the exclusive space per player more widely. . In other words, it is possible to provide the player with a large exclusive space for playing with ease.

The invention according to claim 2 is an gaming machine island for arranging one or more gaming machines, which has a skeletal member and is formed by assembling a plate-like member to the skeletal member. There is provided a transport path for transporting gaming media used in the gaming machine in an internal space, and a storage section for storing the gaming media, the storage section having a side wall forming a side wall, The gaming medium is stored in a storage space formed by being surrounded by the side wall portion, and the plate-like member forming a wall surface facing the internal space doubles as the side wall portion, and the game machine The lower side has a waist plate that divides the inner space from the outside, and a portion of the waist plate that forms a wall surface facing the inner space doubles as the side wall , and the waist plate is predetermined. They are arranged opposite to each other with a space between them The gaming machine island is characterized in that a standing board member is provided, and the volume of the storage space can be varied by changing the mounting position of the standing board member .

  The gaming machine island of the present invention preferably has such a structure.

The above-mentioned invention according to claim 1 is provided with a transfer facility for transferring the game ball inside, the transfer facility also serves as the side wall portion, and the transfer facility is moved by moving the transfer facility. The volume of the storage space can be varied .

According to the invention described in claim 2 , the waist plate portion is disposed opposite to each other at a predetermined interval, and a standing plate member is provided between the waist plate portions, and the mounting position of the standing plate member is changed. Thus, the volume of the accommodation space can be varied .

  According to this configuration, the maximum storage amount of the storage section can be changed inexpensively and easily.

Further, according to the present invention, it is further preferable that the bottom plate portion that forms the bottom surface of the storage portion be provided, and the bottom plate portion be located at a position away from the floor surface .

The invention according to claim 3 is an gaming machine island for arranging one or a plurality of gaming machines, which has a skeletal member and is formed by assembling a plate-like member to the skeletal member. There is provided a transport path for transporting gaming media used in the gaming machine in an internal space, and a storage section for storing the gaming media, the storage section having a side wall forming a side wall, The gaming medium is stored in a storage space formed by being surrounded by the side wall portion, and the plate-like member forming a wall surface facing the internal space doubles as the side wall portion, and the storage space Is surrounded by the side wall portion and a bottom plate portion forming a bottom surface, and the bottom plate portion is capable of changing the position of the top surface in the height direction, and changing the mounting position of the bottom plate portion That the volume of the storage space can be varied It is a game machine island to be characterized .

  In this configuration, the volume of the accommodation space can be varied by moving the mounting position of the bottom plate in the vertical direction. That is, by disposing the bottom plate portion at the lower position, the volume of the accommodation space can be increased, and by disposing the bottom plate portion at the high position, the volume of the accommodation space can be reduced.

  By the way, normally, the game ball (game medium) dropped from the upper side flows into the accommodation space. Here, when the gaming ball is not stored in the housing space, the gaming ball falls from the upper end of the housing space to the bottom surface. At this time, the longer the distance from the upper end to the bottom surface of the accommodation space, the greater the impact that the floor surface receives as the game balls fall.

  In the above configuration, when the volume of the storage space is reduced, the bottom plate portion is in the high position. In this case, the distance from the upper end of the accommodation space to the bottom surface can be shortened, and the impact that the floor surface receives with the drop of the game ball can be reduced.

  When the volume of the accommodation space is increased, the distance from the upper end of the accommodation space to the bottom surface becomes long. However, in this case, normally, the gaming machine island is used while maintaining a state where a predetermined amount or more of gaming balls are stored therein. That is, in the accommodation space, gaming balls of a fixed amount or more are always stored. And since a new game ball falls on the game ball which has already been deposited, the new game ball will not reach the floor surface, and the floor surface will not receive a big impact.

In addition, when the volume of the storage space is made variable, there is an advantage that it is possible to cope with both the case where each counter is provided and the case where it is not.
Specifically, on the gaming machine island, there are those with and without a counter. When each counter is attached, generally, a recording medium (such as an IC card) recording the number of game media held by the player is issued. Then, when the player has won the winning balls, instead of paying out the actual game balls, the information of the obtained game balls is recorded on the recording medium. That is, since many gaming balls are not discharged outside the island, the number of gaming balls held inside the gaming machine island can be reduced.

  That is, assuming that the volume of the storage space can be varied, the volume of the storage space should be reduced when the respective counter is provided, and the volume of the storage space be increased when the respective counter is not provided. Can. Thereby, in any case, it becomes possible to hold an appropriate amount of gaming balls in the gaming machine island. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a problem caused by storing game balls more than necessary, for example, the problem of accelerating the deterioration of the gaming machine island by the pressure due to the weight of the game balls being added more than necessary. .

The invention according to claim 4 is an gaming machine island for arranging one or more gaming machines, which has a skeletal member and is formed by assembling a plate-like member to the skeletal member. There is provided a transport path for transporting gaming media used in the gaming machine in an internal space, and a storage section for storing the gaming media, the storage section having a side wall forming a side wall, The game medium is stored in a storage space formed by being surrounded by the side wall portion, and the plate-like member forming a wall surface facing the internal space also serves as the side wall portion , The equipment for conveyance is provided, and the equipment for conveyance is located downstream of the accommodation space in the flow direction of the gaming balls, and the mounting position can be varied in the height direction. It is a gaming machine island characterized by

  In such a configuration, the mounting position of the transfer facility can be varied in the height direction. For this reason, the part used as the inflow port into which a game ball flows in among the facilities for conveyance is also variable in the height direction. And the flow velocity of the game ball which flows in into the installation for conveyance from the upstream accommodation space side can be adjusted by changing the position of the inflow port of the installation for conveyance.

  Specifically, when the discharge port of the storage space is at a very high position with respect to the inlet of the transfer facility, the storage space is more than when the height difference between the discharge port and the flow inlet is small. The flow velocity of the game balls flowing from the to the transport facility side becomes very fast. In addition, on the contrary, when the inflow port of the transport facility is at a high position with respect to the discharge port of the storage space, the game ball is difficult to flow. That is, in the above configuration, even if the position of the bottom plate portion of the accommodation space is variable in the height direction and the position of the discharge port of the accommodation space changes, the relative relation between the discharge port of the accommodation space and the inlet of the transfer facility You can adjust the position. By this, it becomes possible to make the speed of the game ball which flows toward the equipment for conveyance an appropriate state.

The invention according to claim 5 is a gaming machine island for arranging one or more gaming machines, wherein
It has a framework member and is formed by assembling a plate-like member to the framework member,
A transport path for transporting gaming media used in the gaming machine is provided in an internal space, and a storage unit for storing the gaming media is provided, and the storage unit has a side wall portion forming a side wall, and the side wall The game medium is stored in a storage space formed by being surrounded by a unit, and the plate-like member forming a wall surface facing the internal space doubles as the side wall portion, and transports the game ball Equipment for transportation and a transportation path for transporting the gaming balls, and in the transportation path, a portion positioned on the upstream side in the flow direction of the gaming balls is connected to the transportation equipment a game machine island which is a mounting angle and / or variable permit transport length.

  In such a configuration, the speed and the amount of gaming balls flowing downstream of the transfer facility can be made appropriate by making the attachment angle and / or transfer length of the transfer path of the transfer facility variable. It becomes. That is, even when the installation position of the transfer facility changes in the height direction, the speed and amount of the game balls discharged from the transfer facility and flowing downstream of the transfer facility can be made appropriate.

  According to the gaming machine island of the present invention, it is possible to secure a larger space around the gaming machine island, and it is possible to provide the player with a large exclusive space for playing with ease in attitude.

