JPH09108430A - Lower island step for game machine island - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine island which is constructed with a little materials, further, assembled extremely simply and easily, time for constructing the island can be remarkably shortened, besides, sufficient strength can be provided, moreover, a stock tank can be easily housed and island inside a lower island step or taken out and the tank can be sufficiently checked/repaired. SOLUTION: A lower island step 10A is composed of a lower step unit 20 for which 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 surface plate 23 along the surface of floor are integrally molded by synthetic resin, and a stock tank 30 is housed and installed from the terminal part opening of this 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 lower stage of an island which forms the base of a gaming machine island, which is composed of a plurality of gaming machines arranged in the longitudinal direction of the island and related equipment. Here, the game machine mainly refers to a pachinko machine.

[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 invention, the island lower stage (10) forming the base of the gaming machine island (10) composed of a plurality of gaming machines (11) arranged in the island longitudinal direction and related equipment.
In A), a top plate (2) on which each gaming machine (11) is placed
A lower unit (2) in which 1) and a lumbar support plate (22) hanging from the lower side of the top plate (21) are integrally molded of synthetic resin.
It exists in the lower stage (10A) of the gaming machine island (10), which is characterized by comprising 0).

According to the second aspect of the invention, the island lower stage (10) forming the base of the gaming machine island (10) composed of a plurality of gaming machines (11) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the island and related equipment.
In A), a top plate (2) on which each gaming machine (11) is placed
1), a lumbar support plate (22) hanging from the lower side of the top plate (21), and a bottom plate (23) along the floor, which are integrally formed of a synthetic resin in a lower unit (20). It exists in the lower stage (10A) of the game machine island (10).

In the invention according to claim 3, an inspection window (22a) for opening the inside is opened on the waist support plate (22), and the gaming machine island (10) according to claim 1 or 2. Located on the lower part of the island (10A).

In the invention according to claim 4, at least one end side of the lower unit (20) is opened, and the storage tank (30) for receiving the game medium discharged from each gaming machine (11) through the opening is the lower unit. The game machine island (10) according to claim 1, wherein the game machine island (10) is housed and installed in the (20).

The invention according to claim 5 further comprises rail means (24) for moving the storage tank (30) in the lower unit (20) in the longitudinal direction thereof. Island lower row (10) of gaming machine island (10)
It exists in A).

According to the sixth aspect of the invention, the inclined body (3) for flowing the game medium in one direction into the storage tank (30).
6) is provided, and it exists in the island lower stage (10A) of the gaming machine island (10) according to claim 4 or 5.

The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the storage tank (30) is formed by connecting a plurality of tank blocks (31 to 33) divided in the longitudinal direction thereof. It exists in the island lower tier (10A) of the gaming machine island (10).

Next, the operation based on the above-mentioned solution will be described. According to the lower island (10A) of claims 1 and 2,
The lower unit (20) forming the framework is a top plate (21).
And the lumbar support plate (22) or the bottom plate (23) that hangs from the bottom side of the board and the bottom plate (23) are also integrally molded with synthetic resin, so that the accuracy and assembly work of each plate at the construction site of the island can be done. It becomes unnecessary and can be mass-produced in advance in a factory with extremely high accuracy.

By integrally molding the lower unit (20) with synthetic resin as described above, the required materials and the number of materials for forming the island lower stage (10A) are greatly reduced as compared with the conventional one, and the number of assembling steps is also reduced. As a result, assembling the lower island (10A) at the construction site of the island becomes extremely simple and easy, and the construction time can be greatly shortened. Also,
It is also possible to set sufficient strength while suppressing an increase in weight.

According to the lower island step (10A) of the third aspect, the inspection window (22) through which the inside can be seen through the waist support plate (22).
Since a) was opened, the inside of the lower island (10A) can be easily inspected, although partially. According to the island lower stage (10A) of claim 4, the lower unit (2A)
0) at least one end side is opened, and the storage tank (30) is stored in the lower unit (20) through the opening. Therefore, it is not easy to install the storage tank (30) in the island lower stage (10A). Without the storage tank (3
0) can be easily taken out as if pulled out to the outside, and sufficient inspection and repair of the entire storage tank (30) can be easily and quickly performed.

According to the island lower stage (10A) of claim 5, the storage tank (30) is connected to the lower stage 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).

In the lower stage (10A) of the island according to claim 6, the game medium introduced into the storage tank (30) is an inclined body (3).
By 6), the game media can be naturally flowed down in one direction and collected in one place. Thereby, the storage tank (30)
It is not necessary to provide an inclination for allowing the game medium to flow down, and the shape of the storage tank (30) itself can be simplified.

