JPH09108429A - Game machine island - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine island which is constructed with a little materials, assembled extremely simply and easily, time for constructing the island can be remarkably shortened, besides, sufficient strength can be provided as well, further, a stock tank can be easily housed and installed inside a lower island step or can be taken out and the tank can be sufficiently checked/ repaired. SOLUTION: A lower island step 10A is constituted as a lower step unit 20 by integrally assembling a top plate 21 for placing respective game machines 11, waist part supporting plate 22 drooped from the downside of the top plate 21 and bottom plate 23 placed on the floor, and a stock tank 30 is housed and installed from the terminal part opening of the lower step unit 20 into the unit.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine island composed of a plurality of gaming machines arranged in the longitudinal direction of the island and associated equipment. 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 the lower stage of the island in this type of gaming machine island, a support frame such as an island pillar having the strength to support the entire island is first erected on the floor at the island construction site. It was constructed by attaching a waist plate that forms the outer wall, and by separately fixing a top plate for installing multiple pachinko machines on the upper edge of the waist plate.

A storage tank for storing a large amount of pachinko balls in the island is arranged in the lower stage of the island. Such a storage tank has been installed on the floor via a supporting member such as a pillar, completely independently of the supporting frame and the waist plate.

[0004]

However, in the prior art as described above, from the lower stage of the island that is first constructed at the construction site of the gaming machine island, the inside of the island is independent of the support frame of the entire island. Storage tanks and related materials must be installed, and materials such as waist plate and top plate must be separately and sequentially assembled to the support frame. Therefore, there is a problem that the number of assembling materials / parts for the game machine island at the site and the number of assembling steps are time-consuming, which is a great obstacle to cost reduction.

Further, since different materials are assembled at the construction site, transportation of the materials to the construction site, positioning between the materials at the time of assembly, and accuracy determination are extremely complicated and troublesome. Further, from the viewpoint of the rigidity of the island as a whole, the support frame on the lower side of the island was heavily relied upon, and there was concern about the strength.

Furthermore, when inspecting or repairing the storage tank disposed in the lower stage of the island, the waist plate or the top plate of the lower stage of the island must be removed once, and this removal work itself is difficult. Moreover, since it is difficult to take out the storage tank to the outside of the island, it was inconvenient because the tank could only be partially inspected and repaired in an extremely narrow space.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above, can be constructed with a small amount of materials, and the assembly itself is extremely simple and easy, and the construction time of the island can be greatly increased. A gaming machine island that can be shortened and also has sufficient strength, and can be easily stored and installed in the lower stage of the island or taken out to the outside for sufficient inspection and repair of the tank. Is intended to provide.

[0008]

The gist of the present invention to achieve the above-mentioned object lies in the following items.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a gaming machine island (10) composed of a plurality of gaming machines (11) arranged in a longitudinal direction of the island and associated equipment, the island forming the basis of the entire island. The lower plate (10A) has a top plate (21) on which each gaming machine (11) is placed, a waist support plate (22) hanging from the lower side of the top plate (21), and a bottom plate (23) placed on the floor. ) And are integrally assembled to form a lower unit (20),
At least one end side of the lower unit (20) is opened, and a storage tank (30) for receiving a game medium discharged from each gaming machine (11) through the opening is provided in the lower unit (2).
0) A game machine island (1) which is stored and installed in
0).

According to the second aspect of the invention, rail means (24) for moving the storage tank (30) in the lower unit (20) on the bottom plate (23) in the longitudinal direction.
The gaming machine island (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that
0).

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the storage tank (30) is formed by connecting a plurality of tank blocks (31, 32 ...) Divided in the longitudinal direction. It resides on the gaming machine island (10) described.

Next, the operation based on the above-mentioned solution will be described. According to the gaming machine island (10) of claim 1, the island lower stage (10A) includes a top plate (21), a waist support plate (22) hanging from a lower side of the top plate (21), and a bottom plate (23). ) And the lower unit (20) integrally assembled with each other, the lower unit (20) can be mass-produced in advance in a factory or the like, and at the construction site, the accuracy between the members constituting the lower unit (20) can be improved. No assembly work is required.

As a result, the number of materials for forming the lower island stage (10A) is reduced as compared with the prior art, and the man-hours required for assembly are also reduced, so that the lower island stage (10A) is extremely assembled at the construction site of the island. It becomes simple and easy, and the construction time can be greatly shortened. Further, since the lower island unit (10A) forming the base of the entire island is made into the lower unit unit (20) which is integrated from the beginning, it is possible to set the strength sufficiently.

