JPH08206337A - Game machine island - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce the occupation space of an island by adjusting the game machines in the island at the optimum positions in the depth direction, preventing the game medium feed from a supply trough side to the game machines from being hindered by the position adjustment of the game machines, and thinning an island middle stage nearly determining the depth width of the whole island. CONSTITUTION: Multiple game machines 11 are installed on an island middle stage 10B movably in the depth direction of an island nearly perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the island via sliding means 30, 35, and a supply trough 70 is arranged on an island upper stage 10C to be extended in the longitudinal direction of the island. Tip sections 74 of multiple distribution chutes 72 provided in the middle of the supply trough 70 are formed turnably nearly in the horizontal direction, and the tip sections 74 and the game machines 11 are connected with communicating members 75 extended nearly vertically. Multiple pachinko machines 11 are arranged back to back on the island middle stage 10B and extended in the lateral direction without interposing other game- related facilities between their back faces.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plurality of gaming machines arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of an island, a gaming medium used in each gaming machine, and a game-related facility for processing a piece of paper taken in exchange for lending the gaming medium. A game machine island composed of and. Here, the game machine mainly refers to a pachinko machine, and the game medium is a pachinko ball.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of gaming machine island 1, FIG.
And, as shown in FIG. 17, a lower island is fixedly installed on the floor by bolts or anchors to form the base of the entire island, and a plurality of pachinko machines 2 and ball rentals are provided on the top plate which is the upper surface of the lower island. Machine 3
Was arranged so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the island.

The individual pachinko machines 2 and ball lending machines 3 are mounted by bolts or the like so that the pachinko machines 2 and the like are fitted from the front of the island in each predetermined space that is prepositioned in the skeleton of the island. Was. In this way a plurality of gaming machines 2
The island upper tier including the supply gutter 5 for supplying the pachinko balls to the respective pachinko machines 2 etc. is integrally constructed on the island middle tier formed by arranging etc. in parallel.

The supply gutter 5 in the upper stage of the island is a pachinko machine row 2
A plurality of distribution chutes 6 corresponding to each pachinko machine 2 are provided along the upper sides of A and 2B so as to extend in the island longitudinal direction. Each distribution chute 6 was positioned and fixed at a predetermined position in the middle of the supply gutter 5 so that its ball discharge port was accurately positioned directly above each pachinko machine 2.

The distribution chute 6 and the pachinko machine 2 are connected by a communication member 7 that hangs down substantially straight so that the ball can be smoothly dropped. The balls dropped from the communication member 7 are counted by a counter, and then stored in a predetermined amount in an upper plate tank provided on the upper part of the pachinko machine 2, and if necessary, to a prize ball counter provided in the pachinko machine 2. It was sent and paid out in specified numbers.

Further, as shown in FIG. 18, the middle stage of the island is composed of a plurality of pachinko machines 2 arranged side by side in a back-to-back state. The front side of the island and the rear side of the island are arranged in a line. The back surfaces of the pachinko machine rows 2A and 2B were arranged so as to be separated from each other. In the space between the backs of the pachinko machine rows 2A and 2B, a banknote transport device 4 that transports banknotes taken in from the ball lending machine 3 interposed between the pachinko machines 2 and 2 in the island longitudinal direction is arranged. It is set up.

[0007]

However, in the conventional gaming machine island 1 as described above, each pachinko machine 2 forming the middle stage of the island is fixed with bolts or the like in a predetermined space prepositioned in the skeleton of the island. Therefore, once the pachinko machine 2 is fixed, even if there is an error in the mounting position of the pachinko machine 2 in the depth direction, or if it is desired to slightly change the mounting position in the depth direction, such a pachinko machine 2 It was difficult to adjust the mounting position of.

In particular, most recent pachinko machines 2 often use a CRT as a central role in order to enhance the game and the fun, and the role parts 2a such as the CRT and its related equipment are pachinko machines. Tends to stick out on the back side of. Moreover, depending on the manufacturer and model, each pachinko machine 2
Since the position and size of the accessory component 2a greatly differ for each,
Naturally, the maximum depth of each pachinko machine also differs.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult to mount the pachinko machine 2 at the best position from the beginning. For example, contrary to the initial expectation, the accessory part 2a of the pachinko machine 2 largely protrudes rearward, and the back surface of the pachinko machine 2 becomes too large. It interferes with other objects on the side (for example, the skeleton of the island itself, the banknote transport device 4, etc.), or the mounting position of the pachinko machine 2 is too front and the space for placing the ball box on the top plate is eroded. It is almost impossible to adjust the position after mounting so as to avoid these inconveniences even if such a situation occurs.

By the way, due to a new configuration that has not been available,
If a plurality of gaming machines on the island lower tier can be installed so that the position can be adjusted in the island depth direction, the pachinko machine 2 naturally moves relative to the island upper tier above it in the island depth direction. Therefore, the communication member 7 that connects the discharge port of the distribution chute 6 in the middle of the supply gutter 5 and the pachinko machine 2 is drooped almost straight, and is forcibly pulled to be detached or deformed, so that the pachinko ball to the pachinko machine 2 is released. There is a new problem that the smooth replenishment of the fuel is impaired.

The balls once aligned in a line by the distribution chute 6 in the middle of the supply gutter 5 are counted by the counter and sent to the upper plate tank through the communication member 7. In the upper plate tank, the balls are counted. Are stored in pieces, and the balls are sent to the prize ball counter in a state where they are aligned in a line again. Therefore, the balls supplied from the supply gutter 5 are actually used for the pachinko machine 2.
It takes a lot of time to pay out from inside, the number of troubles such as ball clogging increases, it is not efficient in paying out a large number of balls, and the number of parts and assembly man-hours are high, resulting in high cost. There was a problem.

Further, in the conventional gaming machine island 1, it is necessary to secure a space for arranging the banknote transport device 4 between the front and rear pachinko machine rows 2A and 2B, and as a result, the depth width L of the entire island is It was necessary to set the size corresponding to the two pachinko machines 2 in consideration of the bill conveying device 4 in the depth width. In this way, the depth width L of the island 1 is almost standardized to a bulky size, and even if it is desired to increase the number of pachinko machines 2 on the business side without expanding the floor area of the game store, the island 1 However, due to the depth width L, the number of islands that can be installed on the floor is limited.

In view of the above circumstances, the space occupied in the depth direction of the gaming machine island 1 can be reduced without reducing the number of pachinko machines on the island, and the number of islands that can be installed on the floor can be increased by that amount, which has never been seen before. The development of a completely new type of space-saving gaming machine island has been eagerly awaited.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, and an object thereof is to move the gaming machine forming the middle stage of the island in the island depth direction to obtain the optimum position. In addition, the supply of the game medium from the supply gutter side to the game machine is not hindered due to the position adjustment of the game machine, and the structure for paying out the balls is simple and the cost is reduced. It is to provide a gaming machine island. Another purpose is to reduce the space occupied by the island by making the island middle tier, which almost determines the depth of the entire island, thinner, and meet the demand for space saving in the game store. Is to provide an island.

