JPH057288U - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Structure] A transparent window 19 is provided so that the movement of the game coins from being inserted into the batch insertion unit 6 to being sent out from the medal sending mechanism for starting the game can be seen from the front side of the slot machine. .. [Effect] By allowing the player to see the movement of the game coins through the see-through window, the player can confirm whether or not the game medals inserted from the batch insertion section are normally used in a desired state. It is difficult for players to feel distrust.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention provides a batch insertion section capable of collectively inserting a plurality of game medals, a medal storage section for storing the game medals inserted from the batch insertion section, and a game storage section stored in the medal storage section. It is equipped with a medal sending mechanism capable of sending out medals one by one, and a medal taking-in section capable of taking in the game medals sent out from the medal sending mechanism, and of the gaming medals sent out from the medal sending mechanism. The present invention relates to a slot machine which is set so that a game can be started each time a predetermined number is taken into the medal taking section.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Introducing the slot machine, the player inserts a large number of game medals at once from the batch insertion section, thereby saving the trouble of inserting a predetermined number of game medals each time the game starts thereafter. However, it is necessary to inform the player how much remaining playable medals remain, and conventionally, a slot machine with a transparent window on the front of the slot machine that allows the inside of the medal storage section to be seen through has been proposed. (See, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-222782).

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the conventional slot machine, a see-through window is provided in order to inform the player of the amount of remaining game medals that can be played, and only the game medals that can be sent from the medal sending mechanism to start the game are displayed. Since it is only configured to be visible, the presence or absence of game medals that have not been stored in the state where they can be sent out from the medal sending mechanism even if they have been inserted from the batch insertion section Whether or not the game medal has been sent out from the medal sending mechanism cannot be visually recognized by the player, and there is a drawback that the player is likely to feel distrust. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to enable a player to confirm whether or not game medals inserted from the batch insertion section are normally used in a desired state. And

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The characteristic configuration of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is that, in the slot machine described above, the movement of the gaming coins from the front side of the slot machine can be seen from the time when the coins are inserted into the batch insertion section to the time when the coins are delivered from the medal delivery mechanism. It is possible to provide a transparent window, and the following operational effects can be obtained from this configuration.

[0005]

[Action]

 By seeing the movement of the game coins through the see-through window, the player does not store the coins in the state that they can be sent out from the medal sending mechanism even though they have been inserted from the batch insertion section, and the medals are stored without being used in the game. It is possible to visually check the presence or absence of game medals remaining in the part and whether or not a desired number of game medals have been delivered from the medal delivery mechanism.

[0006]

[Effect of the device]

 Therefore, the player can confirm whether or not the game medals thrown in from the batch insertion section are normally used in a desired state, and it is difficult for the player to feel distrust.

[0007]

【Example】

 1 to 4 show a slot machine in which a front door A is swingably opened and closed on a main body case B. On the front door A, a reel drive unit 3 for driving and rotating the picture reels 2 facing the three picture display windows 1, a start lever 4 for starting a game, and three for stopping the three picture reels 2 separately. One reel stop button 5, a batch insertion slot 6 that can insert a plurality of game medals in advance in advance, and a player can manually insert a predetermined number of game medals one by one before starting the game. A medal slot 7, a first passage 8 for guiding the fall of the game medals thrown from the medal slot 7, and a drop of the game medals fed out from a second medal payout machine 9 described later. The quality of the second passage 10 and the gaming medals that have fallen through the first passage 8 or the second passage 10 are determined while rolling, and the number of gaming medals determined to be good is counted to determine the medal ejection port. Medals ejected from 11a A director 11, is provided with medal tray 12, the lump-insertion port 6, a transparent resin-made saucer 6a and transparent resin chutes 6b is that feature. In the main body case B, a second medal hopper 13 as a medal storage portion for accumulating game medals inserted from the collective insertion slot 6, and one game medal stored in the second medal hopper 13. Rotating disk type second medal feeding machine 9 as a medal feeding mechanism capable of feeding each one, and the first medal as a loading portion for taking in game medals for starting a game ejected from the medal ejection port 11a of the medal selector 11 A hopper 14 and a first medal feeding machine 15 for paying out game medals stored in the first medal hopper 14 to the medal receiving tray 12 as prize medals are provided.