Further, since at least one end side of the lower unit (20) is opened and the storage tank (30) is accommodated in the lower unit (20) through the opening, the lower island unit (10) is provided.
A) The storage tank (30) can be easily installed in the inside, and the storage tank (30) can be easily taken out through the opening so that the storage tank (30) can be taken out easily.
Full inspection and repair can be done easily and quickly.

According to the gaming machine island (10) of the present invention, the storage tank (30) is connected to the lower unit (2).
Rail means (24) on the bottom plate (23) in (0).
Since the storage tank (30) can be moved in the longitudinal direction with certainty and smoothly, the storage tank (30) can be stored and installed in the lower island stage (10A), or can be taken out so as to be pulled out of the lower island stage (10A).

According to the gaming machine island (10) of the present invention, since the storage tank (30) is formed by connecting a plurality of tank blocks (31, 32 ...) Divided in the longitudinal direction, the island. By appropriately combining the tank blocks (31, 32, ...) According to the total length in the longitudinal direction of the storage tank (30), the storage tank (30) having the optimum size can be extremely easily formed.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Various embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the present invention. Gaming machine island 10 according to the present embodiment
Is a pachinko machine 11 as a plurality of gaming machines arranged in a row,
11 ..., a ball lending machine 19 that lends a pachinko ball, which is a game medium used in each pachinko machine 11, and a money transport device 70.
It is composed of related equipment such as. This gaming machine island 10
Is constructed by forming an island middle tier 10B in which the respective pachinko machines 11 and ball lenders 19 form a row and an island upper tier 10C forming the island top on the island lower tier 10A forming the basis of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the lower island 10A forming the base of the gaming machine island 10 is a storage tank inside a pair of lower units 20, 20 having sufficient strength to support the entire island. It is configured by storing and installing 30. The pair of lower units 20, 20 extend over the entire length of the island, and are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center of the island.
Each lower unit 20 includes a top plate 21 on which each pachinko machine 11 is mounted, and a waist support plate 22 that hangs from the bottom side of the top plate 21.
And the bottom plate 23 placed on the floor are integrally assembled.

Both ends of the lower unit 20 have openings 20 at both ends.
It is opened as a and 20b, and normally, the storage tank 30 can be housed and installed inside the unit or drawn out from the opening 20b on the island end side. The opening 20a on the island center side does not necessarily have to be provided. The opening 20b on the island edge side may be covered with a decorative plate or the like before and after the game machine island 10 is completed as a final operable form.

A ball drop opening 21a extending in the longitudinal direction is formed in the central portion of the top plate 21 located inside the island. Further, a peephole 22a for internal inspection, which also serves as a handle, is formed at a necessary portion of the waist support plate 22. Further, a pair of rail members 24, 24 extending parallel to each other are fixed to both ends of the upper surface of the bottom plate 23 with nails or an adhesive. Each rail member 24 is a rail means for smoothly moving the storage tank 30 described below on the bottom plate 23 in the lower unit 20 in the longitudinal direction.

As a modified example, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, if the bottom plate 23 of the lower unit 20 is provided with a mounting groove 23a in which the lower half of each rail member 24 is fitted over the entire rail length, it is possible to form it beforehand. The positioning at the time of mounting the rail is easy, and each rail member 24 can be easily fitted by simply inserting it without using nails or adhesives.
Can be fixed to 3.

As a whole, the storage tank 30 has both side walls extending in the longitudinal direction of the island, a front wall arranged near the center of the island, a rear wall arranged near the end of the island, and a wall extending from the rear wall to the front wall. It is formed in a box-like frame shape from a bottom portion that inclines downward, and a substantially horizontal upper surface side is largely opened so that the pachinko balls discharged from each pachinko machine 11 can be received.

The storage tank 30 is formed by connecting a plurality of tank blocks 31 to 34 divided in the longitudinal direction. A front wall is formed in the tank block 31 having the largest capacity arranged near the center of the island, and a rear wall is formed in the tank block 34 having the small capacity arranged near the edge of the island.

The overall size of the storage tank 30 may be appropriately determined according to the amount of pachinko balls to be stored on the gaming machine island 10 to be installed, and for example, the tank block 34 in the drawing may be omitted. . In this case, the rear wall is formed on the tank block 33 that is the end. The individual tank blocks 31 to 34 have no particular mutual connecting mechanism, and they are simply mounted so as to be smoothly continuous on the pedestal 36 supported by the legs 37A to 37E so as to be inclined with respect to the substantially horizontal plane. The storage tank 30 is placed and forms an integral storage tank 30.