[0015]

The gist of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object lies in the following respective items.

According to the first aspect of the invention, a plurality of gaming machines (11) arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the island, a game medium used in each gaming machine (11), and a piece of paper taken in exchange for lending the gaming medium. In a gaming machine island composed of game-related equipment for processing, the plurality of gaming machines (11) can be moved to the island middle tier (10B) in the island depth direction substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction through a slide means. A supply gutter (70) that is installed in the gaming machine (11) and sends a game medium to the plurality of gaming machines (11) extends along the upper side of the gaming machine row in the island longitudinal direction (10).
C), a plurality of distribution chutes (72) corresponding to the respective gaming machines (11) are provided in the middle of the supply gutter (70),
A tip portion (74) is formed rotatably in a substantially horizontal direction with respect to the main body (72a) of the distribution chute (72), and the tip portion (74) and each gaming machine (11) extend in a substantially vertical communication. The game machine island is characterized by being connected by a member (75).

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of gaming machines (11) arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the island, a gaming medium used in each gaming machine (11), and a piece of paper taken in exchange for lending the gaming medium. In a gaming machine island composed of game-related equipment for processing, the plurality of gaming machines (11) can be moved to the island middle tier (10B) in the island depth direction substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction through a slide means. A supply gutter (70) that is installed in the gaming machine (11) and sends a game medium to the plurality of gaming machines (11) extends along the upper side of the gaming machine row in the island longitudinal direction (10).
C), a plurality of distribution chutes (72) corresponding to the respective gaming machines (11) are provided in the middle of the supply gutter (70),
The game medium counter (100) is directly attached to the discharge port (73a) of the distribution chute (72), and the supply pipe (rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction) to the discharge port (105) of the game medium counter (100). 120) is provided in the gaming machine island.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the sliding means is provided on the upper end surface of the island lower tier (10A) with the respective gaming machines (1).
1) A lower rail (31) provided corresponding to each, and an upper rail (32) fitted to the lower rail (31) so as to be movable in the island depth direction and individually supporting the respective gaming machines (11). , And the upper lower rails (36) provided on the upper end surfaces of the respective gaming machines (11), and the upper lower rails (36) are movably fitted in the island upper direction (10C) so as to be movable in the island depth direction. Upper upper rail to support (3
7) And, the game machine island according to claim 1 or 2 is characterized by comprising.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the sliding means is provided on each of the gaming machines (1) on the upper end surface of the island lower tier (10A).
Lower rail (31) provided corresponding to a unit in which 1) is collected for each of a plurality of units, and with respect to the lower rail (31),
An upper rail (32) that movably fits in the island depth direction and supports the unit, an upper lower rail (36) provided on each upper end surface of each unit, and an island depth with respect to the upper lower rail (36). Upper rails (3) that movably fit in the direction and support the island upper tier (10C).
7) And, the game machine island according to claim 1 or 2 is characterized by comprising.

In a fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of gaming machines (11) and their associated equipment are provided, and the associated equipment is installed between the island lower tier (10A) and the island upper tier (10C), respectively. In a gaming machine island in which a plurality of gaming machines (11) are arranged in a row in the island longitudinal direction to form an island middle tier (10B), a supply gutter (70) for sending a gaming medium to the plurality of gaming machines (11). ) Is arranged in the island upper stage (10C) so as to extend in the island longitudinal direction along the upper side of the gaming machine row, and the supply gutter (17
A plurality of distribution chutes (110) corresponding to each gaming machine (11) are provided in the middle of (0), and the distribution chute (110) is provided.
The game medium counter (100) is directly attached to the discharge port (116) of the game medium, and the discharge port (10) of the game medium counter (100) is attached.
5) A gaming machine island is characterized in that a supply pipe (120) rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction is provided.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, the gaming machine (1
The lower end of 1) is attached to a lower slide member (131) provided on the upper surface of the island lower tier (10A) so as to be movable in the depth direction substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction, and the upper end of the game machine (11) is attached. The game machine (11) is attached to the upper slide member (133) that is also provided on the lower surface of the island upper tier (10C) so as to be movable in the depth direction, and the gaming machine (11) is attached to the island lower tier (10A) and the island upper tier (1).
0C) is installed so that the position can be adjusted in the depth direction with respect to 0C).

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, the middle stage of the island (10
B) is a plurality of gaming machines (11) arranged back to back in a row so as to extend in the island longitudinal direction in a state in which they are in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between their backs, and are paired back to back. The gaming machine island according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, wherein the depth width is equivalent to that of two gaming machines (11) in contact with each other.

Next, the operation based on the above-mentioned solving means will be described. According to the gaming machine island of claim 1, the lower island (10
A) A plurality of gaming machines (11) are installed on the island so as to be positionally adjustable in the depth direction of the island through a slide means. Thereby,
When constructing an island, it is possible to perform installation work while adjusting each gaming machine (11) to an optimal position in the depth direction, and a plurality of gaming machines (11) having different maximum depth widths.
Even when they are mounted in rows back to back, precise positioning can be omitted, and island construction can be performed efficiently and quickly.

Even after the game machine (11) is installed, the error in the mounting position in the depth direction of the game machine (11) can be easily eliminated by the sliding means. For example, in a game machine island that was actually built, the game machine that was expected before the construction (11)
Contrary to the layout of the game machine (11), if the parts on the back surface of the game machine (11) are largely projected rearward and interfere with other objects on the back surface side of the game machine (11), the game machine (11) is accordingly responded. Can be appropriately moved forward so that an arrangement that does not interfere with each other can be easily realized.

As described above, when the gaming machine (11) forming the island middle tier (10B) moves in the island depth direction relative to the island upper tier (10C) above it, the gaming machines (11) are distributed within the island upper tier (10C). Distributing chute (7)
There is a deviation in the positional relationship between 2) and the gaming machine (11) that should be located directly below it.

When the position shifts in this way, the tip portion (74) of the distribution chute (72) rotates in a substantially horizontal direction so as to follow the position just above the moved gaming machine (11). To do. Therefore, the communication member (75) extending substantially vertically connecting the tip portion (74) of the distribution chute (72) and each gaming machine (11) is forcibly pulled as the gaming machine (11) moves. It is possible to smoothly supply the game medium to the gaming machine (11) without coming off or deforming.