Then, when the front door A is closed, the lower end of the chute 6b is set above the second medal hopper 13 and the lower end opening of the medal discharge port 11a is set above the first medal hopper 14, respectively. The upper end opening of the second passage 10 is connected to the medal payout opening 9a of the second medal payout machine 9, and the medal payout opening 15a of the first medal payout machine 15 is connected to the payout chute 12a to the medal receiving tray 12. When a large number of game medals are thrown into the collective slot 6, the game medals slide down the tray 6a and the chute 6b and are stored in the second medal hopper 13, and the medal slot 7 of the front door A is provided. Each time the medal insertion button 18 provided nearby is pressed once, the second medal payout machine 9 is driven, and one of the game medals in the second medal hopper 13 is moved from the medal payout opening 9a to the second passage 10. Be paid out. The second medal hopper 13 and the second passage 10 are formed of a transparent material such as transparent resin or transparent glass so that the game medals inside can be seen from the outside, and the receiving plate 6a of the front door A to the medal insertion port 7 are formed. The slot machine is used to form the transparent plate material 16 such as transparent resin or transparent glass in a range extending over the range, and to move the game coins from being collectively inserted into the collective insertion port 6 to being sent out to the second passage 10 and dropped. A see-through window 19 that allows see-through from the front side is formed.

Next, a gaming method of the slot machine will be described. The game medals, which were inserted one by one by the player from the medal insertion slot 7 prior to the start of the game, fell through the first passage 8 and were sent to the medal selector 11 to determine whether the medals were good or bad, and were determined to be defective. The gaming medals fall down the discharge gutter 17 and are discharged from the payout chute 12a to the medal tray 12, and the gaming medals determined to be good are counted and taken into the first medal hopper 14. The slot machine of the present embodiment allows up to three game medals to be inserted in one game, and when the medal selector 11 counts more than three medals from the end of the last game. The fourth and subsequent game medals are discharged from the discharge gutter 17 to the medal tray 12, and when the medal selector 11 counts up to three game medals, the game can be started. Next, when the player swings the start lever 4, the three picture reels 2 rotate, and when the three reel stop buttons 5 are pressed in sequence, these picture reels 2 stop and the three picture display windows 1 are displayed. When the formed patterns form a predetermined combination, a predetermined number of prize medals are paid out to the medal tray 12. When the game medals previously inserted from the batch insertion slot 6 are stored in the second medal hopper 13, when the player presses the medal insertion button 18, the game medals stored in the second medal hopper 13 are It is automatically inserted into the medal selector 11 via the two passages 10.

[Other Embodiments] a. In the above-described embodiment, a through hole may be formed in the front door, and by closing the front door, the transparent resin second medal hopper and the second passage may be inserted to form the see-through window. I. In the above embodiment, the second medal hopper and the second medal feeding machine, the second passage is provided on the front door side, and the second medal hopper and the second passage made of transparent resin are fitted and fixed in the through holes formed in the front door. The see-through window may be configured by the above. C. In the above embodiment, it is desirable that the constituent members of the second medal payout machine are formed of a transparent resin material or a transparent material such as transparent glass as much as possible. D. The see-through window provided in the slot machine of the present invention is a see-through window in which the members forming the slot machine front panel and the medal movement path are made of a transparent material, and the movement of the gaming coins can be seen through these transparent materials. The present invention is not limited to this, and may be a see-through window in which a through hole is formed in the front panel of the slot machine or the medal moving passage, and the movement of the gaming coin can be seen through these through holes. E. The medal storage unit for storing the collectively inserted game medals provided in the slot machine of the present invention may be a unit for counting and storing the number of inserted game medals.

It should be noted that reference numerals are added to the claims of the utility model for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the invention is not limited to the configurations of the accompanying drawings by the entry.

[Brief description of drawings]

1] Front view of a slot machine

FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of the slot machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 Batch Inserting Section 9 Medal Sending Mechanism 13 Medal Storage Section 14 Medal Importing Section 19 Transparent Window

Claims (1)

[Claims for utility model registration] [Claim 1] Collective insertion section (6) capable of collectively inserting a plurality of game medals, and medals for storing the game medals inserted from the collective insertion section (6) A reservoir (13),
A medal delivery mechanism (9) capable of delivering the game medals stored in the medal storage section (13) one by one
And a medal taking-in section (14) capable of taking in the game medals sent out from the medal sending-out mechanism (9).
And a slot machine in which a game is set to be started each time a predetermined number of game medals sent from the medal sending mechanism (9) is taken into the medal taking section (14), A transparent window (19) is provided so that the movement of the game coins from being inserted into the unit (6) to being sent out from the medal sending mechanism (9) can be seen from the front side of the slot machine. Slot machine.