1 is a perspective view showing a gaming machine island according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the internal structure of the gaming machine island of FIG. [FIG. 2] It is explanatory drawing which fractures | ruptures and permeate | transmits a part of gaming machine island of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the storage part of FIG. It is AA sectional drawing which shows the storage part of FIG. It is BB sectional drawing which shows the gaming machine island of FIG. It is a partially broken perspective view showing a gaming machine island according to a second embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the lumbar board part of the gaming machine island of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the waist board part shown by FIG. 8 was seen from another direction. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing an internal structure of the gaming machine island of FIG. 7, showing a state in which the outrail portion is not attached. FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an outrail portion attached to the inside of the gaming machine island of FIG. 7; It is a perspective view which shows the rail leg part of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the baseplate formation part attached to the inside of the gaming machine island of FIG. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing an assembly procedure of the gaming machine island of FIG. 7, showing a support plate and a lower support plate attached to a support member. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which attached the support | pillar part between the sheathing board of FIG. 14, and a lower side receiving plate. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a prismatic member is attached to an inner-wall formation board. FIG. 16 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the inner wall forming plate is attached to the waist plate framework shown in FIG. 15 and the inner wall forming plate and the bottom plate forming portion are integrally fixed. FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the low-profile plate frame body, the inner wall forming plate, the prismatic member, and the bottom plate forming portion are integrally attached in the assembly of the gaming machine island. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the outrail part attached from the state shown by FIG. 18, and fractures | ruptures and shows a part of waist plate part. It is sectional drawing which shows the state which the outrail part attached from the state shown by FIG. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view schematically showing a state in which the maximum storage amount of the storage section is varied in the gaming machine island of FIG. 7, in which (a) shows a state in which the maximum storage amount is increased and (b) shows the maximum storage amount. Indicates a reduced condition. It is sectional drawing which shows the rail leg different from FIG. It is a partially broken perspective view showing a gaming machine island according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 24 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the inner wall forming plate is attached to the waist plate framework and the inner wall forming plate and the bottom plate forming portion are integrally fixed in the assembly of the gaming machine island of FIG. 23; It is a side view which shows the inner-wall formation board of FIG. FIG. 25 is an explanatory view showing how the inner wall forming plate and the bottom plate forming part in FIG. 24 are integrally fixed, and (a) shows how the bottom plate forming part is fitted in the bottom plate mounting groove formed in the high position; b) shows a bottom plate formation part being fitted to the bottom plate attachment groove formed in the low position. FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional view showing the storage section in the gaming machine island of FIG. 24, (a) shows a state in which the maximum storage amount of the storage section is increased, (b) shows a state in which the maximum storage amount of the storage section is reduced. Of the internal space of the gaming machine island of FIG. 23, it is a partially broken perspective view showing the portion where the intermediate transfer device is disposed with the wall forming plate on the front side omitted, (a) is a lower position of the intermediate transfer device (B) shows a state in which the intermediate conveyance device is disposed at a high position. FIG. 24 is an explanatory drawing showing the internal structure of the gaming machine island of FIG. 23, in which (a) shows a state in which the maximum storage amount of the storage section is increased, and (b) shows a state in which the maximum storage amount of the storage section is reduced. It is an explanatory view showing the internal structure of a gaming machine island different from the first to third embodiments.

  Hereinafter, the gaming machine island 1 according to each embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail, but the present invention is not limited to these examples. Further, in the following description, the positional relationship between upper, lower, left, and right will be described based on a normal installation state unless otherwise noted.

  In the gaming machine island 1 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the top plate 10, the end plate 11, the curtain plate 12, the lamp plate 13, and the space between the platform and the frame member (not shown) A plate-like member forming the outer wall surface such as the plate 14, the weir plate 15, the waist plate 16 (plate-like member, side wall portion), and the baseboard 17 is assembled and formed. And the whole external shape has become a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape.

  On the side of the long side of the gaming machine island 1, a gaming machine attaching portion 22 for arranging a pachinko machine 20 (game machine) and a ball lending machine 21 is provided. The gaming machine attachment portion 22 is a space formed substantially at the center of the gaming machine island 1 in the height direction, and communicates the inside and the outside of the gaming machine island 1. In the gaming machine mounting portion 22, a group consisting of a pachinko machine 20 and a ball lending machine 21 is arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 1. That is, assuming that the pachinko machine 20 and the ball lending machine 21 provided as a pair are one set of equipment groups, the equipment groups are attached in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 1.

  The top board 10 is a member that forms the ceiling wall of the gaming machine island 1.

  The end plate 11 is a member that forms short side walls (hereinafter also referred to as short side walls) located on both ends of the gaming machine island 1 in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 1. Thus, the thickness direction of the end plate 11 is the same as the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 1.

  The curtain plate 12 is a member that forms a part of a long side wall (hereinafter also referred to as a long side wall) located on both ends of the gaming machine island 1 in the short direction of the gaming machine island 1. . The shutter plate 12 is continuous with the edge portion of the top plate 10 and is located at the upper portion of the gaming machine attachment portion 22. That is, the curtain plate 12 is a member that forms the vicinity of the upper end of the long side wall on which the gaming machine mounting portion 22 is provided.

The ramp plate 13 is a substantially rectangular flat plate member covering a portion slightly away from the upper end, and forms a part of the long side wall of the gaming machine island 1. Here, the upper end portion of the lamp plate 13 is continuous with the lower end portion of the curtain plate 12. That is, the ramp plate 13 forms a portion of the long side wall located below the curtain plate 12.
The lamp plate 13 is provided with a lamp mounting portion 26 for mounting the game information display device 25. A plurality of the lamp attachment portions 26 are provided, and they are arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction of the lamp plate 13 with an interval.

The game information display device 25 is a device generally called a "data lamp", a "call lamp", a "calling lamp", etc., and is paired with the pachinko machine 20 located below. The game information display device 25 is a device capable of displaying information related to the operation status of the pair of pachinko machines 20.
In addition, the game information display device 25 is integrally formed with a call button which is pressed when a game customer calls a game arcade employee. Then, when the call button is pressed, the lamp unit (not shown) of the game information display device 25 lights up and blinks, and the lamp device (not shown) attached to the end plate 11 lights up and blinks. It has become.

  The base plate 14 is disposed in a portion adjacent to the pachinko machine 20 and the ball rental machine 21 in the horizontal direction (longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 1), and covering this portion It is a member which forms a part. That is, the stage board 14 covers a portion where the ball machine 20 or the ball lending machine 21 is not disposed at a position approximately at the center of the gaming machine island 1 in the height direction.

  The guard plate 15 is a flat plate shaped member having a substantially square shape in a plan view, and is projected outward from the lower portion of the gaming machine attachment portion 22. More specifically, the game board 15 is extended along the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 1 while projecting toward the seating side of the game player (the side with the chair in FIG. 1). It extends from one end to the other end in the longitudinal direction. The roof plate 15 is roughly divided into a portion located inside the gaming machine island 1 and a portion exposed to the outside of the gaming machine island 1. The portion located on the inner side functions as a base for placing the pachinko machine 20, and the portion located on the outer side is a storage box (not shown) or the like for storing gaming balls (game media). It functions as a mounting rack for mounting.

The waist plate 16 is a member that covers a portion lower than the installation position of the pachinko machine 20 and forms a part of the long side wall of the gaming machine island 1. More specifically, the waist plate 16 is located below the gutter plate 15 and above the baseboard 17, and forms most of the lower side portion of the long side wall.
Note that a part of the waist plate 16 functions as a side wall of the storage portion 37 described later in detail.