According to the gaming machine island of claims 2 and 5, the discharge port (73a, 11) of the distribution chute (72, 110).
Since the game medium counter (100) is directly attached to 6),
The game media on the supply gutters (70, 170) are directly sent to the game media counter (100) to be counted and paid out. Therefore, the upper plate tank for temporarily storing the game medium, the counter for the game machine, etc. are not required in the upper portion of the conventional gaming machine (11), and the configuration is simplified. In addition, it is not necessary to provide the game medium counter (100) in the game machine (11) which does not have enough space, and C is used in the game machine (11) for that amount, for example.
Bulky parts such as RT can be arranged with a margin.

In addition, the discharge port (105) of the game medium counter (100) is provided with a supply pipe (12) which is rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction.
0) is provided, the supply pipe (1) is rotated by following the movement of the supply pipe (120) so as to follow the movement of the game machine (11) in the island depth direction, as in the game machine island according to the first aspect.
20) and the gaming machine (11) are maintained in a vertical positional relationship on a vertical line, and the gaming medium can be smoothly supplied to the gaming machine (11).

According to the gaming machine island of claim 3,
The movement of each gaming machine (11) in the depth direction can be surely realized by the slide means (30, 35) having a simple structure, and each gaming machine (11) can be individually and finely adjusted in position. . On the other hand, according to the gaming machine island of claim 4, an island middle tier (10B) comprising a plurality of gaming machines (11) is configured as a unit, and the unit is
Since the position is adjustable in the depth direction via the slide means (30A, 35A) on the lower island (10A) fixed to the floor side, several game machines (11) are collectively adjusted in position. It becomes possible to do.

According to the gaming machine island of the sixth aspect, each gaming machine is provided between the lower slide member (131) on the island lower stage (10A) and the upper slide member (133) on the island upper stage (10C) side. It can be arranged so as to be moved in the depth direction while mounting (11). Therefore, similar to the gaming machine island according to claim 1, it is not necessary to strictly set the arrangement space for mounting each gaming machine (11) at the time of island construction, and each gaming machine (11) in the depth direction. It can be moved and placed at an optimal position so as not to interfere with other objects on the back side, the mounting work of the gaming machine (11) becomes easy, and the positional shift can be eliminated later.

In addition, the game machine (11) of the middle stage of the island (10B)
In the case of replacing the game machine with a new model, such replacement work moves the game machines (11) forward one by one and removes them to the front of the island, and the newly installed game machine (11) has a protrusion on the back side. The replacement work can be performed easily by moving it backward so as not to interfere with other objects and naturally positioning it appropriately. The upper and lower slide members (131, 1
33) The game machines (11) may be mounted one by one as detailed in claim 3, or as in claim 4, several units may be grouped together for each unit. May be.

According to the gaming machine island of the seventh aspect, the island middle tier (10B) that substantially determines the depth width of the entire island is made thin so that the island lower tier (10A) can be made to correspond to the island middle tier (10B). ) And the island upper tier (10C) can be thinned. By significantly reducing the space occupied by the gaming machine islands in this manner, it is possible to install more gaming machine islands per given floor area, and in addition, it is possible to meet the request for space saving. For example, even in a small store, more game machines (11) can be installed in the depth direction, which is extremely advantageous in business.

[0033]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention. Gaming machine island 10 according to the present embodiment
Is a plurality of pachinko machines (gaming machines) 11 arranged in the longitudinal direction of the island, a ball lending machine 20 for lending out pachinko balls (game media) used in each pachinko machine 11, a polishing device 58, and a pumping device 60, It is composed of game-related equipment such as the bill transport device 80. The gaming machine island 10 includes an island lower tier 10A that forms the base of the island, an island middle tier 10B that includes a pachinko machine 11 and a ball lending machine 20, and an island upper tier 10C that is constructed on top of it. explain.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the lower island stage 10A includes a waist plate 41 that covers the outside of the framework having strength to support the entire island, and a top plate 42 that is mounted on the upper end of the framework.
It consists of and. The island lower tier 1 thus formed in a box-like frame shape
0A is fixed so as not to move at a predetermined position on the floor F in the game shop or the like. A large-capacity storage tank 50 is arranged inside the lower island 10A. The storage tank 50 stores the pachinko balls as they are, and is fitted along the inside of the waist plate 41 of the island lower step 10A.

One end side (the left end side in FIG. 6) of the storage tank 50 is divided into several parts, which are constructed as a telescopic part 51 that slidably overlaps each other. It is set to be adjustable. Further, inside the storage tank 50, an inner wall 52 that is inclined toward the center line extending in the longitudinal direction of the bottom portion is provided. The inner wall 52 is for preventing a situation in which a part of the stored pachinko balls is left in a corner or the like of the bottom of the tank and is rusted. It should be noted that a part of the lower side of the inner wall 52 is formed of a separating member that cannot pass through the pachinko balls but allows a mixture smaller than the ball diameter to pass through.

On the bottom surface of the storage tank 50, a rotatable screw member 55 for transferring the pachinko balls in the position direction is arranged. As shown in FIG. 6, one end 55 a of the screw member 55 is connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 56. On the other hand, the other end 55 of the screw member 55
On the b side, a hoisting mechanism 60 for hoisting pachinko balls from the island lower tier 10A to the island upper tier 10C is erected.

The hoisting device 60 is a device for hoisting the pachinko balls sent by the rotation of the screw member 55 from the lower island stage 10A to the upper island stage 10C. More specifically, the lifting device 60 includes a pair of tubular bodies 61, 61,
Each tubular body 61 is provided along its entire length and is provided with a spiral body 62 which is rotatable to lift a pachinko ball. At the upper end of each tubular body 61, two motors 63 for separately rotating and driving the respective spiral bodies 62 are provided.

A ball receiving gutter 57 is provided above the storage tank 50 for receiving the pachinko balls discharged from the respective pachinko machines 11 and causing the pachinko balls to flow down in one direction. Below the ball gutter 57 is provided a polishing device 58 for polishing the pachinko balls flowing out from the ball gutter 57 while conveying the pachinko balls toward the island end. The polishing device 58 includes a plurality of polishing units 58A to 58C arranged so as to be continuous in the longitudinal direction. Each of the polishing units 58A to 58C has a pair of opposed conveyors 59a and 59b.

Each of the conveyors 59a and 59b comprises a drive pulley which is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown), a driven pulley, and a polishing / conveying belt wound around each pulley. A polishing conveyor belt that holds a pachinko ball from above and below, for example, has an abrasive material formed of 6 nylon or 66 nylon as a main component, and also incorporates an antistatic material, a polishing enhancer, or other synthetic resin or fiber. Synthesized from substances. The pachinko balls that have been sequentially polished and conveyed by the polishing units 58A to 58C are eventually discharged to the storage tank 50 from the end of the polishing unit 58C on the most downstream side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower island 10A
A plurality of pachinko machines 11 for constructing the middle stage 10B of the island are installed on the top plate 42 of the above so as to be position-adjustable in the depth direction substantially at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the island through slide means. The slide means is a lower slide means 30 for movably mounting the bottom surface of each pachinko machine 11 on the lower island stage 10A.
And an upper slide means 35 that movably arranges the upper end surface of each pachinko machine 11 below the island upper stage 10C.

