JPH08266739A - Installation for playing game - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To heat gently around player's feet and to make it possible for the player to play a game comfortably without being affected by cold-air of air- conditioning by arranging a heater below a playing stage so as to face it to the player in an installation for playing a game wherein a plurality of facing type playing stages are arranged so as to adjoin to each other. CONSTITUTION: An island 2 of a pachinko playing stage 1 consists of a number of pachinko playing stages formed in parallel on the front face of a box-shaped frame 4 being long in the left and right direction and a plate-like stage 5 continuing long in the left and right direction is fitted on the lower part of the playing stage 1. In this case, a panel-type heater unit 6 is fixed on each pachinko playing stage 1 on the lower part of the frame 4. Each heater unit 6 contains a face-shaped or panel-shaped electric heater such as a PCT heater wire in the outer frame and is switched ON-OFF by means of a manually operated switch 11. The place around the player's fee can be heated by heat dissipation of the electric heater, when the player sits on a chair 7 and set the switch 11 ON.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game facility. More specifically, it relates to a gaming facility in which gaming machines such as so-called pachinko and pachislot machines are arranged adjacent to each other.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Since face-to-face game machines such as pachinko machines and pachislot machines are provided with a supply device and a storage device for paying out balls in the back, usually a plurality of game machines are arranged side by side, and two rows are placed back to back. By arranging them, they are installed inside the game arcade in the form of a so-called “island”. In some cases, they may be arranged in one row on the wall surface. And with the recent equipment, in response to the request to reduce the dead space in the game hall,
The island is made as thin as possible. Furthermore, due to the computerization of each game table and the automation of the supply and storage management of the balls dispensed and the balls absorbed, various devices have been packed inside the island, leaving no space for people to pass.

On the other hand, in order to prepare a comfortable game environment, normally the whole space in the game hall is cooled and heated by an air conditioner, and the air conditioner / heater passes cold or warm air between the islands. They are arranged on the wall surface or the ceiling surface at right angles to the direction in which they are lined up. In addition, in order to remove cigarette smoke, an air purifier is operated on the ceiling to suck in the air in the game arcade.

[0004]

Since a plurality of islands, which are somewhat lower than the ceiling, are provided in parallel in the game hall, the air circulation in the room is unexpectedly small, and the player has their own seats. Since it is sitting in the air, air tends to stay between the islands. Therefore, when the cooling is strong in the summer or when the heating is not sufficient even in the winter, the cold air stagnates at the feet of the player, and the legs and hips are easily cooled. In addition, recently, in order to make the amusement park luxurious, floors are often covered with decorative stones, which tends to make it easier to cool down. Therefore, a customer who is playing a game, especially an elderly person or a female customer, may lose the motivation to continue playing because he / she may feel cold at the feet when he / she continues playing for a long time. It is a technical object of the present invention to provide a gaming facility that can prevent a foot from getting cold and can continue playing a game comfortably.

[0005]

A game facility of the present invention is a game facility in which a plurality of face-to-face type game tables are arranged adjacent to each other, and the game facility is provided below the game table so as to face a player. ,
The feature is that a heater is arranged. In such a game facility, it is preferable that a plate-shaped table extending horizontally is provided below the game table and above the heater. The heater is preferably a panel-shaped electric heater. In that case, it is preferable to provide a heater for each gaming table and a manual operation switch for turning the heater on and off, and in some cases, it is more preferable to provide a temperature controller for each gaming table. There is also an automatic switch that turns on the heater when the gaming table is in operation and turns it off after a predetermined period of time has passed after the operation has stopped, or when the player sits in a chair in front of the gaming table. There may be an automatic switch that turns the heater on and turns it off when standing up from the chair. Further, the heater is provided for each gaming table, and a manual operation switch that is switched by a manual operation and is turned on when the gaming table is operated or when a player is seated in the seat, and the operation is stopped for a predetermined time. There may be provided an automatic switch which is turned off when the time elapses or when the player stands up from the seat, and a circuit which turns on the heater only when both the manual switch and the automatic switch are turned on.