  The baseboard 17 is a long plate-like member that forms the lower side wall of the waist plate 16. That is, on the long side wall of the gaming machine island 1, the baseboard 17 is a member forming the vicinity of the lower end. The baseboard 17 is a member for protecting the wall material. By providing the baseboard 17 in a portion in contact with the floor of the gaming machine island 1, it is difficult for the player's shoes or the like to directly contact the wall material. This prevents the wall material from being damaged due to the contact of the shoe tip or the like.

  Subsequently, the internal structure of the gaming machine island 1 will be described.

  Inside the gaming machine island 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the island tank 32, the supply rail 33, the overflow rail 34, the ball removing hose 35, the overflow hose 36, the reservoir 37, the out rail 38, the polishing device 39 Equipment for transportation) and a lifting device 40 are provided respectively.

  Among these, the island tank 32 and the storage unit 37 can temporarily store gaming balls circulating inside the gaming machine island 1. In addition, the supply rail 33, the overflow rail 34, the ball removing hose 35, the overflow hose 36, and the out rail 38 form a transport path for transporting the game balls in a predetermined direction.

The island tank 32 is a member attached near the center of the gaming machine island 1 in the longitudinal direction and above the pachinko machine 20, and temporarily stores the gaming balls pumped from the pumping device 40. It functions as a storage means.
The island tank 32 has a function of sending out the game balls stored inside to the pachinko machine 20 as needed, and a function of discharging the game balls to the outside when a predetermined number or more of game balls flow into the inside. When the stored game balls are sent to the pachinko machine 20, the game balls are supplied to the pachinko machine 20 through the supply rail 33. Then, when the internal game balls reach a predetermined amount or more, the game balls are mainly discharged to the outside through the overflow rail 34.

  The supply rail 33 is a member for forming a path for transporting the gaming balls toward each of the pachinko machines 20, and is inclined downward toward the longitudinal end of the gaming machine island 1 from the portion where the on-tank tank 32 is located. It is provided to be More specifically, the gaming machine island 1 of the present embodiment is provided with two supply rails 33, one extending toward one end side in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 1, and the other being the gaming machine It extends toward the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the island 1.

  Further, the supply rail 33 is provided with a supply chute (not shown) at a midway portion in the extending direction. This supply chute is a member which forms a path for branching and extending from the supply rail 33, that is, a path for supplying gaming balls to the respective pachinko machine 20 and the ball lending machine 21 (see FIG. 1).

  The overflow rail 34 is provided slightly lower than the supply rail 33 and, like the supply rail 33, is inclined downward toward the longitudinal end of the gaming machine island 1 from the portion where the island tank 32 is located. It has become. The overflow rail 34 is a member for forming a path for transporting the game balls having a certain amount or more inside the island tank 32 and the game balls overflowing from the supply rail 33.

  As described above, the supply rail 33 and the overflow rail 34 form a path for transporting the gaming ball in the horizontal direction (lateral direction) above the pachinko machine 20.

The ball releasing hose 35 is disposed at a position from the longitudinal end of the gaming machine island 1, and forms a path for conveying the gaming ball downward. More specifically, it is connected to the vicinity of the downstream end of the supply rail 33 and is suspended from the supply rail 33 to form a path extending in the height direction (vertical direction).
The path formed by the ball removing hose 35 is a path for forcibly discharging the balls accumulated on the supply rail 33, and normally, the game ball flows through the inside of the ball removing hose 35. Absent.

  The overflow hose 36 is also disposed at a position from the longitudinal end of the gaming machine island 1, and forms a flow passage for conveying the gaming ball downward. The overflow hose 36 is connected to the vicinity of the downstream end of the overflow rail 34, is suspended from the overflow rail 34, and forms a flow passage extending in the height direction (vertical direction).

  The polishing device 39 is a device similar to that known in the art and is a device for polishing game balls and removing attached dirt. The polishing device 39 is disposed at a lower portion of a portion substantially at the center of the gaming machine island 1 in the longitudinal direction, and has a function of transporting the polished game balls to the pumping device 40 in the vicinity.

  The pumping device 40 is a device similar to that known in the art, and is a device for pumping gaming balls upward.

By providing these configurations, the gaming machine island 1 can supply the gaming balls to the pachinko machine 20 and collect the gaming balls from the pachinko machine 20.
That is, it is possible to supply the game balls stored in the island tank 32 to the respective pachinko machines 20 and the ball lending machines 21 via the supply rails 33. In addition, it is possible to introduce the game balls discharged from the pachinko machine 20 into the polishing device 39 via the outrail 38. Then, the gaming balls polished by the polishing device 39 are transported upward by the pumping device 40 and introduced into the on-island tank 32. That is, inside the gaming machine island 1, a circulation path for circulating the gaming balls through the pachinko machine 20 is formed.

On the other hand, when the storage amount of the on-island tank 32 reaches a certain level or more, an excessive amount of gaming balls is introduced into the storage section 37 through the overflow rail 34 and the overflow hose 36. In addition, the game balls discharged from the pachinko machine 20 are also introduced into the interior of the storage section 37 as necessary.
That is, in the gaming machine island 1, by providing the storage portion 37 capable of temporarily storing gaming balls, the amount of gaming balls flowing in the above-described circulation path can be adjusted.

  The storage unit 37 which is a characteristic part of the present embodiment will be described in detail below.

  Inside the gaming machine island 1, as shown in FIG. 3, a box-like storage portion 37 whose upper side is opened is formed. In the storage portion 37, a part of the side wall portion is formed by the waist plate 16.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the storage portion 37 has a side wall portion formed by two waist plates 16 and two side wall forming plates 45 (side wall portions), and a bottom surface formed by a bottom plate 46 (bottom plate portion). It is a box to be formed.

  Each of the two side wall forming plates 45 is a substantially rectangular flat plate member which is upright, and is disposed to face each other at an interval. Here, the two side wall forming plates 45 are provided between the two waist plates 16 so as to connect them. That is, one side wall forming plate 45 is arranged to connect the two waist plates 16, and the other side wall forming plate 45 connects the two waist plates 16 at a position away from the one side wall forming plate 45. It is arranged as. In other words, the two side wall forming plates 45 are arranged substantially orthogonal to each of the two waist plates 16.

  That is, while the two waist plates 16 face each other at an interval in the short direction of the gaming machine island 1, the two side wall forming plates 45 face each other at an interval in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 1. ing. One waist plate 16 is substantially orthogonal to each of the two side wall forming plates 45, and one sidewall forming plate 45 is substantially orthogonal to each of the two waist plates 16. That is, the four plate-like members consisting of the two waist plates 16 and the two side wall forming plates 45 are continuous in a square ring.

  Further, in the storage portion 37, the lower end side of the square annular portion formed by the two waist plates 16 and the two side wall forming plates 45 is closed by the bottom plate 46.

  The bottom plate 46 is a substantially rectangular flat member, and as shown in FIG. 5, the bottom plate 46 is supported at a position away from the floor surface by the legs 48 and in an inclined posture.

  At this time, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a through hole 49 penetrating the side wall forming plate 45 in the thickness direction is provided on one side of the two side wall forming plates 45 and the outrail 38 Is attached. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, one of the two side wall forming plates 45 is disposed at a position from the end with respect to the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 1 and the other is a position from the center Are arranged. Then, an outrail 38 is attached to a side wall forming plate 45 disposed from the longitudinal center of the gaming machine island 1.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the bottom plate 46 is in an inclined posture so as to become lower toward the side wall forming plate 45 to which the outrail 38 is attached. In other words, it is inclined so that the height decreases toward the side wall forming plate 45 disposed from the longitudinal center of the gaming machine island 1.
In the present embodiment, the outrail 38 is attached in the vicinity of the lower end of the side wall forming plate 45 so as to be close to the bottom plate 46.