The lower slide means 30 moves on the top plate 42 of the lower island 10A corresponding to each pachinko machine 11, and moves in a depth direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the island with respect to the lower rail 31. And an upper rail 32 that fits as much as possible and supports each pachinko machine 11.

More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the lower rail 31 is made of a concave rail material, and the lower rail 31 has a length over the entire depth of the top plate 42, and each pachinko machine 11 has a length. Top plate 4 to correspond to both ends of the bottom of
It is provided at two predetermined locations. In addition, in FIG. 1, the lower rail 31 appears to project above the top plate 42, but in the gaming machine island 10 after the actual construction, the lower rail 31 may be embedded in the top plate 42, a cover, or the like. You can hide it with.

One upper rail 32 is made of a convex rail material which is slidably fitted in the groove of the lower rail 31, and the upper rail 32 corresponds to the lower rail 31 and one pair is provided at each bottom end of each pachinko machine 11. It is fixed. The upper rail 32 can move back and forth with a long stroke with respect to the base rail 31. Although not shown, the lower slide means 30 includes an upper rail 3 for the lower rail 31.
A lock mechanism is provided to regulate the second slide.

Also, as shown in FIG. 4, the island middle tier 10B is laterally oriented with a plurality of pachinko machines 11 back to back in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between them. It is arranged in a row so as to extend. Therefore, the middle stage 10B of the island is 2 of the pachinko machine 11 which is faced back to back.
It is configured to have a depth width L ₁ corresponding to a vehicle. Further, a ball lending machine 20 is interposed between the pachinko machines 11 arranged in the horizontal direction.

The pachinko machine 11 is a game machine for hitting a pachinko ball, which is a game medium, onto the board by operating the handle 12, and competing for a prize for the pachinko ball. The front plate 13 for introducing the pachinko ball into the machine is on the front side. Alternatively, a spare dish 14 for storing pachinko balls is provided. In addition, pachinko machine 1
1 is not limited to a pachinko machine, and may be, for example, a slot machine using a medal as a game medium.

As shown in FIG. 4, on the back side of the pachinko machine 11, a bulky specific component 15 such as a CRT used for an accessory.
Is protruding, but two pachinko machines 1 back to back
1 is arranged so that these specific parts 15 can be successfully contacted with each other while avoiding each other. The back sides of the two pachinko machines 11 may be brought into close contact with each other, or may be in contact with each other with a slight gap. In any case, there is no room for interposing other game-related equipment between the backs of the two rows of pachinko machines 11 in the front and rear, and the paper piece transporting device 80 conventionally intervened between the backs is an island upper stage described later. 10C
It is arranged on the side.

Also, the ball lending machine 20 interposed between the respective pachinko machines 11 receives a signal from the control means 96 (see FIG. 2) and counts a considerable number of balls and shoots out the shooter 2 for lending.
It is paid out from 1. Here, the bill judgment means 96
Is for identifying the bill inserted by the game customer into the paper slot 23 by the magnetic / optical method and outputting a signal corresponding to the bill amount to the ball lending machine 20.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the island middle tier 1
The upper island 10C arranged on the upper side of 0B includes a banknote transport device 80 for laterally transporting the banknotes inserted into the banknote slot 23 in a dome-shaped cover member 90, and a pachinko ball for each pachinko machine 11. And a supply gutter 70 for supplying. The island upper tier 10C is configured as an island building unit, and as described above, the island upper tier 10C is installed so as to be relatively movable in the island depth direction with respect to the middle island tier 10B via the upper slide means 35. Has been done.

As shown in FIG. 5, the upper slide means 35 includes an upper lower rail 36 fixed to the upper end surface of each pachinko machine 11 constituting the island middle tier 10B, and an island longitudinal direction with respect to the upper lower rail 36. And an upper upper rail 37 that movably fits in the depth direction at a substantially right angle and supports the island upper stage 10C. The upper lower rail 36 has a dovetail shape fixed to the upper end surface of each pachinko machine 11, while the upper upper rail 37 has a cover member 90.
Is a reverse taper shape fixed to the lower end surface of the lower part 93. Although not shown, the upper slide means 35 also includes
Similar to the lower slide means 30 described above, a lock mechanism for restricting the slide is provided.

The cover member 90 has a front face portion 91 which is slightly inclined and protruded from the front face of each pachinko machine 11, a ceiling portion 92 having an arcuate cross section covering the upper ends of the front and rear front face portions 91, and a lower portion 93. Have. The supply gutter 70 is arranged in the cover member 90 so as to extend in the island longitudinal direction along the upper side of the gaming machine row. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, long holes 71 are formed in several places on the supply gutter 70, and the points of the present invention corresponding to each pachinko machine 11 and each ball lending machine 20 are provided at these places. A distribution chute 72 forming a part is attached.

A downward nozzle 73 is fixed to the tip of the main body 72a of the distribution chute 72.
A tip end portion 74 having a ball discharge port is formed at the tip end port 3 so as to be rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction. The outlet of the tip portion 74 of the distribution chute 72 and the pachinko machine 11 or the ball lending machine 20.
Is a bellows-shaped communication member 75 through which a pachinko ball flows down.
Connected by. The communication member 75 is the distribution chute 72.
And the pachinko machine 11 and the like are arranged so as to extend substantially vertically. The distribution chute 72 is attached to the supply gutter 70 by a pair of attachment brackets 76a and 76b so that the inclination angle can be adjusted appropriately.

The banknote transport device 80 is provided with a housing 81 extending in the island longitudinal direction, a drive pulley 82 and a driven pulley 83 which are arranged at both ends of the housing 81 at a distance from each other, and the pulleys 82, 83. It comprises a round belt 84. A pair of small pulleys 85, which holds the round belt 84 from both sides, is supported on the side wall of the housing 81. The small pulley 85 is biased by a spring or the like so as to elastically contact the round belt 84.

In addition, in the important part of the side wall of the housing 81,
A guide passage 86 that is connected to the bill insertion slot 23 and guides the bill so as to contact the round belt 84 is connected. A control means 96 is provided in the middle of the guide passage 86. The control means 96 commands the ball lending machine 20 to pay out a pachinko ball according to the amount of bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 23. The control means 96 is an interface, CP
It is provided with a microcomputer composed of U, RAM, ROM and the like, and is provided with an identification unit and the like for identifying the bill inserted by the player into the bill insertion slot 23 by a magnetic / optical method.