[0006]

In the game facility of the present invention, the heater is arranged below the game table so as to face the player, so that the player's feet can be warmed gently, and there is no need to worry about cool air such as cooling. It is comfortable. With a board stand that extends in the water ratio direction at the bottom of the game table, such as a general pachinko machine, the warm air at the feet obtained by the heater tends to stay a little, which is more comfortable. When the heater is a panel-shaped electrothermal heater, it is not necessary to make major changes to the equipment that forms the island, and installation is easy regardless of whether it is new or existing. When the heaters are independent for each gaming table and each is equipped with a manual operation on-off switch, the heater can be turned on and off according to the user's request, so it is easy to use, including the cooling device. It is possible to prevent waste of power. If a temperature controller is provided, it will be even easier to use.

The heater is turned on when the game table is operated or when sitting on a chair, and the heater is turned off when a predetermined time has elapsed after the operation of the game table was stopped or when the player stands up from the chair. With the automatic switch provided, the heater operates only when the player operates the game table or when sitting on a chair, and in other cases the heater is stopped, so that useless power can be saved.
Furthermore, both the manual switch and the automatic switch are provided,
In the case where the heater operates only when both are turned on, the heater operates when the player feels cold and turns on the manual switch, and the player turns off the manual operation switch or stops the game. Since the operation of the heater is stopped when the user stands up, it is possible to further save power.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a game facility of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part showing an embodiment of the game equipment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the game equipment, FIG. 3 is a front view of a heater unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is an internal wiring diagram thereof. FIG. 5 is a wiring diagram showing a connection state of a plurality of heater units according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part showing an assembling method of the equipment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is another embodiment of the equipment of the present invention. It is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view shown.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an island (game equipment) 2 of a pachinko machine 1. The island 2 is provided with a box-shaped frame 4 which is long on the left and right, and a plurality of pachinko machines (game tables) 1 arranged on the front surface thereof. It is provided. Further, at the lower part of the frame 4, one panel-type heater unit 6 is provided for each gaming table 1. The imaginary line 7 is a chair provided for each gaming table 1. The heater units 6 are held between a lower frame member 8 and an upper frame member 9 that extend in the left-right direction, respectively, and a cover 10 is provided between adjacent heater units 6. Each heater unit 6 is provided with a switch 11 for manual operation for turning on / off the heater, for example, a tumbler switch.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the inside of the island 2 of FIG. That is, pachinko machines 1 having a certain thickness are embedded on both sides of the frame 4 so as to be back-to-back with each other, and wiring for the pachinko machine 1 and the ball lending machine (reference numeral 12 in FIG. 1) is provided between them. In addition, the storage and supply device for the payout balls are stored. FIG. 3 shows the heater unit 6 in detail. Inside the outer frame 13, a planar or panel electric heater 14 such as a sheath wire or a PCT heater wire having a temperature adjusting function by itself is housed. A cloth (woven fabric) 15 is stretched on the front surface of the electric heater 14. A nonwoven fabric for heat insulation and protection is stretched on the back surface of the electric heater 14. The cloth 15 and the nonwoven fabric sandwich the electric heater 14, and the cloth 15 and the nonwoven fabric are sandwiched by the outer frame 13. The right end of the heater unit 6 is a control unit 16, which is provided with a switch 11 and an energization lamp 17 such as a neon lamp. Since the heater unit 6 is arranged at the feet, the switch 11 is attached to the upper wall 16b in the recess 16a formed in the front surface of the control unit 16 so as not to be kicked by the foot.

The electric heater 14, the switch 11 and the energizing lamp 17 are wired as shown in FIG. 4, for example. Reference numeral 18 in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a power line,
Reference numeral 19 in FIG. 4 is a fuse. FIG. 5 shows a state in which five heater units 6 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are connected in parallel, and their power supply lines 18 are connected to a distribution board 20. In the actual island 2, for example, a set of five heater units 6 may be provided.

Next, the procedure for attaching the group of heater units 6 to the frame 4 of the island 2 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the power supply lines 18 of a predetermined number of heater units 6 are connected (step S1). Next, a lower frame member 8 made of, for example, a C-shaped channel member is attached to a predetermined position of the frame 4 with a screw or the like (step S2). Then, a plurality of heater units 6 are arranged inside the lower frame member 8 at predetermined intervals (step S3), and the heater units 6 are further covered with the heater units 6.
Similarly, the upper frame member 9 made of C-shaped channel material,
Attach with screws or the like (step S4). Finally, the cover 10 is fitted between the heater units 6 and fixed. The cover 10 is made of a lightweight grooved steel with a lip and the like, and holds the space between the heater units 6 and conceals and protects the power supply line 18.