According to the island lower stage (10A) of claim 7, since the storage tank (30) is formed by connecting a plurality of tank blocks (31 to 33) divided in the longitudinal direction, the length of the island. Tank block (3
By appropriately combining (1) to (33), the storage tank (30) having an optimum size can be extremely easily formed.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show an embodiment representative of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the island lower tier 10A according to the present embodiment, a storage tank 30 is housed and installed inside a pair of lower tier units 20, 20 having sufficient strength to support the entire island. It is configured. 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.

The gaming machine island 10 based on such an island lower stage 10A is a pachinko machine 11, 1 as a plurality of gaming machines.
In addition to 1 ..., the pachinko machine 1 is provided with related equipment such as a ball lending machine 19 for lending out pachinko balls, which is a game medium used in each pachinko machine 11, a currency transport device 70, and the like, on the island lower stage 10A.
1 and a ball lending machine 19 form a row of island middle tiers 10B and an island top tier 10C.

Each lower unit 20 corresponds to each pachinko machine 11
The top plate 21 on which the table is placed, the waist support plate 22 hanging from the lower side of the top plate 21, and the bottom plate 23 along the floor are integrally molded of synthetic resin. Here, engineering plastic (commonly known as engineering plastic) is suitable as the synthetic resin of the molding material. Engineering plastics are plastics that are particularly excellent in heat resistance, mechanical properties, and strength, such as polyamide, polycarbonate, polyacetal, and polyester. Any one may be appropriately selected and integrally molded as the lower unit 20.

Both ends of the lower unit 20 have openings 20.
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. Opening 2 on the island edge
0b may be covered with a decorative plate or the like before and after the game machine island 10 is completed as a final form that can be operated.

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, on the lower side of the inner wall of the waist support plate 22, there is formed a step portion 22b with which a lower end edge of a storage tank 30 described later is slidably engaged. Although not shown, the lower unit may be formed by integrally molding the top plate 21 and the waist support plate 22 except the bottom plate 23.

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 adhesives. Each rail member 24 is a rail means for moving the storage tank 30 smoothly in the longitudinal direction on the bottom plate 23 in the lower unit 20.
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the bottom plate 23 of the lower unit 20
Further, if the mounting groove 23a in which the lower half portion of each rail member 24 is fitted over the entire rail length is formed in advance, positioning at the time of mounting the rail is easy, and furthermore, without using nails or adhesives. The rail members 24 can be easily fixed to the bottom surface portion 23 by simply fitting them.

As a whole, the storage tank 30 has a substantially horizontal bottom plate extending in the longitudinal direction of the island, both side walls extending vertically from both end edges of the bottom plate, and a front wall arranged near the center of the island.
It is formed into a cubic box-shaped frame from the rear wall arranged near the island edge, and a substantially horizontal upper surface side is largely opened, and each pachinko machine 1
The pachinko balls ejected from No. 1 can be accepted. The storage tank 30 is formed by connecting a plurality of tank blocks 31 to 33 divided in the longitudinal direction. Tank blocks 3 located at both ends of the storage tank 30
A front wall or a rear wall is formed on each of 1, 33.

The overall size of the storage tank 30 may be appropriately determined according to the amount of pachinko balls to be stored in the gaming machine island 10, for example, between the tank block 31 and the tank block 32 in the drawing. Another tank block 3
2 may be arranged to configure a larger capacity tank. Each of the tank blocks 31 to 33 is provided with a simple connecting mechanism for connecting with each other. Of course, the storage tank 30 may be integrally formed as one tank having a predetermined size from the beginning without dividing the storage tank 30 into the plurality of tank blocks 31 to 33.

The leg 3 is provided below the storage tank 30.
4, 34 ... Are provided, and at the lower end of each leg 34,
A horseshoe-shaped bearing 35 that is fitted onto the rail member 24 of the lower unit 20 so as to be smoothly movable is provided. Inside the bearing 35, a large number of balls contacting the rail member 24 are arranged so as to be rollable and densely arranged in a horseshoe shape. Although mobility is impaired,
Without providing the bearing 35 at the lower end of the leg portion 34, a recessed portion that slidably fits into the rail member 24 may be formed, or the rail member 24 itself may be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the storage tank 30 is provided with an inclined body 36 for allowing the introduced pachinko balls to flow down in one direction toward one end of the tank. The slanted body 36 is composed of slanted blocks 36A to 36C, each of which is a slanted surface having a smoothly continuous upper portion. These inclined blocks 36A to 36C are integrally formed of rubber or the like. The slanting body 36 allows the pachinko balls to flow down toward the center of the island under their own weight and to be collected at the lower end of a polishing and lifting device (not shown).

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 winning a ball. The front side has a front plate for introducing the ball into the machine and a spare plate for storing balls. 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 discriminating and calling device 50 is constructed by integrally providing a calling button and a lamp on a currency discriminating machine which communicates with the slot 51 for inserting bills and coins. 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 above embodiment will be described. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the island lower tier 10A forming the base of the gaming machine island 10 is composed almost entirely of the lower tier unit 20 in which the top plate 21, the waist support plate 22 and the bottom face plate 23 are integrally molded with synthetic resin. As a result, it is not necessary to perform precision and assembly work for each plate at the construction site on the island.
0 has extremely high accuracy and can be mass-produced in advance in a factory using only synthetic resin such as engineering plastics as a raw material.