Next, the operation of the gaming machine island 10 according to the first embodiment will be described. Island lower tier 10A which forms the base of gaming machine island 10
Is constructed so that it is fixed on the floor F.
On the top plate 42 of 0A, a plurality of pachinko machines 11 forming the middle stage 10B of the island are respectively inserted through the lower slide means 30,
It is installed so that its position can be adjusted in the depth direction, which is almost perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the island. That is, when building an island, the lower rails 31 are fixed to the top plate 42 side, and the upper rails 32 attached to the bottom ends of the respective pachinko machines 11 are movably fitted to the lower rails 31 so that the island middle stage 10B. The lower island 10A
Build on.

The lower rail 31 is formed so as to extend over the entire depth of the top plate 42, and the upper rail 32 on each pachinko machine 11 side can move back and forth with a long stroke with respect to the lower rail 31. With such a simple configuration, even during or after the construction of the gaming machine island 10, each pachinko machine 11 is individually attached to the island lower tier 10A fixed to the floor F and the island depth. It can be easily and reliably moved to adjust the mounting position in the direction.

As shown in FIG. 5, the island upper stage 10C is assembled in advance as an island building unit, and the island upper stage 10C is mounted on the island middle stage 10B by the upper slide means 3a.
It is installed via 5 so that the position can be adjusted in the depth direction of the island. That is, the reverse taper-shaped upper upper rail 37 fixedly mounted on the lower end surface of the island upper stage 10C may be slidably fitted to the dovetail-shaped upper lower rail 36 fixedly mounted on the upper end surface of each pachinko machine 11. . As a result, the island top 10
C can be appropriately adjusted to the optimal position in the depth direction with respect to the middle island 10B, conversely, the upper end surface of each pachinko machine 11 can be moved in the island depth direction below the upper island 10C. Will be placed.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the actually constructed gaming machine island 10, a part of the pachinko machines 11 on the front side of the island is in front (passage side) contrary to the layout of the island expected before the construction. ), The corresponding pachinko machine 11 can be moved finely and appropriately rearward accordingly, so that the pachinko machine 11 can be located at an optimal position for securing the passage space between islands and operating the pachinko machine 11. Easy to place.

As described above, when the pachinko machine 11 forming the middle island tier 10B moves relatively to the island upper tier 10C above it in the island depth direction, the supply gutter 7 arranged in the island upper tier 10A.
There is a deviation in the positional relationship between the distribution chute 72 provided in the middle of 0 and the pachinko machine 11 or the ball lending machine 20 which should be located directly below the distribution chute 72.

However, due to the positional deviation between the distribution chute 72 and the pachinko machine 11, etc., the tip portion 74 of the distribution chute 72 is located just above the pachinko machine 11 which has moved about the tip opening of the nozzle 73. Rotate in a substantially horizontal direction so as to follow the position. Therefore, the substantially vertically extending communication member 75 that connects the tip portion 74 of the distribution chute 72 to each pachinko machine 11 and the like may be forcibly pulled and removed or deformed as the pachinko machine 11 moves. Without
It is possible to smoothly supply the pachinko balls to the pachinko machine 11.

Also, during construction of the gaming machine island 10,
Each of the pachinko machines 11 can be adjusted to an optimum position, so strict positioning can be omitted, and construction work can be efficiently performed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a specific component 1 such as a CRT is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 11.
5, the two pachinko machines 11 back-to-back can be adjusted in position so that their back sides are in close contact with each other, depending on the position and size of each specific component 15.

The middle stage 10B of the island in this embodiment is shown in FIG.
, Multiple pachinko machines 11 back to back,
Other game-related equipment is not interposed between the backs, and they are arranged in a row so as to extend in the lateral direction while being in contact with each other. There is no room for interposing other game-related equipment between the back and forth of the two rows of 11 pachinko machines, and the island middle tier 10B has a depth width equivalent to two pachinko machines 11 that face to face back to back. It becomes L ₁ . In this way, by thinning the island middle tier 10B that substantially determines the depth width of the entire island, the island lower tier 10A and the island upper tier 10C can be thinned corresponding to the island middle tier 10B, as shown in FIG. It will be possible.

Therefore, the space occupied by the gaming machine island 10 can be greatly reduced, and more gaming machine islands 10 can be installed per a predetermined floor area, which leads to a demand for space saving. Because you can respond, for example,
Even in a small shop, more pachinko machines 11 can be installed in the depth direction, which is extremely advantageous in business. Conventionally, the banknote carrier 80 disposed between the back-to-back pachinko machines 11 is provided with the supply gutters 70 for supplying the game media to the respective pachinko machines 11, and the island upper stage 10C side constructed on the two rows of the pachinko machines 11 in the front and rear. It may be arranged at.

Next, the flow of bills and pachinko balls on the gaming machine island 10 will be briefly described. First, the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 23 by the player is sent to the bill conveying device 80 shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, and is held between the round belt 84 and the small pulley 85, and the round belt 84 is driven to rotate. Along with this, it is sequentially transferred to the island edge side and finally stored in a charge storage box (not shown). The pachinko ball dispensed from the ball lending machine 20 to the front plate 13 of the pachinko machine 11 is played by the player.
The handle 12 is operated to launch it on the board to compete for a prize. The pachinko balls discharged from the pachinko machine 11, such as the winning pachinko balls, flow down the ball gutter 57 and are then polished while being conveyed by the polishing device 58.

The polished pachinko balls are stored in the storage tank 50 on the lower stage 10A of the island and are forcibly transferred to the lower end of the lifting mechanism 60 by the rotation of the screw member 55. And the pachinko ball is 10C on the upper stage of the island by the lifting mechanism 60.
While being flown down in the supply gutter 70, it is returned to the pachinko machine 11 and the ball lending machine 20 located directly below from the distribution shout 72 in the middle through the communication member 75. When the communication member 75 is clogged with pachinko balls, the gaming machine island 1
By operating the rod-shaped member 95 from the outside of 0, the communication member 75 can be struck and vibrated to eliminate the ball clogging.

7 and 8 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In the gaming machine island 10a according to the present embodiment, the structure and operation of the distribution shout 72, which is the main part of the gaming machine island 10a, is the same as the first embodiment.
In common with the embodiment, the island middle tier 10B is configured as a unit in advance, and the unit is mounted on the island lower tier 10A fixed to the floor F side through the slide means 30A and 35A.
It is different in that it is installed so that its position can be adjusted in the depth direction of the island, which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the island.

That is, the pachinko machine 11 and the ball lending machine 20
Are assembled in advance in the framework 16 shown in FIG. 7 and configured as an island building unit. The frame 16 includes a front frame 17 and a rear frame 18 which are symmetrical to each other, and a side plate 19 for connecting and fixing these to each other. In the front frame 17 and the rear frame 18, a gaming machine mounting portion 16a that is wide open and fits the front side of the pachinko machine 11, and a rental machine mounting portion 16b that is vertically elongated and fits the front side of the ball rental machine 20. And are formed alternately.