  And in the storage part 37, as FIG. 4 shows, the part enclosed by the two waist boards 16 and the two side wall forming boards 45 becomes the accommodation space 50 for storing a game ball.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the gaming machine island 1 of the present embodiment can be configured to store gaming balls directly between two waist plates 16 arranged to face each other at an interval. It has become. As a result, the distance L between the two waist plates 16 can be shortened as compared with a configuration in which a separately manufactured in-island tank is disposed between the two waist plates 16. That is, it is possible to widen the space 53 formed between the chair and the lumbar plate 16, and it is possible for the player to play the game in a comfortable posture with his legs extended.

In the above-described embodiment, an example in which two waist plates 16 of the plate-like members forming the outer wall surface of the gaming machine island 1 are the side wall portions of the storage portion 37 has been shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the two waist plates 16 and the end plate 11 may be configured as the side wall portions of the storage portion. In this case, two waist plates 16, an end plate 11, and one side wall forming plate 45 may be connected in a square ring shape, and a portion surrounded by these may be used as a housing space.
That is, among the plate-like members forming the outer wall surface of the gaming machine island, the member which doubles as the side wall portion of the storage portion is not limited to the waist plate 16 and may be another plate-like member. In addition, the number of plate-like members that double as the side wall of the reservoir 37 is not limited to two, and may be three. It is sufficient that one or more plate-like members double as side wall portions of the storage portion.

  Although the above-mentioned embodiment showed the example of game machine island 1 for installing Pachinko machine 20 which is a ball and ball game machine, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the gaming machine island of the present invention may be for installing a reel-type gaming machine (slot machine). That is, the game medium is not limited to the game ball, and may be a medal or the like. It is sufficient that the portion forming the outer wall surface of the gaming machine island doubles as the side wall portion of the storage portion for storing gaming media.

  In the above-described embodiment, the gaming balls are directly stored between the two waist plates 16. However, a thin sheet-like member may be disposed inside the waist plate 16 or the side wall forming plate 45. As a result, it is possible to suppress the collision sound generated when the gaming ball collides with the inner wall of the housing space 50, and to more reliably prevent the game ball from leaking out of the housing space 50.

  Subsequently, a gaming machine island 101 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, about the part similar to above-described 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The gaming machine island 101 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is also formed by assembling various plate-like members with respect to a support member 103 (skeleton member, not shown in FIG. 7). The gaming machine island 101 is different from the gaming machine island 1 of the first embodiment in the structure of the lower part than the hatching board 15.

The gaming machine island 101 of this embodiment includes a waist plate portion 106 forming a wall surface of a portion positioned below the roof plate 15, an outrail portion 107 integrally fixed to the waist plate portion 106, and a bottom plate forming portion 108. It has a built-in structure.
Then, in the internal space of the gaming machine island 101, a portion surrounded by the lumbar plate portion 106 and the bottom plate forming portion 108 is a housing space 110 capable of storing gaming balls. In other words, in the gaming machine island 101, it is formed by the end plate 11 (not shown in FIG. 7), the waist plate portion 106, the polishing device 39 or the intermediate transfer device 155 (transfer equipment, not shown in FIG. 7) The box-like part to be cut is the storage part 111.

  The waist plate portion 106 is, as shown in FIG. 8, a support column portion 115 assembled between the roof plate 15 and the lower receiving plate 113, an inner wall forming plate 116 (plate-like member, side wall portion), and a decorative plate 117. And is configured.

  The support portion 115 is a prismatic member, and is provided between the cover plate 15 and the lower receiving plate 113 which are disposed to face each other at an interval in the vertical direction, and is integrally fixed to these. That is, the upper surface of the support column 115 is in surface contact with the lower surface of the wedge plate 15, and the lower surface of the support column 115 is fixed in surface contact with the upper surface of the lower receiving plate 113.

  The inner wall forming plate 116 is a substantially rectangular flat plate member attached from the inside (left side in FIG. 8) to the structure formed by the scissor plate 15, the lower side receiving plate 113, and the support portion 115. It is a member which forms the inner surface of 106. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the inner side surface of the inner wall forming plate 116 faces the inner space of the gaming machine island 101, and forms the side wall portion of the storage section 111.

As shown in FIG. 9, on the inner side surface of the inner wall forming plate 116, a protrusion mounting groove 120 and a bottom plate mounting groove 121 are provided at positions separated in the vertical direction.
The projection mounting groove 120 and the bottom plate mounting groove 121 are recessed toward the outer side surface, and extend along the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 101 (see FIG. 7).

  The protrusion mounting groove 120 and the bottom plate mounting groove 121 are at high positions in comparison with one end side in the longitudinal direction. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the protrusion mounting groove 120 and the bottom plate mounting groove 121 are grooves extending in an oblique direction.

  More specifically, the protrusion mounting groove 120 and the bottom plate mounting groove 121 extend downward from the end of the gaming machine island 101 in the longitudinal direction toward the center. In other words, the protrusion mounting groove 120 and the bottom plate mounting groove 121 extend downward toward the polishing device 39.

  Although the details will be described later, the protrusion mounting groove 120 is a groove for inserting the prismatic member 123, and the bottom plate mounting groove 121 is a groove for fitting the bottom plate forming portion 108.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the decorative plate 117 is a substantially rectangular flat plate attached from the outside (right side in FIG. 8) to the structure formed by the roof plate 15, the lower receiving plate 113, and the support portion 115. It is a member of That is, the decorative plate 117 is a member that forms the outer surface of the waist plate portion 106 and the gaming machine island 101.

  The outrail part 107 is a member provided with the rail main-body part 125 and the rail leg part 126, as FIG. 11 shows. The outrail portion 107 is a member that forms a flow passage for transporting gaming balls (so-called out balls) discharged from the pachinko machine 20.

  The rail body portion 125 has a flow path portion 128 extending in a substantially “concave” shape in cross section, and a lid portion 129 closing the upper open portion of the flow path portion 128.

  The flow path portion 128 is provided with two flow path side wall portions 131 respectively provided upright at both end portions in the width direction, and a flow path bottom portion provided to connect lower portions of the pair of flow path side wall portions 131 And 132 are integrally formed. A plurality of groove portions 133 are provided on the upper surface of the flow path bottom portion 132, and the plurality of groove portions 133 are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals in the width direction of the flow path portion 128. Further, any groove portion 133 extends in the longitudinal direction of the flow path portion 128.

  The flow path portion 128 has a structure in which the gaming balls having flowed into the upper surface of the flow path bottom portion 132 flow in a state of being fitted into the groove portion 133. In other words, each groove portion 133 functions as a guiding path capable of guiding the gaming ball.

  More specifically, each groove portion 133 has a substantially trapezoidal cross-sectional shape which is upside down, and the maximum length in the width direction is substantially the same as the diameter of the gaming ball. From this, when the game balls are fitted into the respective groove portions 133, the game balls are sequentially flowed one by one without being arranged side by side inside the one groove portion 133. As a result, the game balls will flow smoothly without being clogged.

  The lid 129 is a member located above the flow path bottom 132 and fixed so as to cover the flow path bottom 132. The lid 129 is provided with a plurality of gaming ball passage holes 134 penetrating the lid 129 in the thickness direction (vertical direction).

  The game ball passage hole 134 is a portion to be a passage for introducing the game ball dropped from the upper side of the lid 129 to the upper surface of the flow path bottom 132, and the opening diameter is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball There is.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the rail leg portion 126 is formed integrally with a side-turned square pillar shaped leg main body 138 and attachment plate portions 139 respectively formed on both end portions of the leg main body 138 in the longitudinal direction. ing.