By integrally molding the lower unit 20 with the synthetic resin, the required materials and the number of materials for forming the island lower stage 10A are significantly reduced as compared with the conventional one, and the number of assembling steps is also reduced, so that the island is reduced. Assembling the lower island 10A at the construction site is extremely simple and easy. Therefore, the construction time for the entire gaming machine island 10 can be significantly shortened, and the cost can be reduced. Furthermore, game machine island 10
It is also possible to set sufficient strength while suppressing an increase in weight of the entire island, especially the lower island 10A.

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. It should be noted that the inside of the island lower stage 10A can be inspected extremely easily, though partially from the peephole 22a of the waist support plate 22.

Particularly in the case of the present embodiment, the bearing 35 of the leg portion 34 supporting the storage tank 30 is movably fitted to the rail member 24 on the bottom plate 23 side of the lower unit 20. The storage tank 30 can be smoothly moved along the longitudinal direction in the lower unit 20 to be stored and taken out very easily. Further, the storage tank 30 is formed by connecting a plurality of tank blocks 31 to 33 divided in the longitudinal direction thereof, which is convenient for handling. 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.

As shown in FIG. 4, the storage tank 30
By providing the inclined body 36 in the inside, the pachinko ball introduced into the storage tank 30 after the installation of the gaming machine island 10 rolls down on the upper inclined surface of the inclined body 36 and flows down toward the center of the island, and is not shown. It is delivered to the lower end of the polishing and lifting device. In this way, since the sling members 36 can collect the pachinko balls naturally in one place, it is not necessary to provide the bottom of the storage tank 30 with an inclination for allowing the game medium to flow down, and the storage tank 30 itself. The shape can be simplified.

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.

The lower island of the gaming machine island according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example,
The lower unit is not limited to the illustrated shape.
Also, the gaming machine is not limited to a pachinko machine,
A slot machine using medals as a game medium may be used.

[0044]

According to the gaming machine island of the present invention, the lower unit forming the framework is integrally molded with synthetic resin in addition to the top plate and the waist support plate, or the bottom plate, so that the construction site of the island It is not necessary to set the accuracy of each plate or to assemble them, and it is possible to mass-produce them in advance in a factory with extremely high accuracy. In this way, the required materials and the number of materials in the lower stage of the island are reduced compared to the past, and the number of assembly steps is also reduced, making assembly at the island construction site extremely easy and easy, which can significantly reduce the construction time. Therefore, the cost can be reduced. Moreover, due to the characteristics of the synthetic resin, it is possible to set the strength to be sufficient while suppressing the increase in weight. Furthermore,
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 cross-sectional view schematically showing an entire gaming machine island with a lower island of a gaming machine island as a base according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view schematically showing an entire gaming machine island with the island lower tier of the gaming machine island according to the embodiment of the present invention as a base.

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

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a storage tank.

FIG. 5 is an end view showing a lower island stage of the gaming machine island according to the 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.

[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 ... Waist support plate 23 ... Bottom plate 24 ... Rail member (rail means) 30 ... Storage tank 31-33 ... Tank block 36 ... Inclined body 38 ... Bearing

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A top plate on which each gaming machine is placed and a top plate in the lower stage of the island which forms the base of the gaming machine island, which is composed of a plurality of gaming machines arranged in the longitudinal direction of the island and its associated equipment. An island lower stage of a gaming machine island, which is composed of a lower stage unit integrally formed with a synthetic resin and a waist support plate that hangs from the lower side of the plate. 2. A top plate on which each gaming machine is placed, and a top plate in the lower stage of the island, which is the base of the gaming machine island and is composed of a plurality of gaming machines arranged in the longitudinal direction of the island and related equipment. A lower stage unit of a gaming machine island, which comprises a lower unit in which a waist support plate that hangs from the lower side of the plate and a bottom plate along the floor are integrally molded with synthetic resin. 3. The lower island of the gaming machine island according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an inspection window through which the inside can be seen is opened in the waist support plate. 4. The lower unit is opened at least at one end side, and a storage tank for receiving a game medium discharged from each gaming machine through the opening is stored and installed in the lower unit. Or the lower island of the game machine island described in 3. 5. The island lower stage of the gaming machine island according to claim 4, further comprising rail means for moving the storage tank in the lower unit in the longitudinal direction thereof. 6. The lower island stage of the gaming machine island according to claim 4, wherein an inclined body for flowing down the game medium in one direction is provided in the storage tank. 7. The lower stage of a gaming machine island according to claim 4, 5 or 6, wherein said storage tank is formed by connecting a plurality of tank blocks divided in the longitudinal direction.