The island middle tier 10B has, for example, three pachinko machines 11 in total in front and rear two rows, and six ball rental machines 20 in front and behind each of the three pachinko machines 11 interposed between the pachinko machines 11. It is convenient for transportation and transportation if it is configured so as to have a plurality, and a plurality of units may be installed in a row according to the installation space at the site. In this way, the island middle tier 10B can be freely set to a size in which an appropriate number of pachinko machines 11 and the like can be incorporated in consideration of transportability, easiness of assembly, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lower slide means 30
A is a lower rail 31 provided corresponding to each unit on the top plate 42 of the island lower stage 10A, and a lower part of the frame 16 forming each unit so that the lower rail 31 is movably fitted to the lower rail 31 in the island depth direction. And an upper rail 32 fixed to the end surface. In the present embodiment, three lower rails 31 and three upper rails 32 are provided for each unit.
Is arranged. The specific configurations of the lower rail 31 and the upper rail 32 are the same as those in the first embodiment. Also in this embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, the island upper tier 10C is installed on the island middle tier 10B via the upper slide means 35A so as to be positionally adjustable in the island depth direction.

In the gaming machine island 10a according to the second embodiment as described above, it is possible to standardize the middle island tier 10B as an island building unit and mass-produce it in advance in a factory or the like, and various kinds of pachinko machines 11 Peripheral devices, various flow paths, electrical wiring, etc. may be assembled into the unit by itself. Moreover, since each unit forming the island middle tier 10B is installed on the island lower tier 10A via the slide means so as to be positionally adjustable in the island depth direction, it becomes possible to collectively adjust the positions of several pachinko machines 11. . In this case, the ball lending machine 20 is also adjusted in position.

9 and 10 show a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the ball counter (game medium counter) 100 is directly attached to the discharge port 73a of the nozzle of the distribution chute 72 described above, and the discharge port 1 of the ball counter 100 is attached.
It is characterized in that 05 is provided with a supply pipe 120 that is rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction.

As shown in FIG. 10, the sphere counter 100 is
It is a dedicated pachinko ball counting machine that can accurately and quickly dispense an arbitrary commanded number of pachinko balls. More specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 10, the gear wheel 10 is formed with a recess 102 into which one pachinko ball is fitted, one by one.
1 is rotatably arranged in a ball passage 104 formed in the ball guide 103, and a ball which is supplied from above into the ball passage 104 and is about to fall under its own weight is engaged in the recess 102 of the gear 101. In addition, the gear 101 is configured to drop as the gear 101 rotates.

The ball counting machine 100 continuously rotates the gear 101 by letting the weight of the pachinko ball rotate continuously in order to continuously eject the pachinko ball until the number of pachinko balls paid out approaches the command value. Approaches the command value, the rotation of the gear 101 is switched to an intermittent rotation in which a minute angle rotation corresponding to one recess 102 of the gear 101 and a stop are alternately repeated, and when the number of payout reaches the command value. The intermittent rotation of the gear 101 is stopped, and the number of pachinko balls as the command value is paid out.

As shown in FIG. 9, a base end 121 of a crank-shaped supply pipe 120 is rotatably connected to the outlet 105 of the ball guide 103, and the base end 121 is substantially horizontal. Tip opening 122 that rotates in the direction
An expandable and contractable communication member 123, which introduces a ball into the pachinko machine 11 or the like, is communicatively connected to the. The ball counting machine 100 operates on the basis of various signals from a control means that manages each pachinko machine 11 and the like, and counts a predetermined number of balls and pays them out.

According to this embodiment, since the ball counter 100 is directly attached to the discharge port 73a of the distribution chute 72, the balls flowing down in the supply trough 70 are directly sent to the ball counter 100 and discharged. Therefore, the upper pan tank and the counter for temporarily storing the balls on the upper portion of the conventional pachinko machine 11 are not required, and the configuration is simplified. Further, it is not necessary to provide the ball counting machine 100 inside the pachinko machine 11 which does not have a large space, and accordingly, the bulky parts such as a CRT used for a role object should be provided in the pachinko machine 11 with a margin. You can

Moreover, since the discharge port 105 of the sphere counter 100 is provided with the supply pipe 120 which is rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction,
By rotating the supply pipe 120 so as to follow the movement of the pachinko machine 11 in the depth direction of the island, the tip opening 122 of the supply pipe 120 and the pachinko machine 11 are kept in a vertical positional relationship. Therefore, the communication member 123 is not forcibly pulled along with the movement of the pachinko machine 11, and the balls can be smoothly supplied to the pachinko machine 11 as in the above-described embodiments.

11 to 14 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The gaming machine island 10b according to the present embodiment is different from the above-described embodiments not only in the distribution chute but also in the basic configuration of the entire island.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the island lower stage 1
0A is a waist plate 14 so as to have strength to support the entire island.
1 and the top plate 142 are integrally formed as a box-shaped waist support. Inside the waist support, a large-capacity storage tank 150 is provided, which is substantially the same as in each of the above-described embodiments.
At both ends of the storage tank 150, ball receiving troughs 157 for guiding the balls discharged from the pachinko machine 11 located near the island end into the tank are arranged.

As shown in FIG. 11, a lower slide member 131 for mounting the lower end of the pachinko machine 11 is provided on the top plate 142 of the island lower stage 10A so as to be movable in the island depth direction, and the lower surface of the island upper stage 10C. The section 192 includes pachinko machines 11
An upper slide member 133 for mounting the upper end of is also provided so as to be movable in the island depth direction. The pachinko machine 11 is installed between the upper and lower slide members 131 and 133 so as to be movable in the island depth direction in the middle stage 10B of the island. The ball lending machine 20, like each pachinko machine 11, is also sandwiched between the upper and lower slide members 131 and 133 and is installed so as to be movable in the depth direction.

More specifically, a bearing 132 is provided on the bottom surface of the lower slide member 131, and the lower slide member 131 is movable in the island depth direction in the mounting groove 142a formed in the top plate 142. Is fitted to. The bearing 1 is also installed on the ceiling of the upper slide member 133.
34 is provided, and the upper slide member 133 has the mounting groove 1 formed in the lower surface portion 192 of the island upper step 10C.
It is fitted to 93a so as to be movable in the depth direction.

The position of the pachinko machine 11 can be adjusted by pushing or pulling it in the island depth direction by hand or power, and although not shown, the upper and lower slide members 131 and 133 are immovably restrained at predetermined positions. A lock mechanism is provided for this purpose. The island middle tier 10B as described above is formed by arranging the pachinko machines 11 in two rows in the front and rear, with the middle tier support 130 standing upright on the island lower tier 10A in between. The extending pachinko machines 11 are not back-to-back, and the gaming machine island 10b is not configured to have a depth width corresponding to two pachinko machines 11.