Of course, the storage tank 30 may be integrally formed as a single tank having a predetermined size from the beginning without dividing the storage tank 30 into a plurality of tank blocks 31 to 34. In addition, the pachinko balls in the storage tank 30 are set so as to flow down toward the center of the island by their own weight and gather at the lower end of a polishing and lifting device (not shown).

At the lower ends of the legs 37A to 37E of the pedestal 36, the horseshoe-shaped bearing 3 is fitted on the rail member 24 of the lower unit 20 so as to move smoothly.
8 are provided. A large number of balls contacting the rail member 24 are arranged inside the bearing 38 so as to be rollable and densely arranged in a horseshoe shape. Although the mobility is impaired, a recess that slidably fits on the rail member 24 is simply formed without providing the bearings 38 at the lower ends of the leg portions 37A to 37E, or the rail member 24 itself is omitted. It may be configured.

As shown in FIG. 1, the top plate 2 of the lower island 10A
On the 1 is provided a lower rail member 12 into which the lower end of each pachinko machine 11 is slidably fitted in the island longitudinal direction,
An upper rail member 13 with which the upper ends of the respective pachinko machines 11 are slidably fitted in the island longitudinal direction is provided on the lower surface portion 42 of the island upper stage 10C described later. The middle island 10B is formed by sliding each pachinko machine 11 between an upper rail member 13 and a lower rail member 12, and each pachinko machine 11
Are arranged in two rows in the front and back with the middle-stage support 15 standing upright on the lower island 10A.

The pachinko machine 11 is a machine for hitting a pachinko ball on the board by operating the handle and competing for the winning of a ball. It is provided. Each pachinko machine 11
The ball lending machine 19 interposed between them is a discrimination calling device 5 described later.
When a signal from 0 is received, a considerable number of balls are counted and paid out. The ball lending machine 19 is a pachinko machine 11
The ball lending machine 19 is also arranged by sliding between the upper and lower rail members 12 and 13 like the respective pachinko machines 11.

Island upper tier 1 constructed on the upper side of the island middle tier 10B
0C is a coin that conveys a discrimination calling device 50, bills and coins in the island longitudinal direction in a frame composed of the upper surface part 41 and the lower surface part 42, the curtain plate 43 forming the outer wall thereof, the internal partition plate 45, and the like. A transport device 70, and a supply / drain gutter 46 for supplying a pachinko ball to each pachinko machine 11 are arranged. The height of the distribution gutter 46 can be adjusted between the partition plates 45. Although not shown in the figure, each pachinko machine 11 is provided at an intermediate position of the distribution gutter 46.
Also, a ball supply member corresponding to each ball lending machine 19 is attached.

The discrimination calling device 50 is constructed by integrally providing a call button and a lamp on a currency discriminating machine which communicates with a bill or coin slot 51. Here, the money discriminating machine
It is equipped with a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like, in addition to various sensors for identifying inserted bills and coins by a magnetic / optical method. The currency transport device 70 that transports the bills and coins discharged from the discrimination calling device 50 includes a conveyor belt stretched so as to extend in the island longitudinal direction.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the island lower stage 10A forming the base of the gaming machine island 10 is composed almost entirely of a lower unit 20 in which a top plate 21, a waist support plate 22 and a bottom plate 23 are integrally assembled. Therefore, the number of materials is remarkably reduced as compared with the conventional island, and the number of assembling steps is also reduced, and assembling of the island lower stage 10A at the construction site of the island becomes extremely simple and easy.

That is, the construction time spent for constructing the gaming machine island 10 is greatly shortened, and the cost can be reduced. Further, since the island lower stage 10A is not a collective assembly of separate members but an integrally strong unit from the beginning, sufficient strength can be obtained. Further, the lower unit 20 can be mass-produced in a factory or the like.

As shown in FIG. 4, one end side of the lower unit 20 located on the island end side is opened as an opening 20b, and the storage tank 30 can be stored in the lower unit 20 through this opening 20b. As you can see, lower island 1
Not only is it easy to install the storage tank 30 in OA,
The storage tank 30 can be easily taken out through the opening 20b so that the storage tank 30 can be sufficiently inspected and repaired easily and quickly.

Particularly in the case of this embodiment, the bearings 3 of the leg portions 37A to 37E supporting the storage tank 30 are supported by the rail member 24 on the bottom plate 23 side of the lower unit 20.
Since 8 is movably fitted, the storage tank 30 can be smoothly moved along the longitudinal direction in the lower unit 20 as shown in FIG. 7, and can be stored and taken out very easily.