The mounting plate portion 139 is a plate-like body in an upright posture, and in detail, is a substantially rectangular flat plate portion in which an upper corner portion is rounded. That is, the upper end portion of the mounting plate portion 139 is rounded and convex upward.
Here, the thickness direction of the mounting plate portion 139 is the same as the longitudinal direction of the leg main body 138. Then, a part of the lower end side of the inner side surface of the mounting plate portion 139 is in a state of being integrally coupled with the end portion of the leg portion main body 138. Therefore, most of the mounting plate portion 139 is located above the upper surface of the leg main body 138. In other words, the height of the mounting plate portion 139 is twice or more the height of the leg main body 138.

  The bottom plate forming portion 108 has a bottom plate main body 143 (bottom plate portion) and a bottom plate leg portion 144, as shown in FIG. 13, and these are integrally formed.

  The bottom plate main body 143 is a substantially rectangular flat member, and one end in the longitudinal direction is at a higher position than the other end. That is, the upper surface of the bottom plate main body 143 is an inclined surface. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, the upper surface of the bottom plate forming portion 108 slopes downward from the end side in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 101 toward the center side. In other words, the upper surface of the bottom plate forming portion 108 slopes downward toward the polishing device 39.

The bottom plate leg portion 144 is a projection for grounding that protrudes downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate main body 143, and supports the bottom plate main body 143 from the lower side. In other words, the bottom plate leg portion 144 supports the bottom plate main body 143 at a position away from the floor surface.
In the present embodiment, two bottom plate legs 144 are attached to the back surface of the bottom plate main body 143, and are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate main body 143 at a predetermined interval. The height of one bottom plate leg 144a is higher than the height of the other bottom plate leg 144b. In other words, a plurality of bottom plate legs 144 having different heights are juxtaposed at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate main body 143, and the height of each bottom plate leg 144 forming a row is one in the row direction It becomes low as it goes to the other side from one side. That is, it can be said that the bottom plate legs 144 are arranged in descending order based on the height.

  Subsequently, the assembly structure of the gaming machine island 101 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.

  At the installation place of the gaming machine island 101 such as a game arcade or the like, as shown in FIG. 14, a steel support member 103 is fixed to the floor surface. Then, the roof plate 15 and the lower receiving plate 113 are attached to the support member 103.

  Here, the support member 103 is provided with two rectangular tubular members 147 which extend while being bent in the vertical direction, and they are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals in the horizontal direction. Furthermore, between two rectangular tubular members 147, a column connecting member 148 for connecting them is disposed. That is, the support member 103 is a structure formed by connecting two square tubular members 147 by the support connecting member 148.

  The column member 103 has a structure including a column pedestal 150 formed by extending the rectangular tubular member 147 outward and bending downward at the outer end in the extension direction and further extending downward. It has become.

  That is, in the support base portion 150, the rectangular tubular member 147 is extended in the horizontal direction, and the upper surface of the horizontally extended portion functions as a mounting surface. In other words, the support member 103 causes a portion of the square tubular member 147 extending in the horizontal direction to function as a pedestal on which the load is placed.

  Further, a mounting bracket (not shown) for supporting the lower receiving plate 113 from the lower side is integrally attached to the column member 103 at a portion located on the lower side of the column pedestal 150. And the lower side receiving plate 113 is mounted in this mounting bracket (not shown), and these are being fixed integrally. On the other hand, the support plate 150 is placed on the support pedestal 150 located above the mounting bracket (not shown), and the support pedestal 150 and the support shield 15 are integrally fixed.

At this time, a portion closer to the inside of the lower surface of the weir plate 15 is located on the upper side of the support pedestal portion 150. In other words, only the inner side of the scissor plate 15 overlaps the column pedestal 150, and the outside does not overlap the column pedestal 150.
Similarly, on the upper side of the mounting bracket (not shown), a portion closer to the inside of the lower surface of the lower receiving plate 113 is located. That is, the lower support plate 113 also overlaps the mounting bracket (not shown) only at the inner side.

  Further, the sheathing plate 15 and the lower side receiving plate 113 are in a state of being separated and opposed in the vertical direction.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 15, a support column 115 is attached between the scissor plate 15 and the lower support plate 113.
The support portion 115 is located between the scissor plate 15 and the lower support plate 113 and connects them. A plurality of support portions 115 are attached between the cover plate 15 and the lower support plate 113, and these are in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 101, that is, the longitudinal directions of the support plate 15 and the lower support plate 113. Thus, they are paralleled at predetermined intervals.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 16, the prismatic member 123 is fitted into the protrusion mounting groove 120 of the inner wall forming plate 116, and these are integrally fixed. As a result, on the inner side surface of the inner wall forming plate 116, a ridge portion which is convex inward is formed. As a matter of course, this protruding portion is a protruding portion extending obliquely along the protrusion mounting groove 120.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 17, the inner wall forming plate 116 is attached from the inside to a structure (hereinafter referred to as a waist plate framework 153) formed by the sheathing plate 15, the lower side receiving plate 113 and the support portion 115. More specifically, the inner wall forming plate 116 is attached from the inside to each of the waist plate frameworks 153 (refer to FIG. 14) which is disposed opposite to each other with a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the inner wall forming plates 116 are also arranged to face each other at a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction.

At this time, the end portion of the bottom plate main body 143 which is a part of the bottom plate forming portion 108 is inserted into the bottom plate mounting groove 121 formed in the inner wall forming plate 116, and the bottom plate mounting groove 121 and the short portion in the bottom plate main body 143 Fix integrally with the end portion of the direction.
That is, one of both end portions in the short side direction of the bottom plate main body 143 is fitted with one of the opposed inner wall forming plates 116, and the other of the both end portions in the short side direction of the bottom plate main body 143 is And the other of the opposing inner wall forming plates 116 is fitted. Then, the two inner wall forming plates 116 and the bottom plate main body 143 are integrally fixed.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 18, an accommodation space 110 which is a space surrounded by the waist plate portion 106 and the bottom plate formation portion 108 is formed.

At this time, the ridge portions (prismatic members 123) respectively formed on the two inner wall forming plates 116 are formed to have the same (or the same) height, and project in directions approaching each other.
More specifically, as described above, the ridge portion (square pillar member 123) formed on the inner wall forming plate 116 extends in the oblique direction (see FIG. 10). The two ridges facing each other in the short direction of the gaming machine island 101 extend in parallel in the diagonal direction. That is, the two ridge portions are formed such that the top surfaces parallel to each other in the horizontal direction have the same (or substantially the same) height.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 19, the rail leg portion 126 of the outrail portion 107 is placed on the upper surfaces of the two ridge portions (square pillar members 123). Further, the outer side surface of the mounting plate portion 139 located at the end of the rail leg portion 126 is in contact with the inner side surface of the inner wall forming plate 116. Then, the rail leg portion 126 is fixed to the inner wall forming plate 116 through a connector such as a screw, a screw, a bolt, or a nail.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 20, the outrail portion 107 is disposed inside the accommodation space 110. The outrail portion 107 extends along the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 101 (see FIG. 7).
More specifically, as described above, the upper surface of the ridge portion (the prismatic member 123) supporting the outrail portion 107 from the lower side is inclined with respect to the floor surface. Therefore, when the rail legs 126 provided at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the outrail portion 107 are placed on the projecting portions, the outrail portion 107 is also fixed in an inclined state. . That is, the outrail portion 107 is attached to be inclined downward toward the polishing device 39.

Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the reinforcing member 154 is attached to a portion of the inner side surface of the inner wall forming plate 116 excluding the mounting positions of the prismatic member 123 and the outrail portion 107.
The reinforcing member 154 is a thin plate-like member formed based on a raw material having excellent impact resistance such as rubber. By covering the inner side surface of the inner wall forming plate 116 with the reinforcing member 154, it is possible to improve the strength against a collision of a game ball or the like.