As shown in FIG. 12, at the center of the island where the bottom of the inclined bottom of the storage tank 150 is located, a belt type for polishing the balls in the storage tank 150 to the upper stage 10C of the island while polishing the balls. A lifting and polishing device 160 is provided upright. The belt-type lifting and polishing apparatus 160 is different from a conventional apparatus that agitates a granular abrasive and spheres with a spiral, but a pair of endless belts, which are not shown in the drawing but are in contact with each other, are arranged so as to extend in the vertical direction. It is equipped with a belt conveyor that holds a ball between endless belts and lifts it.

As shown in FIG. 11, the island upper stage 10C has a banknote transporting device 180 for transporting banknotes in the island longitudinal direction in a frame composed of an upper surface portion 191 and a lower surface portion 192, a partition plate 194, and the like. Each pachinko machine 11 is provided with a supply gutter 170 or the like for supplying a pachinko ball. Supply gutter 170
The height position can be adjusted between the partition plates 194 provided at predetermined intervals.

A distribution chute 110 corresponding to each pachinko machine 11 and each ball lending machine 20, which is an essential part of the present invention, is attached at an intermediate position of the supply gutter 170. The distribution chute 110 in this embodiment is different from the distribution chute 70 in each of the above embodiments. That is, FIG. 13 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the alignment path 111 forming the main part of the distribution chute 110 is inclined from the starting end to the end, and at the starting end, a sphere collecting piece 112 inclined toward the alignment path 111 is extended from one side wall. Has been done.

Above the front end of the alignment path 111, the rocking member 113 that rocks at a position where it comes into contact with the second or more upper layers of the pachinko balls that have flown into the alignment path 111 while overlapping. Is provided. The oscillating body 113 is
The outer circumference that comes into contact with the pachinko ball is a cylindrical surface, and the alignment path 11
It is rotatably attached to a horizontal shaft 114 which is rotatably supported on both side walls of No. 1, and a weight 115 is attached at a position eccentric to the horizontal shaft 114 so as to remarkably deviate the center of gravity on this side. There is. A discharge port 116 is opened downward at the end of the alignment path 111.

As shown in FIG. 13, the distribution chute 110
The ball counter 100 is directly attached to the discharge port 116 of the ball counter 10 as in the third embodiment.
The discharge port 105 of 0 has a supply pipe 1 which is rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction.
20 are provided. An extendable communication member 123 that allows a ball to flow down and be introduced into the pachinko machine 11 or the like is communicatively connected to a tip end port 122 that is a floating end of the supply pipe 120. Here, the specific configurations of the sphere counter 100 and the supply pipe 120 are the same as those of the third embodiment, and thus the duplicated description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 11, the bill conveying device 180 disposed below the supply gutter 170 is composed of a belt conveyor stretched so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the island. Further, in the framework of the island upper stage 10C, the curtain plate 1 forming the outer wall
93 is attached. A currency identification machine 181 is arranged at a key position on the back side of the curtain plate 193 so as to correspond to each pachinko machine 11 directly below. This currency identification machine 1
A bill insertion slot 182 communicates with the front side of 81, and a guide passage 182 that guides the inserted bills onto the belt of the bill conveying device 180 is connected to the rear side of the currency validator 181.

According to the gaming machine island 10b of the fourth embodiment as described above, the pachinko machine 11 is mounted between the lower slide member 131 and the upper slide member 133 at the time of island construction, It can be installed while adjusting to the optimum position in the depth direction, and even when arranging a plurality of pachinko machines 11 with different maximum depth widths back to back, it is possible to omit the rigorous positioning work and island construction. It can be done efficiently and quickly.

Even after the pachinko machine 11 is installed, the upper and lower slide members 131 and 133 can easily eliminate the error in the mounting position of the pachinko machine 11 in the depth direction.
For example, after the actual construction, contrary to the layout of the pachinko machine 11 expected before the construction, a part of the accessory parts on the back of the pachinko machine 11 largely protrudes rearward and is on the back side of the pachinko machine 11. In some cases, it may interfere with another object (for example, the middle stage support 130). In such a case, the pachinko machine 11 can be appropriately moved forward according to the maximum depth width of the pachinko machine 11 and easily adjusted to a position where it does not interfere with other objects on the back side.

When the pachinko machine 11 is moved in the island depth direction, the tip end 122 of the supply pipe 120 connected to the ball counting machine 100 integrated with the distribution chute 110 becomes the base end opening 12.
1 is rotated in a substantially horizontal direction so as to follow the moved pachinko machine 11. Therefore, the communication member 123 connecting the supply pipe 120 and each of the pachinko machines 11 is not forcibly pulled along with the movement of the pachinko machines 11, and the pachinko balls can be smoothly supplied to the pachinko machines 11. Can be done.

Further, according to the distribution chute 110 of this embodiment, the ball bridge phenomenon is prevented by the simple structure of the rocking body 113, and the pachinko balls are ejected from the discharge port 116 in an orderly and one row. it can. Further, since the ball counter 100 is directly attached to the discharge port 116, the supply gutter 1
The spheres flowing down in 70 are directly sent to the sphere counter 100 to be counted and paid out. For this reason, the upper pan tank or the counter for temporarily storing the balls on the upper portion of the conventional pachinko machine 11 is not required, the configuration is simplified, and the ball counter 100 can be installed inside the pachinko machine 11 which does not have enough space. It doesn't have to be provided.

FIG. 15 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the supply gutter 200 is made of synthetic resin, and the bottom 201 thereof is formed to be quite thick. Here, as the synthetic resin, it is preferable to select a material that does not easily attach dirt on the surface of the sphere, and to mix an antistatic agent or the like.

A bottom 201 of the supply gutter 200 is provided with a ball aligning recess 202 for aligning and dropping the balls at a position corresponding to each pachinko machine or ball lending machine. The ball aligning recess 202 serves as a distribution short. The discharge port 20 is provided at the bottom of the ball alignment recess 202.
3 is bored, and the ball counter 100 described above is directly attached to the discharge port 203. According to this embodiment, a distribution chute as a separate component from the supply gutter 200 is not required, and the configuration can be greatly simplified.

The gaming machine island according to the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. For example, each sliding means is not limited to the rail type, but may be a combination of a guide groove and a protrusion slidably fitted in the guide groove. Further, the distribution chute is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and for example, a constant distribution device described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 51-88385 may be used instead.

[0094]

According to the gaming machine island of the present invention, since the gaming machine forming the middle stage of the island is installed so as to be movable in the island depth direction,
When constructing an island, it is not necessary to set the exact position of the installation space for each game machine, and each game machine can be easily adjusted to the optimum position that does not interfere with other objects on the back side, and the game machine installation work Becomes extremely easy. Further, even after the island construction, it is possible to easily eliminate the positional deviation of the gaming machine and replace the gaming machine.