Further, since the storage tank 30 is formed by connecting a plurality of tank blocks 31 to 34 divided in the longitudinal direction, it is convenient to handle. Moreover, by appropriately selecting and combining the tank blocks 31, 32, ..., It is possible to extremely easily form the storage tank 30 having an optimum size according to the expected pachinko ball storage amount.

When constructing the island middle tier 10B on the island lower tier 10A, the lower rail member 12 on the island lower tier 10A side is constructed.
Between the upper rail member 13 on the island upper stage 10C side and the pachinko machines 11 and ball lenders 19 may be installed in a line while moving in the island longitudinal direction. This eliminates the need for precise setting of the mounting space for each pachinko machine 11 when assembling the island, and simply packing the pachinko machines 11 and ball lending machines 19 in order from the island edge allows them to be placed in the proper places. Work can be done efficiently and quickly.

While the pachinko machine 11 is being installed,
It is also possible to eliminate the error in the mounting position by appropriately moving the pachinko machine 11 in the island longitudinal direction. Further, when the pachinko machine 11 is to be replaced with a new model after the assembly, the replacement work is carried out by moving the pachinko machines 11 one by one and removing them from the island end, and the width of the pachinko machine 11 newly introduced is changed. It suffices to arrange them so that they are clogged in order from the end without worrying about it, and it is possible to very easily replace the game machine, which was conventionally complicated.

8 and 9 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, each tank block 31
There is no pedestal 36 for mounting A, 32A, 33A,
On one end edge side of the two tank blocks 31A, 32A having a large capacity, a jaw portion 39 is formed for fitting with the other end edge of another tank block that is in contact with the two tank blocks 31A, 32A. Further, leg portions 37F to 37K are provided for each of the tank blocks 31A, 32A, 33A.

The front wall of the tank block 31A having the largest capacity and the rear wall of the tank block 33A having a small capacity arranged near the island end may be provided as appropriate. Also,
The bearings 38 may be provided at the lower ends of the legs 37F to 37K, if necessary. According to such an embodiment, since the pedestal 36 is unnecessary, the number of parts is reduced and the assembly can be easily performed.

The gaming machine island according to the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment. For example, the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine, and may be a slot machine or the like that uses a medal as a game medium.

[0041]

According to the gaming machine island of the present invention, the lower stage of the island is integrally assembled with the top plate, the waist support plate and the bottom plate to form a lower unit, and the lower unit is stored from the end opening. Since the tank is installed and installed in the unit, it can be constructed with a small amount of material, and the assembly itself is extremely simple and easy, the construction time of the island can be greatly shortened, and sufficient strength can be obtained. Further, the storage tank can be easily stored and installed in the lower stage of the island, or can be taken out to the outside, so that sufficient inspection and repair of the tank can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a transverse cross-sectional view schematically showing a gaming machine island according to a first embodiment of the present invention. (It is a sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG. 2.)

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a lower unit of the island lower stage and a storage tank in the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an end view showing the lower unit of the island lower stage and the storage tank in the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an island lower stage in the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an end view showing a modified example of the rail member attached to the bottom plate of the lower unit.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a storage tank is housed in a lower unit of the island lower stage in the gaming machine island according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a storage tank of a gaming machine island according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a storage tank is housed in a lower unit of the island lower stage in the gaming machine island according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Game machine island 10A ... Island lower stage 10B ... Island middle stage 10A ... Island upper stage 11 ... Pachinko machine (gaming machine) 20 ... Lower stage unit 21 ... Top plate 22 ... Lumbar support plate 23 ... Bottom plate 24 ... Rail member (rail means) 30 ... Storage tank 31-34 ... Tank block 38 ... Bearing

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine island composed of a plurality of gaming machines arranged in the longitudinal direction of the island and its related equipment, and a bottom plate of the island that forms the base of the entire island, and a top board on which each gaming machine is mounted. And a waist support plate hanging from the lower side of the top plate and a bottom plate placed on the floor are integrally assembled to form a lower unit, and at least one end side of the lower unit is opened, and each game is performed from the opening. A gaming machine island, characterized in that a storage tank for receiving the gaming medium discharged from the machine is installed and installed in the lower unit. 2. The game machine island according to claim 1, further comprising rail means for moving the storage tank in the lower unit in a longitudinal direction on a bottom plate thereof. 3. The gaming machine island according to claim 1, wherein the storage tank is formed by connecting a plurality of tank blocks divided in the longitudinal direction.