  As described above, in the gaming machine island 101 according to the present embodiment, both end portions of the rail leg portion 126 are in contact with the two inner wall forming plates 116, respectively. That is, as shown in FIG. 20, a rail leg 126 extends across the accommodation space 110 and connects two opposingly disposed inner wall forming plates 116. By fixing the rail leg portion 126 in this manner, the strength of the storage portion 111 can be improved.

  That is, in the box-shaped storage part 111, the rail leg part 126 is attached like a horizontal member which connects an opposing side wall. Therefore, when the gaming ball is stored in the storage space 110 which is the internal space of the storage section 111, it is possible to more reliably prevent the inner wall forming plate 116 from being bent by the load received from the gaming ball.

  As described above, in the gaming machine island 101 of the present embodiment, the box-like portion formed by the end plate 11, the waist plate portion 106, the polishing device 39 or the intermediate transfer device 155, and the bottom plate forming portion 108 stores gaming balls. The storage unit 111 functions as a storage unit 111 (see FIG. 21). From this, in the gaming machine island 101 of the present embodiment, the maximum storage amount of the storage section 111 can be relatively easily changed.

Describing in detail, for example, in the storage section 111 a shown in FIG. 21, the maximum storage amount can be changed by moving the intermediate conveyance device 155.
That is, in the storage section 111a, the side wall portion located on the end side in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 101 is formed by the end plate 11, and the side wall portion located on the center side in the longitudinal direction is formed by the wall surface of the intermediate conveyance device 155 It is done.
Therefore, while the intermediate conveyance device 155 is positioned from the longitudinal center of the gaming machine island 101 (see FIG. 21A), it is positioned from the longitudinal center of the gaming machine island 101 (FIG. ), The length L in the longitudinal direction of the storage section 111a becomes short. This makes it possible to reduce the maximum storage amount of the storage section 111a.

That is, in this embodiment, the game balls are directly stored in the gaming machine island 101, thereby changing the position of the device or member (the intermediate conveyance device 155 or the polishing device 39) functioning as the wall of the storage section 111. It is possible to change the maximum storage capacity by itself.
Therefore, as in the conventional gaming machine island, it is not necessary to perform complicated operations such as replacing the in-tank tank built in the gaming machine island with an in-tank tank having a different capacity. In addition, it is possible to reduce the cost associated with the change of the maximum storage amount without having to purchase a new island tank.

The intermediate transfer device 155 is located between the storage section 111a or the outrail section 107 and the polishing apparatus 39, and the game apparatus that has flowed in from the storage section 111a or the outrail section 107 is polished. 39 is an apparatus for carrying.
In the present embodiment 101, an intermediate transfer device 155 is employed which transfers the game balls flowing in toward the polishing device 39 after transferring the game balls upward in the height direction.

In the embodiment described above, the polishing device 39 or the intermediate transfer device 155 is used as the side wall portion of the storage section 111. However, in the present invention, the device or the side wall section of the storage section 111 built in the gaming machine island 101 The members are not limited to this.
For example, the pumping device 40 may be a side wall portion of the storage section. Furthermore, a flat plate-like upright plate member which is erected separately from the polishing device 39, the pumping device 40, and the intermediate conveyance device 155 may be provided as a side wall portion located at the longitudinal end of the storage portion. Also in this case, as in the above case, the maximum storage amount of the storage section can be relatively easily changed.

In the above-described embodiment, the polishing device 39 and the pumping device 40 are disposed near the center in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 101, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the polishing device 39 and the pumping device 40 may be arranged at a position from one end of the gaming machine island 101 in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the reservoir may also be formed so as to extend from the portion adjacent to the polishing device 39 or the pumping device 40 disposed at a position closer to the one end, to the other end. That is, as in the embodiment described above, it is not necessary to provide two storage sections 111, and storage sections may be formed to extend over substantially the entire longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 101.

Although the above-mentioned embodiment showed the example of the rail leg part 126 (refer FIG. 12) which attached the attachment plate part 139 to the longitudinal direction both ends of the leg part main body 138, however, this invention is not limited to this.
For example, as shown in FIG. 22, a rail leg 226 in which the mounting plate 239 is attached only to one end in the longitudinal direction of the leg body 238 may be employed. That is, a rail leg 226 connected to one of the inner wall forming plate 116 facing away from each other and a rail leg 226 connected to the other side of the inner wall forming plate 116 may be separately formed. At this time, the two rail legs 226 do not necessarily have to be arranged in parallel in the width direction of the rail body 125, and the mounting positions of the two rail legs 226 are different in the longitudinal direction of the rail body 125. It is also good. That is, one rail leg 226 is fixed at a position from one end in the longitudinal direction (the front side in FIG. 22), and the other rail leg 226 is from the other end in the longitudinal direction (the rear side in FIG. 22) It may be fixed to
However, from the viewpoint of making the rail leg portion 126 function as a horizontal member, it is desirable to adopt the rail leg portion 126 (see FIG. 12) having the mounting plate portions 139 attached to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the leg body 138.

In the embodiment described above, an example has been shown in which the maximum storage amount of the storage unit 111 is changed by moving the installation position of the intermediate conveyance device 155 in the horizontal direction, with the intermediate conveyance device 155 as the side wall portion of the storage unit 111. Further, as another embodiment, a standing plate member is provided separately from the intermediate conveyance device 155, and the standing plate member is used as a side wall portion of the storage section, and the maximum storage amount of the storage section is obtained by moving the standing plate member in the horizontal direction. An example was shown to change.
However, the configuration for changing the maximum storage amount is not limited to such a configuration. For example, the gaming machine island of the third embodiment described below may be used.

  A gaming machine island 201 according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, about the part similar to each above-mentioned embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the gaming machine island 201 of the present embodiment is configured to have a plurality of bottom plate attaching grooves 221 for fixing the bottom plate main body 143. That is, the structure of the waist plate portion 206 is different from that of the waist plate portion 106 of the first embodiment described above.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 24, two bottom plate attachment grooves 221 are formed in an inner wall forming plate 216 (plate-like member, side wall portion) forming the inner side surface of the waist plate portion 206. Each of the two bottom plate attachment grooves 221 is recessed toward the outer side surface, and extends along the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 201.

Here, in each of the bottom plate attachment grooves 221, one end in the longitudinal direction is at a higher position than the other end. More specifically, the two bottom plate attachment grooves 221 both extend downward from the end side in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 201 toward the center side. In other words, the two bottom plate attachment grooves 221 are grooves extending in an oblique direction.
Also in this embodiment, the polishing apparatus 39 is placed on the center side in the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 201 (not shown in FIG. 24, see FIG. 29). That is, the bottom plate attachment groove 221 is a groove extending so as to be inclined downward toward the polishing device 39.

The two bottom plate attachment grooves 221 are located on the lower side of the protrusion attachment groove 120 and the prismatic member 123, and are provided at positions separated in the vertical direction.
In other words, the two bottom plate attachment grooves 221 are respectively formed at different positions in the height direction, and are in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval.

  More specifically, the two bottom plate attachment grooves 221 extend in parallel. In other words, the two bottom plate attachment grooves 221 both extend in the direction inclined with respect to the floor surface, and the inclination angles thereof are the same. That is, as shown in FIG. 25, the bottom plate attachment grooves 221 are all long grooves extending along an imaginary line α extending at an angle of T with respect to the floor surface.