When the player sits on the chair 7 in front of the pachinko machine 1 and operates the switch 11 in the island (game equipment) 2 of the pachinko machine 1 constructed as described above, the electric heater 14 is energized, Dissipate heat toward your feet. Therefore, even if the air conditioner is too effective, the legs and waist will not be cold, and it will be comfortable. Further, since the electric heater 14 and the switch 11 are installed for each gaming table 1 and can be turned on and off by the player himself, only the player who feels that his feet are cold can be turned on and used. Therefore, useless power is not used, which helps save labor. However, it is possible that the player often leaves the switch 11 as it is without leaving it. In that case, the electric heater 14 may be automatically controlled to be turned on and off, and particularly to be turned off as follows.

In the gaming facility (island) 23 shown in FIG. 7, a sensor 24 utilizing infrared rays or the like is provided below the pachinko machine 1. When the player 25 sits on the chair 7, the sensor 24 detects it. The electric switch is automatically energized by the automatic switch, and the energization is automatically cut off when the player 25 stands up. The energization is started when the player 25 turns the handle 26 of the pachinko machine 1 to start the game, and the energization is stopped after a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute to several minutes) has passed after the hand is released from the handle 26. You may do it. Further, the electric heater 14 may be energized only when the aforementioned manual operation switch is turned on and the automatic switch is turned off. In that case, the player 25 switches the seat (the push button switch). 11) is turned on, or when the handle 26 is turned on by turning on the manual switch, the electric heater 14 is energized and a predetermined time elapses when the player stands up or when the handle 26 is not operated. When it is done, the power supply stops. By doing this, there is no waste of money due to forgetting to erase.

In the gaming facility 23 shown in FIG. 7, the heater unit 6 is attached to the wall surface 27 of the frame 4 which is inclined so that the lower part is retracted. By doing so, the player's feet can be widened, and There is an advantage that the feet can be warmed sufficiently. In addition, in the equipment of FIG. 7 and the equipment of FIG. 1, a plate-shaped table 5 is provided below the pachinko machine 1 in order to put out balls and personal belongings. It has the function of suppressing the rising of the warm air along the walls of the island 2 and keeping warm air at the feet. But of course, this stand 5 is not essential. Further, as the heater in the present invention, in addition to the panel-shaped electric heater 14, a warm air heater that sends out warm air can be adopted. Further, the controller 16 of FIG. 3 may be provided with a temperature controller to warm the feet at a temperature according to the player's preference.

[0016]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the game equipment of the present invention is provided with a heater at its feet, even if the player keeps playing for a long time in a cooling game room or a cold game room, his feet are not cold and comfortable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of essential parts showing an embodiment of a game facility of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the game facility.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a heater unit according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an internal wiring diagram of the heater unit shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a wiring diagram showing a connected state of a plurality of heater units according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an essential part showing the method of assembling the equipment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic vertical sectional view showing another embodiment of the equipment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pachinko machine 2 Islands 5 machine 6 Heater unit 7 Chair 11 Switch 23 Game equipment 24 Sensor 26 Handle

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A game facility in which a plurality of face-to-face game tables are arranged adjacent to each other, and a heater is arranged below the game table so as to face the player. . 2. The lower portion of the game table, above the heater,
The game facility according to claim 1, wherein a plate-shaped base extending in the horizontal direction is provided. 3. The equipment according to claim 1, wherein the heater is a panel-shaped electric heater. 4. The game facility according to claim 1, wherein the heater is provided for each gaming table, and a manual operation switch for turning on / off the heater is provided for each gaming table. 5. The heater is provided for each gaming table, and an automatic switch is provided which turns on the heater when the gaming table is in operation and turns it off when a predetermined time elapses after the operation is stopped. The game facility according to claim 1. 6. The heater is provided for each gaming table, and an automatic switch is provided for turning on the heater when a player sits in a chair in front of the gaming table and turning it off when standing up from the chair. The game facility according to claim 1. 7. The heater is provided for each gaming table, and a manual operation switch that is switched by a manual operation and a switch that is turned on when the gaming table is activated or when a player is seated in the seat are stopped. After that, an automatic switch that turns off when a predetermined time has elapsed or when the player stands up from the seat, and a circuit that turns on the heater only when both the manual switch and the automatic switch are on are provided. The game facility according to claim 1.