Moreover, even if the relative vertical positional relationship between the distribution chute on the supply gutter side and the gaming machine is deviated due to the movement of the gaming machine in the island depth direction, the tip of the distribution chute itself or the supply Since the pipe is rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction, the tip portion of the distribution chute can be rotated so as to follow the movement of the gaming machine. Therefore, the communication member that connects the tip portion of the distribution chute and each gaming machine is not pulled by force or detached or deformed as the gaming machine moves, and the gaming medium is supplied to the gaming machine. It can be done smoothly.

When the game medium counter is directly attached to the outlet of the distribution chute, the game medium on the supply gutter is directly sent to the game medium counter and is paid out while being counted.
A conventional dish tank that temporarily stores the game medium and its counter are no longer required on the top of the conventional gaming machine, and the configuration is simplified,
It is possible to further reduce the cost.

Further, if the middle tier of the island is formed by arranging a plurality of gaming machines back to back so as to extend in the lateral direction in a state of being in contact with each other without interposing other gaming-related equipment between them, , The depth of the entire island can be made thinner, the space occupied by the island can be significantly reduced, it is possible to meet the demand for space saving, and more islands can be installed per given floor area. This is extremely advantageous in business.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a gaming machine island according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a transverse cross-sectional view schematically showing a gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an attached state of a distribution chute that is a main part of the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an island middle tier of the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention (only the upper stage of the island is shown separately).

FIG. 6 is a front view schematically showing the internal configuration of the island upper tier and the island lower tier of the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a framework constituting an island middle tier of a gaming machine island according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a gaming machine island according to the second embodiment of the present invention (the island upper tier and the island lower tier are shown separately from the island middle tier).

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an attached state of a distribution chute and a ball counter, which are essential parts of a gaming machine island according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of a sphere counter which constitutes a gaming machine island according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a gaming machine island according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing a gaming machine island according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing an attached state of a distribution chute and a ball counter, which are essential parts of a gaming machine island according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing an attached state of a distribution chute and a ball counter, which are main parts of a gaming machine island according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing an attached state of a distribution chute and a ball counter, which are essential parts of a gaming machine island according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a conventional gaming machine island.

FIG. 17 is an end view showing a conventional gaming machine island.

FIG. 18 is a plan view showing a middle stage of a conventional gaming machine island.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 10a, 10b ... Game machine island 10A ... Island lower stage 10B ... Island middle stage 10C ... Island upper stage 11 ... Pachinko machine (gaming machine) 30 ... Lower slide means 31 ... Lower rail 32 ... Upper slide 35 ... Upper slide means 36 ... Upper lower rail 37 ... Upper rails 70,170 ... Supply gutter 72,110,200 ... Distribution chute 74 ... Tip 75,123 ... Communication member 100 ... Ball counter (game medium counter) 120 ... Supply pipe

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of gaming machines arranged in parallel in the island longitudinal direction,
In a gaming machine island consisting of a gaming medium used in each gaming machine and a gaming-related facility for processing a paper piece that is taken in exchange for lending the gaming medium, the plurality of gaming machines are slid in a middle stage of the island through sliding means. A supply gutter, which is installed so as to be movable in the island depth direction substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction and which sends the game medium to the plurality of gaming machines, is arranged in the island upper stage so as to extend in the island longitudinal direction along the upper side of the gaming machine row. Then, a plurality of distribution chutes corresponding to each gaming machine are provided in the middle of the supply gutter, and a tip end portion of the distribution chute is formed to be rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction with respect to the main body of the distribution chute. A gaming machine island characterized in that they are connected by a communication member extending substantially vertically. 2. A plurality of gaming machines arranged in parallel in the island longitudinal direction,
In a gaming machine island consisting of a gaming medium used in each gaming machine and a gaming-related facility for processing a paper piece that is taken in exchange for lending the gaming medium, the plurality of gaming machines are slid in a middle stage of the island through sliding means. A supply gutter, which is installed so as to be movable in the island depth direction substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction and which sends the game medium to the plurality of gaming machines, is arranged in the island upper stage so as to extend in the island longitudinal direction along the upper side of the gaming machine row. However, a plurality of distribution chutes corresponding to each gaming machine are provided in the middle of the supply trough, the gaming medium counter is directly attached to the outlet of the distribution chute, and the gaming medium counter is rotated substantially horizontally. A game machine island characterized by having a movable supply pipe. 3. The sliding means, a lower rail provided corresponding to each of the gaming machines on the upper end surface of the island lower stage, and the lower rail is fitted to the lower rail so as to be movable in the island depth direction, and each of the gaming machines is connected. Upper rails that are individually supported, and upper lower rails provided on their upper end surfaces for each gaming machine, and upper upper rails that are movably fitted to the upper lower rails and that support the island upper tiers so as to be movable in the island depth direction, The gaming machine island according to claim 1 or 2, comprising: 4. The slide means is a lower rail provided on the upper end surface of the island lower stage corresponding to a unit in which each of the plurality of gaming machines is grouped together, and is slidably fitted to the lower rail in the island depth direction. An upper rail for supporting the unit, an upper lower rail provided on the upper end surface of each unit for each unit, and an upper upper rail for movably fitting the upper lower rail in the island depth direction to support the island upper stage. 3. The gaming machine island according to claim 1 or 2, comprising: 5. A plurality of gaming machines and their associated equipment, between the island lower tier and the island upper tier in which the relevant equipment is installed, respectively.
In a gaming machine island in which the plurality of gaming machines are arranged in a row in the island longitudinal direction to form an island middle tier, a supply gutter for sending a game medium to the plurality of gaming machines is provided along the upper side of the gaming machine row. Arranged in the upper stage of the island so as to extend in the longitudinal direction, a plurality of distribution chutes corresponding to each gaming machine are provided in the middle of the supply trough, and a gaming medium counter is directly attached to the outlet of the distribution chute to count the gaming medium. A gaming machine island, characterized in that a supply pipe which is rotatable in a substantially horizontal direction is provided at a discharge port of the machine. 6. The lower end of the gaming machine is attached to a lower slide member provided on the upper surface of the island lower stage so as to be movable in the depth direction substantially perpendicular to the island longitudinal direction, and the upper end of the gaming machine is moved to the island upper stage. It is mounted on an upper slide member also provided on the lower surface of the same so as to be movable in the depth direction, and the game machine is installed between the island lower tier and the island upper tier so that the position can be adjusted in the depth direction. The gaming machine island according to claim 5. 7. The island middle tier has a plurality of gaming machines back to back,
They are arranged in a row so as to extend in the island longitudinal direction in a state of being in contact with each other without interposing other game-related equipment between their backs, and configured to have a depth width corresponding to two game machines in contact with each other back to back. The gaming machine island according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6.