  Subsequently, an assembly structure of the gaming machine island 201 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  Also in the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment described above, the roof plate 15 and the lower support plate 113 are fixed to the support member 103 fixed to the floor surface, and the shield plate 15 and the lower support plate 113 Attach the supporting column 115 (see FIG. 15). Further, as shown in FIG. 24, the prismatic member 123 is fitted into the protrusion mounting groove 120 and fixed integrally.

  Then, as in the second embodiment described above, the inner wall forming plate 216 is attached from the inside to the waist plate framework 152 formed by the scissor plate 15, the lower side receiving plate 113, and the support portion 115. That is, as in the second embodiment, the waist plate skeleton 152 is provided from the inside to each of the waist plate skeletons 152 oppositely disposed with a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction (the short direction of the gaming machine island 201). Fix it. Therefore, the inner wall forming plates 216 face each other with an interval in the horizontal direction.

At this time, the end portion of the bottom plate main body 143 of the bottom plate forming portion 108 is inserted into the bottom plate attaching groove 221 of the inner wall forming plate 216, and the inner wall forming plate 216 and the bottom plate forming portion 108 are integrally fixed. At this time, the bottom plate body 143 is in a state in which both end portions in the short direction and the peripheral portion thereof are fitted into the bottom plate attachment groove 221.
More specifically, one of the both end portions in the short side direction of the bottom plate main body 143 is fitted with one of the opposed inner wall forming plates 216, and the both end portions in the short side direction of the bottom plate main body 143 The other is fitted with the other of the opposingly disposed inner wall forming plates 216. Then, the two inner wall forming plates 216 and the bottom plate main body 143 are integrally fixed.

  At this time, in the present embodiment, any one of the bottom plate mounting grooves 221 can be selected from the two bottom plate mounting grooves 221, and the bottom plate main body 143 can be fitted. That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, the bottom plate main body 143 may be fitted to the bottom plate attaching groove 221 formed at the high position (see FIG. 26A), the low position The bottom plate main body 143 may be fitted to the bottom plate attachment groove 221 formed in (see FIG. 26B).

  When one of the two inner wall forming plates 216 is fitted to the bottom plate mounting groove 221 at the high position, the bottom plate mounting at the high position is also performed on the other inner wall forming plate 216. The groove 221 and the bottom plate main body 143 are fitted. Similarly, when one of the two inner wall forming plates 216 is engaged with the bottom plate mounting groove 221 at a low position and the bottom plate main body 143, the other inner wall forming plate 216 also has a bottom plate mounting groove 221 at a low position. And the bottom plate body 143 are fitted.

  When the bottom plate leg portion 144 is long and the bottom plate forming portion 108 is fitted with the bottom plate mounting groove 221 at the low position, the bottom plate leg portion 144 is engaged with the bottom plate mounting groove 221 at the high position. A long bottom plate forming portion 108 is adopted. That is, the length of the bottom plate leg portion 144 of the bottom plate forming portion 108 is changed in accordance with the selected bottom plate attachment groove 221.

As described above, in the present embodiment, one of the plurality of bottom plate attachment grooves 221 is selected, and the bottom plate main body 143 is fitted to the selected bottom plate attachment groove 221 to form the inner wall forming plate 216 and the bottom plate main body 143. Is fixed.
When the bottom plate main body 143 is fitted to the bottom plate attachment groove 221 formed at the high position, the bottom plate main body 143 is compared with the case where the bottom plate main body 143 is fitted to the bottom plate attachment groove 221 formed at the low position. The height of the upper surface of the That is, the height of the upper surface of the bottom plate main body 143 can be changed by changing the bottom plate attachment groove 221 to be fitted to the bottom plate main body 143. By this, the volume of the accommodation space 210 can be changed.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 27, when the height of the top surface of the bottom plate main body 143 is increased, the bottom surface of the accommodation space 210 is at the high position. At this time, the width and length of the housing space 210 are not changed, and the depth is shallow, so the volume of the housing space 210 is reduced. On the other hand, when the height of the upper surface of the bottom plate main body 143 is lowered, the bottom surface of the accommodation space 210 is lowered. At this time, the width and the length of the accommodation space 210 are not changed, and the depth is increased, so the volume of the accommodation space 210 is reduced.

  Also in the present embodiment, as in the above-described embodiment, the rail leg portion 126 is placed on the upper surface of the prismatic member 123, and these are integrally fixed. As a result, as shown in FIG. 27, the outrail portion 107 is disposed inside the accommodation space 210.

  Further, also in the present embodiment, in the internal space of the gaming machine island 201, a portion surrounded by the waist plate portion 206 and the bottom plate forming portion 108 is a housing space 210 capable of storing the game balls. That is, also in the gaming machine island 201, a box-like portion formed by the end plate 11, the waist plate portion 206, the polishing device 39 or the intermediate transfer device 155, and the bottom plate forming portion 208 is the storage portion 211 (see FIG. 23). .

  By the way, in the gaming machine island 201 of the present embodiment, the installation position of the intermediate conveyance device 155 is also variable in the height direction.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 28, a plurality of base fixing grooves 251 are provided in the wall surface forming plate 250 located outside the intermediate conveyance device 155. The base fixing grooves 251 are formed at positions separated in the vertical direction, respectively, and both are grooves recessed toward the outer side surface.

  Here, the heights of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the base fixing grooves 251 are substantially the same. That is, the base fixing groove 251 is a groove extending in parallel with the floor surface in the direction along the longitudinal direction of the gaming machine island 201. The two base fixing grooves 251 formed at vertically separated positions extend in the same direction. That is, the two base fixing grooves 251 are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, and extend in parallel with each other.

  Then, it is possible to select any one of the two base fixing grooves 251 and to fit the carrier support 252 for supporting the intermediate carrier 155 from below. .

Here, the transfer device support 252 will be described.
The transfer device support 252 includes a support plate 254 and legs 255, which are integrally formed.

  The support plate 254 is a substantially rectangular flat member, and the upper surface thereof is a surface parallel (or substantially parallel) to the floor surface. That is, the support plate 254 is fixed to the upper side of the leg portion 255 in a state of maintaining a horizontal posture.

  The leg portion 255 is a projection for grounding that protrudes downward from the lower surface of the support plate 254, and supports the support plate 254 from the lower side. That is, the legs 255 support the support plate 254 at a position away from the floor surface.

  When the carrier support 252 is fitted in the base fixing groove 251, as shown in FIG. 28, the edge portion of the carrier support 252 is a short direction of the gaming machine island 201 (see FIG. Portions located at both ends in the direction indicated by X of 28) are in a state of being fitted into the base fixing groove 251.

  Here, at the installation position of the intermediate transfer device 155, the two wall surface forming plates 250 are opposed to each other at a predetermined interval in the short direction of the gaming machine island 201 (direction shown by X in FIG. 28). (The illustration of the wall forming plate 250 on the front side is omitted).

When one of the two wall surface forming plates 250 is fitted with the support plate 254 with respect to the base fixing groove 251 at the high position, the other wall surface forming plate 250 also has a base at the high position. The fixing groove 251 and the support plate 254 are fitted.
Similarly, when one of the two wall surface forming plates 250 is engaged with the base fixing groove 251 at the lower position and the support plate 254, the other wall surface forming plate 250 also has the base fixing groove 251 at the lower position. And the support plate 254 are fitted.

  In the case of fitting the transfer device support base 252 having a long leg portion 255 with the base fixing groove 251 at a low position, the leg portion 255 is a long transfer portion. An apparatus support 252 is employed. That is, in accordance with the selected base fixing groove 251, the length of the leg 255 of the transfer device support 252 is changed.

  When the support plate 254 is fitted to the base fixing groove 251 formed at the high position (see FIG. 28A), the support plate 254 is fixed to the base fixing groove 251 formed at the low position. The position of the support plate 254 is higher than in the case of fitting (see FIG. 28B). Thus, by changing the position of the support plate 254, it is possible to change the position of the intermediate transfer device 155 installed on the support plate 254 in the height direction.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the position of the upper surface of the bottom plate forming portion 108 and the position of the intermediate conveyance device 155 can be changed in the height direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 29, when the volume of the accommodation space 210 is changed by changing the position of the upper surface of the bottom plate forming portion 108, the position of the intermediate conveyance device 155 can be changed accordingly.

  In other words, even if the position of the discharge port for discharging the gaming balls from the accommodation space 210 changes with the position change of the upper surface of the bottom plate forming portion 108, the inflow port 258 which allows the gaming balls to flow into the intermediate transport device 155. The position of (see FIG. 28) can be adjusted. That is, the housing space can be maintained by appropriately maintaining the heights of the discharge ports for discharging the game balls from the housing space 210 and the heights of the inflow ports 258 which allow the game balls to flow into the intermediate transfer device 155 It becomes possible to maintain the flow velocity of the gaming ball flowing from 210 to the intermediate transfer device 155 properly. In other words, it is possible to smoothly flow the game ball from the accommodation space 210 toward the intermediate transfer device 155.

  Further, along with the change of the installation position of the intermediate transfer device 155, the length of the rail member 260 (transfer path) located between the intermediate transfer device 155 and the polishing device 39 and the inclination angle at the time of fixing may be changed. As a result, the flow velocity of the gaming balls flowing from the intermediate transfer device 155 toward the polishing device 39 can be maintained properly.

In the third embodiment described above, an example is shown in which two bottom plate attachment grooves 221 extending in the same direction are formed in the inner wall forming plate 216, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the number of bottom plate attachment grooves 221 formed in the inner wall forming plate 216 may be three or more. That is, a plurality of bottom plate attachment grooves 221 may be formed. Also, three or more base fixing grooves 251 formed in the wall surface forming plate 250 may be formed similarly. A plurality of base fixing grooves 251 may be formed.

  Moreover, although the example which the groove | channel 221 for two bottom plates attached inclined at the same angle was shown in embodiment mentioned above, this invention is not limited to this. The inclination angles of the bottom plate attachment grooves 221 formed at positions vertically separated may be different from each other. That is, as in the case described above, if one bottom plate mounting groove 221 extends along an imaginary line α extending at a predetermined angle T with respect to the floor surface, another bottom plate mounting groove 221 may extend along an imaginary line extending at an angle different from the angle T with respect to the floor surface.

  If three bottom plate attachment grooves 221 are formed, the two bottom plate attachment grooves 221 may be inclined at the same angle, and one bottom plate attachment groove 221 may be inclined at an angle different from the other. That is, a set of bottom plate attachment grooves 221 inclined at the same angle and a bottom plate attachment groove 221 inclined at a different angle may be mixed. Further, all the bottom plate attaching grooves 221 formed in the inner wall forming plate 216 may be inclined at different angles.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 30, the game ball may be supplied to the polishing device 39 from the housing space 310 side without passing through the intermediate transfer device 155. That is, the bottom plate forming portion 108 is fitted in the bottom plate attachment groove 221 so that the bottom surface of the accommodation space 310 is inclined downward toward the polishing device 39. At this time, it is possible to make the flow velocity of the gaming ball flowing toward the polishing device 39 an appropriate speed by inclining the bottom surface of the accommodation space 310 at an appropriate angle with respect to the floor surface. That is, by appropriately changing the height and the inclination angle of the upper surface of the bottom plate forming portion 108, it is possible to supply the game balls to the polishing device 39 without using the intermediate transfer device 155.

1, 101, 201, 301 gaming machine island 16 waist plate (plate-like member, side wall portion)
20 pachinko machine (game machine)
37, 111, 211 Reservoir 45 Side wall forming plate (side wall)
46 Bottom plate (bottom plate portion)
50, 110, 210, 310 Housing space 106, 206 Lumbar plate portion 116, 216 Inner wall forming plate (plate-like member, side wall portion)
143 Floor board body (bottom plate part)
155 Intermediate conveyance device (equipment for conveyance)
260 Rail member (conveying path)

Claims (5)

It is a gaming machine island for arranging one or more gaming machines,
It has a framework member and is formed by assembling a plate-like member to the framework member,
A transport path for transporting game media used in the gaming machine is provided in an internal space, and a storage unit for storing the game media,
The storage portion has a side wall portion forming a side wall, and stores the game medium in a storage space formed by being surrounded by the side wall portion,
The plate-like member forming a wall surface facing the internal space doubles as the side wall portion ,
A transport facility for transporting gaming balls is provided inside, and the transport facility also serves as the side wall portion,
A game machine island characterized in that the capacity of the storage space can be changed by moving the transfer equipment. It is a gaming machine island for arranging one or more gaming machines,
It has a framework member and is formed by assembling a plate-like member to the framework member,
A transport path for transporting game media used in the gaming machine is provided in an internal space, and a storage unit for storing the game media,
The storage portion has a side wall portion forming a side wall, and stores the game medium in a storage space formed by being surrounded by the side wall portion,
The plate-like member forming a wall surface facing the internal space doubles as the side wall portion,
The lower side of the gaming machine has a waist plate portion that divides the inner space from the outside, and a portion of the waist plate portion that forms a wall surface facing the inner space doubles as the side wall portion .
The waist plate portions are disposed to face each other at a predetermined interval, and a standing plate member is provided between the waist plate portions,
A gaming machine island characterized in that the volume of the housing space can be changed by changing the mounting position of the standing plate member. It is a gaming machine island for arranging one or more gaming machines,
It has a framework member and is formed by assembling a plate-like member to the framework member,
A transport path for transporting game media used in the gaming machine is provided in an internal space, and a storage unit for storing the game media,
The storage portion has a side wall portion forming a side wall, and stores the game medium in a storage space formed by being surrounded by the side wall portion,
The plate-like member forming a wall surface facing the internal space doubles as the side wall portion,
The housing space is surrounded by the side wall portion and a bottom plate portion forming a bottom surface,
The bottom plate portion is made possible variable position of the upper surface in the height direction, by changing the mounting position of the bottom plate portion, the gaming machine islands, characterized in that the volume of the housing space is variably . It is a gaming machine island for arranging one or more gaming machines,
It has a framework member and is formed by assembling a plate-like member to the framework member,
A transport path for transporting game media used in the gaming machine is provided in an internal space, and a storage unit for storing the game media,
The storage portion has a side wall portion forming a side wall, and stores the game medium in a storage space formed by being surrounded by the side wall portion,
The plate-like member forming a wall surface facing the internal space doubles as the side wall portion,
It is equipped with transport equipment for transporting gaming balls,
The gaming machine island is characterized in that the transportation facility is located downstream of the housing space in the flow direction of the gaming ball, and the mounting position can be varied in the height direction . It is a gaming machine island for arranging one or more gaming machines,
It has a framework member and is formed by assembling a plate-like member to the framework member,
A transport path for transporting game media used in the gaming machine is provided in an internal space, and a storage unit for storing the game media,
The storage portion has a side wall portion forming a side wall, and stores the game medium in a storage space formed by being surrounded by the side wall portion,
The plate-like member forming a wall surface facing the internal space doubles as the side wall portion,
It is equipped with a transport facility for transporting gaming balls, and a transport path for transporting the gaming balls,
The gaming machine island is characterized in that a portion of the conveyance path located on the upstream side in the flow direction of the gaming ball is connected to the conveyance equipment, and the attachment angle and / or the conveyance length can be changed. .

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